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JMRL Newsletter

JMRL offers to update you on the latest happenings at the library
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THE SUMMER READING CHALLENGE STARTS NOW!   

JMRL and you: "All Together Now" for an amazing summer! Celebrate the start of JMRL’s Summer Reading Challenge at your local library’s kickoff party!

Register now to start logging your reading activity, and complete challenges to win prizes all summer long! Get bonus points for completing more activities to earn additional entries for the grand prize drawing at the end of the summer.

Download the Beanstack app to track your progress from your mobile device, or visit your local branch for a challenge sheet.

JMRL’s Summer Reading Challenge is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
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WHAT’S HAPPENING
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JMRL Calendar of Events
 Happening
@ your library
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Central

All Ages: 6/10 Summer Kickoff; 6/17 Book Swap; 6/22 Mini Nature Retreat
Kids: 6/12 Messy Monday Mornings; 6/24 Was the Book Better?
Teens: 6/9 Teen Summer Kickoff; 6/12 Roll for Initiative: Teen D&D Club
Adults & Teens: 6/27 Casual Crafternoon
Adults: 6/14 Healthy Living Workshop
More at Central
Crozet

All Ages: 6/12 Summer Reading Kickoff Celebration; 6/23 Nature Wonder Walk at Mint Springs
Ages 8 to Adult: 6/27 Stitches Handcraft Group
Kids: 6/3 Saturday Stories & More!; 6/20 Sacred Country with Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection; 6/27 Story Explorers: Fabulous Fireflies
Tweens: 6/13 Lego at the Library
Teens: 6/24 Tiny Felt Folk; 6/26 Interactive Movie Party 
Adults: 6/21 Game Night for Grown-Ups
More at Crozet
Gordon

All Ages: 6/12 Summer Kickoff Social 
Kids: 6/1 & 6/15 Paws to Read; 6/2 Kangaroos & Country with Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection; 6/20 Block Party: LEGO's All Together
Tweens: 6/13 Book Dragons
Teens: 6/3 Inedible Jewelry; 6/21 Rainbow Party
Teens & Adults: 6/7 Deadly Knits; 6/27 ProCRAFTinating; 6/28 Silent Book Club
More at Gordon
Greene

All Ages: 6/5 Summer Reading Kickoff Party 
Kids: 6/8 Wiggle Time; 6/12 Book Bats; 6/13 Paws to Read; 6/21 Summer Lego Challenge
Ages 8 to 13: 6/8 Making Comics with Laura Lee Gulledge
Adults: 6/1 First Thursdays Book Club
More at Greene
Louisa

All Ages: 6/5 Monday Movie Matinee 
Kids: 6/6 Baby-Toddler Time; 6/14 Lunch Tales;  6/15 Preschool Read & Rhyme Time; 6/15 Legos After Lunch
Tweens: 6/8 Lunch Book Club
Teens: 6/10 Inedible Jewelry; 6/13 YA Book Club
Adults: 6/3 American Red Cross Blood Drive; 6/12 Chair Yoga; 6/14 BYOC (Bring Your Own Craft); 6/22 Writers Unite
More at Louisa
Nelson

All Ages: 6/8 Summer Reading Kickoff 
Kids: 6/14 Little Bookworms 6/24 Outdoor Explorers   
Teens: 6/23 Accordion Pocket Book Workshop
Adults: 6/26 Brown Bag Book Club
Visit the Pollinator Garden!
More at Nelson
Northside

All Ages: 6/22 Service Dogs of Virginia
Kids: 6/9 Paint Your Own Flower Pot; 6/10 Pagemasters: Graphic Novel Edition
Ages 6-8: 6/13 Wee Queen's Gambit Chess Club 
Ages 9-11: 6/13 Wee Queen's Gambit Chess Club
Teens: 6/22 Teen Art Workshop Series; 6/28 Relief Printmaking Workshop; 6/29 Yogastrology® for Teens with Jen Waine
Adult: 6/10 Genealogy 101; 6/22 Reclaim, Honor, Repair: DEC-UVA; 6/24 Writing with Art
More at Northside
Scottsville

All Ages: 6/13 Summer Kickoff; 6/24 Painting Sunflowers
Kids: 6/10 Outdoor Explorers; 6/14 Fire Truck Visit; 6/21 Storytime; 6/22 Rockstar Magic
Tweens: 6/23 Making Balloon Creatures
Tweens and Teens: 6/17 Scottsville Saturday Cinema 
Adults: 6/5 Quilting and Knitting Group; 6/22 The Good Life Book Club
Visit the Scottsville Library Gardens!
More at Scottsville
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