Programs are in full swing and are offered to all ages. All of the regular programming is free and open to everyone.
• Preschool -- Laura Flynn is in charge of the preschool story hour, which is held every Thursday at 11 a.m.
• Elementary-school ages -- An after-school program is held every Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. A home-school program for elementary-school-age children is held every Thursday at 11 a.m. The October activities for this age group are planned by Delilah Williamson and include discovering why leaves change color, celebrating National Pizza Month, becoming authors, and a costume party.
• Tweens & Teens activities are held the second Thursday of each month from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. The activity for October is a costume party.
• Adult book clubs -- The Adult Reading Group meets at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of every month. The book for October is "The Red Garden" by Alice Hoffman. The Morning Adult Book Club will meet the third Tuesday of each month at 11 a.m. October's book will be "Headhunters" by Jo Nesbo.
• Movies for all ages are on Mondays at 4:30 p.m.. Please check the library's website or stop by the library to see what is playing in October.
Fall is here, school is in full swing, and homework abounds. The library is an excellent source of information for school projects. The Arkansas State Library's Travelers Portal (http://www.library.arkansas.gov/libraryDivisions/Traveler/Pages/default.aspx) is a great resource. Oklahoma residents will need to come to the library to utilize this site. The site has links to World Book On-line, NoveList for K-8th grades, as well as newspaper and magazine articles.
Check-out limits have increased to 20 items per adult, and may include six DVDs and one new item. Children are allowed to check out 10 items, also including six DVDs and one new item. Patrons can check out five items from Arkansas Library 2 Go, which include e-books, audiobooks and videos. The public can access this link through the library's website. Non-resident adult cards are $10.00 annually and non-resident child cards are $5.00 annually. You will see this change when the renewal for your card occurs. The price for copies are now $0.12.
New items at the library include:
1. "The Fault in Our Stars" (DVD)
2. "Draft Day" (DVD)
3. "Close to Home" by Lisa Jackson (Audiobook)
4. "Taking the Lead: Lessons form a Life in Motion" by Derek Hough(Book)
5. "Festive in Death" by J.D. Robb (Audiobook and Book)
6. "The River" by Beverly Lewis (Book)
7. "The Islands at the End of the World" by Austin Aslan (Young Adult Book)
8. "Ace Lacewing: Bug Detective" by David Biedrzycki (Children's Book)
And as always, we will see you at the library!
-- Dolores Deuel is the library manager at Siloam Springs Public Library. The opinions expressed are those of the author.
Sports on 09/24/2014