Friends of the Adel Public Library will hold its annual meeting on Monday, May 11 at 7 p.m. in the library community room.  New officers will be elected and plans will be made for the used book sale to be held during Sweet Corn Days in August.  Anyone wishing to join this library support group is invited to attend.

Check out our monthly garage sales on the last Friday and Saturday of each month.  May’s sale will be Friday, May 29 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, May 30 from 10 a.m. until noon.  All items from last season are gone with new and gently used items having replaced them thanks to our loyal patrons.  Come see what is for sale for a free will donation.  Proceeds go for library projects.

Other May activities for adults:

Scrapbooking – Friday, May 1 at 6 p.m.
Mommy Book Club – Wednesday, May 6 at 10 a.m.  Child care provided.
Adult Wii – Friday, May 15 at 6:30 p.m.  Board games, too.  Snacks provided.
Brown Bag Book Club – Tuesday, May 26 at noon (note date change)
Evening Book Club – Thursday, May 28 at 7 p.m.

Children’s activities for May include:

Pre-School Story Time, Monday, May 4 and Thursday, May 7 at 10:30 a.m. – Last one until June 8 & 11.
Toddler Time, Tuesday, May 5 at 10:30 a.m. – Last one until June 9.
Early Out Movie, Wednesday, May 13 at 1:30 p.m.

Attention area business owners:

Did you know that the library has a special section of business books – a recently updated one – located behind the main desk upstairs?  the following is a partial list of new books that might interest you:

• “201 Great Ideas for Your Small Business” by Jane Applegate
• “Take Care of Your Business or Someone Else Will” by Michael McKinley
• “Art of the Start” by Guy Kawasaki
• “The Essential Online Solution” by Rick Segel
• “Profitable Buying Strategies” by Mike Buchanan
• “Start & Run a Retail Business” by Jim Dion & Ted Topping
• “Ladies Who Launch” by Victoria Colligan & Beth Schoenfeldt
• “The Accountable Leader” by Brian Dive.

The library will be closed on Sunday beginning May 24.  Sunday hours, 1-4 p.m., will resume in September.  The library will be closed on Monday, May 25 for Memorial Day.