Ellis Island

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January 2020

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12	13	14	15 Tech Night: Fitness & Health Apps 05:30 PM Ken Bernard of Vermont Tech offers a learning technology series. This month will focus on how to use fitness and health tracker apps such as Lose It and Fitbit. Bring your own device if you would like. All Date : 1/15/2020	16 Read to a Cat 03:30 PM Read to Edgar, a therapy cat in training with the "Love on a Leash" Foundation. Pre-register for individual sessions. Thursdays, January 16 and February 20 from 3:30-4:30 pm. Plastics Forum 07:00 PM Problems & SolutionsLocal presenter Maggie Eaton will share her experience of working on the Vermont plastics campaign since March 2019, including the passage of history of the Vermont House and Senate plastics bills and how the new legislation Date : 1/16/2020	17 Preschool Music 10:30 AM Up to age 5 with a caregiver. No registration required. Limit: one session per week per family. Meditation Program 12:00 PM Want to lower your stress level and unlock calm? Join our bi-monthly meditation program. Through the practice of meditation, breath-work and balancing Chakras, you will learn about the different types of Date : 1/17/2020	18
19	20 Library Closed 12:00 AM Date : 1/20/2020	21 Story Time: Pets 10:30 AM Come to story time and learn all about pets. Includes a simple craft activity. No registration required. Thursday, January 21, 10:30 am. Brown Bag Book Club 12:30 PM Looking to meet others who love to discuss books? Check out our 'Book Group' page under 'Things to do' for the list of upcoming books and meeting dates. Books may be available at the front circulation desk Games Cafe 02:00 PM Bring your own card or board game or play one of ours! Youth ages grades. 3 & up. Tuesday, January 21 from 2-3 pm. Date : 1/21/2020	22 Cook the Book: Joy of Cooking New Edition 11:00 AM Hey foodies, join our monthly cooking program! Stop by the library to peruse this month's selected cookbook and photocopy a recipe of your choice. Prepare a dish and bring the recipe to the potluck meeting. Date : 1/22/2020	23 Toddler Time: Pirates 10:30 AM Sing, move and read with toddler time! Followed by free play. Program is aimed at toddlers but all are welcome to attend. No registration required. New time! Thursday , January 23, 10:30 am. Thursday Playtime 11:00 AM Thursdays, 11 am - 12 noon. Preschoolers and their caregivers are invited for an informal play time. For children birth to age 5. Sponsored by Building Bright Futures. No registration needed. Date : 1/23/2020	24 Preschool Music 10:30 AM Up to age 5 with a caregiver. No registration required. Limit: one session per week per family. Date : 1/24/2020	25
26	27 Ukulele Joe 10:30 AM Join us for a special music time with Ukulele Joe to sing children's songs and dance and play! All ages are welcome. Monday, January 27, 10:30-11:15 am. Date : 1/27/2020	28 Story Time: Dinosaur 10:30 AM Come to story time and learn all about dinosaurs. Includes a simple craft activity. No registration required. Thursday, January 28, 10:30 am. Put Your House on a Diet: Clear the Clutter 12:00 PM Feeling overwhelmed with stuff? Come learn simple steps to reduce your clutter and lighten the weight of your home. Bring your own lunch and learn something new. Presented by Melanie Saia, Director of Friendship Bracelets 02:00 PM Stop by the library to make friendship bracelets. No registration required. Open to youth 3rd grade and above. No registration required. Tuesday, January 28, 2-3 pm. Date : 1/28/2020	29 Mah Jongg 01:00 PM Have you wanted to learn how to play, revisit the game or just love the game of Mah Jongg? We are offering bimonthly sessions of this tile-based game on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Come alone Tech Tutor 04:00 PM Stop by anytime during tech hours for one-on-one technology help from a local teen. Guarantee a time by pre-registering for a 30 minute appointment. January 29 or February 19, 4-6 pm. Date : 1/29/2020	30 Toddler Time: Polar Bears 10:30 AM Sing, move and read with toddler time! Followed by free play. Program is aimed at toddlers but all are welcome to attend. No registration required. New time! Thursday , January 30, 10:30 am. Thursday Playtime 11:00 AM Thursdays, 11 am - 12 noon. Preschoolers and their caregivers are invited for an informal play time. For children birth to age 5. Sponsored by Building Bright Futures. No registration needed. Date : 1/30/2020	31 Preschool Music 10:30 AM Up to age 5 with a caregiver. No registration required. Limit: one session per week per family. Date : 1/31/2020