Mount Vernon Public Library

Summer 2010

Library News

Red Cedar Chamber Music Summer Festival Schedule
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at 7 p.m. Family Night concert featuring 19th century trios with Joan Boland (flute) and John Dowdall (guitar) and Lisa Ponton (viola) at Cole Library. This event is Free.

July 11-18, 2010. Red Cedar Chamber Music Summer Festival for Flute/Guitar Duos on the Cornell College Campus. Call 319-377-8028 for registration information.

Thursday, July 15, 2010 at 7 p.m. Red Cedar Festival participant concert at Springville Public Library. This event is Free.

Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.) Grand Finale concert at Campbell Steele Gallery, 1064 7th Ave, Marion. phone: 373-9211. This event is Free. Featuring the Heim Duo (Mobile) and the Connie-Coutsouridis Duo (Seattle).

Knitting Night: Join us for Knitting Night Tuesday, July 13 at 7 p.m. All knitters, from beginners to advanced, are welcome. We will meet in Room 326.

Children’s Library News

Story Time
Story Time continues every Thursday morning at 9:30 a.m. Themes this month are puppies, chicks, ducks and gardening.

Summer Reading Program
The theme this year is Make A Splash @ Your Library and will focus on water – who’s in it and how we use it for work and fun. You can still sign up at the library. Come to the 1st floor circulation desk for more details.

Teen Summer Reading Program - Make Waves @ Your Library - Read 15 hours this summer and get a free book!

Monday Morning Movies
Beginning June 14, each Monday morning at 10 a.m. Cole library will host Monday Morning Movies. The library will show a feature G or PG rated movie.

Mount Vernon Bank and Trust is sponsoring this program with popcorn and a drink for all movie goers. We hope to see you at the movies, at the library.

June 14 – Finding Nemo
June 21 – Up
June 28 – The Rescuers
July 12 – Surf’s Up
July 19 – Madagascar
July 26 – The Princess and the Frog
August 2 – Swiss Family Robinson

Wednesday Workshops
Cole Library will be hosting Wednesday Morning workshops from 10-noon. These workshops are for ages 8+. Each workshop will focus on different art elements. Due to the complexity of each workshop we are limiting the enrollment to 12 participants. Call 895-4271 to sign-up.

June 16 – Beaded sea creatures
June 23 – Tie-dyed t-shirts
June30 – Create your own note pads
July 7 – Soap Making
July 14 – Sand Art
July 21 – Crochet nests for the zoo
July 28 – Build a boat

Sea Creature of the Week
Be sure to stop in each week to guess the sea creature of the week. If you guess them all you will receive a prize at the end of the summer.

TumbleBook is available now at Cole Library
Go to the library’s website: www.colelibrary.org and click on

About the TumbleBook Library :
The TumbleBook Library is a collection of animated, talking picture books. If you want to hear a story or play a game you can click on the TumbleBook Library.

Children's story hour continues every Thursday
at 9:30 a.m. in the Children's Room.

**If school is cancelled due to poor weather,
story hour will NOT be held.**

Community of Readers
Community of Readers will meet Tuesday, May 25 at 7:30 in the George home. We will discuss Half the Sky by Kristof Nicholas.

Teen Book Discussion Group
The Off-Track Teen book discussion group will meet May 25 at 7 p.m. in Room 326 to discuss recommendations for our summer reading.

Diving Pig

Book Sale Cart

A book sale cart is located on the first floor near the circulation desk. The cart is available during library hours. The paperback exchange books are also located on this cart and can be purchased or exchanged.

If you would like your library newsletter sent to you via e-mail please e-mail Cathy Boggs at librarynews@cornellcollege.edu. This will help the library cut printing and mailing costs.

Hours are posted on the library's Web site, http://cornellcollege.edu/library/, and posted by the library door.

All events are free and open to the public. If you need more information, please contact Cathy Boggs at 895-4262.

Cole Library participates in Open Access, which allows you to check out materials at any Iowa public library.

Summer Hours at Cole Library:
(June 1-August 29)

Monday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday-Wednesday: 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Thursday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Sunday: CLOSED

Academic Hours:

Cole Library has extended its hours on an experimental basis
for certain days of the block:

For complete library hours please visit the Cole Library website: www.cornellcollege.edu/library/about-cole/hours.shtml

Link to the Calendar of Events