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Southwest Saturdays

Saturday, January 4, 2020, 11:00 am

Do a craft. Play a game. Enjoy a story together. There’s always something fun and new at Southwest Interim Neighborhood Library on Saturdays. Find out what the surprise activity is this Saturday! Join us for all-ages fun. Children under 9 must be accompanied by a caregiver. November 16: Coloring Fun November 23: Thankful Turkey Craft November 30: Uno Tournament December 7: Holiday Cards December 14: Coloring Fun December 21: Button Making December 28: Uno Tournament

Homework Club

Tuesday, January 7, 2020, 5:30 pm

Children and teens are invited to do homework or work on other quiet projects in the company of others. Librarian available for assistance. Light refreshments provided to participants. Children under 9 years old must be accompanied by a caregiver.

Color Club

Wednesday, January 8, 2020, 4:30 pm

Crayons, markers, colored pencils—whatever your medium, celebrate it at Color Club. Join us for some fun, relaxing and meditative coloring. Materials provided, every first and fifth Wednesday of the month. Ages 6 and up; children under 9 must be accompanied by a caregiver.

Crafternoon

Thursday, January 9, 2020, 2:00 pm

Join us for community afternoon craft time. Limited supplies and basic assistance available for knit and crochet projects. All crafts and skill levels welcome!

Toddler Time

Friday, January 10, 2020, 10:30 am

Join us for fun arts and crafts appropriate for children five and under. Practice fine motor skills, creativity and problem solving, with a masterpiece to take home at the end of our time together. December 13: D is for Dinosaur Craft December 20: Hanukkah and Christmas Crafts

Southwest Saturdays

Saturday, January 11, 2020, 11:00 am

Homework Club

Tuesday, January 14, 2020, 5:30 pm

Toddler Time

Friday, January 17, 2020, 10:30 am

Southwest Saturdays

Saturday, January 18, 2020, 11:00 am

Homework Club

Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 5:30 pm

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Witch, Please

YA Novels about Witches to Enchant You

As you prepare for the Halloween season, you might get a hankering for some witchy young adult treats. Give one of these a try, from novels that revisit the Salem Witch Trials to stories relying on new world building and books that reinvent old favorites.

Graphic Novel Girls

I have always been interested in graphic novels that have a woman or young girl as the main character. Maybe it's because when I was younger, I did not see a lot of female lead characters. Well, that has definitely changed. Here are some of my favorite Juvenile Graphic Novels with strong young women as leads. Snow White written and illustrated by Matt Phelan

Adventures - Children

To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

Books to Read after Watching "To All the Boys I've Loved Before"

Netflix’s adaptation of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before was such a hit, it’s possible you saw it without having read the book first. That’s the obvious first place to start to get your fix of teen romantic comedies, but if you want more, you’ve come to the right place. Check out these heart-eyes-inducing teen reads. In the immortal words of Peter Kavinsky, “Girl come on, you know I already got it.”

The Age of Ambition by Evan Osnos

Southwest Library book discussion, Sat., July 28 at 1:30 p.m.

You are cordially invited to attend the Southwest Library book discussion at 1:30 p.m. on Sat., July 28. This month's title, The Age of Ambition by Evan Osnos, winner of the 2014 National Book Award, offers a dramatic portrayal of life in contemporary China, one of the most rapidly evolving societies in the world today.

Latino Americans by Ray Suarez

Southwest Library book discussion, 1:30 p.m., Sat., Sept. 29

You are cordially invited to attend the Southwest Library book discussion at 1:30 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 29. Copies of this month's selection, Latino Americans by Ray Suarez, are available at the information desk.

Beyond "Oh, the Places You'll Go!"

Commencement speeches by popular authors for your graduate

It’s almost summer, and graduation is just around the corner for many. Oh, the Place You’ll Go! will be bought for many grads, and with good reason.

Smashed Story of a Drunken Girlhood by Koren Zailckas

Young Women, Real Lives

The experience of being a young woman is its own, whatever other challenges or interests go along with it. Whether examining nature, negotiating the context of promiscuity or alcoholism, creating meaningful relationships with other women, or simply existing, these eight titles explore that experience with a sharp eye, some leading the reader to laughter and others to tears.

"The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Southwest Library Book Discussion

You are cordially invited to attend the Southwest Library Book Discussion on Saturday, June 30, at 1:30 p.m. Copies of this month's title, The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee, are available at the Information Desk.

Wednesday is for Writers at Southwest Library

Step into the Circle

Join the community of writers gathering every week at Southwest Library: 1st Wednesdays: Workshop Wednesdays Share your work and get feedback from the group. 2nd Wednesdays: Aspiring Writers Circle A café-style meetup where new and emerging writers get peer support.

Writing

Fabulously Introverted

Life at a slower pace

Recent psychological studies indicate that almost one half of the population is composed of persons who consider themselves to be introverts. Until recently, knowledge on introversion was limited, but in the past few years, an increasing number of titles on the subject of introversion have been published. Here are some resources to help you discover more about yourself, someone you know or both.

Southwest Interim Library

Saturday, January 4, 2020, 11:00 am

Tuesday, January 7, 2020, 5:30 pm

Wednesday, January 8, 2020, 4:30 pm

Thursday, January 9, 2020, 2:00 pm

Friday, January 10, 2020, 10:30 am

Saturday, January 11, 2020, 11:00 am

Tuesday, January 14, 2020, 5:30 pm

Friday, January 17, 2020, 10:30 am

Saturday, January 18, 2020, 11:00 am

Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 5:30 pm

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