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Read 100 Books Before You Graduate
Monday, January 18 - 9:00am - 5:00pm
Grades 6-12 Can you read 100 books before you graduate high school? It might not be as hard as... Read More
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Monday, January 18
9:00am - 5:00pm
Grades 6-12
Can you read 100 books before you graduate high school? It might not be as hard as you think. Books you read for pleasure count. Books you read for school assignments count. Graphic novels count. And more.
... Read More
Monday, January 18
9:00am - 5:00pm
Make a Frozen Sun Catcher
Sun catchers made from ice are not only beautiful, but super easy to make! Spend some time outside gathering natural items to use in your sun catchers. The more colorful the better. Examples: branches,... Read More
Monday, January 18
9:00am - 5:00pm
Winter Reading Challenge 2021: January 11 - February 28
The new year is a time for reflection and reinvigoration. What better way to do that than to cozy up with inspiring books this winter? We encourage readers to choose books... Read More
Tuesday, January 19
9:00am - 5:00pm
Winter Session: Watch Now Storytime with Take & Make Craft
Until we can meet again in person for Storytimes, we will read aloud to you each week on video, and prepare a craft for you to do together at home. Watch us ... Read More
Tuesday, January 19
9:00am - 5:00pm
Winter Session: Watch Now Storytime with Take & Make Craft
Until we can meet again in person for Storytimes, we will read aloud to you each week on video, and prepare a craft for you to do together at home. ... Read More
Tuesday, January 19
9:00am - 5:00pm
Make a Frosty Treat
Here is a super fun and super easy recipe to try with your kiddos. Make ice cream in 5 minutes! This... Read More
Wednesday, January 20
9:00am - 5:00pm
These are easy to make. Slice up some apples, lay them and place them on a cookie sheet. Add cinnamon and bake.
What you need:
one bag Granny Smith apples
Cinnamon
Directions:... Read More
Wednesday, January 20
9:00am - 5:00pm
Winter Session: Watch Now Storytime with Take & Make Craft
Until we can meet again in person for Storytimes, we will read aloud to you each week on video, and prepare a craft for you to do together at home. Watch us ... Read More
Wednesday, January 20
9:00am - 5:00pm
Winter Session: Watch Now Storytime with Take & Make Craft
Until we can meet again in person for Storytimes, we will read aloud to you each week on video, and prepare a craft for you to do together at home. ... Read More
Wednesday, January 20
7:00pm - 8:00pm
The Mystery Book Group will meet on Zoom to discuss The New Iberia Blues: a Dave Robicheaux Novel by James lee Burke. All are welcome! Email maryanneqn@gmail.com for the link to this meeting...
Wednesday, January 20
9:00am - 5:00pm
Winter Reading Challenge 2021: January 11 - February 28
The new year is a time for reflection and reinvigoration. What better way to do that than to cozy up with inspiring books this winter? We encourage readers to choose books... Read More
Wednesday, January 20
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Join professor, author, DJ, and filmmaker Dr. Tom Shaker for a film series about pop, Latin Boogaloo, and rock ’n’ roll in the 1960s and beyond. Watch a film at home, and then discuss it online on Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
Tonight,... Read More
Capacity: 11/100
Thursday, January 21
9:00am - 5:00pm
Winter Session: Watch Now Storytime with Take & Make Craft
Until we can meet again in person for Storytimes, we will read aloud to you each week on video, and prepare a craft for you to do together at home. Watch us ... Read More
Thursday, January 21
9:00am - 5:00pm
Winter Session: Watch Now Storytime with Take & Make Craft
Until we can meet again in person for Storytimes, we will read aloud to you each week on video, and prepare a craft for you to do together at home. ... Read More
Friday, January 22
9:00am - 5:00pm
Winter Session: Watch Now Storytime with Take & Make Craft
Until we can meet again in person for Storytimes, we will read aloud to you each week on video, and prepare a craft for you to do together at home. Watch us ... Read More
Friday, January 22
9:00am - 5:00pm
John Allison is a comic writer and artist. He writes... Read More
Friday, January 22
9:00am - 5:00pm
Winter Session: Watch Now Storytime with Take & Make Craft
Until we can meet again in person for Storytimes, we will read aloud to you each week on video, and prepare a craft for you to do together at home. ... Read More
Friday, January 22
9:00am - 5:00pm
Go Living Room Camping!
Enjoy the some of the best things about camping such as sleeping in a new area, eating special food, and connecting with loved ones without screens right in your living room! Push the furniture aside, and... Read More
Friday, January 22
9:00am - 5:00pm
Winter Reading Challenge 2021: January 11 - February 28
The new year is a time for reflection and reinvigoration. What better way to do that than to cozy up with inspiring books this winter? We encourage readers to choose books... Read More
Saturday, January 23
9:00am - 5:00pm
Winter Session: Watch Now Storytime with Take & Make Craft
Until we can meet again in person for Storytimes, we will read aloud to you each week on video, and prepare a craft for you to do together at home. Watch us ... Read More
Saturday, January 23
9:00am - 5:00pm
Winter Session: Watch Now Storytime with Take & Make Craft
Until we can meet again in person for Storytimes, we will read aloud to you each week on video, and prepare a craft for you to do together at home. ... Read More
Monday, January 25
9:00am - 5:00pm
Winter Reading Challenge 2021: January 11 - February 28
The new year is a time for reflection and reinvigoration. What better way to do that than to cozy up with inspiring books this winter? We encourage readers to choose books... Read More
Monday, January 25
9:00am - 5:00pm
A Card Game that Makes You Move!
This card game follows the same rules as the game of War, just with some movements added in. The suits are assigned movements by you and the kids. ... Read More
Wednesday, January 27
9:00am - 5:00pm
Grades 6-12
A virtual Hobbit Adventure escape room that you can do by yourself or with friends. Can you solve it?
The set-up: It’s a beautiful morning in the Shire – a perfect day for a walk down to Bag End to visit your old... Read More
Wednesday, January 27
9:00am - 5:00pm
Winter Reading Challenge 2021: January 11 - February 28
The new year is a time for reflection and reinvigoration. What better way to do that than to cozy up with inspiring books this winter? We encourage readers to choose books... Read More
Wednesday, January 27
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Join professor, author, DJ, and filmmaker Dr. Tom Shaker for a film series about pop, Latin Boogaloo, and rock ’n’ roll in the 1960s and beyond. Watch a film at home, and then discuss it online on Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
Tonight,... Read More
Capacity: 6/100
Friday, January 29
9:00am - 5:00pm
Winter Reading Challenge 2021: January 11 - February 28
The new year is a time for reflection and reinvigoration. What better way to do that than to cozy up with inspiring books this winter? We encourage readers to choose books... Read More
Monday, February 01
9:00am - 5:00pm
Grades 6-12
Can you read 100 books before you graduate high school? It might not be as hard as you think. Books you read for pleasure count. Books you read for school assignments count. Graphic novels count. And more.
... Read More
Monday, February 01
9:00am - 5:00pm
Winter Reading Challenge 2021: January 11 - February 28
The new year is a time for reflection and reinvigoration. What better way to do that than to cozy up with inspiring books this winter? We encourage readers to choose books... Read More
Tuesday, February 02
9:00am - 5:00pm
Celebrate winter and the second season of The Mandalorian by creating some of these unique snowflakes. You can use any type of paper to make them such as plain paper, newspaper, construction paper, and wrapping paper.... Read More
Tuesday, February 02
10:00am - 11:30am
The Tuesday Morning Book Group will meet on Zoom to discuss The Glass Hotel by Emily St. Jean Mandel. The latest from the award-winning author of Station Eleven, this is a captivating novel of... Read More
Wednesday, February 03
9:00am - 5:00pm
Winter Reading Challenge 2021: January 11 - February 28
The new year is a time for reflection and reinvigoration. What better way to do that than to cozy up with inspiring books this winter? We encourage readers to choose books... Read More
Friday, February 05
9:00am - 5:00pm
Winter Reading Challenge 2021: January 11 - February 28
The new year is a time for reflection and reinvigoration. What better way to do that than to cozy up with inspiring books this winter? We encourage readers to choose books... Read More
Monday, February 15
9:00am - 5:00pm
Grades 6-12
Can you read 100 books before you graduate high school? It might not be as hard as you think. Books you read for pleasure count. Books you read for school assignments count. Graphic novels count. And more.
... Read More
Wednesday, February 17
7:00pm - 8:15pm
The Mystery Book Group will meet on Zoom. All are welcome! We will discuss The Chinese Orange Mystery by Ellery Queen, part of the Penzler Publishers American Mystery Classics Collection. The offices of foreign literature... Read More
Monday, March 01
9:00am - 5:00pm
Grades 6-12
Can you read 100 books before you graduate high school? It might not be as hard as you think. Books you read for pleasure count. Books you read for school assignments count. Graphic novels count. And more.
... Read More
Tuesday, March 02
10:00am - 11:00am
The Tuesday Morning Book Group will meet on Zoom and discuss News of the World by Paulette Jiles. In the aftermath of the Civil War, an aging itinerant news reader agrees to transport a young captive of the Kiowa back to... Read More
Wednesday, March 17
7:00pm - 8:00pm
The Mystery Book Group will meet on Zoom. All are welcome! The Group will discuss The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn. Anna Fox lives alone -- a recluse in her New York City home, drinking too much wine, watching old... Read More
Tuesday, April 06
10:00am - 11:30am
The Tuesday Morning Book Group will meet on Zoom. the Group will discuss A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende. In the late 1930s, civil war gripped Spain. When General Franco and his Fascists succeed in overthrowing... Read More
Wednesday, April 21
7:00pm - 8:15pm
The Mystery Book Group will meet on Zoom. All are welcome! We will discuss Fallout by Sara Paretsky. Before there was Lisbeth Salander, before there was Stephanie Plum, there was V.I. Warshawski...her new case will lead her... Read More
Tuesday, May 04
10:00am - 11:30am
The Tuesday Morning Book Group will discuss American Dirt by Jenine Cummins. Lydia Quixano Perez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She runs a bookstore. One day a man enters the shop to browse and comes up to the... Read More
Wednesday, May 19
7:00pm - 8:15pm
The Mystery Book Group will meet on Zoom. All are welcome! And Then There Were None Is the story of 10 strangers, each lured to Indian Island by a mysterious host. Once his guests have arrived, the host accuses each person... Read More
Tuesday, June 01
10:00am - 11:30am
The Tuesday Morning Book Group will meet on Zoom. A Passage To India is E. M. Forster's exquisitely observed novel about the clash of cultures and the consequences of perception, set in colonial India. Among the greatest... Read More
Wednesday, June 16
7:00pm - 8:15pm
The Mystery Book Group will meet on Zoom. All are welcome! We will discuss Cave of Bones by Anne Hillerman. New York Times bestselling author Anne Hillerman brings together modern mystery, Navajo traditions, and the evocative landscape of the desert... Read More
Tuesday, July 06
10:00am - 11:30am
The Tuesday Morning Book Group will meet on Zoom to discuss Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi. This is a novel about faith, science, religion, and family that tells the deeply moving portrait of a family of Ghanaian... Read More
Wednesday, July 21
7:00pm - 8:00pm
The Mystery Book Group will meet on Zoom. The group will discuss A Bitter Feast by Deborah Crombie. All are welcome! Email maryanneqn@gmail.com for the link to this meeting.