Summer Reading @your Library

The Library Summer Reading Program is not just for kids anymore! Yes, there are still fun and exciting activities planned for children, but there is also a reading program for teens, and an enjoyable and rewarding opportunity for adults as well. Registration is required for each program. Registration begins on June 6, 2011.

The theme of the adult program is Novel Destinations. Each participant will receive a passport to keep track of reading to mark off reading challenges. The Teen program, You Are Here, is specially targeted for reading fun for young adults. There will be such activities as international food fiestas, movie days, prizes, and more. Anyone entering seventh grade through high school can participate.

For the children ages birth through twelve, there is an especially exciting program: One World, Many Stories. Children will receive an age-appropriate list of activities. After finishing ten of these activities, they will receive a prize. Ten more activities completed will earn another prize. In addition, there will be daily events at the library including stories on Monday afternoons for all ages, movies on Tuesdays, visits to area parks on Wednesdays with the Book Wagon, Art Institute on Thursdays, and Multicultural Fridays. Come to the library, and get the whole family involved!

Summer Book Wagon Schedule

June 8 and 29, July 20, August 10

Bicentennial Park 11:00-12:00
Hawthorne Park 12:15-1:00
OK Ward Park 1:15-1:45


June 15, July 7, July 27

Caldwell Park 11:00-12:00
Alameda Park 12:15-1:00
Scardino Park 1:15-1:45
Gate City School 2:00-2:30


June 22, July 13, August 3

Upper Ross Park 11:00-12:00
Raymond Park 12:15-1:00
Fremont Park 1:15-1:45
Indian Hills School 2:00-2:30

Knitting @your Library

Grab your knitting needles and your yarn for World Wide Knit in Public Week. People all over the world will be knitting together June 11 through June 19. World Wide Knit in Public Day was started in 2005. Over the years there have been events held in Australia, China, England, Finland, France, Ireland, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, the United States, and many more countries.

As part of the Adult Summer Reading Program "Novel Destinations," Marshall Public Library will be participating on Thursday, June 16 at 6:00 in the kids' corner. This program is open to all ages and skill levels. The evening is not just for knitters; other yarn projects are welcome too. FOr more information about Knit in Public Day/Week, go to www.kipday.com.

Becky Hadley, Readers Advisor

Legos, Camping, and Philippines on Display

This month was an exciting month for displays upstairs in non-fiction! We have gathered together a book display that focuses on camping for the summer months ahead.

This month's Read Around the World case is focussing on the Philippines. Come see the many beautiful items on dipslay from this wonderful country.

For those Lego lovers everywhere, we have two display cases filled with hundreds and hundreds of Legos. Come play the Lego Search and Find Game. While you are reminiscing of childhood days, make a guess as to how many Legos are actually in the cases. In celebration of the summer reading program, the winner will receive a Lego set of a famous U.S. landmark.

Caralee Workman, Reference Librarian

Babysitting Clinic June 8 and 9

We are now accepting registration for our annual Babysitting Clinic to
be held Wednesday and Thursday, June 8 and 9 from 9:00am to noon. You
must attend both sessions and may register on our on-line calendar @
www.marshallpl.org This program is open to youth 11-14 years of age and
space is limited, so don't delay!

Meet the New Bookmobile @Your Library!

After more than a year's worth of planning, collecting donations, sending a green bookworm to slither into classrooms and march in the Homecoming Parade, and carefully negotiating, Pocatello's Marshall Public Library has acquired a beautiful new bookmobile for the community.


We have yet to set the route and finish all the details pertaining to the service, but we can now proudly announce: WE HAVE A BOOKMOBILE! It would never have been possible without the generosity and dedication of many, many people. By far the majority of the funds used to purchase the vehicle came from school children. School District 25 graciously allowed us to go into the schools and explain both our vision and our need. The response was overwhelming and heartwarming. The best part is that school-age children will be some of the greatest beneficiaries of the bookmobile service, and those children are the ones who have made it possible for the purchase to take place.


So, to show our gratitude and to present this beautiful bookmobile to the community, we are having a party! Please come to the Marshall Public Library on Wednesday, April 13, anytime from 4pm to 7pm to see the new bookmobile, walk inside it, enjoy cookies and punch, and help us celebrate. Everyone is invited. It will be a wonderful event, the culmination of a lot of planning, a lot of giving, and a lot of community participation. This is Pocatello's Bookmobile--come and get acquainted!


Kathryn Poulter, Children's Librarian

Celebrate National Library Week @Your Library

National Library Week is April 10-16. Join Pocatello's Marshall Public Library on Saturday, April 16, at 10:30am to celebrate your story by creating a fun mobile. You bring in 2-4 pictures (4"x6" or smaller, please) and the library will provide supplies to make a mobile to journal about and display your pictures. This is a family-friendly craft and registration is not required.

You may also sign-up during National Library Week to participate in the library's Earth Day Challenge. Pick up your challenge card to find out how you can be more "Earth-Friendly." Complete ten of the tasks and bring the card back on April 22 to receive an Earth Day prize! All ages are welcome to participate.

Jamie Bunn, Circulation Librarian