Beginner quilting class offered in Pigeon

*LIBRARY BOARD MEETING:

The Pigeon District Library Board of Trustees will meet Thursday, January 28 at 4:30 PM in the library’s Community Room. The meeting is open to the public.

*BEGINNER QUILTING CLASS:

A Beginner Quilting Class - “Turning Twenty Quilt” will be provided free of charge to area residents on the Tuesdays of Feb. 2, 9, 16, & 23 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Led by Lori Santos, you will be instructed on how to make a quilt from 20 fat quarters in your choice of colors. Participants will cut, sew, and piece together blocks to make this easy and fun quilt. Materials needed: 20 Fat Quarters, two yards of fabric for optional outside border and binding, sewing machine, scissors and thread. Class size is limited for this quilting class, so pre-registration is required at the library.

*STORY HOUR:

“Groundhog Day” will be the theme for Tuesday, February 2, 2010. Usually one halfhour session is held for Lap- Sit Story Time each Tuesday at 10:00 AM with parent and child attending the Story Time and Pre-School Story Hour is held each Tuesday at 10:30 AM. In both sessions, children listen to stories and participate in finger plays, songs and crafts. There is no cost for this service and new families are always welcome. For more information, please call the library at 453-2341 and ask for Jane Himmel.

*USED BOOK SALE:

The Friends of the Pigeon District Library will be having its February Used Book Sale on Saturday, February 6, 2010, in the Reference Room of the library from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM. Prices range from $.25 to $3.00. Also, don’t forget the On-Going Used Paperback Sale. Paperback books are always available on the bookshelf to the right of the aquarium to the Children’s Room.

*COUPON CLASS:

Led by Carissa Alexander a Coupon Class will be held on Saturday, February 6, 2010 from 9:30 AM – 12 (Noon). Using coupons at the store can save you money! You are invited to attend this class.

ADULT WINTER READING PROGRAM:

The Pigeon District Library’s Adult Winter Reading Program has begun and will end March 15. Patrons who participated last year had a lot of fun, but participation is totally optional. The library staff would like to thank the following individuals and businesses for donating prizes to the program: 1st and Main Party Store-Bay Port, Jeanette Bach, Bay Café-Caseville, Janet Blakeney and Sue Bouck, Caseville True Value Hardware, HarJo’s Ben Franklin-Pigeon, Clara Judge, Linda?s Basket Case-Pigeon, Mainsail Quick Stop- Caseville, My Secret Garden- Pigeon, Orr’s Drug Store- Pigeon, Scheurer Family Vision-Pigeon, State Farm Insurannce-Penny St. Cyr- Pigeon, Thumb Cellular- Pigeon, and Thumb National Bank-Pigeon.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Congratulations to Sandi Smith, our first winner in the weekly drawing for the Adult Winter Reading Program. Sandi received a free book along with a Box of Whitman’s Chocolates donated by Orr’s Drug Store and a 1,000 piece puzzle donated by Harjo,s Ben Franklin.