Brunch Social & Pie Social

Please add to your calendar CVLA’s annual pie social. This year, we’re meeting for brunch at Ruby’s Pizzeria and Grill on Saturday, October 11, at 11 a.m.

Buy yourself a meal or a treat and get to know others with a love for libraries.

RSVP not strictly required, but respond if you can to this email by Oct. 8 so we can get a general count.

See you there!

Annual Bikes to Books Ride

Come join in the 2025 Bikes to Books Ride! We will be riding a total of 7.5 miles from Lewiston Library to Richmond Library (with a stop at Casper's Ice Cream to refuel) and then finishing at Big J Burgers in Richmond.

There will be a support/shuttle vehicle available.

Bring your bike, a water bottle and helmet, and be ready to visit several Cache libraries and enjoy a leisurely ride in the Cache Valley countryside!

Non-riders are welcome to join in! We will be at:

• Lewiston Library until 10:30 (meet here starting at 10:00!)
• Casper's Ice Cream just before 11:00
• Richmond Library 11:40
• Big J Burgers 12:15

Contact Anne (info below) if you would like to carpool.

Questions? Ask Anne libraryaanne@gmail.com or Shawn sbliss@smithfieldutah.gov

Annual Summer Picnic

Members and families are welcome to our annual summer picnic!

Mendon Library is providing hot dogs, buns, and condiments, and the rest of us can bring salads, chips, desserts, drinks, and more!

Sat, July 12, 2025, 1:00 PM
Mendon Square Park (15 N Main, Mendon)

 

Spring Membership Meeting

North Cache Library Consortium: Who We Are, What We Do

Come and find out about how a group of town libraries in the northern part of Cache County work together to improve library processes and provide better service to their communities. (The plan is to have a 25-30 min presentation, 5-15 minutes for discussion/questions, and then the rest of the time to socialize and eat snacks.)

Monday, May 19, 7:00 PM
Newton Town Library
51 S Center St, Newton

2025 Unconference

Join us for our first UnConference in six years!

Saturday, March 1, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Adams Elementary in Logan

It's a time to explore, collaborate, brainstorm, and share fun ideas with our library friends and colleagues! Light snacks will be provided.

 

2025 Library Hero Award

We are pleased to announce the winner of our Library Hero Award for 2025: 

JaDene M. Denniston!

Nomination:

"JaDene served as a school librarian in Cache Valley schools for 37 years at 7 different libraries! She was responsible for setting up three of those libraries. She believes in the right to read books of your choice and has been instrumental in setting up district policies against book banning and promoting the right to read. She was also an instructor at Utah State University teaching students how to be media school specialists. I have spoken to some of those students who consider her an invaluable mentor and dear friend.

"JaDene has served on the Logan Library Board for 8 years, even chairing the board some of that time. She was instrumental in passing several library policies including our public internet and collection development policies. She was an early member of CVLA and its president in 2016. She has served on the Friends of the Logan Library including being president from 2022-2024. And when the Friends lost their 501(c)(3) status, JaDene worked tirelessly to get all the paperwork done with the state to get us into compliance. JaDene’s work with the Friends supported the construction of the new Logan Library including the purchase of some of the furniture for the outdoor terrace.

"JaDene is a treasure! She is devoted to libraries and the difference they make in people’s lives. She is truly a Hero in our Library world!"