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ADULTS cont. DO IT YOURSELF in JACKSONVILLE INTRO TO FINDING FUNDERS Join us this fall for a different Do-It-Yourself topic each month OnslOw COunty Tool Time Find funders for your nonprofit with the Foundation Center’s comprehensive research tool. Try it before you buy it at our tool fair while the little ones *Registration required; call 910-455-7350 build with Legos. Tools featured by local hardware stores. • Jacksonville: Mon, Oct 19, 9AM • Jacksonville: Sat, Sept 26, 10AM PubliC library PROPOSAL WRITING BASICS Hear the Beep Where You Sleep Learn key components to writing a successful funding propsal. *Registration required; call 910-455-7350 Make sure your family is ready for a fire emergency this October with the Jacksonville Fire Department. Bring the kids to • Jacksonville: Mon, Oct 26, 9AM sePt- OCt- nOv 2015 meet a firefighter and see a fire truck! GET INVOLVED • Jacksonville: Sat, Oct 24, 10AM FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY sePtember is natiOnal library Card sign-uP mOnth! Please join your local branch’s monthly meetings. VETERAN’S EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE Call your branch for more information, and don’t disCOver the treasures available at yOur library forget to shop their book sales! (Proceeds directly Let NCWorks guide your search for employment with one-on-one support branch programs and services!): help for veterans, tansitioning service members, and eligible spouses. Jacksonville Friends Book Club • Sneads Ferry: Fri, Sept 11, Oct 9, Nov 13, Dec 11; 10AM-1PM • Richlands: Fri, Sept 18, Oct 16, Nov 20, Dec 18; 10AM-1PM • Tue, Sept 22, 1PM: The Mockingbird Next Door by Marja Mills • Swansboro: Mon, Sept 21, Oct 19, Nov 16; 10AM-1PM • Tues, Oct 27, 1PM: We Are Not Ourselves by Matthew Thomas • Jacksonville: Fri, Sept 25, Oct 23; 10AM-1PM • Tues, Nov 17, 1PM: Train Dreams by Denis Johnson A library card with OCPL is your key to Career workshops on job application completion and resumes are FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY USED BOOK SALE some hidden treasures! Along with our print, also planned *Registration required; call 910-455-7350 Donate gently used books and be sure to pick up some great titles at audiobook, video, music, and magazine great prices! • Jacksonville: Mon, Sept 21, Oct 9; 10AM collections, the library also offers digital • Swansboro: Sat, Sept 12, Oct 10, Nov 14; 9AM collections—eBook, eAudio, streaming video, • Jacksonville: Members Only: Thu, Sept 17, 7-8PM GET YOUR VA BENEFITS Open to the Public: Fri, Sept 18, 3:30-5PM magazines, and more—available 24 hours a $5 Bag Special: Sat, Sept 19, 9AM-12PM Drop-in benefit assistance from Onslow County Veterans Services! day from anywhere your smart phone, tablet, Surviving spouses welcome. No appointments needed! DOWNTON ABBEY TEA PARTY or computer is connected. • Sneads Ferry: Fri, Sept 11, Oct 9, Nov 13; 9AM-12PM Enjoy tea, scones & clotted cream, contest for best hat & best dressed, door prizes, live entertainment, a silent aunction, and more! • Sun, Sept 20, 2-4PM NEWBIES The Downtown Chapel 116 Main Street, Swansboro NC 28584 Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the Swansboro Branch Library FAMILIES TEENS GET YOUR GAME ON (GRADES 6-12) TEEN GENEALOGY 101 (GRADES 6+) Storyteller Cynthia Moore Brown Pirates & Pixies! Bring a parent and learn how to use library databases Bring friends and connect with other teens- enjoy games, snacks, Yo Ho Ho! It’s a Pirates Life for Me! to fill in your family tree! Set sail for an evening of swashbuckling, and good times. Sponsored by Richlands’ Pizza Hut. Stories, sea chanties, mysteries, sea-faring games and adventures. Come dressed • Jacksonville: Sat, Sept 12, 2PM and treasure fascinate students as your favorite pirate, pixie, sailor, or sea • Richlands: Tue, Sept 22, Oct 20, Nov 17, 4-5:30PM 9003 Richlands Hwy, Richlands, NC 28574 as history comes alive! creature- and unearth the treasures at your library • Sneads Ferry: Thu, Sept 24, Oct 22. 5-6PM 2ND ANNUAL TEEN SCARY SHORT STORY CONTEST • Swansboro: Tue, Sept 29, 4-5:30PM • Sneads Ferry: Fri, Sept 12, 10AM at this after-hours family event! How quickly can you give someone goosebumps? • Jacksonville: Sun, Sept 13, 2PM • Sneads Ferry: Fri, Sept 18, 7-8:30PM Write a one-page, super short scary story using the theme “Get Away” • Jacksonville: Sat, Sept 19, 7-8:30PM and see if you can make us sleep with the lights on! MOCKINGJAY PART 2 (Grades 6-12) Winners will have their winning story read at our Photos: www.folkteller.com • Richlands: Fri, Sept 25, 7-8:30PM Help us celebrate the opening of the latest movie in the Spooky Shenanigans family events held at all library locations • Swansboro: Fri, Sept 25, 7-8:30PM Hunger Games series: Mockingjay Part 2 by eliminating hunger with non-perishable food donations! Come dressed in your best • Entry forms available in all library branches; entries due by Saturday, Oct 24TH LEGOS in the Library Tribute fashions, test your skills with mock archery games, join us for crafts, games, fun, and more! LEGOS are a great education resource. Swing by for some IV YOUTH ADVISORY BOARDS creative learning. STAR WARS READS DAY EPISODE IV • Jacksonville: Fri, Nov 13, 7-8:30PM Help us plan teen and tween programs; discuss books, music, • Swansboro: Sat, Sept 19, Oct 17, and Nov 21, 10AM We’ll break out the light sabers today with Onslow County TEEN VOLUNTEER ORIENTATIONS movies, and more while having fun and receiving service hours. • Jacksonville: Sat, Sept 26, 10AM Public Schools as we celebrate “all things Star Wars”! (AGES 13-18) Let your voice be heard! Snacks provided. Come dressed as your favorite Star Wars character and enjoy • Swansboro: Wed, Sept 2, Oct 7, Nov 4; 4PM Tween Advisory Board (Grades 5-8) JOURNEYS OF THE IMAGINATION: intergalactic activities in your corner of the galaxy today. • Jacksonville: Mon, Sept 14, Oct 12, Nov 9; 5:30PM May the force be with you! MEXICO • Sneads Ferry: Mon, Sept 14, Oct 12, Nov 9; 4:30PM • Jacksonville: Wed, Sept 2, Oct 7, Nov 4; 4:30PM Hola, amigos! In this special program, we will take a trip to Old Mexico! • Jacksonville: Sat, Oct 10, 10AM-2PM Teen Advisory Board (Grades 9-12) Practice your Spanish, enjoy tasty Mexican treats and experience this • Richlands: Sat, Oct 10, 10AM-12PM Adults contact your local branch about • Jacksonville: Wed, Sept 16, Oct 21, Nov 18; 4:30PM fascinating culture through song and dance. You’ll also learn about the • Sneads Ferry: Sat, Oct 10, 10AM-12PM volunteer opportunities Day of the Dead and make some fun Mexican themed crafts. Ole! • Swansboro: Sat, Oct 10, 10AM-12PM • Richlands: Thu, Oct 22, 4:30PM ADULTS SPOOKY SHENANIGANS! TECH THURSDAY INTRO TO COMPUTERS INTERNATIONAL GAMES DAY @ YOUR LIBRARY Join us for frightfully fun festivities for the whole family! Drop in for one-on-one basic computer assistance, including setting Fun, hands-on, interactive classes on computers and the internet. Wear your costume for this Monster Mash featuring up email accounts, downloading e-books, or using library e-resources. Learn key functions, like how to use the mouse, Microsoft Join us in celebrating the popularity and power of games and play treats aplenty and games galore! applications, and more! Learn from our computers as we offer an afternoon of games suitable for the whole family! or bring your own laptop! • Jacksonville: Fri, Oct 30 7-8:30PM • All locations: Every Thu, 4-6PM • Richlands: Fri, Oct 30, 7-8:30PM • Sneads Ferry: Sat, Nov 21, 12-2PM CREATIVE COLORING • Swansboro: Internet Basics: Tue, Sept 22; Email Basics: Tue, Oct, • Jacksonville: Sat, Nov 21, 1-4PM • Swansboro: Fri, Oct 30, 7-8:30PM 27; Microsoft Word: Tue, Nov 24. All dates: 4PM • Sneads Ferry: Sat, Oct 31, 10AM-12PM No matter why or what you color, bring your coloring project to the • Jacksonville: Thu, Sept 24, Oct 15; 4PM library and join other coloring enthusiasts for a relaxing time to DAD-URDAY: STOP! DROP! and ROLL! color, socialize, and share your works. AFTER HOURS DINNER & MOVIE FREE FAMILY MOVIE MEET A REAL FIREFIGHTER AND SEE A FIRETRUCK! • Jacksonville: Every Mon, 6-8PM The Last Man on Earth becomes a reluctant vampire hunter in a 1964 Join us for a family-friendly new release! Bring your own snacks, classic movie starring Vincent Price. Free movie and pizza from Whether you are a dad or just acting as one, add the library to your drinks, and pillows. We will provide the popcorn! Monster’s Pizza’s new location on Marine Blvd. Saturday to-do list! Drop by with the kids to tinker, explore, GENEALOGY MEETING Beverage sales benefit the Jacksonville Friends of the Library. and create with hands-on activities designed to engage • Richlands: Thu, Nov 12, 4:30PM *Registration required; call 910-455-7350 your brain and encourage family fun. Valuable info, ideas, and tips to successfully research your roots! • Jacksonville: Mon, Sept 14, Oct 12, Nov 9, 10AM • Jacksonville: Fri, Oct 16, 6:30PM • Jacksonville: Sat, Oct 24, 10AM For Your Information DON’T FORGET! Upcoming Closures Changes to Tumble Book Log-In • Library items are never due on a holiday; there are no overdue fees charged for days OCPL is closed. Labor Day: Mon, Sep 7 • Programs are free and open to the public; groups of 10 or more, please call the library in advance. Veterans Day: Wed, Nov 11 Beginning September 1, patrons will need their library • Photos may be taken at all OCPL events. If you do not want to to be included, please talk to the librarian hosting Thanksgiving: Thu, Nov 26 & Fri, Nov 27 card number to access TumbleBooks outside of any OCPL the event; we are not responsible for third party photography.