Tiverton Library News and Events

December 2015

WHAT'S HAPPENING!

ADULT PROGRAMS FOR DECEMBER

2 Family Movie Nights:

Wed., Dec. 2nd, 6:00PM-"Inside Out",

and Wed.,Dec.16th, 6:00PM-"Minions"

Author Talk-John Cummings, Cream of the Crop, Fall River's Best & Brightest, Dec. 7th, 6:30PM

Yachting & Waterfront History Series with Harris Gruber from Second Half Lifelong Learning Institute continues on Wed., Dec. 16th, 6:00PM with The Boy, Me and the Cat.

Living Literature Performs A Prayer for Owen Meany Christmas Pageant, Dec. 17th, 6:30PM

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, Dec. 7, 14 and 21. Our Wednesday Toddler Storytime is also full with a wait list and meets 10:30-11:15 am, Dec. 2, 9, 16 and 23, for ages 18-36 months. Openings remain in our Baby/Toddler Storytime that meets every other Friday 10:30-11:00 am, Dec. 4 and Dec. 18 for ages 8-18 months. Our next in-person storytime registration week will be held Jan. 4-9, 2016. Thank you for making early literacy via storytimes an important part of your children's lives! For more information e-mail jlinhares@tivertonlibrary.org.

LEGO SATURDAYS continue in our Children's Activity Room Dec. 12th from 10:30-11:45 am for children ages 5-10. Registration began Sept. 24 and is limited to 20. Separate registration for each Lego Saturday. Dec. 12 is our Holiday Challenge. Create a Lego holiday scene, or use Legos (in red, green, blue & white, or whatever your holiday colors are) to create holiday mosaics, Santas, holiday trees, candy canes, ornaments, or something that makes you think "HOLIDAY"! Take the challenge of the week and be inspired to build constructions using your imagination.

*Children ages 1-4 may build with Megabloks with parent/caregiver present in the Activity Room.

November 30th Children's NaNoWriMo word counts are in! Congratulations to our November 2015 novel writers. Many thanks to our teacher/instructor Kim Sutherland for superb motivation and guidance.

ART AND SCIENCE EXPLORATION

Drop in to the library for an art or science project during Christmas vacation. There will be a different art or science project each day between 10:00AM and 12:00 Noon on Dec. 23, 24, 28, 29, 30 and 31. All children are welcome with a parent/guardian. More details will be available at the library and on the library web-site by mid-December. Sign up is not required, just drop in! If you can't make the program time, stop in anytime the library is open to explore science exhibits on your own that will be set up in the children's activity room.

TEEN EVENTS FOR DECEMBER

Cookie Decorating and Movie Night, Wed., Dec. 9th, 6-8pm.

We will be watching "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and decorating sugar coookies!

Art Lab for Teens, Thur., Dec.10th, 6-7:30pm. Make gifts for your friends and family! We will be making snow globes and ornaments.

Wednesday, Dec. 16th, Tiverton Teen Advisory Board, 6-7pm.

Thursday, Dec. 17th, Gaming Club from 3-5pm. Come play our PS4 or wide selection of board games! Show us your skills.

Tuesday, Dec. 22nd, Anime and Manga Club from 3-5pm.

Call Abby Porter with questions (401)625-6796.

Tiverton Parents as Teachers and the

Tiverton Library Present

Weekly Drop In and Play!

Questions? Please contact:
Theresia Joy, Parent Educator, tdjoy1@gmail.com

Did you know??

Technology Librarian Adam

Reynolds is available to assist with various technology questions. Want to use OverDrive to download eBooks or audio books onto your device? Can you use some one-on-one computer help? Schedule a session by emailing Adam at areynolds@tivertonlibrary

.org or calling 625-6796, ext. 8. Sessions can be scheduled Tuesdays and Fridays between 2-5pm.

Computer Basics 101

Dec. 15th, 6:00PM

Interactive Computer Basics

Dec. 22nd, 6:00PM

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Book Groups

Tiverton Public Library

Dec. 11th, 10:30AM

History of the Rain,

Niall Williams

Union Library

Dec. 7th, Luncheon Meeting, Four Corners Grille. Sharing of holiday poems and stories. (Takes the place of regular Dec. 17th meeting.)

Senior Center

Dec. 15th, 10:00AM

Best Boy,

Eli Gottlieb

For more information, click here

Friends of Tiverton Libraries

Next Meeting is Dec. 16th, 7 PM in the Trustees Room. All are welcome.

For information on joining the Friends,

click here.

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!

HOLIDAY HOURS
Please note the following changes to the Tiverton Public Library schedule:
Friday, Dec. 18th, 3:00PM, Library closing for staff appreciation event.
The library will also close on Dec. 24th at 3:00PM and reopen at 10:00AM on Dec. 26th, and will close at 3:00PM on Dec. 31st and reopen at 10:00AM on Jan. 2nd.
Thank You!

Friends of Tiverton Libraries Annual Membership Drive

December marks the beginning of our annual drive. Membership dues are tax deductible. Your membership offers excellent opportunities to develop and share skills and to engage with other library supporters. An added bonus is early bird entry to the Annual Book Sale, Etc. each year. Current members will receive renewal forms by mail, but anyone wishing to join or renew their membership can do so in person at the library or online at www.tivertonlibrary.org
Dues for 2016 are $10 for individuals, $15 for families, $25 for patrons and $50, benefactors. Thanks for supporting the Friends!

We wish you the Happiest of...

CHILDREN'S FAIRY GARDEN PROGRAM

Dec. 29th, 6:00-8:00PM
The new Tiverton Public Library has a special area outside for children to create fairy gardens, and our first program will be held in the children's activity room during Christmas vacation. Sign up is required and will begin Dec. 15th. The children will be creating miniature ladders, tables, chairs, swingsets, etc. that will all be placed in the fairy garden in the spring. Come help us create a beautiful garden for all to enjoy!

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