Monday, July 8th

Monday, July 8th at 6:00 pm

Bring a pencil and some paper (or grab your laptop) and join a community of writers. Use the time to work on a project or join in on the prompts and games provided. The group meets from 6:00 - 7:00 pm on Monday nights whenever the library is open.

Tuesday, July 9th

Tuesday, July 9th at 10:30 am

Do you know any children that love big trucks, specifically garbage trucks? Ever wanted to see one up close? Join us for a special story time in the meeting room at 10:30 a.m. Afterward, we'll head outside to meet an Absolute Waste sanitation worker and get an up-close look at their vehicle. All ages welcome.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Clear Lake Public Library.

Tuesday, July 9th at 6:00 pm

The Mystery Book Club will be meeting in the library history room on July 9th at 6:00 pm this month. July's selection is The Devil's Bed by William Kent Krueger.

When President Clay Dixon's father-in-law, a former vice president, is injured in a farming accident, First Lady Kate Dixon returns to Minnesota to be at his side. Assigned to protect her, Secret Service agent Bo Thorsen soon falls under Kate's spell. He also suspects the accident is part of a trap set for Kate by David Moses, an escaped mental patient who once loved her. What Bo and Moses don't realize is that they're caught in a web of deadly intrigue spun by a seemingly insignificant bureaucratic department within the federal government. Racing to find answers before an assassin's bullet can kill Kate, Bo soon learns that when you lie down with the devil, there's hell to pay.

Tuesday, July 9th at 6:30 pm

Join us at the library for six different presentations throughout the summer that coincide with this year's summer reading theme, Read, Renew, Repeat. Together we can gather the tools, resources, and knowledge needed to become a more conservation-minded community.

Join Amie Adams, an Iowa Master Naturalist and author of The Observer to learn about a little-known Iowa naturalist named Olaf Wolden. Born in Emmet County in northwest Iowa in 1886, Olaf lived through a time when the Iowa landscape was changing rapidly. Throughout his lifetime, Olaf studied plants, birds, and the landscape of his home. Come listen to a selection of stories about native plants, animals, and Iowa's environmental history.

Wednesday, July 10th

Wednesday, July 10th at 10:30 am

Story time for children age 5 and under is held at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday, year-round. Story time consists of stories, body movement activities, songs, and rhymes, helping children grow the skills they need to become lifelong readers. Young children and their grown-ups are invited to join us for these free weekly events!

Wednesday, July 10th from 2:00 - 4:00 pm

Grab some old clothes you don't mind getting dirty and join us in the meeting room for Messy Art! All ages, toddler to adult, are invited to spend some time creating their own masterpieces. Crafts will fit the Summer Reading theme of Read, Renew, Repeat. Some paint shirts in select sizes are available to borrow. Drop in event.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Wednesday, July 10th at 6:00 pm

This group is a quarterly opportunity to read, analyze and discuss important books that have made unique contributions in their fields. We will take an interdisciplinary approach that includes a wide range of areas such as history, law, business, literature, and biography. This group is open to the public at large and requires no on-going commitment. Members can simply come for whatever book they are interested in that quarter.

The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald: The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island at a time when The New York Times noted "gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession," it is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s.

Thursday, July 11th

Thursday, July 11th at 10:30 am

Get up close and personal with amazing creatures. Kids and adults alike will get the chance to learn, discuss, and touch various reptiles and arachnids. 

Sponsored by the Friends of the Clear Lake Public Library.

Thursday, July 11th at 6:00 pm

Dystopia is an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice. Usually these imagined states end up ominously reflective of our own society.

The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood: The times and species have been changing at a rapid rate, and the social compact is wearing as thin as environmental stability. Adam One, the kindly leader of the God's Gardeners, a religion devoted to the melding of science and religion, as well as the preservation of all plant and animal life has long predicted a natural disaster that will alter Earth as we know it. Now it has occurred, obliterating most human life. Two women have survived: Ren, a young trapeze dancer locked inside the high-end sex club Scales and Tails, and Toby, a God's Gardener barricaded inside a luxurious spa where many of the treatments are edible. Have others survived? Ren's bio artist friend Amanda? Zeb, her eco-fighter stepfather? Her onetime lover, Jimmy? Or the murderous Painballers, survivors of the mutual-elimination Painball prison? Not to mention the shadowy, corrupt policing force of the ruling powers...

Friday, July 12th

Thursday, July 12th at 9:00 am

Join our Youth Services Librarian at Fresh on Fridays in Central Gardens once a month to stroll through the gardens, stop to read a few stories, and then continue the adventure with an exploration based on that day's book. We'll use our senses to enjoy all that the garden has to offer through the different seasons. After the stroll, spend some time exploring the rest of the activities that Fresh on Friday at Central Gardens has to offer! Meet at the main gate.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Clear Lake Public Library.

Saturday, July 13th

Thursday, July 13th at 9:00 am

Come find the library at the Farmer's Market this morning. We'll have an activity for the kids to do or to work on as a family.  

And Also This Month:

July Introverts Book Club: A Duet for Home by Karina Glaser

A monthly opportunity to read the same books as others in the community without the added obligation to meet and discuss the book. Just check it out and return it like you would with any other inter-library loan book!

A Duet for Home by Karina Yan Glaser: It's June's first day at Huey House, and as if losing her home weren't enough, she also can't bring her cherished viola inside. Before the accident last year, her dad saved tip money for a year to buy her viola, and she's not about to give it up now.

Tyrell has been at Huey House for three years and gives June a glimpse of the good things about living there: friendship, hot meals, and a classical musician next door.

Can he and June work together to oppose the government, or will families be forced out of Huey House before they are ready?

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