Free family events at Turner Public Library

TURNER – March will be a busy month at Turner Public Library, so mark your calendars now.

Fly Tying Workshop with Jamie Juntera, March 1, 6 p.m. Did you ever want to tie your own flies, but weren’t quite sure how to start? This workshop is for you! Local fly fishing expert Jamie Juntera will share some of his secrets, gleaned from years fishing local waterways. “I have been tying flies for the past 6 years, for personal use and the use of friends and family,” said Juntera.

“I have spent most of my fishing life fishing the local waters and the majority of my flies patterns tied and created are based on the fish and biology of our local waters.” Participants of the class will have an opportunity to tie patterns that use a variety of different materials and techniques so that they can leave the class with a starting knowledge in the art of fly tying. Fly materials will be supplied, but all participants must bring their own tools: fly tying vice, scissors, bobbin, hackle pliers, hair stacker, bodkin, and whip finisher.

Story Hour, March 11, 10 a.m. If it is March, then St. Paddy’s Day is coming, and that means Story Hour features Anthony Shostak reading fairy tales from Ireland and elsewhere. Between stories, Shostak will intersperse traditional Irish music, played on uilleann pipes, and he will be accompanied by his seven-year-old daughter, Una, on fiddle. And, there may just be a few fairy houses hidden in the library for keen young eyes to find!

Game Day, March 18, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Come join us at the library for Games Day! A variety of cooperative and competitive games will be available for you to try, including Settlers of Catan, Munchkin, Ticket to Ride, Shadows over Camelot, Elder Sign, and others. Bring your family, friends or your own game to set up and play. “Many of the games we’ll have available are unlike most traditional board games,” says Luke Lorrimer, library volunteer. “These games aren’t using dice to follow a track but require plans and strategy to outwit your opponents and come out on top. From building and abandoning civilizations to acquire victory to working together as knights of the round table to protect the legacy of Camelot. Each of the games has its own flavor from 1920s horror mystery to settlers building a new nation upon an island.” The library even has games you can borrow, like the cooperative group storytelling game, Microscope, and the investigative role playing game of horror, Trail of Cthulhu.

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