Library's blood drive Saturday and Halloween Festival Oct. 30 both set up behind City Hall

The Melissa Public Library has two events planned for the plaza behind City Hall over the next two weeks: a blood drive this Saturday and its yearly Halloween Festival the following Friday.

Blood drive, Saturday, Oct. 24

The library is hosting Carter BloodCare from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Park Plaza behind City Hall, 3411 Barker Ave. Donors can give whole blood or double red cells, according to the city's event listing, which points would-be donors to carterbloodcare.org for eligibility rules and an explanation of how donation works.

The same morning, the library's adult craft class meets from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Community Room. This month's project is a geode-style decorated skull made with crushed glass and mixed media.

Halloween Festival, Friday, Oct. 30

The library's Annual Halloween Festival runs from 9 to 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, or until supplies run out, in the City Hall lobby and on Park Plaza. The city lists trick-or-treating with city departments, games and activities, local vendors and food trucks, and it encourages costumes.

The event is open to all ages, and the library calls it one of the city's biggest community events of the year.

Also at the library this week

• STEM Station for all ages, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 10:30 to 11:15 a.m.
• Tween STEM Lab for ages 10 to 13, with a build-a-monster challenge, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
• Preschool storytime and craft for ages 3 to 5, Friday, Oct. 23, 10:30 to 11 a.m.

Library programs are first come, first served while space and supplies last unless stated otherwise, and the library may turn people away 10 minutes after a program starts, the listings say.

Sources

cityofmelissa.com