Starting in December, registration is required to participate. Your own Zoom account is not necessary, but you’ll need an active email account to to receive the login information. It will be automatically sent after registration. Book club selections will be available as e-books and physical books, and chosen three months at a time.
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Limited copies of each book will be available at the help desk or they can be immediately downloaded from Hoopla. Some selections may also be available on cloudLibrary. We’ve also added a Book Chat session, in case you would like to share what other books you’ve been reading lately.
December 8—reading The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
January 12—reading The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
February 9—for Black History Month—reading Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Bookography links and data courtesy of Goodreads.com

Knitting Classes for Beginners w/ Greta Pastorello
Project: (Super Warm) Neck Wrap with Buttons
The project measures when open is roughly 9X32 inches.
Approximate time required: 2 Classes of 1h and 30 min. (It may be required to knit a little bit in between classes, depending on individual speed and beginning level and if familiar or not with the needle/yarn handling).
Materials:
– One pair of knitting needles n.13
– 2 skeins of Super Bulky yarn for needles n.13 (Sample uses: Wool Ease—Thick & Quick, by Lion Brand Yarns. Can be purchased at Walmart, Michael’s, JoAnn’s, and other big stores that sell yarn.)
– Tapestry needle suitable for knitting projects (metal or plastic)
– Measuring tape (in case also a ruler will work fine)
– Suggested-one crochet hook approximate size (or suitable for the yarn size we are using). The crochet hook is useful to help correct mistakes, like when you have a dropped stitch to pick up.
– Two buttons of your choice to decorate, diameter approx. 1 1/4 to 1.5 inch (make sure the tapestry needle you use can fit into button holes, for this purpose metal tapestry needles are better as they are a bit thinner).
Skills and information you will learn:
Type of yarn and care
Type of knitting needles
Cast on
Knit (garter stitch)
Pick up dropped stitches
How to join a new skein
Bind off
Weave in ends
Sewing seams in knitting projects
Place buttons on a knitted piece
Facilitated by: Jon Burgmann of Burgmann Insurance Group in O’Fallon, IL
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You will receive the log in information after you register.
No Zoom account is needed to participate.
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