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Family Pumpkin Painting

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Family
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Paint the best pumpkin you can! All pumpkins will be displayed at Downtown Frankfort Inc. Trick-Or-Treat on October 26th! This session of pumpkin painting is for families with kids of all ages. No registration required. 

Disclaimer(s)

Programs and events are photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes, including social media. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please notify library staff.

Kentucky Out-of-School Alliance Fall Strategic Leadership Team Meeting

10:00am - 3:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event. This meeting will be displayed on the Library calendar
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Sower Board Room
Purpose of Meeting

Quarterly Strategic Leadership Team meeting

Prevention Enhancement System Meeting

10:00am - 4:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event. This meeting will be displayed on the Library calendar
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

strategic planning

Preschool Storytime

11:30am - 12:30pm
PreK
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: PreK
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, crafts and other activities for preschoolers, ages 4-5. 

The fall session of Preschool Storytime meets Tuesdays at 11:30AM, October 15-November 19. No registration required. 

Disclaimer(s)

Programs and events are photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes, including social media. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please notify library staff.

Reading in Stride

5:45pm - 6:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Orlando Brown House
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion Group
Event Details:

Join us for for PSPL's walking book discussion group, Reading in Stride! Participants will enjoy the benefits of active movement and a dose of sunshine paired with a good book and new friends.

Disclaimer(s)

Programs and events are photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes, including social media. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please notify library staff.

An Evening of Poetry with Lee Pennington & Ron Whitehead

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: River Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 45
Event Details:

Join us for an evening of poetry featuring Lee Pennington and Ron Whitehead. A signing will follow the reading, with books available for purchase.

Disclaimer(s)

Programs and events are photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes, including social media. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please notify library staff.

FARA Discussion: “Birthing Justice”: Frankfort Anti-Racism Advocates

6:00pm - 7:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event. This meeting will be displayed on the Library calendar
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

We will be discussing the film “Birthing Justice” (2023)  This film addresses the myriad issues fueling the health crisis among African American women, while advocating for best practices that enhance birthing equity for all women, especially Blac

Parents and Tots

6:30pm - 7:00pm
Baby & Toddler
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Baby & Toddler
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Young children (ages 2-3), accompanied by an adult, are introduced to simple stories, fingerplays, and activities. 

Disclaimer(s)

Programs and events are photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes, including social media. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please notify library staff.

Coalition Meeting

10:00am - 4:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event. This meeting will be displayed on the Library calendar
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Sower Board Room
Purpose of Meeting

Meeting with small team from across the country (Arkansas, Colorado) about creating a team to support public health coalitions such as cancer coalitions.

Tween Pumpkin Painting

4:30pm - 5:30pm
School Age
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Paint the best pumpkin you can! All pumpkins will be displayed at Downtown Frankfort Inc. Trick-Or-Treat on October 26th! This session of pumpkin painting is for tweens in grades 3-5. Registration is not required.  

Disclaimer(s)

Programs and events are photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes, including social media. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please notify library staff.

Book Babies

6:00pm - 6:30pm
Baby & Toddler
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Baby & Toddler
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes designed especially for our youngest patrons (ages 0-23 months) and their parents or caregivers. 

Disclaimer(s)

Programs and events are photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes, including social media. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please notify library staff.

Public Book Discussion (Living Presence: The Sufi Path to Mindfulness and the Essential Self by Kabir Helminski, rev. and updated version)

6:00pm - 7:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event. This meeting will be displayed on the Library calendar
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

Presentation and book discussion of the wisdom way of knowing.

Virtual RPG @ PSPL: Masks of Nyarlathotep

8:00pm - 10:00pm
Adults
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

It is the year 1925, and the stars are almost right! Hidden cults spread their malign influence across the globe. In the dark corners of the Earth, a god mad in shape and purpose waits to unmake the world!

The Garden Club of Kentucky - KY Council of Flower Show Judges

10:00am - 3:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event. This meeting will be displayed on the Library calendar
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

This is the quarterly meeting of The Garden Club of Kentucky's Council of Flower Show Judges.

Novel Friends Book Club

1:00pm - 3:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event. This meeting will be displayed on the Library calendar
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Sower Board Room
Purpose of Meeting

Book Discussion

Daisy Scout Meeting Troop 728

5:30pm - 7:15pm
This is not a library sponsored event. This meeting will be displayed on the Library calendar
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

Daisy girl scout troop meeting!

Freedom on My Mind

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: River Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 38
Event Details:

Join us for a screening of the Academy Award-nominated documentary, Freedom on My Mind. Released in 1994 and directed by Marilyn Mulford and Connie Field, it is the first film to chronicle, in depth, the story of Freedom Summer.

Disclaimer(s)

Programs and events are photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes, including social media. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please notify library staff.

Teen Pumpkin Painting

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Teens
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Paint the best pumpkin you can! All pumpkins will be displayed at Downtown Frankfort Inc. Trick-Or-Treat on October 26th! This session of pumpkin painting is for teens in grades 6-12. No registration required. 

Disclaimer(s)

Programs and events are photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes, including social media. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please notify library staff.

Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Family
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Meet us in the Program Room for a traditional storytime!! Families with kids of all ages are welcome. No registration required. 

 

Disclaimer(s)

Programs and events are photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes, including social media. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please notify library staff.

Speculative Fiction Discussion Group

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion Group
Event Details:

Join us for a meeting of the Speculative Fiction Book Group, where we will discuss Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon.

Disclaimer(s)

Programs and events are photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes, including social media. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please notify library staff.

Frankfort Mom's Book Club

2:00pm - 4:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event. This meeting will be displayed on the Library calendar
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Sower Board Room
Purpose of Meeting

October Meeting of the Frankfort Moms' Book Club. For more information, or to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/frankfortmomsbookclub

Coffee and Conversation

3:00pm - 4:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event. This meeting will be displayed on the Library calendar
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

discussion of topics of interest to the community

Parents and Tots

10:30am - 11:00am
Baby & Toddler
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Baby & Toddler
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Young children (ages 2-3), accompanied by an adult, are introduced to simple stories, fingerplays, and activities. 

Disclaimer(s)

Programs and events are photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes, including social media. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please notify library staff.

Book Babies

11:30am - 12:00pm
Baby & Toddler
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Baby & Toddler
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes designed especially for our youngest patrons (ages 0-23 months) and their parents or caregivers. 

Disclaimer(s)

Programs and events are photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes, including social media. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please notify library staff.