- Peoria Public Library

newsletter of the Peoria Public Library
Volume 25, No. 1
JANUARY 2016
Music in the McKenzie Announces 2016 Line Up
Peoria Public Library will again present free music concerts
each month at North Branch in the McKenzie Room on Sunday
afternoons. Each concert is free and often CDs are sold with a
portion of the proceeds designated to benefit Friends of Peoria
Public Library. Come and enjoy this fabulous line up of artists.
January 24 – Flatland Harmony Experiment: Flatland Harmony Experiment is a high octane three piece band that dances
with a single large diaphragm microphone to share their music
with audiences. The trio trade lead vocal and lead instrumental
responsibilities through a diverse original musical playlist. The
instrumental mix of banjo, mandolin and upright bass provides
opportunities for musical expression and experimentation. Expect
to hear music flowing from the founding roots of bluegrass to
progressive gypsy and all places between. The concert is free
and open to the public. A portion of CD sales will support The
Friends of Peoria Public Library. http://flatlandharmony.com/
February 28 – Random Strangers- Peoria Reads Kickoff: Celebrate Peoria Reads 2016 with some Music in the
McKenzie. Copies of the Peoria Reads book The Things They
Carried by Tim O’Brien will be given away and a full events list
will be available. The musical group Random Strangers is Chuck
Mahieu and Steve Fairbanks. They sing and play acoustic guitars
to perform some of the best rock ‘n roll tunes of the Vietnam
War generation. Chuck and Steve have been inspired by the
bands and the songs of the British Invasion era, the psychedelic 60s, and the folkie 70s. Their love of this music is reflected
in The Random Strangers setlist which includes songs by The
Beatles, Neil Young, The Kinks, Bob Dylan, Status Quo, The
Troggs, Lemon Pipers, Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, Lovin’
Spoonful and many more! Free and open to the public. https://
www.facebook.com/Random-Strangers-814877668536082/info/?tab=page_info
March 13 – Goodnight Gracie: This local Peoria group
plays a combination of Indie, alternative rock, pop, blues,
country and their own original songs. The band consists of Janet
Glavin on lead vocals; Reid Noe on guitar; bass and vocals; Ben
Holeton on drums and percussion and Tony Glass on bass, guitar
and vocals.
Music
in the
April 24 – The Sweet Potatoes: The Sweet Potatoes
come out of Southern California to dish up their own unique
blend of country, folk and homespun Americana. Featuring
acoustic guitars, ukulele, accordion and harmonica, this trio will
bring a smile to your face with their sweet harmonies and finely
crafted songwriting. Their music has a back porch charm all it’s
own. They have two CDs out and do concerts around the country, sometimes with some help from special friends. Find out more
at www.thesweetpotatoes.com
May 15 – P-Town Bluegrass Allstars: This collective of
musicians from Peoria all come from different musical backgrounds but join forces to play the music of Jerry Garcia’s Old
and In the Way, the bluegrass supergroup of the 1970s. The group
consists of Dee Mil, Mike Miller and Wes Duffy on Guitar and
Vocals and Aaron Miller on Bass and Vocals, Zac Zetterburg
on banjo and Collin Krause on fiddle. For more on this group
visit: https://www.facebook.com/pages/P-Town-Bluegrass-Allstars/1384807788407571
June 26 – Eric Lambert: Eric Lambert impresses audiences with his original elixir of feel-good Americana infused with
bluegrass, blues, rock, & soul. His authentic sound is an eclectic
blend that knows no boundaries. A 2015 Chicago Music Awards
winner, Eric is well-regarded for his enthusiasm, visible joy,
earthy voice, and precision licks. Renowned as a flatpicking guitarist, Lambert fronted the Henhouse Prowlers band for several
years. Currently, Lambert performs solo as well as teamed up with
other stellar musicians—he’s a standout crowd-pleaser. Eric is also
a sought-after teacher who gives lessons at Down Home Guitars
in Frankfort, IL as well as on DVD via TrueFire.com.
July 24 – Hungrytown: After more than a decade of worldwide touring and three album releases, Rebecca Hall and Ken
Anderson--otherwise known as the folk duo Hungrytown--have
earned a reputation for the quality and authenticity of their
songwriting. Lyricist Rebecca Hall is credited with compositions
“that sound as timeless as any traditional songs” while producer/
multi-instrumentalist/husband Ken Anderson is lauded for his
“remarkable affinity for instrumental embellishment” and for
crafting Hungrytown’s “gorgeous vocal harmonies. The couple
continue to spend more than half of each year on
the road, especially roads in North America, Europe
and New Zealand. Hungrytown’s music has received
extensive radio airplay worldwide and has appeared on
several television shows, including the Independent
Film Channel’s hit series, Portlandia. See more at:
http://hungrytown.net/about/#sthash.mUJYYs8S.dpufv
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August 14 – Sally Weisenburg Band: The Sally Weisenburg
Band is known more than anything for their blues and R&B interpretations, but they wear a lot of hats and can also play anything from
standards and Motown to instrumental surf music. With the recent
addition of the steel guitar, they are also very comfortable playing a lot
of old country and Texas swing. A portion of CD sales will benefit the
Friends of Peoria Public Library.
September 18 – Ben Bedford: Ben Bedford delivers intriguing sketches of America, its individuals, their victories and their
struggles. Poignant, but never sentimental, Bedford’s portrait-like
songs capture the vitality of his characters and draw the listener deep
into the narratives. With three albums to his credit, this Illinois artists
songs tackle scenarios including homelessness, the plight of a Confederate soldier’s wife during the American Civil War, the aerial triumphs
of Amelia Earhart, the life of Jack London, the murder of Emmett Till
in 1955, John the Baptist, the poet Vachel Lindsay and even the 1973
standoff between members of The American Indian Movement and
federal agents on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Often drawing upon history, Bedford’s songs have a strong sense of time and place. The songs
are rich in sensory detail which allows the listener to hear, see and feel
each narrative.
October 2 – Sarah McQuaid: Sarah McQuaid’s voice has been
likened to malt whiskey, melted chocolate and “honey poured into
wine” (Minor 7th). A captivating performer, she seduces her audience
with cheeky banter and stories from the road, as well as with stunning
musicianship; in her hands, the guitar becomes much more than merely an accompanying instrument. Born in Spain, raised in Chicago
and now living in rural England, Sarah refuses to be pigeonholed,
segueing easily from one of her emotive originals into a 1930s Cuban
jazz number, a 16th century lute piece or an unexpected contemporary
cover. Sarah McQuaid was taught piano and guitar by her folksinging
mother, and remembers being inspired by meeting her distant cousin,
well-known singer/songwriter/storyteller Gamble Rogers, at her grandmother’s house in Indiana. From the age of twelve she was embarking
on tours of the US and Canada with the Chicago Children’s Choir,
and at eighteen she went to France for a year to study philosophy at
the University of Strasbourg. Recently dubbed “guitar queen” by one
festival organiser, Sarah is also known for her use of the DADGAD
tuning. She regularly presents workshops on the DADGAD tuning at
festivals, music schools and venues around the globe.
November 13 – Switchback: Brian FitzGerald and Martin
McCormack of the duo Switchback have been playing their brand
of eclectic Celtic and Americana music at sold-out concert halls,
performing arts centers and festivals around the world for over twenty
years. Switchback concerts feature a mix of Irish music and original
songs from their catalog of over 300 tunes which have been described
as “breathtaking scenery for your ears.” Switchback plays an exciting
mix of mandolin, guitar, and bass as it tours throughout the United
States, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Italy, and the Netherlands playing over 200 engagements a year and has had two PBS
television specials. Unusual, honest, heartfelt, humorous, personable,
talented, spiritual, and spirited – these all describe the band Switchback.
December – check back to see who will play in December!
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Peoria Public Library Hosting Exploring
Human Origins: What Does It Mean to
Be Human? This Summer
Exploring Human Origins: What Does It Mean to be
Human? a national traveling exhibition exploring the
complex field of human evolution research, will be open
to the public in the Peoria Public Library Main Gallery from June 17 through July 14, 2016. Peoria Public
Library is one of 19 libraries across the country chosen to
host this exhibit.
Through panels, interactive kiosks, hands-on displays
and videos, Exploring Human Origins: What Does It Mean
to Be Human? invites audiences to explore milestones
in the evolutionary journey of becoming human – from
walking upright, creating technology and eating new
foods, to brain enlargement and the development of
symbolic language and complex societies –advancements
that define the unique position of humans in the history
of life.
Based on the Smithsonian’s “What Does It Mean To
Be Human” permanent exhibition hall at the National
Museum of Natural History, the traveling exhibit seeks
to shed light on what we know about human origins
and how we know it. The exhibition welcomes different
cultural perspective on evolution and seeks to foster positive dialogue and a respectful exploration of the science.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a series of free
library programs. Mark your calendar now for the following dates when programs will be presented by Smithsonian staff. A variety of other programs will be presented
by scientists from our area.
Exploring Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be
Human?
How can scientific discoveries on human evolution
connect with larger understandings of what it means to
be human? Join Dr. Rick Potts, paleoanthropologist and
curator of the traveling exhibit on Thursday evening,
June 23 at 5:30 p.m.
Exploring the Meanings of Human Evolution: A Community Conversation - Join Smithsonian staff to discuss
how scientific discoveries about human origins relate to
people’s personal understanding of the world and their
place in it on Saturday, June 25 at 10:00 a.m. in the
Peoria Public Library Main Library Auditorium.
Exploring Human Origins: What Does It Mean to Be
Human? was organized by the NMNH in collaboration with
the ALA Public Programs Office. This project was made possible through the support of a grant from the John Templeton
Foundation and support from the Peter Buck Human Origins
Fund.
HOT
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New
New Titles
Titles
January
by Robin Helenthal
My Name is Lucy Barton:
A Novel by Elizabeth
Strout is her latest book
in which a visit to the
hospital between a mother and daughter becomes
a gateway to rebuilding
a lost relationship. Lucy
Barton is recovering from
an operation when the
mother she hasn’t had contact with for years
comes to visit her in the hospital. Although they
reconnect while talking about people they know
from Lucy’s childhood, there is still an underlying
tension between them that stems from the past.
Through Lucy’s narrative the reader gets to share
her dreams, her memories and her phobias. She
escaped from her dysfunctional family, became
a writer, married and has her own family but she
still yearns to feel loved by her mother. This is
a story about healing, acceptance and imperfect
love.
The Readers of Broken Wheel
Recommend by Katarina
Bivald is a feel good book
that tells the story of Sara
Lindqvist, a young Swedish
woman who adores reading
and works in a book store,
and her pen pal friendship
with Amy Harris, also a
book lover who lives in
the small town of Broken Wheel, Iowa. After
a couple of years of letter writing, Sara decides
to visit Amy for a couple of months but before
she arrives, Amy dies. The people of the town
take Sara under their wing and she finds that she
likes the little town and decides to open a book
store. Sara’s motto is “there is a book for every
person and a person for every book”. In the
end, the town brings Sara out of her books (she
finds romance with a local young man) and she
becomes the glue that brings the people of the
town together.
In The Ex by Alafari Burke, Olivia Randall, one of
New York City’s best criminal defense lawyers, agrees
to help a former fiancée who has been framed for
murder, but as the evidence mounts she begins to
doubt his innocence. Jack Harris is a widower whose
wife Molly was killed in a mass shooting by a fifteenyear-old boy three years ago. He has not dated since
that time but when he meets a beautiful stranger on
the shores of the Hudson River, his world falls apart.
Harris is arrested for a triple homicide and one of the
victims is the father of the boy who shot his wife. Olivia agrees to represent
Jack as a way to make up for past regrets and because she feels the man from
her past could not have done this. But did she ever really know him?
The Expatriates: A Novel by Janice Y. K. Lee is the
story of three American women living as expatriates in
a small community in Hong Kong. Mercy is a Columbia graduate searching for new opportunities who
relocates to Hong Kong. Margaret is trying to find a
new identity after her family is hit by a loss and the
security of the life she knew disappears. Hilary is a rich
housewife in a troubled marriage who wants a child
and is thinking about adopting but is not sure whether
the time is right. Lee explores the emotions of grief
and isolation and how these affect the identity and relationships of these
three very different women.
The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin is a
novel about Truman Capote and his friendship with
the “Swans” of New York, a group of beautiful society
women. The women he befriended were Slim Keith,
C. Z. Guest, Gloria Guinness, Pamela Hayward, Maria
Agnelli and Barbara “Babe” Paley. The story narrows
in on the relationship between Truman and Babe, but
it includes the stories of their surrounding circle of
friends. Truman became Babe’s friend and confidante,
and she and the other “Swans” adopted him as an
adored and indulged pet. He was allowed into their boudoirs for gossip sessions, heard all their secrets and betrayed them by telling all in the Esquire
magazine short story “La Cote Basque 1965.” The novel gives the reader a
history of the women who were leaders in fashion and lived the lifestyle of
the rich and famous. You also learn quite a bit of Truman Capote’s downward spiral into drugs and alcohol. Even though the book is fiction, it has
been well researched; the conversations are imagined but based on reality.
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ary
Janu
CALENDAR
of programs and events
All locations
of Peoria Public Library
will be closed
Thursday, December 31
Friday, January 1
for the New
(at 3:00 pm)
Year’s Holiday
January
Tuesday, January 5, 12, 19 & 26
LAKEVIEW BRANCH
Busy Bags
LINCOLN BRANCH
Terrific Tattletale Storytime –
10:00-10:30 a.m.
Are you and your toddler looking for
something fun to do while stuck in the
house during these cold months? Stop
by each week for a Busy Bag. There will
be a new Busy Bag each week with a fun
activity for you and your child to make
and play with at home. You can open
your bag as soon as you get home or save
it for a really cold day! Ages 0 to 3.
January
January
ALL LOCATIONS
Cozy Up With a Book Winter Reading
Program
Cozy up this winter with some fantastic
books! Pick up a chart at any location, or
print a copy from home. Bring your chart
in each week through February 29 to
win a prize. For each week you get your
chart stamped, you receive an entry into
a grand prize drawing to win a Kindle
Paperwhite. If you
like, you can choose
reading challenges
from our display and
earn extra entries
upon completion of
the challenge. Grand
prize drawing will
be held on March 2.
Ages birth to adult.
January
MAIN LIBRARY, LAKEVIEW BRANCH, &
LINCOLN BRANCH
1 to 1 Tech Help
Have you ever wished you had your own
personal technology guru to help you?
Pick a time slot and provide some information about the computer or device you
would like help with. At the meeting, a
librarian will be ready to help and focus
on you. Drop in or call to schedule your
session in advance.
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MCCLURE BRANCH
New Year, New Book
This month starts a new year! Drop by
and choose from a selection of wrapped
books and try something new. Maybe
you’ll find a new author to love or a new
genre of books to explore throughout the
upcoming year!
January
MAIN LIBRARY
Crafts-to-Go
In a hurry? Can’t stay and craft? Get your
crafts to go. Kids ages 5 through 12 can
pick up a craft packet at the 1st Floor
Information Desk.
January 4-16
MAIN LIBRARY
Fairy Tale Celebration
January 4 is the birthday of fairy tale
author Jacob Grimm, and to honor it
we are celebrating fairy tales. If you are
in Kindergarten through 5th grade and
you read a fairy tale, tell someone at the
First Floor Desk. They will give you an
Official Fairy Tale Celebration form to
write your title on. Fill it out right there
or bring it back and you’ll get a giveaway
surprise. While supplies last.
Monday, January 4, 11 & 25
NORTH BRANCH – 10:30-11:00 A.M.
Wednesday, Jan. 6, 13, 20 & 27
LAKEVIEW BRANCH – 10:15-10:45 A.M.
Tiny Tots Storytime
Ages 12 to 23 months.
Ages 3 to 6.
Tuesday, January 5, 12, 19 & 26
LAKEVIEW BRANCH
Owlet Storytime – 10:30-11:00 a.m.
Bring your little owls to a storytime for
all ages including songs, movement, and
coloring.
Tuesday, January 5, 12, 19 & 26
LAKEVIEW BRANCH
After School Homework Help –
4:00-5:00 p.m.
Bring your homework and assignments to
our after school homework help hour to
work in groups or alone on assignments.
A staff member will be on hand to assist
with research and library resources. For
grades 2 through 6.
Tuesday, January 5
LINCOLN BRANCH
Front & Center: The Art of Tessellation
– 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Learn the history of Tessellation. Combine Art and Math and create your own
unique Tessellation art design. For ages
12 to 14.
Tuesday, January 5
LAKEVIEW BRANCH
Online Book Database Workshop –
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Do you have lists and notebooks everywhere with titles and authors you want
to read? Have you considered combining
all of those sheets of paper into an online
database site like Goodreads, Shelfari,
or LibraryThing, but just never bothered
to get around to it? If you said yes, this
workshop is for you! You’ll get a demonstration on how to use the sites, see
what features they have to offer, and ask
questions. We recommend bringing your
own computer or device if possible, but
it is not required. Open to avid readers of
all ages!
Thursday, January 7
Wednesday, January 13
MCCLURE BRANCH
Summer in January – 10:00-10:30 a.m.
NORTH BRANCH – 10:00-11:00 A.M.
Come to a special Fun Time Storytime
to listen to fun stories about summer
and make a summer craft to help you get
through these cold winter months.
LAKEVIEW BRANCH – 2:30-3:30 P.M.
Coloring Club for Adults
Thursday, Jan. 7, 14, 21 & 28
Tuesday, January 26
Play to Innvovate
NORTH BRANCH
Tadpoles Storytime – 10:30-11:00 a.m.
Ages 2 to 3.
Friday, January 8, 15, 22 & 29
NORTH BRANCH
A-Z Storytime – 3:00-3:30 p.m.
We’re learning the alphabet! Join us for
letter-themed stories, songs, and crafts as
we focus on learning the shapes of letters
and the sounds they make!
Friday, January 8
LAKEVIEW BRANCH
Tween Zone – 4:00-5:45 p.m.
Bring your friends and meet some new
ones at our Tween Zone! We offer puzzles, board games, Wii U and PS3. Feel
free to bring your own puzzles or board
games as well! Ages 11 to 14.
Friday, January 8
Sunday, January 10
NORTH BRANCH
Play to Innovate – 3:00-4:30 p.m.
Many studies are showing that a little bit
of downtime at work helps adults with
creativity and innovation on the job. We
would like to help you become more innovative with a series of playful programs
designed to help you relax, have fun, and
potentially think of your next great idea.
Come enjoy the latest stress busting
trend for grown-ups – good old fashioned coloring. We will have a quiet
space, beautiful patterns, and a variety
of coloring utensils (or feel free to bring
your own). We ask for no children in the
room as this is for adults only!
Wednesday, January 13
LAKEVIEW BRANCH
Family Storytime & Craft – 4:30-5:15pm
Bring the family to a storytime where
we’ll read Bedtime in the Jungle and
then make a family craft using paint and
our hands! Children and their parent or
caregiver will complete our artful masterpieces together!
Sunday, January 10
January 14 & 19
NORTH BRANCH
Biography & Non-fiction Book Club –
3:00-5:00 p.m.
LINCOLN BRANCH
Puppet Show: “Witch’s Winter Kitchen”
– 10:00-10:30 a.m.
This month: The Map That Changed the
World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology by Simon Winchester
Come help Witch make some delicious
soup! Ages 3 to 6.
Friday, January 15
LAKEVIEW BRANCH
Penguin Thermometer Craft –
4:00-5:00 p.m.
Monday, January 11
Come measure the cold with us by
making your own Penguin Thermometer
Craft. While supplies lasts. Ages 5-10.
This month: Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Calling all LEGO fans! Drop in any time
to play. Parental supervision is required.
Monday, January 11
Saturday, January 16
NORTH BRANCH
Pajama Storytime – 7:00-7:45 p.m.
MCCLURE BRANCH
Keep Away the Cold – 3:00-5:00 p.m.
We’ll enjoy stories, songs, and a craft!
Wear your pajamas and bring a blanket
to bundle up – you’ll be ready for bed
when you head home! January is a cold month, but we’re warm
inside! Come watch Frozen, and enjoy
hot chocolate and snacks to warm up
while you watch the movie.
Tuesday, January 12
Sunday, January 17
LINCOLN BRANCH
Front & Center: Figure Me Out –
5:00-6:00 p.m.
LAKEVIEW BRANCH
Book ‘Em Mystery Book Club –
2:00-3:00 p.m.
Discover information about one another
by using fun facts through Mathematics.
Learn dates of birth, how many minutes
we’ve been on this earth and many other
facts about your peers. For ages 10 to 12.
This month: Multiple Exposure by Ellen
Crosby
Tuesday, January 12
Do you like puzzles? Are you a “puzzlemeister” or a budding enigmatologist?
National Puzzle Day is January 29, and
in celebration we are offering an amusing
puzzle kit for kids in grades 4 through 8.
Stretch your mind and pick up a puzzle
kit at the First Floor Information Desk at
the Main Library. While supplies last.
Saturday, January 9
NORTH BRANCH
Math Challenge – 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Experience the joy of math by visiting
the Beehive for a fun self-guided math
challenge. Challenges will be geared
toward students in grade three and up.
Drop in any time. While supplies last.
Saturday, January 9
LINCOLN BRANCH
Make It! Take It! Martin Luther King, Jr.
– 12:00-5:00 p.m.
Come make a sack puppet of Dr Martin
Luther King, Jr. While supplies last.
Sunday, January 10
LAKEVIEW BRANCH
Rewrite the Story – 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Have you ever read a book and just
wanted to change a few lines or draw a
picture or two inside? Old picture books
and markers will be provided so you can
capture your creative and literary ideas
down on paper as you rewrite the story.
LAKEVIEW BRANCH
SciFi & Fantasy Book Club–6:30-7:30pm
LAKEVIEW BRANCH
1,001 Movies You Must See Before You
Die Club – 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Stop by to see a movie from a different
decade featured in the revised edition
of 1,001 Movies You Must See Before You
Die. This month: Groundhog Day (1993).
LAKEVIEW BRANCH
LEGO Builders Club – 3:00-5:00 p.m.
January 19-30
MAIN LIBRARY
Puzzle Kits Spectacular
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Calendar Continued
All locations of
PEORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY
will be
CLOSED
in honor of
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
North Branch always closed Tuesdays
Tuesday, January 19
LINCOLN BRANCH
Front & Center: The Power of Freedom
– 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Join us as we focus on Dr. King’s well
known “I Have a Dream” speech and
“Letter from Birmingham Jail”. Students
will read excerpts from each and lead
discussion. For grades 7 and 8.
Tuesday, January 19
LAKEVIEW BRANCH
YA for Adults Book Club – 6:30-7:30 pm
Saturday, January 23
Sunday, January 24
LAKEVIEW BRANCH
Intergenerational Book Club –
2:00-3:00 p.m.
NORTH BRANCH
Music in the McKenzie Presents:
Flatland Harmony Experiment –
2:00-4:00 p.m.
Readers come in all ages and some books
are enjoyed by readers of all ages! Join
us for an all ages discussion of the book
Wonder by R.J. Palacio. This book has
received praise from readers of all ages.
See what other avid readers in your community have to think about this book at
our Intergenerational Book Club.
Saturday, January 23
MAIN LIBRARY
Open House: Library Services for Latino
American Families – 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Come learn about services Peoria Public
Library offers for Spanish speakers. Learn
how to get a library card, find books and
movies in Spanish, check out materials,
and get a demonstration of Mango Languages, our language learning program to
help you learn English. Enjoy musical
entertainment by Mariachi Campiranos
and delicious sweet treats from Panaderia Ortiz. Latino Americans: 500 Years
of History has been made possible through
a grant from the National Endowment for
the Humanities and the American Library
Association.
Wednesday, January 20
LAKEVIEW BRANCH
Bare Feet Painting – 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 21
MCCLURE BRANCH
Snowflake Storytime –
10:00-10:30 am
Is there snow outside?
Come to a special Fun
Time Storytime to listen to stories about
snow and make a fun snow craft.
Thursday, January 21
NORTH BRANCH
Third Thursday Film Fest–2:00-5:00 pm
Join us on the third Thursday of each
month for a different film released in
the 1960’s. Bring a snack and enjoy an
oldie, but goodie on the big screen. This
month: Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1960, NR)
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Monday, January 25
LINCOLN BRANCH
Front & Center: “Snowmen at Night”
Story Hour – 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Ever wonder what snowmen do at night?
Join us for a story hour and activities
based on this delightful story Snowmen at
Night by Caralyn Buehner. For ages 5-8.
Tuesday, January 26
LINCOLN BRANCH
Front & Center: Lava Lamp Science
Project – 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Bring out the scientist in you by joining
us as we make Lava Lamps. Using everyday household ingredients, you’ll create
mesmerizing and amazing colorful blobs.
For ages 10 to 12.
This month: Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy
Come create a mural with us using your
feet as the paint brush. We’ll collaborate
on a picture and set to work creating it,
one step at a time. For grades 6 to 8.
Flatland Harmony Experiment is a
non-traditional vocally driven bluegrass
string band based out of Indianapolis,
Indiana. FHE started in the summer
2011. Since then the Flatland Harmony Experiment has worked relentlessly
across the Midwest and has been received with open arms. Flatland Harmony Experiment is Scott Nelson on
upright bass, Kris Potts on Mandolin,
and Johnny Plott on Banjo. A portion of
CD sales support The Friends of Peoria
Public Library.
Tuesday, January 26
Saturday, January 23
NORTH BRANCH
Engineering Challenge – 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Join us for the first of a series of engineering challenges at the North Branch! The
first challenge will focus on the field of
Civil Engineering. Participants will work
together to create a structure, which
will then be tested. Volunteers from the
Society of Women Engineers will share
information about engineering principles
and lead the challenge. Grades 3 and up.
Sunday, January 24
LAKEVIEW BRANCH
Silver Screen Sundays – 2:00-4:00 p.m.
This month: Marty starring Ernest Borgnine and directed by Delbert Mann
LINCOLN BRANCH
Read On Book Club – 5:30-7:00 p.m.
This month: Invisible by James Patterson
Friday, January 29
LAKEVIEW BRANCH
Puzzle Craft – 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Celebrate National Puzzle Day by making
your own puzzle to take home. While
supplies last.
Saturday, January 30
MCCLURE BRANCH
Snow Everywhere Party –
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Snow outside and snow inside! Come in
and experience everything snow! We’ll
make fake snow, make snow crafts and
eat snow snacks! Preschool and primary
school grades.
Open House for
Latino American
Families
Peoria Public Library
Main Library is hosting
an Open House on Saturday, January 23 from 2:00
to 4:00 p.m. for Spanish
speakers in the Auditorium on Lower Level
2 featuring Mariachi
Camprianos and treats
from Panadria Ortiz.
Latino Americans are
invited to come and
learn how to get a library
card, find books and
movies in Spanish and
check out materials. In
addition there will be a
demonstration of Mango
Languages the Peoria
Public Library free language tutoring program
for ESL learners. Those
with questions should
call (309) 497-2150.
Latino Americans: 500
Years of History has been
made possible through a
grant from the National
Endowment for the Humanitites and the American Library Association.
Play to Innovate Series for Adults
Encourages Creativity
Peoria Public Library will present a monthly series
of programs from January to May for adults designed to
spark imagination and expand creative thinking. All
programs are free, and you can attend just one or all
of them. These playful programs are designed to help
hard working adults relax, have fun and perhaps think
of the next great idea!
Join us Sunday, January 10 at North Branch from
3:00-4:30 p.m. for “Gaming” then again on Saturday,
February 13 at Main Library for “Strategy and Problem
Solving” also from 3:00-4:30 p.m. Participants are
encouraged to bring friends or co-workers.
The program continues in March with “Upscale
Arts” on Saturday, March 13 from 3:00-4:30. The last
two programs are “Sensory Mode” on Saturday, April
9 and “Vision and Innovation” at Lincoln Branch on
Sunday, May 8. Both programs run from 3:00 to 4:30
p.m. Mark your calendar now for the whole series! For
more information call (309) 497-2000.
Greater Peoria
Dining Tour Books
Available at:
LAKEVIEW BRANCH, NORTH BRANCH,
MAIN LIBRARY & FRIENDS BOOKSTORE
$10 of each
book sold goes to
The Friends of
Peoria Public Library.
AARP Volunteers Offering Tax Help
Those seeking tax help from the AARP volunteers will have an opportunity to sign up for an
appointment on Saturday, January 30 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the North Branch Seminar
Room.
The appointment dates will be announced that day, but will be available through early April.
The North Branch is the only location tax help will be offered. Those seeking an appointment
will be given a number upon arrival and then those signing up will be able to make an appointment
and will be given forms to fill out before arriving for the appointment.
Please remember the North Branch opens at 10:00 a.m. and no one will be admitted early. Appointments may not be made over the phone.
For additional tax help, visit the library website at peoriapubliclibrary.org/taxforms.
Understand the Video Game
Phenomena with These Books
by Amanda Hildebrand
In Reality is Broken:
Why Games Make
Us Better and How
They Can Change
the World by Jane
McGonigal, the author enthusiastically works to dispel
stereotypes and
stigma surrounding gamers and
speaks about the advantages that gaming
can give a person, getting them used to
setting and achieving goals, dealing with
and learning from failure, teamwork, and
many others.
For something a little bit different, instead of any one specific game, following are
some books you might be interested in if you like video games in general or would like
to understand why people are so fascinated with video gaming. For more information
about video gaming, ask our staff to help you locate resources.
Be sure to watch for our gaming programs, too!
Changing the Game:
How Video Games
Are Transforming the Future of
Business by David
Edery also covers
the advantages
experienced video
gamers might have
gained from their
hobby, as well as
other uses games can have in the business
world. The author talks about how games
are used to promote business and generate
interest, and also how games can be used
to train employees.
Extra Lives: Why
Video Games Matter
by Tom Bissell is
a series of critical
essays looking at
popular video game
of the last fifteen
years through the
lens of an avid
gamer. Don’t be
mislead by the
subtitle, as the book spends little time
talking about why video games matter, as
this book focuses more on literary analysis
of popular video games.
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February
Book Clubs
Join a book club at Peoria
Public Library this month.
New members are always welcome!
At Peoria Public Library
2016 Read the book
Peoria Reads!
Peoria Reads! 2016 is funded by The Big
Read. The annual One City One Book
Peoria Reads!
readingPresented
and discussion
by program strives to
create understanding
of important
Peoria Public
Library issues
& Common Place
by having everyone read one significant
book. More information about a multitude of events and book
discussions is available at peoriareads.org. The Big Read is a program of
the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
The Bibliophiles Book
Club will meet on
Tuesday, February 2 at
1:30 p.m. at Lakeview
tothediscuss
The Big Read isBranch
a program of
National Citizens
Endowment forof
theLondon
Arts in partnership
with Arts
Midwest.
by Lynne
Olson.
Here is the behind-thescenes story of how the
United States forged its
wartime alliance with
Britain, told from the
perspective of three key American players in
London: Edward R. Murrow, the handsome,
chain-smoking head of CBS News in Europe;
Averell Harriman, the hard-driving millionaire
who ran FDR’s Lend-Lease program in London;
and John Gilbert Winant, the shy, idealistic
U.S. ambassador to Britain. Each man formed
close ties with Winston Churchill—so much
so that all became romantically involved with
members of the prime minister’s family. Drawing
from a variety of primary sources, Lynne Olson
skillfully depicts the dramatic personal journeys
of these men who, determined to save Britain
from Hitler, helped convince
a cautious Franklin Roosevelt
and reluctant American public
to back the British at a critical
time.
and get involved!
The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien depicts
the men of Alpha Company: Jimmy Cross,
Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders,
Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and the character Tim
O’Brien, who has survived his tour in Vietnam
to become a father and writer at the age of 43.
A classic work of American literature that has
not stopped changing minds and lives since it
burst onto the literary scene, The Things They
Carried is a ground-breaking meditation on
war, memory, imagination, and the redemptive
power of storytelling.
The Biography and Non-Fiction Book Club
will meet on Sunday, February 14 at 3:00 p.m.
at North Branch to discuss If I Die in a Combat
Zone: Box Me Up and Ship Me Home by Tim
O’Brien. Before writing his award-winning
Going After Cacciato, Tim O’Brien gave us this
intensely personal account of his year as a foot
soldier in Vietnam. The author takes us with
him to experience combat from behind an
infantryman’s rifle, to walk the minefields of
My Lai, to crawl into the ghostly tunnels, and
to explore the ambiguities of manhood and morality in a war gone
terribly wrong. Beautifully written and searingly heartfelt, If I Die in
a Combat Zone is a masterwork of its genre. &
Tim O’Brien is the author of the 2016 Peoria
non-fiction
Reads book, The Things They Carried.
book group
Intercontinental Readers will meet Tuesday, March 22 at 1:00 p.m.
to discuss The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien - A 2016 Peoria
Reads Book.
Club Read will meet on Wednesday, February 24 at 6:30 p.m. at
Lakeview Branch to discuss The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien.
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The Book ‘Em Mystery
Book Club will meet on
Sunday, February 21 at
2:00 p.m. at Lakeview
Branch to discuss
Under the Knife by Tess
Gerritsen. For attorney
David Ransom, it begins
as an open-and-shut case:
malpractice. Then Dr.
Kate Chesne storms into
his office, daring him to seek out the truth—that
she’s being framed. When another patient turns
up dead, David starts to believe her. Somewhere
in the Honolulu hospital, a killer walks freely.
And now David finds himself asking the same
questions Kate is desperate to have answered.
Who is next—and why?
The Sci-Fi Fantasy Book Club will meet on
Monday, February 8 at Lakeview Branch at
6:30 p.m. to discuss Genocide of One by Kazuaki
Takano. “During a briefing in Washington D.C.,
the President is informed of a threat to national
security: a three-year-old boy named Akili, who
is already the smartest being on the planet.
Representing the next step in human evolution,
Akili can perceive patterns and predict future
events better than most supercomputers, and
is capable of manipulating grand-scale events
like pieces on a chess board. And yet, for all that power, Akili has the
emotional maturity of a child--which might make him the most dangerous
threat humanity has ever faced. An American soldier, Jonathan Yeager,
leads an international team of elite operatives deep into the heart of
the Congolese jungle under Presidential orders to destroy this threat to
humanity before Akili’s full potential can be realized. But Yeager has a
very sick child, and Akili’s advanced knowledge of all things, medicine
included, may be Yeager’s only hope for saving his son’s life.
Soon Yeager finds himself caught between following his
orders and saving a creature with a hidden agenda, who plans
to either save humanity as we know it--or destroy it”--
The YA Book Club for Adults will meet on
Tuesday, February 17 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss Rabbit
in Red by Joe Chianakas. Bill Wise has blood in his
past, so he turns to horror films to wipe it clean.
Jaime Stein has felt the betrayal of death, so she
too takes refuge in the on-screen deaths of others.
Now Bill, Jaime, and seventeen other horror-loving
teens have gathered at Rabbit in Red Studios, the
brainchild of eccentric horror producer Jay “JB”
Bell, for the terror-filled, blood-drenched contest of
their lives. JB has presented this competition as a
race between the best of the best that will reward the winners with cash,
internships, and a career making the movies they love. But
things aren’t always as they seem at Rabbit in Red, and soon
life starts to imitate art. Will Bill and Jaime be strong enough
to confront real horror to save their friends, or will they all fall
victim to JB’s twisted plans?
The Read on Book Club will meet on Tuesday,
February 23 at 5:30 p.m. at Lincoln Branch to
discuss Ruby by Cynthia Bond. Ephram Jenkins
has never forgotten the beautiful girl with the long
braids running through the piney woods of Liberty,
their small East Texas town. Young Ruby, “the
kind of pretty it hurt to look at,” is already quite
damaged, but Ephram is forcibly drawn to her. As
soon as she becomes a young woman and has any
power of her own, Ruby flees suffocating Liberty
for the bright pull of 1950s New York City. Years
later, when a funeral forces her to return home, 30-year-old Ruby will
find herself reliving the devastating violence of her girlhood. With the
terrifying realization that she might not be strong enough to fight her way
back out, Ruby struggles to survive her memories of the town’s dark past.
Meanwhile, Ephram must choose between loyalty to the
sister who raised and stood by him and the chance for a
life with the woman he has loved since he was a boy.
What’s Trending?
At Peoria Public Library
FICTION BOOKS
All Dressed in White: an Under Suspicion Novel
by Mary Higgins Clark
Avenue of Mysteries by John Irving
A Banquet of Consequences by Elizabeth George
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams: Stories by Stephen
King
Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith
The Clasp by Sloane Crosley
Corrupted by Lisa Scottoline
Crimson Shore by Douglas Preston & Lincoln
Child
The Crossing: a Novel by Michael Connelly
Depraved Heart: a Scarpetta Novel by Patricia
Cornwell
NON-FICTION BOOKS
Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong
People by Nadia Bolz-Weber
Arm Knitting by Amanda Bassetti
Binge by Tyler Oakley
A Common Struggle: a Personal Journey Through
the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction
by Patrick J. Kennedy
Crippled America: How to Make America Great
Again by Donald Trump
Devotion: an Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship,
and Sacrifice by Adam Makos
Empire of Self: a Life of Gore Vidal by Jay Parini
Home is Burning by Dan Marshall
Keep Moving: and Other Tips and Truths about
Aging by Dick Van Dyke
Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah
Vowell
YOUNG ADULT BOOKS
Airhead by Meg Cabot
All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher
Archivist Wasp: a Novel by Nicole KornherStace
Assassin’s Apprentice by Susan Vaught
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge
Crown of Midnight: a Throne of Glass Novel by
Sarah J. Maas
Dark Tide by Jennifer Donnelly
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
MOVIES
Dope
Dragon Ball Z. Resurrection ‘F’
The End of the Tour
The Gift
Magic Mike XXL
Max
Mr. Holmes
New Jack City
Pixels
For more of what’s trending, vist:
peoriapubliclibrary.org/whats-trending
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Edward J. Barry, Jr.
Stephen M. Buck
Margaret E. Cousin
Lucy D. Gulley
F. Eugene Rebholz
Debbie Ritschel
Sid P. Ruckriegel
Barbara Van Auken
Jeanne Williamson
DIRECTOR
Leann Johnson
EDITOR
Trisha Noack
DESIGNER
Laura Fehr
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