Adult Summer Reading Program
Adult Summer Reading Punch Cards
June 1st – August 15th
Punch cards can be picked up at the Circulation Desk starting on Monday, June 1st.
Planting Summer Pots with Margaret Murphy
Wednesday, July 15th
6:00 p.m.
Please join us for this hands on event to learn how to plant your summer pots!
Space is limited – registration required.
Sign ups can be taken over the phone or in person starting June 1st.
$10 gift card to Chippewa Valley Growers for all attendees.
The Traveling Literary Jukebox Experience
Thursday, August 6th
6:30 p.m.
@ The Yard – 211 Division Street, Altoona
In this interactive program, audience members select a topic from our jukebox card, and presenter will read a short memoir piece on that topic. Then Derick Black will sing and play a song on that same theme. A literary jukebox!
Guest Author Suzanne Hancock
Monday, August 17th
6:30 p.m.
Book reading and signing.
Book ‘Em Mystery Summer Meet-ups
Our monthly book club is adding three summer meetings! Copies of the discussion titles are available at the library about a month in advance and can be picked up at the circulation desk. Patrons are also welcome to place their own holds if they prefer. Newcomers always welcome!
6:30 PM
June 9th: Hard Truth by Nevada Barr
July 14th: Blue Heaven by CJ Box
August 11th: Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney
Adult Puzzle Race
Thursday, July 16th
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
The puzzle race is back! Sign up with a pre-made team or sign up individually and have your team created for you the night of the event. Once teams are formed, the race is on to see who can complete the puzzle first! All teams will be completing the same 500 piece puzzle that will be revealed upon the start of the race.
Each member of the winning team receives a $10 gift card.
Registration Closes: Monday, July 13th
Sign ups can be taken over the phone or in person starting June 1st.
*Prizes sponsored by Friends of Altoona Public Library.
Wisconsin Circus Legends & Lore with Chad Lewis
Wednesday, August 12th
6:30 p.m.
Wisconsin is the home of the circus. With a fascinating history of numerous circuses getting their start in our state, this program focuses on the legends and folklore that goes along with the Greatest Show on Earth. From phantom elephants to circus superstitions. this program will make all your days circus days!
Afternoon Showing of Jurassic Park
Saturday, June 27th
1:00 p.m.
Rated: PG-13
2 hours, 7 minutes and a brief intermission
*Free popcorn sponsored by Friends of Altoona Public Library
Crafternoon @ the Library
Saturday, July 25th
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Make your own wooden sign.
Space is limited – registration required.
Sign ups can be taken over the phone or in person starting June 1st.
Guest Author Leah Weiss
Thursday, August 13th
10:00 a.m.
Leah Weiss is an acclaimed southern author who has published three books in her 70s: If The Creek Don’t Rise, All The Little Hopes, and The Creek, The Crone and The Crow. Her books have been Library Reads, Indie Next and a SIBA Okra Pick. They were honored as finalists for the Library of Virginia’s Literary Awards and nominated for the Southern Book Prize. Her third novel is a return to Appalachia and Baines Creek and is told by beloved characters from the first two books. Her books have sold more than 250,000 copies.