West Fargo Public Library Newsletter February 2015
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West Fargo Public Library Newsletter February 2015 Adult Events Children Events Technology Tuesdays - Tuesdays @ 6:30 PM Lego Mania - Monday, February 16 @ 1:30 - 3:30 PM Classes are small and free! Registration required. Laptops available. School is out for the day, so come join with others for a challenge of Lego • February 3: Computer Basics I creations. Refreshments included. No registration required. • February 10: Computer Basics II • February 17: Introduction to Internet Read to a Dog - Thursday, February 19 @ 6:30-7:30 PM • February 24: Online Resources for Parents and Students Practice your reading with a therapy dog. Register for a 10-15 minute session at the Service Desk. Knitty Giddy – Tuesdays @ 6:30 PM Join this fun group for an evening of knitting or crocheting. Fun with Food - Monday, February 2 @ 10:15 AM Fun nutrition program geared toward preschoolers with caretakers. Ham Radio – Wednesdays @ 7:00 PM Ham Radio sessions are open to all adults and children (with attending Simply Stories - Tuesdays @ 10:15 AM adult) who want to learn more about ham radio operation. Connect your children to books geared towards preschool to kindergarten with caretakers. Genealogy – Saturdays @ 12:00-4:00 PM Come with questions and learn how to start your search. Storytime - Tuesdays @ 1:30 PM Connect your children to books & crafts geared towards preschool to Teacups Book Club – Monday, February 9 @ 7:00 PM kindergarten with caretakers. Enjoy a lively discussion of Giants in the Earth by O.E. Rolvaag. Refreshments will be served. Friday Morning Movies @ 10:30 AM 2/6: Max and Ruby: Max’s Big Kick (E) For the Love of Pie – February 19 @ 6:00 PM 2/13: Kaboom! Presents Best Friends Forever (E) Pie making demonstration and hands-on class with Connie DeKrey. 2/20: Lost and Found (E) Adults and teens, registration is required. Register at the Service 2/27: Disney’s Tarzan II (G) Desk or call 701-433-5460. All Ages Events Valentine’s Day Cards Workshop – February 7 @ 10:00 AM For teens and adults. All supplies provided. No charge. Registration The Great Gatsby (PG-13) – is required. Register at the Service Desk or call 701-433-5460. February 16 @ 1:30 PM Enjoy this 2013 remake of the classic Live Music at the Library – February 14 @ 1:30-3:00 PM F. Scott Fitzgerald novel with free Enjoy an afternoon of live music at the Library! Allison DeKrey, popcorn on Presidents’ Day. MSUM Junior, will grace the Library with her musical talents on the piano. When the Game Stands Tall (PG) – February 28 @ 2:00 PM Valentine’s Day Fun – February 14 @ 1:00 PM A remarkable tale inspired by the true Join us for Valentine’s Day card making at 1:00 PM and a showing story of coach Bob Ladouceur, who of the movie Gnomeo and Juliet (G) at 2:00 PM. Popcorn and treats took his high school football team from will be available during the movie. Open to all ages. No registration obscurity to a record setting winning required. streak. Free popcorn! West Fargo Public Library February 2015 Newsletter February 2015 Reader’s Corner From the book flap: “When Alice’s Aunt Polly Pie Queen of Ipswitch passes away, she takes with her the secret to her world- famous piecrust recipe...or does she?” Tax Forms and Tax Help Tax forms will be made available as soon as they arrive. Due to budget cuts, Enjoy this heart-warming children’s story the IRS will provide only a limited selection of printed forms and instructions about a town where everyone is suddenly - instructions for 1040, 1040A, and 1040EZ are not available. Forms and scrambling to find the recipe. Pie appeals to instructions can be printed from any public computer ($.10/page). Ask at the all ages, makes a great read-aloud, and was Service Desk if you need help locating your form or instructions on the IRS or the winner of North Dakota’s 2011 Flicker North Dakota webpages. Visit our website for free AARP tax help locations. Tale Award. Also included are many fabulous pie recipes. Pie is the perfect complement to the For the Love of Pie night Metro Arts Pass at West Fargo Public Library 6 pm, February Starting in February, The Arts Partnership, Fargo Public Library, Moorhead 19. For more pie books, try the adult fiction Public Library, and West Fargo Public Library will launch a new service for metro title Blackberry Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke area residents. West Fargo Public Library cardholders will be able to visit local or one of our excellent cookbooks, including arts and cultural organizations at no or reduced costs through the Metro Arts Pass program (http://theartspartnership.net/metro-arts-pass). Twelve metro-area arts The Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer. and cultural organizations are participating in this two-year pilot project. Check Pie cookbooks may be found on our upper out a pass from the Service Desk, then head over to a museum or a concert, and level in 641.8652. Enjoy a slice of pie today! enjoy the cultural riches that our area offers at either no fee or a reduced costs. You must have a West Fargo Public Library card. Take advantage of this wonderful More library staff reviews can be found online at LibraryThing: opportunity to experience the arts and culture of our community! Participating librarything.com/catalog/westfargolibrary organizations include: Bare Stage Theatre, Fargo-Moorhead Opera, Fargo- Moorhead Symphony, Harwood Prairie Playhouse, Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County, MSUM Cheryl Nelson Lossett Performing Arts Series, Music Theatre Fargo-Moorhead, Plains Art Museum, Rourke Art Museum, Red River West Fargo Public Library Zoo, Theatre B, and Tin Roof Theatre. 109 3rd Street East West Fargo, ND 58078 (701) 433-5460 Valentine’s Day Events www.westfargolibrary.org February is packed with Valentine’s Day events for the whole family! If you’re crafty - come to the Valentine’s Check our website for severe weather closings. Day Cards Workshop or Valentine’s Day Fun. For movies, Gnomeo and Juliet (Rated G) and Kaboom! Hours Presents Best Friends Forever are perfect for any age. Monday - Thursday . .10am - 9pm Finally, Live Music at the Library features pianist Friday . .10am - 6pm Allison Dekrey - bring your sweetheart for an afternoon Saturday . .10am - 5pm of music. Sunday. .1pm - 5pm West Fargo Public Library February 2015 Newsletter.