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1	2 * Teen GameZone & CraftsTeen GameZone & Crafts Time: 4:00 pm Create ice skate ornaments. Play Xbox One, Xbox 360 Kinect, Wii, board games, card games and online games. Bring your NPL card to use laptops. * First Monday MovieFirst Monday Movie Time: 6:30 pm Watch "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" - 2000 version (PG). On the outskirts of Whoville, there lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans on ruining the Christmas holiday for all of the citizens of the town. * Family Fun NightFamily Fun Night Time: 7:00 pm Head to the Children's Department for puppet shows and a make-it-and-take-it craft! Free fun for all ages! Tonight: Christmas Ornaments Crafts	3 * Toddler StoryTimeToddler StoryTime Time: 10:00 am Preregistered participants enjoy a weekly StoryTime with puppets, songs, rhymes, crafts, and, of course, stories! Toddler StoryTime entertains children ages 6 months - 2 1/2 years old. * Tech Help Open HoursTech Help Open Hours Time: 3:00 pm Nathan, IT Supervisor, is available to help with any technology questions. No need to make an appointment and his expertise is free! 3-5 p.m. on Tuesdays. * Harvey County Tech EnthusiastsHarvey County Tech Enthusiasts Time: 6:45 pm Learn, Share, Discuss developments, information and applications in the technology field.	4 * Author Talk: Rex BuchananAuthor Talk: Rex Buchanan Time: 7:00 pm Rex Buchanan, author of "Petroglyphs of the Kansas Smoky Hills" will discuss his book, followed by a book signing.	5 * Fall Preschool StoryTimeFall Preschool StoryTime Time: 10:30 am Preregistered participants enjoy a weekly StoryTime with puppets, songs, rhymes, crafts, and, of course, stories! Children ages 2 1/2 - 5 years old.	6 * Fall Preschool StoryTimeFall Preschool StoryTime Time: 10:30 am Preregistered participants enjoy a weekly StoryTime with puppets, songs, rhymes, crafts, and, of course, stories! Children ages 2 1/2 - 5 years old.	7 * Breakfast Book Club for TweensBreakfast Book Club for Tweens Time: 10:00 am Munch some breakfast goodies while discussing "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever," by Barbara Robinson. Copies of the book are available at the Circulation Desk. * Teen Screen SaturdayTeen Screen Saturday Time: 3:00 pm Round up your friends to watch a classic holiday comedy, "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" (PG-13). There will be snacks!
8	9 * Teen GameZone & CraftsTeen GameZone & Crafts Time: 4:00 pm Create magic color scratch ornaments. Play Xbox One, Xbox 360 Kinect, Wii, board games, card games and online games. Bring your NPL card to use laptops. * Family Fun NightFamily Fun Night Time: 7:00 pm Head to the Children's Department for puppet shows and a make-it-and-take-it craft! Free fun for all ages! Tonight: Christmas Puppet Show	10 * Toddler StoryTimeToddler StoryTime Time: 10:00 am Preregistered participants enjoy a weekly StoryTime with puppets, songs, rhymes, crafts, and, of course, stories! Toddler StoryTime entertains children ages 6 months - 2 1/2 years old. * Tech Help Open HoursTech Help Open Hours Time: 3:00 pm Nathan, IT Supervisor, is available to help with any technology questions. No need to make an appointment and his expertise is free! 3-5 p.m. on Tuesdays.	11 * NPL Goes to Norm'sNPL Goes to Norm's Time: 4:00 pm Join Newton Public Library staff for a holiday Lego challenge and Christmas ornament craft at Norm's Coffee Bar, 613 N. Main St. * Holiday Book ClubHoliday Book Club Time: 6:00 pm Join us for a holiday party and discussion of "The Virgin in the Ice," a Brother Cadfael mystery by Ellis Peters. Attendees are invited, but not required, to bring snacks to share.	12 * Fall Preschool StoryTimeFall Preschool StoryTime Time: 10:30 am Preregistered participants enjoy a weekly StoryTime with puppets, songs, rhymes, crafts, and, of course, stories! Children ages 2 1/2 - 5 years old. * Google on Android PhonesGoogle on Android Phones Time: 6:30 pm Nathan, IT Supervisor, will present “Google on Android Phones: Common Settings, Apps and Google Play.” Nathan reviews how to use Google on your smart phone. Free to attend, no registration required.	13 * Fall Preschool StoryTimeFall Preschool StoryTime Time: 10:30 am Preregistered participants enjoy a weekly StoryTime with puppets, songs, rhymes, crafts, and, of course, stories! Children ages 2 1/2 - 5 years old.	14
15	16 * Teen GameZone & CraftsTeen GameZone & Crafts Time: 4:00 pm Create a felt wreath ornament. Play Xbox One, Xbox 360 Kinect, Wii, board games, card games and online games. Bring your NPL card to use laptops. * Family Fun NightFamily Fun Night Time: 7:00 pm Head to the Children's Department for puppet shows and a make-it-and-take-it craft! Free fun for all ages! Tonight: Christmas Crafts * Human Trafficking ProgramHuman Trafficking Program Time: 7:00 pm Allison Pate will lead a program on human trafficking.	17 * Toddler StoryTimeToddler StoryTime Time: 10:00 am Preregistered participants enjoy a weekly StoryTime with puppets, songs, rhymes, crafts, and, of course, stories! Toddler StoryTime entertains children ages 6 months - 2 1/2 years old. * Tech Help Open HoursTech Help Open Hours Time: 3:00 pm Nathan, IT Supervisor, is available to help with any technology questions. No need to make an appointment and his expertise is free! 3-5 p.m. on Tuesdays. * Review of Fold3 DatabaseReview of Fold3 Database Time: 7:00 pm Local historian Darren McMannis will review the features and possible uses of Fold3, a database of more than 500 million military records and related documents that is available free to Kansas residents. Part of the Third Tuesday Genealogy/Local History series.	18	19 * Fall Preschool StoryTimeFall Preschool StoryTime Time: 10:30 am Preregistered participants enjoy a weekly StoryTime with puppets, songs, rhymes, crafts, and, of course, stories! Children ages 2 1/2 - 5 years old.	20 * Fall Preschool StoryTimeFall Preschool StoryTime Time: 10:30 am Preregistered participants enjoy a weekly StoryTime with puppets, songs, rhymes, crafts, and, of course, stories! Children ages 2 1/2 - 5 years old.	21 * Teen Cookie DecoratingTeen Cookie Decorating Time: 3:00 pm Teens and tweens are invited to decorate Christmas and winter-themed cookies, 3-4:30 p.m.
22	23 * Teen GameZone & CraftsTeen GameZone & Crafts Time: 4:00 pm Decorate a plastic globe ornament. Play Xbox One, Xbox 360 Kinect, Wii, board games, card games and online games. Bring your NPL card to use laptops. * Holiday Music in the LibraryHoliday Music in the Library Time: 7:00 pm Ethan Neufeld and a friend will be at the Library from 7 to 8 p.m., playing holiday music on the cello.	24 * Library Closes at NoonLibrary Closes at Noon The library closes early for Christmas Eve. Open 9 a.m. to noon. * Tech Help Open HoursTech Help Open Hours Time: 3:00 pm Nathan, IT Supervisor, is available to help with any technology questions. No need to make an appointment and his expertise is free! 3-5 p.m. on Tuesdays.	25 * Library ClosedLibrary Closed The Library is closed for the Christmas holiday.	26	27	28
29	30 * Teen GameZone & ActivitiesTeen GameZone & Activities Time: 4:00 pm Build with Legos and Squishy Circuits. Play Xbox One, Xbox 360 Kinect, Wii, board games, card games and online games. Bring your NPL card to use laptops.	31 * Library Closes at NoonLibrary Closes at Noon The library closes early for New Year's Eve. Open 9 a.m. to noon. * Tech Help Open HoursTech Help Open Hours Time: 3:00 pm Nathan, IT Supervisor, is available to help with any technology questions. No need to make an appointment and his expertise is free! 3-5 p.m. on Tuesdays.

For a list of other ongoing events at the library, check out the Library Happenings page.