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THE JONES CENTER
Hours
Monday - Thursday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday: Closed
Glowforge Jewelry
Tuesday, October 7
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
The Jones Center
Use the Glowforge laser cutter to create unique jewelry from wood, acrylic or leather. Participants should be comfortable using computers.
$5 per person.
Reservations are required -
call 276-645-8790 or email jcc@bristol-library.org.
Audio Booth Training
Thursday
October 9
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Saturday
October 25
10:00 am - 11:30 am
The Bristol Public Library now has an Audio Booth that patrons can use for studio quality recordings. This class covers the mandatory orientation to use the booth, and an introduction to editing audio.
Embroidery Meetup
Tuesday
October 21
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Bring your embroidery project or learn the basics. Share tips, tricks and your projects with others.
Glowforge Bookmarks
Friday
October 17
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
This will be held in Log Cabin area of the upper level hallway. Drop in between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm or 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm to create a personalized wooden bookmark using the Jones Center's Glowforge.
Senior Planet
Free Your Photos
Wednesdays
September 24 - December 3
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
The Jones Center
Are your photos stuck on a device? Learn to use Google Photos to back up, share, and print your favorite shots!
Love taking pictures? Learn how to use Google Photos to organize and enjoy your memories!
Beyond The Basics
Tuesdays & Wednesdays
Continues through November 25
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
The Jones Center
Do more with your Chromebook, tablet, or iPad. Expand your email skills and learn to use free Google apps and other useful online tools!
This 10-week, app-based course expands on the concepts and skills taught in Basics and Essentials courses and explores the internet and applications as everyday resources. You’ll learn how these tools can help you accomplish everyday tasks, stay organized, find entertainment, and be creative. You’ll improve your research skills; explore more Gmail app features; use Google Drive and Docs; make playlists on YouTube; and more! This course is a good opportunity to expand your internet savvy and make the most out of tech.
Smartphone Photography
Mondays & Wednesdays
November 3 - December 3
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Frances E. Kegley Conference Room
This 5-week course explores the basics of using your smartphone’s digital camera. You’ll learn how to take pictures, where they’re stored on your device, and how to delete them. You’ll also go over tips for taking selfies, recording videos, and sharing your photos! This course also introduces some fundamental photography principles about composition and lighting.
Please note: this course will focus only on the smartphone’s camera and will not cover other uses for your smartphone.
You will need to bring your own smartphone for this course, so you should be somewhat comfortable using it. You must bring an iPhone running iOS 9 or later or an Android running OS 9 or later to participate.
Meeting on the third Tuesday of each month this group shares in reading and discussing the same book.
This month, we are taking a freeform approach, allowing everyone to select their own eerie, creepy, frightening, Gothic, dark, or otherwise spooky title.
Radio Bristol
4th Thursday
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
100.1 FM WBCM-LP Radio Bristol
Radio Bristol Book Club is a joint venture between the Bristol Public Library and The Birthplace of Country Music Museum.
Tune in live at noon on the fourth Thursday of each month or listen online here.
This month's title:
CHILDREN'S LIBRARY
Storytime for Toddlers and Preschool-age
Mondays
11:30 am
Themes:
October 6 - Pumpkins
October 13 - CLOSED
October 20 - Monsters!
October 27 - Halloween Party!
Tuesdays
10:00 am
Themes:
October 7 - Pumpkins
October 14- Owls
October 21 - John Doriot and his Dog Oreo/Special Storytime!
October 28 - Halloween Party!
Afterschool Craft Program
Monday
October 6
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Drop in, hang out, and make some bats!
Afterschool Halloween Party
Monday
October 20
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Wear your costumes, make crafts, and play some games!
8 - 12 Year Old Book Club
Wednesdays
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
October 15
October 22
We will be reading Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty.
TEEN LIBRARY
Gaming Club
Wednesdays
October 1, 8, 15, & 29
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Hang out and play video games & board games!
On October 29, we’ll hold our monthly tournament; this month we’ll be playing Tetris. We'll be using the game Puyo Puyo Tetris to compete.
Dungeons & Dragons
We now have two D&D groups!
A Saturday group and a Monday group; both require registration. Saturday D&D is currently full, but you can be added to the wait list and notified when a spot opens up; Monday D&D still has some spots available. Let us know if you’d like to join by emailing amandaa@bristol-library.org, calling 276-821-6192, or stopping by the Teen Space.
• Saturday Group:
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
October 4, 18, & 25
This group meets most Saturdays and rotates through a few different campaigns led by different DMs.
• Monday Group:
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
October 6 & 20
This group meets every other Monday to play one ongoing campaign.
LGBTeens
Twice Monthly
Our teen LGBTQ+ group meets twice monthly, with a planning & discussion group and a special activity. LGBTQ+ teens and allies are invited to come socialize, learn, and have fun!
Thursday
October 9
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Pride Accessories: Decorate accessories to wear to Pride.
Tuesday
October 21
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Planning Meeting: Help us plan future meetings and events while enjoying snacks.
Board Game Club
Tuesdays
October 7 & 28
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Play board and card games and enjoy snacks! Choose from our variety of games or bring your favorites to share.
Art Club - Perler Beads
Thursday
October 16
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
At Art Club, try out a different fun art technique each meeting! This month use arrange and iron fusible plastic beads on pegboards to create pixel art-style creations.
Knitwits Fiber Arts Group
Thursday
October 23
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Get crafty at a meeting of our fiber arts group! Come learn the basics of knitting or crochet, or bring your fiber or sewing projects to work on and hang out!
Cook & Book Group
Thursday
October 9
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
The Deep Dark & Quesadillas:
Join us to read from The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag, a graphic novel about family, identity, loss, and love. It follows the hardworking and responsible Mags, a teen who has a dark secret – one kept in her basement that could threaten those around her if it ever escaped. We'll read aloud and discuss the book, and make quesadillas.
No reading in advance is required, and participants will get a free copy of the book to keep at the end of the program.
Halloween Party
Wednesday
October 22
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Join us for a teen Halloween Party with crafts, pumpkin carving, games and activities, a costume contest, pizza, treats, and more! Registration is requested; sign up at https://forms.gle/FSKBryeSPskXuAWR6.
Movie Night
Thursday
October 30
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join us to watch the video game-inspired horror film Five Nights at Freddy’s (rated PG-13) and enjoy popcorn and snacks. Costumes encouraged!
Create some spooky fun by making spiders out of foam sheets and pipe cleaners to liven up your pencils!
Collapsible Folding Paper Pumpkins
Thursday
October 9
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Craft a decorative pumpkin out of paper strips that you can store and reuse again year after year!
Halloween Ceramic Planters
Thursday
October 23
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Join us for a spooky time as we paint ceramic planters with Halloween themes!
Embroidery Meet Up
Thursday
October 28
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Bring your embroidery project or learn the basics. Share tips, tricks and your projects with others.
Pumpkin String Art
Thursday
October 30
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
We will create 2D pumpkin art using yarn and a glue mixture, perfect for hanging and displaying.
FRIENDS OF AVOCA LIBRARY
Meetings
Regular meetings are held on the first Monday of each month.
The next meeting will be on Monday, October 6 at 5:00 pm. Don Mencl will be speaking about his time living in Mexico. Come join us for an interesting talk.
Hope to see you there!
AVOCA TEENS
Cook & Book Group
Monday
October 27
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
The Deep Dark & Quesadillas:
Join us to read from The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag, a graphic novel about family, identity, loss, and love. It follows the hardworking and responsible Mags, a teen who has a dark secret – one kept in her basement that could threaten those around her if it ever escaped. We'll read aloud and discuss the book, and make quesadillas.
No reading in advance is required, and participants will get a free copy of the book to keep at the end of the program.
