Programs for Thursday, January 23rd, 2025

1. Toddler Storytime - 9:30 AM
   Chapin Memorial Library
   Youth Program Room (214)
   
   Toddler Storytime
   For 2-5 years.
   Enjoy books, stories, flannelboards, songs, fingerplays, and crafts.
2. Mobile Library - Grand Strand Senior Center Stop - 10:00 AM
   Mobile Library
   Bookmobile (1)
   Grand Strand Senior Center
   1268 21st.Avenue N.
   Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
   Grand Strand Senior Center
3. Preschool Storytime - 11:00 AM
   Chapin Memorial Library
   Youth Program Room (214)
   
   Preschool Storytime
   For 3-5 years.
   Join us for storytime with books, stories, flannelboards, songs, fingerplays, and crafts.
4. Mobile Library - General Robert H Reed Recreation Center Stop - 12:30 PM
   Mobile Library
   Bookmobile (1)
   General Robert H. Reed Recreation Center
   800 Gabreski Lane
   Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
   

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5. Rhonda McKnight Meet and Greet Book Signing - 1:30 PM
   Chapin Memorial Library
   Non-Fiction Area (102)
   Best-selling author Rhonda McKnight will join us on January 23, 2025, to discuss her latest book, "Bitter and Sweet." Her novels are set in the Lowcountry and PeeDee Regions of South Carolina. They include romance, exciting bits of South Carolina's rich history, and the culturally significant Gullah-Geechee people. A native of New Jersey, she now calls South Carolina home. REGISTRATION BEGINS NOVEMBER 1, 2024 AT 9:00 AM.
6. Mobile Library - International Culinary Institute Stop - 2:00 PM
   Mobile Library
   Bookmobile (1)
   International Culinary Institute of Myrtle Beach
   920 Crabtree Lane
   Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
   

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7. Virtual Author Talk With Amanda Montell - 2:00 PM
   Online
   Streamed Event (1)
   Notes on Modern Irrationality with Bestselling Author Amanda Montell
   
   This event is online-only. Join us as we chat with the New York Times bestselling author, Amanda Montell about her newest book, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality.
   
   In a delicious blend of cultural criticism and personal narrative that explores our cognitive biases and the power, disadvantages, and highlights of magical thinking, Amanda Montell now turns her erudite eye to the inner workings of the human mind and its biases in her most personal and electrifying work yet.
   
   About the Author: Amanda Montell is a writer and linguist from Baltimore. She is the author of the acclaimed books Wordslut, Cultish, and The Age of Magical Overthinking. Along with hosting the podcast Sounds Like a Cult, her writing has also appeared in The New York Times, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, and more. She holds a degree in linguistics from NYU and lives in Los Angeles with her partner, plants, and pets. Find her on Instagram @Amanda_Montell.
   
   Click here to register for this online event!
8. Family Around the World: Travel Club - 4:00 PM
   Chapin Memorial Library
   Main Meeting Room (101)
   Family Around the World: Travel Club
   Pack your bags and get your passport ready! Each month, we will "visit" a new place and immerse ourselves in the culture's unique activities, books, and snacks.
9. Evening Book Club - 5:30 PM
   Chapin Memorial Library
   Non-Fiction Area (102)
   Meets 4th Thursday of the Month
   This Month's Selection: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon.
   Copies of the book are available at the second floor Information Services desk.
   Click here to learn more about this title!