PROGRAMS
TODAY'S PROGRAMS
Thursday, December 13, 2018
- Countdown to Christmas Storytime
Ash Grove Branch Library in the community room
9:30 a.m. for infants-age 6
Help us count down to Christmas with holiday stories, songs and activities. - Racing to Read Storytime
Ash Grove Branch Library in the community room
9:30 a.m. for infants-age 6
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read. - Racing to Read Tiny Tots Storytime
Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library in the community room
10 a.m. for infants-36 months
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read. - Racing to Read Storytime
Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library in the community room
11 a.m. for infants-age 6
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read. - "Before We Were Yours" by Lisa Wingate
Book Discussion
Republic Branch Library in the community room
1:30 p.m. for adults
- "Ouija: Origin of Evil" Horror:
Book & Movie Jam
Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library in the community room
4-6 p.m. for age 13-grade 12
Bring your own book that fits the theme. We’ll chat about our books and watch a PG-13-rated movie that fits the genre. Snacks will be provided. - Keeping a Community Promise
Library Center in the meeting rooms A and B
6 p.m. for adults
Dana Carroll, Springfield child advocate, and author Todd Parnell, both with the community project Every Child Promise, will give a 30-minute presentation about the progress so far in empowering local families to help children be ready to learn when entering school. The talk will also feature Parnell's novel commissioned for the project. "Privilege and Privation, A Love Story" explores the relationships between the poor and middle class in our region. Books will be available for purchase and signing, with all proceeds going to Every Child Promise Endowed Scholarship Fund.
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