Volume 11, Issue 5
May 2016
We put the “story” in Story City!
inally! We can get into the garden, clean up the grills, vacuum the winter sand and dirt out of
the car and sink fully into our enjoyment of spring. By the time May arrives, Iowans can be
sure the snow is gone and the green grass is here to stay for a few months. Iowans can also
be sure of some great reading weather—grab the latest thriller from our shelves, find a comfortable
outside and settle in for an afternoon or evening.
Memorial Day Weekend Hours:
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The Gilbert Library is closed on Saturday, May 24, for the Memorial Day weekend.
The Bertha Bartlett Public Library is closed on Sunday, May 29 and Monday, May 30, for the
Memorial Day weekend.
 The Bertha Bartlett Public Library is closed on Sundays from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
www.storycity.lib.ia.us
BBPL By-lines
Bertha Bartlett Public Library
Story City Hours:
Monday
10 am—8 pm
Tuesday
10 am—8 pm
Wednesday 10 am—5 pm
Thursday
10 am—8 pm
Friday
10 am—5 pm
Saturday
10 am—5 pm
Sunday
1 pm—5pm
Gilbert Hours:
Tuesdays
3—7:30 pm
Thursday
3—7:30 pm
Saturday
10 am—12 pm
Tween Team
I S PY WITH MY J EDI E YE
Photo
Scavenger
Hunt
Around the
Library
Wednesday,
May 4, 2 pm
Bertha’s Robotics Lab
The next Sylvan Learning
LEGO Robotics lab meets on
Wednesday, May 11, 3:34 to 4:45
pm for kids in K-4th grades.
No fee but preregistration is
required. Participation is limited
to 10. Call 515-733-2685 to register.
Bertha B’s Teens
Wednesday, May
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4th 3:30
pm
Glow Stick Lightsabers
Star Wars Minute To Win It Games
Star Wars Coloring Therapy
How to Draw Star Wars Characters
Maz’s Watering Hole & Cantina
Kids Of Our Library (KOOL)
May 4, 3:30 pm
Dan Wardell
is coming!
Program held in the
Kinne Wing.
KOOL (grades K-4)
meets Weds, 4-4:45 on regular school days
Preschool Storytime meets Monday or Thursday at 10:30 am in Story City.
Preschool Storytime meets on Tuesday at 10:30 am in Gilbert.
Bartlett Book Club
Memory Makers Storytelling
Tuesday, May 24, 2-3 pm
BBPL Meeting Room
Thursday, May 26, 2 pm,
Timberland Village Conference Room
Cookies and coffee provided by Bethany Life
The Martian
By Andy Weir
Timberland Book Club
2nd & 4th Thursday, 1:30 pm
Stitch ‘n’ Knit Crew
Fridays, 10 am, Kinne Wing
Test Your Knowledge
503 Broad Street
Story City, Iowa 50248
207 Main Street
Gilbert, Iowa 50105
SC Phone: 515-733-2685
Gilbert: 515-232 0087
Fax: 515-733-2843
E-mail:
[email protected]
www.storycity.lib.ia.us
Quiz Answers: A. 1984 by George Orwell B. Anna Karenina by
Leo Tolstoy C. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen D. Moby Dick
by Herman Melville E. David Copperfield by Charles Dickens F.
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston.
Be rtha Ba rtle tt
Publi c Li bra ry
These are first lines from famous novels.
Can you identify the title and author?
A. “It was a bright cold day in April, and
all the clocks were striking thirteen.”
B. “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own
way.”
C. “It is a truth universally acknowledged
that a single man in possession of a
good fortune must be in want of a
wife.”
D. “Call me Ishmael.”
E. “Whether I shall turn out to be the hero
of my own life, or whether that station
will be held by anybody else, these pages
must show.”
Five Fun Facts
About Reading
1. Reading can make you
a better conversationalist.
2. Neighbors will never complain that your book is too
loud.
3. Knowledge by osmosis has
not yet been perfected. You’d
better read.
4. Books have stopped bullets—
reading might save your life.
5. Dinosaurs didn’t read. Look
what happened to them.
Readers of all ages will explore all things sports and fitness this summer as the Bertha
Bartlett and Gilbert Libraries present the 2016 summer reading program from June 3 to
Aug 20. The 2016 Summer Reading Program “On Your Mark, Get Set, Read!” is open to
young people, preschool through 6th grade, with programs, prize drawings, storytimes
and more.
Area tweens and teens are encouraged to participate in “Get in the Game: READ!,”
the teen summer library program. Tweens and teens are invited to read for prizes. Special
events this summer will include life-size games, library mini golf and an Amazing Race
challenge.
“Exercise Your Mind—Read” is the theme of the 2016 Adult Summer Reading Program. Patrons are invited explore a variety of ways to improve their health and well-being,
including fitness, nutrition, and stress relief. Join a book club, take on a fitness challenge, try meditation, or learn to cook
healthier foods. Try our adult summer reading challenge and win a prize upon completion.
Registration for all ages begins on May 17. For more information, visit our website (www.storycity.lib.ia.us) or ask about
the program at the library.
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lots of library and reading related links!
Reminder: Take care of your library materials! Please keep them
away from pets, liquids and extreme temperatures.
View all upcoming events on our website at www.storycity.lib.ia.us!