Welcome to Next Month at South! This is a newsletter for those who use the South Side Library to make sure you know all the latest library events and updates happening at your neighborhood library
Here you will find updates about new additions, staff introductions, and featured programs for kids, teens, and adults happening at your library!
Announcements
Storytime Break
Summer is busy at the library To give our staff time to rest and prepare for fall, we are pausing storytimes and offering reduced youth programming August 10-16.
Labor Day Closure
All DMPLlocations will be closed onAugust 31 and September 1 for the Labor Day holiday
The Summer Reading Challenges end on August 2.
Finish summer strong! Complete and turn in your entry forms to be entered in the final prize drawings for your age group.
Kids' Challenges Adult Challenge
TarotAnatomy MinorArcana Deeper Dive
Saturday, August 16 2-3:30 PM
Explore the MinorArcana of theTarot deck in this interactive workshop. Learn about the four suits, their structure, and how to use these cards in your Tarot practice. We’ll work with easy spreads and exercises to help build your confidence in reading and interpreting the cards.
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Featured Events at South
Wednesday, August 6 4-5 PM
Bring your creativity and learn awesome engineering skills with our friends from
Thursdays 4-5 PM
JoinASAPteaching artistAmanda Rhoads and work with air-dry clay to create a miniature masterpiece you'll
Monday, August 25 6:30-7 PM
The Pigeon is coming to the South Side Library! GiveThe Pigeon a hug or high five, and get your
Steam Starz, who will teach you to design, build, and race LEGO cars!This hands-on session combines LEGOs and racing for an exciting engineering experience. Add the event to your calendar.
Best for youth ages 8 and up, but all are welcome.
take home each week.
Create projects such as pinch pots and coil pots, personalized tiles, mini monsters, abstract sculptures, and more. View upcoming events.
Snack provided to all participants.
picture taken—but don't let him drive the bus! Add this event to your calendar.
The Pigeon will be visiting all six DMPL locations. Check out the schedule
How the library helped Melanie Jacobs grow her art business with some purr-fect
buttons
"Using the library has helped increase my business's bottom line."—Melanie Jacobs, Owner, Cat Loaf Studio
Thwap.Thwap.Thwap.The button maker sounds through the library’s Tech Central space as Melanie Jacobs presses down on the machine again and again. She aligns her quirky cat illustrations on top of pieces of metal, creating colorful, collectible buttons.
For Melanie, that satisfying sound gives her an opportunity every artist wants – more exposure for and more recognition of her art... (continued on our website)
