February is "Love Your Library" month. Do you love your library? Tell us one thing you loved about the library in the past year, and earn a guess at how many pieces of candy are in our guessing jar. Each entry will be displayed on a bulletin board for everyone to see. The person who guesses the number closes to the correct number of candies in the jar will be our winner. The winner will receive the jar of candy and a book as their prize. This contest will be from February 1-28.
February is also Black History Month so I thought I would share some famous black "firsts" with you.
First astronaut: Robert H. Lawrence, Jr., 1967, was the first black astronaut, but he died in a plane crash during a training flight and never made it into space. Guion Bluford, 1983, became the first black astronaut to travel in space; Mae Jemison, 1992, became the first black female astronaut. Frederick D. Gregory, 1998, was the first African-American shuttle commander. M.D. degree: James McCune Smith, 1837, University of Glasgow; Rebecca Lee Crumpler became the first black woman to receive an M.D. degree. She graduated from the New England Female Medical College in 1864.Nobel Peace Prizewinner: Ralph J. Bunche received the prize in 1950 for mediating the Arab-Israeli truce. Martin Luther King, Jr., became the second African-American Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1964. (www.infoplease.com)The "AllStars" Adult Reading Program is having a gardening program on roses taught by master gardeners Linda and Gerald Snider on Saturday February 10th from 11:00-12:30. This free program will take place at the T.L.L. Temple Memorial Library and is open to everyone. For more information please call 829-5497.
Coming up at the Library: Teen Snack & Chat Tuesday January 30, 4:15-5:15; Gardening & Landscaping workshop Saturday February 17,11:00-12:30; Becoming a writer workshop Saturday February 24, 11:00-12:30.
Regular programs: Tot-Time a story time for ages 3-5 Wednesdays 11:00-11:30.
Fall Schedule: Monday 9:00-7:00, Tuesday - Friday 9:00-5:30, and Saturday 10:00-2:00.
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