National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month. We're celebrating with our first annual "Hello Haiku" and poetry-themed book clubs.

Hello Haiku!

The library invites you to submit haiku by April 30 (for children and teens) or April 25 (for adults  by April 30 for adults now, too!)  Poems will be displayed in the library.  Everyone who enters a poem will be entered in a prize drawing. 

Haiku is a traditional form of Japanese poetry.  Haiku poems contain 3 lines.  The first line has 5 syllables.  The second line has 7 syllables.  The third line has 5 syllables.  

Here is a haiku about haiku! Five syllables first Then seven in the middle Five more at the end

Here is another example of haiku: Libraries are great They have books, movies, and more I can't wait to go!

Youth may pick up an entry form from the library or download one here to submit your haiku.  Entry forms for adults are available at the library.

 Book Clubs

Children's book clubs this month will be poetry themed. 

Book Buddies (kindergartners - 2^nd graders) are reading any book of poetry.

Bookworms (2^nd - 3^rd grade) are reading poetry by Jack Prelutsky.

Chapter Chatters (3^rd - 5^th graders) are reading poetry by Shel Silverstein.

Children will bookmark their favorite poems as they read.  During the program, we'll share our favorite poems and write our own poetry to add to the Poetree (poetry + tree!)

See more information and register here.  

National Library Week

Unlimited Possibilities @ Your Library 

National Library Week is April 12 through 18.  We'll celebrate beginning April 12 and continuing through the end of the month. 

Discover the "unlimited possibilities" our library has to offer you and enter our prize drawing when you:

• Check out a book, magazine, movie, CD, or audiobook from the library.
• Read a new magazine in the library.
• Borrow an ebook or audiobook.
• Attend a program.
• Purchase an item (book, audiobook, movie, book bag, or mug) from the Friends of the Library sale at the library.
• Donate books or movies to the library.
• Explore a website or database from the "resources" tab on our website.
• Watch an animated book on BookFlix.
•  Explore our genealogy room.  See historical photographs of Milan, newspapers, yearbooks, and more.
•  Explore resources in the library - our interactive globe, puzzles, youth computer games, or internet access computers.
• Look up a topic of interest in an encyclopedia or other reference book.   
  

You may enter the prize drawing once each day for each resource you use.  For example, if you check out 5 books and 2 movies and watch books on BookFlix, you may enter the drawing twice that day:  once for checking out items and once for watching BookFlix.

Prize drawing entry slips are available at the library for using resources in the library and here for using online resources.