The Mature Reader, February 2023
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February's Featured Program

Cricut Design Space Tutorial

February 15 @ 11:15 am | Delaware Main Library
Registration opens February 1!

Your Maker Studio recently added a Cricut Maker 3 for your use. If you enjoy customized t-shirts, unique decals, personalized tote bags, or handmade greeting cards, you'll LOVE the Cricut! Join us on February 15 to learn how to use Cricut's design software, "Design Space." During this program, you'll have a hands-on overview and learn how to create your very own vinyl designs on the Cricut. Don't forget, Maker Studio classes fill up quickly, so be sure to register early on Wednesday, February 1!

Register on February 1!

Also at Your Library This Month

Making Sense of Medicare Series: Supplements & Part D

Making Sense of Medicare

February 7 | 10 am
In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn more about Medicare Supplements and Part D plans with SourcePoint's certified insurance specialists. Bring a complete list of your medications and your laptop, if possible, to find Medicare Supplement and Part D drug plan rates tailored to your individual needs. Registration is required.

Register now!

Orange Afternoon

Book Club

Book Club

February 16 | 2 pm
Do you like to share your ideas and reactions about books you've read? Grab this month's title (The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett) and give it read. Then tell us what you thought at the meeting. Expect lively conversation in a friendly and relaxed environment at our beautiful Orange Branch Library.

Learn more!

Heat Transfer Tote Bags

in the Maker Studio

Personalized Tote

February 22 | 2 pm

Join us in the Maker Studio to create a tote bag that's uniquely yours! You'll learn how to create a simple design, cut and weed the vinyl, then use the heat press to apply the design to the bag. We'll provide all the supplies you need, along with expert guidance. Registration for this class opens on February 8!

Register on Feb. 8

Delaware County Genealogical Society

Family Tree

February 25 | 10 am

Interested in learning more about your family history? Every Saturday, volunteers from The Delaware County Genealogical Society are on site in our Local History Room at the Delaware Main Library to encourage and support your research. No appointment is necessary; just drop in, and start your search here!

Learn more

- Only at Your Library -

February Focus: Outreach Services

Outreach Services Staff

Meet our friendly Outreach Department! Outreach Services extends the library beyond our walls by bringing books, DVDs and other library materials to those who can't come to the Library in person. For individuals with physical limitations, Outreach Services will deliver materials to your home once a month. Memory Care packages are available for those experiencing dementia, Alzheimer's, and other memory loss diseases. Outreach can also help with Ohio's Talking Book Program, providing free recorded books, magazines, and playback equipment to visually impaired residents. For more information about any of these services, call 740-548-1660, email us, or visit us online!

Outreach Services

Happening around Delaware County
Sausage Making

Sausage Making at Gallant Farm

February 4 @ 10 am |Gallant Farm | Visit beautiful Gallant Farm in the morning for a delicious program! Traditionally, hog butchering was done in the winter so meat wouldn’t spoil while being processed. Come learn how to make fresh sausage, and then enjoy the finished product alongside farm fresh eggs.

Learn more!
PALentine's Day

PALentine’s Day Luncheon at Café 55

February 10 @ 11 am |SourcePoint 

Grab a friend, loved-one, or neighbor and head to Cafe 55 to celebrate PALentine’s Day! Diners will enjoy a delicious lunch along with some sweet treats while enjoying live music. While you're there, you'll also have the opportunity to create a cute take home Valentine!

Learn more!

Heartfelt Reads for February

Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson

Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Reserve a copy

Book Lovers

by Emily Henry

Book Lovers
Reserve a copy

LVOE: Poems, Epigrams & Aphorisms by Atticus

LVOE
Reserve a copy

All There Is 

by Dave Isay

All There Is
Reserve a copy

Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown

Atlas of the Heart
Reserve a copy

Violeta by

Isabel Allende

Violeta
Reserve a copy

If you've enjoyed this edition of the Mature Reader, please share it with your friends! We'll be back next month with more just for you.

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