Summer storytime at the Hayfork library has Kipling

"Just So Stories" by Rudyard Kipling will be read at the Hayfork Library on Monday, July 21, from 3 to 4 p.m. as part of the Hayfork Library's Summer Storytime Program. Children, ages 4 to 8 and accompanied by an adult are invited to come and participate in the storytelling and craft project. Advance signups are suggested but not necessary.

Janice Hodghead will read her favorites from the "Just So Stories." Hodghead, a local fantasy writer, has worked for many years as a library volunteer. Her first novel, "Lyskarion, the Song of the West," was published in 2000 under her maiden name, Janice A. Cullum, and another related novel is due out in September 2009.

As part of the program, children will be assisted in making a collage of cutouts of wild animals of their choice to glue onto a picture of a jungle setting to take home. All materials will be provided but if the children want to bring pictures cut out of magazines, they are encouraged to do so.

This will be the fifth session of the summer library program sponsored by the Hayfork Friends of the Library. Funds for supplies for the program come from a grant from the Trinity Trust. The readers and assistants are all volunteers.

Volunteers also help maintain the flowerbeds surrounding the library building and assist with many other projects and general library operations. To become a library volunteer, inquire at the library.

Membership forms for the Hayfork Friends of the Library are also available. All contributions are tax deductible and are used to improve and expand library services. The Hayfork Library supplies residents and visitors with access to books, publications, audio and visual materials, Internet access and help in finding resource information. Many national, state and local events calendars, notices and forms are available at the library. Community support is necessary to continue these services. Join and help to support your local library.

For more information, inquire at the library (628- 5427) or contact Joy Nelson at 628-1603 or Jan Mountjoy at 628-4474.