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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2023
BARROW NEWS-JOURNAL
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November library happenings in Barrow
The following events
are happening at lo
cal libraries around the
coutny throughout the
month of November:
AUBURN
• Write On! - Thurs
day, Nov. 9, 2-3 p.m.
Monthly on the second
Thursday. The library is
bringing back its group
for writers. Thos inter
ested in writing at any
experience level, are
welcome. For teens and
up.
• Board Game Day
- Saturday, Nov. 11,
11 a.m.- 2 p.m. Friends
and families are invited
to play games. Open to
all ages.
• Crochet/Knit Club
- Monday, Nov. 13,
11 a.m.-l p.m. Weekly
on Monday
• Ready to Read Pre-K
Storytime - Mon
day, Nov. 13, 11 a.m.-
12 p.m. Weekly on
Monday. Ms. Annie
uses stories, rhymes
and songs to entertain
and teach early literacy
concepts. Ages 2 and up
with caregiver.
• Teen Monday Fun-
days-Monday, Nov. 13,
5:30-6:30 p.m. Weekly
on Monday. From game
nights to crafts, to An-
ime Club, to trivia, join
the library every week
for something fun just
for teens. Grades 6-12
welcome.
• Adult Craft Night
- Tuesday, Nov. 14,
5-6 p.m. Monthly on
the second Tuesday
•Dino Dance Par
ty - Friday, Nov. 17,
3-4 p.m. Stomp, roar
and shake your tail as
the library dances like
its going extinct. Ages
3 and up with caregiver.
• Crafternoon- Satur
day, Nov. 18, 11 a.m. -
2 p.m. Monthly on the
third Saturday. Once
a month, drop in and
make a free craft. All
supplies are provid
ed. Ages 3 and up with
caregiver.
• Between the Pag
es Book Club - Tues
day, Nov. 28, 2- 3 p.m.
Monthly on the last
Tuesday. This book
club is back by popu
lar demand. Read any
book by the author of
the month or on topic a
d discuss.
• Fandom Fridays:
Sonic - Friday, Dec. 1,
5-6:30 p.m. Monthly on
the first Friday. Intro
ducing a new program
for kids in grades 3-6
where it focuses on dif
ferent fandoms.
• Lego Club - Saturday,
Dec. 2, 1-2 p.m. Month
ly on the first Saturday.
The library provides the
bricks, you provide the
imagination by making
creations that will go on
display in the library.
Ages 4 and up with
caregiver.
STATHAM
• Ready to Read PreK
Storytime - Wednes
day, Nov. 8, 10:30-
11:30 a.m. Weekly on
Wednesday. Come join
Ms. Ashley for a morn
ing of songs, rhymes,
stories and fun. For ages
2-5 with a caregiver.
• Pajama Storytime
- Thursday, Nov. 9,
5:30-6:30 p.m. Every
two weeks on Thurs
day. Experience an
evening storytime in
your PJs. Join around
the “campfire”, enjoy
some s’more trail mix,
dance to some campfire
songs and listen to a fun
spooky story.
• Club Crafty Color
Scavenger Hunt - Sat
urday, Nov. 11, 10:30-
11:30 a.m. Monthly on
the second Saturday.
Club Crafty will be cre
ating and going on a fun
color scavenger hunt
throughout the library.
• Toddler Time-Mon
day, Nov. 13, Nov.
27, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Weekly on Monday.
Join weekly for an in
teractive time between
parent and child com
plete with rhymes,
songs, books and bub
bles geared for children
birth through age 2 with
a caregiver.
• Grandma Story
time -Tuesday, Nov.
14, 4-5 p.m. Every two
weeks on Tuesday. Lo
cal grandmas have got
ten together to create
this new afternoon sto
rytime for children of
all ages with caregivers.
• Ready to Read PreK
Storytime - Wednes
day, Nov. 15, 10:30 -
11:30 a.m. Weekly on
Wednesday. Join Ms.
Ashley for a morning of
songs, rhymes, stories
and fun. For ages 2-5
with a caregiver.
• Microsoft Word and
Excel Help - Thurs
day, Nov. 16, 4-6 p.m.
Monthly on the second
Thursday. Janet will be
available for your tech
learning needs. Some
of the things she can
help with are setting
up and email, creating
a resume or other Word
document, Powerpoint,
Excel spreadsheets,
Libby app, PINES app,
etc. She can also help
with device set up.
• Homeschool Hang
out - Friday, Nov. 17,
1-3 p.m. Monthly on
the third Friday
WINDER
• Georgia’s Response
to the Holocaust: Sur
vivors and Libera
tors Banner Exhibit
- Experience the exhib
it Georgia’s Response
to the Holocaust: Sur
vivors and Liberators
on display beginning
Nov. 1 presented by the
Georgia Commission
on the Holocaust. In
partnership with Geor
gia Public Libraries,
banner exhibits from
the Commission are
touring public libraries
statewide. Georgia’s
Response is an exhib
it series that examines
the stories of courage
of Holocaust survivors
and liberators who were
or became Georgia citi
zens. The Winder Pub
lic Library will host this
display from November
1 until December 7. Be
sure to check the li
brary’s calendar for re
lated activities and pro
grams.
• Ready to Read Story
time - Thursday, Nov.
9, 16 and 30, 10:30-
11:00 a.m. Weekly. Join
Miss Beth for stories,
songs, fingerplays and
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Celebrate Dino-vember with a Beanstack reading challenge, where readers will learn all things dinosaurs. All ages
can join in the fun. Stomp over to prlib.beanstack.org, to sign up. The points system is 1 book or 15 minutes of reading
equals 1 point. Most of the activities are worth at least one point, with one or two activities worth five. The challenge
is complete at thirty (30) points. Stop by the library and let a librarian know you completed the challenge and pick up
a dino sticker.
Georgia Commission
on the Holocaust
mvw-holocaust.georgia.gov
The Winder Public Library
presents
Georgia's Response to
the Holocaust:
Survivors & Liberators
November 1 - December 7
Stop by the library to experience
. i i *i
upcoming programs and events.
The Georgia’s Response to the Holocause: Survivors and Liberators exhibit by the Georgia Commission on the Holo
caust will be on display at the Winder Public Library throughout the momth of November until Dec. 7.
READ
GRATEFUL
Teen + Adult Challenge
The teen and adult Beanstack challenge for November is: Read Grateful. Add some more fun and feeling to your read
ing with this gratitude-themed challenge. It is geared specifically to teens and adults, 12 and up. Points are given as
follows: One book or 15 minutes of reading equals one point. The activity badges feature 20-day gratitude prompts for
20 days for both teens and adults and a space for you to respond within the challenge itself. It only takes completes at
30 points. Head over to prlib.beanstack.org, to sign up. When you complete the challenge, stop by library and pick up
a gratitude magnet and post something you are grateful for on your refridgerator.
movement. Ages 3-5
with a caregiver. Sib
lings are welcome.
• Adult Crafting: Book
Page Bookmarks
Thursday, Nov. 9, 5:30
-6:30 p.m. Come in for
a relaxing evening of
creating one-of-a-kind
bookmarks out of old
book pages and scrap
book paper. Bring your
creativity and a friend.
Adults only — while
supplies last.
• Scrabble Scram
blers - Friday, Nov. 10,
12-1 p.m. Monthly on
the second Friday. Join
the library in Scrabble.
The library provides the
Scrabble board games;
you provide the play
er. Bring a sandwich
or snack to enjoy while
you play. Adults only.
• Senior Shorts
Monday, Nov. 13, 11-
11:45 a.m. Weekly at
Barrow Senior Citi
zens Center, 80 Lee
St, Winder. Reading of
short stories, anecdotes,
jokes and more. Free
laughs are included on
the second Monday of
each month.
• Book Bunnies
Monday, Nov. 13,
4-4:45 p.m. Monthly
on the second Monday.
Stories and activities
for kids currently at
tending Pre-K through
third grade.
• Lapsit Storytime
Tuesday, Nov. 14
and 28, 10:30-11 a.m.
Weekly. Join Miss Beth
for stories, songs, fin
gerplays and move
ment. Ages Birth-2 with
a caregiver. Siblings are
welcome.
• Teens: Deck the Li
brary with Holiday
Cheer - Tuesday, Nov.
14, 5-6 p.m. Monthly
on the second Tuesday.
Kick off holiday fes
tivities at the library.
Teens will be helping
to decorate the library
while enjoying their
custom-made cup of hot
chocolate. Ages 12-18.
While supplies last.
• Art Ornaments-Adult
Crafting - Wednesday,
Nov. 15, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Bring in your broken
or old costume jewel
ry to repurpose into a
beautiful piece of art. A
special guest will show
the group exactly how
to create a sentimen
tal keepsake ornament.
Tools, glue and instruc
tion will be provided.
It would make a won
derful holiday gift for
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Thursday, November 16
4 PM
On Thursday, Nov. 16, create butterflies and use to deco
rate the Winder Public Library as a symbol of resliience
and hope to remember the 1.5 million lost during the Ho
locaust.
yourself or a loved one.
Adults only. While sup
plies last.
• Holocaust Memori
al Butterfly Project
Thursday, Nov. 16,
4-5 p.m. Join in making
butterflies to decorate
the library as a symbol
of resilience and hope
to remember the 1.5
million lost during the
Holocaust. All ages,
with a caregiver. While
supplies last.
• COVID Clinic - Fri
day, Nov. 17, 11 a.m.
- 2 p.m. Stop in for the
latest COVID vaccine
or free test kits provid
ed by Multiple Choices
• LEGO Club - Satur
day, Nov. 25, 11 a.m.-
12 p.m. Monthly on the
fourth Saturday. Tons
of LEGO’s and DUP-
LO’s available, so bring
a friend and have some
fun. All ages. For kids
under 12, a caregiver
must stay with child.
• Teen Game Gob
lins - Tuesday, No. 28
5-6 p.m. A game gob
lin is someone who en
joys all kinds of group
games. If this sounds
like you, join the library
for Teen Game Club.
Ages 12-18,