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Construction continues on our library building. You can check out progress photos on our website. The crew is doing an amazing job and we are so happy to see progress on the new entrance, reading areas and windows for the new children’s area. Please remember that you absolutely cannot enter the building during construction. The doors may be open, but that is not an invitation to go inside. Hard hats and proper safety gear are required to enter. Please respect the crew as they are trying to work as safely as possible. You can come visit us at our temporary location at 301 16th Ave. East at the United Methodist Church. Sixteenth Ave. is a short road, so it’s not hard to find us. From First Street East turn onto 16th until you see the church. We have public computers, printing, copying, faxing, all of our movies, audiobooks, magazines, newspapers, new books and a selection of our other books. We’re here for you during our renovation.
June is always a big month for the library and this year is no different. Our Annual Summer Reading Program registration starts on Monday, June 12, and continues through Aug. 12. This year you have to pick one way to log reading – either on a traditional paper log or online using READSquared. Stop in and we’ll get you set up so you can start earning incentives and prize tickets. We have some great prizes this year, so be sure to get registered. Every Thursday morning at 10 a.m. we offer a program for children (any age). In June we will welcome the Polson Police Department, a Native Culture Specialist and the Maker Truck. Come see us at our temporary location. Programs will take place outside unless it is raining – then we’ll try to squeeze inside.
We have a few special programs this month for kids and adults. On Flag Day – June 14 at 2 p.m. we are offering a program to create a beaded patriotic bracelet. This program is free and geared toward teens and adults (due to using wire and small beads). Last year the library received a grant from the Greater Polson Community Foundation to purchase a Nintendo Switch gaming system. We are so thankful to them for their support of our library and are excited to offer a Mario Kart Tournament for kids 10-15 on June 16 at 2 p.m. We still have a few spots remaining, so call or come in to sign up. For children ages 6-12 we are hosting a pen pal program this summer. Please register by June 20 to be assigned a pal from another library somewhere in Montana. Mother Goose will continue Mondays at 9:15 a.m. for our littlest patrons (0-3). We are offering our Babysitter Certification incentive again this summer for teens 13-19. Complete the certification by the end of summer using the Libby App and get a coffee card on us.
Did you see Dolly Parton’s special message for Montana? We are so thrilled to be the affiliate for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Lake County. Dolly posted a special message for us (you can see it on our Facebook page) to welcome all of Montana to her Imagination Library program. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by directly sending a book each month free of charge to children from birth to age five. There are no income restrictions. The project was initiated in Montana by First Lady Susan Gianforte and sponsored by the Treasure State Foundation in partnership with The Dollywood Foundation. You can register your child anytime online at www.imaginationlibrary.com or stop in and see us. We are having a big party on June 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at our temporary location (301 16th Avenue East) with several community partners offering games, snacks, activities and giveaways. These will be geared to children 0-5 but everyone is welcome to attend. You can stop in to register and learn more about the program as well as other programs for young children offered throughout our county.
Our hours are Monday – Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at our temporary location. Curbside pickup is available for everyone during open hours. Please call us at 406-883-8225 or email us at polsoncl@polson.lib.mt.us with questions or to request curbside pickup. Visit our website at www.northlakecountylibrary.org for more information.
