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4 10:15 Toddler Time 10:45 Preschool Storytime

5 10:15 Toddler Time 10:45 Preschool Storytime 7:00 Family

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7 10:00 Artisan’s Market

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9 10:30 Name Droppers 1:00 Entwined Minds Book Club 7:00 Flutasia

10 10:15 Toddler Time 10:45 Preschool Storytime 11:00 Diabetes Education

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12 10:15 Toddler Time 10:45 Preschool Storytime 7:00 Make & Take: Holi - day Cards

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14 10:30 DFW Machine Knitter’s Guild 2:00 Teen Crafts

15 2:30 Quilt Chat

16 17 10:15 Toddler Time 10:45 Preschool Storytime 7:30 Concert Bells

18 10:15 Toddler Time 10:45 Preschool Storytime

19 10:15 Toddler Time 10:45 Preschool Storytime 7:00 Dallas Puppet Theater

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Friends of the Library Artisan Market Saturday Dec. 7th from 10 am to 5 pm

Sunday Dec. 8th from 2 pm to 5 pm

Grapevine Public Library

1201 Municipal Way

Grapevine, Texas 76051

Hours:

Monday 10-9

Tuesday 10-9

Wednesday 10-9

Thursday 10-9

Friday 10-6

Saturday 10-5

Sunday 2-6

Phone Numbers:

Circulation: 817-410-3400

Reference: 817-410-3403

Children’s: 817-410-3405

Genealogy: 817-410-3429

Renewals: 817-410-3083

Renew materials, place

holds, use online

resources, search our

catalog, email us, and

more. on our website.

December 2013 Vol. 23, No. 3

Library Link Grapevine Public Library Newsletter

www.grapevine.lib.tx.us Holiday Closings

December 24th & 25th for Christmas January 1st for New Year’s Day

Happy Holidays!

Concert Bells of

Fort Worth

Tuesday, Dec. 17th

7:30 pm "Sounds of the Season"

which is inspired by the

sounds of bells: jingle

bells, sleigh bells, and

silver bells, will

be presented by

a handbell

choir.

Flutasia

Monday, Dec. 9th

7:00 pm Join us for an evening of

musical delights from a community

flute choir!

A few of

your favorite

holiday

songs will be

performed.

Holiday Concerts

Name Droppers Grapevine Name Droppers is an

informal group of genealogists who

meet on the second Monday of

each month. The next meeting will

be Monday, December 9th at 10:30

am. This will be a Show and Tell.

Please join us. Refreshments will be served.

Entwined Minds

Book Club The Book Club meets on the second Monday of the

month for exciting literary discussions. We welcome

anyone who is interested to join

us. On Monday, December 9th at

1 pm, we will meet to talk about

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy.

The book we are reading for the

January meeting is The Casual Va-

cancy by J.K. Rowling. For more

updates on the books for the

next few months, check the library’s website under

Adult Services.

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Friends of the Library

Holiday Artisan Market

Saturday Dec. 7th 10 am to 5 pm

and Sunday Dec. 8th

2 pm to 5 pm

A wide selection of unique items will be available including art glass, pottery, pen &

ink art, pet portraits, knitted and hand-woven items, jewelry, nature and travel pho-

tography, ornaments, etched glass, wood-working, and more. Get holiday shopping

done early at the Artisan’s Market and give a one-of-a-kind gift this year!

College Planning Learn all about financial aide, student and parent

loans, and other ways of paying for college. This is a

great opportunity for both parents and high school

students to attend to start planning for the future!

Tuesday, December 3rd at 6:30 p.m.

Diabetes Education Join us on Tuesday, December 10th at 11:00 am for a

seminar on diabetes. If you have just been recently

diagnosed, or take care of someone who has the dis-

ease, this is a great place to learn more information

about nutrition and ways to manage diabetes.

Did You Know?

Your purchases can help the Friends of the

Library! If you shop at Tom Thumb, link

your Rewards card to Charity #13161, and

the Friends of the Library will receive a per-

centage of your purchase!

Textile Arts The DFW Machine Knitters Guild meets on the second Satur-day of each month to see, hear, and share information about ma-chine knitting. This month’s pro-gram will be held Saturday, De-cember 14th at 10:30 a.m. in the Library Program Room. The next meeting of Quilt Chat will be December 15th at 2:30 p.m. in the Library Program Room. Topics vary from month to month.

Make & Take: Holiday Cards We will be making a variety of holiday

cards on Thursday, December 12th at

7 pm. We’ll have construction paper,

die cut shapes, stickers, foamies, and

glitter glue so you can make special

cards for family and friends.

Dallas Puppet Theater :

Holiday on Strings Holiday on Strings is a magical, musical

marionette treat presented to an as-

sortment of winter music. Please join

us on Thursday, December 19 at 7 pm

for a show that is fun for the whole

family.

R.E.A.D. to a Furry Friend The Reading Education Assistance Dogs

(R.E.A.D.) will not have a program in

December. The next R.E.A.D. session

will be January 26th. Call 817-410-3405

to sign up for a time.

NEW!

Freedom Flix Featuring dynamic e-

books of the Children's

Press best-selling Corner-stones of Freedom series

that include embedded

popup features such as maps, timelines, virtual tour clips, primary source videos and audio clips history

comes to life with FreedomFlix! Available on our

website grapevine.lib.tx.us under Children’s Services,

then Online Resources.

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Weekly Storytimes Toddler Time: 18 months to 36 months. Year

round program on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thurs-

days from 10:15-10:35 a.m.

Preschool Storytime: 3 to 5 years. Year round

program on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays

from 10:45-11:15 a.m.

Family Storytime: All Ages. Something different

every week: Storytime, Craft, Performer, or Pup-

pet Show. Year round program on Thursdays at 7

pm. The same storytime is presented all week.

Bonus Storytimes As Announced:

My First Storytime: Birth to 18 months. Six-

week sessions on Fridays from 10-10:45 am as an-

nounced. Next session begins January 3rd. Saturday Storytime: All Ages. Six-week ses-

sions on Saturdays from 10-10:45 am as an-

nounced. Next session TBA.

This month’s storytime themes: Dec. 3-5: Favorites Dec. 10-12: Silly Stories Dec. 17-19: Holiday Puppet Show Dec. 26: Surprise!

No registration needed for any storytime!

Craft Afternoon for Teens and Tweens Drop in on Saturday, December 14 between 2.00

-4.00 p.m. and make sand-art candles and “color-me”

bead bracelets as well as other cool crafts which make

great holiday gifts. Decorate a holiday card while you

are at it! Supplies will be provided. No registration

required.