Maple Valley Library
21844 SE 248th Street, Maple Valley 98038
425.432.4620
February 2015 Events
Children & Families
Preschool Story Times
Tuesday, February 3, 10 and 24, 10:30am
Wednesday, February 4, 11 and 25, 10:30am
Ages 3 to 7 with adult.
Stories, songs and fun!
Family Game Night
Thursday, February 12, 6-8pm
Family program, all ages welcome with adult.
Bring your favorite board games or choose from one of ours and play, laugh and meet other fun families.
Camp Tech: Build a Robot Puppet
Saturday, February 21, 11am
Ages 8 to 18.
Presented by Cheryl Hadley.
Get creative with foil, cardboard, plastic and metal bits to design and build your own movable robot puppet. No batteries required!
Registration required beginning February 7.
Family Book Club
Saturday, February 28, 3pm
Ages 9 to 12.
Family Book Club is a shared experience – adults will also be reading and discussing the books right along with their child. Talk about books, eat snacks and join in the fun.
Registration required.
Teens
Young Authors Club
Tuesday, February 10, 4pm
Middle school, junior high and high school ages.
Share ideas and get helpful tips for your next movie script, novel, poem or short story.
Game On!
Thursday, February 12 and 26, 4pm
Middle school, junior high and high school ages.
Play video games at the library!
Chocolate Making for Valentine’s Day
Saturday, February 14, 1:30pm
Middle school, junior high and high school ages.
Join pastry chef Laurie Pfalzer to learn how to make chocolate gifts for Valentine’s Day. Learn how to make ganache, dark chocolate and peppermint bark, white Chocolate popcorn and caramel corn with dark chocolate drizzle. At the end of class you will package your gifts and take them home to give or enjoy.
Registration required.
Camp Tech: Minecraft Mania!
Tuesday, February 17, 1pm
Ages 11 and older.
Do you love Minecraft? Come play multiplayer Minecraft. Create your own world, or play on one of ours. No account required.
Registration required.
Camp Tech: Make Your Own GIFS
Wednesday, February 18, 2pm
Ages 12 and older.
Seeing cool animated GIFS all over Tumblr and the Internet? Learn to make your own simple GIFS!
Registration required.
Camp Tech: Invent with Makey Makeys
Thursday, February 19, 2pm
Ages 10 and older.
Come play with our Makey Makeys and discover all the things you can ‘makey-make’ it do. Makey Makeys are invention kits that have endless possibilities and are just too cool to even describe here. Turn bananas into piano keys. Make yourself into a music instrument. Read about them online!
Registration required.
Camp Tech: Tabletop Moviemaking
Friday, February 20, 1pm
Ages 10 to 14.
In this two hour workshop, write a script and shoot and edit a movie using an iPad. This is a hands on workshop that uses paper characters and dioramas to explore the fundamentals of the moviemaking process.
Registration required.
Teen Advisory Board
Tuesday, February 24, 4:30pm
Middle school, junior high and high school ages.
Volunteer and give input for how to best serve teens at the library.
Adults
One-on-One Computer Assistance
Monday, February 2, 9 and 23, 1:30-2:30pm
Have computer or software questions? TechTutor volunteers are here for you. You may bring your own laptop, but volunteers cannot provide hands-on or hardware assistance.
Maple Valley Library Guild Meeting
Wednesday, February 4, 7pm
Discover how you can support your library!
MIND MATTERS
Start the New Year with Meditation
Saturday, February 7, 2pm
Join Ajili Hodari, who has been practicing meditation for over 30 years, for meditation techniques designed to make your dream of finding inner peace a reality. Mr. Hodari is a practitioner of Jyoti meditation.
While your brain is not a muscle, it does need care, feeding and exercise to keep it in top shape. The 2015 King County Library System adult series, Mind Matters, offers free programs, classes, tips and reading suggestions to stay sharp. It’s YOUR mind. KCLS can help you take care of it.
Maple Valley Tuesday Evening Book Group
Gulp Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach
Tuesday, February 10, 7pm
Between the Covers/Wednesday Morning Book Group
Astray by Emma Donoghue
Wednesday, February 11, 10am
Computer Class: Outlook Level 2
Thursday, February 26, 10:30am
Get more from Outlook.com email: send and open attachments, create folders, filters and contacts. Must have Microsoft email.
Registration required.
