September
 

Fall Storytimes for Children Begin August 30
 

Storytimes for children and families, August 30 – December 4. 

 

Central Library

Toddler Storytime (18-36 mos.)            Mondays, 10 a.m.

Preschool Storytime (3-5 yrs.)             Mondays, 11 a.m.

Walnut Creek Branch Library

Family Storytime                                Thursdays, 7 p.m.

North Garland Branch Library

Bouncing Babies (birth to 18 mos.)       Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.

Toddler Storytime (18-36 mos.)             Fridays, 10 a.m.

Preschool Storytime (3-5 yrs.)              Fridays, 11 a.m.

South Garland Branch Library

Toddler Storytime (18-36 mos.)             Wednesdays, 10 a.m.

Preschool Storytime (3-5 yrs.)              Wednesdays, 11 a.m.

Family Storytime                                 Saturdays, 10:30 a.m.

Game On @ the library

Teens, ages 12-18, are invited to an afternoon of gaming fun on Saturday, September 11, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., at the South Garland Branch Library.  Choose Nintendo Wii, Playstation 2, board games, and more.  This event is free.  No registration required.  For more information, call 972-205-3933.

Get a library card during “Library Card Sign-Up Month”

September is Library Card Sign-Up Month.  Throughout the month the library branches will be encouraging children to get the smartest card of all, and their most important school supply – a library card.

Books, DVDs, online resources, storytimes and other library programs for children make a difference in the lives of students and support the development of excited and enthusiastic readers and learners.  

During September each child who gets a library card for the first time will receive a Scavenger Hunt game.  As they play the game they will learn about the library and how to use it effectively.  When they complete the game they will receive a prize.

Senior Social Hour, the library presents Steve Blow

The library system’s Senior Social Hour presents Steve Blow, popular columnist for The Dallas Morning News, on Thursday, September 16, at 2 p.m., at the Central Library.  Blow will speak on what he considers to be the shortage today of “Character and Characters”.  After his talk, Blow will answer questions from the audience.

Blow joined The Dallas Morning News as a reporter in 1978, then became a columnist appearing on the Metropolitan page in 1989.  His columns have been named the best in the state by the Dallas Press Club, the Headliners Club of Austin, and the Associated Press. 

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library, Senior Social Hour programs are free and open to anyone 55 years of age and older.  No registration is required and seats fill up quickly.  Doors open 30 minutes prior to show time.  Call 972-205-2502 for information.

Friends of the Library announces fall book sale

The Friends of the Nicholson Memorial Library System will hold its Annual Membership Meeting and Fall Book Sale at the South Garland Branch Library, September 23, 24, and 25.

Shoppers will find great book bargains on a wide variety of adult and children's books, fiction and nonfiction, paperback and hardcover, reference books, and puzzles, as well as videos, DVDs, audio books, computer games and more.  Special sale sections include Coffee Table Books, Readers Digest Condensed Books, Boxes of Books, and other surprises. 

Members of the Friends of the Library will conduct their annual membership meeting at the South Garland Branch Library on Thursday, September 23, at 5:30 p.m., followed by the Members Only Book Sale until 8 p.m.  New members are always welcome and memberships will be available at the door. 

For more information please call 972-205-2543.

Book discussion group

The “Page Turners,” the library’s book discussion group, will meet on Thursday, September 23, at 7 p.m., at the Central Library to discuss Isaac’s Storm, by Erik Larson.  This narrative of the 1900 hurricane that destroyed Galveston conveys the sudden and shocking power of the deadliest natural disaster in American history.  The story is told largely from the perspective of Isaac Cline, the senior U.S. Weather Bureau official in Galveston at the time.  The author captures both the power of the storm and the horrible mistakes made that ultimately lead to the deaths of more than 6,000 people.

Interested readers are invited to join the discussion, or just come to listen.  For information, call 972-205-2502.   

Bring needlecraft project to Sit-N-Stitch

The library system’s come-and-go sewing circle, Sit-N-Stitch, is open to anyone age 16 and older who is interested in quilting, knitting, crocheting, cross-stitching, needlepoint, sewing, or any other kind of needlecraft.  The free sewing circle will meet on Saturday, September 11, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., at the Central Library.

Bring your current project and enjoy the company of others who share your interests in needlecrafting.  Both skilled and novice crafters are invited.  No registration required.  Call 972-205-2502 for information.