The Norman Transcript

Headlines

Discussion

March 2, 2013

Noble library announces events schedule

By Jocelyn Pedersen The Norman Transcript

NORMAN — The Noble Public Library, 204 North 5th St., has announced events for March, kicking off with its spring book sale from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today, and from 1-4:30 p.m. Sunday.

Preschoolers ages 2-5 are invited to attend story time at 10:30 Tuesday, and March 19. On March 12, there will be Make-N-Take crafts for preschoolers and on March 26 at 10:30 a.m., Magic of Music for Little Ones will be held.

Children ages 6-12 can receive free homework help by attending Homework Helpers at 3:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday except for spring break, March 18-22. The Homeschool book club will read “On the Blue Comet,” by Rosemary Wells. Children ages 5-10 are invited to read the book and meet with other children for discussion and crafts at 10 a.m. on March 13. Thursday Thing is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Thursday, excluding spring break. A family story time is slated for 10:30 a.m. today. The topic will be elephants.

Computer classes for adults aged 18 and up are slated for Monday: Microsoft Excel, March 11: Photo Sharing and March 18: Business Skills. Business for Breakfast is scheduled for March 26 at 8:15 a.m. The Noble Readers Book Discussion Group will be meet March 14 to discuss “The Marriage Plot,” by Jeffrey Eugenides.

Events for all ages include The Tuesday Afterschool Group at 3:25 p.m. on Tuesday and March 26.

The library will be open during spring break, March 18-22, but no children’s activities are scheduled. The library will be closed all day March 31.

For more information, call the library at 872-5713 or visit www.justsoyouknow.us/noble.

For local news and more, subscribe to The Norman Transcript Smart Edition, or our print edition.

Text Only | Photo Reprints
Headlines
  • Moore Tornado Moore open for business

    Until an EF-5 tornado carved a path through the economic core of Moore on Monday, sales tax generated more than $2 million each month. In addition to damages, closed roads and utility outages forced many businesses to shut their doors. ...

    May 25, 2013 1 Photo

  • Sharing stories of survival

    MOORE — As Monday’s EF-5 tornado moved closer to Plaza Towers Elementary School, teacher Justin Ayers knew they were in its path. Ayers said all of the teachers at the site likely knew what was coming from television reports and they had ...

    May 25, 2013

  • 5-year-old girl finds silver lining

    A twist of fate and the discovery of a cochlear implant from a Moore hospital damaged by Monday’s EF-5 tornado are part of the story of a precious 5-year-old girl. In December, Jayde Scholl was adopted by Tulsa audiologist Jacque Scholl. ...

    May 25, 2013

  • Disaster central

    WASHINGTON — Many states get hit frequently with tornadoes and other natural catastrophes, but Oklahoma is Disaster Central. The twister that devastated Moore was the 74th presidential disaster declared in the Sooner state in the past 60 ...

    May 25, 2013

  • Okla. legislature adjourned early

    OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma lawmakers adjourned the 2013 Legislature on Friday one week earlier than required, wrapping up a session that saw Gov. Mary Fallin advance her agenda to reduce taxes and overhaul the state workers’ compensation ...

    May 25, 2013

  • I-5 bridge falls into river

    MOUNT VERNON — The trucker was hauling a load of drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water ...

    May 25, 2013

  • Tornadoes impact family twice

    On May 3, 1999, Sherrie Lambert’s sister Esther Coburn, 35, was killed by the devastating EF-5 tornado in Moore....

    May 25, 2013

  • How to help: Community challenge

    Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity is challenging the community to provide long-term aid for storm victims by contributing to efforts that will provide many of these Oklahomans with homes....

    May 25, 2013

  • Obama balances threats to America

    WASHINGTON — Forecasting the changing nature of threats against the U.S. for years to come, President Barack Obama says “America is at a crossroads.” And so, too, is his presidency’s counterterrorism policy, which has long struggled to ...

    May 25, 2013

  • Hotels team up to house influx of tornado victims

    Norman hotels are used to big crowds. Whether it’s the extended family of every graduating senior at OU or tens of thousands of visiting Sooner fans, Norman always finds a way to house them....

    May 25, 2013