| Monday ♦ Dec. 30th | |
| Food for Fines! |
Bring in non-perishable food, pet food/items, or cash to have your fines erased! |
| Tuesday ♦ Dec. 31st | |
| 10:00 AM 4:00 PM |
Preschool Story Hour Closing early for the New Year! |
| Wednesday ♦ Jan. 1st | |
| CLOSED | Happy New Year! 2020 Arrives! |
| Thursday ♦ Jan. 2nd | |
| 12:00 NOON 3:30 PM |
Armchair Travelers Book Club Wonder Math: Coding & Robots |
| Friday ♦ Jan. 3rd | |
| All Day | Great day to read a book! |
| Saturday ♦ Jan. 4th | |
| All Day | Fine Free Saturday |
New Year - New Adult & Family Programs!
Jan. 13th @ 5:30 pm | Couch to 5k Walk/Run Club
Keep your resolution goals and join the Couch to 5k Club! Walkers & runners of any pace invited!
Jan. 16th @ 5 pm | WellFed Cooking Club
Do you like to cook or want to learn more? Join WellFed Cooking Club! Each month we will share recipes, cookbooks and a dish prepared by our host Sierra from the library!
Jan. 18th @ Noon | Get Crafty! Craft Swap
Join us to make a fun craft using Buttons! We will also be holding a craft swap, so bring any supplies you would like to swap for other fun stuff from 12-2 pm. Families invited!
Jan. 23rd @ 5:30 pm | Adult Game Night | Escape Room
Want a real life adventure? Come to the library and test your skills on decoding clues and solving puzzles to escape the year 2019 in 60 minutes! If you can't escape you will be stuck in 2019 forever! Adult Only Program.
Jan. 30th @ 5:30 pm | Family Orienteering Night
Bring the family down and learn the basics of map & compass and then test your knowledge on a fun orienteering course inside the library!
Jan. 31st @ 6 pm | Books on Tap | at the Knuckle Brewery
Meet up with a like-minded group of readers and discuss your book of the month relating to January’s theme “Motivation”.
Adult Only, 21+.
Kids Programs @ the Library
Preschool & Toddler Story Hours @ 10 am
Preschoolers (ages 3-5) join Miss Kathy on Tuesdays at 10:00 am and Toddlers (ages 0-3) join Miss Kathy on Wednesdays at 10:00 am. Join us for stories and fun activities!
Jan. 6th @ 3:30 pm | MakerSpace Monday Exploding Boomerang
There are several styles of exploding boomerangs. We will be watching a video to see how to make them, then testing out the explosions!
Jan. 7th @ 3:30 pm | Tweens & Teens Cookies and Bookies
1st Tuesday of the month, 3:30-4:30 pm
Tweens and teens ages 10-18 years old are invited to bake cake cookies and enjoy them fresh out of the oven. Be sure to have your book recommendations ready to share with everyone!
Jan. 13th & 27th @ 3:30 pm | Lego Play
Join the Lego fun and meet up with other Lego fans on the 2nd and
4th Mondays of the month at 3:30 pm. All Ages!
Jan. 14th @ 3:30 pm | Kids Fun with Food Snowman Pancakes!
2nd Tuesday of the month, 3:30-4:30 pm
Children ages 5-9 years old are invited to learn how to make snacks on their own and make them in a creative way. Registration is required by Mon., Jan., 13th. Only 10 spots available. Parents are welcome to attend and help their child if they would like. Reserve your space by the Monday before class. There is no fee for this event.
Wii Wednesdays @ 3:30 pm
Play Wii games on Wednesdays from 3:30-5:30 pm.
Jan. 21st @ 3:30 pm | Tweens & Teens Break-Out Boxes
3rd Tuesday of the month, 3:30-4:30 pm
Tweens and teens ages 10-18 years old will be participating in Break-Out Boxes where you have to figure out the clues to unlock the box and see what’s inside.
Let's Get Cooking @ the Library!
Watch for upcoming cooking classes, meal planning, Bookies & Cookies for kids, and more! Would you like to be part of the new kitchen in the community room? There is a list of items needed at https://tinyurl.com/y6mf5bzc Select an item, purchase it, and bring it into the Library.
South Dakota Children's Book Awards
Visit the website at https://library.sd.gov/LIB/CYS/prairieawards/index.aspx for details on all of the books and to start voting today! Voting will close on April 1, 2020.
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is a push to read aloud to small children before kindergarten. Sign up for this program at the Sturgis Public Library.