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PierceCoLibrary

  1. Happy Birthday to Walt Whitman! Download & listen, read a biography, enjoy a beautifully illustrated kids' book. tinyurl.com/7ffuzt4
  2. Will we see you at LeMay-America's Car Museum grand opening on Saturday? What's your favorite classic car? tinyurl.com/87su2jo
  3. Urban Homesteading: Container Gardening with Master Gardener Deb Bronken. Lakewood Library, Sat June 2, 10am. piercecountylibrary.org/calendar
  4. Are you going to the King Tut exhibit? Check out recommended books about his life and times on our Pinterest board. pinterest.com/piercecolibrar…
  5. Who are you going to see at this year's Northwest Folklife Festival? Check out some folk CDs to get you ready. tinyurl.com/cw6o273
  6. Visit the re-designed South Hill Library! Check out DVDs & CDs in the new media library, help desk, improved acoustics. tinyurl.com/7m5kdkv
  7. Goodnight Moon author Margaret Wise Brown was born on this day in 1910. What's your favorite book written by her? tinyurl.com/d332ada
  8. Wake Up to Poetry contest winners will present their poems at Glacier Middle School Library, May 24, 7pm. What's your favorite kids' poem?
  9. We’ve lost another icon of disco! Robin Gibb has had his last Boogie Summer. Do you have some favorite Bee Gees songs? is.gd/8PXnv3
  10. Stock up on books for Memorial Day weekend. When the Library is closed Monday, May 28, check out e-books online: tinyurl.com/8x4gyur
  11. Donna Summer has had her last dance. RIP. Please share your memories of dancing (or listening) to her songs. tinyurl.com/7bmmwtr
  12. Interested in urban homesteading? Find books in the library catalog tinyurl.com/y8krgzm and come to free workshops. tinyurl.com/7dvlufy
  13. Just read The Cellist of Sarajevo. What books do you recommend about courage & human endurance in difficult circumstances?
  14. Gorgeous weekend, and more sunshine in our future! What's your favorite way to enjoy the sun?
  15. Happy Mother's Day! How will you celebrate? tinyurl.com/dxxva6a
  16. Happy Birthday to Bono: U2 rock star, humanitarian and activitist. tinyurl.com/86zwb4n
  17. Meet Rebecca Morris, author of “Ted and Ann: The Mystery of a Missing Child and Her Neighbor Ted Bundy.” piercecountylibrary.org/calendar
  18. What is your favorite Maurice Sendak creation?
  19. Maurice Sendak, we will miss you. This beloved author lives on in his stories and art. tinyurl.com/6pldez5
  20. Hope you've had a chance to get out in the sun! What's your favorite book, movie or song that has sun, sunshine or sunny in the title?