Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week Of May 15

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

NOTE

The Library has partnered with Seneca Library District, Oil Creek Library District, Erie County Public Library and Crawford County Federated Library System for e-books. You can now use the Overdrive or Libby App. to borrow books from the above Libraries. Please call the library with any questions.

OPEN

Hours are Monday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., Friday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Please remember no one is available to take your calls unless it is in the hours listed above.

Activities taking place this week include.

MONDAY, MAY 15

• 1:30 p.m. – “Afternoon Book Group for Adults,” will be discussing the book “My Brilliant Friend” by Elena Ferrante.

TUESDAY, MAY 16

• 6:30 p.m. – “Just You and Me Book Group,” will be discussing the book “Ways to Make Sunshine” by Renee Watson.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17

• 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – “Coloring for Adults,” a program for adults to come and de-stress while coloring with either our supplies or their own.
• 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. – “Adult Knitting Group,” which meets weekly to work on individual projects. New members welcome.

THURSDAY, MAY 18

• 3:00 p.m. – “Food 4 Thought Book Group,” will be discussing the book “Hello, Goodbye and everything in between” by Jennifer E. Smith.

SAVE THE DATE:

Summer Reading Programs are starting up in June. Please call the Library to register or if you have any questions. Jumpstart to Kindergarten is Tuesdays June 13, 20, 27, and July 11, and 18th at 10:00 a.m. Finished Kindergarten K- 3 will be Wednesdays June 14, 21, 28 and July 5, and 12 at 11:00 a.m. Puppet Theater 4th -12th will be Thursdays June 15, 22, 29 and July 6 and 13 at 10:00 a.m.

Book clubs will be as follows: Book Bunch finished 3rd will be Wednesdays June 14, July 12 and August 9 at Noon. Bookworms finished 4th and 5th grade will be Thursdays June 22, July 13, and August 10 at Noon. Hooked on books 6th – 8th will be Thursdays June 15, July 6, and August 3 at Noon. Food 4 Thought 9th – 12th will be Thursdays June 29, July 20 and August 17 at Noon. Just You and Me 4th – 5th will be Tuesdays June 20, July 18, and August 15 at 6:30 p.m.

There will be a Family Night Thursdays June 8, July 6 and August 3 at 6:00 p.m.

“Afternoon Tea Party” 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. June 17th at Calvin Presbyterian Church. You can purchase tickets at the Library.

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

MEMORIALS:

• In memory of Joseph J. Blaskowitz from Samuel Teolis Funeral Home, Inc.
• In memory of Debra Fair from Mark and Brenda Tomaszewski
• In memory of David “Zeke” T. Haswell from Samuel Teolis Funeral Home, Inc.
• In memory of Robert “Bob” Michael Herko from The Patterson Family: Liz, Gary, Jr. and Kathy, Jessica, Matt and Jaxson, Katie and Nick, Melissa and Dylan, Samuel Teolis Funeral Home, Inc.
• In memory of Nadene P. Hipple from Chris Cody, Liz Patterson
• In memory of Charlotte L. Miller from Samuel Teolis Funeral Home, Inc.