By Jane Somerville

We have many fantastic programs in the works for this spring. May 6 at 5:30 pm Kathy Rogerson will teach a class on bread making. Class size is limited and there is a sign up sheet in the library. Laurii Gadwa will teach a class on willow baskets the following Monday, May 13 at 5:00. This, too, requires signing up. John Phillips will be holding a lecture/participation event on poetry on Wednesday, May 15 at 6:30. Thursday, May 16 we will be hosting a Mother/Daughter tea party for the Stanley girls and moms. Tea and fancy finger foods will be served, and participants will talk about the books they like to share together. Our summer line up of programs is also looking great, see more about our fun summer reading program in upcoming articles.

Particpants in the Let's Talk About program sponsored by the Idaho Commission for Libraries, Idaho Humanities Council, the National Endowment for Humanities and US Bank are asked to helped chose themes for next year. We need to send the application for the grant in by early June. Stop by the library or send an email with your theme choice and book selections. These can be found on the Idaho Commission for Libraries web site, www.libraries.idaho.gov. Select Let's Talk About It on the left panel, then navigate to themes and books. Your input is important! If you've never joined in one of our discussions because the theme was not of interest, this is your chance to have your voice heard!

Library staff would like to thank our patient library users for putting up with a library in a construction zone. At times it is definitely noisy, sometimes dusty, and the neighborhood is certainly busy. It can be difficult to find a quiet space and we apologize, construction in the new Stanley Square is expected to be completed in late June or early July.

A reminder to all library users in Idaho, www.lili.org exists for you! LiLI (Libraries Linking Idaho) provides all Idaho residents to enrich their knowledge with free, easy to access and trusted information sources. Login to lili.org using your Idaho zip code and city. Search for articles, magazines, journals, newspapers, reference books, encyclopedias and so much more! Many of LiLI's resources are available in Spanish.

Library hours are Monday 12-8, Tuesday and Wednesday 12-4, Thursday 12-6, Friday 8-4, and and Saturday 12-4. Library phone number is 774-2470. Email address is stanley.id.library@gmail.com. Check out the rest of this website or keep track of our program activities by liking Stanley Community Library at Facebook.