1. family and parenting
2. children
3. daycare and preschool

101 East Main Street, Rockton IL 61072
www.talcottfreelibrary.com
Phone: 815-624-7511 ● Fax: 815-624-1176
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Local History Event…
Winnebago County:
1900-World War 1
Wednesday, November 12
6:30 pm
STORY HOUR
Ages 3-5 Yrs. old
Tues. 10a.m.
Wed. 10a.m./1:30p.m.
Nov. 4-5 Native Americans
Nov. 11-12 Home Sweet
Home
Nov. 18-19 Masked Bandits:
Raccoons
Nov. 25-26
Happy
Thanksgiving
TODDLER TIME
Ages 1 and 2
Monday 9:30am/10:15am
Nov. 3
Hoot-Hoot
Nov. 10
I’m a Turkey
Nov. 17
LMNO Peas
Nov. 24
Night Before
Thanksgiving
Congratulations
November
READER
of the MONTH
Dominik Clark
Learn about the first 20 years of the
20th Century in Winnebago County,
a time of great change, prosperity,
then war and its aftermath. New
inventions, changes in industrial
production, politics, and an evolving
culture form the topics for this
interesting presentation. Presented
by Robert Lindvall, former Winnebago
County Law Librarian and local
historian. Program also offered at
Cherry Valley Public Library on
Sunday, November 2 at 2 pm.
Adopt-A-Book Begins
November 24-December 23
Give the gift of reading
this holiday season!
Create a unique holiday
treasure by purchasing a
book for Talcott‘s permanent collection in someone’s
name as a gift!
Come to the library and select a book
from our display that you would like
to give as a gift. You may adopt the
book at the Customer Service Desk.
You will receive an official certificate
of adoption for your gift recipient.
Talcott will bookplate it in the gift
recipient’s name. The book will be
placed in Talcott’s permanent
collection for everyone to enjoy!
Mark your December Calendar!
Annual Rockton Christmas
Walk Weekend of Fun!
Friends of the Library
Holiday Book Sale
December 6
9 am-3 pm
December 7
1 pm-3 pm
December 8
9 am-8 pm
Chocolate for the Talcott Soul
December 7
1 pm -3 pm
Family “Night Hike”
at Severson Dells
Friday, November 7
5:45 pm—9:30 pm
Interesting program
about nocturnal animals
and night hike to follow!
For families and children
ages 5 and up. Children
must be accompanied
by a parent.
Registration required at the library.
$4.00 per person fee. Meet at the
library at 5:45 pm to load bus to
travel to Severson Dells.
LEGO Club
Thursday, November 13
3:30-4:30 pm
Come get “creative” at YOUR library!
LEGOS provided. For ages 9-14.
Just for adults…
Talcott’s
Book Club
Thursday, November 6 at 6:00 pm
This month READ: Poetry
Monday, November 10 at 1:00 pm
This month READ: A Banned Book
Support YOUR Library While
Holiday Grocery Shopping
Be sure to get a
Schnucks’ eScrip
Customer Card and
select Talcott as
your community
choice to support!
Talcott will receive up to 3% of your
purchases each time you shop at
Schnucks’. You can get a card at
Talcott or Schnucks.
Check our Facebook page
for Halloween parade photos,
upcoming events and more!
“Like” and share!
Explore our website: www.talcottfreelibrary.com
Researching Your Past?
At the library...
Talcott offers many sources for genealogy research.
Explore some of our online databases available for
patrons to use for free on the Talcott website or at the
library.
ANCESTRY LIBRARY EDITION™ is available to use
at Talcott. You can discover the clues your ancestors
left you like Immigration, Vital
Records, Census, Family Histories,
Court Records, Directories,
Photographs, and Military Records.
Get started today! To access this
database, you must use a
Talcott library computer.
● HeritageQuest Online provides research materials
for historians as well as genealogists. Data from the
1790 to 1930 Federal Census are available as well as
material like the Freedman’s Bank Records (18651874) and House and Senate Documents from 1789 to
1969.
● Rockton Herald Microfilm has been digitalized
from 1877-1957. You can link to it from Talcott’s
website’s home page or from:
Check out our Talcott BLOG:
talcottfreelibrary.blogspot.com
Learn more about YOUR library by following our blog.
www.rockton.advantage-preservation.com.
November 2014
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
STORY HOUR
10 am
3 Toddler Time
2
9:30 am/10:15 am
4
10 am/ 1:30 pm
6
5
STORY HOUR
HOUR
STORY
10 am
am
10
Computer Class
Computer Class
9-10 am
11 am -12 pm
STORY HOUR
STORY HOUR
10 am/1:30 pm
7
Adult Book Club
6 pm
10
Toddler Time
9:30 am/10:15 am
Computer Class
11
STORY HOUR
10 am
STORY HOUR
10 am/ 1:30 pm
Toddler Time
9:30 am/10:15 am
Computer Class
14
Lego Club
Program:
6:30 pm
18
STORY HOUR
10 am
19
20
21
STORY HOUR
24
30
Toddler Time
9:30 am/10:15 am
Computer Class
9-10 am/11am -12 pm
25
STORY HOUR
10 am
26
22
Computer Class
9-10 am
11 am -12 pm
10 am/ 1:30 pm
Computer
9-10
am/11amClass
-12 pm
9-10 am/11am -12 pm
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15
Computer Class
9-10 am
11 am -12 pm
3:30-4:30 pm
Local History
Adult Book Club
1 pm
17
13
12
9-10 am/11 am–12pm
16
Family
“Night Hike”
5:45- 9:30 pm
(meet at library)
9-10 am/11am -12 pm
9
8
27
28
STORY HOUR
10 am/ 1:30 pm
Adopt-A-Book Begins: Monday, Nov. 24–Dec. 23.
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