September "REaD, WHITE, and BLUE" Blog

 

September will hopefully usher in cooler days to get everyone in the mood for the 42^nd Annual Quilt Show at Decatur Public Library. DPL is accepting quilt reservations for the October show starting at 10:00am Friday, September 1^st. You must call and reserve your space with Rhonda or Stephanie before you bring quilts into the library. We will need the quilter’s name, the name of the quilt, quilt size,  and contact information when you call. We will then make an appointment for the quilt to be brought to the library on a day and time that ensures Rhonda or Stephanie is available to accept it. All guidelines can be found at www.myDPL.org/quilts  or call 256-340-5780 with questions or to enter a quilt. Space is limited and quilts will be accepted until Wednesday, September 20^th at 5:00 pm, or until space is filled. 

Mark your calendars for Tuesday, September 19^th, also known as Talk Like a Pirate Day. Decatur has some awesome pirates who will be roaming the library all day doing story times, posing for pictures, and having piratical fun with all who dare enter the library. There will be photo opps, games, a scavenger hunt, sidewalk chalk sea creatures and more. Come dressed for the occasion in your best pirate look or join us as you are for some high seas adventure in the library with the Crewe O ‘Ye Crooked Goat.

After the pirate fun ends, we will host a program based on two of our favorite subjects: Alabama authors and quilts! Our program,  Alabama Authors: A Literary Quilt and Program, features Dr. Charlotte Teague, head of the department of English and Foreign Language at Alabama A&M university. She will speak about the authors depicted on Tiavalya Befecadu’s award-winning quilt Alabama Authors. The program is made possible by the Historic Huntsville Foundation which owns the quilt. The quilt will be on display in the library during the program. Everyone is welcome to this free program that will start at 5:30 pm in the main part of the library.

September 28^th is National Good Neighbor Day in the United States. This day is set aside to get to know your neighbors better. The task for the Adult Reading Challenge this month is to read a book set in either Canada or Mexico in an effort to learn something about one of our country’s closest neighbors.

Happy Reading!