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Aurora Public Library Blog

Welcome to Aurora Public Library’s blog. A place where our library staff share their thoughts, insider knowledge and overall love of all things book and community.

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What's the Buzz? Honeybees!

What's so great about honeybees? Join Aurora Parks, Recreation & Open Space, Colorado naturalist Joy in discovering all things honeybee - from what they are and their many jobs to the important role they play in our world!

Want to learn more about nature and wildlife in Aurora? Click here to explore Aurora's nature!

Posted by [email protected] On Jun 19, 2020 at 10:19 AM

Create & DIY: Mythical Wine Glasses

Mythological Wine Glasses
With Stacy

We’re already half way through June and Summer of Imagination is in full swing - the perfect time to break out those plain old wine glasses and transform them into your own personalized wine glass set with this mythology and fantasy themed painting tutorial! For details on how to paint on wine glasses, click here; for details on curing the paint, click here.

Supplies:
- Wine glass (or any glassware of choice)
- Non-Toxic Acrylic Paint
- Paintbrushes (medium and small)
- Plate or Palette
- Paper and Sharpie
- Paper Towels

Below you’ll find the dragon design that I created. You’re welcome to use it to follow along!

Dragon Template

Want to expand for mythological wine set? No problem! Below designs I created to create a full mythological and fantasy set!

Cerberus:

Minotaur & Labyrinth: (Side A)

Minotaur & Labyrinth: (Side B)

Siren/Mermaid:

Unicorn:

Kraken:

Show us your mythical wine glasses in the comments below!

Posted by [email protected] On Jun 17, 2020 at 11:09 AM

Family Book Club: "The Turnaway Girls" (Chapters 11-21)

Family Book Club
with Tess

"The Turnaway Girls" by Haley Chewins
Chapters 11-21

- What do you think of Blightsend? I imagine an island full of strange fruit and mystical birds.
- Why do you think everyone has their role and cannot change it? The masters make music, the turnaway girls turn the music into shimmer. No one thinks to do anything different... except Delphernia, Bly, and Linna. What would you do if you lived there?
- What do you think the birds represent? Delphernia can turn her own singing into golden birds but Bly captures one. She also has a special connection with cloisterwings.
- Delphernia wants to be free but has a secret she is afraid will mean her death. Do you think she'll ever tell?
- Do you think the Childer-Queen is a good character or a bad one? Does she have a secret she is afraid to share?

Leave your thoughts in the comments below! Next week we'll discuss chapters 22-31.

Posted by [email protected] On Jun 15, 2020 at 1:17 PM 1 Comment

Making Magic: Flying Dragons

Flying Dragons
by Jennifer

This dragon craft will have kids roaring and smiling and wanting their dragon to fly over and over again.

Supplies:
- Toilet Paper Roll
- Construction paper
- Glue
- Marker
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Ruler
- String or yarn
- Googly eyes (optional)

Posted by [email protected] On Jun 15, 2020 at 12:46 PM

APL Reader's Corner: "The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest" by Melanie Dickerson

**Video may contain spoilers**
Join APL staff each week for a discussion of some of their current reads! Each week they will discuss a book from a different genre. Join the discussion live on at Facebook.com/AuroraLibrary each Friday at 1 p.m. (MST) and leave your thoughts in the comments below!

The next discussion will be at 1 p.m. on June 12, 2020 on our Facebook page and will feature "Fire Logic" by Laurie J. Marks (available instantly on hoopladigital.com).

Other upcoming titles, all available instantly from hoopla digital, include:
- June 26, "Get a Life, Chloe Brown" (Part 1 of The Brown Sisters Series) by Talia Hibbert
- July 3, "Reclaiming Home" by Lesego Malepe
- July 10, "Desperadoes" by Ron Hansen

Posted by [email protected] On Jun 14, 2020 at 9:07 AM

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