Tiverton Library News and Events 
October 2015 
Look what's coming!
ADULT PROGRAMS FOR OCTOBER
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October 19, 3:00pm
Please Touch!  Show and Tell, Q & A with Glass Artist Dianne Larkin

Do you admire stained glass art?  Do you appreciate handcrafts?  Ever wonder how works of glass art are made?  This program, for people of all ages, will give you an opportunity to see and handle different types of glass art, including jewelry, table art, fused and stained glass windows, and other artistic creations.  Meet glass artist Diane Larkin, who will show you how she creates works of art from stained glass and recycled glass, using molds as well as free style techniques.  A Q & A period with the artist follows.
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October 26, 6:30pm
Adult Paint Party

Let Jennifer from Creative Chica bring out the Picasso in you.  You will feel like accomplished artists after you complete your masterpiece.  Space is extremely limited for our adult paint party so sign up now!  Free!
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October 29, 1:00pm
Sailing Adventures in the North Atlantic
Presentation by Second Half Life Learning Institute.  Free and open to the public.

FOR ALL EVENTS, PLEASE CALL THE LIBRARY AT 625-6796 TO REGISTER.
CHILDREN'S EVENTS  
Small tales, tall tales and fall tales for children 8 months-5 years happen at Tiverton Public Library every week.  Our Monday Preschool Storytime is currently full with a wait list and meets 10:30-11:15 am for ages 3-5.  Our Wednesday Toddler Storytime is also full with a wait list and meets 10:30-11:15 am for ages 18-36 months.  Openings remain in our Baby/Toddler Storytime that meets every other Friday 10:30-11:00 am for ages 8-18 months.  For more information e-mail jlinhares@tivertonlibrary.org. 
 
LEGO SATURDAYS return in our Children's Activity Room Oct. 3 from 10:30-11:45 am for children ages 5-10.  Registration began Sept. 24 and is limited to 20.  Take the challenge of the week, then be inspired to build constructions using your imagination.  Lego Saturday will also happen on October 17.  Separate registration for each Lego Saturday.
 
LOVE WRITING???? Coming soon--NaNoWriMo for Kids!  What is NaNoWriMo?  It's a novel writing program for children in grades 4 and 5 and it's happening Thursday evenings, 6-7:30 pm in October and November.  Kim Sutherland, teacher/volunteer will lead these writing meet-ups, get students' creative juices flowing and prepare them to write a novel in a month.  November is National Novel Writing Month.  Registration started Sept. 24 in the Children's Library and program begins Oct. 8.  For more information, e-mail jlinhares@tivertonlibrary.org.
 
Save-The-Date:  Major Storytelling Performance
Tuesday, November 10, 6:30 pm
Len Cabral presents a family Storytelling Harvest.  No school the next day (Veteran's Day) so it's the perfect time to enjoy a family storytelling harvest with award winning, nationally and internationally acclaimed storyteller Len Cabral.  If you love small tales or tall tales, this diverse storyteller is sure to enchant.  Adults, teens and children age 7-105 are sure to be mesmerized. 
Teen Events For October

Oct.1, 3-5pm, Banned Book Week "Mug Shots"
Oct.6, 6-7pm, Building a Teen Resume with
RISLA
Oct.8, 6-7pm, Local Heroes of Taste:  Cooking with Farm Fresh RI

Oct. 15, 3-5pm, Gaming Club
Oct.15, 6-8pm, Henna by Heather
Oct.20, 6-7pm, Financing a Higher Education with RISLA
Oct.21, 6-7pm, Tiverton Teen Advisory Board
Oct.22, 3-5pm, DIY Club
Oct.23, 3-5pm, Scary Movie Matinee, we will be watching "Insidious"
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Oct.24, 12-1:15pm, Yoga
Oct.27, 3-5pm, Anime and Manga Club
Oct.28, 6-7pm, Pizza and Pages

Oct.29, 6-8pm Ghost Hunting at the Chase Cory House with Rise Up Paranormal
 
Teen Read Week is Oct.18-24 is Amnesty Week and all fines will be forgiven for teens who stop in.  This does NOT include lost materials.

Questions:  call Abby Porter, 625-6796
A Message of Thanks from the Friends

On behalf of the entire Board of the Friends of Tiverton Libraries, we would like to thank you for your generosity, support, and hard work in making the 2015 Friends Annual Book Sale our most successful book sale ever.  Thank you to the event planning committee.  We thank all who donated wonderful books in the month leading up to the sale and the 17 people who worked hard collecting and sorting more than 10,000 books.  We thank the 27 volunteers who moved the books on September 17th from the Essex Library building over to Tiverton Public Library.  Thank you to all the local businesses that donated gift certificates for our Cook's Night Out raffle, and to our anonymous donor who provided a beautiful quilt for the quilt raffle.  Thank you to all those who volunteered with set-up, staffing and clean-up,  including the young men from the skateboard park who pitched in to help move books after the sale.  Thank you to the Tiverton Lions Club for providing lunch to volunteers and book sale patrons, to the staff of the library for their assistance, and to all those who provided baked goods and made the bake sale portion so successful. 

In addition to earning funds to support Summer Reading, Museum Passes and other library programs, the Friends were able to donate over $250.00 worth of board books to the children's room, and other children's books were provided to an early reading initiative in Westport, and to a number of area classrooms.  Other great books were donated to the Tiverton Senior Center.

We cannot thank you enough for your support of the Friends of Tiverton Libraries.

Debra Darkow and Kathy Gallagher,
Co-Presidents
We gratefully acknowledge the many donations made in memory of Lois Hartnett and extend our condolences to the Hartnett family.
Director's Notes:
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Digital Literacy classes for adults will continue. All classes will be on Tuesdays and Wednesdays 6PM to 7:30PM in the learning center (same class on both days)

10/6 & 10/7 - E-Mail 101
10/13 & 10/14 - Internet Safety Part 1
10/20 & 10/21 - Internet Safety Part 2

Limited space - preregistration required.
Look for more details on the library website - click here.
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Did you know??
Did you know that there are 8 free standing bicycle racks in front of the Tiverton Public Library?
Book Groups

Tiverton Library

Oct. 9, 10:30 am

To Kill A Mockingbird,

Harper Lee 

 

Union Library

Oct. 15, 1:30 pm

Invention of Wings,

Sue Monk Kidd 

 

Senior Center

Oct. 20, 10 am

Frog Music,
Donald Spoto

For more information, click here.
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Friends of Tiverton Libraries
Next Meeting is Oct. 21, 7 PM in the Trustees Room.  All are welcome.
For information on joining the Friends,
More Ways To Help!

How about an easy way to help fund programs at your library? With the holidays coming, if you purchase items through Amazon, check out AmazonSmile. By going to click here and selecting Friends of Tiverton Libraries as your choice of charity, 0.5% of your purchase price will go to the Friends! As easy as that!
Union Public Library Association
Annual Meeting

Thursday
October 15, 2015
3:00 PM
Amicable Church Dining Room
Please park in lower lot and enter at ground level for dining room.
Questions?
Call 624-7830.
Annual dues $5.00

Tiverton Public Library is happy to announce a Scarecrow program for children ages 6-11. In this program children will work together to create scarecrow displays based on children's books.  The display will become part of a scarecrow walk from the end of October to the beginning of November at the Library.
This program is open to
Tiverton residents only.
Program dates are as follows: Thursday, October 8th  from 3:45-5:15 , Saturday, October 10th from 10:30-12 noon, Wednesday, October 14th from 6:00-7:30pm
Sign up is required and each day is limited to 30 children. Sign up sheets
are located at the library at the main information desk.
If you have any questions please email;
ppoli@tivertonlibrary.org

Also the Tiverton Public Library is looking for donations of kids clothes and plastic bags for this upcoming Scarecrow program. Please call 401-625-6796 ext.7 if you have any questions. Thank you.
"ANTHONY QUINN A 100
YEAR LEGACY" is a year-long focus by the Flickers: Rhode Island International Film Festival on the art, history and film of legendary actor, Anthony Quinn. Tiverton Library Celebrates Anthony Quinn with several Free Movie showings on October 22 at 6PM and November 7 at 1PM.
Registration is optional. If you do not register it will be first come first serve. Running through November 2015, this special program will include free screenings of his films at libraries across the state with a curated monthly series; scholarly monographs; panel discussions with film and history scholars; special breakout screenings of signature films, a student essay contest (high school and college) on the legacyof this seminal artist and a video competition geared for area college students to recreate a scene from one of five films that will be showcased: La Strada, Lust for Life, Requiem for a Heavyweight, Lawrence of Arabia, and The Guns of Navarone. 
The October 22 film at the
Tiverton Public Library will be The Magus shown at 6PM 
Director: Guy Green | 117 min. | 1968, USA
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Michael Caine, Candice Bergen
A teacher on a Greek island becomes involved in bizarre mindgames with the island's magician (Anthony Quinn) and a beautiful young woman.