2016 Summer Reading Program

Summer is here, and with it the Virginia Public Library Summer Reading Program! From June 1^st to August 5^th we have free events and activities at the library for anyone who wants to have fun. If you are in Preschool through 12^th grade and are reading books this summer, you can sign up to win awesome prizes at the library!

Boy Reading About Being a Mountain Climber

Being part of the Summer Reading Program is easy! Come in to the library to sign up and pick your reading goal for the summer. Then log the books or pages you’ve read online, and come in to the library to claim your prizes. In addition to standard prizes, you can get entries for weekly drawings – the more you visit the library the more possible prizes you win!

We have lots of wonderful events going on this summer – so many we can’t list all of them here! Here is a good way to know which days will work best for visiting the library:

Froggy Riding His Skateboard with a Bag of Books

Thursdays    June 2^nd – August 4^th

Special guest performers visit the library! We have musicians, magicians, and even some animal friends visiting – see our brochure or website for more details!

Tuesdays    June 14^th – July 12^th

Craftastic Tuesdays! Come into the library to make free crafts! We will make crafts that float, crafts that fly, and many more! Visit between 10 and 12 in the morning.

We have lots more happening at the library this summer including visits from Muggsie and Katie the R.E.A.D. dogs, storytimes on Monday and Wednesday, and scavenger hunts, puzzles and challenges all summer long!  If you are looking for a fun free time this summer stop by the Virginia Public Library – we will be happy to see you!

--Stephanie Wichlacz, Children's Librarian

News You Can Use

There is a lot going on in the world and many places to find information about it. Your library is one of those places.

Wall Street Journal

The Virginia Public Library has hard copies of several local, state, and national newspapers.  These range from the Mesabi Daily News to the Wall Street Journal.  We keep back issues of some of our newspapers for up to a year.  If you are looking for an article you saw in the MDN four months ago, give us the date and we'll provide the copy! 

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If you are looking for news from a particular community in another state, we have America's News, part of the NewsBank databases the library subscribes to.   With your library card, you can use America's News to read newspapers from Bangor, Maine; Fremont, California; and many points in bet
ween! 

ACRES Magazine

Many people prefer to get their news and entertainment from magazines, rather than newspapers.  Your library has a lot of magazine titles to choose from!   Our print magazines include Bloomberg Business Week, Mayo Clinic Health Letter, The Nation, the UTNE Reader, ACRES, Men's Journal, Midwest Home, The Writer, and many others.

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We don't have the magazine you are looking for?  Maybe we do...  The Virginia Public Library and other members of the Arrowhead Library System have subscribed to Zinio--"the World's Largest Newsstand"--in order to provide you access to more than eighty titles!  There are magazines for children, teens, athletes, car repair enthusiasts, and people with other interests.  If Zinio doesn't have it, we can find it in one of many other resources. Zinio will be available beginning July 1st. 

Circulating books, magazines, and newspapers can all be checked out for three weeks.  All you need is your library card!

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Susan Hoppe -- Reference Services Librarian