It’s been a great June
at Spencer Public Library and we are looking forward to a fun July. There is still time to sign-up for the Adult
Summer Reading Program, Libraries Rock! Anytime you read a book, attend an Adult
Program, and/or write a book review, you get a chance to win fabulous prizes.
We will be reading the
1998 non-fiction biographical book, The Orchid Thief, by American Journalist Susan Orlean . The Orchid Thief is based on Orlean's investigation of the 1994 arrest of John Laroche in south Florida for poaching rare orchids in the Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve. The
2002 dramatic comedy, Adaptation, starring Nicolas Cage,
Meryl Streep, and Chris Cooper does not follow the book as most book to movie
adaptations do. The film is a satire on the process of the book
to movie adaptation, in which Orlean's book is turned into a formulaic
Hollywood thriller.
July 2 is Makey Makey
Music Night. Fun
for all ages! Explore circuits and conductivity while making music. This is a
family friendly event where you can make a piano out of bananas or drums out of
spoons! Get ready to have fun and be creative.
C4L & Associates will be at the library
to discuss first-hand accounts of hurricane Harvey. The 2017 Hurricane Season
brought with it a new perspective for responders, especially a band of 5 from
Iowa that deployed to the edge of the Gulf in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
Now, the focus of a new documentary and a soon-to-be-released book, this
adventure will be told by three of that team at the Library. This is the story
of the very worst of storms and the very best of humanity, challenging us all
to become a part of something bigger than ourselves.
Join us for a wonderful program, Our Neighbors the Amish, presented by Don and Dianne Kramer of
Dyersville, Iowa. Come learn about
the beliefs and lifestyle of a community of people whose religious practices
are often mystifying and whose way of life is much different than our own.
Amish treats available!
Stop by to learn about
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Association with the program Iowa
Rocks! Cindy
Stanbro and Connie Valens-Anderson will talk about the Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Music
Association, new and past Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame inductees, and current
museum renovations.
We will be watching the
2007 French Auto-biographical musical, La Vie En Rose, starring Mario
Cotillard and Gerard Depardieu. The film is about the French singer Edith Piaf,
who, much like our own Marilyn Monroe, rose to stardom and quickly burned out
because of her troubled life.
Sadly, at the end of
July we will be saying goodbye to the Adult Summer Reading Program. But, before
we say farewell, those who finished the program (read three books) will get
free food from McCreary’s Catering at our Final
Carnival on August 3. Singer Songwriter
Chad Elliott will entertain at the
Carnival and we will have games for adults. Remember to return all prize entry
slips, and turn-in all book reviews by July 31 before 5:00 PM. The final prize drawing
for the Kindle Fire will be after the Carnival.
