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JULY-SEPTEMBER 2024
CANNING with UT EXTENSION
SEE YOU AT THE LIBRARY 2024 - Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:30 AM
SMOKEY BEAR READING CHALLENGE - ONLINE - now through November 28, 2024
PRESCHOOL STORY TIME – Fridays at 10:30 AM
(ELEMENTARY) STEAM CLUB with TPHS SkillsUSA - 1st Monday of the month from 3:30-4:30 PM
YOUNG READERS BOOK CLUB – 3rd Saturday of the month from 1-2 PM
MANGA/ANIME CLUB – 4th Saturday of the month from 1-2 PM
TEEN ADVISORY GROUP (TAG) – 1st Wednesday of the month from 3:30-4:30 PM
TPPL ADULT CRAFT CLUB – 1st Thursday of the month at 10:30 AM unless otherwise noted
TPPL ADULT BOOK CLUB – 1st Saturday of the month at 10 AM
EARLY LITERACY TIPS & RESOURCES FOR NEW/EXPECTANT PARENTS – 4th Monday of the month from 3:30-4:30 PM
GED/HiSET CLASSES - Tuesdays 10 AM-1 PM
MEDICARE MONDAYS - 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM — Free, educational. Light lunch provided.
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS - 11 AM-12 PM
GAME CLUB – 1st Saturday of the month at 12 PM
AVAILABLE DAILY
1-ON-1/ZOOM TECHNOLOGY CLASSES – Available by appointment
BOOK SIGNING
TPPL BOARD MEETING - 3rd Monday Every 2 Months at 8 AM at TPPL
TPPL BUILDING COMMITTEE MEETING
LIBRARY CLOSINGS
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Monday, August 12 from 11 AM - 12 PM: Pressure Canning
- Bring your dial gauge lids to be tested
- Monday, August 26 from 11 AM - 12 PM: Water Bath Canning
SEE YOU AT THE LIBRARY 2024 - Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:30 AM
- Special Story Hour for families to gather to listen and read stories, sing the National Anthem, and pray together.
SMOKEY BEAR READING CHALLENGE - ONLINE - now through November 28, 2024
PRESCHOOL STORY TIME – Fridays at 10:30 AM
- Special Story Time:
- Friday, July 19: Sharks, Mermaids, & Pirates (Dress as a shark, mermaid, or pirate!)
- Friday, August 2: Superheroes & Princesses (Dress as your favorite superhero or princess!)
- Friday, August 9: Community Helpers
- Friday, August 23: STEAM
- Friday, September 6: Animals
(ELEMENTARY) STEAM CLUB with TPHS SkillsUSA - 1st Monday of the month from 3:30-4:30 PM
- NO July meeting
- Monday, August 5
- NO September meeting
YOUNG READERS BOOK CLUB – 3rd Saturday of the month from 1-2 PM
- Saturday, July 20
- Saturday, August 17
- Saturday, September 21
MANGA/ANIME CLUB – 4th Saturday of the month from 1-2 PM
- Saturday, July 27
- Saturday, August 24
- Saturday, September 28
TEEN ADVISORY GROUP (TAG) – 1st Wednesday of the month from 3:30-4:30 PM
- NO July meeting
- Wednesday, August 7
- Wednesday, September 4
TPPL ADULT CRAFT CLUB – 1st Thursday of the month at 10:30 AM unless otherwise noted
- Wednesday, July 3 (Craft: TBA)
- Thursday, August 1 (Craft: TBA)
- Thursday, September 5 (Craft: TBA)
TPPL ADULT BOOK CLUB – 1st Saturday of the month at 10 AM
- Saturday, July 6 (Book: The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston)
- Saturday, August 3 (Book: Fatal Ground: Love, Betrayal & Death in Montana Territory by D.A. Galloway)
- Saturday, September 7 (Book: The Women by Kristin Hannah)
EARLY LITERACY TIPS & RESOURCES FOR NEW/EXPECTANT PARENTS – 4th Monday of the month from 3:30-4:30 PM
- Monday, July 22
- Monday, August 26
- NO September meeting
GED/HiSET CLASSES - Tuesdays 10 AM-1 PM
MEDICARE MONDAYS - 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM — Free, educational. Light lunch provided.
- Monday, September 9
- Monday, September 23
- Monday, September 30
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS - 11 AM-12 PM
- Monday, September 16: All things Monroe County, TN with Monroe County Tourism
GAME CLUB – 1st Saturday of the month at 12 PM
- Saturday, July 6
- Saturday, August 3
- Saturday, September 7
AVAILABLE DAILY
- Makerspace
- 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
1-ON-1/ZOOM TECHNOLOGY CLASSES – Available by appointment
- iPad Basics
- Computer Basics & Beyond
- Phone Basics
- Creating Graphics
BOOK SIGNING
- Friday, July 5 from 3-4 PM: Author Tulli Cole
- Books:
- The Chocolate Milk Dragon
- The Land of Lost Things
- God, the Zoo Crew, and You: Sharing God’s Word Through Puppet Shows
- Books:
- Friday, August 2 from 3-4 PM: Author BJ Bourg
- Books: London Carter series, Clint Wolf series, Red Mountain Mystery series, and more
- Friday, September 13 from 3-4 PM: Author Blaina Tallent Best
- Children’s Books: A Helping Heart and Sleep Well, Mi Amor: A Bilingual Bedtime Story
TPPL BOARD MEETING - 3rd Monday Every 2 Months at 8 AM at TPPL
- Monday, July 15, 2024 at 8 AM
- Monday, September 16, 2024 at 8 AM
TPPL BUILDING COMMITTEE MEETING
- TBA
LIBRARY CLOSINGS
- Thursday, July 4: Closed in observance of Independence Day…Happy 4th of July!
- Monday, September 2: Closed in observance of Labor Day
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
- August 9: National Book Lovers’ Day
- September: Library Card Sign-Up Month
- We have LOTS of NEW books now available on our shelves & more being added!!
- Do you have a recommendation of a book/audiobook/author/series to add to our collection? Please let us know! We love hearing your recommendations!
- Scan the QR Codes above for our Amazon & Walmart Wishlists.