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What's happening at YOUR library! November 2020 |
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Holiday closures ALERT! STOCK UP ON BOOKS AND MOVIES FOR THE UPCOMING HOLIDAYS! All Aloha Community Library services will be closed on Wednesday, November 11th in observance of Veterans Day and on Thursday, November 26th, Friday, November 27th, and Saturday, November 28th in observance of Thanksgiving. We're giving our hard working staff a few days off in a row this Thanksgiving, which has been a little hard to come by this year due to COVID-19 accommodations. Thank you for your patience as we take a rest. |
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Virtual Family Storytime Tuesdays from 10:30 to 11:00am Family Storytime is a fun filled live program for all ages with stories, songs, and rhymes geared toward getting kids hooked on reading. Come read, sing, dance, and play with us on Zoom here. We cannot wait to see you! Please note that we have taken as many precautions as possible to ensure security of live meetings, but there is always a chance that something unforeseen may happen. |
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Virtual Pajama Storytime Fridays from 10:30 to 11:00am Wear your comfiest pajamas and join librarians Katie and Jesse every Friday at 10:30 am! We’ll see our friends Narwhal and Unicorn, read and sing together, and look for Little Mouse. Use this link to access the meeting on Friday. We hope to see you there! Please note that we have taken as many precautions as possible to ensure security of live meetings, but there is always a chance that something unforeseen may happen. |
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STEAM Take and Make: Salt Crystal Leaves Monday, November 2nd through Saturday, November 7th For this month’s all-ages friendly STEAM activity, we’re combining science with messy(ish) arts and crafts to create beautiful salt crystal leaves. We’ll craft leaves out of pipe cleaner or paper, then cover them in a supersaturated salt water solution and watch them transform! A supersaturated solution is a mixture that can’t hold any more particles, so once the water evaporates you will be left with salt crystal covered leaves to decorate for fall. Grab everything you need for this artsy experiment during holds pickup hours Monday-Wednesday, 3-6 pm, or Thursday-Saturday, 10 am-1 pm while supplies last. |
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Huichol Yarn Painting Workshop Friday, November 20th at 4:00pm Nierikas (pronounced Near-eeka) are traditional yarn paintings made by the Huichol people. Natural glue, made from tree resin and beeswax, is applied to a board, and yarn is pressed into it and left to harden. Learn to make this traditional art at a virtual workshop with Gerardo Calderon and Nelda Reyes on Friday, November 20 from 4 to 5 pm via Zoom. To participate, please register at bit.ly/ACLyp. Supplies for the workshop will be available for pickup the week preceding the event starting November 13 during holds pickup hours, Monday-Wednesday, 3 pm – 6 pm, and Thursday-Saturday, 10 am – 1 pm. |
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LEGO Challenge: Giving Thanks For the LEGO challenge this month, it’s probably no surprise that we’d like you to create something you are thankful for! Feel free to use as many bricks as you would like. We’re excited to see what you make! Take a photo of your ghastly build and have an adult post it on social media and tag the library or send it to info@alohalibrary.org for a chance to win a $10 e-gift certificate to the LEGO store! Please share your creations by Sunday, November 29 to be eligible for the prize drawing. Winners will be notified the following week. |
Teen Crafternoon Take & Make Monday, November 9th through Saturday, November 14th Have you heard of paint by sticker? The name says it all! Your kit will include all of the materials you need to transform a black and white image into your very own work of art. Once your creation is complete, please share your pictures with us by emailing info@alohalibrary.org or tagging us on social media. For teen and tweens in grades 6-12 only, please! Get your take and make from the library during holds pickup hours, Monday-Tuesday, 3-6 pm, and Thursday-Saturday, 10 am-1 pm. While supplies last. |
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Dial-In Book Excerpts All month For adults. We’re temporarily dedicating a phone line to book excerpts! Dial us up at 971-245-7734 to hear a brief reading of an excerpt from a book that’s set somewhere else. If you enjoy it and want to read more for yourself, you can leave us a message after the end of the recording, and we’ll be happy to help you request a copy to check out. We’ll be posting new recordings frequently for you to listen to, so call back regularly to travel someplace new! |
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Kanopy Film Club Fridays, November 6th and 20th at 4pm For adults. Twice a month, we host a Zoom discussion of a movie that is available through Kanopy, the movie streaming service that is free with your library card ( wccls.kanopy.com). We announce each title the week before on our Facebook page so you can watch it ahead of time, and live discussion starts at 4 pm at bit.ly/ACLfilms! Or join the discussion by phone at 253-215-8782. Meeting ID: 910 9294 1385 Passcode: 523403 |
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Aloha Library Book Club Tuesday, November 10th from 6:00pm to 7:00pm Join us live on Zoom for the library’s book club! This first meeting will be potluck-style: share a book you love with the group, and hear why others love what they shared. Optionally, you can stop by the library beforehand and collect a goody bag of take-away treats and conversation prompts, too! (Available 10/28-11/10 during holds pickup hours, Mon-Wed, 3-6 pm & Thu-Sat, 10 am-1 pm, while supplies last.) Join online at bit.ly/ACLbkclub, or by phone at 253-215-8782. Meeting ID: 924 6989 8432 Passcode: 037016 |
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Crafternoon: Woven Paper Hearts Thursday, November 19th from 4:00 to 5:00pm For adults. Let’s make some woven paper hearts! These little baskets are pretty to display and fun to fill with treats. You will need: - scissors
- tape or glue
- two printed templates in contrasting colors of paper
Download and print this template yourself ahead of time on your own paper of choice, or stop by the library between Monday 11/2 – Thursday 11/19 during holds pickup hours (Mon-Wed @ 3-6 pm, Thu-Fri @ 10 am-1 pm) to pick up some pre-printed sheets. (If printing at home, we recommend printing at 100% scale in landscape orientation on 8.5″x11″ paper!) Join us on Zoom at bit.ly/ACLcraftMeeting ID: 934 0615 9522
Password: 996946 You will need to join with an internet-connected device in order to participate. If your device does not have a microphone and you want to be able to speak aloud during the program, please also dial (253) 215-8782 to join the audio component by telephone. |
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Aloha Community Library
17455 SW Farmington Rd
Suite 26A
Aloha, Oregon 97078
503-259-0185alohalibrary.org/ |
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