Poetry evening in Mt. Shasta Nov. 6th

The Mt. Shasta Friends are hosting an evening event for all High School students interested in writing poetry or reading poetry. It will be at the library from 5:30 to 7:30pm on Thursday the 6th of November. The director is Beth Beurkens and she will be gathering a group of local and out of area poets, all who have been published, to meet and greet the students to offer encouragement and inspiration to their personal efforts.

An evening of sharing poetry methods, styles and the creative process. The Friends will supply refreshments. This is a new program being implemented at the Mt. Shasta Library, in conjunction with the Siskiyou Arts Council and California Poets in the Schools. Call 926-2031 for more details.

McCloud Library Open House October 28th

McCloud Library will be hosting an open house on

Tuesday October 28th from 10:30am-5pm.

Featuring new arrivals of children's books donated by the Libri Foundation's "Books for Children Program." Activities include pre-school story-time at 10:30-11am, a visit from Sparky the CDF fire dog at 10:30-11:30am, and a free book drawing at 3:30pm. Goodies will be served. The McCloud branch is located at 300 E. Colombero in McCloud. Call Lydia at 964-2169 for more info.

Montague Branch Closed On Monday Oct. 13th

Montague Branch Library will be CLOSED on Monday October 13th due to building maintenance. Montague Branch Library will resume its normal hours on Thursday the 16th, 12:30-5:30pm. Monday is Columbus Day but all other branch libraries are open. Thank you for your understanding.

Mount Shasta Library's Upcoming Attractions

October 9th......Poetry Poker with the Mt. Shasta Writers Series

7pm-9pm at the Mount Shasta Library. All people with an interest in writing and poetry are welcome. Call Jill at 926-3189 to learn more about Poetry Poker Night.

Coming this winter.......Siskiyou Arts Bus

The Siskiyou Arts Bus project is a nonprofit organization offering various fine arts programs in it's mobile arts classroom. The goal of the new Art Club at Mount Shasta Library will be to offer 4 days a week after-school instruction to middle school aged youth.

This project hopes to provide programs to kids with little access to the arts, to get kids off the street, encourage art as self-expression and teach kids to work together.

Look for the Siskiyou Arts Bus in the Library's parking lot sometime soon.

Fun Fall Reading at the Etna Branch Library

Fun Fall Reading Starts at the Etna Branch Library

Thursday, October 16, 7pm
Thursday, October 23, 7pm

S u p e r S c a r y S p e c i a l:
Thursday October 30, 7—730pm not-so-scary stories for the young ones (3-8 years)
730pm scarier (and scarier) for the older kids (8 and up). Costumes just fine!

MILK AND COOKIES FOR ALL!

Call the Etna Branch for more information at 467-3661

FRIENDS OF THE YREKA LIBRARY ANNUAL FALL BOOK AND BAKE SALE SATURDAY OCTOBER 4TH

The Friends of the Yreka Library are holding their annual Fall Book and Bake Sale on Saturday, October 4th at the Jackson Street School. The Sale will run from 9am-2pm.

There will be a large selection of used books of all types. Books from the sale make inexpensive gifts or additions to your home library. Plenty of baked goodies will be for sale as well and the Friends’ Café will provide a cozy place to sit, sip and chat. All proceeds from this sale support the Yreka Public Library by helping with costs for new books, kids’ programs, and special events. Baked goods are still needed, as is physical help for set-up and clean-up. Please call Nancy at 842-1428 if you’d like to volunteer at the sale.

Library Proves to be Successful at Promoting Children’s Learning

With school back in session, Siskiyou County Library’s Summer Reading Program has wrapped up and the statistics have been calculated to show another successful three months of programming. There were a total of 412 children that participated in the programs provided by 11 of the county branch libraries.

Some other impressive summer reading numbers include:
67 summer reading programs/events/activities held for Pre-school age and younger
58 programs/events/activities held for School-age Siskiyou County children
13 programs/events for teens
26 family programs with 277 participants

Even though summer reading is done, most branch libraries through-out the county still hold a regular story-time session and other special events for children of all ages. Please contact your nearest branch for more details. Providing children’s programming is only one important service provided by the library system. The mission of the library is to provide information, educational and recreational materials, and lifelong learning opportunities to all residents of Siskiyou County.

Etna Fall Book Sale Sept. 25-27

The Friends of the Etna Library will be hosting a Fall Book Sale at the Etna Library September 25-27. The sale will run on Thurs and Fri from 9am-5pm and Saturday 8am-Noon. The Friends have received many newly donated materials that will be for sale. If you would like to volunteer to help at the book sale please call Bev at 467-3955. Proceeds will help support the Etna Branch Library.