Come into the adult department at the library and check out our snowman made of books.
By MILFORD LIBRARY STAFF
Milford library news and events this week:
LEGO Crew
“To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of stuff.” – Thomas Edison. LEGO Crew is scheduled from 10:30 a.m. until noon Saturday, Jan. 10. On the second Saturday of each month we get together and let our imaginations run wild. The group meets in the library’s meeting room. Children ages five and up who accompanied by an adult are welcome to join the fun. We provide the LEGO’s and you provide your creativity and imagination. If you have any questions call (574) 658-4312. Spread the word and bring your friends.
Adult Craft Time
Looking for something fun to do? Sign up for our adult craft time which starts at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12. There may not be much snow outside but we are making a snowman. He is short, jolly fellow made from scraps of chenille fabric and other odds and ends. The fee is $10 per person. Register at the adult circulation desk by 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9. Come ready to have fun with your friends.
After School is Cool
This club meets at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13 for a winter activity day. Bring your friends and play board games in the library meeting room. After playing some board games, enjoy a snack with your friends. Remember that each event you attend earns you 10 points. When you have 40 points you can choose a paperback book to add to your home library.
Afternoon Knitting
From 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, the knitting club meets in the teen area of the library. Bring a project and get help from experienced knitters. Even if you’ve never picked up a pair of knitting needles before, you’ll find plenty of help to get you started. This club meets the first and third Friday of every month.
Adult Reading Program
Escape the Ordinary’ is the theme of the library’s winter adult reading club. Patrons are invited to try something new this winter, exploring heroes, superheroes and other extraordinary people, places and events. Try reading something in a new genre, attend a superhero movie, honor local heroes or enter a historic heroine look alike contest. All patrons 18 and up are invited to participate.
Registration is going on now. Anyone who would like to fill out a snowflake recommendation form can let other people know what they have been reading and share suggested titles with other library patrons.
There will be special activities each month, so keep watching for more information. Beginning the week of Friday, Jan. 9, for each book read or book on CD listened to, participants can place their name in a weekly drawing for the chance to win a fabulous prize. We hope our prizes help you escape the ordinary this winter.
Hot Chocolate Fridays
Beginning Friday, Jan. 9, Fridays are now ‘Hot Chocolate Fridays’. Adults are invited to have a delicious hot chocolate drink and sit and visit with other patrons in the upstairs area of the library. The library staff will be happy to make you a hot chocolate to sip while you browse the stacks or read a book. Warm up your winter at the library.
Friends of the Library News
Do you have lots of books or magazines laying around the house, gathering dust? Why not donate them to the library for others to buy and read! The Friends of the Library welcomes all your donations of books, CDs, DVDs, magazines, and sheet music.
Feel free to go through our collection and purchase a few things as well. Each book/cd costs 50 cents. All proceeds go back to the library.
The Friends will not be meeting during the months of January and February. Their next meeting will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 3 in the library meeting room. The friends are also selling cloth book bags for $12. Come in and purchase a bag at the circulation desk upstairs and support your local library.