Vinton Public Library Newsletter

Mission: We provide a welcoming environment to grow and strengthen connections for everyone in our community.

Vision: We are dedicated to exceptional customer service and engaging our community. We enrich lives through access to resources, programs, and collections that encourage lifelong learning and the love of reading.

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Monday, November 20th Open 9a-5p 9:45am: Accessible Yoga, class is full 10am: Adult Coloring Time, materials provided 10am: Ready Set Build with Legos for Kids 2pm: Yarn Turkey Craft for Kids 3:30pm: Ready Set Build with Legos for Kids	Tuesday, November 21st Open 9a-6p 11am: Preschool Storytime 1:30pm: Lutheran Home Assisted Living Read Aloud Book Club for Adults, held offsite 2pm: PBS STEAM Event-Ozobots (see info below) 5pm: Libby Info Session	Wednesday, November 22nd Open 9a-5p All Day: DIY Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Float (see info below) 10:30am: Preschool Storytime

Monday, November 20th

Open 9a-5p
9:45am: Accessible Yoga, class is full
10am: Adult Coloring Time, materials provided
10am: Ready Set Build with Legos for Kids
2pm: Yarn Turkey Craft for Kids
3:30pm: Ready Set Build with Legos for Kids

Tuesday, November 21st

Open 9a-6p
11am: Preschool Storytime
1:30pm: Lutheran Home Assisted Living Read Aloud Book Club for Adults, held offsite
2pm: PBS STEAM Event-Ozobots (see info below)
5pm: Libby Info Session

Wednesday, November 22nd

Open 9a-5p
All Day: DIY Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Float (see info below)
10:30am: Preschool Storytime


Thursday, November 23rd Closed for Thanksgiving	Friday, November 24th Closed for Thanksgiving	Saturday, November 25th Open 9a-Noon

Thursday, November 23rd

Closed for Thanksgiving

Friday, November 24th

Closed for Thanksgiving

Saturday, November 25th

Open 9a-Noon

PBS STEAM Event - Ozobots

When

Tuesday, Nov. 21st, 2pm

Where

Vinton Iowa Public Library, 510 2nd Avenue, Vinton, IA

More information

Join us for some coding fun at the library! Thanks to our partnership with PBS, we will have Ozobots at the library for kids on Tuesday, November 21st starting at 2pm. Ozobots are a platform for kids to learn coding and robotics; see you at the library!

Libby Informational Session

When

Tuesday, Nov. 21st, 5pm

Where

Vinton Iowa Public Library, 510 2nd Avenue, Vinton, IA

More information

Join us as our Library Director provides information on Libby, our fastest growing ebook and audiobook collection available to patrons that live within the city limits of Vinton and in rural Benton County.

DIY Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Float or Balloon

When

Wednesday, Nov. 22nd, 9am

Where

Vinton Iowa Public Library, 510 2nd Avenue, Vinton, IA

More information

It's Thanksgiving time, and we're celebrating in a fun and creative way! Make your own parade float or balloon for a fun VPL parade! Floats and balloons can be made at home, or here at the library, and can be physical or digital. If you make yours at home, send us a picture at library@vintonia.gov. We will post all photos to our social media platforms. Happy Building!

Join us at the library while Margie Ortgiesen reads aloud from the Charles Dickens' classic 'A Christmas Carol.' This event will be held on four consecutive Wednesdays beginning November 29th at 7pm; Margie will read a different part of the story each week. This event is free and open to the public and will be held in our main floor Reading Room. Call up your friends and family and make plans to attend this family-friendly Holiday event.

VPL Note: We have Karin Slaughter's latest book in the Will Trent series, 'After That Night,' available in regular and large type.

Karin Slaughter is one of the world's most popular and acclaimed storytellers. She is the author of more than twenty instant New York Times bestselling novels, including the Edgar–nominated Cop Town and standalone novels Pretty Girls, The Good Daughter, and Pieces of Her. She is published in 120 countries with more than 40 million copies sold across the globe. Pieces of Her is a #1 Netflix original series starring Toni Collette, and WILL TRENT, based on her Will Trent series, is on ABC (and streaming on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally). False Witness and The Good Daughter are in development for television. Slaughter is the founder of the Save the Libraries project—a nonprofit organization established to support libraries and library programming. A native of Georgia, she lives in Atlanta.

Source: https://www.karinslaughter.com/bio-1

Photo Credit: Alison Rosa

This summer VPL added a Russian Tortoise to our VPL family! Henry lives in our Children's Library and loves the library life! He eats a variety of fresh greens and a small amount of fresh fruit. He visits Dr. Alice for his veterinarian care and is happy to listen to a story from our youngest readers! Stop by VPL and meet Henry today!