FEBRUARY 2024
LIBRARY INSIDER Official Newsletter of the Hall County Library System
Love YOUR Library Month February is Love Your Library Month! How do you love your library? Here at HCLS, we LOVE you, our patrons, for your continued support. Explore all of our love themed programs and events happening this month below! Speed Dating in North Hall Valentine Book Folding Valentine Card Workshop Galentine's Charcuterie Workshop Valentine's STEAM Drop in Craft - Rocket Valentine High School Valentine Canvas Painting Valentine's Day Craft
This issue: Love Your Library Month PAGE 01 - 02
February Programs PAGE 03 - 12
Staff Book Picks PAGE 13 - 15
Library Employee of the Year PAGE 16
Bibliophile Bulletin PAGE 17
Tech Spotlight PAGE 18
Newsletter Team: Mckenzie Baldwin, Amy Ritch, Rachel Buckley, Katie Guthrie
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Dear Library Lovers, February is known as a month for love. So, it only makes sense that it’s also Library Lover’s Month. Here are a few ways to show your “Library Love”…
♥ Check out some books ♥ Read an e-book on Libby ♥ Sign up for a library card and/or invite a friend to get one!
♥ Attend Storytime with your little ones ♥ Tag us in a photo on social media with a new or favorite read! @halllib on Instagram
♥ Participate in a “Galentine's Charcuterie Workshop”(Ages 18+)
♥ Check out an Adventure Pass ♥ Visit the Friends’ Book Store inside the Library
♥ Sign up for the Library Newsletter Click HERE to sign up for the library Insider Newsletter
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FEBRUARY 2024
PROGRAMS & EVENTS: ADULT
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Blackshear Place Library: 2927 Atlanta Hwy, Gainesville, GA 30507 DIY Lip Balm Take 'n Make Craft Pick up a kit to make your own lip balm! For adults 18+. Feb. 1st Tech Tuesday Feb 6th, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Speed Puzzle Tournament Feb 12th, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Gentle Yoga Feb. 14th, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Gentle Yoga Feb. 21st, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Monday Book Club Feb. 26th, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Gentle Yoga Feb. 28th, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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PROGRAMS & EVENTS: ADULT Downtown Gainesville Library: 127 Main St NW, Gainesville, GA 30501 MahJong Thursday’s, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Greeting Card Workshop Feb. 3rd, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Author Event! Bobby Nash
Adult Coloring Week All Week Introduction to Google Docs Feb. 21st, 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM Cooking With Spices! Feb. 26th, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Feb. 7th, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Financial Literacy
Georgia Cross Stitchers
Feb. 26th, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Feb. 10th, 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Cat Cafe Feb. 12th, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Galentine's Charcuterie Workshop Feb. 12th, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Introduction to the Chestatee Regional Library's Archive Collection Feb. 13th, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Special Needs Social Hour Feb. 14th, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM HALL COUNTY LIBRARY INSIDER
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PROGRAMS & EVENTS: ADULT Murrayville Library 4796 Thompson Bridge Rd, Gainesville, GA 30506 Music Concert at Murrayville Library Feb. 1st, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Master Gardener Series Program at the Library Feb. 1st, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Coloring Therapy for Adults Feb. 5th, ALL DAY Dungeons and Dragons Club Feb. 8th, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM War Stories Book Club Feb. 9th, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Coloring Therapy for Adults Feb. 12th, ALL DAY Music Concert at Murrayville Library Feb. 15th, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Dungeons and Dragons Club Feb. 22nd, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Coloring Therapy for Adults Feb. 26th, ALL DAY
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PROGRAMS & EVENTS: ADULT North Hall Tech Center 4175 Nopone Rd Suite B, Gainesville, GA 30506 Fiber Friends - "We'll Keep You in Stitches" Thursday’s, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Speed Dating in North Hall Feb. 1st, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Bingocize! Wednesday’s & Friday’s , 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Valentine Book Folding Feb. 5th, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM & 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Superhero Graphic Novel Book Club Feb. 5th, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Creative Coloring for Adults
DIY Fridge Magnets Feb. 13th, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Creative Coloring for Adults Feb. 14th, ALL DAY Creative Coloring for Adults Feb. 21st, ALL DAY Conversation Club Feb. 26th, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM AMA My Computer Feb. 27th, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Creative Coloring for Adults Feb. 28th, ALL DAY
Feb. 7th, ALL DAY Critique Group for Children's Authors/Illustrators Feb. 8th, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Conversation Club Feb. 12th, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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PROGRAMS & EVENTS: ADULT Spout Springs Library 6488 Spout Springs Rd, Flowery Branch, GA 30542 Book Bingo Feb. 1st, ALL MONTH Historically Speaking Book Club Feb. 1st, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Painting with Debbie Feb. 5th, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Thursday Book Club Feb. 8th, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Red Cross Blood Drive Feb. 8th, 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Adult Chess Club Feb. 8th, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Movement for Life Feb. 13th, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Hoopla & Libby Assistance Feb. 14th, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Stitching at the Springs Feb. 14th, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Writing Group Feb. 15th, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Senior Citizen Happy Hour Bingo Feb. 21st, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM HALL COUNTY LIBRARY INSIDER
Vet to Vet Cafe' Feb. 23rd, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Sci-Fi/ Fantasy Book Club Feb. 26th, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Yoga at the Springs Feb. 27th, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Coloring & Jazz Feb. 28th, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM One on One Tech Help for Seniors Feb. 28th, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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PROGRAMS & EVENTS: YOUTH Blackshear Place Library: 2927 Atlanta Hwy, Gainesville, GA 30507 Baby Steps Storytime
Lego Play
Tuesdays, 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Let’s Play Storytime
Feb. 26th, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM High School Manga & Anime Club
Wednesdays, 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Feb. 29th, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Drop-In Craft: Rocket Valentine Feb. 8th, 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM High School Valentine Canvas Painting Feb. 8th, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Sensory STEAM for Toddlers Feb. 12th, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Read Rover Feb. 13th, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Valentine’s STEAM Feb. 15th, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM YAC: Youth Advisory Council Feb. 15th, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM HALL COUNTY LIBRARY INSIDER
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PROGRAMS & EVENTS: YOUTH Downtown Gainesville Library: 127 Main St NW, Gainesville, GA 30501 A Wild Rumpus Storytime
Read Rover
Feb. 1st, 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Feb. 13th, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Feb. 3rd, 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Curiosity Club: Animal STEM
Baby Steps Storytime
Feb. 21st, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Tuesdays, 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
YAC: Youth Advisory Council
Toddler Storytime Tuesdays, 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Little Sprouts Storytime Thursdays, 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Saturday Storytime Saturdays, 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Feb. 22nd, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Manga, Movies, and More Mondays! Feb. 26th, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Homeschool B.A.S.H. Feb. 27th, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Teen Writer’s Night Feb. 12th, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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PROGRAMS & EVENTS: YOUTH Murrayville Library 4796 Thompson Bridge Rd, Gainesville, GA 30506 Minecraft Club Feb. 1st, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Baby Steps Storytime Fridays, 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Lego Club Feb. 5th, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Growing Readers Storytime Wednesdays, 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Valentine’s Day Craft Feb. 14th, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM Read Rover Feb. 14th, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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PROGRAMS & EVENTS: YOUTH North Hall Tech Center 4175 Nopone Rd Suite B, Gainesville, GA 30506 Lego Club Thursdays, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Rise ‘n Shine Storytime Mondays, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Family Fun Night
Read Rover Feb. 20th, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Graphic Novel Wall Art for Teens & Tweens Feb. 21st, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Mondays, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Red Panda Craft Feb. 8th, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Feb 9th, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Farm a Month Feb. 12th, 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Teen Tech Skills Feb. 12th, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Y.A.C. Meeting Feb. 12th, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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PROGRAMS & EVENTS: YOUTH
Spout Springs Library 6488 Spout Springs Rd, Flowery Branch, GA 30542 Elementary Lego Play
Elementary Lego Club
Feb. 1st, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Feb. 12th, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
A Wild Rumpus Storytime
Anime Club
Feb. 2nd, 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Feb. 13th, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Baby Picasso
Homeschool Teen Stitching
Fridays, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Feb. 14th, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Baby Steps Storytime
Minecraft Club
Tuesdays, 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Toddler Storytime Tuesdays, 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Preschool Storytime Fridays, 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Valentine’s Pop-Up Card Craft Feb. 7th, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Not a Book Club Feb. 8th, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Activity Book Club Feb. 9th, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Read Rover Feb. 10th, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM HALL COUNTY LIBRARY INSIDER
Feb. 15th, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Drop-In Craft: Bookmarks Feb. 17th, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Babysitting Crash Course with the Hall County Fire Department Feb. 20th, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Tween Graphic Novel Book Club Feb. 22nd, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM YAC: Youth Advisory Council Feb. 26th, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Prom Pop-Up Feb. 29th, 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM PAGE 12
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STAFF BOOK PICKS Cozy Weather
Kathy
Cheryl
Ronda
Sarah
Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates
The Ultimate Winter Survival Handbook by Tim Macwelch
200 Quilting Tips, by Susan Briscoe
Bear Town by Fredrik Backman
Gabrielle
Michael
Lisa M.
Katelyn
Murder On The Orient Express by Agatha Christie
The Coldest War: A Memoir of Korea by James Brady
Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
The Bear And The Nightingale by Katherine Arden
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FEBRUARY 2024
STAFF BOOK PICKS Cozy Weather
Zach
Amy
Janine
Whitney
Mr. Freeze by Gerry Duggan
Dear Little Corpses by Nicola Upson
Hot Cocoa Comfort by Michael Turback
A Breath Of Snow And Ashes by Diana Gabaldon
Allyn
Sandra
Cheryl
Life Expectancy by Dean Koontz
The Winter Bird by Katie Banks
The League of Lady Poisoners by Lisa Perrin
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FEBRUARY 2024
STAFF BOOK PICKS Cozy Weather
Adrianne JUV
Katie JUV
Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
Lucy EASY
Lisa E. EASY
Words to Make A Friend by Donna Jo Naploi
Blizzard by John Rooco
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Hall County Library’s Lydia Hahne Receives State Honor
is The Hall County Library System ia Hahne, delighted to announce that Lyd been named business manager for HCLS, has ee of the Georgia Public Library Employ and Year for her years of service its ensuring the library can serve mentoring community by managing budgets, llenges fellow staff, and taking on cha beyond what is expected.
Celebrate Lydia Lydia is set to retire later this year. A community celebration in her honor will be held on March 15, 2024, from 2-4 pm at the Gainesville Library. For more information, contac t Hall County Library System at (770)-532-3311 Ext. 134.
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Bibliophile Bulletin Navigating the Stacks and Unveiling Library Wonders
Updates to PINES Important Update: Changes to PINES Server Email Address Effective February 1, the new "from" address for PINES server emails will be notices@gapines.org due to Gmail's spam filtering adjustments. The change aims to enhance email delivery and reduce potential issues. We anticipate improved email interactions with other providers, potentially minimizing problems with SMS texts. Thank you for your cooperation during this transition. Additionally, PINES will be undergoing an upgrade on February 19th
In the Gallery Feb 24 The HHAC is a group of devoted ladies whose
Libby! Libby is your passport to a world of digital literature, providing easy access to a vast collection of e-books and audiobooks. Whether you're into thrilling mysteries, heartwarming romances, or informative non-fiction, Libby has it all at your fingertips. Enjoy the convenience of borrowing and reading or listening on your preferred device, anytime, anywhere.
Babysitting Crash Course
mission is to enhance and educate about the visual and performing arts. as well as preserve the history of Hoschton, Georgia, and surrounding areas. The HHAC is a non-profit organization funded by the generosity of members, corporations and foundations. Stop by the Gainesville Library to see their exhibit!
Please note the Hall County Library System will be closed 2/19 for Presidents Day.
For any teen who wants to babysit or has to take care of a younger sibling, this course is essential! Learn from the best as the Hall County Fire Department speaks on CPR, poison control, and other important lessons for any teen home alone. This event is free to attend, but registration is required." The program is on February 20th from 1:002:00 pm
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HALL COUNTY LIBRARY INSIDER Newsletter Team: Mckenzie Baldwin, Amy Ritch, Rachel Buckley, Katie Guthrie
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