​LAKEVIEW, Ore.—August 1, 2019—As a special treat for our Summer Reading Program the Lake County Library is bringing the Traveling Lantern Theatre Company to the Lakeview Main Library Meeting Room at 2 PM on Thursday, August 8th to present their play “My Mother the Astronaut”.
 
In the play, Aquarius' mom is an astronaut and today is "Take your child to work day". Aquarius can't wait to go to NASA and find out what it's like to be in space! They visit Mission Control where she meets scientists and engineers who show her what they do and she learns all about space travel. Her imagination blasts off and she dreams of incredible journeys through the cosmos!

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​Several community members have given a gift to the community through Christmas in July at Lake County libraries. Donors have given almost $2,000 to restore the book budget, about a quarter of the $9,000 goal. While a few magazines and newspapers have found their sponsors, many are in danger of the library subscription being cancelled.
 
“As usual, Lake County’s generous residents stepping up to the plate to fill a need,” said Library Director Amy Hutchinson. “The almost $2,000 raised so far is from just 19 donors. When everyone contributes, whether it’s a little or a lot, it really can add up quickly,” said Hutchinson. The FY 2019-20 budget to buy the books, newspapers, magazines, audio books, and DVDs the library checks out to patrons was reduced due to decreased tax revenue. This is the first time the library has had to ask the community for funds for books in more than a decade.

In addition to monetary donations, the library also welcomes donations of gently used books, DVDs, and audio books in clean, good condition. If for some reason the library cannot use the item, the Friends of Lake County Library place items for sale in the ReRead Room store or online to generate more money to buy items for the library collection. Please note that the libraries have limited space for incoming book, DVD, and audio donations. If you have more than 1 box or 1 large grocery bag to drop off at one time, please contact your local library to coordinate.
 
All donations are tax-deductible. For questions or more information about the budget or the library, contact Library Director Amy Hutchinson at amyh@lakecountylibrary.org or 541-947-6019. ​

Lake County Libraries are celebrating Lake County’s solar story with Bob Rogers from the Lake County Resource Initiative. Summer Reading Program participants will learn about the power of the sun, our closest star, through hands on activities and demonstrations in Paisley, Christmas Valley and Lakeview as part of the “Universe of Stories” program.
    
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The Lake County Library District invites community members to give a gift to the community through Christmas in July at your local library. Visit a library near you to see a great Independence Day tree made by local volunteers, and consider making a contribution to restore the book budget.  
 
The FY 2019-20 book budget to buy the books, newspapers, magazines, audio books, and DVDs the library checks out to patrons has been reduced due to decreased tax revenue. “In order to purchase the same number of items we bought last year and meet a strategic plan goal for adding more DVDs, we need an additional $9,000,” said Amy Hutchinson, Library Director. “We haven’t asked the Lake County community for any money for library operations in over 10 years. I hope the generosity people have shown the Building Fund will spill over into the book budget this year.”
 
The library also welcomes donations of gently used books, DVDs, and audio books in clean, good condition. If for some reason the library cannot use the item, the Friends of Lake County Library place items for sale in the ReRead Room store or online to generate more money to buy items for the library collection. Please note that the libraries have limited space for incoming book, DVD, and audio donations. If you have more than 1 box or 1 large grocery bag to drop off at one time, please contact your local library to coordinate.
 
All donations are tax-deductible. For questions or more information about the budget or the library, contact Library Director Amy Hutchinson at 541-947-6019 or amyh@lakecountylibrary.org.
 
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​LAKEVIEW, OR— Do you have a favorite song you learned when you were young? Do you like to read books? Well, does the Summer Reading Program have a program for you! Famed Lake County musician Randy Dary is visiting all of the library locations for the Summer Reading Program to give a free concert of songs which have been made into books which he’s calling “Stories in Song, Stories from Song.” Randy is planning to cover many old favorites, so come ready to sing, dance, and play some instruments!

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This summer, we're hitting the road with "Our Place in Space"—and landing at a library near you! Bring the family and explore how Earth fits in among stars, galaxies, and other planets. Through science experiments and hands-on activities, you'll discover what makes Earth "just right" for supporting life, plus a variety of ways we can help keep our planet healthy.

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The Lake County Library District is anticipating that reduced tax revenues will continue as expenses rise, and library services will be negatively im-pacted in FY 2019-20. The Main Library hours will be reduced as will be the budget for buying materials for check out.
 
The library district tax base tax revenue dropped about $20,000 this fiscal year. In the coming year, new PERS rates are going into effect, increasing the amount of contributions the library must make significantly. “The combination of these two things have made it very difficult to balance the library budget,” said Amy Hutchinson, Library Director. “The library board and budget committee had to make some difficult decisions but worked well together to come up with a balanced budget that maximizes available library service for the coming year.”
 
The Main Library service hours will be reduced from 50 per week to 40 per week. The branch library hours, which are open between one and two and a half days per week, will be unchanged. To choose the best hours to remain open, library staff encourage as many Main Library users as possible to complete a survey at the library or online at http://bit.ly/MainHours.
 
The library also encourages donations to restore the budget to purchase books, newspapers, magazines and DVDs. To achieve the same level of purchasing as last year, the library would need an additional $8,000. To meet community goals for increasing the DVD collection, the library would need about 100 gently-used DVDs or an additional $1,000. Donations are tax-deductible and can be sent to the Main Library at 26 S G Street. Donors may choose which library location receives the new material first. Over time, all purchased items rotate to all library locations.
 
For questions or more information about the budget or the library, contact Library Director Amy Hutchinson at 541-947-6019 or amyh@lakecountylibrary.org. 

​Are you ready to take a trip through the galaxy to visit alien lands, light saber in hand, and explore the effects of gravity? Join us to explore a “Universe of Stories” at this year’s Summer Reading Program at the Lake County Libraries. Registration begins the week of June 24th. Library staff is excited to present every registrant with a new book for their summer reading pleasure as well as free child pass and a two-for-one adult admission to the 2018 Oregon State Fair.

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This summer children going into kindergarten through 6th grade will enjoy songs, games, crafts, stories, snacks, and activities each week of the “A Universe of Stories” program.  They will make Gross Galactic Slime, listen to Randy Dary will play and sing, and learn about solar energy with Bob Rogers from the Lake County Resource Initiative and “Our Place in Space” with the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History.
 
Teen program participants should be sure to attend the first meeting where crafts and activities for the summer will be chose. All youth in the program will have the chance to show off their alien and astronaut personas in the Lake County Libraries float at the Round-up parade!
 
The Paisley Program, at the Community Center, will start Tuesday, June 25th at 9:30 am for elementary-age (Preschool through 6th grade) kids and 11 am for teens. The North Lake Program, at the Christmas Valley Library will also start Tuesday, June 25th at 2:00pm for Preschool-6 and 4 pm for the teens.  The Lakeview Program, at the Main Library, will start Wednesday, June 26th at 2pm for the teens and Thursday, June 28th for K-6 at 10:00am and 2:00pm. Preschool story times will continue at the Main Library on Wednesdays at 10:00am.
 
Each program is eight weeks long, and gives youth an opportunity to have fun with their friends while preventing the summer slide in reading skills. The Summer Reading Program is supported in part by Oregon’s Ready to Read grant through the Oregon State Library.
 
For more information contact David Lev at 541-947-6019, click for K-6th program details or teen program details, or visit your local library.

Lake County Libraries are excited to host Ras & Kathy Vaughan, aka Team UltraPedestrian, for a multimedia presentation of their latest thru-hike. The UP North Loop is a 2,600 mile linkup of the Idaho Centennial Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Pacific Northwest Trail, and Oregon Desert Trail that runs through Lake County. Team UltraPedestrian will be at the Christmas Valley Community Hall Thursday, May 9, 2019 at 6:30 PM, at the Paisley Community Hall on Friday, May 10, 2019 at 1:30 PM, and at the Main Library – Lakeview Meeting Room on Friday, May 10, 2019 at 6:30 PM.

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On May 14th, 2018, the Vaughans set out hiking south on the Idaho Centennial Trail from the small town of Hammett, Idaho. At 4:22:00 pm on Monday, November 5th, after covering more than 2,600 miles on foot over the course of 174 days they returned to their starting point to complete the first ever UP North Loop. Their epic journey took them across the breadth and width of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.
 
In this free public program, Ras & Kathy share the origins of and inspiration for the UP North Loop; the unique physical, mental, and logistical challenges it poses; the thrill of confronting nearly six straight months of doubts, question marks, and uncertainty; and the beautiful brutality of seeing your plans crumble before your very eyes. Join Ras & Kathy for an evening of laughter, information and inspiration.
 
For more information about this program, please contact Library Director Amy Hutchinson at 541-947-6019 or amyh@lakecountylibrary.org. For more information about Team UltraPedestrian contact Ras Vaughan at UltraPedestrian@gmail.com or check out ultrapedestrian.com. 

Spend an evening with best-selling Oregon author Molly Gloss hosted by your local library in Christmas Valley on Thursday, April 25, 2019 and in Lakeview on Friday, April 26, 2019, both at 6:30 PM. A fourth-generation Oregonian, Gloss’ work often concerns the landscape, literature, mythology and life of the American West. 

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Gloss’ five novels, including The Hearts of Horses and Falling From Horses, span the time from homesteading the northwest in the 1890s to a near future space colony. “[To] my way of thinking, there’s a continuous line between historical fiction and science fiction. We are every bit as distanced from the past as we are from the future,” says Gloss.
 
Molly Gloss has been awarded the Oregon Book Award, a Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award, the PEN West Fiction Prize, the James Tiptree Jr. Award; as well as a Whiting Writers Award. In her writing she seeks to retell the classic American western story as a narrative of communities and human individuals, shaping it around the realities of the historical West and finding a central place in it for women.
 
This free public program is most suitable for adults and teens and is made possible by the Lake County Cultural Coalition and the Friends of Lake County Libraries. For more information about this program, please contact Library Director Amy Hutchinson at 541-947-6019 or amyh@lakecountylibrary.org. Connect with the author at mollygloss.com.