Design and build your own creations using materials from our fully loaded Makerspace cart.  For age six years and older.

 

Drop in; no registration required.

Simple picture books, big books, finger plays, songs and movement for children 18-35 months with a parent/caregiver.

 

Drop-in, no registration needed.

Monday, January 26 at 10:15 am
 

Listen to a picture book, then do a simple craft. Three-and-four-year-olds are generally not accompanied by caregivers.

 

Miss Christine from Little Bee Yoga Co. is excited to share the magic of yoga with John Curtis Library families!!  This fun class provides a beautiful bonding experience between the adult and child. Each class is 45 minutes. The class is geared toward children ages three to six years, but all ages are welcome to participate.  Please bring a yoga mat or towel.

 

Explore scientific principles with super-fun experiments.  Dress to make a mess.    For age six years and older.

 

Please register.

Love Women's Fiction but not sure what to read next? Join bestselling author, Kristan Higgins, quarterly for 30 minutes of pure book recommendations - the best of women's fiction out there! We're sure you'll find something to like from Kristan's many enthusiastic reviews.

 

Kristan Higgins is the New York Times, USA TODAY and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of more than twenty novels, which have been translated into nineteen languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide. Her books have received dozens of awards and accolades, including starred reviews from Entertainment Weekly, People, Kirkus, The New York Journal of Books, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and Booklist.   She lives in Connecticut with her heroic firefighter husband and a variety of rescued pets.

 

Please register

 

Thanks to the Ashland Public Library for sharing this program!

 

Looking for the best books with BIPOC/LGBTQ+/ Neurodivergent/Disabled etc. characters or by representative authors but not sure what to read next? Join bookstagrammer, Leelynn Brady (aka @sometimesleelynnreads), monthly for 30 minutes of pure book recommendations - any genre as well as YA and Middle Grade books, as long as they are by diverse authors or have inclusive storylines! We're sure you'll find something to like from Leelynn's many enthusiastic reviews.

 

Please register. You can sign up for one session or for all!

 

Leelynn (she/they) is a book blogger and bookstagrammer at @sometimeleelynnreads . She is an avid reader and supporter of diverse books. She has been talking about her favorite books and authors on Instagram for 10 years and doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon. .

 

Image credit: Graphics by Waffley Cute Designs

 

NEW!!   We're taking the club VIRTUAL!   Please register to receive the link and join us for the Out of This World Science Fiction / Fantasy Book Club! We alternate between science fiction and fantasy titles.  

 

The title for January is The Folded Sky by Elizabeth Bear

We're so excited to be chatting with modern day homesteader, blogger, and author Victoria Pruett about her book "Creating a Modern Homestead: Traditional Skills for Real, Everyday Life"! You all know that we are always trying to find ways to be more sustainable so Victoria will walk us through various aspects of homesteading - cooking from scratch, food preservation, backyard chickens, backyard gardening, natural pest control, etc. so you can get a broad overview of simple life changes that you could make to get closer to nature and less dependent on large, commercial organizations. Hopefully, you'll find a tidbit or two that you can practice in your daily life.

 

Please register.

 

RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program.

 

This one is for our history buffs out there! Join authors and historians Joanne Paul and Nicola Clark as they discuss their books, The House of Dudley and The Waiting Game: The Untold Story of the Women Who Served the Tudor Queens. The House of Dudley is the story of England's Borgias, a noble house competing for proximity to the throne through cunning, adultery and sheer audacity, revealing some of the period's most talented, intelligent and cunning individuals. The Waiting Game explores the daily lives of ladies-in-waiting, revealing the secrets of recruitment, costume, what they ate, where (and with whom) they slept. Where do their paths cross? Let's find out!

 

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RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded.