Weekly Newsletter ~ October 3, 2012
Many new books are pouring into the library. Fall is a great time to catch up on favorite authors or to find new ones to love. Don’t forget to try downloading our free eBooks and audiobooks via our website: heyworthlibrary.com.
The Nook Overdrive app was just released this week to allow for wireless transfers of library downloads! Overdrive has committed to making the use of library eBooks and audiobooks easier for all in the near future.
Join us for a fun program this Saturday morning, October 6 at 10 a.m. ~ The Society for Creative Destruction. Bring an inexpensive notebook and your creativity, and we’ll provide the rest. This is an inspired art form from author, Keri Smith, who has produced a series called Wreak This Journal.
Don’t forget to register to vote, change your name, or address before the October 9th deadline. See Beth Porter or Lori Urban in the library Monday – Friday or go to the McLean County Clerk’s office downtown Bloomington or their website and fill out a PDF online and mail in your information to get registered.
Trick or Treating will be happening at the Heyworth Public Library on October 30 from 5 pm – 8 pm. Stop by and see your favorite librarians all dressed up!
Upcoming programs:
Every Thursday Evening! September – November
Toddler Time ages 18mo-3yr 6:00 pm – 6:20 pm
Story time ages 3 yr-6yr 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm
LEGO Time! 10/23 @ 3:20 pm; Fourth – Tuesdays of each Month.
CHANGE of DATE FOR SEPT – DEC: Canine Reading Buddies Program 10/8; @ 6 pm, 6:20 pm, and 6:40 pm. Every 2nd Monday – Sign up today.
Monday Evening Book Club 10/22 @ 6:30 pm; The Fourth Monday of the Month; Join us as we read a wide selection of books and discuss what we liked and didn’t like. Oct. 22: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. Stop by and reserve your copy.
Friday Afterschool Movies Every Friday @ 3:20 pm.
The Society for Creative Destruction 10/6 @ 10 am; Every first Saturday.
CHANGE IN DATE! Monthly Genealogy and Local History meeting
Fri., October 12 at 10 am. All are welcome to help preserve Randolph Township history. Come join us as we organize the historical records, collect materials, and begin an oral history project. If you have local history or genealogical items to donate please see Alice or Beth. You can view the current title holdings on our website under the Local History and Genealogy link.
New Material on shelves:
DVD Movie titles:
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Cabin in the Woods and Stella and Sam Follow Me! are available this week. Our NEW DVD movies can be loaned for three nights for $1.00. All others are available for 7 nights for $1.00.
Audio Books: The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny
Adult: The Lincoln Conspiracy by Timothy L. O’Brian; Rapture by J.R. Ward; Mad River by John Sandford; Dick Francines’s Bloodline; The Lack of Temperance by Anna Loan-Wilsey; What the Cat Saw by Carolyn Hart; The Hot Country by Robert Olen Butler; Taming the winds by Tracie Peterson; Christmas with Southern Living 2012; Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, Gifts from the Kitchen.
Teens: The Diviners by Libba Bray; The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater; Such Wicked Intent by Kenneth Oppel; Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff.
Children: Ish and Sky Color by Peter H. Reynolds; Frankenstein by Ludworst Bemonster; Creepy Carrots! By Aaron Reynolds; Legends of Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke; The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan.
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