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Starting at midnight on Monday, February 1, “Go for the Gold!” our Winter Reading Program begins!  Children is Kindergarten and up can log on to our website, www.seekonkpl.org,  click the highlighted “Register Now” line to sign up and track your reading progress.  We’re following the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, too, so you can watch the latest Olympic results starting on February 12!  This February you can read anything you’d like (or be read to),  earn a free book each week, and pick up an Applebee’s Kids Meal coupon once a week, as long as you log your reading time!  The program runs from February 1 until the 28.  Come in to check out the books we have on the Winter Olympics.  Learn a little bit about our favorite winter sports before you watch the competition on television.  Have fun reading this winter…Lick the cold, read something bold! 

Let’s all give a big round of applause to Applebee’s!  Thank you for your support of our reading programs!

Uncle Moe Live! will be appearing at the Library on Monday, January 25, at 6:30 p.m.  This program, sponsored by The Friends of Seekonk Public Library, is fun and interactive!  Billed as New England’s only rock ‘n roll band for children, you’ll be in store for a great musical treat!

The Friends of Seekonk Public Library are sponsoring a wonderful Holiday Concert tonight, Thursday at 6:30 p.m., featuring award-winning singer/songwriter/musician David Polansky.  You can sing-along to some of your favorite Christmas carols, Hanukkah tunes or Kwanzaa melodies!  And you’ll have the last chance to purchase a winning ticket for the Holiday Raffle Basket that’s been on display in the Library since the Holiday Gift Sale on November 28.  The basket contains samples of items donated by vendors who participated in the Gift Sale.  It only takes one ticket to win, so try your luck!  Tickets are $1 each or $5 for 8 tickets!  The basket’s probably worth at least $75, so come on down to the Library and ask any staff member to sell you your winning ticket. The Friends are the big winners, though, because proceeds benefit that great organization and all the terrific things they do for our Library!

Instead of spending your money on Black Friday, come to the Library on Saturday, November 28, from 10 to 2 and celebrate “Festive Saturday!”  The Friends of Seekonk Public Library are sponsoring a Holiday Gift Sale in the Library’s Meeting Room with twelve vendors selling anything from food items to jewelry, from kitchen magnets to customized gift baskets, from fiber art brooches to sterling silver bracelets.  A portion of sales will benefit the Friends.  What a wonderful way to spend the day…shopping in your library! And have a cup of coffee while you browse.  See you there!

Just wanted to let all our friends know that Michelle Gario, our super duper Adult Services Staff Librarian, delivered a beautiful baby boy, Anthony James (aka A.J.) on Saturday, November 8.  He weighed 5 pounds, 11 oz. and both are doing really well!  She’ll be back in mid-January.

Seekonk Public Library has a Facebook page!  Just search Seekonk Library and you can follow us as a fan!  We’re giving a free book to our new fans, so sign up now!  Just let Mary Ellen or Sharon Clarke know you’ve become a fan and they’ll hook you up!

And don’t forget to tweet!  The Library is also on Twitter!

There’s still space available for the Rock Painting Workshop on Tuesday, November 17, at 4 pm.  All you need is a little imagination and a clean, flat rock.   We’ll provide the brushes, the acrylic paints and you’ll be ready to decorate your rock to use as a door stop, a paperweight, or just something  to remind you of all the fun you had painting with your friends!  Local artist Sue Burek will be on hand to provide any help or  instructions you may need.   Please register with the Youth Services Librarians before the 17th.

In the latest issue of our Library Newsletter, we just wanted to clarify some date and time changes on a couple of juvenile programs that were recently altered because of scheduling conflicts.

The Parent-Child Book Club, originally scheduled for Monday, November 16, has been rescheduled to Monday, November 9, at 6:30 p.m.  The books being discussed are One False Note by Gordon Korman and The Sword Thief by Peter Lerangis.  These titles are books #2 and #3, respectively, in The 39 Clues series.

The meeting time of the next Stamp Collecting Club on Saturday, November 7, has been changed from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

We apologize for any inconvenience these changes may have caused the registrants and any potential newcomers.  Both of these programs have continuous registration, so we hope you would try these programs on for size!

We have been sent 10 free weekend admission tickets to this year’s CRAFTBoston Holiday show. This event, held Dec 11 - Dec 13 at the Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts, features emerging artists, craft organizations, artist mentor booths, an educational lecture series, and more. See www.craftboston.org for more information.

Ask for tickets at the Information Services Desk while they last!