Calendar of Events

 Join Ms. Marni for storytime with books, rhymes, and fun with friends!  Build your child’s pre-reading skills with this engaging and interactive program designed to support your child’s early literacy development for a lifelong love of reading and learning. Suitable for children 5 years of age or younger with their caregivers.

April 17th:   NO STORYTIME (LIBRARY CLOSED)

April 24th:   Bugs

May 1st:      Cows

May 8th:      Mother's Day

May 15^th:     Elephants

May 22nd:  Octopus- 
                   Lori Mortensen, a local author, will be here to read her most recent book which is "Arlo Draws an Octopus!"

May 29th:    Trains

***NO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED


 

Mother Goose on the Loose is an award-winning program that combines music, movement, rhyming, visual literacy, and language development to help children get ready to read. This interactive, lap-sit storytime is perfectly suited for infants and toddlers (ages birth - 2 years old) with their caregivers. Join Miss.Missy and Miss.Savannah at 9:30 or 10:30!

Everyone is welcome!
Build your child's pre-reading skills with this engaging and interactive program designed to support your child's early literacy development for a lifelong love of reading and learning. Sponsored by First 5 El Dorado .

Join Miss Anel for storytime with books, rhymes, and fun with friends!  Build your child’s pre-reading skills with this engaging and interactive program designed to support your child’s early literacy development for a lifelong love of reading and learning. Suitable for children 3 to 5 years of age with their caregivers.
Sponsored by First5. Sponsored by First 5.

Have Fun Together!
Playtime helps children learn important language and social skills.
Storytime and activities too!

Join fellow book lovers on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 12:00 pm for a book discussion (under the gazebo on nice weather days; in the teen area by the fireplace on bad weather days). For more information please call the Placerville Library at (530) 621-5540. This month's discussion will be on Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. Place a hold through our catalog here: Demon Copperhead  Sponsored by Placerville Friends of the Library.

Relax, rejuvenate, and connect at this free meditation program for adults. 

During these sessions, volunteers from the Heartfulness Institute will guide you through the following techniques:

• Relaxation
• Meditation
• Rejuvenation
• Inner Connect

RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/EDHHeartfulRSVP, walk-ins are also welcome!
 

Stop by the Friends of the Library meeting to learn more about the ways the Friends, and you, support the Library. The Friends meet every other month starting in January, host large book sales three times a year as well as ongoing lobby book sales, and are fantastic advocates for the important role libraries play in our communities. They also host a monthly speaker series -- stop by the meeting to see how you can be involved! Sponsored by Friends of the Library.

All 6th - 12th graders are invited to A.T.L.A.S. (At the Library After School), every Wednesday from 2:30-4:30. The third Wednesday of every month is Snack & Draw, a chance to kick back, relax, and draw or color. Sponsored by Friends of the Library.

NEW OFFERING!  STARTING WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17TH!

Join other chess fans for an informal chess club at the Cameron Park library every Wednesday at 3pm. 
All skill levels are welcome and we have all the supplies needed! 
Though this is not a class, there will be a person knowledgable about all things chess in the room to offer assistance!

No registration required. Sponsored by Cameron Park Friends of the Library.

Join us at the library every Wednesday from 3:00-4:30 pm for the knitting and Crochet Group. All levels of experiences are welcome. Sponsored by Georgetown Friends of the Library.

Join us on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, from 3 - 4 pm to discuss a variety of critically acclaimed books. Light refreshment and lively conversation provided!

January 17 -- The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese 
February 21 -- Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
March 20 -- Brave the Wild River by Melissa L. Sevigny 
April 17 -- One Green Thing by Heather White 
May 15 -- Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
June 19 -- The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
July 17 -- Personal History by Katharine Graham
August 21 -- Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 
September 18 -- The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald
October 16 -- Of Bears and Ballots by Heather Lende and Speaking of Bears by Rachel Mazur  
November 20 -- Lone Women by Victor Lavalle 
December 18 -- Your favorite book, poem, or essay to share
  Sponsored by Friends of the Library.

Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe’s reading program, RUFF (Read Up For Fun) is designed to build self esteem in young readers. Trained volunteers bring their dogs into the library where children will read to the dog. The dog provides a comforting audience perfect for allowing children a safe atmosphere to practice their reading skills. Join us on Wednesday afternoons from 4:30 - 5:30 pm for an opportunity to Read Up For Fun!

Join Miss. Missy for storytime with books, rhymes, and fun with friends!  Build your child’s pre-reading skills with this engaging and interactive program designed to support your child’s early literacy development for a lifelong love of reading and learning. Geared for children 3-5 years of age with their caregivers, but all are welcome!.

Join us at the South Lake Tahoe Library for our in-person Mother Goose on the Loose storytime! 
Every Thursday at 10:30 AM with Miss Anel.
This award winning program combines music, movement, visual literacy and language development to help children get ready to read! Mother Goose on the Loose is a lap-sit storytime for little ones aged 0-2 and their caregiver.
We look forward to seeing you there!

Free nursing services through Marshall Medical Center are available at the Georgetown Library every Thursday from 12:00-2:00 pm. Call Hub 4 Navigator Rebecca to make an appointment, 530-620-8175. Walk-ins are also welcome. Sponsored by First 5 El Dorado .

Join us at our poetry group, Thursdays at Two. The group meets every 1st & 3rd Thursday at 2:00 here at the library. Patterned after the popular Placerville group, Tuesdays at Two, the Georgetown Library version will be led by Taylor Graham, EDC Poet Laureate from 2016 - 2018. If you love poetry, write poetry, or dream about writing poetry, this group is for you! Assigned subjects will be offered to write poems about and then the poems are brought back to the group. This is not really a critique process but reading poems aloud to the group is a good way to hear what's working and what isn't. Participants also read from a list of established poets or bring poetry to share. There is also a 'word can'. Everyone pulls a word or phrase from the can and then uses them to write a poem in 10-15 minutes. This produces some strange and wild stuff and a lot of laughter!!!! Sponsored by Georgetown Friends of the Library .

Come read with therapy dogs at the library!

Reading to dogs has been proven to improve reading ability and build reading confidence. Plus, it's fun! This drop-in event is open to all ages and will take place in the Children's Area by the paperbacks.

Important reminders:
Young children must be monitored by an adult at all times
All participants are expected to be calm and kind while interacting with the dogs
Always ask a handler before petting a dog, and never touch them inappropriately (i.e. poking their eyes)
Please wait your turn if there is already someone with the dog to avoid crowding
Adults, please help to enforce these rules. Thank you!

The whole family is invited to build and create with Legos at the Library!
Your creations will be put on display in the "Lego Museum".
Duplo blocks will be available for little builders. Sponsored by Placerville Friends of the Library.

Y.E.L.L. (Youth Executive League at the Library) is where 8th to 12th grade students are invited on a drop-in basis every Thursday at 4:00PM to plan, promote, and host library programs and events as well as lend a helping hand towards outreach efforts and community service opportunities. It’s also a great place to make new friends! This program counts towards volunteer hours for school and registration is not required.  

Come join in the fun!  
  Sponsored by Friends of the Library.