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New Calendar

while we work on a replacement

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Thank you for your patience as we have worked on a new Events Calendar.  You can access it with the calendar icon above, or by clicking on the Events Calendar here or above, or through the new tab on the top of our website. 

 

 

Snowflake Workshop

Wednesday, December 11 @ 3:45

Snowflake Workshop 2024! We will take 6 pieces of paper, some careful cutting, some careful taping and Presto! create a beautiful, big 3-D Snowflake. Registration is required and will start November 21. The Snowflake Workshop is for kids in grades 1 and older. 

paper snowflake craft

Special Monday Night Family Story Hour

Monday, December 9 and 16 @ 6:30

Join Miss Amy for two special Family Story Hours this December on the 9th and 16th. She hopes you will stop by and snuggle up to read some stories- no registration necessary. 

monday family story hour

Family Movie

Saturdays, Dec. 14 and Dec. 21 @ 2:00 PM

Come on by and join us for a family movie and some popcorn. Saturday, December 14 we will enjoy Elf. Saturday, December 21 we will enjoy The Grinch (animated.) Both movies are rated PG.

Saturday movies

 

Youth Services Events


Drop In Toddler Time  Mon. @ 10:30

Drop In Family Story Hour     Sat. @ 11:00

Lego Club  Wed. Jan. 22 @ 3:45 - 4:30

Family Lego Night Thur. Dec. 19 6:30

Registered Toddler Time will register again in January

Registered Preschool Story Hour will register again in January

Registered Preschool Play Group Fall Session 2 in session

Little Bee Yoga TBA

 

APL Newsletter

 

Check out our monthly newsletter for information about events happening for kids, teens, and adults. (And maybe some jokes, and a jigsaw puzzle.)

 

 

Library newsletter

 

New titles in Portuguese

Available NOW!

We have been working to get our newest collection of books in Portuguese ready to circulate. We have bought books for all ages, toddlers through high school.  We hope they will help to satisfy what we know is a need for our community. 

books in portuguese

 

Family Lego Night

Thursday December 19th @ 6:30 PM

 

Family Lego NIght

It doesn't matter if you are 8 or 80.  There is something magical and freeing about snapping those Lego bricks together to create something new, so cast your work and worries aside for an hour and join us for some building time.

Saturday Book Club

January 21 at 10:30

We are trying a new time for our new Saturday Book Club. We hope you will grab a copy of Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt and  join the discussion. 

Saturday Book Club

Device Advice

Thursday, December 12 @ 11:30

device advice

Come see our Reference Librarian Robert Goodale for Device Advice!
This can include:

  • Getting started using your Device
  • Learning about Library-related apps, such as hoopla, Libby and Kanopy
  • Learn how to navigate library databases and resources.
  • If you are unable to come in, please make an appointment with abref@ocln.org for assistance.

Junior Cliffhanger

Monday, January 6th

Dory Fantasmagory by Abby Hanlon

 

Cliffhanger

Monday, January 13th

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

Twixt Book Club

Monday, January 27th

Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling

Teen Book Club

Tuesday, January 14th

Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

Pop Fiction Book Club

Next Meeting January 8th

popular fiction book club

Nonfiction Book Club

Wednesday, December 18th

Why We Read by Shannon Reed

Native Authors Book Club

Next Meeting January 21st

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Saturday Book Club

Next Meeting December 21st

Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt

Novelist Plus

Novelist plus

 

Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports

 

Pronunciator

pronunciator languge learning

 

 

Tumblebooks

tumblebooks

 

Power Knowledge

power knowledge science databases

 

 

LOTE4Kids

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