Summer Reading is in full swing here at Star, and we have plenty of stuff to keep you interested! Aside from our huge collections of books, CDs, movies, video games, playaways, and other resources, we also have programs. Unlike during the rest of the year, programs are pretty frequent during the summer.

On Mondays, we have a story time/craft. On Tuesdays, we have a special event for all ages (last week's was a puppet show and the week before that was a magician). On Wednesdays, we have an art/craft program, where kids get to make all kinds of creative stuff. On Thursdays, we have a teen program, which can be anything from eating some pizza and talking about books or rocking out and playing Rock Band! We don't have anything going on Friday or Saturday (we have to rest sometime!), but that's no reason not to visit. 

Do you look forward to our monthly calendar of programs and events? You can download and print our monthly calendars from the comfort of your home!

The June 2009 calendars for all three library locations are available (requires free Adobe Reader):

• Ada Community Library (Main)
• Children and Teen Summer Programs 2009 Brochure (Main)
• Star Branch Library
• Children and Teen Summer Programs 2009 Brochure (Star)
• Hidden Springs Branch

We’re really excited to announce that we have a new service: Live Homework Help. It is available through our website every day from 3-11pm. It can be accessed from within the library without a library card, or from home with an ACL library card. Students K-12, College Intro, and Adult Learners will be able to connect to live one-on-one professional tutoring in a variety of subjects. It’s also available in Spanish. For more info about the tutors or the company follow these links:

• Tutors
• Company 

We are the first library in Idaho to offer this service and we’re really excited about this easy to use, relevant service. 

Friends of the Ada Community Library will hold their summer book sale Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6, 2009. (See below for information about book sales at our branches!)

Hardback and trade paperback books, as well as media, will sell for $1.00. Regular paperbacks will sell for 50 cents. For questions, or more information on the Friends group, contact the Reference Desk at the Library, 362-0181 ext.6.

Sale hours are Friday, 9:30am until 6:00pm, and 9:30am until 5:00pm on Saturday. Remaining books and media will sell for $5.00 per sack on Saturday after 3:00pm. Proceeds from the sale will help fund library programs and events

Friends of the Hidden Springs Branch Book Sale is Friday, June 5th from 1-7pm.
Friends of the Star Branch Library Book Sale is Saturday, June 6th from 10am-2pm.