LEWES PUBLIC LIBRARY
December 2021 | E-Newsletter
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Please note Winter Holiday Closings:
Closed Friday and Saturday,
December 24 and 25, 2021
Closed Saturday, January 1, 2022
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OPERATION GRATITUDE
Stop by the library anytime before December 31, 2021 to write a thank you that will be sent to Operation Gratitude for distribution overseas and at home.
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TOYS FOR TOTS
Help the Marine Corps Reserve distribute Christmas gifts for those in need. Drop off a new, unwrapped toy in the Toys for Tots box inside the library.
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Whimsical Masterpieces: Pastel Workshop Artists
Lobby Display, throughout December
View the Whimsical Masterpieces: Pastel Workshop Artists exhibit on display in our lobby during Library hours.This series is a partnership with Delaware Division of the Arts and Lifetime Arts to offer creative aging workshops designed to enrich the lives of older adults (55+) by providing intentional social engagement and focus on building art-making skills over time.
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Kids & Family
All programs are FREE.
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Touch a Truck Tuesdays
Tuesdays, December 7, 14, and 21 | 10:30 A.M.
Until we can meet inside for Story Time again, we'll gather outside in the library's backyard to get an up-close look at some of the trucks and vehicles in our community, and talk to the people who drive them. No registration required.
December 7 - Meet an Ambulance with the Lewes Fire Department
December 14 - Meet an School Bus with the Cape Henlopen School District
December 21 - Meet an Police Car with the Lewes Police Department
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Homeschool Connection | Recycled Book Art
Tuesday, December 14 | 1:00 P.M.
Join us in the large meeting room to create some recycled book art for gift giving this year.
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Brown Paper Packages Tied Up with Strings
Check out a mystery library book to unwrap at home this holiday season! Starts December 1st.
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Stop by the kids' room to check out our I Spy display. Find everything and win a prize!
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Winter Walk
Coming in December ... enjoy the Winter Walk on the library grounds for some outdoor, physical fun!
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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
The Imagination Library provides FREE books by mail for children ages birth up to 5, throughout Delaware, to develop the habit of reading, and to develop the library habit, too!
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Teens
All programs are FREE
NOTE: Teen programs are for ages 12 – 18 and
registration is required.
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Girls Who Code | Building Sisterhood and Making An Impact
Wednesdays through December 15 | 6:30 P.M.
Girls Who Code club provides a completely free plug-and-play curriculum and resources to encourage girls’ participation in STEM as they prepare for college and careers. During a quarterly session, Girls Who Code will work on several projects using Scratch and Python programming, animations, chatbots, and so much more.
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TAB | Teen Advisory Board Meeting
Thursday, December 2 | 6:30 P.M.
The Lewes Public Library's Teen Advisory Board is seeking new members. Join us for an open discussion about how we can make the Lewes Public Library a better place for teens. Participation in TAB and TAB meetings qualifies for community service hours.
This program is strictly reserved for teens ages 13-17.
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Dungeons and Dragons
Experience a fantasy world similar to Lord of the Rings: battle monsters; discover treasures; go on adventures! There is no previous experience required
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Chess Club
Chess Club meets once a month in the Medium Room. Ages 12+ are welcome to join. Experienced players will be there to teach any person 12+ how to play.
Walk-ins welcome.
No registration is required.
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Adults
- All programs are FREE
- Programs are offered either in-person, online, or hybrid (in-person and online). Each program indicates how it is offered.
- Unless indicated otherwise, you
MUST REGISTER to receive instructions for joining the program.
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Please scroll down for information on Author Events, Book Discussion Groups, Foreign Language Conversation Groups, Lectures and Workshops, Money School Classes, Performances, Discussion and Activity Groups, and more!
All adult programs are listed by category and date. For additional information or to register, just click on the program title or the details and registration link.
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AUTHOR EVENTS
Registration required.
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The Dogfish Head Book: 26 Years of Off-Centered Adventures
Monday, November 29 | 5:00 PM ET | Online
Join us for an evening of storytelling as we celebrate the release of The Dogfish Head Book: 26 Years of Off-Centered Adventures. This book is a celebratory chronology of the offbeat escapades that propelled Dogfish Head to become one of the largest and more well-known craft breweries in America. Written by Dogfish Head Founder & Brewer, Sam Calagione, Dogfish Head Co-Founder & Communitarian, Mariah Calagione, and longtime co-worker and Dogfish INN General Manager, Andrew C. Greeley.
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Cooks & Books Presents Amy Zitelman | The Tahini Table
Thursday, December 9 | 5:00 PM ET | Online
Join us for an online conversation with Amy Zitelman, author of The Tahini Table, as well as CEO and cofounder of woman-owned Soom Foods, the leading purveyor of tahini and tahini products in the American market. No registration required but stop by the Circulation Desk to sign up for your dish.
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History Book Festival Presents Howard W. French | Born in Blackness
Thursday, December 16 | 5:00 PM ET | Online
In collaboration with the History Book Festival, join us for a talk with Howard W. French, author of Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War.
In a book that weaves historical detail with personal reportage, French retells the story of medieval and emerging Africa, demonstrating how the economic ascendancy of Europe, the anchoring of democracy in America, and the fulfillment of so-called Enlightenment ideals all grew out of Europe’s dehumanizing engagement with the “darkest” continent.
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BOOK DISCUSSION GROUPS
All are welcome to join!
Registration required.
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BOOK & FILM DISCUSSION GROUP
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Tuesday, November 30 | 6:00 PM ET | Online & In-person
Weaving together multiple strands and generations of this family, from the Deep South to California, from the 1950s to the 1990s, Brit Bennett produces a story that is at once a riveting, emotional family story and a brilliant exploration of the American history of passing.
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Tuesday, December 28 | 6:00 PM ET | Online & In-person
In a text that resembles a memoir, a prose poem, and an album of verbal snapshots, a writer from a mixed racial background chronicles her journey and battle to understand her racial identity.
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NATURAL SELECTIONS BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
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Wednesday, December 1 | 5:00 PM ET | Online & In-person
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LEWES PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOK CLUB
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Thursday, December 2 | 4:00 PM ET | In-person
Convinced she is dying, an elderly Chinese woman living in San Francisco decides to reveal all the confidences entrusted to her, thus beginning a series of comic misunderstandings about the secrets people keep.
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Monday, December 6 | 5:00 PM ET | Online
Share your love of cooking and trying new recipes. Every month, the group selects a cookbook and each participant chooses a recipe from it to prepare for the following month’s meeting. The group meets on the first Monday of the month to try the dishes made and discuss the recipes.
Stop by the Circulation Desk to choose a recipe from this month's cookbook.
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Thursday, December 9 | 6:30 PM ET | Online
This national bestseller is an ode to a disappearing world and a breathtaking page-turner about the possibility of hope against all odds.
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AAUW NOTABLE BOOKS DISCUSSION
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Please note: No meeting in December.
Thursday, January 6, 2022 | 10:00 AM | In-person
Based on the extraordinary life of National Book Award-winning author Louise Erdrich’s grandfather who worked as a night watchman and carried the fight against Native dispossession from rural North Dakota all the way to Washington, D.C., this powerful novel explores themes of love and death with lightness and gravity and unfolds with the elegant prose, sly humor, and depth of feeling of a master craftsman.
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Not Sure What to Read Next?
The library subscribes to a service called BookLetters that offers a wide variety of reading list choices for adults, children, and young adults. There are lists you can view online and lists you can choose to have emailed directly to your inbox!
Sign up for the Library’s BookLetters newsletters by email.
Let us inspire you with our Book Lists for Adults, including print and digital titles! We’re adding book lists regularly, so check it out.
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DISCUSSION GROUPS
Join us for any or all of the stimulating,
interactive groups that will keep you thinking.
Registration required.
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Food for Thought
Mondays | 1:30 PM ET | Online & In-Person
Be prepared to put your brain in high gear for a stimulating, comfortable atmosphere of reasoned interaction.
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NEW - Socrates Café
Thursdays | 11:00 AM ET | Online & In-Person
Socrates Café is a discussion group for adults that provides an opportunity for people from a variety of backgrounds to share their knowledge and experiences from a philosophical perspective. These are open-invitation meetings that promote the sharing and exploration of ideas rather than debating the pros and cons of different viewpoints that impact our personal lives, our communities, and society at large. The goal is to learn from each other by exchanging thoughts and reflections, allowing us to journey beyond our personal limitations and to expand our horizons.
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Topical Essays: "Ode to Imitations of Immortality" by William Wordsworth
Wednesday, December 8 | 3:00 PM ET | In-Person
Join us for a monthly series of seminars featuring a lively discussion around chosen essays.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE CONVERSATION GROUPS
Interested in improving your foreign language skills? You're not the only one!
NOTE: these are not traditional classes — there is no language teacher. Instead, it is a group of people who already speak some of the language, or who have studied it, or who are now taking classes elsewhere. Groups are informal and friendly, and there is no pressure to participate.
Registration required.
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English Conversation Group
Tuesdays | 10:00 AM ET | Online
ends November 30
Join English as a Second Language speakers to improve your English listening and speaking skills, increase your vocabulary, and practice pronunciation. NOTE: basic conversational English ability is required. Group is open to anyone aged 16+.
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Parliamo Italiano | Italian Conversation Group
Wednesday, December 1 and 15 | 1:30 PM ET | Online
Join Italian speakers (18+) to improve your Italian-speaking skills. Basic Italian conversational ability is required.
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Spanish Conversation Group
Thursdays | 2:00 PM ET | Online & In-person
Join Spanish speakers (18+) to improve your Spanish-speaking skills. Basic Spanish conversational ability is required.
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French Movie Club Discussion Group
Join us in person for a conversation on a French movie previously seen at home. Please note: basic French conversational ability is required. This group is for participants 18 years and older.
Registration is requested but not required. The film is available to watch for free on the online digital library service, Tubi.
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ACTIVITY GROUPS, LECTURES,
AND WORKSHOPS
Registration required.
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Mah Jongg
Mondays | 1:00 PM ET | In-person
Open to interested Mah Jongg experienced players, who follow the National Mah Jongg League rules, and are able to sustain a fast-paced game. Players are expected to provide their own Mah Jongg cards, card tables, table coverings, and Mah Jongg sets.
Registration is not required.
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Poetry FreeWrite
Mondays | 3:00 PM ET | In-person
Weekly meeting of the Rehoboth Beach Writers' Guild Poetry Free Write. Explore your writing passion! Attending a Free Write is a fun, low commitment way to dip your toes into the writing pool. Writers at all levels are welcome; you do not need to be a member to attend.
Registration is not required.
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Alzheimer's Caregivers Support Group
Tuesdays, December 7 and 21 | 10:00 AM ET | In-person
This support group is for those caring for someone with Alzheimer's or other type of dementia. The group is facilitated by Ruth Pryor, an Alzheimer's Association volunteer.
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FreeWrite!
Wednesdays | 6:00 PM ET | In-person
FreeWrite! is an weekly informal gathering of writers of ALL skill levels who meet to practice their writing in a friendly and nurturing atmosphere. The goal of the FreeWrites is to provide a place and an opportunity for people to have fun with their writing, to explore different genres, and to do this in the company of other writing enthusiasts.
Registration is not required.
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Craft Club | Coiled Holiday Necklace
Thursday, December 2 | 1:00 PM ET | In-person
In this workshop facilitated by local artist Rita Healey, participants will make a holiday or any day wrapped necklace using coiling, a textile wrapping technique used in fiber arts. Cotton or wool is wrapped over a clothesline core and then the ends are capped with jewel components. Lastly decorate the necklace with beads, charms, or knots.
Class size is limited to 8 people so registration is required.
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Science and Society | Matthew Kirwan: Ghost Forests of the Chesapeake Bay
Tuesday, December 7 | 5:00 PM ET | Online
Ghost forests consist of dead trees adjacent to marshes, and are a striking feature of low-lying areas of the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays. Dr. Matthew Kirwan will present his research explaining why ghost forests are the most prominent indicator of climate change on the east coast. Though ghost forests are a stark reminder of land that was dry and useable just a generation ago, Kirwan will also explain how they are a surprising sign of ecological resilience in times of rapid change.
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Grow With Google Training
Tuesday, December 14 and Thursday, December 16
6:00 PM ET | In-person
The Sussex County Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is partnering with Google to provide Black women with career development and digital skills training via a training program called Grow With Google. Now more than ever, Americans need digital skills to land the jobs they want, advance their careers, and grow their businesses. Grow With Google aims to help by providing free training, tools and expertise to help communities across the country can achieve their full potential.
Dr. Sabrina Neal will lead this two-session course.
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D.A.U.G. Delmarva Apple Users Group (Third Wednesday of every month)
Wednesday, December 15 | 5:30 PM ET | In-person
The Delmarva Apple Users Group (DAUG) is a non-profit association dedicated to helping its members achieve a better understanding of Apple products and their use.
No registration is required.
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KidLit Writers (Third Thursday of every month)
Thursday, December 16 | 6:00 PM ET | Online & In-Person
The KidLit Writers Group is a critique group for adult writers (18 and older) who would like to write for the children’s market. All children’s genres welcome.
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Needlepoint Group (Third Monday of every month)
Monday, December 20 | 10:00 AM ET | In-Person
Join others with an interest in needlepoint. Bring a current project to work on.
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MONEY SCHOOL CLASSES
Registration required.
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Savvy IRA Strategies for Baby Boomers
Wednesday, December 1 | 12:00 PM ET | In-person
IRA planning is a complex process. The decisions baby boomers make now can have a tremendous impact on their overall retirement plan. This Money School class will help attendees better understand IRA planning.
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Money School Class | Caregiving
Thursday, December 2 | 1:00 PM ET | In-person
In this Money School Class, learn about the four keys to making a difference in a family caregiving challenge.
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Year-End Planning
Tuesday, December 14 | 4:00 PM ET | In-person
In this Money School workshop,learn about the four stages of retirement (Pre-retirement, Early retirement, Middle retirement, Late retirement), as well as the keys to a successful retirement.
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PERFORMANCES AND READINGS
Join us for engaging readings and outstanding live performances!
Registration required.
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Lunchtime Story Readings for Adults
Sunday, November 28 | 12:30 P.M. | Online
The Lewes Public Library Shakespeare Festival is pleased to present Lunchtime Readings by Suzanne Savoy.
Bring your lunch - or just a cup of joe - to this half-hour short-story reading by Suzanne Savoy or a guest reader followed by a brief chat. Note: these stories are intended for adults due to material and language. Registration is required.
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"A Christmas Carol" by Gerald Dickens
Friday, December 10 | 7:00 PM ET | In-Person
The Lewes Public Library Spoken Word Society and Shakespeare Festival presents Gerald Dickens, actor, director, and producer, and the great great grandson of the author Charles Dickens. Using his own adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas tale, Gerald Dickens plays over 30 characters using vocal and physical talents to bring each scene vividly to life.
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Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory”
Saturday, December 18 | 7:00 PM ET | In-Person
The Lewes Public Library Spoken Word Society and Shakespeare Festival presents Suzanne Savoy and Jack Herholdt in a live reading of “A Christmas Memory” by Truman Capote. Savoy and Herboldt first performed this piece in-person at the library in 2019. They return this year to share their remarkable gifts of story-telling just in time for the holiday season.
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Drop in Tech Help (First and Third Friday of Every Month)
Members of the public are invited to drop in for help with technology. A staff member will be available to assist the public with common technology issues. Topics include, but are not limited to: iPad and Kindle help with eMedia; email setup; help with laptops and phones; etc.
No appointments are required and patrons will be assisted on a first-come, first-served basis.
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JOB & CAREER: Job Seeker Resources
Schedule a FREE 30 minute phone consultation! An Employment/Career Advisor will call you at the appointed time to discuss any questions you have regarding career and related needs.
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ACCESS TO SOCIAL SERVICES
Services are free, confidential, and available to everyone.
Tuesdays | 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM ET | In-person at the library
No appointment necessary
A Social Worker from DHSS Community Partner Support Unit is available to help with:
- ASSIST application process
- Applying for food benefits
- Medicaid
- Long-Term nursing care
- Childcare
- Home energy assistance
- Referrals to partner organizations
- Employment & training
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LITTLE FREE PANTRY
Located outside the library.
The Pantry is stocked with food, personal care, and paper items accessible to everyone all the time with no questions asked. Take what you need, leave what you can.
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Friends of the
Lewes Public Library
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Lewes Public Library Friends Board Meeting
Wednesday, December 15 | 5:30 PM
The Friends Board of Directors meets the third Wednesday of every month. This meeting is open to the public.
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Old and New Holiday Sale
Friday, December 3 | 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Saturday, December 4 | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
- Rare and collectible books and movies
- NEW children’s books - 25% off original price!
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Spend $20 and choose a FREE children's book from a special book assortment!
- Holiday cards
- New ball caps with designs unique to the Friends of the Lewes Public Library
- and more!
Join us Friday afternoon when local musician and accomplished pianist, Mark Gratton, plays holiday favorites to put everyone in the holiday spirit.
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Get Your BeachORIGINALS Dining Cards from the Friends!
AVAILABLE UNTIL DECEMBER 6
Buy one entrée, get up to $15 off the second entrée (of equal or lesser value) at many of the area's most exceptional restaurants. Cards are available for sale from the Friends of the Lewes Public Library for $20.00 each (cash, check or credit card).
You may purchase your card at the Friends Shop during operating hours or at the Circulation Desk when the Shop is closed. A portion of your card purchase will benefit the Lewes Public Library.
More information about the card, including policies and restrictions, may be found here.
Thank you for your support!
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BOOK DONATIONS
Friends is able to accept up to 10 donated books per person. Due to volunteer and space limitations, this donation limit will be in effect for the near term. Thank you for understanding.
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The library is free to use, but running it is not. As an independent library, every year the Lewes Public Library must raise 50% of its annual operating budget.
If you value your local library and appreciate everything it does for your community, your friends, family, and neighbors, please consider supporting the library.
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