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Current Programs

The Drumheller Public Library offers a wide range
of special programs for all age groups…


Special Events

Children's Programs

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Special Events
  2010 BOOK SALES
  Start Date: Feb. 7-14     Start Time: opens 1pm Sun.
  End Date: Oct. 17-24    End Time: closes 5pm Sun.
  Registration Deadline: n/a
  How to Register: Come on in!
  Age Group: ALL
  Cost: $5/bag
  Description: 1. Feb. 7-14
2. May 2-9
3. July 18-25
4. Oct. 17-24.
    
  TEEN READING CLUB online
  Start Date: June 30/09     Start Time: 1:00am
  End Date: no end!    End Time: 12:00midnight
  Registration Deadline: ongoing
  How to Register: online
  Age Group: teens
  Cost: no cost
  Description: Check out www.teenrc.ca and explore the theme "Read All About It!" with teens across Canada in a safe, respectful site.
    
  VIDEO CONFERENCING - free sessions
  Start Date: 21 Sept. 2009     Start Time: varies
  End Date: TBA    End Time: varies
  Registration Deadline: Usually 24 hours ahead
  How to Register: Call 403-823-5382
  Age Group: 12+
  Cost: FREE
  Description: FREE Sessions Booked fro Drumheller's RISE program:
"Computer Security" Tues. Feb. 16, 12:00-12:50pm
"Separation & Divorce" Law@Lunch Wed. Feb. 24, 12noon-1:30pm
"When Debtors Don't Pay" Law @Lunch Wed. Mar. 3, 12noon-1:30pm
"Enduring Power of Attorney" Law @Lunch Wed. Mar. 17, 12noon-1:30pm
"Living with Wildlife & Karelian Bear Dogs" Thur. Mar. 18, 7:00-8:00pm
"Value of Watchable Wildlife: Grizzly Bear Viewing in BC" Tue. Mar. 23, 7:00-8:00pm
"Being an Executor" Law @Lunch Wed. Mar. 24, 12noon-1:30pm
    
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Children's Programs
  ALPHASAURUS STORYTIME for Preschoolers
  Start Date:Jan. 8, 2010     Start Time: 10:00am
  End Date: April 30, 2010Call ahead 823-5382 or drop by a few minutes prior to class start time.    End Time: 10:45am
  Registration Deadline: This program is offered on a DROP-IN basis.
  How to Register:
  Age Group: 3-5 years
  Cost: $3.00 each child
  Description: Lachie Macfadden introduces your 3-5 year old to the library & the alphabet through stories, songs, poems, finger plays, and some crafts Friday mornings. Each child needs his/her own library card. Drop-ins welcome. Information 823-5382. NO SESSIONS Feb. 19, April 2 & 9.
    
  SUMMER READING PROGRAM 2010
  Start Date:July 2010     Start Time: 9:30am
  End Date: August 2010823-5382 - Please call ahead to ensure available space    End Time: 3:30pm
  Registration Deadline: 5 min before start time
  How to Register:
  Age Group: 0-12 years
  Cost: TBA
  Description: Summer 20101 theme is Jungles & details TBA.
    
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Adult Programs
  TRAVEL NIGHTS 2010
  Start Date: Thurs. Feb. 25, 2010      Start Time: 7:15pm
  End Date: Tues. March 30, 2010    End Time: about 9:15pm
  Registration Deadline: 7:14pm
  How to Register: At door
  Age Group: No age restriction, suggest +12 yrs.
  Cost: $3.00 at the door
  Description: All shows in the AV Room above the Library; registration includes refreshments.
Thurs. Feb. 25: "Atlantic Canada Adventure" with Lisa Making.
Tues. March 30: "Uganda & Botswana" with Steven Pattison.
Wed. April 14: "Cruise & Chile" with Pat & Jan Mulgrew.

Please call Linde Turner if you have a trip to share, so we can schedule it.
    
  "The REEL ALTERNATIVE" presents alternative movies... usually adult rated
  Start Date: Jan. 25, 2010     Start Time: movie starts 7:30pm SHARP!
  End Date: Nov. 29, 2010    End Time: varies
  Registration Deadline: tickets at Library or at the door
  How to Register: at the Library or at the Napier Theatre
  Age Group: See ratings
  Cost: $8 member, $9 non-member
  Description: Hosted by the Drumheller Library Society:
Book draws before each show.

Feb. 22 "Departures", 2009 Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Film; a Japanese comedy/drama "Okuribito", Rated PG.

Mar. 29; Apr. 26; May 31; Sept. 27; Oct. 25; Nov. 29.
Watch for 2010 selections!
    
  Wine Tasting Event with snacks
  Start Date: TBA for fall     Start Time: 7:00pm
  End Date: TBA for fall    End Time: 9:00pm
  Registration Deadline: When full!
  How to Register: Library front desk
  Age Group: Adult, over age 18
  Cost: $50.00
  Description: The Drumheller Library Society hopes to hold another event - watch for details.
    
  VOLUNTEER OPENING
  Start Date: Mondays     Start Time: after 1pm
  End Date: Mondays    End Time: 5:30pm
  Registration Deadline: Now
  How to Register: Call Linde Turner 403-823-5382
  Age Group: over 18
  Cost: none
  Description: Help! The Library needs a volunteer for 1-2 hours Monday afternoons, mostly to shelve books. You'll need an attention to detail, and an ability to get to the lower shelves. Your benefits are being in the library, getting to see the new books, and coming to the monthly tea parties!
    
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Family Programs
  LIBRARY GALLERY
  Start Date: Ongoing     Start Time: Library hours of operation.
  End Date: Ongoing    End Time: Library hours of operation.
  Registration Deadline: n/a
  How to Register: n/a
  Age Group: All ages welcome
  Cost: By donation
  Description: Feb. 2010 "The Home Show" TREX
& Book Sale
March 2010 "Book Arts" TREX
Apr. 2010 "Reflections on Fantasia" Darryl Reid
Display Case: Printmakers, Tim Smith's students
May 2010 "Built to Last" TREX
& Book Sale
Display Case: Cottonwood Clayworks
June 2010 OPEN
July 2010 Canadian Badlands Artists
& Book Sale
Aug. 2010 "Fellow Creatures" TREX
Sept. 2010 "Shots in the dark" Darryl Reid.
    
  INTERNET ACCESS
  Start Date: Jan. 02, 2002     Start Time: 11 am Tue-Fri; 1pm Sat, Sun, Mon.
  End Date: none    End Time: 8pm Tue-Thu; 5pm Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon
  Registration Deadline: Call
  How to Register: Call 823-5382 or drop in
  Age Group: All
  Cost: See above
  Description: Public Internet and Computer Access: Internet, & Word Processing, Excel, etc. on all units. Two computers free (partly subsidized by Government of Canada), Laptop & Internet $5/hour. Printing $0.30/page. Two computers $2 for 15 mins (Printing also $0.30/page). New system permits memory sticks & disks. Free Wireless - pls ask for password access. Bookings 823-5382.
FREE COMPUTER HELP: Mon & Wed afternoons; call ahead 823-5382 to book.
    
  AUTHOR VISITS 2010
  Start Date: TBA     Start Time: TBA
  End Date: TBA    End Time: TBA
  Registration Deadline: n/a
  How to Register: come in
  Age Group: 15+
  Cost: FREE
  Description: Watch for details.
    
  STUDENT GROUP
  Start Date: Thurs. Jan. 17, 2008     Start Time: 4:00pm
  End Date: Thurs. June 17, 2008    End Time: 5:00pm
  Registration Deadline: Confirm attendance please
  How to Register: Call 823-5382 (message machine if busy or after hours)
  Age Group: age 11 and up
  Cost: FREE
  Description: Students aged 11+ welcome to come to the "Relaxation Station" for activities they help plan (with snacks) & Special Events. Call for details (823-5382).
    
  MICROFILMS of Area Newspapers
  Start Date: 1914     Start Time: n/a
  End Date: 2008    End Time: n/a
  Registration Deadline: n/a
  How to Register: n/a
  Age Group: 10+
  Cost: none
  Description: Microfilms of almost all the area newspapers 1914-2008 (which were available for filming) are shared with the Glenbow Museum & the Legislature Library in Edmonton. Our films are back, but the reader is not working. If it is urgent, other arrangements are possible!
    

 


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