Library Calendar for April 11-18
GADSDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY
MAIN BRANCH
Phone number:
256-549-4699
• 10 a.m. Thursday, Children’s Department; Story Time; “Sesame Street’s The Great Easter Race,” Oliver Jeffers; ext. 2118
• 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Teen Zone; Teen Crafts, Sharpie art; ext. 2122 or nicole@gadsdenlibrary.org
• 3:30 p.m. Friday, Teen Zone; Teen Crafts, duct tape cuff; ext. 2122 or nicole@gadsdenlibrary.org
• 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Fiction Department; Chess Club; ext. 2120 or craig@gadsdenlibrary.org
• 3:30 p.m. Monday, Children’s Department; Lego Club; ages 1-12; Legos provided, donations welcome; ext. 2118
• 3:30 p.m. Monday, Teen Zone; Teen Game Day; ext. 2122 or nicole@gadsdenlibrary.org
• 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Teen Zone; Homeschool Group; ext. 2122 or nicole@gadsdenlibrary.org
• 3 p.m. Tuesday, Children’s Department; GPL Grows Nature Club; Easter traditions; ext. 2118
• 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Teen Zone; Teen TV Time; ext. 2122 or nicole@gadsdenlibrary.org
• 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m Wednesday, Computer Classroom; Downloading and Saving Files; limited to 12, reservations required; $5 refundable deposit; free and clear library card required; ext. 2119
• 10 a.m. Wednesday, Children’s Department; Little Movers Baby Story Time; ext. 2118
• 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Teen Zone; Wild Card Wednesday; Wind-Down Wednesday; ext. 2122 or nicole@gadsdenlibrary.org
• 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Teen Zone; Teen National Poetry Month; design a rhyme; ext. 2122 or nicole@gadsdenlibrary.org
• 10 a.m. April 18, Children’s Department; Story Time; “My Many Colored Days,” Success by Six; ext. 2118
• 3:30 p.m. April 18, Teen Zone; teen Easter egg hunt; ext. 2122 or nicole@gadsdenlibrary.org
HOYT WARSHAM ALABAMA CITY BRANCH
Phone number:
256-549-4688
• 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Beginning Crochet and Knitting
• 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Jewelry & Craft Club; participants must provide supplies
• 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Stitching Time; all kinds of stitching pastimes; beginners welcome
EAST GADSDEN BRANCH
Phone number:
256-549-4691
• 1 p.m. Friday, Color and Calm Down
• 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Tiny Tot Time, “How to Catch the Easter Bunny,” Adam Wallace
• 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sewing School; all ages welcome; seats limited, registration required; participants must bring patterns, material and supplies; sewing machine available
• Noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Brown Bag Lunch Book Club; “The Supreme Macaroni Company,” Ariana Trigiani
ATTALLA PUBLIC LIBRARY
Phone number:
256-538-9266
• 10 a.m. to noon, second Tuesday of each month, Back to the Future tech tips for seniors
• Noon, third Thursday of each month, Readers and Writers Club, conference room
GLENCOE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Phone number:
256-459-4285
• Hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays
• 1 p.m. fourth Thursday each month, Book Club meeting
• The library now has access to Ancestry
HOKES BLUFF (RUFUS FLOYD) PUBLIC LIBRARY
Phone number:
256-492-9846
• 8 a.m. April 20, Bookin It Through the Bluff triathlon; participants can complete in 10k run only; proceeds go to Hokes Bluff Library Foundation; visit hblibraryfoundation.org or contact Alexandria Sims at the library number or librarian@hokesbluff.org or Bobbie Reeves at 256-490-3667 for information.
• 10 a.m. April 30, “Community Conversations,” presented by The David Matthews Center for Civic Life; asking Alabamians three questions about where they want the state to progress and how to get there: Where are we now? Where do we want to go? How do we get there?
• Volunteers willing to lead a book club, help out with programs around the library or start hobby clubs to be hosted in its auditorium are needed. Anyone interested in helping is asked to call and ask for Alexandria Sims. Inquiries also may be emailed to hbcpl@hokesblufflibrary.org.
• The library now has free access to FOLD 3 as well as Ancestry and Heritage Quest. Come and research your ancestry for free.
• The library is looking for volunteers to start a “Yarnies” club. The club would meet at the library once a month or more and work together on crocheting and knitting projects. Call the library and ask for Alexandria Sims for more information.
JERRY B. JONES RESEARCH LIBRARY
Phone number:
256-613-6844
• Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays
Come research local, state and Southeastern history. Includes historical books, vertical files, county record books, genealogical holdings, maps, and several local photographic collections. Library also has access to Ancestry and Newspapers.com. The library also digitizes old photos, slides, and oversize books, posters, or maps. Located in the Elliott Community Center, 2829 W. Meighan Blvd. Email: EtowahHistory@gmail.com
NICHOLS MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Phone number:
256-613-6844
• Hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays
The library contains genealogical information and family files from all areas of Alabama, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and other states. The library has a large collection of all Military records and Native American research books. Every Thursday at 9:00 am there is a Discussion Group lead by John McFarland on various subjects. He will begin covering the counties that make up what is now Etowah County. Anyone interested is invited to attend. For additional information email neagslib@comcast.net or call 256-677-3144 or 256-504-4499.
RAINBOW CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Phone number:
256-442-8477
• Noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Adult Knitting Group
• 11 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Storytime for Kids
• 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. second and fourth Mondays each month, Lego Club; ages 4 and up; Legos provided, donations welcome
SARDIS CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Phone number:
256-593-5634
• Hours, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays
• 10 a.m. Thursdays, Pre-School Story/Activity Time
SOUTHSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Phone number:
256-442-6217
• 11 a.m. April 26, Book Club, “Next Year in Havana,” Chanal Cleeton
• Hours, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to noon Friday
• 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. first and third Mondays, Storytime for kids
WESTSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Phone number:
205-589-6699
• Hours: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays
• 2 p.m. Monday, Pre-School Story Time
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