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Program name:
Fiber Arts Night
Date:
1st and 3rd Tuesdays
Presenter: Kathi J.
Program’s intended age group: Kids,
teens, adults, all ages/family
All ages
Attendance: 15
Location: Pink House
Sponsored by: Friends, other: please
specify
Friends- no cost this month
Description Come and enjoy an evening of working on handiwork projects
with other fiber artists (from knitting to quilting to weaving all
fiber arts projects are welcomed). Please bring your own
supplies. FAN meets the first Tuesday of the month from 6:30-
8:30pm in the Library Learning Center.
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Program name:
Book Lover’s Café:
Date:
1st Monday
Presenter: Melody E.
Program’s intended age group: Kids,
teens, adults, all ages/family
Adults
Attendance: 18
Location: Pink House
Sponsored by: Friends, other: please
specify
Friends, cost about $100 for bookclub kit
Description The group read the nonfiction title “Big Magic: Creative Living
Beyond Fear,” by Elizabeth Gilbert.
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Readers of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration
from Elizabeth Gilbert's books for years. Now, this beloved
author shares her wisdom and unique understanding of
creativity, shattering the perceptions of mystery and suffering
that surround the process - and showing us all just how easy it
can be. By sharing stories from her own life, as well as those
from her friends and the people that have inspired her,
Elizabeth Gilbert challenges us to embrace our curiosity, tackle
what we most love and face down what we most fear.
Whether you long to write a book, create art, cope with
challenges at work, embark on a long-held dream, or simply to
make your everyday life more vivid and rewarding, Big Magic
will take you on a journey of exploration filled with wonder
and unexpected joys.
Comments/Press Coverage This was one of the best attended book clubs of the year. The
Book club planned their first holiday party together for
December.
Program name:
Mysterious Northwest
Date:
November 17
Presenter: Martha Crites, Curt Colbert, Rachel Bukey
Program’s intended age group: Kids,
teens, adults, all ages/family
Adults
Attendance: 40
Location: Carnegie Reading Room
Sponsored by: Friends, other: please
specify
Friends, cost $300
Description Panel discussion moderated by Waverly Fitzgerald, the
managing editor of Rat City Publishing, a local press that
publishes mysteries set in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.
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Three Seattle Mystery writers will share their versions,
describe how and why they write mysteries and read short
passages from their books.
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Program name:
Canoe Journeys with Marlin Holden: An Art in the Library
Talk
Date:
November 18
Presenter: Marlin Holden
Program’s intended age group: Kids,
teens, adults, all ages/family
Adults
Attendance: 50
Location: Carnegie Reading Room
Sponsored by: Friends, other: please
specify
Friends, cost $100
Description Hear stories of the canoe journeys of the Salish Sea with
Marlin Holden, a member of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
and canoe skipper.
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Photo Credit: joelrogers.com
Program name:
Preschool Storytime
Date:
November 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Presenter: Kit
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Program’s intended age group: Kids,
teens, adults, all ages/family
Preschoolers and their caregivers
Attendance: 29
Location: Library
Sponsored by: Friends, other: please
specify
Friends
Description Preschool storytime brings early literacy to kids and their
caregivers with songs, rhymes, and activities. The emphasis for
this age group is on kindergarten readiness and fostering a
love of reading.
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Program name:
Toddlertime
Date:
November 3, 10, 17, 24
Presenter: Jeanne
Program’s intended age group: Kids,
teens, adults, all ages/family
Toddlers and their caregivers
Attendance: 57
Location: Library
Sponsored by: Friends, other: please
specify
Friends
Description Toddlertime builds prereading skills like vocabulary,
phonological awareness, and sequencing. Young children and
their caregivers share fun rhymes and songs and very short
stories. The emphasis is on modeling for caregivers how to
build literacy skills in very young children.
Program name:
Babytime
Date:
November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Presenter: Jeanne
Program’s intended age group: Kids,
teens, adults, all ages/family
Babies and their caregivers
Attendance: 93
Location: Library
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Sponsored by: Friends, other: please
specify
Friends
Description Babytime uses a warm, caring atmosphere to make parents of
very young children comfortable in the library and in singing
and playing with their babies. The emphasis is on modeling
and teaching simple games, rhymes, songs and sign language
that can help build very early literacy.
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Program name:
Saturday Storytime
Date:
November 5, 12, 19, 26
Presenter: Jeanne
Program’s intended
age group: Kids,
teens, adults, all
ages/family
Kids of all ages and their families
Attendance: 60
Location: Children’s room
Sponsored by:
Friends, other:
please specify
Friends
Description In this all-ages storytime, we sing songs appropriate for all ages while reading
some short and some longer stories to engage all our listeners.
Program name:
First Friday Storytime at the Health Department
Date:
November 4
Presenter: Jeanne
Program’s intended
age group: Kids,
teens, adults, all
ages/family
Babies and their caregivers
Attendance: 8
Location: Jefferson County Health Department
Sponsored by:
Friends, other:
please specify
Friends
Description Join PT Library Youth Services staff for this delightful program! Babies up to 18
months and their caregivers enjoy songs, nursery rhymes, finger plays,
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bubbles, and other gentle activities, while building early language skills and
having lots of fun!
Program name:
FIRST LEGO League Practice
Date:
November 3, 15, 17, 22, 29
Presenter: Kit
Program’s intended
age group: Kids,
teens, adults, all
ages/family
Team members age 9-14
Attendance: 45
Location: Pink House
Sponsored by:
Friends, other:
please specify
Friends, Whistle Stop Toys, League of Steam, Boeing, anonymous donor; cost
about $850 per season for a veteran team with all the equipment they need.
Description Practice for the library’s FIRST LEGO League robotics team for 9-14 year olds
for the 2016 season.
Program name:
Art in Action: Wheat Weaving Demonstration
Date:
November 18
Presenter: Pat Roche
Program’s intended
age group: Kids,
teens, adults, all
ages/family
All ages
Attendance: 5
Location: Library
Sponsored by:
Friends, other:
please specify
Friends, no cost
Description View a live wheat weaving demonstration and see finished items in this
beautiful craft. Two new books on wheat weaving will be on display and
available for checkout when inspiration strikes.
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Coverage
The patrons who attended really liked the live demonstration and said they
hoped the library would offer more programs like this.
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