Vol. 3: No. 2 | January 9, 2021
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Join us for virtual events all season long!
Library Hours
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 10am - 4pm
Tuesday, Thursday: 12 - 6pm
Saturday: 9am - 1pm
Sunday: CLOSED
The Library will be
CLOSED
Monday, January 18
In Observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

We will re-open Tuesday, January 19 at 12pm.

Have a safe and happy holiday!
Weekly Book Raffle
Enter to Win A Walk Along the Beach by Debbie Macomber
Friday, January 8 - Friday, January 15
It's cold outside, but our book raffle theme for January "Think Summer" is warm and toasty!

Enter your name for a chance to win A Walk Along the Beach by best-selling author Debbie Macomber.

How to enter:
  • Visit the library and complete a raffle ticket.
  • Email Adult Services Librarian Amy Friedman by clicking the email link below and request she enter your name. Please include your name and phone number.

Only one entry per person per day. Enter your name every day for more chances to win!

Click on the book image for the Goodreads description.

Questions? Email Adult Services Librarian Amy Friedman.
2020 Reading Challenge:
Turn in Logs by
Friday, January 15
Turn in your logs - even if you didn't complete reading books in all 20 categories - by January 15 to be entered into a raffle to win a gift certificate!

(Participants who logged on ReadSquared are automatically entered.)
Events January 9 - 15
Get Fit With Your Library
Sit To Be Fit
Saturday, January 9
11am
ONLINE EVENT. Join Fitness Instructor Jess Salman for a weekly virtual movement class Saturdays at 11am in January, February and March 2021!

This Week: Sit To Be Fit
Next week, January 16: Zumba Gold Toning

Registration required. Click on the button at right for more information and/or to register.
Online Games
Boggle!
Wednesday, January 13
3:30pm
ONLINE EVENT. Play the famous head-to-head word search game in a virtual format!

Registration required. Click on the button below for more information and/or to register.
Jane Austen Book Club: NEW DATE
Jane Austen: The World of Her Novels, by Deirdre Le Faye
Wednesday, January 13
7pm
ONLINE EVENT. With a wealth of details about Jane Austen's life and times, this volume brings to life the world of her novels.

Austen scholar Deirdre Le Faye first gives an overview of the period, from foreign affairs to social ranks, from fashion to sanitation.

Pick up your copy at the Circulation Desk. Questions? Email austenbookclub@rodgerslibrary.org.

Registration required. Click on the button below for more information and/or to register.
Mystery Lovers Book Club
Fool's Puzzle, by Earlene Fowler
Thursday, January 14
10:30am
ONLINE EVENT. Leaving behind memories of her late husband, Benni Harper is making a fresh start...Moving to the trendy California town of San Celina, she takes an exciting new job as director of a folk-art museum. While setting up an exhibit of handmade quilts, she stumbles upon the body of a brutally stabbed artist. Hoping to conduct an investigation on her own, soon Benni uncovers an alarming pattern of family secrets, small-town lies--and the shocking truth about the night her husband died... 

Copies available at the Circulation Desk.

Registration required. Click on the button below for more information and/or to register.
Geopolitics on Zoom
Thursdays @ 1pm
ONLINE EVENT. The Geopolitics Class focuses on current world geopolitical events using information from multiple U.S. and world internet sources. Join us for some learning and informative discussions!

Registration required. Click on the button at right for more information and/or to register.
Children's Events
Graphic Novel Book Club
5 Worlds
Mondays in January
3:30pm
Our weekly graphic novel book club continues!

ONLINE EVENT. This month we'll be reading 5 Worlds: The Sand Warrior. Copies are now available to pick up from the library. Don't feel comfortable coming into the library? Just give us a call and we'll run out a copy to your car!

Every week, we will do a different activity relating to the world of the book: drawing, trivia, cooking, games, etc. 

Registration Required. Click on the button below for more information and/or to register. This program is best for kids ages 7-12.
Snack Attack
Tuesdays in January
Peanut Butter Yogurt Dip
Tuesday January 12
3:30pm
ONLINE EVENT. This week we will be making a delicious peanut butter yogurt dip!

This event requires a parent be present during the program.

Registration Required. Click on the button below for a list of ingredients, more information and/or to register.
Virtual Percy Jackson Book Club
Thursdays in January
4pm
ONLINE EVENT. Have a kid who you think would enjoy a weekly Percy Jackson-themed book club full of fun Percy-inspired games and activities? Yes? Then register for this program!

Registration Required. Click on the button below for more information and/or to register.
Virtual Pokémon Club
Thursdays in January
6pm
ONLINE EVENT. Got some new Pokémon cards? Want to talk Pokémon? Want to draw Pokémon? Want to learn how to play Pokémon?

Join us for VIRTUAL Pokémon Club!

Registration Required. Click on the button below for more information and/or to register.
Teens & Tweens
Jackbox Games for Teens
Friday, January 15
3:30pm
Students in grades 6-12 are invited to play JackBox games!

JackBox games are fun, easy, and often hilarious. This game works best if you have two screens: one to see the Zoom and one to play the game.  

Registration Required. Click on the button below for more information and/or to register.
Coming Later in January
All About Sherlock
Tuesday, January 19
6:30pm
ONLINE EVENT. Calling all sleuths and mystery enthusiasts! Join Sherlock Expert Robert Fritsch as he takes us on a tour of the movies, shows, societies, and more inspired by Sherlock Holmes!

Registration required. Click on the button at right for more information and/or to register.
Family Workshop
Mosaic Picture Frame Workshop
Sunday, January 24
2pm
ONLINE EVENT. Join glass artist Leslie Doherty from Ways of Color for this virtual workshop.

Kits are available at the library for $10 with supplies needed to make a beautiful glass mosaic frame to hold a 4"X6" picture.

Please pick up your kit by Wednesday, January 20.

Registration required. Click on the button below for more information and/or to register. Space is limited so be sure to register soon!