Holiday Closures

• Saturday, July 04: Independence Day
• Saturday, July 18: Cherry Festival

July Program Schedule

Adults

• Trivia Night: July 14 @ 6:00
  • Pre-Regiser by July 11
• Books from Scratch: Book Making Workshop
  • July 20 @ 10:00 OR July 21 @ 4:00
    • Learn the basics of book binding from this workshop and make your own book to take home!
• Unearthing Ancient Civilizations: Archeologist Talk
  • July 25 @ 2:00
    • Stop by the library and learn about the ancient wonders of Jordan! Professor Suzanne Richard will tell us about a recent archeological dig in Jordan. Professor Richard is a professor of history and archeology at Gannon.

Teens

• Join us on Wednesdays at 3:00, all summer long! This month:
  • 7/8 – Paint T-shirts (limited sizes available; bring own for sure size)
  • 7/15 – Paper Making
  • 7/22 -Dino Egg Excavation
  • 7/29 – Shrinky Dinks

Children

• Weekly Story Times:
  • Tues. & Wed. – Preschool @ 11:00
  • Thurs. – Baby & Toddler @ 11:00
• Weekly ALL Age Program:
  • Thursdays @ 1:00
    • 07/02- Therapy Dogs and Crafts
    • 07/09- NE Borough Mayor Visits
    • 07/16- Movement with Yogavon and crafts
    • 07/23- Environmental Program with Erie Conservation Center
    • 07/30- STEAM Program and story time with GPI

Erie Gives is August 11

• Support McCord Memorial Library with a donation to help fund the programs, services, and resources our community enjoys. Every gift makes a difference!

New Books List update

• Our “New Books List” will now be available on our website. New Adult Books are also listed next to the Fiction and Non-Fiction New Book Displays.
• To see the list of books, go to mccordlibrary.org

Dial-A-Story

Dial-a-Story is a library program that is available 24/7! Stories are available in English and Spanish. New story every week! Call 814-347-8318

• July Stories:
  • 07/05: David Attenborough
  • 07/12: A Day at the Seashore
  • 07/19: A Stone is a Story
  • 07/26: Finley: A Moose in Chartreuse
• NEW! Chapter Book:
  • Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary

Miss a chapter? Find it at http://www.mccordlibrary.org

NEW Screen-Free Tech Items for Children

We recently added 2 types of screen-free entertainment for children: Whazoodles and Tonies! These can be found in the Children’s Library.

Tonies:

• Story Time Tonies play screen-free audio stories that are ideal for sparking imagination! Perfect for bedtime routines, quiet times, or car rides, the captivating narratives help to build vocabulary and foster independent play without screens.
• You will need a Tonie box to use these. Tonie box not available for checkout

Whazoodles:

• Designed to guide kids ages 3 – 12 through learning, movement, relaxation, and mindfulness, WhaZoodle lets kids choose and explore their own exciting adventures. No Wi-Fi, downloads, or extra pieces required!
• Topics include problem solving/math, nature, reading/language, creativity/music, animals, fantasy/fairy tales, and engineering/technology.

Congrats to Amelia Ellsworth for reading 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten!

**We have added 4 disc golf kits to our collection! They are available to check out to use at the new disc golf course in North East!**