July 2026 Northwood Public Library News

Summer is here and we’re in the middle of our Summer Reading Program! Our Summer Reading Program donation letters were sent out and twelve amazing local businesses responded (I posted those in the last couple newsletters), and the Northwood Public Library would also like to thank Viking Nutrition!
Our theme for this Summer is “Plant a Seed, Read!” Stop by and see our full calendar of events, but here are some of the July highlights that anyone can come and enjoy.
• Story Time with the local DAR group on July 3rd at 10:00am.
• Friday July 11th, Chloe’s Critters is coming to the library from 10:00-11:00am.
• Tuesday July 7th, 14th, and 21st Molly Benson from the Extension Office will be coming to do some fun activities with kids from 10:30-11:30am.
• Friday July 17th and 24th will be a Story Time at 10:00am.
• Our final Summer Reading Program event is a party at the Northwood Movie Theater! Kids (and their families) that have turned in at least one bookmark are invited to attend.
If you want have kids or grandkids that you might bring to the library for the Summer Reading Program, join our Facebook page to follow along! www.facebook.com/groups/278686796498248.

The library will be closed on Saturday July 4th for Independence Day.

The library has two different book clubs that participate in a monthly reading and discussion. If this is anything that sounds interesting to you, don’t hesitate to reach out at the library for more information!

Here are new books coming to the library sometime during the month of June:
Adult Fiction books: “Love You More” by Emily Giffen, “The Country Road Murders” by James Patterson, “This Changes Everything” by Lisa Unger, “The Romance Revival” by Christina Lauren, “Ransom” by Daniel Silva, “Not What It Seems” by Lisa Jackson, “Until Midnight” by Luanne Rice, and lots more.
Large Print Fiction: “A Life So True” by Tracie Peterson, “The Lumber Baron’s Wife” by Lynn Austin, “Summer State of Mind” by Kristy Woodson Harvey, “A Chance for Kallie Mae” by Ann H. Gabhart, and more.

I’ve been posting some pictures of the new books to the Northwood Public Library’s Facebook page, so don’t forget to “Like” the page to be notified when we put more new books out throughout the month. Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you might have by emailing us at librarian@northwoodia.org or call us at 324-1340. We hope you will check us out soon!