PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS 
Several of our upcoming programs are listed below. View all programs by branch, audience, or subject by clicking the links at left.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
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Saturday Morning Book Chat
Book Discussion
Library Center
10:00 am in the Harrison room for grades 6-12.
Not into Saturday morning cartoons? Chat up a book with us at the Library, or join in online if you can't make it out of bed in time. "Flash Burnout" by L.K. Madigan. Visit http://www.facebook.com/teenthing to participate online.
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Superhero Training Camp
Library Station
11:00 am in the Frisco room for ages 3-9.
Want to be a superhero? Learn all about superheroes, perfect a disguise to hide your secret identity and run through our superhero training obstacle course. Costumes are welcome, but make sure you can still run and play.
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Teen Library Council
Library Center
12:00 pm in the Harrison room for grades 6-12.
Let your voice be heard by joining the Teen Library Council. Read new teen books and help plan teen programs.
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Saturday Afternoon at the Movies: Screwball Comedies of the 1930s
Library Center
2:00 pm in the auditorium.
Enjoy a Saturday matinee with a classic comedy. "It Happened One Night," not rated, (1934). Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert star as a reporter and a spoiled heiress who become unwilling travel companions.
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Rockin' Saturdays
Midtown Carnegie Branch Library
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm in the upstairs meeting room for all ages.
Enjoy live music at the Library featuring a variety of styles including bluegrass, gospel, punk and rock. Rowan's Crossing
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Book Crush
Library Center
2:00 pm in meeting room A for grades 6-12.
Love is in the air at the Library! Talk about your favorite literary characters as you play book character bingo, make your selections in "Date, Dump, Marry" and make some marble magnets. Since Valentine's Day is right around the corner we'll also have chocolate! Materials will be provided.
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LEGO Connection
Willard Branch Library
2:00 pm for families, grades K and older.
Love LEGOs and everything you can build with them? Learn to use Digital Design software as well as design and build fantastic LEGO creations.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
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Sunday Concert Series: Judy Domeny Bowen Presents "Folksongs From the Ozarks"
Library Center
2:00 pm in the auditorium.
Judy Domeny Bowen, one of the area's musical treasures, performs songs that reflect her deep interest in the old tunes learned while growing up on an Ozark farm. Enjoy a mix of songs from the past with an emphasis on little-heard story-telling ballads and well-known favorite folksongs from the Ozarks. Sponsored by Friends of the Library.
Monday, February 13, 2012
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Racing to Read Tiny Tots Storytime
Brentwood Branch Library
9:00 am for infants-36 months.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with engaging stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read successfully.
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Racing to Read Tiny Tots Storytime
Library Station
10:00 am in the story hour room for infants-36 months.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with engaging stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read successfully.
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Racing to Read Storytime
Brentwood Branch Library
10:00 am for ages 3-5.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with engaging stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read successfully.
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Crafternoons
Library Center
3:00 pm to 7:00 pm for grades 6-12.
Try making something new on Monday afternoons in the Teen Space. Try out a different craft each week; materials will be provided.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
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Racing to Read Tiny Tots Storytime
Library Center
10:00 am in the story hour room for infants-36 months.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with engaging stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read successfully.
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Racing to Read Storytime
Library Station
10:00 am in the story hour room for age 1.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with engaging stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read successfully.
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Made with Love: A Valentine’s Cookie Decorating Storytime
Strafford Branch Library
10:00 am for infants-age 5.
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with valentine stories and cookie decorating. Materials will be supplied.
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Racing to Read Storytime
Park Central Branch Library
10:00 am for ages 1-6.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with engaging stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read successfully.