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 <title>[R]Preschool Open Gym - Obrien Center</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/preschool_open_gym_obrien_center_29</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/12/2008 - 11:30am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/12/2008 - 12:30pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This non-structured gym time will allow you a chance to enjoy play time with your child. Some gym equiptment will be made available for your enjoyment.&lt;br /&gt;
Obrien Center- South Bend&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Katelyn Keeton&lt;br /&gt;
574-299-4768 x233&lt;/p&gt;
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 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/health_fitness">Health &amp;amp; Fitness</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:26:55 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Fernwood Wildlife Encounter: Bats of the World</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/fernwood_wildlife_encounter_bats_of_the_world</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/12/2008 - 1:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/12/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fernwood Wildlife Encounter: Bats of the World&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Fernwood Botanical Garden &amp;amp; Nature Preserve&lt;br /&gt;
Sunday, October 12, 2008&lt;br /&gt;
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Fall Wildlife Encounter: Presented by The Organization for Bat Conservation   &lt;br /&gt;
Two unique programs:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bats of the World  1:00-2:00 pm&lt;br /&gt;
Come and explore one of nature’s most misunderstood creatures in this all new multi-media presentation!  Discover both megabats – the large fruit eating bats from the tropics – and the microbats – the smaller insectivorous bats that utilize echolocation to catch their prey.  Live bats are featured for up-close viewing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Animal Adaptations 3:00-4:00 pm&lt;br /&gt;
Discover the most fascinating features and adaptations of many nocturnal animals!  This new multi-media program features live nocturnal animals including an owl, bat, sugar glider, and flying squirrel.  It’s a great opportunity for up-close viewing of creatures that often go unseen. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One program:     Members - Adult $20, Child $10&lt;br /&gt;
Public - Adult $25, Child $12&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Both programs: Members - Adult $30, Child $13&lt;br /&gt;
Public - Adult $36, Child $17&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;All children 5 and under Free&lt;/p&gt;
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 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/nature_outdoors">Nature &amp;amp; Outdoors</category>
 <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:04:41 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Registration for Itsy Bitsy Yoga</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/registration_for_itsy_bitsy_yoga_4</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/12/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/12/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Registration for Itsy Bitsy Yoga - Harris&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Certified Itsy Bitsy Yoga instructor, Sara Bolen will lead an Itsy Bitsy Yoga class at Harris Branch Library on Monday, October 13 from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. in the Children’s Activity Room.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Itsy Bitsy Yoga, based on the book by Helen Garabedian, is a calming and nurturing yoga class designed to help babies unfold their motor skills, sleep better, be happier, and digest with ease. The class will offer examples of poses that can be done at home to enrich the relationship between you and your little one.  Please bring a blanket for baby to practice yoga on.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The class is suitable for babies birth to 9 months (non-crawling babies only).  Space is limited.  Registration is required and begins Monday, October 6.  For more information, please inquire at Children’s Services Desk or phone 271-3179.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/health_fitness">Health &amp;amp; Fitness</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:46:47 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]The Sharing Box - Bittersweet</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/the_sharing_box_bittersweet_93</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/12/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/12/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Sharing Box - Bittersweet&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Celebrate the season by reading It’s Fall!  by Linda Glaser.  Then make a pumpkin and leaf mobile to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk, Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:41:51 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/who_s_hiding_in_the_bittersweet_branch_library_58</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/12/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/12/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jesse Bear from the Nancy White Carlstrom books is hiding in a different location each week in Children’s Services at the Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Find him and receive an entry slip for a drawing to be held Friday, October 31.  Two lucky winners will choose books from a selection of new paperbacks.  Children are allowed to enter the drawing one time per week.  &lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:43:14 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Sharing Box – Harris</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/sharing_box_harris_64</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/12/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/12/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sharing Box – Harris&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Read Big Dig by Paul Strickland.  Feel the excitement of a pop-up building site with big machines, busy workers, and loads of action.  Then, create a paper dump truck to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk of the Harris Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:39:59 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Fernwood Botanical Garden &amp; Nature Preserve</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/fernwood_botanical_garden_nature_preserve</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/12/2008 - 3:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/12/2008 - 4:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Fernwood Botanical Garden &amp;amp; Nature Preserve&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sunday, October 12, 2008&lt;br /&gt;
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
Fall Wildlife Encounter: Presented by The Organization for Bat Conservation   &lt;br /&gt;
Two unique programs:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bats of the World  1:00-2:00 pm&lt;br /&gt;
Come and explore one of nature’s most misunderstood creatures in this all new multi-media presentation!  Discover both megabats – the large fruit eating bats from the tropics – and the microbats – the smaller insectivorous bats that utilize echolocation to catch their prey.  Live bats are featured for up-close viewing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Animal Adaptations 3:00-4:00 pm&lt;br /&gt;
Discover the most fascinating features and adaptations of many nocturnal animals!  This new multi-media program features live nocturnal animals including an owl, bat, sugar glider, and flying squirrel.  It’s a great opportunity for up-close viewing of creatures that often go unseen. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One program: Members - Adult $20, Child $10&lt;br /&gt;
Public - Adult $25, Child $12&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Both programs: Members - Adult $30, Child $13&lt;br /&gt;
Public - Adult $36, Child $17&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;All children 5 and under Free&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more info or to register, call Ferwood at 269-695-6491.
&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/nature_outdoors">Nature &amp;amp; Outdoors</category>
 <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:01:28 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Wee Readers Lapsit Registration</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/wee_readers_lapsit_registration_8</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/12/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/12/2008 - 7:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wee Readers Lapsit Registration&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Wee Readers Lapsit is a storytime at the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library for children aged 12 months to 23 months attending with their adult caregiver.  Children must have celebrated their first birthday by the first program date: Thursday, October 23.  This is a structured storytime that combines rhymes, fingerplays, songs, books, and sharing time to introduce children to the world of language.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This 4-week, 30-minute program will be held from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. on these Thursday dates: October 23, 30, and November 6, 13.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Registration is required and begins Thursday, October 9 at 9:00 a.m.  Register in person at the Children’s Services desk or call the downtown Mishawaka Library at 259-5277, ext. 242.  The library cannot accommodate groups in this series of programs.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/storytimes">Storytimes</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:30:09 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Going Batty</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/going_batty_3</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/13/2008 - 10:00am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/13/2008 - 11:00am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Going Batty&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;You and your 3 or 4 year old can explore the world of animals in these 1-hour classes.&lt;/font&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;They are furry and flighted, but are they fearsome?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10-11AM&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/font&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://potawatomizoo.org/tiny-explorers.asp&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to download a registration form for this event. &lt;/font&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:51:28 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Itsy Bitsy Yoga - Harris</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/itsy_bitsy_yoga_harris</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/13/2008 - 10:30am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/13/2008 - 11:15am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Itsy Bitsy Yoga - Harris&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Certified Itsy Bitsy Yoga instructor, Sara Bolen will lead an Itsy Bitsy Yoga class at Harris Branch Library on Monday, October 13 from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. in the Children’s Activity Room.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Itsy Bitsy Yoga, based on the book by Helen Garabedian, is a calming and nurturing yoga class designed to help babies unfold their motor skills, sleep better, be happier, and digest with ease. The class will offer examples of poses that can be done at home to enrich the relationship between you and your little one.  Please bring a blanket for baby to practice yoga on.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The class is suitable for babies birth to 9 months (non-crawling babies only).  Space is limited.  Registration is required and begins Monday, October 6.  For more information, please inquire at Children’s Services Desk or phone 271-3179.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/health_fitness">Health &amp;amp; Fitness</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:45:20 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Creative Play - Ages 18 months to 2 years- Obrien Center</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/creative_play_ages_18_months_to_2_years_obrien_center_2</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/13/2008 - 10:45am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/13/2008 - 11:15am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A new class the younger ones! Children will use large motor skills to share in the excitement of music and nursery rhymes. Parents, it is helpful is you play along too!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Katelyn Keeton&lt;br /&gt;
574-299-4768 x233&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/education_0">Education</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:34:56 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Preschool Open Gym - Obrien Center</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/preschool_open_gym_obrien_center_30</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/13/2008 - 11:30am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/13/2008 - 12:30pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This non-structured gym time will allow you a chance to enjoy play time with your child. Some gym equiptment will be made available for your enjoyment.&lt;br /&gt;
Obrien Center- South Bend&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Katelyn Keeton&lt;br /&gt;
574-299-4768 x233&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/health_fitness">Health &amp;amp; Fitness</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:26:55 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Storytime Sampler</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/storytime_sampler_11</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/13/2008 - 10:30am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/13/2008 - 11:00am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Storytime Sampler&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Second and Fourth Mondays of the Month&lt;br /&gt;
Bittersweet Branch Library&lt;br /&gt;
10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;No registration required! Experience a sampling of the materials used in our Preschool and Toddler programs during this 30 minute session. Adult caregivers are expected to attend with their children.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information, contact the  Bittersweet Branch Children&#039;s Services at 574-259-0392.  Join us!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Adult caregivers are expected to attend with children seven years and younger. 
&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/storytimes">Storytimes</category>
 <pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:26:33 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]The Sharing Box - Bittersweet</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/the_sharing_box_bittersweet_94</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/13/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/13/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Sharing Box - Bittersweet&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Celebrate the season by reading It’s Fall!  by Linda Glaser.  Then make a pumpkin and leaf mobile to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk, Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:41:51 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/who_s_hiding_in_the_bittersweet_branch_library_59</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/13/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/13/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jesse Bear from the Nancy White Carlstrom books is hiding in a different location each week in Children’s Services at the Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Find him and receive an entry slip for a drawing to be held Friday, October 31.  Two lucky winners will choose books from a selection of new paperbacks.  Children are allowed to enter the drawing one time per week.  &lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:43:14 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Sharing Box – Harris</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/sharing_box_harris_65</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/13/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/13/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sharing Box – Harris&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Read Big Dig by Paul Strickland.  Feel the excitement of a pop-up building site with big machines, busy workers, and loads of action.  Then, create a paper dump truck to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk of the Harris Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:39:59 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Wee Readers Lapsit Registration</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/wee_readers_lapsit_registration_9</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/13/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/13/2008 - 7:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wee Readers Lapsit Registration&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Wee Readers Lapsit is a storytime at the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library for children aged 12 months to 23 months attending with their adult caregiver.  Children must have celebrated their first birthday by the first program date: Thursday, October 23.  This is a structured storytime that combines rhymes, fingerplays, songs, books, and sharing time to introduce children to the world of language.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This 4-week, 30-minute program will be held from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. on these Thursday dates: October 23, 30, and November 6, 13.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Registration is required and begins Thursday, October 9 at 9:00 a.m.  Register in person at the Children’s Services desk or call the downtown Mishawaka Library at 259-5277, ext. 242.  The library cannot accommodate groups in this series of programs.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/storytimes">Storytimes</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:30:09 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Preschool Open Gym - Obrien Center</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/preschool_open_gym_obrien_center_31</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/14/2008 - 11:30am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/14/2008 - 12:30pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This non-structured gym time will allow you a chance to enjoy play time with your child. Some gym equiptment will be made available for your enjoyment.&lt;br /&gt;
Obrien Center- South Bend&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Katelyn Keeton&lt;br /&gt;
574-299-4768 x233&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/health_fitness">Health &amp;amp; Fitness</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:26:55 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Sharing Box – Harris</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/sharing_box_harris_66</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/14/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/14/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sharing Box – Harris&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Read Big Dig by Paul Strickland.  Feel the excitement of a pop-up building site with big machines, busy workers, and loads of action.  Then, create a paper dump truck to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk of the Harris Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:39:59 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]The Sharing Box - Bittersweet</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/the_sharing_box_bittersweet_95</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/14/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/14/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Sharing Box - Bittersweet&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Celebrate the season by reading It’s Fall!  by Linda Glaser.  Then make a pumpkin and leaf mobile to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk, Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:41:51 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/who_s_hiding_in_the_bittersweet_branch_library_60</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/14/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/14/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jesse Bear from the Nancy White Carlstrom books is hiding in a different location each week in Children’s Services at the Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Find him and receive an entry slip for a drawing to be held Friday, October 31.  Two lucky winners will choose books from a selection of new paperbacks.  Children are allowed to enter the drawing one time per week.  &lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:43:14 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Wee Readers Lapsit Registration</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/wee_readers_lapsit_registration_10</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/14/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/14/2008 - 7:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wee Readers Lapsit Registration&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Wee Readers Lapsit is a storytime at the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library for children aged 12 months to 23 months attending with their adult caregiver.  Children must have celebrated their first birthday by the first program date: Thursday, October 23.  This is a structured storytime that combines rhymes, fingerplays, songs, books, and sharing time to introduce children to the world of language.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This 4-week, 30-minute program will be held from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. on these Thursday dates: October 23, 30, and November 6, 13.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Registration is required and begins Thursday, October 9 at 9:00 a.m.  Register in person at the Children’s Services desk or call the downtown Mishawaka Library at 259-5277, ext. 242.  The library cannot accommodate groups in this series of programs.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/storytimes">Storytimes</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:30:09 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Preschool Open Gym - Obrien Center</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/preschool_open_gym_obrien_center_32</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/15/2008 - 11:30am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/15/2008 - 12:30pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This non-structured gym time will allow you a chance to enjoy play time with your child. Some gym equiptment will be made available for your enjoyment.&lt;br /&gt;
Obrien Center- South Bend&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Katelyn Keeton&lt;br /&gt;
574-299-4768 x233&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/health_fitness">Health &amp;amp; Fitness</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:26:55 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Sharing Box – Harris</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/sharing_box_harris_67</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/15/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/15/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sharing Box – Harris&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Read Big Dig by Paul Strickland.  Feel the excitement of a pop-up building site with big machines, busy workers, and loads of action.  Then, create a paper dump truck to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk of the Harris Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:39:59 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]The Sharing Box - Bittersweet</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/the_sharing_box_bittersweet_96</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/15/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/15/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Sharing Box - Bittersweet&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Celebrate the season by reading It’s Fall!  by Linda Glaser.  Then make a pumpkin and leaf mobile to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk, Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:41:51 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/who_s_hiding_in_the_bittersweet_branch_library_61</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/15/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/15/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jesse Bear from the Nancy White Carlstrom books is hiding in a different location each week in Children’s Services at the Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Find him and receive an entry slip for a drawing to be held Friday, October 31.  Two lucky winners will choose books from a selection of new paperbacks.  Children are allowed to enter the drawing one time per week.  &lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:43:14 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Wee Readers Lapsit Registration</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/wee_readers_lapsit_registration_11</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/15/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/15/2008 - 7:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wee Readers Lapsit Registration&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Wee Readers Lapsit is a storytime at the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library for children aged 12 months to 23 months attending with their adult caregiver.  Children must have celebrated their first birthday by the first program date: Thursday, October 23.  This is a structured storytime that combines rhymes, fingerplays, songs, books, and sharing time to introduce children to the world of language.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This 4-week, 30-minute program will be held from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. on these Thursday dates: October 23, 30, and November 6, 13.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Registration is required and begins Thursday, October 9 at 9:00 a.m.  Register in person at the Children’s Services desk or call the downtown Mishawaka Library at 259-5277, ext. 242.  The library cannot accommodate groups in this series of programs.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/storytimes">Storytimes</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:30:09 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Preschool Open Gym - Obrien Center</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/preschool_open_gym_obrien_center_33</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/16/2008 - 11:30am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/16/2008 - 12:30pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This non-structured gym time will allow you a chance to enjoy play time with your child. Some gym equiptment will be made available for your enjoyment.&lt;br /&gt;
Obrien Center- South Bend&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Katelyn Keeton&lt;br /&gt;
574-299-4768 x233&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/health_fitness">Health &amp;amp; Fitness</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:26:55 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Sharing Box – Harris</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/sharing_box_harris_68</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/16/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/16/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sharing Box – Harris&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Read Big Dig by Paul Strickland.  Feel the excitement of a pop-up building site with big machines, busy workers, and loads of action.  Then, create a paper dump truck to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk of the Harris Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:39:59 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]The Sharing Box - Bittersweet</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/the_sharing_box_bittersweet_97</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/16/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/16/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Sharing Box - Bittersweet&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Celebrate the season by reading It’s Fall!  by Linda Glaser.  Then make a pumpkin and leaf mobile to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk, Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:41:51 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/who_s_hiding_in_the_bittersweet_branch_library_62</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/16/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/16/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jesse Bear from the Nancy White Carlstrom books is hiding in a different location each week in Children’s Services at the Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Find him and receive an entry slip for a drawing to be held Friday, October 31.  Two lucky winners will choose books from a selection of new paperbacks.  Children are allowed to enter the drawing one time per week.  &lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:43:14 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Wee Readers Lapsit Registration</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/wee_readers_lapsit_registration_12</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/16/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/16/2008 - 7:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wee Readers Lapsit Registration&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Wee Readers Lapsit is a storytime at the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library for children aged 12 months to 23 months attending with their adult caregiver.  Children must have celebrated their first birthday by the first program date: Thursday, October 23.  This is a structured storytime that combines rhymes, fingerplays, songs, books, and sharing time to introduce children to the world of language.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This 4-week, 30-minute program will be held from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. on these Thursday dates: October 23, 30, and November 6, 13.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Registration is required and begins Thursday, October 9 at 9:00 a.m.  Register in person at the Children’s Services desk or call the downtown Mishawaka Library at 259-5277, ext. 242.  The library cannot accommodate groups in this series of programs.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/storytimes">Storytimes</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:30:09 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Preschool Open Gym - Obrien Center</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/preschool_open_gym_obrien_center_34</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/17/2008 - 11:30am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/17/2008 - 12:30pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This non-structured gym time will allow you a chance to enjoy play time with your child. Some gym equiptment will be made available for your enjoyment.&lt;br /&gt;
Obrien Center- South Bend&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Katelyn Keeton&lt;br /&gt;
574-299-4768 x233&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/health_fitness">Health &amp;amp; Fitness</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:26:55 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Sharing Box – Harris</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/sharing_box_harris_69</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/17/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/17/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sharing Box – Harris&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Read Big Dig by Paul Strickland.  Feel the excitement of a pop-up building site with big machines, busy workers, and loads of action.  Then, create a paper dump truck to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk of the Harris Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:39:59 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]The Sharing Box - Bittersweet</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/the_sharing_box_bittersweet_98</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/17/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/17/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Sharing Box - Bittersweet&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Celebrate the season by reading It’s Fall!  by Linda Glaser.  Then make a pumpkin and leaf mobile to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk, Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:41:51 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/who_s_hiding_in_the_bittersweet_branch_library_63</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/17/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/17/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jesse Bear from the Nancy White Carlstrom books is hiding in a different location each week in Children’s Services at the Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Find him and receive an entry slip for a drawing to be held Friday, October 31.  Two lucky winners will choose books from a selection of new paperbacks.  Children are allowed to enter the drawing one time per week.  &lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:43:14 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Wee Readers Lapsit Registration</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/wee_readers_lapsit_registration_13</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/17/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/17/2008 - 7:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wee Readers Lapsit Registration&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Wee Readers Lapsit is a storytime at the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library for children aged 12 months to 23 months attending with their adult caregiver.  Children must have celebrated their first birthday by the first program date: Thursday, October 23.  This is a structured storytime that combines rhymes, fingerplays, songs, books, and sharing time to introduce children to the world of language.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This 4-week, 30-minute program will be held from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. on these Thursday dates: October 23, 30, and November 6, 13.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Registration is required and begins Thursday, October 9 at 9:00 a.m.  Register in person at the Children’s Services desk or call the downtown Mishawaka Library at 259-5277, ext. 242.  The library cannot accommodate groups in this series of programs.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/storytimes">Storytimes</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:30:09 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Preschool Open Gym - Obrien Center</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/preschool_open_gym_obrien_center_35</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/18/2008 - 11:30am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/18/2008 - 12:30pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This non-structured gym time will allow you a chance to enjoy play time with your child. Some gym equiptment will be made available for your enjoyment.&lt;br /&gt;
Obrien Center- South Bend&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Katelyn Keeton&lt;br /&gt;
574-299-4768 x233&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/health_fitness">Health &amp;amp; Fitness</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:26:55 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Sharing Box – Harris</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/sharing_box_harris_70</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/18/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/18/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sharing Box – Harris&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Read Big Dig by Paul Strickland.  Feel the excitement of a pop-up building site with big machines, busy workers, and loads of action.  Then, create a paper dump truck to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk of the Harris Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:39:59 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]The Sharing Box - Bittersweet</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/the_sharing_box_bittersweet_99</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/18/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/18/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Sharing Box - Bittersweet&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Celebrate the season by reading It’s Fall!  by Linda Glaser.  Then make a pumpkin and leaf mobile to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk, Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:41:51 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Bittersweet Branch Book Sale - Bittersweet </title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/bittersweet_branch_book_sale_bittersweet_3</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/18/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/18/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bittersweet Branch Book Sale - Bittersweet &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
October 18, 20, 21, and 22, 2008&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The next Friends of the Library book sale begins on Saturday, October 18 and continues through Wednesday, October 22, during regular library operating hours at the Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Take advantage of these great sale prices.  Hardcover books are 75¢, paperback books are 50¢, and recent magazines are three for 25¢. Videotapes are $1.00, CDs are $2.00, and DVDs are $2.50.  Selected books are priced as marked.  On the last day of the sale, Wednesday, October 22, all remaining books and magazines will sell for $2-a-bag!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you have extra books taking up space?  Book donations are always welcome at all Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library locations and may be dropped off at Circulation Services during regular library hours.   For more information, contact Reference Services at the Bittersweet Branch Library or call 259-0392.    &lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:50:48 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/who_s_hiding_in_the_bittersweet_branch_library_64</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/18/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/18/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jesse Bear from the Nancy White Carlstrom books is hiding in a different location each week in Children’s Services at the Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Find him and receive an entry slip for a drawing to be held Friday, October 31.  Two lucky winners will choose books from a selection of new paperbacks.  Children are allowed to enter the drawing one time per week.  &lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:43:14 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Wee Readers Lapsit Registration</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/wee_readers_lapsit_registration_14</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/18/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/18/2008 - 7:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wee Readers Lapsit Registration&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Wee Readers Lapsit is a storytime at the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library for children aged 12 months to 23 months attending with their adult caregiver.  Children must have celebrated their first birthday by the first program date: Thursday, October 23.  This is a structured storytime that combines rhymes, fingerplays, songs, books, and sharing time to introduce children to the world of language.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This 4-week, 30-minute program will be held from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. on these Thursday dates: October 23, 30, and November 6, 13.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Registration is required and begins Thursday, October 9 at 9:00 a.m.  Register in person at the Children’s Services desk or call the downtown Mishawaka Library at 259-5277, ext. 242.  The library cannot accommodate groups in this series of programs.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/storytimes">Storytimes</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:30:09 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Preschool Open Gym - Obrien Center</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/preschool_open_gym_obrien_center_36</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/19/2008 - 11:30am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/19/2008 - 12:30pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This non-structured gym time will allow you a chance to enjoy play time with your child. Some gym equiptment will be made available for your enjoyment.&lt;br /&gt;
Obrien Center- South Bend&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Katelyn Keeton&lt;br /&gt;
574-299-4768 x233&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/health_fitness">Health &amp;amp; Fitness</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:26:55 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Sharing Box – Harris</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/sharing_box_harris_71</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/19/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/19/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sharing Box – Harris&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Read Big Dig by Paul Strickland.  Feel the excitement of a pop-up building site with big machines, busy workers, and loads of action.  Then, create a paper dump truck to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk of the Harris Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:39:59 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]The Sharing Box - Bittersweet</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/the_sharing_box_bittersweet_100</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/19/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/19/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Sharing Box - Bittersweet&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Celebrate the season by reading It’s Fall!  by Linda Glaser.  Then make a pumpkin and leaf mobile to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk, Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:41:51 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Bittersweet Branch Book Sale - Bittersweet </title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/bittersweet_branch_book_sale_bittersweet</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/19/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/19/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bittersweet Branch Book Sale - Bittersweet &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
October 18, 20, 21, and 22, 2008&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The next Friends of the Library book sale begins on Saturday, October 18 and continues through Wednesday, October 22, during regular library operating hours at the Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Take advantage of these great sale prices.  Hardcover books are 75¢, paperback books are 50¢, and recent magazines are three for 25¢. Videotapes are $1.00, CDs are $2.00, and DVDs are $2.50.  Selected books are priced as marked.  On the last day of the sale, Wednesday, October 22, all remaining books and magazines will sell for $2-a-bag!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you have extra books taking up space?  Book donations are always welcome at all Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library locations and may be dropped off at Circulation Services during regular library hours.   For more information, contact Reference Services at the Bittersweet Branch Library or call 259-0392.    &lt;/p&gt;
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 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:50:48 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/who_s_hiding_in_the_bittersweet_branch_library_65</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/19/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/19/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jesse Bear from the Nancy White Carlstrom books is hiding in a different location each week in Children’s Services at the Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Find him and receive an entry slip for a drawing to be held Friday, October 31.  Two lucky winners will choose books from a selection of new paperbacks.  Children are allowed to enter the drawing one time per week.  &lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:43:14 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Adoptive Families of Michiana - Pumpkin Pickin&#039; &amp; Corn Maze </title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/adoptive_families_of_michiana_pumpkin_pickin_corn_maze</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/19/2008 - 3:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/19/2008 - 5:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial&quot; class=&quot;yshortcuts&quot; id=&quot;lw_1222996491_0&quot;&gt;Adoptive Families&lt;/span&gt; of Michiana - Pumpkin Pickin&#039; &amp;amp; &lt;span style=&quot;border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial&quot; class=&quot;yshortcuts&quot; id=&quot;lw_1222996491_1&quot;&gt;Corn Maze&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/b&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;
Bertrand Farm, Niles, MI&lt;br /&gt;
October 19, 2008&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Join local members of Adoptive Families of Michiana on Sunday, October 19 for pumpkin pickin&#039; and a corn maze at Bertrand Farm from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm . Bertrand Farm, 3575 W Bertrand Rd, Niles, Mi. - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bertrandfarm.com/index_files/Page694.htm&quot; title=&quot;http://www.bertrandfarm.com/index_files/Page694.htm&quot;&gt;http://www.bertrandfarm.com/index_files/Page694.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prospective and waiting families, as well as those already established through domestic, foster-care and international adoption are welcome to attend.  Please RSVP to Denise at &lt;a href=&quot;http://joyfulfamilycelebrations.com&quot; title=&quot;http://joyfulfamilycelebrations.com&quot;&gt;http://joyfulfamilycelebrations.com&lt;/a&gt; on the contact page.
&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:06:38 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Wee Readers Lapsit Registration</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/wee_readers_lapsit_registration_15</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/19/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/19/2008 - 7:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wee Readers Lapsit Registration&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Wee Readers Lapsit is a storytime at the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library for children aged 12 months to 23 months attending with their adult caregiver.  Children must have celebrated their first birthday by the first program date: Thursday, October 23.  This is a structured storytime that combines rhymes, fingerplays, songs, books, and sharing time to introduce children to the world of language.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This 4-week, 30-minute program will be held from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. on these Thursday dates: October 23, 30, and November 6, 13.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Registration is required and begins Thursday, October 9 at 9:00 a.m.  Register in person at the Children’s Services desk or call the downtown Mishawaka Library at 259-5277, ext. 242.  The library cannot accommodate groups in this series of programs.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/storytimes">Storytimes</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:30:09 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Creative Play - Ages 18 months to 2 years- Obrien Center</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/creative_play_ages_18_months_to_2_years_obrien_center_3</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/20/2008 - 10:45am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/20/2008 - 11:15am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A new class the younger ones! Children will use large motor skills to share in the excitement of music and nursery rhymes. Parents, it is helpful is you play along too!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Katelyn Keeton&lt;br /&gt;
574-299-4768 x233&lt;/p&gt;
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 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/education_0">Education</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:34:56 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Preschool Open Gym - Obrien Center</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/preschool_open_gym_obrien_center_37</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/20/2008 - 11:30am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/20/2008 - 12:30pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This non-structured gym time will allow you a chance to enjoy play time with your child. Some gym equiptment will be made available for your enjoyment.&lt;br /&gt;
Obrien Center- South Bend&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Katelyn Keeton&lt;br /&gt;
574-299-4768 x233&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/health_fitness">Health &amp;amp; Fitness</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:26:55 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Treetop Tales</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/treetop_tales_12</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/20/2008 - 10:30am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/20/2008 - 11:00am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Treetop Tales&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
First and Third Mondays of the Month&lt;br /&gt;
10:30 to 11:00 a.m.&lt;br /&gt;
Harris Branch Library&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;No registration necessary.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Share stories, songs, and finger plays for all ages.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information, contact the Harris Branch Children&#039;s Services Area at 574-271-3179.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Harris Branch Library&lt;br /&gt;
51446 Elm Road | Granger, IN  46530&lt;br /&gt;
Call: 574-271-3179&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/storytimes">Storytimes</category>
 <pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:26:33 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/who_s_hiding_in_the_bittersweet_branch_library_66</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/20/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/20/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jesse Bear from the Nancy White Carlstrom books is hiding in a different location each week in Children’s Services at the Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Find him and receive an entry slip for a drawing to be held Friday, October 31.  Two lucky winners will choose books from a selection of new paperbacks.  Children are allowed to enter the drawing one time per week.  &lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:43:15 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Sharing Box – Harris</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/sharing_box_harris_72</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/20/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/20/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sharing Box – Harris&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Read Big Dig by Paul Strickland.  Feel the excitement of a pop-up building site with big machines, busy workers, and loads of action.  Then, create a paper dump truck to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk of the Harris Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:39:59 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]The Sharing Box - Bittersweet</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/the_sharing_box_bittersweet_101</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/20/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/20/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Sharing Box - Bittersweet&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Celebrate the season by reading It’s Fall!  by Linda Glaser.  Then make a pumpkin and leaf mobile to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk, Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:41:51 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Bittersweet Branch Book Sale - Bittersweet </title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/bittersweet_branch_book_sale_bittersweet_0</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/20/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/20/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bittersweet Branch Book Sale - Bittersweet &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
October 18, 20, 21, and 22, 2008&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The next Friends of the Library book sale begins on Saturday, October 18 and continues through Wednesday, October 22, during regular library operating hours at the Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Take advantage of these great sale prices.  Hardcover books are 75¢, paperback books are 50¢, and recent magazines are three for 25¢. Videotapes are $1.00, CDs are $2.00, and DVDs are $2.50.  Selected books are priced as marked.  On the last day of the sale, Wednesday, October 22, all remaining books and magazines will sell for $2-a-bag!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you have extra books taking up space?  Book donations are always welcome at all Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library locations and may be dropped off at Circulation Services during regular library hours.   For more information, contact Reference Services at the Bittersweet Branch Library or call 259-0392.    &lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:50:48 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Wee Readers Lapsit Registration</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/wee_readers_lapsit_registration_16</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/20/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/20/2008 - 7:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wee Readers Lapsit Registration&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Wee Readers Lapsit is a storytime at the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library for children aged 12 months to 23 months attending with their adult caregiver.  Children must have celebrated their first birthday by the first program date: Thursday, October 23.  This is a structured storytime that combines rhymes, fingerplays, songs, books, and sharing time to introduce children to the world of language.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This 4-week, 30-minute program will be held from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. on these Thursday dates: October 23, 30, and November 6, 13.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Registration is required and begins Thursday, October 9 at 9:00 a.m.  Register in person at the Children’s Services desk or call the downtown Mishawaka Library at 259-5277, ext. 242.  The library cannot accommodate groups in this series of programs.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/storytimes">Storytimes</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:30:09 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Vote for Books – All Locations</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/vote_for_books_all_locations_15</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/20/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/20/2008 - 7:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vote for Books – All Locations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Children in kindergarten thru sixth grade are invited to vote for their favorite book character Monday, October 20 through Wednesday, November 5.  Visit the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library, the Bittersweet Branch Library, or the Harris Branch Library and ask for a ballot at the Children’s Services desk.  Children may only vote once at the location of their choice and will receive a “Vote for Books” sticker for participating.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information, inquire at the Children’s Services desk or call 259-5277, ext. 242.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:24:20 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Bittersweet Branch Book Sale - Bittersweet </title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/bittersweet_branch_book_sale_bittersweet_1</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/21/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/21/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bittersweet Branch Book Sale - Bittersweet &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
October 18, 20, 21, and 22, 2008&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The next Friends of the Library book sale begins on Saturday, October 18 and continues through Wednesday, October 22, during regular library operating hours at the Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Take advantage of these great sale prices.  Hardcover books are 75¢, paperback books are 50¢, and recent magazines are three for 25¢. Videotapes are $1.00, CDs are $2.00, and DVDs are $2.50.  Selected books are priced as marked.  On the last day of the sale, Wednesday, October 22, all remaining books and magazines will sell for $2-a-bag!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you have extra books taking up space?  Book donations are always welcome at all Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library locations and may be dropped off at Circulation Services during regular library hours.   For more information, contact Reference Services at the Bittersweet Branch Library or call 259-0392.    &lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:50:48 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/who_s_hiding_in_the_bittersweet_branch_library_67</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/21/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/21/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jesse Bear from the Nancy White Carlstrom books is hiding in a different location each week in Children’s Services at the Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Find him and receive an entry slip for a drawing to be held Friday, October 31.  Two lucky winners will choose books from a selection of new paperbacks.  Children are allowed to enter the drawing one time per week.  &lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:43:15 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Sharing Box – Harris</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/sharing_box_harris_73</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/21/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/21/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sharing Box – Harris&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Read Big Dig by Paul Strickland.  Feel the excitement of a pop-up building site with big machines, busy workers, and loads of action.  Then, create a paper dump truck to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk of the Harris Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:39:59 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]The Sharing Box - Bittersweet</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/the_sharing_box_bittersweet_102</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/21/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/21/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Sharing Box - Bittersweet&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Celebrate the season by reading It’s Fall!  by Linda Glaser.  Then make a pumpkin and leaf mobile to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk, Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:41:51 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Twilight Time Tales – Downtown</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/twilight_time_tales_downtown</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/21/2008 - 6:30pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/21/2008 - 8:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Twilight Time Tales – Downtown&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Twilight Time Tales series pops up some flavorable fun on Tuesday, October 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the Children’s Activity Room of the downtown Mishawaka Library.  This month’s theme is “Pop Right in and Munch.”  Meet a lonely dragon who proves how clever he can be in The Popcorn Dragon by Jane Thayer.  Then learn how popcorn grows and make a popcorn craft.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Adult caregivers must attend with children aged seven years and under.  No registration is necessary.  For more information, inquire at the Children’s Services desk or call 259-5277, ext. 242.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/storytimes">Storytimes</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:16:59 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Wee Readers Lapsit Registration</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/wee_readers_lapsit_registration_17</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/21/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/21/2008 - 7:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wee Readers Lapsit Registration&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Wee Readers Lapsit is a storytime at the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library for children aged 12 months to 23 months attending with their adult caregiver.  Children must have celebrated their first birthday by the first program date: Thursday, October 23.  This is a structured storytime that combines rhymes, fingerplays, songs, books, and sharing time to introduce children to the world of language.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This 4-week, 30-minute program will be held from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. on these Thursday dates: October 23, 30, and November 6, 13.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Registration is required and begins Thursday, October 9 at 9:00 a.m.  Register in person at the Children’s Services desk or call the downtown Mishawaka Library at 259-5277, ext. 242.  The library cannot accommodate groups in this series of programs.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:30:09 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Vote for Books – All Locations</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/vote_for_books_all_locations</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/21/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/21/2008 - 7:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vote for Books – All Locations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Children in kindergarten thru sixth grade are invited to vote for their favorite book character Monday, October 20 through Wednesday, November 5.  Visit the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library, the Bittersweet Branch Library, or the Harris Branch Library and ask for a ballot at the Children’s Services desk.  Children may only vote once at the location of their choice and will receive a “Vote for Books” sticker for participating.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information, inquire at the Children’s Services desk or call 259-5277, ext. 242.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:24:20 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Bittersweet Branch Book Sale - Bittersweet </title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/bittersweet_branch_book_sale_bittersweet_2</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/22/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/22/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bittersweet Branch Book Sale - Bittersweet &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
October 18, 20, 21, and 22, 2008&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The next Friends of the Library book sale begins on Saturday, October 18 and continues through Wednesday, October 22, during regular library operating hours at the Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Take advantage of these great sale prices.  Hardcover books are 75¢, paperback books are 50¢, and recent magazines are three for 25¢. Videotapes are $1.00, CDs are $2.00, and DVDs are $2.50.  Selected books are priced as marked.  On the last day of the sale, Wednesday, October 22, all remaining books and magazines will sell for $2-a-bag!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you have extra books taking up space?  Book donations are always welcome at all Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library locations and may be dropped off at Circulation Services during regular library hours.   For more information, contact Reference Services at the Bittersweet Branch Library or call 259-0392.    &lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:50:48 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/who_s_hiding_in_the_bittersweet_branch_library_68</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/22/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/22/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jesse Bear from the Nancy White Carlstrom books is hiding in a different location each week in Children’s Services at the Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Find him and receive an entry slip for a drawing to be held Friday, October 31.  Two lucky winners will choose books from a selection of new paperbacks.  Children are allowed to enter the drawing one time per week.  &lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:43:15 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Sharing Box – Harris</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/sharing_box_harris_74</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/22/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/22/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sharing Box – Harris&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Read Big Dig by Paul Strickland.  Feel the excitement of a pop-up building site with big machines, busy workers, and loads of action.  Then, create a paper dump truck to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk of the Harris Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:39:59 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]The Sharing Box - Bittersweet</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/the_sharing_box_bittersweet_103</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/22/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/22/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Sharing Box - Bittersweet&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Celebrate the season by reading It’s Fall!  by Linda Glaser.  Then make a pumpkin and leaf mobile to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk, Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:41:51 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Wee Readers Lapsit Registration</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/wee_readers_lapsit_registration_18</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/22/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/22/2008 - 7:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wee Readers Lapsit Registration&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Wee Readers Lapsit is a storytime at the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library for children aged 12 months to 23 months attending with their adult caregiver.  Children must have celebrated their first birthday by the first program date: Thursday, October 23.  This is a structured storytime that combines rhymes, fingerplays, songs, books, and sharing time to introduce children to the world of language.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This 4-week, 30-minute program will be held from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. on these Thursday dates: October 23, 30, and November 6, 13.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Registration is required and begins Thursday, October 9 at 9:00 a.m.  Register in person at the Children’s Services desk or call the downtown Mishawaka Library at 259-5277, ext. 242.  The library cannot accommodate groups in this series of programs.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:30:09 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Women&#039;s Comedy night &quot;Laugh your way through womanhood&quot;</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/womens_comedy_night_laugh_your_way_through_womanhood</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/22/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/22/2008 - 8:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Women&#039;s Comedy Night &amp;quot;Laugh Your Way Thourgh Womanhood&amp;quot;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;North Liberty Church of Christ by MOPS&lt;br /&gt;
October 22, 2008&lt;br /&gt;
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
Tickets are $5.00 in advance or $7.00 at the event.  Advanced tickets can be purchased through the NLCC office or The Family Christian Store (Ireland Road or McKinley locations).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
Featuring Chicago comedian Cheryl Moeller- Mother of 6 children and married for over 28 years.&lt;br /&gt;
Cheryl Moeller is a seasoned mother and an outrageous stand up comic who will make you laugh until it comes out your nose. She uses her over-the-counter-top humor to bring hope and encouragement to moms trying to cope with the everydayness of life. She believes parents can experience new energy and vitality in enjoying clean and honest humor.
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 <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:44:14 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Vote for Books – All Locations</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/vote_for_books_all_locations_0</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/22/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/22/2008 - 7:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vote for Books – All Locations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Children in kindergarten thru sixth grade are invited to vote for their favorite book character Monday, October 20 through Wednesday, November 5.  Visit the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library, the Bittersweet Branch Library, or the Harris Branch Library and ask for a ballot at the Children’s Services desk.  Children may only vote once at the location of their choice and will receive a “Vote for Books” sticker for participating.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information, inquire at the Children’s Services desk or call 259-5277, ext. 242.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:24:20 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Needle Nuts</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/needle_nuts_13</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/22/2008 - 6:30pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/22/2008 - 7:30pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Needle Nuts&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the Month&lt;br /&gt;
6:30 p.m.&lt;br /&gt;
Harris Branch Library&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you enjoy needlework of any kind or would like help learning, join us! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;New participants always welcome!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information, contact L:ynell Wolff at the Harris Branch Library at 271-3179.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Harris Branch Library&lt;br /&gt;
51446 Elm Road, Granger&lt;br /&gt;
574-271-3179&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:26:34 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Wee Readers Lapsit - Downtown</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/wee_readers_lapsit_downtown_2</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/23/2008 - 9:30am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/23/2008 - 10:00am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Wee Readers Lapsit - Downtown&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Wee Readers Lapsit is a storytime at the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library for children aged 12 months to 23 months attending with their adult caregiver.  Children must have celebrated their first birthday by the first program date: Thursday, October 23.  This is a structured storytime that combines rhymes, fingerplays, songs, books, and sharing time to introduce children to the world of language.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This 4-week, 30-minute program will be held from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. on these Thursday dates: October 23, 30, and November 6, 13.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Registration is required and begins Thursday, October 9 at 9:00 a.m.  Register in person at the Children’s Services desk or call the downtown Mishawaka Library at 259-5277, ext. 242.  The library cannot accommodate groups in this series of programs.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/storytimes">Storytimes</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:28:27 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/who_s_hiding_in_the_bittersweet_branch_library_69</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/23/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/23/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jesse Bear from the Nancy White Carlstrom books is hiding in a different location each week in Children’s Services at the Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Find him and receive an entry slip for a drawing to be held Friday, October 31.  Two lucky winners will choose books from a selection of new paperbacks.  Children are allowed to enter the drawing one time per week.  &lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:43:15 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Sharing Box – Harris</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/sharing_box_harris_75</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/23/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/23/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sharing Box – Harris&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Read Big Dig by Paul Strickland.  Feel the excitement of a pop-up building site with big machines, busy workers, and loads of action.  Then, create a paper dump truck to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk of the Harris Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:39:59 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]The Sharing Box - Bittersweet</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/the_sharing_box_bittersweet_104</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/23/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/23/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Sharing Box - Bittersweet&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Celebrate the season by reading It’s Fall!  by Linda Glaser.  Then make a pumpkin and leaf mobile to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk, Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:41:51 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Vote for Books – All Locations</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/vote_for_books_all_locations_1</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/23/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/23/2008 - 7:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vote for Books – All Locations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Children in kindergarten thru sixth grade are invited to vote for their favorite book character Monday, October 20 through Wednesday, November 5.  Visit the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library, the Bittersweet Branch Library, or the Harris Branch Library and ask for a ballot at the Children’s Services desk.  Children may only vote once at the location of their choice and will receive a “Vote for Books” sticker for participating.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information, inquire at the Children’s Services desk or call 259-5277, ext. 242.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:24:20 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Going Batty</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/going_batty_4</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/24/2008 - 10:00am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/24/2008 - 11:00am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Going Batty&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;You and your 3 or 4 year old can explore the world of animals in these 1-hour classes.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;They are furry and flighted, but are they fearsome?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10-11AM&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;
&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://potawatomizoo.org/tiny-explorers.asp&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to download a registration form for this event. &lt;/font&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:51:28 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Frightful Friday – Downtown</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/frightful_friday_downtown</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/24/2008 - 1:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/24/2008 - 4:30pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Frightful Friday – Downtown&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Preschool children thru sixth graders can visit the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library on Friday, October 24 for a Frightful Friday of Halloween fun. Have a “ghoulish” good time at the craft table anytime between 1:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.  Watch as educators from the St. Joseph County Parks present “Things That Go Bump in the Night” from 3:00-3:30 p.m.  Stories will be read in the Heritage Center jail cell at 1:20 p.m. and 2:20 p.m.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Children are invited to wear their Halloween costumes as they “trick or treat” each library department anytime between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m.  Some of the special guests joining us this year for our “trick or treat” celebration include Burger King, Little Caesars, and the Old Country Buffet Bee!&lt;br /&gt;
For more information, inquire at the Children’s Services desk or call 259-5277, ext. 242.
&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:20:49 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]The Sharing Box - Bittersweet</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/the_sharing_box_bittersweet_105</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/24/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/24/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Sharing Box - Bittersweet&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Celebrate the season by reading It’s Fall!  by Linda Glaser.  Then make a pumpkin and leaf mobile to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk, Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:41:52 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/who_s_hiding_in_the_bittersweet_branch_library_70</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/24/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/24/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jesse Bear from the Nancy White Carlstrom books is hiding in a different location each week in Children’s Services at the Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Find him and receive an entry slip for a drawing to be held Friday, October 31.  Two lucky winners will choose books from a selection of new paperbacks.  Children are allowed to enter the drawing one time per week.  &lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:43:15 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Sharing Box – Harris</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/sharing_box_harris_76</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/24/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/24/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sharing Box – Harris&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Read Big Dig by Paul Strickland.  Feel the excitement of a pop-up building site with big machines, busy workers, and loads of action.  Then, create a paper dump truck to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk of the Harris Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:39:59 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Vote for Books – All Locations</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/vote_for_books_all_locations_2</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/24/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/24/2008 - 7:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vote for Books – All Locations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Children in kindergarten thru sixth grade are invited to vote for their favorite book character Monday, October 20 through Wednesday, November 5.  Visit the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library, the Bittersweet Branch Library, or the Harris Branch Library and ask for a ballot at the Children’s Services desk.  Children may only vote once at the location of their choice and will receive a “Vote for Books” sticker for participating.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information, inquire at the Children’s Services desk or call 259-5277, ext. 242.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:24:20 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]The Sharing Box - Bittersweet</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/the_sharing_box_bittersweet_106</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/25/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/25/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Sharing Box - Bittersweet&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Celebrate the season by reading It’s Fall!  by Linda Glaser.  Then make a pumpkin and leaf mobile to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk, Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:41:52 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/who_s_hiding_in_the_bittersweet_branch_library_71</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/25/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/25/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jesse Bear from the Nancy White Carlstrom books is hiding in a different location each week in Children’s Services at the Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Find him and receive an entry slip for a drawing to be held Friday, October 31.  Two lucky winners will choose books from a selection of new paperbacks.  Children are allowed to enter the drawing one time per week.  &lt;/p&gt;
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 <title>[R]Sharing Box – Harris</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/sharing_box_harris_77</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/25/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/25/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sharing Box – Harris&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Read Big Dig by Paul Strickland.  Feel the excitement of a pop-up building site with big machines, busy workers, and loads of action.  Then, create a paper dump truck to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk of the Harris Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:39:59 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Walk on the Wild Side</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/walk_on_the_wild_side</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/25/2008 - 6:30pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/25/2008 - 11:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Walk on the Wild Side&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mishawaka Res off Capital Avenue just South of LWE
&lt;/p&gt;
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October 25, 2008&lt;br /&gt;
6:30 pm - 11:00 pm
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Walk on the Wild Side: October 25 There will be something to scare everyone on the haunted trails of the Mishawaka Res off Capital Avenue just South of LWE. Fee is $5 per person and funds go to support Boy Scout Troop 122. Open from 6:30 to 11 p.m. Take a nonperishable food item and receive one free coffee or hot cocoa.  For more details visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.troop122.net&quot; title=&quot;www.troop122.net&quot;&gt;www.troop122.net&lt;/a&gt;
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 <pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:22:57 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Vote for Books – All Locations</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/vote_for_books_all_locations_3</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/25/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/25/2008 - 7:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vote for Books – All Locations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Children in kindergarten thru sixth grade are invited to vote for their favorite book character Monday, October 20 through Wednesday, November 5.  Visit the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library, the Bittersweet Branch Library, or the Harris Branch Library and ask for a ballot at the Children’s Services desk.  Children may only vote once at the location of their choice and will receive a “Vote for Books” sticker for participating.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information, inquire at the Children’s Services desk or call 259-5277, ext. 242.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:24:20 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Halloween Walk</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/halloween_walk</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/25/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/25/2008 - 9:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Halloween Walk&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Newton Park - 801 N. Michigan, Lakeville, IN&lt;br /&gt;
Saturday, October 25, 2008&lt;br /&gt;
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit Newton Park on Saturday-October 25, 2008 from 7pm-9pm for our Halloween Trick-or-Treat Walk through the Haunted Woods &amp;amp; Cabin. Free entry and free popcorn and hot chocolate to end the evening. Only $2 to have a picture taken with a ghoul or goblin. Over 50 area businesses will be participating by passing out tricks and treats to all the children who visit. So come and join us for a night of shrieks and howling good fun!!!&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:40:43 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]The Sharing Box - Bittersweet</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/the_sharing_box_bittersweet_107</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/26/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/26/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Sharing Box - Bittersweet&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Celebrate the season by reading It’s Fall!  by Linda Glaser.  Then make a pumpkin and leaf mobile to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk, Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <title>[R]Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/who_s_hiding_in_the_bittersweet_branch_library_72</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/26/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/26/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jesse Bear from the Nancy White Carlstrom books is hiding in a different location each week in Children’s Services at the Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Find him and receive an entry slip for a drawing to be held Friday, October 31.  Two lucky winners will choose books from a selection of new paperbacks.  Children are allowed to enter the drawing one time per week.  &lt;/p&gt;
</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:43:15 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Sharing Box – Harris</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/sharing_box_harris_78</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/26/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/26/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sharing Box – Harris&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Read Big Dig by Paul Strickland.  Feel the excitement of a pop-up building site with big machines, busy workers, and loads of action.  Then, create a paper dump truck to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk of the Harris Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:39:59 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Vote for Books – All Locations</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/vote_for_books_all_locations_4</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/26/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/26/2008 - 7:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vote for Books – All Locations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Children in kindergarten thru sixth grade are invited to vote for their favorite book character Monday, October 20 through Wednesday, November 5.  Visit the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library, the Bittersweet Branch Library, or the Harris Branch Library and ask for a ballot at the Children’s Services desk.  Children may only vote once at the location of their choice and will receive a “Vote for Books” sticker for participating.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information, inquire at the Children’s Services desk or call 259-5277, ext. 242.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:24:20 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Storytime Sampler</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/storytime_sampler_12</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/27/2008 - 10:30am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/27/2008 - 11:00am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Storytime Sampler&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Second and Fourth Mondays of the Month&lt;br /&gt;
Bittersweet Branch Library&lt;br /&gt;
10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;No registration required! Experience a sampling of the materials used in our Preschool and Toddler programs during this 30 minute session. Adult caregivers are expected to attend with their children.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information, contact the  Bittersweet Branch Children&#039;s Services at 574-259-0392.  Join us!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Adult caregivers are expected to attend with children seven years and younger. 
&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
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 <pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:26:33 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]The Sharing Box - Bittersweet</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/the_sharing_box_bittersweet_108</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/27/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/27/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Sharing Box - Bittersweet&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Celebrate the season by reading It’s Fall!  by Linda Glaser.  Then make a pumpkin and leaf mobile to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk, Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:41:52 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/who_s_hiding_in_the_bittersweet_branch_library_73</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/27/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/27/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jesse Bear from the Nancy White Carlstrom books is hiding in a different location each week in Children’s Services at the Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Find him and receive an entry slip for a drawing to be held Friday, October 31.  Two lucky winners will choose books from a selection of new paperbacks.  Children are allowed to enter the drawing one time per week.  &lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:43:15 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Sharing Box – Harris</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/sharing_box_harris_79</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/27/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/27/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sharing Box – Harris&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Read Big Dig by Paul Strickland.  Feel the excitement of a pop-up building site with big machines, busy workers, and loads of action.  Then, create a paper dump truck to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk of the Harris Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:39:59 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Vote for Books – All Locations</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/vote_for_books_all_locations_5</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/27/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/27/2008 - 7:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vote for Books – All Locations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Children in kindergarten thru sixth grade are invited to vote for their favorite book character Monday, October 20 through Wednesday, November 5.  Visit the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library, the Bittersweet Branch Library, or the Harris Branch Library and ask for a ballot at the Children’s Services desk.  Children may only vote once at the location of their choice and will receive a “Vote for Books” sticker for participating.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information, inquire at the Children’s Services desk or call 259-5277, ext. 242.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:24:20 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]The Sharing Box - Bittersweet</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/the_sharing_box_bittersweet_109</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/28/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/28/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Sharing Box - Bittersweet&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Celebrate the season by reading It’s Fall!  by Linda Glaser.  Then make a pumpkin and leaf mobile to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk, Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:41:52 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/who_s_hiding_in_the_bittersweet_branch_library_74</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/28/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/28/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jesse Bear from the Nancy White Carlstrom books is hiding in a different location each week in Children’s Services at the Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Find him and receive an entry slip for a drawing to be held Friday, October 31.  Two lucky winners will choose books from a selection of new paperbacks.  Children are allowed to enter the drawing one time per week.  &lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:43:15 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Sharing Box – Harris</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/sharing_box_harris_80</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/28/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/28/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sharing Box – Harris&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Read Big Dig by Paul Strickland.  Feel the excitement of a pop-up building site with big machines, busy workers, and loads of action.  Then, create a paper dump truck to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk of the Harris Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:39:59 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Ghosts, Ghouls, and Giggles - Bittersweet</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/ghosts_ghouls_and_giggles_bittersweet</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/28/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/28/2008 - 8:30pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Ghosts, Ghouls, and Giggles - Bittersweet&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Join the library “witches” for some spine-tingling, but “not-too-scary”, stories on Tuesday, October 28 at 7:00 p.m.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Come in costume and join in our costume parade.  Light refreshments will be served.&lt;br /&gt;
For more information, inquire at the Children’s Services desk of the Bittersweet Branch Library or call 259-0392.  &lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:46:59 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Vote for Books – All Locations</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/vote_for_books_all_locations_6</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/28/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/28/2008 - 7:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vote for Books – All Locations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Children in kindergarten thru sixth grade are invited to vote for their favorite book character Monday, October 20 through Wednesday, November 5.  Visit the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library, the Bittersweet Branch Library, or the Harris Branch Library and ask for a ballot at the Children’s Services desk.  Children may only vote once at the location of their choice and will receive a “Vote for Books” sticker for participating.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information, inquire at the Children’s Services desk or call 259-5277, ext. 242.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:24:20 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>St. Joseph County Mothers &amp; More Open House</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/st_joseph_county_mothers_more_open_house</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/28/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/28/2008 - 8:30pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;b&gt;St. Joseph County Mothers &amp;amp; More Open House&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
South Bend Chocolate Cafe&#039;s Rockne Room&lt;br /&gt;
October 28, 2008&lt;br /&gt;
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
Come and meet other moms and win great prizes!  Mothers &amp;amp; More is a non-profit organization that supports mothers and all the work they do!  No obligation to join, just to have fun and learn more about this great group of moms!  You could win a free night&#039;s stay at a hotel, dinner out, beauty products and MORE! &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mothersandmore/chapters/stjoseph&quot; title=&quot;www.mothersandmore/chapters/stjoseph&quot;&gt;www.mothersandmore/chapters/stjoseph&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:00:46 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]The Sharing Box - Bittersweet</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/the_sharing_box_bittersweet_110</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/29/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/29/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Sharing Box - Bittersweet&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Celebrate the season by reading It’s Fall!  by Linda Glaser.  Then make a pumpkin and leaf mobile to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk, Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:41:52 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/who_s_hiding_in_the_bittersweet_branch_library_75</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/29/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/29/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jesse Bear from the Nancy White Carlstrom books is hiding in a different location each week in Children’s Services at the Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Find him and receive an entry slip for a drawing to be held Friday, October 31.  Two lucky winners will choose books from a selection of new paperbacks.  Children are allowed to enter the drawing one time per week.  &lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:43:15 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Sharing Box – Harris</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/sharing_box_harris_81</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/29/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/29/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sharing Box – Harris&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Read Big Dig by Paul Strickland.  Feel the excitement of a pop-up building site with big machines, busy workers, and loads of action.  Then, create a paper dump truck to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk of the Harris Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:39:59 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Vote for Books – All Locations</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/vote_for_books_all_locations_7</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/29/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/29/2008 - 7:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vote for Books – All Locations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Children in kindergarten thru sixth grade are invited to vote for their favorite book character Monday, October 20 through Wednesday, November 5.  Visit the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library, the Bittersweet Branch Library, or the Harris Branch Library and ask for a ballot at the Children’s Services desk.  Children may only vote once at the location of their choice and will receive a “Vote for Books” sticker for participating.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information, inquire at the Children’s Services desk or call 259-5277, ext. 242.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <title>[R]Wee Readers Lapsit - Downtown</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/wee_readers_lapsit_downtown</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/30/2008 - 9:30am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/30/2008 - 10:00am&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Wee Readers Lapsit - Downtown&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Wee Readers Lapsit is a storytime at the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library for children aged 12 months to 23 months attending with their adult caregiver.  Children must have celebrated their first birthday by the first program date: Thursday, October 23.  This is a structured storytime that combines rhymes, fingerplays, songs, books, and sharing time to introduce children to the world of language.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This 4-week, 30-minute program will be held from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. on these Thursday dates: October 23, 30, and November 6, 13.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Registration is required and begins Thursday, October 9 at 9:00 a.m.  Register in person at the Children’s Services desk or call the downtown Mishawaka Library at 259-5277, ext. 242.  The library cannot accommodate groups in this series of programs.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:28:27 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Sharing Box – Harris</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/sharing_box_harris_82</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/30/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/30/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sharing Box – Harris&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Read Big Dig by Paul Strickland.  Feel the excitement of a pop-up building site with big machines, busy workers, and loads of action.  Then, create a paper dump truck to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk of the Harris Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:40:00 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]The Sharing Box - Bittersweet</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/the_sharing_box_bittersweet_111</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/30/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/30/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Sharing Box - Bittersweet&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Celebrate the season by reading It’s Fall!  by Linda Glaser.  Then make a pumpkin and leaf mobile to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk, Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:41:52 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/who_s_hiding_in_the_bittersweet_branch_library_76</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/30/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/30/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jesse Bear from the Nancy White Carlstrom books is hiding in a different location each week in Children’s Services at the Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Find him and receive an entry slip for a drawing to be held Friday, October 31.  Two lucky winners will choose books from a selection of new paperbacks.  Children are allowed to enter the drawing one time per week.  &lt;/p&gt;
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 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:43:15 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Vote for Books – All Locations</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/vote_for_books_all_locations_8</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/30/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/30/2008 - 7:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vote for Books – All Locations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Children in kindergarten thru sixth grade are invited to vote for their favorite book character Monday, October 20 through Wednesday, November 5.  Visit the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library, the Bittersweet Branch Library, or the Harris Branch Library and ask for a ballot at the Children’s Services desk.  Children may only vote once at the location of their choice and will receive a “Vote for Books” sticker for participating.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information, inquire at the Children’s Services desk or call 259-5277, ext. 242.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:24:20 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Sharing Box – Harris</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/sharing_box_harris_83</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/31/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/31/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sharing Box – Harris&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Read Big Dig by Paul Strickland.  Feel the excitement of a pop-up building site with big machines, busy workers, and loads of action.  Then, create a paper dump truck to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk of the Harris Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:40:00 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]The Sharing Box - Bittersweet</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/the_sharing_box_bittersweet_112</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/31/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/31/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Sharing Box - Bittersweet&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Celebrate the season by reading It’s Fall!  by Linda Glaser.  Then make a pumpkin and leaf mobile to take home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ask for this Sharing Box anytime during the month of October at the Children’s Services desk, Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:41:52 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/who_s_hiding_in_the_bittersweet_branch_library_77</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/31/2008 - 2:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/31/2008 - 2:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Who’s Hiding in the Bittersweet Branch Library?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jesse Bear from the Nancy White Carlstrom books is hiding in a different location each week in Children’s Services at the Bittersweet Branch Library.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Find him and receive an entry slip for a drawing to be held Friday, October 31.  Two lucky winners will choose books from a selection of new paperbacks.  Children are allowed to enter the drawing one time per week.  &lt;/p&gt;
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 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:43:15 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Vote for Books – All Locations</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/vote_for_books_all_locations_9</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 10/31/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 10/31/2008 - 7:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vote for Books – All Locations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Children in kindergarten thru sixth grade are invited to vote for their favorite book character Monday, October 20 through Wednesday, November 5.  Visit the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library, the Bittersweet Branch Library, or the Harris Branch Library and ask for a ballot at the Children’s Services desk.  Children may only vote once at the location of their choice and will receive a “Vote for Books” sticker for participating.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information, inquire at the Children’s Services desk or call 259-5277, ext. 242.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:24:20 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Kids Workshops - The Home Depot Stores</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/kids_workshops_the_home_depot_stores_16</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 11/01/2008 - 9:00am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 11/01/2008 - 12:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt; Kids Workshops are free &amp;quot;How-To Clinics&amp;quot; designed for children ages 5-12. The  workshops are offered on the first Saturday of each month between 9:00 a.m.  and noon at all The Home Depot stores. Children accompanied by an adult  construct projects from pre-fabricated kits. The kits are designed to be both  educational and practical.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Home Depot&amp;#39;s Kids Workshops  offer useful projects including the creation of toolboxes, fire trucks and  mail organizers, as well as more educational projects, such as a window  birdhouse, bughouse or Declaration of Independence frame kit.         &lt;/p&gt;
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 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/education_0">Education</category>
 <pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:28:55 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Vote for Books – All Locations</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/vote_for_books_all_locations_10</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 11/01/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 11/01/2008 - 7:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vote for Books – All Locations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Children in kindergarten thru sixth grade are invited to vote for their favorite book character Monday, October 20 through Wednesday, November 5.  Visit the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library, the Bittersweet Branch Library, or the Harris Branch Library and ask for a ballot at the Children’s Services desk.  Children may only vote once at the location of their choice and will receive a “Vote for Books” sticker for participating.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information, inquire at the Children’s Services desk or call 259-5277, ext. 242.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:24:20 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Vote for Books – All Locations</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/vote_for_books_all_locations_11</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 11/02/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 11/02/2008 - 7:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vote for Books – All Locations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Children in kindergarten thru sixth grade are invited to vote for their favorite book character Monday, October 20 through Wednesday, November 5.  Visit the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library, the Bittersweet Branch Library, or the Harris Branch Library and ask for a ballot at the Children’s Services desk.  Children may only vote once at the location of their choice and will receive a “Vote for Books” sticker for participating.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information, inquire at the Children’s Services desk or call 259-5277, ext. 242.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:24:20 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Treetop Tales - MPHPL (Harris)</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/treetop_tales_mphpl_harris_3</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 11/03/2008 - 10:30am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 11/03/2008 - 11:00am&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000099&quot;&gt;First and Third Mondays of the Month&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;font face=&quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000099&quot;&gt;10:30 to 11:00 a.m.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;font face=&quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000099&quot;&gt;Harris Branch Library&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#3333ff&quot;&gt;No registration necessary.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Share stories, songs, and finger plays for all ages.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Treetop Tales is open to children of all ages.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;font face=&quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Registration is not required.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;An adult caregiver must attend with a child age 7 and under.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;For more information, contact Harris Branch Children&#039;s Services at 271-3179.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;Adult caregivers are expected to attend with children seven years and younger.&lt;/em&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;Harris Branch Library&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;51446 Elm Road&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;Granger, IN  46530&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;574-271-3179&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mphpl.org/treetoptales.html&quot;&gt;http://www.mphpl.org/treetoptales.html&lt;/a&gt;
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 <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:02:41 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Treetop Tales</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/treetop_tales_13</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 11/03/2008 - 10:30am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 11/03/2008 - 11:00am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Treetop Tales&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
First and Third Mondays of the Month&lt;br /&gt;
10:30 to 11:00 a.m.&lt;br /&gt;
Harris Branch Library&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;No registration necessary.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Share stories, songs, and finger plays for all ages.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information, contact the Harris Branch Children&#039;s Services Area at 574-271-3179.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Harris Branch Library&lt;br /&gt;
51446 Elm Road | Granger, IN  46530&lt;br /&gt;
Call: 574-271-3179&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:26:33 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Vote for Books – All Locations</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/vote_for_books_all_locations_12</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 11/03/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 11/03/2008 - 7:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vote for Books – All Locations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Children in kindergarten thru sixth grade are invited to vote for their favorite book character Monday, October 20 through Wednesday, November 5.  Visit the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library, the Bittersweet Branch Library, or the Harris Branch Library and ask for a ballot at the Children’s Services desk.  Children may only vote once at the location of their choice and will receive a “Vote for Books” sticker for participating.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information, inquire at the Children’s Services desk or call 259-5277, ext. 242.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <category domain="http://michianamoms.com/library_events">Library Events</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:24:20 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>[R]Vote for Books – All Locations</title>
 <link>http://michianamoms.com/vote_for_books_all_locations_13</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 11/04/2008 - 7:00pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 11/04/2008 - 7:59pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vote for 