By Karen Kelly | Special to the Times Vedette
Another Li-BOO-ary bash is in the books, and it was a great success. Two-hundred-sixty children and their caretakers attended the event. Boo bash attendees took photos in front of our Halloween backdrop, walked through the “spooky” tunnel, and explored sensory bins where they found Halloween treats. Each child left with candy and a Halloween toy. Thank you to CW Thomas, Vicki Crannell and Lorrie Stringham for the donations to our sensory bins.
Friends of the Library Bake Sale
Friends of the Library will be doing a bake sale on Thursday, Nov. 7 from 5-8 p.m. during the Holiday Showcase. The bake sale will be set up in the park next to Dowd Drug.
Clubs
Between the Covers Book Club will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 3 p.m. The group will be discussing “Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van Pelt.
Card Making Club will meet from 9-11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21. For a $5 fee, all needed supplies are provided to create beautiful, one-of-a-kind greeting cards. Come and create.
On Thursday, Nov. 21, the Cookbook Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. The group will make recipes to share from “175 Essential Slow Cooker Classics” by Judith Finlayson. Stop by the library to choose a recipe to share with the club.
November Storyhours
The MJB Library offers preschool story hours each Friday beginning at 10 a.m. On Friday, Nov. 8, the theme will be birthdays. On Nov. 15, sharing will be the topic while Thanksgiving will be the focus of Nov. 22. There will be no story hour on Nov. 29 as the library will be closed for Thanksgiving.
Festival of Trees
It’s time to sign up for the Festival of Trees. We would ask that trees go up between Nov. 16-27. This year’s theme is Christmas Stories. Vendors, please contact the library to sign up for our Holiday Vendor Fair on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Stop into the MJB Library during November to see this beautiful quilt entitled Falling Leaves; this stunning quilt was created by Robyn Corkins.
Mary Castillo has generously loaned the MJB Library part of her collection of M&M memorabilia to display for the month of November. Stop in and take a look.
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Boo Bash photos:
The Frels family brought one of our youngest trick or treaters.
This year, the library featured sensory bins for their little guests. The trick-or-treaters found little Halloween treats in the bins mixed in with other objects with unusual textures.
These little patrons were all smiles for their big night.
This tiny witch stopped by for some treats.
These girls picked warm costumes for a chilly Halloween night.
This little Incredible is enjoying Halloween.
Trick-or- treaters had creative costumes.
Some costumes were scary.
The Gordon Family took time for a photo.
The MJB Library had 260 guests who stopped by the Boo Bash.
Inflatable costumes were popular this year for Halloween.