Jenna Risedorph and daughter Quinlynn Risedorph work together as they make superhero puppets at family summer story time.

By MILFORD LIBRARY STAFF

MILFORD — Milford Public Library news and events this week:

Summer Reading Program

The Summer Reading Program comes to an end Saturday, Aug.1, so keep these things in mind. Keep reading. Many of you have read lots of hours and earned lots of prizes. The last day to turn in hours is  2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1. If you have read at least five hours by Aug. 1, we invite you to join us for a finale picnic at noon, Aug. 5 at Waubee Park. Ronald McDonald will make an app­earance and present a great show. Teens, read 50 hours or more by Saturday, Aug. 1, and receive a ticket to the make your own sundae party on Monday, Aug. 3. New books are added to our collection all the time, so come in and browse for something great to read!

Fort Wayne Zoomobile

Do you enjoy visiting the zoo and seeing all the animals? Come to the Milford Community Building at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, as Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo presents the program, “Wild about Animals!” Find out lots of interesting facts about the animals and get the opportunity to pet some of them! We will have drawings for door prizes at the end of the program.  Bring the whole family to this free, fun program. After the program, be sure to visit the library to check out some books to read, movies to watch or some summer tunes to listen to. The Library has what you are looking for, and if we don’t, we can get it, usually within a week.

Family Summer Story Time

Visit the library on Friday, July 31, for the last week of Family Summer Story Time! Melinda Roose will share stories about heroes in the animal kingdom. After Melinda shares stories, the children get to make a craft and enjoy a snack. Each family who participates in story time will receive a book to add to their home library. Join us for our last story time of the summer at 10 a.m. or 11 a.m. Friday, July 31. Call us at (574) 658-4312 with any questions.

Dial-A-Story for Children

Children love to use Dial-A-Story. By calling (574) 658-9540, children can listen to a story over the phone. The story is changed weekly, so there is always something new to listen to. Help your child dial today.

Friends of the Library

Do you have lots of books sitting around, cluttering your house?  Why not donate them to the library for others to buy and read. The Friends of the Library welcomes all your donations of gently used books, CDs, DVDs, magazines, and sheet music. Feel free to go through our collection and purchase a few things as well. All proceeds go back to the library. Friends are also selling cloth book bags for $12. Come in and purchase a bag at the circulation desk upstairs and support your local library.

Release of Go Set a Watchman

The Tuesday, July 14, release of Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman” has attracted much media attention. “Go Set a Watchman” is the sequel to the Pulitzer Prize- winning “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Harper Lee’s first and believed, only novel, until “Go Set a Watchman: was discovered.  Harper Lee is now 89 years old and there has been some controversy whether Lee really wanted the book to be published.  The story takes place in Maycomb, Ala., two decades after the events in “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Scout is now 26 years old and returns home from New York City to visit her aging father, Atticus.

Our copy of “Go Set a Watchman” is now available to check out, or place on reserve.  We also have “To Kill a Mockingbird” available in book and DVD format. Call (574) 658-4312 to place a reserve on the books or movie today.