Gutekunst Public Library
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Vol.6.41 10.11.24
This Week @ Gutekunst
Monday, October 14 @ 10 am - Young @ Heart
Tuesday, October 15 @ 10 am - Storytime with Miss Linda
Tuesday, October 15 @ 1 pm - KEEP MOVIN'!
Wednesday, October 16 @ 2 pm- Wednesday Crafternoon, Beaded Bracelets with Marcia
Thursday, October 17 @ 10 am - KEEP MOVIN'!
Thursday, October 17 @ 1 pm - CRIBBAGE
Thursday, October 17 @ 1:30 pm- School's out Crafternoon
Wednesday Crafternoon
Beaded Bracelets with Marcia
The next monthly installment of Wednesday Crafternoon is this Wednesday, October 16 at 2pm. Marcia will walk us through the steps to create beaded bracelets to keep or give away as gifts. All supplies are provided. We ask that you sign up for this fun afternoon by calling the library or emailing gutekunsthelpdesk@gmail.com.
School's out Crafternoon
All school age kids are encouraged to join us at the library for School’s Out Crafternoon on October 17, @ 1:30. We will have stations with make and take crafts for all ages. Come over after school and join the fun!
Guess the Weight!
Come in and guess the weight of our pumpkin! The winner will be contacted on Monday, October 28th and will get to take the pumpkin home, just in time for Halloween!
Brainfuse help
October Book Discussion
The book discussion books for October have arrived at the library. Come by to pick up your copy. We will be reading "The Bean Trees" by Barbara Kingsolver. Discussion will be October 21, 2024, at 7pm in the Fireside room. We are collecting suggestions for next years' selections. Bring your suggestions to the front desk or email them to gutekunsthelpdesk@gmail.com.
Early Literacy
Books & Babies will meet on the first Tuesday of each month at 9:30 am. Miss Linda shares stories, songs and fingerplays for our smallest patrons, all designed to foster a love of reading. Join her every Tuesday morning at 10 am for Storytime with tales, activities and crafts, all developed to encourage early literacy. Mark your calendars and bring the little people in your world for this longtime Gutekunst tradition. This week will be a "Creepy, Crawly Insects" storytime.
Keep Movin'!
KEEP MOVIN'! is back! This exercise series designed for seniors is a great way to meet your neighbors, keep your body moving and have fun! We employ a combination of live instruction and chair exercise DVDs to increase strength, balance and flexibility. We are excited to welcome back Deb Bagby as a Thursday class leader, and Ashley Burgess will be joining us as an occasional Tuesday instructor. Hand weights and stretch bands are provided. The Keep Moving! classes meet on Tuesday afternoons at 1pm and Thursday mornings at 10 am in the Fireside Room. No registration is necessary. Everyone is welcome. Bring a water bottle and keep moving with us!
October is National Cookie Month!
We are celebrating National Cookie Month in October. Come check out "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie", "Big Fat Cookies" or a set of cookie cutters from our Library of Things to celebrate.
Cook the Book
Meyer's Musings
Here one Moment by Liane Moriarty
Ms. Moriarty's latest novel is just as enthralling as her others. In this story, a short flight from Hobart, Tasmania to Sydney, Australia is delayed. The passengers are getting more and more antsy, but the plane finally takes off. Partway through the flight, a woman with a dazed look starts walking down the aisle. She stops at every passenger and predicts the cause of their death and the age they will be. Some folks will die of natural causes in old age. But some are given the prediction that they will die young, and often under horrible circumstances. People are angry and want the woman detained, but that doesn't happen. She remains anonymous and leaves the plane when it lands. We follow the lives of some of the passengers who have given short life-spans and learn how they deal with the predictions. Can or will they adjust their lives to make the future change? Is the woman a fake? How can she know these things? But then one passenger dies as she predicted. After two more people die as expected, the remaining passengers are in a panic. As with other books by this author, I start out reading a light story which becomes more and more murky as it moves along. But all will be clarified in the end!
Important Note
If you need to CONTACT the Gutekunst librarians to request a book, renew materials or ask a question, please use the following NEW EMAIL: gutekunsthelpdesk@gmail.com. Library staff will monitor the email and get back to you as soon as possible.
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