Fall Storytimes for Children Begin Aug. 27

Fall Storytimes for Children Begin Aug. 27

The Nicholson Memorial Library System announces Fall Storytimes for children and families, Aug. 27 through Dec. 1, 2018.

Central Library

625 Austin St., 972-205-2516

Toddler Storytime (18-36 mos.) Mondays, 10 a.m.

Preschool Storytime (3-5 yrs.) Mondays, 11 a.m.

North Garland Branch Library

3845 North Garland Ave., 972-205-2804

Wee Read (birth to 18 mos.) Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.

Toddler Storytime (18-36 mos.) Fridays, 10 a.m.

Preschool Storytime (3-5 yrs.) Fridays, 11 a.m.

South Garland Branch Library

4845 Broadway Blvd., 972-205-3934

Toddler Storytime (18-36 mos.) Wednesdays, 10 a.m.

Preschool Storytime (3-5 yrs.) Wednesdays, 11 a.m.

Family Storytime Saturdays, 10:30 a.m.

Walnut Creek Branch Library

3319 Edgewood Drive, 972-205-2585

Family Storytime Tuesdays, 7 p.m.

Please be aware that photographs and video may be taken at Library programs for use in print and/or electronic media at the Library’s discretion. For more information, please call 972-205-2516.

Kids Make 3D Agamographs at Garland Library

Children can create 3D artwork at this month’s Art Explorers event. Art Explorers is a monthly program for children ages 6 through 12 presented by the Nicholson Memorial Library System. The next event takes place at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 4, at the Walnut Creek Branch Library.

Children attending Art Explorers develop their STEAM art skills by learning about different types of art and creating their own masterpieces. Attendees at the August event will make agamographs, a series of images that change at different angles. They will color two different pictures, cut the pictures into strips, and attach the strips to a paper fan.

Registration is required to attend each Art Explorer program and is limited to 24 participants. Registration may be completed by phone or in person at the Walnut Creek Branch Library beginning Saturday, July 21. The Walnut Creek Branch Library is located at 3319 Edgewood Drive, in Garland. All supplies are provided by the library. Due to ongoing construction, event locations are subject to change. Please visit our website, www.library.garlandtx.gov, for the latest information. Please be aware that photographs and video may be taken at Library programs for use in print and/or electronic media at the Library’s discretion. For more information on this program, please call 972-205-2585.

Rose-Mary Rumbley Speaks at Senior Social Hour

Popular speaker Rose-Mary Rumbley returns to the Nicholson Memorial Library’s Senior Social Hour at 2 p.m., on Thursday, Aug. 16, at the Central Library, 625 Austin St., in Downtown Garland.

Rumbley, an author and the former head of Dallas Baptist University’s drama department, is a native of Dallas and has performed with Dallas Summer Musicals and Casa Mañana. She now tours the speaking circuit and enjoys researching every topic she presents. For this Senior Social Hour event, Rumbley will present “I was a Depression Baby, but I was Never Depressed,” stories of The Great Depression.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library, Senior Social Hour programs are free and open to anyone 55 years of age and older. Donations of gently used books and media for the Friends of the Library book sale will be accepted at the program. No registration is required to attend the event, but seats do fill up quickly. Doors open 30 minutes prior to performance. Due to ongoing construction, event locations are subject to change. Please visit our website, www.library.garlandtx.gov, for the latest information. Please be aware that photographs and video may be taken at Library programs for use in print and/or electronic media at the Library’s discretion. Call 972-205-2502 for more information.

Catch the Trains:

Model Railroad Exhibit at the South Garland Branch Library

The Nicholson Memorial Library System’s South Garland Branch Library hosts a free Model Train Exhibit open to the public Aug. 16 to 18.

The exhibit is co-sponsored by the Spring Creek Model Railroad Club. The exhibit’s layout measures 32 by 40 feet with approximately 300 feet of dual mainline track, seven switching areas, an HOn3 narrow-gauge line, and a 30-foot main switching yard. The models represent many eras of railroading from the 1880s to the present day and operate steam, diesel, freight, and passenger equipment.

The exhibit takes place at the South Garland Branch Library, 4845 Broadway Blvd., from 1 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 16; 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 17; and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18. Knowledgeable hobbyists can share their expertise on how to build and run model trains and answer questions during the exhibit.

Please be aware that photographs and video may be taken at Library programs for use in print and/or electronic media at the Library’s discretion. For more information call 972-205-3931, or visit the website at www.library.garlandtx.gov.