GCPL September 2024 Newsletter

September 2024 Newsletter

"I use the library to check my email."
"I come for the fun story times!"
"I get my books and movies here."
"We come for Kids Café!"
"I like to visit the world's greatest library cat!"

"How I Library"

In honor of National Library Card Sign-Up month, we'd love to know how you use your library! Stop by the Moab or Castle Valley branch and fill out a "How I Library" form or send a brief email to grandcountylibrary@gmail.com (100 words or less). We will add your comments to our display, and if you include your name and contact info, we'll enter you in a drawing for a library-themed tote filled with prizes (including a Cosmo hoodie)!

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Thank you for being part of our wonderful library community!

Help Me Grow Utah

Books, Balls & Blocks

A free event for families

Friday, September 6

10 am - 1 pm

Moab Library

Interactive activities to foster early literacy, math, gross and fine motor skills & more! Developmental screenings and information about community resources.

Drawings for gift bags!

National Read a Book Day: Free book for each child who attends!

www.moabsci-fest.org

Free Movie

The 9th Annual Moab Festival of Science

&

Grand County Public Library present

The Last Bumblebee

Wednesday, September 25 @ 7 PM

Moab Library | 257 E Center St.

This award-winning documentary follows the journey of dedicated researchers and scientists as they search for the endangered and elusive Franklin's Bumblebee and discuss the four major threats to bumblebee populations worldwide: access to food, habitat loss, pesticide use, and disease.

Seating is limited.

View the movie trailer

The Storied Self:

Moab's Story Slam

Friday, September 27, 7 - 9 PM

@ the M.A.R.C.

111 E 100 N

You are invited to join the Storied Self, Moab’s local story slam for an evening of stories and community. Bring your friends and put your name in the hat for a chance to tell your own personal 5-7 minute true tale on the night’s theme, “Water: Ripples and Reflections,” stories that explore water's transformative impact.

Presented as part of

The 2024 Red Rock Arts Festival

Story Telling Workshop

with Holly Lammert

Monday, September 23, 12- 4 PM

@ the M.A.R.C.

Learn how to craft a live story for yourself, or for telling on the Storied Self stage on Friday night.

Free!

Learn more

2nd Wednesday Book Club

...is ready to welcome you!

The group will meet at the Moab Library

at 6:00 pm on September 11th to discuss

Lessons in Chemistry

by Bonnie Garmus

Next month's read:

Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love,

Death & Art

by Rebecca Wragg Sykes

Call the library to reserve your copy:

435-259-1111

Castle Valley Book Club

The Castle Valley Book Club

will meet at the

Castle Valley Town Pavilion at

10 am on Friday, September 27th

to discuss Master Slave Husband Wife

by Ilyon Woo

and you're invited!

Next month's read:

The Sweetness of Water

by Nathan Harris.

Please call 435-259-1111 for more info,

or to reserve your copy.

Castle Valley Movie Night Returns!

Thursday, September 19 @ 8 PM

Come enjoy a free outdoor screening of

Thelma & Louise! (Rated R)

Behind the Castle Valley Fire Station (Please don't block the firehouse doors:

park in front of C.V. town building.)

Everyone is welcome!

Bring your own picnics, chairs and flashlights and dress warmly!

View movie trailer

for more info, call Jessie at 435-259-1111

Grand County Public Library Teen Center | 125 W. 200 S. | 435-355-0735

A fun and safe place for teens to hang out...Arts & Crafts! Books! Games! Friends! PCs! VR! Free snacks and more!

Teen Center Fall Hours

Monday - Friday, 2 PM - 8 PM

Bilingual Storytime

with the

Moab Valley Multicultural Center

Wednesday, September 18

@ 10:30 am

Moab Library

Songs, stories and crafts

in English and en Espanol

"Animals Should Definitely Not

Wear Clothing"/

"Los Animales No Se Visten"

por/by Judi Barrett

Musical

Story Hour

Saturday, September 21

@ 10:30 am

Moab Library

Musical Story Hour presents a special

Pre-K music series! Led by music enthusiasts Kate Clark and Nicole Cornelius, this fun, free series will introduce musical building blocks like rhythm, pitch, tempo and more through stories, songs, games and crafts. For newborns on up.

Presented in partnership with

Moab Music Festival

with support from the Synergy Company

STEAM Storytime

Bees: Champion Pollinators

Have you heard the buzz?

The library is joining the Red Rock Arts Festival along with the Moab Festival of Science!

Look for the library's book bike on Saturday, September 28th

from 12pm - 3:30 PM

and join us for super-fun science, stories, activities and crafts!

Toddler Time

Every Wednesday morning at 10:30

Stories, songs and crafts* geared to kiddos ages 0 - 5

and their caregivers.

*and special guest Leroy the Storytime Dog!

September 2024

Early Learning Calendar

Read! Talk! Write! Play! Sing! Count!

Available in both English and Spanish! Click for a digital copy or pick one up at the library.

September Early Learning Tip -

Play and have fun with words: • Read a book with lots of made-up words. Try making up more words to go with the story. • Silly poems are fun and can teach new vocabulary. • Kids love riddles and jokes, which often use a “play on words.” Laugh along as you talk about the answer to the riddle or joke. • Having fun with words helps your child become more conscious of words and happy to keep learning!

Please call us or email info@moablibrary.org with any questions. We are here to help.

Be excellent to each other!

- Cosmo and Library Staff

Grand County Public Library | 435-259-1111 | www.moablibrary.org