Saturday, April 30, 2011

What's happening @ the library in May?

Free computer instruction is available @ the library. COMPUTER CLASSES for beginning-level computer users are offered Wednesdays at 1pm. Sign-ups available at the library (no sign-ups by phone). The GENEALOGY CLASS meets every Tuesday at 2pm. Genealogy guidance & help using Ancestry.com and HeritageQuest.com are provided. No sign-up is necessary. Please call library prior to attending to confirm class time.

Tumbleweed Tales Poetry group will meet Saturday, May 7, @ 10am. All ages welcome, bring original poetry or old favorites to share.

Get your tickets for the great Mother’s Day Raffle; drawing will be held May 6; need not be present to win. Beginning May 16, watch for tickets for the Father’s Day Raffle. Tickets available at the library.

Shakespeare Roundtable meets to read, discuss, & enjoy Shakespeare every Tuesday, 4-5:30pm. All are invited to attend. For more info, email ezshakespeare@yahoo.com.

For all who like to knit and/or crochet, the KNIT WITS meet every Wednesday, 1pm @ the library. Bring your current project and come join others who love yarn crafting. Free fun for all ages.

Family Craft Day will be held on May 14 @ 10am. Join Miss Brenda to make a cute Butterfly Bookmarker. Free fun for the whole family.

TCG (Trading Card Game) DUEL, for kids 11+, is held on Saturdays, 12-4:30. Meet others who love games such as Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, and Yu-Gi-Oh.

Teen Night will be held every 3rd Friday, sponsored by the Library, in cooperation with the Nye Communities Coalition and St. Martin's Episcopal Church. Come on Friday, May 20, 5:30-8:00pm, for free karaoke, Wii, Food, & Fun. For more information, please call 727-9970 or 537-1115. Open to middle-school through high-school age students.

The Pahrump Anime Club will hold its regular meeting at the library Saturday, May 21, 1-4pm. Absolutely no unaccompanied children under the age of 10.

The Favorite Authors Book Club will meet Tuesday, May 17, at 1:30pm. This month’s author is Carolyn Hart. Read anything by this author then come enjoy a lively discussion. New members always welcome, so bring a friend. For more information, call the library.

Summer Reading Club will be held June 14th through July 19th. Sign-ups are now available. The theme is “One World, Many Stories” and T-shirt orders can be placed now. The Kick-Off Activity, for all ages, will be held Tuesday, June 14, as we welcome storyteller Jim Cogan. Regular sessions will commence on Tuesday, June 21, and continue as follows: ages 4-5 on Wednesdays, 10:00-11:00am; ages 6-11 on Tuesdays, 1:00-2:15pm OR Wednesdays, 11:15am-12:30pm; ages 5th grade & up on Tuesdays, 2:30-3:30pm. For more information, call the Children’s Dept. at the Library.

All library events are alcohol-, tobacco-, and drug-free.

Important Dates:
Friends of the Pahrump Community Library meeting, May 14, at 10:15am.
Pahrump Community Library Board of Trustees special budget meeting Thursday, May 19, at 10am.
Pahrump Community Library Board of Trustees regular meeting Thursday, May 19, at 10:15am.
Library will be closed Monday, May 30, in observance of Memorial Day.

Please call the library at 727-5930 for program details, or visit www.pahrumplibrary.com.
All dates subject to change. Additions may be made. 04/28/11

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