Check It Out

Check It Out Go BUGGY & Catch the Reading Bug at VPL By Anne Marshall
Vermillion Public Library Buggy arts and crafts are offered on Tuesday, June 24 starting at 1:30 p.m. Children under five years old must be accompanied by an adult. The video The Magic School Bus: Bugs, Bugs, Bugs will play on Wednesday, June 25 beginning at 1:30 p.m.�? This film runs for 82 minutes. The Book Beetles Reading Club is scheduled for Thursday, June 26 at 1:30 pm.�? This group is age appropriate for first and second grade students.�? There will be a book discussions and â�?�?read-out-loudsâ�? as a group. Reading out loud is encouraged but not required.�? No registration is necessary for this program. The Reading Arachnids Club, for third through fifth graders is also on Thursday, June 26 starting at 3 p.m.�? Registration is required and space is limited.�? Please call ahead to see if there is an opening at 677-7060. Arthropod Adventures is a program for children going on vacation.�?  Participants may check out an insect buddy to take with them on their trip.�? The stuffed insect includes a special postcard the child may mail back to the library to tell us about their adventure.�? The insects will also be available for â�?�?adoptionâ�? at the Closing Party in July. For more information on all programs, visit the Summer Reading Program page on the libraryâ�?�?s Website at http://vpl.sdln.ne t/summer.htm. Library Announcements The VPL Classic Film Festival will be held on Thursday nights in July.�?  The movies will be shown in the Community Room of the library with no cost and free popcorn. The films scheduled will be Some Like It Hot, Breakfast at Tiffanyâ�?�?s, Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, and Singing in the Rain. For more information please call the library at 677-7060. Free Adult Internet Classes are scheduled for June and July.�?  Introduction to the Internet will be taught on Thursday, June 19 from 9-11 a.m. or in the evening from 6-8 p.m.�?  This class is designed for those unfamiliar with the Internet.�?  An Introduction to E-Mail will be taught on Thursday, June 26, also with a morning and evening session.�? Participants will learn how to set up an E-Mial account and communicate via E-Mail. The third class, Introduction to EBay, Facebook, and YouTube, is scheduled for Thursday, July 3 in the morning and evening.�? This class will familiarize participants with social and commercial networks. Please pre-register for these sessions as space is limited.�? For more information call the library at 677-7060. The library will be closed on Friday, July 4 and Saturday, July 5 in honor of Independence Day. It will reopen on Monday, July 7 at 10 a.m. Materials may be returned to the book and A/V drops located on the south side of the building by the entrance to the parking lot. DearReader.com Book Club The DearReader.com Book Club offers many selections to Internet patrons.�? Each book runs for five days, Monday through Friday.�? Some genres offer selections every other week.�?  Check out this service by registering at the libraryâ�?�?s Web site, http://vpl.sdln.net and clicking on the book club icon.�? Online patrons can also find the club at www.supportlibrary.com/su/su.cfm?x=470596 . The following selections for the week of June 16, are: Audio book: No selection for this week. Business: Giving Notice, by Freada Kapor Klein. Fiction: Golden Country, by Jennifer Gilmore. Good news: Breaking Free, by Lauraine Snelling. Horror: No selection for this week. Mystery: The Girl with the Braided Hair, by Margaret Coel. Non-fiction: Too Far From Home, by Chris Jones. Pre-pub: No selection for this week. Romance: Mango Summer, by Phoebe Conn. Science fiction: No selection for this week. Teen: Cover-Up, by John Feinstein.