Weekly Newsletter ~ December 13, 2013

A Holiday Scavenger Hunt is available on our library website for those interested in earning some “jingle” for current fines. For the next 3 weeks, a quote from a classic Christmas story will appear somewhere on the library’s website through December 27. If you know the title of the movie or book that contains the quote, you can receive up to $5 off of any current overdue charges. See the home page of the website for more details.

At your holiday gatherings please consider saving Coca-Cola product bottle caps for the library.  We turn these into free prizes for our reading programs!  We have redeemed them for MP3 audio players, mini chess sets, and digital bookmarks to be used as prizes for this winter’s reading program.  We collect the caps all year long. It’s a great way to support your library and community and get double your money on a product you are already using!

The library is seeking experienced knitters to become mentors for a spring youth knitting program. If you know of a knitter, please pass this information on. We will provide training, all supplies, and lead the class as a group. The mentors provide the “hands” on training, one on one. Please talk to Beth Porter if you are interested. The Needle Arts Mentoring Program provides all the supplies for a program to be started.

Become a book giver with World Book Night and your Heyworth Public Library. Please consider becoming a giver and select the Heyworth Public Library as your pick up location. Book descriptions, guidelines, and the online application are at www.us.worldbooknight.org through January 5, 2014.

Upcoming Programs:

Monday Evening Book Club, 6:30 p.m.

December 23: No book club

January 27: A Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

February 24:  Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight

Would you like start your own book club with a group of friends?  We can help with book selection, and loan the books you will need for your group.  Stop by today and ask for details.

Friday After School Movies, each Friday at 3:20 pm (Sept 13 – May 16)

Each Friday join us afterschool for a movie on our big screen with Bose surround sound in our Community room.  Bring a friend, your own snack, and a covered drink for a great way to start your weekend!

LEGO Block Party, after-school program, First Tuesdays at 3:45 p.m.

January 7:  Sign up for our monthly Block Party!  We have space for 15 children each month to come create, collaborate, and have fun with LEGOs!  This is open to first through eighth graders.

The Society for Creative Destruction, after-school program, Third Tuesdays at 3:45 p.m.

December 17:  Join us as we explore the art of another type of journaling, snacks provided.  Sign up is needed to have supplies ready.

Local History Club, fourth Fridays at 10:30 a.m.

December 27: No meeting

January 24:  All interested in preserving Randolph Township history are welcome to attend in the library’s Community Room.

DVD Movie titles out this week:

Turbo, Grown Ups 2 and White House Down 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.

New Releases:

Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich; Dark Witch by Nora Roberts; Cross My Heart by James Patterson; and Sycamore Row by John Grisham.

December Closures:

Tue, 12/24 closed for Christmas Eve

Wed, 12/25 closed for Christmas Day