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Library Corner: New Books, Smitty’s Fundraiser & More

Goodall Library has hundreds of new books for all ages ready to become your new favorites. Here is what the staff recommends this week: We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker. This adult fiction novel is an absolute page-turner and an instant classic. Perfect for fans of Louise Penny, it is a realistic story about a sheriff who betrayed his friend, a teenager trying to keep her family together, and the extraordinary things that happen to people who deserve more than…

Goodall Library Plans Expansion

At the City Council’s Municipal Operations and Property Subcommittee meeting on June 8, Goodall Library Director Chip Schrader presented plans for a renovation and expansion of the Library, which will address a number of long-term goals. He said the plan was the result of a number of years of work involving many people. He gave a little background on the Library’s history. The oldest part of the current library building was constructed in 1937, with funding put together by the…

Library Corner

From the Goodall Library: That’s right - June’s STEM kits are SLIME! Kits will be available from June 7th - June 12th. A special Zoom workshop that walks you through how to make your slime and the science behind it will be hosted on Thursday June 10th at 6pm. You won’t want to miss this so mark your calendars now! Registration for summer reading is on now! Any time between now and June 21st, pick up a welcome kit at…

Learn to Forage For Wild Mushrooms

The mushroom season is upon us.  Collecting and eating wild mushrooms is an intimidating prospect for the beginner. There are so many different mushrooms, and some of them are devilishly difficult to tell apart. Some are poisonous; a few, dangerously toxic. However, there are a number of mushrooms that are great edibles, easily identified and without toxic lookalikes, and these may provide you with all the mushrooms you’ll ever want! On Thursday, May 27, mushrooming author and teacher Greg Marley…

Ready, Set, Bid!

The Springvale Library has been preparing for months for their First Annual Online Auction fundraiser. All the photos and descriptions have been uploaded for you to take a look, and you can bid starting April 4, through the end of the auction on April 18. Visit the auction website at https://www.charityauctionstoday.com/auctions/springvale-public-library-21563 to place your bid. They have some amazing and unique items from very generous donors in auction, including: A beginner genealogy session with Christina Parks4 weeks of beautiful bouquets…

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