Fargo Public Library

⭐⭐Congratulations to Parker S. & Ben V., the winners of our Week 10 prize drawings!
⭐Please note: the winners have been notified directly by a member of the FPL staff.
⭐ This is the final week of the Summer Reading Challenge; get started TODAY at
fargolibrary.beanstack.org/reader365
⭐See you soon at your Fargo Public Library! 😀📚

Our librarians are all set up at Pride in the Park at Bluestem today(8/10). Stop by the booth to say “Hello!” 🧡❤️🩵💛💚💙💜

Time is running out! This is the last week of the ! Saturday, August 17, is the deadline for all Summer Reading Challenge reading logs & activities to be completed and logged on , or turned in to be eligible for earned prizes. ☀📚📘📗
• (The last day to collect prizes from the Summer Reading Challenge is Saturday, August 24)
• Challenge details at www.fargolibrary.org
• Our 2024 Summer Reading Challenge Survey is also ready for your input. Let us know your thoughts about how this year's reading challenge went for you & your family at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FPL2024SRC
• See you soon at your Fargo Public Library!
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Happy ! Today (& every day) is a great day to read.😀❤️📚

Happy ! Drop a suggestion in the comments to help your fellow bookworms find their next favorite read! 📚🐛❤️

We have 3 School Supply BINGO sessions next week for kids in grades Kindergarten through 6th Grade. 🖍✏️✂️📒📏📐
• Monday(8/12):
• 11AM at the downtown Main Library
• Tuesday(8/13):
• 10AM at the Northport Library
• 2PM at the Dr. James Carlson Library
• See you there!
• Details at fargolibrary.org/kids
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⭐⭐Congratulations to Clara M. & Ella E., the winners of our Week 9 prize drawings!
⭐Please note: the winners have been notified directly by a member of the FPL staff.
⭐There are more opportunities for winning prizes this summer at your Fargo Public Library with the Summer Reading Challenge.
⭐ Get signed up for the Summer Reading Challenge; get started TODAY at
fargolibrary.beanstack.org/reader365
⭐See you soon at your Fargo Public Library! 😀📚

NOTICE: The Fargo Public Library’s catalog system will undergo an essential system upgrade on Tuesday, Aug. 6, starting at 8 p.m. and lasting several hours.
During this period, access to the library’s online catalog, e-books, and the library's digital library collections may be interrupted during the upgrade window.
Thank you for your understanding and patience; we apologize for any inconvenience.

Our librarians are at the Fiber Arts Festival today(8/3) until 5PM making llamas! Stop by and say “Hi!” We are in the Hartl Building at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds.

Writer James Baldwin was born 100 years ago in 1924. An engaging article by Walter Ray Watson on shares reflections on Baldwin's life from some of his friends.

www.npr.org

A clever visual James Patterson fans can relate to. 📚😀

"At only 4' 8" tall, Simone Biles' jump clears more than 7 ft of air. Or, in library terms, she could jump over roughly 65 James Patterson books. 🤸‍♀️ 📚 😆" -- Graphic credit to

At only 4' 8" tall, Simone Biles' jump clears more than 7 ft of air. Or, in library terms, she could jump over roughly 65 James Patterson books. 🤸‍♀️ 📚 😆

Mark your calendars & make plana to attend an author visit with award-winning Hmong American author and speaker Kao Kalia Yang happening Saturday, Aug. 10, at 10 AM at the downtown Main Library.

Don't miss the opportunity to meet & greet award-winning Hmong American author and speaker Kao Kalia Yang in this two-city tour from August 8-10, 2024!

Morton Mandan Public Library
August 8, 6pm Summer Reading Call (children session)
Event: https://www.facebook.com/share/zqkbbcJAJsHJTboJ/

August 9, 10am Books & Brew (adult session)
Event: https://www.facebook.com/share/yJdTef3cDRyfBKeE/

Fargo Public Library
August 10, 10am Author Talk (all ages welcome)
Event: https://www.facebook.com/share/Yc9RWsTciNvyk7jf/

Kao Kalia Yang is a Hmong American teacher, speaker, and writer. Her work crosses audiences and genres. She is the award-winning author of the memoirs, The Latehomecomer, The Song Poet, Somewhere in the Unknown World, and Where Rivers Part. Yang co-edited the groundbreaking book, What God is Honored Here?: Writings on Miscarriage and Infant Loss By and For Native Women and Women of Color. She is a librettist for The Song Poet Opera (commissioned by Minnesota Opera). Her children’s books, A Map Into the World, The Most Beautiful Thing, The Shared Room, Yang Warriors, From the Tops of the Trees, The Rock in My Throat, and Caged center Hmong children and families who live in our world, who dream, hurt, and hope in it.

Her children's book The Rock in My Throat is part of the Kaleidoscope Project book collection. Kaleidoscope Project is NDAAACI's newest program that features stories of immigration, identity and resiliency.

We are in the final weeks of the Summer Library Challenge & there's still plenty of time sign-up and participate!
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Your summer adventure starts at your Fargo Public Library where you can register and read to win great prizes by taking part in the Summer Library Challenge. Register for the challenge at https://fargolibrary.beanstack.org/reader365
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Find all the details at www.fargolibrary.org & a list of upcoming events at bit.ly/FPLonlinecalendar

⭐⭐Congratulations to Ivy M. & Judah L., the winners of our Week 8 prize drawings! Ivy won Camping Lantern & Judah won a Shiba Inu Stuffie.
⭐Please note: the winners have been notified directly by a member of the FPL staff.
⭐There are more opportunities for winning prizes this summer at your Fargo Public Library with the Summer Reading Challenge.
⭐ It's not too late to sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge; get started TODAY at
fargolibrary.beanstack.org/reader365
⭐See you soon at your Fargo Public Library! 😀📚

We had a great time hosting some of the events last week at the Library! It was a great opportunity to learn about the US Navy and what they do, as well as the history of the Navy. Until next time...
• Here are few photos from the events we hosted at the Library.
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📣 We want to hear from you! If you participated in our "Adventure Begins at Your Library" Summer Reading Challenge (& even if you didn't) we want to hear from you. Tell us why you participated (or why you didn't), and help us make next year even better by filling out this short online Summer Reading Challenge survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FPL2024SRC
📣 Also, be sure to log ALL your reading before August 17 when the Summer Reading Challenge ends.

A Harry Potter party after all this time? Always! Make plans to join us for our Happy Birthday, Harry Potter! open house event Monday(7/29) from 6 to 7:30PM at the downtown Main Library.
• We've got a bewitching evening of Harry Potter-themed activities crafts & snacks planned for you.
• This event is for families & kids, ages 5 & up
• For details visit www.fargolibrary.org/kids
• This event is part of the "Adventure Begins at Your Library" Summer Reading Challenge sponsored, in part, by the Friends of the Fargo Public Library.

Congratulations – we have nearly reached our Days Read Goal for the 2024 Summer Reading Challenge! Keep reading this summer & we'll make it. 📚 We are a community of readers.❤️📚
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• It's not too late to sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge; get started TODAY at
fargolibrary.beanstack.org/reader365

Wondering what to read while you’re on the waiting list for JD Vance’s book “Hillbilly Elegy?” Our librarians have some ideas for you.
Nonfiction:
• Appalachian Fall: Dispatches from Coal Country on What's Ailing America by Jeff Young and The Ohio Valley Resource
• Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy
• Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth by Sarah Smarsh
• Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains by Kerri Arsenault
• The Third Rainbow Girl by Emma Copley Eisenberg

Fiction:
• Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
• Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle
• Sugar Run by Mesha Maren
• When These Mountains Burn by David Joy
• Every Bone a Prayer by Ashley Blooms
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• Also, you can access “Hillbilly Elegy” on Hoopla* for free with no waiting with your Fargo Public Library card.
*Hoopla is available to FPL cardholders who are Fargo residents.
• If you don't have a Fargo Public Library card, apply at
bit.ly/FPLcards

We are celebrating Navy Week in Fargo this week! As part of the Navy Week celebration in Fargo, several events are happening at the Fargo Public Library:
• Educational Displays
– Wednesday, July 24 – Dr. James Carlson Library branch at 11AM
– Thursday, July 25 – Main Library at 10AM
• Navy Band Concert featuring the Navy Band Great Lakes Brass Quintet
– Wednesday, July 24 – Dr. James Carlson Library from 1PM
• Sailors Read to Kids Storytime
– Thursday, July 25 – Main Library at 10AM (for kids of all ages)
• Please note: ALL Fargo Navy Week events are FREE & open to the public. Adults must accompany children 10 and under.
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• Discover more library events for all ages at bit.ly/FPLonlinecalendar
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⭐⭐Congratulations to Nolan. & Reba B., the winners of our Week 7 prize drawings! Nolan won a Star Wars Bundle & Reba won a Flying Saucer.
⭐Please note: the winners have been notified directly by a member of the FPL staff.
⭐There are more opportunities for winning prizes this summer at your Fargo Public Library with the Summer Reading Challenge.
⭐ It's not too late to sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge; get started TODAY at
fargolibrary.beanstack.org/reader365
⭐See you soon at your Fargo Public Library! 😀📚

It's time for a Book Party! Have you devoured some beach reads this summer or are you deep-diving into non-fiction? We'll be here from 7-8 tonight to hear about all of your summer reading!