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Stayton Public Library, April 2022

April showers? Read for hours! 

April 3-9, 2022 is National Library Week, a time we highlight the essential role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening communities. The theme for this year’s National Library Week is “Connect with Your Library,” which promotes the idea that libraries are places to get connected to technology by using broadband, computers, and other resources such as our wifi hotspots. Libraries also offer opportunities to connect with media, programs, and ideas, in addition to books. Most importantly, libraries also connect communities to each other.

Behind the scenes, we have added 20 new STEAM items to our Library of Things so far, and we have even more coming! You can check out what we have added here. Thank you so much again to our amazing donors who made this happen. We are also busy planning our Summer Reading Program for all ages!

See you at the Library!

Storytime

Tuesdays, April 5, 12, 19 and 26
11:00 am
Join us as we walk into a world where early literacy is everywhere! This program is for children and family members of all ages.

Please note: This program takes place outdoors around the Library and into the Community Park.

At this time, we offer Storytime outdoors to continue to develop new positive learning experiences for children using our pursuit of early literacy as a tool to help us along the way. Learning can happen anywhere, and as we provide the types of activities we have been exploring since September, we are aiming for consistency and a sense of stability for children which is so important for their development.

From reducing stress and fighting anxiety to encouraging us to be active and improving our moods, the great outdoors offers so many positive benefits, even in our own backyards.

April Foolery Egg Hunt

April 1 – 8 during regular open hours
All Ages - Hunt for one of our silly eggs throughout the Library and instead of yolks, find some jokes! Tell the joke you find to a Library staff member and get a piece of candy!

Spring Storytime in the Garden

Thursday, April 7, 10:30am
Bring an umbrella and boots, and celebrate all that is spring in this special themed storytime at Stayton’s Community Garden.  Afterwards, pick up a free book to keep and plant something with us.  No registration required. Just meet us there!

Stayton Community Garden, N. Evergreen Avenue, south of the Salem Ditch

April Take and Make Activities

Tuesday, April 12
Pick up activity kits for everyone in your family!

Kids (all ages): DIY Bug Hotels
Teens: Felt Bird Bookmarks
Adults: Felt and Hardware Beehive

Kits will be available Tuesday, April 12th during regular Library hours and are limited to 1 per person while supplies last. Kits will be available in the Library and through curbside pickup. Call 503-769-3313 for more info.

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Ready to start getting into your garden? Or looking to start small with containers? We have books that cover them all!

Pollinators

Learn all about the importance of bees through this list perfect for kids of all ages!

April is Citizen Science Month

Citizen Science Month, observed annually in April, is a celebration of all things citizen and community science and engages people from all walks of life in real research anytime, anywhere, on topics from astronomy to zoology. Citizen science is real science done by people like you! There are resources to match your interests with real scientific studies. Whether you share pictures from your garden to help track plant and animal species populations or take a walk in your own neighborhood with a personal air monitor, you can contribute! If you're interested in seeing what you can participate in to match your interests, visit scistarter.org.

Stayton Public Library has added three Citizen Science Kits to its Library of Things collection that feature specialized tools to encourage active participation in scientific research!

Citizen Science Kits available:

• Exploring Biodiversity - Document and identify plants and animals around you.
• Observing Pollinators - Identify and count pollinators as they visit flowering plants.
• Measuring Light in the Night - Help gather light pollution data.

Used Book Store

Find used books at low prices and help support the Stayton Public Library!

Friends of the Library Used Book Store in the
Marketplace at the Grove
351 N. 1st Ave. 

Tuesday - Friday 10-5
Saturday 10-4

Stayton Public Library Foundation

The Stayton Public Library Foundation's mission is to raise funds to improve the Stayton Public Library facilities, provide an endowment to support library operations, and to support special library programs and services such as the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program.

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Thursday
11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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Saturday
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Stayton Public Library
515 N. First Avenue Stayton, OR 97383
Phone: (503) 769-3313