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OCTOBER PROGRAM GUIDE

October is Library Month - come celebrate your library!

Children's Programs

Lego in the Library
Monday October 6
3:00

Play with library LEGO, try a building challenge!
Ages 5-12
Library Explorers
Wednesday October 15
3:00

After school exploring at the library: Build it, craft it, game it!
Ages 5-12
Reading is a Treat
Friday October 31
10:00-5:00

Come Trick or Treat at the library! Check out the StoryWalk in the George Little Park, then drop in for a craft, a game, a treat, and a book to take home.
All ages

Teen Programs

Teen Book Club
Thursday October 23
6:30

Join other teens who love to read! Register at the front desk and sign out this month’s book on your library card.
Ages 14+
Halloween Masks
Friday October 24
2:30

Stop by the Ed Currell Lounge on Friday afternoon to decorate a Halloween mask. We will cut and glue our way through the afternoon while supplies last.
Ages 12+

Adult Programs

Stacks & Stitches
Every Wednesday
6:30

Bring your current project, meet other knitters and share tips, patterns, and inspiration.
All knitters welcome.
Game Club
Every Friday
1:30-4:00

Drop in to play table-top games and puzzles with community members. Open to all ages and abilities. Facilitated by TDCSS. Children under 8 must be accompanied.
Tuesdays with Libby
Tuesday October 7
6:00-7:00
Tuesday October 21
10:00-11:00

Get 1:1 instruction on how to use Libby, TPL's digital book platform.
Drop in with your preferred reading device.
Poster Rules
Tuesday October 14
6:00-7:00

Learn what makes a great advertising poster. Laptop required for this workshop, bring your own or ask to have one reserved for you. Register at the front desk, space limited.

Special Guest Event

Greg Stewart - Children’s Author Visit
Tuesday October 21
4:00-5:00

Join Paralympian Greg Stewart as he shares his children’s book Stand Out. It’s about the hard stuff - being bullied, feeling different, failing, and fighting through doubt. And it’s about the good stuff too - playing college basketball, winning gold at the Paralympics, and learning what it really means to trust yourself.

On the Desk This Month

Library Month - Card Promotion
October 1-31
When you sign up for a library card, or bring a friend in to sign up for a card, you will be entered to win $50 to a local business of your choice!
Family Maker Kit
Available October 9
while supplies last
The Great Pumpkin Cook Off: we provide the canned pumpkin, and some recipe ideas, you make the dish at home!
All ages
Fall in Love with Reading
Available last week of September

A reading incentive program for kids. Track your daily reading October 1-31. Read or be read to for (at least) 15 minutes each day. Hand in your reading tracker on Halloween for a chance to win a prize.
Up to 12 years old

Library of Things Spotlight


KITCHEN TOOLS

14 day loan

Did you know you can borrow kitchen tools on your library card?

Sign out the Water Bath Canner, Food Dehydrator, Steam Juicer, Vacuum Sealer, Food Mill, Apple Peeler, Pie-Making Kit, and Dough Circle Cutter/Press