A Big Thank You :)

Thanksgiving is coming up, and we would like to say a big thank you to all of our Children's Department patrons. We feel very fortunate to have such a supportive community of parents and children. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

And can you believe it--December is just around the corner! Here are some highlights:

-The Giving Tree: Starting December 1, take a gift tag off our Giving Tree and buy a gift suitable for the age and gender of the child listed. Bring your unwrapped gift back to the library by December 14. Help brighten the holiday of a less fortunate family.

-Mom & Me exercise program: Friday, December 4, 10 am. For Moms with infants - 2 year olds, this exercise program is presented by Attain Sports Performance on the first Friday of each month during our Crawl Talk time on Fridays. Just drop in.

-Music Together with Sondra Lewis, Tuesday, December 8, 10:30 am. For infants to 5 year olds. Please register.

-Yugioh Tournament! Wednesday, December 9, 4-7:30 pm, Grades 3 to 6. Prizes will be awarded! Please register. -Holiday Story Time and Craft, Monday, December 14, 4pm, for all ages. Please register as space is limited.

-Registration for the Winter Story Time Session: Wednesday, December 16, for East Longmeadow residents, 9:30am in person and after 10:00 by phone or email. Non-residents may register starting December 17. Winter session starts the first week of January. Please see sidebar for Story Time details.

-Chess Tournament! Wednesday, December 16, 4-7:30pm, Grades 3 to 6. Prizes will be awarded! Please register.

-Open Studio, Wednesday, December 30, all day. Use your creativity and experiment with our art materials. All ages; just drop in.

-Special Author Visit: Erik Kraft! Wednesday, December 30, 6:30pm. Come meet picture book author, Erik Kraft, who wrote Chocolatina, the Lenny & Mel books, Miracle Wimp, and Flying. Erik is now a Boston resident, but grew up in East Longmeadow!

Wishing you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!

--Ms. Cindy, Ms. Kay, Ms. Jenn & Ms. Jenny

This and that!

Here are some various library items about which you might like to know:

-The library will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, November 11, in honor of Veteran's Day.

-The last week of fall session story times is next week, November 16 - 20.

-The Winter Story Time Session will start the week of January 3. Registration for this session will be held on Wednesday, December 16, for East Longmeadow residents starting in person at 9:30am; after 10am, residents may call or email to register. Non-residents may sign up starting Thursday, December 17, by phone, email, or in person.

-The library will be closed Thursday, 11/26, and Friday, 11/27, for the Thanksgiving holiday.

-All month long, we have our famous "Turkey Hunt" in the Children's Department. Come in a search for turkeys! And the last week of November, we will have a Make & Take craft.

And that's it for this and that!