All aboard at the Old Aurora Train Depot for a special storytime of Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. Kids will cozy up with hot cocoa and a story. Of course, your most comfy jammies are encouraged, but not required. Who knows, maybe that train whistle will be coming around the corner! We hope to see all of your kids there for this magical storytime at the Depot on December 16th at 1 pm!
Join us in Lego Club at the Dillsboro Public Library December 5th at 3:30 pm and at the Aurora Public Library December 20th at 4:30 pm!
We encourage kids explore their creativity and create whatever they chose but if they need a little help, we have challenge cards available.
Feel free to collaborate in a group or by yourself. Afterwards we will put the designs up on the shelves in front of the children’s room to show off your creations.
This program is open to children ages 7-12. No registration is required.
Legos are provided along with snacks and drinks.
We can’t wait to see you there!
Chapter Chat is back with a little twist.
Each week a kid can pick up each month’s book with interactive elements that go along with the story. As you read, there are items in the book bag that have page numbers on them and when you reach that page then you will open that item.
November’s book is Escape at 10,000 Feet: DB Cooper and the Missing Money by Tom Sullivan. We will be meeting at the Dillsboro Public Library on November 21st at 3:30 pm (after school) and at the Aurora Public Library on November 29th at 3:30 pm.
CASE NO. 001: NORJAK
NOVEMBER 24, 1971
PORTLAND, OREGON
2:00 P.M.
A man in his mid-forties, wearing a suit and overcoat, buys a ticket for Northwest Orient Airlines flight 305 bound for Seattle.
3:07 P.M.
The man presents his demands: $200,000 in cash and four parachutes. If the demands are not met, he threatens to detonate the explosive device in his briefcase.
So begins the true story of the man known as D.B. Cooper, and the only unsolved airplane hijacking case in the United States.
Bags can be picked up at Aurora at the lower level desk and at Dillsboro.
Snacks and Drinks will be provided. Ages 7 to 12 only.
Join us at Lego Club this month at the Dillsboro Public Library on November 7th at 3:30 pm Aurora Public Library on November 22nd at 4:30 pm!
We encourage kids explore their creativity and create whatever they chose but if they need a little help, we have challenge cards available.
Feel free to collaborate in a group or by yourself. Afterward, we will put the designs up on the shelves in front of the children’s room to show off your creations.
No registration is required.
Legos are provided along with snacks and drinks.
We can’t wait to see what you create!
Crafternoons at the library continue in November! We are meeting at the Aurora Public Library on November 25th at 1 pm and the Dillsboro Public Library on November 28th at 3:30 pm.
For the month of November, we will learn about Native American culture through pottery. We are going to paint pots similar to how America’s Indigenous tribes had and still practice today.
This program is open to everyone ages 7-12. Registration is required and all the materials will be provided.
To register, please visit any branch of the library during business hours and speak to a librarian, or call 812-926-0646.
Welcome to Coding Club! This month, we will be meeting at the Dillsboro Public Library right after school at 3:30 pm on November 14th, and at the Aurora Public Library at 4:30 pm on November 15th.
Join us and use code to make webpages, animations, games, and more! No prior coding or programming experience is necessary. Make friends while gradually expanding your knowledge.
Laptops will be provided as well as snacks and drinks. This program is open to everyone ages 7-12.
We can’t wait to see what you create!
While celebrating giving thanks this November, we are having a special “Gather Together” storytime to celebrate Native American Heritage month. Our Dillsboro Branch will hold this storytime at 10:30 a.m. on November 18th. The Aurora Library will continue this themed storytime celebration at 10:30 a.m. on 1November 25th. Kids will enjoy learning about traditions, cultures and create Native American surprises during this center-based storytime.
We look forward to gathering together with you this festive holiday!
Fall, fall, and more fall in November has our kids exploring things that fall. What do fall leaves, pumpkins, turkeys and Humpty Dumpty have in common? They all fall down in this month’s storytimes. Bring your kiddos!
Storytimes are open to families of all ages and take place at the Dillsboro Public Library Tuesday and Thursday and at the Aurora Public Library Wednesday and Friday. All storytimes start at 10:30 am.
OUT OF THIS WORLD reading will be taking place in October Story Time!
Spaceships, galaxies, planets, and aliens will be some featured characters in the month of October. Let’s take a trip into space and see what kind of space vehicles there are! Let’s not forget those far, far away galaxies (well… maybe they are in a jar!). Meanwhile, back on Earth, we will arrive safely after going on a thrilling adventure into space and back.
We can’t wait to share all the stories the library has to offer with you this October! See you there, and don’t forget your space suit!
What goes bump in the night… What lurks in the graveyard… What is hiding under your bed? Read all about it in our spookiest picture books during this special storytime, designed for families just like yours!
Ghouls and goblins of the not-so-scary nature await at the Dillsboro Public Library on October 14th at 10:30 am and 1 pm and at the Aurora Public Library on October 28th at 10:30 am and 1 pm.
Get ready for crafts, stories, and a dance party that could wake the dead! Costumes are encouraged, but not required.
This FREE program will also include light snacks and drinks. Registration is not required.
We can’t wait to see you all at your favorite Halloween-time haunt: the library!
