Events in September–October 2024
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Book Club Book Club
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September 9, 2024Readers will be discussing their favorite summer reads. Copies of the new club book are available at the circulation desk. Ages 18+. Registration not required.
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Afternoon Book Club Afternoon Book Club
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September 17, 2024Readers will be discussing Still Life by Louise Penny. Copies of Club books can be checked out from the circulation desk. 18+ welcome. Registration not required.
Art Night: Perler™ Bead Bookmark Art Night: Perler™ Bead Bookmark
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September 17, 2024Perler™ beads will be fused together to create bookshelf bookmarks complete with colorful books. Best suited for those ages 5+. Registration begins September 5 and ends when session is full.
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Homeschool Hangout Homeschool Hangout
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September 23, 2024Join homeschoolers in the area for conversation, games & art fun! Designed for homeschoolers but all are welcome. Best suited for those ages 4+. Registration begins September 11 and ends when session is full.
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Travel Talk with Janet Kasic: Mackinac Island Travel Talk with Janet Kasic: Mackinac Island
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September 25, 2024Janet Kasic, a former tour operator and freelance travel writer, will be discussing how time has shaped Mackinac into the island that it is today. Participants will learn the role Boy Scouts play on the Island each year and what it is really like to live there all year long. Best suited for ages 14+. Registration begins September 16 and ends when event is full.
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Puzzle Night Puzzle Night
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September 26, 2024Teams will be given almost 3 hours to finish their jigsaw puzzle. Every team that finishes will receive a small prize. Snacks and puzzles provided. Best suited for ages 12+. Registration begins September 19 and ends when event is full.
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Meditation with Brett Koon Meditation with Brett Koon
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October 1, 2024Join instructor Brett Koon for an evening of meditation. Ages 14+. Registration begins September 23 and ends when session is full.
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Book Club Book Club
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October 7, 2024Readers will be discussing Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery. Copies of the new Club books are available at the circulation desk. Ages 18+. Registration not required.
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Junk Journal Meet-Up Junk Journal Meet-Up
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October 8, 2024A great opportunity to try new paper crafting and journaling techniques. Bring your existing journal or get a new one the night of the event! Best suited for ages 12+. Registration begins September 24 and ends when the event is full.
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Library Closed @ 3:30 p.m. for Cross Country Meet Library Closed @ 3:30 p.m. for Cross Country Meet
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Library Closed for Cross Country Invitational Library Closed for Cross Country Invitational
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Afternoon Book Club Afternoon Book Club
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October 15, 2024Readers will be discussing The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Copies of Club books can be checked out from the circulation desk. 18+ welcome. Registration not required.
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Homeschool Hangout Homeschool Hangout
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October 21, 2024Join homeschoolers in the area for conversation, games & art fun! Designed for homeschoolers but all are welcome. Best suited for those ages 4+. Registration begins October 9 and ends when session is full.
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Survival & Death on the Ocean Survival & Death on the Ocean
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October 23, 2024Teacher, historian and author John Wukovits will discuss his book Lost at Sea. Best suited for ages 14+. Registration begins October 14 and ends when session is full.
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Art Night: Paper Quilling Art Night: Paper Quilling
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October 28, 2024Learn to transform paper strips into quilling shapes that create ghosts, pumpkins and more. Best suited for ages 12+. Registration begins October 16 and ends when session is full.
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NaNoWriMo Pep Rally! NaNoWriMo Pep Rally!
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October 29, 2024National Novel Writing Month(NaNoWriMo)is a challenge to writers: write 50,000 words of a novel during the 30 days of November. Participants will share ideas and strategies. Best suited for ages 13+. Registration begins October 17 and ends when full.
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A Five-Star General’s Five Steps to Success A Five-Star General’s Five Steps to Success
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October 30, 2024Teacher, historian and author John Wukovits will discuss the life and career of Dwight Eisenhower’s military career. Best suited for ages 14+. Registration begins October 21 and ends when session is full.