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What's Up at the Southeast Regional Library |
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| Volume: 6 Issue: 5 |
November & December 2009 |
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Southeast Regional Library Events
STORYTIME SCHEDULE
Storytimes run from November 2nd through December 12th 2009.
Pajama Time
Stories for the end the day, for ages 3-5. 30 minutes
Mondays at 7 pm
Mother Goose Moments
Stories for little ones, ages 1-2. 15 minutes
Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 9:30 am
Toddler Time
Stories for Toddlers, ages 2-3. 20 minutes
Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 10 & 11 am
Pre-School Storytime
Stories for pre-kindergarten ages 4-5. 30 minutes
Thursdays at 11 am
Rhyme Time
Saturday stories for ages 2-5. 30 minutes
Saturdays at 11 am
HOME SCHOOL HAPPENINGS
Remember to register for all home school programs at the
Youth Services Desk, or call 662-2263.
Pirates Ahoy! for grades K-5
Wednesday, December 9th at 2:30 pm
Edward the Pirate will talk the talk and walk the plank while sharing stories of these infamous villains and blackguards.
SCHOOL AGE PROGRAMS
Remember to register for all school age programs at the
Youth Services Desk, or call 662-2263.
Fall Festival for ages 6-12
Saturday, November 7th at 2:30 pm
Join the fun with autumn games, tales and crafts; Bring a canned good to donate to the Garner Area Food Bank. Advance registration is required.
Call 662-2263.
Make and Take Gingerbread Houses
Saturday, December 5th at 2:30 pm
Join us in constructing edible art at the library. You provide the manual labor, the library will provide the graham crackers, icing and cool decorations! Advance registration is required. Call 662-2263.
M&M Book Club for grades 2-5
Thursday, November 19th at 4 pm
Get ready for reading, fun, and of course, M&Ms! We'll be reading Love That Dog by Sharon Creech. Call 662-2263 to register.
TEEN PROGRAMS
Remember to register for teen programs
by signing up at the desk, or calling 662-2250.
Anime Club for ages 10-17
Love anime? Come every 2nd Wednesday and enjoy a film followed by a brief discussion. The first meeting is Wednesday, October 14th at 3:30 pm.
Open Poetry Night
November 18, 2009 at 7 pm Read your own poetry, share your favorite poem, or just listen.
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Get the Latest from our Events Calendar!
If you want to know more about any of the above events, or see if there have been any recent additions or changes, click on the links below for our online Events Calendar.
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 Wake County Public Libraries' ANNUAL BOOKSALE - 300,000 books!!!
NEW LOCATION AND EXPANDED SCHEDULE!!
- November 14th----10 am till 8 pm
- November 15th----10 am till 6 pm
- November 18th----10 am till 8 pm
- November 19th----10 am till 8 pm
- November 20th----10 am till 8 pm
PRICES FOR THE FIRST 5 DAYS ARE $4.00 FOR HARDBOUND BOOKS;
$1.00 FOR PAPERBACK BOOKS
- November 21st----10 am till 8 pm
HALF PRICE DAY: HB BOOKS $2.00; $.50 for PBK BOOKS
- November 22nd----10 am till 6 pm
$5.00 PER BOX; $2.00 PER BAG; BAGS & BOXES PROVIDED BY THE LIBRARY
NEW LOCATION: 1514 Garner Station Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27603
(See website for more details.)
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 Kids Art Wall
Is your child a budding artist? Would they like to display their work for the public? We are looking for 3-6 pieces of original art to hang in the Youth Services Area. The medium is limited only to what can be hung on a wall-beyond that be as creative as possible. Children ages 4-12 can apply to display their masterpieces for one month as a featured artist. For more information, contact Sarah Kramer at 662-2263 or email her at sarah.kramer@wakegov.com. Applications for the art wall are now available. Submissions will be displayed in the order they are received. We're looking for March artists now!
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BOOK CLUBS AT SOUTHEAST
Book Clubs for Kids
Gumdrop Read-Aloud Book Club for Grades K-2
Contact: Sarah Kramer (919-662-2263)
Sarah.Kramer@wakegov.com
Meeting Time: Select Thursdays at 4 pm
M&M Book Club for grades 3-5
Meeting Time: Select Thursdays at 4 pm
Book Clubs for Teens
Teen Book Club
Contact: Edward West (919-662-2258)
Meeting Time: Select Wednesdays at 7 pm
Book Clubs for Adults
African-American Book Club
Contact: JoeAnne Stephens (919-662-2258)
JStephens@wakegov.com
Meeting Time: Fourth Thursday of each month, 6:30 pm
We welcome new members!
Brown Bag Book Club
Contact: Kim Stroup (919-662-2252)
Kim.Stroup@wakegov.com
Meeting Time: Third Wednesday of each month at 1 pm in the programming room. Southeast's newest book club discusses a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction. New members are welcome and are encouraged to bring their lunch!
Senior Moments Book Club at the Garner Senior Center
Contact: Amy Funderburk (919-662-2258)
Amy.Funderburk@co.wake.nc.us
Meeting Time: Third Wednesday of each month, 10:45 am at the Senior Center. A wide variety of fiction is read and discussed, but we especially enjoy mysteries and thrillers! Nonfiction may be read periodically.
Southeast Regional Adult Book Club
Contact: Brandy Hamilton (919-662-2258)
Brandy.Hamilton@co.wake.nc.us
Meeting Time: Fourth Tuesday of each month (except December) at 6:30 pm in the programming room. We welcome new members! The club reads a wide variety of fiction selections, including book club favorites, award winners and bestselling fiction. The environment is casual, and members have the opportunity to lead the discussion, if they choose.
Southeast Regional Inspirational Book Club
Contact: Carolyn Watkins (919-662-2252)
CWatkins@co.wake.nc.us
Meeting Time: Third Tuesday of each month at 7 pm in the programming room. This club chooses books from the different genres within the inspirational section and from titles that members would like to read. Copies of the titles for each month are kept behind the circulation desk for participants to pick up.
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 Be a BackPack Buddy for the Holidays!
Please bring only individually sized shelf stable items such as:
iiibi
Please do NOT bring:
- Snacks such as Pop-tarts and cookies
- Spam and Vienna Sausages
- Soft top applesauce, fruit or Jello
- Candy
- Juice pouches
- Sugary cereals
The library will collect all the items and arrange for delivery. Help us help hungry kids this holiday season! | |
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Need directions or information?
 Southeast Regional Library
908 7th Avenue
Garner, NC 27529
Phone: 919-662-2250View Map
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