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OUTDOOR EARLY LITERACY CLASSES
OUTDOOR READ, MUSIC, PLAY (RMP)
(0-3 year olds; all ages are welcome to attend)
Late Spring Sessions - Run in 2 week sessions, • May 18 – June 23, see website for details
• Tuesdays at 11:00am
Summer Sessions - Run in 2 week sessions
• June 29 – September 1, see website for details • Tuesdays at 9:45am
Join our staff on the library lawn, socially distanced, for an early literacy experience featuring favorite rhymes, songs, & stories. For 0-3 year olds; all ages are welcome to attend. 20 minutes.
OUTDOOR FAMILY EARLY LITERACY CLASS
(3-5 year olds; all ages are welcome to attend)
Late Spring Sessions - Run in 2 week sessions, • May 18–June 23, see website for details
• Wednesdays at 11:00am
Summer sessions - Run in 2 week sessions,
• June 29 – September 1, see website for details • Wednesdays at 9:45am
Join our staff on the library lawn, socially distanced, for an early literacy experience featuring favorite rhymes, songs, & stories. For 3-5 year olds; all ages are welcome to attend. 30 minutes.
SUMMER READING
CHALLENGE 2021: BINGO!
June 1–July 30
Pick up your age group’s Bingo card in the library or participate online. Read, engage, and explore the library this summer as you complete squares on your card to work toward BINGOs and chances to win prizes. Visit our website www.howelllibrary.org to find out more!
For the past 15 months I have found myself wishing for a magic wand and crystal ball. I have longed for a way to provide answers, with a clear and definite path forward. It has been a hard 15 months. Hard is a relative term depending on your starting point, your financial situation, and personal strength. For so many, the COVID-19 pandemic has been horrific: loss of lives, financial stressors, holes in our educational systems, tenuous social safety nets, and the necessary spotlight on the systemic racism that plagues our society.
It takes a village. I am immensely proud of the library staff. We have adapted to the circumstances; a survival strategy that will serve us well going forward. I am extremely grateful to our community for its patience, as we find ways to provide access to materials and technology, with a focus on ensuring the safety of all.
One never has to go it alone: the library is here to help. We thrive on making connections for people. It is our role in the village.
HOLLY WARD LAMB
Library Director
FROM THE DIRECTOR