There are 44
quilts displayed in the Decatur Public Library during our 43rd
Annual Quilt Show. We need you to come in and vote for your favorite before we
close on Saturday, October 19th, at 4:00pm. The ribbons for 1st, 2nd,
and 3rd place for Viewer’s Choice will be posted on Monday, October
21st . The quilts will be on display until Saturday, November 2nd.
There are also
programs to learn about quilting. Join the Piecemakers and the Decatur Quilt Lover’s Guild to learn how
to hand quilt at a quilting bee in the main seating area on October 9th
and 30th from 10am until 4pm. Teens and adults are welcome to come put in 2 or
200 stitches. If you have no idea how to stitch, they will teach you.
There will also be a class on making pictorial pixel quilts on Wednesday,
October 16th, at 12 noon in
the Training Center, taught by Heather Whiteside. Her pixel self-portrait quilt
is hanging outside the Youth Services room.
If you are participating
in the Adult Reading Challenge, it is time to start making sure you have
entered all of the books you have read that work for clues or tasks on your reading log. The deadline
for turning in reading logs is Wednesday, November 27th, by 6:00pm. Please make sure your name, library
card number and phone number are on the reading log before you turn it in. If
you signed up for the challenge but did not read enough books to qualify for one
of the drawings, please turn in your reading log anyway. We realize not
everyone has time to read as much as they would like, but if you filled out any
of the reading log it shows participation.
The October task for the ARC is to read a
book with a séance in it. The 1920s saw a resurgence in the paranormal
and occult. Many people had lost loved ones in the first world war and were
desperate to contact their lost loved ones. Some people hosted seances as parlor
games the same way they played with an Ouija Board. Mediums, mesmerists, and magicians
were all popular during this time.
Happy Reading!
