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◀ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23RD, 2026 ▶


  1. [10:00 am] HappyFeet
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    Location: Chapin Memorial Library - Main Meeting Room (101)
    Program Type: Youth

    HappyFeet Grand Strand
    For 3-5 years.

    Chapin Library is hosting HappyFeet Grand Strand, an age-appropriate soccer program that uses songs, stories, nursery rhymes, and games to teach preschoolers basic soccer skills and to improve physical fitness.

  2. [12:00 pm] Chair One Fitness
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    Location: Chapin Memorial Library - Non-Fiction Area (102)
    Program Type: Adult


    To attend Chair One Fitness on Fridays, attendees must register for each session.
    Each registration opens 7 days prior to each session.

    Samantha Vititoe, PRST Recreation Leader, will be here to lead this chair exercise program for individuals who have difficulty standing during a fitness class. This includes seniors, people with balance deficits, injuries, disabilities, or are obese. It’s designed to keep people mobile to ensure that they maintain daily living functions. It’s a fun, interactive full-body workout that uplifts people with music and dance.

    Class size is limited to 15 people.

  3. [1:30 pm] Ethan Joella Book Signing
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    Location: Chapin Memorial Library - Non-Fiction Area (102)
    Program Type: Adult

    Ethan Joella teaches English and psychology at the University of Delaware. He is the author of A Little Hope, which was a Read with Jenna Bonus Selection; A Quiet Life; The Same Bright Stars; and The Top of the World. He lives in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, with his wife and two daughters.https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Top-of-the-World/Ethan-Joella/978166802462 A Light Luncheon at 1:30 pm followed by a presentation by Ethan Joella along with book signing. BookEnds will be in attendance should you want to purchase a book.

  4. [1:30 pm] No Movie Today
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    Location: Chapin Memorial Library - Main Meeting Room (101)
    Program Type: Adult

    October Friday Films

    Door Opens at 1:00pm. Movie starts at 1:30pm. Must be 18+ to enter. Location: 1st Floor Meeting Room. Room limited to 40 people.

    Popcorn will be served, bring your own non-alcoholic beverage.

    October 2: The Sheep Detectives (2026 | PG | 1 hr 49 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery)
    Starring: Hugh Jackman • Brett Goldstein • Patrick Stewart

    Every night a shepherd reads aloud a murder mystery, pretending his sheep can understand. When he is found dead, the sheep realize at once that it was a murder and think they know everything about how to go about solving it. (Rated PG for thematic material, some violent content, and brief language.)

    October 9: Death Becomes Her (1992| PG-13 | 1 hr 44 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror)
    Starring: Meryl Streep • Bruce Willis • Goldie Hawn

    Two women vie for a man and the secret of eternal beauty. (Rated PG-13 for some nudity and off-color humor.)

    October 16: Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948 | Approved | 1 hr 23 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horry)
    Starring: Budd Abbott • Lou Costello • Lon Chaney, Jr.
    Classic Film Friday

    The Wolf Man tries to warn a dimwitted porter that Dracula wants his brain for Frankenstein monster's body. (Would be PG for slapstick violence.)

    October 23: No Movie Today...Enjoy the Ethan Joella Author Talk

    October 30: The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966 | TV-G | 1 hr 55 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery, Romance)
    Starring: Don Knotts • Joan Staley • Liam Redmond
    Classic Film Friday

    A timid typesetter hasn't a ghost of a chance of becoming a reporter--until he decides to solve a murder mystery and ends up spending a fright-filled night in a haunted house. (Rated TV-G for general audience.)

    Information courtesy of IMDB.com.

  5. [2:00 pm] Knit and Crochet
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    Location: Chapin Memorial Library - Large Study Room (207)
    Program Type: Adult


    Knit & Crochet
    Fridays, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
    2nd floor Conference Room

    Chapin Memorial Library offers a knitting and crochet group in the 2nd floor Conference room on Friday afternoons. Volunteers needed to assist with basic knitting and crochet skills. Please bring your own supplies. All ages welcome. Registration not required.

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