Library Notebook: Used book sale set for Friday, Saturday
Can you believe we’re going into June already? That means the Friends of the Wythe County Library have their monthly used-books sale in the little red bookshop behind the main library, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. next Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. next Saturday.
It also means all your libraries are going into their Summer Reading Program, where you can get an entry into a drawing for prizes for every book you read or hear. Pick up the forms from your library. During June, we will be cooking recipes to celebrate National County Cooking Month and Caribbean Heritage Month.
This ongoing, self-guided program is open to all adults and requires no registration. Each month, the libraries feature themed cookbooks available for checkout. Participants are invited to select a recipe, prepare it at home, and take photos of their completed dish. Share your photos by email at wythegraysonlibrary@gmail.com to join the conversation and inspire others. Photos shared to the email will also be shared on our social media pages. Please state in the email that you want your photos shared.
The kickoff for the Summer Reading Program is all day Monday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Wythe County Public Library in Wytheville. Sign up for our program. T-shirts will be available for the first 25 kids depending on sizes and while supplies last.
The Meandering Mondays Book Club, a reader’s choice group, is also Monday (of course) at 1 p.m. at the Wythe County Public Library.
Mahjong Monday is a program for people interested in playing this traditional Chinese tile-based game with four players in each game who draw, discard, and claim tiles to form specific combinations and complete a winning hand. Beginners and experienced players are welcome.
And a Lego Club for kids and teens is set for Monday, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. also at the Wythe County Public Library. It’s going to be a busy Monday!
And activities are not going to slow down Wednesday, which starts with “Creative Thinking” Storytime for preschoolers at the Wythe County Public Library starting at 10 a.m. A meeting of the Adult Coloring Club follows at the same library at noon.
And the Fort Chiswell Public Library at Max Meadows offers a Triva Night also on Wednesday, from 5 to 6 p.m. Join the participants and test your knowledge.
On Thursday, we move to the Rural Retreat Public Library where a Cross-Stitch Bookmarks workshop starts at 2 p.m. for ages 13 and up. Learn to cross stitch and create a cross stich bookmark. Registration is required, and you can register by calling (276) 688-8337 starting on Monday.
A craft afternoon is set for Thursday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Wythe County Public Library. Scavenge for a pet Dino at the library to adopt. All ages are welcome. For more information, call (276) 228-4951.
Shepherd Shakespeare will present “DinoShakes” Friday from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Wythe County Public Library. The premise is this: Mistakenly thrust back in time to when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, Will Shakespeare must survive using only his sharp wit and vast imagination. Are his stories enough to save him, or will he end up as a T-Rex's dinner? DinoShakes is a riotous Jurassic romp through some of Shakespeare's incredible stories.
The Twisted Stitchers also meet Friday at the same library at 2 p.m.
Dungeons & Dragons role-playing games are offered Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Rural Retreat Public Library. Drop in and get your game on.
And there will be a Trivia Night on Friday starting at 6 p.m. at the Wythe County Public Library, always a popular event. All in all, your county libraries are offering activities for all ages in the week ahead.
New items in many categories have been added since last time to the stacks at the Wythe County Public Library:
Fiction: The Lost Book of Lancelot by John Glynn. My Name Was Gerry Sass: A Crime Novel by Tiffany Hanssen. Infinite Shores by Pascale Lacelle. A Rose of Blood and Binding by Claire Legrand. A Parade of Horribles by Matt Dinniman. Fury Bound by Sable Sorensen. Platform by Martha Wells. But Won't I Miss Me by Tiffany Tsao. Absence by Andrew Dana Hudson. Good Joy, Bad Joy by Mikki Brammer. The Supper Club Saints by Claire Swinarski. The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout. The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee. Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune. Death's Daughter by S.A. Barnes. 26 Beauties by James Patterson. Five : A Novel by Ilona Bannister. Homebound: A Novel by Portia Elan. Now Then: A Novel by Morgan Radford. Enormous Wings: A Novel by Laurie Frankel. Liberty Island: A Novel by Virginia Hume. A Murder in Hollywood by Michael Crichton Written as John Lange. Dire Bound by Sable Sorensen.
Young Adult Fiction: The Prisoner's Throne: A Novel of Elfhame by Holly Black. Dragon's Crown by Leah E. Welker. The Assassin's Blade: The Throne of Glass Novellas by Sarah J. Maas. Stranger Skies by Pascale Lacelle.
Non-fiction: Future Rich Person: The New Rules for Building Wealth (Even If You're Stuck, Broke, and That Billionaire Won't Text You Back...) by Haley Sacks. Nonstop Bodies: How Dance Shaped New York City by Rennie Mcdougall. Vengeance: The Last Stands of Custer, Crazy Horse, and Sitting Bull by Tom Clavin. Dinner With King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Re-Creating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations by Sam Kean. Body Electric: The Hidden Health Costs of The Digital Age and the New Science to Pope Leo XIV: The Biography by Elise Ann Allen. Being 40: The Decade Of Letting Go--And Embracing Who We Are by Stacey Lindsay. True Crime : A Memoir by Patricia Cornwell.
DVDs: Hallmark 2 Movie Collection: To Barcelona, With Love; To Barcelona. Wuthering Heights. Dracula. It: Welcome To Derry (Season 1).
Young Adult Fiction: Life And Death: Twilight Reimagined by Stephenie Meyer. The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide by Stephenie Meyer.
Graphic Novel: Keeper of the Lost Cities: The Graphic Novel. Part 1 by Shannon Messenger. Growing Pangs by Kathryn Ormsbee. Beast Ballerz by Wesley King.
Juvenile Non-fiction: The Beatles: A Who HQ by Ellen Labrecque.
Juvenile Easy Reader: Getting Ready for Second Grade by Vera Ahiyya. Little Blue Bunny by Erin Guendelsberger. Papilio by Ben Clanton, Corey R. Tabor, Andrew Chou Musser. Mr. Chow's Night Market by Emily Sun Li. The Art of How Dogs Sleep by Alison Kim.
Board Book: Daddy’s Little Burrito by Jody Jensen Shaffer. LOOK, BABY, LOOK! OUTSIDE. Daddy Dinosaur.
Juvenile Fiction: Good Night, Escargot by Dashka Slater. Jake The Fake Keeps It Real by Craig Robinson, Adam Mansbach. The Tyrell Show. 1 and 2, by Miles Grose.
