October 2018 - Event Newsletter by Laurel County Public Library

October 2018

Library Newsletter Guide to Free Programs and Events

Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale

October 11th - 13th

LOOK INSIDE! • Biscuits and Apple Butter • Frankentoys • Technology Classes • Movies

The Story of Anne Frank

Beauty and the Beast

The Bluegrass Bigfoot

Wilderness Survival and Safety

October 4th

October 16th

• Halloween Parties • Coding Class • Lego Club • Haunted Houses • Zombie T-Shirts

October 20th

October 23rd

ADULTS

Visit laurellibrary.org or call 864-5759 to register for events.

Book Pumpkin Craft

Soup’s On with Kristina McFeeters

Have fun creating a fall decoration worthy of a best seller list. Recycled books will be used to create a beautiful pumpkin centerpiece. All materials will be provided.

Fall is in the air and what’s better on a cool, crisp night than a bowl of homemade soup and steaming hot cornbread? The program features Kristina McFeeters, owner of Kristina’s Kitchen, a bakery and vegetarian café, who’ll demonstrate a tasty, healthy, homemade soup and cornbread. Tastings will be available for all participants.

Medicare Made Fun!

Bite Size Learning: Infection Control

Are you overwhelmed by all of the Medicare information and misinformation? Tom Potts will help you navigate through the maze of options during this educational workshop. Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to get the facts and have a few laughs at the same time.

Bite Size Learning is an educational, free lunch series brought to you by Saint Joseph London KentuckyOne Health. This month’s program features Gladys Cornn, the Infectious Control Director at Saint Joseph London KentuckyOne Health. Her presentation will include infection control issues such as: prevention and treatment options, and communicable diseases such as hepatitis, shingles, flu, listeria, staph, strep, and many more.

Tuesday, October 2nd • 1-2:30pm or 6-7:30pm Location: Community Room REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Wednesday, October 3rd • 1-2pm Location: Auditorium REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Mah Jongg

Monday, October 8th • 5:30-7:30pm Location: Kentucky Room NO REGISTRATION

Monday, October 15th • 6-7:30pm Location: Community Room REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Wednesday, October 17th • 12-1pm Location: Auditorium REGISTRATION REQUIRED (Deadline: Oct. 15th)

Similar to the Western game of rummy, Mah Jongg is a game of skill, strategy, and calculation and involves a degree of chance. If you’re an experienced player, join us for a fun session of Mah Jongg. If you’d like to learn to play, contact Peggy at peggy@laurellibrary.org before attending the session.

Books and Banter

Tuesday, October 9th • 6:30-7:30pm Location: Kentucky Room NO REGISTRATION Join us for an informal discussion about Mrs. Saint and the Defectives by Julie Lawson Timmer. In this story of second chances and starting over, newly-divorced Markie becomes the fixer-upper project for nosy neighbor Mrs. Saint, whether she wants to be or not.

Wednesday Matinee Movie: Wonder Wednesday, October 17th • 2-4pm Location: Auditorium REGISTRATION APPRECIATED

Wonder tells the inspiring story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences, as he is mainstreamed into elementary school for the first time and the struggles his family and community face while discovering their own compassion and acceptance. This film is rated PG.

Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale Preview Sale for Friends Members Only

Bag Day

If you’re a current member of the Friends of the Laurel County Public Library, don’t miss the special preview of the Fall Book Sale. There’s a great selection of gently used books, magazines, DVDs, audiobooks, and more. If you aren’t a member and would like to be, you can join before you enter the sale, or by calling Susan at 864-5759.

Saturday is the final day of the Friends Fall Book Sale. During this one day only special sale, bags will be provided and each full bag is only $3. Come early for the best selection!

Thursday, October 11th • 4-7pm Location: Auditorium NO REGISTRATION

Saturday, October 13th • 10am-3pm Location: Auditorium NO REGISTRATION

Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale Friday, October 12th • 10am-7pm Location: Auditorium NO REGISTRATION

Love a bargain? Come to the Friends of the Laurel County Public Library Fall Book Sale and pick up a few gently used books, magazines, DVDs, audiobooks, etc. to keep you busy. Proceeds support numerous library programs and services for library patrons of all ages.

Murder by the Book

Thursday, October 18th • 6-7pm Location: Kentucky Room NO REGISTRATION This month’s mystery novel In the Woods by Tana French revolves around Rob and Cassie, a pair of Irish detectives and their investigation of the murder of a twelve-year-old girl. Is it just a coincidence the girl is found in the same woods where Rob’s friends disappeared 20 years earlier?

The Bluegrass Bigfoot

Saturday, October 20th • 11am-12pm Location: Auditorium REGISTRATION REQUIRED Bigfoot: Fact or Fiction? What do you think? Charlie Raymond, founder of the Kentucky Bigfoot Research Organization, will explore the latest evidence and eyewitness testimonies during an hour long, multimedia presentation. Footprints and hand casts will be on display. This program is suitable for the whole family.

Let’s Scare Up Some Fun: Halloween Activities for our Special Adults Monday, October 22nd • 1-2pm Location: Auditorium REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Get in on fun Halloween crafts geared toward our special adult patrons. Decorating pumpkins, playing games, and watching a spooky episode of Scooby Doo will be some of the exciting things offered! Participants’ caretakers must be present. For ages 16 and older.

Writers’ Ink

Monday, October 22nd • 4-5pm Location: Kentucky Room REGISTRATION APPRECIATED Calling all writers! If you’re interested in improving your writing skills and finding other writers to share ideas and techniques with, the library writers’ group is perfect for you. Associate Professor Amanda Morris from Somerset Community College will facilitate the session.

Biscuits and Apple Butter

Monday, October 29th • 6-7:30pm Location: Community Room REGISTRATION REQUIRED Fall is here and it’s the perfect time for local cook Janet Fawbush to demonstrate her mouth-watering homemade biscuits and apple butter. She has lovingly cooked for her family for years and likes to share her recipes and techniques with others.

Wilderness Survival and Safety Tuesday, October 23rd • 6-7:30pm Location: Auditorium REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Craig Caudill, acclaimed outdoorsman and Director of the Nature Reliance School, will cover the mindset, skills, techniques, and gear needed to stay safe and to handle unexpected circumstances in the wilderness. This session is suitable for both beginning and experienced outdoorsmen. Craig has been featured on the KET shows Kentucky Life and Tim’s Country Kitchen.

True Crime Cases

Tuesday, October 23rd • 6-7pm Location: Community Room REGISTRATION APPRECIATED This new and intriguing group will meet once a month to look at what many people are fascinated by, True Crime Cases. Each month we’ll discuss cases that have gripped a nation and try to explain the criminal psychology, by using descriptions of police investigations, and trial procedures. Our first meeting will keep it close to home with the disappearance of a mother of five from Bardstown, KY. This case inspired a new television series Oxygen Series.

Great American Read Book Series: Session 2 Thursday, October 25th • 6-7:30pm Location: Community Room REGISTRATION REQUIRED

The Great American Read is an educational and community outreach campaign developed by PBS. It’s designed to get the country reading and talking about books. From the 100 suggested titles, this series will explore and discuss books representing three different genres. Session two will be facilitated by Keven McQueen from EKU and will focus on Mary Shelley’s classic mystery/horror novel Frankenstein. Prior to each session, a limited number of books will be available for checkout at the Circulation Desk while supplies last.

Cumberland Valley Photography Show, coming in November! Accepting submissions beginning October 29th for all ages.

TECHNOLOGY CLASSES You must have a library card, valid email address, basic computer skills, and be 18+ to participate.

Gmail Basics

Monday, October 8th • 10-11:30am Location: Community Room REGISTRATION APPRECIATED Learn to create a free Gmail account and use its features to send, receive, and organize email messages in this class.

Customizing Your Resume: Part 1

Friday, October 12th • 1-2:30pm Location: Community Room REGISTRATION APPRECIATED This class led by the library Business Administrator Kelli Carr, will show you how to select the appropriate resume type and adjust formatting, language, headings, and craft a strong resume profile or objective to help you land the job you’ve been wanting.

Budgeting with Excel

Friday, October 19th • 1-2:30pm Location: Community Room REGISTRATION APPRECIATED Make Excel work for you by learning to use the best tools to create a budget.

Formatting Documents

Monday, October 22nd • 6-7:30pm Location: Community Room REGISTRATION APPRECIATED Knowing all the tricks to format a document can be confusing. Today you’ll learn ways to format and align text, apply bullets or numbers, and adjust spacing within your Word documents in this class.

TEENS

Grades: 7-12th Visit laurellibrary.org or call 864-5759 to register for events.

My Frankentoy Ate My Sock Monster!

Art Club

They’re ALIVE! Well, not really… but they’re creepy and bizarre. Take some toys, break them apart, and use the leftover bits to concoct a Frankentoy! We’ll also have everything you’ll need to make the Sock Monster of your nightmares!

During this Art Club meeting we’ll be creating a spooky Halloween canvas painting! All materials will be provided.

Friday, October 5th • 4-5:30pm Location: Community Room REGISTRATION APPRECIATED

Friday October 12th • 4-5pm Location: Community Room NO REGISTRATION

Zombie T-Shirts

Wednesday, October 17th • 5-6pm Location: Community Room REGISTRATION REQUIRED Don’t know what to wear for Halloween? How about a zombie shirt? Join us as we create a zombie themed t-shirt! All materials will be provided.

Homeschool Hangout

Thursday, October 18th • 11am-12pm Location: Auditorium Lobby REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Teen Movie: Avengers Infinity War Saturday, October 6th • 2-4pm Location: Auditorium NO REGISTRATION

The Avengers assemble their power in order to fight their collective enemy, Thanos, before he can wreak havoc on the entire planet. This film is rated PG-13.

During this program we’ll learn how art has been used to tell stories throughout history. We’ll also be creating our own works of art on canvas.

Writing Group

Thursday, October 18th • 6-7:30pm Location: Teen Space NO REGISTRATION

Teen Coding

Grab a friend, stop by the library, and put your pen to paper. We’ll have some creepy story prompts to choose from that will get you ready for Halloween!

This will be our second session working with our exciting new coding material. We’ll continue creating instruments and music videos, and learning how technology is used in the music industry!

Wii Wednesday

Tuesday, October 9th • 5-7pm Location: Teen Space REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Pumpkin Art

Thursday, October 11th • 5-6pm Location: Community Room REGISTRATION REQUIRED Love pumpkins and art? We’ll be decorating pumpkins in this program! All materials will be provided.

Wednesday, October 24th • 4-6pm Location: Auditorium NO REGISTRATION It’s time to battle it out on the big screen in the auditorium. Choose from one of our Wii games and see who is victorious!

Halloween Party & Movie

Finish the story…

Stop by the library and join us as we eat snacks and watch The Nightmare Before Christmas! Feel free to wear your Halloween costumes and prepare to have a spooktacular time!

Love telling stories? We’ve started a great one in the Teen Space, but we need your help to finish it! Drop by to keep the story going and grab some other great stories from our shelves while you’re here.

Thursday, October 25th • 5:30-7:30pm Location: Auditorium NO REGISTRATION

All month long! Location: Teen Space NO REGISTRATION

Teen Book Club

Friday, October 26th • 6-7pm Location: Teen Space NO REGISTRATION Lucinda falls in love with Daniel, a student at her new school, only to find out that Daniel is a fallen angel, and that they have spent lifetimes finding and losing one another as good and evil forces plot to keep them apart in the book Fallen by Lauren Kate.

TWEENS

Ages: 9-13 Visit laurellibrary.org or call 864-5759 to register for events.

Creepy Eyeballs

Haunted Houses

Thursday, October 11th • 4-5pm Location: Community Room NO REGISTRATION

Tuesday, October 23rd • 4-5pm Location: Community Room REGISTRATION REQUIRED

It’s time for Halloween and all things creepy and gross! Visit the library and make scary eyeballs out of plates that are so creepy it will be hard to look away!

What is Halloween without a graveyard or haunted house! Decorate your own mini haunted house and take it home with you!

Pumpkin Painting

Thursday, October 18th • 4-5pm Location: Community Room REGISTRATION REQUIRED Let’s decorate some pumpkins and get ready for Halloween night! Will your pumpkin be cute or creepy? It’s up to you to decide.

Halloween Cupcakes

Tuesday, October 30th • 4-5pm Location: Community Room NO REGISTRATION Drop by and make your own sweet Halloween treat! We’ll be decorating yummy Halloween cupcakes. The only thing you need to bring is your sweet tooth!

KIDS

Ages: Up to age 9 Visit laurellibrary.org or call 864-5759 to register for events.

The Story of Anne Frank

Thursday, October 4th • 11am, 1pm & 6pm Location: Auditorium NO REGISTRATION This production offers an engaging and accessible approach to one of history’s darkest chapters. The courage of Anne Frank and her family is the story of the strength of the human spirit in the most challenging times. This performance is part of our Playhouse Theatrical Series sponsored by Cumberland Valley National Bank and the Laurel County Public Library.

Storytime with the London Police Dept.

Homeschool Happenings: Poison Potions

An officer from the London Police Department will be here to share a story with us! Following the story we’ll have an activity you can take home with you.

Are you ready to get messy and make fizzing, bubbly, and creepy potions? Let’s add some bugs and spiders to our potions to make it extra scary! Have fun and discover the science behind our frothy creations.

Wednesday, October 3rd • 11am-12pm Location: Community Room NO REGISTRATION

Pop and Tot Storytime

Monday, October 8th • 6-7pm Location: Community Room NO REGISTRATION Calling all dads, grandfathers, and uncles! This program is for you and your little one. We’ll read some great books and then enjoy a fun activity together!

Preschool Playdate

Friday, October 12th • 11am-12pm Location: Community Room NO REGISTRATION Build with blocks, work puzzles, listen to music, and play with friends at the library! Come to Preschool Playdate and we’ll have fun playing together!

Thursday, October 18th • 10:30-11:30am Location: Community Room NO REGISTRATION

Spooky LEGO Club

Friday, October 19th • 6-7:30pm Location: Auditorium NO REGISTRATION Come to this month’s Spooky LEGO Club and create a creepy masterpiece! We’ll meet in the auditorium and watch Monster House while we build. This movie is rated PG.

Ghosts and Ghouls Saturday Movie Spooktacular

Storytime Schedule

Saturday, October 27th • 11am-1pm Location: Auditorium NO REGISTRATION

Tuesday 10am • Babygarten 11am • Ready to Read

It’s almost time to trick-or treat! Get a head start on Halloween fun by making spooky crafts and sharing some sweet treats! Little ones are welcome to wear their costumes. We’ll be watching Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation! This movie is rated PG.

Wednesday 10am • Babygarten 11am • Ready to Read 4pm • Readers are Leaders Saturday 11am • Saturday Storytime Which Storytime is best for your child? Babygarten: Designed for children up to age 3. Ready to Read: This interactive storytime is designed for preschool aged children. Readers are Leaders: Geared for school aged students. Saturday Storytime: Fun for all ages, this storytime is a way to fill your Saturday morning with excitement!

Beauty and the Beast

Tuesday, October 16th • 11am, 1pm & 6pm Location: Auditorium NO REGISTRATION Join Lenny and Mabel, the “greatest actors in the world” as they bring this classic work of literature to life. This heartwarming tale shows that beauty is what lies within. See why this fairy tale has been enchanting audiences since 1740. This performance is part of our Playhouse Theatrical Series sponsored by Cumberland Valley National Bank and the Laurel County Public Library.

PlayHouse THEATRICAL SERIES The Story of Anne Frank Beauty and the Beast Thursday, October 4th

Tuesday, October 16th

(Best enjoyed by 3rd - adults.)

(Best enjoyed by Pre-K - 5th graders.)

A Dickens Tale

Tuesday, November 27th (Best enjoyed by K - 8th graders.)

Stone Soup & Other Heartwarming Tales Tuesday, December 4th (Best enjoyed by Pre-K - 5th graders.)

SHOW TIMES:

11AM & 1PM - SCHOOL PERFORMANCES 6PM - OPEN TO GENERAL PUBLIC

Doors open at 5:30pm and seating is on a first come, first served basis until capacity is reached. Doors open 30 minutes prior to show time and seating is on a first come, first served basis until capacity is reached. The library makes every reasonable effort to provide equal access to all patrons. Please contact us at (606) 864-5759 at least three days in advance to request accommodations. For more information call the library or visit laurellibrary.org.