LIBRARY CLOSINGS FOR OCTOBER

The Gleason Library will be closed Monday, October 10, in observance of Indigenous Peoples' Day/Columbus Day.

MAKE SURE TO VISIT OUR TABLE AT THE 2ND ANNUAL CHARITY SOFTBALL GAME!

If you find yourself at the 2nd Annual Charity Softball game on Saturday, October 1, be sure to stop by the Gleason Library's table to say hello, do a craft, and grab a GPL temporary tattoo! 

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If you have questions about any of these events, please email [email protected].

THE 39TH ANNUAL GREAT PUMPKIN SPECTACLE
Thursday, October 27
We are delighted to host our 39th annual Great Pumpkin Spectacle on Thursday, October 27th.

4:30 – 6:00 p.m.: Pumpkin Registration for Grades K- 4
To register, bring your pumpkin to the Library's front lawn between 4:30 and 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 27. Pumpkins will be judged separately by grade, with three winners in each grade level, K-4. Masks for everyone ages 2 and up are encouraged.

This year, we will not have separate categories for pumpkins. There will still be three winners per grade, but instead of having separate categories, all pumpkins in each grade will be judged together. There will also be two “lucky” winners, one drawn from lower elementary and one drawn from upper elementary. Those who do not wish their pumpkins to be judged may bring them to a special “display only” table. There will be seventeen (17) winners total.

6:30 p.m.: Spooky Kooky Halloween Magic Program with Mike Bent
Join us for spooky magic with magician Mike Bent in the Corey Auditorium at Carlisle Public School. It's a 45-minute show of non-stop magic, comedy, thrills, and surprises!

We will then all walk back to the Library's front lawn, where we will hold our Great Pumpkin Spectacle award ceremony at 7:30 p.m.

We ask that all participants pick up their pumpkin by 9 p.m. that evening. We will place the remaining pumpkins on our front steps the next morning for ease of pick up.

Special thanks to the Friends of the Gleason Public Library for sponsoring, the Carlisle Police Department, Carlisle Public School, the Carlisle Mosquito, our volunteers, our judges, and you, all of our participants!

TAKE & MAKE ACTIVITY: SPOOKY HOUSE KIT
Friday, October 7 | 10 a.m.
Let's get ready for Halloween by creating a fun spooky house. Register online for a Spooky House kit and pick it up any time between Friday, October 7th and Tuesday, October 11th at 9 p.m. via in-person or curbside pickup. This kit includes a wooden house, tempera paint, cardstock, glue, 2 foam brushes, and Halloween stickers. You may want to pick up some metallic markers to use with this kit. This craft is for ages 3 and up with help from an adult. Take & Make craft kits are made possible by our wonderful Friends of the Gleason Public Library.

STORYWALK®: FRY BREAD: A NATIVE AMERICAN FAMILY STORY
Friday, October 7 through Friday, October 14
In honor of Indigenous People's Day (October 10th), First Connections is placing a StoryWalk® of the picture book Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story for families to share from October 7th to October 14th on the trail behind Gleason Library. This award-winning picture book was written by Kevin Noble Maillard and illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal. Many thanks to the Carlisle Conservation Commission for the permission to host this StoryWalk® along the back pathway.

This StoryWalk® is a collaboration between First Connections, COAR (Communities Organizing Against Racism - Concord-Carlisle-Boston), and the Gleason Public Library.

The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. Storywalk® is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson.

FALL PRESCHOOL STORY TIME
Tuesdays, October 4-November 22 | 10:30 a.m.
**Please note that the story time on Tuesday, October 4 will take place at Center Park.**

Join us from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. for a fun fall story time! This event is chock-full of interactive stories, rhymes, fingerplays, songs and a small craft. Our story time program, designed for children ages 3 to 6, promotes reading readiness and early literacy skills. Please register for each session individually. Masks are strongly recommended for ages 2 and up. Please bring along an old T-shirt for your child to wear as an art smock.

FALL CRAFTERNOON
Wednesday, October 12 | 3:15-4:15 p.m.
Join us in making a fun hands-on craft! Fall Crafternoon is for children ages 5 through 10. Please bring a large, old T-shirt to wear as an art smock since some of the art materials can stain. This program is made possible by our wonderful Friends of the Gleason Public Library. Registration is required.

FALL CRAFTERNOON: LET'S CELEBRATE DIWALI
Wednesday, October 19 | 3:15-4:15 p.m.
Let's celebrate upcoming Diwali together! We'll read a fun Diwali picture book and create our own Rangoli craft with sand. Rangoli is a form of Indian folk art that features geometric designs, floral patterns, and depictions of deities. These designs are traditionally made using colored sand and created on floors or tabletops. Diwali is an Indian festival of lights that takes place every year during the Hindu lunisolar month Kartika and lasts for five days. Diwali begins on Monday, October 24th this year. It is a celebration of the victory of good over evil and light over darkness.

Fall Crafternoon is for children ages 5 through 10. Registration is required. Please bring a large, old T-shirt to wear as an art smock since some of the art materials can stain. This program is made possible by our wonderful Friends of the Gleason Public Library.

KIDS' BOOK CLUBS
Come join one of our book clubs for grades 1 through 4 at the Gleason Library. Visit our book clubs page for more information or to register.

1st & 2nd Grade
Wednesday, October 5 | 4 p.m.
Have your first- or second-grader join us at the Gleason Library's 1st & 2nd Grade Book Club! Each month we'll meet in person at the Library to talk about our book of the month. After discussion, we will do a craft, activity or game. This month's book is Katie and the Haunted Museum by Fran Manushkin, and copies will be available to check out at the library's circulation desk downstairs. Registration is required; participants only need to register once for the entire school year. If you have any questions about the book club or would like to register your child, please contact  Jenn at [email protected] or call 978-369-4898 and ask for the Children's Desk.

3rd & 4th Grade
Thursday, October 13 | 4 p.m.
Have your third- or fourth-grader join us at the Gleason Library's 3rd & 4th Grade Book Club! Each month we'll meet in person at the Library to talk about our book of the month. After discussion, we will do a craft or activity. This month's book is Dial-a-Ghost by Eva Ibbotson, and copies will be available to check out at the library. Registration is required; participants only need to register once for the entire school year. Your child can join at any time. If you have any questions about the book club or would like to register your child, please contact Tahleen Shamlian at [email protected] or call 978-369-4898 and ask for the Children's Desk.

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