Monster Bash! Monster Bash! Monster Bash! If you hadn't guessed, it is time for our annual Halloween Monster Bash on Friday, Oct. 30 from 5 to 8 p.m. It's gonna be a library smash. Calgary storyteller Ginger Mullen will be spinning eerie tales, Red Deer improv group Calf Skit will be performing Treasure Island, and there will be face painting, balloon animals, glitter tattoos, bats, Frankensteins, costumes, door prizes and more. We're gonna be busy having an awesome time for those three hours. Tickets may be purchased in advance or at the door.
In other news, the Stettler Public Library is partnering with TELUS's Fibre for Good program. For every new Stettler Optik TV subscriber until November 15, TELUS will donate $25 to participating non-profits in the community. To learn more go to http://telus.com/fibreforgood and please remember to vote for the Stettler Public Library.
Don't forget that tickets are still available for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Film Circuit movies at the Jewel Theatre. There are 5 films left in the series and they'll be shown on the first Monday of each month. Our next movie is "What We Did on Our Holiday" starring David Tennant, Rosamund Pike and Billy Connolly. The Globe and Mail describes it this way: "What We Did on Our Holiday is a modest, winning comedy that sneaks in wisdom about life, worries and what really matters." The movie will be showing on Monday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. Passes and tickets are available in advance or at the door at the library and Jewel Theatre.
Everyone needs a good breakfast and especially so prior to one of the most important nights of the year: Halloween. Join us at the Stettler Public Library on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 10:30 a.m. for our Halloween Comic Fest. There is cereal, button-making and Scooby-Doo. Also there are free Halloween editions of some great comics.
Join us for Readers' Circle on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. when we discuss the book "Tell the Wolves I'm Home" by Carol Rifka Brunt. It is a moving story of love, grief, and renewal as two lonely people become the unlikeliest of friends and find that sometimes you don't know you've lost someone until you've found them. Copies of the book are available at the library.
On Saturday, Nov. 7 at 2 p.m., the Stettler Public Library welcomes Rick Smallwood, a documentary filmmaker whose latest work is about one of Stettler's most infamous events: the Robert Cook murder case. We will be showing the film "The Grease Pit" and Rick will be available to answer questions about the documentary.
This is the last week for Food for Fines. For every non-perishable food item that you bring to the library, we will waive $1 of your fines during the month of October. Stock the food bank and help yourself at the same time.
Keep an eye out for additional activities on our website (spl.prl.ab.ca) and Facebook page. And if you have an activity you'd like to do/see at the library, feel free to approach us.