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Halloween @ Your Library
Emergency Preparedness
Crafting @ Your Library
Wellness @ Your Library
Book & Film Discussions
Golden Oldie Movie
Financial Literacy Class
Star Wars Reads
Knit & Crochet Club
Read to the Dogs
Preschool Classes
English Language Civics Classes
Used Book Sales
Socrates Cafe
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Fiction
1. Personal (Child)
2. Festive in death (Robb)
3. Somewhere safe with somebody good (Karon)
4. The eye of heaven (Cussler/Blake)
5. The witch with no name (Harrison)
6. Mean streak (Brown)
7. The children act (McEwan)
8. The king's curse (Gregory)
9. Robert B. Parker's blind spot (Coleman)
10. The bone clocks (Mitchell)
11. Angels walking (Kingsbury)
12. The secret place (French)
13. The monogram murders (Hannah)
14. Dark blood (Feehan)
15. Big little lies (Moriarty)

1. Act like a success, think like a success (Harvey)
2. 13 hours (Zuckoff)
3. What if? (Munroe)
4. Unphiltered (Robertson)
5. What I know for sure (Winfrey)
6. Guinness book of world records 2015
7. The happiness of pursuit (Guillebeau)
8. Jesus on trial (Limbaugh)
9. Malice toward none (Levin)
10. Be the message (Shook)
11. One nation (Carson)
12. Waking up (Harris)
13. World order (Kissinger)
14. Diary of a mad diva (Rivers)
15. The grain brain cookbook (Perlmutter)

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Building Community - Transforming Lives 
ISSUE: # 73
 OCTOBER 2014
FROM THE DIRECTOR, CARRIE TURNER 
Greetings from Lancaster where library staff from around the state are attending the Pennsylvania Library Association annual conference.  Several of our CTLS librarians are here presenting projects that they have worked on for our state professional association. They are awesome!

Speaking of awesome, we have a wonderful selection of classes and events scheduled in October.  They will fill up quickly, so register today.

We will be taking our show on the road this month at the Cheltenham Township Harvest Festival.  Besides being a great family event, it gives the community an opportunity to find out what's new at the library.  I hope you will stop by and say "hi".  We will also make a stop at Cheltenham High School to celebrate Teen Read Week with the help of our partners at the school district.  Here is a link to the Teens' Top Ten nominees reading list.

We have also partnered with the Township's Older Adult Subcommittee to offer a series of free film screenings.  The first movie is Bells Are Ringing (1960, Warner Bros.) starring Dean Martin and Judy Holliday.   This event is an opportunity to meet other members of our community and enjoy a vintage film and light refreshments.  Details are listed below.

Finally, if you love reading horror, countdown to Halloween with this booklist suggested by Becky Spratford, the librarian who is the expert on this genre.  Use NoveList or ask a librarian for additional choices.  While you are doing that, I will be reading something a little gentler and calmer.  To each his own.

See you at the library (and on Facebook)!

 

Carrie Turner

Director   

 

What I am currently reading:  The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton.





 

 

 

 

What I am currently listening to:  In the Woods, written by Tanya French,  read by Steve Crossley.    

 

 

 

 

 Also check out the October 2014 LibraryReads list for books librarians around the country love.  

 

HALLOWEEN @ YOUR LIBRARY
Elkins Park branch
Scooby Doo Halloween Party
Monday, October 27 @ 7 pm
Ages 3 to 9 and siblings of all ages.
Zoinks!  Bring the gang for a Scooby Doo themed party with games, stories and snacks.  Costumes encouraged.



Glenside branch
It's ALIVE!  Monster Literature and Lore
Thursday, October 16 @ 7 pm
For adults.
Presented by Edward G. Pettit, Professor of Horror Literature at La Salle University.

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS - ARE YOU READY?
Glenside branch
Thursday, October 9 @ 7 pm
Presented by Tim Elbertson from the Montgomery County Department of Public Safety.
CRAFTING CLASSES @ YOUR LIBRARY
Pre-registration is required for all programs.  Participation may be limited by age, class size or space limitations as determined by library staff or instructor.

East Cheltenham branch
Busy Builders

Wednesday, October 8 @ 6:30 pm
Ages 6 months to 10 years old

Registration required
Use blocks and imagination to create a variety of structures. 


Glenside branch
Bands & Bricks
Rainbow Loom & Legos
 Mondays @ 4 pm NEW DAY
Ages 5+
Work on your Rainbow Loom and/or Lego project in a group setting and swap tips and techniques.  Some supplies provided.  Bring your own loom and bands.  Legos provided.

Geek Chic
Tuesday, October 8 @ 4 pm
Ages 12+, adults welcome
Registration required.
Use computer parts to make jewelry.

Light-Up Robots
Wednesday, October 15 @ 4 pm
Ages 8+
Registration required.
Build simple circuits on foam robots using copper tape and LEDs.



Spooky Concrete Casting
Wednesday, October 22 @ 4 pm
Ages 6+
Registration required.
Use molds to create spooky decorations.

Crafters' Swap
Saturday, October 18 @ 10 am to noon
Bring your unwanted fabric, yarn and other crafting supplies to swap for something new.



WELLNESS EVENTS @ YOUR LIBRARY

bronze-medicine-symbol.jpg Elkins Park branch
Self-Treatment of Back & Neck Pain
Wednesday, October 1 @ 7 pm
Physical Therapist Kay Scanlon reviews causes of back and neck pain and the Mackenzie method for relieving pain.

Glenside branch
Where in the Om Am I?
Thursday, October 2 @ 7 pm
Author Sara DiVello will discuss her book and demonstrate 5 yoga tricks to do anywhere to relax and unwind.
BOOK  & FILM DISCUSSIONS
East Cheltenham branch
Based on the Book Film Discussion
Wednesday, October 22  @ 6 pm (screening), @ 8 pm (discussion)
Join us for coffee and a discussion of Alex Cross,  PG-13, (c) Universal Studios based on the book by James Patterson.



Elkins Park branch
Book Club
Thursday, October 16 @ 1 pm
Coffee, dessert and a discussion of "The Killers" by Ernest Hemingway and "Janus" by Ann Beattie from Best American Short Stories of the Century.

Glenside branch
Book Club
Tuesday, October 28 @ 7 pm
Coffee and conversation with a discussion of We Are Water by Wally Lamb.  New members always welcome.





La Mott branch
Saturday, October 18 @ 2 pm
For adults
Gwen Ragsdale will lead a discussion of her book Peculiar Relationships.
GOLDEN OLDIE MOVIE SCREENING
La Mott branch
Sunday, October 19 @ 2 pm
Adults
Free screening of the 1960 film, Bells Are Ringing, starring Dean Martin and Judy Holliday (Warner Bros.).  Co-sponsored with the Cheltenham Township Older Adult Subcommittee.  Light refreshments served. 
BUDGETING & IRAs - FINANCIAL LITERACY CLASS
moneybag_graphic.jpg Elkins Park branch
Wednesday, October 29 @ 7 pm
Adults
Budgeting basics, financial planning tips and IRAs taught by Erica Beck, CPA from Price Waterhouse Cooper and a member of the Speakers' Bureau for the PA Institute of Certified Public Accountants.  This program supports PA Forward's financial literacy initiative. 
STAR WARS READS
Elkins Park branch
Monday, October 13 @ 7 pm
Ages 4+
Star Wars themed activities. 
KNIT & CROCHET CLUB
wooly-bell-sheep.jpg Elkins Park branch
Wednesday, October 15 @ 7 pm
Bring your projects and questions.  All skill levels welcome.

Glenside branch
Tuesday, October 7 @ 6:30 pm

READ TO THE DOGS

Elkins Park branch

Wednesdays, October 8 & 9 @ 4 to 5 pm

For readers up to 10 years of age

Register in advance for a 20 minute session.

 

Glenside branch

Tail Waggin' Tutors

Tuesdays, October 7 & 21 @ 4 pm 

Practice reading with therapy dog Maji.  For beginning and reluctant readers. 

   

OCTOBER PRESCHOOL CLASSES
 
Toddler and preschool storytime classes teach creative expression, social skills, listening comprehension, and the foundation of reading and math through stories, songs and finger plays.  Some of our classes also include sign language and crafts to reinforce these concepts.
East Cheltenham 
Toddler Class
Mondays @ 10:30 am
Ages Babies to 3
Stories, rhymes, music and movement with an emphasis on science topics.

Preschool Class
Tuesdays @ 10:30 am
Ages 3 to 5
Stories, rhymes, music and movement with a craft.

Babies Bop
Saturdays, October 4 & 18 @ 10:30 am
Ages Babies to 2
Registration requested.
Music, songs, finger plays and interactive books. 
 
Elkins Park  
Teensy Tales Storytime Class 
Tuesdays @ 10:30 am            
Stories, music, and fun for the under 3 set.
  
Once Upon a Storytime Class
Wednesdays 10:30 am            
Stories and crafts for ages 3 to 5  

Glenside
Toddler Storytime  Class 
Mondays @ 10:30 am
For children ages 1 to 2
Also open to infants and their caregivers.

Preschool Storytime Class 
Thursdays @ 10:30 am
Stories, music and a craft for ages 3 to 5.

La Mott 
Preschool Storytime Class
Thursdays @ 11:15 am
For ages 1-5
Interactive storytelling, crafts and songs.     
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & CIVICS CLASSES

Glenside branch
Thursdays @ 6:00 pm     

Saturdays @ 10 am (except October 4)

For English language learners who plan to seek US citizenship.  Classes include discussion, conversation, writing, current events, reading and more. 

 

USED BOOK SALES

East Cheltenham branch

Tuesday, October 14 @ 7 to 8:45 pm

Wednesday, October 15 @ 7 to 8:45 pm 

Thursday, October 16 @ 7 to 8:45 pm

Friday, October 17 @ 1 to 4:45 pm

Saturday, October 18 @ 10 am to 3:45 pm 

 

Elkins Park  branch

Friday, October 10 @ 2 to 5:30 pm

Saturday, October 11 @ 10 am to 3:30 pm
Sunday, October 12 @ 1 to 3:30 pm 

   

SOCRATES CAFE
Glenside branch
Thursday, October 2 @ 2 pm
Tuesday, October 21 @ 7 pm
Join your neighbors in a discussion of provocative issues.
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