June 10, 6:30pm, Peacham Knitters – Bring your knitting or other handwork for an evening of creativity and chatting. New knitters are welcome to come for help and encouragement.

June 13, 7:00pm, Bites, Stings, Teeth and Wings: A Conversation on Environmental Health Risks with Josh Kantrowitz,  We all know about mosquitoes and ticks, but what other health risks are there in our environment?  Peacham’s Health Officer will lead us in this conversation on potential risks.

June 14, 9:00 am, Preschool Story Time – stories, crafts and activities for the young and their parents.

June 14, 10 am – noon, Coffee Hour – join us for a cup of coffee or tea, a sweet or two and good conversation. Suitable for all ages!

June 15, 7:00pm, Family Dance Party with Tritium Well (at the Peacham Gym) – Dance the night away and support the library at the same time.  Tritium Well is a local band featuring Bobby Farlice-Rubio (you know him from the Fairbanks Museum), Linda Warnaar (the local Caribbean drummer), Kevin Colosa (the music teacher at Peacham Elementary School), David Lapham and Nicolas Anzoalone.  Admission $10 to support the library, with children 12 and under free.

Looking Ahead

June 17, 9:30am, Kids’ French Club – Fun stories, games, music and food—all in French!

June 17, 5:15 pm, Friends of Peacham Library Meeting – Planning future events including ice cream sales at PAMFest.

June 18, 1:15 pm, Tuesday Theatre — Lincoln, the 16th president, is the star of this 2012 film.

June 20, 7:00 pm, Readers’ Delight discussing St. Lucy’s Home For Girls Raised by Wolves by Karen Russell.  Contact the library if you would like to borrow a copy.

June 22, 10am, Maker Day – Sign up to tear about a computer!  We’ll have a variety of computers and other electronics for you to take apart and inspect.  Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

June 24, 6:30pm, Peacham Knitters – Bring your knitting or other handwork for an evening of creativity and chatting. New knitters are welcome to come for help and encouragement.

June 25, 26, 27, 9:30am, The Art of Silk Screening — Design and print a t-shirt to go with this year’s summer reading program theme of “Dig Into Reading.” Sign up is required; suitable for those 9 years old and up (including adults!).

June 21, 10 am – noon, Coffee Hour – join us for a cup of coffee or tea, a sweet or two and good conversation. Suitable for all ages!

Ongoing

Sign up today for the summer reading program — open to all ages.  There are reading logs available for all, a bulletin board show how you dig into reading, workshops (silk screening and pin-hole cameras), a “reading” camp, French Club and Maker Days.  For more details see the “Dig Into Reading” page.