The USDA Summer Food Service truck will be at the library between 4pm-6pm today, Monday July 6. This service is for families with children ages 18 and under. https://www.washmolib.org/o/wpl/article/2942519
Last night's puzzle race was one for the record books as the winning team finished with a new library record of 28 minutes and 26 seconds. Congratulations, champs!
USDA food truck is here at the library along with volunteers. They will be here for the next 2 hours. If you have children under 19, come down to the library for a weeks worth of food for each child.
The June 29th USDA Food Truck will be delayed by a half hour to an hour. The truck will now arrive between 4:30 and 5:00 p.m. They will still stay for two hours to distribute food. https://www.washmolib.org/o/wpl/article/2942519
Temperatures are heading into the nineties this week. This is reminder that the library has an air-conditioned children's play area. If you need to get out of the house but are worried about the heat, the library offers a free space to play. We don't allow pets in the library, but due to what is known as the Jurassic loophole, dinosaurs are allowed. They like to color with children.
Looking for a few good books? Patrons using Beanstack to log their summer reading challenge can also leave book reviews. Here are three rave reviews of books patrons have loved!
* I Will Read to You by Gideon Sterer
* All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers.
* Starside by Alex Aster
Do you need more recommendations? Visit our website to see all the book recommendation services the library offers.
Tuesday's T-Rex Tea Time was a lot of fun. Dinosaurs even helped with desk checkouts, so it was a success all around. Thanks for joining us for a late afternoon tea party. We'll do this again!
Art Club is Thursday at 6! We're going to follow along with another acrylic tutorial. It should be a great exercise for painting a little looser and with more expression. The video link is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OalpVAx0Rcs. Photos are from May art club.
This summer's first adult paint party was a blast of color. Regiatration for July's paint party starts at 8am on Monday June 29. Call 636-390-1070 to register for a fun evening!
What are you reading next? Here are Novelist's mid-year recommendations of their 2026 favorite books, so far. You can access Novelist for more recommendations with your library card: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,cpid&custid=036-182&profile=novelist
When we get very busy checking in books in the back room, the librarians make book cart trains and pretend they are train conductors. When it's very quiet you can sometimes hear them saying "chugga chugga choo choo."
We had a great time learning about insects, pollinators, bugs ( and ticks). Thank you John Guildehaus for sharing your collection and knowledge. Part of John's collection is on display in the library lobby. Check it out next time you're at the library.
Beloved author Jane Yolen passed away this week. (February 11, 1939 – June 11, 2026) She was a prolific author who wrote over 400 books, won many awards, and served in many positions in author organizations. Her "How Do Dinosaurs..." series is a popular checkout at Washington Public Library.
A patron sent us these pictures from this weekend of a hawk perched over the native garden in front of the library.
A lifetime of literacy and learning starts by reading to young children. The library offers preschool storytime Friday mornings at 10am. Tot times, with stories targeted for age 3 and under, happens every Thursday at 9:00 am and 10:00 am. See you at the library!
Have you tried the Golden Egg Mini Reading Challenge? Pick a golden egg, win prizes and enter into the raffle for $50 Gift Certificates. More information: https://www.washmolib.org/o/wpl/article/2929945
If you complete your 40 days of the summer reading challenge, you earn the "Unearth Your Story" T-Shirt with a skeleton T-Rex. Haven't registered yet? There's still time. Pickup a reading log at the library or register online using Beanstack: https://www.washmolib.org/o/wpl/page/reading-challenges
Shout-out to Adventure 360 Paleo X for a fantastic presentation on dinosaurs and fossils. Everyone got to touch a triceratops scapula, a raptor claw, a T-Rex tooth, and more.
The Dog Man series is a perennial children's favorite - but what do you in the summer when many Dog Man books are checked out? You ask the librarians to help place holds on the Dog Man titles you want, of course. And you also look for some other books your child could try while they are waiting. We have some suggestions.
Mahjong's popularity is growing fast. The library hosts mahjong club on Thursdays from Noon to 3:00pm. An instructor is available to teach newcomers on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays. Come on out and give it a try.
