December 11: Human Trafficking in Our Backyard!
Age Group: 13+
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Meeting Room
This lecture will cover the issue of human trafficking, focusing on the United States and particuarly our state. Experts will speak about the problem and give practical steps that can be taken to identify possible victims, help stop this problem, and much more. Note: Because of the subject matter, the age limit for this program will be strictly enforced.
December 19: Make Your Own Snow globe
Location: Children's Area
Come to the library and make your own snow globe! We will provide all the supplies, you provide the creativity!
Come to the library and make your own snow globe! We will provide all the supplies, you provide the creativity!
December 22: Winter Extravaganza!
Age Group: All Ages Welcome!
Time: 5:00-8:00pm
Location: The entire library
Come celebrate this magical season with stories, music, crafts and more! There will be activities for all ages, along with a fun surprise!
January 7: Sticking to Your Resolutions
Age Group: 13+
Time: 6:00-7:00pm
Location: Meeting Room
As we embark on a new year, we will hear from Amelia Truex on practical ways to help ensure our carefully set resolutions are stuck to for more than a week. She will discuss support systems, setting reachable goals, rewards, and how to "get back on the horse" when we fail.
January 17: Fun with Words: Rhythm, Rhyme, and Play
Age Group: 1-5
Time: 1:00-2:00pm
Location: Children's Area
Bring your pre-reader and early reader to explore the fun that can be had with language. We will sing songs, make silly rhymes, and play with instruments! Exposing your children to these fun ways to play with language will help develop the skills they need to be ready to read!
January 31:Age Group: 18+
Time: 6:00-7:00pm
Join us for the first book club of the new year as we discuss Jasper Fforde's The Eyre Affair. This fun, fantastical, literary mystery will be sure to capture your imagination. The library has books, eBooks, and audio books of this work, so you have no excuse to not join in on the fun!
February 6: Shopping on a Budget
Age Group: 18+
Time: 6:00-7:00pm
Location: Meeting Room
OSU Extension expert, Cara Gorman, will come teach us how to grocery shop on a budget! She will tell us why healthy eating is not necessarily more expensive and give us many practical tips on saving money. Every person who attends will be entered into a raffle for a $25 grocery gift card!
February 14: Anti-Valentine's Bash!
Age Group: 12-17
Location: Teen's "Garage"
February 28:
Age Group: 18+Join us this February as we read a love story gone terribly wrong. We will be discussing Gillian Flynn's best-selling novel Gone Girl. This book starts with the disappearance of a seemingly happy wife. However, we soon discover that everything is not as it first appears. As the book progresses, twists and turns abound as the reader switches alliances back and forth. If you have not yet read this hot book, this is the perfect excuse to read it. As always we have copies of the book, eBook, and audio book at the library!
Some come join us for one or many of our upcoming events! Remember, of course, we will continue to have regular infant, toddler, and preschool storytimes led by our wonderful children's librarians!
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