Auburn Public Library

Everyone is invited to take the Pages and Pumpkins Fall Learning Challenge from Sept. 1 through Oct. 31!

Participating is simple:
🍁 Register by downloading the Beanstack Tracker app or by visiting auburnpl.beanstack.org.
🍁 Read or listen for at least 1,000 minutes during the challenge.
🍁 Log your reading via Beanstack to complete the challenge and earn your choice of an APL T-shirt or hoodie (while supplies last).

Thanks to everyone who came out to meet young adult author Amelia Wood at Local Authors in the Library!

Last week, we had a blast painting at Untidy Tales and Family Story Time! 🖌️🎨

Find more events 👉 auburnalabama.org/library/events-and-programs/

Take a 👀 at the July :

👋We welcomed 372 new borrowers and answered 5,709 questions!
🎈2,934 of you enjoyed 79 programs!
📚Physical items circulated 55,854 times, and we added 3,298 new books!
💿Digital items circulated 11,374 times, and you spent 1,763 hours on the computers!

🎀Remember, if we don't have something you want, you can request we purchase it! 👉 auburnalabama.org/library

Come have lunch with us today (8/21) from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.! Check out the list below 👇 for a delicious way to support the United Way of Lee County. This community-focused initiative will bring a variety of food trucks to different City of Auburn locations throughout the month of August.

On Aug. 13, Aug. 20, and Aug. 21 food trucks will be at the Auburn Public Library!

Come have lunch with us today (8/20) from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.! There are only a couple of days left of Food Trucks for United Way! Check out the list below 👇 for a delicious way to support the United Way of Lee County. This community-focused initiative will bring a variety of food trucks to different City of Auburn locations throughout the month of August.

Come have lunch with us! Check out the list below 👇 for a delicious way to support the United Way of Lee County. This community-focused initiative will bring a variety of food trucks to different City of Auburn locations throughout the month of August.

On Aug. 13, Aug. 20, and Aug. 21 food trucks will be at the Auburn Public Library!

Puppet Show Fridays are our favorite! 😍🤩

This fall at Adults Create, we're celebrating the Auburn Common Book: "The Music of Bees" by Eileen Garvin! 🐝 Let's rediscover uses of beeswax and learn how to incorporate this natural resource into our daily beauty routines by making a body lotion together.

For your convenience, two dates are offered for our popular Adults Create classes (ages 18+):

Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 5:30 p.m. -OR-
Saturday, Sept. 14, at 2 p.m.

Registration is required. This event is free and open to the public. To register 👉 email [email protected].

There's just one week left of our Food Trucks for United Way extravaganza! 🥤🍦🌭

Check out the lineup ⬇️

There's just one week left of our Food Trucks for United Way extravaganza! 🥤🍦🌭

Swing by City facilities to grab lunch or a snack and support the United Way of Lee County, Inc. — each food truck is donating 10% of their daily profits to support vital programs right here in our community.

Here's the lineup ⬇️

THIS WEEK
🌭 Today (Aug. 15) 11 AM-1 PM: Tiger Dawgs @ Boykin Community Center
🍖 Tomorrow (Aug. 16) 11 AM-1 PM: BamaQue @ Public Safety/Development Services

NEXT WEEK
🍖 Monday (Aug. 19) 11 AM-1 PM: BamaQue @ Environmental Services/Public Works
🥤 Tuesday (Aug. 20) 11 AM-5 PM: P&B Rockin' Teas @ Auburn Public Library
🍦 Wednesday (Aug. 21) 11 AM-5 PM: The Chill Spot @ Auburn Public Library
🍦 Thursday (Aug. 22): Story's Ice Cream (11 AM-6 PM) and BamaQue (11 AM-1 PM) @ Auburn Parks & Recreation Campus on Opelika Road

In the July Adults Create! program, we learned how to make felt flower arrangements. 🌻🌷🌺💐

Adults Create! is held twice monthly, and registration is required to attend. To find a session, visit auburnalabama.org/library/events-and-programs.

To register, email [email protected].

The Auburn Public Library Foundation contributed funds to help cover the costs of supplies, equipment and refreshments for Adults Create!. The APLF, formerly known as the Friends of the Auburn Public Library, is a local nonprofit group that promotes and supports the Auburn Public Library.

Construction destruction? Create art! 🎨🚧

📣Shout out to our wonderful Teen Advisory Board members who painted a mural on the temporary wall hiding the restroom renovation construction occurring this summer! They themed it to our "Adventure Begins at the Library" Summer Learning Challenge, creating a fun, fairy tale welcome to the Library. 🐉🏰

Renovations are wrapping up in the main building before moving to the youth building.
➡️Stay tuned for the big reveal!👀

Tuesday, Aug. 13, from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. ➡️ Butcher Paper BBQ will be at the Library!

Come have lunch with us! Check out the list below 👇 for a delicious way to support the United Way of Lee County. This community-focused initiative will bring a variety of food trucks to different City of Auburn locations throughout the month of August.

Aug. 12: Las Latinas Kitchen at Environmental Services/Public Works (4277 Wire Rd.)
📌Aug. 13: Butcher Paper BBQ at Auburn Public Library (749 E. Thach Ave.)
Aug. 14: Las Latinas Kitchen (11 a.m. - 1 p.m.) & VV's Sweet Treats (11 a.m. - 6 p.m.) at Parks and Recreation Campus (235 Opelika Rd.)
Aug. 15: Tiger Dawgs Hot Dogs at Boykin Community Center (400 Boykin St.)
Aug. 16: BamaQue at Public Safety/Development Services (141 N. Ross St.)
Aug. 19: BamaQue at Environmental Services/Public Works
📌Aug. 20: P&B Rockin' Teas at Auburn Public Library (11 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
📌Aug. 21: The Chill Spot at Auburn Public Library
Aug. 22: Story's Ice Cream (11 a.m. - 6 p.m.) & BamaQue (11 a.m. -1 p.m.) at Parks and Recreation Campus

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Local Authors in the Library featuring Amelia Wood
Saturday, August 24, at 2 p.m.

Wood is a young adult author attending Auburn University majoring in English-Creative Writing. Wood’s debut novel “The Dragon Heir” was published in 2022, and her second novel in the Dragon Heir series “The Phoenix Traitor” is set to be published in fall of 2024.

This event is free and open to the public. Please contact us if you need adaptive assistance to make this program more accessible. For more information, email [email protected], or call (334) 501-3296.

Summer 🌞!

First the Olympics, now the Library! How many Snoop Doggs can you find at the Auburn Public Library? 🥇🥈🥉

Now through the Olympic Closing Ceremony (that's Sunday, Aug. 11!), visit the Library to "Snoop for Snoop!"

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Adventure Begins at the Library Summer Learning Challenge! With 988,502 minutes logged, we came so close to our community goal of 1 million minutes! Everyone had a blast at our summer finale Pokémon Party!

🥳 Congratulations to the grand prize drawing winners:

19+ winners (AMC gift card): Carrie C., Amy R., Vicky v., Chris R., Leah J.
12-18 winners (AMC gift card): Mikaela F., Isaac C., Madelyn H., Shreya E., Arib A.
6-11 winners (TCBY gift card): Naomi E., Owen B., Jaedon C., Amila J., Harper C.
0-5 winners (e-Reader book bundle): Dash V., Theodore B., Madjica M., Gabriel F.

All winners have been notified.

Meet us at Chapter Chats on Tuesday, Aug. 20, at 5:30 p.m.! We'll be chatting about "Take My Hand" by Dolen Perkins-Valdez.

Registration is not required.
Reserve your copy 👉 https://abrn.na.iiivega.com/

Chapter Chats is a book club just for adults and meets each month at the Auburn Public Library on select Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. Books cover a variety of genres, so there is something for everyone!

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, email [email protected], or call (334) 501-3296. Please contact us if you need adaptive assistance to make this program more accessible.

Come have lunch with us! Check out the list below 👇 for a delicious way to support the United Way of Lee County. This community-focused initiative will bring a variety of food trucks to different City of Auburn locations throughout the month of August.

On Aug. 13, Aug. 20, and Aug. 21 food trucks will be at the Auburn Public Library!

The City of Auburn is excited to announce, “Food Trucks for United Way,” a delicious way to support the United Way of Lee County. This community-focused initiative will bring a variety of food trucks to different City of Auburn locations throughout the month of August.

From Monday, August 5th through Thursday, August 22nd, food trucks will be stationed at various City of Auburn departments and facilities. A rotating schedule of participating food trucks will offer a diverse menu of culinary delights to satisfy every palate.

To make this event even more impactful, each food truck will generously donate 10% of their daily proceeds to the United Way of Lee County. This partnership will help support vital programs and services that benefit our community. The food truck schedule is as follows:

• Monday, August 5th from 11am-1pm: Las Latinas Kitchen – Public Safety/Development Services
• Tuesday, August 6th from 9am-6pm: P&B Rockin’ Teas – Parks and Recreation Campus
• Thursday, August 8th from 11am-1pm: Butcher Paper BBQ – Boykin Community Center
• Monday, August 12th from 11am-1pm: Las Latinas Kitchen – Environmental Services/Public Works
• Tuesday, August 13th from 11am-5pm: Butcher Paper BBQ – Auburn Public Library
• Wednesday, August 14th: Las Latinas Kitchen (11am-1pm) and VV’s Sweet Treats (11am-6pm) – Parks and Recreation Campus
• Thursday, August 15th from 11am-1pm: Tiger Dawgs Hot Dogs – Boykin Community Center
• Friday, August 16th from 11am-1pm: BamaQue – Public Safety/Development Services
• Monday, August 19th from 11am-1pm: BamaQue – Environmental Services/Public Works
• Tuesday, August 20th from 11am-5pm: P&B Rockin’ Teas – Auburn Public Library
• Wednesday, August 21st from 11am-5pm: The Chill Spot – Auburn Public Library
• Thursday, August 22nd: Story’s Ice Cream (11am-6pm) and BamaQue (11am- 1pm) – Parks and Recreation Campus

The City of Auburn encourages everyone to come out and enjoy delicious food while supporting a great cause.

Please be aware that only food trucks granted permission to participate in Food Trucks for United Way are authorized to park at these designated locations. Additionally, all food trucks must comply with City Ordinance 3053 outside of this event. For further details regarding the event and food truck locations, please contact Gabby Filgo at [email protected].

Come see us at National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 6, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.! There will be tons of fun to be had!

There is one day left in the 2024 Adventure Begins at the Library Summer Learning Challenge! We have read 931,001 minutes! Help us reach a community goal of 1 million minutes by logging your summer reading! 📚

If you haven't registered, sign up today via the Beanstack Tracker app, and backlog your reading from June 1 through July 31. Reach 1,000 minutes and earn an APL t-shirt. 👕

Join us on Tuesdays in July, at 2 p.m., for a variety of fun, interactive performers at Summer Serendipity!

TOMORROW ➡️ July 30, 2 p.m. - Join the Kreher Preserve & Nature Center educators for a one-hour presentation on the AUsome amphibians and reptiles found in our state and beyond! Children and adults will enjoy this entertaining, hands-on program with live animals.

This event is free and open to the public. Please contact us if you need adaptive assistance to make this program more accessible. For more information, email [email protected] or call (334) 501-3296.

Donation boxes are available in the lobbies of the Auburn Police Department and the Auburn Public Library for your convenience.

🖍️✂️✏️📘📓📎🍎 All supplies benefit the Auburn Housing Authority!

Auburn community, we need your assistance! Help us bless children in need by donating to the Back to School Supply Drive now through July 30.

Donation boxes are available in the lobbies of the Auburn Police Department and the Auburn Public Library for your convenience.

🖍️✂️✏️📘📓📎🍎 All supplies benefit the Auburn Housing Authority!

Did you know the Library added new search kiosks? Powered by a tablet and mounted on a stand, these freestanding kiosks make searching for the next great read more accessible for more patrons. The patron pictured here said, "Auburn Public Library gets it! This library is the rainbow in the cloud."

The library public restrooms are also getting accessibility updates. Renovations are expected to be completed mid-fall.

We’re honored to help our community by collecting needed school supplies. 🖍️✂️📏👇

This week, Auburn Public Safety and the Auburn Public Library are teaming up to collect school supplies for the Auburn Housing Authority! Donate newly purchased school supplies at either locations now through July 30.

We are in need of 3-ring binders, black and blue pens, pocket folders, clorox wipes, notebook paper and other common school supplies! If you feel led to donate, simply place the items in the donation bin in the lobby!