Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week of October 21

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities.  Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458.

Activities taking place this week include:

MONDAY, OCTOBER 21

6:30 p.m. – “Afternoon Book Group for Adults,” the group will be discussing the book “The Leavers” by Lisa Ko

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22

10:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. – “Family Laptime,” designed for babies as young as 6 months of age, toddlers, and preschoolers. This is an interactive, family event and features stories, songs, games, finger plays and more. Registration is requested.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23

10:00 a.m. – “Coloring for Adults,” a weekly program that is free and open to the public. It is designed to help reduce stresses of everyday life. All adults are welcome.

3:00 p.m. – “Creative Writing Workshop,” for students in seventh grade and up. This group meets twice each month to share their work and discuss writing tips and techniques.

6:00 p.m. – “Movie Night for Adults,” featuring new-to-DVD films and refreshments. These monthly events are free and open to all area adults. Call the library for more information or the title of this month’s movie.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24

10:00 a.m. – “Preschool Storytime,” for preschoolers 3 to 5 years old. Those participating must be potty-trained. Stories, songs, games and finger plays are featured. Registration is requested.

3:00 p.m. – “Food for Thought Book Group,” the group will be discussing the book “The Darkest Part of the Forest” by Holly Black.

6:00 p.m. – “Adult Knitting Group,” which meets weekly to work on individual projects. New members are welcome.

SAVE THE DATE:

The library will be hosting its annual “Literary Luncheon” on Saturday November 2, at the Connoquenessing Country Club. The event starts at noon with the doors opening at 10:30 a.m. Featured are a full luncheon menu, prizes, games, chances to win gift baskets and more. There are a limited number of tickets, so call the library now for more information.

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MEMORIALS:

The following are memorial contributions received by the library during the month of October. Memorials are published on a weekly basis in this column and represent a portion of the contributions received.

• In memory of Ted B. Householder from The Dave Greenwood Family: Dave, Mary, Colleen and Kristy
• In memory of Eve Frances Lieberum from Bill and Heather Baker and Family
• In memory of Amalia A. Pecoraro from Lane and Phil Conti, Sandy Jones, Rose Spear, Renee Craven, Laure Hill, and Dee Groblewski, Katrina West
• In memory of Saundra Leann Ringle from Dianna Woloszyn
• In memory of Ila I. Schuster from Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gallagher
• In memory of Robert Charles “Bobby” Smiley from Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gallagher
• In memory of Henry L. Taylor from Marcia Glover