October Library Calendar

Children’s Programs:
Toddler Time – Wednesdays and Thursdays @ 9:30 AM
Family Story Time – Thursdays @ 10:30 AM
Monday, October 5th @ 3:30 PM – After School Crafting Time!: Paper Bats – Grades K-5.
Thursday, October 8th @ 5 PM – Student Book Club: “I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies,
1967” – Grades 1-5.
Monday, October 12th ALL DAY – Take and Make Monday: Monster Magnet – Ages 3-6.
Grades 1-5.
Tuesday, October 13th @ 10 AM – Pokémon Party! – Grades K-5.
Thursday, October 15th @ 10:30 AM – Parachute Play Day – Preschool – 1
st grade.
Friday, October 16th @ 6 PM – Scooby Doo Bats and Boo…ks! – Family
program. Open to the public.
Monday, October 19th ALL DAY – Take and Make Monday: Halloween Sticker Scene – Ages
3-6. Grades 1-5.
Tuesday, October 20th @ 1 PM – Homeschool Program: Little Ghost Makes a Friend –
Grades K-3.
@ 5 PM – Family Night: Create and Decorate a Wooden Haunted House – All ages.
Monday, October 26th @ 3:30 PM – After School Crafting Time!: Masking Tape Mummies –
Grades K-5.
Tuesday, October 27th @ 5 PM – Preschool Play Evening – Ages 1-3.
Teen Programs:
Thursday, October 1st ALL DAY – Take-N-Make: Bat Corner Bookmark – Grades 6-12.
Monday, October 5th @ 4 PM – UNO Game Night – Grades 6-12.
Monday, October 12th @ 1 PM – Tween Program – Fall Break Fun: Ghost Art – Grades 4-6.
Tuesday, October 13th @ 1 PM – Fall Break FUN: ANIME Craft Day – Grades 6-12.
Wednesday, October 14th @ 1 PM – Fall Break FUN: The Scooby Doo Way – Grades 6-12.
Monday, October 19th @ 4 PM – Colossal Cookies – Grades 6-12.
Thursday, October 22nd ALL DAY – Recipe Corner: Share-N-Take – Grades 6-12.
Monday, October 26th @ 4 PM – TEEN & TWEEN Program: Pumpkin Painting Craft –
Grades 4-12.
Adult Programs:
Walk with a Doc! – Wednesday, October 7th, 14th, 21st, & 28th @ 4 PM
In Stitches: Drop in Group – Monday, October 5
th & 19th @ 6 PM
Saturday, October 3rd @ 1 PM – The Strange & Spooky World of James A. Willis –
Grades 6+. Ages 16+.
Monday, October 5th @ 5:30 PM – Banned Books Week Read-In-Walk-Out! – Adults only.
Tuesday, October 6th @ 5:30 PM – Music Bingo! – Adults only.
Thursday, October 8th @ 1 PM – Coffee, Books, and More! Book Discussion – Adults only.
Friday, October 9th @ 12:30 PM – Lunchtime Matinee: Sleepy Hollow – Adults only.
Movie rated R.
Saturday, October 10th @ 11 AM – Ani-Manga Club – Ages 16+.
Wednesday, October 14th @ 10 AM – Bingo and Donuts – Adults only.
Saturday, October 17th ALL DAY – Tiny Art Show Kit Drop-Off Deadline
@ 11:30 AM – Witch’s Tea – Adults only.
Thursday, October 22nd @ 1 or 5:30 PM – Pinterest Project of the Month: Paper Leaf Wreath
– Adults only.
Friday, October 23rd @ 5:30 PM – Trivia Night: Horror Movies – Adults only.
Saturday, October 24th @ 10 AM – Tiny Art Show – Open to public.
Tuesday, October 27th @ 1 PM – Work One Southeast Job Fair – Adults only.
Thursday, October 29th @ 5:30 PM – Music Bingo!: Halloween Songs! – Adults only.
Saturday, October 31st @ 10 AM – GDCPL’s Mural Mosaic Painting Session – All ages.
@ 10 AM – Introduction to TTRPGs: Monster of the Week – Ages 16+.
Virtual Author Speakers:
Thursday, October 1st @ 7 PM – Courage, Choice, and What Comes Next with Dystopian
Icon Veronica Roth – This is a virtual program. Register using
the link in the calendar event.
Tuesday, October 6th @ 2 PM – Pasta with a Twist: A Fresh Take on Italian Classics with
Food Network Star Joe Sasto – This is a virtual program.
Register using the link in the calendar event.
Thursday, October 8th @ 2 PM – Art in Flight: Reinventing Postmodernism with
Smithsonian Curator Carolyn Russo – This is a virtual
program. Register using the link in the calendar event.
Tuesday, October 13th @ 2 PM – The Power of Limits: How Constraints Drive Genius with
David Epstein – This is a virtual program. Register using the
link in the calendar event.
Thursday, October 22nd @ 7 PM – Ghosts, Grief, and Growing Up: YA Storytelling with
Cherie Dimaline – This is a virtual program. Register using
the link in the calendar event.
Tuesday, October 27th @ 2 PM – Liberated Love: Rewiring Your Heart for Authentic
Connection with Mark Groves – This is a virtual program.
Register using the link in the calendar event.
Westport Branch Programs:
Family Storytime at Westport – Wednesday, October 7th, 21st, and 28th @ 10 AM
Thursday, October 1st @ 10 AM – Kids Krafts at Westport Branch Library: Bats – Family
program.
Thursday, October 8th @ 5:30 PM – Family Bingo at Westport! – Family program.
Wednesday, October 21st @ 11 AM – Craft for Adults at Westport! – Adult program. Adults
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