Fall Festival is Back!

Fall Festival!

The Franklin T DeGroodt Memorial Library and the Friends of the Libraries of Palm Bay are pleased to announce that they have received a grant from Target to be used for their annual Fall Festival. Fall Festival is an annual community event that introduces and encourages library use to the children and families of our community.

Come celebrate the fall season with contests, games, food, crafts and more; featuring special guests like RC the Recycling Cat, the Chick-fil-A COW, and Twinkles the Clown with her Fall Carnival! All ages welcome; but patrons under 10 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or older sibling. Costumes may be worn but are not necessary. Admission is free, but food an additional cost.

Fall Festival will be held on Saturday, October 29th from 1-3pm. 

Teen Volunteers ages 12-18 interested in volunteering for this event, please contact the DeGroodt Youth Services Department.

Zombie Author Apocalypse!

     Brevard County Libraries announces that the Franklin T DeGroodt Memorial Library and the Satellite Beach Library have received a grant from YALSA and Dollar General to support Teen Read Week (October 16-22, 2011)! Teen Read Week™ is the national adolescent literacy initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest-growing division of the American Library Association.

     New York Times bestselling author, Carrie Ryan, author of The Forest of Hands and Teeth will be talking about her books and writing on October 22nd at the Satellite Beach Library at 11am and the Franklin T DeGroodt Memorial Library at 2pm. Throughout Teen Read Week virtual book discussions and special contests will be held through the library social media outlets (i.e. Twitter & Facebook), including a Zombie Self-Defense program, and a Zombie Art contest. 

     Teen Read Week™ is held annually during the third week of October. An updated sponsors and supporting organizations list can be found at the Web site, www.ala.org/teenread.