[Riponlibraryevents] News from the Ripon Public Library-November 2006

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NEWS FROM THE RIPON PUBLIC LIBRARY
November 2006

Magazine Update

Be sure to check out our great selection of new magazines!  
Featured new magazine of November: "Country Home".

This magazine redefined itself by introducing new design and editorial elements in 2003.  Now subtitled "A More Modern Country," the magazine continues to encourage readers to draw on traditional artifacts and styles to enrich contemporary homes, but it has also added fashion, make-up, and shopping tips.  Still reporting on life's pleasures, "Country Home" now has a more contemporary flair and a more browsable quality.  

Book Delivery Service for the Homebound

The Ripon Public Library has begun a book delivery service for the homebound in the community.  Books can be delivered on a once monthly schedule to patrons living within the city limits.  The Library has a great selection of fiction, nonfiction, audiovisual, and largeprint materials.  To sign up yourself or someone you know, please stop by the Library Circulation Desk or call the Library at 920-748-6160.

Thank you!

The Ripon Public Library would like to extend a big thank you to all of the folks who helped with the Ripon College bake sale!  The sale was a big success helping to fund the performance of "The Legend of Old Befana" on December 2!

Also, thank you to all who participated in the "Series of Unfortunate Events" Book Release party and Teen Read Week activities!
 
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UPCOMING EVENTS 

Ripon Public Library Holiday Recipe Exchange
All November 

Want to share the recipe for your favorite holiday treat?  Stop by the Ripon Public Library's Circulation Desk and fill out a recipe card during the month of November.  Recipes will be compiled and distributed in the library in December!

"Women's Work and Spinning Tales"
Thursday, November 9, 2006
6:30 p.m.

UW-Milwaukee Professor Robin Mello will present a talk on women's work and spinning. Mello provides an interactive lecture/demonstration that focuses on women's work-housework and spinning in particular. This performance takes audience members through the anthropology of women's working roles, as well as the history of fiber preparation, with an emphasis on flax and wool, and fiber processing during the nineteenth century. Demonstrations of spinning with spindle and wheel give participants a hands-on experience of what it takes to produce a garment from sheep to shawl.

Ripon College Choraliers Performance
Saturday, November 11, 2006
3:00 p.m.

Join the Choraliers in the Children's area as they sing an informal holiday program of carols.  The Library will be their final destination after an afternoon of caroling through the downtown open house.

Mix Up Some Fun at the Ripon Public Library
Bread Baking Presentation
Monday, November 13, 2006
6:30 p.m.

Do you enjoy the smells of fresh bread baking throughout the house?  This session, led by Laird DeCramer, will allow participants to mix up their own batch of bread, watch it rise, and then take it home to bake a fresh treat.  Registration (which is limited to 15 people and can be done by contacting the Library's Circulation Desk) starts November 6 and will continue until the class is full.  Participants simply bring their own spoon and large mixing bowl-we will supply the rest!
  
Knitting Group
Thursdays, 6:30-7:45 p.m.
Anyone with an interest in knitting, crocheting, or other stitching crafts, is encouraged to join others for stitching and fellowship in the lower level of the library. Everyone is invited; no age requirements and no experience necessary.  November/December instruction will focus on socks and Christmas stockings.

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UPCOMING EVENTS FOR YOUNG ADULTS
	

Financial Aid and Scholarship Information Night
Thursday, November 2, 2006
7:00 p.m.

Open to all students and parents hoping to learn more about the college process.  Presented by members of the Office of Financial Aid staff at Ripon College.

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UPCOMING EVENTS FOR CHILDREN

All events are FREE with No registration required:
·	Nov 14 @ 6:30-7:30 National Children's Book Week Celebration "MORE BOOKS! All-U-Can Read Buffet" Collaboration of Ripon Public Library and NEA.
·	Dec 2 @ 11:00 a.m. Ken Lonnquist & Friends present a musical theatre production of "The Legend of Old Befana"

Toddler & Preschool Storytime - Registration required beginning October 30, 2006.  Contact the Circulation Desk for details.
2-3 year olds @ 9:45 & 10:30 a.m.
3-5 year olds @ 11:15 a.m.
TUESDAYS Nov. 7 through Dec. 12


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FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY INFORMATION

Silent Auction Fundraiser

Bidding begins SAT. Oct 28 and ends SUN. Nov. 19 with a 2-3:30 p.m. "Final Bid Scramble" Enjoy, coffee, scones and music while keeping an eye on your favorite items. To view items go to library website www.riponlibrary.org

Friends of the Library Used Book Sale

Thursday, November 2
Noon-7:30 p.m.
Lower Level, Ripon Public Library

Next month's booksale will be held December 7.  If you are interested in donating items for the book sale, please bring the items in during the Library's open hours. Items accepted include books of all kinds, magazines, musical recordings, videos and computer software. You may leave the items in the entryway near the elevator.

Book Discussion Group

The Friends of the Ripon Public Library book discussion group meets once a month in the library's Nash Room. Books are selected by members of the group, and the library borrows copies from other libraries for everyone who is interested. Books are usually by American or English authors, but may include some by authors writing in a foreign language.  This month's selection is Curlew, Home by Tom Montag and the group will be held November 23.
The Friends of the Library sponsor activities in support of The Ripon Public Library. Looking for a great gift?  How about a Friends of the Library gift membership?  New members are always welcome!! Please contact the library for more information. 
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LIBRARY HOURS
Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday 1-4 p.m.
  
INFORMATION
For more information about these events or for other questions about the library's programs, services or collections, please call the Ripon Public Library at 920-748-6160.   Or, visit us on the web at www.riponlibrary.org. 

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