Scarborough Public Library

Today

1. CLOSED - INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY
   • End date: Monday, October 14th
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Tomorrow

1. Mother Goose Time
   • Start time: 10:30am
   • End date: Tuesday, October 15th
   • End time: 11:00am

   • Join Jaclyn in this program that is filled with nursery rhymes, fingerplays, and songs. Ages birth to 3 years with an adult.

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2. Teen Advisory Board (TAB)
   • Start time: 03:00pm
   • End date: Tuesday, October 15th
   • End time: 04:00pm

   • Our TAB group meets every Tuesday from 3:00pm to 4:00pm. Members organize fun teen events at the library and help with other volunteer efforts too! For more information about joining, contact Youth Services, 883-4723, option 3 or email: kids@scarboroughlibrary.org

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3. Friend Fest @ 21 Taps
   • Start time: 05:00pm
   • End date: Tuesday, October 15th
   • End time: 07:00pm

   • This is a special social event for current members and those interested in becoming a Friend of the Library. Come learn about the Friends, meet some new people, play some games, grab a beer and a bite. Some appetizers will be provided by the Friends. Membership signup available that night. RSVP at membership@scarboroughlibraryfriends.org

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4. French Conversation Group
   • Start time: 06:30pm
   • End date: Tuesday, October 15th
   • End time: 08:00pm

   • Every Third Tuesday of the Month: French Conversation Group
     6:30pm to 8:00pm in the Conference Room

     Our new French Conversation Group will give intermediate to advanced French speakers the chance to do just that, although beginners are welcome to come and absorb as much as they can!

     Learn More

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Wednesday, October 16th

1. Teen Book Club
   • Start time: 03:00pm
   • End date: Wednesday, October 16th
   • End time: 04:00pm

   • If you are in Grades 6 and up and like reading books, talking about books, writing about books, illustrating book themes, and creating fun skits, this book club is for you! For more information, contact Youth Services at 883-4723, option 3 or email: kids@scarboroughlibrary.org

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Thursday, October 17th

1. Family Story Time
   • Start time: 10:30am
   • End date: Thursday, October 17th
   • End time: 11:00am

   • Join Sarah for a half hour of stories, songs, and fingerplays. No registration required.

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2. Girls Who Code
   • Start time: 03:30pm
   • End date: Thursday, October 17th
   • End time: 04:30pm

   • We're excited to be partnering once again with Rachel McDonnell, Alayna Hebert, and Chrystine Muncherian to host another Girls Who Code Club at the Library on Thursdays from 3:30pm to 4:30pm starting September 12 and ending December 19. Girls Who Code Clubs are free after-school programs for girls (in this case, Grades 6-8) to join a sisterhood of supportive peers and role models to use computer science to change the world. The curriculum focuses on a Girls Who Code Project where girls work in teams to solve a real world problem they care about through code. To participate, send an email to gwcscarborough@gmail.com, and Rachel, Alayna, or Chrystine will provide information on how to register through the Girls Who Code platform.

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3. Library Trustees
   • Start time: 06:30pm
   • End date: Thursday, October 17th
   • End time: 08:00pm
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Saturday, October 19th

1. Knitting Group
   • Start time: 10:00am
   • End date: Saturday, October 19th
   • End time: 12:00pm

   • LIBRARY KNITTING GROUP
     EVERY SATURDAY FROM 10:00 AM TO NOON
     LOCATION: CONFERENCE ROOM

     Whether you’ve been knitting for decades or days, join the Library's Knitting Group in the Conference Room (located near the public computers). Bring knitting needles, yarn, patterns...whatever you have. FMI call 883-4723 option 4.

     LEARN MORE

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2. Saturday Story Time
   • Start time: 11:00am
   • End date: Saturday, October 19th
   • End time: 11:30am

   • Join Sarah for a mix of stories and songs. All ages with an adult.

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Monday, October 21st

1. Teen Writers Group
   • Start time: 03:00pm
   • End date: Monday, October 21st
   • End time: 04:30pm

   • The Scarborough Teen Writers Group (STWG) for grades 9-12 is offered in collaboration with Portland Writers Group Maine (PWGM). Gatherings are held the third Monday of the month from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm in October, November, December, March, and May, and the second Monday in April. Each gathering will introduce different ways to inspire your work—from prompts and storyboards, to online tools like Twine, an online tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories.

     To register, email Renee at writerwrenee@gmail.com, or you can email kids@scarboroughlibrary.org or call the Library at 883-4723 option 3.

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2. Books on Tap @ O'Reilly's Cure
   • Start time: 05:30pm
   • End date: Monday, October 21st
   • End time: 07:00pm

   • NOTE TIME CHANGE. Books. Bites. Brews. What a great combination! We’ve partnered with O’Reilly’s Cure here in Scarborough to offer a new book group—Books on Tap—moderated by Tom Corbett, our Systems Librarian (and beer enthusiast). Here’s how it works: Arrive between 5:00 pm and 5:30 pm and settle into the lounge area; purchase bites and beverages from O’Reilly’s menu; then share good conversation about the book selected for the month from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. Visit our website at http://www.scarboroughlibrary.org/adults/events/series/books-tap-reading-group

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Tuesday, October 22nd

1. Mother Goose Time
   • Start time: 10:30am
   • End date: Tuesday, October 22nd
   • End time: 11:00am

   • Join Jaclyn in this program that is filled with nursery rhymes, fingerplays, and songs. Ages birth to 3 years with an adult.

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2. Teen Advisory Board (TAB)
   • Start time: 03:00pm
   • End date: Tuesday, October 22nd
   • End time: 04:00pm

   • Our TAB group meets every Tuesday from 3:00pm to 4:00pm. Members organize fun teen events at the library and help with other volunteer efforts too! For more information about joining, contact Youth Services, 883-4723, option 3 or email: kids@scarboroughlibrary.org

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Wednesday, October 23rd

1. Teen Book Club
   • Start time: 03:00pm
   • End date: Wednesday, October 23rd
   • End time: 04:00pm

   • If you are in Grades 6 and up and like reading books, talking about books, writing about books, illustrating book themes, and creating fun skits, this book club is for you! For more information, contact Youth Services at 883-4723, option 3 or email: kids@scarboroughlibrary.org

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Thursday, October 24th

1. Family Story Time
   • Start time: 10:30am
   • End date: Thursday, October 24th
   • End time: 11:00am

   • Join Sarah for a half hour of stories, songs, and fingerplays. No registration required.

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2. Girls Who Code
   • Start time: 03:30pm
   • End date: Thursday, October 24th
   • End time: 04:30pm

   • We're excited to be partnering once again with Rachel McDonnell, Alayna Hebert, and Chrystine Muncherian to host another Girls Who Code Club at the Library on Thursdays from 3:30pm to 4:30pm starting September 12 and ending December 19. Girls Who Code Clubs are free after-school programs for girls (in this case, Grades 6-8) to join a sisterhood of supportive peers and role models to use computer science to change the world. The curriculum focuses on a Girls Who Code Project where girls work in teams to solve a real world problem they care about through code. To participate, send an email to gwcscarborough@gmail.com, and Rachel, Alayna, or Chrystine will provide information on how to register through the Girls Who Code platform.

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Friday, October 25th

1. Spooktacular Lock In
   • Start time: 06:00pm
   • End date: Friday, October 25th
   • End time: 08:30pm

   • Teen in Grades 6 thru 8: Take over the Library for a night of “Spooktacular” themed activities planned by the Library's Teen Advisory Board (TAB). Doors will open at 6:00 pm, then we’ll “lock in” everyone at 6:30 pm for two hours of games and fun activities! Pick up is at 8:30 pm. Haunted stacks, arcade-style games, fortune telling, crafts, snacks...and more are in the works! Pre-Register by 5:00 pm October 23. Minimum of 25 must be registered. Call Youth Services at 883-4723 option 3 or email kids@scarboroughlibrary.org

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