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THIS MONTH'S SPOTLIGHTS
 ANNUAL 4TH OF JULY
BOOK & BAKE SALE
Join Us! Make a purchase at our Book & Bake
Sale during the Vail America Days™ festivities!
The Book Sale will take place:
July 4, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. | July 5, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
July 6, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. | July 7, 11a.m. - 2 p.m.
The Bake Sale will be:
Thursday, July 4
8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
at the main entrance of the library.
Bake Sale proceeds benefit Children's Programs.
We thank you in advance for your support!
LED Lightbulb Exchange
Vail Public Library is currently hosting it's 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!
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JULY'S PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
FOR ADULTS
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VIRTUAL BOOKS 'N BITES
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10 | 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.gov for an invitation
to the monthly Books ‘n’ Bites.
Join us! this month when we will discuss the book
”Becoming" by Michelle Obama
An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States. When she was a little girl, Michelle Robinson's world was the South Side of Chicago, where she and her brother, Craig, shared a bedroom in their family's upstairs apartment and played catch in the park, and where her parents, Fraser and Marian Robinson, raised her to be outspoken and unafraid. But life soon took her much further afield, from the halls of Princeton, where she learned for the first time what if felt like to be the only black woman in a room, to the glassy office tower where she worked as a high-powered corporate lawyer--and where, one summer morning, a law student named Barack Obama appeared in her office and upended all her carefully made plans. Here, for the first time, Michelle Obama describes the early years of her marriage as she struggles to balance her work and family with her husband's fast-moving political career.
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 Friday, July 12 l 11:30 a.m.
We will meet in the lobby of the Library and then head out for a walk as we discuss the book "Becoming". Please join even if you haven't finished the book, there is always plenty of life to talk about!
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The Joy of Journaling Series
 JULY 24 l 6 P.M.
Join us! for our second journaling event of the summer series where we write with journaling prompts at the library. Snacks will be provided.
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JULY'S PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
FOR KIDS
KIDS SUMMER READING EVENTS
A StoryWalk Adventure with Author Alice Feagan
TUESDAY, JULY 9 | 2 P.M.
This week’s adventure will have us traveling by a Town of Vail chartered bus to our StoryWalk® at Bighorn Park to meet with Author Alice Feagan.
You can ride this bus or meet us at Bighorn Park in East Vail. The bus will depart the library at 2:05 and return at 3:15. Please bring an empty egg carton if you have one handy!
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THURSDAY, JULY 11 | 2:30 P.M.
Bravo! Vail seeks to cultivate and inspire the musician inside every child. Little Listeners @ the Library, presented by Alpine Bank, introduces music and instruments in an approachable, accessible way. Kids can learn and interact with the Festival musicians, participating in games to capture a few musical insights along the way
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Vail Jazz Jammin' Jazz Kids
MONDAY JULY 15 AND JULY 29
2:30 P.M. - 3:15 P.M
Jammin' Jazz Kids offers an engaging and fun learning experience for youngsters through FREE interactive, hands-on activities that teach the fundamentals of jazz and the art of improvisation. Children and their families are invited to a free fun-filled 45 minute program of exploring the fundamentals of jazz music, the 12-bar blues, and playing along with lively music educators. Ideal for children up to age eight, but everyone is welcome!
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Pop Art Adventure with Michael Albert
TUESDAY, JULY 16 l 2 P.M.
This week’s adventure will be led by pop artist Michael Albert, who has held workshops in almost all 50 states! Using scissors, glue and cereal/paperboard boxes, participants will create pop art pieces of their own. Because this process requires a bit more time than usual, this program will last for two hours, from 2 - 4. Teens and adults welcome too!
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Adventure Yoga with Diana Laughlin
TUESDAY JULY 23 l 2 P.M.
This week’s adventure will have us trying out all sorts of yoga moves with Diana Laughlin. Yoga mats will be provided. All you need to do is wear comfortable clothes. Diana will conduct her class in English and Spanish. Come get twisty with us!
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TUESDAY, JULY 30 | 2 P.M.
We’re having a Foam Party!
Get ready to play & dance in a giant pile of cool, clean foam!
This is a water activity, so please bring a towel, swimsuit or a change of clothes.
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 23 | 1 P.M.
Kids and Parents will be able to ask questions and talk about their favorite parts of the
book with each other.
Join us! for a discussion featuring the book:
"A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
This summer we would like to invite you to join in a community read - especially for kids! Participants can read the book to themselves or can have it read to them and then attend our event on July 23. We will hold our special Kids’ Summer Book Club gathering on July 23 during the hour before our weekly Summer Reading Program event. We will play “A Boy Called Bat” Jeopardy, eat Bat’s favorite snacks, etc. Open to kids ages 6 - 12.
For more information, email Laurine at
LMegna-Davis@vail.gov
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EXTRAS
HISTORY NUGGET WITH JIM CLARKE & TONY MAURO: VAIL VALLEY VOICES
Hired in January of 1963, Jim "JC" Clarke was a member of the original Vail Ski Patrol. Ski patrol personnel of that era needed to be game for new experiences and a jack-of-all-trades. In this Vail Valley Voices History Nugget, Clarke discussed repair of the first telephone wires on Vail Mountain. Lodgepole pines that swayed readily in the wind served as poles for the phone lines.
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 July is:
A collaboration between the Vail Valley Art Guild (VVAG) and Eagle County Veteran Services.
Norm Vogel, who is a Navy Veteran, is a talented photographer who divides his time between residences in Vail and Hawaii. He also travels abroad to capture magnificent landscapes. Norm is also developing a themed body of works which includes people in museums, fishermen at work and people in the street. Norm's photo of the young girl making daisy chains has beautiful color balance and composition.
Bob Will, an Air Force Veteran and long time Red Cliff resident is known for his unique "found object" sculptures. Many of his works are substantial in size and can be seen around the valley in public places. In one recent piece called "Male and Female", the two steel pieces seem to mesh together but have red paint around the edges. Bob says this depicts relationships that seem to work but always have some friction around the edges. In the sculpture "Lock and Key" he has taken a large rusted lock from the 1800s and superimposed an ornate key over the lock.
The VVAG has been active in the valley since 2014. Their role for this event is curating, hanging, and sponsoring the event for the veterans in our valley.
THIS MONTH'S DATABASE HIGHLIGHT
Poetry & Short Story Reference Center is a rich full-text database containing thousands of classic and contemporary poems, short stories, biographies, essays, lesson plans and learning guides. It also includes high-quality videos and audio recordings from the Academy of American Poets.
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Friday - Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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