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The KTL will be closed on Friday, July 4, and Saturday, July 5, for Independence Day.
Clinton Challenge
Week Four Results
The results from week four of the Clinton Challenge are in. Although we’ve made a HUGE leap from last week (and won an award for doing so!), we’re still in fourth place. You can help us get to the top! All you have to do is be 18 or older and keep track of how much time you spend reading. Here are a few tips:
- Your reading doesn’t have to be from library books (but we appreciate it when it is)! Newspapers, magazines, audiobooks, and books you’ve bought or borrowed from a friend all count.
- If you have little ones and you read to them at bedtime, that counts!
If you track your reading by pages, one page is equal to one minute. - If you’re listening to an audiobook, wait until you are done and record the entire length of the book in one submission.
- To record your time, download a Clinton Challenge Reading Log, grab a paper copy from inside the library, or use your own method. Every Friday, let us know how long you’ve read during the week. Snip this week from your reading log and drop it off, email your time to clinton@midyork.org, or fill out the online form.
For every instance that you submit your time, you’ll be entered in a raffle to win a fun prize at the end of the summer.
Teen Lit Bags Now Available
Teens aged 13-18 can sign up to receive a bag full of goodies from the library! You’ll receive two library books selected just for you, a craft, snacks, and more! Click here to request one:
Reading Buddies
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Buddies meet on July 21 & 28
and August 4 & 11 from 4-5 p.m.
Teens (Big Buddies) will meet with elementary-aged kids (Little Buddies) to share books and encourage a love of reading.
Little Buddies are elementary students who are learning to read independently and who want to get some extra practice with a fun reading partner.
Big Buddies are middle and high school students entering grades 6-12 who like to hang out with younger children and want to encourage a love of reading. There will be an orientation session for Big Buddies on July 21 at 3:30, before your Little Buddies join you at 4 p.m.
You’ll meet on Mondays, July 21, July 28, August 4, and August 11 from 4-5 p.m. at the library to read and do other fun activities together.
Apply to be a Little Buddy or apply to be a Big Buddy.
Summer Reading Starts on June 30
Get Your Reading Log and Read & Bead Necklace
Starting June 30, kids can sign up and get a Read & Bead necklace, and teens can grab a reading log.
Keep track of the time you have read and mark it on the log. Once you’ve filled in all the boxes, you’ve completed our reading challenge. Bring your completed log back to the library, and kids can collect their beads and a ticket for a prize raffle. Teens will earn a gift card and a raffle ticket.
In addition to reading, we have a lot of fun events and activities planned all summer long. Make sure you’re signed up for our e-newsletter to get all the details (link is above).
Community Calendar of Events
We created a calendar of events happening at the KTL, Kirkland Art Center, Chamber of Commerce, Village of Clinton, and others! Click here to see the most up-to-date version or stop in to get a paper copy. (It’s not just for kids!)
Come Home, Wandering Books!
It’s time for our Wandering Book Bags to wrap up their travel and come home to the Library! If you have one at your house, please drop it off at the front desk or in the book drop. It’s okay if it got lost in your closet! We just want to know where the books have been and who has had a chance to see them.
FALLING DOWN by John Roomer
On view until June 30
All are welcome to view this month’s art show, on view in the Bristol Room. All pieces are for sale.
John says, “Most people talk around the kitchen table. I paint at mine, standing up. I have no idea how a piece will turn out. It mostly depends on how I’m feeling at the time. I’ve never had any schooling in painting, but I’m always experimenting and trying different things. Painting has become a therapy for me, and a way to get my emotions out for the world to see.”
Friends Annual Book Sale on the Clinton Village Green
Friday, July 11 from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m.
Saturday, July 12 from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.
Sunday, July 13 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Choose from thousands of books, including novels, bestsellers, classics, nonfiction, romance, biographies, memoirs, mysteries, self-help, science fiction, history, cookbooks, young adult, graphic novels, children’s books, puzzles & games, regional, rare & special books, CD’s, DVD’s, and more. Proceeds benefit the Kirkland Town Library.
Volunteers Needed
The Friends are looking for volunteers to help in the week before the sale to set up tables, load and unload boxes of books; during the sale as cashiers and arranging tables; and after the sale with cleaning up. Service hours are available for students. For more details, including specific dates and times when help is needed, stop in the library or reply to this email.
Raku 451
On Saturday, pick a book and see it transformed into a beautiful piece of pottery using a traditional Japanese method of transferring the book pages onto the piece’s glaze. Each vase is available for a minimum $50 donation to the Library; they can sell for as much as $150 retail. Don’t miss your chance to get a one-of-a-kind piece of literary art. Thank you to Jonathan Woodward and Clinton Pottery for their generous support!
