Plumb Library’s Holiday Hours: Tuesday, December 24, open 10:00 am to 1:00 pm; Wednesday, December 25 – closed; Tuesday, December 31, open 10:00 am to 1:00 pm; Wednesday, January 1 – closed.
Music and Movement with Ms. Nancy is back! This program will be held on December 6, 13 and 20 at 10:30 am for children aged 2-5. Registration is required for each class by date. You do not have to register for every class! This class will be limited to 8 children. Register on the Event Calendar on the Library’s website, www.plumblibrary.com. This class if free due to the kindness of Ms. Nancy.
During the Christmas school break, the library will be offering drop-in programs for ages 5 and up from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm on Thursday, December 26, Friday, December 27, Thursday, January 2, and Friday, January 3, plus from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm on Saturday, December 28, and Saturday, January 4. Children can create their own buttons with the Button Maker, build structures with the library’s LEGO, KEVA planks, and Locktagon collections, or visit the STEM Exploration Station using microscopes and magnifying glasses.
The COA Book Group will discuss Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman on Tuesday, December 17 at 10:15 am at the Rochester COA on Dexter Lane, Rochester.
A socially awkward, routine-oriented loner teams up with a bumbling IT guy from her office to assist an elderly accident victim, forging a friendship that saves all three from lives of isolation and secret unhappiness.
The “Just the Facts” Nonfiction Book Group will discuss The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe on Thursday, December 19 at 6:30 pm. This book describes the escapades of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters, a drug-saturated group of hippies who get in and out of trouble with the law.
The Cafe Parlez Book Group will discuss Smile by Roddy Doyle on Thursday, December 26 at 6:30 pm. Approached by a man he does not remember who claims they attended secondary school together, a man on his own for the first time in years reluctantly reflects on unhappy memories from the past, including those of a brutal teacher who left him traumatized and struggling to hold fast to his sanity. By the award-winning author of Paddy Clarke, Ha Ha Ha.