It’s that time again! You’ve swapped swimsuits for school clothes, traded game controllers for pencils and exchanged novels for textbooks. Your schedule has probably changed a bit, and ours has too. Here is just a taste of some of our amazing fall programs. For more information, check out our website or stop by your library branch for a copy of our program guide.
Heavy Medal: Mock Newbery Awards
Columbia Public Library, Children’s Program Room
Starts Wednesday, September 7, 2016 • 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Help us select our own winner of the 2016 John Newbery Medal. At these fun sessions, you’ll discuss Newbery finalists and defend the book you feel is the “Heavy Medalist” of the year. Sessions will be held Wednesdays, Sept. 7, 21, Oct. 5, 19, Nov. 2, 16 and Dec. 7, 21. Grades 4-8. Registration begins Tuesday, August 23. Call 573-443-3161 to sign up.
Batman Day
Callaway County Public Library
Saturday, September 17, 2016 • 10-11 a.m.
Southern Boone County Public Library
Saturday, September 17, 2016 • 1-2 p.m.
Columbia Public Library, Children’s Program Room
Saturday, September 17, 2016 • 1:30-3 p.m.
Celebrate Batman Day with crafts and activities featuring our favorite caped crusader and his Gotham City friends. Costumes welcome. Ages 5 and older.
Stories & Music With Mike Anderson
Columbia Public Library, Children’s Program Room
Monday, September 26, 2016 • 6-6:45 p.m.
Southern Boone County Public Library
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 • 10-10:45 a.m.
Mike Anderson plays guitar, banjo, jaw harp, noseflute, bones and more! A winning combination of music, storytelling and humor makes Mike a crowd-pleasing performer wherever he goes. Families, recommended for ages 4 and older.
Talking Horse Productions: “Hare and Tortoise”
Columbia Public Library, Children’s Program Room
Wednesday, October 12, 2016 • 9:30-10:15 a.m. or 6-6:45 p.m.
Come see this award-winning adaptation of Aesop’s fable “Hare and Tortoise.” Families, ages 3 and older.
Parasol Puppets: The Teeny Tiny Woman and Other Halloween Tales
Southern Boone County Public Library
Monday, October 31, 2016 • 10-10:45 a.m.
Columbia Public Library, Children’s Program Room
Monday, October 31, 2016 • 4-4:45 p.m. or 5:30-6:15 p.m.
Puppeteer Peter Allen enthralls his young audience members with a gentle Halloween puppet show. Ages 4-10 with an adult.
Celia’s Sing-Along Dance Party
Southern Boone County Public Library
Wednesday, November 2, 2016 • 9:30-10 a.m.
Columbia Public Library, Children’s Program Room
Thursday, November 3, 2016 • 9:30-10 a.m. or 5:30-6:15 p.m.
Callaway County Public Library
Friday, November 4, 2016 • 10-10:15 a.m.
Celia’s world-famous, one-woman show is a rockin’, stompin’, hollerin’ good time. Wear your dancing shoes to this party because Celia will rock your socks off! Families.
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