Our Library is an Open Book

Libraries change and evolve to meet the needs of their community and adapt to new technologies. At Phillips Free Library though, one thing is constant - we exist to create an equitable world. Our mission is to empower and inspire all people to grow and connect with one another to create a better world for all. Here are some ways to connect with your community at the library this month.

New This Month

The Great Give Back - Check Out a Book Check in a Can

The Great Give Back is a state wide library initiative offering a chance for library patrons to give back to their community. Once again, Phillips Free Library will be collecting food items our food pantry. The Great Give Back food donations will take place from October 1 through October 31. For every 5 items you donate (no expired food please) you will receive one entry for our raffle basket. There is no limit to how many times you can donate food throughout the month. The raffle winner will be announced on Thursday, November 1st. Help us fill the food pantry, refrigerator and freezer! Wonder what to bring see the image below. Favorites are pasta and sauce, mac n cheese, and peanut butter and jelly.

Featured Events

Back to School for Adults!

Adults do you need to brush up on your basic computer skills, learn how to stream a tv show, learn internet safety and how to spot a scam? This is the class for you!

Phillips Free Library is hosting 4 classes that will help you on your way. On September 25th OR October 9th you can learn basic computer skills from 10:30-11:30 am. On October 2 OR 23 you can learn how to stream a tv show, internet safety and how to spot a scam also from 10:30-11:30 am. You only need to register for one day on each topic. Use your own laptop or borrow one of ours. A staff member from Point Broadband will be facilitating the classes. Please register by noon the day before the class: office@phillipsfreelibrary.org

LEGO Club 3rd-5th grade

We are excited to bring the 3rd-5th grade LEGO club back to the library as a monthly program. The club will meet the 4th Tuesday of the month when school is in session from 4-5 pm. We will start each meeting with a quick story and introduction of the challenge for the day. Participants will have about 45 minutes to build and then show it to the other participants. Our first meeting is Tuesday, September 24. No registration required. Contact us with questions: office@phillipsfreelibrary.org

Sensory Story Time

We had a great time at our first sensory story time on September 21. We already have the next one scheduled for Saturday, October 12 @ 10:30 am. The theme is all about Pumpkins (a little bit of fall might sneak in). Sensory story time is for all children and all abilities. No registration necessary.

New Books

Adult Fiction

So Thirsty

by Rachel Harrison

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Sloane Parker is dreading her birthday. She doesn’t need a reminder she’s getting older, or that she’s feeling indifferent about her own life. Her husband surprises her with a birthday-weekend getaway—not with him, but with Sloane’s longtime best friend, troublemaker extraordinaire Naomi. Sloane anticipates a weekend of wine tastings and cozy robes and strategic avoidance of issues she’d rather not confront, like her husband’s repeated infidelity.

But when they arrive at their rental cottage, it becomes clear Naomi has something else in mind. She wants Sloane to stop letting things happen to her, for Sloane to really live. So Naomi orchestrates a wild night out with a group of mysterious strangers, only for it to take a horrifying turn that changes Sloane’s and Naomi’s lives literally forever. The friends are forced to come to terms with some pretty eternal consequences in this bloody, seductive novel about how it’s never too late to find satisfaction, even though it might taste different than expected.

Young Adult Fiction

My Salty Mary

by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows

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Don't call this mermaid "little"—call her "captain," unless you want to walk the plank.

Mary is in love with the so-called prince of Charles Town, except he doesn't love her back. Which is inconvenient. Since she's a mermaid, being brokenhearted means she'll—poof!—turn into sea-foam.

But instead, Mary finds herself pulled out of the sea and up onto a pirate ship. To survive, she joins them. But Mary isn't willing to just sing the yo-ho-hos. She wants the pirate life, all of it, and she's ready to make a splash . . . by becoming captain. But when Blackbeard dies suddenly, Mary has a chance to become so much more: Pirate King . . . or Queen. She won't let anyone stop her—not Blackbeard's cute son, not her best friend from back under the sea who's having a bit too much fun with his new legs, and certainly not everyone who says she can't be a pirate just because she's a girl.

She may not be the best man for the job, but she'll definitely prove that she's worth her salt.

Coming in November

Creative Writing Workshop

Phillips Free Library is offering a three week creative writing workshop for children in 3rd-5th grade. Join us for a time of learning and then a chance to write your own story. The program will meet on Tuesday November 19, December 3 and 10 from 6-7 pm. Please register: office@phillipsfreelibrary.org

A Glimpse from September

There were over 30 entries for our Mini Masterpiece Art Show in September! The art will be on display through October 5th. Stop in and see the art and vote for your favorite.

Did You Know...

Phillips Free Library has purchased a new 3D printer and we are in the process of learning how it works. Stay tuned for more information on when it will be available to the public for printing.