The Friends Place
Kaleidoscope at The Friends Place
Asahi Nordic Exercise will continue on Wednesday mornings at 8:30am at The Friends Place beginning August 13. This time and place work for most. If you are wondering what this exercise is like, please stop by and see for yourself. The exercises are completed while standing, but we do have members who do them seated. The focus is on movement and breathing. It is a wonderful way to start the morning, stretching in the fresh air with birds singing and a view of the Penokee Mountains. If the weather is poor, we will move indoors.
The Friends of the Library wish to extend an invitation to you all to join us for a Family Fun Night as a Dedication for the Kaleidoscope on Monday, August 18th at 6pm. We hope to have a little ceremony, song(s), and root beer floats. I hope you will join us for this event as we wrap up Summer and look forward to all that the Fall season has to offer.
The last Summer Reading Book Club will be held following the dedication at 7pm on August 18th. We will discuss “The Lioness” by Chris Bohjalian.
Book Club members you have until the end of July to share your thoughts on
book titles or genres for the September 2025 – May 2026 Book Club season. If you would like to join one of our book clubs, you are welcome to share your input too. Stop by the library and let us know of your interest. The Monday Night Book Club meets the second Monday of the month at 6pm. The Wednesday Morning Book Club meets the third Wednesday of the month at 9am. Books are ordered through inter-library loan, so there is no need to purchase books.
There is still plenty of time to earn your reading medals. All it takes is 50 reading points. That’s 50 picture books, 10 intermediate or ‘J’ or non-fiction books, or any combination of those groups. You have until the end of August to earn those reading points. Addie Schutte is our newest Reading Medal winner. Congratulations!
Olivia Boley is the Ashland Bay Cinema gift certificate winner this week. Our final winner will be announced in next week’s paper.
Thursday, July 31 at 7pm Movie, “Unsung Hero
Monday, August 4 10am-1pm CLICK Digital Navigator, Jay Seppanen will be here to help with your phone, tablet, and laptop questions.
Movie Mornings will be offered on Tuesdays at 10am:
August 12, Snow White
August 19, Sonic the Hedgehog 3
August 26, Minecraft Movie
Paint Night will be on Friday, August 29, at 6pm to create “Beach & Quiet” with Michelle the Painter