Thank you to the Friends of RML for their generous purchase of four new task chairs for the public computer stations. The chairs look great, function well, and are adjustable. Stop by and try them out. Also, since this is a Leap Year, the library will be open one extra day this month! We hope you are enjoying our new hours: Monday – Thursday 9:00am – 8:00pm Friday – Saturday 9:00am – 5:00pm Debbie Clifton, Library Director
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Our Snowman and Gnome scavenger hunt was a fun contest that led families around the Library and helped teach letter recognition. 199 children and parents took part! ![](https://www.libraryaware.com/999/Files/AnonymousDisplayWithCrop/6d9d2e7f-6ad1-4a72-a54b-a844f45df3e8?containerHeight=95&containerWidth=117&scaledHeight=95&scaledWidth=158&horizontalOffset=-20&quality=95&dpi=120&verticalOffset=0) Next up is Super Bowl voting! Children and adults can vote on who they think will win the big game and on their favorite Super Bowl food. Children will receive a prize for voting. After voting, children can enjoy football coloring pages, word searches, and crossword puzzles. Make sure to take home a BINGO sheet for the big game. Teens can register for paint night on February 7 from 6 to 7:30pm. Make a special piece of art with your friends under the direction of Adult Services Librarian Marjorie Johnson. Ages 12-18. One of our biggest programs, Life-sized Candy land, returns ![](https://www.libraryaware.com/999/Files/AnonymousDisplayWithCrop/03525305-3ccb-40d5-b8c3-311c26cbb07f?containerHeight=113&containerWidth=153&scaledHeight=153&scaledWidth=153&verticalOffset=-3&horizontalOffset=1&quality=95&dpi=120) Tuesday, February 20, from 1 to 4pm. Drop in and play a round of Candy Land, where your body is the playing piece! Beat your parents to the Candy Castle, practice your counting and color recognition, and have an awesome time! One round allows for 2-5 players. If multiple players are waiting ahead of you, you may be asked to sign in and wait for your turn in the Children's Room. Also during school vacation week, we will have Make and Take Legos in the meeting room on Wednesday, February 21. Come use our Legos to make a creation and then bring it home 10am to 12pm Bring a Lego base plate or box to bring it home. ![](https://www.libraryaware.com/999/Files/AnonymousDisplayWithCrop/ce4f8d63-af0e-49e1-abac-8373b36cc625?containerHeight=87&containerWidth=86&scaledHeight=87&scaledWidth=87&verticalOffset=0&horizontalOffset=0&quality=95&dpi=120) On Thursday, February 22, we will have multiple activities in the children's room. First, children ages 2 and up can try Play-doh fun with seashells and stampers from 10am to 12 pm. We will follow with Marble Run, available from 1 to 4 pm for children ages 3 and up. From 2:30 to 4pm, children ages 8-12 will learn to use our coding robots Dash and Dot. Story times continue Monday and Thursdays at 10am in the month of February, with the exception of February 19, when we are closed, and February 22, school vacation week. Story times are best for children ages 1-6 with a caregiver. We will hear stories, sing songs, use finger play and movement, and then finish with a simple craft! STEAM cart days: Drop in any time Tuesdays between 10am and 6pm or between 10am and 4pm on Saturdays for a new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activity! Some of our activities include Snap Circuits (for children ages 5 and up with an adult), Magna Tiles, Keva Planks, Play-doh, Marble Run, Crafts, Pattern Play, and Legos! Find each day's activity on our website.**We will have Valentine poster making for our STEAM activity on Saturday, February 10, and Tuesday, February 13. Chess club will meet on Thursday, February 1, and Thursday, February 15, from 6 to 7pm. Children ages 6+ and teens or families with a basic knowledge of the game are welcome to stop by the Children's Room and play. Teen volunteers will be on hand to assist with questions, or play if needed.
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The Adult Book Group will meet on Tuesday, February 13, at 1:30pm to discuss:
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Wrong place wrong time by Gillian McAllisterAfter witnessing her teenage son kill a man, a mother falls asleep in despair, wakes up and it is yesterday, and wakes up again and it is the day before yesterday, getting chance after chance to stop the murder and save her son
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The Adult Craft Group will meet on Wednesday, February 21 from 1:30 to 3;30pm. Cyd Lefebvre will demonstrate making handmade books. Each participant will go home with three different books The class is limited to ten adults ages 18+. Register for this free class at the Reference Desk or email Marjorie at mjohnson@sailsinc.org
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February Book Displays Black History Month All You Need Is Love (romance novels)
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