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

2025 Executive Committee

 We're pleased to announce our 2025 Executive Committee!

• President: Anne Hedrich (USU Merrill-Cazier Library, retired)
• Vice President/President Elect: Shawn Bliss (Smithfield Public Library)
• Past President: Robert Heaton (EBSCO)
• Secretary: Jon Ramsten (Community Member)
• Academic Library Member at Large: Jen Kirk (USU Merrill-Cazier Library)
• Public Library Member at Large: Jessie Eiman (Mendon Library)
• School Library Member at Large: Kaye Gensel (Adams Elementary School)
• Library Student/Paraprofessional Member at Large: Moni Edwards (Logan Library)

2024 CVLA Executive Committee

 Your 2024 CVLA Executive Committee members are:

☆ President: Robert Heaton, EBSCO

☆ Vice President: Anne Hedrich, USU Merrill-Cazier Library, retired

☆ Past President: Debbie Ogilvie, Logan Library

☆ Secretary: Breanna Van Dyke, USU Merrill-Cazier Library

☆ Member at Large (Academic/Special): Kacy Lundstrom, USU Merrill-Cazier Library

☆ Member at Large (Public): Karen Bowling, Smithfield Public Library

☆ Member at Large (School): Jan Jenson, Spring Creek Middle School Media Center

☆ Member at Large (Student/Paraprofessional): Abbie Chesley, USU Merrill-Cazier Library

Cache Valley County Fair

Hi CVLA!  Feeling social?  

Want to have someone to go to the fair with? 

CVLA folks will be meeting at the 

Posse Burger stand (by the cow barn) [see map below]

at the Cache County Fair at 

6:00 this Thursday, August 9^th.  

We will hang out there until about 6:30 and then wander around the fair for a spell (until around 8:30). 

Join us – it should be Fairly Fun!  -Vicki, Debbie, and Anne

Fairgrounds

450 South 500 West 
Logan, UT 84321

5th Annual Bikes to Books Libraries Ride!

Free Books for Your CVLA Library!

Posted on behalf of the Friends of the Logan Library

 

The Friends of the Logan Library is holding a book sale today Thursday March 22 through Saturday March 24^th at the Logan Library.  We would like to offer any books that are still available at the end of the sale free to local libraries.  Stop by the sale Saturday afternoon between 2:00 and close of sale at 5:00 and tell the cashier you are with a CVLA library to get books for your library at no charge!

The 183 volume Something About the Author is one of our book sale items that we are dealing with it in a different way.  Any library that would like this great series let Anne Hedrich of the Friends of Logan Library know of your interest by email at anne.hedrich@usu.edu by the very end of the day (so 11:59 p.m.) Tuesday, March 27^th.  At the CVLA meeting on March 28^th (at 4:30 at Mount Logan Middle School in Logan!) we will draw a winner of all interested libraries from a hat.  We will also announce the winner over this list.  The winner doesn’t need to be present at the meeting.  You can also ask Anne if you have any questions about the process.

Karen Clark, Director of Logan Library, is willing to answer any questions about Something About the Author.  karen.clark@loganutah.org  The winning library will need to come to the Logan Library to get the 183 volumes.

RECAP:

Stop by between 2 and 5 on Saturday March 24^th at the Logan Library to get free books for your library!

Let Anne anne.hedrich@usu.edu know of your interest in Something About the Author by end of day Tuesday March 27^th.

Direct any questions about Something About the Author to Karen Clark  karen.clark@loganutah.org

Thanks!

-Anne Hedrich

Friends of Logan Library

Bunny Watson : Librarian!

CVLA at Five!

On October 11, our organization turns 5 years old so we're having a birthday party!

When: Saturday October 14, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Where: Logan Library, Jim Bridger room (park and enter the library on the northeast side of the building)
Bring: potluck item to share (something small and easy is fine!)

RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/343322716115066

At the party we will be sharing our memories of these great 5 years of CVLA. So please keep sending to anne.hedrich@usu.edu :

✦ 140 letter or 150 word thoughts and memories of CVLA and CVLA happenings (mundane or exciting or anything in between) (Possible prompts: I remember when we… OR To me, CVLA means… OR The best thing about CVLA is… OR I couldn’t stop laughing when… OR Without CVLA, I would be… OR CVLA helped me with… OR CVLA gave me new ideas about… OR Everyone needs a CVLA because... or another prompt that you want to use)
✦ Any pictures you have of CVLA events

Questions or Ideas: contact your CVLA social planner folks anne.hedrich@usu.edu or vicki.read@usu.edu or liz.woolcott@usu.edu

Woohoo!! Let’s Party!! Let’s Celebrate!!

Literary Potluck Social

You're invited to a literary potluck Saturday, February 25 from 3-5 PM at the home of our historian, Anne Hedrich! Bring a dish from your favorite book (or a great dish from a terrible book :P )!

***fiction or non-fiction, recipes can be detailed in the text or inferred***

Label it with the recipe name, and we will try and guess the book.

Plates, eating utensils, bowls, and cups will be provided. Bring serving utensils needed for your dish.

RSVP requested but not necessary: anne.hedrich@usu.edu

https://www.facebook.com/events/1373046992759140/

Bikes to Books 2016

From BicycleBettie.com, used with permission

Inspired by the great Little Free Libraries CVLA program earlier this year, your Bikes to Books

planners have chosen a Cache Valley Little Free Libraries tour as our Bikes to Books route for 2016.

When: Saturday July 16, 10:30 a.m. start, ride time estimated between 2.5 and 3 hours
Where: City of Logan area (this will be much shorter than last year’s ride). See below for route details.
Stops: Little Free Libraries

Start: Just East of Hillcrest Elementary (Fourhig Little Free Library) 10:30 a.m.
Stop 2: 357 Boulevard (CS Little Free Library) 10:55 a.m.
Stop 3: 361 E 300 N (East 3rd North LL) 11:15 a.m.
Stop 4: 100 west block of 500 North 11:45 a.m.
Stop 5: 300 west block of 200 North (Ma’s Little Free Library) 12:00 noon
Stop 6: east end of Rainbow Drive (End of the Rainbow LL) 12:30 p.m.
End at Willow Park to meet for our annual summer family event! 1:00 p.m.

Click to enlarge

Things to note: the route is downhill and flat – total distance of about 7.5 miles! Times listed are approximate. The Little Free Libraries are really clever and cute! Some of the owners will be able to come out and talk to us briefly about their libraries. Feel free to ride with the group or on your own. We can work out carpooling or take the CVTD buses to get back to the start to get vehicles.

Please bring:
Yourself! | Your bike | A helmet | Water | (optional) snacks for the ride, lunch for the picnic | sunscreen or other sun protection | You also might want to bring a book to donate to a Little Free Library (very optional)

Questions? Contact anne.hedrich@usu.edu or dory.cochran@usu.edu

2014 Ride

2015 Ride