Haines City Public Library

The wonderful thing about Tiggers is that Tiggers like to bounce with friends!🤪

Did you know..?

The first drive-in theater opened in 1933!

On June 6, 1933, Richard Hollingshead opened the first drive-in theater in Camden, New Jersey. People watched the British comedy "Wives Beware" after paying 25 cents per car. Though the drive-in's popularity has waxed and waned through the decades, 321 theaters remained open in the United States as of June 2020.

The elves love playing hide and seek! Don’t forget to search for them when you stop by!

The app might be down, but you can still access your account through your mobile device! See the post below for a link.

While we work to create a brand new library app with many enhanced features, we invite you to use our mobile-friendly website featuring many of the services and tools you came to enjoy using the app. We appreciate your patience as we go through this transitional period.
https://pclc.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/mobilepclc/

Let’s just decorate this little tree with some crayons!

I think these shoes are too big…

On This Day In History ~

The Dei Gratia, a small British brig under Captain David Morehouse, spots the Mary Celeste, an American vessel, sailing erratically but at full sail near the Azores Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The ship was seaworthy, its stores and supplies were untouched, but not a soul was onboard.

The last entry in the captain’s log shows that the Mary Celeste had been nine days and 500 miles away from where the ship was found by the Dei Gratia. Apparently, the Mary Celeste had been drifting toward Genoa on her intended course for 11 days with no one at the wheel to guide her. Captain Briggs, his family, and the crew of the vessel were never found, and the reason for the abandonment of the Mary Celeste has never been determined.
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For more information: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-mystery-of-the-mary-celeste

PRE-SCHOOL STORY TIME!

Every Wednesday | Storytime for ages 3-5 | 10:30am & 11:30am

Limit 45 people per storytime

Children and their caregivers are invited to enjoy stories, singing, puppet shows, & crafts!

Do you want to build a snowman? ⛄️❄️⛄️

Dewey and Paige, the library elves, twirling into the world of books with a graceful ballerina! 📚💃

Dewey and Paige spreading festive cheer with their barnyard buddies! 🎄🌟

Crochet! Knitting! Sewing! Oh, my!

Join us in our Creative Circle Needlework Group for a morning of fun, crafting, and creativity.

Every Monday & Thursday from 10:00am - 12:00pm in the library Community Room!

The Creative Circle Needlework Group accepts donations of yarn, knitting needles, and crochet hooks.

🎄 Guess who's back? Our mischievous elves, Dewey and Paige, have returned to sprinkle some holiday magic! 🎅✨

Get ready for daily surprises and festive fun as our little friends keep an eye on all the holiday cheer.

Let the countdown to Christmas officially begin! 🌟

DONATE TO TOYS FOR TOTS!

The Haines City Public Library is a drop off location for Marine Toys For Tots until December 11th.

The primary goal of Marine Toys for Tots is, through the gift of a new toy, help bring the joy of Christmas and send a message of hope to America’s less fortunate children and has been since it began in 1947 as the brain child of Marine Corps Reserve Major Bill Hendricks.

Since then, they've distributed 652 million toys to 291 million deserving children, according to their website.

Interested in learning more or finding more locations? Go to https://www.toysfortots.org/ for more!

For all our readers, read YOUR way!

In case you needed to hear this today.

Read what you like, how you like, at the pace you like.

DECEMBER CLASSES ARE CANCELLED!

There will be no Sewing Classes in December. Once we know our January dates, we will share them, or you can call the library for more information.

Again, classes will begin every other Friday in January.

Please take note! If you use the Polk County app on your phone, the app is currently down. But you can still manage your account through the website https://pclc.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/pclc using your barcode and pin number.

Our library app is currently down as we work on providing a new and improved version to meet your library service needs. To manage your account online, visit our website and follow the easy steps found in the image below. We appreciate your patience as we work on improving the mobile library app experience! https://pclc.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/pclc

ADULT DUNGEONS & DRAGONS!

Due to an incredible amount of interest in Dungeons & Dragons, our adult group now has a SECOND campaign! Interested in joining? Come Mondays from 4:00pm - 7:00pm in the library community room.

No idea what you're doing? No problem! We have starter characters and DMs who are excited to help you learn the ropes!

We'll see you there!

OH, CHRISTMAS TREE EXTRAVAGANZA!

December 14th | 4:00pm - 7:00pm

The Haines City Public Library doesn't play around when it comes down to Christmas Trees. We have 30 decked out trees for our yearly Oh, Christmas Tree event. Join us for hot chocolate, cookies, and our forest of beautifully decorated Christmas trees!

Dress up or wear pajamas for your Christmas photo opportunity, right here in the library!

The Haines City Public Library will be CLOSED Thursday, November 23rd - Saturday, November 25th in observance of Thanksgiving. The bookdrop will be open during the closure for any items that need to be returned.

Normal hours will resume Monday, November 27th at 10:00am.

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La Biblioteca Pública de la Ciudad de Haines estará CERRADA del Jueves 23 - al Sábado 25 de Noviembre en conmemoración del Día de Acción de Gracias. La entrega de libros estará abierta durante el cierre para cualquier artículo que deba devolverse.

El horario normal se reanudará el Lunes 27 de Noviembre a las 10:00 a. m.

Did you know...?

For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It wasn’t until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be held each November. But the holiday is not without controversy. Many Americans—including people of Native American ancestry—believe Thanksgiving celebrations mask the true history of oppression and bloodshed that underlies the relationship between European settlers and Native Americans.

Want to learn more? Check out this article on History.com to read up on the history of Thanksgiving: https://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving/history-of-thanksgiving

FREE BEGINNERS SEWING CLASS!

Want to learn the basics of using a sewing machine? The library has you covered! Every other Friday (Call the library to check the dates!), we have a beginners sewing class!

We have a limited supply of sewing machines and three eager teachers! There is currently no sign up. Just come learn a new skill and make friends!

Every other Friday | 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Ages 13 and up

POKEMONGO PARTY!

November 22nd | 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Located in the Community Room at the Haines City Public Library.

Come play PokemonGo, try your hand at the traditional card game, and meet other trainers!

Have you seen all our office services we offer? From printing to faxing, we have you covered! Please remember that our services are cash only.

B&W Prints/Copies - .15

Colors Prints/Copies - .50

Fax - .50 to Receive/1.00 to Send

Scan to Email - .25

Notary - 5.00 per stamp

Did you know...?.

Sharks date back at least 450 million years, which means they are at least 90 million years older than trees and a 190 million years older than dinosaurs. They survived five mass extinctions, one of which wiped out 96 percent of all marine life.

On This Day In History...

On November 15th, 1720, Anne Bonny (along with Calico Jack and Mary Read) was captured for piracy.

A Famous pirate in the Caribbean in between 1718 and 1720, she fought under the command of "Calico Jack" Rackham.

She was born near Cork, Ireland probably sometime around 1700 (our dates are approximate), the result of a scandalous affair between an English lawyer and his maid. He was eventually forced to bring Anne and her mother to America to escape the gossip that her birth created.

Together with fellow female pirate Mary Read, she was one of Rackham's most formidable pirates, fighting, cursing and drinking with the best of them.

She was captured along with the rest of Rackham's crew in 1720 and sentenced to death, although her sentence was commuted because she was pregnant.

Bonny has also been the inspiration for numerous stories, books, movies and songs over the years.

Every year, in November, thousands of aspiring authors join NaNoWriMo to take the 50K challenge. One month to write 50,000 words and have total bragging rights for it.

So join in! There will be In Person Write-ins one every Wednesday from 4:00pm - 6:00pm (except 11/22) in the library community room. There will be light snacks and beverages available. Alongside the in person write-ins, there is also a digital side to our NaNoWriMo this year. Our discord (https://discord.gg/4wua3WXJ) can be accessed for writing sprints, encouragement and brainstorming to create a community you can be inspired by.

We have a limited amount of laptops that can be used as well. However, we do recommended you bring your own if at all possible.

OH, CHRISTMAS TREE EXTRAVAGANZA!

December 14th | 4:00pm - 7:00pm

The Haines City Public Library doesn't play around when it comes down to Christmas Trees. We have 24 trees ready to be decked out for our yearly Oh, Christmas Tree event. Join us for hot chocolate, cookies, and our forest of beautifully decorated Christmas trees!

Dress up or wear pajamas for your Christmas photo opportunity, right here in the library!

FRIENDS OF THE HAINES CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOK SALE!

Thursday, November 16th 2023 | 10:00am - 1:30pm

Located in the lobby of the Haines City Public Library

Fill a plastic bag for $1.00.

There will also be items for sale by the the Creative Circle Needlework Group.

Did you know...?

The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, marking the official end of World War I. Nonetheless, the armistice date of November 11, 1918, remained in the public imagination as the date that marked the end of the conflict.

One year later, in November 1919, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day. The day’s observation included parades and public gatherings, as well as a brief pause in business and school activities at 11 a.m.

On June 4, 1926, Congress passed a resolution that the “recurring anniversary of [November 11, 1918] should be commemorated with thanksgiving and prayer and exercises designed to perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations,” and that the president should issue an annual proclamation calling for the observance of Armistice Day.

By that time, 27 state legislatures had made November 11 a legal holiday. An act approved May 13, 1938 made November 11 a legal Federal holiday, “dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be hereafter celebrated and known as ‘Armistice Day.'”

In 1954, after lobbying efforts by veterans’ service organizations, the 83rd U.S. Congress amended the 1938 act that had made Armistice Day a holiday, striking the word “Armistice” in favor of “Veterans.” President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the legislation on June 1, 1954. From then on, November 11 became a day to honor American veterans of all wars.

The next development in the story of Veterans Day unfolded in 1968, when Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which sought to ensure three-day weekends for federal employees—and encourage tourism and travel—by celebrating four national holidays (Washington’s Birthday, Memorial Day, Veterans Day and Columbus Day) on Mondays.

The observation of Veterans Day was set as the fourth Monday in October. The first Veterans Day under the new law was Monday, October 25, 1971; confusion ensued, as many states disapproved of this change, and continued to observe the holiday on its original date.

In 1975, after it became evident that the actual date of Veterans Day carried historical and patriotic significance to many Americans, President Gerald Ford signed a new law returning the observation of Veterans Day to November 11th beginning in 1978. If November 11 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the federal government observes the holiday on the previous Friday or following Monday, respectively. Government offices are closed on Veterans Day.

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For more information: https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/history-of-veterans-day