March 2016 - Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library

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Yep! We have it - Indiana history, Indiana government, Indiana biographies and works by Indiana authors. It’s great that the Library has a rich representation of, well, all things Indiana. But, to
me, the best part of the Indiana Room is its Genealogy Department. Bloomfield’s Genealogy Department is the area reserved for the residents of Greene County. It’s the area
where you and your family have a place in history – and a place on our shelves.
Inside this
issue:
The Genealogy Department has local history, family histories, cemetery
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indexes, military history, and census information. It has the Bloomfield newspaCheck-It-Out Teens
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per on microfilm beginning with the Bloomfield Democrat, 1888. By reading the
pages of the past, you can discover what it was like to live in Greene County
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back in the day.
Eastern Happenings
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Not everything is online - at least not yet. So, you might be surprised to
Wine & Cheese
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learn that people from all over the country visit the Library for local genealogy
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research. In addition, we receive online requests through our website. OftenProgramming
times, we are able to provide the information a family historian needs to contin- Titles You May Have
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Missed
ue their research.
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Recently, the Library started a local history blog on its website. The blog
provides a way to post old photographs, postcards, and general research inforStaff Spotlight
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mation. More importantly, it offers a way to communicate with online researchFriends Connection
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ers.
Library Contact
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Information
So, from paper to online posts, Bloomfield Library is working to make
genealogy research rewarding. Everything old is new to discover at the Library!
A T.C. Steele watercolor artist will teach a watercolor pencil
workshop Saturday, April 30th, 12-2pm, at the Bloomfield Library, for adults &
mature teens. Free, Reservations required, limited to 12 participants. Please
RSVP at the adult circulation desk.
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Collecting Quarters
Thursdays at 10:30
For ages 4-6 yrs.
March 3
Let’s Vote
March 10
Windy Weather
March 17
Little People
March 24
Nests and Eggs
March 31
Funny Farmers
Note: If Bloomfield Schools are canceled
or delayed because of weather,
storytime will also be canceled.
The children’s area is
collecting the Indiana
State quarter for a
program in May.
If you have any that you would like
to trade in, stop by the children’s
area and we will trade with you.
Stop by the children’s area during
Spring Break: March 19-26
Do a basketball scavenger hunt, guess
how many basketballs are in a jar and
decorate a basketball to put in the
library window.
Baby and Me Storytime
at the
Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library
Wednesday, March 9
12:00 pm -1:00 pm
For children birth to 24 months and their caregivers
Enjoy simple reading, rhymes, music, and
movement with your baby.
Call 812-384-4125 or stop by the library to sign-up
and receive a phone or email reminder the week
before the program.
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Tuesday, March 1—Teen Tuesdays 3:30-5:00
Chat about your favorite books and movies, play awesome games, create cool crafts, and enjoy
snacks! Share ideas and help plan library events that you want to attend! Grades 7-12 welcome!
Thursday, March 10—Battle of the YouTube Stars 3:30-5:30
Do you like PewDiePie or Tyler Oakley better? Or maybe you prefer Veritasium or Zoella. Geek over
videos of your favorite YouTube stars and battle it out to decide once and for all who the best YouTuber is. We will have snacks and plenty of time for debate. Grades 7-12 welcome.
Tuesday, March 22—Teen Movie Night—Goosebumps 5:00-7:00
Spend an evening watching the movie Goosebumps. Snacks and soda will be provided. Grades 7-12
welcome.
Thursday, March, 24—A Gathering of Gamers 3:30-5:30
Spend an afternoon playing your favorite games including board games, card games, Yu-Gi-Oh, and
Wii games. Grades 7-12 welcome.
Tuesday, March 31—Create your own Seed Paper! 3:30-5:30
Learn how to recycle used paper into beautiful flowers. We will be making paper embedded with
seeds. After the program, plant the paper in a pot or in the ground and watch as flowers grow! Grade
7-12 welcome!
Love the NCAA basketball tournament
but wish it was just a little
more...bookish? You’re in luck! All
through March the Teen Room will have
its very own Book Madness Tournament.
Fill out a Book Madness bracket and vote
for your favorite book to become the
Book Madness Champion. Any brackets
that pick the correct winning book will
receive a prize.
To our teen volunteers who
helped us paint the space!
Saturday, March 5:
Thursday, March 17:
Hoosiers Day!
Cookbook Club
2:00 PM—4:00 PM
6:00—7:00 PM
 Come celebrate the beginnings of March Madness with
 Cook or bake something that goes with this month’s
theme: Irish food or food that is green!
 Bring your dish to the program to share with everyone!
 Beverages and tableware will be provided!
us by watching the classic basketball movie Hoosiers.
 We’ll have popcorn to enjoy!
 We’ll also chat with one of the South Bend players who
played against Milan during one of their championship
runs.
Thursday, March 10:
Book Club
6:00—7:00 PM
Monday, March 21:
 Join our Book Club! This month we’re
discussing The Time Traveler’s Wife by
Audrey Niffenegger.
 Ask to borrow a free copy at the Adult
Desk!
Monday Movie Night
5:30 PM
 This month we’re watching Open Season 3: Scared Silly!
 Boog and Elliot are back and the fur is
Saturday, March 12:
Adult Coloring—Come and Go!
going to Fly! Join us to find out how this
happens!
 Popcorn provided!!
10:00—5:00 PM
 Reconnect with your inner child and come to our
“Come-and-Go” Coloring Day!
 Coloring pages and colored pencils will be available in
the Reading Room all day!
 Come and sit for a while and color. Bring a friend and
color together! Discover all the benefits of coloring!
 Ages 18+ please!
Do you have a favorite
Indiana author who should
go down in history with
other Indiana greats like
James Whitcomb Riley, Kurt Vonnegut, and John Green?
Nominate an author at www.indianaauthorsaward.org. See
the website for details!
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Knitting (2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month)
Crocheting (1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month)
Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just
starting, come join us in the Reading Room at 10:30
AM! Bring your needles or hooks, and we’ll work on
our projects together!
Adult Winter Reading Program has Begun!
Fill out a slip for every three books read. Return your first 10
slips for a prize. Return as many slips as you can to be entered
into the grand prize drawing.
Program runs through March 19th!
Kids, are you old enough to vote?
If you are between age 0-5 years, you are!
The Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award is an initiative of the Indiana Center for the Book. The purpose
of this award is to encourage parents, caregivers, and very young children to interact together with exceptional picture books.
Stop by the library with your child and read the 5 nominees. Let your child vote for the 2016 Firefly
Award winner.
The nominees are:
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Nose to Toes, You are Yummy by Tim Harrington
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Two is Enough by Janna Matthies
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I Got Rhythm by Connie Schofield-Morrison
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Bear Sees Colors By Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman
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Hooray for Hat by Brian Won
Come to the library between March 1 and April 1 to place your vote. Books and ballots will be on display
in the children’s area.
Tots Time
Mondays at 10:15
Bunnies—-February 29
Fish and Birds—-March 7
Preschool Story Time
Wednesday at 10:15
March 2 Black Animals
March 16 Green Animals
Bicentennial Author and Artist
On March 19th at 10:00
We will be talking about local author Crystal Thrasher who
wrote “The Dark Didn’t Catch Me” and artist T.C. Steele
Wine and Cheese in
the Stacks
A fundraiser for Greene Co. Literacy
Saturday April 9, 2016 (6-8 pm)
Bloomfield Public Library
Tickets $15/single $25/couple
Call Beth (812.384.4125) for tickets/info
Wine donated by Oliver Winery
Entertainment: Award Winning Poet Adrian Matejka
Toe tapping Horse Shoe Bend Band
Hip Storyteller Lee Lindsey
Must be 21 to enter
The Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award finalist joins community as part of Indiana
Humanities’ Novel Conversations Speakers Program.
Indiana Poet Adrian Matejka was born in Nuremberg, Germany. His 3 collections of poems,
The Devil’s Garden, Mixology, and The Big Smoke have all won awards, including the National
Poetry series and NAACP Outstanding Literature, and Mr. Matejka was a finalist for the 2013
National Book Award and 2014 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. He is the Lilly Professor / Poet-inResidence at Indiana University in Bloomington and is currently finishing a new collection of
poems, Collectable Blacks (2017), and a graphic novel.
The library is planning monthly programs to celebrate Indiana’s Bicentennial. Most of our programs will take
place from 2:00-4:00 PM on the 1st Saturday of each month. There are a few exceptions to this so make sure
to watch our listings as each month draws near. We’ll give you all the details as they become available!
March
April
May
What better way to celebrate March Madness than watching the movie
Hoosiers! Popcorn will be provided!
Penny Pinching and Pitching We'll have all kinds of penny games and activities plus money saving tips!
This month we'll celebrate Indiana authors. A special Lew Wallace
Indiana Authors
program is being planned. This month’s program will be on Wednesday,
May 4.
Hoosiers Movie Day!
June
Pioneer Olympics
Think you could have been an Indiana pioneer? Test your skills during our
Pioneer Olympics!
July
Racing in Indiana
Indiana is home to Indianapolis Motor Speedway - The Racing Capitol of
the World! Join us this month as we celebrate racing in Indiana!
August
Gardening and Canning
This month we'll celebrate homegrown Indiana!
September
Torch Relay Celebration!
The Bicentennial Torch will be making its way through Greene County on
Wednesday, September 21. Join us that day as we follow the torch and
celebrate with torch related activities!
October
Johnny Appleseed
We'll celebrate with apples this month and a special celebration by
Johnny Appleseed himself!
Come and make Indiana-themed ornaments for a special Indiana ChristNovember Indiana-themed Ornaments mas tree. We'll make the ornaments in November and reveal the tree in
December!
December
Happy Birthday Indiana!
Come and enjoy cake and punch to celebrate Indiana's 200th birthday!
The Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library will be giving out tulip
tree saplings to patrons to plant in honor of the Bicentennial.
Take a picture of yourself planting your Bicentennial tree and send it to us.
We will post it on our library website, and put a picture in our Bicentennial scrapbook.
Trees will arrive in late March/ early April. Watch for details on our website/
Facebook and in the newspaper. Trees will be given out on a first come/first serve
basis.
Limit one tree per patron.
Set against the tumultuous background of apartheid South Africa, a powerful and moving debut about family, sacri-
fice, and discovering what it means to belong…
Celia Mphephu knows her place in the world. A black servant working in the white suburbs of
1960s Johannesburg, she’s all too aware of her limitations. Nonetheless, she has found herself
a comfortable corner: She has a job, can support her faraway family, and is raising her youngest child, Miriam.
But as racial tensions explode, Celia’s world shifts. Her employers decide to flee the political
turmoil and move to England—and they ask to adopt Miriam and take her with them. Devastated at the prospect of losing her only daughter, yet unable to deny her child a safer and
more promising future, Celia agrees, forever defining both their futures.
As Celia fights against the shattering violence of her time, Miriam battles the quiet racism of
England, struggling to find her place in a land to which she doesn’t belong—until the call of
her heritage inexorably draws her back to Africa to discover the truth behind her mother’s
choices and uncover a heartbreaking secret from long ago…
A work of fiction inspired by the real-life, 37-year friendship between two towering figures of the late nineteenth century, famed writer Mark Twain and legendary explorer Sir Henry Morton Stanley.
From their early days as journalists in the American West, to their admiration and support of
each other's writing, their mutual hatred of slavery, their social life together in the dazzling literary circles of the period, and even a mysterious journey to Cuba to search for Stanley's adoptive
father, TWAIN & STANLEY ENTER PARADISE superbly channels two vibrant but very different
figures. It is also a study of Twain's complex bond with Mrs. Stanley, the bohemian portrait artist Dorothy Tennant, who introduces Twain and his wife to the world of séances and mediums
after the tragic death of their daughter.
The resulting novel is a richly woven tapestry of people and events as Hijuelos ingeniously
blends correspondence, memoir, and third-person omniscience to explore the intersection of
these Victorian giants in a long vanished world.
“City on Fire is a big, stunning first novel and an amazing virtual reality machine, whisking us back to New York City in
the 1970s with bravura swagger and style and heart . . .
The ghosts of New York memorialized by earlier writers—F. Scott Fitzgerald, J. D. Salinger,
Richard Price—hover over City on Fire. At the same time, the novel’s ambition and Dickensian
storytelling ardor will remind many readers of Donna Tartt’s dazzling The Goldfinch, while its
fuel-injected prose and nimble stacking of plot complications will recall for others Martin
Amis’s classic portrait of Gotham in Money. But this novel is defiantly and indelibly Hallberg’s
own: a symphonic epic that reaches a crashing crescendo during the blackout of July 13, 1977 .
. . [In] Hallberg’s XXL tool kit as a storyteller: a love of language and the handsprings he can
make it perform; a bone-deep knowledge of his characters’ inner lives that’s as unerring as
that of the young Salinger; an instinctive gift for spinning suspense. He also possesses a journalistic eye for those telling details that can trigger memories of the reader’s own like small
Proustian grenades . . . A novel of head-snapping ambition and heart-stopping power—a novel that attests to its
young author’s boundless and unflagging talents.” —Michiko Kakutani, New York Times
The somewhat true story of a man, his wife, and her alligator…
Elsie Lavender and Homer Hickam (the future parents of the author) were high school classmates in the West Virginia coalfields, graduating just as the Great Depression began. When Homer asked for her hand, Elsie instead headed to Orlando where she sparked with a dancing actor named Buddy Ebsen (yes, that Buddy Ebsen). But when Buddy headed for New York, Elsie’s dreams of a life with him were crushed and eventually she
found herself back in the coalfields, married to Homer.
Unfulfilled as a miner’s wife, Elsie was reminded of her carefree days with Buddy every day because of his unusual wedding gift: an alligator named Albert she raised in the only bathroom in
the house. Eventually Homer gave Elsie an ultimatum: “Me or that alligator!” After giving it
some thought, Elsie concluded there was only one thing to do: Carry Albert home.
Carrying Albert Home is the funny, sweet, and sometimes tragic tale of a young couple and a
special alligator on a crazy 1,000-mile adventure. Told with the warmth and down-home charm
that made Rocket Boys a beloved bestseller, Homer Hickam’s rollicking tale is ultimately a testament to that strange and marvelous emotion we inadequately call love.
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for checkout soon! If any of these titles interest you, stop by any circulation desk and let them know which
titles you would like to have placed on hold for you. When it comes available, we’ll call you!
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Adult - Nonfiction
Adult - Audio
Title
Author
Title
And Then All Hell Broke Loose
The Black Presidency
Cure
Dark Money
Eat Fat, Get Thin
Leonard
A Mother's Reckoning
On My Own
The Only Game in Town
Originals
Engel, Richard
Dyson, Michael Eric
Marchant, Jo
Mayer, Jane
Hyman, Mark, M. D.
Shatner, William
Klebold, Sue
Rehm, Diane
El-Erian, Mohamed A.
Grant, Adam
The Emmaus Code
Jesus on Trial
NYPD Red 4
The Gangster
Overload
Audacious
A Mother's Reckoning
Blue
The Friends We Keep
Find Her
I'll See You in Paris
What Remains of Me
Alert
Children of Paradise
In a Different Key
Indentured
The Scam
Scandalous Behavior
Untangled
OverDrive Titles
Title
Author
Winter's Awakening:
Seasons of Sugarcreek
Where Secrets Sleep
Timekeeper
Shogun
Secrets of the Time Society
Search the Dark
A March Bride
Cold Shot
Call me Coach
Abandon the Dark
Gray, Shelley
Shepard
Perry, Marta
Monir, Alexandra
Clavell, James
Monir, Alexandra
Perry, Marta
Hauck, Rachel
Pettrey, Dani
Dietzel, Paul
Perry, Marta
Format
MP3
eBook
eBook
eBook
eBook
eBook
MP3
eBook
eBook
eBook
Author
Limbaugh, David
Limbaugh, David
Patterson, James
Cussler, Clive
Meyer, Joyce
Moore, Beth
Kleibold, Sue
Steel, Danielle
Mallery, Susan
Gardner, Lisa
Gable, Michelle
Gaylin, Alison
Patterson, James
Secor, Laura
Donvan, John
Nocera, Joe
Evanovich, Janet
Woods, Stuart
Damour, Lisa
DVDs/Video Games
Title
In the Heart of the Sea
Open Season: Scared Silly
Peanuts
Room
Game of Thrones: Season 5
Cedar Cove: The Final Season
A Few Great Bakeries
A Few Good Pie Places
Format
PLAYAWAY
PLAYAWAY
PLAYAWAY
PLAYAWAY
PLAYAWAY
PLAYAWAY
PLAYAWAY
PLAYAWAY
PLAYAWAY
PLAYAWAY
PLAYAWAY
PLAYAWAY
CD
CD
CD
CD
CD
CD
CD
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Emily
Page @ Eastern Branch
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Where is your hometown? Solsberry
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What grade are you in school? What is your favorite subject/club/
activity/etc.? I’m in 11th grade and my favorite subject is Math.
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How long have you worked at the Eastern Branch? I have been
working at the library since May 2015.
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What is your favorite thing about working at the library? My favorite thing about working at the library is making up the craft
projects for the kids.
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What is your favorite dessert? My favorite dessert is butterscotch potato chip cookies.
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Name one thing on your bucket list. I want to go whitewater
rafting.
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Do you have a favorite book? The Naturals series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. It is similar to my favorite TV show,
Criminal Minds.
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What was a favorite book when you were a child? A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon
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What book is on your nightstand right now? The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Paige
It’s that Time of Year Again!
The library has the tax forms you need! Make sure to stop
by and pick up all the forms you need. Don’t see your
form? Don’t worry! We’ll help you print out the forms you
need at 10¢/page.
We won’t be receiving as many forms as we have in the
past. However, what we will have are slowly making their
way to us, so check back often to see which forms we’ve
received.
Also, weather permitting, AARP will be
available in the Community Room for
help with taxes on Saturday, April 9 from
10:00 AM—1:00 PM.
We delivered 53 Pre-K books to daycare
centers in Bloomfield. We also delivered 20 audiobooks, plus 3 VHS movies and 10 magazines,
to Senior Centers and apartment complexes in
the area. In total we drove 90 miles this month!
~ Bob Turner, Outreach
Friends Connection
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Ace ($1000+)
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Caddie
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Company
Upland Brewery
($ or In-Kind)
Eagle ($500+)
Birdie ($150+)
Par ($100+)
UDWI-REMC
Psi Iota Xi, Beta Kappa Chapter
BloomBank
Goosepond Pizza
Graves Plumbing Company, Inc.
McDonald’s
The Rowe Law Firm, LLC
Knights of Columbus
1st Security Insurance
Greene County General Hospital
Jenkins & Sons Funeral Home
Smithville
Farmers and Mechanics Federal
Hi-Lift—Bloomfield Manufacturing
Evansville Otters
Davis Financial Services
Indianapolis Indians
ISU
Subway
Farmhouse Kreations
Happy Matt’s BBQ
Bloomfield Rotary Club
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Mandy Buskirk
Jim & Ardith Richardson
Roger Doane
Lillie Mae Baird
John Haywood
Judy Branstetter
Mary DeVault
Jane Lueking
Basil Bennett
Charlotte Humerickhouse
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Linda Peterson
Beth Burcham
Kathy Ham
Kimberly Porter
Austin Stroud
Shawnee Theatre
Casa Sevilla
Season’s Greetings
Wal-Mart
Indiana Railroad
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Brinson Family Chiropractic
Bradfield’s
Farmhouse Kreations
Dairy Queen
Nails by Angie
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Mary DeVault
Judy Branstetter
Dianna England
Mike Pate
Joanna Fish
Carolyn & Michael Konnert
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Bob Turner
Donna DeGott
Rose Floyd
Lillie Mae Baird
Deloris Williams
Sharon Fredrick
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Betty Jo Stansfield
Ingrid Fitch
Randall Burcham
Beth Burcham
Charles Porter
Nathan Feirer
ITEMS WE ACCEPT FOR DONATION
President – Mary DeVault
1st Vice President – Rose Floyd
2nd Vice President – Deloris Williams
Secretary – Judy Branstetter
Treasurer – Lillie Mae Baird
Books for Babies - Ingrid Fitch
Art Show Please feel free to contact any board member
by leaving us a message with a librarian and we
will return your call as soon as possible!
CONTACT US!
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L i b r a r y
MAIN BRANCH
125 S. Franklin St.
Bloomfield, IN
Phone: (812) 384-4125
Fax: (812) 384-0820
EASTERN BRANCH
11453 E. Hwy 54
Little Cincinnati, IN
Phone: (812) 825-2677
Email: bloomfield@bloomfield.lib.in.us
Web: bloomfield.lib.in.us
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New and gently
used books
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Puzzles with ALL
pieces
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Audiobooks
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Music CDs
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DVDs
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VHS tapes
Games in good
condition
We request that if your item is damaged, in poor
physical condition, or musty or moldy, that you
take these items to the Recycling Center.
We DO NOT accept Reader’s Digests, textbooks,
or encyclopedia sets.
~Thank you!