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Dear Dripping Springs Community Library Members,
UPCOMING CLOSURE
 
The library will be closed on Monday, September 2nd for Labor Day! Our book drop and e-Resources remain available 24/7.
CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS
 Chess Group
September 9th | 4:30-6pm | Children's Area 
 
All ages and abilities welcome. Come join the fun!
 
NEW- School Age Research Help
September 10th and 24th | 2-4pm | Children's Area
 

Learn how to use the library to do research and get personalized help with any research project you are currently working on.

 

Legos at the Library 
September 18th | 4-5:30pm | Back Meeting Room  
 
Build with classic Lego bricks using your imagination.
CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS CONTINUED
Budding Entrepreneurs
September 4th | 2:15-3pm | Back Meeting Room  
 
Learn about money as currency, how exchange rates work, savings and finance, making a business plan, practicing an imaginary business, and make and sell a product!
 

Lego SPIKE Open Lab

September 16th | 11am-12:30pm and 5pm-6pm | Back Meeting Room

 

Create and program your own LEGO robots! Ages 9+ please. 

 

Be a Kid Librarian!
For ages 8-12
 

For two weeks, you get to be the DSCL Kid Librarian.

  • Get a behind-the-scenes tour of the library
  • Create a display with books that YOU love and want people to check out!
  • Optional additional activities include:
    • Shelving books
    • Helping prepare or present a program (as available)
    • Writing or recording a book review for the library’s social media page

A new Kid Librarian will be drawn every two weeks starting September 9! If you want to apply, fill out a short form and drop it in the box on Ms. Olivia’s desk.
TEEN PROGRAMS
Open Table Dungeons and Dragons
September 3rd | 4:30-6:30pm | Front Meeting Room 
 
Bring your own 1st level character or create one during the session.
 
Homeschool Journalism Class
September 4th | 1-2pm | Back Meeting Room
 
Learn about journalism through this nine-week club. Topics covered will be newspaper writing, photojournalism, comics, and puzzles.
 
Book Talk
September 5th (Reader's Edition) and 26th (Writer's Edition) | 4:30-5:30pm | Front Meeting Room
 
Discuss your favorite and least favorite reads with other book lovers, or join other writer’s in an open space to discuss your works and get feedback and ideas.
 
What to Know When Leaving Home
September 6th | 1-2pm | Back Meeting Room
 
Topics include how to keep a budget, lower living expenses, open a bank account, pay taxes, and pay for college. 
 
TEEN PROGRAMS CONTINUED
Manga Night 
September 12th | 4:30-5:30pm | Front Meeting Room 
 
Love Manga or want to get into Manga and don’t know where to start? Stop by!
 
Poetry Night
September 19th | 4:30-5:30pm | Front Meeting Room
 
Share your work or  listen!
 
Zine Workshop
September 25th | 4:45-6pm | Front Meeting Room
 
 Use your own images or gather some from our magazines that we'll provide!
ADULT PROGRAMS
 
Technology Troubleshooting for Seniors
September 11th | 1-3pm | Front Meeting Room
 
Senior Tech Pal is a group of volunteers from different tech companies, and they are here to offer their free services for you! This is a first come first serve 1-on-1 visit. You will be assigned the first available 30 minute slot during 1-3pm once you sign-in at the front desk.
 
Mycology 101
September 18th | 12-1pm | Meeting Room
 
Learn the basics on mushroom identification, how fungi benefits our entire ecosystem, our health, and more.
 
L.I.F.T.
September 19th | 6-7:30pm | Front Meeting Room
 
Discuss the topics of wills, trusts, and estate planning.
 
Live Music
September 25th | 5-6pm | Children's Area
 
Join us for live music provided by guitarist, Robert Harding!
SEPTEMBER BOOK CLUBS
 
Adult Book Clubs:
Non-Fiction Addiction - September's read: American Prometheus
September 5th | 6-7:30pm | Back Meeting Room | Zoom + In-Person 
Charlotte's Book Club - September's read: The Last Dance of the Debutante
September 12th | 6-7:30pm | Back Meeting Room | Zoom + In-Person
 
Teen Book Clubs:
Pages Through the Ages - September's read: Fly Girl
September 26th | 6:30-7:30pm | Front Meeting Room | In-Person
Teen Scene - September's read:  City of Bones
September 27th | 1-2pm | Back Meeting Room | In-Person
 
Children's Book Clubs:
My First Book Club - September's read: Little Olympians 1: Zeus, God of Thunder
September 23rd | 5-6pm | Back Meeting Room | In-Person
Reading Crew - September's read: The Mona Lisa Vanishes
September 11th | 4:45-5:45pm | Back Meeting Room | In-Person
BEYOND BOOKS CAMPAIGN + FODSCL UPDATES
Back to School Rotary Rodeo | September 7th | 12-6pm | Dripping Springs Distilling

 

Come and learn more about the library's Beyond Books Campaign at the Rotary Club's Back to School Rodeo!

 

Save the date! The Friends of the Dripping Springs Community Library will be having a big book sale on October 19th at the Caliterra Amenity Center. 
Sincerely,
 
Dripping Springs Community Library Staff
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