March 28, 2024

News and Notes from the Blanding Library

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Gingerbread Houses Dec. 17 &18
Two sessions of “make your own gingerbread house” programs will be offered on Tues. and Wed. Dec. 17 and 18, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. both days. This popular holiday program is a free for children between the ages of 5 and 14, thanks to support from the Friends of the Blanding Library. Advance registration is required (call 508-252-4236). Donations of “building supplies” for the gingerbread houses are welcome -- pretzels, gummies, wafer cookies, mini candy canes etc. Please, no chocolate or peanuts. Thanks!

Holiday Giving Tree
The Christmas tree in the lobby of Goff Hall this month will be a “giving tree”. The library is collecting a variety of toiletries (soap, shampoo, toothpaste, etc.) to be donated to the Rehoboth Food Pantry. You can pick a card off the tree indicating what item to buy and bring it to the Blanding by Friday, Dec. 20.

Note that the Blanding lobby is also one of the drop-off spots for the Blizzard of Giving program in Rehoboth. This holiday project is separate from the library’s giving tree mentioned above. We encourage our patrons to participate in both in the spirit of the season.
As always, you can drop off food items for the Rehoboth Food Pantry or pet food and items for the Rehoboth Animal Shelter in boxes in the lobby.

Story Hours & More
STORY & CRAFT HOURS for children ages 3 and up on Tuesdays at 10:15 from Dec. 3 to 17. TOT TIME with music and movement for little ones under 3 will continue on Wednesdays at 10:30 from Dec. 4 to 18. Please call or stop in to register.

YOGA FOR FAMILIES will next meet on Friday Dec, 13 at 10:15. This is a free one-hour parent-child wellness event for parents with children from babies to age 8. This is sponsored by the PACE CW CFCE Program with funding from the Mass. Dept. of Early Education and Care. Contact Jocelyn at jcarvalho@paceccw.org or 508-984-3559.

LEGOS at the Library will next meet at the Blanding on Sat. Dec. 14 at 10:30 a.m., free and for all ages. We supply the Legos and you supply the imagination. Drop in and join this fun session, held on the second Saturday morning of each month.

BOOK CLUB: On Wed. Jan. 8 at 7 p.m. the Blanding Book Club starts off the year with an entertaining memoir by acclaimed food writer and editor Ruth Reichl, “Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of A Critic in Disguise”. Come join this fun and friendly group of readers. Copies of books selected will be available at the library.

HOLIDAY CLOSINGS: the library will close at 4 p.m. on Dec. 24 for Christmas Eve and be closed all day on Christmas. It will also close at 4 p.m. on Dec. 31 and be closed on New Year’s Day. Regular hours are: Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The library is located in Goff Hall, 124 Bay State Rd. Rehoboth, phone 508-252-4236. You can find out more about the library at www.blandinglibrary.net.

Thanks to all the staff and volunteers for all their work at the Blanding this past year, as we look forward to another busy and productive year at Rehoboth’s public library. Happy Holidays to all!

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