BOOK REPORT... APRIL ACTIVITIES
Every Wednesday
10:15 Story Time w/Miss Jane 3:30 pm Mr. Mac’s Tunes & Tales 1st Thursday 1:00 pm Friends of Library Bookmenders Every Friday 10:30 am
Miss Jane's Toddler Tales (2s, 3s) Library Closed Fri. April 22 Sun., April 24. Easter Holidays Friends of the Library Meeting Monday, April 11, 2011. 6 pm
APRIL ADULT PROGRAMS Cake & Culture - Sunday, April 17, 2011. 2:00 pm - Come see what's in store for you at Cake & Culture. It's a surprise! Meeting takes place in the mobile unit. Library Book Group - Thursday, April 21, 2011. 7 pm Join us in our discussion of Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls. A novel based on the life of the author's grandmother, Lily Casey Smith, who learned to break horses in childhood, journeyed five hundred miles as a teen to become a teacher, and ran a vast ranch in Arizona with her husband while raising two children. Meeting takes place in the mobile unit. Many thanks to the Albert L. Scott Friends of the Library. They provided paint and labor to refurbish the decks, stairs and ramp of the mobile unit with a non skid surface. Free AARP Tax Help for Seniors - February through early April. Available by appointment on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the mobile unit. Call or come by the Albert L. Scott Library to sign up. 664-6822.
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE APRIL 29 - MAY 1 The Albert L. Scott Friends of the Library will host their annual Spring Book & Bake Sale in the library's mobile unit from Friday, April 29 through Sunday, May 1. Friday, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., is a preview night for members only. We encourage our friends and neighbors to shop Friday for the best selection. Persons who do not have a current Friends membership but who wish to shop at the preview may purchase their membership at the door. The sale continues with hours for the general public on Saturday, April 30, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Sunday, May 1, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Book Sale prices are: Hardbacks, $1.00, Paperbacks and Children's books, $.50, VHS tapes, $.50 and DVDs, $1.00. On Sunday, all guests at the sale may take as many books and movies as a brown paper bag will hold for only $5.00. Workers and cookies are needed for this event! There will be sign-up sheets at the library as the date nears. RAISING DOUGH FOR THE LIBRARY Domino's Pizza of Alabaster will host a Raise The Dough event for the Friends of the Library on Thursday, April 14. Domino's will donate 10 percent of all sales on that day to the Friends for their support of library programs. Let Domino's do the cooking on the 14th and help us raise the dough for your public library!
APRIL KIDS PROGRAMS Monday April 4 Lego League 4:00pm Free play for kids age 10 years old and younger in the mobile unit. Children six years old and younger must be with an adult. Tuesday April 12 Touch-a-Truck 4:00pm Featured vehicle is an Alabaster Police Department animal control truck. Come find out how this unique vehicle helps our community. Meets outside in the rear parking lot. Children six years old and younger must be with an adult. Friday April 15 American Girls Club 4:00pm Girls seven years old and older can sign up and explore Molly's world with or without a doll. Meets in the mobile unit. Tuesday April 19 Dye-ing to Color Eggs 6:15pm EGG-traordinary Fun! $3.00 per half-dozen eggs. Please sign up and pay in advance at the library's circulation desk. Make checks out to the library. Children six years old and younger must be with an adult. Great family fun! Meets in the mobile unit. Wednesday April 20 Easter Egg Hunt 10:30am How EGG-citing! Young children accompanied by an adult can come for fun with "Miss Spring" in the mobile unit and then hunt for eggs on the library grounds. Bring a camera for photos with the Easter Bunny and "Miss Spring." Don't forget a basket! No sign up required. Tuesday, April 26 Alabaster Book Blasters Club 6:00pm Children 6 years old and older can sign up to explore Louie and Pet Show by Ezra Jack Keats, make a craft, and have a snack. The program is funded by the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation. Meets in the mobile unit. Children six years old and younger must be with an adult.
FREE COMPUTER CLASSES Times and dates may change based on attendance of prior classes Basic Microsoft Word 2003 II 10:00 AM Wednesday, April 6th Basic Microsoft Excel 2003 10:00 AM Wednesday, April 20th Basic Microsoft Excel 2003 II 10:00 AM Wednesday, May 4th
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