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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 detailsDavid 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
EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
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March 29, 30, 31-
Mark your calendars!
The library is located at 197 Hwy. 87 North in Pittsboro on the Central Carolina Community College campus.
Directions
List of Special Books
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Friends' Fall-Winter Newsletter available online.
