LIBRARY CORNER

The library will be closed for staff training Friday, September 14.

The Teen Room will be closed through September 16th. Please check our Events Calendar at www.sspl.org for updates and upcoming programming.

For the following library programs, please visit our calendar of events at www. sspl.org for registration information. Registration requirements vary.

Programs for Preschoolers include Library Babies, 10 - 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 and 10:30 a.m. - noon Friday, Sept. 21; Parent/Child Workshop, 9:15 - 10:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. - noon Monday, Sept. 17; Preschool Storytime, 9:30 - 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 17 and 10:15 - 10:45 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 20; Toddler Storytime, 11 - 11:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 17 and 9:30 - 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 20; and Drop-In Storytime, 2 - 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18 and 10:15 - 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19.

Programs for Children and Families include Saturday Family Storytime, 11:30 a.m. - noon Saturday, Sept. 15; Paws4Reading with Buck, 2 -3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 and with Quinn, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20; Family Game Night, 6 - 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 17; and More Bizarre Science, 4:15 - 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18.

Students in grades 7-12 (and adults) are invited to Open Gaming in the Teen Room, all day Tuesday, Sept. 18 and Friday, Sept. 21; Budgeting Basics for Teens: Mad City Money Simulation, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18; Hang with Greta, the Golden Retriever, 5:30 - 6:30 Wednesday, Sept. 19; Teen Trivia, 3 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20; Dungeons & Dragons, 4:30 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20; and Teen Chefs, 6:30 - 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20; .

Parents are invited to attend “It’s All in the Way You Say It: Communicating with Your Child’s Educational Team,” 10 a.m. - noon Tuesday, Sept. 18. Registration required.

Adult programming continues with Mah Jongg Class, 10 - 11:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 17; Brain Gym Study Group, 2 - 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18; Guided Mindful Meditation, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19; Bucket List Series: Skydiving, noon - 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20; Books and Tea, 3:30 - 4:45 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21; Dungeons & Dragons, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13; Antipodean Adventures, 7 - 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20; Books and Brews at Harvey’s Pub, 7 - 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20; TED Talk Discussion: Having a Bad Day? Here’s the Antidote with Barbara Lombardo, 10 - 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 21; and Qigong with Dr. Qiong Wang, noon 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21.

English Language Learning and Literacy Classes for Adults include Intermediate Language Learning, 10 - 11:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 17 and Beginning English Language Learning, 10 - 11:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 21.

Autumn phone-in and online computer class registration is currently open. Programs this week include: Library eBooks for Your iPad, Kindle Fire/HD/XD or Nook eReader One-on-One; MS Excel 2016; Please Go Away! Planning Your Vacation Online; Social Networking: Intro to Facebook; Intro to Computers and MS Windows for Absolute Beginners; FitBit Forum; and Apple iPhones: The Basics and Beyond. Please visit www.sspl.org for a full schedule or to register.