Library in British Columbia adds 21 new ukuleles for checkout!

“Visitors welcome to take out and try one of the little stringed instruments”

“Fraser Valley Regional Library adds 21 new ukuleles to its playground”

“FVRL will celebrate the donation and collection expansion with a Ukulele Jamboree Celebration at the Terry Fox Library, 2470 Mary Hill Rd, Port Coquitlam, on Tuesday, May 22, at 6 p.m. The event, open to everyone, will include family friendly activities, prizes, and, of course some ukulele jammin.’

The ukulele is small, portable, easy to learn, and fun to play. FVRL cardholders can borrow the ukuleles, free of charge, for a two-week period. Each comes in a kit that includes a ukulele, a soft ukulele case, a digital tuner and a beginner’s ukulele book.”

Isn’t that cool!!!

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Playing the Ukulele is great therapy – even for an injured goalie!

Justin Sheely is a high school soccer goalie who credits the ukulele for helping her through a season of injury - The Sheridan Press
Justin Sheely is a high school soccer goalie who credits the ukulele for helping her through a season of injury – The Sheridan Press (Wyoming)

“Zoie Jones won’t brag about it, but her teammates will implore her to play (her ukulele) more…

Jones started playing the ukulele…

as a way to relieve stress during a hip injury…

that cost Jones a full year of eligibility couldn’t keep her down. It allowed her to grow as a soccer player mentally … and it gave her an added talent in the ukulele.”

Read Zoie’s story!

NY Post: Watch the queen’s favorite ukulele band cover ‘Highway to Hell’

A quote from the NY Post article, “Watch the queen’s favorite ukulele band cover ‘Highway to Hell’:

“They’ve plucked their way into Windsor Castle, Carnegie Hall and China. Now, the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain is tinkling across America with a set list Tiny Tim never imagined: a mix of Tchaikovsky, Nirvana and “Highway to Hell.”

“And that, says one longtime orchestra member, is partly what makes the little uke so great…”

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