Libraries, bookstores set to host events

Barnes & Noble, 5150 O St., will kick off its Holiday Book drive with a pajama party storytime from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday night. Kids are invited to wear their pajamas, hear a story, make a craft and visit with Curious George. The Holiday Book Drive is a benefit for Headstart/ExCITE of Lincoln.

On Monday, Indigo Bridge Bookstore, 701 P St., will celebrate the new Ivy and Bean book, "Doomed to Dance," with a party from 5 to 6 p.m. There will be games, snacks and a chance to talk about this series of books about friendship and diversity.

"Rock the Auditorium" - a Rock Band Wii event - will be held 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bennett Martin Public Library, 136 S. 14th St. The event is open to students in sixth through 12th grades. It is sponsored by the Bennett Martin Public Library Teen Advisory Board.

• Friday
  Storytime Spectacular, 10:30 a.m., SouthPointe Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 2910 Pine Lake Road. New theme/activity each week. 421-7979.
• Monday
  Lincoln City Libraries storytimes, toddlers: 10:30 a.m. Anderson Branch. Elementary ages: 4:15 p.m., Williams Branch (north side of Arnold Elementary School).
  Storytime Spectacular, 10:30 a.m., SouthPointe Barnes & Noble Booksellers.
  "Ivy and Bean: Doomed to Dance," 5-6 p.m., Indigo Bridge Books, 701 P St. Snacks, games, book discussion and free items.
• Tuesday
  Lincoln City Libraries storytimes, toddlers: 10:30 a.m. Anderson Branch. Elementary ages: 4:15 p.m., Williams Branch (north side of Arnold Elementary School).
  Lincoln Public Schools Board of Education meeting, 7 p.m., LPS District Offices, board room, 5901 O St. 436-1601.
• Wednesday
  Lincoln City Libraries closed in observance of Veterans Day.
• Thursday
  Lincoln City Libraries storytimes, preschool: 10:15 a.m. Bennett Martin; 10:30 a.m. Bethany, Eiseley, Gere; 7 p.m. Williams Branch (north side of Arnold Elementary School). Toddlers: 10, 10:35 a.m. Gere; 10:35 a.m. Eiseley.
• Shows
  Planetarium Astronomy shows: "Dark Side of the Moon: The Fulldome Experience," 7 p.m. Thursdays. "Touching the Universe," 2 p.m., and "Dawn of the Space Age," 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays (except home football game Saturdays). Admission: $8/adults, $5.50/ages 5-18, $2.50/ages 4 and under, (includes admission to University of Nebraska State Museum), Mueller Planetarium. 472-2641.
  Hyde Observatory shows: "The Night the Stars Fell" and "Fall Constellations," 7-10 p.m. Saturdays, Hyde Memorial Observatory. Free.
• Register now
  University of Nebraska-Lincoln Junior Blackshirts, for ages 2-12, during Nebraska home football games, Saturday and Nov. 21, UNL Campus Recreation Center, east of Memorial Stadium. $20/child/game. Preregistration required, 472-3467.
  Karate for Kids, 10-11 a.m. Nov. 14, Plaza Conference Center, BryanLGH East, 1600 S. 48th St. For ages 4-12. Free. Register, 481-8886 or www.bryanlgh.org/calendar.
• Workshops/classes
  Breast-feeding support groups for pregnant and breast-feeding women, contact La Leche League, Rose, 488-7741 or www.lllusa.org/web/LincolnNE.html or BryanLGH College of Health Sciences, 481-3328.
• Coming up
  Families Matter, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Nov. 14, Lincoln Children's Museum. Hands-on activities for kids and information for parents. Free, with invitation. For invitation, visit www.lincolnchildrensmuseum.org.
  Behlen Observatory public night, 7:30-10 p.m., Nov. 20, Behlen Observatory, near Mead. Free. Visit: http://astro.unl.edu/observatory or 472-2788.
  This column includes events that are of interest to families. Material must be received at least two weeks before the event. Send suggested material to Family Calendar, P.O. Box 81689, Lincoln, NE 68501 or e-mail to eandersen@journalstar.com.