Lots to do at Radium Public Library

This week’s column was written by Jacqueline Kozak, director of the Radium Public Library, which is located at 4683 Stanley Street. Call 250-347-2434 for more information. Friends of the Library written by Donna Tunney.

Each year, libraries across the province participate in the provincial Summer Reading Club initiative. BC Summer Reading Club is a free literacy program designed to engage school-aged children, ages 5-12, with libraries and reading, throughout the summer. Participating libraries strive to do so in a way that is fun, educational, inclusive and community oriented.

In Radium, we are offering a weekly Summer Reading Club program every Friday until August 18. This year the theme is: A Journey Through Time. Each week will feature new crafts and activities. The program for children ages 5-8 will be held in the morning from 10:30 a.m. to noon, and a second program will be held for children ages 9-12 in the afternoon from 1 to 2:30 p.m. (5-yearolds must be finished Kindergarten). Even though we are already half way through the program, registration is still open for the final few weeks. Visit our website to register.

Similar to last year, we have also teamed up with the Invermere Public Library to provide a Summer Reading Club program in Edgewater. This program runs every Thursday starting August 24 and begins at 11:15 a.m. There will also be a preschool storytime in the park in Edgewater each Thursday at 10:30 a.m.

During the summer, we continue to offer Storytime at the Radium Library every Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. This program is intended for preschool aged children; however, all are welcome. We are also excited to announce that on Saturday, August 12, we will be hosting our annual Teddy Bear Picnic – a free event for preschool aged children. The picnic will begin with the ‘gathering of the teddies’ at 10:30 a.m., followed by fun activities and snacks.

The Friends of the Radium Hot Springs Public Library are an organized group of volunteers who promote and raise funds to support the Radium Hot Springs Public Library. They have been hard at work this summer and have a few updates they would like to share:

Summer is here and so is Adventure Auction, an exciting cross between an in-person silent auction and a scavenger hunt, with over $3,500 of goods and services up for grabs — and all proceeds going to the Radium Public Library. We’ve got golf passes, a spa package, restaurant certificates, arts and crafts, river and ziplining adventures, and more. Bid at the Radium Library or selected local businesses. Check out @ Friends of Radium Library on Facebook for all the details of this celebration of community, commerce, and culture. Running now to August 31.

And look for our pop-up book sales August 11 and 25 at the Radium Brewery during “Market on Main.”

Our May long weekend garage sale was a resounding success and helped raise $3,900, with funds shared between the Friends of the Radium Library, the Radium Rotary Gardens, and the Radium Fire Hall. Many thanks to everyone who donated items, those who volunteered for the event and, of course, all our shoppers.

May also saw the installation of two new Little Blue Libraries—by Radium Brewing and the Sable Ridge Condos. The fall will bring a third Little Blue Library to the corner of Prospector Avenue and Ridge Road.

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