April - Thorntown Public Library

April 2015
Volume 21, Issue 4
Household Hazardous Waste
Disposal & Electronic Recycling
The Boone County Solid Waste Management
District will host a free hazardous waste and
electronics collection event on Saturday,
April 25 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Items can be
taken to 1955 Indianapolis Avenue in Lebanon for disposal or recycling. For more information about the collection event, visit
http://bit.ly/19LsEi3 or call the District office
at 765-483-0687.
Taste of Home Sampler May 4
The Taste of Home Sampler will meet on
Monday, May 4 at 6 p.m. The current issue of Taste of Home features pastas and
salads of all kinds! This program is a great
opportunity to prepare one dish but sample
many. On the menu so far: Rhubread,
Slow Cooker Chicken, and Egg Salad. Call
the library so that staff can log your recipe
selection. Then bring a dish and table service and plan to enjoy!
Report: GORILLA IS LOOSE; STOPS FISHING IN INDIANA
Just imagine: it is June 15, 1949. Newspapers across the country are running stories similar to this Chicago Tribune article warning residents a “monster—possibly a gorilla—was
lurking in the neighborhood.” In this edition Thorntown resident Homer Birge is quoted as
saying, “We heard a crashing in the underbrush behind us. We turned around and there
was this animal coming right toward us, walking upright on two legs. I have never seen a
live gorilla but I’ve seen pictures of them in newspapers. This animal looked just like one of
those pictures… Those arms were knocking branches off the trees.” Now, over 50 years
later, Homer Birge’s nephew Dick Birge will reveal the secret sequel to Thorntown’s most
notorious visitor. Join us for a remarkable program including recordings of Asher Cones
narrating their daring escapades. What would have happened if only someone had stopped
instead of running the opposite direction? Or, did they? Then, as the plot thickens, our museum detectives will reveal exciting new facts about the case. Discover the REAL truth
behind the legend! We ask that guardians attend along with their children as there will be
an appearance by an “honored guest” at the end of the hour. Bring your cameras! The program will take place on Saturday, April 18 at 1 p.m. at the Thorntown Heritage Museum.
Please call the library to reserve a spot for this mesmerizing program.
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The Ultimate Family Treasure Hunt
Have you ever considered searching for family treasures over the Internet? April’s Genealogy
Club meeting will discuss how to use two different Ancestry.com message boards to locate
family heirlooms—even heirlooms you never knew existed. First we will explore “Lost and
Found Family Items” with 75 threads and 99 messages and then move on to “Found Family
Heirlooms” with 4416 threads and 6458 messages. The first session will take place in the library computer lab on Monday, April 13 from 10-11 a.m. and will be repeated on Tuesday,
April 14 from 6-7 p.m. Space is limited so please call the library to reserve your seat today!
Thorntown Writers’ Group April 16
The Thorntown Writers’ Group will continue to meet on the third Thursday of each month, 68 p.m., in the Young Adult reading room. Anyone interested in writing is invited to participate. Up to three single-spaced pages of an essay, short story, poem, etc., may be contributed
and the author may request comment or critique but will not be required to do so. Likewise,
writers may write on any subject; April’s suggested topic is to elaborate on a milestone in your
life. Cookies or other light dessert will be served at each meeting. Please join us!
Gourds are GOURDgeous!
Poetry in the Teen Room
Almost every Wednesday there is an opportunity to work with gourds at the Thorntown
Public Library. Visitors are welcome. On
April 1 and 15 at 6-8 p.m. the Sugar Creek
Gourd Patch will be working on a variety of
gourd projects, including wood burning,
painting, and melted crayon art. On April 8
and 22 the Thorn Tree Gourd Patch will
work on similar projects from 2-4 p.m. There
is no charge for participation. At the April
sessions participants will be working on completing gourds for the Indiana Gourd Society’s 23rd annual state show. This event is
open to the public at the Boone County Fairgrounds on May 2-3, with workshops offered
for a fee on May 1.
Plan now to enjoy the
Gourdgeous Gourd. Questions may be directed to Karen Niemeyer at the library.
April is National Poetry Month and teens
will enjoy creating poetry in a couple of ways.
A fun way to create poems is called Magnetic
Poetry. Magnetic words and phrases will be
available to create poetry on the metal book
shelf end caps in the Young Adult room. Another way to create poetry
is called Blackout Poetry.
Books will be offered to
tear out pages (gasp!) to
create Blackout poems.
Check out the teen room for examples.
Thorntown State Championship
commemorative t-shirts are available for
purchase. Shirts are royal blue with
white print and basketball 1915-2015
logo. Contact Earl Kinslow at
elkinslow@yahoo.com with inquiries.
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Recycling Books, Magazines, and More
The library often receives donations of books, magazines, and other materials. Thorntown offers
multiple recycling sites all year, and Boone County will be providing its spring household hazardous waste collection and electronics recycling on Sat. April 25 (see page 1 for details).
The library accepts donations of materials for its book sales, the proceeds from which help provide
library programs and reading prizes. Clean items that might be useful to area residents may be
dropped off during the library’s open hours. It is wise to mark out ownership and addresses because you never know who will receive your donated items. A few years ago two local residents
received a letter from a prison inmate who found a name and address in a book and wanted a pen
pal. The library examines every donated item and masks/removes ownership, but a cautious plan
is to remove that information before donating or discarding materials anywhere.
Thorntown now offers sites for those materials that are not of desirable book sale quality, and you
may be assured that your discards are not clogging a landfill site. Clean magazines and soft paper
materials (including junk mail), as well as items that have been stored in barns and garages and
have accumulated mouse droppings and dust should be placed in the green and yellow Abitibi recycling bins located throughout the community; the schools and Art Center receive a little funding
from this recycling effort. Old textbooks, yellowed and soiled hardbound books should be taken to
the county recycling drop spot at 500 South Front Street. This relatively new bin is emptied regularly and is an exciting addition to town cleanliness. It allows you to also discard, without separating, all colors of glass, hardbound books and phone books, clean steel cans, clean aluminum
cans, foil, and food containers, cardboard (boxes should be broken down), cereal boxes, paperboard, and plastics #1-7. The latter includes plastic shopping bags, shrink and bubble wrap, banding, but NO STYROFOAM. A call
to the Solid Waste Management District office reveals that there is no viable
way—yet—to recycle Styrofoam. It is important to note that at the 500
South Front Street site all cans, bottles, and containers should be clean and
dry. This bin is open 24/7 and is superbly convenient.
The library appreciates donations and reviews all gifts of books, magazines, and audio/video materials. Some items are added to the library’s collection and others are held for book sales. However,
items that are soiled, contaminated, or falling apart should not be given to the library but recycled
to other sites as described above. After the library’s book sales end, left-over materials are picked
up by AmVets or donated to other groups that might benefit.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
All the time – County Recycling Drop Spot, 500 S. Front St.
April 25 – Boone Co. Hazardous Waste & Electronics Recycling
May 8-16 – Friends of the Library Book Sale
APRIL EVENTS
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Wed. Apr. 1
Thur. Apr. 2
Fri. Apr. 3
Sugar Creek Gourd Patch 6-8
Fiber Spinning 6-8
Quilting 12:30
Tues. Apr. 7
2s & 3s Storytime 10:30-11
Adventure Storytime 3:30-4:15
Snack & Yak 3:30-4:30
Thorn Tree Gourd Patch 2-4
Youth Cook 3:30-5
Quilting 12:30
Poster/Essay Entries due 6pm
Wed. Apr. 8
Thur. Apr. 9
Fri. Apr. 10
Mon. Apr. 13
Tues. Apr. 14
Wed. Apr. 15
Thur. Apr. 16
Fri. Apr. 17
Sat. Apr. 18
Tues. Apr. 21
Wed. Apr. 22
Thur. Apr. 23
Fri. Apr. 24
Tues. Apr. 28
Wed. Apr. 29
Thur. Apr. 30
Genealogy Program 10-11
Bingo 12:15
Book Discussion 1:30
Library Board 6:00
2s & 3s Storytime 10:30-11
Adventure Storytime 3:30-4:15
American Girl 4:30-5:30
Genealogy Program 6-7
Friends Board 7-8
Snack & Yak 3:30
Sugar Creek Gourd Patch 6-8
Youth Bingo 3:30
Thorntown Writers’ Group 6-8
Quilting 12:30
Thorntown Gorilla Program 1-2
(at museum)
2s & 3s Storytime 10:30-11
Adventure Storytime 3:30-4:15
Snack & Yak 3:30-4:30
Thorn Tree Gourd Patch 2-4
Crafternoon, Jr. 3:30-4:30
SCHS Meeting 7-8
Quilting 12:30
Library Hours:
Monday & Friday 9-6
Tuesday-Thursday 9-8
Saturday 10-4
Sunday Closed
The Thorntown
Heritage Museum
is open by
appointment.
Call the library to
schedule a visit!
Entries for the
Thorntown Heritage
Museum Poster &
Essay Contest are
due by 6:00 p.m. on
Friday, April 10th!
2s & 3s Storytime 10:30-11
Adventure Storytime 3:30-4:15
Snack & Yak 3:30-4:30
LEGO Club 3:30-4:30
CICOA Luncheon served at 11:30 Monday-Friday
Questions about programs? Call the library at (765) 436-7348
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New Materials @ TPL
YOUTH FICTION
ADULT FICTION
Gemma & Gus - Dunrea - E FIC DUN
Someone is Watching - Fielding - FIC FIE
Wolfie the Bunny - Dyckman - E FIC DYC
World Gone By - Lehane - FIC LEH
Aqualicious - Kann - E FIC KAN
Aquarium - Vann - FIC VAN
If You Plant a Seed - Nelson - E FIC NEL
Do You Believe? - Thrasher - CH FIC THR
Big Nate Lives It Up - Peirce - J FIC PEI
Endangered - Box - MYS FIC BOX
Rapscott’s Girls - Primavera - J FIC PRI
Killer Ambition - Clark - MYS FIC CLA
Willy Maykit in Space - Trine - J FIC TRI
Plague Land - Sykes - MYS FIC SYK
Lost Boy - Green - MG FIC GRE
Half the World - Abercrombie - SCI FIC ABE
The Imaginary - Harrold - MG FIC HAR
A Question of Bounty - Colt - WES FIC COL
Listen, Slowly - Lai - MG FIC LAI
A Dangerous Man - Johnstone - WES FIC JOH
Ribblestrop - Mulligan - MG FIC MUL
ADULT NONFICTION
YOUTH NONFICTION
Within Arm’s Length - Emmett - 363.28 EMM
Across the Midwest - Backer - E 917.7 BAC
Get What’s Yours - Kotlikoff - 368.4 KOT
Characters of the Magical World -J 688.725 LEG Best-Loved Casseroles - 641.821 FAV
Sapiens - Harari - 909 HAR
YOUTH CDs & DVDs
Best of the Laurie Berkner Band - J CD LAU
AUDIOBOOKS
The Wiggles Big Birthday - J CD WIG
Pharoah - Gibbins - CD BOOK FIC GIB
Emma’s Wings - J DVD FIC BEL
Leaving Time - Picoult - CD BOOK FIC PIC
A Day at the Library - J DVD FIC CUR
Jem and the Holograms - J DVD FIC JEM
DVDs
Ariel’s Adventure Continues - J DVD FIC LIT
Big Hero 6 [PG] - DVD FIC BIG
Annie [PG] - DVD FIC ANN
YOUNG ADULT
The Box Trolls [PG] - DVD FIC BOX
Empire - Connolly - YA FIC CON
Exodus [PG13] - DVD FIC EXO
Breakout - Emerson - YA FIC EME
Ouija [PG13] - DVD FIC OUI
Kalahari - Khoury - YA FIC KHO
Shiner [R] - DVD FIC SHI
Hold Me Closer - Levithan - YA FIC LEV
Top Five [R] - DVD FIC TOP
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Go to http://cidc.lib.overdrive.com for the latest digital titles!
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Busy month in the Youth Department
April will be a busy month in the Youth Department! Storytimes meet each Tuesday, Snack
& Yak each Wednesday, and Youth Cook, Kids’ Bingo, Crafternoon Jr., and LEGO Club on
Thursdays. Whew! Check the library schedule of events for the dates and times of your favorite programs!
Youth department staff are in the midst of planning for the 2015 summer reading program –
Every Hero Has a Story. Community heroes, animal heroes, and superheroes will all play a
part in programming this summer. Summer reading programs begin Tuesday, June 9th with
a visit from our local non-profit charity dedicated to connecting people to animals and nature
– ANIMALIA! They will be bringing some real live animal heroes. Mark your calendars!
The Youth Department will take a break from programs in May to focus more heavily on planning and also to accommodate visits to and from school classrooms and daycare groups. Stop
by to check out the newest books, magazines,
Save the Date!
and DVDs that youth department has to offer—
and don’t forget to log your progress in 1,000 The Papa John’s Pizza Truck will be in the
Books Before Kindergarten or the Reach library parking lot serving up fresh, hot pizfor the Stars reading challenges!
zas from 4-7 on Tuesday,
Fiber Spinning with Benita Story will
meet Thursday, April 2 from 6-8 p.m.
Sessions are $20 per class; fiber is
provided. Call the library to register!
May 5! A portion of each
sale will benefit
the
Friends of the Thorntown
Public Library.
April Book Discussion
Florabama Ladies’ Auxiliary & Sewing Circle by Lois Battle has been chosen as April’s book
discussion title. When Cherished Lady Lingerie suddenly closes, Hilly Pruitt and other local
women suddenly find themselves out of work and desperate for income. On the same day,
recent divorcee Bonnie Duke Cullman begins her journey to Florabama to begin her new life.
The ladies’ stories intertwine as they cope with their very different midlife crises, and they
“find common ground in the longings and dreams we all share for community, identity, security, and love.”
Discussion will take place in the young adult room on Monday, April 13 at 1:30 p.m. Discussions usually last about one hour and light refreshments will be provided. Those who have
not finished the book are welcome to join the group. Copies of the book are still available at
the circulation desk.
124 N. Market St.
Thorntown, IN 46071
Phone: 765-436-7348
Fax: 765-436-7011
www.thorntownpl.org
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