Learning Resources – Stories, language, coding
Cultural Institutions – Zoos, Parks, Museums
Books and Storytelling – list from Waseca-LeSeur Library
Crafting – list from Waseca-LeSeur Library
Music – list from Waseca-LeSeur Library
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Crochet & Knitters’ Club
Every WEDNESDAY at 1:00pm – Crochet & Knitters’ Club –Bring your projects or problems for help or ideas. Beginners always welcome! Need a project? We’re preparing for our annual “Smittens Fur Mittens” Christmas donation. Try your “hand” at mittens or a scarf!
Children’s Programs for December
Drop-in Weekly Children’s Programs (Morning Programs start at 10am)
Music in Motion for Toddlers –Wednesdays, ages 2-5 Move & sing with us!
Story Time & Craft – Thursdays, ages 2-6 A little bit of story, science, craft and play.
Check our all of our children’s programs on our main page happenings!
Readers Dozen Challenge – YA and Adults
Readers Dozen Challenge! All Year Long!
Take part in our Readers Dozen Challenge! Each month presents a different reading challenge for you to explore and every month you complete enters you in a monthly drawing! Complete all 12 challenges and you will receive a participation prize and placed in a drawing for a $25 Amazon gift card! Stop in to the library for the tracker bookmark or download it HERE.
January: Read a book you bought or were gifted, but haven’t read yet
February: Read a book about food
March: Read a book about sports/hobby
April: Read a book with a cover you hate
May: Read a true crime book
June: Read a book with a beach cover
July: Read a book with a name in the title (Person, Place or Thing)
August: Read a book set at sea
September: Read a best seller from 5-10 years ago
October: Read a ghost story
November: Read a book with a one-word title
December: Read a book made into a movie, then watch the movie
*Audio books count! *Extra Credit! Borrow a book through a JCCL online resource (Hoopla or Palace Project) and have your name entered in that month’s drawing twice!
Readers Dozen Challenge – Kids
Kids Readers Dozen Challenge! All Year Long
Take part in our Readers Dozen Challenge! Each month presents a different reading challenge for you to explore!
1: Complete the month’s reading challenge! 2: Draw a picture of your book, a character, or scene from the story! 3: Bring it to the JCC or school library to be displayed!
Complete all 12 challenges and you will receive a participation prize and placed in a drawing for a $25 Amazon gift card! Stop in to the library for the tracker bookmark or download it HERE.
January: Read a book you bought or were gifted, but haven’t read yet
February: Read a book that won an award
March: Read a book about dinosaurs, fiction or non-fiction
April: Read a book with a cover you hate
May: Read a book about a live animal
June: Read a book about the beach or ocean
July: Read a book with a name in the title (Person, Place or Thing)
August: Read a book about a hobby, craft or food. (Extra credit bring in a sample!)
September: Read a graphic novel
October: Read a ghost story
November: Read a book with a one-word title
December: Read a book made into a movie, then watch the movie
*Audio books count! *Extra Credit! Borrow a book through a JCCL online resource (Hoopla or Palace Project) and have your name entered in that month’s drawing twice!
December Closing Schedule
Holiday CLOSING SCHEDULE
Thursday, Dec. 14th – Closed from 12-2 for Staff Event
Saturday, Dec. 23rd – CLOSED
Tuesday, Dec. 26th – CLOSED
Saturday, Dec. 30th – CLOSED
Find the Elf on the Shelf! Until December 21st
Find the Elf on the Shelf
Until December 21st
One of Santa’s Elves is visiting the library this December! Stop in to find him and see what he’s up to – find him 5 different days and win a prize! He leaves on the 21st so spot him before then!
Introducing: The Quiet Corner!
Introducing: The Quiet Corner!
Just need to de-stress? Come to our quiet corner to relax. We have gentle activities for all ages, from coloring to crafts. Cocoa and tea available. Drop in any time! Come take a break and chill out.
Special Tin Foil Snowflake Craft! Thursday, Dec. 7th 6PM-7PM
Special Tin Foil Snowflake Craft
Thursday, December 7th from 6PM-7PM
Make this awesome tin snowflake craft with us! It’s the perfect addition to your Christmas tree or winter scenes!
The Smilers Are Coming to Town! Wed. Dec. 13th @ 10:30AM
The “Smilers” are Coming to Town!
Wednesday, December 13th @ 10:30AM
The Sprague Senior Center Chorus, The Smilers!, will be bringing Christmas cheer to the library! Join us Wednesday morning for a special performance from this jolly crew and get into the holiday spirit!
Breakfast Book Club – Wednesday, December 27th @ 9:30 AM
Breakfast Book Club
Wed. December 27th @ 9:30 AM
Our non-fiction book club! We are discussing “An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us” by Ed Young, Stop by to pick up your copy!
Kids New Years Music Party! Wed, Dec. 27th @ 10AM
Kids New Years Music Party!
Wednesday, December 27th @ 10:00AM
Happy New Year! Ring in 2024 with us! We will have a special music time to celebrate the upcoming year!
New JCCL WiFi Pavilion
The CT State Library and Gov. Ned Lamont created the Everyone Learns Library Grant that was offered to 61 CT libraries and JCCL was one of the lucky to be chosen.
Library staff noticed how many people were sitting in their cars last summer using the WIFI and wanted to create a comfortable space for everyone to use the high-speed internet we had installed.
Other Grant improvements inside the library have been completed. Stop in and check them out!
Visitors can enjoy a reading a book, working on the internet or just enjoy the beautiful gardens this year at the Janet Carlson Calvert Library. A picnic table and completed flooring due this June.
calvertlibrary.org -or- call us at 860-642-6207 for more information