Happy Halloween! November starts tomorrow. Come to the library on Saturday, Nov. 3, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for games. It is International Games Day and the library will host a games day for everyone. Join us for games and a pizza lunch for participants. We’ll run a mini chess tournament if there is interest. We have lots of board games including Labyrinth, a moving maze game, donated to us by Ravensburger, a premiere German game company.
Storytime continues on Thursday mornings at 10:30 (except for Nov. 22, Thanksgiving). Storytime is geared for children ages 3 to 5, but all are welcome to come with a caregiver and begin the process of discovering libraries, books and reading. Each week the stories are focused on a theme and we include rhymes, songs and great stories for 20 to 30 minutes of fun. November stories will focus on mice, pigs, Thanksgiving and we’ll end the month by starting our holiday stories.
Teen gaming in November will be Tuesdays, Nov. 6 and Nov. 27, from 6 to 8 p.m. Teens in grades 7 and above are welcome to come and enjoy time with friends. Refreshments are provided along with a variety of games for the Wii and PS3 and board games.
Family gaming will be Thursday, Nov. 8, from noon to 2 p.m., so if your family doesn’t go out hunting, join us at the library for games.
Saturday, Nov. 10, will be the Friends of the Library monthly book sale from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Melissa Ann Winter will be at the library signing and selling copies of her book Butterfly Dreams from 11 to 1. The book is for kids and adults who have lost someone close. Come support a regional author.
The Friends of the Library meeting will be Monday, Nov. 12, at 3:30 p.m. at Coffee Landing (the library will be closed for the observance of Veterans’ Day.) We’d love to have you join us if you’d like to help make the library a better place.
Great Decisions, the community discussion group on foreign policy will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 13, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. The November discussion topic is the United States exit from Iran and Afghanistan. All are welcome to come and join in the discussion or just engage in thoughtful listening about this important topic.
The Duluth Art Institute will be at the library on Saturday, Nov. 17, at 10:30 a.m. for a family program called “From Fleece to Felt.” Come explore the world of felting and leave with your own felted butterfly.
The November documentary movie night will be held on Monday, Nov. 26 at 6:30 p.m. at Backus Auditorium with the movie “War Redefined.” All are welcome to come and view this documentary then join in the discussion afterwards while enjoying refreshments.
The library will be closed two extra days in November. We will be closed for the observance of Veterans’ Day on Monday, Nov. 14 and on Thursday, Nov. 22, for Thanksgiving. Regular hours for the rest of the month.
