Have you ever been waiting for a package to arrive only to find out that you have been a victim of porch pirates? To help you avoid the loss of your Amazon treasures, Sheep River Library is now offering a package receiving service. For a small donation, you can have your small to medium packages delivered to the library where they can be picked up during our normal business hours. (That means Jan will not drive down on Sundays to open the library just for you because you forgot to pick it up on Saturday!) If you are interested in this new service, come and see us to get the delivery information. As we have limited space for storing boxes, please collect your package as soon as possible.
It seems we are always getting busier at the library and having just completed our Annual Report we have the hard data to back that up. Last year just over 42,000 people came through our doors. We ran 620 programs with over 7,600 of you participating in them. On top of that almost 1,000 residents attended an open house, a recital or a community event here. We love to see so many people making use of the facility on a regular basis. You can guarantee there is always something going on here, so keep checking our website and Facebook page for updates.
As we head into spring (fingers crossed), there are a few programs to bring to your attention. Zumba, an aerobic fitness class is now running twice a week: Monday at 10:15am and Wednesday at 6:30pm. Cost is $5 per person.
Mom’s Coffee/Playgroup Time is a free drop-in session on Tuesdays at 9:30am with lots of fun activities for small children.
Les Antoniuk will also be starting the astronomy nights once the weather is a little warmer. Please check the website for evenings when he will set the telescope up in Millenium Park.
A couple of one-off evenings to keep in mind are: the multi-media presentation Exploring Newfoundland and Labrador by Ian Wilson and Jacinthe Lavoie on April 2nd at 7:00pm and Movie and Mocktails on May 8. We will be screening the Downton Abbey movie, sipping on mocktails and sporting our best 1920s fashions as a pre-cursor to Mother’s Day (because it really should be Mother’s Day Weekend). Please register for these events.
A new monthly group now meeting at the library is the Dementia Support group. This group, which meets on the third Tuesday of the month, is for those who have a loved one living with dementia. No registration required, just turn up.
If you wish to learn how to use the digital scanner to put your slides and photos into a digital format, please call the library to set up a time with the instructor. Once you have been trained, then you can book future sessions to work on your own. Imagine the storage space you will save and you will be protecting your treasured images for future generations.
Once the days are longer and the temperatures have risen you may want to join the Ramblers on their walks and hikes. If so, please come and fill in the registration form and waiver at the library. A Sheep River Library membership is required to join this group. Once all the paperwork is done, you will then be free to ramble to your heart’s content.
