BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20261118T160000Z DTEND:20261118T170000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Storytime SD with Mayor Mike Villanueva DESCRIPTION:The Yankton Community Library will be hosting two special storytimes as a part of the state-wide Storytime South Dakota program. Wednesday\, November 18 and Thursday\, November 19 at 10 am\, Mayor Mike Villanueva will be reading the 2025-26 Prairie Bud award-winning book: The Wrong Book by Drew Daywalt.\n\nFor the third year\, The South Dakota State Library invited libraries across the state to host a storytime with special guest readers to read the Prairie Bud winning book for that year. Leading up to November\, public libraries from across the state were invited to register and find guest speakers to promote storytime in their community. This program promotes the importance of early literacy\, community engagement\, and connectedness.\n\n"Storytime SD is an opportunity for public libraries to increase community engagement\, strengthen early literacy development\, and get more people into the libraries\," said State Librarian George Seamon. "Public libraries are a staple in all areas of the state\, from small rural towns to big cities. This program highlights literacy and community\, which is an integral component of what the State Library strives to cultivate in the work we do."\n\nA full list of registered libraries can be found at library.sd.gov/LIB/CYS/storytimesd/index.aspx.\n\nFor more information on scheduled events for Storytime SD at your local library or to inquire about becoming a guest reader\, please contact your local library directly.\n\nThe library also provides time for play and interaction at Stay & Play each week on Tuesday mornings from 9 to 11 am. Come learn\, grow\, and play with us!\n\nIf you need additional accommodation to participate in these events\, please contact the library. Don't forget to check out our website at library.cityofyankton.org and follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/YanktonLibrary) for upcoming events.\n\nFor questions\, please call the library at 605-668-5275 or email us at library@cityofyankton.org. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The Yankton Community Library will be hosting two special storytimes as a part of the state-wide Storytime South Dakota program. Wednesday\, November 18 and Thursday\, November 19 at 10 am\, Mayor Mike Villanueva will be reading the 2025-26 Prairie Bud award-winning book: The Wrong Book by Drew Daywalt.
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For the third year\, The South Dakota State Library invited libraries across the state to host a storytime with special guest readers to read the Prairie Bud winning book for that year. Leading up to November\, public libraries from across the state were invited to register and find guest speakers to promote storytime in their community. This program promotes the importance of early literacy\, community engagement\, and connectedness.
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&ldquo\;Storytime SD is an opportunity for public libraries to increase community engagement\, strengthen early literacy development\, and get more people into the libraries\,&rdquo\; said State Librarian George Seamon. &ldquo\;Public libraries are a staple in all areas of the state\, from small rural towns to big cities. This program highlights literacy and community\, which is an integral component of what the State Library strives to cultivate in the work we do.&rdquo\;
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A full list of registered libraries can be found at library.sd.gov/LIB/CYS/storytimesd/index.aspx.
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For more information on scheduled events for Storytime SD at your local library or to inquire about becoming a guest reader\, please contact your local library directly.
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The library also provides time for play and interaction at Stay &\; Play each week on Tuesday mornings from 9 to 11 am. Come learn\, grow\, and play with us!
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If you need additional accommodation to participate in these events\, please contact the library. Don&rsquo\;t forget to check out our website at library.cityofyankton.org and follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/YanktonLibrary) for upcoming events.
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For questions\, please call the library at 605-668-5275 or email us at library@cityofyankton.org.
\n LOCATION:Yankton Community Library 515 Walnut Street UID:e.1120.62278 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20261112T053539Z URL:https://business.yanktonsd.com/events/details/storytime-sd-with-mayor-mike-villanueva-62278 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR