USL August Newsletter 2020 Fight the Summer Slump with the Library Last month at the library we... ...celebrated Summer Reading in a whole new way with our Summer Reading Program! We held weekly Dungeons & Dragons sessions, a Humanities Washington event with T. Andrew Wahl, and made lots and lots of crafts. We hope you enjoyed the program! We also continued to expand our virtual programming on YouTube - check the videos out on our channel now! Events Curbside and Walk-up Service: every Tuesday & Saturday from 10am-pm This month at the library we will... Maker Monday: posted on YouTube every Monday at 10am ...introduce a brand new Chess Club for Storytime: posted on YouTube every Tuesday at 11:30am young, beginning chess players! The Club will Tech Tip Tuesdays: posted on YouTube every Tuesday at 1pm take the form of YouTube videos while we're LEGO Club: Wednesdays at 3pm (virtual - see website for details) still under the Stay Home, Stay Healthy order, Dungeons & Dragons Club: Wednesdays at 4pm via Zoom with videos being posted every Thursday at 3pm! Photography Club: Wed. Aug 5 & Fri. Aug. 28 via Zoom at 4pm Chess Club: posted on YouTube every Thursday at 3pm ...examine how language is constantly Finger Puppet Friday: posted on YouTube every Friday at 10am changing with Humanities Washington Sign Language Club: materials posted every Friday Speaker's Bureau Presenter Christine Hemp Board of Trustees Meeting: Thurs. Aug 13 at 6pm via Zoom and her "From Homer to #hashtags: Our Coffee Chat: Fri. Aug. 14 & Fri. Aug 28 at 10am via Zoom Changing Language" discussion via Zoom on Aug. 18th at 4pm! Keep your eyes on our Geek Group: Fri. Aug 14 at 4pm via Zoom website for registration details and more info! 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