October is an exciting month. With Halloween creeping
around the corner adults at Spencer Public Library have a variety of exciting free
programs.
Everyone loves a treat during Halloween, but how about
turning that treat into art? Join the
DIY club as we take some common food and turn it into Halloween food art. We
will make white chocolate covered strawberry ghosts, Frankenstein Monster Ho
Ho’s, and Butterfinger dip. Enjoy the making as well as the eating! October 3 @
6:30 PM - Registration required.
Join the Authors, Phil and
Sandy Hamman, on Monday, October 10th at 6:30 PM, as they present
the inside story of the book Gitchie Girl
and the events surrounding the Gitchie Manitou mass murders that happened
in Gitchie Manitou State Park in Larchwood, Iowa. The presentation portrays the
survivor’s story of Cheskey’s many struggles to rebuild her life emotionally
and spiritually following a sexual assault that night. Gitchie Girl is a #1
national best seller on several of Barnes & Noble’s and Amazon’s true crime
lists. Books will be available on site for purchase.
Our free movie for October is Ghostbusters, a comedy Fantasy/Science fiction film starring
Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, and Chris
Hemsworth. Ghostbusters is a 2016
remake of the 1984 movie with the same name. Following a ghost invasion of
Manhattan, two paranormal enthusiasts, a nuclear engineer, and a subway worker
band together to stop the otherworldly threat. As always, snacks will be provided –
Registration required.
The library is partnering with the Spencer Community
Schools and doing a special intergeneration book discussion. We will be reading
The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
in October and then discussing the book with High School Juniors and Seniors in
November. The novel takes a hard look at a platoon of American soldiers in the
Vietnam War. Weapons and good-luck charms carried by U.S. soldiers in Vietnam represent
survival, lost innocence, and the war's interminable legacy. The book, based on
the authors experience in the war, has become a classic and nominated for the
Pulitzer Prize in 1990. Sign up to check-out a copy of the book. The discussion
will take place at Spencer High School. Lunch will be provided.
The Books To Movies club will watch About Schmidt starring Jack Nicholson on
October 24 @ 6:30 PM. About Schmidt is
a drama about a lonely, recently widowed and retired man trying to reconnect
with his adult daughter. Everyone is invited to watch the movie even if you
never read the book or you have previously read it. The next Book to Movie is Babette’s Feast a short story written by
Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen). The movie, in French and subtitled in English, won
the Academy Award in 1988 for best foreign film.
