Greetings from the Great Bend Public Library! It’s officially September, and that means it’s National Library Card Sign-Up Month. Have you lost your card? Maybe it’s seen better days and is barely holding itself together. In celebration of the occasion, we will be offering free library card replacements for the month of September.
Join us in the evening of Thursday, Sept. 4, at 6 p.m. for the return of Delicious Dishes. This month, we’ll learn how to put our own spin on popular recipes from some of your favorite restaurants. This class is open to all ages, but please note that attendees under the age of 10 must be accompanied by a responsible minder 16 or older.
Friday, it’s time for Casual Game Friday at 3:45 p.m. and Adults Night Movie Out at 7 p.m. For Casual Game Day, grab your controller and get ready to race! Speed through fantastic levels inspired by the Mushroom Kingdom and some of your favorite Nintendo properties in Mario Kart 8. For our Adults Night Out Movie, we will be showing a new, fantastic Marvel movie that many are calling a return to form for Marvel Studios. “A world without Avengers doesn’t mean there’s not a group of superheroes. There is a group and they’re called the Thunderbolts.”- Swank
Tuesday starts with Baby Bounce and Early Literacy Story Times at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., respectively. Baby Bounce is a time for parents and caregivers to engage babies ages 0-2 through lap reading, rhymes, music, and motion. Afterwards, we’ll move into tummy time and free play to allow parents to connect with other parents. Early Literacy Story Time is an active time for little learners ages 3-5 featuring early literacy skills, picture books, finger plays, songs, rhymes, music, art, and movement. Every child who comes to story time this fall will be entered in a drawing for a free book. Please note that, although our two story times are geared towards specific age groups, families may bring children of any age to the story time that fits their family and schedule best.
Tuesday evening from 5:30-7 p.m., join us for our September Writing Club meeting. At this meeting, we will be introducing members to Novelvember and helping them prep to make the most of Novelvember.
Wednesday will be our first Digital Literacy Class. This class will focus on Family online safety. We will be focusing on teaching all ages, including parents and guardians, as well as children, tips for being safe online. We will cover things like parental controls and safe websites. Join us at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday for our first Digital Literacy Class; computers will be provided.
Next Thursday, the 11th, along with our usual Genealogy Thursday, we have our next Adult Craft Night at 6 p.m. This month, we will be making book wreaths using pages from old discarded books. We will supply everything you need, but if there is a special book you would like to use, feel free to bring your own.
Lastly, are you interested in trying out tabletop role-playing games but don’t know where to start? Players new and old, grades 6-12 can try out our new Tabletop Teens miniseries this fall on select Fridays from 4-7:15 pm starting Sept. 12. Enter the Nexus, an extra-dimensional war zone where fantasy and sci-fi collide. Six space-faring adventurers will have to work together to keep the Nexus from spiraling into chaos and being overrun by ... space jellyfish? Visit greatbendpl.info/teens for more details and to sign up for this miniseries. Those who don’t get a spot as a player will be put on the waitlist. Registration is required to play, but any teens are welcome to come watch as part of the audience.
Hannah Grippin is outreach manager at the Great Bend Public Library. To see what else we are up to at the library, stop by and grab our most recent newsletter so you can keep up to date on all of our events coming up this fall. Find us on social media @greatbendpl and visit our website, greatbendpl.info. You can also message us on Facebook and Instagram, email us at gbcirc@gmail.com, or give us a call at 620-792-2409 with any questions about our programming or services.
