New Releases

 Check out what's new on our shelves this week:

B Vargas    Vargas, Elizabeth, Between breaths: a memoir of panic and addiction

DVD Cor    Coraline

DVD Whe    Where angels go, trouble follows

E Bir    Bird, Benjamin, Don't give this book a bowl of milk

E Kel    Willems, Mo, We are growing

ER jF Cro    Cronin, Doreen, Into the wild

F Dan    Daniels, Robert, Once Shadows Fall

F Jan    Jance, Judith A., Downfall: a Brady novel of suspense

F Phi    Philips, Susan Elizabeth, First Star I See Tonight

F Ste    Steel, Danielle, Rushing waters

jF BCD Wil    Wilder, Laura Ingalls, Little house on the prairie

jF Had    Haddix, Margaret Peterson, Children of exile

jF Pil    Pilkey, Dav, Dog Man

jF Red    Redbank, Tennant, Haunted boardwalk

pb F Kir    Kirkpatrick, Jane, This road we traveled

pb F Rei    Reilly, Meg Little We Are Unprepared

pb jF Pei    Peirce, Lincoln. Big Nate: revenge of the cream puffs

Fun at the Skating Rink

 We had a great group come out for our open skate last week! The kids (and grownups!) had a blast skating.

Thank you to everyone who came out to our end of summer skate!

Time to Skate!

Join us this afternoon for our open skate at the Wellman Skating Rink!!  Hope to see you all there!

Open Skate: This Friday!

Join us Friday from 1-3 at the Wellman Skating Rink!

Evaluate Our Summer Reading Program

As we finish our summer reading program, we invite all of our families who participated to please take a moment to fill out a brief survey.  Thank you in advance for your feedback!

New Releases

Newly released books!  Come in and check them out today.

• Extremely Cute Animals Operating Heavy Machinery by David Gordon
• The Moon's Almost Here by Patricia MacLachlan
• Frankie the Blankie by Jennifer Gordon Sattler
• Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Unpleasant Penguins from Pluto by Dav Pilkey
• Pete the Cat: Scuba-Cat by James Dean
• Splat the Cat Up in the Air at the Fair by Amy Hsu Lin
• Ducks in a Row by Lori Haskins Houran
• Lilies in Moonlight by Allison Pittman
• New Kid by Tim Green
• Adventure Time 8 by Ryan North
• Star Wars: the Story of Darth Vader by Catherine Saunders
• Katie's Redemption by Patricia Davids
• Beyond Reach by Siobhan Davis
• Limbo by Dima Zales
• Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse

New Releases

Stop by and check out our newly released books!

• Can I Tell You a Secret by Anna Kang
• Samanthasaurus Rex by B. B. Mandell
• The Cavendon Luck by Barbara Taylor Bradford
• Island of Dragons by Lisa McMann
• Paper Blooms: 25 Extraordinary Flowers to Make for Weddings, Celebrations, & More by Jerffery Rudell
• Peter the Cat and the Bad Banana by James Dean
• Just a Kite by Mercer Mayer
• Amelia Bedelia Chalks One Up by Herman Parish
• Splat the Cat Makes Dad Glad by Alissa Heyman
• Yikes! Bikes by Abby Klein
• A Reluctant Bride by Kathleen Fuller
• Ripple of Secrets by Denise Grover Swank
• An Amish Year: Four Amish Novellas by Beth Wiseman
• Adventure Time 4 by Jake North
• True Calling by Siohan Davis
• Broken Hearts, Fences, and Other Things to Mend by Katie Finn

New Releases

Come into the library and check out one of our newly released books!

• Martha Stewart's Handmade Holiday Crafts:225 Inspired Projects for Year Round Celebrations by Martha Stewart
• Our Great Big Backyard by Laura Bush
• Memoirs of a Parrot by Devin Scallian
• The House of Secrets by Brad Meltzer
• A Beauty Refined by Tracie Peterson
• Coll Stuff for Bath & Beauty: Creative Handmade Projects for Kids by Pam Scheunemann
• Big Nate Flips Out by Lincoln Pierce
• Big Nate Lives It Up by Lincoln Pierce
• The Journal of Best Practices by David Finch
• Paddington Sets Sail by Michael Bond
• Rock Star by Ree Drummond
• Good Night, Sleep Tight by Natalie Engle
• Thirty-Six and a Half Motives by Denise Grover Swank
• Avatar, The Last Airbender: The Search by Gene Luen Yang
• Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
• The Last Star by Richard Yancey
• Bedtime Stories (DVD)

Time to Skate!

Don't miss out!  Free open skate at the Wellman Skating Rink today from 1:00-3:00.  See you all there!!

Open Skate: June 3rd

Join us for our kick-off to summer open skate!  Hope to see you all there!

Summer is Coming

Summer Reading Program shirts are here!  It seems a little hard to believe that in just two summer vacation begins.  We are getting the final details prepped and ready to go for our Summer Reading Program.

We have our weekly prizes ready and are prepping our big prizes.  Big prizes?  Yes, we said big prizes!  Each week your child participates in our program, they get to enter their name in a drawing for one of four big prizes.  At our end of program picnic, we will be drawing our winners.  So exciting!

Summer Reading Program 2016: Registration Has Begun!

Only one month left of school!  Then summer begins!  We are so excited to be kicking off registration for our new and improved Summer Reading Program.  After months of planning and preparing we are so ready for summer to arrive.  This summer, we will be hosting eight fun-filled weeks of crafts, stories, and activities.  We have some great reading reward prizes too!  Our prizes this year include: T-shirts, Blank Park Zoo passes, Casey's ice cream cone coupons, and more!!

Registration for our summer reading program is now open.  If you don't already have access to a registration form, you can pick one up at Hills Bank or print one from our website: http://www.wellman.lib.ia.us/SRP2016Reg.

Thank You!

We are so thankful to live in such a great community.  A huge thank you to all the businesses, groups, and individuals who have contributed to our Summer Reading Program.  This great program would not be possible without your support!  Be on the look out for"Proud Supporter of On Your Mark, Get Set...Read!" signs around the community.

Remember to sign up and join us for this years Summer Reading Program.  It will be 8 weeks filled with fun activities, crafts, and most importantly good books!  You can sign up anytime beginning May 1st. 

Check Out our Children's Computer

Recently, we've added a children's computer to our Children's Area.  It has access to games and education resources online such as PBS Kids Go, ACB Ya, and a subscription to ABC Mouse.  Bring your little ones in and try it out!

Our Work Area

At long last, we were finally able to get our logo on the wall of our work area.  We love how it turned out!!  It's a great pop of color.  It also helps tie our logo and colors into our new decor.

Welcome, This is Your Library

If you have stopped by the library recently, you may have noticed a new addition to our entry way.  We recently hung our hand-painted welcome sign to greet all of our patrons as they enter the library.  We just love how it turned out!  The colors fit in beautifully with our new decor and its message is something we feel in our hearts.  

New Audio Books on the Shelves

Each week, we will be releasing two new-to-our-library books on CD.  Books on CD are a great way to make a long car ride or commute seem to go a little faster, keep your mind busy while you do housework (our assistant director's favorite way to listen to audio books), and are great entertainment.  Be sure to stop by and see what we have!

Another Splash of Color!

Woo-hoo!  More changes are happening and our library is looking bright and colorful.  Such a cheerful change.  We are loving the soft gray tone in the entryway and the west walls of our work area.

Cleaning House

Every once in a while, it's good to go through our shelves.  Recently, we've sorted through our audio books and removed older titles that have not been checked out for a number of years to make room from newer titles.  For the next few weeks, we'll be releasing two new titles to our shelves, so be sure to check out the latest each week.

Also, the titles we've taken off our shelves are now available in our Book Nook, so be sure to check them out!

Guess What We Did This Weekend...

Can you guess?

What do you think it could be?