Special lawn events coming to GPL this summer
GREENVILLE – This summer, Greenville Public Library isplanning some special events for our front lawn that we hope you’ll love!
On Wednesday, June 5 from noon to 1 p.m., we’ll be hosting a concert by local music duo, Providence Road. In the same vein as our former Lunch on the Lawn programs, we’re encouraging the community to bring their lunch to enjoy during this free event we’re calling Concert at the Carnegie. Tables and chairs will be provided, but limited, so bring a lawn chair or a blanket and relax for an hour with us!
We will also be hosting a Picnic on the Lawn June 27th from noon to 1 p.m. Anyone interested can bring their picnic lunch and enjoy the shaded beauty of our front lawn. During this event, we’ll be providing hotdogs for anyone who registers between June 3rd and June 24th.This event is also free, but registration is required if you’d like a hotdog.
For more information on either of these events, contact the library at (937) 548-3915 or stop by during our regular business hours. We hope to see you there!
GPL Summer Reading Program begins June 3rd
GREENVILLE – It’s time to flex your reading muscles by entering the Greenville Public Library Summer Reading Program!
Open to all ages, our reading program is a great way to earn prizes for doing what you were going to do anyway… read!
The festivities begin on Monday, June 3rd with our Kickoff event. On this day, all kids that sign up for the program will be entered to win a special adventure-themed prize basket. There will also be crafts available in the Storytime Room, as well as a Lemonade Bar with mix-ins and cookies from 1 to 4 p.m.!
For each week of the program, kids up to age 10 will read 20 minutes a day for five days, tracking their progress in their reading log. Once a sheet is completed, they can turn it in to receive one of our weekly incentive prizes. Each entry will also be included in our grand prize drawing at the end of the program. Grand prizes include an electric scooter, a Kindle Fire tablet, Kings Island tickets, and zoo tickets!
Young adults ages 11 to 18 can enter for every 500 minutes spent reading, with no limit to the number of entries submitted! Entry sheets can be picked up at the library or downloaded from the Summer Reading page on our website.
Adults can participate by entering a slip for each book, e-book, audiobook, or magazine read. Slips can be entered for the prize basket of their choice, with six to choose from. This year’s baskets include: Sweet as Can Bee (honey); Squeeze the Day (lemon); Stop & Smell the Oils (essential oils); Wonderful Wanderings (travel); Just Add Elbow Grease (handyman tools); and For the Fur Babies (dogs). All entries will be included in the grand prize drawing for an iPad!
The last day to submit entries will be on Friday, July 26. For more information, stop by the library, call us at (937) 548-3915, or visit greenville-publiclibrary.org .
Learn to Chill with Ty Baker-Baumann
GREENVILLE – Stress. There’s no way around it. It’s simply a part of life. But the key is not in eliminating stress altogether. That’s pretty impossible. The key is in how we perceive it and deal with it.
Join Ty Baker-Baumann, 500 hour RYT (registered yoga teacher), Reiki, Thai Yoga Massage practitioner, and former mental health professional as we investigate life stress: what it is, what it isn’t, and how to ride the rollercoaster without getting sick or falling off!
Her presentation, Let’s Chill! A Positive Approach to Managing Life’s Stressors, Big & Small, will be held at Greenville Public Library on Tuesday, June 4 at 11 a.m. in the third floor conference room. You’ll leave with information and simple tools which can be easily incorporated into daily living and support your well-being.
Ty has been providing yoga and wellness classes to Darke and surrounding counties for many years. Currently, most of her services can be found in Darke and Mercer Counties. Inquiries about her classes can be sent to inspirewithty@gmail.com or goodstuff.foundation@gmail.com .
For more on Ty, check out her Facebook pages at Inspire: Yoga and More, as well as The Good Stuff Foundation, or by visiting her websites, www.inspirewithty.com and www.goodstuffcenter.org .
Anyone with questions can contact the library at (937) 548-3915.
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