SHAKER LIFE | SUMMER 2014 19
On August 12, the group will read The
Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel
Joyce, the story of a man who embarks on
a 600-mile walk to visit a dying friend and
muses about his life along the way.
Copies of the books are available at the
Main Library’s Reference desk one month
before the discussion.
Get Creative: READ!
This summer the Library offers a summer
reading program for everyone through
August 6. Preschoolers and school-age children
can sign up in the Children’s Rooms
and log the hours they read to earn prizes.
Besides offering encouragement to
young readers, the Library also sponsors a
variety of “creative” classes for children and
teens. School-age children can make mixedmedia
self-portraits and have fun making
edible artwork and scratch-and-sniff paints.
Right-On Roofing, Inc
36 Years of doing the job right!
440.585.1960
Since 1978
Children and families are invited to put the
“Finishing Touches” on an End-of-Summer-
Reading Interactive Art Show from 7-8 pm
on Tuesday, August 6 at either library.
Teens can join a low key program that
allows them to log-on, enter their hours, and
take a chance on winning weekly iTunes or
Barnes & Noble gift cards. Plus, for every
10 hours logged, their names are entered
into a drawing for a Kindle HMX. Summer
programs for teens include an Art Sampler,
where they can try their hands at three
different art-making experiences and a Mural
Project, where they can help create a mural in
the Teen Center out of CDs they decorate.
Adults can join the reading fun by
signing up online or at the Reference desk
at either Shaker Library and logging their
summer reading activities (read or listen to
a book, take a computer class, join a library
book discussion, attend a library program
or complete one of the Library’s weekly
puzzles) to be eligible for weekly prize
drawings and the grand prize drawing for a
Kindle Fire.
Reading is for everyone. Visit the
library and get creative this summer. For a
complete listing of children, teen, and adult
summer programs, pick up a flyer at either
library or download one at shakerlibrary.org.
The summer reading program is generously
funded by the Friends of the Shaker Library.
Life Writing Class
Everyone has a story and the Life Writing
Class encourages you to write it. You don’t
have to be a published author, just someone
who wants to explore his or her life through
writing. The class meets each month from
2-3 pm beginning Saturday, September 27
at Main Library.
Librarian and writer Rachel Woods will
facilitate the group. The Library will provide
the materials and the writers will provide
the words and write as little or as much as
they like. The Writing Class is designed to
help writers begin to write their life stories
in a noncritical, supportive environment.