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2 Table of Contents Library Administration Adult Programs 1 Alabama History Talk 4 Spring Break Movies 4 Teen & Tween Programs 5 Black History Month 6 Kids Programs 7 Weekly Storytimes 8 Author Talks 10 Library Hours: MONDAY THURSDAY 9:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m. Chris Warren LIBRARY DIRECTOR Tyler Whitten ASSISTANT LIBRARY DIRECTOR Ashley J. Brown ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH LIBRARIAN Leslie Johnston COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT LIBRARIAN Brandon Rowland DIGITAL SERVICES LIBRARIAN (334) cwarren@auburnalabama.org (334) twhitten@auburnalabama.org (334) ajbrown@auburnalabama.org (334) ljohnston@auburnalabama.org (334) browland@auburnalabama.org FRIDAY & SATURDAY 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Library Board of Trustees SUNDAY 2:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Holiday Hours: Laura Chappelka PRESIDENT Elizabeth Anderson VICE PRESIDENT David Housel Becca Little Glenda Logue Closed on New Year s Day TUESDAY, JANUARY 1 Closed on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day FRIDAY, JANUARY 21 Closed on Memorial Day MONDAY, MAY 27 How may we assist you? (334) WEBLIBRARY@AUBURNALABAMA.ORG 2

3 ADULT PROGRAMS CreativeBug Class: Vision Boards Want to start the New Year with a fresh vision for your future? Make a vision board with your hopes and dreams for 2019 at the Auburn Public Library. Register by ing libraryevents@auburnalabama.org or calling DAY Sunday DATE January 6 3:00 p.m. Conference Room CreativeBug Class: Marble Totes Own a lot of tote bags? How many of them have your creative stamp on them? Use shaving cream and Tulip fabric paints to make a fun decorative design on canvas tote bag. We ll provide the materials, you provide the creativity! Register by ing libraryevents@ auburnalabama.org or calling DAY Wednesday DATE February 20 6:30 7:30 p.m. Conference Room CreativeBug Class: Watercolor Cards Using a variety of techniques, learn how to make simple watercolor cards that you ll enjoy making just as much as your friends and family will enjoy receiving. Learn how to personalize your cards with a family photo and make photocopies to create an entire set of handmade cards. Finally, add that same personal touch to your envelopes by making an envelope liner using the same photocopied watercolor technique. Register by ing libraryevents@ auburnalabama.org or calling DAY Sunday DATE March 17 3:00-4:00 p.m. Conference Room 1

4 ADULT PROGRAMS Starting a Business in Lee County DAY Tuesday DATES February 12 May 14 5:30 7:00 p.m. Conference Room An interactive course on how to start your own business in Lee County, Alabama and the State of Alabama as a whole. The course will be presented by Brett A. Smith, MPA, JD, LLM, a partner with Huff Smith Law, LLC. Register by ing libraryevents@auburnalabama. org or calling (334) Zentangle DAY Sunday DATE May 5 3:00 p.m. Conference Room Join us at the Auburn Public Library to learn the basics of the Zentangle method in this free class! The Zentangle Method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. Refreshments and materials provided, but the class is limited to 12 students. Register by ing libraryevents@auburnalabama.org or calling (334)

5 ebooks & eaudiobooks Discover new content, borrow all your favorites and save future reads with the cloudlibrary App. You can read or listen to ebooks and eaudibooks on the go, at home, or in the library! Auburn Public Library offers thousands of popular ebooks and eaudiobooks through the cloudlibrary digital lending platform. Offered at no cost to patrons, all that s needed to get started is an active library card. CloudLibrary 101 DAY Wednesdays DATE March 6, April 10, May 1 S 2:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Conference Room Join us for an introduction to the Library s ebook platform, learn more about digital library services, and check out your first Library ebook or audiobook. Bring your device; hands-on assistance will be available! For more information, Brandon Rowland at browland@auburnalabama.org or call Auburn Public Library Open House Celebrate National Library Week in April 7-13, Join us at the Auburn Public Library for an open house and an opportunity to chat with Library Director Chris Warren. Light refreshments and coffee provide d. Take a tour around the library or get your library card for the first time! AUDIENCE Everyone DAY Monday DATE April 8 10:00 a.m. Noon Library Atrium 3

6 ALABAMA HISTORY TALK Jim Phillips: Lost Treasures of Alabama DAY Tuesday DATE January 15 4:00 p.m. Join us at the Auburn Public Library to celebrate Alabama s Bicentennial Year with an interactive presentations about the Lost Treasures of Alabama by Jim Phillips. With a focus on the early developmental days of Alabama becoming a state, Jim Phillips will share bottles and coins from early Alabama as well as a compare and contrast of early dirt farmers and wealthy plantation owners. Jim Phillips owned and operated a video production company producing videos after obtaining his education from the University of Alabama and San Diego State. He has given talks all over the South including Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and Tennessee. SPRING BREAK MOVIES The Incredibles Double Feature AUDIENCE All Ages DAY Monday DATE March 11 Looking for something fun to do during Spring Break? Join us at the library for a Double Feature of The Incredibles. Popcorn and water provided. The Incredibles: 10:00 a.m. 12:00p.m. The Incredibles 2: 2:00 p.m. 4:00p.m. March 11, 10:00 p.m. The Incredibles March 11, 2:00 p.m. The Incredibles 2 4

7 TEEN & TWEEN PROGRAMS Gamers Society AUDIENCE Ages DAY Thursdays DATE & January 3 May 30 4:00-5:00 p.m. It s Game On at the Auburn Public Library. The will be open for Pokémon, board games, and video games. Gamers are responsible for the items they bring. Games must be rated E, E10, or T, no rated M games. The Auburn Public Library will provide materials for video game play. Note: There will be no Gamers Society meeting on Februray 28. Special Gamers Society Events: January 17 February 7 March 14 & May 2 April 11 4:00-5:15 p.m. 4:00-5:00 p.m. 4:00-7:00 p.m. 4:00-5:00 p.m. Mario Kart 8 Tournament Unplugged Marvel Movie Madness Super Smash Bros. Tournament 5

8 BLACK HISTORY MONTH Harriet Tubman by Storyteller Rosalyn Thomas DAY Wednesday DATE February 20 3:30 p.m. Join us for a special Black History Month program with storyteller Rosalyn Thomas. She will tell the story of Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist and political activist. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and then rescued around seventy enslaved people, family and friends, using a network of safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. Rosalyn Thomas is an Alabama native and veteran educator of the Alabama and Georgia school systems of forty-two years. She is a graduate of Auburn University with a master s in education. Sunday Cinema AUDIENCE Adults DAY Sunday DATE February 17 2:30 p.m. In honor of Black History Month and the Alabama Bicentennial, the Auburn Public Library will screen the movie Selma. Selma tells the story of Civil-rights activists marching from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery to secure voting rights for black Americans. February 17, 2:30 p.m. Selma 6

9 KIDS PROGRAMS World Puppet Day: Make-A-Puppet Workshop March 21st is World Puppetry Day! To celebrate, we will be hosting a make-a-puppet workshop. The library will provide the supplies and you supply the imagination! The Auburn Public Library Puppet Troupe Join the Auburn Public Library ry Puppet Troupe for shows full of laughs, wonder, and puppets sure to delight every one of all ages! Each show will feature TWO performances for your entertainment. AUDIENCE All Ages DAY Thursday DATE March 21 AUDIENCE DAY 3:30 4:30 p.m. Workshop: Youth Services All Ages Fridays DATE January 18 February 15 March 22 April 26 May 17 S Performance 1: 10:30 a.m. Performance 2: 3:30 p.m. Design a Valentine Roses are red, violets are blue, let The Auburn Public Library help you, send a valentine to a loved one or two! Join us for an afternoon of DIY valentines on February 8. We will provide the materials, you provide the creativity. This program is open to all ages! AUDIENCE All Ages DAY Friday DATE February 8 3:30 4:30 p.m. 7

10 WEEKLY STORYS Baby Time AUDIENCE DAY DATE Birth 24 months Tuesdays Weekly 9:30 10:15 a.m. 10:30 11:15 a.m. 1:00 1:45 p.m. Babies and their favorite adults enjoy 20 minutes of stories, songs, bounces, and tickles during Baby Time. Stay afterwards to socialize and play! No Baby Time on May 28. Toddler Time AUDIENCE 18 months 3 years DAY Wednesdays DATE Weekly 9:30 10:00 a.m. 10:30 11:00 a.m. 1:00 1:30 p.m. Toddlers and their favorite adults enjoy 30 minutes of interactive stories, songs, movement rhymes, and a fun craft during Toddler Time. Stay afterwards to socialize and play! No Toddler Time on February 27 or May 29. 8

11 WEEKLY STORYS Preschool Time Preschoolers and their favorite adults enjoy 30 minutes of interactive stories, songs, movement rhymes, and a fun craft during Preschool Time. Stay afterwards to socialize and play! No Preschool Time on February 28 or May 30. AUDIENCE DAY DATE 3 5 years Thursdays Weekly 9:30 10:00 a.m. 10:30 11:00 a.m. 1:00 1:30 p.m. Saturday STEM Storytime Preschoolers 2nd grade children and their caregivers are invited to join us for a storytime on Saturday mornings that is all about STEM. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. This storytime will focus on these concepts in a fun, interactive, story-driven format. Please note: Some activities may involve messy fun! No Storytime on May 25. AUDIENCE DAY DATE 4 7 years Saturdays Weekly 10:00 11:00 a.m. Spring 2019 Crazy 8 s Math Club Join Bedtime Math s Crazy 8s Club, where you ll build stuff, run and jump, make music, and make a mess it s a totally new kind of math club! Join us as we explore, create, and learn! Register early! Space is limited to 16 participants per age group. Please register by ing libraryevents@ auburnalabama.org. *Please note: There will be no meeting for the 3rd-5th grade group on March 16! AUDIENCE K - 2 nd Grades DAY Saturdays DATE January 5 February 23 3:30 4:30 p.m. AUDIENCE DAY 3 rd - 5 th Grades Saturdays DATE March 2 April 27* 3:30 4:30 p.m. 9 9

12 AUTHOR TALKS Jaye Robin Brown DAY Sunday DATE April 28 3:00 p.m. Join us at the Auburn Public Library for an afternoon with Alabama author Jaye Robin Brown. Jaye Robin Brown, or JRo to her friends, has been many things in her life jeweler, mediator, high school art teacher but is now living the full-time writer life. She lives with her partner, dog, and horses in a sweet house in the NC woods where she hopes to live happily ever after. She is the author of NO PLACE TO FALL, GEORGIA PEACHES AND OTHER FORBIDDEN FRUIT, and the forthcoming THE MEANING OF BIRDS, which releases 4/16/19. 10

13 Sherri Winston DAY Wednesday DATE February 6 6:00 p.m. Sherri Winston is the author of The Sweetest Sound, President of the Whole Fifth Grade and President of the Whole Sixth Grade, as well as other books. She will talk about her writing and how she became a children s author and sign books. Books will be available for purchase at the event. This event is free and open to the public

14 AUTHOR TALKS Betty Cotton McMurtry DAY Sunday DATE March 31 3:00 p.m. The Auburn Public Library is proud to host local author Betty Cotton McMurtry. She will share her second book in the series The Cotton Chronicles: The Growing Season. 12

15 How does your support help? All proceeds from the Friends book sales benefit the Auburn Public Library and help extend the library s positive impact on our community. Through your support, whether by purchasing books or donating outright, the Friends are able to provide support for a number of library activities, including: Weekly early literacy programs for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers The Auburn Public Library s Summer Learning Challenge One Book One Village, Auburn s community reading program Other activities that help make the library a welcoming destination and a vital community resource What can I do to help? Visit the library often, and enjoy the many resources that the library makes available, both in print and online! Tell your friends and neighbors about how much you love your library! Encourage your elected officials to continue supporting the library! NAME: Donate to the Friends of the Auburn Public Library! A donation of any amount contributes toward a strong partnership between the library and the community. ADDRESS: BE A FRIEND. JOIN US TODAY! I d like to join the Friends of the Auburn Public Library! TELEPHONE: MOBILE: ADDRESS: Please check if you can volunteer your time to help the Friends I enclose my donation of $ The Friends of the Auburn Public Library P.O. Box 1854 Auburn, Alabama

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