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Programs for Children & Teens
Weekly Storytimes Preschool (ages 3-6) Tuesdays & Fridays 10 a.m. June 4-July 12, 2013
Tot Time (ages 0-2) Wednesdays 9 or 10 a.m. June 5-July 10, 2013
Monthly Clubs Chess Club 2nd Tuesday every month 6:30-8 p.m. All ages & abilities
LEGOS Club 3rd Tuesday every month 3:30-5 p.m. Ages 6 up
Special Programs
Dig into Reading Summer Reading Program begins Tuesday, May 28. Come in to pick up your reading logs/packets and start reading for the fun of it! Sat., June 1 Elsenpeter Marionettes present Cinderella (for all ages) 10-11 a.m. Thurs., June 13 Pirate School (for all ages). Costumes welcome. 1-2 p.m. Tues., June 25 Storytime special guest, Carolyn Mueller, author of Bubbles the Dwarf Zebu (for preschoolers) 10 a.m. Fri., July 12 Hunger Games Reaping (for ages 12 up) 6:30-8 p.m. Fri., July 19 Clifford the Big Red Dog 1:00 p.m. Thurs., July 25 Get the Dirt on Worms (for rising K- 5th graders) 10-11 a.m. Limit of 30 participants. Registration begins July 15. Call 636-390-1070 or signup at the library. Tues., July 30 Time Capsule Dig (for all ages) 10 a.m. Sat., August 3 End of Summer Reading Program. Turn in reading logs by 5 p.m.
Programs for Adults
Groundbreaking Reads Summer Reading Program for ages 18 + Pick up your reading logs beginning May 28. Read four books to earn a Washington Public Library book tote. Read seven books by July 20 in order to be eligible to attend the Dead & Buried Trivia Night on August 2 at 6:30 p.m.
Dig into Washington's Past with archaeologist Joe Harl from the Archaeological Research Center of St. Louis Tuesday, June 11 7 PM Learn about the Lilly site (A.D. 900) located in Washington. Co-sponsored by the Washington Historical Society as part of their Evenings at the Museum series.
Sundae with the Authors Sunday, June 23 2-4 p.m. Join regional authors Nina Furstenau, Judith Huntley, Annette Johnson, Charles Bright and others for an afternoon of book talking and ice cream sundaes.
Great Decisions discussion group Wednesdays, May 15-June 19 12-1 p.m. May 15: Feeding the Dragon: China in Africa May 22: Red Line: Iran, Israel and the Bomb May 29: Sacred Cow: Defending America on a Reduced Budget June 5: The Generals & the Democrat: Myanmar in Transitiion June 12: Intervention Calculation: Should the US Intervene? June 19: Imperfect Union: The Eurozone in Crisis Library meeting room Brown Bag lunch, optional No registration required.
VOYCEconnect Education Series Library Meeting Room 7-8 PM April 23 Aging in Place: Options to Stay at Home May 28 Which is Best...Care in the Home or Facility? June 25 How to Choose a Long-Term Care Community July 23 Advocating for Long-Term Care Community Residents No registration required.
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