Calendar of Events

2020 Events 
 

January

Themes: New Year and Winter

Bird: Penguin

January 1st - New Year's Day (Library Closed)
January 20th - Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance Day (Library Closed)
January 25th - Chinese New Year - Year of the Rat

February

Themes: Black History Month and Caring

Bird: Swan

February 2nd - Groundhog Day
February 12th - Lincoln's Birthday
February 14th - Valentine's Day
February 17th - President's Day and Washington's Birthday (Library Closed)
February 25th - Mardi Gras

EVENT:

Saturday, February 8th

Valentine's By Design

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Children 12 and under can come in and create their own Valentines for friends and family. 

March

Themes: Women's History and Listening

Bird: Swallow

March 8th - Daylight Savings Time Begins
March 10th - Purim
March 17th - St. Patrick's Day
March 19th - Celebration of the Swallows Returning to Capistrano

April

Themes: National Poetry Month and Spring

Bird: Parrot

April 1st - April Fool's Day
April 8th-16th  - Passover
April 12th - Easter (Library Closed)
April 22nd - Earth Day
April 23rd - Ramadan Begins (ends May 23rd)
April 29th - Denim Day (teen event)

May

Themes: Asian American Heritage Month and Mothers

Bird: Nightingale

May 5th - Cinco de Mayo
May 10th - Mother's Day
May 25th - Memorial Day Observed (Library Closed)

EVENT:

Saturday, May 23rd

Kick-Off Summer Reading with a Bar-B-Que

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

With the help of our Shayville Grocery and our award-winning BBQ Sauce creator, Matt Smoker, the Shayville Library will host a Bar-B-Que to help kick off our summer reading program. Everyone who signs up to read the minimums for the summer will get free food and a BBQ wristband. We want everyone to sign up this year, so teens and adults can read and win, as well! Everyone who meets the minimum goals will get one entry into our random drawing for a new Kindle (drawing held August 29th). Every book beyond the minimum gets you an extra entry!

Ages 0 - 3        20 picture and/or board books read to you by your parents
Ages 4 - 6        10 picture and early story books
Ages 7 - 9         5 early story books and/or 3 chapter books
Ages 10 - 12     3 novels
Teens and Adults  4 novels

Kindle provided by the Shayville Friends of the Library with funds donated by members and earned through our monthly used book sales.

June

Themes: Summer and Fathers

Bird: Robin

June 14th - Flag Day
June 21st - Father's Day

July

Themes: 4th of July and Parents

Bird: Eagle

July 4th - Independence Day (Library Closed)
July 26th - Parents Day

August

Themes: Back to School and Weather

Bird: Owl

September

Themes: Banned Books, The Constitution, and Latino Heritage Month

Bird: Hawk

September 7th - Labor Day (Library Closed)
September 11th - Patriot Day
September 15th - Latino Heritage Month Begins (ends October 15th)
September 16th - Stepfamily Day
September 17th - Citizenship Day
September 17th - Happy 233rd Birthday to the Constitution!
September 19th - Rosh Hashana
September 25th - Native American Day
September 28th - Yom Kippur

October

Themes: Halloween and Scary Stories

Bird: Raven

October 31st - Halloween

EVENT:

Saturday, October 31st - 

Costume Contest and Library Trick or Treat

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Students from the Shayville Community College Theatre Arts program will come out to do face painting for children 12 and under. Each station at the library will have a Trick-or-Treat stand for infants and toddlers to safely travel.

November

Themes: Thanksgiving and Veterans

Bird: Turkey

November 1st - Daylight Savings Time Ends
November 11th - Veteran's Day (Library Closed)
November 26th - Thanksgiving Day (Library Closed)

EVENT:

Saturday, November 21st

Turkey Puppet Day

11:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Spend the day making turkey puppets with the help of our staff and your own hand for the outline. Design and color your own turkey puppets to create your own stories. The puppet theater will be open for kids to have their own puppet plays.

December

Themes: Holidays and Peace

Bird: Dove

December 7th - Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
December 11th-18th - Chanukah
December 25th - Christmas Day (Library Closed)
December 31st - New Year's Eve

EVENT:

Saturday, December 19th

3D Paper Snowflake Creation

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Create 3D paper snowflakes large and small. We'll show you how to make them! You can take them home and decorate your room with 3D paper snowflakes.