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Monthly Newsletter
November 2021
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Watch Spooky Stories this Weekend |
It's a mini Spooktacular at Sedona Public Library with spooky stories galore! Visit our Facebook page on October 30-31 and watch a fabulous host of spooky characters read stories and poems and more! Beware and be prepared, you'll find a few of our spookiest posts from years past! Happy Haunting and Happy Halloween!
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Services and Space Expansion at NEW Sedona Public Library in the Village |
Join us for the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Grand Opening reception for Sedona Public Library in the Village - Thursday, November 4, at 11 a.m. We'll meet you out front of the Big Park Community School, 25 Saddlehorn Road, where Dotte Vande Linde will cut the ribbon.
At the expanded Library, you can look forward to new services including a children's area and programs; plenty of indoor and outdoor seating; private meeting rooms; coffee; Wi-Fi; and a great view! We'll have Tech Tuesdays, a Notary Public on Wednesdays, and so much more. Come on over and check it out.
It's not too late to donate a book to our new children's collection. Please visit our wish list on Amazon.com, and bring the book to the Library! Thank you!
Starting on November 4, expanded hours will be Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Oak Flat Author Joins Book Discussion
November's Book Club selection is Oak Flat: A Fight for Sacred Land in the American West by Lauren Redniss, who has agreed to join the virtual discussion. The Zoom meeting is Tuesday, November 16, at 10 a.m.
According to Kay Bork, Reference Librarian, Oak Flat looks deeply at "an on-going controversy in an Arizona area about an hour east of Phoenix." This book investigates the question: Should an international mining company be allowed to extract copper from sacred Apache land?
Author and illustrator, Lauren Redniss, a recipient of the MacArthur genius award, interviews people on both sides of this important and timely issue in her book Oak Flat. Read more here.
Pick up a copy of this beautiful and thought-provoking read at the reference desk. Please don't forget to return last month's Book Club book, The Midnight Library. Thanks!
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November Fun in Youth Services
Enjoy the new StoryWalk at Sunset Park the week of November 8 with Señorita Mariposa by Ben Gundersheimer (Mister G) and illustrated by Marcos Almada Rivero. This sweet bilingual book is in a poem/song format and follows a monarch butterfly's 3000-mile journey from Canada to Mexico.
SedonaKind's Gratitude Trees will be installed at Sedona Public Library in West Sedona and in the Village. Be sure to stop by and hang an ornament that identifies the things that make you grateful.
Stop by for Grab & Go Crafts at either Library location. The early learner Grab & Go turkey craft will be available in mid-November, and the Thanksgiving art Grab & Go is available the week of November 25. Remember, Grab & Go's are always on a first-come first-served basis!
Enjoy Stortytime at Sunset Park Wednesday mornings at 9.a.m. Sit amidst the gorgeous fall colors and experience an hour of stories, music, sign language, flannel board songs, and interactive play. The program is geared to the preschool aged child, but all are always welcome.
Don’t forget Music Morning with Annette! the first and third Thursdays of the month! See you on November 4 and November 18 at 9 a.m. for loads of musical learning and fun.
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Great Decisions Hosts Talk on NATO
Please join the Great Decisions Group Monday, November 1 at 10:10 a.m. to learn more about NATO, the most successful diplomatic and military alliance in history. The speaker will be Michelle Lambeau, who lived in Europe for 35 years and worked as a Conference Interpreter for NATO for 20 years. Lambeau also served as a Senior Interpreter from 2000 to 2006. A group discussion with Trudy Urgena as moderator will follow. Please register for the program by calling 928-301-9497. To apply for membership, contact Reg: regurgena@gmail.com.
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Sedona Needs Your Vote - Choose Artwork for SR 179 Roundabouts |
Members of the City of Sedona’s Art in Public Places program are in the process of choosing artwork for four roundabouts along State Route 179, and they want your vote! You will be able to view the maquettes at Sedona Library, and then City Hall, beginning in November through the end of the year. The Library will also provide an opportunity to view short videos of the artists discussing their work and showing a 360-degree view of their maquettes. You can also watch the videos on the City's website. Watch for official announcements and a press release with specific dates and locations for viewing and voting for your favorite sculpture!
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Half Off Sale: All Holiday Books including Cookbooks
From November 1 through the end of the year, all holiday books and holiday cookbooks will be 50% off at the Friends of the Sedona Library’s Book Store!
The Book Store is adjacent to the main Library on White Bear Road and is open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Be sure to sign up for your Annual Membership! When you join the Friends, you support the Library and get great deals on used books. Happy Reading!
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Calling All Moldy, Squishy Jack-O-Lanterns
The City of Sedona Parks and Recreation Department asks that you bring your used pumpkins to the Posse Grounds Park. The City's press release noted, "Decomposing organics make landfills the third largest producer of greenhouse gas methane." So don't trash your pumpkin, compost it!
Drop off pumpkins on Monday, Nov. 1 from 9 to 11 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. AND Monday, Nov. 8, from 4 to 6 p.m.
There will be a "Compost Crowd" in the parking lot near the softball fields to collect your pumpkins free of charge. Pumpkins with heavy paint or glitter will not be accepted. Click here for more information.
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Meditation Mondays Now at the Library
Sedona International City of Peace will cohost Meditation Mondays at Sedona Public Library the third Monday of every month, beginning Monday, November 15, along with multiple facilities throughout Sedona.
From 4-5:00 p.m., you will be guided by the best Sedona facilitators. Please bring your own blanket/mat, water in a closed container, and any sacred items. Meditation Mondays bring us together to experience different meditation practices to positively improve physical and mental wellness in our community.
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Please mark your calendars for two days in November when both Sedona Public Library locations will be closed in observance of national holidays.
Veterans Day, Thursday, November 11
Thank you to all Veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice.
Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 25
A safe and generous Thanskgiving to everyone!
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