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Manager’s Message By Jeannine Fielding

Warminster Free Library 2^nd Annual Local Author Fair And More Summer Activities

The Warminster Free Library, in partnership with the Warminster Library Advisory Board, will host its second annual Local Author Fair on Saturday, July 18^th from 1:00PM to 4:00PM at the library located at 1076 Emma Lane, Warminster, PA 18974. This event is free. Attendees can meet local authors from Warminster and the surrounding area, buy books, and browse the new local author lending collection. You might just find out that your neighbor is a prolific novelist!

Summer Reading Logs
Residents are encouraged to pick up summer reading logs. All ages are welcome to participate and there are many “great prizes” according to the library’s Director, Peter Lehu, including tickets to local attractions for youth, such as the Crayola Experience and the Doylestown Rock Gym, and gift cards for adults. The library has a collection of over 100,000 books, e-books, audio books, downloadable media, DVDs and video games.

“When school is out, the library is the place where young minds can continue to exercise that reading muscle and get hooked on imagination and discovery,” says Lehu. In fact, in 1903 at the Madison Public Library in New Jersey, young library visitors were, for the first time, asked to keep a “log” of their summer reading. As youth services became central to the mission of public libraries as the 20^thcentury progressed, so did the popularity of summer reading programs, according to Lehu and the Library Newsletter.

Youth Programs
The library has exciting and engaging summer events for youth nearly every day of the summer.  You can register for programs at calendar.buckslib.org.

• Tuesday, July 14:  Kiddie Authors: Creative Writing Workshop– Get Groovy at 80’s Disco Writers Night.  Dress up in your best disco outfit for a prize! Write a funky story and learn about writing in the 80’s!  For ages 7-12
• Wednesday, July 22: Summer Quest: Dinosaur Adventure Show– Field Paleontologists Mike and Roberta Straka will explain how they became interested in science and lead an examination of a real Albertosaurus skull!
• Thursday, July 23: Unearth a STEM Story: Tectonic Plates– Learn about tectonic plates and then build structures on top of Jell-O to see if they can withstand the force of tectonic plates shifting!  For grades 2-5.

Also, every week there are story-times on the front lawn and lots of other weekly programs. Check out the calendar at buckslib.org for the full list of activities.

Free Museum Passes
Have you ever thought about visiting a local museum here in Bucks County or Philadelphia? You can borrow a free pass to visit local museums. Visit the library website and use the Museum Key app to browse the list, check for availability, and reserve a pass for a specific date. Then visit the library to check out the pass for 2 days. Passes allow for a group—usually up to 4 or 6 people—to visit the museum or attraction. Warminster Library has passes to a range of attractions, including nearly all major museums in Bucks County, the Elmwood Park Zoo, the Please Touch Museum, and popular spots in Center City such as the Penn Museum, the Museum of the American Revolution, and the Independence Seaport Museum.

LIBBY – e-book Platform
The most popular public library e-book platform called Libby is now available for free to Warminster Library residents, says Lehu. Featuring an 800+ collection of adult fiction and nonfiction bestsellers for download, Libby is compatible with all phones, tablets, e-readers – including Kindle. Libby access is made possible through a collective arrangement with 7 other independent libraries in Bucks County. E-books are also available through countywide platforms, CloudLibrary and Hoopla.  With three different e-book collections to search, you are sure to find a book you will love.

HOLD THE DATE: 50^thAnniversary – Saturday, October 10^th 6:00PM to 9:00PM.
This will be an adults-only evening out (at the Library) to celebrate the library on its 50^thanniversary, mingle with friends while enjoying live music, hot appetizers, and mocktails. There will be a silent auction and raffle baskets. Tickets will cost $50 each and go on sale on Monday, July 13^th.  All proceeds will go toward new furniture for the library.

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