Teen Advisory Board is not a Circus, but it IS Full of Talent

You heard right, Teen Advisory Board is not a group of performers pretending to awe you with their awesomness. This group of students want to make a difference, in their communities, homes and in their own lives.

And I know they will.

These teens love encouragement, (which teen doesn't?) need counsel, but sometimes don't know how to ask (who can relate to that?? As a former teen, me!!) and want to be heard

 (point said...teens need to know someone is listening). 

But, not only that, they are brimming full of ideas. I just have to ask and I get a room full of teens bursting at the seams to tell me their take and 

how to make it happen.

And I love every minute of it.

If you are a teen and have time after school to spare or are a parent or aunt, uncle, grandmother/grandfather, neighbor, 1st cousin or whatever relation to a TEEN, please give them the wonderful advice of sitting in on a 

Teen Advisory Board meeting.

It is every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at 2:30 pm at the Mulberry Public Library, we will be here and teens will be too with their lights blinking on and off with questions, ideas, comments, and plain teen talk. Join us. You will love it.

There is only one thing to bring to the meeting!

Your light.

~Ms. Sofia, 

Teen Librarian/Assistant Director

JUNE 2015 SUMMER CALENDAR IS HERE!!

JOIN US FOR SUMMER FUN!!

AT THE MULBERRY LIBRARY!

905 NE 5TH STREET

SEE YOU SOON!

Mulberry Library Celebrates Heroes this Summer!

For the Mulberry Library's Summer Program, Every Hero has a Story, local Police Officers, EMT's, Firefighters, Smokey the Bear, Spiderman and more will be helping us celebrate Local Heroes!

Our Annual Summer Reading Program will be in full swing as well, where kids, teenagers and adults will be documenting every book they read to win fun, weekly prizes from great restaurants and local attractions.

From children to adults, we hope everyone will realize their potential to become Heroes as our Summer Program goes into full swing starting in June.

Our Summer Calendar will be up soon, so please check our website, www.mulberrylibrary.com or our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/MulberryLibrary for updated information on our Summer Program.

See you at the Mulberry Library!

Mulberry Library Staff

Summer Reading 2015

Getting ready for your Summer Reading? We've got some great programs planned!

Take a look at what's coming up and stay tuned for more information as we get closer to June!

Our New Library!

That's right, we have finally moved to our new location and we are up and running.

The first couple of weeks were hard, but there's so much more to offer now that we are in our new location.

Our computers are operating with Windows 8 and are touch screen.

We have two silent tutor rooms available for all patrons looking for an area of quiet study.

Our teen room is coming along nicely and houses a safe place for teens to hang out.

The kid's room is nothing but fun! With computers with games, reading chairs and more!

The conference room is available to be rented for meetings, movies, and more!

Our program schedule is picking up and we're getting ready for the 2015 Summer Reading Program. Check the website and Facebook for more information about upcoming programs!

Make sure to look up our new hours as well:

Monday                       9:00am-6:00pm

Tuesday                      9:00am-7:00pm

Wednesday                 9:00am-6:00pm

Thursday                     9:00am-7:00pm

Friday                          9:00am-5:00pm

Saturday                    10:00am-3:00pm

Sunday                                      Closed

Stop by and see the new and improved library!

905 NE 5th Street
Mulberry, FL 33860

Wear What you Love!

You know that saying, "You wear what you love. Love what you wear" right? Well, around here at the Mulberry Library, we love our Library! We are wearing t-shirts every Friday announcing our great adoration of this great public service entity. And they are great-looking shirts, too!

And we would love it if you wore one!! We have them in two colors, dark grey and blue and they are at a fabulous price of $10 per shirt, $12 for XXL.

These shirts will benefit the library in a multitude of ways:
1. They market our library!
2. They help fund our new library!
3. They market our library!
4. Have I mentioned that they market our library? :)

One way we receive funding from the state is by the number of people who visit our library. So, the more people who know about our library and can use our services, the more funding we can receive which leads to better and more library programs.

Please come by the library to purchase a t-shirt today. If you love our library, it is a wonderful way to show your support. And you will love what you are wearing, to boot!

~Sofia Simpson,
Assistant Director
Mulberry Public Library

September, the month of NEW programming mixed in with our classics!

We, at the Mulberry Public Library, pride ourselves in being the Little Library that Could. We love our community and want to do as much for our patrons as humanly possible, but sometimes we surprise ourselves! We do more.

Now is such a time.

Since September started, we have organized many new programs that are meant to aid our patrons in their search for knowledge or make them aware of several amazing community outreaches.

There is a lot, but so we don't overwhelm you, (and us :) ) here are a few programs we are offering:

Today, September 12th at 3:30 p.m., the Polk County Sheriff's Office will be coming to the Mulberry Civic Center to teach children about Stranger Danger. Bring your children, nieces, nephews and grandchildren as deputies stress the many dangers of trusting strangers. Please sign up here at the link on the bottom of this page.

Learn Your Library for Homeschool families will be Tuesday, 10 a.m., September 16th at the Mulberry Library. Students and parents will learn how to navigate the Polk County Cooperative for books and resources that goes along with their home programs. A tour of the library and a book hunt will also be part of the events. Please sign up here at the link on the bottom of this page.

Get your costumes ready for Star Wars Reads Day October 4th!

And, of course, the classics will remain on the calendar!

Mondays at 3:30, Crafternoons have turned into Read and Craft. During the month of September Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will be read out loud by Ms. Brenna followed by an awesome craft put together by Ms. Crystal!

Tuesdays at 3:30, LEGO Club and building timeless creations will resume.

Wednesdays at 10:30, Pre-K Storytime with Ms. Crystal is a blast as usual with her puppets, story and craft.


Sign up here for any event you would like to be a part of:

http://www.eventbrite.com/o/mulberry-public-library-4114325075