Adult ongoing programs
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RIOT ACT
RIOT ACT is our book club. The name stands for 'Readers In Our Town Are Coming Together'.
We meet on the 4th Thursday of the month at 7 pm at the library.
List of Books that we have discussed so far:
1st book (April 2017) – What I Know for Sure by Oprah Winfrey
2nd book (May 2017) – The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner
3rd book (June 2017) – A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
4th book (July 2017) – House Rules by Jodi Picoult
5th book (August 2017) – Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
6th book (September 2017) - Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
7th book (Oct 2017) – The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
8th book (Nov 2017) – To Touch the Top of the World by Erik Weihenmayer
9th book (Jan 2018) – The Invisible Wall by Harry Bernstein
10th book (Feb 2018) – Little Bee by Chris Cleave
11th book (Mar 2018) – Lincoln in the Bardo by George Sanders
12th book (Apr 2018) – The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman
13th book (May 2018) – Library at the Edge of the World by Felicity Hayes-McCoy
14th book (June 2018) - Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
15th book (July 2018) – The Good Earth by Pearl Buck
16th book (August 2018) – Rise: How a House Built a Family by Cara Brookins
17th book (September 2018) – The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu
18th book (October 2018) – Every Note Played by Lisa Genova
19th book (January 2019) – The Awakening of HK Derryberry by Jim Bradford
20th book (February 2019) - The Midwife of Hope River by Patricia Harman
21st book (March 2019) - When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
22nd book (April 2019) - Love, Lucy by Lucille Ball
23rd book (May 2019) - Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton.
24th book (June 2019) - The Library Book by Susan Orlean
25th book (July 2019) - American Heart by Laura Moriarty
26th book (August 2019) - Soar by Joan Bauer
27th book (September 2019) - Life in a Jar, the Irena Sendler Project by Jack Mayer
28th book (October 2019) - The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
29th book (January 2020) -The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
30th book (February 2020) - The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
31st book (March 2020) - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
RIOT ACT is on hold due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Cookbook Club
This club is for those who enjoy cooking and have adventurous taste buds. Each month we pick a theme. We find a recipe from the AtoZ World Foods link on our main webpage, from a cookbook, or sometimes we open it up to any other kind of source. We let the library know what dish we have chosen to make. Then, we make the dish and bring it to the meeting for everyone to share. We discuss the recipes we made and we get to know each other a bit better. It is a fun event!
Our themes so far:
January 2018 - Cuban food with recipes from the AtoZ World Foods link on our main webpage
February 2018- Food from the book, Abraham Lincoln in the Kitchen by Rae Katherine Eighmey.
March 2018 - Irish food made from whatever source you wish.
The club took a break for the summer and fall.
March 2019 - Switzerland food
April 2019 - Italian Food
May 2019 - Family Favorites
October 2019 - Bring a dessert to share.
December 2019 - Bring 2 1/2 dozen Christmas cookies to exchange.
February 2020 - Bring soup to share with the group.
Please let the library know if you are interested in joining this group!
Cookbook Club is on hold due to the COVID-19 Crisis.
Game Club
If you like to play games and would like to meet others that like to play games, we hope you'll consider joining one of our game clubs. The library sees this venture as an informal group of people that get together to play games. The library will provide simple snacks and drinks and a few games.
We call our Game Club for Adults, Lost Marbles. This club will be for those who wish to play wholesome games with other adult, in a friendly non-competitive environment. We will meet on the first Friday of each month at 1 pm. Let us know if you would like to attend.
Lost Marbles is on hold due to the COVID-19 crisis.
If you like to play games and would like to meet others that like to play games, we hope you'll consider joining one of our game clubs. The library sees this venture as an informal group of people that get together to play games. The library will provide simple snacks and drinks and a few games.
We call our Game Club for Adults, Lost Marbles. This club will be for those who wish to play wholesome games with other adult, in a friendly non-competitive environment. We will meet on the first Friday of each month at 1 pm. Let us know if you would like to attend.
Lost Marbles is on hold due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Craft Night
If you are a 'crafter' and have a project that you are currently working upon, why not bring it to the library to meet with other 'crafters'? It can be whatever kind of craft you do - knitting, crocheting, adult coloring, embroidery, needlepoint, or anything else. This is a time to visit, support, and possibly inspire others! The craft night is the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm.
Craft Night is on hold due to the COVID-19 crisis.
If you are a 'crafter' and have a project that you are currently working upon, why not bring it to the library to meet with other 'crafters'? It can be whatever kind of craft you do - knitting, crocheting, adult coloring, embroidery, needlepoint, or anything else. This is a time to visit, support, and possibly inspire others! The craft night is the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm.
Craft Night is on hold due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Summer Reading - Every summer the library has a summer reading program for adults as well as children.
Volunteering Your Time? If you would like to help the library, think of joining the Friends of the El Paso District Library!
