In Touch M U LT I-A G E P RO GRAM S
Volume 26, Number 11 December 2019
All GPPL programs are drop-in unless otherwise noted. All registered programs will be specified in the program description.
Stories by the Fireplace Enjoy stories by a crackling fire! Christmas stories will be included. Audience: families of all ages. Maximum: 30 people Dates: Thursday, December 19 & Monday, December 23 Time: 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm Location: Reading Lounge
Christmas Movie Marathon Join us for a fun Christmas movie marathon for the whole family, featuring some of your go-to seasonal favourites. Bring your own snacks. Times are listed below. Date: Saturday, December 21 Location: Rotary Community Room
The Muppets Christmas Carol The Muppet characters tell their version of the classic tale of an old and bitter miser's redemption on Christmas Eve. Time:
11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Home Alone An eight-year-old troublemaker must protect his house from a pair of burglars when he is accidentally left home alone by his family during Christmas vacation. Time:
12:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Arthur Christmas Santa's clumsy son Arthur sets out on a mission with St. Nick's father to give out a present they misplaced to a young girl in less than two hours. Time:
2:30 pm to 4:15 pm
GPPL Giving Trees We will be accepting donations of stocking stuffers and other gifts to the Giving Trees in both the Children’s and Teen areas from Friday, November 15 to Thursday, December 12. Donations from the Children’s tree will go to Odyssey House and pet food, cat litter, treats and pet toys from the Teen tree will go to Bandaged Paws Animal Rescue.
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Escape Room: Priority Cruise Lines The cruise ship has started to sink. Can you retrieve enough life jackets for your group to escape in just 30 minutes? Group registration required. Interested participants must form their own group of 4 to 6 people and select a single person to register on behalf of the group. Participants may only attempt this escape room once. Please arrive on time; participants may not start their escape attempt late. Audience: adults, teens, and children ages 7+ (younger children may also accompany a group) Dates: Wednesday, December 4 Times: 7:00 pm & 7:45 pm Dates: Saturday, December 7 Times: 10:15 am, 11:00 am, 11:45 am Location: Sky Story Room
Enter Virtual Reality Play and explore virtual reality with the Oculus Go. Take the Oculus Go for a test drive and experience the cool new headset that is making VR fun and accessible. Games include zombie runs, escape rooms, roller coasters, and many more VR experiences. Dates: Wednesday, December 11 Time: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Location: Linda Smith Story Room
Night Owls (parented) Join us for an assortment of bedtime stories and rhymes for the whole family. Audience: families of all ages. Maximum: 25 people Dates: Thursdays, September 5 to December 5 Time: 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm Location: Linda Smith Story Room
Anime & Manga Club
Are you an anime and manga fan? Read the manga and then join us to watch the anime and discuss what you liked and didn’t like. December’s meeting is a celebration of popular titles. Audience: ages 10 to 16. Maximum: 15 people Dates: Friday, December 13 Time: 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm Location: Willie Janssen Discovery Room
A D U LT P R OGRAM S All GPPL programs are drop-in unless otherwise noted. All registered programs will be specified in the program description.
iPad and iPhone Club Learn how to use your iPhone and iPad. Enjoy a quick lesson to learn a new skill, with the rest of the hour being dedicated to answering questions and demonstrating solutions. Bring your iPad or iPhone, as well as any passwords you may need. A basic understanding of how to use your device is necessary since one-on-one help will be unavailable.
Date: Tuesday, December 10: Quick Search Your Apps Time: 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Location: Rotary Training Room
Back on the Big Screen: It Chapter 2 Twenty-seven years after their first encounter with the terrifying Pennywise, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back. Rated: R. Date: Tuesday, December 10 Time: 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm Location: Willie Janssen Discovery Room
Coffee Club Looking for ways to make new connections? Come to Coffee Club to meet new people and take part in games and other fun activities. Coffee provided. This program is for people with disabilities. Presented with Centerpoint Facilitation. Date: Wednesdays (Last session of 2019 is December 18. Program resumes January 15) Time: 10:30 am to 11:30 am Location: Rotary Community Room
Conversational English Club Come and practice your English conversational skills in a small group setting. We will guide you through some interesting topics such as food, shopping, job search, travel, Canadian current events, housing and more. Please call 780-538-4452 for more information. Basic knowledge of English is required. Presented with The Grande Prairie Centre for Newcomers. Date: Thursdays (Last session of 2019 is December 12) Time: 1:00 pm to 2:45 pm Location: Rotary Training Room
Afternoon Book Club Can’t wait to share your thoughts on your latest read? Interested in meeting others who share your love of reading? Come join us for a monthly book club. Each month we will discuss a novel chosen from a variety of genres. This month we are reading Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate. Date: Time: Location:
3rd Tuesday of every month (December 17) 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Willie Janssen Discovery Room
Are You Game? In the mood for some friendly competition? Kick off the weekend playing board games at GPPL. Come meet new people or bring your friends. This program is for people with disabilities. Board games provided. Presented with Centerpoint Facilitation.
Date: Fridays (Last session of 2019 is December 20. Program resumes January 17) Time: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Location: Rotary Community Room
Job Seeker Support Searching for work? Not sure where to start? Book a one-on-one session for help: * creating / revising resumes and cover letters * searching for jobs online * submitting online applications To book a sixty-minute session, call 780-357-7455. If you have a previous resume or cover letter, please bring it along. Registration closes at 6:00 pm the day prior to session. Date: Fridays (Last session of 2019 is December 20. Program resumes January 10) Time: 11:00 am Location: Rotary Training Room
Author Talk: Trina Moyles Join local author and human rights activist Trina Moyles for an inspiring evening of learning how female farmers are feeding their communities around the world. The event will include a reading by the author, followed by a discussion on gender and agriculture. Books will be available for purchase (cash only). Date: Time: Location:
Thursday, December 5 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Rotary Community Room
Swan City Writers Aspiring or published, all are welcome to join this group of people who love to write. Swan City Writers meet on the first and third Tuesday of every month. For more information, call 780-357-7455. Date: Tuesday, December 3 & 17 Time: 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm Location: Rotary Training Room
Knitters’ Circle Join the Knitters' Circle and spend an evening working on your latest project with other knitters or crocheters. Don't have a project started yet? Bring your knitting needles or crochet hooks and some yarn and start something new. Everyone is welcome to join this group, no experience required. Date: Tuesdays Time: 6:30 pm Location: Reading Lounge
Grande Readers Book Club Do you love reading? Can't wait to share your opinions on the chosen novel? Why not join the Grande Readers Book Club! Each month we read a book available through GPPL and meet to discuss our thoughts on the book as a group. December’s book is Beach Music by Pat Conroy. Date: Thursday, December 19 Time: 7:15 pm Location: Rotary Training Room
Songwriter’s Circle Whether you're new and want to learn more about the song writing process or a seasoned songwriter looking to get feedback, the Songwriter's Circle is a great Library program that encourages camaraderie, feedback, and collaboration. For more information contact Susan at susanpicard@gmail.com. Date: Monday, December 30 Time: 7:00 pm Location: Rotary Community Room
Keepsake Quilters A quilting club is a great way to start or finish that project you’ve been working on! Meeting every Thursday, get together with fellow quilters and enjoy the comfort of friends while you sew. Please bring your own supplies. Date: Thursdays Time: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Location: Rotary Community Room
Motion & Mobility A gentle exercise class aimed at improving general fitness, joint mobility, and strength. Designed for the older adult or the new-to-fitness participant. A great environment to enjoy fluid movement of the body. Please come in comfortable clothing. Registration required. Register online or call 780-357-7455. Date: Friday, December 13 (free) Date: Friday, December 6 & 20 (by donation) Time: 10:30 am Location: Willie Janssen Discovery Room
Trivia Time! Bring your friends to GPPL for a night of trivia questions and fun. No teams required - drop in and challenge your knowledge! Prizes will be awarded to the top three players. Date: Wednesday, December 11 Time: 7:00 pm Location: Rotary Community Room
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Armchair Travel It’s summer somewhere! Uniglobe Travel will be sharing tips, tricks, and advice when travelling to an all-inclusive resort. Come and prepare for your next vacation with local experts. Date: Wednesday, December 4 Time: 7:00 pm Location: Rotary Community Room
Christmas In a Card Come create a special 3D Christmas card for a loved one to enjoy this holiday season. All supplies included. Registration required. Register online or call 780357-7455. Date: Wednesday, December 4 Time: 6:00 pm Location: Willie Janssen Discovery Room
Itty Bitty Book Club Be a part of the book club of few commitments. Each month, comments for the selected book may be left via sticky note. December's book is The Outside Circle: A Graphic Novel by Patti Laboucane-Benson. Dates: December 1 to 31 Location: Just inside the Library entrance
P R O GR A MS FOR CHIL DRE N Parents must remain in the story room during parented programs and stay in the Grande Prairie Public Library during unparented programs. Please do not bring food or toys to children’s programs. Admittance to programs is done on a first come, first served basis. Program tickets will be handed out no more than 30 minutes before the start of the program. Tickets will only be given to individuals already present at GPPL. Please arrive on time for the program you wish to attend. All GPPL programs are drop-in unless otherwise noted. All registered programs will be specified in the program description.
Baby Rhyme Time (parented) Bond with your baby over finger plays, rhymes, songs, and stories, all designed to stimulate early literacy and social development. Audience: pre-walking babies and caregivers. Maximum: 15 babes-in-arms Dates: Wednesdays, September 4 to December 4 Time: 1:30 pm to 2:00 pm Location: Linda Smith Story Room
Musical Tots (parented) Enjoy interacting with your little ones in this fun-filled program with songs, musical activities, and stories. Siblings are welcome. Audience: ages 6 months to 2 years and caregivers. Maximum: 25 people
Dates: Wednesdays and Saturdays, September 4 to December 7 Times: 10:30 am to 11:00 am Location: Linda Smith Story Room
Mother Goose on the Loose (parented) Rhymes, stories, and songs abound in this parented program! Siblings are welcome. Audience: ages 18 months to 3 years and caregivers. Maximum: 25 people Dates: Thursdays & Fridays, September 5 to December 6 Time: 10:30 am to 11:00 am Location: Linda Smith Story Room
Tales for Tots (parented) Children and their adults can come enjoy a story time complete with rhymes, flannel stories, and finger plays. Siblings are welcome. Audience: ages 2 to 3 and caregivers. Maximum: 25 people Dates: Tuesdays, September 3 to December 3 Times: 10:30 am to 11:00 am Location: Linda Smith Story Room
Musical Munchkins (parented) Enjoy songs, stories and musical instruments with your little ones in this engaging program. Siblings are welcome. Audience: ages 2 to 5 and caregivers. Maximum: 25 people Dates: Mondays, September 9 to December 2 Time: 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm Location: Linda Smith Story Room
Wiggle Waggle Fun (parented) Children and their accompanying grown-up can wiggle away with stories, dance, songs, and musical instruments. Siblings are welcome. Audience: ages 2.5 to 6 and caregivers. Maximum: 25 people Dates: Mondays, September 9 to December 2 Time: 10:30 am to 11:00 am Location: Linda Smith Story Room
Picture This! Book Club (unparented) A picture book club for children! Come once a month to read and discuss a book of your choice on a specially selected topic. December's topic is books about penguins. Audience: ages 4 to 7. Maximum: 12 children Date: Thursday, December 19 Time: 4:00 pm to 4:30 pm Location: Linda Smith Story Room
Tell Me Why (unparented) Come learn about the world around you! This interactive story time will help kids learn about animals, science, nature, and more. Audience: ages 3 to 5. Maximum: 12 people
Dates: Thursdays, September 5 to December 5 Time: 1:30 pm to 2:00 pm Location: Linda Smith Story Room
Story Corner (unparented) Enjoy stories and puppet plays. Take turns being the story helper in a variety of interactive story activities with instruments, puppets, and props. Audience: ages 3 to 6. Maximum: 15 people Dates: Sunday, December 8 Time: 1:30 pm to 2:15 pm Location: Linda Smith Story Room
Lego Club Are you a master builder? Put your skills to the test as you race to complete the challenge or build your own dream. Audience: ages 6 to 12. Maximum: 15 people Dates: Sunday, December 29 Time: 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm Location: Sky Story Room
Bookworms! Are you a bookworm? Come get together to talk about books! We will be reading books of your choice from a selected genre and then discussing them as a group. For December, bring a mystery book. Audience: ages 9 to 12. Maximum: 15 readers Dates: Friday, December 6 Time: 4:00 pm to 4:45 pm Location: Sky Story Room
Dungeons & Dragons: RPG Sessions for ages 9 to 14 Are you ready to play Dungeons and Dragons? Join us for an unforgettable adventure in the Forgotten Realms on the first and third Tuesdays of the month, from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
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Registration is required. Participants will be registered for the whole campaign (running until February 2020). This program is currently full. Audience: ages 9 to 14. Maximum: 8 participants Dates: The 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month (no program Tuesday, December 17) Time: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Location: Linda Smith Story Room
T E E N P R OG R AM S All GPPL programs are drop-in unless otherwise noted. All registered programs will be specified in the program description.
Young Author’s Club Do you love to write? Join this teen writing club to develop your creative writing skills, share your work, and meet other writers! Audience: ages 12 to 18 Date: 1st Tuesday of every month (December 3) Time: 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Location: Rotary Training Room
Teen Advisory Board The Teen Advisory Board (TAB) is a group for teens ages 12 to 18 to suggest and plan teen programs, find creative ways to share favourite books and movies, and share ideas on how to continue to make GPPL a great place for teens. New members are always welcome! Audience: ages 12 to 18 Dates:
TAB will resume in January
Teen Hangout Looking for something to do after school? Drop by the teen area to play some games, surf the internet, read, do homework, or just relax. The choice is yours. Dates:
Teen Hangout will resume in January
2 019 T D C A NADIAN CHIL DREN ’S LITE RATURE AWA R D S Have you read the 2019 winners of the TD Canadian Children's Literature Awards? All books, in any genre, written by a Canadian and for children ages 1 through 12 were eligible. In the case of a picture book or graphic novel, both the author and the illustrator had to be Canadian. Only books published in Canada were eligible. Place one on hold today!
Ebb & Flow by Heather Smith (TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award) A verse novel brings forth larger than life characters as a boy, overcome with self-recrimination, learns that unconditional love and forgiveness are gifts to be given as well as received. The lyrical text gradually reveals the story and gently flows from page to page. A marriage of simple and poignant imagery expresses Jett’s journey through peer pressure, bullying, hope and redemption.
Africville by Shauntay Grant, illustrated by Eva Campbell (Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award) A dreamy depiction of childhood memories in a long-ago community brought to life through lyrical text and warm and inviting illustrations. Grant’s poetic text and Campbell’s illustrations capture the essence of Africville and will entertain and educate forever.
Turtle Pond by James Gladstone, illustrated by Karen Reczuch (Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction) This picture book masterfully expands the notion of the non-fiction genre… Information is presented through narrative, lyrical free-verse text, and through stunning visual images that extend the verbal text and make the world of turtles come alive for the reader. The book leads the reader to use their imagination as they wonder about the turtles that live there.
The Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis (Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People) A beautifully written and powerful text with connections to the contemporary plights of refugees of many cultures fleeing persecution, and the ethical choices of those who help or hinder their flight. Tackles old themes from the 1860s US south (racism, slavery, injustice, poverty, violence) that are still relevant today.
Sadie by Courtney Summers (John Spray Mystery Award) A podcast, a murder, and revenge-fuelled cross-country trip. Employing the device of the ever-popular true crime podcast, this novel provides readers with a complicated and tragic mystery to follow. Summers tells a gut-wrenching story of neglect, abuse, grief and a search for justice.
The House of One Thousand Eyes by Michelle Barker (Amy Mathers Teen Book Award) Barker’s The House of One Thousand Eyes feels dystopian and otherworldly but is a searing portrait of post-war Berlin. A provocative and timely book about defiance, courage and the refusal to give in regardless of the consequences. Fascinating and disturbing, Lena’s story, her difficult choices in an insurmountable situation, will thoroughly engross readers.
They Say Blue by Jillian Tamaki (CBC Fan Choice Award) Told in the authentic voice of a child, Tamaki delves into the thoughts that run through a child’s mind in her exploration of colour. The illustrations, with their beautiful washes of colour, complement the quiet, thoughtful story, and create a mood that is both calming and playful. This is a book to be read over and over and over again!
GPPL HOURS:
Monday to Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
10:00 am - 9:00 pm 10:00 am - 6:00 pm 10:00 am - 5:00 pm 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
GPPL will close at 1:00 pm: Tuesday, December 24 - Christmas Eve Tuesday, December 31 - New Year's Eve GPPL will be closed: Thursday, December 25 - Christmas Day Friday - December 26 - Boxing Day Wednesday, January 1 - New Year's Day