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Wii Gaming Hour

Wednesday, November 1, 2017, 4:00 pm

Show off your gaming skills! Play some Mario Kart on the Wii or show off your Apples to Apples Skills, we've got games for you! Join us in the Southeast Library meeting room on the first Wednesday of the month at 4 p.m. and go head-to-head with other players and see who comes out on top! Snacks will be provided.

National Novel Writing Month Social Hour

Saturday, November 4, 2017, 1:00 pm

November is National Novel Writing Month, where participants will have 30 days to write a 50,000 word novel. To celebrate the word count goals made so far, please join us for coffee and donuts in the Southeast Library meeting room! Take a break from writing to meet fellow writers and to check out books sparking your creativity. Coffee and donuts will be available from 1 to 2 p.m.

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Job Seekers Clinic

Monday, November 6, 2017, 2:00 pm

Looking for a job? Staff are available to assist with a variety of job search activities including: Building and typing your résumé Conducting online job searches Completing online job applications

Heroes of Cinema - Black Orpheus

Monday, November 6, 2017, 7:00 pm

In November, let's discuss Black Orpheus. Winner of both the Academy Award for best foreign-language film and the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or, Marcel Camus’ Black Orpheus (Orfeu negro) brings the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice to the twentieth-century madness of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro.

Teen Anime Club

Wednesday, November 8, 2017, 4:00 pm

Do you love anime? Are you always looking for a new anime series to get into? Are you interested in anime and don't know where to start? Try Teen Anime Club! We vote and watch on 2 episodes of anime and then talk about it! We also discuss and share manga that we're currently reading. Teen Anime Club takes place from 4-5 p.m. in the Southeast Meeting Room. Recommended for ages 12-19

Kid's Knitting Club

Thursday, November 9, 2017, 4:30 pm

Looking to learn a valuable skill? Want to learn how to knit? Join us for a new season of the Kid’s Knitting Club! Visiting knitting teacher, Teri Huet will instruct participants on the basics of knitting, how to get started, and more. Returning students will get to start new projects and new students will get the basics. All supplies provided including needles and yarn. This series will continue through the fall. Parents and caretakers are encouraged to stay and participate with your children.

P.A.L. Story Hour

Saturday, November 11, 2017, 4:00 pm

Join dogs from People Animals Love (P.A.L.) for a special story hour on the second Saturday of each month featuring an opportunity for children to meet and read with dogs. P.A.L. story hours provide a great way for your budding reader to get some reading practice in with an attentive and patient audience.

Cozy Coloring Club

Monday, November 13, 2017, 7:00 pm

Adults ages 16+ are encouraged to join us in front of our vintage fireplace for a therapeutic evening of coloring. Cozy Coloring Club will provide coloring pencils, a jumbo coloring page for extroverted group coloring as well as single coloring pages for a more individualized experience. Coloring club members are also encouraged to bring their own coloring books to share.

Job Seekers Clinic

Monday, November 20, 2017, 2:00 pm

Looking for a job? Staff are available to assist with a variety of job search activities including: Building and typing your résumé Conducting online job searches Completing online job applications

Cozy Coloring Club

Monday, November 27, 2017, 4:00 pm

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Baby Faves: Splish Splash!

Books to share with babies & toddlers, from birth through age two.

Talking with your baby is a key early literacy practice -- it introduces babies to a variety of sounds and vocabulary and acquaints them with how language is structured into sentences and stories. Naming objects that your baby sees and talking about tasks -- like grocery shopping or washing dishes -- as you're doing them are simple ways to engage babies' brains.

Cool as a Cucumber

Books to lower your temperature in the dog days of August

Has the sweltering heat and the stifling humidity been getting you down? A tall glass of ice water accompanied by one of these chilly reads will be sure to keep you cool!For Young Readers (Pre-K to 3rd Grade) Flora and the Penguin by Molly Idle

Haunted Bakeries and Creepy Cakes

Books for a saccharine scare

Are you looking for a decadent and dark read? Check out these titles for a fun fright!For Young Readers (1st-3rd Grade)The Runaway Rice Cake by Ying Chang Compestine

Baby Faves: Animal Sounds

Books to share with babies & toddlers, from birth through age two.

It's not an accident that babies and toddlers seem drawn to animal noises -- besides being fun to make, these sounds are easier for little ones to imitate than many words. Thanks to this accessibility, animal noises are a great tool for building phonological awareness in even the tiniest people.

Brave & Daring Girls

Fiction for Ages 8 to 12

At the Southeast Library, our Kids’ Book Club meets once a month to discuss a book, enjoy snacks, and do an interactive activity (ages 8 to 12, last Wednesday, 4:00 p.m. – check out our calendar!). As much fun as the meetings are, my favorite part comes at the end: the participating kids vote on which book they will read and discuss the following month.

S.T.E.A.M. Team Makes a Movie

On Monday, February 29th Southeast Library held our first S.T.E.A.M. Team meeting for kids ages 6-12. Participants learned about making a movie! Together, they wrote, produced, shot, acted in, and edited a movie trailer using iMovie. The result was It Happened in the Library. Make sure to watch our behind-the-scenes trailer about making It Happened in the Library called S.T.E.A.M. Team: Movie Time.

Odd Wednesdays

Join us in the program room on the first and third Wednesday of every month for Odd Wednesdays, a new program series for teens. Programming will be anything from movie nights and game nights to just an open space to hang out with your friends in the library. So stop by every first and third Wednesday to see what's going on! Are you a teen with an idea for a teen program? Join our Teen Activity Group (TAG) and earn volunteer hours for planning programs!

Teens

A Hamilton Read-Along

Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?

If you are reading this article, then you have probably heard about Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical about Alexander Hamilton, coincidentally named Hamilton. This list aims to be a perfect companion to your listening experience, whether you are on your first listen or your 100th (like a certain Read Feed contributor). The list follows the Hamilton musical and its characters.

One on One Technology Assistance

Did you get a new device for the holidays but have no idea how to use it? We can help! Starting on January 4, 2016, make 30 minute appointments at the Information Desk to learn how to use your new e-reader, tablet, or smartphone. Please make sure to have your device charged and ready to go by your appointment.

Adults

First Place Winner-Werewolf by Shannun Newton

Halloween Drawing Contest Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the first Southeast Library Halloween Drawing Contest! Public voting was held October 31st and November 1st. And the top winners from each category are...Adult Category: Starr Page- Pink and Purple High Heeled MonsterTeen Category: Shannun Newton- WerewolfKids Category: Alexis Mayo- Skeleton & Paris Mayo- Scary ClownRunners-Up:

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