Community Library

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A Brief History of Your Library
Chauncey Montgomery
Again, the community came together to support a
bond to fund the construction of the new facility. In
July of 1994, Community Library opened in its current
This year marks Sunbury’s bicentennial. As much as I’d location on Burrer Drive. It’s hard to believe that we
like to say that the first course of action for the village have been serving the Big Walnut community from
founders was to establish a public library, it wasn’t.
this location for 22 years and we are busier than ever.
According to accounts by Gladys Cross and Polly
As Sunbury grows, so does the need for space,
Horn, there were early attempts, but it took over 125
years before the community officially started it’s own programs, and materials. The current addition
and renovation project will help us meet those
local library.
current needs. As the project nears its completion,
In 1943, the YWCA organized a gathering of literary
everyone is getting more and more excited. I wonder
clubs from Sunbury and Galena with a plan, once
if participants of the 1943 YWCA meeting ever
again in pursuit of establishing a public library. Their
imagined what the library would look like today? It’s
efforts paid off, and in February 1944, the Sunbury
hard to imagine what the library will look 75 years
Board of Education appointed seven local residents
from now. Regardless, with a rich history of local
to the library board of trustees. The community pulled support and partnerships, we’re confident that
together, donating books, furniture, money, and time. Community Library will continue to meet the growing
On June 3, 1944, Community Library officially opened and changing needs of the Big Walnut area.
to the public.
VFW Sunbury POST 8736 Gives Gift to Library
The library was housed in various buildings in Sunbury, Public libraries are a symbol of our nation’s abundant
but as the collection and services grew, the library
freedoms and liberties. It’s hard not to feel great
needed more space. In the summer of 1954, the
pride whenever the flag flies in front of the library. For
library partnered with village leaders and secured a
years, we have wanted to have a lighted flag pole
home in the town hall on Sunbury’s square. Aside from to display our nation’s flag. The current construction
a remodeling project in the early 1980s that forced the project has given us an opportunity to explore that
library into a temporary location, the library occupied possibility, and with a generous gift from Sunbury’s
the town hall on Sunbury’s square into the early 1990s. VFW Post 8736, we will finally be able to install a
By that point, demand for library services was growing lighted flag pole to further honor our country and
beyond the limitations of the town hall and it was
community. Community Library would like to offer a
necessary to build a new facility.
special thanks to Post 8736 for supporting the library
and community.
Burrer Room
Many local history institutions across
the state are making their newspaper
collections available online, and
Community Library is no exception!
For the past few years, volunteer Ron
Lehman has been scanning early
editions of the Sunbury News into our
digital library, Delaware County Memory. To read
these early newspapers, click on the date to the
left of the headline at Sunbury News http://www.
delawarecountymemory.org/newspapers.php. Check
back often so you don’t miss any new issues that Ron
has added to the collection.
If you are looking for an obituary that would
have appeared in the local paper, visit The
Sunbury News Obituary Index at http://www.
delawarecountymemory.org/enter_name.php. This
information is available thanks to the efforts of library
volunteer Joyce Stuttler. Over the past few years,
Joyce has extracted these obituaries from The Sunbury
News and added them to Delaware County Memory.
If you don’t see an obituary online, please call the
library at 740-965-3901 and ask for assistance, or email
[email protected].
Community Library has the Sunbury News on microfilm
from 1909-2015, except for the years 1919-1922. If you
happen to have original issues of these stored in your
attic or know someone who does, we’d love to see
them!
-Margaret
Fangirl
by: Rainbow Rowell
An incredibly charming story of a
young anxiety-ridden twin, Fangirl
follows Cath in her first year of
college. She’s never been apart
from her twin, Wren, and though
they attend the same university in
Nebraska they hardly see each other
on campus; Wren is distant, drinking
and partying without Cath, but Cath
prefers to sit for hours on her laptop writing fanfiction
about her favorite character in the whole world –
Simon Snow. While worrying about her manic single
father, her roommate’s really cute and goofy guy
friend who always visits, her sister, and juggling class
papers, library writing sessions, and her dedicated
fanfiction with over 20,000 readers, Cath experiences
it all – and then some. Fellow English majors, college
students, and fangirls will fall in love with this wonderful
little story full of charisma and quirks. I’m a fangirl for
Fangirl!
Mackenzie
But What If We’re Wrong?
by: Chuck Klosterman
Klosterman tries to disassociate
himself from the present to critically
and impartially examine current
thoughts
on
music,
literature,
science, politics, and other topics.
While you may not agree with his
conclusions, Klosterman does a good
job of encouraging readers to look
at what we assume we know with a
more open, unbiased perspective.
Chauncey
Strange Bedpersons
Jennifer Crusie
Tess, a free spirit and recently out of
work school teacher, is talked into
accompanying her ex-boyfriend
Nick on a weekend business trip
posing as his fiancée. Desperate to
make partner at the law firm, Nick
needed Tess’s to help him land a big
client. What started out as a career
move became so much more when
they realize that opposites really do attract! When
Tess’s apartment in the slums is vandalized, she’s left
with no choice but to temporarily move into the sexy
lawyer’s fancy house. Tess gets overwhelmed by all of
the cloths and parties the soon realizes Nick is slowly
changing her into someone else. Wanting to stay true
to herself Tess is afraid something has to give and she
just hopes it will not ruin Nick’s career in the process.
Samantha
Community
Library
Events and Classes
Knitting and Crochet Groups
Every Mon, 10:00-12:00PM
Every Tues, 6:00-8:00PM
Do you enjoy knitting or crocheting? Do you
need inspiration and motivation to get a project
completed? If you need help getting started, bring
some yarn and needles.
Yoga Classes
Wednesdays
Morning Yoga: 9:15-10:15AM
Gentle Yoga: 1:00-2:00PM (Relocated to Sunbury United Methodist Church)
Yoga for Beginners and Beyond: (resumes after construction)
Wear loose clothing and bring your own mat. Classes
are taught by certified yoga instructors Laura Coulson,
Laura Koci, and Aaron Kiefer.
No registration is required. Cost: $7/per class
Morning Cuppa
Sept. 14 & Oct. 12, 10-11AM
Join us for a “cuppa” coffee, a donut, and plenty of
conversation. Participants write up to two questions
on strips of paper and put them in the hat. Someone
picks a question from the hat then we’re off and
running! Judy and Bruce Denton will be our hosts.
Movies for Grownups
Friday. Oct 14 & Nov. 5, 6:30PM
Note that we have a new night. Movies for Grownups
will now be showing on the 1st Friday of each month.
Man of the Year - starring Robin Williams. Tom Dobbs
makes an offhand comment on his late-night talk
show that he would be a better president than the
leader who currently occupies the White House. A
grassroots campaign conducted by his legions of fans
finds him unexpectedly ushered into the Oval Office
and forced to live up to his promise.
Big Stone Gap - Starring Ashley Judd, Whoopi Goldberg
and Jenna Elfman. In a small town nestled in the
Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, self-proclaimed
spinster Ave Maria Mulligan finds her life shaken up
and forever changed after learning a long-buried
family secret.
Registration is required. Cost: FREE
1st Thurs. 7:00-8:00PM
1st Thursday Book Group
Oct. 6 & Nov. 3 from 7:00-8:00PM
Come meet with fellow readers and share your
thoughts on current titles! Copies of the featured
books are available for participants each month.
July: Americanah by Chimamanda Adichie
August: The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar
September: Confederates in the Attic by Tony Horwitz
Used Book Event
Browse our stacks of used books and, for any size
donation, take some home with you!
Community Library Friends
Tues. Oct. 27, 7:00PM
Come help our library serve and grow. The mission of
Community Library Friends is to maintain a partnership
between the library and the community, to enhance
library programs and our facility, and to promote
quality library service for all of the people of the Big
Walnut area. It’s easy to join; just ask at the front desk.
Children’s Programs
Preschool Yoga
Ages 4-6
Thursdays Sept. 15 - Oct. 27 from 11:15 - 11:45
Motion Picture Books!
Rachel, Head of Youth Services
I will admit that I am not a huge movie buff (my
attention span is television show length). I don’t
race out to see the latest film on opening day, I
can’t identify many actors or actresses by what they
played in, and no – I don’t watch the Oscars to see
who wins; nine times out of ten, I haven’t seen the
nominated movies. But every once in awhile, a film
catches my eye that I just have to see.
Just like some people have a love/hate relationship
with remakes, I have a love/hate relationship with
books adapted into film. I love the idea that books
that I’ve read and often enjoyed could be picked
to be brought to life on the big screen, but can the
film live up to the book’s standard of greatness? One
of my favorite childhood books, Roald Dahl’s BFG,
was recently picked to become a Disney movie,
but after reading the reviews, I’m not so sure I want
to see the film. Maybe I’ll just wait until the library
gets it on DVD.
The Great Gilly Hopkins
by Katherine Paterson
Call Number: J Pat
Movie Release: October 7, 2016
Stars: Sophie Nélisse, Kathy Bates, Glenn Close
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
by Newt Scamander (J.K. Rowling)
Call Number: j 398 Row
Movie Release: November 18, 2016
Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Ezra Miller, Colin Farrell
Before I Fall
by Lauren Oliver
Call Number: YA Oli
Movie Release: April 7, 2017
Stars: Zoey Deutch, Jennifer Beals, Halston Sage
Wonder
by R.J. Palacio
Call Number: YA Pal
Movie Release: April 7, 2017
Stars: Julia Roberts, Jacob Tremblay, Owen Wilson
Then there are the picture books that have been
made into movies. How do you take Cloudy With a
Chance of Meatballs that is 32 pages long and turn
it into a 90 minute film?! They have done this with
several picture books recently – Curious George,
Horton Hears a Who, Alexander and the Terrible,
Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Where the Wild
Things Are, Madeline, and The Little Prince.
Needless to say, I’m sure that they have to add quite
a few more scenes and dialog.
Captain Underpants
by Dav Pilkey
Call Number: JS J Pil
Movie Release: June 2, 2017
Stars: Kevin Hart, Kristen Schaal, Nick Kroll
But other times I am thankful that the children’s film
deviates from the original text. Imagine if Disney
decided to make Cinderella just as the Brother’s
Grimm wrote it! The film would probably be rated
PG-13 at minimum: people slicing off their heels to
make the shoe fit, blood oozing out of the shoe so
the prince knows that it’s the wrong girl, and birds
swooping down to peck out the step sisters’ eyes.
People would think that it was directed by Alfred
Hitchcock!
Jumanji
by Chris Van Allsburg
Call Number: E Van
Movie Release: July 28, 2017
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart
Allegiant
by Veronica Roth
Movie Title: Ascendant
Call Number: YA Rot
Movie Release: June 9, 2017
The Maze Runner : The Death Cure
by James Dashner
Call Number: YA Das
Movie Release: January 12, 2018
No matter your opinion of book into film adaptations,
I recommend reading the book to get a better
appreciation of where the film is coming from. Here
are some titles to get a jump start on before the
films comes out.
The Invisible Man
by H. G. Wells
Call Number: J Wel
Movie Release: April 13, 2018
Stars: Johnny Depp
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
by Ransom Riggs
Call Number: YA Rig
Movie Release: September 30, 2016
Stars: Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Samuel L. Jackson
A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L’Engle
Call Number: J LEn
Movie Release: TBD
Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Oprah
Winfrey
Bend, stretch, and move! Preschoolers will learn basic
yoga poses while having a lot of fun!
No registration required. Cost: $2 per class
Sunbury Village Fall Festival
All Ages
Sunday October 16 from 3:00-7:00PM
Fall is in the air, and as the trees change and the
days get colder we are getting ready for the annual
Sunbury Village Fall Festival! There is something for
everyone! With food, music, crafts, dancing, and rides
there will be plenty of activities for kids of all ages.
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Don’t forget to dress up! The town will be holding a
costume contest.
As a new addition to the festival, the Community
Library will be turning the Town Hall into a Haunted
House.
Community Library offers weekly
storytimes for preschoolers. In addition
to having fun, Community Library’s
goal is also to reinforce prereading
skills. Registration is not required for
these storytimes, so please drop in!
Storytimes
(Resume in June)
For Ages 0-23 Months
Babytime:
Tuesdays at 10:30AM
Time for Twos:
Tuesdays at 9:45AM
Wiggles & Giggles:
Thursdays at 9:45AM
Laugh & Learn:
Thursdays at 10:30AM
For Two-year-olds
For Three-year-olds
For Ages 4-6
Cost: Free
Lego Club:
For Ages 5-10
Second Saturday at 10:30-11:30AM
We supply the LEGOs, you supply the
imagination! All family members are
invited to participate as a team or
individuals to build their lego creation.
Who knows, maybe your LEGO creation
may be chosen as our next winner!
Registration is required. Cost:Free.
Family Movie Night:
Kids of all Ages
Short Intermission During Construction
Join us for a night of film, food, and fun!
Registration is required. Cost:Free
Anime Movie Afternoon:
For Ages 10-18
Anime fans are invited to join us for a
movie and some Japanese snacks.
Registration is required. Cost:Free
Upcoming
Programs
New Movies
New Fiction
s
New Mysteries
Allegiant
I am Wrath
Taxidermy
Tuesday Oct. 25 6:30-8:00PM
Join Suzanne Rosenbeck from Artist’s Touch. Since the
days of William Hornaday and Carl Akeley, taxidermy
has been a scientific art; it requires practitioners not
only to take accurate measurements and photos and
make traces of the animals they’d like to mount, but
to study the anatomy of those animals – all for the
purpose of creating a specimen that is true to life.
Registration is required. Cost: FREE
Charcoal Joe Cross Kill
Bright, Precious Bullseye
James Patterson
Days
Walter Mosley
Jay McInerney
James Patterson
Me Before You
Miles Ahead
Batman VS. Superman
Fallout
Harry Turtledove
The Commodore
Outfoxed
Danielle Steel
Among the Wicked
David Rosenfelt
Survivors Will Be
Shot Again
New Music
Bill Crider
Killer Look
Linda Castillo
Sketch Book Class
Linda Fairstein
California Sunrise
Jon Walter Mosley
New Young Adult
Straight Outta Compton Mother’s Day
A Game For All In The Clearing
The Family
Robert Dugoni
Sophie Hannah
New Nonfiction
The Cat Sitter’s
Whiskers
Dangerous Woman
The Last Confession
YG
Skin Flume
New Audiobooks
Alison Umminger
Bobby
Kennedy
Dan Vs. Nature
Don Calame
Larry Tye
Sept. 19 & Oct. 17 6:30-7:30PM
Looking for some inspiration to draw? Maggie Fenton
will help jump start our creativity. Every class will
introduce some new techniques. We encourage you
to bring sketches you have made and possibly share
some of them with the class. Everybody learns from
sharing ideas and techniques. Bring a sketch book,
drawing materials, and be prepared to have fun!
Ariana Grande
Blaize & John Clement Antonia Hodgson
Still Brazy
American
Girls
Community Library Coloring Club
September 28 & October 26, 11:00-12:00PM
This workshop for adults will take place on the last
Wednesday of each month. All materials, including
colored pencils, markers, and coloring sheets will be
provided by the library. Coloring is very beneficial to
people. It helps with stress, relaxation, and cognitive
function. This club is a good place to come out for an
hour and converse with people as you create. Our
workshops will offer handy tips to get you started. We
will continue to have additional coloring programs
as long as the interest lasts. Light refreshments will be
served.
Registration is required. Cost: FREE
Hero
Maren Morris
Focus
Michael Gross
Belgravia
Julian Fellowes
Falling
Jane Green
Sunbury Writer’s Club Tues. Sept. 13 & Oct. 11, 7-8PM
The writing club is a safe, friendly environment where
each person is invited to join in a “sharing circle”.
Everyone is expected to bring something they have
written to share with the group. All types of writing are
encouraged: fiction, nonfiction, short stories, recipes,
memoirs, mysteries, novels, romance, blogs, travel; if
you are writing you should come.
Registration is required. Cost: FREE
Being Jazz
Jazz Jennings
Grit
Exit, Pursued
E.K. Johnston
I’ve Got Sand In All
Angela Duckworth The Wrong Places
Lisa Scottoline
Grace
Natashia Deón
Guilty Minda
Jude Deveraux
Cake Magic! Mix & Match
Your Way to 100 Amazing
Combinations.
And I Darken
Kiersten White
Caroline Wright
Ivory & Bone
Julie Eshbaugh
Risuko
David Kudler
New Order
Fay Wolf
The Games
David Goldblatt
Magic
Danielle Steel
Little Black
Dress
James Patterson
Truly Madly Guilty
Liane Moriarty
Home Brewing 101
Tuesday November 15, 6:30-8:00PM
Brian Harpster from Barley Hopsters in Delaware will
cover topics including the history of brewing, brews
around the world, different types of brews and their
unique characteristics, and how to create your own
alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverage at home. You
will learn about the supplies and brewing ingredients
you need to do this craft.
Registration is required. Cost: Free