Star Wats is the theme of this year’s Reading Carnival sponsored by the Ada Academic Boosters to encourage reading. The Carnival, for students from kindergarten to 5th grade, will occur on Friday, May 4, in the 86 Gym.
There will be carnival games, pop corn, and a bulldog shop. Wilson the Ada Bulldog will be around for pictures with students.
The event is organized by parent volunteers with Amber Simon and Lori Poling as this year’s co-chairs.
Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
It’s time to celebrate...cut the ribbon and open the door of the Ada Public Library’s new look, a facility that will probably do the community well into the next century.
Work on the renovation and addition has been going on since last July. Miraculously, the library closed for only one week during that time (to install ceiling tiles and wiring).
Patrons continued to flow into the library during construction, and they came out in force on Saturday during the Grand Re-Opening, because now all is done, the dust cleared, even the grass seed applied.
Ada Public Library board members and staff cut the ribbon during the Grand Re-Opening of the library’s addition/renovation on Saturday morning. Watch for more Ada Icon photos and stories to be posted on Sunday evening.
By Monty Siekerman
If someone can write an extremely popular book about a cat in a hat, maybe someone with imagination can write a book about chicks and goats.
Baby chicks and goats entertained kids at the Ada Public Library on Wednesday morning. Parents probably would not be serving broasted chicken for supper tonight, but goat milk may be ok.
Here, Quinn Spelman, 2, enjoys seeing the baby chick held by Natalie Walton, library youth services director.
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These are young pet goats, which may grow up to be 60 pounds at most. The two-week-old goats were brought to the Ada Public Library by Tiffany and Nate Conn.
By Monty Siekerman
Let’s take a walk through the new addition and complete remodeling of the Ada Public Library to see what’s new prior to Saturday’s grand reopening. Ribbon cutting begins at 10:30 a.m. The celebration continues until 1:30 p.m. All are invited.
A large parking lot was constructed on the north side of the library, in an area once housing a large, brick Masonic building. Years ago the library purchased the Masonic building and lot. The area was rezoned educational nine years ago. Now it’s part and parcel of the library. The parking lot will be much more convenient and safer for patrons compared to the limited parking along Main Street.
