October Adult Programs at Spencer Public Library





Friday, October 13 @ 6:30 PM – Downstairs at Downton at Spencer Public Library – Historian Kathy Wilson– Find out what life was “really” like for the servants below the stairs at a place like Highclere Castle of the famous television series Downton Abbey. Presented by Kathy Wilson, professional historian and educator, who believes learning about the past can be fun as well as interesting. Free to the public. Call 580-7290 for more information.
 Monday, October 16 @ 6:30 PM- Family Game Night at Spencer Public Library– Join the Spencer Public Library for Family Game Night. We will be dusting off our board games and escaping into an electronic free night full of fun. Try a game that we have at the library or bring one of your own. Free to the public - call 580-7290 for more information.
Tuesday, October 17 @ 6:00 PM – Simply Delicious at Spencer Public Library – Join the Spencer Public Library for its Amish Cooking Series – this month – German Pizza. Free to the public. Call 580-7290 to reserve your spot.
Monday, October 23 @ 7:00 PM – Movie Night at Spencer Public Library – The Imitation Game – The Imitation Game starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley is based on a the true story of mathematician Alan Turing as he tries to crack the enigma code during World War II. Free to the public - call 580-7290 to reserve your spot!  
Thursday, October 26 @ 6:00 PM –Book Discussion at Spencer Public Library– The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind – Join us for our second year of Pushing the Limits programming with the book, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer. This is a true story about an enterprising teenager in Malawi who builds a windmill from scraps he finds around his village and brings electricity, and a future, to his family. We will be pulling science from this book and focus on themes such as transformation and wind power.  Dinner will be provided. Free to the public - sign-up to reserve your book 580-7290.
Monday, October 30 @ 6:30 PM – Book To Movie at Spencer Public Library –Rabbit-Proof Fence - Rabbit-Proof Fence is based on a true story of three aboriginal girls who are forcibly taken away from their parents as part of the official Australian Government’s policies of the 1930s. The children travel thousands of miles and risk their lives to get back home. Free to the public. Call 580-7290 to reserve your spot.