John L. Dart Library
October 2022
Branch Hours:
Monday–Thursday   9 a.m.–7 p.m.
Friday  9 a.m.–6 p.m.
Saturday  9 a.m.–5 p.m.
 
Closed Monday, October 10 for Staff Development Day
 
Closed after October 15 until further notice for renovations
 
News & Programs
Create Your Own Bookmarks
(All Ages)
Wednesday, Oct. 5 from 3-4 p.m.
Get creative by cutting and pasting pictures to make your own personalized bookmarks!
Fall Festival
(All Ages)
Wednesday, Oct. 12 from 4-6 p.m.
Come join us for some fall fun at the library! We will have food, crafts, and more for patrons of all ages.
Storytime
(Children)
Every Tuesday from 10:30-11 a.m.
Enjoy picture books, finger plays, sing-a-longs, and simple activities that encourage early literacy skills.
Game On!
(Teen, Grades 6-12)
Every Thursday from 3-5 p.m.
Video games and board games are back in the teen lounge! Come play and complete with us.
NEA Big Read: Homegoing
(All Ages)
Monday, Oct. 3 – Saturday, Oct. 8, All Day
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read program is highlighting Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. Homegoing is a book that spans over eight generations of an African family, starting with the lives of two half-sisters from Ghana. To celebrate Homegoing, we will offer displays and take-and-make crafts related to the themes and cultures of the book.
 
Staff Book Recommendations
The power of regret : how looking backward moves us forward
by Daniel H. Pink

Drawing on research in social psychology, neuroscience, and biology, as well as true stories and practical takeaways, this book lays out a dynamic new way of thinking about regret to help us live richer, more engaged lives
Woke racism : how a new religion has betrayed Black America
by John H. McWhorter

An acclaimed linguist and award-winning writer discusses how a well-meaning but pernicious form of antiracism has become, not a progressive ideology, but a religion—and one that’s illogical, unreachable and unintentionally neoracist.
Asylum : a memoir & manifesto
by Edafe Okporo

This memoir from the global gay rights and immigration activist recounts his being forced to flee from a violent mob in his native Nigeria and his experiences navigating the confusing U.S. immigration system as a refugee.

 
 
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
– Margaret Mead
 
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