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THIS MONTH'S SPOTLIGHTS
LED Lightbulb Exchange: Beginning June 3rd
Beginning June 3, Vail Public Library will host its LED Lightbulb Exchange in partnership with Town of Vail Sustainability Department. Community members can save money and cut climate pollution by exchanging old lightbulbs for high-efficiency LED lightbulbs for free! Stop by the library during library open hours to make your exchange. While supplies last!
 Summer Reading Program for All Ages! Beginning June 4- August 31
Adults, teens, and children: get ready for another Summer Reading Program!
This year we celebrate with the theme "Adventure Begins at Your Library!"
Join us! for stories, reading clubs, special programs, music, and much more! Either online, inside the library or outside the library on the beautiful lawn!
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Kids Summer Reading
We challenge kids to be read to or to read everyday from
June 4- August 31.
Readers can create their own goals with the help of their parents .We suggest a minimum of 20 minutes per day.
Teen and Adult Summer Reading
Complete your raffle sheet. Each time you complete a ticket swing by the library to drop it in the raffle box at the front desk for a weekly drawing!
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VIRTUAL BOOKS 'N BITES
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 | 5 P.M.
VIA ZOOM
The library's book club meets each month for a fun and lively virtual book club experience!
We meet on the second Wednesday of the month via Zoom.
Email Abigail at abrezinka@vail.govfor an invitation
to the monthly Books ‘n’ Bites.
Join us! this month when we will discuss the book
”The Vanishing Half" by Brit Bennett
“The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, Southern black community and running away at age sixteen, it’s not just the shape of their daily lives that is different as adults, it’s everything: their families, their communities, their racial identities. Ten years later, one sister lives with her black daughter in the same Southern town she once tried to escape. The other secretly passes for white, and her white husband knows nothing of her past. Still, even separated by so many miles and just as many lies, the fates of the twins remain intertwined. What will happen to the next generation, when their own daughters’ storylines intersect? Weaving together multiple strands and generations of this family, from the Deep South to California, from the 1950s to the 1990s, Brit Bennett produces a story that is at once a riveting, emotional family story and a brilliant exploration of the American history of passing.” (From Novelist)
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 Friday, June 14 | 11:30 A.M.
Join us! For our fun walking book club. We will discuss this month's book title " The Vanishing Half" by Brit Bennett. Come even if you haven't read this month's title. Instead share what you are currently reading or interested in!
We will meet in the library's Galleria and then head out for our discussion while we enjoy the beautiful scenery!
Email Jo Norris at JNorris@vail.gov to confirm your participation.
EVENINGS OF ENGAGEMENT WITH RAGGEDY EDGE
Join us! June 26 at 5:30 P.M. for live music with Raggedy Edge
Raggedy Edge performs a mix of folk, rock, blues, pop, and swing on guitars, mandolin, and hand percussion. Their family friendly show, a mix of original music and covers, features rich harmonies and Bob’s creative guitar wizardry. It is full of variety, spark, and fun for folks who desire a positive, upbeat message in the music they hear.
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JUNE'S PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
FOR KIDS
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EXTRAS
George Gillett
ORAL HISTORY NUGGET: VAIL VALLEY VOICES
George Gillett was born and raised on a farm near Racine, Wisconsin. Gillett attended Amherst College in Massachusetts and finished his undergraduate study at Dominican College in Racine, Wisconsin. He was an honors student in his favorite course of study at Amherst: Henry Steele Commager’s American History. Gillett has had a diverse career as a management consultant, entrepreneur, and owner of radio stations, meat-packing plants, professional sports teams, ski areas and entertainment venues. In 1963, Gillett and family visited Vail for the first time. Gillett invested in Vail and became the primary owner of Vail Associates in 1983.
ART @ YOUR LIBRARY
Vail Public Library proudly displays local artists’ work in our Community Room on a rotating schedule. Public viewing is available during library hours.
The art on display for the month of May is: Margo Thomas
Ms. Thomas lives in Edwards, CO full time. She discovered art in 2001, starting with human figure drawing and watercolors, studying at the Art Students League of Denver and in Chicago at the Palette & Chisel Art Academy. Her goal is to communicate harmony through visual experiences. Inspired by the Colorado mountains, her subjects are based in nature and family. She recently endeavored into the world of AI and found a “sweet spot for using it as an amazing tool for creatives.
Learn how the emerging AI (artificial intelligence) tools can help creatives reach a new level. A self-guided walk will take you on a journey that is revolutionizing the art world and disrupting the norm. During her June 3rd opening, Margo will lead you through this fascinating world, all written by AI and paired with her art.
Join Margo on June 3rd and June 25 for her opening and closing receptions from 5-7:30 p.m.
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THIS MONTH'S DATABASE HIGHLIGHT
This is a fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations and much more for over 135,000 titles. It also includes other content of interest to fiction readers, such as Author Read-alikes, What We’re Reading, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks and Annotated Book Lists. For school media specialists and teachers, there are Picture Book Extenders and articles on Teaching with Fiction.
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ONLINE 24/7 RESOURCES
Remember to use our online resources for 24/7 access
to information including the resources listed below.
VAIL PUBLIC LIBRARY
Open Hours:
Monday - Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday - Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
292 West Meadow Drive, Vail CO 81657
970.479.2184 | vaillibrary.com
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