Not-So-Tiny Art Show: Poetry Edition

We are in phase two, canvases are displayed on the columns near the Children’s area. Patrons may view the collection and guess which poem is the inspiration for each work. A poetry book display (containing the inspiration poems) will be on the Armory table for reference. Whichever patron created the most often recognized work wins a $10 Walmart gift card. The patron that correctly guesses the most inspiration poems also wins a $10 Walmart gift card.

There is no fee to participate. Artists will be notified when to pick up their canvas.

Jam Session

Those who play the guitar, fiddle, banjo, or other acoustic instrument are invited to come for a jam session in the Bryan-Bennett Library’s Davenport Room on the third Thursday of each month. Music lovers of all ages are encouraged to come play, listen, and/or sing along.

Registration is not required. There is no fee to attend. Light refreshments will be available.

Jigsaw Puzzle Competition 

Bryan-Bennett has a jigsaw puzzle competition on the fourth Thursday of every third month. The next competition is planned for July 24 from 5:30 to 6:45. Doors open at 5:30. Piecing begins at 5:45. Teams of one to four people have one hour to complete as much of a 500 piece puzzle as possible. The team with the fewest unattached pieces after one hour will receive a $10 Walmart gift card & bragging rights. Registration is required including names of participants and a contact number for the team. All teams will have the same puzzle to work this time. Additional lighting and ambient music is allowed. There is no fee to participate.

Stick Together: Penworthy Reading Challenge and Drawing

All patrons who check out an item are invited to add a sticker to a Stick Together Penworthy Poster above the Children’s Audio section, one sticker per item. Patrons have worked together to complete the poster to reveal the image. The finished project will be given away in a drawing when complete. Make a guess at what the poster will reveal for a chance to win it. Drop your entry slip in the container by the poster.

One-on-One Assistance Available with Basic Computer Tasks and Smart Phones

Want to set up an email account or create a word processing document? Need help with learning how to save contacts to your new smart phone? See a circulation clerk or call the circulation desk to schedule a one-on-one session. Help topics as well as dates and times available will vary, call for more information.

Chess and Checkers Practice

Chess and checkers practice for all ages and skill levels at the Young Adult table continues from 5 to 6:30 on the third Thursday of each month.  Registration is requested so there will be an adequate number of chess and checkers sets available. Register at the main desk for practice either in person or by phone at least twenty-four hours in advance of the practices.

Preschool Story Time

This one hour long program is designed to encourage a love of reading in the very young. Children and caregivers are encouraged to join in play then transition to the story carpet for reading, rhymes, songs, and sharing. Children will leave with a brown bag of cookies and a sticker.

Preschool Story Time will meet in the Davenport Room each Friday at 10. This hour-long program is designed for preschoolers and their favorite caregivers.

Leather Apron Club

The Leather Apron Club is a book club for young readers in Kindergarten through fourth grades and their caregivers. The group will meet on the first Thursday of the month from 10:30 to 11:30. Families can pick from a selection of books at the main desk. This book club idea was inspired by the book "The Leather Apron Club: Benjamin Franklin, His Son Billy & America's First Circulating Library". During the hour, children and caregivers will have the opportunity to participate in an activity related to the books of the author of the month. There will be a read aloud from selections of the books and discussion and sharing time inspired by the Read Aloud Revival created by Sarah Mackenzie. Children will leave with a brown bag of cookies and a reading challenge for the next month.

Dominos Thursdays from 1 to 3

All adults are welcome to participate in the weekly dominos game.  The group meets in the Glass Office/Reference Room just inside the East entrance of the Library.

There is no fee or library card required to join the game. The group brings snacks to share after the game.

Maker Stations

Ask at the circulation desk for one of four projects to create: paper airplanes, a DNA model, or cell phone speakers. In the tub the circulation clerk provides is step by step instructions and everything needed to complete the project. Keep the project but turn in the tub and contents to a circulation clerk when finished. No fee or library card is required to participate. These are available during normal business hours for all ages.

1000 Books Before Kindergarten

The goal is to read 1000 books to a child before they enter Kindergarten. Children who have not yet entered Kindergarten are eligible to participate in this program with their caregiver. Caregivers may stop by the circulation desk to register and receive a program folder to record books. Children will receive incentives at each 100 book milestone (stickers, tote bags, buttons, new books).

1000 Books On My Own

While the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program continues, a second level begins in January. 1000 Books On My Own is a program to encourage children in Kindergarten through eighth grade to read 1000 books either to themselves or aloud to their family and friends at their own pace. The setup of the program is like to that of 1000 BBK but no repeat books are allowed. Participants log their own books and show their logs to a circulation clerk to collect their incentive after each 100 book increment. There is no fee to participate.

Caregivers may stop by the circulation desk to help a child register and receive a program folder.