Visit www.laurellibrary.org or call 864-5759 to register for events.
Saturday, January 14th • 6-7:30pm
Location: Auditorium
McKane is an American rock band from eastern Kentucky. The group is composed of veteran musicians, each who have years of experience performing and touring. Their blues-based roots are incorporated into their pop, rock style. Brooks Kidd, lead vocalist and 2022 American Idol alum, has amazing vocals on originals and gives fresh sound to some classics you’ve heard before. The band has a unique sound that gives a powerful energy to their shows, bringing electric and excitement to the stage! You won’t want to miss them, as they kick off their 2023 touring season in their hometown.
Thursday, January 19th • 6-7pm
Location: Auditorium
Hear Carolyn Haines, USA Today best-selling author, discuss her literary career and inspiration. After her discussion, there’ll be a Q&A session.
Carolyn Haines was the recipient of the Harper Lee Award for Distinguished Writing, “Best Amateur Sleuth” Award by Romantic Times, among numerous other awards. Born and raised in Mississippi, she now lives in Alabama on a farm with more dogs, cats, and horses than she can possibly keep track of, which serves as inspiration for her stories.
Brooks Kidd & McKane: LIVE in Concert
606
Tuesday, January 24th • 6-7pm
Location: Auditorium NO
Collecting dolls is a hobby that some people enjoy, but not these kind. This creepy collection is full of dolls with painted eyes, some that open and close, some that are peering out of the corners, and others that stare dead ahead. The 606 Paranormal Society has curated their collection from dolls they have taken from their client’s homes. Take a look for yourself. Browse pictures, watch videos, and hear stories about these creepy dolls, or are you too afraid?
Special Adult Patrons: Karaoke Dance Party
Thursday, January 5th • 1-2pm
Location: Auditorium
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Take center stage, rock out singing your favorite songs, and then join your friends on the dance floor! We’re going to turn up the fun for the new year!
Bookmarked Book Club
Tuesday, January 10th • 6-7pm
Location: Kentucky Room NO REGISTRATION
A deeply satisfying story about adult siblings, aging parents, high school boyfriends, middle school mean girls, the lifelong effects of birth order, and all the other things that follow us into adulthood, whether we like them to or not.
Yoga for Beginners
Wednesday, January 11th • 6-7pm
Location: Auditorium
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Get a healthy start to the new year! Johanna will guide us through easy and relaxing yoga exercises that will encourage maximum stability and freedom of movement in our hips. Some mobility required, participants must be able to get up and down from the floor. Please provide your own yoga mat if you have one, as we have limited mats available.
Documentary Screening: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr: A Historical Perspective
Monday, January 16th • 11am-12pm
Location: Auditorium NO REGISTRATION
Join us on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to watch his authorized biography. This documentary offers a oneof-a-kind examination of Dr. King’s extraordinary life. Using rare and unseen film footage and photographs, this film explores how Dr. King’s ideas, beliefs, and methods evolved in the face of the rapidly changing climate of the Civil Rights Movement.
Painted Cork Coasters
Monday, January 16th • 2-3:30pm
Location: Auditorium Lobby REGISTRATION
How many times have you gone to clear dishes away from the table and there’s a water ring, or even worse, a burn mark from a hot cup? Melanie Callahan will guide us in the step-by-step process of painting on cork to create beautiful coasters that will save your furniture.
In 1950s London, a widowed cleaning lady falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, deciding she must have one of her own. After working to raise the funds to pursue her dream, she embarks on an adventure to Paris that will change not only her own outlook –but the very future of the House of Dior. This movie is rated PG and is inspired by the 1958 classic novel. written by Paul Gallico.
In 1985, first cousins and lovers, Susie Newsom Lynch and Fritz Klenner led police and FBI on a chase that ended in an explosion that killed them and Susie’s two young sons. It was the culmination of a bloody feud that had already left five dead, decimating two prominent families in a southern gothic tragedy of Shakespearean proportions, known as the “Bitter Blood Murders.
In honor of the 35th anniversary of the Broadway show, The Phantom of the Opera, we’ll be showing the film on our big screen!
This 2004 film is an adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical about a disfigured composer, who lives beneath the Paris Opéra House, and his unrequited love for a young soprano opera singer. This film is rated PG-13.
We offer a wide range of technology classes and workshops each month to help you develop and improve your skills. Bring your device for help and questions!
Guided Tour of Hoopla
Friday, January 6th • 11am-12pm
Location: Auditorium
NO REGISTRATION
Learn how to check out movies, shows, e-books, audiobooks, music, and more on your TV, computer, phone, and tablet using your library card. Bring your device for help and questions.
Computer Help Lab
Friday, January 6th • 12-1pm
Location: Auditorium
NO REGISTRATION
If you’re new to computers, we can help! We’ll answer any computer questions you may have, to help master the basics of using your computer. We’ll have laptops available for use, or you can bring your own.
PowerPoint Basics
Tuesday, January 10th • 2-3pm
Location: Community Room
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Learn the basics of PowerPoint including: choosing themes, inserting new slides, adding text, inserting pictures, and tips for creating an effective presentation.
PowerPoint Q&A
Thursday, January 26th • 2-3pm
Location: Community Room
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
This class is for anyone who has basic PowerPoint questions. There will be hands-on instruction and guidance for any questions regarding basic operations.
Click, borrow, and repeat!
Easily place a hold or instantly borrow your next great item using your phone. www.laurellibrary.org/app
Pass the Mic Karaoke
Thursday, January 5th • 6-7pm
Location: Auditorium
Grades: 7-12th
Visit www.laurellibrary.org or call 864-5759 to register for events.
Show off your vocal talent or just sing for the fun of it! Bring some friends, pick your favorite songs, and have a blast singing on stage! We have a ton of music to choose from, so there’s something for everyone. Grab some snacks and drinks to enjoy as you wait to perform, or while cheering on your friends from the audience.
Minute to Win It
Wednesday, January 18th • 6-7pm
Location: Community Room
Are you quick, smart, and love to have fun? Do you like challenges? We’ll be playing a variety of games that require your skills. See if you have what it takes to complete these challenges before the timer goes off. Remember you only have one minute to win it! There will be a variety of prizes to choose from.
Goal Digger Vision Board
Wednesday, January 25th • 6-7pm
Location: Community Room
New Year means new resolutions. Create a vision board to display your ambitions for the new year. We’ll get crafty with this project and use a canvas, acrylic paint, and some other fun art supplies. This will be perfect to hang on your bedroom wall for motivation throughout the year to set your goals and crush them!
Shea Ernshaw has been writing stories and crafting characters since she was young – filling notebooks with stories about magical horses and eerie underworlds.
Her favorite things are lakes, deep dark woods, and delicious vegan pastries. She is happiest when lost in a good book, lost in the woods, or writing her next novel.
Thursday, January 5th • 4-5pm
Location: Auditorium
NO REGISTRATION
Ages: 9-13
Visit www.laurellibrary.org or call 864-5759 to register for events.
If you love The Voice or American Idol, then come karaoke with us! With so many songs to choose from, you won’t know where to start in choosing your karaoke hit! Music selections from many different genres will be available, so you’ll be able to perform on stage like a star.
Winter Bracelets
Monday, January 9th • 4-5pm
Location: Community Room
NO REGISTRATION
Sparkly snowflakes make this beaded charm bracelet the perfect accessory to wear this winter season! We’ll have an assortment of beads and charms to choose from, so you can make a unique design…just like a snowflake.
Snowman Coasters
Monday, January 30th • 4-5pm
Location: Community Room
NO REGISTRATION
It’s freezing outside and everyone knows winter is the season to enjoy steaming mugs of hot chocolate. Create the perfect place to cushion your cup of hot cocoa with these cute little snowman coasters. Don’t worry they won’t melt!
Born in Texas, Katherine studied French and Russian at Middlebury College. She has lived abroad in France and in Moscow, among other places.
She has also lived in Hawaii, where she wrote much of The Bear and the Nightingale. She currently lives in Vermont.
You can find her on Instagram and Twitter @arden_katherine.
Join us on Goodreads and be a part of our online discussions, reading challenges, recommendations from other patrons, and more!
Visit the “groups” section of their website and search for “Laurel County Public Library” or follow the link located on the bottom of our website.
Ages: Up to age 9 Visit www.laurellibrary.org or call 864-5759 to register for events.
Saturday, January 7th • 2-3pm
Location: Community Room
NO REGISTRATION
When winter is on the way, there’s a time to work and a time to play! Join us for a special storytime, as we read one of the most beloved Aesop fables, that teach us some valuable lessons. We’ll have fun crafts to make and a yummy snack to enjoy.
Penguins and Pajamas
Thursday, January 12th • 6-7pm
Location: Community Room
NO REGISTRATION
Everyone knows that penguins are practically perfect! Let’s wear our cozy pajamas and warm up with perfect penguin bedtime stories! We’ll dim the lights and enjoy stories, gentle activities, and a bedtime snack.
Monday, January 16th • 4-5pm
Location: Community Room NO REGISTRATION
Don’t freeze outside to play in the snow! Bring the snow indoors with this fun winter art! Create your own snowy scene starring a three-dimensional snowman that will never melt.
Homeschool Happenings: Sensational Snowflake Science
Thursday, January 19th • 11am-12pm
Location: Community Room
NO REGISTRATION
A snowy day calls for building snowmen, making snow angels, and having snowball fights, but how does the snow get here? Every snowflake that you see on the ground started its life up in a cloud. We’ll have a wonderful wintry afternoon exploring the science behind snowflakes, and then we’ll create our own.
Monday, January 23rd • 4-7pm
Location: Community Room
This sensory playdate is geared for families with children ages 3-8 years old on the autism spectrum, or who may have other sensory needs. We’ll have stories, props, puzzles, toys, and other tactile objects to explore different ways to learn and have fun.
LEGO Club
Thursday, January 26th • 6-7pm
Location: Community Room
Did you know that building with LEGOs enhances fine motor skills? Bring your favorite master builder and take advantage of the library’s LEGO collection. Take home a LEGO book full of fun ideas that will keep building on your child’s imagination.
She tried to write the way children wanted to hear a story, which often isn’t the same way an adult would tell a story. She liked to write books that had a rhythm to them. She loved animals. Most of her books have animals as characters in the story. She wrote all the time. There are many scraps of paper where she quickly wrote down a story idea or a poem. She said she dreamed stories and then had to write them down in the morning before she forgot them.
Readers are Leaders: Geared for school aged students, this program provides a time to discuss books, play games, and participate in exciting hands-on activities.
Check out our collection to find inspiration to keep you on track with your goals for the year!
Lot’s of great new titles are hitting the shelves this month. Keep checking our website and our app and be one of the first to place a hold on your next great book or video! Wilderness Trail Wildlife Center Wings of Wonder: Cincinnati Bird Show
All events are FREE to attend. For more information, call the library at (606) 864-5759 or by visiting our website.
The library makes every reasonable effort to provide equal access to all patrons. Please contact the library at least three days in advance to request accommodations. Follow
