D E C E M B E R Sylvan Lake Municipal Library 4715 50 Avenue Sylvan Lake, AB T4S 1A2 Phone: 403-887-2130 Fax: 403-887-0537 Email: sylvan.library@prl.ab.ca http://sylvanlibrary.prl.ab.ca Before the ice is in the pools, Before the skaters go, Or any cheek at nightfall Is tarnished by the snow, Before the fields have finished, Before the Christmas tree, Wonder upon wonder Will arrive to me! ~Emily Dickenson Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the staff of the Sylvan Lake Municipal Library and the Library Board. Christmas Hours at the Library SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST:  December 4 Christmas Cheer  December 7 Family Movie Matinee   December 24, 2013 10am - 2pm December 25 - 26, 2013 - Closed December 31, 2013 10am - 2pm January 1, 2014 - Closed December 9 Mortal Instruments Party December 10 Mystery Book Club 2 0 1 3 Christmas Cheer Celebrate the holiday season at this fun family event. Music, make and takes, food and fun. Date: Wednesday, December 4 Time: 6:30 – 7:30 pm Ages: All ages, families welcome. Friends of the Sylvan Lake Library (FOSLL) Christmas Stocking Raffle FOSLL is delighted to raffle a beautiful handmade Christmas cross-stitch stocking to raise funds for the library. The stocking was donated by local artisan Kay Johanson. The winners name will be stitched on the stocking. The stocking is stuffed with generous donations from local merchants. Prize value is $500. Tickets are on sale now at the Library. Be sure to get yours. Tickets cost $2 each or 3 for $5 Ho, Ho, Ho! Draw date is: December 20 PAGE 2 Mystery Book Club Last Night I Dreamt I Went To Manderley Again." So the second Mrs. Maxim de Winter remembered the chilling events that led her down the turning drive past ther beeches, white and naked, to the isolated gray stone manse on the windswept Cornish coast. With a husband she barely knew, the young bride arrived at this immense estate, only to be inexorably drawn into the life of the first Mrs. de Winter, Tuesday, December 10th 7 pm in the Library’s Reading Lounge the beautiful Rebecca, dead but never forgotten...her suite of rooms never touched, her clothes ready to be worn, her servant -- the sinister Mrs. Danvers -- still loyal. And as an eerie presentiment of evil tightened around her heart, the second Mrs. de Winter began her search for the real fate of Rebecca...for the secrets of Manderley.” - Avon Family Movie Pre-Release Party Join us Thursday, January 2nd to watch “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2: Revenge of the Leftovers”! When: 4:00 - 6:00 pm Where: Program Room A Cost: NONE! This event is totally free; Donations to the Food Bank will be graciously accepted. Popcorn and beverages provided at no charge. Join us for crafts, games, activities, snacks, and more! Who? 13 to 18 year olds Where? Sylvan Lake Library When? Fridays, 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Mortal Instruments Movie Party Join us to watch “The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones” on Monday, December 9th Test your knowledge of the Mortal Instruments world with some trivia! Pizza and Prizes! Bring yourself and a friend (or two or three)! Who? 13 to 18 year olds When? 5:30 pm - 8 p.m. PAGE The next Meeting will be Wednesday, January 22 6:30-8 pm in the Library's Program Room January's book selection to be announced soon. Tech Tutor Time Need help with the Internet, email, word processing, social media or an e-reader? Sign up for an hour of personalized help at the Library. We also have books on using software such as Microsoft Word. Staff can help you find these. To set up a session, please call Corrie at 403-887-2130 . Films are shown on the last Monday of the month at 7:10 p.m at Landmark Cinema in Sylvan Lake. Individual tickets are $8 each. Season passes available for $24. (1 film free). Films are screened from Sept 2013-April 2014 For more information visit the Film Society’s website: sylvanfilmlovers.wordpress.com/ Upcoming films to be announced. Did you miss one our previous film selections? Want to relive the experience? The library purchases DVD’s of every film the Sylvan Lake Film Society shows. May we suggest… My Week with Marilyn Stone Angel Shake Hands with the Devil Oranges and Sunshine Being Jane The Sessions Hysteria Hyde Park on Hudson 3 NEW Library Materials Audiobooks Adult Non-Fiction Cave Of Wonders Pilgrim Souls I Am Malala The Secret Power Of Juries DVDs Waiting To Be Heard : A Memoir The Fall 50 Canadians Who Changed The World Star Trek, Into Darkness CDs 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! Nation Ii Nation New History Warfare, vol. 3 : To See More Light Large Print All Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion October List Outlaw An Astronaut's Guide To Life On Earth Aunt Winnie Home Cooking For Your Dog: 75 Holistic Recipes For A Healthy Dog Johnny Carson My Brief History One Day In August : The Untold Story Behind Canada’s Tragedy at Dieppe Young Adult Fiction All Our Pretty Songs Crash Cut The Lights Etiquette & Espionage Openly Straight Sorrow's Knot Takedown The Dream Thieves Totally Unrelated Revealed Allegiant Young Adult Graphic Novels Once Upon A Time: Shadow Of The Queen Winners Power Hungry: The Ultimate Energy Bar Cookbook Graphic Novels Survival Lessons Arrow, v.1 Law Of The Desert Born The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year Of Holidays 135 Step-By-Step Recipes For Simple, Scrumptious Celebrations. Battling Boy Night Wanderer Bellman And Black War That Ended Peace : The Road To 1914 Accused Juvenile Fiction Nat The Cat Can Sleep Like That An Officer And A Spy A Country Of Our Own The First Drawing Between A Mother And Her Child How To Curse In Hieroglyphics Big Bear's Big Boat Perfect The Year Of Billy Miller ABC Zooborns Saints Of The Shadow Bible When Did You See Her Last Adult Fiction The Laboratory Of Love The Other Side Of Youth Secret Shared Silent Night The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon Juvenile Non-Fiction Shazam! v. 1 Batwoman, vol. 2 : To Drown The World Easy Fiction Ant And Honey Bee : A Pair Of Friends In Winter Train Your Brain To Be A Math Genius Artist Who Painted A Blue Horse Animal Book: A Collection Of The Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest, Cleverest.... Easy Non-Fiction Are You Normal 2? Kid's Book Of Simple Everyday Science Daddy, Look What I Can Do Marc Brown's Playtime Rhymes: A Treasury For Families To Learn And Play Together Tortoise And The Hare