Storytime and more
Toddler Storytime: “By the Light of the Moon”
Children ages 2 to 3 years old with an adult are invited to cozy up with stories about animals, the moon and twinkling stars. Sessions are available on Wednesday mornings, 10-10:30, October 15th thru November 19th, Thursday mornings, 10-10:30, or Thursday evenings, 6:30-7, October 16th thru November 20th. This program also includes music, games, creative movement and take-home crafts. Registration is required and begins on Wednesday, September 3rd. You and your child will enjoy new stories blended with familiar favorites.
Drop In Storytime
Another session of Drop-In Storytimes is being offered in September. Independent listeners ages 3-5 can join us for a variety of stories and fun activities on Tuesday mornings from 10-10:30, September 9 – 30. No registration is required.
Hugs and Kisses! Fall Lapsit Storytime:
Come and share the love… XOXOXO… Register now for story-times designed for babies 12 to 24 months with a participating adult. You and your baby will enjoy age appropriate stories, music, tactile activities, finger-plays, sign language and simple movement in a relaxed and easy going atmosphere. Choose Friday mornings, 10-10:30, from September 5th to October 10th OR Monday evenings, 6:30-7, from September 8th to October 13th. Registration is required and open at this time, so sign up now.
Bookaholics
The Bookaholics Book Clubs will be reading “The Life List” by Lori Nelson Spielman as our September selection. Brett Bohlinger seems to be living a charmed until her mother passes away, leaving behind a will with one big stipulation: In order to receive her inheritance, Brett must first complete the life list of goals she’d written when she was fourteen. As Brett embarks on a journey in search of her adolescent dreams, one thing becomes clear: Sometimes life’s sweetest gifts can be found in the most unexpected places. Copies currently available at the library and the clubs will meet Thursday, September 18 at noon at the library and at Bruno’s Bar at 7:30 pm.
Author Lori Nelson Spielman to Visit Library
We will conclude our first Briggs Reads! event on Tuesday evening, September 17 at 7:00, when local author Lori Nelson Spielman visits the library! Ms. Spielman will discuss the inspiration for her novel, “The Life List,” as well as perform a short reading, and even give audience members a chance to start thinking about their own life lists. There is still time to read the book before Ms. Spielman’s visit, so stop by and pick up your copy today!
Briggsflix
If you have ever wanted to see a documentary about competitive gaming, this is your chance. The September selection of the Briggsflix Movie Club is “King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters,” the story of one man’s attempt to break the World Record high score in the classic arcade game Donkey Kong. The movie will show Tuesday, September 23 at 6:30. Rated PG-13, 79 mins.
Staff Picks
If you are looking for a good book to read here is a list of titles that Library staff enjoyed or found informative in the last month. Fiction: The Glass Kitchen by Linda Francis Lee, Cut and Thrust by Stuart Woods, No Time for Goodbye by Linwood Barclay, Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn, Night Searchers by Marcia Muller, The House at Mermaid Point by Wendy Wax, Save Me by Lisa Scottoline, Defending Jacob by William Landay, The Good Dad by Diane Chamberlain, Justice for Sara by Erica Spindler. Nonfiction: Good Talk Dad by Bill and Willie Geist, Now I See You by Nicole C. Kear, American Catch: The Fight for Our Local Seafood by Paul Greenberg, Have a Nice Guilt Trip by Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella.
More Thank You
Big Thank You to Dr. David Peters, Agro-Culture Liquid, and Cher Car Kennels for participating in our summer reading program “Fizz, Boom, Read!” We appreciated the opportunity to visit their sites and learn from them about the science of eyesight, agriculture and dog behavior. Thanks go out also to the Little Growers 4-H Club for cleaning outside the library and some books inside the library. They did a great job of decorating the front walk with chalk as well. Thank you all for your generosity!
Contact Information:
Library Director: Sara Morrison
Phone: 989-224-4702 * Fax: 989-224-1205
E-mail: smorrison@briggspubliclibrary.org
Street address: 108 E Railroad * Saint Johns, MI 48879