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First
Monday Book Discussion Group: An adult book
discussion group which meets the first Monday of every other month
at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the Lewistown branch
of the Mifflin Co. Library. Scheduled meetings and
books for 2010:
Feb 1:
Three Junes by Julia Glass
Apr 5:
Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Jun 7:
Beach Music by Pat Conroy
Aug 2:
The Crying Tree by Naseem Rakha
Oct 4:
Big Russ and Me by Tim Russert
Dec 6:
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
All adults are welcome. For more information, call
Jennifer at (717) 935-2880.
Second
Wednesday Book Club: The Area Agency on Aging
and the Mifflin County Library sponsor a monthly book
discussion. The participants in the group choose the book
they will read each month and then discuss their individual views
and comments about the book. Meetings are held the second
Wednesday of each month at 1:00 p.m. in the Community Room of the Lewistown
branch of the Mifflin Co. Library.
Scheduled meetings and books for 2010:
Feb 10: Dewey
by Vicki Myron
Mar 10: Have
a little faith by Mitch Albom
Apr 14: Beach
music by Pat Conroy
May 12: Off
season by Anne river Siddons
Jun 9: Dinner
Jul 14: Mistress
Shakespeare by Karen Harper
Aug 11: Three
cups of tea by Greg Mortenson
Sep 8: American
wife by Curtis Sittenfeld
Oct 13: The
help by Karen Stockett
Nov10: The
diary of a young girl by Anne Frank
Dec 8: Luncheon
New members are always welcome! For
more information, call Betsy Tomasik at (717)242-2391 or email tomasik@mifflincountylibrary.org
Third
Tuesday Book Group: An
adult book discussion group meeting the third Tuesday of each
month at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the Kish branch
of the Mifflin Co. Library.
Jan 19:
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Feb 16:
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey
Niffenegger
Mar 16:
Beautiful Boy by David Sheff
Apr 20: The
Book Thief by Markus Zusak
May 18: The
Help by Kathryn Stockett
Jun 15: The
Noticer by Andy Andrews
Aug 16: She's
Come Undone by Wally Lamb
Sep 21:
The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis
Oct 19:
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Nov 16: The
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark
Haddon
Dec 15: Three
Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
New adults are always welcome! For more
information, call Jennifer at the Kish Branch (717)935-2880.
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Adult
Summer and Winter Reading Programs:
Each summer
(beginning in June) and each winter (beginning in January) the
Mifflin Co. Library sponsors an Adult Reading Program. All
patrons with a valid library card are invited to join in the
fun. Simply keep track of the books you read and you can enter
a drawing for great
prizes. Watch the Library Calendar of Events for start
dates. For more information, contact any branch of the
Mifflin Co. Library.
Chess Club:
Chess
Club at the Mifflin County Library is for all ages.
Children aged 8 and under much be accompanied by an adult.
Chess sets can be provided, but if you have your own set, please
bring it with you. You do not need to know how to
play--instruction will be provided. Watch the library web page
and the library events calendar for upcoming dates and times.
New members are welcome! For more information, call the
Children's Room of the Lewistown branch of the Mifflin County
Library at (717)242-2391.
Papercrafting:
Whether you're a beginner or an "old pro" at
carfting with paper, come join the fun at the Rothrock branch on the third
Thursday of each month from 6:30 pm till 8:00 pm. This is a free event for adults. If you
have supplies and/or tools (paper cutters, stapler,
scrapbooking paper, card stock, adhesive), bring them with you. If not, we will
share! To register, or for more information, call Sandy at the Rothrock
branch of the Mifflin Co. Library at 899-6851 or email: rothrock@mifflincountylibrary.org
cropNswap:
The
Mifflin Co Library is hosting this free, all-day scrapbooking event
which will be held in the Community Room of the Lewistown branch on
selected Saturdays throughout the year. (Please check the events
calendar on this webpage, for specific dates.) Each event runs from 9 am
until 6 pm--come and go as you
like. (Lunch is "on your own".) Bring your
scrapbooking supplies and join the fun! Please note: This
event is limited to 12-14 participants. Registration is
required and is by email only! Send email to: crop_nswap@yahoo.com Your
registration confirmation will also be by email.
Commonwealth
Speaker Series:
The
Mifflin County Library, with funding from the Pennsylvania Humanities
Council, is proud to present the Commonwealth Speaker Series.
These free events will take place in the Community Room of the
Lewistown branch of the library. Please check the online
library events calendar for more information, or contact any branch
of the library. In addition, future dates and times will be
posted prominently at all branches.
Rosanna of the
Amish: Fact and Fiction
presented by Julia Spicher Kasdorf
Kish Branch Library
Community Room
Sept 27, 2010 @ 6:00 p.m.
Please call or email
your branch for more information
about any of these events.
Lewistown branch 242-2391 mifflincolib@mifflincountylibrary.org
Lewistown branch 242-2391 (children's room) kidsroom@mifflincountylibrary.org
Allensville branch 483-6968 allensville@mifflincountylibrary.org
Kish branch (Belleville) 935-2880 kish@mifflincountylibrary.org
Milroy branch 667-2866 milroy@mifflincountylibrary.org
Rothrock branch (McVeytown) 899-6851 rothrock@mifflincountylibrary.org
