Holiday Cheers
We have accomplished so much because you have always believed reading is important, and because of that, libraries are still thriving and so are the programs.
Did you know that reading to children, even before birth is a building block to literacy and a lifelong love for reading.
The library offers a number of opportunities to build up a young reader, such as story time on Thursdays at 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. In the children’s area are puzzles, coloring pages, and other activities to help children build a love for reading.
The library doesn’t start and stop with the young child but continues to provide programs to encourage the tweens and teens to visit us for some fun time activities or even just to come in for a quiet corner table.
There are activities for homeschooling youth, such as the Fundamentals of Academic Art program that current students give a thumbs up. They state, “The program is fun because we are learning how to draw perceptively (draw from different angles), blend colors, and learn vocabulary about art.”
Charlotte Mitchell is the art teacher for this program and has illustrated a book of poetry, available for viewing in the library.
The next scheduled class begins Jan. 12, so sign up now to save your spot.
There are also programs available for children that are on Christmas break. Some of the STEM activities are: make a snowball launcher, design a snowflake, build igloos, build Lego sleds and many other station activities. These are fun activities that help children use their creative stem of the brain.
On Dec. 26, the teens will be learning the basics of sewing by making their very own pillow shirts. This fun activity is full of take-aways such as a finished pillow and also the skill of patching up a hole in a sock or shirt in case of an emergency.
Remember the days when sewing was taught at home or at school? Well now, you can even learn skills like these at the library. What a remarkable opportunity.
We are very grateful to have worked with the Eufaula Youth and Performing Arts Club and are very excited to have one of their production skits in the library “Five Ways to Survive the Holidays” on Dec. 22 at 12 p.m.
Programs like these are made available by you, the community. You are so generous with your support.
We would like to thank the community who provide support through donations, visiting the library and attending programs, and for using the resources that are available through the library.
We would also like to thank Eufaula Bank for their generous donation to the library and the Friends of the Library for their financial support and active participation in building these kinds of programs.
FEML is looking for new members to join and continue to help build the library.
Their next monthly Program Luncheon is Friday, Jan.19 at 11:30 a.m.
Contact member. FEML@gmail.com or president, Gail Rose, to join.
Last but definitely not least, we appreciate the support of the Eufaula Chamber of Commerce for always reaching out and the City of Eufaula for the consistent effort to beautify the library.
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