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Lynnfield Library Announces January Events
January's offerings range from new programs to a Chinese New Year party.
The board of trustees meets at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 3 with a snow date of Tuesday, Jan. 10.
On Friday, Jan. 6, the library’s First Friday Fiesta Story Time kicks off for 2012 with a new time of 3:30 p.m. Stories and songs in both English and Spanish are featured. On Saturday, Jan. 7 at 10 a.m., the library kicks off a new program – family storytime, which will meet on the first Saturday of the month from now on.
January 7 at noon, the Teen Brunch Book Club meets, with Lucy Christopher’s “Stolen” on the agenda this month. Another new library program starts that Saturday from 3 to 4 p.m. – Drop-In Game Day, where siblings and friends can come in to play a different game each month. This month’s game is Uno.
The Curious About Cuisine group meets on Wednesday, Jan. 11 from 3 to 4 p.m. with “Around The World On A Loaf Of Bread” the theme. That evening at 6:30 p.m., bring the kids by for a Soup-er Pajama Party featuring stories like Stone Soup and Monkey Soup, as well as a pot of soup and crafts.
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The Friends of the Library Board meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 12, while the library will close for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 16.
On Wednesday, Jan. 18, the children’s librarians will have a Todd Arnold birthday party, to highlight the author of the Fly Guy series and other children’s books.
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The Afternoon Discovery group, for middle school students interested in science and technology, meets at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 19. January’s theme will focus on the chemistry involved in making popcorn.
That evening from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., the BookLovers group meets to disuss “In Patagonia” by Bruce Chatwin.
On Monday, Jan. 23, it’s a Chinese New Year party in the children’s room at 3:45 p.m. to mark the Year of the Dragon with stories and a craft.
On Tuesday, Jan. 31 from 6 to 7 p.m., children aged 6 and up are invited to a Lego party. The library supplies the Legos.
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