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Library Happenings – August 23, 2017

August 22, 2017
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Story times:

There will be no Storytimes August 6 – September 4.

Blacksburg Library:

Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m.

Toddlers 2-3 years

Thursdays at 10 a.m.

Preschoolers 4-5 years

Fridays at 10:30 a.m.

Tots 12-24 months old

Fridays at 11 a.m.

Babies 0-12 months old

Saturdays at 11 a.m.

All ages storytime

Christiansburg Library:

Mondays at 10 a.m. and Tuesdays 10:30 a.m.

Tots 12-24 months old

Wednesdays 10 a.m.

Toddlers 2-3 years old

Fridays 11 a.m.

All ages storytime

Jessie Peterman Library:

Wednesdays 10:30 a.m.

All ages storytime

Meadowbrook Public Library:

Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.

All ages storytime

Stay and Play, a Library Playgroup, Wednesdays

Every Wednesday after Storytime, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., Blacksburg Library

Under their parent’s supervision, babies and toddlers can play during this informal gathering. This program is for ages 0-4 and meets in the storytime room.

Wee Play, a Library Playgroup, Wednesdays

Every Wednesday after Storytime EXCEPT the first Wednesday of the month, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., Christiansburg Library. Parents and caregivers are invited to socialize while supervising an informal play group for their babies and toddlers. Ages 0-4.

Club M.O.M. (Meeting Other Munchkins), Wednesdays

Every Wednesday after Storytime, 11:15 – 12:15 p.m., Jessie Peterman Library, Floyd. This play group will meet every Wednesday there is a Storytime planned. Relatives can relax and have a cup of tea while their children play with blocks and other toys.

‘Classy Glass’ Fine Glass Art and Jewelry Exhibit, all month

All Month, at the Blacksburg Library. Kay Cook designs custom fused glass jewelry that sparks conversations and inspires the imagination. Kay has been fusing glass for over 15 years and presently studies with a master teacher in Florida. Her work can be viewed online and in galleries throughout Southwest Virginia.

App Recommendations, all month

All Month, at the Christiansburg Library. Found an amazing or awful phone app? Tell other teens why they should have it or avoid it at all costs. All month in the teen area.

Artist in Residence: Tina and Samantha Whetzel, all month

All Month, at the Christiansburg LibraryTina and Samantha Whetzel will display their photographs.

Children’s Activity Table, all month

All Month, at the Meadowbrook Public Library. Make a variety of summer crafts and Back to School Crafts .

Exhibiting Artist: Kathleen Dawe. all month

All Month, at the Jessie Peterman Memorial Library. Enjoy the paintings, ceramic tiles, assemblage masks, and sculpture of Floyd artist Kathleen Dawe. Her work is on the walls and in the cabinet. Come immerse yourself in her playful and thought-provoking pieces.

Inside the Not So Big House Book Raffle, all month

All Month, at the Blacksburg Library. Best-selling author, Sarah Susanka, teams up with architectural design writer Marc Vassallo to write about the details that can bring your home to life. The pictures and ideas are amazing with spatial tricks and practical solutions to common home-building problems.

Junior Artist Program, all month

All Month, at the Jessie Peterman Memorial Library. Become a Junior Artist and earn a sketchbook! Just pick up an art card at the front desk, visit Miss Jessie’s Gallery, answer a few questions, then return your signed card to the front desk for a bookmark. Complete five cards, and you will get your very own artist sketchbook. Parental assistance is encouraged, particularly for the littlest Junior Artists!

Montgomery Museum and Lewis Miller Regional Art Center Exhibit: Ruth Lefko, all month

All Month, at the Christiansburg Library. Local artist, Ruth Lefko, will display her art for the Montgomery Museum and Lewis Miller Regional Art Center.

Photography Exhibit, “Motherhood: A Crowning Achievement,” all month

All Month, at the Blacksburg Library. Laura Swift, a grammie with a giggle, is a retired labor and delivery nurse currently working as a professional documentary birth photographer in Southwest VA. Her personal project, Motherhood: A Crowning Achievement is a manifestation of her hope that moms would begin to see and understand the greatness in their achievement of motherhood.

StoryWalk©, all month

All Month, at the Christiansburg Library. Exercise your brain and body as you walk the trail while stopping to read. Begin at the library or the College Street entrance of Downtown Park.

Floyd Moves It!

Join members of Healthy Floyd as they work out to various DVDs. Research shows that lunchtime may be the best time of day to exercise. Every Thursday at noon.

Thursday, August 24, 12:00 – 1:00 PM at the Jessie Peterman Memorial Library

Thursday, August 31, 12:00 – 1:00 PM at the Jessie Peterman Memorial Library

Creative Writing Workshops

Thursday, Aug. 31, 5:30 – 7 p.m. at the Meadowbrook Public Library

Join us at the Meadowbrook Public Library to improve your writing! Bring your work for small-group feedback and editing. We’ll meet every Thursday of the month.

Bingo for Adults, today

Looking for something to do? How about a few games of Bingo? Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday month.

Today from 2-3 p.m. at the Jessie Peterman Memorial Library

Writing Workshops, Monday

Workshop your writing pieces with your fellow writers on Monday from 5:30 – 6:30 PM at the Christiansburg Library. For Adults.

Bag Sale Book Sale, through Friday

All Day at the Christiansburg Library. Take home all the books you can fit into a bag for only $5. Purchase bags at the front desk.

Music on the Lawn: Flaky Biscuits, Saturday

7-8:30 p.m. at the Christiansburg Library. Join us for our final show in our Music on the Lawn concert series. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets. This free concert is rain or shine.

Needle Crafting Group, Sunday

2-3 p.m. at the Meadowbrook Public Library. Bring your knitting needles, crochet hooks, and cross stitch to work on while socializing with others.

Toddler Yoga, Monday

10-10:30 a.m. at the Christiansburg Library. Bring the toddlers to yoga. Recommended for children crawling through age 4.

Talking About Books: Fiction, Monday

11-12 p.m. at the Blacksburg Library. Join in a book discussion about the book by Steven Rowley, Lily and the Octopus. No commitment is required – drop in when it suits you.

Early Release Maker Mystery, Tuesday

2 p.m. at the Christiansburg Library. We’ll supply all the materials you’ll need for an afternoon of creative makerspace fun! Ages 6 and up.

Brick Blast, Tuesday

2:30 – 3:30 p.m. at the Meadowbrook Public Library. Build for fun or enter the challenge for the chance to win the Mystery MiniFig. Recommended for ages 6 and up.

Creation Lab, Tuesday

2:30 – 3:30 p.m. at the Blacksburg Library. Join us for an afternoon of free flowing creativity and invention. Art supplies and snack provided.

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