June - Kendallville Public Library

Kendallville Public Library
News & Events for June 2014
Summer Reading Program: June 9-August 2
Here are the details for all ages!
Children’s Program (Newborn - Grade 5)
Look for Early Literacy programs, as well as special events for babies, preschoolers and
school age children. Between the two library locations, we will have programs every
weekday, so there will be plenty to keep your family busy and reading through the summer.
School age children can read and win all summer long. For every 20 minutes they read,
they will place a sticker on their reading record. When they reach 10 stickers, they will
receive a prize and a ticket into the Grand Prize Drawing. Read more to win more!
Preschoolers and their parents can read and complete educational activities to receive
prizes. All the fun things to do are listed on the reading record, which they will receive when
they sign up. Fill up a sheet and turn it in to win a prize.
Teen Program (Grades 6 - 12)
We’ll spark a reaction this summer with electrifying programs, prizes and
reading challenges. To complete each reading goal, you can choose to read two
books or to read for three hours. To mix things up, there are also special
activities that will count toward your reading goals. You’ll earn prizes along the
way, as well as chances to win one of the grand prizes! If you get finished with
your reading goals early, there are some extra challenges available for
additional grand prize entries. Between the reading, the prizes and the
programs, our hypothesis is that you will have an amazing summer!
Adult Program (Ages 18 and Up)
Our version of the periodic table is your ticket to great
prizes! Beginning June 9, pick up your Literary Elements
“textbook” and get started. You will earn reading prizes as
you go, and you will have the chance to enter drawings for
two large prize packages. The more you complete, the more
prizes you can win.
Summer Reading is going on the road, too, with the chance to attend special events throughout the area. Try your
hand at painting with Wine and Canvas at the Gridiron Grill, go on a Haunted Trolley Tour of Fort Wayne, see
Footloose at the Round Barn Theatre in Nappanee, and scour Kendallville for Dr. Who clues. Those are just a few
of the possibilities this summer! All events are online at www.kendallvillelibrary.org.
Thank you for your donation to the library!
READ Donors
Alum-Elec Structures
Freedom Academy
Hometown Carpet
Cleaning
Centennial Mini Golf Sponsors
Drs. Roush and Will,
Optometrists
Tan Express
Hossinger Refrigeration
Tri Kappa Alpha Associate Chapter
Rome City Coin Laundry
Tri Kappa - Gamma Xi
Parkview Noble Hospital
Dekko Financial Services
Black & Ramer Insurance
Campbell & Fetter Bank
Courier
Jane Rhea
Kendallville Mall
Shepherd’s Chevrolet - Buick - GMC
To support the library, print a READ Donation form at www.kendallvillelibrary.org or pick one up in the library.
Chautauqua Days Contests
Sponsored by the Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site, in partnership with the Kendallville Public Library
The Kendallville Public Library has partnered with the Gene
Stratton-Porter State Historic Site for some fun Chautauqua
Days activities.
Two of the major events include a Nature Photography Contest
and Creative Writing Contest. Both of these events are open
to children and adults ages 6 and up, and both will celebrate
Gene Stratton-Porter’s life and legacy.
Entries in the photography contest will be due at the
Limberlost Public Library in Rome City no later than Friday,
July 18. Writers will have a little more time to complete their creative essays. Entries in the
Creative Writing Contest are due at LPL no later than Friday, August 1.
Complete rules for each contest, as well as entry forms, will be available soon at the Kendallville and Limberlost Public
Libraries. They will also be found online at www.kendallvillelibrary.org.
During Chautauqua Days on Saturday, August 16 and Sunday, August 17 in Rome City, the library is supporting the
festivities by providing a storyteller, Lou Ann Homan, who will bring the story of Gene Stratton-Porter to life. See her on
Sunday, August 17 at 2:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m. or 3:00 p.m. at the GSP State Historic Site in Rome City. At the Limberlost
Public Library, you’ll have the chance to see some of Gene’s books also brought to life on the big screen during our
movie days. Dates and times for all of these additional Chautauqua Days activities will be announced soon. Plus, look
for the library in the Chautauqua Days parade!
Chautauqua Days in Rome City is a time to celebrate Gene Stratton-Porter’s birthday and includes tasty food, birthday
cake, live music and other entertainment. Guests can watch artisans at work, get an up-close look at classic
automobiles and browse hand-crafted items from local vendors.
P.U.L.S.E. of Noble County
Grant Supports Kleiman
Creative Writing Contest
P.U.L.S.E. of Noble County awarded
the Kendallville Public Library
$1,000 in support of the Kleiman
Creative Writing Contest this year.
Fifty percent of that was used to pay
for author John David Anderson’s
visit, while the remaining 50%
helped cover the cost of prizes for
students and classrooms.
Centennial Garden Now Open
Library Director Katie Mullins was the
first to take in the lovely setting of the
library’s new Centennial Garden. This
spot, which is located in the area
around the flag pole dedicated to the
memory of Chester Dekko, was added
as part of the library’s Centennial
C e l ebr at io n i n May. W eat h er
permitting, this spot is a great place to
relax, read or visit with friends. It’s also
accessible to those with disabilities.
At left, author John David
Anderson explains to students
how anything - even a slightly
used tissue - can be used to
start a story.
Above, Anderson explains the
art of writing...his way.
Watch Anderson give his
hilarious 10 Tips for Better
Writing at www.youtube.com/
user/kendallvillelibrary.
Book Reviews for Kleiman Creative Writing Contest Winners
1st Place: Fiction (Grade 4)
Fly Bunny, Fly
By Alayna Collins
School: Wayne Center
Fly Bunny, Fly by Alayna Collins is an
adorable story about a bunny who thinks
she can fly. She tells all of her other
friends at the pet shop that she can fly
and they don’t believe her. When she
tries to show them, she falls flat on her
head. Luckily for her, that is exactly
when a girl visits the pet store and
instantly falls in love with
her. Soon, bunny has forgotten about flying because she is so
happy to live with this little girl. Will she ever remember if and
how she flew?
1st Place: Non-Fiction (Grade 5)
Animal Information
By Aliyah Jimenez, School: St. John
Have you ever wanted to find out more
information about beavers, wolves, foxes,
raccoons, turtles, pelicans, lizards, and
many more animals? If so, Animal
Information by Aliyah Jimenez might be
the perfect book for you to check
out. Aliyah gives just the right amount of
information about a variety of animals
and her accompanying illustrations match perfectly. Some
interesting facts you may learn from this book are that harbor
seals are sometimes called sea dogs and that turtles can live
to be 100 years old.
First Place: Non-Fiction (Grade 4)
Baseball Information
By Aidan Dreibelbis, School: Albion
Who loves baseball? Hopefully, you
are not misguided like me and my
love for the New York Yankees, but if
so, that’s OK. Our first place
non-fiction winner is called Baseball
Legends by Aidan Dreibelbis and it
teaches the reader about various
baseball legends and why they are
famous. In the course of reading this book, I learned that Pete
Rose’s nickname was Charlie Hustle and that the first game
was played in 1871. Aidan’s book is filled with all sorts of
baseball trivia tidbits such as these.
1st Place: Poetry (Grade 5)
I Am From…
By Allyna Gienger
School: Avilla
Allyna Gienger’s book, I Am
From… lets the reader know
some of her favorite things and
her background. She writes:
I am from the Adidas softball bag filled with joy and dirty
softball gear, with bright green zippers and a black main color.
Allyna’s poems and illustrations were so descriptive that you
almost feel like you are right next to her on each of her
adventures.
First Place: Poetry (Grade 4)
Poems
By Alexis Jennings, School: Albion
A little trivia about our first place poetry
winner for fourth grade:
She hates pink, pizza, and cake, but
loves to dance, do gymnastics, and the
outdoors.
Here is one of her sample poems:
Love is good,
Love is great,
Love is something
We all appreciate.
If you would like to read more poems such as these, check out
Poems by Alexis Jennings.
1st Place: Fiction (Grade 5)
The Mysterious Castle
By Raegan Bender
School: St. Mary’s
Imagine taking a walk through the
forest one day and finding a huge,
beautiful castle. That is exactly what
happened in The Mysterious Castle
by Raegan Bender.
The main
character named Isabella finds an
awesome castle that has many levels
and rooms. Each room corresponds
with a different holiday or
character. At one point, an angry leprechaun kicks her for no
reason.
She encounters many other obstacles and
adventures. If you want to read more about them, check out
The Mysterious Castle by Raegan Bender.
Summer Reading Events for Children!
Color Creations
Fun in the Sun
Wednesday, June 11 at 10 a.m. - LPL
Thursday, June 12 at 10 a.m. - KPL
Thursday, June 12 at 1 p.m. - KPL / 3 p.m. - LPL
All About Watermelons
Wednesday, June 18 at 10 a.m. - LPL
Air Time Jumps
Thursday, June 19 at 10 a.m. - KPL
Let’s Move!
Wednesday, June 25 at 10 a.m. - LPL
Thursday, June 26 at 10 a.m. - KPL
Air Time Jumps
Thursday, June 19 at 1 p.m. - KPL
Soarin’ Hawk Raptor
Rehab
Thursday, June 19 at 3 p.m. - LPL
Invent!
Thursday, June 26
1 p.m. - KPL / 3 p.m. - LPL
Infant/Toddler Programs
Preschool Programs
Elementary Programs
Teen Programs
Adult Programs
Family Programs
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Tee-rrific
Wedne
4
4:00 p.m. - KPL
Zumba at t
6:30 p.m
Creative Writing Workshop
6:00 p.m. - KPL
Simple Sign Language
6:00 p.m. - KPL
8
9
Minecraft Monday
1:00 p.m. - KPL
LEGO Quest
1:00 p.m. - LPL
Music & Movement
6:30 p.m. - LPL
Nerd Night - 6:30 p.m. - KPL & LPL
15
16
Minecraft Monday
1:00 p.m. - KPL
LEGO Quest
1:00 p.m. - LPL
Mystery Mondays - 6:00 p.m. - KPL & LPL
Music & Movement
6:30 p.m. - LPL
Arty Party - 6:30 p.m. - KPL
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23
Minecraft Monday
1:00 p.m. - KPL
LEGO Quest
1:00 p.m. - LPL
Music & Movement
6:30 p.m. - LPL
Nerd Night - 6:30 p.m. - KPL & LPL
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30
Minecraft Monday
1:00 p.m. - KPL
LEGO Quest - 1:00 p.m. - LPL
Mystery Mondays
6:00 p.m. - KPL & LPL
Music & Movement
6:30 p.m. - LPL
Arty Party - 6:30 p.m. - KPL
10
Preschool Storytime
10:00 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. - KPL
11
Arty Party
12:30 p.m. - KPL / 1:00 p.m. - LPL
Spark a Reaction
1:00 p.m. - KPL / 3:00 p.m. - LPL
Whatever W
1:00 p.m
Introduction to Word 2007 - 2:00 p.m. - KPL
Creative Writing Workshop - 6:00 p.m. - KPL
Board Meeting - 6:00 p.m. - KPL
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Preschool Storytime
10:00 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. - KPL
The LEGO Movie - 12:30 p.m. - KPL
Steampunked - 1:00 p.m. - KPL
Arty Party - 1:00 p.m. - LPL
Intermediate Word 2007 - 2:00 p.m. - KPL
Pizzaronni! - 3:00 p.m. - LPL
Creative Writing Workshop
6:00 p.m. - KPL
Simple Sign Language - 6:00 p.m. - KPL
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Preschool Storytime
10:00 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. - KPL
Arty Party
12:30 p.m. - KPL / 1:00 p.m. - LPL
Pizzaronni! - 1:00 p.m. - KPL
Doing More with Word
2:00 p.m. - KPL
Steampunked - 3:00 p.m. - LPL
Creative Writing Workshop
6:00 p.m. - KPL
Behind t
9:30 a.m. - WA
Preschool Lab: C
10:00 a.m
LEGO Robotics -
Wiggle Giggle - 6
Zumba at the Librar
18
Prescho
All About Wa
10:00 a.m
Wiggle Giggle - 1
LEGO Robotics -
Whatever W
1:00 p.m
Zumba at the Librar
25
Behind t
9:30 a.m. - WA
Preschool Lab
10:00 a.m
LEGO Robotics -
Whatever Wednesda
Wiggle Giggle -
Beach Reads - 6
Zumba at the Librar
esday
Thursday
5
Book a Librarian
2:00 to 5:00 p.m. - LPL
the Library
m. - LPL
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Cardfight Saturday
10:00 a.m. - KPL
Tee-rrific
4:00 p.m. - LPL
iPad App Pack - 7:00 p.m. - KPL
the Mic
AWK, 95.5 FM
Color Creations
m. - LPL
1:00 p.m. - KPL
12
Fun in the Sun
1:00 p.m. - KPL / 3:00 p.m. - LPL
Wednesdays
m. - LPL
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ays - 1:00 p.m. - LPL
6:00 p.m. - KPL
6:30 p.m. - KPL
ry - 6:30 p.m. - LPL
Preschool Lab: Air Time Jumps
10:00 a.m. - KPL
20
Beach Reads
12:00 p.m. - LPL
Cardfight Saturday
10:00 a.m. - KPL
A Night on Fire - 7:00 p.m. - KPL
(pick up at 8:00 a.m. Saturday, June 21)
Murder Mystery: A Dead Man’s Chest
7:00 p.m. - KPL
Air Time Jumps - 1:00 p.m. - KPL
Book a Librarian - 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. - LPL
Soarin’ Hawk Raptor Rehab - 3:00 p.m. - LPL
Wine & Canvas: Literary Scenes Party!
6:00 p.m. - Gridiron Grill
21
Building Days
1:00 p.m. - KPL
Preschool Storytime - 10:00 a.m. - LPL
ry - 6:30 p.m. - LPL
the Mic
AWK, 95.5 FM
b: Let’s Move!
m. - LPL
1:00 p.m. - KPL
Cardfight Saturday
10:00 a.m. - KPL
iPad App Pack - 7:00 p.m. - KPL
ry - 6:30 p.m. - LPL
1:00 p.m. - KPL
Library Closed
for
Staff In-Service
14
Coupon Swap - 6:00 p.m. - KPL
6:00 p.m. - KPL
11:00 a.m. - KPL
13
Preschool Storytime
10:00 a.m. - LPL
Wednesdays
m. - LPL
ool Lab:
atermelons!
m. - LPL
Preschool Lab: Color Creations
10:00 a.m. - KPL
iPad App Pack - 7:00 p.m. - KPL
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Preschool Lab: Let’s Move!
10:00 a.m. - KPL
27
Preschool Storytime - 10:00 a.m. - LPL
Lunch & Linger for the Genealogist
12:00 p.m. - KPL
Invent - 1:00 p.m. - KPL / 3:00 p.m. - LPL
Building Days - 1:00 p.m. - KPL
Novel Conversations: Gone Girl by Gillian
Flynn - 6:30 p.m. - Joanna’s Dealicious Treats
Footloose on the Stage at Amish Acres
8:00 p.m. - Amish Acres, Nappanee, IN
iPad App Pack - 7:00 p.m. - KPL
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Cardfight Saturday
10:00 a.m. - KPL
Teen News & Events
Read our Kleiman Creative Writing Contest Winners
These books are now available for check out
at the Kendallville & Limberlost Public Libraries.
First Place - Fiction - Grade 6
Roberto’s Table for
Two
By Madison Bremer,
Central Noble Middle
School
Who would have thought
spaghetti could unite a
couple in love? Roberto’s
Table for Two is a
romantic short story about
a family restaurant and a
young couple in love. What is a guy to do if he
misses his chance to propose? Why, take the girl
to Roberto’s of course! If you’re interested in
innocent love stories, you should pick up this one.
Madison Bremer has created sweet characters
with hearts full of love and compassion. This story
is so sweet Hallmark should be taking notes.
Reviewed by Rose Benjamin, Teen Assistant
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First Place - Poetry - Grade 6
A Sweet Haiku
By Emma Schroeder,
St. John Lutheran School
Do you have a sweet tooth
for reading and prefer
poetry? Then A Sweet
Haiku is the book for you!
It’s candy for your brain. A
delicious read, Emma
Schroeder has captured
the best of the best when it comes to describing
our favorite sweets.
This read is so yummy, a trip to the nearest candy
aisle will be necessary just to satisfy your candy
cravings. A Sweet Haiku is a sugary page-turner
that will have your mouth watering by page two!
Reviewed by Rose Benjamin, Teen Assistant
Summer
Reading
sign-up
begins
June 9.
Read to
earn
prizes!
Adult Programs and Services
Adult Summer
Reading Program
Kicks Off June 9
Our version of the periodic table is your ticket to great prizes! Beginning June 9, pick up your Literary
Elements “textbook” and get started. Not only will you be encouraged to read books from certain genres and
topics, but you can also complete volunteer tasks and attend library events! You will earn reading prizes as
you go, and you will have the chance to enter drawings for two large prize packages. The more you
complete, the more prizes you can win.
We’re hitting the road this summer, too! Many of our events are happening outside the library, from reading
on the beach at Bixler Lake, to popping over to Gridiron Grill to paint, to going on a road trip to Nappanee to
see Footloose: The Musical. Below you’ll find information on the programs happening in June. Need more
information? You can find all our library events online at www.kendallvillelibrary.org.
Coming
in July:
The Mad Scientist:
A Special Effects Party
Haunted Sites of Fort
Wayne Trolley Tour
Railroading
on the Wabash
with author Victor A. Baird
Dr. Who Scavenger Hunt
in downtown Kendallville
June Book Releases
Soon to be available from the Kendallville and Limberlost Public Libraries
All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner
The Beekeeper's Ball by Susan Wiggs
Blood Red by Mercedes Lackey
Child of Mine by Beverly Lewis
Christmas in Cowboy Country by Janet
Dailey
Cop Town by Karin Slaughter
The Dark Between the Stars by Kevin J.
Anderson
Earth Awakens by Orson Scott Card
The Hurricane Sisters by Dorothea Benton Frank
Invisible by James Patterson
The Last Kind Words Saloon by Larry McMurtry
The Long Mars by Terry Pratchett
Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
Nantucket Sisters by Nancy Thayer
Nine Lives to Die by Rita Mae Brown
The Red Room by Ridley Pearson
Robert Ludlum's the Bourne Ascendancy
by Eric Lustbader
Save the Date by Mary Kay Andrews
A Shiver of Light by Laurell K. Hamilton
The Smoke at Dawn by Jeff Shaara
Stormy Persuasion Johanna Lindsey
The Summer Wind by Mary Alice Monroe
Terminal City by Linda Fairstein
Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich
Vertigo 42 by Martha Grimes
Written in My Own Heart’s Blood by Diana
Gabaldon
Yarn Over Murder by Maggie Sefton
June DVD Releases:
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
The LEGO Movie
Lone Survivor
Son of God
Kendallville Public Library
221 S. Park Avenue, Kendallville, IN 46755
Phone: 260-343-2010 • Fax: 260-343-2011
Hours
Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Closed Sunday
Limberlost Public Library
164 Kelly Street - PO Box 447, Rome City, IN 46784
Phone: 260-854-2775 • Fax: 260-854-3382
Hours
Monday & Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Closed Sunday
www.kendallvillelibrary.org