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We’re Open, with Limited Services

New Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm

To keep everyone safe, please:

Wear a mask. Don’t have one? They’re free at the Health Department!
Limit your party to one person in the building
Consider requesting Curbside Service
1 hour computer session per visit
Browsing the aisles is not available at this time. Please visit the Circulation Desk to request items.
Faxing, copying and scanning are available at the Circulation Desk

Events

July 2020
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			1 3:30 pm: Chess Club July 1, 2020 3:30 pm Read more 3:30 pm: Chess Club July 1, 2020 3:30 pm Wednesdays, 3:30pm Players of any age and any skill level are welcome! The McIver’s Grant Public Library Teen Advisory Board presents Chess Club via www.chess.com. Hop on over to chess.com, create a profile and seek out Mr_Shirley to enjoy a game or polish your skills. Attend four of the six meetings to earn the Chess Badge. (Can’t get online or prefer to play in person? You may also play four games with a friend or family member this summer and write the dates on the MGPL Chess Badge card or log them on the READsquared Chess Club Challenge to earn a badge.) Read more	2 11:00 am: Fairy Tale S.T.E.M. July 2, 2020 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Thursdays, 11am Ages 5-10. Enjoy a fairy tale – then the same fairy tale with a twist! – and complete a S.T.E.M. challenge to help your fairy tale character overcome their obstacles. Books are shared via Facebook Live and archived to be accessed at a later time. Craft and activity kits are available at McIver’s Grant Public Library through limited services inside the building or curbside service Read more 3:30 pm: LEGO Club July 2, 2020 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm LEGO® Club Every 1st & 3rd Thursday at 3:30pm McIver’s Grant Public Library: Kid’s Zone All ages welcome More Information Read more 5:00 pm: HiSet Course July 2, 2020 5:00 pm HiSet' is the new name for GED courses, which are free for the public. To join, participants must register through instructor Tom Stolarick to reserve a seat. There is a fee to take a HiSet test. Participants can get a fee voucher through a state program by 1) attending 12 hours of free class and 2) passing the HiSet. Anyone can take the HiSet immediately. Attending the free classes is not necessary. The HiSet creator's website, https://hiset.ets.org/, offers PDFs of practice tests people can download, print and use as study guides. Tom Stolarick can be reached at [email protected] or by calling the American Job Center in Dyersburg: 731-286-7700 Read more 5:30 pm: Democratic Party July 2, 2020 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Meeting every First Thursday at 5:30 PM Chairperson Judi Grunernt 731-445-4746 Read more	3	4
5 Mission Revealed: Every Story Matters Poetry Challenge July 5, 2020Mission Revealed Complete 8 of 10 poetry challenges to earn a virtual badge in the McIver’s Grant Public Library Every Story Matters Poetry Challenge. Read more Mission Revealed: Under the Sea July 5, 2020Mission Revealed Explore the Deep! Will you find mermaids or real life sea monsters? Complete 8 of 10 activities to find out – and earn a virtual badge – in the McIver’s Grant Public Library Under the Sea Challenge. Craft and activity kits are available at McIver’s Grant Public Library through limited services inside the building or curbside service. Read more	6	7 11:00 am: Once Upon a Story Time July 7, 2020 11:00 am Tuesdays, 11am Pre-K through Age 10. Enjoy a picture book and related craft, science experiment or activity in this virtual version of McIver’s Grant Public Library’s traditional Story Time. Books are shared via Facebook Live and archived to be accessed at a later time. Craft and activity kits are available at McIver’s Grant Public Library through limited services inside the building or curbside service. Read more	8 12:00 pm: Friends of the Library Monthly Meeting July 8, 2020 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Read more 3:30 pm: Chess Club July 8, 2020 3:30 pm Wednesdays, 3:30pm Players of any age and any skill level are welcome! The McIver’s Grant Public Library Teen Advisory Board presents Chess Club via www.chess.com. Hop on over to chess.com, create a profile and seek out Mr_Shirley to enjoy a game or polish your skills. Attend four of the six meetings to earn the Chess Badge. (Can’t get online or prefer to play in person? You may also play four games with a friend or family member this summer and write the dates on the MGPL Chess Badge card or log them on the READsquared Chess Club Challenge to earn a badge.) Read more	9 11:00 am: Fairy Tale S.T.E.M. July 9, 2020 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Thursdays, 11am Ages 5-10. Enjoy a fairy tale – then the same fairy tale with a twist! – and complete a S.T.E.M. challenge to help your fairy tale character overcome their obstacles. Books are shared via Facebook Live and archived to be accessed at a later time. Craft and activity kits are available at McIver’s Grant Public Library through limited services inside the building or curbside service Read more 5:00 pm: HiSet Course July 9, 2020 5:00 pm HiSet' is the new name for GED courses, which are free for the public. To join, participants must register through instructor Tom Stolarick to reserve a seat. There is a fee to take a HiSet test. Participants can get a fee voucher through a state program by 1) attending 12 hours of free class and 2) passing the HiSet. Anyone can take the HiSet immediately. Attending the free classes is not necessary. The HiSet creator's website, https://hiset.ets.org/, offers PDFs of practice tests people can download, print and use as study guides. Tom Stolarick can be reached at [email protected] or by calling the American Job Center in Dyersburg: 731-286-7700 Read more	10 1:00 pm: Not ONE Damsel July 10, 2020 1:00 pm Every other Friday at 1pm Girls 11 and up Celebrate Jane Yolen’s Book “Not One Damsel In Distress” with one story each week featuring “sword-weilding, spear-throwing, villian-stomping” girls from world folklore. Related activities are designed to empower and recognize the unique strengths of being a girl. Stories are shared via Facebook Live and archived to be accessed at a later time. Craft and activity kits are available at McIver’s Grant Public Library through limited services inside the building or curbside service. Read more	11
12	13	14	15 3:30 pm: Chess Club July 15, 2020 3:30 pm Read more	16 5:00 pm: HiSet Course July 16, 2020 5:00 pm HiSet' is the new name for GED courses, which are free for the public. To join, participants must register through instructor Tom Stolarick to reserve a seat. There is a fee to take a HiSet test. Participants can get a fee voucher through a state program by 1) attending 12 hours of free class and 2) passing the HiSet. Anyone can take the HiSet immediately. Attending the free classes is not necessary. The HiSet creator's website, https://hiset.ets.org/, offers PDFs of practice tests people can download, print and use as study guides. Tom Stolarick can be reached at [email protected] or by calling the American Job Center in Dyersburg: 731-286-7700 Read more	17	18 3:30 pm: LEGO Club July 18, 2020 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm LEGO® Club Every 1st & 3rd Thursday at 3:30pm McIver’s Grant Public Library: Kid’s Zone All ages welcome More Information Read more
19	20	21	22	23 5:00 pm: HiSet Course July 23, 2020 5:00 pm HiSet' is the new name for GED courses, which are free for the public. To join, participants must register through instructor Tom Stolarick to reserve a seat. There is a fee to take a HiSet test. Participants can get a fee voucher through a state program by 1) attending 12 hours of free class and 2) passing the HiSet. Anyone can take the HiSet immediately. Attending the free classes is not necessary. The HiSet creator's website, https://hiset.ets.org/, offers PDFs of practice tests people can download, print and use as study guides. Tom Stolarick can be reached at [email protected] or by calling the American Job Center in Dyersburg: 731-286-7700 Read more	24	25
26	27	28	29	30 5:00 pm: HiSet Course July 30, 2020 5:00 pm HiSet' is the new name for GED courses, which are free for the public. To join, participants must register through instructor Tom Stolarick to reserve a seat. There is a fee to take a HiSet test. Participants can get a fee voucher through a state program by 1) attending 12 hours of free class and 2) passing the HiSet. Anyone can take the HiSet immediately. Attending the free classes is not necessary. The HiSet creator's website, https://hiset.ets.org/, offers PDFs of practice tests people can download, print and use as study guides. Tom Stolarick can be reached at [email protected] or by calling the American Job Center in Dyersburg: 731-286-7700 Read more	31

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