augustacounty activitiesguide LIBRARY spring 2019 MARCH APRIL MAY ECRWSS Residential Customer STANDARD PRESORT US Postage & Fees Paid Permit No.

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1 augustacounty LIBRARY spring 2019 activitiesguide MARCH APRIL MAY STANDARD PRESORT US Postage & Fees Paid Permit No. 82 WOODSTOCK, VA ECRWSS Residential Customer

2 Arts & Crafts For all ages and skill levels Journaling Workshop (Adults) Learn the methods and tools of a variety of journaling forms. Bring your own journal and get creative. Saturday Apr 27 10:30AM Fishersville Fairy Garden Workshop (Ages 12+) Bring a container and creativity to create a fairy garden. Basic materials will be provided along with instruction, tips, tricks, and technique. Registration required. Saturday Apr 27 2PM Churchville Monday Night Art Group Mondays 6PM Fishersville Needles & Hooks 1st & 3rd Mondays 6:30PM Churchville Material Girls Quilting and other handcrafts, including needlepoint, appliqué, crochet and knitting. 1st & 3rd Tuesdays Mar 5 - May 21 3pm Middlebrook Tangled Web Wednesdays 1:30PM Deerfield Augusta County Genealogical Society: Intro to Genealogy Workshop A three-part series on genealogy basics. Learn about best practices and resources for finding out more about your family s history. Different information will be covered in each week s session. Participants may come to one or all. Saturdays Mar 2, 9 & 16 10AM Fishersville SPRINGTIME SEED SWAP Seed and Plant Swap (All Ages) Bring your extra seeds or seedlings to swap with other local gardeners and learn more about the Augusta County Library s Seed Library! Saturday Mar 23 11AM - 1PM Churchville Seed Swap and Gardening Expo (Teens and Adults) The Library s annual Seed Swap and Garden Expo will feature local farms and garden experts. Bring some seeds to swap have experts answer your questions. Saturday Apr 6 11AM Fishersville Village Seed Swap (All Ages) Middlebrook Library Station s first annual Seed Swap! Bring your saved seeds to the library and swap with others. Seed planting and snack activity for kids hosted by Deb Bixler. Saturday Apr 6 11:30AM Middlebrook Games Family Game Night (All Ages) Spend some quality family time together at the library. Games provided. Registration required. Tuesday Apr 30 6PM Stuarts Draft East Wind Mah Jongg (Ages 12+) Learn to play, discover strategies and challenge others. 1st Fridays 12:30-3PM Fishersville Strategerie (Ages 12+) Enjoy Warhammer 40K and other tabletop games. 3rd Saturdays 2PM Fishersville Brewery Trivia Come to Seven Arrows Brewing for an evening of craft beer and trivia fun, hosted by one of your favorite Valley librarians! Teams can consist of up to 6 adults. Prizes will be awarded to 1st and 2nd place winners. Ages 21 and up. Wednesday Apr 10 7PM Fishersville Book Discussions BookEnds in the Village Two book aficionados discuss and debate their favorites. Follows the Middle-of-the-Club, which begins at 5:30 PM. Thursday Mar 14 6PM Middlebrook Book Talk with Matthew Warner (Teens and Adults) Matthew Warner, author of the new novel Empire of the Goddess, will discuss his new book and answer your questions related to publishing and authorship. Saturday May 11 1PM Middlebrook Churchville Reads 2nd Mondays 2PM Churchville Tuesday Book Club 2nd Tuesdays 4PM Fishersville Tuesday Night Mystery Book Club 2nd Tuesdays 6PM Churchville Craigsville Readers Book Club (NEW!) Last Tuesdays 5PM Craigsville Thursday Book Club 2nd Thursdays 10AM Fishersville Deer Readers Book Club 3rd Thursdays 7PM Deerfield Middle-of-the-Book Club 2nd Thursdays 5:30PM Middlebrook 2 Augusta County Library Spring 2019

3 Writing Critique Group Bring four printed copies of your written work for critique (no more than four double-spaced pages per meeting), and be prepared to offer constructive help to other writers. Please keep content on a PG-13 level. 2nd & 4th Tuesdays 6PM Fishersville Fridays with Friends (Ages 18+) An interactive S.T.E.A.M. storytime for adults with special needs! Fridays 10:30AM Fishersville Winds of Time: Wee Bit O the Irish (All Ages) Winds of Time Recorder Consort will present a program of Irish music in honor of St Patrick s Day. Thursday Mar 14 6PM Stuarts Draft All Things BEER (Ages 21+) Learn all about beer and brewing from a Devil s Backbone brewer and head distiller. Thursday Mar 14 6:30PM Fishersville Author Talk with David Simms (All Ages) Hear local author David Simms discuss the history of Western State, along with his new book Fear the Reaper. Saturday Apr 6 1PM Churchville Intermediate ASL Skills (Ages 14+) In this three-part series, participants will build on the ASL skills learned in our November and January classes plus review the basics. Registration required. Thursdays Apr 11, 18 & 25 6:30PM Fishersville Mountains, Madness, and Miracles with the Blissful Hiker (Teens and Adults) Adventurer and storyteller Lauralee Bliss talks about her journey of over 4,000 miles on the Appalachian Trail. Saturday Apr 13 10:30 AM Fishersville Mystery Themed Escape Room (Family Friendly) Do you have what it takes to escape our Mystery Escape Room? Sign up for time slot-times available Monday through Saturday with daily times slots at 2 pm, 3 pm and 4 pm. Mon-Sat Apr PM Churchville Real Food, Real Local Tastes and recipes of the Valley. Bring a dish and a recipe to share. Thursday Apr 25 6PM Deerfield Mother s Day Self Care Workshop (Parents and Kids 8+) Moms and kids team up to create a luxury spa with Vonda Driver of Soar with Oil. Registration required. Saturday May 11 11AM Fishersville Special Interests Plant, Book & Yard Sale (All Ages) Local shrubs, perennials, vegetables and more along with a variety of used books and yard sale items. Saturday May 18 9AM Deerfield Pet Castles (All Ages) Celebrate National Pet Month by transforming cardboard into a fantastic castle for your pet. Materials provided. Saturday May 18 11AM Churchville Tech Classes Registration Required One-on-One Tech Help Get the help you need to use the internet, your computer, mobile device, e-reader and more with a one-on-one tech session. Registration required. 2nd Mondays 2-4PM Churchville Book a Librarian Get one-on-one time with a librarian at our Fishersville location. Fill out an appointment request online, or at the library, and we ll match our experts with your tech or bookish needs. By appointment Fishersville One-on-One Computer Basics Computer assistance offered by Deb Bixler. Set up your one-on-one by appointment at Middlebrook Library Station. By appointment Middlebrook Intro to Google Docs Intro to basic functions of Google Docs, including word processing, formatting, templates, and Google Drive storage. Sign up at the Help Desk. Thursday Mar 21 6PM Fishersville Android Mobile Devices Learn the basic functions and settings of your Android mobile device. Sign up at the Help Desk. Thursday Apr 18 6PM Fishersville Intro to Windows 10 Learn how to navigate and locate settings, apps and pictures on your computer with Windows 10. Registration required. Sign up at the Help Desk. Thursday May 16 6PM Fishersville Yearbook Scanning Project The library is looking for old yearbooks and annuals to include in the Library of Virginia Yearbook Scanning project. Yearbooks must be prior to 1977 and in good condition. If you are interested in lending us your yearbooks for scanning, please contact Rachael Phillips at the Augusta County Library. ALL PROGRAMS ARE SPONSORED IN PART BY THE FRIENDS OF THE AUGUSTA COUNTY LIBRARY

4 Seuss-ville in Churchville. (All Ages) The Cat in the Hat will be bringing an afternoon of Seussfun. Stories, games, snacks, and more. Saturday Mar 2 2PM Churchville Monday Meet-Up (Family Friendly) Meet up with other families on Mondays for a book club and playtime! Book club for ages st Mondays Mar 4 - May 6 3PM Fishersville After School Fun (Grades K-5) Stories, crafts music and snacks. Tuesdays Mar 5 - Apr 23 4PM Fishersville Catch a Leprechaun (Grades K-5) We ll read How to Catch a Leprechaun and then make leprechaun traps of our own. Registration required. Saturday Mar 9 1PM Craigsville Leapin Leprechauns (Grades K-6) Stories & music of the Emerald Isle, a thatch your house contest, and a leprechaun hunt. Tuesday Mar 12 6PM Stuarts Draft St. Patty s Slime Party (Grades 3-8) Make green, gold, and rainbow slime. Registration required. Saturday Mar 16 2PM Fishersville Slime Club (Grades 3-7) New slime recipe each month! Registration required. Space limited. 3rd Mondays Mar 18 - May 20 4:30PM Fishersville LEGO Mania! We provide the Legos; you bring the creativity! Children s Programs 2nd Tuesdays (Ages 4+) 1PM Middlebrook 4th Saturdays (All Ages) 1PM Fishersville Saturday (Grades 1-8) Mar 23 11AM Deerfield Tuesday (Grades K-8) Apr 9 4PM Stuarts Draft Crazy Crafternoons (Grades K-12) We ll provide all the materials, and you bring your creativity. Thursdays Mar 28, Apr 25 & May 30 4PM Fishersville Seed Swap and Garden Club Sign-Up (Ages 6-16) Swap seeds and sign up for our garden club. We will learn basic gardening skills and work in the library garden one Saturday a month. Saturday Apr 6 11AM Fishersville Spring Egg Hunt (Preschool to Age 8) Hunt for eggs hidden around the library and turn them in for prizes. Tuesday Apr 16 10AM Stuarts Draft Library Egg Hunt (Grades K-5) Bring your basket for an egg-tasic egg hunt in the library. Registration required. Saturday Apr 20 1PM Craigsville Garden Club: Prep (Ages 6-16) Help prep the library garden for spring planting. Start seeds and help decide what we should plant. Saturday Apr 27 2PM Fishersville Cinco de Mayo Craft Day (Grades K-5) Make crafts for Cinco de Mayo. Registration required. Saturday May 4 1PM Craigsville Are You Up to the Challenge? (Ages 8-15) Compete in team and individual challenge activities involving creativity, skill, and dexterity. Registration required. Tuesday May 14 6PM Stuarts Draft Garden Club: Plant (Ages 6-16) Plant seeds and seedlings in the library garden. Canceled in case of rain. Saturday May 18 2PM Fishersville YOUTH ART MONTH Artwork from local students will be displayed at the Augusta County Library through the entire month of March. Stop by and support our local artists! YAM (Youth Art Month) Art Reception (All Ages) Featuring student work from Churchville Elementary, North River Elementary, Beverly Manor Middle, and Buffalo Gap High School. Monday Mar 4 4PM Churchville Youth Art Month Reception (Family Friendly) Featuring art from Craigsville Elementary. Art will be displayed all month long. Tuesday Mar 5 5PM Craigsville 4 Augusta County Library Spring 2019

5 Fishersville Library Read, Play, Grow (Ages 0-2) A play-based storytime with songs, rhymes, stories and activities that promote early literacy skills! Mondays Mar 4 - Apr 22 10:30AM Fishersville Puppet Pandemonium (Family Friendly) Join us for a fun, family friendly puppet show. We ll sing songs, read stories and have snacks. All ages welcome! 1st Thursdays Mar 7 - May 2 6PM Fishersville Tales for Tots (Ages 2-3) Theme-based storytimes including sensory bins, music, crafts and fun! Tuesdays Mar 5 - Apr 23 10:30AM Fishersville Precious Preschoolers (Ages 3-4) A fun, interactive storytime that incorporates music, puppets, crafts and sensory activities! Wednesdays Mar 6 - Apr 24 10:30AM Fishersville May the Fourth Be With You Celebrate Star Wars! Drop in and have fun making themed crafts. For all ages. Saturday May 4 10AM Fishersville Saturday May 4 11AM Churchville StoryTime Story Hour (Ages 1-6) Thirty minutes of music, movement, stories, and puppet shows, followed by thirty minutes of self-directed play and open ended craft activities. Wednesdays Mar 6 - Apr 24 11AM Churchville Story Friends (Ages 3-5) A theme-based learning storytime, incorporating art, crafts, movement, music, and lots of fun! 1st Wednesdays Mar 6 - May 1 10:30AM Stuarts Draft Storytime at the Village: Middlebrook Let Your Gardens Grow (Toddlers through Grade 5) Join storyteller Kathy Lineberger for stories and fun featuring gardens and springtime! Saturday Mar 23 11:30AM Middlebrook Easter Egg Hunt in the Village (Ages 0-12) Storytime followed by an Easter Egg hunt in the library. Bring your own baskets for a hoppin good time. Saturday Apr 20 11:30AM Middlebrook It s a BEE-utiful Day! (All Ages) Spring is the bee s knees! A storytime featuring our favorite buzzing pollinators with queen bee Kathy Lineberger. Saturday May 25 11:30AM Middlebrook

6 6 Leprechaun Traps Makerspace (Grades K+) Use your creativity and library materials to create your own unique leprechaun trap. Tuesday Mar 5 4PM Stuarts Draft Makerspace (Ages 5+) Explore a variety of materials, tools, and supplies to create something new on the spot. Mondays Mar 11 - May 6 4PM Churchville From Tiny Seeds (All Ages) It s time to start the seeds. Come out, plant a few for our community garden, and plant a few to take home with you. (Plus check out our very own Seed Library.) Registration required. Monday Mar 18 4PM Churchville Thursday Makerspace (Ages 4+) Build, create, make, and experiment with a variety of materials and tools. 4th Thursdays Mar 28 4:30PM Middlebrook Teen Time (Middle school and up) Come join us for a variety of fun activities, games and discussion. 1st & 3rd Tuesdays Mar 5 - May 21 7PM Deerfield Learn About Podcasting (Ages 11-18) Learn the basics of podcasting and how to produce your own podcast. Prepare to interview a friend or stranger. Registration required. Monday Mar 11 4:30PM Fishersville Teen Book Club (Ages 12-17) Read and discuss your favorite books with our Teen Book Club on the second Tuesday of every month. Snacks provided. 2nd Tuesdays Mar 12 - May 14 3:30 PM Churchville Zines, Journaling and Poetry (Ages 11-18) Come for an evening of creativity. Make a zine, learn about journaling, and create or share poetry. Snacks provided. Registration required. Monday Apr 8 4:30PM Fishersville Augusta County Library Spring 2019 Breakerspace: Wreck the Library (Ages 8+) Take things apart to learn how they work. Put things back together in new ways OR smash them to pieces in the wreck-it chamber. Monday Apr 8 4PM Churchville Mother s Day Makerspace (Ages 5+) Make something special for or with Mom. Materials provided. Monday May 6 4PM Churchville Open Makerspace (Grades K-9) See what you can create! Materials provided. Teens & Tweens Tuesday May 7 4PM Stuarts Draft Mother s Day Makerspace (Grades K-5) Use your creativity to make a gift for the special mom you love! Registration required. Saturday May 11 1PM Craigsville Summer Makerspace (All Ages) Drop in from 1-4 and design summer themed creations. Tue - Thur May PM Fishersville Spring Fling (Children and Teens) Fun activities to celebrate spring. Snacks will be provided. Saturday Apr 13 11AM Deerfield Cupcake Decorating Competition (Ages 11-18) Compete against other teams to decorate the best cupcake! Registration required. Monday May 13 4:30 PM Fishersville ALL PROGRAMS ARE SPONSORED IN PART BY THE FRIENDS OF THE AUGUSTA COUNTY LIBRARY.

7 All ACL locations will be closed: Monday, May 27 for Memorial Day When you join the Friends, you support equipment and technology purchases, programming for all ages, audio books for people with disabilities, professional development for library staff, and emerging needs of the Augusta County Library system. As a member you will receive special pricing for events and sales and occasional e-communications about special opportunities. As a member, you can serve on the Friends Board of Directors, volunteer to help a committee, or help promote the library and its services. Visit for more information. If you re ready to become a member now, fill out the form below, and mail to the address listed, or swing by the library in person. Serving you from 6 Locations Churchville Branch Library 3714 Churchville Avenue Mon & Tue 12 PM - 8 PM Wed 10 AM - 6PM Fri & Sat 10 AM - 5 PM Craigsville Library Station 18 Hidy Street Mon-Wed 1 PM - 6 PM Sat 11 AM - 4 PM Deerfield Library Station 59 Marble Valley Road Tue 3 PM - 8 PM Wed 1 PM - 5 PM Thu 3 PM - 8 PM Sat 10 AM - 1 PM Middlebrook Library Station 3698 Middlebrook Road Tue & Thu 3 PM - 7 PM Wed 11 AM - 3 PM Sat 11 AM - 2 PM Fishersville Library (Main) 1759 Jefferson Highway or Mon-Thu 9 AM - 8 PM Fri & Sat 9 AM - 5 PM Also home to the Augusta County Genealogical Society Library (Tue, Thu, Fri & Sat, 10AM -1PM). Stuarts Draft Library Station Broadmoor Plaza, Suite # Tue & Thu 12 PM - 8 PM Wed 9 PM - 5 PM Sat 10 AM - 2 PM