Check it out at Leesburg Library

By Sharon Aukeman
Branch Manager
Leesburg Branch Library

September is Library Card Sign-up Month and the staff at the Leesburg Library would like to remind parents that your children need to have the “smartest card” in their wallets—a library card! Please bring your children to the front desk and sign them up for a card if they don’t already have one.

The only requirement is that their parent must have a library card in good standing within the Highland County System. If a parent needs a card, we will be happy to oblige! Bring in a picture ID and one other piece of identification showing your current address. That’s all it takes!

To encourage our young patrons to have and use their library cards, every time kids and teens use their cards to check out items during the month of September, they can enter to win a prize drawing! Come in and get the details at our front desk.

Other activities this month include our Knit Together group. They meet on every Thursday from 5:30-7 pm. New knitters are always welcome.

Our story times resume on Thursday, September 12 and continue every Thursday morning. Wee Ones (age 6-36 months) meet at 10 AM for a time of songs, rhymes, and stories. Tater Tots (age 3-5 years) meet at 10:30 AM for songs, finger plays, flannel board activities, stories and crafts. Stop by our front desk to pick up a booklet that includes this year’s dates, themes and more information.

Topics this month include Welcome to the Library, We Love Our Grandparents and Apples & Autumn.

Dawna Jo Kiesling from the Highland County Extension Office will join us on Thursday, September 12 from 10-12 to share healthy nutrition tips with patrons.

Our teen book group, SPARX, will meet on Thursday, September 12 at 5:30 PM. All Leesburg area teens grade 7 and up are invited to participate. Come and help us plan our meetings and activities for the upcoming year. Snacks will be served.

RRR book group will meet on Thursday, September 19 at 1:30 PM. The group is looking for new members, so please feel free to ask for more details at our front desk.

The Highland County libraries will be closed on Monday, September 2 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Please feel free to use our outside book drop to return items. We will reopen on Tuesday, September 3.

We hope you will stop in to pick up a good book or participate in a great program during the month of September. We look forward to seeing you soon!