The Findlay Hancock County Public library is looking for SummerREAD Volunteens ages 10-18 to help with the summer reading program.
The SummerREAD for 2016 will be held from June 1-July 30, with the theme of On your Mark, Get Set,…READ! Volunteens help register children for SummerREAD, record the number of books reported by readers, distribute weekly handouts, assist with programs, crafts and much more. Volunteers work 2 hours per week in the months of June and July.
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15th Affair by James Patterson. Detective Lindsay Boxer chases an elusive suspect...her husband.
The Apartment by Danielle Steel. A memorable ensemble cast of four young women share a beautiful loft apartment in New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen and experience the glamour and challenges of city life, love and career in this irresistible contemporary story.
The Crown by Kiera Cass. Kiera Cass’s bestselling Selection series has enchanted readers from the very first page. Now the end of the journey is here, in a wonderfully romantic series finale that will sweep you off your feet.
The Trials of Apollo by Rick Riordan. After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. Weak and disoriented, he lands in New York City as a regular teenage boy. Now, without his godly powers, the four-thousand-year-old deity must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus’s favor.
Join Ayane Hida, Japanese Outreach Initiative Coordinator of Findlay and the Mazza Museum, for a Japanese story and exploration of the picture books art followed by an origami project on Friday, June 3 from 11:00 a.m.-Noon. For ages six and up. The program is free with no registration required and will be held in the Children's Services Department.
It's that time of year again. Join the SummerREAD program this summer and dive into some great books and earn the chance to win some fabulous prizes!
Check out some of the great programs. Click here for SummerREAD fun!
2017 CommunityREAD Book - 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
The Findlay-Hancock County Public Library’s 2017 CommunityRead will be Stephen R. Covey’s “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.”
The YouthReads will be “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens” and “The 7 Habits of Happy Kids” by Sean Covey. Sean Covey will visit Hancock County on March 16, 2017, during CommunityRead month for a presentation at 7 p.m. at the Marathon Center for the Performing Arts.
Special programs for library users of all ages will be held during National Library Week. Visitors will have the opportunity to enter special drawings.
Due the sudden passing of Mr. Steve Pardi, Book Cellar Manager, the store will be closed on Monday, August 7th and Wednesday, August 8th. The Book Cellar will reopen at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 11th.
The staff of the Findlay-Hancock County Public Library and the Book Cellar Volunteers mourn the loss of our friend and colleague. Steve's contributions to the success of the library will be greatly missed.
