Volume 8 No. 12 November 30, 2024

TUTORIAL:

Click on the image to the right for a PDF of the newsletter & calendar tutorial. Or, scroll to the bottom of the newsletter.

Only a few more days left to enter!

For detailed information about the many excellent programs presented at the library, listed below, click on the purple "Visit the Full Library Calendar" button,

which you'll find throughout the newsletter:

Teen Programs and Events

Teen programs are intended for youth ages 13 - 20 unless otherwise noted

Zine Making 101 (Drop In)

all month long

Tuesday Tik Tok Club for Tweens and Teens

Tuesday, December 3, 10, 17, 3:00 - 4:00 pm, Teen Room

Community Conversations 413

Wednesday, December 4, 11, 18 4:00 - 5:00 pm, Local History Room

Cozy Teen & Tween Mix Ups: Gift Edition

Thursday, December 5, 12, 19 2:30 - 4:00 pm, Makerspace

Book to Movie Club: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

Friday, December 6, 5:30 pm , Greenfield High School Auditorium

Teen Advisory Board

Monday, December 9, 3:30 - 4:40 pm, Teen Room

Tween Programs and Events

Tuesday Tik Tok Club for Tweens and Teens

Tuesday, December 3, 10, 17 3:00 - 4:00 pm, Teen Room

Cozy Teen & Tween Mix Ups: Gift Edition

Thursday, December 5, 12, 19 2:30 - 4:00 pm, Makerspace

Children's Programs and Events

An adult is required to be present with children under 8 participating in GPL programs

GPL Kids: Make a Gift (Drop In)

Friday, December 20, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm 

Vacation Lego Club (drop-in)

Friday, December 27, 2:30 - 4:00 pm

Ongoing Children's Programs and Events

An adult is required to be present with children under 8 participating in GPL programs

GPL Lego Club (drop-in)

Monday, December 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 3:30 - 5:00 pm

Book Babies with Shannon Gilcreast

Tuesday, December 3, 10, 17, 10:00 am

Book Babies is taking a vacation from December 24 through December 31, returning on Tuesday, January 7 at 10 am.

Toddler Time with Shannon Gilcreast

Wednesday, December 4, 11, 18, 10:00 am 

Toddler Time is taking a vacation from December 25 through January 1, returning on Wednesday, January 8 at 10 am

Greenfield Public Library Call for Art!

The Greenfield Public Library is pleased to invite Franklin County artists to submit applications to showcase their artwork at the library.

Our exhibition spaces -- located in the conference, meeting, and children's rooms -- are designed to feature two-dimensional art, though three-dimensional works will also be considered. The library serves all ages and fosters a diverse and inclusive environment. First-time exhibitors, individuals, and groups are encouraged to submit proposals by December 31, 2024.

To learn more and apply, visit https://greenfieldpubliclibrary.org/p/2091/Art-Exhibit-Policy

Community Conversations 413

Wednesday, December 4, 11, 18

4:00 - 5:00 pm, Local History Room

Join us in the Greenfield Public Library’s Local History Room on Wednesdays from 4:00 - 5:00 pm for “Community Conversations 413,” a casual, weekly conversation group for English language learners and others.

"Community Conversations 413" is a student-run initiative designed to support English language learners by providing informal English conversation practice – with each other and more experienced English-speakers – in a friendly environment. This program is open to both teens and adults.

The name "Community Conversations 413" reflects our belief that sharing our differences through dialogue enriches our community. By engaging in meaningful conversations, we can become more well-rounded individuals. This initiative focuses on supporting, and learning from, English language learners in our community by engaging each other in meaningful English-centered conversations.

For more information, please contact Teen Librarian Francesca Passiglia at 413-772-1544 or francesca.passiglia@greenfield-ma.gov

This is a teen-led program co-hosted by Greenfield Public Library and generously funded by the Friends of Greenfield Public Library, and is intended for ages 13+.

Cozy Teen & Tween Mix Ups: Gift Edition

Thurs. Dec 5, 12, 19 2:30 - 4:00 pm

Makerspace

Team up with Francesca and Shannon for some cozy gift crafting in the Maker Space on Thursdays this December:

December 5: Beeswax Candles

December 12: Shrinky Dink Jewelry

December 19: Greeting Cards

An afterschool snack and cozy beverage will be served.

For more information, contact Francesca Passiglia: francesca.passiglia@greenfield-ma.gov or call

(413) 772-1544

These programs, generously sponsored by the Friends of the Greenfield Public Library, are free and for ages 10 - 18. 

GPL Kids: Make a Gift (Drop In)

Friday, December 20 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Children's Room 

Stop by the kids' activity room and use our craft supplies to make a gift or a card for someone you love!

 For more information, contact Shannon Gilcreast at shannon.gilcreast@greenfield-ma.gov or call (413) 772-1544 x5104.

This program, generously sponsored by the Friends of the Greenfield Public Library, is free andrecommended for children ages 2 - 12

Greenfield Public Library Hours

Monday - Wednesday: 9:30 am – 8 pm

Thursday - Friday: 9:30 am – 5 pm

Saturday: 9:30 am – 2 pm

For security purposes, the upstairs floor closes 15 minutes before closing time. Main doors are locked 5 minutes before closing.

Check us out 24/7 at at our website for e-books, audiobooks, movie streaming, music, and research fun.

Tutorial on How to Use This Newsletter

What follows are instructions about how to access full, detailed descriptions of programs, using the GPL calendar. We will walk you through the process of using this newsletter in concert with the GPL calendar to learn all about Library events that pique your interest. You'll find very helpful tips on using both the "monthly view" and "day/list view" functions on the library calendar. Even if you've used the calendar in the past, I can't recommend enough reading through this. Happily for many, the "day/list view" will give you access to something similar to the extensive listings detailed in past newsletters, including every program with a description and poster.

Images are embedded in the tutorial below, to help you navigate these valuable resources.

I. How to see full descriptions of particular programs of interest:

• First, browse the list of library offerings for the month in the "What's the Buzzz?" section of the newsletter. Choose the programs that you want to know more about and jot these down, with their dates, on a piece of paper.
• Then, click on the Visit the Full Library Calendar link, which you will find at the top and bottom of the event listings, and looks like this:

• This link will take you directly to the library calendar in "monthly view," which looks like this:

• You can now look at the list where you jotted down titles and dates after reading the newsletter, and click on a title that interests you by going to its date on the calendar.
• For example, if you are following these directions and click on the sample title "A Paranormal Journey," designated by the pink arrow above, you will come to a complete description of the program. The description will look something like this:

• Once you are finished reading about a specific event you've selected, you may want to look at the complete description of another program. Click on your computer's "back," or "last screen," arrow (see pink arrow in image above) to do so.
• This will take you back to the monthly calendar and you can scroll up or down until you find the date of the next program you are looking for, then click on the program's title to see its full description. 
• You can also see program lists for upcoming months by selecting a given month under "2024" on the left side of the page. However, keep in mind that those calendars are largely populated with ongoing events, and continue to fill out as the librarians develop future programming as the current month goes on.

II. How to access the "list view" of every library program for the month, including brief descriptions and posters

If you would like to scroll through every program for the month, with a more complete description of each program than the "monthly view" offers (much like previous versions of the Friends Newsletter), follow these instructions to change to the "day/list view" on the calendar. This will bring up a list of events that looks something like the image below, allowing you to scroll up and down through the programs to your heart's delight. You will also be able to click on a given program in this view to see its fullest description (very lengthy descriptions are truncated in this view).

• To access the calendar in "day/list view," click on the Visit the Full Library Calendar link anywhere in the newsletter, just as you did before.
• Then, change the calendar view from the current "Monthly View" to the "Day/List View" by clicking on the three horizontal lines, indicated below with a curving pink arrow:

• Please note: If you are having trouble seeing the full list of programs, click on "Clear All," indicated by the straight pink arrow in the image above. This will get you out of "day view" and back into the full list of programs.

• There will be several pages of listings for you to peruse this way; just click through to additional pages by selecting a page number or using the ">" button at the bottom of each page:

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As with any change in procedure, it might take a bit of noodling around to master GPL calendar use successfully. We very much hope that this tutorial helps even "non-techie" folks to master this set of resources fairly quickly.

And we would love to hear from you about how this new format is working for you. Just a quick note to this email would be fabulous, if you're so moved: newsfgpl@gmail.com