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	October 2020
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				1 Library Board Meeting Library Board Meeting October 1, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Meetings are open to the public. Email the library at has@wlsmail.org if you would like to receive a Zoom invitation. See more details Write Now! Write Now! October 1, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Zoom free-writing group led by Reference Librarian, Regina Kelly. Call the library or email reginekelly@gmail.com to reserve a spot. See more details • •	2	3
4 LIBRARY CLOSED LIBRARY CLOSED October 4, 2020 See more details •	5	6	7 Let's Pretend on Facebook Live Let's Pretend on Facebook Live October 7, 2020 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 am Let’s Pretend with Nora is now on Facebook Live. This 30 minute program is a creative toddler time for ages 6 months-3 years and their families. The class features stories, songs, movement and lots of pretend. Great fun for everyone! Go to the Hastings Library Facebook page to join Nora on Facebook Live. See more details Telling Tales on Facebook Live Telling Tales on Facebook Live October 7, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Telling Tales is now on Facebook Live. It is part storytelling, part acting and all fun! This 30 minute program is for ages 4-8 years and their families. The class will bring the magic and wonder of stories and songs to life. Go to the Hastings Library Facebook page to join Nora on Facebook Live. See more details • •	8 Write Now! Write Now! October 8, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Zoom free-writing group led by Reference Librarian, Regina Kelly. Call the library or email reginekelly@gmail.com to reserve a spot. See more details •	9	10
11 LIBRARY CLOSED LIBRARY CLOSED October 11, 2020 See more details •	12 Halloween Art Workshop with Jackie via Zoom Halloween Art Workshop with Jackie via Zoom October 12, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 10:45 am Get creative and have some fun with Jackie in getting ready for Halloween. Have crayons, markers and colorful paper ready to join Jackie on Zoom. For Kindergarten to 2nd grade. Request link at: hastingslibrary@gmail.com See more details Halloween Art Workshop with Jackie via Zoom Halloween Art Workshop with Jackie via Zoom October 12, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 11:45 am Get creative and have some fun with Jackie in getting ready for Halloween. Have crayons, markers and colorful paper ready to join Jackie on Zoom. For 3rd to 8th grades. Request link at: hastingslibrary@gmail.com See more details • •	13	14 Let's Pretend on Facebook Live Let's Pretend on Facebook Live October 14, 2020 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 am Let’s Pretend with Nora is now on Facebook Live. This 30 minute program is a creative toddler time for ages 6 months-3 years and their families. The class features stories, songs, movement and lots of pretend. Great fun for everyone! Go to the Hastings Library Facebook page to join Nora on Facebook Live. See more details Zoom Tutorial for Seniors Zoom Tutorial for Seniors October 14, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Hastings Public Library Sharon DeLevie, Vice President of the Friends of the Library, will teach senior citizens how to use Zoom. The class is limited to 10 people and will take place on the library patio. Please register at hastingslibrary@gmail.com. Bring your device or reserve a Chromebook from the library. See more details Telling Tales on Facebook Live Telling Tales on Facebook Live October 14, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Telling Tales is now on Facebook Live. It is part storytelling, part acting and all fun! This 30 minute program is for ages 4-8 years and their families. The class will bring the magic and wonder of stories and songs to life. Go to the Hastings Library Facebook page to join Nora on Facebook Live. See more details Local Author Talk with Richard Dresser Local Author Talk with Richard Dresser October 14, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Listen in as local playwright and author Richard Dresser discusses It Happened Here, his political-fiction debut. In conversation with his friend, novelist and essayist Peter Quinn. Please RSVP by email to HastingsLibraryEvent@gmail.com to receive the Zoom invitation. See more details • • • •	15 Short Story Virtual Book Group Short Story Virtual Book Group October 15, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Sharon DeLevie, VP of the Friends of the Library, will lead an hour-long conversation about one story from The Best American Short Stories of 2018, edited by Roxane Gay. Limited to 10 participants. To join, email delevieresearch@gmail.com. See more details Write Now! Write Now! October 15, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Zoom free-writing group led by Reference Librarian, Regina Kelly. Call the library or email reginekelly@gmail.com to reserve a spot. See more details • •	16	17
18 LIBRARY CLOSED LIBRARY CLOSED October 18, 2020 See more details •	19	20 Library Board Meeting Library Board Meeting October 20, 2020 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm Meetings are open to the public. Email the library at has@wlsmail.org if you would like to receive a Zoom invitation. See more details •	21 Let's Pretend on Facebook Live Let's Pretend on Facebook Live October 21, 2020 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 am Let’s Pretend with Nora is now on Facebook Live. This 30 minute program is a creative toddler time for ages 6 months-3 years and their families. The class features stories, songs, movement and lots of pretend. Great fun for everyone! Go to the Hastings Library Facebook page to join Nora on Facebook Live. See more details Telling Tales on Facebook Live Telling Tales on Facebook Live October 21, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Telling Tales is now on Facebook Live. It is part storytelling, part acting and all fun! This 30 minute program is for ages 4-8 years and their families. The class will bring the magic and wonder of stories and songs to life. Go to the Hastings Library Facebook page to join Nora on Facebook Live. See more details • •	22 Write Now! Write Now! October 22, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Zoom free-writing group led by Reference Librarian, Regina Kelly. Call the library or email reginekelly@gmail.com to reserve a spot. See more details •	23	24
25 LIBRARY CLOSED LIBRARY CLOSED October 25, 2020 See more details Irving Berlin: New York Genius Irving Berlin: New York Genius October 25, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Local author James Kaplan discusses his new biography, Irving Berlin: New York Genius, via Zoom. Please RSVP by email to HastingsLibraryEvent@gmail.com to receive the Zoom invitation. See more details • •	26	27 Short Story Virtual Book Group Short Story Virtual Book Group October 27, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Sharon DeLevie, VP of the Friends of the Library, will lead an hour-long conversation about one story from The Best American Short Stories of 2018, edited by Roxane Gay. Limited to 10 participants. To join, email delevieresearch@gmail.com. See more details •	28 Let's Pretend on Facebook Live Let's Pretend on Facebook Live October 28, 2020 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 am Let’s Pretend with Nora is now on Facebook Live. This 30 minute program is a creative toddler time for ages 6 months-3 years and their families. The class features stories, songs, movement and lots of pretend. Great fun for everyone! Go to the Hastings Library Facebook page to join Nora on Facebook Live. See more details Telling Tales on Facebook Live Telling Tales on Facebook Live October 28, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Telling Tales is now on Facebook Live. It is part storytelling, part acting and all fun! This 30 minute program is for ages 4-8 years and their families. The class will bring the magic and wonder of stories and songs to life. Go to the Hastings Library Facebook page to join Nora on Facebook Live. See more details • •	29 Write Now! Write Now! October 29, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Zoom free-writing group led by Reference Librarian, Regina Kelly. Call the library or email reginekelly@gmail.com to reserve a spot. See more details •	30	31

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