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Upcoming LIBRARY Events

Children’s Programs & Events

  • Family Movie night: second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. 

  • Family Game night: fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.

  • Aspiring Authors’ Workshop (AAW): a writing workshop for teens ages 13 -18, meets the first and third Thursday of each month at 4 p.m. (Registration is required)

  • Kids’ Book Club for kids ages 8-12: meets the second Thursday of each month at 4 p.m. Books for this fall are:

  • September 8: Frindle by Andrew Clements

  • October 13: M is for Magic by Neil Gaiman

  • November 10: The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

  • December 8: Party! and selection of books for 2012

  • Chatham Community Library’s First Birthday Party and National Library Card Sign-up Month Celebration

Sponsored by the Friends

Saturday, September 17 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Get your library card and enjoy a concert by children’s entertainer Farmer Jason. Games, face painting, activities, and refreshments!

 Adult Programs & Events

  • Chatham Community Library Book Club: meets the first Tuesday of each month at 6:45 p.m. Newcomers are always welcome! Books through February are as follows:

  • September 6: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

  • October 4: Accidental Birds of the Carolinas by Marjorie Hudson, with special guest Marjorie Hudson [NOTE: A potluck supper will be served; please sign up to attend. Contact Jennifer Gillis at (919) 545-8083 for more information]

  • November 1: Empire of the Summer Moon by S. C. Gwynne

  • December 6: Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson

  • January 3: Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand 

  • February 7: Room by Emma Donoghue 

  •  “Scary Shorts” writing contest
    Throughout the month of September, writers of all ages and abilities are invited to submit original scary  stories of 500 words or less. [Kids may submit scary drawings instead of stories, if they wish.] Several stories will be selected and the authors will be invited to read them at our “Scary Shorts” event in October; see below for more details

  • David Blevins: Wild North Carolina
    Tuesday, September 7, at 7 p.m.

    Photographer David Blevins will present a program of photographs and will recount the adventures he and co-author Michael Schafale had as they trekked across North Carolina, recording the amazing variety ofWild communities our state is home to. Copies of the book will be available for sale and a book signing will follow the program.

  •   “Scary Shorts” with Bob Crowley
    Thursday, October 27 at 7 p.m. An all-ages scary story festival! Participants from the “Scary Shorts” contest will read their stories and special guest Bob Crowley will read from his ghost story The Wanderer of New Hope.

  • Fall Computer Classes:

  • Saturday, September 10, 10:15-11:45 a.m.: Microsoft Powerpoint Basics

  • Wednesday, September 14, 4:00-5:30 p.m.: Microsoft Word Basics

  • Wednesday, September 21, 4:00-5:30 p.m.: Doing More With Word

  • Saturday, October 1, 10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Doing More with Powerpoint

  • Wednesday, October 12, 4:00-5:30 p.m.: Computer Basics

  • Wednesday, October 26, 4:00-5:30 p.m.: Searching the Library’s Online Catalog


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Last Revised 01/25/2012

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