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November/December 2013
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What’s Hot.................2
Seymour Programs........3
Technology Classes........4
Kidz Programs.............5
Branch Programs..........6
Friends Corner............6
Upcoming Closings
Wednesday, November 27
Close at 6 PM—Seymour Only
Thursday, November 28
Thanksgiving
Monday, December 16 —
Thursday, December 19
Close at 6 PM
Monday, December 23
Close at 6 PM
Tuesday, December 24
Christmas Eve
Wednesday, December 25
Christmas Day
Thursday, December 27
Close at 6 PM
Monday, December 30
Close at 6 PM
Tuesday, December 31
New Year’s Eve
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
New Year’s Day
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Our Heroes’ Tree®: Make Ornaments
to Honor Soldiers
The United States has a long tradition of
patriotism. As citizens, we honor the service,
commitment and sometimes the ultimate
sacrifice of the men and women who serve
our country. The Our Heroes’ Tree® program
provides a forum for libraries to erect heroes’
trees to recognize citizens who have served
our nation in times of peace and conflict.
Our Heroes’ Tree will stand in the lobby of
the Seymour Library at Crothersville and at
Medora in November and will be decorated
with ornaments from anyone in the
community. The national Our Heroes’ Tree® project was
created in 2005 by Stephanie Pickup and Marlene Lee.
Make or purchase your ornament and put your
soldier’s, sailor’s, airman’s or marine’s name, picture or
other mementos on it. Fill out a slip of ownership so
you can pick up the ornament in December. Supplies
for making simple ornaments will be available near the tree.
A drop-in Create an The Our Heroes’ Tree® Ornament program is held at the
Seymour Library on Saturday, November 2. Supplies for simple ornaments
will be located inside the Kidz Korner doors. Please help us honor our
military personnel by making an ornament in honor of a loved one or friend.
Yesterday
Today @ Your Library
Some cling tightly to their memories of the libraries of their childhood. Long
gone are small dark rooms and ceiling high book stacks. Today our libraries
are full of light and activity. On any day you will find families hustling in and
out of the library to take care of urgent needs for movies or music, while
others are quietly checking the shelves for a hidden treasure to read. People
are found meeting at tables where they can discuss social service issues or
print out business reports. Crowds of young people meet to have fun. The
library is bustling to fulfill its mission of serving the people who support it.
Cont. on pg. 4
Connect, Learn, & Grow
What’s Hot
Fiction
Deadline
Sandra Brown
The Tattered Quilt
Wanda Brunstetter
Grace Unplugged
Melody Carlson
Never Go Back
Lee Child
Dark Lycan
Christine Feehan
Under a Texas Sky
Dorothy Garlock
Hotshot
Julie Garwood
W is for Wasted
Sue Grafton
Hazardous Duty
W.E.B. Griffin
Beloved
Robin Lee Hatcher
The Beast
Faye Kellerman
Styxx
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Doctor Sleep
Stephen King
The Secret Keeper
Beverly Lewis
Rose Harbor in Bloom
Debbie Macomber
Blindsided
Fern Michaels
Gone
James Patterson
Mistress
James Patterson
The Miner’s Lady
Tracie Peterson
Bones of the Lost
Kathy Reichs
The Last Kiss Goodbye
Karen Robards
Thankless in Death
J.D. Robb
Wake the Dawn
Lauraine Snelling
The Longest Ride
Nicholas Sparks
For Every Season
Cindy Woodsmall
Non-Fiction
These Few Precious Days: The Final Year of
Jack with Jackie
Christopher Andersen
Killer Nurse
John Foxjohn
Minecraft: The Unlikely Tale of Markus “Notch”
Persson and the Game That Changed Everything
Daniel Goldberg
The Great Dissent: How Oliver Wendell
Holmes Changed His Mind--and Changed the
History of Free Speech in America
Thomas Healy
Five Days in November
Clint Hill
State of Slim: Fix Your Metabolism and Drop 20
Pounds in 8 Weeks on the Colorado Diet
James O. Hill, Ph. D.
Survive the Unthinkable: A Total Guide to
Women’s Self-Protection
Tim Larkin
Get Wise to Your Advisor: How to Reach Your
Investment Goals Without Getting Ripped Off
and Healing from CaringBridge
Sona Mehring
Good Tidings and Great Joy: Protecting the
Heart of Christmas
Sarah Palin
The NYPD Tapes: A Shocking Story of Cops,
Cover-Ups, and Courage
Graham A. Rayman
Si-cology 1: Tales & Wisdom
from Duck Dynasty’s Favorite
Uncle
Near-Life Experience
Audiobooks
Check Out Hundreds of Titles on OverDrive
Bombshell
Catherine Coulter
Scandalous Liaisons
Sylvia Day
Touch & Go
Lisa Gardner
Saving Grace
Julie Garwood
The Night is Alive
Heather Graham
Tell Me
Lisa Jackson
Silencing Eve
Iris Johansen
Christmas on 4th St
Susan Mallery
The Adventure Collection
Various
The Enchanted Collection
Various
Movies
Steven D. Lockshin
Hope Conquers All: Inspiring Stories of Love
Si Robertson
There Is No App for
Happiness: How to Avoid
November December 2013
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Max Strom
The Synchronicity Key: The Hidden
Intelligence Guiding the Universe and You
David Wilcock
Camerado, I Give You My Hand: How a
Powerful Lawyer-Turned-Priest Is Changing the
Lives of Men Behind Bars
Maura Poston Zagrans
Holiday
MODEL TRAIN
Exhibit
Saturday, December 14, 9 am-4 pm
Sunday, December 15, 1:15-3:30 pm
Presented by the Southern Indiana Model Railroad
Association
Amour
Behind the Candelabra
Bless Me Ultima
The Croods
Iron Man 3
Now You See Me
Scary Movie 5
Sharknado
Star Trek: Into Darkness
WWE: Payback 2013
World War Z
Music
Closer to the Truth
Cher
The Civil Wars
The Civil Wars
Feels Like Home
Sheryl Crow
We Are Tonight
Billy Currington
Stars Dance
Selena Gomez
From Here to Now
to You
Jack Johnson
3
Love in the Future
John Legend
Fuse
Keith Urban
Now Christmas
Various
Now That’s What I
Call Music: 47
Various
Yeezus
Kanye West
FREE
songs a week!
You just need your library card.
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Seymour Programs
ARTS & CRAFTS
B.E.A.D.!
Beading Education and Discussion
Group
First Tuesday of each month, 6-8:15 pm
November 5
December 3
Led by volunteer Erin Ortman
KNIT & CROCHET NIGHT
Second & fourth Thursday of each
month, 6:30 pm
November 14
December 12
Led by Georgiann Coons, experienced
knitter
Blog:
myjclibraryknitcrochet.blogspot.com
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Point & Shoot Camera Tips &
Techniques
Thursday, December 5, 6-8 pm
Presented by photographer Shaun
Kendall
Registration preferred by December 3.
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
SLR Camera Tips & Techniques
Tuesday, December 10, 6-8 pm
Presented by photographer Shaun
Kendall
Registration preferred by December 8.
PHOTOSHOP FOR EASY FIXES
Monday, December 2, 6-7:30 pm
Presented by Susie Moman, Information
Services Clerk
Registration preferred by November 30.
LOCAL & FAMILY HISTORY
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Location: Computer Classroom
Bring information on the family you’re
tracing.
Limit 12
Blog: myjclibrarylh.blogspot.com.
FAMILY TREE FOR KIDS
Saturday, December 28
9:30-11 am, open to grades 3-6
2-3:30 pm, open to grades 7-12
Location: Computer Classroom
Led by Janet Hensen, Information
Services Assistant
Sponsored by Friends of the Library
If possible bring names of relatives with
their birth & death dates & pictures.
Adults may accompany younger children
needing computer help.
Limit 12
Refreshments will be available
afterwards in meeting room.
Registration required by December 22.
DISCUSSION GROUPS
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No registration required.
Check out a copy of each book at the
Checkout Desk.
Blog: Read a Good Book at
www.myjclibraryrgb.blogspot.com
FANTASTIC FICTIONEERS
Third Friday of each month, 11 am
Led by volunteers Diane Schafstall &
Maxine Darlage
November 15 A Step of Faith
by Richard Paul Evans
December 20 Cape Light
by Thomas Kinkade
BOOKS BY NIGHT
• OPEN TO ALL UNLESS NOTED
• LOCATION: SEYMOUR LIBRARY
MEETING ROOM UNLESS NOTED
• SEE THE LEARNING @ THE
LIBRARY BROCHURE FOR
DETAILS.
• UNLESS NOTED, REGISTRATION IS
PREFERRED BY GOING ONLINE AT
WWW.MYJCLIBRARY.ORG/EVENTS
OR CALLING 522-3412 EXT. 1243.
Bimonthly on the fourth Wednesday, but
a week earlier due to Thanksgiving
6 pm
Led by volunteer Tim Decker
YU-GI-OH! CARD CLUB
Every Tuesday, 2-6 pm
Every Friday, 2-5:45 pm
Location: Upstairs at tables near Swope
Art Collection
HEROES’ TREE
Drop-In Ornament-making Program
Saturday, November 2, all day
Location: Kidz Korner at tables by the
Kidz entrance
MRS. CLEAN
Making Your Own Green Cleaners
Monday, November 4, 6:30-8 pm
Presented by Lauren Neuenschwander,
Purdue Extension Educator
Registration preferred by October 31.
LEARN THE SMART RUN-WALK
METHOD
Thursday, November 7, 6:30-7:30 pm
Presented by volunteer Charles Moman
Registration preferred by November 5.
GIRL RISING
Educate A Girl & Change the World
Sunday, November 17, 1:30 pm
Presented by Terri Tock, GSLE Program
Specialist, Cluster 4, Girl Scouts of
Kentuckiana
Registration preferred by November 15.
Open only to teens and adults due to the
mature subject matter presented.
MIX IT UP
Holiday Gifts in a Jar
Wednesday, December 11, 6-7 pm
Presented by Lauren Neuenschwander,
Purdue Extension Educator
Registration preferred by December 9.
HOLIDAY MODEL TRAIN EXHIBIT
Saturday, December 14, 9 am -4 pm
Sunday, December 15, 1:15-3:30 pm
Presented by the Southern Indiana Model
November 20 A People’s History of the Railroad Association
United States: 1402 to Prize winners will be drawn at 3 pm
Present, Chs. 1-13
each day.
by Howard Zinn
OTHER PROGRAMS
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Technology Classes
November-December 2013
APPY DAY
Saturday, November 16, 3-4 pm.
BASIC COMPUTER
LEVEL 1
Saturdays, November 2, 2-3 pm
Monday, December 9, 10-11 am
LEVEL 2
Saturday, November 9, 2-3 pm
FACEBOOK BASICS
Thursday, November 14, 6-7 pm
Monday, December 9, 6-7 pm
MICROSOFT EXCEL (2013)
LEVEL 1
Monday, November 4, 6-7:30 pm
Wednesday, December 4, 2-3:30 pm
LEVEL 2
Monday, November 11, 6-7:30 pm
Wednesday, December 11, 2-3:30 pm
MICROSOFT WORD (2013)
LEVEL 1
Tuesday, November 12, 2-3:30 pm
Thursday, December 12, 6-7:30 pm
LEVEL 2
Tuesday, November 19, 2-3:30 pm
PHONES, TABLETS & EREADERS
Fridays, 2-3 pm
November 1
December 6
December 27
Tuesday, November 12, 6-7 pm
Do you need to fill out an online job
application and don’t know where to
start? Don’t get left behind. In addition
to our technology classes, we offer
free personal one-to-one computer and
computer program instruction available
by appointment. Get comfortable using
a computer! Please call ahead for an
appointment so we will be ready for you.
812-522-3412, extension 1240
INSTRUCTION AVAILABLE:
Basic Computer Skills
Books & Authors
Chilton Library.com
Ebay/Amazon/Etsy
Ebrary
Email Basics
Facebook
Inspire
Internet Basics
Job Searching
LinkedIn
Mango Languages
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint 2013
Microsoft Publisher 2013
Microsoft Word
Overdrive
Photoshop
Pinterest
Price It!
Resume Writing
Twitter
Using Your Phone, Tablet, or eReader
Using Your Kindle
Windows 8
Worldbook Web
WINDOWS 8
Wednesday, November 6, 2-3 pm
Saturday, December 7, 2-3 pm
• CLASSES ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC.
• REGISTER BY GOING ONLINE AT WWW.MYJCLIBRARY.ORG/EVENTS OR AT THE
SEYMOUR LIBRARY CHECKOUT DESK OR CALL 522-3412 X 1243.
• ALL CLASSES ARE SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION DUE TO LOW OR NO
ATTENDANCE.
The Seymour Library Christmas tree will be decorated by the
Sakura Helpng Hands this year. Don’t miss seeing it this December!
Yesterday/Today
Cont. from Front
Many programs fill the library calendar
at http://myjclibrary.org. These are
either library programs given free
or at low cost to our customers, or
the meetings of area organizations
or businesses. Meeting rooms can be
reserved when library programs are not
on the schedule. Stop by your friendly
library service desk or call any of the
three locations: Seymour—522-3412
ext. 1243, Crothersville—793-2927, or
Medora—966-2278.
Signing up for library programs is already
easy. For most programs, just go online
to http://myjclibrary.org/events and
reserve places for yourself or your family
at the programs of your choice. You can
also call any one of the three library
locations to register, or stop by a service
desk at any of those locations.
If you are looking for quiet at the
Seymour Library, try the Quiet Study
Room next to the Computer Lab.
Tutoring rooms are available and can
often be used for study when the rooms
are not needed for tutoring.
In addition to items you can take
out from the library, there are many
online resources and in-library print
items made freely available to
library cardholders. Customers with
downloadable devices enjoy a multitude
of ebooks and music obtained through
the library.
Researchers at Indiana University
conducted a 2008 economic-impact
analysis of the state’s public libraries
and reported a return of $2.38 to
the community for each dollar of
investment. In a recent study by the
University of Minnesota, a sampling of
public libraries across the nation shows
the return on a dollar of investment
averages $4.22. (Minnesota public
libraries’ return on investment:
Consulting report. (2011). Duluth,
MN: UMD Labovitz School of Business
Economics.)
Fill your winter months with time in your
Jackson County Public Library or online
at http://myjclibrary.org and enjoy the
benefits of your tax dollars.
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Kidz Programs
ARTS & CRAFTS
PRESCHOOL CRAFTS
Wednesdays, 10:30 am
November 6, 13, 20 & 27
December 4
Open to ages 3-5 years
CHRISTMAS IN A BAG
Saturdays, November 2 OR 16
10 am OR 2 pm
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library
Open to all
An adult must accompany children.
FUN TO READ, FUN TO LEARN
Wednesdays, 4:30-5:30 pm
November 6
December 4
Open to grades K-3
PRESCHOOL AND FAMILY CRAFTS
Thursdays, 5:15 pm
November 7, 14 & 21
December 5
Open to all
Note: Craft is the same as the previous
Wednesday Preschool Craft.
SEASONAL DROP-IN CRAFTS
Tuesdays, 8:30 am-8:30 pm
(While supplies last)
November 26
December 17 (Library closes at 6 pm)
Open to all
CHRISTMAS GINGERBREAD
HOUSE WORKSHOPS
Monday, December 9, 6 pm
OR
Tuesday, December 10, 6 pm
OR
Wednesday, December 11, 10:30 am
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library
Open to all
An adult must accompany children.
STORYTIMES
BOUNCY BABIES AND LITTLE
TYKES STORYTIME
Mondays, 5:30 pm
November 4, 11, 18 & 25
OR
Tuesdays, 9:30 am
November 5, 12, 19 & 26
December 3
OR
Fridays, 9:30 am
November 1, 8, 15 & 22
December 6
Open to ages 3-24 months
An adult must accompany children.
TODDLER STORYTIME
Mondays, 6 pm
November 4, 11, 18 & 25
OR
Tuesdays, 10 am
November 5, 12, 19 & 26
December 3
OR
Fridays, 10 am
November 1, 8, 15 & 22
December 6
Open to ages 25-36 months
An adult must accompany children.
PRESCHOOL STORYTIME
Mondays, 6:30 pm
November 4, 11, 18 & 25
OR
Tuesdays, 10:30 am
November 5, 12, 19 & 26
December 3
OR
Fridays, 10:30 am
November 1, 8, 15 & 22
December 6
Open to ages 3-5 years
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FAMILY PROGRAMS
WEEKEND BUILDERS
Build with Legos & Other Building
Blocks
Saturdays, 2-4 pm
November 9
December 21
Open to all
MY FAMILY TREE-FOR KIDS
Saturday, December 28, 9:30-11 am
Location: Computer Classroom
Led by Janet Hensen, Information
Services Assistant
Sponsored by Friends of the Library
Open to grades 3-6
If possible bring names of relatives with
their birth & death dates & pictures.
Adults may accompany younger children
needing help with computer.
Limit 12
Refreshments will be available
afterwards in Meeting Room.
Registration required by December 22.
TWEEN & TEEN PROGRAMS
TWEEN AND TEEN TUESDAYS
Tuesday, 6-7:30 pm
November 19: Harvest Party
December 17, 4-5:30 pm: Christmas
Party and Gingerbread House Workshop
(Library closes at 6 pm)
Open to ages 8-17
MY FAMILY TREE-FOR KIDS
Saturday, December 28, 2-3:30 pm
Location: Computer Classroom
Led by Janet Hensen, Information
Services Assistant
Sponsored by Friends of the Library
Open to grades 7-12
If possible bring names of relatives with
their birth & death dates & pictures.
Limit 12
Refreshments will be available
afterwards in Meeting Room.
Registration required by December 22.
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SEE THE CHILDREN’S PROGRAM GUIDE FOR REGISTRATION AND DETAILED INFORMATION.
•
LOCATED IN SEYMOUR LIBRARY KIDZ KORNER UNLESS NOTED •
REGISTER BY GOING ONLINE AT WWW.MYJCLIBRARY.ORG/EVENTS OR CALLING 522-3412 OPTION 2
•
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Branch Programs
CROTHERSVILLE
MEDORA
CHILDREN’S CRAFT
CHILDREN’S CRAFT
Wednesday, November 6, 5:30 pm
Open to ages 5-11
Thursdays, 4 pm
November 7 & 21
Open to ages 5-11
WEEKEND BUILDERS
BOOK DISCUSSION
Saturdays, 1-4 pm
November 9
December 21
No registration required.
Mondays, 6 pm
November 25 Lost December
by Richard Paul Evans
December 30 The Christmas Lamp
by Lori Copeland
Open to adults
Refreshments will be served.
No registration required.
BOOK DISCUSSION
Wednesdays, 6 pm
November 20 Water for Elephants
by Sara Gruen
(No December discussion due to the
holidays)
Refreshments will be served.
No registration required.
CHRISTMAS PARTY
Saturday, December 7, 2 pm
Open to all ages
FAMILY CRAFT
CHRISTMAS IN A BAG
Thursday, November 21, 6 pm
Limit 8 families
Tuesday, December 12, 4 pm
Limit 24
GINGERBREAD HOUSES
GINGERBREAD HOUSES
Thursday, December 19, 4 pm
Limit 24
Wednesday, December 4, 4 & 6 pm
Limit 24 per session
Open to all ages
CHRISTMAS PARTY
•
Tuesday, December 10, 6 pm
Open to all ages
CHRISTMAS IN A BAG
Wednesday, December 11, 4 & 6 pm
Limit 24 per session
Open to all ages
•
SEE THE CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
GUIDE OR THE LEARNING @ THE
LIBRARY BROCHURE OR CALL THE
LIBRARY FOR DETAILS.
CHECK OUT OR GET A FREE COPY
OF THE DISCUSSION BOOK AT THE
LIBRARY CHECKOUT DESK.
Friends Corner
Another Oktoberfest is now in the
history books. The Friends of the
Jackson County Public Library hope
you and yours had a glorious time at
Oktoberfest while your car was parked
in the library parking lot to benefit the
library. Board members of the Friends
want to thank those who devoted
many hours to helping us this past
quarter by organizing boxes and books
or “manning” the book sales and the
Oktoberfest parking lot. Thank you one
and all!
Friends has a stellar book sale planned
for the first weekend in November,
November 1, 2 and 3 at the Seymour
Library. The library’s meeting room
will contain tables and tables of used
books, just waiting for your perusal!
Hardback books cost $1. Children’s
books and paperbacks are priced at
Friends Corner cont.
50 cents. DVDs will be yours for only
$2, and there will be other items at
budget friendly prices. As usual, Friday
afternoon is reserved for members of
FOL only. All are invited to join the
Friends of the Library at any time. The
regular book sale room will be opened
as well. We also have a highly popular
“Sunday bag special.” Regular shopping
begins at 10 am Saturday. Come to
the sale, and go home with a literary
treasure (or two). There are carts of
Friends' materials for purchase at the
Crothersville and Medora libraries.
Friends agreed to “pretty up” the
landscapes of the libraries by supplying
them with a variety of mums. For
rainy days, we added to the lobbies
of Seymour, Crothersville, and Medora
libraries umbrella bag “depot stations”
to keep the insides of the libraries dry.
Friends is funding $300 for upcoming
library programs, but the largest
expenditure is for a second spinning
book rack for the Book Nook. We hope
this gives you a wider choice of reading
material.
Lastly, the Board once again thanks
those of you who donate those
materials. Because of your generosity,
we have the funds to improve our
libraries.
See you at the Big Book Sale in
November and at the regular Book
Cellar from 10 am to 1 pm on Saturday,
December 7! (9:30 start for Friends
members)
Big Fall
Sale
Friday, November 1
4 to 5:30 pm
(Friends members only)
Saturday, November 2
10 am to 1 pm
Sunday, November 3
2 to 4 pm ($3 bag)
Seymour Library Meeting Room
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The next book sale is
2013 Summer Reading
Program
Final Results
Top readers were Grace Eubank, Top Adult Reader; Mika Campbell and Madison Auleman, Top Youth Readers; and Stephanie
Lewis, Top Teen Reader.
2,237 people of all ages participated in this year’s “Dig Into Reading” summer reading program.
1,407 children and adults finished the program by reading 50 books or 500 minutes. Participants in our
first online program earned one point for every book read or for every 10 minutes of reading time. This
summer’s total was 124,505.5 points.
The top readers received an engraved maple book clock and will be recognized on November 30, at the
Jackson County Public Library Night during the Seymour vs. Martinsville boys’ varsity basketball game.
My Family Tree for Kids
Saturday, December 28
9:30-11 am, open to grades 3-6
2-3:30 pm, open to grades 7-12
Location: Computer Classroom
Led by Janet Hensen, Information Services Assistant
Sponsored by Friends of the Library
If possible bring names of relatives with their birth & death dates & pictures.
Adults may accompany younger children needing help with computer.
Limit 12
Refreshments will be available afterwards in meeting room.
Registration required by December 22.
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