Ralls County Library Newsletter
Summer Library Reading Program 2026 -
‘Unearth YOUR Story Through
Literacy, Science and History’
Join us for literacy opportunites to spark your interest in the areas of science and history.
From topics of dinosaurs, archaelology, local historical events, America’s 250th birthday, programming at the library will center around these themes and more!
Presenters will include WT Johnson as George Washington Carver, MAD Science with Sounds Like Science, Dan Peters and Metal Detecting, Delores Woodhurst with the Ralls County Historical Society - trains and a walking field trip and The Reptile Experience with Serengeti Steve. Check out the Ralls County Library webpage-rallscountylibrary.com, Facebook postings or the calendar in this newsletter for times/locations. You don’t want to miss these amazing opportunties to learn!
To participate in the Summer Library Reading Program, call or visit the library to sign up! This program is open to birth to adult with specific reading requirements for each age group. We can’t wait to have fun with you this summer! What do you want to unearth?
Want a book?
Want a book that we don’t have? If we can’t get it from another library, we may order it for you.
Just ask!
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Notes from the Director - Debbie Jameson
Welcome May!
Ok, it doesn’t FEEL like May, but I know it’s coming. So until you can spend your whole paycheck at the farm stand, greenhouse, plant nursery or garden center...reading is a 2nd best option. Come in an see what we have to keep you occupied!
Our Summer Libary Reading Program is kicking off June 1-July 23. The theme is ‘Unearth YOUR Story Through Literacy, Science and History’. I am sure you will find interest in some of these opportunties. This grant provided $2500 in books to our collection - come check out the new books, STEM kits and Wonderbooks. It also provided almost $2000 for presenters for additonal learning opportunties. We have national presenter as well as local experts. Thursday Story Hour (10-11 AM) is open to all ages birth through adult. Come see what the library unearths for you this summer!
Debbie
Join Us at The Ralls County Library
Birth to Age 5 Programming
Dawn Snodgrass & Diane Schulte
May is going to take a fun little spin around the solar system. For no reason other than it sounds fun we are going to kick off the month celebrating May 4th...Star Wars Day! The kids will be introduced to Star Wars through books droid creating, and lightsaber making! The rest of the month we will focus on outer space. We will cover rockets, astronauts, planets, & stars. There will be two cardboard rockets set up in the children’s area that patrons can color on. I hope to find time to launch a baking soda rocket in the outdoor classroom.
Don’t forget summer reading is so close! You may begin signing up on May 4th. There is something for all ages. There is an abundance of new literature releasing this month in a section titled Summer Reading! I hope you will find time to check it out!
Children/Youth
(Grades Kdg-12) Programming
Dawn Hargraves
May 4th- Slime Factory! Due to some crazy spring weather, our slime factory got postponed. Come see us May 4th from 6-7 PM to make a variety of slime with your family. Drop in anytime during the hour to read a slime book and work your way through the “factory” to
create fun slime combinations.
Join us every Thursday morning from 10-11 AM for Story Hour. We’ll be reading books, hanging out with friends, and creating fun arts and crafts.
Girls Club concluded in April with a pizza party to celebrate our successful semester. Our girls learned to sew beautifully on sewing machines, creating tote bags, mini quilts, scrunchies, and skirts.
Join us this May for adult programs at the library!
Stop by Ask a Tech on May 11 from 1:00–3:00 PM for help with your devices, apps, or everyday tech questions.
Our Book Club, on May 18th at 6pm, will wrap up our discussion of Too Old for This—we’d love to hear your thoughts as we conclude the book together.
Looking ahead, be sure to start reading A Sicilian Romance for our next Classic Book Club meeting on June 8.
We hope to see you at the library this month!