Friends of the Library Sponsor Asahi
Reader’s Digest Magazine (Large Print)
Mackenzie Schutte was our week three winner for the Ashland Bay Cinema gift certificate.
The Friends of the Library voted to continue sponsoring the weekly Asahi Nordic Exercise class. Asahi -A Simple And Healthy Idea is a movement exercise. Focused on balance and breathing. We have been enjoying a month of classes outside at The Friends Place at the library. We will be on a bit of a break until August. When we next meet, Margaret Vainio of Finland will visit with us. Margaret first introduced us to Asahi at a demonstration here at the library in September of 2023. Naomi Kauppi was in attendance and became an instructor and has been leading classes here at the library ever since. Last year Margaret led an Asahi class at Gilman Park next to the river. It was a peaceful and beautiful setting. We will keep you posted as to the day and time of Margaret’s August visit.
Here’s a nod to our outdoor Asahi classes – The Reader’s Digest’s May/June 2025 issue has an article “How Nature Heals Us” by Charlotte Hilton Andersen. A quote from the article is by Bert Mandelbaum, MD, a sports medicine specialist and orthopedic surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Santa Monica, California, “I tell my patients that being outdoors has nose-to-toes benefits.” Recommendations include touching grass, sitting under a tree, and going for a 15-minute walk. The library has the Reader’s Digest in Large Print for those of you interested in reading the article. You may also read the article using Libby the online resource for digital magazines, ebooks and audio books.
Friday, July 18 at 6pm Paint Night with The Art Sherpa, “Bowl of Cherries”
Monday, July 21 at 11am Fraud Prevention Workshop with Jay Seppanen
Monday, July 21 at 6pm Book Club, “Violeta” by Isabel Allende
Tuesday, July 22 at 10:30am Summer Reading for Grades 1-5 Bubble Wrap Painting
Thursday, July 24 at 9am Summer Reading for Ages 2-5 Summer Memories Painting
Thursday, July 24 Last Day to enter Teen Challenges
Friday, July 25 9am-Noon Friends of the Library Book Sale
Friday, July 25 at 12:30pm Teen Painting, “Campfire”
Happy Summer Reading!