A special Gates Mills Friends member's preview sale for Sponsor and Life Members. If you are not a member you may join that night. All proceeds support the Gates Mills Branch Library programs and events.

With more than 3.000 miles of pathways, Ohio has a rich history for helping slaves on the road to freedom and every pathway tells a story. Carol Lucas will present all the earmarks (nocturnal flights, symbols and signals, heroes and legends) of the 19th Century anti-slavery legacy.

Children ages 4 - 5 with a caregiver: Help your preschooler make the transition into their first year of school. Explore hands-on activity stations about sharing and caring.

With the excitement of movement, singing and musical instruments, children's literature is brought to life in song. Through gesture, movement, song and call-and-response, children in grades K-5 will learn how music, words, pictures and movement work together to tell a story.

Ever wonder how evidence is used to solve crimes? If you're interested in how forensic scientists analyze fingerprints and other items left behind at a crime scene, then join us for a round of hands-on experiments and Investigate It! Open to students in grades 4-8

Join us for a discussion of *Still Life with Bread Crumbs* by Anna Quindlen.  Abandoning her expensive world to move to a small country cabin, a once world-famous photographer bonds with a local man and begins to see the world around her in new, deeper dimensions while evaluating second chances at love, career and self-understanding.  Everyone is welcomed to attend the discussion.

Join us for a discussion of *The Other* by David Guterson.  Youth and idealism sometimes need to give way in adulthood and compromises are made.  Two boys bond over their love of the outdoors in Washington and later find their separate truths when they balance meaning and security in their life choices. Everyone is welcomed to attend the discussion.

The Gates Mills Elementary School artists will be showcased starting January 5th and the show will run for approximately six weeks during library hours. A free artist reception with light refreshments will be held on Sunday, January 11th from 2:00 -4:00p.m. Come meet the artists and discuss their work.

Join us for this exciting, fun and interactive way to learn about exotic animals. Sponsored by the Friends of the Gates Mills Library.

Join us for a discussion of *The Rosie Project* by Graeme Simsion.  When genetics professor Don Tillman designs a questionnaire to find the perfect life partner he soon finds his time co-opted by a project to help Rosie find her biological father.  Funny and touching, you will cheer on all of the characters as they grow in understanding and self-awareness.  Everyone is welcomed to attend the discussion.