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    This month's curated Spotify playlist is all about This month's curated Spotify playlist is all about protest songs —⁠
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Listen at the link in our bio! 🎧⁠
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From Bill: "I’m willing to bet that ever since the combination of music and story telling evolved into the “song”, that there have been protest songs. I can well imagine some Renaissance-era minstrel cranking his lute up to 11 and barking out his beefs with the local tax collector or landed gentry. The protest song gained significant influence with the invention of recorded music (see Woody Guthrie) and was helped along even further when it found a home amongst the raucous shambles of rock and roll music. I present to you here a small sampling of what I feel are some of the most successful, and more importantly intelligent, protest songs of the recent decades. Enjoy, and Power to the People!"⁠
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#nowplaying #librariesofinstagram ⁠#protestsongs #freshbeats #tuesdaytunes #nowlistening #music
    ☀️ As the temperatures rise and become dangero ☀️ As the temperatures rise and become dangerously hot this season, remember that the Library is a cooling center! ⁠
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We're open as a cooling center during our regular business hours.⁠
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For more hot weather safety tips and more cooling centers in our community, visit the link in our bio!
    Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) is a Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) is a federal holiday that commemorates the effective end of slavery in the United States. 

Join us on Saturday, June 18 at 1 PM as we welcome motivational speaker Kent Wade for an experience to introduce, educate, and empower participants to build an appreciation of Juneteenth through real life stories, interactive dialogue, and creative writing.
    🐔 Interested in backyard chickens? ⁠ ⁠ This 🐔 Interested in backyard chickens? ⁠
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This class, with Jennifer Murtoff from @hometoroostchickens, is designed for curious folks who are considering getting chickens, as well as for those who already have their own birds. Learn how to find local laws, choose and raise chicks, and care for adult birds!⁠
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Saturday, June 11 at 1 PM! 📆 Join us at the Library (no registration required) or live on Zoom (register at the link in our bio)!
    🌸 SEED OF THE WEEK: Cosmos⁠ ⁠ Cosmos are fr 🌸 SEED OF THE WEEK: Cosmos⁠
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Cosmos are freely flowering annuals that are easy to grow by just sprinkling seeds in the garden after any danger of frost has passed. This back-of-the-garden flower reaches full maturity in about two months. Cosmos can be slower to germinate, but once it does, it blooms quickly and continues to flower well into the fall. The daisy-like flowers sit atop long slender stems and come in a wide range of colors that will attract bees and butterflies to your garden all summer long. Makes a great cut flower!⁠
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🌱 Get your free seeds today at the Library, or read more about our Seed Library at the link in our bio!
    🐶 Calling all dog lovers! ⁠ ⁠ You can have 🐶 Calling all dog lovers! ⁠
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You can have a dog and a beautiful yard at the same time! Find out how to share your outdoor space with your four-legged friends while learning valuable tips for choosing dog-tolerant plants and using strategic placement to create a place for everyone to play and relax.⁠
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Live on Zoom — Thursday, June 9 at 7:00 PM⁠
➡ REGISTER at the link in our bio!
    ☔️ Rainy day blues? Come read around our indo ☔️ Rainy day blues?

Come read around our indoor "campfire"!
Visit the Youth Services Department to check it out. 🏕
    ⚠ Attention trivia-goers! Trivia Night at Gree ⚠ Attention trivia-goers! 

Trivia Night at Green St. Grille on Monday, June 6 has been postponed! 

See you in July! Please note that July's Trivia Night will meet the second Monday, July 11, due to the Fourth of July holiday.
    🏕️ Join us Friday as we kick-off Summer Readi 🏕️ Join us Friday as we kick-off Summer Reading 2022!

At the event, kids and adults can sign up for Summer Reading and families are welcome to stick around for a musical performance by Todd Downing!

🌭 Games, hot dogs, treats, and tons more summer reading fun!
    The Library will be closed on Monday, May 30 for M The Library will be closed on Monday, May 30 for Memorial Day. 🇺🇸 Let us remember those who fought for our country. We honor you and thank you.
    Thank you to everyone that attended our Life-Sized Thank you to everyone that attended our Life-Sized Candy Land Family Night last week! 🍭 We had a really sweet time!

⭐️ Don't miss an event this summer — Check out our Summer Program Guide at the link in our bio!
    🛸 Do you believe in UFOs? ⁠ ⁠ A December 20 🛸 Do you believe in UFOs? ⁠
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A December 2017 article in the New York Times awakened the world to the reality of the actual existence of UFOs. As of last year, an official government acknowledgement has taken place and a special task force has been assembled to investigate further. So where do we go from here and what should we expect? ⁠
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Join Library favorite and MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) field investigator Sam Maranto live on Zoom on Thursday, May 26 at 7:00 p.m. as he discusses the phenomenon and its implications. ⁠
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➡ REGISTER at the link in our bio!
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