Shaun Boyle, an Aubrey Area Library board member and an avid sports fan, recently received several prizes as a winner in the annual ?Step Up to the Plate @ Your Library? baseball trivia contest.
Included in the prize package was a miniature Louisville Slugger baseball bat, a poster picturing Jackie Robinson and a National Baseball Hall of Fame commemorative yearbook.
The contest, designed to promote libraries and librarians as essential information resources, is a partnership between the Baseball Hall of Fame and the American Library Association. A total of 21 winners were selected at random from completed entries with one correct answer for each of four bases, according to contest information at the American Library Association website.
?After over 30 years of watching, participating in and playing the game, I found the questions incredibly challenging,? Boyle stated in a press release from Kathy Ramsey, director of the Aubrey Area Library.
Ramsey also reminded residents that there?s still time to take advantage of the library?s ?Food for Fines? program, which runs through Jan. 31. Residents can erase their fines and help others with gifts of soup or peanut butter. A can of soup will erase $4 in fines, and a jar of peanut butter is worth $8 in fines, Ramsey said.
?Everything benefits the food bank,? she said.
The Aubrey Area Library is located at 226 Countryside Drive.
For more information, call 940-365-9162 or visit www.aubreytx.net or www.facebook.com/aubreyarealibrary.
Arctic animals highlight offerings at city libraries
Penguins, polar bears and science fair project tips will highlight upcoming youth programs at the Denton Public Library.
Children ages 1 to 5 are invited to learn about penguins and polar bears during a story time session planned at 10 a.m. Saturday at North Branch Library.
The program will feature stories, songs and puppets.
Library patrons ages 5 and older are invited to learn what it takes to make a winning science fair project during a program featuring a retired science professor and a former science fair judge.
This program will be offered at 3 p.m. Saturday at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St.; 3 p.m. Jan. 28 at South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane; and 3 p.m. Feb. 4 at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St.
For more information, call 940-349-8718 or e-mail stacey.irish-keffer@cityofdenton.com.
Free ?Attacking Financial Illiteracy? program planned
The Sanger Public Library will have a free presentation at 7 p.m. Thursday titled ?Attacking Financial Illiteracy? by 1 $ Wiser Consumer Education Inc., according to an announcement from Lynne S. Smiland, who helps coordinate library programs for teens and adults.
The program will demonstrate how literature can be used to teach enduring truths about financial literacy and good personal financial management, according to a press release.
1 $ Wiser Consumer Education is a nonprofit organization based in Krum that provides online budget and credit counseling, workshops on a variety of financial topics and financial management education for teens and adults.
The workshop will be facilitated by Elizabeth Hubbard, executive director of the nonprofit group. She has been teaching personal financial management courses for the past six years, according to the press release.
To reserve a spot in the free workshop, call 940-458-3257, e-mail library@sangertexas.org or visit the library at 501 Bolivar St.
Historical society to stage fundraiser for book project
The Aubrey Historical Society will sponsor a red beans and corn bread fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Coffey Building, 408 N. Main St. in Aubrey.
The beans will be cooked on an open fire, and local musicians will perform campfire music. Tickets cost $5 each.
Funds raised during the event will help pay for publication costs of an Aubrey history book, which will include the history of the town and surrounding communities, including information about businesses, agriculture, schools and families, event organizers stated in a press release.
After lunch, participants are invited to hear historical readings.
To purchase tickets, call 940-343-1313 or visit Jackie?s Hardware, 208 S. Main St., or the Aubrey 380 Chamber of Commerce office, 205 S. Main St.
For more information, visit www.aubreyhistorical.com.
Guided hike along Lost Pines Nature Trail set
A guided hike along the Lost Pines Nature Trail at the Isle du Bois unit of Ray Roberts Lake State Park is set to begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, according to an announcement from Kelly Serio, park interpreter.
The hike will cover about half a mile.
?We will be talking about the native plants and animals of Ray Roberts Lake State Park,? Serio stated in the announcement. ?Bring your binoculars.?
Day access to the park costs $5 for adults and is free for children 12 and younger. For more information, call 940-686-2080 or e-mail kelly.serio@tpwd.state.tx.us.
For more information about Ray Roberts Lake State Park, visit www.tpwd.state.tx.us.
Church plans service of hope and healing Saturday
Trinity United Methodist Church will host a Service of Hope and Healing at 11 a.m. Saturday, according to an announcement from church members.
Those who are struggling with illness, the loss of a loved one or other issues are invited to participate. The program will include guest speakers and musicians, and members of the church staff.
Lunch will be served afterward. There is no charge to attend the service or for lunch.
Trinity United Methodist Church is located at 633 Hobson Lane. For more information, call 940-566-2291.
Brinker to lead upcoming Second Saturday Seminar
Denton Community Theatre?s Second Saturday Seminar, an outreach program for adults, will continue with a workshop on reading and evaluating scripts.
Julie Brinker, the theater?s outreach director, will lead the free workshop from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Campus Theatre, 214 W. Hickory St.
Reservations are encouraged. To reserve a spot, call 940 382-7014 or e-mail thedctteam@campustheatre.com.
For more information, visit www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com.
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Source: http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/drc/localnews/stories/DRC_cockrell_0109.3bbe5f511.html
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