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Special
Programs and Events
Author
Book Signing – Patti Lacy,
Sept 9,
5:00 to 8:00pm
Celtic music will play as this local author, from Normal,
signs copies of her new book:
An Irishwoman’s Tale,
the story of a woman’s quest to calm her childhood voices.
Towanda Reads,
Wednesday, Sept 10, at 7:00pm
The next meeting of the
Towanda Reads book club will be Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 7:00pm at the library. The
book to be discussed will be
Little Heathens: High Spirits and Hard Times on an Iowa Farm During the
Great Depression by Mildred Armstrong Kalish.
Friends of the Library
Our Friends
group is growing! If you would like to join us at this exciting time,
please contact
Karen Bersche at the library at 728-2176 and she will put
you in touch with the Friends’ group president. We usually meet a
few times a year and are involved in many library support projects.
The next meeting of the Friends of the Library will be
Wed.
Sept. 10 at 6:00 at the library.
Pre-School Story Hours,
11:00am weekly beginning Sept 17
Wednesdays
each week preschoolers
learn the “joy of reading” while listening to stories by Sharon Ryan,
Youth Services Librarian. Story hour activities include crafts, learning
listening skills, participating in songs and finger-plays that improve
right-brain, left-brain development, as well as occasional snacks that
match the day’s theme.
Flickr Classes in
the Computer Lab,
Oct 6, 13,
20, 5:00pm
Managing digital photos can be a daunting task. There are
several online resources that can help with corralling photo collections.
Flickr is one of the most popular photo sharing tools. Michael Morrow will
introduce class members to Flickr adaptations.
Columbus Day Discovery Activities, Oct 13, 11am to 8pm
Come
to the library where a Discovery Center will be set up. Parents are
encouraged to take a break with their children during this “no school
day.” Drop in anytime from 11 – 8.
Fright Night, Oct 23, 5pm - 7pm
Third through Fifth Graders ONLY.
Are you braver than a 2nd
Grader? Participants need to be at least as brave as a Third Grader to
attend this scary event! Spooooky stories and slimmmmy food are included
at this party for the brave-of-heart. Bring your jacket for the party
finale on the library lawn.
Family Reading Night, Nov 20, 5:00pm
Family Reading Night happens to fall on International Children’s Day
this year. Stories that help children learn about customs and games played
by children around the world will be read. Stop by the library at 5:00
p.m. for this global awareness and diversity appreciation program.
Towanda History
The Towanda
District Library has partnered with the Towanda Area Historical Society to
document and display Towanda Area History on the web at
towandahistory.org.
A new feature of the Towanda District
Library is a History Corner, with books, displays, and archives
of Towanda area history.
Library delivery service
If you
have difficulties getting to the library due to age or health issues,
please call us and we can bring library materials to you. We have two
very dedicated volunteers ready to deliver books and other library
materials to your home monthly. Right now they only have one customer and
they want more! A staff member at the library will select items
based on your requests. Please call the library at 728-2176 and ask for
Karen.
Book Sales
The ‘Friends of the Library’ runs a book sale at
the 4th of July flea market. There are also donated used
books for sale at the library year round.
Please donate
your no longer needed books, videos, CDs, DVDs and audio books in
condition appropriate for resale.
Books appropriate for resale include:
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Hardcover
fiction books published since the early 80’s
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Up-to-date non-fiction items (ex., travel, medical and
science items less than five years old) or non-fiction items that will
never be out-of-date (ex., how-to’s, biographies, history, etc.)
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Paperbacks in good condition (clean, bright
pages, sturdy spines only)
WE DO NOT ACCEPT
textbooks, magazines, Reader’s Digest Condensed Books, “book club edition”
books, encyclopedia sets of any kind, musty books, yellowed books or books
in poor condition because these items can’t be put in our collection nor
do they sell at our book sales and we do not have the resources to pass
them on or recycle them.
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