Library Events in April!

This month at the Library:  Gardening Tips, Books with Babies, Youth Group Yoga, our Mac User Group, Off the Shelf, StoryTime and more!  
Contact the Library (or 613-269-3326) for more info. 

Adult Programs:

Books with Babies (Tuesdays to Apr. 21, 10:30 am):  
Parents with their babies (birth to 12 months) are invited to a fun, interactive story time program that also provides parent education on language development and the importance of reading with your child(ren) from birth.  
This is a free program presented by an Early Literacy Specialist from the Ontario Early Years Centre.

Gardening Tips (Sat. Apr. 11, 10:30 am):  
Need a little help developing your green thumb?  Members of the MaD (Merrickville and District) Gardeners will be at the Library to share local gardening tips, answer questions, and help with your gardening dilemmas. 
 
Mac User Group (Sat. Apr. 18, 10:30 am):  
Join our Mac user group with Bob Gray for tips on mastering your Mac.
 
Off the Shelf! (Mon, Apr. 20, 7:00 pm):  
Off the Shelf continues to delight audiences with short stories and other literary gems for adult listeners.  Expect the unexpected!

Kids’ Programs:

Youth Group (Saturdays, 1:00 pm - cancelled Apr. 4):  
The library’s new youth group, for kids aged 10-14, continues after Easter in April.  Come do fun stuff and hang out with friends! 
Sat, Apr. 18 – Yoga!  The youth group will get in touch with their inner pretzel at this yoga session by Katie Weststrate of Ahimsa Naturopathic. 

StoryTime (Fridays at 10:00ish - cancelled Apr. 3): 
Is your child starting school in the fall?  Our weekly StoryTime is an excellent way to help your child get ready - by participating in group activities, practicing listening and pre-literacy skills, and developing enthusiasm for books.  
The library also has concept books (letters, numbers, colours, shapes, etc.) and books with rhyme, repetition, phonics activities, and more to encourage language skills and early learning.  Research shows that early literacy programs improve school readiness.
Join us Fridays at 10(ish) for stories, songs & rhymes and a simple craft.  New StoryTimers are always welcome.  

LEGO Club (Saturdays from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon):  
Our LEGO Club drop-in continues in April. 

New Movie Club at the Library?

The Library is interested in starting up a Movie Club.
Maybe a group to...

• watch and discuss films?
• read the book, then watch the movie and compare?
• something else?

We’re open to suggestions. Interested? Contact the library (or 613-269-3326).

Big Library (e)Read is here - March 17-31

Join OverDrive's Big Library Read 

 featuring

Shakespeare Saved My Life:  

Ten Years in Solitary with the Bard

by Laura Bates

(find out more about this title below)

 

This eBook is available for free immediate download - no holds, no waitlists - on your library eBook account.  (Not signed up for library eBooks?  Contact the library)

Visit the OverDrive Download Centre before March 31 
(that's when the Big Library Read ends!)
 

Shakespeare Saved My Life: Ten Years in Solitary with the Bard

While He Was Breaking Out of Prison, She Was Trying to Break In. 

Shakespeare professor and prison volunteer Laura Bates thought she had seen it all. That is, until she decided to teach Shakespeare in a place the bard had never been before — supermax solitary confinement. In this unwelcoming place, surrounded by inmates known as the worst of the worst, is Larry Newton. A convicted murderer with several escape attempts under his belt and a brilliantly agile mind on his shoulders, Larry was trying to break out of prison at the same time Laura was fighting to get her program started behind bars.

Thus begins the most unlikely of friendships, one bonded by Shakespeare and lasting years—a friendship that, in the end, would save more than one life.

Books with Babies starts Mar. 17 at the Library!

Books with Babies --  starts Tues, Mar. 17 at 10:30 am
 
Parents with their babies (birth to 12 months) are invited to a fun, interactive story time program that promotes the importance of reading with your child(ren) from birth. 

This is a free 6-week program (runs Tuesday mornings to Apr. 21) presented by Laura Lee McDonald, Early Literacy Specialist from the Ontario Early Years Centre.

Please register by calling 1-866-433-8933 ext. 2374  or  613-269-3326
or email the library

Off the Shelf is back on Mon, Mar. 16!

Off the Shelf is back on Mon, Mar. 16 at 7:00 pm
  
Off the Shelf continues to delight audiences with short stories and other literary gems for adult listeners with your host Martin Green.  Expect the unexpected!

Juice Jam kicks off March Break - Sat, Mar. 14

Juice Jam -- Sat., Mar. 14  at 10:30 am

Join Polly Beach for a music program with simple songs & rhymes, rhythm instruments, lots of audience participation, and a snack!   
Juice Jam is fun for ages 7 & under (& a parent).

Contact the Library (or 613-269-3326) to register or for more info.

Youth Group Movie Afternoon - Sat, Mar. 14!

The Library's Youth Group is holding a Movie Afternoon this Saturday (Mar. 14) at 1:00 pm. 
Come and watch Maleficent with friends! 

For ages 10 -14.  New members are welcome! 
Youth Group meets Saturday afternoons in March.

March Break Fun at the Library (Mar. 16-20)!

March Break Maker Space!:  
The library has a variety fun activities for school-aged kids during March Break.  

Please Note:  Space is limited in our Maker activities  – Registration required!
Contact the Library (or 613-269-3326) to register.

Make Easter Eggs! (Mon., Mar. 16, 2:00 pm):  
Join us for Easter Maker fun blowing and decorating eggs!   For ages 5+.

Make a Flashlight! (Tues, Mar. 17, 2:00 pm):  
Come for Science Maker fun and build your own flashlight.  For ages 8+.

Brenda Carter Memorial Art Workshop for Kids (Wed., Mar. 18 at 2:00 pm):  
Come for Art Maker fun as we paint with simple watercolour techniques.  Make flowers and fairies or monsters and aliens!  For ages 5+.

Origami with Max! (Thurs, Mar. 19, 2:00 pm):  
Origami Maker fun with Max!  For ages 8+.

Movie Time (Fri, Mar. 20, 2:00 pm):  
Come and enjoy an afternoon of kid-friendly movies – bring a friend!  Ages 5+.

LEGO Club (Saturdays, 10 - 12 drop-in):  
LEGO Club continues throughout March.  Come build with us on Mar. 14 and your creation will be on display for March Break!  Ages 4+.

Youth Group meets Saturdays in March!

Youth Group - Saturdays in March at 1:00 pm 
Our new youth group (for kids aged 10-14) will be running on Saturday afternoons in March.  Come do fun stuff and hang out with friends!

On Mar. 7, join us for Games - Chess, Clue, Twister and more!

Contact the Library (or 613-269-3326) for more info.

Mac User Group - Sat. Mar. 7

The Library's Mac user group meets Sat. Mar. 7, at 10:30 am Come for tips on mastering your Mac! With Bob Gray.

Library Board applications are being accepted now!

Would you like to help shape the future of the Library?  Apply for the Library Board!

What does the Public Library Board do?
1.    Advocate

• Advocate for the library in the community and with local government.
• Advocate for community interests as a member of the library board.

2.    Plan 

• Develop and evaluate a strategic plan to shape library services in light of community needs.

3.    Govern 

• Set and review library policies. 
• Set the library’s budget and oversee finances.

4.    Evaluate

• Monitor and assess the overall effectiveness of library services. 
• Evaluate the CEO’s performance annually.

Qualifications:
An applicant must be:

• at least eighteen years old
• a Canadian citizen
• a resident of Merrickville-Wolford or Montague Township
• not employed by the library board or by your municipality.

Council has just sent out the application form for municipal committees – including the library board.  Just fill out the form and return it to your municipal office.

Contact the library for more information.

Library Events in March!

There’s lots going on at the Library in March: a new “Books with Babies” program, our new Youth Group, and lots of activities for March Break – plus our regular programs:  Off the Shelf, our Mac User Group, StoryTime & LEGO Club.  

Contact the Library (or 613-269-3326) to register or for more info. 
 
Mac User Group (Sat. Mar. 7, 10:30 am):  
Join our Mac user group with Bob Gray for tips on mastering your Mac.

Youth Group (Saturdays in March, 1:00 pm):  
Our new youth group (for kids aged 10-14) will be running on Saturday afternoons in March.  Come do fun stuff and hang out with friends!  Contact the Library for more info.
Mar. 7 - Games!

Off the Shelf! (Mon, Mar. 16, 7:00 pm):  
Off the Shelf continues to delight audiences with short stories and other literary gems for adult listeners.  Expect the unexpected! 

Books with Babies (starts Tues, Mar. 17, 10:30 am):  
Parents with their babies (birth to 12 months) are invited to a fun, interactive story time program that promotes the importance of reading with your child(ren) from birth.  This is a free 6-week program (to Apr. 21) presented by an Early Literacy Specialist from the Ontario Early Years Centre.
 
March Break Maker Space!:  
The library has a variety fun activities for school-aged kids during March Break.  
Please Note:  Space is limited in our Maker activities  – Registration required!

Juice Jam (Sat., Mar. 14, 10:30 am):  
Join Polly Beach for a music program with simple songs & rhymes, rhythm instruments, lots of audience participation, and a snack!   Juice Jam is fun for ages 7 & under (& a parent).

LEGO Club (Saturdays, 10 - 12 drop-in):  
LEGO Club continues throughout March.  Come build with us on Mar. 14 and your creation will be on display for March Break!  Ages 4+.

Make Easter Eggs! (Mon., Mar. 16, 2:00 pm):  
Join us for Easter Maker fun blowing and decorating eggs!   For ages 5+.

Make a Flashlight! (Tues, Mar. 17, 2:00 pm):  
Come for Science Maker fun and build your own flashlight.  For ages 8+.

Brenda Carter Memorial Art Workshop for Kids (Wed., Mar. 18 at 2:00 pm):  
Come for Art Maker fun as we paint with simple watercolour techniques.  Make flowers and fairies or monsters and aliens!  For ages 5+.

Origami with Max! (Thurs, Mar. 19, 2:00 pm):  
Origami Maker fun with Max!  For ages 8+.

Movie Time (Fri, Mar. 20, 2:00 pm):  
Come and enjoy an afternoon of kid-friendly movies – bring a friend!  Ages 5+.

StoryTime (Fridays, 10ish):
StoryTime runs every Friday (including March Break). Join us for stories, songs, rhymes and a simple craft.