Got the winter blues?

The staff at the Adel Public Library is here to lift your spirits with activities for all ages.  Starting with pre-schoolers, the following classes will be held in February:

• Pre-School Story Time: Mondays at 10:30 a.m.  (except Feb. 16)
• Toddler Time: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. (except Feb. 17) 
• Library Babies Lapsit: Wednesdays, Feb. 11 & 25 at 10:30 a.m. 

Now for school age children!

• Teen Craft Time – Wednesday, Feb. 11 after school
• Early out from school activities:
• Gaming with Wii – Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 1:30 p.m.
• Craft Time – Thursday, Feb. 19 at 2 p.m.
• Movie Time – Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 1:30 p.m.

Now for families!

Get signed up for the “Go Bananas for Books” family reading program at the library.  Sign up on a paper banana and you’ll be set to participate in upcoming activities and read for prizes.  Each family will receive a book bag containing program guidelines and a sheet to keep track of books and pages read.  For every 1,000 pages that a family reads, family members may put a banana on our palm tree located in the library’s front window and children will receive a prize.

Three grand prizes will be given to the families who turn in the most pages read.  Prizes will be awarded at the grand finale on Friday, Feb. 27 at 6:30 p.m. and will be geared toward the entire family.

The next family activity  – “Jungle Time” – will be Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m.

Now for adults!

A three month reading program with a mystery theme is underway.  “Get a Clue @ Your Library” provides adults with many fun activities.  Sign up at the card table by the front desk and pick up a packet of information which includes guidelines for a Bingo game, Trivia game, Marvin the Moose search, and reading log.  You can do one or all of the activities.  If you find Marvin, answer trivia questions, or complete rows of Bingo, you may enter for prizes to be drawn each week.

The program will end on Friday, March 27 with an interactive mystery night at 7 p.m.  Prizes will be awarded for those who read the most books – keep that reading log up to date!   Sign up for the party at the front desk.

The next Adult Programming Series for 2008-09 will be “Sample Yoga”

 Saturday, Feb. 21 from 2-3:30 p.m. in the library community room.  Sandi Hoover, RN, BSN of “The Family Tree” in Des Moines will give us a beginner’s look at Yoga.  Wear comfortable clothing.  Free will donations will be accepted.  Please sign up for this program in the program notebook at the front desk.

Want to shed those extra pounds and inches before Summer?  Why not join Paula and Lynne three mornings a week for a walking exercise program at 9 a.m.  The class is free.  Pick up a complete schedule at the front desk.

Two book clubs are available for your reading pleasure. 

The Brown Bag Book Club will meet at noon on Monday, Feb. 23 with the book selection TBA.  Bring a sack lunch to enjoy while discussing this month’s book selection.

The Evening Book Club will meet on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. to discuss this year’s All Iowa Reads selection “The Rope Walk” by Carrie Brown.

Copies of the books are available at the front desk.  New members are always welcome.

Interested in scrapbooking?  Plan to join hard core scrapbookers for a fun evening on Friday, Feb. 6 at 6 p.m.  Bring a snack to share.

Library patrons are reminded that all library materials except movies are due back in two weeks.  Each book and audio material are stamped with the due date.  Movies are due back in two days.  All materials are renewable one time by either calling the library or bringing in the item to be renewed.  An outside drop is available on the south side of the building (alley).  Please return library materials on time so that others may check them out and enjoy them as well.

The library will be closed on Monday, Feb. 16 for President’s Day.