It’s officially summer and the Millarville Library Kids’ summer program is up and running. First activity, making beeswax candles, was met with enthusiastic responses. This is a free drop-in program on Wednesdays from 11 – 4 till the end of August. Last year we won an award from Marigold Library and a thumbs up from kids and parents. “Fun!” “Awesome!” “Great variety of activities for kids of all ages!”
As stated above, this Kids’ Program is free but we gratefully accept donations toward this and our other programs. We received less funding this year and have also been hit with much higher insurance and utility costs . We are not in dire straits but this year the library is asking for your help with donations to help with program planning and keeping our new book selections current. Look for the donation box or call 403-931-3919 for information on how to donate online. We are a registered charitable society so you will get a tax receipt no matter the size of the donation. Save your summer empty bottles for a bottle donation truck after Labour day. We are planning some new workshops for the fall, including needle felting landscapes and wet felting bowls as well as seasonal cupcake decorations among others. Watch for more information on facebook. Thank you!
Summer is a great time for reading, lying in your hammock listening to sound of the sprinkler or the water lapping under the dock at the lake, or horses pulling fresh, sweet grass across the fence. The History of a Rain by Niall Williams is the perfect book to read at any time. Set in rainy Ireland, narrated by a bed-ridden, book-loving young woman with a penchant for the absurd, it’s deeply moving, laugh-out-loud funny and “a love letter to reading and its life-saving powers.”.
Have a wonderful summer!
