P 2 Ritter Public Library • Summer 2022 • ritterpubliclibrary.org from Joy Have you heard the ice cream truck drive by? There are some tell-tale signs of summer that we look for every year. Sunsets, fireflies, walks downtown and ice cream. Hurry up summer! At the library, we are bustling about preparing for Summer Reading. This year the theme will be Oceans of Possibilities. Could there be a better theme for this year? After a couple of years with limited possibility, it’s fun to dream about what could be. What do your possibilities welcoming Catherine Hi! My name is Catherine Luca. As the new Youth Services Manager here at Ritter Public Library, I look forward to being part of a great resource to the community as we approach the summer months just in time for summer reading! We have a book discussions for everyone summer subscription boxes are back Thanks to the Friends of Ritter Public Library, we are once again offering subscription book boxes for all ages throughout the summer season. Each month has a new themed box filled with a selection of books and fun extras. Return the books, but keep the extras! Spaces fill up fast, so be sure to register in the first week of the month for the following month’s box. To register, call the library once registration opens or like us on Facebook, where the link to register online will be posted. July registration will open June 1st, and August registration will open July 1st and will remain open until spaces fill. Ritter Public Library book discussion groups serve as a forum for our readers to come together to talk about books and share the reading experience with others. It is a chance for the participant to have a voice and hear the voices of others. We are currently offering two different book discussions. The Ritter Reads group is hosted here at the library on the third Tuesday of each month and is a discussion based on sharing books you have read and to learn what others are reading. In a sense, it is readers’ advisory among participants. Our other book discussion lot of fun events planned and look forward to helping young children and teens practice their reading skills. During the last couple months, I have had the opportunity to visit local preschools and schools in the community to build a positive relationship with the teachers and get a chance to meet a lot of wonderful children, so I look forward to seeing everyone this summer! group is a partnership with Vermilion’s Huggy’s Social House, held on the last Wednesday of the month. If you have not read the book or just want to show up and see what book discussions are about, please join us. For those who hold private book discussions, we have titles on hand with multiple copies available to checkout as a bundle. We can also help you reserve multiple copies within the CLEVNET consortium if you are looking for a particular title. Whichever option you choose, we want to help you connect to our collections. A look at one of May’s mystery-themed boxes. look like? Journey through fiction and find endless themes, stories and worlds. Perhaps books don’t fit your schedule right now. Do your possibilities include investments, hobbies or history? Kanopy, hoopla and Libby offer lessons on new skills through audiobooks and films. Whatever you deem possible this summer, I hope the oncoming season reminds you of the library. I hope you are able to take some time to explore the shelves or find a quiet place to think. I hope you meet with friends here and delve into the possible together. The library is only possible in community. I am honored to see our community in action daily. Together the possibilities are indeed as wide as the ocean. Joy K. Walk, Director
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