Welcome to July, 2025

 

 Mark your calendars and get your reading materials ready!! 

The library is to be closed on July 4-5th and on July 12th.

Summer Reading Program 2025 info...

Level Up At Your Library!

June 1-July 31 Connect 4 Reading Log and Game

June 5:   Game show games 2-3:30 p.m.

June 19: Outdoor games  2-3:30 p.m.  

July 10:  Birthday Party games  2-3:30 p.m.

July 24:  Giant Games  2-3:30 p.m.

Note from Lori: 

Please do lots of reading

Don't forget to turn your reading log in by the 31st of July

Participants of all ages are encouraged to attend!

 

Support your local library!  Be a board member! 

We have not one but two openings!!  Stop in and ask Lori how you can help,

by filling a spot on the Board!

 

Word of the Month!

Denouement:  The dénouement is the final section of a story's plot, in which loose ends are tied up, lingering questions are answered, and a sense of resolution is achieved.

 

Come Craft with Me

Come craft with me is on hiatus for the summer months!  

 

Keeping You in the Know

Iowa Adventure Pass is BACK in action!!

The Iowa Adventure Pass is relaunching thanks to the collaboration of libraries across the state, the Blank Park Zoo, and the Science Center of Iowa. This Iowa Adventure Pass allows library cardholders to check out free passes to family-friendly destinations.

If you are a Melcher-Dallas Library patron, and planning a day at the Blank Park Zoo and/or touring the Science Center of Iowa, the Friends of the Melcher-Dallas Public Library make it affordable, by funding the passes.  (0nce per Adult library card in a calendar year.)

How It Works:

Each pass offers free entry for two adults and two children (unless otherwise specified), and it’s just one more way your library connects you to new experiences.  

This relaunch represents a renewed commitment to community partnerships, learning and exploration, so more Iowans can experience the wonders right in their backyard.

 

Free Summer Meals 

There are a number of changes to the free summer meals for children, such as location, who is eligible, and verification required to receive the meals. For questions regarding the Summer Meals, please call Anna Heaton at 641-218-4475       

                                    

                                    

                               

                                  

                             ​​​​​Free WiFi, at the Melcher-Dallas Public Library!  The Password is FreeWifi1

 

News of Interest to the Community!

 

Burning ordinance Posted on  by 

Please be aware that burning garbage is prohibited by City Ordinance 105.11. We have had several complaints regarding this issue. Organic yard waste is permitted if originating from your own property. Violations are su4bject to monetary penalties.

The first Wednesday of every month is Pizza Lunch at the Senior Center.  Cost is $4, and sides are available to share.  11:30 a.m.  Please call the day before or by 10 a.m. the day of, so that they know how much pizza they need to order.  641-891-7009 0r 641-947-4911  You may bring a dish to share but it is not required.  Everyone is welcome to this monthly event. This group also meets the third Wednesday of every month, at 11:30 a.m.

Melcher Dallas Notification/Alert System Launched

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For several months now, City Staff have been working to set up a Notification/Alert System to allow better communication with our residents.  This system is hosted by Everbridge.  Now, critical alerts about our water supply, community events, or other important information can be sent out quickly so everyone can stay informed.  We have set up a web page “Stay Informed with Alerts” with links that will allow you to sign up and learn more information about the Notifications and Alerts.  There was more information sent out with your water bill this month.  Please spread the word so your neighbors can stay informed as well.

 

Reading suggestions

New additions to the Melcher-Dallas Public Library...Check us out ....Library cards are FREE

To check the availability of a book or movie, please go to our Follett Destiny Web site at:

melcherdallaslibrary.follettdestiny.com

If we don't have the article you are seeking you might want to check out our

Bridges Web site/Iowa's eLibrary!  http://bridges.lib.overdrive.com When you arrive at the site, enter your library as the Melcher-Dallas Public Library and your password will be your patron number from your library card.  You do need to enter a zero before the numbers of your library card.  Example:  P 0111  

Thank you for visiting our Web site!  for questions, please call the library at 641-947-6700.

 

 

Recent, New, and Donated Books at the Melcher-Dallas Public Library

 

New Book List Fiscal year 2022-2023

August 2022

Lightning Down                                                                                                           Tom Clavin

Rebecca’s Amish Heart Restored                                                                               Tracy Fredrychowski

Emma’s Amish Faith Tested                                                                                         Tracy Fredrychowski

The Maid                                                                                                                       Nita Prose

Escape                                                                                                                          James Patterson

The Butterfly Effect                                                                                                         Rachel McKenny

Vortex                                                                                                                             Catherine Coulter           

Two Sisters’ Secret                                                                                                          Diane T Holmes

Zeroes                                                                                                                             Scott Westerfeld

Swarm                                                                                                                             Scott Westerfeld

Nexus                                                                                                                             Scott Westerfeld

The Lonely Heart of Maybelle Lane                                                                                Kate O’Shaughnessy

Sunset on Moonlight Beach                                                                                             Sheila Roberts

Sugar and Salt                                                                                                                 Susan Wiggs

Reckoning                                                                                                                        Catherine Coulter

Mornings on Main                                                                                                             Jodi Thomas

All the Missing Girls                                                                                                         Megan Miranda

Triangle                                                                                                                            Katharine Weber

Telling the Bees                                                                                                                Peggy Hesketh

The Storyteller                                                                                                                  Jodi Picoult

The Alice Network                                                                                                             Kate Quinn

This Tender Land                                                                                                              William Kent Krueger

The Lager Queen of Minnesota                                                                                        J. Ryan Stradal

September 2022              

The Recovery Agent                                                                                                        Janet Evanovich

Waiting for Love                                                                                                               Marie Force       

Season for Love                                                                                                                Marie Force

The Best is Yet to Come                                                                                                   Debbie Macomber

Shattered                                                                                                                         James Patterson

Wolves of the Tundra                                                                                                        Samuel Seeker

The Last Thing HeTold Me                                                                                                Laura Dave

The 6:20 Man                                                                                                                    David Baldacci

Northwind                                                                                                                          Gary Paulsen

The Apple Creek Announcement                                                                                      Wanda Brunstetter

Longing for Love                                                                                                               Marie Force

Meant to Be Yours                                                                                                            Susan Mallery

The Silver Ladies of Penny Lane                                                                                     Dee MacDonald

The Runaway Wife                                                                                                          Dee MacDonald

Time for Love                                                                                                                   arie Force