Santa at Eastern Branch Library

On Tuesday, December 18th @ 6:00 pm, Santa Claus made his way to Beaver, Ohio to visit with 47 fine boys and girls. Santa read a story to the children and listened to every wish that they had. Santa left Beaver with a full belly of cookies and punch.

Tis the Season...

We've been celebrating the holidays here at the Garnet A. Wilson Public Library, helping the community to make ornaments, brownies in a jar, and other holiday gift ideas. As you can see from these pictures, we love to get into the holiday spirit...even Santa stopped by!

On Thursday, we enjoyed the talents of the Waverly High School Madrigal Singers, who honored us with many traditional Christmas carols, and an entertaining new take on "The Twelve Days of Christmas."

Don't forget to stop by on Monday, December 17th, at 6:00 pm to meet author Maryanne Raphael. She will discuss her mission experiences working with Mother Teresa in Missionary of Charities in Calcutta, South Africa, Mexico, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and the Bronx.

Santa to Visit Western Library

Mr. and Mrs. Claus and their helpers will be at the Western Branch Library Monday, December 10th, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Parents can bring their cameras to take pictures. For more information call the Western Branch Library at 493-1745.

Main Library Holiday Events

“Brownies in a Jar” at the Library

WAVERLY, Ohio – Sherry Williams of the OSU Extension Office will offer a “Brownies in a Jar” program at the Garnet A. Wilson Public Library. “Brownies in a Jar” make a pretty AND tasty Christmas gift! The program will take place Monday, December 10^th at 6:30p.m. in the Community Meeting Room of the Main Library, located at 207 N. Market Street in Waverly. You must bring with you a quart jar, and you’ll get to take the finished product home with you at the end. There, you can decorate it with beautiful fabric and ribbon. Registration is required, so please call 947-4921 and ask for Reference, if you plan to attend.

Madrigal Singers

On Thursday, December 13, the Garnet A. Wilson Public Library main branch will host the Madrigal Singers of Waverly High School at 6:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend and enjoy the beautiful sounds of the holiday season.

Author Maryanne Raphael

Maryanne Raphael, author of “What Mother Teresa Taught Me”, will present a program at the Main Library on Monday, December 17 at 6:00p.m. Raphael is a freelance writer who knew Mother Teresa personally from working beside her in her Missionary of Charities in Calcutta, South Africa, Mexico, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and the Bronx.

We're Growing!

"The Garnet A. Wilson Public Library is hoping this time next year to be close to completion on a 1,200-square-foot expansion of the Eastern library branch in Beaver that will almost double the public space available in the building."

Click here to read the full story from the Chillicothe Gazette!

Count Down to Christmas

On Tuesday at Eastern, our storytime theme was Count Down to Christmas. We read Polar Express, and each child received a gold bell, along with a craft, counting down the days to Christmas. For a snack we drank hot chocolate and ate donuts. The kids had a great time. There were 17 Children along with 11 adults.

Thanksgiving at the Eastern Branch Library

At Eastern, we had a wonderful Thanksgiving Feast for storytime.
We read a story and went around the room and gave the children an opportunity to say what they where thankful for. Then, we ate all kinds of good food and played "put the
gobbler on the turkey!"

Gifts in a Jar

On Tuesday, December 4 at 2:00 pm, Sherry Williams from the OSU Extension Office will be showing everyone at the Western Branch Library how to make homemade gifts in a jar.

Prior registration is required for this event. This will ensure that the participants will have adequate supplies to make a gift. All participants must bring their own quart jar with a lid. Call the Western Branch Library if you have questions or to register for this event.

Telephone: (740) 493-1745

We hope to see you there!

Thanksgiving Storytime

The Western Branch Library had a special Thanksgiving Storytime on Monday evening. We talked and read about the first Thanksgiving, then read the book " Thanksgiving Is For Giving Thanks," by Margaret Sutherland. After the story, the children enjoyed Thanksgiving themed treats.

On Tuesday, a great group of children from the Idaho Head Start came to visit the library for storytime. We again read " Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks," and many of the children expressed the things they were thankful for this year .

The Western Library Staff would like to wish everyone
a Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving!

Eastern's Thanksgiving Festivities

On Tuesday Nov 20th at 6:00 the Eastern Branch Library will be having a Thanksgiving Feast. The children will be telling us what they are thankful for. The theme story will be the First Thanksgiving, along with food and games.

Special Thanksgiving Storytime

On Monday, November 19th at 6:30, the Western Branch will have a special Thanksgiving Storytime. We will be reading a book about the first Thanksgiving. There will be treats and special foods to go along with the theme of Thanksgiving. There will be a coloring contest starting Tuesday, November 13th, which will end on Monday, November 19th. The winners will receive a prize. Children may dress as pilgrims or Indians for this story time.

If you have any questions, call the Western Branch Library at 493-1745.

Come join in the fun!

CD Collection

In order to make looking for CDs a little easier for everyone, we have made a few changes in the way we organize our collection. When someone looks up a CD in the catalog, it will now display the genre of the album and corresponding colored dot on the shelf, along with the first three letters for locating it alphabetically, within each genre.

For example, if you look up the Jimi Hendrix album, Are You Experienced, you will see this:

Subject: Pop/Rock/Rap - Orange dot. CD ARE

This is to tell you that it's alphabetized under "A" in the Pop/Rock/Rap section. All of these Cds have orange dots on them.

We'll continue to do everything we can to make things easier for everyone!

Used Equipment Sale

The library will have a used computer equipment sale by sealed bid in the Community Meeting Room at the Waverly Branch Library on Tuesday, November 13th and Wednesday, November 14th from 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on both days.

Items for sale include used computer systems, components, and printers. In addition, bids will be taken for two new printers, a VHS RCA Camcorder and other items. The items will be sold in their current condition, via sealed bid. The highest bid for each item will be accepted. The library is located at 207 North Market Street in Waverly, Ohio.

All proceeds will benefit the library.

Children's Book Week

Children's Book Week is November 12th -18th.

To celebrate this event the Children's Department will be having several
guessing contests and a "vote for your favorite Thanksgiving book". We will
also be having a special preschool story time on Wednesday, November 14th.
Winners of the guessing contests and the favorite Thanksgiving book
will be announced at the end of Children's Book Week.

Join in the fun and help us celebrate Children's Book Week!

Gifts in a Jar

Sherry Williams, from the OSU Extension Office, will be showing everyone at the Piketon Library how to make homemade gifts in a jar on Wednesday, December 5th at 1:30pm.

Prior registration is required for this event. This will ensure that the participants will have adequate supplies to make a gift. All participants must bring their own quart jar with a lid. Call the Piketon Branch Library if you have questions or to register for this event.

Telephone: (740) 289-3064

Hope to see you there!