DECEMBER. Events. Branch Library Calendars. Springfield City Library 24 & MINIONS Scavenger Hunt! December 1-22 Brightwood Branch

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1 Springfield City Library MINIONS Scavenger Hunt! December - Brightwood Branch Events DECEMBER Branch Library Calendars ROTUNDA RHYTHMS Holiday Songs from Around the World December 0, :00 p.m. STAR WARS Celebrations! Mason Square, East Springfield and East Forest Park Branches ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR December :30-4 p.m. ROCK THE STACKS! Bucket Drumming December, 9, 6, p.m. Mason Square Branch jubiliant jewelry Making Workshop for Teens UGLY SWEATER CONTESTS dubsmash video Workshop for Teens December 6, 3:5-4:45 p.m. Sixteen Acres Branch December 5 & 6 Brightwood, East Springfield & Indian Orchard Branches December 9, 3:30-4:30 p.m. East Springfield Branch 4 & All Springfield City Library locations will be closed December 4 in observance of Eve, AND closed December in observance of Day.

2 BRIGHTWOOD 359 Plainfield Street, pm -8pm -5pm -8pm 9am-5pm Library programs 9are shown in 30 bolded print. Minions Scavenger Hunt at Brightwood Teen Advisory Board Public Hearing on Charter School Application Bilingual at Brightwood / Hora de cuentos bilingües en la Biblioteca Brightwood 3 9:30 AM Staff 6:00 PM Rock the Stacks! On Tour 4 5 3:00 PM Game ON! Video Gaming for Teens 9 Bilingual at Brightwood / Hora de cuentos bilingües en la Biblioteca Brightwood 0 Decorate Gingerbread Cookies and Enjoy a Cup of Hot Chocolate 6:00 PM Community Police Team Sector A Mtg Ugly Sweater Day and Contest Tasty Tuesdays 0 3:00 PM Game ON! Video Gaming for Teens/ Tweens 6 Bilingual at Brightwood / Hora de cuentos bilingües en la Biblioteca Brightwood Brightwood Branch Library - Artbots - Thursday, December 7, 3:30-5:00 PM Learn how to make a working robot out of a pool noodle and an electric toothbrush! Bring your robot to life and see what it can do, attaching markers as legs to make cool designs on a sheet of paper. Finished robot is yours to bring home and enjoy. This program is for teens and tweens. All supplies provided. - Arts and Crafts Fair in the Rotunda - Saturday, December, :30 - Come to the Library to see arts and crafts made by local crafters- on display to browse and purchase will be jewelry, paintings, miniature sculpture, needlework, and much more. Just in time for the holiday season, pick up the perfect gift or stocking stuffer. Artists will demonstrate their handiwork and be available for questions and answers about their craft. Speak to an artist and earn a raffle ticket good for one of two valuable prizes. - 7 Minutes: Literary Arts Spotlight - Sunday, December 3, - 3 PM Showcase of local and regional writers sharing a seven-minute reading of their writing from any genre of their choosing. Books and literary materials available for sale and autographs. Host: Springfield s first Poet Laureate and award-winning, multilingual poet María Luisa Arroyo. - Rotunda Rhythms: Holiday Songs from Around the World - Sunday, December 0, - PM Celebrate the season with holiday songs from around the world. The South Hadley Children s Chorus will be joined by the newly formed Springfield College Community Chorus to offer an hour of song and celebration. 7 Artbots! at Brightwood New Year's Eve: All Close at 5 pm 8 9

3 CENTRAL LIBRARY 0 State Street, Open -8pm 9am-5pm -8pm 9am-5pm 9am-5pm Library programs are shown 9 in 30 bolded print. 0:00 AM Wednesday Book Group 5:30 PM Library Commission 3 4 on Fridays 5 9:30 AM CPR for PCAs 6 7 Building Support for Gender Diversity 8 :00 PM Noon Hour Book Discussion Group 9 0 on Fridays :30 PM Arts and Crafts Fair in the Rotunda 3 7 Minutes: Literary Arts Spotlight 0 Rotunda Rhythms: Holiday Songs from Around the World :00 AM Wednesday Book Group :00 PM COWNT Coalition Teen MakerLab Solstice Snacks 5:00 PM Special Education Surrogate Parent Volunteer Training on Fridays Early Literacy Coalition meeting 3:00 PM Light Painting for Teens 3 New Year's

4 EAST SPRINGFIELD Osborne Terrace, pm -5pm -8pm -5pm 0am-5pm am-3pm Elf on the Shelf 0:00 AM Hi!Tech: Getting Started with Computers 0:00 AM Hi!Tech: Continuing with Computers :00 AM Hi!Tech: Introduction to the Web :00 PM East Springfield Book Group 9 6:00 PM Star Wars Celebration for Teens 6:30 PM Craft Night 6 Ugly Sweater Day and Contest American Girl Club 3 4 0:00 AM Knit Lits 0 0:00 AM Knit Lits 7 0:00 AM Hi!Tech: Computers for Job Seekers Dubsmash Video Workshop 30 6:00 PM Welcome to Nightvale Listening Party 3 New Year's 8 0:00 AM Knit Lits 5 Saturday Saturday 9 Saturday East Springfield - Star Wars Celebration for Teens - Wednesday, December 9, 6-7:30 PM Join us for a celebration of all things Star Wars! Test your knowledge of the Star Wars universe in our Trivia Contest, show off your Jedi powers in our Force Training Camp, and show your creative side with our selection of Star Wars art projects. Finally, discover the truth with our Star Wars: The Force Awakens Rumor Game! Snacks will be provided, and feel free to come dressed in your Jedi (or sith) finest! East Forest Park - Comic Book Writing Group for Teens & Tweens - Wednesday, December 9, 6-7:5 PM Have you ever dreamed of writing a comic book? Learn how to create your own comic book characters and build a story about them. Guest artists will visit occasionally. For ages 8-9. East Forest Park - Star Wars Party - Wednesday, December 6, 5-7 PM Attention Star Wars fans! The Force Awakens at the East Forest Park Branch Library, as we get ready for the new Star Wars movie. We will have Jedi training to test your agility and aim, play Darth Vader bowling, play Droidel, strike the Death Star piñata, go on an Asteroid Scavenger Hunt, and eat intergalactic snacks. Our Star Wars books and movies for all ages will be displayed. Wear your favorite Star Wars uniform and may the Force be with you! Please register online or call the branch by Monday, December 4. Library Express at Pine Point - Rock the Stacks! On Tour - Wednesday, December, 5:00-6:00 PM No shushing here! Join your branch library and the Community Music School of Springfield for an afterschool music arts program, and find new ways to express yourself, while promoting whole brain engagement, self-discipline, stronger math and language arts skills, and more.

5 EAST FOREST PARK Island Pond Road, pm -5pm -8pm -5pm 0am-5pm am-3pm Elf on the Shelf 9 Decorating Holiday Cookies 3 4 Candy Cane Reindeers and Holiday Ornaments 3 4 Knit-Alongs 6:00 PM Comic Book Writing Group for Teens 5 6 5:00 PM Star Wars Party :30 AM Hi!Tech: Computer Clinic, Focus on Word Processing 5:30 PM East Forest Park Book Group Chess Club for Teens 0 Knit-Alongs Chess Club for Teens 7 8 Knit-Alongs 3 New Year's Chess Club for Teens Day: All 5 Cookies, Cocoa, and Conversation for Teens 9 :00 AM Teen Advisory Board :00 PM Fiction Book Club for Teens LIBRARY EXPRESS AT PINE POINT 04 Boston Road, Open -5pm closed -6pm closed -5pm closed 5:00 PM Rock the Stacks! On Tour 9 4:5 PM :00 PM LEGO Club :5 PM :00 PM LEGO Club 0 3 4:30 PM Tasty Reindeer 5:00 PM LEGO Club 4 Eve: All New Year's Close at 5 pm

6 FOREST PARK 380 Belmont Avenue, pm 0am-5pm -5pm -8pm -5pm am-3pm 0:30 AM Toddler 3 The Artist's Way Discussion and Workshop Game ON! Video Gaming for Teens/Tweens 6:30 PM The Forest Park Neighborhood through the 900's :30 AM Toddler LEGO Club 9 0 The Artist's Way Discussion and Workshop Manga and More 6:00 PM Rock the Stacks! On Tour 6 7 The Artist's Way Discussion and Workshop Teen MakerLab 8 9 Lunch Bunch 0 Tasty Tuesdays New Year's Forest Park - The Forest Park Neighborhood Through the 900 s - Thursday, December 3, 6:30-7:45 PM Local historian Charlie Clark will take you on a walk down memory lane with this presentation of photographs of the Forest Park area and its changes over the past century. Indian Orchard - Orchard Reads! - Thursday, December 7, :30 - :30 PM Orchard Reads is a new book discussion group meeting on the third Thursday of each month. Group members read on their own in any book style they like, and come to the discussion to share a summary of what the book s about and their reactions to it. Join us and widen your book-reading horizons! For more information, contact Peggy at Sixteen Acres - Can: a Documentary about Living with Mental Illness - Tuesday, December, 6-8:00 PM Please join us for a free showing of the award-winning documentary Can, a gripping film that describes the puzzling effects of bipolar mental disorders. Although the film is about a Vietnamese person s determined struggle with the disease, the debilitating effects of bipolar disease are an equal opportunity disorder, affecting people of all races, ethnic groups and socio-economic backgrounds. postponed Sixteen Acres - Knit One, Read Too - Wednesday, December, 9, 6, - :30 PM A drop-in craft group for those who knit or crochet. Experienced needle workers are welcomed to share their knowledge with beginners in hopes that everyone will find inspiration in seeing new needlework projects. Bring your needles or hooks and enjoy the company of fellow yarn lovers! New members welcome. Please call Emma at if you have knitting supplies to donate. Coffee and tea compliments of the Friends of the Library.

7 Open INDIAN ORCHARD 44 Oak Street, am-5pm -5pm -8pm -5pm -5pm am-3pm Where is the Very Hungry Caterpillar? LEGO Questers Not Your Ordinary Coloring Club for Teens 5:00 PM Minecraft for Educators Working Group 9 Not Your Ordinary LEGO Questers Coloring Club for Teens LEGO Questers 0 LEGO Questers 6 Ugly Sweater Day and Contest Delicious Cookie Decorating for Teens! 3 Indian Orchard Minecrafters 0 Indian Orchard Minecrafters 7 Orchard Reads! Indian Orchard Minecrafters Not Your Ordinary Coloring Club for Teens 3 4 Eve: All New Year's Eve: All 4 5 Minecraft Club for Teens and Tweens :00 PM Can We Nail It? Craft Challenges Minecraft Club for Teens/Tweens 8 9 Minecraft Club for Teens SIXTEEN ACRES 87 Parker Street, pm -8pm -5pm 0am-5pm -5pm am-3pm Chess Club for Teens Chess Club for Teens Chess Club for Teens 0 Chess Club for Teens Chess Club for Teens Knit One, Read Too 3:5 PM Scrapbooking for Teens & Tweens 9 Knit One, Read Too Rock the Stacks! On Tour 6 Knit One, Read Too 3:5 PM Jubilant Jewelry Making for Teens 3 4 Eve: All 30 3 New Year's Eve: All

8 MASON SQUARE 765 State Street, pm -5pm 0am-5pm -8pm -5pm am-3pm :00 AM C 3 Weekly Community :00 AM C 3 Weekly Community May The Force Be With You: A Star Wars Celebration :00 AM C 3 Weekly Community 0 :00 AM C 3 Weekly Community 7 8 :00 PM Gandara's Winter Gift Giving 9 :00 AM C 3 Weekly Rock the Stacks!: Bucket Drumming at the Library 9 Rock the Stacks!: Bucket Drumming at the Library 6 :00 PM Foster Grandparent Rock the Stacks!: Bucket Drumming 3 :30 PM Springfield Food Policy Council 3 Holiday Used Book Sale and Bake Sale 5:00 PM Wellspring Annual Assembly 0 5:30 PM Community Check-Up- Mason Square Health Task Force 4 5 Rock the Stacks! Bucket Drumming at the Library - Wednesday, December, 9, 6, 3, 4-5 PM Come together for drumming at the library! Join the Mason Square Branch Library and the Community Music School of Springfield for a six-week community-based after school music arts program. Learn an instrument and find new ways to express yourself, while promoting whole brain engagement, self-discipline, stronger math and language arts skills, and more. Be a part of the bucket-drumming ensemble participating in the community-wide Dr. King Day celebration at the MassMutual Center on January 8, 06. For ages 6-4. Minecraft An Introduction to Self-Publishing Yu-Gi-Oh! Club Holiday Used Book Sale and Bake Sale - Thursday, December 3, 4:00-7:00 PM Get a head start on your holiday shopping and support a good cause! Thanks to generous book donations from the community, this book sale will feature pristine copies of a variety of new, popular, and award-winning titles for all ages and interests. Prices will remain consistent with past book sales: $5 for a bag full of books, $ for hardcovers, and $0.50 for paperbacks and kids books. Hot chocolate and cookies will be sold to raise money for the Friends of the Springfield City Library. Mason Square: An Introduction to Self-Publishing - Saturday, December, - :30 PM Local author Haven Williams describes the process of self-publishing from preparing your manuscript to setting a price; considering publishing packages to exploring the various different platforms that can be used. He ll cover the pros and cons of using e-books, print on demand, and subsidy publishing. For more information or to sign up for specific programs, please call the branch or use our Eventkeeper calendar at 7 Rock the Stacks!: Bucket Drumming :30 PM Community Police Team Sector 4 Eve: All New Year's 8 9 Minecraft