Ada Public Library

Storytime, make a craft, jam sessions, and make a craft

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Construction at Ada Public Library has no effect on September programming as the library released its monthly calendar this week.

Here’s some of the September library highlights:

Tuesday, Sept. 5 – Family storytime, 11 a.m.; adult book group, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept.  9 – 3D print demonstration, 11 a.m.
Thursday, Sept. 14 – Food art for Kindergarteners through 5th graders, 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 16 – Make a craft, 11 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 21 – Jam session, bluegrass, country, folk, 6 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 28 – Board games for patrons 18 and older, 6 p.m.

A: The renovation overview helps answer the question

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With construction of a new addition underway at the Ada Public Library, the question from patrons is: What will it look like when it's finished?"

A library renovation overview helps answer that question. In the overview the current entrance is at the top. The addition is on the right.

 Studer-Obringer, Inc. of New Washington, is the contractor for the renovation according to Rhett Grant, library director.

Funding for the renovation and addition comes from a dedicated fund.

The addition on the northeast side of the library will add some much needed space. Additional parking will be added, as well as an outdoor reading area.

Here's a fun reading offer you can hardly refuse

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By Monty Siekerman
It's the Ada Public Library centennial, so does that mean you should read a hundred books in celebration?

Nope, the library has a plan for patrons to read one book from each of the last decades. Those who accomplish the feat are eligible for a $25 Amazon gift card drawing.

History of the Ada Public Library, The library today

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By Rhett Grant, Library Director

 

Many remember the library as a quiet place.  That is not the case today.

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Rhett Grant, new Ada Public Library director, shows his wife Jenny some of the historical documents describing the first 100 years of the library.  

He gave a talk on Saturday morning about the library's history, although he just came to town from a suburb of Atlanta just a few weeks ago.

History is one of his areas of interest, so although he is new to the community he has already learned a lot about where he works.

The Ada Icon is posting his history of the library in three parts this week. 

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As part of the summer reading program, the Ada Public Library collected 792 items for the Ada Food Pantry.

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