This Week at the Library December 19

There’s so much to see and do at Leeds Jane Culbreth Library.  First of all, if you haven’t downloaded your 25 Days of Christmas Activity for you and your children, make sure so and the link is near the bottom of this post.  Also the Christmas Themed Fun Kits are available while supplies last for you to enjoy with your family through the holidays!

This Week at the Library

  • Monday, December 19 –Lunchtime Movie for the Holiday:  11a-1p __ / Make It Monday: Decorate a Gingerbread Cookie / Take & Make Snowman
  • Tuesday, December 20 – Tot Time with Ramona: 10:30a / Teen Space Craft & Movie: 4p / Exciting Polar Express Party: 5p
  • Wednesday, December 21 – Lunchtime Movie – Love Actually: 11a
  • Thursday, December 22 – Closed for City Weather Day!
  • Friday, December 23-26 – Closed for the Holidays – Merry Christmas

Monday Lunch Time Movie for the Holiday: Holiday Inn

Monday Lunch Time Movie: Movies for the Holiday: Holiday Inn – December 19th Starts at 11am – Drop-in to watch while you eat your lunch and leave when you need to. Event Details: In this Irving Berlin musical, Jim and Lila are members of a performing trio who plan to quit and run a country hotel. When Lila says she has fallen in love with the dancer in the act, Ted, Jim leaves town with a broken heart. After turning the inn into the holidays-only live entertainment venue, Jim winds up booking – and falling for Linda. But when Ted shows up at the place after being dumped by Lila, he too sets his sights on beautiful Linda. Starring Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, and Virginia Dale. Not Rated, 1942, 1 hr-40m.

Make It Monday – Decorate a Gingerbread Cookie

Make it Monday: Gingerbread Decorating (Gr. K-6th) Sign Up Online.
Monday, December 19th at 1:00pm Come decorate (and eat) a delicious gingerbread cookie. One cookie per registered child.

Make it Monday: Gingerbread Decorating (Gr. K-6th) Sign Up Online. Monday, December 19th at 1:00pm Come decorate (and eat) a delicious gingerbread cookie. One cookie per registered child. #LeedsLibraryMakeitMonday LeedsLibrary.com

Take & Make Snowman

Monday, December 19: Do you wanna build a snowman? Take & Make for older kids. Come to the Leeds Library, TODAY – Monday, December 19th, to get a paper 3-D Snowman with instructions ready for you to cut out, assemble, and decorate!  Take and Make – All day – While they last.

Library Teen Space | Leeds Jane Culbreth Library

Tuesday, December 20th – Library YA Teen Space – Times: 12:00pm – 2:00pm Event Details: Teens! What are you doing 5 Days Before Christmas? Come to the library because we are watching Nightmare Before Christmas! There will be a holiday card-marking station in the YA Teen Space. Pizza & soda will be provided.
Registration is Required Call: 205-699-5962 for more information & to register.

You are Invited to a Special Polar Express Party

Tuesday, December 20:  Reserve your FREE Ticket to the Polar Express Party at the Leeds Jane Culbreth Library on December 20th at 5pm. Dress in your Pajamas, Bring your Fluffy Blanket, and we will serve snacks, drinks, popcorn cookies and hot chocolate (and chocolate milk).  RESERVE YOUR SEAT NOW: 205.699.5962.

ou’re invited to the Leeds Library’s Polar Express Party - Tuesday, December 20th at 5pm. We’ll serve hot chocolate, popcorn, and snacks. Call: 205-699-5962 to reserve your seat.

Lunch Time Movie for the Holiday: Love Actually

Wednesday, December 21:  Program Type: Film Age Group: Adults Event Details: Nine intertwined stories examine the complexities of the one emotion that connects us all: love. The film follows eight couples during the holiday season with stories that make your heart ache, stories that make you believe in the magic of the season, and stories that make you laugh until your belly hurts. Among the characters explored are David, the handsome newly elected British prime minister who falls for a young junior staffer, Sarah, a graphic designer whose devotion to her mentally ill brother complicates her love life, and Harry, a married man tempted by his attractive new secretary. Starring Bill Nighy, Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson, Martin Freeman, Joanna Page, Keira Knightley, and Hugh Grant. R, 2003, 2h 15m. The movie begins at 11am for come-and-go lunchtime movie time.

Closing on Thursday due to Extreme Cold

Download 25 Days of Christmas Activities

Be sure to download the 25 Days of Christmas Activities to enjoy with your family throughout this Christmas season as well as pick up your Christmas Family Pack when you come into the library!

Download 25 Days of Christmas Now

Christmas Themed Family Fun Kit

Hurry in! Get your Christmas Break Family Kit while they last! It’s time to come select the items for your Family Time Activity Kit for Christmas Break! We have created this picture graph for even your smallest family members can help you pick out everything on your list. Oh, and don’t forget your treat!

There’s something for everyone at LJCL!

The Leeds Jane Culbreth Library is here to serve you during library hours.  Come in and check out a book, find a cozy chair and stay awhile!  The Library awaits your visit.