Events in January 2022
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Books 'n Bites - “The Water Dancer: a novel” by Ta-Nehisi Coates Books 'n Bites - “The Water Dancer: a novel” by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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January 12, 2022Join us each month for a fun and lively virtual book club experience!
We meet on the second Wednesday of the month via Zoom.
Email Lori Barnes at lbarnes@vailgov.com for an invitation to the monthly Books ‘n’ Bites.Hiram Walker was born into slavery during the Antebellum South on a declining tobacco plantation in Virginia named Lockless. He is the mixed-race son of a white plantation owner and a black mother who was sold away by his father when Hiram was young. The local community consists of the enslaved (“the Tasked”); the landowners (“the Quality”); and the low-class whites. Hiram has an extraordinary photographic memory but is unable to remember his mother. However, in one instance when Hiram is driving across a bridge he suddenly has a vision of his mother dancing. When the vision ends, his carriage has fallen into the water. His (white) half-brother drowns, but Hiram is transported out of the water. He learns that his miracle survival was a result of a superhuman ability he has called conduction, which transports himself and others across impossible distances. This conduction is triggered by powerful memories: those of his mother. He eventually becomes involved with the Underground Railroad. Hiram escapes to Philadelphia, where he encounters Box Brown and Jarm Logue. He eventually comes to meet a famous member of the Underground named Moses, who also has the power of Conduction. Moses is later revealed to be Harriet Tubman.
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StoryTime StoryTime
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January 17, 2022Join Cricket for stories, songs and movement activities that will entertain our youngest patrons - appropriate for ages 6 and under.
We'll be meeting in our community room.
MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS at 11:00 a.m.
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StoryTime StoryTime
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January 19, 2022Join Cricket for stories, songs and movement activities that will entertain our youngest patrons - appropriate for ages 6 and under.
We'll be meeting in our community room.
MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS at 11:00 a.m.
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Bilingual Story Time/ La Hora del Cuento Bilingual Story Time/ La Hora del Cuento
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January 20, 2022Join Sandy and Explore stories through singing, reading, and playing! Storytime supports reading readiness while celebrating all people. This storytime is for children ages birth to 5 and their caregivers.
¡Unete a Sandy y explora historias a través de el canto, la lectura y el juego! La hora del cuento favorece el aprendizaje de la lectura mientras celebra a todas las personas. Esta hora del cuento es para niños desde recién nacidos hasta los 6 años y sus cuídadores.
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StoryTime StoryTime
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January 24, 2022Join Cricket for stories, songs and movement activities that will entertain our youngest patrons - appropriate for ages 6 and under.
We'll be meeting in our community room.
MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS at 11:00 a.m.
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StoryTime StoryTime
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January 26, 2022Join Cricket for stories, songs and movement activities that will entertain our youngest patrons - appropriate for ages 6 and under.
We'll be meeting in our community room.
MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS at 11:00 a.m.
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Bilingual Story Time/ La Hora del Cuento Bilingual Story Time/ La Hora del Cuento
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January 27, 2022Join Sandy and Explore stories through singing, reading, and playing! Storytime supports reading readiness while celebrating all people. This storytime is for children ages birth to 5 and their caregivers.
¡Unete a Sandy y explora historias a través de el canto, la lectura y el juego! La hora del cuento favorece el aprendizaje de la lectura mientras celebra a todas las personas. Esta hora del cuento es para niños desde recién nacidos hasta los 6 años y sus cuídadores.