JUST FOR KIDS

Storytime for
Preschoolers
Storytime for young children ages three, four and five resumes on Wednesdays at 9:30 am starting September 14. Led
every Wednesday by Ms. Allison, Storytime consists of a time of sharing, games, songs and stories - followed a craft.
Sessions run through December 14 at which time there will be a Christmas break and will resume in January.
Call the library to register.
Drop-ins are welcome.

Two & Under Lap-sit Time

There’s something new at the library this fall: Two & Under Lap-sit Time. This will be a period of time during which parents or other caregivers will hold their little ones – 2 years old or younger – and Ms Allison will present lapsit games, songs and short age-appropriate books.

Two & Under Lap-sit Time begins Wednesday, September 14 at 11:15 am. This new event will follow the 9:30 am Storytime for Preschoolers and will run through December 14 at which time there will be a Christmas break. Lap-sit
will resume in January.
Call the library to register.
Drop-ins are welcome.

Spanish for Kids Is Back

Catalina Smeresky, a certified Montessori teacher and native of Peru, is again offering Spanish immersion classes for children ages 3 – 6. The 45-minute classes meet at 4:30 pm on
Mondays beginning on September 12 and continuing through November 7. There will be no class on Monday, October 31, Halloween day.
Schedule of topics to be covered
is as follows:
1. Tenemos muchos amigos!/
We have many friends
2. Mi familia/My family
3. Mi cuerpo/My body
4. Instrumentos musicales/
Musical instruments
5. Transporte: tierra, agua, aire/
Transport: land – water - air
6. Mis juguetes/My toys
7. La granija/The farm
8. Experimentos/Experiments
Call the library to register. Classes are free, but are limited to 12 participants. Parents or other caregivers are encouraged to stay and participate with their children.

Al Estilo de Pintores Famosos
Art workshop: In the style of famous painters.
Spanish immersion art activity for 3 – 6 year-old children
Saturday, September 17 - 2:00 pm

Matisse: Cut-outs
Georges Seurat: Pointillism
Eric Carle: Sponge paint

Artwork will be exhibited! Call the library to register – limit 12.
Parents are welcome to attend with children. Workshop conducted by
Catalina Leo Smerinsky – Teacher of Spanish for Kids program

After School Movies

After School Movies continue with the first movie being shown on Thursday, September 22 at 3:15 pm. Special After School Scary Movie, showing on Thursday, October 27 in conjunction with the 3rd Annual Scarecrow Contest. Popcorn will be served at the After School Scary Movie. All after school movies are appropriate for elementary school children.

Pet Tales September Special for Children

Saturday, September 24 – 1:30
Come hear outrageous stories about pets in the library. Meet our very own Library Dog (a trained therapy pet) and the Library Guinea Pig. Take in the experience of reading to one our furry friends. Create your own pet rock to care for at home. For pre-school and
elementary age children and their
families. Call the library to register.

Hunger Games

Ann McLaughlin, reading specialist,
will be at the library this fall starting September 28 to lead a middle schoolers discussion group on the popular Hunger Games trilogy.

Wednesday, September 28
3:15 pm -Hunger Games

Wednesday, October 19
3:15 pm -Catching Fire

Wednesday, November 9
3:15 pm -Mockingjay

The books will be available through the library. Call the library to register. Drop-ins are also welcome.

Calling All Kids
November 14, 15 & 16
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm.
Make Christmas tree ornaments for the library’s Walker Park Circle of Trees Christmas tree. Free. All supplies provided. Call the library to register or stop by after school.
The City’s Circle of Trees event is
Sunday, December 4.

Library Happenings

Shred Docs – Free
Community Shred Day

Saturday, September 17, 2011
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
• Protect yourself from identity
theft
• Bring personal documents
• Financial statements
• Credit card statements
• Tax records
• Cancelled checks
Shred Docs will have its mobile document destruction truck available at the library to provide fully confidential shredding services.
Shred Docs will shred up to 100 lbs of paper per person, ultimately turning your unwanted paper into dinner napkins.

Scrarecrow Month Special Events

Kick-off Celebration
Saturday, October 1 - 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Make a paper plate scarecrow. All ages. Free. All materials provided. Pick-up parts for the scarecrow you’re going to enter in the contest.

Zippety 2 Dads –The Singing & Dancing Dads
Saturday, October 15 – 12:30 pm.
Dads Shawn and Tagg are singers, writers and actors. They describe their style as more Beatles than Barney. Expect a time of fun, laughter, singing & dancing. With seven children between them these dads know what kids like. A family-fun concert.

Jan Alm - Psychic Librarian from Kalamazoo
Tuesday, October 18 – 6:30 pm
At age 50, author Jan Alm began receiving messages from her deceased mother. One crazy, wonderful experience led to another and soon Jan was receiving messages from other’s departed loved ones as well. Jan will share stories of her spirit experiences and will teach techniques you can use to connect with your own loved ones on the Other Side. Signed copies of Jan’s book, Woo-Woo: Becoming a Psychic at Fifty will be for sale.

Amberrose Hammond & Tom Maat -
Ghosthunters
Tuesday, October 25 - 6:30 pm
Amberrose and Tom will showcase haunted places and ghost stories from around Michigan with the focus on Michigan’s west coast. They will be talking about their favorite haunts, legends and investigations into the paranormal. Join them for a chilling night of spooky tales that will be sure to raise your hair. Amberrose’s book Ghosts & Legends of Michigan’s West Coast is available at the library and will be for sale.

Live @ the Library

42nd Anniversary Show Series
Three stunning Live @ the Library
events are coming up this fall.

Tuesday, October 4 – 6:30 pm
Folk singer Gary Brandt on guitar and Jackie Davidson, an original member of the New Christy Minstrels, present “Singing the Good Old Songs.” Gary’s yellow lab, Cooper, travels and often
appears with the pair.

Tuesday, November 8 – 6:30 pm
The internationally known Mona Shores Fiddlers are back by popular demand – bringing a program of their toe-tapping
music. The Fiddlers have appeared nationwide as well as in Ireland and at the Great China Wall.

Tuesday, December 6 – 6:30 pm
Dick Ballard, singer-about-town, often appearing at the Book Nook & Java Shop in Montague, entertains us with a special presentation of Christmas songs
that never grow old.

We All Went to War
Films of the Early 1940s
A WWII Film Series at the Walker Memorial Library

November 3 – December 8, 2011
Thursday mornings 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
This year we will observe the 70th Anniversary of the December 7, 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor. Only a small percentage of US citizens can recall that fateful day. It was their 9/11 it led
to a war that enveloped all segments of our society. This series will, with a couple of diversions, concentrate on the “homefront” and on what happened when the boys went off to war and the
girls headed for the factories and offices. Hollywood movies reflected the change in our national social scene.

November 3 – Double feature
Buck Privates (1941) 84 min.
Abbott & Costello enlist in the army and report to boot camp. Also featuring the Andrews Sisters.
Why We Fight – Prelude to War (1942) 52 min.
Part 1 of Frank Capra’s series was produced for the army to explain to recruits the nature of the enemy. The whole series was shown in movie theaters across the county.

November 10 – Double Feature
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) 65 min.
Basil Rathbone and Nigel Brooks time travel to the 1940’s to do their bit for the allied war effort by finding the source of the voice of terror invading the BBC.
Why We Fight – War Comes to America (1942) 52 min. The final installment of Capra’s series focusing on isolationism.

November 17 - Since You Went Away (1944) 52 min.
While her husband is away, Anne Hilton (Claudette Colbert) takes in a lodger (Monty Woolley) to help make ends meet while coping with teenage daughters (Jennifer Jones and Shirley
Temple).

November 24 - The Theater is dark for Thanksgiving.

December 1 - The More the Merrier (1943) 104 min.
Legendary director George Stevens takes a light-hearted look at the housing shortage in Washington, DC. Charles Coburn stars as cupid.

December 8 - So Proudly We Hail (1942) 126 min.
We look at the experiences of three nurses who served in the Philippines and cared for servicemen and veterans. Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard and Veronica Lake star.

A pizza & pop lunch will be served at each showing. Free with
donations being accepted

A Child's Christmas in Wales

Drama & music combine to make this an outstanding seasonal event.

Tuesday, November 29 - 6:30 pm at the Library

Dramatic reading of the popular Dylan Thomas book by local author Fred Sanderlin with beautiful seasonal music
performed by acoustical guitarist Wayne Walden.

Begin your holiday celebration with this very special event!

Plans for a New Library
The Taskforce to Build a New Library is proud to announce the Walker Memorial Library Taskforce Newsletter. Topics covered in the first issue which came out August 2 are: The Great Past of the
Walker Memorial Library, Why the
Northside Needs a New Library, and
How You Can Help. The newsletter can be picked up at the Library, at North Muskegon City Hall, at Laketon and Fruitland Township halls and at Community United Methodist Church.

lobby Book store - even More books

The Friends of Walker Memorial Library sponsors an ongoing book sale in the lobby, which features an ever-changing inventory.  Stop in to see what's new.

Book sale

Saturday, November 19
10:00 am – 4:00 pm at the Community Center
This is a one-day only sale. Gently used, sorted books. No library discards. “We accept donations,” says a member of the Friends. “Any day of the year, any time of the day,
as long as it’s during library open
hours.”

GIFT BASKETS

Designed by Friends’ member and treasurer, Kathy Myers, the baskets sell at reasonable prices of $5.50 and up. In addition to the baskets, you'll find three styles of book bags, note cards, two designs of 10 oz. beverage mugs and the 25th anniversary edition of the Proud Peninsula.

Donate Your Used Books

Instead of putting them into a garage sale or stacking them in the basement, please consider donating your used books to the library.  Just drop them off at the desk.  Thank you.

Walker Library Book Club Schedule

Summer was fun. Now perhaps it’s time to engage in some indoor activity. Join the Library Book Club. You can’t beat a good book and friends with whom to share it. On the first Tuesday of each month at 10:30 am from October – May, community members – both men and women – meet in the library to discuss the selection for the month. The list of titles for the year is member-selected. Attend one meeting and you will be convinced that the Library Book Club is the place to be. The 2011-2012 book selections are posted at the library

Call Us Today!

If you would like information about any events or services please feel free to call us at 231-744-6080.

Library hours are:

Monday: 10:00 - 8:00

Tuesday: 10:00 - 8:00

Wednesday: 10:00 - 8:00

Thursday: 10:00 - 5:00

Friday: 10:00 - 5:00

Saturday: 10:00 - 5:00

Sunday: Closed