Graham Public Library Events

November 2018

GRAHAM PUBLIC LIBRARIES 211 S. Main Street

Graham, NC 27253 (336) 570-6730

alamancelibraries.org

November is National Novel Writing

Month, and we want to encourage

writers by providing a space

to think, collaborate,

and of course, write!

Every Monday in November,

we will open our meeting room

to aspiring writers of the

next great American novel.

Mondays in November

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Ages 16 and up

WRITER’S CAFÉ

KIDS AND FAMILY

ALL LIBRARY PROGRAMS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

TEENS AND TWEENS

PAWS for Reading

Read to Buford! Monday, Nov. 5 & 19 @ 6:00 p.m.

Read to Dolly! Saturday, Nov. 17 @ 1:00 p.m.

Space is available. Call (336) 570-6730 to register

Read with Friends Book Club

Tuesday, Nov. 13 @ 4:00 p.m.

This month we will read:

The Thank You Book by Mo Willems

Kindergarten - 2nd grade

Toddler bILINGUAL storytime

Friday, Nov 2 @ 9:30 a.m & 10:30 a.m.

Please choose one session to attend.

We will read and sing simple stories and songs in Spanish

Baby Storytime Saturday, Nov. 3 @ 10:30 a.m.

For children 0 - 18 months. Twenty minutes of music, stories, finger plays & more!

Saturday Toddler Storytime

Saturday, Nov. 17 @ 10:30 a.m.

A fun-filled program featuring stories, songs, and movement activities

for ages 18 months to 3 years old.

Monday, Nov. 19 @ 3:00 - 4:30 P.M. Join us to make a fun and easy craft to take home with you! Children of all ages are welcome.

This month we’ll be making: Scarecrow Magnets!

*Afternoon Book Club Thursday, November 29 @ 4:00 p.m. For 3rd - 5th graders We will discuss books, engage in learning activities, make crafts, and more! Copies of the book are available for checkout.

This month’s book is: The Castle in the Mist by Amy Ephron.

*Registration is required.

Due To Popular Demand! We will offer two Toddler Storytime sessions on

Fridays. Please choose to attend only one session.

Morning Storytimes Preschool Storytime - 3 to 5 yr. olds

Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. 30 minutes of stories, songs, and

finger plays

Toddler Storytime - 18 mos. to 3 yrs. Fridays at 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. An energetic 25 minute program featuring songs, action rhymes,

movement and books.

Forever Young Book Club Monday, November 26 @ 7:00 p.m.

November: Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick Ages 16 and up

*COLOR ME CALM

Monday, November 26 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.

Enjoy 90 stress free minutes of coloring to music with friends.

Ages 13 and up

HOME

SCHOOLINGBASICS

What is homeschooling all about?

Get the facts about choosing a curriculum, state requirements, socialization and more from the coaches of Homeschool Coaching

Services.

Monday, November 5 @ 6:30 p.m.

Literacy Tip! Singing! Keep a CD or playlist of your child’s

favorite songs in the car. Sing along with them (or sing made-up songs!) to help your child hear syllables, word sounds,

and new vocabulary.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 9:30 - Toddler Bilingual Storytime 10:30 - Toddler Bilingual Storytime

3 10:00 - Breakfast Book Club 10:30 - Baby Storytime

4 5 10:00 - Writer’s Café 6:00 - *PAWs for Reading 6:30 - Homeschooling Basics

6 6:00 - Zumba

7 10:30 - Preschool Storytime - “Fairy Tales”

8 10:30 - *What’s Your Story

9 9:30 - Toddler Storytime - “Elephants” 10:30 - Toddler Storytime - “Elephants”

10

11 12

Veteran’s Day Holiday Graham Public Library

open 10 - 2

10:00 - Writer’s Café

13 4:00 - Read With Friends Book Club 6:00 - zumba

14 10:30 - Preschool Storytime - “Art”

15 12:00 - *Adult Craft - “Easy Framed Botanical Prints”

16 9:30 - Toddler Storytime - “Art” 10:30 - Toddler Storytime - “Art”

17 10:30 - Toddler Storytime 1:00 - *PAWS for Reading

18 19 10:00 - Writer’s Café 3:00- Make & Take Craft - “Scarecrow Magnets” 6:00 - *PAWs for

20 12:00 - Books Over Coffee 6:00 - Zumba

21 10:30 - Preschool Storytime - “Give Thanks”

22 Thanksgiving Holiday

All Libraries are

closed

23 Graham Public Library

open 10 - 2

10:30 - Toddler Storytime

24

25 26 10:00 - Writer’s Café 4:00 - Color Me Calm 7:00 - Forever Young Book Club

27 6:00 - Zumba

28 10:30 - Preschool Storytime - “Sharing is Caring”

29 4:00 - *Afternoon Book Club

30 9:30 - Toddler Storytime - “Sharing is Caring” 10:30 - Toddler Storytime - “Sharing is Caring”

The Friends of the Library is pleased to provide funding for these and other

Alamance County Public Libraries programs. For more information please visit:

www.alamancefol.org

* Items marked with an asterisk require

registration

Hours:

Mon. - Tues. 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Wed. - Sat. 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Holiday Hours: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Zumba

Tuesdays at 6 p.m.

Latin Dance Music

ADULTS

Breakfast Book Club Saturday, November 3 @ 10:00 a.m. November: You Know When the Men Are Gone by Siobhan Fallon

Books Over Coffee Tuesday, November 20 @ 12:00 p.m. Bring a book you have recently read to share with the group

Forever Young Book Club Monday, November 26 @ 7:00 p.m. November: Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick

*Adult Craft Easy Framed Botanical Prints

Thursday, November 15 @ 12:00 p.m.

* Registration is required. Ages 16+

*What’s Your Story? Memoir Writing Class

Thursday, November 8 @ 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

*Registration is required.

ACPL’s mobile internet café is on

the road!

Check our website for locations and

times!