Northern Tier Library programs, week of Feb. 12, 2024

Upcoming Northern Tier Library programs include:

• American Mahjong. Join Northern Tier Library at the Pine Community Center at 11:45 a.m. Feb. 19 to learn and play American Mahjong, a game of mixing and matching tiles with three to four players per game. Beginners to expert levels are welcome. Bring your own game board if you have one.

• Saturday Classic Films, “The Awful Truth,” directed by Leo McCarey and starring Cary Grant and Irene Dunne, Feb. 17.

Doors will open at 1:45 p.m., with the movie starting at 2. The movie is free to attend, and refreshments are provided, so the library requests registration to account for supplies.

• Discord game nights: Anti-Valentine’s Among Us, Feb. 16; Karaoke, Feb. 24.

Teens ages 13 to 18 are welcome to join the library’s Discord server for game nights, starting at 7. Please fill out the form at tinyurl.com/discgaming to participate, and a librarian will email you an invitation link to join.

• Family story time, 11 a.m. Feb. 16 and 23 at the Pine Community Center.

Sing, move, read books and practice rhymes. This program is for children of all ages, and registration is required.

• NTRL Chess Club, 5 to 6 p.m. Feb. 19. Practice chess skills and play against other kids in the community.

The library’s program room will be set up with chess sets and tables for families to meet and play a few rounds in an informal setting. This is a self-directed program for all ages. Registration is requested.

• Nonfiction book discussion, “Brave, Not Perfect: Fear Less, Fail More, and Live Bolder” by Reshma Saujani, 1 p.m. Feb. 20.

Saujani shares insights and practices to help us let go of our need for perfection. By being brave, not perfect, we can all become the authors of our best and most joyful life.

• Reading Rumble Kickoff, 6 p.m. Feb. 22.

Northern Tier and Northland libraries are teaming up for a trivia event: Reading Rumble. The kickoff is at 6 p.m. Feb. 22 at Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road, McCandless.

A book list will be announced, and attendees can sign up for the event or seek help in finding a team. Registration is required at northlandpl.librarycalendar.com/event/reading-rumble-kick-1442.

• Coffee & Crime Book Club, 6 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Pine Community Center.

Are you a fan of cozy mysteries, police procedurals or true crime? Join Northern Tier Library’s newest book club. Bring suggestions for your favorite mysteries or true crime stories to pitch for upcoming meetings. On Feb. 26 is a discussion of “Till Murder Do Us Part” by James Patterson.

• Knit Lit, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 28. Knitters, crocheters and yarn art enthusiasts are welcome to attend at the library. If you’re working on a project, bring it with you. Registration is required.

• Author Night, 7 p.m. March 5, featuring local author Eileen Enwright Hodgetts. She will share information from two of her novels about the Titanic, “The Girl on the Carpathia” and “The Girl in the Lifeboat.”

Brought up in England and Wales, she has also lived and worked in South Africa and Uganda, and now makes her home in Pittsburgh. Her life experiences allow her to use exotic backgrounds for her novels and help her to understand how an adventure can begin with just one small incident.

The program will be about an hour long, followed by a question-and-answer session with refreshments. The author will have copies of her books for sale and available to sign. Please register in advance if you wish to attend.

Northern Tier Library is at 4015 Dickey Road, Richland. For more information and to register for programs, visit northerntierlibrary.org.