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

Tue Nov 28 10:28:04 CST 2006

NEWS FROM THE RIPON PUBLIC LIBRARY
December 2006

Magazine Update

Be sure to check out our great selection of new magazines!  
Featured new magazine of December: "Cosmopolitan".

The focus of Cosmo is on the "Cosmo Girl" and her needs: sex, looks, relationships, success.  Work is less prominently featured, although each issue includes an item or two devoted to careers and personal financial management.  Entertainment is featured in "Cosmo Informer," which focuses on trends, films and celebrity gossip.  Feature stories highlight celebrities and sex and relationship articles with a "pop-psych" bent on such topics as extramarital affairs and keeping a man interested.  Each issue also has several reader-contributed features.

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 large print 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 First Annual Silent Auction!  The auction was a huge big success helping to fund the performance of "The Legend of Old Befana" on December 2!  The final bidders scramble took place on Sunday, November 19 and raised $947.

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UPCOMING EVENTS 

Ripon Public Library Holiday Recipe Exchange
December 

Want to get a collection of recipes for local patrons' favorite holiday treat?  Stop by the Ripon Public Library's Circulation Desk in December and pick up a copy of the Holiday Recipe Exchange!   

"A Christmas Story" and Dickens of a Christmas
Did you ever wonder if a tongue will really stick to a flagpole in freezing weather?  Come to the Ripon Public Library and find out!  In conjunction with the annual Dickens of a Christmas celebration, the Ripon Public Library will be showing the film "A Christmas Story" at 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Friday, December 1st in the lower level of the library.  There will also be home baked goodies, hot drinks, and the opportunity for the kids to make holiday cards.  Holiday cards will be sent to wounded soldiers at the Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C.  Come join in the community fun, see a great movie, and help a great cause!
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 CHILDREN

·	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

Friends of the Library Used Book Sale

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

Please note-there will be no sale in January.  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 Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy.  The group will be meeting on December 18 (please note the earlier date).
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.

HOLIDAY HOURS
The Library will be closed for the holidays on December 24, 25, and 26.  The Library will also be closed on New Year's Day.

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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