FOR ADULTS
Monday Night Series
Join us every Monday evening at 7pm for a free film: classics, favorites, oldies, goodies, and some newer ones you haven’t seen yet. Each month will include a thematic series of movie titles to entertain and captivate you. In honor of our new president taking office, January’s theme is “Presidents.”

January 5: Wag the Dog
January 12: Dave
January 19: No film, the library will be closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
January 26: The American President
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Wednesday Night Series
Every Wednesday at 7pm, there’s something fun and educational.

January 7: Film Night On the first Wednesday of each month we show an independent or foreign film that has been featured in a film festival but not yet been widely released in theaters. Join us this month for Under the Bombs, in French, from Lebanon, and the winner of four film festival awards including the Altre Visioni and Human Rights Film Award at the Venice International Film Festival.

January 14: Elsie’s Book Club
The second Wednesday of each month is dedicated to a book discussion. No need to have read the books to participate. This month we’ll discuss two titles written by President-Elect Barack Obama: The Audacity of Hope and Dreams from My Father.
Check out Elsie’s Book Club blog for announcements of upcoming title selections and tidbits to make your reading even more interesting: http://shplbooks.wordpress.com.

January 21: A Raw Food Demo Come learn about the raw food movement! What is raw food? What can you make with it at home? How does it taste? Join chef Brenda Hinton, of Rawsome Creations, for a discussion of what raw and living food is, along with a “non-cooking demonstration and tasting.

January 28: RLS: “If I’m Spared”
Join us for a special performance of the one-man play “If I’m Spared,” performed by Tom Andrews and written by Ed Reynolds, and based on the colorful life and work of Robert Louis Stevenson. Dorothy Mackay-Collins, the curator of the Silverado Museum, will also make a presentation, and the museum will be open before and after the performance.

FOR CHILDREN
Children of all ages and their adults are invited to join children’s librarian Leslie Stanton three times a week for storytime. Storytime includes books, music, crafts, and more.

Weekly Storytimes for Preschoolers:
Tuesdays 10:30 am
Wednesdays 12 pm
Fridays 10 am
School-age Story & Craft time: Fridays 3:15 pm

PAWS FOR READING
Tuesdays 4 pm
Children are invited to come to the library and read to a special friend—a canine one! Come pick out a good book and practice your reading skills on a great (furry) listener.

WEDNESDAY KIDS’ MATINEES!
Wednesdays 3:45 pm, free films for kids!
January 7 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
January 14 Harriet the Spy
January 21 Igor
January 28 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory