Iola Village Library
180 South Main Street
Iola, WI 54945
715-445-4330
www.iolalibrary.org
SUMMER HOURS
Information about all of the summer events
can be found on the Library web page
Monday
9-5:30
Tuesday
9-8
Wednesday 9-5:30
Thursday
9-5:30
Friday
9-5:30
Closed on Saturday
READ, READ, READ....................................................................................JUNE 16 - AUGUST 8
Sign up for the program and pick up your reading record at the Library
We have Reading Records for children, teens and adults. Children ages birth through 12 are asked to read or be read to
20 minutes per day or 2 hours per week. Teens are asked to read 8 books during the 8 week program. Adults may put a
slip in for a prize drawing each time they return their books.
For children age’s birth through 12 bring your reading record back every two weeks and choose a prize. If you read all 8
weeks your name will be entered into a drawing for other prizes at the end of the program.
Teens may return their record when they have read 6 books and put their name in for a prize to be drawn in August.
ANYTIME MATH…………………………………………..……………………..JUNE 16 – AUGUST 8
This is a weekly contest and a new Anytime Math brain teaser will be displayed every Monday
Come into the Library and put on your thinking hat to solve the weekly word puzzle. Each one has 3 questions to answer.
You may answer as many as you are able to. At the end of the week we will draw one winner from the correct entries and
post the answers to the questions.
If you enjoy the weekly challenge you can find more at the following website, www.bedtimemath.org or check out the
books, Bedtime Math and Bedtime Math 2 by Laura Overdeck available at the library.
TAKE HOME SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS……………..…………………..JUNE 16 - AUGUST 8
Pick up a science kit for the whole family to experience at home. A new experiment will be handed out each week. Take a
picture of everyone who helped with the procedure, bring it back to the Library and we will post all pictures on our Mad
Scientists window.
We will have 15 kits available each Monday and will give out one science kit per family per week.
KICK OFF PERFORMANCE! AMAZING ANIMALS OF SCIENCE!
TUESDAY, JUNE 24.............................................................................................6:30 p.m.
Dino and Nature Niche’s animals will be at the Library to KICKOFF our Summer Library Program. This will be an
educational, interactive, hands on program where we learn about the “Science of Animals”. He will bring interesting and
unusual animals for everyone to see. This program is for children of all ages and their parents.
SUMMER STORY HOURS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 25, AND JULY 2, 9, 16, 23, 30.....................................................10:00 A.M.
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7 weeks of stories, crafts and science experiments for preschool and early elementary children. On June 25 the Orkin
Man will be here to do a program about mosquitos and bees. Sinking and floating, thumbprints, airplanes, and a
scavenger hunt will be some of the fun things we explore.
MOVIE AFTERNOONS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 25, AND JULY 2, 9, 16, 23, 30.....................................................1:00 P.M.
Join us Wednesday afternoons for movies on the big screen downstairs in the community room. Movies will be G or PG.
Movie titles will be posted in the Library. This program is for the whole family. Refreshments will be served.
THE MAD SCIENTISTS CLUB
THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 26, AND JULY 3, 17, 24, 31..............................................................1:00 P.M.
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For students in 4 grade and up
Thursday afternoons mean science experiments at the library. Prepare your experiment, make predictions about the
outcome, then see if your hypothesis is correct. Some of the experiments will involve observing ants, optical illusions,
eggs and more.
POOCHES AND PAGES……………………………..CHILDREN READING TO DOGS
THURSDAY, JUNE 19 AND 26, JULY 17, 24, AND 31, AUGUST 7....................................10:00 A.M.
Come to the Library, bring along your favorite book, choose one from our shelves, or let us select one for you.
There are proven benefits for children participating in this program. Reading to a therapy dog can increase a child’s
motivation to read, help the child maintain his/her focus for a longer period of time, and help the child stay on task despite
errors. The presence of a therapy dog helps a child read aloud without pressure or stress. The dog offers quiet social
support and invites interaction. And best of all, a therapy dog helps to reduce a child’s blood pressure and general level of
anxiety. Reading aloud is fun!
Dogs love to listen and one will be waiting to hear you read. All dogs are certified through Therapy Dogs International.
We encourage you to sign up for this program by calling the Library at 715-445-4330.
FIZZ! BOOM! READ! SCIENCE!
TUESDAY, JULY 15................................................................................................................2:00 P.M.
Steve Belliveau delightfully combines science with his skills as a magician to present a show that captivates children and
adults alike. Using humor, magic, music, and audience participation, he brings science down to earth. You will learn about
air/water pressure, magnetism & electricity, friction, sound, color, temperature-molecule reactions and more.
Steve Belliveau’s “Getting Excited About Science Show” is the perfect blend of teaching and entertainment that will be
talked about long after you see it.
STUFFED ANIMAL SLEEPOVER
TUESDAY, JULY 22................................................................................................................6:30 P.M.
Come in your pajamas if you like and join us for a fun program featuring bedtime stories for the entire family. After the
program your stuffed animal is invited to a sleepover at the Library. Pick up your stuffed friend the next day and receive
pictures showing all the fun they had during the night.
NXT LEGO ROBOTICS PROGRAM
MONDAY, JULY 28.........................................................................................................1:00-3:00 P.M.
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For students in 4 grade and up
Please sign up by calling the Library at 715-445-4330
This program is for those who think Legos, robots and computer programming are cool and interesting. You will work in
small groups to build an NXT Lego robot and then use a computer to program the robot through a series of maneuvers.
POL-KABOOM! WITH MIKE SCHNEIDER AND PINT SIZE POLKAS
FOLLOWED BY A POT LUCK LUNCH
WEDNEDAY, AUGUST 6......................................................................................................10:30 A.M.
Participation opportunities abound in this "Pol-KABOOM" show! Catchy sing-along polka songs and a quick round of
"Name that Tune" complement the program theme, and of course, no one goes home without doing the "Chicken Dance"
and a special polka version of "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes." Plenty of singing, dancing, and education make this
show fun for the whole family!
After all the polka fun everyone is invited to a pot luck lunch. The Library will provide a main dish, beverage and a dessert.
Please bring a dish to share.
If you can’t attend the polka fun you may still join us for lunch. We will eat around Noon.
Sign up at the Library or call 715-445-4330 to let us know how many will be coming and what you will be bringing.