GENERAL EVENTS AND INFORMATION
ADULT SERVICES - Downtown Branch - 346-2100
TOPDrop-In Knitter’s Corner
Wednesday, January 24
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Waskasoo/Kiwanis Meeting RoomMétis Nation of Alberta Association Local council and Red Deer Public Library are offering you this new drop-in free program to enjoy quality craft time together for a good cause - creating crafts that reflect Native and Métis past, present and future. Call 318-9312 for more information.
Emotional Eating
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
January 4 - Snell Auditorium
January 11 - Waskasoo/Kiwanis Room
Learn to knit or polish your skills during this program hosted by a professional knitter. For information on this program, call Tatiana at 318-9312English Conversational Club
January 23
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Snell Auditorium
No charge
The topic will be of interest to anyone wanting to learn more about the connection between emotions and eating.
Hear a presentation by Sharon Vanin, Disordered Eating Specialist with the David Thompson Health Region.
There will be an opportunity to ask questions and gather information about resources in our community.
Register by calling Canadian Mental Health Association at 342-2266.
Sponsored by Canadian Mental Health Association, Red Deer Public Library, DTHR, Mental Health Services.Michif Language Workshop
Saturday, January 6
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 17
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Waskasoo/Kiwanis Meeting RoomMeet others who are learning English.
Practice your speaking skills. Must have some English-speaking skills to attend. RDPL Children's Services Staff will provide an ESL Children's Storytime during the club. For more information, and to register for storytime call Tatiana at 318-9312.
Seniors' Advisory Group
Saturday, January 27
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Downtown Branch - Snell Auditorium
Join presenter Lorianne Houle from Calgary for a free lunch of stew and bannock and enjoy a live presentation of The Trial of Louis Riel by Bill Baergen. All Red Deer residents attending this workshop will receive a free library card.
Call 318-9312 to register.
Wednesday, January 17
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Waskasoo/Kiwanis Meeting RoomSeniors have your say on what goes on at Red Deer Public Library by joining this new group which allows seniors to help with new library programs and comment on older ones. Call Tatiana at 318-9312 for more information.
READERS' SERVICES - Downtown Branch - 342-9110
Advanced Attitudes:
Seniors' Book ClubFireside Readers:
Wednesday, January 10
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Waskasoo/Kiwanis Meeting RoomThe book for January is A False Sense of Well-Being by Jeanne Braselton. Bring in the New Year with snacks and fun at our first meeting of 2007!
Call 342-9122 for more information.
Adult Evening Book ClubHomebound Readers
Wednesday, January 10
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Waskasoo/Kiwanis Meeting RoomFireside Readers will meet to discuss Lori Handeland's
Blue Moon, winner of the 2005 RITA Award.
Call 346-2100 for more information.
Do you love to read but can’t get to the library? Red Deer Public Library offers a homebound readers’ service
which pairs readers with volunteers who will pick up and deliver
books to your home free of charge.Call Readers’ Services at 342-9110 to determine eligibility.
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Do you want some help
finding good books to read?
Shelf Help is a new service which provides you with a personalized reading list based on your reading preferences. Just fill out the form in Readers' Services or online at www.rdpl.org (coming soon) and we will create a personalized reading list for you!
For more information, contact Readers' Services at 342-9110.
CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT - Downtown Branch - 346-4688
Drop-In Pajama Storytime
Thursdays 11:00-11:30 a.m. Drop in for 30 minutes of stories, songs and rhymes for children birth to 24 months and their parents or caregivers.
No registration required.
Winter session begins January 11, 2007.
Drop-In Pre-School Storytime
Tuesdays 6:30 p.m. Thirty to 45 minutes of stories, songs, finger plays, and crafts. The focus age group is two to six-year-olds (under three please bring an adult), but we invite the whole family to take part. Winter session begins January 9. Pajamas welcome!
Drop-In Time for Twos
Wednesdays 2:00 - 2:45 p.m. or Fridays 10:00 - 10:45 a.m. Songs, stories and crafts for three to five-year-olds. No registration required.
Winter sessions begin January 10 and 12.
Family Drop-In Storytime
Thursdays 10:00– 10:30 a.m. Songs, stories, and crafts for two-year-olds and their parents or caregivers. No registration required.
Winter session begins January 9, 2007.
Special Children’s Program:
Saturdays – 11:00 a.m. Thirty to 45 minutes of stories, songs, finger plays, and crafts. The focus age group is three to six (under three please bring an adult), but we invite the whole family to take part.
Family storytimes run all year.
Local Author Book LaunchAuthor and Illustrator Meet and Greet
Red Deer Public Library’s own Laural Grimes is releasing her fourth children’s book entitled The Great Chuckwagon Race illustrated by local artist Lorlie Vuori.
Saturday January 13 at 2:00 p.m.
Snell Auditorium - Downtown Branch
Join us as we hear about the journey a book takes from the initial idea to arriving on the book shelf.
Hear the story read for the first time and purchase your own autographed copy.
For more information call Downtown Branch, Childrens Services at 346-4688
Hey teens! Make your own Superstar sock puppets
Saturdays in January!
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. in the mezz
Come play Xbox and PS2 games on big screen in the mezz. This weekly program is free, but time restrictions may apply.
January 22, 23 and 24
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Come make Goth (or Emo or Punk or Rock) sock puppets in the mezz, and maybe even submit your sock to Sock Star Supernova, the very first sock talent show in the mezz! The program is free, but extra (clean) socks are welcome!
Drop-In Pre-School Storytime
Tuesdays - 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Drop in for 30 minutes of stories, songs and rhymes for children from birth to 24 months of age and their parents or caregivers.
New program begins Tuesday, January 9.
Drop-In Time for Twos
Mondays 10:30 - 11:15 a.m. Stories, songs and crafts for three to five-year-olds.
No registration required.
Winter session begins Monday, January 8th.
Reading Builds Hope
Tuesdays 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Stories, songs and crafts for two-year-olds and their parents or caregivers. No registration required.
Winter session begins Tuesday, January 9th.
Interested in helping adults improve their literacy skills?
A two hour per week commitment to the Adult Literacy Program is all we ask.
Call 346-2533 for more information.
Celebrate Family Literacy Day
Thursday, January 25
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Parkland Mall Food Court
Join Family Literacy and the RDPL Kids Club to Celebrate Family Literacy Day which is on Saturday, January 27, 2007. Don't miss this story time with free refreshments and prizes. Registration is not required. For more information, call Celia at 309-3488.
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LIBRARY EXHIBITION PROJECT
Downtown Branch - 346-4576
TOPNo events scheduled this month.