Special programs in November include: Make a plush bear for grades 3-6 on November 16, Transform a T-shirt for grades 6-12 on November 17, and Junior Friends on November 17.

The library hosts free Craft Days on Mondays at 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.  Free crafts are appropriate for children in grades preK-5. Crafts are distributed on a first come, first served basis. In November we will have stamp pictures, a harvest scarecrow, a Thanksgiving turkey, and a collage picture.

The library hosts several storytimes per week. Little Lullabies Storytime is held on Mondays at 5:30 p.m.. All Ages Storytime is held on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Early Bird Storytime for children, ages 3-5, is held on Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. Babies & Books, a stories-and-songs program for infants – 3 year olds, is held on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. No registration is required for these free storytime programs.

*  For more information or to register for programs, call the library during its regular business hours. *

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Book Discussion:          Join us on  December 1st at 6:30pm-The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss

As America commits fully to World War I, a lady horse whisperer likewise resolves to succeed. In November 1917, the war has stripped the farming communities of Oregon nearly bare of able-bodied men, so when tall, strong 19-year-old Martha Lessen drops by George Bliss's farm asking for work as a horse-breaker, George is inclined to listen. If he's astonished at her gentle, non-coercive methods, he hides it-but there's no doubting that Martha works tirelessly and uncomplainingly, and that her techniques prove highly effective, even on supposedly intractable beasts. Soon nearby farms are asking for Martha's services, so she rides a long daily circuit, ensuring that lessons learned stay learned. And though Martha confidently handles the few remaining male farm hands, she's less sure-footed interacting with the farm women whose loves and troubles seem a world removed. Gradually, though, the community absorbs Martha. One farmer's a drunk; another dies horribly of cancer; still another has a sadistic streak, and his idea of horse-breaking is to brutalize the animal into submission. She attends church and goes to dances in borrowed dress and shoes. To her own astonishment-she regards herself as unmarriageable and has little interest in the subject-Martha finds herself being courted by sensitive cowpoke Henry Frazer. As the winter wears on, anti-German sentiment rises-bad news for families who have their houses torched or are blackmailed into buying Liberty Bonds to prove their loyalty-and Martha grows toward maturity and fulfillment. Despite the sometimes wrenching shifts in narrative point of view, Gloss (Wild Life, 2000, etc.) offers an acutely observed, often lyrical portrayal that mirrors our own era and, title notwithstanding, has as much to say about people as about horses.

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