January 2024 Newsletter

Grimsby Public Library

LIBRARY NEWS

Events and announcements at your local library

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January 2024

GRIMSBY PUBLIC LIBRARY

2024 READING CHALLENGE

JANUARY

JULY

A BOOK SET IN A SMALL TOWN

A BOOK SET IN THE SUMMERTIME

FEBRUARY

AUGUST

A BOOK WITH A LOVE STORY AS THE MAIN PLOT

AN E-BOOK OR E-AUDIOBOOK FROM THE GRIMSBY LIBRARY

MARCH

SEPTEMBER A BOOK PUBLISHED BY AN INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER

A BOOK THAT IS NOT SET IN NORTH AMERICA OR EUROPE

APRIL A BOOK OF ESSAYS OR POETRY MAY A BIOGRAPHY OR MEMOIR ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH JUNE A BOOK PUBLISHED IN THE 1980'S

OCTOBER A TRUE CRIME BOOK NOVEMBER A BOOK SET DURING OR ABOUT A WAR DECEMBER A BOOK THAT TAKES PLACE AROUND A HOLIDAY

Welcome to the 2024 Reading Challenge!

Designed to help you read more, get through your TBR pile, and encourage a love of books in the community. Join the challenge and get reading this year! www.grimsby.ca/library

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Needle Crafters Club

Beginner Ukulele

Saturdays / 2 - 4 p.m. / Lounge

Mondays, January 15 - February 12 10 - 11 a.m. / Studio

Whether you knit, crochet, or do other needlework, drop in during this weekly gathering to work on and share your projects with others! Beginners to experts, all are welcome. Drop-in.

Ukuleles are affordable and accessible for anyone who would like to start playing music.

Join us for a five part series of beginner ukulele lessons to get started with simple chords and songs. Bring your own ukulele or borrow one from the library. Ages 10+. Registration required.

Sit to be Fit

Digitization Workshop

Mondays / 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. / Studio

Thursday, January 18 / 7 - 7:45 p.m.

Lounge

Drop in for low impact exercises, at an introductory level, for seniors and people with mobility issues. Presented by a representative from the Alzheimer Society. Drop-in.

Tech Help with Tech-Savvy Teens Tuesday and Wednesdays / 4 - 5 p.m.

Centre Space Teen volunteers are here to help you with your technology questions! Drop-in.

Movie Night: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Thursday, January 11 6:20 - 8:50 p.m. / Lounge Join us for a movie night featuring Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny!

Archaeologist Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary artifact that can change the course of history.

Drop-in.

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Learn how to preserve your family history by digitizing slides, negatives, VHS tapes, and 8mm films using the Library's media lab equipment.

Registration required.

1 title. 10 books. 6 weeks. EASY. Does your book club have trouble finding enough copies of a title for all your members? Look no further than our Book Club in a Bag. With over 70 titles to choose from, you're bound to find that great next read for your club.

Visiting Library

If you are unable to easily and safely visit the library during the winter months, consider signing up for our “Visiting Library" service. We can bring books that fit your reading interests to your doorstep once a month. For more information, please call 905-945-5142.

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Park and Art Gallery Passes are back for 2024!

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Chippawa Creek

' Hollow s k o o r C A

rt Gallery of Ham ilton

Visit an Ontario Provincial Park, an NPCA Park, one of the Hamilton Conservation Areas or the Art Gallery of Hamilton this year!

Park and Art Gallery Passes are able to be borrowed for one week. Reserve a pass for your next trip by calling the Library or visiting our online catalogue.

SEEDY SATURDAY S a t u r d a y ,

F e b r u a r y

11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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┃ Grimsby Public Library

free admission

V e n d o r s

I n c l u d e

Galivan Acres NPCA Hawthorne Farm Tree and Twig Farm Lickety Spit Fibre Farm Urban Harvest Matchbox Garden and more!

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Weekly Programs Preschool Drop-in

Therapy Tails

Drop-in Chess

Mondays / 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Children’s Area / Ages 0+

Tuesday, January 9 & 23 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Children's Area / All ages

Thursdays / 7 - 8 p.m.

Centre Space / Ages 7+

Meet in the children's area with your preschool child for quiet play activities!

Intended for children 0 and up. Drop-in.

Drop in for a casual game of chess with our teen volunteer or another chess enthusiast. Beginners welcome! Drop-in.

Kids and teens can read stories to the gentle and cute Therapy Tails dogs.

Woof! Drop-in.

PD Movie Day: Encanto Friday, January 19 / 2 - 3:40 p.m. / Lounge / All ages Join us for a PD Day Movie! We will be showing Encanto. A Colombian teenage girl has to face the frustration of being the only member of her family without magical powers. Drop-in.

Forest of Reading Story Time Saturday, January 20 / 2:30 - 3 p.m. / Children's Area / Ages 3-7 Join us for a Story Time with one of this years Forest of Reading Blue Spruce nominee Cocoa Magic written by Sandra Bradley and illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard. Registration required.

Bouncing Babies 0 - 12 months Thursdays, January 18 - February 29 / 9:30 - 10 a.m.

Thursdays, January 18 - February 29 / 10:30 - 11 a.m.

Fridays, January 19 - March 1 / 9:30 - 10 a.m.

Babies on the Move

13 - 24 months

Fridays, January 19 - March 1 / 10:30 - 11 a.m.

Story Time 2+ years

Wednesdays, January 17 - February 28 / 10 - 10:30 a.m.

Enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and more with your little one during any of our preschool programs.

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Registration will open Monday, January 8 at 9 a.m.

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LET’S CELEBRATE! Family Literacy Day Saturday, January 27

Celebrate Family Literacy Day 2024 Virtually with Honorary Chair Barbara Reid Thursday, January 25 / 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. / Lounge / Ages 6+ Join us at the library to celebrate Family Literacy Day and watch Barbara Reid! We will provide the clay for you to follow along with Barbara and make your own picture creation. Registration required.

Celebrate 25 years of Family Literacy Day! Saturday, January 27 / 2:30 - 3 p.m. / Lobby / All ages Celebrate 25 years of Family Literacy Day with the GPL! Join us for cake in the lobby on Saturday January 27th. Drop-in.

Scavenger Hunt January 15 - January 28 It's snowing in the children's area!

Search for all the snowflakes and solve the word puzzle for a brag tag!

Drop-in.

Book Walk January 15 - January 28 Walk around our story walk of Barbara Reid's I Love You More.

Barbara Reid is the honorary Chair of ABC Life Literacy Canada's Family Literacy Day 2024.

Let's Start a Kid’s Book Club at the Library!

Help us start a book club for kids! Call (905-945-5142) or email librarypromotions@grimsby.ca with your child’s name, age or grade and contact information to be added to our Kid's Book Club mailing list.

Our goal is to create a tailor-made book club for the young readers of our community!

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Bell Let’s Talk Day is January 24 Dive into some of our favourite titles that feature tough feelings.

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2023 Staff Favourites Check out what our staff read and loved last year!

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