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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

  Library Center - Nonprofit Fundraising: Seven Things You Should Know to Get the Money You Need.
10:00 am to 2:00 pm in meeting room A.
Retired college fundraising vice president and author Wayne E. Groner shows nonprofit staff and volunteers how to be more successful in fundraising. A seminar open to everyone begins at 10 a.m. and individual half-hour consultations begin at noon.
Call 882-0714.
   
  Library Station - Storytime.
10:00 am in the story hour room for age 1.
Stories, songs, games and movement.
Call 865-1340.
   
  Library Station - Storytime.
11:00 am in the story hour room for ages 3-5.
Stories, songs, games and movement.
Call 865-1340.
   
  Midtown Carnegie Branch Library - The Comic Book Project.
3:30 pm to 5:30 pm in the upstairs meeting room for grades 6-12.
What's your super power? Create an ever-growing story, comic book-style, with heroes and villains, while Missouri State University students Kait and Philip help you draw, write and design your own series. Art materials will be provided.
Call 862-0135.
   
  Brentwood Branch Library - Foreign Film Festival.
6:30 pm in the meeting room.
"Danzón," Rated PG-13. Spanish with English subtitles.
Call 883-1974.
   

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

  Fair Grove Branch Library - Storytime.
10:00 am for ages 3-5.
Stories, songs, games and movement.
Call 759-2637.
   
  Library Center - Book Discussion.
1:00 pm in meeting room A for adults.
"Exile" by Richard North Patterson.
Call 882-0714.
   
  Fair Grove Branch Library - Book Discussion.
1:30 pm for adults.
"The Memory Keeper's Daughter: A Novel" by Kim Edwards.
Call 759-2637.
   

Thursday, May 15, 2008

  Midtown Carnegie Branch Library - The Comic Book Project.
3:30 pm to 5:30 pm in the upstairs meeting room for grades 6-12.
What's your super power? Create an ever-growing story, comic book-style, with heroes and villains, while Missouri State University students Kait and Philip help you draw, write and design your own series. Art materials will be provided.
Call 862-0135.
   

Friday, May 16, 2008

  Library Station - Storytime.
10:00 am in the story hour room for age 2.
Stories, songs, games and movement.
Call 865-1340.
   
  Library Station - Storytime.
11:00 am in the story hour room for ages 3-5.
Stories, songs, games and movement.
Call 865-1340.
   
  Republic Branch Library - After Hours End of School Celebration.
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm for grades K-5.
Enjoy after-hours fun at the Library with your friends and family. Play games, watch a movie (rated G) and design your own friendship shirt. Bring a plain t-shirt to decorate.
Call 732-7284.
   
  Library Center - Friday Night at the Movies.
6:30 pm in the auditorium for all ages.
"Curious George," rated G.
Call 882-0714.
   
  Library Station - Friday Night Film.
6:30 pm in the Frisco room.
"The Last Mimzy," Rated PG.
Call 865-1340.
   
  Library Station - Teen Night After Hours.
9:00 pm to 10:30 pm for grades 6-12.
Summer Prep. You've almost made it. School's out in...what?... A week?...Two weeks? Prepare to make the most of summer with a Teen Night full of excitement--get a sneak peek at our summer reading program and participate in a prize-filled scavenger hunt. The Library is open for Playstation, Wii and Xbox 360 games and free Internet access. Enter a prize drawing for gift certificates from Panera Bread. Participants may not leave before 10:30 p.m. unless a parent or guardian picks them up.
Call 865-1340.
   

Saturday, May 17, 2008

  Library Center - Technology Overview.
1:00 pm.
Digital Embroidery with Kayla Maloney. Sponsored by ICON Computer Users' Group.
Call 882-0714.
   

Sunday, May 18, 2008

  Library Station - Sunday Sounds.
2:00 pm in the Frisco room.
Pat's Clogging Studios and Celtic Fire Irish Dance Company will perform. Refreshments provided by Panera Bread.
Call 865-1340.
   

Monday, May 19, 2008

  Brentwood Branch Library - Storytime.
9:00 am for infants-23 months.
Stories, songs, games and movement.
Call 883-1974.
   
  Library Station - Parenting Playgroup.
9:30 am to 11:15 am in the story hour room for infants-36 months.
Curious about what other parents are experiencing? Share and learn in this relaxed playgroup. We'll read books, utilize play stations and talk about parenting topics. The schedule for this program is: 9:30-10:15 a.m. for infants-18 months; 10:30-11:15 a.m. for 18-36 months.
Call 865-1340.
   
  Brentwood Branch Library - Storytime.
10:00 am for ages 2-5.
Stories, songs, games and movement.
Call 883-1974.
   

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

  Library Center - Computer Hands-On with ICON.
9:00 am to 3:00 pm in the Harrison room.
Home Network Basics. Sponsored by ICON Computer Users' Group.
Call 882-0714.
   
  Library Station - Storytime.
10:00 am in the story hour room for age 1.
Stories, songs, games and movement.
Call 865-1340.
   
  Library Station - Storytime.
11:00 am in the story hour room for ages 3-5.
Stories, songs, games and movement.
Call 865-1340.
   
  Ash Grove Branch Library - Book Discussion.
1:30 pm.
"Heart in the Right Place: A Memior" by Carolyn Jourdan.
Call 751-2933.
   
  Library Station - LSTT: Let's Get You Signed Up!.
3:30 pm in the story hour room for grades 6-12.
This is your Library--and here is your opportunity to make it your own. Bring your ideas to help us make your Library the most useful and enjoyable place it can be. Oh, and we have snacks.
Call 865-1340.
   

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

  Fair Grove Branch Library - Storytime.
10:00 am for ages 3-5.
Stories, songs, games and movement.
Call 759-2637.
   
  Brentwood Branch Library - Brown Bag Travelogue.
12:00 pm in the meeting room for adults.
"Egypt: Land of the Pharaohs" with Doris Ewing. Bring a sack lunch.
Call 883-1974.
   

Thursday, May 22, 2008

  Library Center - Reading Pals.
4:00 pm in the story hour room for grades K-5.
Tony and Scrappy, the dogs from Pet Therapy of the Ozarks, love a good story but they can't read it themselves. The Library will provide the books and you can be the storyteller.
Call 882-0714.
   

Friday, May 23, 2008

  Library Station - Storytime.
10:00 am in the story hour room for age 2.
Stories, songs, games and movement.
Call 865-1340.
   
  Library Station - Storytime.
11:00 am in the story hour room for ages 3-5.
Stories, songs, games and movement.
Call 865-1340.
   
  Library Center - 'Tween Town.
4:00 pm in the story hour room for grades 3-6.
Enjoy gaming, crafts and refreshments while hanging out with your friends at the Library.
Call 882-0714.
   
  Library Station - Yu-Gi-Oh Nights.
5:30 pm in the story hour room for grades 3-6.
Bring your deck and duel, share strategies, learn from other players and trade cards.
Call 865-1340.
   
  Library Station - Gaming at the Station.
5:30 pm in the Santa Fe room for grades 6-12.
Play Yu-Gi-Oh and PlayStation games and broaden your gaming horizons with all manner of strategy and board games. A different tabletop game will be provided each week, and you are, as always, free to bring your own.
Call 865-1340.
   
  Republic Branch Library - Teen Night After Hours.
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm for grades 6-12.
End of School Celebration. Kick off summer at the Library with a variety of activities including crafts, gaming and Manga. Bring your own Manga to share or look at the Library's collection. Participants may not leave before 8 p.m. unless a parent or guardian picks them up.
Call 732-7284.
   

Saturday, May 24, 2008

  Brentwood Branch Library - 'How-To' Computer Seminars.
10:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Windows Housekeeping and Maintenance, 10 a.m.; PC Help Desks and Q & A, 11 a.m.; Genealogy, 1 p.m.; Windows Skills, 2 p.m. Sponsored by ICON Computer Users' Group.
Call 883-1974.
   
  Library Station - Saturday Songs.
11:00 am in the Frisco room for ages 2-6.
Explore music through a variety of activities designed to promote interaction and fun. We'll sing songs, play musical games, dance, play instruments and make crafts.
Call 865-1340.
   

Monday, May 26, 2008

  All Branches - Memorial Day.
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All libraries will be closed Monday, May 26, for Memorial Day.
   
  Brentwood Branch Library - Storytime.
9:00 am for infants-23 months.
Stories, songs, games and movement.
Call 883-1974.
   
  Brentwood Branch Library - Storytime.
10:00 am for ages 2-5.
Stories, songs, games and movement.
Call 883-1974.
   

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

  Library Station - Storytime.
10:00 am in the story hour room for age 1.
Stories, songs, games and movement.
Call 865-1340.
   
  Willard Branch Library - Book Chat.
10:30 am.
Interested in books, but don't have a lot of time to read? Want to join a book group, but don't know when you'd squeeze it in? Try Book Chat--great conversation about short books for busy people. "Maus: A Survivor's Tale" by Art Spiegelman. This groundbreaking graphic novel of Holocaust survival demonstrates that a picture "is" worth a thousand words.
Call 742-4258.
   
  Library Station - Storytime.
11:00 am in the story hour room for ages 3-5.
Stories, songs, games and movement.
Call 865-1340.
   
  Brentwood Branch Library - Book Discussion.
1:30 pm in the meeting room for adults.
"Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil" by Deborah Rodriguez.
Call 883-1974.
   

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

  Fair Grove Branch Library - Storytime.
10:00 am for ages 3-5.
Stories, songs, games and movement.
Call 759-2637.
   

Thursday, May 29, 2008

  Library Station - High Adventure on the Tabletop!.
6:00 pm in the Frisco room for grades 6-12.
Ever wanted to try your hand at creating a strategy or board game? Learn the basics of game design, testing and production. Let other teens try out your game and try theirs at gaming nights during the summer.
Call 865-1340.
   

Friday, May 30, 2008

  Library Station - Storytime.
10:00 am in the story hour room for age 2.
Stories, songs, games and movement.
Call 865-1340.
   
  - Big Truck Petting Zoo.
10:00 am for preschool-grade 5.
Hear a truck story, sing a truck song and "pet" the trucks--local emergency and MODOT vehicles--at the Willard Parks and Recreation center.
   
  Library Station - Storytime.
11:00 am in the story hour room for ages 3-5.
Stories, songs, games and movement.
Call 865-1340.
   
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