Pizza Party
The Sherrard Public Library will be having the
end of summer reading pizza party on Sunday,
July 17 starting at 4pm. All readers who com-
plete the 6 hour reading goal are invited to this
fun event. Musician Chris Vallillo from Macomb,
Illinois will be our entertainment and will dazzle
us with his fun and interactive performance.
KD's Pizzeria & Grille will be providing the
pizza. Sign up for the pizza party. It will be a
good time with food & fun.
Silent Auction
Along with the popular Bovine Bingo, Friends
of the Sherrard Library will also have a Silent
Auction from noon to 5pm on July 9th. There
are dozens of neat items up for grabs: a patriotic
quilt, Harley Davidson leather belts, quilt rack,
and a tiger touch lamp just to name a few. Make
sure you stop by the Library to catch a peek and
to make a bid on something that you just can't
resist. The deadline for bids will be 5pm.
Meet Nick Shimmin
The Sherrard Public Library
would like show off their new-
est addition to the staff. Nick
comes to us from outside of
Monmouth. He is a graduate of University of
Illinois, Champaign Urbana with a Mathemat-
ics & Computer Science Degree and a graduate
student at Indiana University for his Master's
Degree in Library Science. When he's not at the
library, Nick enjoys reading, playing the baritone
saxophone and violin, and playing video games
among a myriad of other hobbies and interests.
At the Library, Nick will be helping with vari-
ous computer related issues as well as teaching
different computing topics. To follow Nick's
work and progress, you can fi nd his web log at
nshimmin.blogspot.com.
Community Room
The former band room, once storage room is now
developing into a community room. The Library
has just had carpeting installed and it looks and feels
great! It's one more step towards completing the
look. Carpeting and installation costs were covered
by Tyson Foods.
Computer Classes
The Library will be offering several workshops/
classes this summer on various computer topics. The
fi rst class will be held on Wednesday, July 13 at 7pm.
and be entitled "Making the Most of Google and
Other Search Engines." Second in this series will be
held on Wednesday, July 20 at 7pm. and be entitled
"Creating Your Own Website: Starting a Website
in HTML." The workshops/classes will be held at
the library and be taught by Nick Shimmin. Due to
limited space and resources, we request that those in-
terested sign-up beforehand. (Feel free also to contact
Nick at nshimmin@sherrardlibrary.org or (309)-593-
2178 regarding workshop/class comments and ideas
or to make an appointment for personal computer
consultation)
Cross Country Bicyclers
The Sherrard Public Library
District is on the map!! We
have visitors. No not from
another planet, but from all
across the country. These
patrons are biking across the
country from Anacortes, WA
to Bar Harbor, ME. Recent-
New Books
·4th of July
James Patterson
·The Mermaid Chair
Sue Monk Kidd
·Broken Prey
John Sandford
·Vanishing Acts
Jodi Picoult
·Velocity
Dean Koontz
·Marker
Robin Cook
·Falling Awake
Jayne Ann Krentz
·The Closers
Michael Connelly
New DVDs
·Lemony Snicket's A
Series of Unfortunate
Events
·Shark Tales
·Two Brothers
·Garfi eld: The Movie
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