Adult Book Club

The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

Wednesday, October 1, 12:00
Thursday, October 2, 6:30 PM

In 2019, a listening post picks up exquisite singing from a planet which will come to be known as Rakhat. The Society of Jesus quietly organizes an eight-person scientific expedition, but when Father Sandoz, its lone survivor, returns to Earth in 2059, he must try to explain what went wrong. In the intervening years, he has been shattered physically, mentally, and spiritually, and has discovered that nothing--not even the song that drew him and the others to Rakhat in the first place--is what it seems to be.

October 2008 Calendar of Events

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Children & Youth Activities - September 28th - October 4th

Monday
Lapsit - (6 months-17 months + adult)
10:05 in the Toddler Town room
Hold My Hand - "Bears" - (18-35 months + adult)
10:35 in the Dulaney room
On My Own - "Seasons" - (3-5 years)
10:30 in the Story Time room
Family storytime (2-5 + adult)
7:00 in the Story Time room

Tuesday
Lapsit (6 months-17 months + adult)
10:05 in the Toddler Town room
Hold My Hand - "Bears" - (18-35 months + adult)
10:05 in the Dulaney room
10:35 in the Dulaney room
On My Own - "Seasons" - (3-5 years)
10:30 in the Story Time room
11:15 in the Story Time room

Wednesday
Lapsit (6 months-17 months + adult)
10:05 in the Toddler town room
Hold My Hand - "Bears" - (18-35 months + adult)
10:35 in the Story Time room
Family storytime - "Seasons" - (2-5 + adult) (bi-lingual program)
7:00 in the Story Time room

Thursday - K.I.T.E.
Kids Invited to Enjoy...
These programs are for children in Kindergarten through 6th grade.
All programs are held at 10:30.

Our portion of the program will feature a safety theme. The insurance agency who is sponsoring the rest of the day’s events will provide book plates for the children to decorate which they can then insert into a book that will be donated in their honor to the new library.

They will also be providing food (hotdogs and hamburgers) and other entertainment (maybe a bounce house). This program is open to all families, so please encourage everyone to attend!

Youth Services - September 21st - 27th

Monday
Lapsit - (6 months-17 months + adult)
10:05 in the Toddler Town room
Hold My Hand - "Let's go to the circus" - (18-35 months + adult)
10:35 in the Dulaney room
On My Own - "Mice and Bears" - (3-5 years)
10:30 in the Story Time room
Family storytime (2-5 + adult)
7:00 in the Story Time room

Tuesday
Lapsit (6 months-17 months + adult)
10:05 in the Toddler Town room
Hold My Hand - "Let's go to the circus" - (18-35 months + adult)
10:05 in the Dulaney room
10:35 in the Dulaney room
On My Own - "Mice and Bears" - (3-5 years)
10:30 in the Story Time room
11:15 in the Story Time room

Wednesday
Lapsit (6 months-17 months + adult)
10:05 in the Toddler town room
Hold My Hand - "Let's go to the circus" - (18-35 months + adult)
10:35 in the Story Time room
Family storytime - "Mice and Bears" - (2-5 + adult) (bi-lingual program)
7:00 in the Story Time room

Thursday - HOMESCHOOL PROGRAMS
Getting to Know Your Library 10:30 in the Dulaney room (Homeschool program to introduce children to the Library)

Homeschool Book Club 3:00 in the Conference room



Next month:
We will have a KITE program on Saturday, the 11th. Our portion of the program will feature a safety theme. The insurance agency who is sponsoring the rest of the day’s events will provide book plates for the children to decorate which they can then insert into a book that will be donated in their honor to the new library.
They will also be providing food (hotdogs and hamburgers) and other entertainment (maybe a bounce house). This program is open to all families, so please encourage everyone to attend!

Genealogy Program

Using the USGenWeb Project to Your Advantage.

Genealogist Tresa Tatyrek will demonstrate how to make the most of this free online resource for your own family history research.

Join us:
Saturday, October 18 10:30am – 11:30am
in the Dulaney Room.

Whether you are just beginning your family research or have been digging for a while you’re sure to learn useful tips for your continued efforts.

Texas BlueBonnet Book Club

Texas BlueBonnet Book Club

Grades: 3rd - 6th
Time: 3:15 p.m.

Children's Department:

The BlueBonnet book club will meet five times to discuss all of the 2008/2009 Bluebonnet book nominees and then participants will vote for their favorite nominee.

Mondays

December 15th, 22nd, 29th
January 5th and 12th

Teen Book Club

Do you enjoy reading?
Join other teens to talk about the books you're reading.

TEEN BOOK CLUB

Grades: 6th grade and up
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Upstairs Conference Room

Thursday, September 25th

Contact Helen Talley at htalley@mckinneytexas.org or 972-547-7326 for more information.

Homeschoolers Programs - Fall 2008

Registration is required, please contact Wendy Turner at 972-547-7319 or wturner@mckinneytexas.org to register.

Getting to Know Your Library

Grades: K - 3rd
Time: 10:30 a.m.

Dulaney Room
September 25th, October 30th, or December 4th

Please choose one date to attend.

Participate in a special program to learn more about the library and the Children's Department.

Registration required due to space limitations. Thank you.

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Research Gathering Skills

Grades: 5th - 8th
Time: 3:30 p.m.

Conference Room (upstairs)
Tuesday, October 7th

Learn basic research skills and become familiar with the library's many resources.

Registration required due to space limitations. Thank you.

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Basic Internet Searching

Grades: 6th and up
Time: 3:30 p.m.

Conference Room (Upstairs)
Tuesday, November 4th

Learn how to search the internet and how to evaluate internet sites to get reliable and quality information.

Registration required due to space limitations. Thank you.

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Basic Power Point

Grades: 4th - 6th
Time: 3:30 p.m.

Conference Room (Upstairs)
Monday, December 8th

Gain hands-on experience and make a basic Power Point presentation.

Registration required due to space limitations. Thank you.

You requested it: Morning Computer Classes!

The Library will offer additional Computer Basic Classes every 2 weeks on Thursday mornings, beginning this Thursday, September 11th at 10:30 am to 11:30 am.

Registration begins at 10:00 am at the Reference Desk.

Thursday 10:30 AM Class:
Computer Basics
September 11 & November 6
MS Word
September 25 & November 20
MS Excel
October 9 & December 4
Internet Explorer
October 23 & December 18

Contact Kimberly Bowen at (972) 547-7322 or email: kbowen@mckinneytexas.org for more information.

English as a Second Language Class

English as a Second Language (ESL)

Clases de ESL (Ingles como Segundo Idioma)

These classes are offered Monday and Wednesday nights, 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Las clases son lo Lunes y Miercoles, 6:30-8:00.

Classes will begin at the public library on Monday, September 15, and end on Wednesday, November 12, 2008.

Registration for classes will be held on Wednesday, September 15th at 6:30pm.

Prospective students must come in person.For more information, contact librarian Lisa Bailey at lbailey@mckinneytexas.org or 972.547.7305.

Opportunities for tutors have been filled but there is still a need for those interested in assisting with children’s activities during the English classes.

Children's Activities - September 8th - 13th

Next week begins our longest season of storytimes. We’ll have programs for eleven weeks, take off the week of Thanksgiving, and then have two more weeks in December.

Here is what we’ll have next week:

Monday
Lapsit (6 months-17 months + adult)
10:05 in the Toddler Town room
Hold My Hand (18-35 months + adult)
10:35 in the Dulaney room
On My Own (3-5 years)
10:30 in the Story Time room
Family storytime (2-5 + adult)
7:00 in the Story Time room

Tuesday
Lapsit (6 months-17 months + adult)
10:05 in the Toddler Town room
Hold My Hand (18-35 months + adult)
10:05 in the Dulaney room
10:35 in the Dulaney room
On My Own (3-5 years)
10:30 in the Story Time room
11:15 in the Story Time room

Wednesday
Lapsit (6 months-17 months + adult)
10:05 in the Toddler town room
Hold My Hand (18-35 months + adult)
10:35 in the Story Time room
Family storytime (2-5 + adult) (bi-lingual program)
7:00 in the Story Time room

Saturday
KITE (Kindergarten through 6th grade)
10:30 in the Dulaney room—Celebrate Milton Hershey’s birthday!

Happy Birthday

Mr. Hershey,
Chocolate King

September K.I.T.E. Program
(for children in Kindergarten through 6th grade)
Saturday, September 13th
10:30 a.m.
Dulaney Room