This week at your local libraries
Featured below, is a list of this week’s events happening in local libraries across the Gulf County area. Know of an event that should be added to this list? Message us at The Port St. Joe Star on Facebook with details or email dadlerstein@nevespublishing.com.
Chess Club- Port St. Joe
Monday, Dec. 2, 2:30 p.m. ET
Port St Joe – Corinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library will be hosting a Chess Club meeting this Monday at 110 Library Dr. This program welcomes all ages and abilities. For more information, contact 850-229-8879.
Budding Bookworms
Tuesday, Dec. 3, 10 – 11 a.m. CT
Every Tuesday, the Wewahitchka – Charles Whitehead Public Library, located at 314 N 2nd St., aims to instill a love of reading through stories, songs, and crafts. This event is geared toward children up to 5 years of age with a caregiver. For more details, call 850-639-2419.
Decorate grapevine wreaths at your local library
Thursday Dec. 5, 3 p.m. CT
Join the Wewahitchka – Charles Whitehead Public Library for crafts at 314 N 2nd St. All materials will be provided to decorate grapevine wreaths. For more information call 850-639-2419.
Lego Club
Thursday, Dec. 5, 3:30- 4:30 p.m. ET
The monthly Lego Club, at 110 Library Dr., hosted by the Port St Joe – Corinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library, will feature fun building challenges followed by time to free build with friends. This program is geared toward school aged children. For more information, contact 850-229-8879.
Preschool Storytime
Friday Dec. 6, 10- 11 a.m.
Every Friday, the crew at Port St Joe – Corinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library, located at 110 Library Dr., host storytime sessions that use stories, songs, movement, and music that will inspire a love for reading. This program is geared toward children aged 18 months up to 5 years old, accompanied by a caregiver. For more details, contact 850-229-8879.
Chess Club- Wewahitchka
Friday, Dec. 6, 3- 4 p.m. CT
The Wewahitchka – Charles Whitehead Public Library, located at 314 N 2nd St., will be hosting a Chess Club meeting this Friday. This program welcomes all ages and abilities. For more information call 850-639-2419.
Seaside Stitchers
Saturday, Dec. 7, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. ET
The Port St Joe – Corinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library welcomes anyone with an interest in knitting to bring their projects and share their passion for the needle arts with others. This meeting takes place weekly at 110 Library Dr. For more information, contact 850-229-8879.
YA Book Club
Saturday- Dec. 7, noon
Anyone that is a fan of the Harry Potter book series can look forward to the weekly book club meeting at the Port St Joe – Corinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library, located at 110 Library Dr., for pizza and a conversation about their favorite books. This program is geared toward teens. For more information, contact 850-229-8879.
Saturday Stories and Crafts
Saturday- Dec. 7, 10- 11 a.m. CT
Each month the Wewahitchka – Charles Whitehead Public Library hosts an event that features wonderful stories and the chance to create a fun craft. The program welcomes children of all ages, accompanied by a caregiver, and will take place at 314 N 2nd St. For more details, call 850-639-2419.
Meet the Editor
David Adlerstein, The Apalachicola Times’ digital editor, started with the news outlet in January 2002 as a reporter.
Prior to then, David Adlerstein began as a newspaperman with a small Boston weekly, after graduating magna cum laude from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He later edited the weekly Bellville Times, and as business reporter for the daily Marion Star, both not far from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
In 1995, he moved to South Florida, and worked as a business reporter and editor of Medical Business newspaper. In Jan. 2002, he began with the Apalachicola Times, first as reporter and later as editor, and in Oct. 2020, also began editing the Port St. Joe Star.