Brrr

“An interjection or exclamation used to signify that one feels cold or to suggest shivering.”

This January has be brutally cold! It is perfect weather to stay indoors and settle into a cozy chair with a warm blanket and a good book. So why not stop by the library? Our friendly staff will be glad to suggest an author or title to dig into. Or, speaking of digging, you might request a gardening book and dream of flowers, warm weather, and spring!

The Library will be closed January 20, 2025

Looking forward – A February activity for Kids!

Looking Forward

We’re looking forward to the upcoming holidays. When the library gets decked out in festive lights and greens it is absolutely beautiful! Stop by for a visit and chat with our friendly staff.

If you haven’t ordered your Poinsettia yet it’s not too late – but HURRY. You can still send your order by email to have it in before December 1st.

And if you’re shopping for a special gift, you might want to check out this holiday event.

Friend of the library and the woman behind our great art show every year, Nancy Gower, is having “Art at the Barn” and you are all invited!

No info on events planned yet in the Children’s Library, but we’re sure Ms. Kim has something up her sleeve to help ring in the holidays!

Ah Fall

We watch every day for the changing color of the leaves, the explosion of color and then…. 

The holidays are here!

But before we move on to those holidays, (now on display in full force in all stores) we have Halloween!  Pumpkins, scarecrows, witches, and monsters are in full force at Wednesday morning story hours for toddlers and Thursday afternoon crafts for pre-school children. And everyone comes to town to watch the school Halloween parade! Why not drop by for a “spell”.

Looking ahead, there are a couple of events you may want to mark on your calendar and a holiday fundraiser for the library. 

The Chess Tournament held this summer was such a success, Ms Kim decided to invite the participants back. School age, tweens and teens invited. Beginners and Pros!

Get ready for the Holiday Season AND support the Library!

This is sure to be a fascinating program! If you have been thinking about joining the Garden Club now is the time. Learn about your environment at home, on the farm, in nature. So many informative, interesting programs.

New members always welcome!

And don’t forget to check the Events page for additional activities in the Children’s Library.

FRIENDS AND FAMILY CPR CLASS

Have you been thinking you needed to brush up on your CPR knowledge? Now is the time, this class is free to our community. Please follow this link to sign up! The class will be held in the upstairs of our Children’s Library. We are so happy to be working with Hampton Lakes Emergency Squad in this two part series, October is for CPR and December will be “Stop the Bleed”.

Goodbye September

As we bid adieu to September, we want to give a big shout-out to all the artists that offered their work to support our library. The show was absolutely beautiful, the plein air exhibit outstanding. Throughout the library the artwork was enhanced by the lovely floral arrangements from the Vincentown Garden Club.

So much goes into this wonderful event. A big thanks to Nancy Gower and Debbie Hodgson for all the time and energy they donate to make it perfect. And thanks to everyone for the many contributions that make this event such a success!

Fall is here and October is the favorite month. Cooling temperatures, beautiful colors of the changing leaves, pumpkins, scarecrows, and Halloween! There’s sure to be plenty happening at the library this month but to get us off to a start kids are invited to join Ms. Kim for Scarecrow Making on Tuesday,  October 8th., 3:30 pm. It’s after school and all ages are welcome, but we suggest that very young children bring along an adult. 

As always, Story Hour is held on Wednesday mornings, 10:30 a.m.

And Thursday afternoon is Craft Time for the preschool /homeschool kids at 1:30

Be sure to give Ms. Kim a call to let her know you’ll be there!



September

Mark your calendar – the Library’s Annual Fall Art Exhibit and Sale is just around the corner. If you’ve never attended definitely try. The library looks absolutely stunning adorned with the artwork, and you just might find that perfect painting!

Don’t forget Story Hour on Wednesday mornings at 10:30. Interested? Give Ms. Kim a call to let her know you’re coming!

Also the selection this month for the Keen Readers book club is The Ninth Hour by Alice McDermott. New members are always welcome. The group meets the second Thursday of each month, 7 pm, at the library.

August Art

Today was the summer wrap-up in the Children’s library with a crazy project. Interesting interpretations of randomly placed cut pieces of paper (partially with eyes closed!).The artists used their imagination and created very “unusual” animals.

Use your imagination and take a look!

Have a great holiday weekend!

Good luck to all the kids heading back to school AND all the teachers! Don’t forget to stop by the library to visit us!