Library News for the Week of March 20, 2023

March 20, 2023

Winter Reading Program – Adrian & Worthington

The Winter Reading Program is done next week! Please turn in your completed cards by Friday, March 31^st.
After you’ve turned in your completed card(s), be sure to fill out a raffle ticket for the Grand Prize Drawing! There will be a Grand Prize Drawing for these three categories: Men, Women & Teen.

Please stop by the library or call 507-295-5340 to sign up your children.
- Monday, March 20^th: Wii (Grades 5-9) – after school until 4:45 p.m.
- Tuesday, March 21^st: After-School Program (Grades K-5) – after school until 4:45 p.m.
- Wednesday, March 22^nd: Story Time (Toddlers – Preschoolers) – from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
  Just Gurlz (Girls Grades 5-9) after school until 4:45 p.m.

- Thursday, March 23^rd: After-School Program (Grades K-5) – after school until 4:45 p.m.
- Monday, March 27^th: Wii (Grades 5-9) – after school until 4:45 p.m.
- Tuesday, March 28^th: After-School Program (Grades K-5) – after school until 4:45 p.m.
You are responsible for your own ride to and from the library.
Please visit nclibrary.org for all library events.

Every Monday through May 22^nd from 5:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. – Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game – please call or stop in to register!
Wednesday, March 22^nd from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. – Springo (bingo)
Friday, April 14^th from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. – Skally Line
Wednesday, April 19^th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. – Mary Yungeberg
Saturday, April 29^th from 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. – Door Hanger Craft – must pre-register, there is limited space!

Now Showing: The Worthington High School Student Art Show. Hours are 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. weekdays, Tuesdays 12:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Attention! Seeking artists to enter in the Annual Area Art Show!
- This is open to anyone who lives in or within 100 miles of Worthington.
- Please e-mail the Art Center at noblearts407@gmail.com or stop in the Art Center to get a form to enter!
- If interested, contact the Art Center SOON!
Art Club – if you’re interested in joining the Art Club, we meet the 4^th Tuesday of every month at 5:30 p.m.
- The next Art Club theme is Folded Paper and we will also do some Gelli Printing! Join us on Tuesday, March 28^th at 5:30 p.m. – all are welcome!
The Art Center is located in the basement of the Nobles County Library.
- Hours are: Monday-Friday, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Contact information: noblearts407@gmail.com or 507-372-8245

Friends of the Library Book Club
- Monday, March 27^th at 6:00 p.m. – we will be discussing the book “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus.
- Looking ahead, April’s book selection is “The Seed Keeper” by Diane Wilson.
- Please join us in person at the library or on Zoom! All are welcome.

New Books for Adults: “The Keeper of Stories” by Sally Page, “Massacre in Minnesota: The Dakota War of 1862, the Most Violent Ethnic Conflict in American History” by Gary Clayton Anderson, “The Librarian of Crooked Lane” by C.J. Archer, “Buried Secrets: Looking for Frank and Ida” by Anne Hanson, “Nantucket Homes” by Pamela Kelley and “My Name is Ona Judge” by Suzette D. Harrison
New Large Print Books: “Bound by a Secret” by Jolene Navarro and “Encore in Death” by J.D. Robb
New Books in Spanish for Adults: “Cuando los deseos se hacen realidad” by Nicholas Sparks and “Vuela lejos” by Kristin Hannah
New Books for Children: “Everybody Says Meow” by Constance Lombardo, “The Very Sleepy Sloth” by Andrew Murray, “Don’t Count Your Chicks” by Ingri & Edgar Parin D’aulaire, “Finding Family: The Duckling Raised by Loons” by Laura Purdie Salas, “Grumpy Money: The Egg-Sitter” by Suzanne Lang, “Ada Lovelace and the Start of Computers” by Jordi Bayarri, “The Puppy Place – Where Every Puppy Finds a Home: Barkeley” by Ellen Miles and “Mermaid Days: A New Friend” by Kyla Kukoff
New Audiobooks: “The Levee” by William Kent Krueger and “Storm Watch” by C.J. Box