Happy 2019! We here at Elsie Quirk Library hope everyone had a joyous holiday season! Is everyone making their “new” New Year’s Resolutions? Mine is “Lose 20 lbs.” (Same resolution for 20+ years, but I’ve got a good feeling this year..!)
If you’re not the “New Year’s Resolution” type, but are looking for a new goal, I have great news for you! For the second year, Sarasota County Libraries is hosting Beanstack’s 2019 Winter Reading Challenge, with a goal of reading 6,000 minutes total. This exciting national reading initiative event is sponsored by billionaire and “Shark Tank” investor Mark Cuban, who is challenging libraries nationwide to encourage library patrons to read 70,000 books during the month of January. If the goal is met, Mr. Cuban will donate $10,000 to the top performing libraries.
The 2019 Winter Reading Challenge is open to all ages and reading levels. To participate, register online at pre-registration is now open at https://scgov.beanstack.org, where you can log your reading hours, track the titles you’ve read, and even write book reviews and find reading recommendations!
It’s easy to get started:
- Register for one of our reading programs through Beanstack!
- Log your reading, write reviews, and get reading recommendations!
- Earn virtual badges along the way!
Register today and join us at Elsie Quirk Library and be a part of this Winter Reading Challenge! On your mark, get set…READ!
Here are the library events for this week:
Saturday
- Find Yourself at the Library and check out a great book or movie for the weekend!
Monday
- Find Yourself at the Library and check out a great book or movie for the weekend!
Tuesday
- Elsie Quirk Library will be closed for the New Year’s Holiday.
Wednesday
- French Conversation Club meets at 10:00 a.m.
- Genealogy Research 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. AND 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (There are no more seats available for this event, and registration is closed.)
- LEGO Club 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. For ages 5-9. Work on your own creations or build as a team. We provide the LEGOs, you provide the imagine!
Thursday
- Great Books Discussion Group 10:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The Great Books Discussion Group meets the FIRST Thursday of each month through April. This group will be reading selections from the Great Books Foundation’s Great Conversation 4. January selection: “Pragmatism: Part 2,” by W. James.
- Drop-In LEGO Club 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For ages 5-9 and families. Kick off the New Year with some creative family fun. Work on your own creations or build as a team. We provide the LEGOs, you provide the imagination!
- Englewood Area Mac Users Group meets at 1:00 p.m.
- Quirky Knitters meet at 1 p.m.
Friday
- Basic Conversational Spanish Class for Beginners 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (There are no more seats available for this event, and registration is closed.)
- Spanish Reading Group 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. This is a class for those who can read/speak basic Spanish and reading is at the beginning Intermediate level. To register, contact Señor Dan: spanishfaculty@gmail.com
For more information on library programs, services, and resources visit us at 100 West Dearborn Street, call the Sarasota County Contact Center at 941-861-5000, or visit our website at scgov.net.
