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Attention book-lovers of ALL ages! Did you score some new books over the holidays? Looking for a stack of new reads to check out from the library? Either way, winter is a perfect time to cozy up by a fireplace and lose yourself in a book with our January Reading Challenge.

Participating is simple: log each book you finish between January 1-31. Each book you log (up to a maximum of 10 books) earns you a raffle ticket to enter into our ticket drawings for a variety of fun gift baskets. There are baskets for all ages, so get the whole family involved! Prizewinners will be drawn and notified the afternoon of Monday, February 1st, so make sure you get your raffle tickets entered by noon that day.

You can participate through our Beanstack site at galesburglibrary.beanstack.org.  If you prefer to participate using a paper reading log, you may download one here or request one by calling 343-6118.

Join other independent readers in grades 3-6 to talk about books in this fun monthly club. In January and February, we’ll be discussing the book El Deafo by CeCe Bell. Limited free copies are available for registered book club members. To register, please call 343-6118 (press 7) or email children@galesburglibrary.org. Book discussion will be held over Zoom; call-in information will be provided to registered participants. 

Each Thursday between 6:00 and 11:00 pm, check the Galesburg Public Library Facebook page for a new trivia contest to challenge you!

https://www.facebook.com/GalesburgPL

Join our sci-fi/fantasy book discussion group for a discussion of Rocket to the Morgue by Anthony Boucher.

Legendary science fiction author Fowler Foulkes may be dead, but his creation, the iconic Dr. Derringer, lives on in popular culture. Or, at least, the character would live on if not for the author’s predatory and greedy heir Hilary, who, during his time as the inflexible guardian of the estate, has created countless enemies in the relatively small community of writers of the genre. So when he is stabbed nearly to death in a room with only one door, which nobody was seen entering or exiting, Foulkes suspects a writer. Fearing that the assailant will return, he asks for police protection, and when more potentially-fatal encounters follow, it becomes clear to Detective Terry Marshall and his assistant, the inquisitive nun, Sister Ursula, that death awaits Mr. Foulkes around every corner. Now, they’ll have to work overtime to thwart the would-be murderer―a task that requires a deep dive into the strange, idiosyncratic world of science fiction in its early days.

With characters based heavily on Anthony Boucher’s friends at the Manana Literary Society, including Robert Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and Jack Parsons, Rocket to the Morgue is both a classic locked room mystery and an enduring portrait of a real-life writing community.

The discussion will take place in the GPL Online Book Discussion Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2599070423642738

Want to play Dungeons & Dragons from the safety and comfort of your own home? The library’s D&D club is moving online while the library is closed, using the platform Roll20! You do not need prior experience with either D&D or Roll20 to join, but you will need: a computer with internet access, the ability to voice chat, and an account on Roll20. 

Open to teens ages 12-18 or in grades 7-12. Space is limited, so email johnd@galesburglibrary.org for more information or to sign up.

Create your Roll20 account here: https://roll20.net/

Each Thursday between 6:00 and 11:00 pm, check the Galesburg Public Library Facebook page for a new trivia contest to challenge you!

https://www.facebook.com/GalesburgPL