Events This Week: July 10 - 16 |
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Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9am - 5pm
Tuesday, Thursday: 9am - 9pm
Saturday: 9am - 1pm
Sunday: CLOSED
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MASKS PREFERRED
Inside the Library
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Although no longer required, please continue to wear your mask in the Rodgers Library.
Thank you for helping keep all of us safe!
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Summer Reading Program Continues!
Through August 3, 2021
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Sign up for our Summer Reading Bingo Card for a chance to win prizes and enter a raffle drawing for grand prizes that include:
Apple AirPods
Harry Potter LEGO set
$100 gift card to the business of your choice!
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All you need is an internet connection, computer or mobile device, and your Rodgers library card!
Click on the button to access Brainfuse now!
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Book Raffle for July
Golden Girl
by Elin Hilderbrand
through Saturday, July 31
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A recently deceased Nantucket novelist is given one final summer to protect her secrets while her loved ones on earth learn to live without their golden girl.
Click on the book cover for the Goodreads description.
How to enter:
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Visit the library and submit a raffle ticket.
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Email Adult Services Librarian Amy Friedman by clicking the button below and request she enter your name. Please include your name and phone number. NOTE: You may only enter once by email.
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Qi Gong
Saturday, July 17 @ 10am
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LIBRARY TENT. Join Qi Gong instructor Joyce Palmer in the shade of our event tent for Qi Gong for adults. Qi Gong is designed to revitalize your body, mind & spirit.
Wear comfortable clothes and bring water.
Registration required. Click the button at right for more information and/or to register.
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Afternoon Book Discussion
The Island of Sea Women, by Lisa See
Tuesday, July 20 @ 1:30pm
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ONLINE EVENT.* (see below)
“A wonderful ode to a truly singular group of women” (Publishers Weekly), The Island of Sea Women is a beautiful story…about the endurance of friendship when it’s pushed to its limits.
Click on the book cover for the Goodreads description.
Books are available at the Circulation Desk.
* Group will meet under the library tent, but will meet on Zoom in case of thunder and lightning. Please register so you can get the Zoom link if weather does not allow us to meet outside.
Registration required. Click the button below for more information and/or to register.
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Fly Fishing 101
Wednesday, July 21 @ 7pm
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ONLINE EVENT. Fly Fisherman Mark Gostkiewicz discusses necessary equipment and what is really worth investing in to get started in fly fishing.
Registration required. Click the button below for more information and/or to register.
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Rescheduled!
Family Bingo
Friday, July 23 @ 6:30pm
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ONLINE EVENT. Play Bingo to win candy, books, and more!
Registration required. Click the button below for more information and/or to register.
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Events This Week: July 10 - 16 |
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Get Fit With Your Library
Top to Bottom: Arthritic Movement
Saturday, July 10
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ONLINE EVENT. Join fitness instructor Jess of DanceFit with Jess for a new recorded fitness class video each week.
This week: Top to Bottom: Arthritic Movement Using the ENTIRE body!
Registration required. Register to receive a link to the video which you can access all week!
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Chair Yoga
Saturday, July 10 @ 10am
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LIBRARY TENT. Join yoga instructor Lauren Young in the shade of our event tent for chair yoga for adults. Wear comfortable clothes and bring water.
Registration required. Click on the button below to register
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Preserving the Harvest: Pickling, Canning Freezing & Drying
Monday, July 12 @ 7pm
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ONLINE EVENT. Mark Gostkiewicz of Tri Gable Lea Farm will discuss pros and cons of each of the 4 methods, along with other topics such as:
- Standards of cleanliness
- Absolute basic kitchen
- Simple projects to try!
Registration required. Click on the button below to receive a link to the event.
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Drop-In Stitchers
Thursday, July 15
9:30am - Noon
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LIBRARY TENT. Bring your quilting, knitting, crocheting or any other crafty thing to work on and show off. Join a wonderful group of supportive and enthusiastic fellow stitchers.
No registration required.
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Geopolitics
Thursday, July 15 @ 1pm
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ONLINE EVENT. The Geopolitics Class focuses on current world geopolitical events using information from multiple U.S. and world internet sources. Summaries of the source materials are presented on PowerPoint for class discussion.
Registration required. Click on the button below to register.
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Austen Book Club
High Tea with "Pride & Prejudice"
Thursday, July 15
4 - 5:30pm
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IN-LIBRARY EVENT. Jane Austen described her masterpiece (fondly known as "P&P") as "light, and bright, and sparkling." We'll discuss the book, its plot and characters, all while indulging in a British-style high tea (both hot and iced) with light pastries in the air-conditioned library Community Room.
Registration required. Click on the button at right for more information.
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Tour of Benson's Wild Animal Farm
Friday, July 16
9:30am - 11:30am
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Join former Benson's employee Cindy Provencher for a tour of the sites from Benson's Wild Animal Farm. Hear stories about the history of the park and share your memories of Benson's in its heyday.
Meet in the parking lot by the gate.
Rain date: July 23
No registration required. All are welcome.
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Online Games
Scattergories!
Friday, July 16 @ 4pm
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ONLINE EVENT. Play Scattergories and win a gift card! Play individually or as a team with friends and family.
Registration required. Click on the button below to register.
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Youth Summer Reading Events! |
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Tails & Tales!
Summer Reading Program Events for kids
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Read for fun and prizes this summer. The library has lots of fun interactive virtual performances, storytelling, events, and arts and crafts for kids of all ages!
(Pssssst! And don't forget to register for a Bingo Card for a chance to win mad prizes! See above.)
Click on the button below to see the full listing.
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