Summer Reading – Week Two – July 11 – 16, 2022

Are you ready for Week Two? Last week we learned several new facts about whales and our middle schoolers can now name, locate, and spell the five major oceans. Can you? This week our topic is sharks. Read on to see what is happening.

 Week Two – Preschool thru Lower Grades

Did you know Sharks constantly shred their teeth and grow news one? It is not unusual for a shark to have 50,000 teeth over a lifetime!

Hope you can join us Monday or Saturday morning at 10:30 for Story Time. We will read  Lookout for the Big Fish by Sheridan Cain.

 We have a new Guessing Jar and there are new creatures in our aquarium for you to find. I wonder if you will be able to find Walter, the gray whale. He sure likes to hide!

Week Two – Middle School

Our Wednesday afternoon get-to-gether will be July 13^th from 4 to 4:45 (notice the change in time). This is the time to finish up our Week One challenges and move your submarine into the Indian Ocean and then tackle our Week Two challenges! Here we go… Week Two Challenges!

Challenge 1: Living in the icy cold waters of the Arctic and North Atlantic Oceans slows the growth and aging of Greenland sharks so dramatically that they can live for a really, really long time. Your challenge is to research a fact or two about Greenland sharks and make a small poster that we can display (like we did Week One).

Challenge #2: Find Greenland on a map. Did you know that Greenland is an island and is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Find Denmark on a map. What is the distance between the capital of Greenland and the capital of Denmark?

Challenge #3: There are over 500 varieties of sharks swimming in the oceans, and they come in various shapes and sizes. Read a bit about the largest shark and about the smallest shark. Using a measuring tape with Mom or Dad, measure out the length of the longest and the shortest sharks.

Challenge #4: Read and be ready to share about a book you are reading or just finished.

Looking forward to seeing our Middle Schoolers Wednesday 4 – 4:45

If Wednesday doesn’t work, come anytime and you are always welcome to email.

 

Week Two – Adults of All Ages

This week we invite you to google “sharks” and learn a few new facts. In addition, take a look at the mini-posters our middle schoolers are making. Quite interesting!

Are you signed up for downloadable audio and ebooks? If not, you are welcome to contact Jane
 who can help you get started with the Libby app. Ebooks can be downloaded in a matter of minutes, are easily portable, and are available 24/7!

New this week, Finding Me by Viola Davis. Ms. Davis tells us, “Finding Me is a deep reflection, a promise, and a love letter of sorts to self. My hope is that my story will inspire you to light up your own life with creative expression and rediscover who you were before the world put a label on you.”

…and the start of a new series. Growing Season by Melanie Lageschulte, the first book in the “Seasons Series” introduces us to Melinda Foster and tells of her return to Iowa after losing her job in the Twin Cities. ("... It's hard not to fall for plucky Melinda and her quirky and kind friends and neighbors. ... Melinda's reinvention of herself isn't without its bumps, making her a relatable heroine whom readers will want to follow to her next adventure." - Publishers Weekly)

 Get your week going with a good book… loving these comfortable days and my porch. Recently finished Anne Tyler’s French Braid which I really enjoyed, a family saga spanning 70 years as Ms. Tyler tackles fundamental assumption about womanhood, motherhood, and female aging…a good read.

Wishing everyone a wonderful week!

Susan and the Library Ladies