Trick or Treat Village returns to the public library Oct. 22, capping a month of free Halloween programs

Children can wear costumes and collect treats inside the Sherman Public Library on Thursday, Oct. 22, when the library holds its annual Trick or Treat Village from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The library calls the event a longtime community favorite. It is aimed at children 12 and under, and no tickets or sign-ups are needed.

It is one of a string of free programs on the library's October calendar at 421 N. Travis St., several with a Halloween theme. None require registration.

This week

• Monday, Oct. 12: StoryTots storytime for children up to age 5 and their caregivers at 10:30 a.m., repeated Thursday, Oct. 15. Teens 13 to 18 can drop in for Retro Gaming on older consoles such as Atari and Sega Genesis at 2 p.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 13: Teen button-making sessions at 2 p.m. for ages 13 to 15 and 3:30 p.m. for ages 16 to 18.
• Wednesday, Oct. 14: The New & Noteworthy Book Club meets at 2 p.m. to talk about "The Correspondent" by Virginia Evans.
• Friday, Oct. 16: Family Movie Friday at 10:30 a.m. shows "Minions & Monsters," with free popcorn.

Later in October

• Saturday, Oct. 17: A fiber arts meetup for knitters, sewers and crocheters at 10 a.m.; Monster Taxidermy, a craft for teens building small monsters, at 1 p.m.; and a quiet reading hour for ages 14 and up starting at 3 p.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 20: A financial professional leads a Financial Literacy Workshop on budgeting, investing and retirement planning from 6:30 to 8 p.m. for ages 16 and older.
• Saturday, Oct. 24: A writers meetup at noon and an adult craft session at 3 p.m. making spooky spellbook covers, with books and supplies provided.
• Monday, Oct. 26: The Murder Book Club discusses "Confessions of a Trash Droid" by Michael Cheney at 2 p.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 27: Monster Mash costume storytimes at 11 a.m. for children 5 and under and 6 p.m. for all ages, plus a come-and-go session from 4:30 to 6 p.m. to decorate trick-or-treat bags while supplies last. A digital navigator also offers free drop-in tech help from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. aboard the Pottsboro Library outreach bus in the library parking lot.
• Friday, Oct. 30: Teens can build haunted gingerbread houses at 3 p.m.

Sources

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