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Dog Man Day
Celebrating the release of the new Dog Man movie in theaters January 31st and the newest Dog Man book Big Jim Begins available NOW in the library! Come join us Saturday January 25th @ 2:00 p.m. for SUPA FUN, GAMES, ACTIVITIES, CRAFTS, SNACKS, and MORE!
Crafternoon January 18, 2025
In January we are crafting in the kitchen with Stacey! Join us as we learn how to make potato flake starter bread dough. The fun starts at 2:00 p.m. You will get to take home a starter of your own and the recipe. What do you need to bring? Bring yourself and your appetite because we have heard that Stacey is bringing her famous cinnamon rolls!
Free Care Packages for Those in Need Available at the Chandler Public Library
In an effort to support those facing difficult times, we are
proud to offer free care packages designed to address the
unique needs of both males and females. These packages
are thoughtfully curated to provide essential items that can
offer comfort and assistance.
We understand the importance of dignity and comfort during
challenging times, which is why these care packages are
designed to provide a sense of normalcy and relief.
If you or someone you know is in need of a care package,
please reach out. We are here to help and are dedicated to
making a difference in our community.
Together, we can bring hope and support to those who need
it most.
Christmas Cards 🎄
Bette Hubbard signed/numbered watercolor Christmas cards now available at the library!
Lego Club
Beginning Saturday, November 9, at 10 am, we will have Lego Club on the second Saturday of the month. November’s theme is DINOvember, so come build dinosaurs, or whatever you heart desires!
Library of Things (LOT)
We have gotten several items donated to our library that are being put in our collection and are available for check-out. The latest is a CELESTRON Travel Scope 80 Telescope. Come check out this item and the rest of our Library of Things (LOT).
Costume Contest
Thursday, October 31
4 p.m.
Come dressed as your favorite book character!
Prizes provided by local businesses!
An Introduction to Suicide Prevention
Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services will be there on Wednesday, October 23, at 6 p.m. to present a program on suicide prevention. This program provides participants with a clear understanding of this leading cause of death, including the most up-to-date research on suicide prevention, and what they can do in their communities to save lives.
This one-hour presentation is designed for adults over 18 years old. The program is free.
BOOK BONANZA
Our Spring Book Bonanza begins tomorrow, Saturday, April 22, at 9 am. We will continue until our stock is gone. Come and find an old favorite or a new read. The bonanza will continue Monday – Friday, April 24-28 during regular library hours, 9 am – 6 pm.
Stay in with a new book from the Chandler Library
Chandler Public Library now has these books on the shelf!!
Come in and check out Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine, or Going Rogue: by popular author, Janet Evanovich; or try Triple Cross: The Greatest Alex Cross, by the ever-popular, James Patterson; You might also want to read Twist of a Knife, by Anthony Horowitz. This is the first adult novel we have in our stacks written by Horowitz.
Other great new fiction: Choice: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 3, Nora Roberts; Desert Star, Michael Connelly; Hunting Time, Jeffrey Deaver; Letter Keeper, Charles Martin; Record Keeper, Charles Martin; Water Keeper, Charles Martin; Night Shift, Robin Cook; Our Missing Hearts, Celeste Ng; Passenger, Cormac McCarthy; Stella Maris, Cormac McCarthy; Racing the Light, Robert Crais Tom Clancy Red Winter, Marc Cameron; World of Curiosities, Louise Penny; In the Light of Day, Sandra Wilkins; In the Glimmer of Dawn, Sandra Wilkins.
New titles donated to the library (Yes Virginia, you CAN donate used books in great condition to the library): If you liked Where the Crawdads Sing, try If the Creek Don’t Rise: A Novel, by Leah Weiss. We also have a new book bypopular Oklahoma author, Carolyn Brown, Riverbend Reunion. Interested in books set in libraries – or murder mysteries in general? You might enjoy reading, The Woman in the Library: A Novel, Sulari Gentill.
Other new donations: Cold Snap, Marc Cameron; A Dangerous Business; Jane Smiley; The Day He Left : A Violent Crim Investigations Team Mystery, Frederick Weisel; Drunk on Love, Jasmine Guillory; The It Girl, Ruth Ware; The Jane Austen Society, Natalie Jenner; Lilac Girls : A Novel, Martha Hall Kelly; Out of the Clear Blue Sky, Kristan Higgins: Saltwater Memories, Amelia Addler; Saltwater Promises, Amelia Addler; Sunset Secrets, Amelia Addler; Sugar and Salt : A Novel, Susan Wiggs.
New in Young Adult fiction is, The Quest for Quantra, by Riannon Elayne Dennis, a local author.
We have several new Non-Fiction titles by local and “used to be local” authors: The Whiskey Towns of Oklahoma 1889-1907, Wayne Pounds; Desegregation and the Fate of Black Teachers in Oklahoma, Wayne Pounds; Benjamin J. Myers non-fiction work, A Poetics of Orthodoxy: Christian Truth as Aesthetic Foundation; and poetry work, Black Sunday.