April showers might bring May flowers, but check out what else April has in store for us here at the Cape Girardeau Public Library! It’s a new season and with it brings many new programs, materials, ideas, and services to our library just waiting for you to come and explore.
A good spring rain can be so refreshing! And though it means we can’t go outside and enjoy the warmer temperatures that spring brings in preparation for summer, it does mean we have the perfect excuse to stay inside, wrap ourselves in a soft blanket, and curl up with a good book and a mug of tea and listen to the rain against the windows. Relaxing, right?
Don’t really like reading? That’s perfectly fine too! You can check out one of our many DVDs (Anyone else need to catch up on Yellowstone? No? Just me?), a board game to play with the family (we have Sheriff of Nottingham), or our crochet kit from our Library of Things.
Spring is the perfect time to refresh those New Year's resolutions or to simply start over fresh. It’s a time of new growth and new beginnings. What better place to begin something new than at the library? So spring on by and check out the new things happening at CGPL!
Programs:
Adult:
Library Legends: Kickflipping Over a Quantum Centipede (April 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th from 6:30-8:30pm)
Senior Sketches: Part of the Creative Aging Initiative (April 2nd, 9th, 16th, and 23rd from 10-11:30am)
Families Eating Smart and Moving More: (April 3rd, 17th, & 24th from 4:30-6:30pm)
Saturday Crafternoon: Embroidered Button Magnets (April 12th from 2-3:30)
Sensory Crafts: Popsicle Stick Art (April 12th & 14th from 12:00-1:30pm)
Youth:
Little Dungeon Delvers:(ages 9-11): April 7th, 14th, and 21st from 4-6pm (if you sign up for one you have to sign up for all 3)
Dungeon Delvers: (ages 12-18): April 10th, 17th, & 24th from 4-6pm (must sign up for all 3 sessions)
Full STEAM Ahead: (ages 2-5): Explore STEAM Concepts April 11th & 12th from 10am -12pm
Game and Gather: (all ages) Enjoy a light snack and our featured Board Game of the MOnth April 30th from 3-5
*Note: There will be no programs or storytimes during the month of May due to Summer Reading prep. Storytimes will begin again on June 1st. However, we will be hosting a Spirit Week from May 27th through the 30th to get everyone excited for this year's Summer Reading Program!
Books & Materials:
Adult:
The Amalfi Curse: A Bewitching Tale of Sunken Treasure, Forbidden Love, and Ancient Magic on the Amalfi Coast by Sarah Penner
The Devil’s Kitchen: A Murder in Yellowstone by Mark Thielman
The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva Rose
The Sirens by Emilia Hart
Any Trope But You by Victoria Lavine
A Short History of Black Craft in Ten Objects by Robell Awake
Parenting Dyslexia by Lisa Rappaport
A Giant Among Giants: The Baseball Life of Willie McCovey by Chris Haft
Youth:
Yoto Players & Yoto Cards: these audiobook players are screenless and wireless so they are perfect for reading with your kids on the go! You can check out a player and cards from us or, if you have a Yoto player at home, you can check out the cards here at the library. Limit 5 per family.
And this is just everything we know about so far! There are tons of new items and services coming to the library all the time. So be sure to swing on by for some springtime fun here at the library and see what new things we have to offer!