October 2, 6:00 pm, Board Meeting — Meetings are open to the public.
October 5 – Fall Foliage Day
- 9 am -4 pm – Book Sale
- 6:30 pm – The annual showing of The Spitfire Grill, a movie filmed in Peacham
October 6, 9:15 am, Story Time – Stories, a craft, and a bit of running around. Everyone is welcome.
October 6, 10 am – noon, Coffee Hour – Join us for a cup of coffee or tea, a sweet or two and good conversation. Suitable for all ages!
October 6, 6:00 pm, Family Movie – “Paddington” – Enjoy some cocoa,
popcorn and a great movie. PJs optional. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Rated PG.
October 7, 8:30 am, Collaborator’s Meeting – The Collaborator’s is a group who meet every other month to discuss / help organizations in Peacham. Please join us as we help each other and the community.
Looking Ahead
October 8, 2:00pm – 4:00pm – Fiber Fest – Celebrate National Spinning and Weaving week by learning a weaving technique – simple, hand-held methods of weaving will be available to try.
October 8, 4:00pm – 6:00pm – Artist’s Reception – Cecelia Kane will be on hand to talk about the art in her new show “A Year of Forgetting.”
October 9 , 6:30 pm, Peacham Knitters and Puzzlers — Bring your knitting or other handwork for an evening of creativity and chatting. Or work on the current jigsaw puzzle.
October 11, 5:30 – 6:30 pm, Introduction to Yoga – Continuation of an introduction to basic yoga poses, breathing and meditation with instructor Kalanani Gallas. There is a fee.
October 11, 7:00pm – Great Decisions –Worried about the state of the world? The prospect of nuclear weapons and materials falling into the wrong hands? Peacham Library will host Great Decisions in Foreign Policy, a discussion program focusing on the most critical global issues facing America today. Each topic is presented in a half-hour documentary, and then thrown open for a moderated hour-long discussion. Our first topic will be Nuclear Security.
October 13, 10 am – noon, Coffee Hour – Join us for a cup of coffee or tea, a sweet or two and good conversation. Suitable for all ages!
October 17 7:00pm – Travel Series – Locations and travels to be announced, or not, ahead of time. Rest assured each evening will bring you to another place and time.
Peacham Library and Peacham Historical Association as we read, as a community, Frederick Douglass’ fiery historic speech “The Meaning of the Fourth of July for a Negro”. Copies of the speech will be available for this participatory event at the Civil War Monument.
Activities include stories, science, art, and games. Each day has a different theme – buildings, nature, inventions, and of course t-shirts! (Signup required by July 5; children 5 and under must come with a parent)
Emma Stone star in this musical that won 6 Academy Awards (but not Best Picture). Rated PG-13.
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