Now Read This! 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Starts October 1st!

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1 Now Read This! In This Issue Programs p. 2-3 Features p. 4 Children s p. 5 Branches p. 6 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Starts October 1st! Start reading to your preschoolers. Read 1,000 books by the time they enter Kindergarten and earn a t-shirt. For Public school and Homeschool families 1000booksbeforekindergarten.org funded in part by a grant from the Starke County Community Foundation. Starke County Community Foundation A fund affiliate of NICF

2 Presented by: Andrea Brown Tuesday, October 2nd 5-6 p.m. Presented by: Jennifer Meryl Hamcher Tuesday, October 2nd 6:30-8 p.m. $5 material fee Saw it - Pinned it - Made it!!! Count Down to Christmas Tuesday, October 9th 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. $5 material Fee RSVP Required Crochet October 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th 10 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. 5 p.m.- 6:30 p.m. Taught by: Andrea Brown ALL AGES WELCOME Cupcakes and Canvas Presented by: Andrea Brown Tuesday, October 16th Tuesday, October 23rd 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. $5 pre-pay RSVP is required at sign-up for materials. All AGES WELCOME THE NEXT SCPL BOARD MEETING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9TH 4:15 P.M. (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC) ALL PROGRAMS FREE UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. OCTOBER 2018 ADULT PROGRAMS 2

3 Monday AM Quilters October 8th and 22nd 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Bring your projects, hand or machine work, and join in the quilting bee. Plenty of tables, plugs, and space. Open to the public. Calico Girls Quilting Club October 8th 6:30 p.m. Come quilt with the Calico Girls. Starke County Genealogy Society No October meeting 5:00 p.m. Amateur Radio Club Thursday, October 18th 6 p.m. Evergreen Gardening Club Tuesday, October 16th Noon Digital Devices Overdrive Walk-ins welcome Sign up at the Circulation Desk. Family Game Night October 15th 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 DLITE Lab for Kids : Open Lab (with appointment) DLITE Lab for Teens: Open Lab (with appointment) DLITE Lab for Adults: Sign up at the circulation desk Have you wanted to learn more about SCPLS online databases? We are now offering 1 on 1 sessions. Please call the library at and ask for Ellen. Registration is required. These sessions require registration. When you call you can set up an appointment and let Ellen know which database you are interested in learning more about. Family Book Club Wednesday, October 24th 3:30 p.m. Sarah Plain and Tall is the first book. Meetings every 4th Wednesday of every month. See reference for more details. OCTOBER 2018 ADULT PROGRAMS 3

4 OCTOBER 2018 TEEN PROGRAMS 4 Teen Animanga Club Wednesday, October 10th and 24th 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Come talk about anime, manga, and the Japanese culture. Teens middle and high school October 24th last minute Cosplay TAB Teen Advisory Board Meeting October 29th 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Help make a difference in the teen department by making book purchase suggestions, planning programs and other fun stuff. DLITE 3-D Printer Halloween October 22nd 4 p.m. For All Ages Teen Craft Create a bullet journal Wednesday, October 3rd 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Teens in middle and high school Fall Library Big Dig Discovery Days October 15th Tuesday, October 16th 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Featuring dinosaurs, fossils, mummies and cave art. Board Games for Big Siblings Wednesday, October 17th Thursday, October 18th 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Craft Maker Days Friday, October 19th Saturday, October 20th 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. For All Ages Homeschool Session October 1st 11:00 a.m. Learn Sign Language Basics All Ages!!! Middle School Meet-Up Friday, October 26th 4 p.m. Teens middle and high school Saturday Morning Storytime Saturday, October 13th 10 a.m. Stories geared for toddlers.

5 OCTOBER 2018 CHILDRENS PROGRAMS 5 Children Afterschool Special Tuesday, October 2nd, 9th, 23rd and 30th 4:00 p.m. Wacky games, cool crafts, fun stories, and other madcap events will keep you busy in the library. Grades K-5 Preschool Storytime Wednesday, October 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st a.m. and 1-2 p.m. Join Miss Jenny for stories, songs, activities and crafts for children 3-5 years old. LEGO LEAGUE Tuesday, October 30th 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Join our Lego League and build something awesome. We have Legos, Duplos, and Big Blocks. Be creative with 40 minutes of free time. Show off your cool creation. They will be on display in the library until the next club meeting. For all ages!!!

6 OCTOBER 2018 BRANCH PROGRAMS 6 San Pierre Branch 103 S. Broadway San Pierre, IN (219) Monday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Friday 9 p.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Koontz Lake Branch 7954 North Hwy. 23 Walkerton, IN (574) Monday 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Wednesday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m. Noon Hamlet Branch P.O. Box 8 6 North Starke Street Hamlet, IN (574) Monday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesday 9a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Crochet Class Hamlet Branch Presented By: Andrea Brown Fridays 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. All Ages Welcome Hamlet Community Potluck Recipe Exchange Anything Goes Friday, October 12th 11 a.m. Noon All Ages welcome Teen Read Week - October 7-13, 2018 A national literacy initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association that is aimed at teens, their parents, librarians, educators, booksellers and other concerned adults. Teen Read Week was started in The continuing message of the Teen Read Week initiative is to encourage year olds to "Read For The Fun Of It". Each year an annual theme allows YALSA to focus on timely topics and teen interests. Teen Read Week is celebrated the same week as Columbus Day every year. Contact ALA's Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA, a division of ALA) with questions.