OCTOBER 2022 PROGRAMS
MAURY LOONTJENS MEMORIAL LIBRARY

Hours:
Monday-Thursday
9:30 am-8 pm
Friday 9:30 am-6pm
Saturday 9:30 -5pm
Sunday 12-4pm

Closed Monday,Oct.10

Toy collecting for Fun and Profit

With Corinne Addams

ages 14 and up, 7pm to 8 pm

Join us for our last toy collecting class with the emphasis on Halloween Toys.

If you’re a serious collector or just like toys (who doesn’t?) this class is for you, with “show and tells” featuring many items you probably have never seen before

There will be handouts of posters for everyone and door prizes.

Oct 4—Halloween and odd toys

Glass Jewelry Workshop

Friday, Oct. 7 22 at 6pm.

Use clear glass cabochons,Mod Podge, jewelry findings and the backing of you choice (participatants are encourage to bring any pictures the would like to use and we will make appropriate size copies to be utilized in the jewelry) to create your own necklace and earring set.Please Register.

Genealogy Club

Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 6:00 pm.
Join us for a round table of sharing resources and tips. This month we will focus on the care and use of historical ephemera.
All welcome!

Annual Halloween Costume Parade!

On Saturday October 22 at 1pm, join us in your costume outside for our annual Halloween costume parade! Everyone will get a bag to fill with treats and other fun items along the way. We will have pumpkin painting, photo op, and other fun activities taking place. Registration is not required, and we can’t wait to see your costumes

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Card Crafting with Patti Arkwright.

Tuesday, Oct.25 at 6:30pm

Paper Card Crafting supplies and instruction are free! Make a card to show someone you care. Pre-registration is required.

Registration

INTRODUCTION TO LIBBY ,

THE NEW APP TO ACCESS THE LIBRARY'S DIGITAL HOLDINGS-FOR FREE.

Libby Walk through and Q&A   

Did you know the Overdrive App is going away early next year? If you need help switching from Overdrive, setting up Libby for the first time, or if you just have questions, this program is for you.

Please bring the tablet or smartphone you will be using for Libby. You will also need to know your library card number and library PIN.

You can always stop by the reference desk for help as well.

Contact: Samuel Judd  401-789-9507 x 3   [email protected]

This program will run on Monday, October 24 at 6 PM, registration

and Thursday, October 27 at 11:30 AM,

MONDAY MORNING BOOK CLUB
Want to talk about books? Want to hear what everyone else has been reading? Meet in person at the library to discuss what you have been reading. Meetings this month are Monday, Oct. 17  and Monday, Oct. 31 at 10:30 am.

AFTERNOON BOOK CLUB
Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 1pm

The Afternoon Book Club will meet to discuss
The Maid by Nita Prose

Copies of the book are available at the front desk.
We are meeting in person, please contact Marilyn Sherman at [email protected] if you would like to attend via Zoom.

EVENING BOOK CLUB
Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 6:30 pm
The Evening Book Club will meet to discuss Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke. We are meeting in person.  Copies of the book are available at the front .

This is my last newsletter. I will be retiring on Oct.14. I just want to take a moment to thank our whole library community for making the last 33 years so enjoyable. I am very grateful that I have been able to spend my working life in such a wonderful place, with such great people (staff and patrons) doing work that I felt helped my community. It was really a rare gift, thank you so much for the opportunity.

I would love to see as many of you as possible before I go, so, please join us for a farewell gathering on Wednesday, Oct. 12 from 3 pm to 6.

Yours,
Marilyn Sherman
Adult Services Librarian

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Museum Passes are Back!

Many of our passes are available again!

Available Museum Passes

VHS TO DVD SERVICE IS BACK!!!
Are all your old home movies on VHS tapes that are hard to watch or share? Reserve our VHS to DVD converter to transfer your VHS tapes. There will be a staff member on hand to answer questions. Re-writeable DVDs cost $1 each. This is a time consuming process so bookings are in 2 hour increments. When you register, please leave phone number so staff can confirm your appointment. Once you are familiar with the procedure, it is possible to book the machine for other time-slots but there may not be a staff member available to answer questions outside the official appointments. Our machine is built for full size VHS tapes, though we do have an adapter for the VHS-s tapes; we cannot do 8 mm video tapes.

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