We have big plans for October this year! So much so that I think we will be looking forward to November. :) There are programs here for kids, teens, adults and the whole family. Check them out!

There is no registration for these programs unless indicated.

EXPLORE: MAD SCIENCE!
Thursday, October 11 at 6 pm. For all ages and families.
Join us for a special session of our “Explore Your Imagination” program! We’re going to be trying out a variety of scientific experiments and learning about how it all works!

TEEN PIZZA FRIDAY with BORIS KARLOFF
Friday, October 12 at 5 pm. For ages 13-18.
Our regular Teen Pizza Friday gets an upgrade with an interactive movie night! We will be showing a Frankenstein film (with Boris Karloff), doing related activities, and of course, eating pizza! Registration is required and begins September 28.

A BIOGRAPHY OF MARY SHELLEY
Tuesday, October 16 at 7 pm. For older teens and adults (16+).
Join us for a biographical perspective of the life of Mary Shelley. Hear about how she got her start as an author and how she attained literary success.

EXPLORE: ART—MONSTER MASKS!
Thursday, October 18 at 6 pm. For all ages and families.
Join us for a special session of our “Explore Your Imagination: Art” program! We will be using our creativity to create Monster Masks.

FRANKENTOBER: ADULT NIGHT
Friday, October 19 from 6-9 pm. For adults (18+).
Frankentober celebrates in an after-hours night of adults-only Frankenstein fun! We will have monster mocktails, carnival-style games with prizes, face painting, contests, green screen photos, raffles, and a variety of other activities! You don’t want to miss it!

FRANKENTOBER: FAMILY DAY
Saturday, October 20 from 11 am-4 pm. For all ages and families.
Join us for a Frankenstein-themed day of games, snacks, contests, activities, and tons of family fun! There will be something for everyone! Take a creepy photo in front of our green screen wall, make slime, play carnival games, and MORE!

EXPLORE: TECHNOLOGY—MONSTER MASH-UP!
Thursday, October 25 at 6 pm. For all ages and families.
Join us for a special session of our “Explore Your Imagination” program! We will be using our technology in our Makerspace to make our own “Frankenstein” monsters!

SPOOKY CAMPFIRE STORYTIME
Thursday, October 25 at 7 pm. For ages 2-7.
Come in your pajamas for a spooky storytime around our pretend campfire!

HALLOWEEN PARTY
Saturday, October 27 at 1 pm. For ages 2-7.
Come in costume and join us as we eat yummy snacks, read some spooky stories, and trick-or-treat around the library! Registration is required and begins October 13.
 
MAD SCIENTIST ESCAPE ROOM
Saturday, October 27 at 3 pm. For ages 8-12.
Grab a costume and join us for a chance to try to escape from Dr. Frankenstein’s lab! There will be lots of spooky treats and surprises around every corner! Registration is required and begins October 13.

Totally excited at how our first "Cathy's Creativity Club" went. It was a small group, but a highly energetic group, full of creative ideas of what they want to do.
Many of them loved writing and animation. One of the girls loved musicals and she made it very obvious by reciting parts from her favorite musicals. I was waiting for her to break out singing, but she did not.
We did come up with a very interesting and unusual story that we decided we would create sock puppets and make it into a musical. I cannot wait to see what happens with it. There will be a video of course, so I will post it when it happens.

Here is the story so far:
Once upon a time there was a mouse. An elf appeared and dropped a magic kitten in front of the mouse. The mouse was afraid and ran until he found out it was a magical mouse.
The kitten meowed at the mouse and a kite flew out of his mouth. Attached to the kite was a naughty ninja and they flew away into the sky.
Suddenly a police officer arrived looking for the naughty ninja. He saw him flying in the sky. He wanted to capture the ninja, but suddenly the cat meowed more times and kites kept flying out of his mouth, so the police officer couldn't see the ninja anymore.
His friend Bob came by and saw that the police officer was angry. Seeing that he was angry he asked him why. Once the police officer told him, Bob took a coconut out of his pocket and chucked it at the ninja, knocking him out and causing him to fall in a pile of cotton balls onto the ground.

So I started rereading the first book and I realized that I hate all the adults in the book.
First the Dursley's since they are so obvious.
1. Harry sleeps under the stairs.
2. He is forced to use the stove at 9 and it sounds like this is just typical, so I'm assuming that he's been doing it for a couple of years.
3. He is locked in his place under the stairs and not given food for a while.
4. They let their son visibly beat up Harry and they say nothing about it.
I'm sure there are more things that I'm leaving out, but these were a few obvious ones. Umm... child abuse anyone? I know, I know. Its only a book and a fantasy one at that.
I have the same trouble with movies. We were watching one yesterday and the guy had his scarf trapped in the elevator. Why not just unwrap it? You didn't need those scissors that you just happened to have in your pocket. My husband tells me constantly, it's a movie. Not everything is  completely reality. I can't take it seriously.
Putting that aside. Where he is sleeping is not proper, using the stove at 8-9 isn't all that safe and allowing your child to beat the snot out of your nephew isn't within your rights as a parent. Haven't any of the school teachers noticed anything? Even the clothes and broken glasses. Aren't any of the teachers concerned for his well-being? I know. I'm pushing things a little far.
Onto Dumbledore and McGonagall. They left Harry at a doorstep. Granted it was his Aunt and Uncle's, but they knew nothing about them. Were they safe? Would they take care of this infant that every single wizard loved (except of Voldomort's cronies of course) ... They knew NOTHING about these people. Except that they were muggles. Not much to go by in my book. I would almost have put him in an orphanage instead. In fact, why didn't the Dursley's? They wanted nothing to do with him. Why did they bother?
As you can imagine, things like this pop in my head waaaaay too much and I am consumed with it until some other thing pops into my head. You do not want to be in there. It's pretty crazy. :)

My kids started Tuesday and it was a crazy morning.
My son's bus comes at 6:40am. We all managed to sleep through our alarms (all four of them) and at 6:25am Jack screamed, "I HAVE TO GO!" ... what a perfect start for the school year. We managed to get a picture of him before he ran for the bus, but his expression is not shareable with the world.
Then comes my daughter. Her bus is supposed to come at 9:05am. I have to be to work at (or before) 8:30am. So she gets to be dropped off at before school care. So we have to push her into the car and make our way to the school at 7:30am. We snap a picture of her very quick as she heads into the school, a picture of her smiling big, but with a nervous look in her eyes.
Done.
By the time I get to work I'm already ready for a nap.
Plus I start thinking of the future, when its dark in the morning and snow is up to our knees ... We will never get anywhere on time then. I guess the first day doesn't seem so bad now. :)