January 2012 Library Events

Storytime with Miss Kris

Storytime with Miss Kris is an awesome opportunity for children and caregivers to spend quality time together.  Each session includes stories, games, music and movement, plus early literacy and social skill building activities.  This month, both groups will be learning about birds, wintertime, and musical instruments.

• Tiny Tots, for children from birth to 3 years old - Tuesdays at 10 a.m. beginning January 10
• Preschool storytime, for children age 3 to 5 - Fridays at 10 a.m. beginning January 6

English Conversation Group – Wednesdays from 1 to 2 p.m.

For those learning English as a second language, this is the perfect opportunity to practice your everyday conversation skills.  The English conversation group is sponsored by the Walworth County Literacy Council.

Library Board Meeting – Thursday, January 12 at 4 p.m.

Library Board meetings are open to the public.

Teen Book Club (High School age only)
Thursday, January 12 at 4 p.m.

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

Summary:  It happens at the start of every November -- the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold of their water horses long enough to make it to the finish line. Some riders live. Others die. At age nineteen, Sean Kendrick is the returning champion. He is a young man of few words, and if he has any fears, he keeps them buried deep, where no one else can see them. Puck Connolly is different. She never meant to ride in the Scorpio Races. But fate hasn’t given her much of a chance. So she enters the competition — the first girl ever to do so. She is in no way prepared for what is going to happen.  Books are available at the library for checkout.

LEGO Club (age 6 and up) – Monday, January 16 at 4 p.m.

LEGO fans age 6 and older are invited to build, create, and have fun with the library's LEGO collection.  LEGOs help build literacy skills for kids by encouraging storytelling, problem solving, and much, much more. 

Knitting 101 (3 sessions) – Tuesdays, January 17, 24 and 31 from 6 to 8 p.m.

For ages 8 to adult.  Registration required

Meet once a week for three weeks with other beginning knitters to learn how to cast on and bind off, knit and purl.  Students will also complete a simple project.  There is no cost for this program and all supplies will be provided. 

Tween Snow-person Activity (age 9-12)
Wednesday, January 18 from 4 to 5 p.m.

It may be snowy outside, but you’ll be warm and dry when you attend the library’s snow-people building activity.  Bring your friends and put your heads together to design a snowman-shaped creature out of some very unsnowy materials.  Everything you need will be provided; just bring your most excellent ideas!

Teen Pizza and a Movie (age 13-18)
Thursday, January 19 from 12 to 2 p.m.

Cowboys & Aliens (rated PG-13, 118 minutes)

Share pizza with friends and watch a movie at the library on this early release day.  Cowboys & Aliens is an action-packed sci-fi western.  A stranger stumbles into the desert town of Absolution with no memory of his past and a futuristic shackle around his wrist. With the help of mysterious beauty Ella and the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde, he finds himself leading an unlikely posse of cowboys, outlaws, and Apache warriors against a common enemy from beyond this world in an epic showdown for survival.  

Adult Book Discussion
Thursday, January 19 from 7 to 8:15 p.m.

The Soloist by Steven Lopez

This portrait of gifted violinist Nathaniel Ayers traces his education at Juilliard, his struggles with schizophrenia, the factors that led to his homelessness in Los Angeles, his friendship with the author, and the author's efforts to improve the musician's life.

                                                                                                                               

Fairy Party – Saturday, January 21 from 11 a.m. to 12  p.m.

Dress in your fairy finest and join us for fairy fun.  Discover your fairy name, gather fairy treasure and dance in the enchanted garden.  Then eat treats sprinkled with pixie dust and crown yourself with flowers at this magical celebration. 

Book-to-Movie Film Series
Saturday, January 28 from 12 to 2:30 p.m.

The Help (Rated PG-13)

Based on the book by Kathryn Stockett, The Help tells the story of a young white woman in Jackson, Mississippi, in the 1960’s.  Skeeter returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends' lives, and a small Mississippi town, upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families.  Bring your lunch.  Dessert and beverage will be provided.

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