Our Emergency Preparedness talks are just a few days away. The first session, FireSmart: Protecting Your Property from Wildfires takes place on Tuesday, May 6, at 6:30. The second session, on Wednesday, May 7 at 6:00 pm sees the Alberta BePrepared Team and Diamond Valley Emergency Management present, Be Prepared: 72- hour Kits and Emergency Planning. Come and find out why preparedness matters, how to build your own 72-hour emergency kit, vehicle emergency kits, preparing your pets, and contingency planning. The series ends on Thursday, May 8 at 6:30 with Insurance: Preparing and Recovering from Disasters. Information will be provided on what to do before and after a disaster strikes, disaster recovery and financial resilience, and community and insurance support resources. To sign up, please go to sheepriverlibrary.ca/News and click on the links in this month’s article. You can also register by phone or in person.
Summer is not too far away, May 1 is when you can register your child or grandchild for summer camp at the library. We have something for everyone; full descriptions of all the camps are available on the website. Trish Draper is offering five themed art camps. Teeny Tiny Treasures: A Faerie Garden Art Camp ( July 14-18) and Jellyfish Jamboree: An Under-the-Sea Art Adventure ( July 21-25), are both for children aged 5-12. In August, Trish is offering three camps for children aged 6-12: Craft, Catch & Create: A Minecraft & Pokémon Art Adventure (August 11-15); Wizards & Wonders: A Fantasy Art Adventure (August 18-22) and Superheroes and Villains (August 25-29).
Renee Boehmer is back to lead the Kananaskis Kids’ Choir camp ( July 7-11) and Next Gen Educare are providing a week of STEAM ( July 28 – August 1).
We thank Foothills Energy Co-op for their generous sponsorship of our summer camps, which allows us to offer the camps at a lower rate to families.
Our bikes are out of storage and are ready to hit the road again. Bikes can be checked out on your library card, you just have to complete a waiver that will cover you for the 2025 season. Helmets and locks are provided if needed.
Mark June 7 on your calendar for our annual used book sale. As part of the festivities on Discovery Day we will be set up along the front of the library. All sales are by donation. The sale runs from 11:00-4:00. Please bring your own bag to cart away your purchases. Doris is busy over the next month sorting all the donated items into categories so they will be easy to locate on sale day. There is something for everyone!
By the time this article goes to print, our solar panels should be up on our roof. If you’re driving by, stop in and take a look as this fabulous project comes to completion. All funding for the project was provided through grants and donations.
The library will closed Monday, May 19 for Victoria Day but will be open Saturday, May 17 from 10 am to 5 pm.
