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Calendar of events for November at the Maple Valley Library

Maple Valley Library
21844 SE 248th Street
425.432.4620

November 2014 Events

Children & Families

Family Story Times
Monday, Nov. 3, 10 and 17, 7 p.m.
Ages 3 to 7 with adult.

Tuesday Tales!
Preschool Story Times
Tuesday, Nov. 4 and 18, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
No story time on November 11.
Ages 3 to 7 with adult.

Once Upon a Wednesday!
Preschool Story Times
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 12 and 19, 10:30 a.m.
Ages 3 to 7 with adult.

Family Game Night
Thursday, Nov. 13, 6-8 p.m.
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.

Teens

Fandom Zone
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 4 p.m.
Create fan art, write fan fiction, make fandom crafts and props or just hang out and discuss your favorite or newest obsession! Snacks provided.

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) Write-a-Thons
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 12 and 19, 3 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 16 and 30, 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 18, 5:30pm
Teens, come and work on your NaNoWriMo novel! There will be snacks and word count incentives!

Game On!
Thursday, Nov. 13, 4 p.m.
Play video games at the library!

Young Authors Club
Tuesday, Nov. 18, 4 p.m.
Share ideas and get helpful tips for your next movie script, novel, poem or short story. Stay late, this month, for Teen NanoWriMo Write-a-Thon from 5:30-8:30.

Adults

Baking with Books
Saturday, Nov. 1, 1 p.m.
Not all cookbooks are created equal! Pastry Chef Laurie Pfalzer combines two of her passions – baking and books – with discussion and tastes of recipes from select books for a class to both inform and delight.Take home an information packet with book lists and select recipes.

Maple Valley Tuesday Evening Book Group
The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 7 p.m.

Maple Valley Library Guild Meeting
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 7 p.m.

Drop-In to Learn about eBooks
Saturday, Nov. 8, 10:30 a.m.
Considering an eReader for a holiday gift? Come and compare the major devices.

Computer Class: One-on-One Assistance
Monday, Nov. 10 and 24, 10:30 a.m.
Have computer or software questions? Volunteers can provide assistance.

Wednesday Morning Book Group
I Married You for Happiness by Lily Tuck
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 10 a.m.

Computer Class: Microsoft Word 2013, Level 1
Thursday, Nov. 13, 10:30 a.m.
Registration required.

STARS Workshop
Fabulous Felt Board Fun
Saturday, Nov. 15, 2 p.m.
Presented by Nancy Stewart.
Discover how to combine music, children’s books and felt board learning activities to enrich your early childhood classroom. Please bring fabric scissors, other supplies will be provided. Provides two credit hours in Curriculum and Learning Environments.
Registration begins Saturday, November 1.

NaNoWriMo Write-a-Thon
Sunday, Nov. 16 and 30, 1 p.m.
Come work on your NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) novel!

MAKE-2014
Events for all ages
Unleash your creativity and strengthen your science and technology skills at the same time with KCLS’ MAKE events.
If you can imagine something, you can learn to make it at the library. Follow your curiosity and explore the latest computer technologies. Try your hand at animation and special effects. Create a robotic puppet and learn basic physical engineering. MAKE programs will show you how in supportive, hands-on workshops. www.kcls.org/make