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MONTHLY PROGRAMMING NOTES
NAPPANEE CENTER NEWS
2nd SATURDAY KIDS’ CRAFTS & ACTIVITIES
Stop in for fun in the Kids’ Craft Room from 11:00 am 1:00 pm. Supplies are limited. No registration necessary.
September 10: Sunflower Seed Sunflowers
October 8: Book Face Photo Contest
LEGO CLUB
Lego Club is held for kids on the third Thursday of the
month, October through May, from 6:30 - 8:00 pm. Enjoy
building challenges and win prizes! Meetings end with free
build time. No registration necessary.
October 20: The Aliens Are Coming!
COVER TO COVER BOOK CLUB
The Cover to Cover Book Club meets the
third Tuesday of each month from 6:30 8:00 pm. Titles alternate between fiction
and non-fiction. For more information
or to reserve a copy of the current
selection, see any service desk, or call
574.773.7919. New members are
always welcome!
September 20: Last Call: the Rise and Fall of Prohibition,
1920-1933, by Daniel Okrent
October 18: Chicks With Sticks: It’s a Purl Thing,
by Elizabeth Lenhard
JUNIOR DETECTIVES*
Tuesday, October 18
6:00 - 7:00 pm
Kids - Tweens
October is Family History Month! Come
make a family tree and find out where
you came from. You’ll receive a Family Tree booklet to get
started. The Heritage Collection staff will also show you
ways to find your family roots. Please come prepared with
both sets of grandparent’s names and great-grandparent’s
names. Meets at the Libray. Registration is required.
NAPPANEE PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWSLETTER
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Monday - Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday NPLINSIDER
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2016
LIBRARY HOURS
ADULT
PROGRAMS
YOUTH SERVICES TEEN CORNER
Dance, create, learn
Offerings for ages 18 and play in the Kids’
Deptartment.
and up are bigger
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than ever!
information innovation iNSPIRATION
Week-long programs
keep students busy
and inspired.
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NAPPANEE
CENTER NEWS
NC programs
explore genealogy
and history.
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SUMMER READING SUCCESS!
The Library staff would like to thank everyone who participated in our
Summer Reading Challenge. The community surpassed our reading goal by
over a million pages!
LOST COMMUNITIES
Tuesday, September 13 | 6:00 - 7:00 pm
All ages are welcome to come hear about Nappanee’s lost
communities: Locke, Stumptown, Gravelton, Hastings and
Hepton. Bring some stories of your own to share as well!
No registration required.
GENEALOGY CLUB
Tuesday, October 11 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Searching for that missing relative (we know everyone has
one) or trying to connect yourself to a famous person? Come
the 2nd Tuesday of each month, starting in October, and
work on filling in your family tree. Our Heritage Collection
Staff has worked on our genealogy resources and can guide/
help you to finding your ancestors.
Martha, our Heritage Collection Manager and Library Skills
Trainer, will share her triumphs and frustrations with her family
tree. Feel free to ask how she not only found out she’s related
to a certain chocolate empire, but how she found her long
lost great grandmother.
We will have genealogical forms
available for you and will help you learn
how to use them. Meets in the Library.
EXTENDED Apple
Festival Hours
Nappanee Center Hours
Monday - Friday | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Sept 16 | 9am - 7pm
Sept 17 |
Saturday | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
11am
- 7pm
Phone: 574.773.7812
On Friday, August 5, we held our closing ceremonies, where grand prizes
were handed out and Joni & Jamie were “slimed” as a reward for reaching
our page goal. Great job everyone!
A big “Thank You” to our Sponsors:
Total Participants
Pages Read
Age 0-4: 102
218,500
Age 5-10: 369
643,500
Teen: 269
Adults: 568
Staff: 24
Miscellaneous Pages
1,046,250
Final Page Count
3,763,784 pages
...in Miles, That’s
594 miles
1,637,250
163,500
54,784
148% of goal
or from Nappanee to
Memphis, TN!
An estimated 37% of kids & teens ages 0-18* participated in this
year’s program!
*In the NPL service area
UPCOMING ADULT PROGRAMMING
Check out these exciting upcoming programs held throughout the Library. All programs are free, unless
otherwise noted. *Indicates registration is required at least one week in advance.
Call 574.773.7919 or go to the events calendar at www.nappaneelibrary.org to register.
Pinterest Night* | 2nd Wednesday monthly | 6:00 - 8:00 pm | All Ages
Make a Succulent Terrarium on September 14, and a Book Craft on October 12. Cost is $5
per project. Kids under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
Recipe Swap* | 2nd Monday monthly | 7:00 - 8:00 pm | Adults
Exchange recipes and collect some new favorites in this monthly program. Submit recipes to
the Library a week in advance of each program and bring a dish to share. You’ll go home with a stack
of new recipes each time! Make and sample slow cooker recipes in September and soups in October.
Knitting Group | Tuesday, September 13 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm | Teens & Adults
Silhouette School: Animal Mask* | Thursday, September 15
6:00 - 8:00 pm | Teens & Adults
Cut and assemble one of several animal mask patterns on the Silhouette digital cutter with
instructor, Jill Lebbin. Learn to operate the machine and software and take home an adorable
finished project!
Cake Decorating* | Tuesday, September 20 | 6:30 - 8:30 pm | Teens & Adults | $10
Take your birthday parties to the next level with this class covering basic cake decorating techniques, with pro,
Tina Erwin. The class fee includes a supply kit with a pastry tube set, rose nail, spatula and cake pan.
LEARN & PLAY EVERYDAY
*indicates registration is required at least one week in advance.
BOOK PALS - The BFG*
Tuesday, September 13
6:00 - 7:00 pm | Kids - Tweens
In celebration of Roald Dahl’s 100th
birthday join us for a book discussion of
The BFG. The first 5 sign ups will be given
a copy of the book!
BOOK COOKS*
Tuesday, September 20
6:30 - 7:30 pm | Kids
New program for Fall 2016! Create a
yummy recipe based on a kids book.
September: Tiny Pie
PRESCHOOL STORYTIME*
Wednesdays in October
10:00 - 10:45 am | Preschoolers
Launch off to discover outer space with
stories of aliens, planets, rockets and more!
MOVE & DO: BIRTH TO TWO*
Thursdays in October
10:00 - 10:30 am | Infants - Toddlers
Launch off to discover outer space with
stories of aliens, planets, rockets and more.
BEE THEMED MAKE & TAKE
Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday
September 28 - 30 | All Ages
In honor of National Honey Month, make a
bee themed craft in the library to take home!
AMERICAN GIRLS CLUB*
Tuesday, October 25
6:30 - 7:30 pm | Tweens
Enter the world of the American Girls as
we read each of their journey books and
some history fun. Please pick up the
book prior to the program and have
it read so you can join in the book
discussion. October: Kit Kittredge
3D Printing & Scanning Basics* | Thursday, September 22 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm | Teens & Adults
Pinterest 2.0* | Tuesday, September 27 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm | All Ages
Bee Self Sustained with Honey | Thursday, September 29 | 6:30 pm | All Ages
In honor of National Honey Month, come learn a bit more about the art of beekeeping. Ever wonder where we
get the honey that we eat? Our guest speaker will take us through the process of honey making from start to
finish, and why bees are important to this process.
Meet. Greet. Eat. | Saturday, October 1 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | All Ages
Come enjoy a salsa tasting and meet local author, Shannan Martin, and learn about her new book,
“Falling Free: Rescued From the Life I Always Wanted,” which will be released in September. Martin,
known for her popular blog Shannan Martin Writes (formerly Flower Patch Farmgirl,) is a speaker
and writer who found her voice in the country and her story in the city. She and her jail-chaplain
husband, Cory, have four funny children who came to them across oceans and rivers. Having sold
their dream farmhouse, they now enjoy neighborhood life in Goshen, Indiana.
Ghost Stories* | Thursday, October 13 | 6:30 - 8:00 pm | Teens & Adults
Hear some real life ghost stories from the Michiana Chapter of the Indiana Ghost Trackers. Indiana Ghost
Trackers, Inc., is a statewide not-for-profit organization with Chapters in Indiana. They investigate paranormal
activity using photography, voice recording, video and other technology that aids in the detection of unexplained
phenomena.
Some Assembly Required* | Thursday, October 27 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm | Teens & Adults
Assemble a unique multi-piece skull playset from elements printed on our 3D printer. This class
runs bi-monthly on the fourth Thursday and features a new “make & take” project each time!
Watch the 3D printer at work and discover new ways to use it for your own projects.
save the date!
Book Sale: October 7-10 | Preview sale: October 6
BOOKS • DVDS • AUDIO BOOKS • FRAMED ARTWORK • FURNITURE • MORE
CURIOSITY WEEK
September 19 - 23
Kids - Tweens
Celebrate the 75th anniversary of
the publication of the first Curious
George book! Each day a craft
will be available in the craft area
associated with a Curious George
book.
Monday: Curious George
Flies a Kite
Tuesday: Curious George’s
Dinosaur Discovery
Wednesday: Curious George and
the Hot Air Balloon Ride
Thursday: Curious
George: A Home
for Honeybees
Friday: Curious
George and the
Pizza Party
TWEEN THURSDAY* | First Thursday Monthly | 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Make Honey Butter popcorn in September and a unique sugar skull in October.
All materials and snacks provided in the Cube. Register at least one week in advance.
TEEN TUESDAY* | First Tuesday Monthly | 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Participate in a food challenge in September and Zombie Barbies in
October. All materials and snacks provided in the Cube. Register at
least one week in advance.
teen
read
week
read for
the fun of it
NATIONAL TEEN READ WEEK
October 10 - 15
Monday | 4:00 - 5:00 pm: Book End Craft*
Tuesday | 6:00 - 7:00 pm: Book Discussion,
A Monster Calls*
Thursday | 4:00 - 5:00 pm: Learn to “Read”
Around the World
TEEN BOOK GROUP* | Tuesday, October 11 | 6:00 - 7:00 pm
We will be discussing the book A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness.
The first 5 sign ups will be given a free copy of the book!
BOOK FACE PHOTO CONTEST | October 10 - 15
Calling all teens: exercise your creativity with the Book Face challenge! Take a
picture using a book to augment or obscure part of your body or face to create
the illusion that the illustration and the
subject are one. Post your photos to the
Nappanee Public Library Facebook page
and let the community vote on a winner!
September 29
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Tweens
*
NPL is excited to introduce a new
program series! The Adventure Club
will educate attendees with fun and
unique activities on a variety of
different topics spanning from history,
science and art. For every adventure
attended, attendees will receive a
unique key! The first Adventure Club
program will be explorers. Each
attendee will be given the identity of
a real-life explorer throughout history.
Some explorers will include Amelia
Earhart, Jacques Cousteau and
Edmund Hillary. All attendees will learn
about the different kinds of explorers
and the importance
they have had on
history.
September
Activity: Creating a
treasure map using
invisible ink.