Henry C. Adams Memorial Library in Prophetstown will offer a Little Gals Beauty Workshop.

Tweens and young ladies are invited to the library’s first “Little Gals Beauty Workshop” being led by local cosmetologist Madison Lackas. She will be providing the gals with nail sets, a make-up session and hair accessories! Guaranteed glam!

This workshop is to be held Friday, July 24, from 3-4:30 p.m. Cost is $15 per child. Call the library to register at 309-714-2699 or email hcadams1@yahoo.com

UNO tournaments

All school-age kids are invited every Thursday this summer to the Prophetstown Library for UNO tournaments from 2-4 p.m. Kids will be playing against other kids. The winner will receive a candy/snack from another country in the world.

4-H workshops

The 4-H Extension of Whiteside County will host two different workshops this summer for youths.

• July 8: From 1:30-2:30 p.m., children ages 5-10 are invited to a “Nature’s Paint Box” learning workshop. Kids will make their own paints from items like berries, leaves, flowers and soil. Kids will reconnect with this timeless practice and discover the beauty of creating colors straight from the earth. Cost is $5 to sign up (if you cannot afford this cost, please reach out to Prophetstown Library). You can register by calling Prophetstown Library or go online to go.illinois.edu/ProphetstownNPB.
• July 15: Youths are invited to a “Build Your Own Hydraulic Hand” workshop for ages 10-14 years old. This workshop will run from 1:30-3 p.m. If you cannot afford the registration, please reach out to Prophetstown Library.

Pen Pal Club

Prophetstown Library will host a Pen Pal Club in cooperation with a nationwide program for people of all ages to write to a pen pal.

The program is for ages 5 to 100. Once you get signed up, the administration will let us know a good match with a person of corresponding age and we will let you know what library they are from. There is no sharing of personal addresses. The person who writes the pen pal letter will drop off the letter at the library, and the library will mail the letter to the corresponding library where your pen pal is a patron at that library. Once they write back, the letter will get sent to Prophetstown Library, which will either email or phone you to let you know your letter is in. Stop by the library to sign up.

Summer reading in session

Summer Reading is every Tuesday in June at the Prophetstown library. If you did not get signed up, that’s OK! This is open to all youths on Tuesdays, with the first session beginning at 9 a.m. for pre-K through second grades, 11 a.m. for third through fifth grades and 1 p.m. for sixth through eighth graders. Be sure to check out books and the library can keep track of your reading so you can earn a reading reward from local businesses.

School of Rock in session

Calling all future musicians: We want to see a future with music in it. The Prophetstown library is offering a new program to discover the joy of music! Our second installment will be on the piano. All kids and adults are invited to attend a piano jam session with local pianist and former Prophetstown student Diane Deter. Deter will be showing how the piano works and different styles of music you can make on the piano. The session will be 11 a.m. July 31.

Role-playing game club

A role-playing game club (Call of Cthulhu) will meet every Monday from 3:30-7:30 p.m. at the Prophetstown library. This is for anyone ages 10 to adult. All materials will be available unless you would like to bring your own dice, pencils, books etc.

Stop by or phone the library with any questions at 309-714-2699.

Crochet classes

These classes will be held in June on Saturdays from 10 to noon and led by Prophetstown crocheter Nikol Hamstra. Cost will be $10/class to participate and this includes yarn and hook. June 20 is the next crochet lesson date. Youths and adults are encouraged to sign up by calling the library at 309-714-2699 or emailing hcadams1@yahoo.com.

Book club

The next library book club meeting will be Tuesday, June 16, at 2 p.m and the book will be “The Shepherd of the Hills” by Harold Bell Wright. If you would like to join the book club, please email or phone the Library, and we will get the book ordered for you.

Lego Club

Lego Club will meet Saturday, June 27, at 10 a.m. All ages are invited. Snacks will be provided.

Reptile Meet and Greet

Saturday, June 13, Christal’sExotics and Erie Reptiles will host a “Reptile Meet and Greet” at Prophetstown Library from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. These great friends have teamed up to bring a nice collection of nonvenomous snakes and lizards. This is a family friendly event.

Crafting Club with Raven

All kids are invited every Wednesday and Friday for a crafting club at the library. Come hang out with Raven Newman and craft some fun new projects. The club will be from 3-5 p.m. All supplies will be provided.

Seed Library for Community

Prophetstown Library has received a generous donation from 4-H Extension of Whiteside County. There is a huge variety of vegetable and garden seeds for anyone who utilizes our local library to have free of cost.

Prophetstown Proud to Read Program

This is an incentive reading program that will run from now through Aug. 1. The program is built to encourage kids to read through incentives that have been donated by area businesses.

Children who sign up for the Summer Reading Program and are committed to read throughout the summer months will be presented with a tracking sheet, which the library or a parent can hold on to, meant to keep track of points earned from each book read.

All books can be checked out at Henry C. Adams Memorial Library and tracked by the library director. After reading the book, the child will have their parent sign the tracking paper, and as the child turns in the book the librarian will add the points to the tracker.

When the child has completed the tracking card with their books read and signed by a parent or librarian, they will then receive a certificate to receive a reward. The reading program ends by Aug. 1, with all certificates to be spent by Oct. 1.

Stop by the Prophetstown Library for details and to sign up for the Summer Reading Program.