The Children’s Hour

The Downieville Library will begin its summer program for children on Thursday, June 19. The weekly program (which will run through August 14) takes place beginning at 12:15 PM each Thursday. Library manager Peggy Daigle will take the lead on reading and activities with younger children. Library volunteer Paul Guffin will take the lead on helping older children (also including youth) learn about writing poetry. Additionally, there will be a prize for each child each week. So, put this on your and/or your children’s calendar, and come to the library on Thursdays!

And, don’t forget, at the library (directly ahead as you walk in the door) is our “Read and Return” shelf full of books for children. The books don’t need the permission of a library card in order to leave the library. In fact, if a child takes a book and really likes it, they have our whole-hearted permission to keep it. Or, if they prefer, they can read the book, return it, and then take another one.

What’s New on the Shelf

The shelves of the Downieville Library have recently received some new occupants. Here they are:

Fiction books

This Tender Land, by William Kent Krueger

Once Upon a Book, by Grace Lin & Kate Messner (easy reader)

I Am Sam-I-Am, by Tish Rabe (easy reader)

Tyrant of the Mind, by Priscilla Royal (mystery)

Wine of Violence, by Priscilla Royal (mystery)

I Am Horton, by Cynthia Schumerth (easy reader)

Audio-books (all fiction)

Hour Game, by David Baldacci (thriller)

The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown (thriller)

Where There’s Smoke, by Sandra Brown (thriller)

Pinnacle Event, by Richard A. Clarke (thriller)

Sphere, by Michael Crichton (thriller)

The Burning Wire, by Jeffrey Deaver (thriller)

The Book of Lies, by Brad Meltzer (thriller)

The Family Lawyer, by James Patterson (mystery)

Glory in Death, by J.D. Robb (mystery)

Naked in Death, by J.D. Robb (mystery)

California State Park Passes

Last month, our family visited Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma. It was a most enjoyable family get-together, aided partly by the fact that we used California State Park Passes to gain free entrance to the park.

That’s right! If you have a Plumas County Library card, you can check out these passes from any of the library stations in Sierra County — including right here at the Downieville Library. Each pass is valid for the entry of one passenger vehicle with a capacity of nine people or less, or one highway licensed motorcycle. They provide entry to over 200 participating state park units: https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30813.

What if you don’t already have a library card? No problem! Just come by the library, fill out the application form, we’ll send it in to Plumas County, they’ll mail you a card, and you’re good to go. And, just think of all the other benefits that card will bring you. You could even check out some books to take along on your trip to a state park!

So, summer is just about here. The weather is heating up (you’ve probably noticed). The parks are waiting. The parks are calling. The passes are also waiting. All that’s needed is a fulfilling combination: a state park — a state park pass — and you…