Matthews: Programs & Events Listings
The following list contains programs that matched your search, sorted by program types and date from 11/4/2009 to 12/19/2009.
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American Girls Club: Little Sisters
This is a hands-on bookclub for grades K-2 that brings the American Girls series to life. Registration if for Winter and Spring meetings. Registration begins 10/28. Info: 704-416-5000 option #2.
American Girls Club: Big Sisters
This is a hands-on bookclub for grades 3-5 that brings the American Girls series to life. Registration if for Winter and Spring meetings. Registration begins 10/28. Info: 704-416-5000 option #2.
Wednesday Warriors Book Club
Join our 5th-8th grade book club as we read Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson. Registration required, call 704-416-5000 ext. 4.
Magic Tree House Club
A book club for 2nd-5th graders. Come and travel through time and around the world with Jack and Annie. Registration for Winter and Spring begins 10/28. Info: 704-416-5000 option #2.
Wednesday Warriors Book Club
Join our 5th-8th grade book club for The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. Registration required, call 704-416-5000 ext. 4.
Operation College Launch: Applying for College
Need help filling out college applications? This workshop will feature essay writing tips, as well as one-on-one assistance with applications. Teens will also receive advice on how to best present their extra curricular activities and achievements.
PowerPoint Basics
Slide shows aren’t just for putting people to sleep any more. Come learn how to create a presentation that will keep them awake!
Intended for adults with no prior PowerPoint experience, but basic keyboard and mouse skills are required.
Excel Basics
Learn to enter and edit data and the basic skills needed to write simple spreadsheet formulas using Microsoft Excel. Intended for adults with no prior Excel experience, but basic keyboard and mouse skills required.
Excel: Formulas and Functions
Learn how to write more complex formulas and use some of the built-in functions in Microsoft Excel. Intended for adults with some prior Excel experience; keyboard and mouse skills required.
Conversational English Class for Adults
Come join us at the Matthews Public Library.
Operation College Launch: Applying for College
Need help filling out college applications? This workshop will feature essay writing tips, as well as one-on-one assistance with applications. Teens will also receive advice on how to best present their extra curricular activities and achievements.
Operation College Launch: SAT Essay Workshop
Stressed about the SAT? Led by a Kaplan Test Prep instructor, this workshop is designed to give students the experience of writing a 25-minute essay under timed conditions, as well as introduce students to effective essay writing strategies.
ESL
For K-5th graders, this program is designed to increase English fluency for non-native speakers through books in a fun environment. Registration for November-April begins 10/28/2009. Info: 704-416-5000 option #2.
Nature of Mecklenburg County photography exhibit
You are invited to view the Nature of Mecklenburg County Photography Contest and Exhibition. Check out http://www.pbase.com/debrown for a sneak preview.
Elementary School Chess Club
Like playing chess or want to learn? The Chess Club is for 1st-5th grades. Registration for Winter and Spring meetings begins 10/28.
Wii Gaming
Kick off Thanksgiving break with open play Wii gaming. Registration required, call 704-416-5000, option 4.
Music and Movement
Get moving! Join our mostly songs and motion program for children 18-35 months and their caregivers. Info: 704-416-5000 option 2. Registration for November programs begins 10/28.
Boogie-Woogie Books
High energy movin' and groovin' for preschoolers 3 to 5 years old and their families. Mostly music and motion. Info: 704-416-5000 option 2. Registration for November programs begins 10/28.
Pre-School Pizzazz
Can you make it to the library this week, but not the next? Then check out Preschool Pizzazz, a sign-in-at-the-door storytime for the first 25 children ages 3-5 and their caregivers. Info: 704-416-5000 option #2.
ESL
For K-5th graders, this program is designed to increase English fluency for non-native speakers through books in a fun environment. Registration for November-April begins 10/28/2009. Info: 704-416-5000 option #2.
Rhythm and Rhyme: a storytime for special needs children and their families
Storytime designed for children with special needs and their families. Info and registration, contact Tricia at 704-416-5004.
Move and Groove
Shake it up! Boogie down! Children of all ages and their caregivers are welcome at this all music, all movement high-energy class. Info: 704-416-5000 option 2. Registration begins 10/28.
Young and Restless
Stories, songs and rhymes designed for those little ones 18 to 23 months that don’t like to sit still. Info: 704-416-5000 option 2. Registration for Nov programs begins 10/28.
Time for Twos
Stories, songs and more tailored just for the two-year-olds. Info: 704-416-5000 option 2. Registration for November programs begins 10/28.
American Girls Club: Little Sisters
This is a hands-on bookclub for grades K-2 that brings the American Girls series to life. Registration if for Winter and Spring meetings. Registration begins 10/28. Info: 704-416-5000 option #2.
Jumping Beans
Books and babies program for children walking to 18 months. Registration Required: 704-416-5000 option 2. Registration for November programs begins 10/28.
Peapods
Books and babies program for infants birth through walking. Songs, nursery rhymes and manipulates for caregiver and child. Info: 704-416-5000 option 2. Registration for November programs begins 10/28.
Mommy and Me Yoga
For children ages 3-6 and a caregiver. Join a yoga instructor for this 30 minute program combining yoga and books. Registration required and begins 10/28. Info and registration: 704-416-5000 option #2.
American Girls Club: Big Sisters
This is a hands-on bookclub for grades 3-5 that brings the American Girls series to life. Registration if for Winter and Spring meetings. Registration begins 10/28. Info: 704-416-5000 option #2.
Magic Tree House Club
A book club for 2nd-5th graders. Come and travel through time and around the world with Jack and Annie. Registration for Winter and Spring begins 10/28. Info: 704-416-5000 option #2.
Buenas Noches - Bilingual Stories by PlaySpanish
An evening of bilingual stories told by one of the founders of the PlaySpanish group. PlaySpanish is a program designed to introduce children (and families) to the Spanish lanugage and culture. Registration begins 10/28. Info 704-416-5000 option #2.
Tail Wagging Tutors
A reading program is designed to build confidence in children who are struggling with reading skills. Each child will read one-on-one with a trained therapy dog for one 15 minute session. Registration begins 12/16. Info: 704-416-5000 option #2.
Mommy and Me Yoga
For children ages 3-6 and a caregiver. Join a yoga instructor for this 30 minute program combining yoga and books. Registration required and begins 11/25. Info and registration: 704-416-5000 option #2.
Move and Groove
Shake it up! Boogie down! Children of all ages and their caregivers are welcome at this all music, all movement high-energy class. Info: 704-416-5000 option 2. Registration begins 11/25.
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