October activities, events at the Cape library
As everyone knows, October is “National Spook Month” and, thanks to early voting at the Cape Coral Library, the “Halloween Spooktacular” will be a bit earlier this year: Saturday, Oct. 11, at 2 p.m. Sponsored by the Friends of the Cape Coral Library, this program is an opportunity for kids, families and parents (ages 4 to 104) to dress as a hauntable Halloween spook and come prepared to have fun, see some magic and enjoy the music by the Count of Hauntsville. Boyles and ghouls alike will be properly spooked. Guaranteed.
Other October presentations at the Cape Coral Library include:
n Saturday, Oct. 4, 1:30 p.m.: Help Stop Bullying: Listen to tips about bullying prevention and cyber safety by Deputy C. Tyers from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Education and strategies shared will be age-appropriate for children and teens. The program is designed for children to understand risks while learning to speak up against unacceptable behavior.
n Saturday, Oct. 25, 10 a.m. till high noon: Take advantage of the USA Week-end Make a Difference Day. Volunteers will be reading stories throughout this two-hour session. This annual event is presented every fourth Saturday of October.
And remember: Library fines for children and teens can be whittled down or erased completely through Read Down Fines. Takes advantage of these hours to read down your fines: Mondays, Oct. 6, 13 and 20, 6-7 p.m.; Thursdays, Oct. 2 and 23, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Check the Lee County Library System’s website at www.leelibrary.net to discover all continuing programs and times.
In the Cape Coral Library Art Gallery, sponsored by the Friends of the Cape Coral Library, an extensive and electic group through October:
n Art quilter Carol Holsopple is an award-winning quilt artist living in Cape Coral. Her first entry in a quilting contest (1992) produced six first-place awards, which were then featured in a major national quilting publication. Her awards have since multiplied as she continues expanding and expressing her vision. Her favorite technique is layering and fusing hand-dyed silk organza on hand-painted background fabric. The silk is transparent and, by layering different colors and textures, nuanced colors are exposed. Stitching and embellishing complete the process. “[The fabric] speaks to me and tells me what it wants and I am happy to oblige.”
n Fabric artist Cheryl Costley creates interpretation from textiles and fabrics: nature, people, places, lines and shapes are represented in her fabrics. Her current interpretations are more abstract, which she reasons is “a natural evolution since that has always been the kind of art that I have visually enjoyed the most.”
n Artwork by Kathy Kuser will also be on display on the gallery walls. Kuser brings a fresh and contemporary twist to surrealism. Using her skills as a graphic designer, Kuser creates 2D/3D digital images. The artist describes her creative process as, “Through a mystical and fantasy driven vision, a story emerges from my canvas. I use stark details with transitional blending; thus, my art takes flight.”
n If names are an indication of destiny, there is no finer example than Valerie Jewell whose jewelry every woman can appreciate. Her career as a wood carver evolved to wire working, glass beading, glass blowing, silversmithing and PMC. She is schooled in glass fusing, gemstone carbochon, cutting and polishing, working with metals, chain making and Raku pottery. Her work will be in the display cases.
Also on display briefly in the elegant glass cases:
Mini De-lights Miniature Club will continue to exhibit some of its work in the glass cases. The Fort Myers group is comprised of people of all ages, backgrounds and experience with one theme in common: a love for all things small. Their creative miniatures are in woodwork, polymer clay, fabrics and paper craft.
Cape Coral Library Hours: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday Wednesday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday and Saturday.
Getting a library card is free and easy. Just visit library.lee-county.com to apply online or stop by your library.
All Lee County Library System programs are free and open to the public. A sign language interpreter is available with 48 hours’ notice. Call the Deaf Service Center at 461-0334 (voice) or 461-4348 (TTY). Assisted living devices are available. The Lee County Library System also offers free access to books, DVDs, videos, books on CD, electronic resources and other items from a vast collection.
The Lee County Library System makes it possible for people who ordinarily couldn’t visit the library to enjoy reading through the Bookmobile, Books-by-MAIL, Talking Books and Literacy programs.
All of the money the Friends of the Cape Coral Library raise is through book sales, dues and other events which are used to purchase materials, furniture and other items that can not be included in the county library budget. Books, CDs, DVDs, etc., are accepted throughout the year for the two book sales, April and November, the major fund-raisers. Small quantities can be delivered to the library circulation desk. Books can also be picked up at your home if you have a large donation which is tax deductible. (A receipt can be provided.) Leave a message on hotline: 349-2572 or e-mail capefriends.org.
Patty Duncan for the Friends of the Cape Coral Lee County Library; 921 S.W. 39th Terrace, Cape Coral 239-533-4500; TTY 485-1141.