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Books & Bones at Woodland Cemetery

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Program Type:

Educational

Age Group:

Teens
Registration for this event will be open from August 7, 2024 @ 12:00pm to October 12, 2024 @ 11:00am.

Program Description

Event Details

We want to get a jump on the spooky season! Join us for a one-of-a-kind, two-part event! If you can't make it to both programs, it's okay to just come to one!

Part One! Come to the Books & Bones Bash at Central for a spooky craft, spooky snack, and pick up a library copy of "On the Day I Died" by Candace Fleming, a book full of teenage ghost stories set in a cemetery outside Chicago. Take the book home and read it, in the dark with a flashlight, if you dare!

Part Two! Meet us at the Woodland Cemetery on the morning of Saturday, October 12, for a tour starting at 11:00 a.m. with Archie Cook, local historian and Woodland Cemetery expert!

Disclaimer(s)

Central Parking

Free library parking is available in Central's underground parking garage for two hours per visit. Parking around the library is metered at various costs from 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Monday-Saturday.