GCPL December 2024 Newsletter

December 2024 Newsletter

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Moab Library Closures in December

The Moab Library will be closing at 5 PM on Monday, December 23 and will reopen at 9 AM on Thursday, December 26.

We will close at 5 PM on Tuesday, December 31 and will reopen at 9 AM on Thursday, January 2.

Happy Holidays!

Classic Movie Night

at the Moab Library

Friday, December 6 @ 7 PM

Your passport to adventure and romance has arrived:

Join us for classic movie screenings this winter, beginning with

Casablanca, starring

Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.

1h 42m, Rated PG

Free! Refreshments provided!

View the movie trailer

"Voices Unheard"

Friday, December 13 @ 7 PM

Moab Library

What does it mean to be an ally to our Indigenous Communities?

Voices Unheard is a powerful short film shedding light on the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW), and emphasizing the urgent need for awareness and action. Join the discussion led by Sandra Billie, Indigenous Community Coordinator with Seekhaven, as we explore the challenges faced by Indigenous women and how we can support efforts for change. Free! Everyone is welcome.

Presented by Grand County Public Library

and Seekhaven Family Crisis and Resource Center

Cosmo the Library Cat

Enamel Mugs &

2025 Calendars are Here!

Treat yourself to 12 glorious months of your favorite library cat/calendar model, or sip your favorite brew from a charming

Cosmo enamel mug. Guaranteed to make you smile, these also make the purr-fect gifts for the cat-fancier or library fan on your list.

*All proceeds benefit the library

2nd Wednesday Book Club

...is ready to welcome you!

The group will meet at the Moab Library

at 6 pm on December 11th to discuss

Kidnapped

by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Next month's read:

The White Bone

by Barbara Gowdy

Call the library to reserve your copy:

435-259-1111

Castle Valley Book Club

The Castle Valley Book Club

will take a break during

the month of December.

Happy Holidays!

Their January selection is

Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet

by Ben Goldfarb

Please call 435-259-1111 for more info,

or to reserve your copy.

Wishing you a safe and happy

holiday season!

Castle Valley

Winter Hours

and Holiday Closures

Beginning December 2, the Castle Valley Library will be open

Mondays & Wednesdays

10 AM - 2 PM

The CV Library will be closed December 24 & 25

Castle Valley

Movie Night

Thursday, December 19

@ 7 PM

Big Miracle

In small-town Alaska, a news reporter recruits his Greenpeace-volunteer ex-girlfriend on a campaign to save a family of gray whales trapped by rapidly-forming ice in the Arctic Circle.

Rated PG, 1h 47m

Free! Everyone is welcome!

2 Castle Valley Drive

View the movie trailer

Grand County Public Library is providing free holiday ornament craft bags for kiddos to take

home following the concert!

Post-parade Christmas Concert

and Sing-Along

Saturday, December 7 @ Star Hall

Following the Christmas Parade

Come to Star Hall for an amazing musical concert and sing-a-long directly following the city of Moab’s annual Christmas parade. Sopranos Deanna Breiwick and Amy Owens bring their multi-instrumental talents to join pianist Michael Barrett in favorites from the American Songbook, (Jingle Bell Rock, White Christmas, Sleigh Ride, The Christmas Song) as well as songs celebrating Kwanzaa and Hanukkah. The family-friendly program ends with a sing-along. Happy Holidays!

Bilingual Storytime

Christmas Party

with the

Moab Valley Multicultural Center

Friday, December 13

@ 2:30 PM

Moab Library

Stories, songs, games & crafts

in English and en Español,

plus Refreshments and a Piñata!

A Piñata in a Pine Tree: A Latina Twelve Days of Christmas

by Pat Mora

Bilingual Storytime

with

Moab Valley Multicultural Center

Wednesday, December 18

@ 10:30 AM

Moab Library

Stories, songs and crafts in English

and en Español

Zetta the Poinsettia/Zetta la Flor de Pascua

by/por Alma Hammond

Bedtime Stories

at Santa's Workshop

Wednesday, December 18 @ 6:30 PM

Moab Library

Wear your coziest jammies for an evening

with Santa's Elves.

Stories!

Cookie Decorating!

Hot Cocoa!

Saturday Storytime

Every Saturday morning at 10:30 AM

Stories, songs and crafts are

geared to kids ages 0 - 9

and their caregivers, but

all ages are welcome!

Toddler Time

Every Wednesday morning at 10:30 AM

Stories, songs and crafts

geared to kiddos ages 0 - 5

and their caregivers, but

all ages are welcome!

December 2024

Early Learning Calendar

Read! Talk! Write! Play! Sing! Count!

Available in both English and Spanish! Click for a digital copy or pick one up at the library.

December Early Learning Tip -

Your library helps children get ready to read. It doesn’t matter if your child is four days old or four years old, we have books, music, programs, and services to help your child develop language and prereading skills.

Please call us or email info@moablibrary.org with any questions. We are here to help.

Stay Cozy, Everyone!

- Cosmo and Library Staff

Grand County Public Library | 435-259-1111 | www.moablibrary.org