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Join our "No-Pressure" Senior Book Club virtual meetings on Zoom! This book club meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 1:00 p.m. Questions?  Contact Cristi Burroughs at  cburroughs@hendersonlibraries.com .  Our next meeting will be November 18th and we'll be discussing " The Only Woman in the Room " by Marie Benedict . You can download a digital copy of this book through the library resource Hoopla . You may have also noticed that we ’ve added "No-Pressure" to this book club title. We want our senior patrons to feel welcome joining the discussion -  no pressure! Even if you haven't had the chance to read the chosen title for the month, or perhaps you've been reading a different title that you'd like to share with the group...we hope you'll join us for the conversation. After discussing the chosen book club title, patrons can have a few minutes (limited to 10 minutes per person) to share with the group other titles they've re...

Made for crafters of all levels,   each kit contains a step-by-step guide and  various supplies needed  for  the crafts’ creation.  Hopefully you’ll have some of the  basic craft supplies  not included in this kits,  such as scissors, a hole punch, glue stick, and a hot glue gun. This Surprise!   craft kit project is a Halloween Yarn Garland and will  be available starting at 9am on  Monday, October 26  at the  Gibson Library.  Click here to download the Ghost & Pumpkin Halloween Garland Tutorial We hope you’ll have fun with the creative process and enjoy your handmade results.  We'd also love to see your finished craft! Share it using #hendersonlibraries in your Instagram posts or stories, or you can share photos on our Facebook post. Interested adults can pick-up  a Crafty Adults --  Surprise!   craft kit at the Gibson Library during  curbside pickup hours . Please limit one kit per adul...

Made for crafters of all levels,  each kit contains a step-by-step guide and  various supplies needed for  the crafts’ creation. Hopefully you’ll have some o f the basic craft supplies that may not be included in the kits  such as a pencil, ruler, or a hot glue gun. This month's  Creative You!   kit project is a Mini Braided Foam Pumpkin and will be available starting at 9am on  Monday, October 19  at the  Gibson Library. Click here to download the Mini Braided Foam Pumpkin Tutorial We hope you’ll have fun with the creative process and enjoy your handmade results.  We'd also love to see your finished craft! Share it using #hendersonlibraries in your Instagram posts or stories, or you can share photos on our Facebook post.  Interested adults can pick-up a Crafty Adults --  Creative You!   craft kit at the Gibson Library during  curbside pickup hours . Please limit one kit per adult .

This month we will be looking at books specifically about beer!   Please remember to drink responsibly.   If you are a beer connoisseur, you are probably already aware of Oktoberfest and National American Beer Day. If not, those are just the two of many celebrated events around the world. Oktoberfest was originally a horse race to honor Prince Regent Ludwig of Bavaria, the later King Ludwig I, and Princess Therese of Saxony- Hildburghausen  in October of 1810 for their upcoming nuptials. This event was created by Andreas Michael  Dall’Armi , Member of the Bavarian National Guard, who would later in 1824 be awarded the first citizens gold medal for inventing ‘Oktoberfest’. Internationally Oktoberfest is celebrated from September until the first Sunday of October for a total of 16 days.    The National American Beer Day is observed October 27 th  and celebrates all American Beers produced by more than 3,000 breweries in America. The most common beer...