Utah State University has invited the community to participate in this year's common literature experience. This year's book selection is A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah. Beah will be speaking at USU on Saturday, August 23 at 9:30 a.m. in the Kent Concert Hall. Community members are welcome to attend this free event.

Visit the common literature experience website to learn more about the program and this year's book.

This summer you can have fun reading and win prizes too. Our annual Summer Reading Program starts on June 2, and we have two programs:

• Catch the Reading Bug: for children ages birth to 12.
• Metamorphosis @ Your Library: for adults and teens.

Both programs give you the chance to win prizes for the books you read. Children who sign-up for the Catch The Reading Bug program between June 2 and June 14 will be entered into a drawing to win a set of three books written by Doreen Cronin and illustrated by Harry Bliss, the artist who created this year's Summer Reading Program artwork. The winners will also receive a set of three finger puppets featuring the main characters from these books.

Happy Summer Reading!

Earth Day is on Tuesday, April 22. Celebrate the day by reading one of the books from our environment booklists. We have books on:

• Conservation
• Endangered Species
• Recycling
• And other environmental topics.

Visit The Earthday Network or Earthday.gov to learn more about Earth Day.