{"id":32964,"date":"2013-01-24T21:56:10","date_gmt":"2013-01-25T01:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miserybay.usanethosting.com\/wordpress\/?p=32964"},"modified":"2013-01-24T21:56:10","modified_gmt":"2013-01-25T01:56:10","slug":"library-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/library-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Briggs Library News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Babies In Bloom and more<!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>&#8220;Babies In Bloom&#8221; Lapsit Storytime<\/strong>:<br \/>\nBabies ages 12 to 24 months with adult participation are invited to join in the fun of books and reading on Monday evenings, 6:30-7, February 11th thru March 25th (no session 2\/18) OR Friday mornings, 10-10:30, February 15th thru March 22nd. Together we will enjoy age appropriate stories, music and creative movement. Registration is required and is open now.<br \/>\n<strong>Chapter Chatter &#8220;A Sweet Read&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\nThis program is for children ages 6 to 8 years old (independent listeners). Library staff selects and reads short chapter books over the course of 4 weeks. We will have snacks, play a game, and make a craft that relates to the &#8220;sweet &amp; yummy&#8221; books we have picked out. Program dates are Thursday evenings at 7-7:45, February 28th to March 21st. Registration is required and begins on Thursday, January 31st. We can&#8217;t wait to share this tasty program with you!<br \/>\n<strong>March Is Reading Month &#8220;You Can&#8217;t Catch Me&#8221; <\/strong><br \/>\nJoin us in our celebration of reading during the month of March. &#8220;Run as Fast as You Can Breakfast&#8221; for ages 3-5 years old with an adult, Tuesday, March 5th, 9:30-10:30. We provide breakfast &amp; beverage. &#8220;You Can&#8217;t Catch Me Lunch&#8221; for ages 3-5 years old with an adult, Tuesday, March 12th, noon -1 pm. You bring a bag lunch and we provide a beverage &amp; treat. &#8220;I&#8217;m the Gingerbread Man&#8221; evening program for family fun for the young, Tuesday, March 19th, 7-8pm. We provide a lite snack &amp;beverage for all to enjoy. All programs will include &#8220;sweet stories&#8221; music, games or crafts. Registration is required for all of these free programs and opens on Tuesday February 5th.<br \/>\n<strong>eBook Program<\/strong><br \/>\nDo you have an eReader or tablet? Come to our class and learn how to use it to borrow free e-books and audiobooks from the library. This class covers all the basics &#8212; setup, downloading, and which devices support library e-books. We&#8217;ll demonstrate the checkout, download and transfer process through the Overdrive app and answer all your e-reader questions. You&#8217;re welcome to bring your device, though it is not required. Two class times available on Tuesday February 5 from 7:00-8:00 p.m. or Friday, February 8 from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Required registration began on January 8 and you must have a valid Library card to sign up.<br \/>\n<strong>Library Closures<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Library will be closed on Monday February 18th in observance of the President&#8217;s Day Holiday. The drop box on the Library porch will be available for returns during these closures.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Contact Information:<\/strong><br \/>\nLibrary Director: Sara Morrison<br \/>\nPhone: 989-224-4702 * Fax: 989-224-1205<br \/>\nE-mail: <a href=\"mailto:smorrison@briggspubliclibrary.org\">smorrison@briggspubliclibrary.org<\/a><br \/>\nStreet address: 108 E Railroad * Saint Johns, MI 48879 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Babies In Bloom and more<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-briggs"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32964"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32964\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}