MOULTRIE NEWS

Here is the Moultrie News Article that will appear in the November 27th issue.  Thanks for reading.

Between the Stacks

by Jen McQueen

 

The Charleston Friends of the Library is a nonprofit organization that supports and advocates for the Charleston County Public Library system by raising money to fund more than 7,000 library programs every year, including Summer Reading. Every year, the Charleston Friends of the Library helps tens of thousands in your community, including young children who learn to value reading with help from the Summer Reading Program; teens needing a positive after-school environment; the unemployed building job skills; workers and retirees seeking tax assistance; and others – who reach across language and cultural barriers to fulfill their personal passions. (Yes, a lot more than borrowing books goes on at your library).

 

How can you help Charleston Friends of the Library to meet their goals?

 

Holiday Shopping! Please help the Friends while holiday shopping by visiting “That Holiday Book Sale” at the Mt. Pleasant Regional Library from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Friday, December 6 and 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Saturday, December 7.

 

"Our volunteers prepare for this holiday sale throughout the year, saving books that are of gift-giving quality, many of which have a holiday theme. It has our 'best picks' of the year! Even better, prices start at just $0.50 for children's books and $1 for adult books,” says Emily Everett, Director of the Charleston Friends of the Library.

 

To volunteer at the booksale or become a regular Charleston Friends of the Library volunteer, please email info@charlestonlibraryfriends.org, visit charlestonlibraryfriends.org, or call (843) 805-6882.

 

To become a member of the Charleston Friends of the Library, visit any branch or join online at charlestonlibraryfriends.org. Membership includes admission to pre-sale events at library book sales.

 

To donate materials (books, DVDs, CDs, or electronics) please bring them to any of the sixteen branches in the Charleston County Library System (visit ccpl.org for more information). Please note that due to limited space, the Mt. Pleasant Regional Branch requests individual donations of four or fewer boxes or bags of materials. At the Mt. Pleasant Regional Branch, please bring your donations through the front door.

 

You can also help support the Friends by shopping for gently used books, CDs, DVDs, and more at shopcharlestonlibraryfriends.org.

 

And finally, if you shop on amazon.com this holiday season, please use http://smile.amazon.com, then login and select The Friends of the Charleston County Library as your registered charitable organization. The Friends will receive .5% of what you spend.

 

Thank you for supporting the Charleston Friends of the Library in 2013.

 

Library Programs

 

PLAY: Lego Club (ages 4 and older)

Saturday, November 30 from 2-3 p.m.

What can you build with Legos?

 

Family Storytime (planned for ages 2-6, but all ages welcome)

Mt. Pleasant Regional Library

Tuesday, December 3 at 10:30 a.m.

Thursdays, December 12 and 19 at 11:30 a.m.

 

That Holiday Book Sale (for all ages)

Friday, December 6 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Saturday, December 7 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Prices start at just $1 during this fantastic sale on fiction, non-fiction, children's books, and more. Proceeds benefit the Charleston County Public Library.

 

Reel Club: Book/Movie Discussion Group (adults)

Wednesday, December 11 at 2 p.m.

Read the book, watch the movie with us and then participate in a lively discussion.

Book: “Emma” by Jane Austen

Movie: “Emma.” Rated PG; 121 minutes.

 

DIY Arts and Crafts with Ms. Grace (all ages)

Saturday, December 14 from 1:30-3 p.m.

As the weather grows colder, come inside and create a craft with Ms. Grace.

 

Second Saturday Writing Critique Group (ages 16 and older)

Saturday, December 14 from 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Open to all writers. For more information, call the Reference Desk at 849-6161 or email MtpReference@ccpl.org.

 

Monday Book Discussion (adults)

Monday, December 16 at 10:30 a.m.

”Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn

 

If you’d like to receive a monthly email with the Mt. Pleasant Regional Library’s program calendar, please email MtpReference@ccpl.org. For more information about the Mt. Pleasant Regional Library, visit us in person, at mtplibrary.blogspot.com, and at ccpl.org.

 

--- Jen McQueen is Children’s Services Manager at the Mt. Pleasant Regional Library, 1133 Mathis Ferry Road, (843) 849-6161. She joined the Charleston Friends of the Library in 2013.

DONATE TO THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY!

Help the library every time you shop on Amazon, and it’s free
Ever wish your holiday dollars could go a little further? If you’re a frequent Amazon shopper, you now can do some special holiday shopping and make a donation to the Friends of the Charleston County Library.
Through the AmazonSmile web page, you get the same Amazon deals and the AmazonSmile Foundation donates .5 percent of the purchase price to your favorite charity. The Friends of the Charleston County Library is a registered charitable organization with Amazon, so it’s a great way to help the library without spending anything extra.   To take advantage of this option, you need to access Amazon through the web address – http://smile.amazon.com You’ll be prompted to login and select a charity. There are more than one million charities registered with the site. After making a selection, you’re transferred to a page with the familiar-looking Amazon layout, and your shopping experience is the same. To make sure your charity continues to receive donations, you must use the special AmazonSmile web page each time, so don’t forget to bookmark the page.   It’s a great way to make your money go further and to make a difference in your community. For more information, check out these details about AmazonSmile.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Thanksgiving has come to mean Black Friday and the beginning of the Christmas shopping madness for some people.  It's nice to take time though to spend time with family and friends and to contemplate why we celebrate Thanksgiving.

We have an opportunity at Mt. Pleasant Regional Library to show our veterans that we are thankful for their service.  We are taking donations of toiletry items, new clothing, flip flops, foot powder and nail clippers.  These will be given to homeless veterans.  Ground coffee, reading glasses (any strength) and CARTA one-day bus passes are for those visiting the VA hospital.  Please bring your donations to the reference desk any time before the end of the month.  We have done this the past few years, and the veterans are very appreciative.


Here are a couple of titles that might help us to slow down and enjoy this very special holiday:

 "The Thanksgiving Ceremony is a small gem--a book that brings to life the history, songs, and traditions, old and new, of the most widely celebrated holiday of the year. This is a buoyant book, full of hope and praise of all that makes us Americans."--Julie Nixon Eisenhower



"Giving Thanks: Thanksgiving recipes and history, from pilgrims to pumpkin pie" by Kathleen Curtin, Sandra Oliver and Plimoth Plantation


Thanks for reading and Happy Thanksgiving.




 

 
 


 

 

 

 

DECEMBER CALENDAR

It's almost December so here is our calendar so you can see what's coming up at Mt. Pleasant Library.  Save some time for some of our library events!

 

 

JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY

November 22, 1963, marks the 50th Anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Probably hundreds of books have been written about the president and his life and death.  This year many new books are being released, some of them reexamining the assassination. 

Mt. Pleasant Regional Library is pleased to present a program by Susan Sloate who is a local author.  She and Kevin Finn wrote "Forward to Camelot" and have released a 50th anniversary edition of this time-travel thriller.  Join us for a discussion of the book and what Ms. Sloate found during her research in writing the novel.

 
 Saturday, November 16 at 2:00 or Wednesday, November 22 at 6:30 in the Mt. Pleasant Library auditorium.  There's sure to be some lively discussion about the assassination and conspiracy theories.  Please join us. 

Call us at 843-849-6161,visit our website, or stop by the reference desk to find out about new books about the assassination.
Thanks for reading.

LET'S LEARN ANOTHER LANGUAGE!

 

Want to learn a language, but lack the motivation? If that sounds like you, you’re not alone – and you’re in luck.

Say hello to Charleston County Public Library’s newest language-learning resource: Mango Premiere™.  Mango Premiere™ is the first and only language-learning program to combine education with entertainment to teach language through foreign films.

To celebrate the release of this exciting new resource, you’re invited to “Lights, Camera, Language”, a special launch event filled with movies, language learning and fun.

Tuesday, November 19

4-5

Mt. Pleasant Regional Library

1133 Mathis Ferry Road
Mt. Pleasant, SC

We’ll have refreshments, activities and you’ll get to learn how Mango Premiere™ works.  For more info, contact Susan Frohnsdorff at 843-849-6161.  Look forward to seeing you there!

WRITE, WRITE, WRITE

If you're interested in writing, see this!

NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

Please join us for this program Saturday, November 16 at 4.

Join us for our afterschool movie!