Oral History: Japanese-American Internment will be presented Thursday, May 30 (today) at 10 a.m. at the St. Cloud Library, 810 13th St. Listen to personal stories of Japanese American history and the legacy of WWII incarceration from those who lived through it. These oral histories are part of the Densho Digital Repositories. This program is in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
An open house for the St. Cloud City Hall expansion takes place on Wednesday, June 5 from 3-5 p.m. The community is invited to see the additional space. Tours will be available, and several city departments will share information on the services they provide.
AMVETS Post 33 will host its inaugural Gator Tail Dinner. Enjoy gator tail, fries, coleslaw and dessert on Thursday, June 6 from 6-8 p.m. at 4310 Deer Run Road Tickets are $20 pre-sale, if purchased at the Post, $25 on the day of. Enjoy karaoke with Woodman.
Start your summer reading and pick up a few books at the St. Cloud Friends of the Library Book Sale. The sale will be held Thursday, June 6 from 1-8 p.m., Friday, June 7 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, June 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cash and credit cards are accepted. The cost is $4 to fill a grocery store bag, $.25 for paperback and children’s books/$.50 for fiction and non-fiction hard-covered books. The proceeds help support the programs sponsored by the St. Cloud Friends of the Library.
St. Cloud Main Street’s Storybook Adventures returns Saturday, June 8 to Saturday, July 27.
Each week children will begin their tour at St. Cloud Main Street’s Little Library Box (903 Pennsylvania Ave.) and pick up a map that will lead them to downtown St. Cloud. The map will take them to specific locations to glance into the store fronts of participating businesses, reading one page at a time until they complete that week’s story. On that week’s Saturday, at 10:30 a.m. the host business welcomes them to meet the author and the first 20 families in attendance will receive a free book to have autographed and take photos with the author. If your child dresses in a costume, inspired by the book, they may win tickets to the St. Cloud Twin Theater. Attend all eight events, you will be entered into a drawing to win a family 4-pack to Wild Florida. Sign-up for this free event at www.bit.ly/2024storybook.
If you have any St. Cloud news or information that you would like to share, call Lisa Goldmacher at 407-319-9700 or email lcgoldmacher@yahoo.com.
