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What's happening at YOUR library!

June 2022

Adult Summer Reading Adventure Log

Starting June 1st and continuing through August 31st, track your summer reading adventures with our fantasy hex crawl reading challenge! Read six books along the path to the finish line to be entered in our end-of-summer prize drawing, or, in keeping with this year’s Summer Reading theme, read beyond the beaten path to find shortcuts to the finish line or explore boldly to earn additional prize drawing entries.

Adventure logs will be available at the library’s front desk starting June 1st – or print your own at home.

Book Club

Wednesday, 6/1 at 6:30pm

This month's selection is Bewilderment by Richard Powers. It's about widowed astrobiologist Theo and his sensitive 9-year-old son Robin, who struggles to fit in with other people but is enthralled with the natural world. Whether he is describing the beauty and fragility of the environment or demonstrating the profound familial love at the story's core, Powers' writing is poetic and deeply affecting.

Join the discussion online on Wednesday, June 1st at 6:30-7:30pm, or call 253-215-8782 to join by phone.
Meeting ID: 924 6989 8432 Passcode: 037016

Next month on July 6th we will discuss Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley. Request it from our catalog.

Moving Pictures

Explore a particular film in each monthly newsletter! This installment focuses on Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal. It is a fitting complement to our Summer Reading Adventure Log because the heroes, Jen and Kira, travel from their homes to a castle to complete their quest - gaining knowledge and encountering menacing enemies along the way.

In 1982, The Dark Crystal became the first theatrically released film to be made entirely with puppets. In a departure from the Muppet movies, where Henson’s creations interact with humans in the real world, The Dark Crystal’s land of Thra is entirely handmade. You can see the care and craft in every frame, and it makes for a magically immersive experience.

Visit Adult Services Librarian John’s list of books, movies, games, and wild facts related to this fantastic fantasy.

Summer Reading for Kids and Teens

Summer Reading starts June 1st at the Aloha Community Library! From June through August we will offer a variety of virtual events, take-and-make kits, and in-person outdoor storytimes. Learn more about everything we have going on (including reading logs and prize drawings!) on our website.

Stuffy Sleepaway Camp

Have you ever wondered what happens in the library after hours? Well this summer, we are willing to share our most treasured secrets with your stuffed animal friends at our stuffy sleepaway camp! Drop off a stuffed animal friend during open hours on Friday, June 24th. We'll post updates of what they're doing on our Facebook page, and you can pick them up and hear all about their adventures during open hours on Saturday, June 25th.

Sorry, only stuffed animals sleep over — kids have to go home!

Virtual Pajama Storytime

Fridays at 10:30am

Wear your comfiest pajamas and join librarians Katie and Jesse every Friday morning at 10:30am! Visit with our friends Narwhal and Unicorn, read and sing together, and interact with other children live on Zoom all from the comfort of your home.

Just can't wait until the next scheduled storytime? You can also view past pre-recorded storytimes here.

Storytime in the Park

Wed 6/8 and 6/22 at 10:30am

We're headed to Mountain View Champions Park this summer to share a live, in-person storytime for kids of all ages! Join us outside every 2nd and 4th Wednesday from June through August to read, sing, dance, and play with librarians Jesse and Katie. Just follow the signs and bubbles from the parking lot to find us!

Please note that outdoor storytimes may be subject to last minute cancellations due to the weather – check our website or Facebook pages (main and kids) for announcements before you leave! Seating will be in an uncovered area on the grass, so consider bringing blankets or folding chairs.

Take and Makes

for kids

Solar Printing

Harness the power of the sun to make a unique print with items found in nature! Gather leaves or flowers from outside to use in your print, and pick up a kit at the library starting Monday, June 6th during open hours while supplies last.

for kids

Backyard Birdwatching

Get to know your feathered visitors with this kit containing everything you need to create your own binoculars and head outside to track and identify avian visitors to your backyard! Pick up kits at the library starting Monday, June 20th during open hours while supplies last.

for teens

Bee Gardens

Celebrate one of our favorite pollinators by creating your own bee garden to attract these winged insects! Take and make kits will include seeds, soil, and a pot for your bee garden. Available starting Monday, June 27th while supplies last. For teens entering 6th-12th grade only.

A hand holds a phone displaying the library calendar

Don't forget – you can also visit our online calendar for more details about library programs and to look ahead at what else we've got planned for this summer!

Aloha Community Library

17455 SW Farmington Rd Ste 26A,
Aloha, OR 97007

503-259-0185 | alohalibrary.org

The Aloha Community Library Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit. We invite you to make a donation today in support of library operations.

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