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PRINCETON — The Princeton Public Library will hold an After School Craft Day from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday. The activity will be pumpkin carving. Also, the Book Club will meet at 7 p.m.
The library is remembering the Cherry Mine Disaster Monday through Nov. 14. At 7 p.m. Monday, historian and musician Ray Tutaj Jr. will present a program about the disaster.
A preschool story hour will be held Tuesday with the theme “Cookies.” The program will be held in the Youth Services Department, and preschool children and their parents or guardians are welcome to attend. Also, the Princeton Fire Department will visit the library with a fire truck from 4 to 5 p.m. for students and families to learn more about how the truck works. At 7 p.m., the fire department will present a program on fire safety.
The library will show the film “30 Days as a Coal Miner” at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
We the People will meet at 6 p.m. Nov. 5.
LADD — The Ladd Public Library was recently notified it is the recipient of a Books for Children Grant from the Libri Foundation. Librarian Amy Galetti-Bosi said in order to take full advantage of this opportunity the Ladd Library needs to raise $350. In return, the Libri Foundation will match these funds by a ratio of 2:1, so for every dollar the library raises, the foundation will give an additional $2 to go toward the purchase of children’s books.
Also, the library was chosen to also receive $350 in math and science titles for the children’s collection. Fundraising efforts include sale of Ladd Library Angels to be placed in the library window, and a cookie sale and book sale on Dec. 5 during the Ladd Christmas in the Village. The library would appreciate patron’s support of its grant fund to provide new materials to the children’s department.
In addition, the library has also started a book club. The selection for the month is “The Shack” by William Young. Copies of this book are available for checkout at the library, and the club will be discussing this book at 6 p.m. Monday. All adults are welcome to join.
The library is also having preschool story hours at 10:30 a.m. the first and third Monday of each month. These sessions include stories, activities and a craft. They are designed for ages 3 to 5 with a parent or guardian.
LAMOILLE — The LaMoille-Clarion Public Library District has added the following books to its collection:
Children: “Auntie Claus Home for the Holidays” by Elise Primavera, “When You Meet a Bear on Broadway” by Amy Hest, “Dewey: There’s a Cat in the Library” by Vicki Myron, “Over in the Hollow” by Rebecca Dickinson, “Big Frog Can’t Fit In” by Mo Willems, and “The Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series by Jeff Kinney.
Adult fiction: “Home for Christmas” by Andrew Greeley, “Comfort Food” and “Knit Two” by Kate Jacobs, and “A Cousin’s Prayer” by Wanda E. Brunstetter.
Adult non-fiction: “True Compass” by Edward Kennedy and “Lost Plantations of the South” by Marc R. Matrana.
SPRING VALLEY — Secretary of State Jesse White, in cooperation with the Richard A. Mautino Memorial Library, will offer a “Rules of the Road Review” course Nov. 13. The course is free and is designed to help participants pass the Illinois driver’s license renewal examination. The course prepares applicants for the general written and road examinations, and provides information on the vision screening. To register or for questions, please call (815) 663-4741.
MINERAL — The Book Discussion at the Mineral Gold Library will meet on Tuesdays from 2 to 3 p.m. Contact the library for more information.
