Columbus Day Events

The Library will be hosting events all day on Columbus Day (Monday, October 11) to entertain all of those kids who are out of school (and even some of the parents who are taking the day off!). Please come on by!

Moving the Story Off the Pages
This is an exciting program that ties fitness and literacy together. The children are read a story about dance and/or fitness and then they get up and "move the story off the page" and onto the floor including singing, dancing and improvising to music using props and musical instruments.
10-11 a.m.: 3-5 yr. olds
11 a.m.-12 p.m.: 6-8 yr. olds

Tinkerbell and the Great Fairy Rescue (Rated G, Run Time 77 mins.)
1:00 p.m., FREE Admission, Drinks and Snacks Provided
What would you do if you met a fairy? Witness the historic moment when Tinker Bell first meets a human being, and it’s not who you think.

Experience Disney’s astonishing all-new movie about the true power of faith and friendship. Bursting with excitement and imagination, Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue is magical entertainment for the whole family. You might even learn to fly.

The Karate Kid (Rated PG, Run Time 140 mins.)
2:30 p.m., FREE Admission, Drinks and Snacks Provided
When Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) and his mother (Taraji P. Henson) move from Detroit to China, Dre feels lost in a world very different from what he knows. Bullied and beaten up by some fellow students in his school, Dre is rescued by his apartment building’s handyman, Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), a man who is mourning a devastating loss. Mr. Han takes pity on Dre and agrees to teach him kung fu to defend himself. Training together, teacher and student learn to trust each other, and ultimately form a friendship that heals them both.