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Sports Tuesday, October 5, 2022 South Gibson Star-Times B-5 Library news FORT BRANCH AND HAUBSTADT Fort Branch Hours: Monday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday 1 to 7 p.m., Wednes- day and Thursday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday 1 to 5 p.m., also open 8 a.m. to noon on first and third Saturday of the month. Haubstadt Hours: Monday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday 1 to 7 p.m., Friday 1 to 5 p.m., also open 8 a.m. to noon on the second and fourth Saturday of the month. Submitted by Allison May The Haubstadt Library will be open this Saturday, Oct. 8 from 8 a.m. until noon. Our Fort Branch location is cur- rently under construction and things look a little differ- ent. Patron Parking is in the same location, just use the sidewalk along Locust Street in front of the Carnegie Building for entrance. To see the progress or be a part of the Expansion Project go to www.fblibraryaddition.com. Have you heard about 1000 Books Before Kindergarten? This is a program for chil- dren from birth until they start kindergarten to instill a love of reading. Come into ei- ther location to sign up your child today and get your first reading log! This program is totally free and comes with some great incentives for your little ones! Join us for our October Read-to-Me program where every sign up or returned reading log for 1000 Books Before Kindergarten gets entered into a grand prize drawing! October Crafts are avail- able tomorrow on Wednes- day, Oct. 5 until supplies last. This month you can make your own Paper Bag Scare- crow Puppet inspired by the book "The Scarecrow's Wed- ding" by Julia Donaldson and A xel Scheffer. Classic Book Club will be reading "Rommel the Des- ert Fox" by Desmond Young and meeting Thursday, Oct. 13th at the Haubstadt Town Meeting Room. Modern Book Club is reading "Sam's Letters to Jennifer" by James Patterson and meeting at K ANT Brewery. Swing by either library to pick up your copy and sign up to join. Be sure to sign up for our monthly email newsletter for our segment–Kim's Column! This is a featurette by staff member, Kim, who will give some recommended reads each month from books that are in the library. To see some of these hidden gems, go to the bottom of our web- site at fortbranchlibrary.com and submit your email. Grab and Go is always an available option! You can call us to put in requests or log in to the catalog and shop for them yourself, choosing which library you would like to pick up from. Using the number under the barcode on your library card and the last four digits of your phone number will get you into your library account. Here you can manage requests, wish lists, or just browse! If you have issues, please call either library and we'd be happy to walk you through it! We gather the books you request and you can choose to either be called, texted, or emailed when they are ready to pick up! Please note our hours! Call 812-753-4212 or text us at 812-649 -1084 with any ques- tions! We look forward to seeing you soon! Please keep an eye on our Facebook page for updates about the Fort Branch Library Build! OWENSVILLE CARNEGIE Library hours Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. Check out our website at owensvilleli- brary.org. New youth programs at Owensville Owensville Public Library Youth Programs now include: They offer Toddler Time for ages 10 months-2 years on Mondays at 10 :30 a.m. Story Time is for ages 3 years-5 years on Tuesdays at 10 :30. Novel Ninjas is for Kinder- garten through 3rd grade on Mondays at 4, and will be weekly now. The STEAM program is for grades 4th-6th on Wednesdays at 4, and will be weekly as well. Dungeons and Dragons will be for grades 7-12 on Thursdays at 4. In addition to weekly pro- grams there are also several monthly programs. Sensory Story Time is offered on the first Thursday of the month. It is designed to engage kids through movement, music, stories, and sensory activity play. It is ideal for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders or Sensory Integration chal- lenges. Space will be limited and children must be accom- panied by an adult caregiver. Family Game night will be the first Tuesday of the month starting at 5 and is for all families to come and enjoy board and card games together. Teen Time will be the sec- ond Tuesday of the month at 4 and is for grades 7-12. The new Anime/Manga Club will be on the third Tuesday of each month at 4 and is for grades 7-12. Homeschool Happenings is a program for all area ho- meschool families and will be the second Thursday of the month at 1:30 p.m. These are just some of the exciting programs the Li- brary has to offer. The staff at Owensville Public Library looks forward to welcoming everyone back for all these wonderful pro- grams. Please check the website owensvillelibrary. org or The Kid's Space at Owensville Library page on Facebook for schedules. So many books, so little time. OAKLAND CITY COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP Public Library hours Monday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Wednesday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thursday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sat- urday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Closed Sunday. The Oakland City–Colum- bia Township Public Library has partnered with Mesker Park Zoo recently. Zoo pass- es are available for checkout to library card holders. A pass allows two adults and up to four children to visit the zoo at no cost. One pass per household may be checked out for three days. The Board of Trustees for the Oakland City — Colum- bia Township Public Library adopted the second Wednes- day of every month at 4 p.m. for their monthly board meet- ings. The meetings are in the Library Meeting Room. Feelin' like fall at the DPI vendor market Above: Addilyn Wil- lis has her face painted by Mya Hatfield Sunday in downtown Princeton at a vendor fair on the Courthouse Square. Left: Ena Edwards en- joys chalk and bubbles with family at Downtown Princeton Inc.'s vendor event Sunday. St. Joseph Church rummage sale A large church rummage sale at St. Joseph Church in Princeton raises money for the school and church projects each year.