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• Storytime Schedule 2011 - 2012
Preschool Storytime
For children ages 3 ½ to 5 years
Storytime seeks to foster a life long love of reading.
Sessions are led by the Assistant Children’s Librarian and
children attend sessions independently.
Children listen to 3 to 4 stories and then create an artistic
project inspired by the readings.
Six 4-week Wednesday morning sessions are offered during the year and
each session is approximately 30 minutes in length.
Registration for Storytime sessions is required.
Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please stop by the Children’s Desk or call 508.210.5564.
Location: Library Program Room
Day: Wednesdays
Time: 10:00 – 10:30 AM
Signup
Session # Begins Pre-School Storytime Sessions
Session 1 9/14 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19
Session 2 10/12 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16
Session 3 12/21 1/4, 1/11, 1/18, 1/25
Session 4 2/15 2/29, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21
Session 5 3/14 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/25
Session 6 4/18 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23
*No Storytime 4/18 School Vacation
Lapsit Storytime
For infants through ages 3 ½ with their parent/caregiver
Lapsit Storytime strives to introduce children to the world of books and the joy of reading together.
Sessions are led by the Children’s Librarian and
are designed for children and caregivers to attend together.
Six 4-week Friday morning sessions are offered during the year and
each session is approximately 20 minutes in length.
Registration for Lapsit Storytime sessions is required.
Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please stop by the Children’s Desk or call 508.210.5564.
Location: Library Program Room
Day: Fridays
Time: 10:00 – 10:20 AM
Signup
Session # Begins Lapsit Storytime Sessions
Session 1 9/16 9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21
Session 2 10/14 10/28, 11/4, 11/11 11/18
Session 3 12/23 1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 1/27
Session 4 2/17 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23
Session 5 3/16 3/30, 4/6, 4/13, 4/27
Session 6 4/20 5/4, 5/11, 5/18, 5/25
* No storytime 11/11 Veteran’s Day or
4/20 School Vacation
Important Information for Storytime
- Registration is required. Registration is on a first-come, first served basis. Please stop by the Children’s Desk or call 508.210.5564.
- Storytimes begin promptly at 10:00. Please arrive on time. Late entry is very distracting for young children.
- Please check in at the Children’s Desk when you arrive. Pre-school Storytimers will be given nametags.
- Storytime will be cancelled whenever the Wachusett School District closes for school vacations or due to inclement weather.
• February Activities
Family Dinner & Movie Night
Tuesday, February 14
Library Program Room
6:00 – 7:35 PM
All ages
Bring your dinner and watch the recent hit
Dolphin Tale on our big screen!
Rated PG.
Vacation Crafting in the Afternoon
Wednesday, February 22
Library Program Room
2:30 – 4:30 PM
Anyone who can use scissors
Drop by and create some snowflakes. Snowflake patterns will folded and ready for cutting. Use your scissors to discover their intricate unique designs.
* No registration required for this program. *
Evening stories & craft
Thursday, February 23
Library Program Room
6:00 – 6:30 PM
Ages 3 ½ & up w/caregiver
Warm up by listening to some stories about mittens and make a craft to take home.
Vacation Morning Movie
Friday, February 24
Library Program Room
10:00 – 11:30 AM
All ages
Have some vacation fun watching
Disney’s Cars 2 on our big screen.
Rated G.
All events require registration unless otherwise noted. Please stop by the Children’s Desk or call 508.210.5564.
Adult Programs
• Food for Fines during February
The Gale Free Library will have its Food for Fines month during February 2012.
Please bring nonperishable food directly to the Circulation Desk. Present your library card with the donations and we will clear your fine record. The food donations should approximately equal the amount of the fine.
Only late charges will be cleared. Missing books and audiovisual materials will need to be returned. Full replacement costs will be due for damaged items.
The donated items will be picked up by Wachusett Food Pantry Volunteers.
The food pantry requests non-perishable and unexpired foods. Listed below are several items that are constant necessities:
Canned protein sources (chicken, baked beans)
100% Juice (concentrate preferred)
Canned fruits and vegetables
Canned soup
Spaghetti sauce
Peanut butter
Cereal and oatmeal
Mac 'n cheese
Contact: JoAnn Audette, phone 508.210.5560
• Book Groups
Gale Free Library is pleased to announce the start of two book groups during the 2011-2012 season. One book group will read classics and the other will read a wide variety of books, including contemporary fiction.
The Thursday Evening Classics Book Group has the following meetings scheduled:
March 15, 2012 - Villette by Charlotte Bronte
May 24, 2012 - Title yet to be decided
All meetings are 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the library’s Program Room on the second floor.
The group may also make an optional trip to Cambridge to see Medea performed by the Actors Shakespeare Project during its February 8 - March 4 run. More information will be available from the Classics Group moderator, Ginny Powell.
To sign up for the March 15th discussion, call the library at 508.210.5569.
The Open Genre Book Group will discuss
The Handbook for Lightning Strike Survivors
by Michele Young-Stone
Below is part of the publisher's description of the book:
On a sunny day in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, eight-year-old Becca Burke was struck by lightning. No one believed her—not her philandering father or her drunk, love-sick mother—not even when her watch kept losing time and a spooky halo of light appeared overhead in photographs. Becca was struck again when she was sixteen. She survived, but over time she would learn that outsmarting lightning was the least of her concerns. ... Now an art student in New York City, Becca Burke is a gifted but tortured painter who strives to recapture the intensity of her lightning-strike memories on canvas. On the night of her first gallery opening, a stranger appears and is captivated by her art. Who is this odd young man with whom she shares a mysterious connection?
Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 6:30 - 7:45 p.m.
and
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
Program Room - Second floor
To sign up for either session or to request a copy of the book please call 508.210.5569.
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