Summer Story Hour 2020
Dear Patrons, Friends, and Dodge Community Members:
Like all of you, we have felt both the joys and uncertainties of being stuck at home. We know that the weeks and months ahead are difficult to predict. Our library staff has been working busily at home to keep our communications, electronic resources, programs, and support services available through electronic means.
As summer approaches each year, we are used to getting excited about the offerings and activities we’ve been cooking up for our Summer Reading Program. We’re working behind the scenes to make sure that the key goal of our program — to embrace, enjoy, and share experiences with books in all formats — remains strong whether we are open or not. We are excited to announce we will have our Summer Reading Program available each week with take home bags!
We can’t wait to have the library open again, but we know that some of our popular activities won’t fit in our spaces if we need to maintain social distancing. For example, we will kick off the Summer Reading Program on June 24 with our first take home bag! Each week on Wednesday afternoons, Library Staff and other community leaders will be reading a book LIVE on our Facebook page and activity bags will be set outside the Library for families to take. We ask that everyone call and register for Story Hour so we know how many bags to prepare each week. Again, it will be ONE bag per family!
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We are saying goodbye to reading incentive prizes. We know! We hear your kids’ groans, but we could not forgive ourselves if germs traveled on them. Additionally, we feel it is wrong to ask our struggling local businesses to donate prizes at this difficult time. Instead, we will be encouraging you to log your reading with our reading logs to earn entries to win one of our end of summer prizes. The more you read and record your reading, the more chances you have of winning a prize.
All information about the JRML Summer Reading Program will be available on our website. You can also tune into Facebook for information on the kick off and all of our virtual Summer Reading programs!
Like you, we are eager for the world to feel more normal for our children. Thanks in advance for going on this new kind of journey with us while keeping each other safe.
-John Rogers Memorial Library
Mama Sprinkles
Mama Says: Get out and enjoy the day.
This could be a top 10 day for the year!
What fun and interesting things are you and your pets doing today?
Post a Picture!
Library Curbside Pickup
GET YOUR LIST READY!!
CURBSIDE pickup TONIGHT (Wednesday, April 29) from 4pm – 6pm!!!
Check out our online catalog to see if your pick is available!
REMEMBER: You can get ANY Library material!!!
National Library Workers Day
The John Rogers Library offers all members of the community an opportunity to transform their lives through education and lifelong learning. April 21 is National Library Workers Day, a great time to see what’s new at the Library and to thank librarians and library workers for their contributions. And remember — the John Rogers Library works because they do. Click the link below to nominate your favorite Library employee……. https://ala-apa.org/nlwd/
Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2019
Today the ALA released the Top 10 most challenged books of 2019 list! Have you read any of these titles? Why do you think these books have been challenged? https://youtu.be/bDQSMKWTjyA
NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK
Unfortunately due to COVID-19 we are unable to host Library Week activities! We ill have a variety of virtual programs and fun games to play with each other!
Check our FACEBOOK page for fun things to do during the week!
Library Closed
End Of Summer Party!!!!!
Theatre Thursday Movie Night
