Text: Women with words. A Mother’s Day gift... Mothers come in all shapes and sizes - and sometimes aren’t biological. Honor the “mother” in your life with the gift of ‘Women with Words’. ‘Women with Words’ is an initiative to sponsor the new Youth Gallery Wall at Aram Public Library in Delavan. This initiative celebrates women as a legacy of love - for ourselves, mothers, sisters, grandmothers, daughters, and friends. The Youth Gallery Wall - ~50 feet long - will connect the Adult, Makerspace, and Children’s Areas in the new building. A contribution is $500, with the honoree’s name featured on the wall. with an overall fundraising goal of $50,000. Time is running out for this initiative - we only have 16 spots left! For more information visit aramlibrary.org or visit the library. Help sponsor the youth gallery wall. Image description: Two blueprints are displayed over a decorative background. The top blueprint is of the layout of the youth gallery wall, including locations of name plates. The second blueprint is of the location of where the youth gallery wall will be, connecting the children and adult sections of the new library.

May 31st at 1pm. Meet Theodore Roosevelt: Looking back at the rough riders. As portrayed by Larry Marple, the president will share his thrilling adventures with the rough riders. this is a historical portrayal. Image description: A colored photo of living history actor Larry Marple sitting atop a horse dressed as President Theodore Roosevelt, with background of a prairie. Background is an old black and white photo of Theodore Roosevelt standing next to a horse

Summer Snapshots. May 7th @ 4:30pm.  Cell Phone Photography Class  with Homegrown Kodachrome. For ages 12-17. Image Description: Image of a large body of water with a pinkish tinted hue with varying colored shapes around the edges.

Text over an image. Text reads: Movie Matinee. APL goes to India. Fridays in May at 2:00 PM. Image is of popcorn in paper boxes, architectural elements of an Indian temple, and movie tickets.

Here we grow again with WIC! May 29th @10:00am. Image Description: smiling lettuce, eggplant, radish, tomato, and carrot on a dark green background.

Using Hoopla for E-books, audiobooks, movies, and more. May 10th at 1:00 pm. Image is text over a rainbow gradient with Aram Public Library logo, website address, and social media icons.

Meditation: Learn and explore with Yoga Hohm. Practice, benefits, and how-to of meditation. Intended for teens, adults, & seniors. May 6th at 4pm, May 13th @1pm, and May 20th @4:30pm. Image is an illustration of someone meditating, sitting cross-legged with hands on knees and thumb and forefingers touching.

Children's author and illustrator Raúl the Third is coming to Delavan on July 11th, 2024. This event is open to all ages and will be held at Delavan-Darien High School auditorium (150 Cummings Street in Delavan). Please register at aramlibrary.org by clicking through the embedded link or by calling or stopping by the library. Books for purchase will be made available through Reads by the River. Image is of Raul the Third at a desk with one of their illustrations of a fox pulling a wooden wagon with a dog. Wagon is labelled

Photo of Raúl The Third, a New York Times bestselling and three-time Pura Belpre award-winning illustrator, author, and artist living in Boston. He is seated at an easel while drawing. Behind him is a collage of colorful artwork from his book, Vamos! Let’s go Eat.

RAÚL THE THIRD IS COMING TO DELAVAN

Aram Public Library, in partnership with Delavan-Darien School District, is beyond thrilled to announce a visit featuring the talented Mexican-American children’s author/illustrator Raúl the Third!
Join us for an evening with Raúl the Third, where you’ll learn about his work, his process, and more on Thursday, July 11th at 6pm at the Delavan-Darien High School Auditorium.

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