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Clark House

Phone: 518-899-2285 Fax: 518-899-0006

Malta Branch

Phone: 518-682-2495 Fax: 518-682-2492

Knit & Stitch Group resumes! We'll be working on more 7" x 9" blocks to donate to Warm Up America. Feel free to bring your own project as well. It's not too soon to start something for Valentine's Day.

There's always lots of creativity and comradery!

@Malta

Tuesday, January 26th;

4:30pm

KNIT & STITCH GROUP

SNOWFLAKE ART

Kids, create your own snowflake art with paint, glue and other craft items. Please preregister.

@Clark House

Monday, January 11th; 6:30pm

@Malta

Friday, January 15th; 6:30pm

WEAVE A BLANK BOOK

Learn how to make a book with no glue and no sewing, just some cutting and "weaving" of the pages. Participants will leave with a blank book, great for sketching, journaling, or notes. All materials provided. Please preregister. For adults.

@Clark House

Tuesday, January 19th; 11:00am

@Malta

Thursday, January 21st; 6:30pm

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WHAT’S YOUR RESOLUTION?

Whatever problem you decide to resolve in the

new year, we’ve got a call number for you!

Cook for yourself- 641.51

Eat Healthier- 613.2

Employment- 331 or 650, plus the Careers

Section in Malta

Exercise- 613.7

Learn a Language- 400’s

Organize- 648

Parenting- 649, plus the Parenting Section

Personal Finances- 332

Relationships- 158.2

Traveling- 910’s

There are also plenty of books about changing

habits in general, like The Power of Habit: Why

We Do What We Do in Life and Business by NY

Times reporter Charles Duhigg, or Better then

Before by happiness guru Gretchen Rubin.

Can’t find what you’re looking for? We’ll gladly

search for the perfect title, or order books from

other libraries if we don’t have them on the shelf.

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R O U N D L A K E L I B R A R Y . O R G

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN JANUARY @ YOUR LIBRARY

Story Time introduces young children to books,

music & other fun activities. Our story time includes

the early literacy skills that children must master

before they can learn to read.

Wednesday Mornings @Malta

January 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th; 11am

Thursday Mornings @Clark House

January 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th; 10:30am

MORNING STORY TIMES

for ages 2-5 with a caregiver

BOOK GROUPS


READ TO STELLA

Stella is a standard poodle who

received her therapy dog certificate

and she loves being read to! Bring

a favorite book from home or

borrow one from the library. All

reading levels welcome!

@Malta Saturday, January 23rd;11am

This month we will be discussing

The False Prince by Jennifer A.

Nielsen, in which a group of

orphans compete to be

impersonate a missing prince.

@Malta

Tuesday, January 5th

; 7pm

TUESDAY NIGHT BOOK CLUB

MORNING BOOK CLUB

Join us to discuss Brooklyn by Colm Tὀibἰn, the story of an Irish immigrant establishing a life for herself in 1950’s Brooklyn.

@Malta Thursday, January 14

th; 11am

READING FOR CHILDREN

Please bring your favorite recipe to share a taste of this month, and then I will put them together and hand them out next month.

@Malta

Wednesday, January 13th; 6:30pm

@Malta Friday, January 15

th; 6:30pm

COOK BOOK CLUB

EVENING FAMILY

STORY TIME

Come in your PJs and enjoy some themed stories, songs and a simple craft.

PENGUINS!

@Clark House

Wednesday, January 20th; 7pm

POLAR BEARS!

@Malta

Monday, January 25th; 7pm

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HANDS-ON & MORE IN JANUARY @ YOUR LIBRARY

LEGO™

CLUB

Join us to build your own creations from our extensive collection of Legos.

PRESCHOOL LEGO CLUB (AGES 3-5)

@Malta

Monday, January 11th; 11am

LEGO CLUB (AGES 5-10)

@Malta


@Clark House



Join us to learn and play one of these fun games. Mahjong is a tile game of skill, strategy, and

calculation, involving a degree of chance. Pounce, a fast-paced card game, combines Solitare and Spit. All are welcome!

@Malta Wednesday, January 20

th; 6pm

MAHJONG & POUNCE!

A MONTH OF GAMES

Teens, drop in to play a different game each week!

SCRABBLE

@Malta


APPLES TO APPLES

@Malta

Tuesday, January 12th; 6pm

@Clark House

Thursday, January 14th; 6pm

LOVE LETTER

@Malta


EXPLODING KITTENS*

@Malta


@Clark House

Thursday, January 28th; 6pm

TEENS & TWEENS

Exploding whaaat?

*No actual kittens are exploded in the playing of this game.

MARSHMALLOW CATAPULT

Come and make a table-top marshmallow catapult with a variety of materials. Preregistration required.

@Clark House

Saturday, January 9th; 1pm

@Malta

Saturday, January 23rd

; 1pm

NATIONAL CHOCOLATE

CAKE DAY

Join us as we decorate and taste different types of chocolate cake. All ages.

@Malta


SNOWFLAKE ART

Kids, create your own snowflake art with paint, glue and other craft items. Please preregister.

@Clark House

Monday, January 11th; 6:30pm

@Malta

Friday, January 15th; 6:30pm

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MOVIES IN JANUARY @ YOUR LIBRARY


TEEN MOVIE NIGHTS

NEW RELEASE FAMILY MOVIES

Pan ©2015 Warner Bros.

Rated: PG— Peter’s first adventure in Neverland.

@Clark House Saturday, January 2nd; 11am

@Malta Saturday, January 9th; 1pm

The Walk ©2015 Columbia

Rated: PG— Based on the actual events of 1974, tightrope walker Philippe Petit plans to cross between the Twin Towers.

@Malta Friday, January 15th; 6pm

Snow Day ©2000 Paramount

Rated: PG— School’s cancelled! And a group of students will do anything to keep it that way... even hijack a plow.

@Clark House Thursday, January 7th; 6pm


Hotel Transylvania 2 ©2015 Columbia Rated: PG— Dracula decides to put his half-human grandson through monster training.

@Clark House Saturday, January 16th; 11am

Alice in Wonderland ©1951 Disney

Rated: PG @Clark House Saturday, January 30th; 1pm

Everest ©2015 Working Title

Films

Rated: PG-13— After reaching the peak, a group of climbers face a perilous descent.

@Malta Friday, January 22nd; 6pm

Jem And The Holograms ©2015 Universal Pictures

Rated: PG— A viral video catapults a teen band to international stardom.


AUTHOR BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS!

Celebrate the birthday of A.A, Milne, the creator

of Winnie the Pooh, with “hunny” based treats

and a movie!

Winnie the Pooh ©2011 Disney

Rated: G

@Clark House Monday, January 18th; 1pm

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh ©1977 Disney Rated: G

@Malta Monday, January 18th; 1pm

Celebrate Lewis Carroll's

birthday with a Mad-Hatter-

style tea party and the movie

adaptation of Alice in

Wonderland! Fancy or zany

costumes encouraged.

Please preregister.

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Thursday, December 31 3pm Both Branches Closing early for New Year’s Eve

Friday, January 1 All Day Both Branches Closed for New Year’s Day

Saturday, January 2 11am Clark House New Release Family Movie: Pan

Monday, January 4 6pm Malta Month of Teen Games: Scrabble

Tuesday, January 5 7pm Malta Evening Book Club: The False Prince

Wednesday, January 6 11am Malta Morning Story Time (ages 2-5)

Thursday, January 7 10:30am Clark House Morning Story Time (ages 2-5)

Thursday, January 7 6pm Clark House Teen Movie Night: Snow Day

Friday, January 8 6pm Malta Teen Movie Night: Snow Day

Saturday, January 9 1pm Clark House Marshmallow Catapults

Saturday, January 9 1pm Malta New Release Family Movie: Pan

Monday, January 11 11am Malta Preschool Lego Club (ages 3-5)

Monday, January 11 6:30pm Clark House Snowflake Art

Tuesday, January 12 6pm Malta Month of Teen Games: Apples to Apples


Wednesday, January 13 6pm Malta Lego Club (ages 5-10)

Wednesday, January 13 6:30pm Malta Cook Book Club


Thursday, January 14 11am Malta Morning Book Club: Brooklyn

Thursday, January 14 6pm Clark House Month of Teen Games: Apples to Apples

Friday, January 15 6pm Malta Teen Movie Night: The Walk

Friday, January 15 6:30pm Malta Cook Book Club

Friday, January 15 6:30pm Malta Snowflake Art

Saturday, January 16 11am Clark House New Release Family Movie:

Hotel Transylvania 2

Monday, January 18 1pm Clark House A.A. Milne’s Birthday Celebration:

Winnie the Pooh

Monday, January 18 1pm Malta A.A. Milne’s Birthday Celebration:

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

Monday, January 18 3pm Both Branches Closing Early for Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Tuesday, January 19 11am Clark House Weave a Blank Book

Tuesday, January 19 6pm Malta Month of Teen Games: Love Letter


Wednesday, January 20 6pm Malta Pounce & Mahjong

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Wednesday, January 20 7pm Clark House PJ Story Time: Penguins


Thursday, January 21 6:30pm Malta Weave a Blank Book

Friday, January 22 6pm Malta Teen Movie Night: Everest

Saturday, January 23 11am Malta Read to Stella

Saturday, January 23 1pm Malta Marshmallow Catapults

Monday, January 25 6pm Clark House Lego Club (ages 5-10)

Monday, January 25 7pm Malta PJ Story Time: Polar Bears

Tuesday, January 26 4:30pm Malta Knit & Stitch Group

Tuesday, January 26 6pm Malta Month of Teen Games: Exploding Kittens


Wednesday, January 27 6pm Malta National Chocolate Cake Day


Thursday, January 28 6pm Clark House Month of Teen Games: Exploding Kittens

Friday, January 29 6pm Malta Teen Movie Night: Jem and the Holograms

Saturday, January 30 1pm Clark House Alice in Wonderland Tea Party

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Congratulations to the winners of our

Joyful Tree Gift Raffle.

Thanks to Matt and Marty from Wired

Coffee & Bagel at Ellsworth

Commons in Malta for supplying gift

cards as prizes.

Coming in February:

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library

Library Hunt

Valentine’s Crafts

Blind Date with a Book

Upcycled Journals from Book Covers

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