July in Alabama is hot! It is
also the month for cookouts, baseball, swimming and fireworks. All things that
tend to happen outdoors, in the heat. DPL does not have food, baseball games, a
pool, or fireworks this summer, but we do have a cool place to stock up on
books to read while you recuperate from playing in the sun. It’s not too late
to sign up for the Summer Reads program on the READsquared app and earn some
digital badges as you are reading. You are also invited to our Summer Reads
Finale on Friday, July 22nd from 10:00am until 4:00pm. Come by the
library and join us indoors and out to have piratical fun, no matter your age.
There will be a story time with O’Malley, the Pirate (appears courtesy of
Magical Memories AL) in the Youth Services department at 10:00am. The Crewe O’
Ye Crooked Goat will be on the Cherry Street side of the library from 10:00am
until 2:00pm, and they will have their pirate ship with them. They will do
story times, have giveaways and pose for pictures with kids and adults. There
will be sea creature sidewalk chalk on the sidewalks, a Famous Pirate Walk and
a Pirate Joke Walk. Then you can come back inside to cool off and do activities
in the Youth Services department and in the Community Room. Piratical fun for
everyone and it’s all free!
While you are here, having
piratical fun, be sure to check out a paperback book from our collection. July
30, 1835 is the date Penguin
Publishing Company, in London, England first began publishing paperback books.
Up until this time, books were bound in
hardback and were often out of the price range of most people. Using paper made
books more accessible to the general public. In just the first twelve months,
they produced three million paperback books. For those taking the Adult Reading
Challenge, the July task is to read a paperback
book. This means eBooks and audio
books cannot be counted for this task. It must be a physical book that has a
soft paper cover. While you’re reading a paperback book in the cool, listen
to the Beatles sing Paperback Writer.
Happy Reading!
