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1	2	3 Toddler Time 10 am  Toddler Time Tuesday, Dec. 3, 10 am Rensselaer Join us at the Rensselaer Library for Toddler Time! or call 219-866-5881.  E-mail     Add to Calendar Writing Club 6 pm  Writing Club Tuesday, Dec. 3, 6 pm Rensselaer Join us at the Rensselaer Library for a fun writing club! Lead by Kayla De Jong we will do different writing exercises, including writing prompts, Freewriting and more! Feel free to bring something you’ve written that’s about 10 minutes or less if you’d like to share it with the cl...read more or call 219-866-5881.  E-mail     Add to Calendar	4 Combat Coffee 10:00 a.m.  Combat Coffee Wednesday, Dec. 4, 10:00 a.m. Wheatfield Community Veterans are invited to the Wheatfield Library on the first Wednesday of every month at 10 am for an opportunity of fellowship and obtaining resources in an effort to build a strong network among area Vets (with or without combat experience). Combat Coffee is a group created by a Vet and i...read more  E-mail     Add to Calendar Scrabble Game Night 6-7:30 pm  Scrabble Game Night Wednesday, Dec. 4, 6-7:30 pm Rensselaer Join us at the Rensselaer Library and play a game of Scrabble and test your word skills! We will be playing for fun! Supplies are provided. or call 219-866-5881.  E-mail     Add to Calendar	5 BINGO 10-11am  BINGO Thursday, Dec. 5, 10-11am Rensselaer Join us for a game of Bingo at the Rensselaer Library! or call 219-866-5881.  E-mail     Add to Calendar	6 Friday Fun- BINGO! 11:00 am  Friday Fun- BINGO! Friday, Dec. 6, 11:00 am Wheatfield Join us for an hour of fun and prizes while playing BINGO. Open to adults and those over 18. Registration is required. Prizes will be awarded.  or call 219-956-3774.  E-mail     Add to Calendar	7 Christmas Ornament Craft 2:30-4 pm  Christmas Ornament Craft Saturday, Dec. 7, 2:30-4 pm Rensselaer Christmas is coming! Join us at the Rensselaer Library and create an ornament or two for your Christmas Tree. We will have all the supplies to try different kinds of ornaments. We will be using a clear one as our base starter. All supplies are provided! or call 219-866-5881.  E-mail     Add to Calendar
8	9	10 Toddler Time 10 am  Toddler Time Tuesday, Dec. 10, 10 am Rensselaer Join us at the Rensselaer Library for Toddler Time! or call 219-866-5881.  E-mail     Add to Calendar Book Club 1:00 p.m.  Book Club Tuesday, Dec. 10, 1:00 p.m. Wheatfield Join us at the Wheatfield Library on Tuesday, December 10 for a Roundtable Discussion of our favorite books of the year! Each participant will be asked to share their favorite reads, and a list of all recommendations will be compiled. We will also have coffee and refreshments at this free event.  E-mail     Add to Calendar Stocking Stuffers 6-7:30 pm  Stocking Stuffers Tuesday, Dec. 10, 6-7:30 pm Rensselaer Come to the library and make small homemade seasonal crafts to use as stocking stuffers for yourself or others. or call 219-866-5881.  E-mail     Add to Calendar	11 Adult Bingo Fun! 11am  Adult Bingo Fun! Wednesday, Dec. 11, 11am DeMotte Adults are invited to the DeMotte Library for an exciting hour of Bingo! Registration required, begins Nov 13.  E-mail     Add to Calendar Genealogy Help 6-7:30 pm  Genealogy Help Wednesday, Dec. 11, 6-7:30 pm Rensselaer Join us on Wednesday, December 11th from 6-7:30 p.m.  Find your story at your library. Are you interested in researching your family history? You are invited to join us every month on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, for Genealogy Help.   E-mail     Add to Calendar	12 Santa Visit 6-7:30 pm  Santa Visit Thursday, Dec. 12, 6-7:30 pm Rensselaer Join us at the Rensselaer Library and enjoy some fun rafts while you wait to see Santa and have your picture taken.  or call 219-866-5881.  E-mail     Add to Calendar	13	14 Crochet Christmas Ornament 2-4 pm  Crochet Christmas Ornament Saturday, Dec. 14, 2-4 pm Rensselaer Join us at the Rensselaer Library and learn how to crochet a Christmas ornament for your tree, or to give as a gift! This is NOT a beginner's class. You will need to already know the basics of crocheting, and how to properly do a Chain and single crochet stitch. Limit 6. REGISTRATION REQUIRED. L...read more or call 219-866-5881.  E-mail     Add to Calendar
15	16 Combat Coffee 9:30-11am  Combat Coffee Monday, Dec. 16, 9:30-11am Rensselaer Community Veterans are invited to join us for this opportunity for fellowship and obtaining resources in an effort to build a strong network among area Vets. or call 219-866-5881.  E-mail     Add to Calendar Quest Trekkers Book Club 6pm  Quest Trekkers Book Club Monday, Dec. 16, 6pm DeMotte 'The Lemonade War' by Jacqueline Davies. Registration required, begins Nov 25.  E-mail     Add to Calendar	17 Toddler Time 10 am  Toddler Time Tuesday, Dec. 17, 10 am Rensselaer Join us at the Rensselaer Library for Toddler Time! or call 219-866-5881.  E-mail     Add to Calendar Kahoot! Christmas Trivia 6 pm  Kahoot! Christmas Trivia Tuesday, Dec. 17, 6 pm Rensselaer Christmas trivia using Kahoot! Bring a mobile device to participate! Prizes awarded - first place winner receives a gift card! Contact Jenna at (219) 866-5881 with questions. Limit of 20 teams. Open to ages 16+ unless accompanied by an adult  E-mail     Add to Calendar	18 Cook The Book - Holiday Cookie & Candy Swap 6 pm Cook The Book - Holiday Cookie & Candy Swap Wednesday, Dec. 18, 6 pm Rensselaer Cooks of all ages are invited to celebrate the holiday season by sharing their love for sweet treats as the Rensselaer Library hosts ‘Cookie and Candy Swap’ on Wednesday, December 18th @ 6 pm. This Cook the Book program closes the year 2024 with a Cookie and Candy Swap, and as with past ...read more or call 219-866-5881.  E-mail     Add to Calendar	19 Dungeons and Dragons 3:30-5:30 pm  Dungeons and Dragons Thursday, Dec. 19, 3:30-5:30 pm Rensselaer Join us the Rensselaer Library for some Dungeons and Dragons!  or call 219-866-5881.  E-mail     Add to Calendar Lego 4pm  Lego Thursday, Dec. 19, 4pm DeMotte A hour of Lego imagination and creation! Registration required, begins Nov 14.  E-mail     Add to Calendar Lego’s Workshop 5-6:30 pm  Lego’s Workshop Thursday, Dec. 19, 5-6:30 pm Rensselaer Join us at the Rensselaer Library for some fun with Legos!  E-mail     Add to Calendar	20 Decorate Rensselaer Library’s Heroes Tree Decorate Rensselaer Library’s Heroes Tree Friday, Dec. 20 Rensselaer November 8th thru December 20th in celebration of Veteran's Day this November, and in honor of those who have served in the U.S. Military, past and present, the Rensselaer Library is commemorating the occasion with our " Heroes Tree," a tree decorated by local veterans and their famili...read more  E-mail     Add to Calendar Fabulous Friday 2 pm  Fabulous Friday Friday, Dec. 20, 2 pm Rensselaer Join us at the Rensselaer Library for fabulous Friday!  or call 219-866-5881.  E-mail     Add to Calendar	21
22	23	24 Closed for the Holiday  Closed for the Holiday Tuesday, Dec. 24 All Locations All locations of the Jasper County Public Library will be closed for the holiday. We will reopen on December 26 at our normal hours.  E-mail     Add to Calendar	25 Closed for the Holiday  Closed for the Holiday Wednesday, Dec. 25 All Locations All locations of the Jasper County Public Library will be closed for the holiday. We will reopen on December 26 at our normal hours.  E-mail     Add to Calendar	26	27	28
29	30	31 Closed for the Holiday  Closed for the Holiday Tuesday, Dec. 31 All Locations All locations of the Jasper County Public Library will be closed for the holiday. We will reopen on January 2 at our normal hours.  E-mail     Add to Calendar
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