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The skies this week cleared just enough to show us a glimpse of the last supermoon of the season! Also known as the Cold Moon for obvious reasons, the moon’s path will be longer than the sun’s in the summer. That the moon looks much larger is an illusion due to the fact that its path is closer to Earth than normal and is at its highest point in the sky all year.
“Tis the season when there is much not to miss here at PCL as well! Here’s what’s happening:
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Friends host a holiday sing-along with musician David Baumann 12/15 @ 6:30 p.m. Nibbles included! The Friends’ ever popular Holiday Book Bundles are available to purchase 11/30-12/30.
Dear Santa. Kids can slip their letters to Santa into the special mailbox in the Children’s Area December 1-15 to receive a reply from the jolly old elf himself. Stationary and envelopes at the mailbox!
Reflections. Join staff members Dawn and Amber to decorate a journal worthy of holiday gift giving. RSVP! 12/9, 1-3 p.m.
Holiday Shopping at PCL. Stop by 12/13 from 10-2 when the Old Mission Women’s Club host their annual Cookie Sale and the Friends of PCL offer their first ever annual PCL Christmas ornament, as well as holiday book bundles! Support these groups that support their community! Old Mission Peninsula School Foundation may join us, as well!
Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel! Staff member Erica teaches the history and how tos of this classic Hanukkah game – drop in 12/20 from 10:30- noon. Patrons of all ages are welcome!
Michigan Movie Mania. Join us for a series of movies set and/or filmed in the Great Lakes State! Polar Express (G) – a boy skeptical of Santa boards a train near his home in Grand Rapids to head for the North Pole, 12/29 @ 1 pm. Somewhere in Time (PG) – iconic film and love story set on Mackinac Island, 1/22 6:30 p.m. Frozen Stupid (NR) – comedy set and filmed in Michigan about a cantankerous father and his bumbling son who share a love of the art of ice fishing, 2/26 @ 6:30 p.m. Filmmaker Rich Brauer joins us! Snacks? Of course!
The Regulars. Story Stew for preschoolers – 12/10 @ 11. Reading Dogs Lani & Rosie – Tuesdays from 3:30-5 pm. Threads – Mondays 10-noon – bring a project, work among friends! Gentle Yoga with Tina Livingston – Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. for a small fee. Pageturners – 3rd Thursdays @ 6:30 pm. Books available on a first come basis.
For little ones on the 1st Mondays (December only on the second Monday!) of the month at 10:30 for a small fee, we offer Fox’s Fiesta, My Person & Me Movement Class with Stirling Saur, a pediatric speech-languagepathologist/certified yoga instructor! Kids ages 7-10 meet up to talk about and trade cards at our Pokémon Club on the 2nd Saturday of the month from 12:30-1:30 with Audra Tompkins!
At Your Service. PCL offers a Library of Things, Seed Library, books, movies, puzzles, games, adult LEGO kits, Explorer Bags, STEM kits, large print books, Children’s Garden with a play village & more. Little Free Libraries have books for the taking. Stay Sharp Kits available for adult patrons in memory care. Printing, faxing, copying & laptops available onsite. Wireless service accessible in the parking lot 24/7. Limited notary service available by appointment. Launchpads and WhaZoodles are self-contained digital units for kids with entertaining educational software.
The library will be closed 12/24-26, 12/31 and 1/1. When TCAPS is closed due to weather, PCL is also closed.
Note that we will close at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 9 for a staff celebration.
Here is a moon poem for thought by Robert Louis Stevenson:
The moon has a face like the clock in the hall;
She shines on thieves on the garden wall,
On streets and fields and harbour quays,
And birdies asleep in the forks of the trees.
The squalling cat and the squeaking mouse,
The howling dog by the door of the house,
The bat that lies in bed at noon,
All love to be out by the light of the moon.
But all of the things that belong to the day
Cuddle to sleep to be out of her way;
And flowers and children close their eyes
Till up in the morning the sun shall arise.
Stay warm!
– Vicki Shurly, Director, Peninsula Community Library
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Awesome activities. Thank you.