LOCAL

Library Calendar for Dec. 6-13

GADSDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY

MAIN BRANCH

Phone number:

256-549-4699

• Computer classes will resume in January

• 10 a.m. Thursday, Children’s Department; Story Time; “The Best Christmas Present Ever,” Ben Mantle; ext. 2118

• 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Teen Zone; Teen Crafts; Christmas Tree Book Art; ext. 2122 or nicole@gadsdenlibrary.org

• 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Fiction Department; Chess Club; ext. 2120 or craig@gadsdenlibrary.org

• 3:30 p.m. Monday, Teen Zone; Teen Game Day; ext. 2122 or nicole@gadsdenlibrary.org

• 10 a.m. Tuesday, Children’s Department; Sensory Story Time; ext. 2118

• 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Teen Zone; Teen Homeschool Group; ext. 2122 or nicole@gadsdenlibrary.org

• 3 p.m. Tuesday, Children’s Department; GPL Grows Nature Club; Christmas trees; ext. 2118

• 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Teen Zone; Holiday Party; ext. 2122 or nicole@gadsdenlibrary.org

• 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Teen Zone; Teen TV Time; ext. 2122 or nicole@gadsdenlibrary.org

• 10 a.m. Wednesday, Children’s Department; Little Movers Baby Story Time; ext. 2118

• 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Children’s Department; Wacky Wednesday; Christmas ornaments; ext. 2118

• 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Teen Zone; Wild Card Wednesday; duct tape crafts/Anime Club; ext. 2122 or nicole@gadsdenlibrary.org

• 10 a.m. Dec. 13, Children’s Department; Story Time; Parent Play with Success by 6; ext. 2118

• 3:30 to 5 p.m. Dec. 13, Teen Zone; Teen Crafts; DIY Lip Gloss; ext. 2122 or nicole@gadsdenlibrary.org

HOYT WARSHAM ALABAMA CITY BRANCH

Phone number:

256-549-4688

• Regular events will resume in January

EAST GADSDEN BRANCH

Phone number:

256-549-4691

• Noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Color and Calm Down; coloring pages, crayons, markers and colored pencils provided

• Noon to 1 p.m. Monday, Football Basics for Women

• 3 p.m. Tuesday, Tiny Tot Time, “How to Catch Santa,” Jean Reagan

• 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sewing School; ages 18 and over; seats limited, registration required; participants must bring pattern, materials and supplies; sewing machine provided

ATTALLA PUBLIC LIBRARY

Phone number:

256-538-9266

• 10 a.m. to noon, second Tuesday of each month, Back to the Future tech tips for seniors

• Noon, third Thursday of each month, Readers and Writers Club, conference room

GLENCOE PUBLIC LIBRARY

Phone number:

256-459-4285

• Hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays

• 1 p.m. fourth Thursday each month, Book Club meeting

• The library now has access to Ancestry

HOKES BLUFF (RUFUS FLOYD) PUBLIC LIBRARY

Phone number:

256-492-9846

• Volunteers willing to lead a book club, help out with programs around the library or start hobby clubs to be hosted in its auditorium are needed. Anyone interested in helping is asked to call and ask for Alexandria Sims. Inquiries also may be emailed to hbcpl@hokesblufflibrary.org.

• The library now has free access to FOLD 3 as well as Ancestry and Heritage Quest. Come and research your ancestry for free.

• The library is looking for volunteers to start a “Yarnies” club. The club would meet at the library once a month or more and work together on crocheting and knitting projects. Call the library and ask for Alexandria Sims for more information.

JERRY B. JONES RESEARCH LIBRARY

Phone number:

256-613-6844

• Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays 

Come research local, state and Southeastern history. Includes historical books, vertical files, county record books, genealogical holdings, maps, and several local photographic collections. Library also has access to Ancestry and Newspapers.com. The library also digitizes old photos, slides, and oversize books, posters, or maps. Located in the Elliott Community Center, 2829 W. Meighan Blvd. Email: EtowahHistory@gmail.com

NICHOLS MEMORIAL LIBRARY

Phone number:

256-613-6844

• Hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays

The library contains genealogical information and family files from all areas of Alabama, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and other states. The library has a large collection of all Military records and Native American research books. Every Thursday at 9:00 am there is a Discussion Group lead by John McFarland on various subjects. He will begin covering the counties that make up what is now Etowah County. Anyone interested is invited to attend. For additional information email neagslib@comcast.net or call 256-677-3144 or 256-504-4499.

RAINBOW CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY

Phone number:

256-442-8477

• Noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Adult Knitting Group

• 11 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Storytime for Kids

• 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. second and fourth Mondays each month, Lego Club; ages 4 and up; Legos provided, donations welcome

SARDIS CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY

Phone number:

256-593-5634

• Hours, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays

• 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Quilting Class

• 10 a.m. Thursdays, Pre-School Story/Activity Time

SOUTHSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY

Phone number:

256-442-6217

• Hours, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to noon Friday

• 5 p.m. Dec. 18, make a Kumihimo braided bracelet

• 11 a.m. Dec. 21, Book Club, “The Shepherd, the Angel and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog,” Dave Barry

WESTSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY

Phone number:

205-589-6699

• Hours: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays

• 2 p.m. Monday, Pre-School Story Time

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