Enjoy some stories and songs with your little ones. Ages 2-5.
The Friends hold sales in the library lobby every Wednesday noon-3 p.m. and every Saturday 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. All proceeds support library services.
GreenHouse Theatre Project offers fun, collaborative workshops that encourage creativity and develop confidence and literacy skills through games, improvisation, music and storytelling. Led by Emily Adams and Elizabeth Braaten Palmieri. Afternoon session, ages 5-7. Evening session, ages 8-12. Registration begins Tuesday, June 11.
Learn how to use the library’s OverDrive eBook service to check out and read digital books on your e-reader, tablet, phone or computer. Register for a 30-minute session to have a staff member guide you through the process. A library card in good standing is required. Registration begins Wednesday, June 5.
"Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars" follows a band formed in west African refugee, offering an inspiring, real-life vision of survival and hope. The six-member group came together in Guinea after civil war forced them from their native Sierra Leone. Traumatized by physical injuries and the brutal loss of family and community, they fight back with the only means they have—music. The result is a tableau of tragedy transformed by the band's inspiring determination to sing and be heard. This documentary by Banker White and Zach Niles is shown in collaboration with POV, PBS' award-winning nonfiction film series (www.pbs.org/pov [19]). Learn more and watch the trailer at films.dbrl.org.
Twitter is a social networking tool that lets you send and receive short, timely messages called tweets. You'll learn how to set up an account, connect with people and groups, keep up with the latest news and popular trends and more. Basic Internet skills and an email account are required. If you already use Twitter, please know your log-in information. Registration begins Wednesday, June 5.
Drop in to create mazes and labyrinths using graph paper or solve one of the many puzzles we have on hand that promise to challenge you. All ages.
During these unstructured sessions, use library computers to apply for a job, write a résumé, set up an email account, get help navigating the Internet, study for a test with "Learning Express Library" or sharpen your computer skills with our excellent self-guided tutorials. Choose from Keyboarding, Mouse Tutorial, Basic Skills, Computer Basics, Files and Folders, Exploring the Web, Basic or Intermediate Word Processing, Spreadsheets and Presentations. For the tutorials, please bring headphones or purchase a set at the library.
Enjoy songs, fingerplays, flannelboards and big books just right for the just-walking set. Parental participation is a must. Parents & babies younger than 24 months walking on their own.
On board, you'll find books, music CDs and DVDs for all ages. You can browse several thousand titles or pick up materials you've requested online or over the phone.