April/May 2012 ConnectNow - What's Happening at Your Library

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ou and your neighbor cross paths in the library.

You notice the blue bag she’s carrying. “What’s in the bag, Susie?” She just checked out the library’s Book Group in a Bag kit. “This month we’re reading The Help,” she said. You mention that you and your friends have wanted to start a book club for a while, but it seemed cost-prohibitive to buy new books. Susie holds up the blue library bag. “Not these. They’re free and come with a discussion guide to give me a head start on leading the talk.”

“I recommend Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks because it is based on a true story from history. Your group can delve into the historical facts behind the story while also enjoying the fictional story that gets you emotionally involved with the characters,” said Librarian Deb Bryan.

Many book clubs want to distribute copies well in advance of their meetings. Good news: the Book Group in a Bag kits check out for six weeks, which allows you to hand out books at one monthly meeting and collect them continued on page 15 see IN THE BAG

Whether you are thrifty or not it’s a wise move to use the library’s Book Group in a Bag service, which provides 10 copies of the same book at no expense to you or your club members.

“It’s so nice having multiple copies available for our book club. The staff who helped me get the books and answered questions were very patient and helpful,” said Mary Napier, book club member.

Bags are stocked with titles ranging from the classics like Fahrenheit 451

by Ray Bradbury to best-selling current books like Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. Our nonfiction bags include The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.

View our 125 different titles at bgib.tscpl.org.

While you’re there, create an account to log in and get started reserving bags of books for your group.

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new class at the library called World Art and You will address one of the most difficult tasks in the art industry: critiquing your work or someone else’s.

“We’ll be taking a picture apart, dissecting it and understanding why artists choose the composition or medium and why it works,” said Betsy Roe, Alice C. Sabatini Gallery curatorial associate.

Embrace your inner art critic, gain confidence in your own artistic abilities, create your own works of art in a variety of media, and learn from our art experts and special guests. Get exclusive looks at rare and valuable artwork in the library’s permanent collection and examine more renowned works. (See page 12 for registration information.)

“We’ll be helping people understand what art is for and what value art has in a culture,” she said.

The class will equip you with an art vocabulary that a museum tour guide would envy. Betsy is focused on helping you “get art” by discussing artwork from the Renaissance to the contemporary.

The hands-on class is free and designed for teens and adults. All experience levels are welcome.

Supplies are provided.

Betsy, who was the Catron Endowed Professor of Art at Washburn University, is bringing a taste of college to local high school students who are nominated by their art instructor and enrolled in a new library outreach effort called “Curate This!”

With help from gallery staff, students will find out what it’s like to select and display art from start to finish for an art exhibit by actually creating one.

Visitors to the library will get to see the students’ exhibit, which will be displayed in the front space of the Sabatini Gallery. Students have been meeting with Betsy throughout the semester and plan to have their exhibit up in time for the First Friday ArtWalk June 1.

“This experience will be a great addition to students’ college applications and resumes,” Betsy said. “We hope we are preparing the next generation of curators, museum directors and artists for the real world.”

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• Is deciding whether to go back to work full-time after you have a child really all about money?

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• Is prepaying a mortgage a smart money move, or is it really about wanting security and stability, and freedom?

• How much do your bad habits really cost you? Is saving thousands of dollars enough motivation to get you to quit?

• Are college degrees really worthwhile? Is it worth it to you personally to be in a field you love, earning $40,00 a year while paying off $150,000 of student loans?

Stewart starts off by explaning how to use her book, and she moves to a tutorial on cleaning products. She follows this advice All of the chapters are eye-opening with checklists for what cleaning in terms of the real costs of living. should be done on a daily, The author has a sense of humor weekly, monthly and seasonal and gives it to us straight. Probably basis.

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- Anne Pepper

What is Pinterest? Its About page describes the site as “a virtual pinboard. Pinterest allows you to organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. You can browse pinboards created by other people to discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interests. People use pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and share their favorite recipes.”

Basically, Pinterest is a digital bulletin board. If you find something on the web that you want to save and share with others, Pinterest lets you “pin” that item on your “board.”

You can have multiple boards arranged by topic. People can subscribe to your board so they get alerted when you update.

A couple of Topeka organizations have set up Pinterest accounts including: • Visit Topeka • Heartland Visioning • Kansas Children’s Discovery Center We want to know what you think about the library setting up its own Pinterest account and what you would like to see there. Email dking@tscpl.org.

- David Lee King

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olunteering at the library is a great opportunity to help others and stay connected to one of the most resourceful organizations in the community. From online book sales to directing people to their destination, our library volunteers enjoy the satisfaction and pride in their work. Volunteers strengthen our organization and in 2011 provided 16,000 hours of service valued at more than $170,000.

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he benefits of being a member of the Friends of the Library are many and the newest benefit is the members-only BOOK SWAP. If you are not a member, you can buy your membership at the door.

Marlene Sinnott, a library volunteer since 2001, wanted to contribute to the community after she retired. The new library was opening and she signed up.

How it works: 5:30-7 pm Bring up to 10 books and receive your book swap voucher that entitles you to select the same number of new-to-you books. If you haven’t renewed your Friends membership or need to purchase one, you may do it now.

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“I love working with people and this position (information desk volunteer) allows me to talk to a lot of people,” Marlene said. “I also spend a lot of time at the library, doing research, leisure reading, and taking classes.

My friends and I come to the movies—it’s like another home (for me).”

While you wait for the Book Swap to begin, enjoy refreshments and take a mini library tour in the rotunda. You will have the opportunity to view art and learn about ebooks and ereaders, the library’s community outreach services and the Kids Library. Best of all, it’s a chance to visit with your friends.

Another information desk volunteer is Deloris Hall and she finds her volunteer responsibilities “therapeutic.” She feels that is important for you to know about the library and what is going on in the community.

Doors open to the Friends with Benefits Book Swap. Bring your voucher with you and pick out the books you want. You will turn in the voucher when you leave.

“I grew-up reading, and as a child, I would read a dozen or more books a week,” Deloris said. “Now I read books on CDs. I have a Nook and a Kindle—and they are loaded.”

Avoid waiting in line at the Book Swap and at the Friends Book Sale September 14-16. Buy your membership when visiting the Chandler Booktique or call Mary at 580-4445.

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Deloris likes volunteering at the library and hears lots of stories from the people she helps. She says just watching the people walk by is a revelation and she often goes home saying “you won’t believe who or what I saw today!”

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BOOKED UP K athy Jennings and Diana Friend work in two different areas of the library but have bonded over books. They have some pretty good laughs when they talk books – the way real people do.

because you are going to want to write down the titles of the books they talk about. Kathy also offers tips on how to learn about more good books to read.

The library has all sorts of ways to help you find what you like including professional publications, creating personalized reading lists that match books/ authors to your personal interests, and easy-to-access online resources like Novelist Plus. Don’t forget to check out the library’s Digital Branch’s book blogs; they are updated regularly.

Kathy is a librarian who is effervescent in her enthusiasm about all kinds of books.

Diana is the library’s Communications & Marketing director and loves to read about a wide variety of topics. Over the years they have chatted frequently about books. People listening to these women think it’s a pretty good show, and now you can listen in and watch the gab-fest on our new All Booked Up video blog.

All Booked Up launches in midMarch with their review of The Paris Wife by Paula McLain. Martha Stewart’s Entertaining video will be published a couple of weeks later.

Visit www.tscpl.org.

Life gets busy and browsing takes time, so that’s why each All Booked Up video is short but informative. Kathy advises having your pen and paper handy

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El día de los niños/El día de los libros Children’s Day/Book Day

Fri | May 4 | 6–7:30pm

Día was founded in 1996 by Author Pat Mora to link children to books, languages and cultures.

Día means “day” in Spanish and is a family literacy initiative celebrated every year. It’s an opportunity for communities across the country to practice “DÍA = Diversity In Action.”

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Help fill the library’s shelves with books. Your gift of at least $35 helps keep the ball rolling. Being a member is something you’ll be proud of – providing more bestsellers, more books for your children, and more ebooks to download.

To join the Buy a Book Club, contact The Library Foundation today at 785-580-4498 or donate online at foundation.tscpl.org.

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kids’ books Women Explorers: Perils, Pistols & Petticoats by Julie Cummins

We know your kids have their favorites, but here are a few new titles that we think your family will enjoy. Check out these picture books for the little ones and chapter books for elementary-aged kids. We haven’t forgotten about you, parents. See new books on parenting listed below.

All for Me and None for All by Helen Lester

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library A Black Hole is Not a Hole

by Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano

Bears Beware by Patricia Reilly Giff

Moo Hoo by Candace Ryan

Sneed B. Collard III’s Most Fun Book About Lizards

by Sneed B. Collard III Caddy’s World by Hilary McKay

The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?

by Mo Willems

PARENTING books Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting

by Pamela Druckerman

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Drama Years: Real Girls Talk About Surviving Middle School – Bullies, Brands, Body Image and More by Haley Kilpatrick

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Beyond the Sling: A Real-Life Guide to Raising Confident, Loving Children the Attachment Parenting Way by Mayim Bialik, PhD Baby 411: Clear Answers & Smart Advice for Your Baby’s First Year by Denise Fields and Dr. Ari Brown APRIL-MAY 2012

meet the trustee

DUANE JOHNSON

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hether you need some relaxing dinner music or want to download that song you heard in the club, the library offers tunes and formats to suit your needs. We’ve made it easier than ever to find just what you’re looking for.

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uane Johnson serves as vice-chair for the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library’s Board of Trustees. A former director of the State Library of Kansas who retired after 22 years, Johnson personifies the inclusive, information-rich nature of library culture.

Use our free – and legal – music download service by logging onto www.tscpl.org. Click “Find Stuff” for a link to “Music Downloads.” There you can listen to snippets of songs from the Sony Music Catalog and download three tracks each week. All you need is your library card. The songs are yours to keep forever (if you desire) and can be transferred to an MP3 player or burned to a CD. Not every song ever recorded is there, but there’s a wide variety. Find modern pop artists like Adele to classic operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti. Want to know what’s popular? Browse a list of the Top 10 downloads by our library customers and the Top 100 nationwide.

He knows the library must provide diverse offerings because of our diverse customer base.

“Hundreds of thousands of people use the library for education, entertainment, personal and vocational skills development and other personal enrichments each year,” he said. “The people make this library possible; the library responds with resources that can enrich the life of each person in the community.”

We’ve also redesigned the physical space that houses our CD collection.

Located in our New Books, Movies and Music Center, hundreds of CDs – from Etta James to Alan Jackson – are available to choose from. It’s like a music store without the price tag. Though we do ask you return the CD in three weeks so the next person may enjoy it.

“I love it all,” he said when asked what area of the library is his favorite.

He says the library’s reputation for excellent customer service is well deserved, but there’s always room for improvement. As a member of the board, he throws his support behind staff initiatives that put customers first.

Ever wish you could have seen a Rolling Stones concert? Watch their performances, and those by many other bands, on DVDs. Additionally we have many, many books on musicians, instruments and genres of music – plus, sheet music.

Johnson was 6 when he got his first library card. He remembers frequenting the old Carnegie Library in Salina. Like so many kids, his childhood was influenced by a librarian, “Jerome Cushman, an outstanding man in my memory,” he said.

If you can’t find something, just ask a librarian. If we don’t own it, ask us to purchase it or get it for you via Interlibrary Loan.

That relationship spawned a passion for libraries and reading that carried into adulthood. Johnson still loves reading and also enjoys cooking, birding, kayaking and traveling to national parks.

“The library is one of the many useful, interesting places to volunteer.

I’m fortunate to have good health and time to give.”

Read more from Duane Johnson at www.tscpl.org/about/board-of-trustees TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY CONNECTNOW

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gOing down with the ship we’re down with having fun & learning about this historic event

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lthough the sinking of the RMS Titanic was a tragic and deadly disaster, time tends to allow for some levity on the subject. We’ll be learning and laughing during our commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s trip to the bottom of the north Atlantic.

On Friday, April 13 our film riffers, Brian, Michelle, Dorianne and Marvin, will be in costume during Oh Ship!

They’ll have you chuckling during a Mystery Science Theatre 3000-esque watch party for the 1997 film Titanic.

This is one time where talking during the movie IS encouraged. On Saturday, April 14 cruise into the library for Titanic-themed displays, crafts for the kids and a showing of the 1953 movie version of Titanic (without the wisecracks).

The Titanic sank April 15, 1912 during its maiden voyage. At the time it was the largest and newest vessel in the world – and because of that one of the most popular. It would later go down in history as one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters ever, taking about 1,500 lives.

had planned to come to Topeka for rest, relaxation and to spend some time with family members here. They never made it.

Even though Kansas is landlocked, our city has some connections to the Titanic. Here are some interesting facts we discovered with help from our librarians:

• News traveled more slowly in the early 1900s. As two Topeka women booked passage on the Titanic’s next voyage, it was sinking to the bottom of the ocean.

• Two passengers were in route to Topeka and aboard the ship when it sank. Rev. Ernest Carter and Mrs. Lillian Carter had been doing missionary work abroad. They

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• A mega-ship, you say? If the Titanic was parked on 8th Avenue in Downtown Topeka, it would span two city blocks from Kansas

Avenue to Van Buren Street.

The vessel was 882-feet, 6-inches long (not too shabby considering today’s largest passenger ship is 1,187 feet long).

Think you’re an expert on all things Titanic? Test yourself with Titanic trivia on the adjacent page. Expand your knowledge by checking out the library’s many books and movies about this legendary ship.

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ou don’t have to travel to a faraway place to find a legendary sunken ship. A short drive down I-70 to Kansas City, Mo. will take you to the Midwest’s most-famous sunken treasure, the Arabia Steamboat Museum.

But before you go, drop by the library’s Travel Neighborhood, a one-stop browsing resource

Photos courtesy of Arabia Steamboat Museum

Visit a Shipwreck Near You

useful for planning a successful trip. Check out the Kansas City travel bag, jam-packed with information about navigating Kansas City and the best spots to “drop anchor.“ Take our guidebooks with you as you and your family explore Kansas City and beyond.

Situated in the City Market district, the Arabia Steamboat Museum houses the remains of the vessel. The experience is family friendly and will teach your kids about this Missouri River disaster and how life was lived on the frontier. Discover what has changed, what hasn’t and who the lone fatality was.

In 1856, the steamboat Arabia had just left Kansas City when its hull was pierced by a submerged tree. One hundred and thirty-two years would pass before the ship and its large collection of frontier supplies was found beneath a Kansas cornfield because the river had changed course.

While in KC, visit Union Station, which hosts a Titanic-themed exhibit March 2–Sept. 3. Check out library books on the steamboat Arabia, Titanic and other historical travel destinations so you can be your own tour guide when you visit museums.

TRIVIA

1 How long did it take for the Titanic to sink once it hit an iceberg?

2 What Wichita native was instrumental in discovering the wreckage of the Titanic in 1985?

3 What U.S. city was the original destination for Titanic’s maiden voyage?

1/3-pound patty of grass-fed beef on top of a homemade bun, with your choice of accompaniments, including onion, cheese, sautéed mushrooms, bacon, lettuce, tomato and sprouts.

The cooked-to-order burgers are served with oven-roasted potatoes.

4 Which company operated the Titanic?

5 Besides passengers, what was the Titanic’s main cargo item?

6 How many ice warnings had Titanic received on the day of its collision?

7 What was the code of the first distress signal sent by Titanic?

9 Titanic had 20 of these, which were used to evacuate the ship.

10 This “unsinkable” American passenger used her experiences aboard the Titanic to launch her entertainment and political careers.

Answers on page 11

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8 Third class passengers were also referred to as this type of passenger, due to the location of their accommodations.

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C ALENDAR OF EVENTS

APRIL April 1 sunDay Homework Assistance

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april 2 monday Double Dueling Homework Assistance Amazing Animals Word: Mail Merge

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april 3 tuesday Tot Time Preschool Storytime Tot Time Look It Up on the Internet Drop-In Computer Training 4-H in the Library Homework Assistance Small Business Orientation International Film Tot Time Free ebooks

9:30 am K 10:00 am K 10:30 am K 1:00 pm C 3:30 pm C 4:00 pm K 4:00 pm K 6:00 pm BU 6:30 pm M 6:30 pm K 7:00 pm C

april 4 wednesday Cut, Copy and Paste Preschool Storytime Facebook for Beginners Homework Assistance How to Start a Business Sing, Move and Learn Community: Way We Live Read Book/See Show

9:30 am C 10:00 am K 1:00 pm C 4:00 pm K 6:00 pm BU 6:30 pm K 7:00 pm B 7:00 pm K

april 5 thursday Baby Bookworms Preschool Storytime Skill Building for Life Baby Bookworms Choose MyPlate Word: Tables, Tabs Zoo Animals Live Homework Assistance Baby Bookworms Beginning Windows

9:30 am K 10:00 am K 10:00 am A 10:30 am K 11:00 am A 1:00 pm C 3:45 pm K 4:00 pm K 5:30 pm K 7:00 pm C

april 6 friday Edible Book Festival First Friday ArtWalk

5:30 pm AR 5:30 pm AR

april 7 saturday Poetry & Puppets Gaming for Adults

10:00 am K 2:00 pm A

april 8 sunday Library closed. Easter holiday. april 9 monday Free eaudiobooks Literature with Lunch Homework Assistance tWiin Gaming Afternoon Pajama Storytime Internet Introduction Teen Writing Group

1:30 pm C 1:30 pm B 4:00 pm K 4:00 pm K 6:30 pm K 7:00 pm C 7:00 pm T

april 10 tuesday Tot Time Journaling Preschool Storytime Tot Time Excel: Introduction Drop-In Computer Training Homework Assistance In It to Win It Tot Time

9:30 am K 10:00 am A 10:00 am K 10:30 am K 1:00 pm C 3:30 pm C 4:00 pm K 4:00 pm K 6:30 pm K

april 11 wednesday Word: Graphics Preschool Storytime Excel: Lists Natural Hand Sanitizer Homework Assistance

9:30 am C 10:00 am K 1:00 pm C 3:30 pm T 4:00 pm K

April 12 thursday Baby Bookworms Preschool Storytime Skill Building for Life Baby Bookworms Word: Mail Merge No Couch Potatoes Homework Assistance Baby Bookworms Hey Boo: Harper Lee Film Conscious Discipline Cooking by the Book Word: Introduction

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april 13 friday iPad for Beginners Taming Your Mouse Classic Film Titanic Riff Teen Board Game Night

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april 14 saturday Titanic Craft Program 9:00 am K Titanic: A Day to Remember 9:00 am A Drop-In Computer Training 9:30 am C Storytime with Kyler 10:00 am K Movie: Titanic (1953) 3:00 pm M april 15 sunday Homework Assistance KS Author Max Yoho Violinist Zsolt Eder

2:00 pm K 2:00 pm B 3:00 pm MU

april 16 monday Beginning Windows Double Dueling Homework Assistance Crazy Extreme Science Word: Tables, Tabs

1:00 pm C 4:00 pm T 4:00 pm K 6:00 pm K 7:00 pm C

april 17 tuesday Tot Time Preschool Storytime Tot Time Word: Introduction Drop-In Computer Training 4-H in the Library Homework Assistance Playing to Read Tot Time

9:30 am K 10:00 am K 10:30 am K 1:00 pm C 3:30 pm C 4:00 pm K 4:00 pm K 6:30 pm K 6:30 pm K

april 18 wednesday Preschool Storytime Gross Stuff: Ear Wax Homework Assistance Afr.Amer. Book Discussion Kansas Poets Trail

10:00 am K 3:30 pm K 4:00 pm K 7:00 pm B 7:00 pm A

april 19 thursday Baby Bookworms Preschool Storytime Skill Building for Life Baby Bookworms Internet Introduction Homework Assistance Baby Bookworms Excel: Introduction Herbs

9:30 am K 10:00 am K 10:00 am A 10:30 am K 1:00 pm C 4:00 pm K 5:30 pm K 7:00 pm C 7:00 pm A

april 20 friday PowerPoint Musical Storytime E-Mail with Yahoo! Mail Severe Weather Safety

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april 21 saturday Author Diane deGroat World, Art & You Green Fair

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april 22 sunday Homework Assistance Sports Broadcasting 101 So Many Books Friends Book Swap

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april 23 monday Blockfest Blockfest Blockfest Customized Keychains Homework Assistance tWiin Gaming Afternoon Wild Birds of Kansas Teen Writing Group Word: Graphics

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april 24 tuesday Tot Time Rumble in the Jungle Tot Time Google It Drop-In Computer Training Homework Assistance Tot Time Let’s Make Beer

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april 25 wednesday Rumble in the Jungle Facebook for Beginners Approach a Foundation Homework Assistance Open Mic Night

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april 26 thursday Baby Bookworms Preschool Storytime Skill Building for Life Baby Bookworms Cut, Copy and Paste No Couch Potatoes Tasty Poetry Homework Assistance Baby Bookworms Amazing Annuals Excel: Lists

9:30 am K 10:00 am K 10:00 am A 10:30 am K 1:00 pm C 3:30 pm T 4:00 pm K 4:00 pm K 5:30 pm K 7:00 pm A 7:00 pm C

april 27 friday Taming Your Mouse 9:30 am C Editing Digital Photos 1:00 pm C Eggshell Flower Gardens 1:00 pm K april 28 saturday Beginning Genealogy Bag Day Book Sale Storytime with Kyler World, Art & You

9:30 am A 10:00 am A 10:00 am K 1:00 pm AR

april 29 sunday Carter Artist’s Talk Kansas Archaeology Homework Assistance

2:00 pm AR 2:00 pm A 2:00 pm K

april 30 monday Excel: Introduction Homework Assistance Editing Digital Photos

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A new way to search the catalog is coming soon. Watch for updates at tscpl.org.

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ADULT Skill Building for Life

Each session offers different advice, education and support for widows, widowers and caregivers in everyday life. Presented by Midland Hospice.

■ Hughes Room 205

Thu Apr 5, 12, 19, 26 10:00 am –12:00 pm Thu May 3, 10, 17, 24 10:00 am –12:00 pm

Choose MyPlate

Lisa Martin explains how to use Choose MyPlate.

Choose MyPlate is a guideline for healthful eating.

More information at www.choosemyplate.gov.

Cosponsor: K-State Extension Office - Shawnee County.

■ Anton Room 202

Thu Apr 5

11:00 am–12:00 pm

Edible Book Festival

Create an edible masterpiece based on the content or shape of a book – from puns to literal interpretations – for the 6th annual Edible Book Festival. Call 580-4515 by 5pm on April 5 to enter. Bring entries to the library between 3 and 5:25pm on April 6.

■ Marvin Auditorium

Fri

Apr 6

5:30–8:30 pm

Gaming for Adults

Titanic: A Day to Remember

■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC

■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC

If you love games and you need a new challenge, then stop in on the first Saturday of each month as we play unusual board games and video games on Xbox or Wii. Bring your own board game or play ours.

April: Party games

2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Revisit the famed ocean liner with a day of Titanic-themed crafts and displays at the library. Fun for the whole family.

Sat

Sat

Apr 7

2:00–5:00 pm

Sat

May 5

2:00–5:00 pm

■ Marvin Auditorium 101C

Thu Apr 19

Explore personal writing and illustrated journals through writing exercises and appreciating others’ examples. Discover more techniques using open discussion. New writing prompts and image ideas online at www.tscpl.org/tag/journaling.

Two Topeka authors are featured on the Kansas Poets Trail in downtown Wichita. Herrmann and Lawson tell us what the Kansas Poets Trail is and discuss their own poetry as we observe National Poetry Month.

April’s theme: growth and gardens.

10:00–11:30 am

May’s theme: art, light & illumination Tue

May 8

■ Marvin Auditorium 101C

10:00–11:30 am

Wed Apr 18

Conscious Discipline

Thu Apr 12

7:00–8:30 pm

Severe Weather Safety

Achieve a more peaceful home environment. Gain cooperation. Learn effective and fun ways to connect with your kids using Conscious Discipline techniques.

Cosponsor: Child Care Aware of Northeast & North Central Kansas. Registration required. Call 580-4565.

■ Hughes Room 205

7:00–8:00 pm

Kansas Poets Trail with Duane Herrmann & Dr. Robert Lawson

■ Menninger Room 206

It’s not a matter of if disaster will strike, but when. Will you be ready? Learn the basics of severe weather safety, emergency planning and disaster preparedness for your home and family.

■ Marvin Auditorium 101C

Fri

6:30–7:30 pm

Apr 20

It’s so easy being green. Throughout the day visit with us and many community representatives to get informed and inspired. Visit our website to read about our partners and their easy ideas for going green.

Electronic recycling available that day. There’ll be many green activities for the kids too.

■ Marvin Auditorium and throughout the library

Find out how to grow herbs in your garden with the Shawnee County Extension Master Gardeners.

Journaling with Words and Images

Apr 10

9:00 am–3:00 pm

Herbs

May: Mystery-themed games

Tue

Apr 14

5th Annual Green Fair

1:00–3:00 pm

Sat

Apr 21

Friends Book Swap

A members-only Book Swap (memberships sold at the door). Between 5:30–7, bring up to 10 books and receive a book swap voucher that entitles you to select the same number of new-to-you books. Refreshments served. The swapping begins at 7.

■ Marvin Auditorium

Mon Apr 22

Whether you are new to bird watching or just in need of a refresher, learn how to identify the birds in our region from members of the Topeka Audubon Society.

■ Marvin Auditorium 101C

Mon Apr 23

7:00–8:00 pm

Let’s Make Beer!

Combine cooking and crafting to express your individuality and create your own special beers at home. A home-brewer discusses the equipment used, shares basic recipes, and highlights some local resources for brewing. Sorry, no samples!

Tue

10

5:30–8:00 pm

Wild Birds of Kansas

■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC

TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY CONNECTNOW

2:00–5:00 pm

Apr 24

7:00–8:00 pm

APRIL-MAY 2012

C ALENDAR OF EVENTS

MAY May 1 tuesday Beginning Windows Tot Time Preschool Storytime Tot Time Drop-In Computer Training 4-H in the Library Homework Assistance Small Business Orientation International Film Tot Time

9:30 am C 9:30 am K 10:00 am K 10:30 am K 3:30 pm C 4:00 pm K 4:00 pm K 6:00 pm BU 6:30 pm M 6:30 pm K

May 2 wednesday Sneak, Peek and Read Word: Introduction Preschool Storytime Sneak, Peek and Read Cut, Copy and Paste iPad for Beginners Homework Assistance How to Start a Business Sing, Move and Learn Sneak, Peek and Read

9:30 am K 9:30 am C 10:00 am K 10:30 am K 1:00 pm C 3:00 pm C 4:00 pm K 6:00 pm BU 6:30 pm K 6:30 pm K

May 3 thursday Baby Bookworms Internet Introduction Preschool Storytime Skill Building for Life Baby Bookworms Free ebooks Zoo Animals Live Homework Assistance Baby Bookworms Word: Mail Merge Shall We Dance

9:30 am K 9:30 am C 10:00 am K 10:00 am A 10:30 am K 3:30 pm C 3:45 pm K 4:00 pm K 5:30 pm K 7:00 pm C 7:00 pm M

May 4 friday E-Mail with Yahoo! Mail Facebook for Beginners Free eaudiobooks First Friday ArtWalk el Día de los Niños

9:30 am C 1:00 pm C 3:30 pm C 5:30 pm AR 6:00 pm K

May 5 saturday Drop-In Computer Training 9:30 am C Kansas WildLifer Challenge 10:00 am K World, Art & You 1:00 pm AR Free Comic Book Day 2:00 pm T Gaming for Adults 2:00 pm A May 6 sunday Homework Assistance Author Dawes Tambornino R.E.A.D. Dogs Guitarist Peter Fletcher

2:00 pm K 2:00 pm B 2:00 pm K 3:00 pm MU

May 7 monday Double Dueling Homework Assistance Amazing Animals

4:00 pm T 4:00 pm K 4:30 pm K

May 8 tuesday Journaling Preschool Storytime Drop-In Computer Training Homework Assistance In It to Win It

10:00 am A 10:00 am K 3:30 pm C 4:00 pm K 4:00 pm K

May 9 wednesday Sneak, Peek and Read Preschool Storytime Sneak, Peek and Read Beaded Jewelry Homework Assistance Sneak, Peek and Read

9:30 am K 10:00 am K 10:30 am K 3:30 pm T 4:00 pm K 6:30 pm K

May 10 thursday Baby Bookworms Preschool Storytime Skill Building for Life Baby Bookworms More Plants on the Plate No Couch Potatoes Homework Assistance Baby Bookworms Cooking by the Book Top Hat

9:30 am K 10:00 am K 10:00 am A 10:30 am K 11:00 am A 3:30 pm T 4:00 pm K 5:30 pm K 7:00 pm B 7:00 pm M

May 11 friday Classic Film Star Wars Teen Board Game Night

2:00 pm M 6:00 pm M 7:00 pm T

May 12 saturday Storytime with Kyler World, Art & You Guys Read

10:00 am K 1:00 pm AR 2:00 pm K

May 13 sunday Been an Epicurean Homework Assistance R.E.A.D. Dogs

1:00 pm A 2:00 pm K 2:00 pm K

May 14 monday Literature with Lunch Homework Assistance tWiin Gaming Afternoon Pajama Storytime Teen Writing Group

1:30 pm B 4:00 pm K 4:00 pm K 6:30 pm K 7:00 pm T

May 15 tuesday Preschool Storytime Homework Assistance Playing to Read

10:00 am K 4:00 pm K 6:30 pm K

May 16 wednesday Sneak, Peek and Read Preschool Storytime Sneak, Peek and Read Lego Love Homework Assistance Sneak, Peek and Read Afr.Amer. Book Discussion

9:30 am K 10:00 am K 10:30 am K 3:30 pm K 4:00 pm K 6:30 pm K 7:00 pm B

May 17 thursday Baby Bookworms Preschool Storytime Skill Building for Life Baby Bookworms Cash in with Coupons Homework Assistance Baby Bookworms School Readiness Raised Beds

9:30 am K 10:00 am K 10:00 am A 10:30 am K 11:00 am A 4:00 pm K 5:30 pm K 6:30 pm K 7:00 pm A

May 18 friday Musical Storytime Origami Ninjas Trivia Night

10:00 am K 4:00 pm K 6:30 pm A

May 19 saturday Stories & Art Trivia

10:00 am K 3:00 pm A

May 20 sunday Homework Assistance R.E.A.D. Dogs

2:00 pm K 2:00 pm K

May 21 monday Double Dueling Homework Assistance Beginning Windows

4:00 pm T 4:00 pm K 7:00 pm C

May 28 monday Library closed

May 22 tuesday Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Drop-In Computer Training 3:30 pm C Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K May 23 wednesday Sneak, Peek and Read Preschool Storytime Sneak, Peek and Read Homework Assistance Nature Walk Sneak, Peek and Read

9:30 am K 10:00 am K 10:30 am K 4:00 pm K 6:00 pm A 6:30 pm K

May 24 thursday Baby Bookworms Preschool Storytime Skill Building for Life Baby Bookworms No Couch Potatoes Homework Assistance Baby Bookworms Irresistible Iris TGS Presents Word: Introduction

9:30 am K 10:00 am K 10:00 am A 10:30 am K 3:30 pm T 4:00 pm K 5:30 pm K 7:00 pm A 7:00 pm A 7:00 pm C

May 29 tuesday Preschool Storytime Taming Your Mouse Drop-In Computer Training Homework Assistance

10:00 am K 1:00 pm C 3:30 pm C 4:00 pm K

May 30 wednesday Excel: Introduction Preschool Storytime Beginning Windows Homework Assistance

9:30 am C 10:00 am K 1:00 pm C 4:00 pm K

May 31 thursday Baby Bookworms Excel: Lists Preschool Storytime Baby Bookworms Word: Introduction Homework Assistance Baby Bookworms

9:30 am K 9:30 am C 10:00 am K 10:30 am K 1:00 pm C 4:00 pm K 5:30 pm K

May 25 friday No events or classes May 26 saturday Storytime with Kyler Buckaroo Bike Rodeo

10:00 am K 10:00 am K

May 27 sunday Homework Assistance R.E.A.D. Dogs So Many Books

2:00 pm K 2:00 pm K 3:00 pm B

renewal hotline 580-4424

TITANIC TRIVIA ANSWERS  2 hr, 40 min  Robert Ballad  New York City  White Star Lines  Mail  Six  C.Q.D. (code for “All Stations, Distress”)  Steerage  Lifeboats  Margaret “Molly” Brown

A=A D U LTs AR=a rt B=B O O K S BU=B U S I N E SS C=co m p ute r K=K I D S [bir th-11 years] M=M OV I E S MU=M U S I C T=T een s [12-18 years] How to Approach a Foundation

Topics covered include how to initiate contact with potential funders, planning calls and other communications, managing site visits, and communicating with funders after a grant decision. CE credits available. Registration required. Call 580-4540.

■ Marvin Auditorium 101AB

Wed Apr 25

1:30–3:00 pm

The Shawnee County Extension Master Gardeners show you what annuals to plant for the best results in the Kansas climate. These plants are part of K-State’s Prairie Star recommendations.

■ Anton Room 202

Tue

Apr 26

7:00–8:00 pm

Beginning Genealogy

Get started in genealogy and learn how to use the print and online resources our library offers. Receive a pedigree chart and other helpful forms for keeping records as you research your family tree. Registration is required. Limit 10. Call 580-4540.

■ Anton Room 202

Sat

Apr 28

9:30 am–12:00 pm

Bag Day Book Sale

All the books you can stuff into a brown grocery bag (purchased at the door for $5 each) are yours. Cruise through books on all topics. This book sale event is a true scavenger hunt. Don’t miss it!

■ Marvin Auditorium

Sat

Apr 28

Explore artifacts with an archaeologist and watch a live flintknapping demonstration. See what’s in an archaeologist’s toolkit, so you know how to equip yourself for an actual expedition. Cosponsors: Kansas State Historical Society, Professional Archaeologists of Kansas, and the Kansas Anthropological Association.

■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC

Amazing Annuals

10:00 am–4:00 pm

Raised Beds and Other Tips for Lifelong Gardeners

Discover Kansas Archaeology

Sun Apr 29

The Shawnee County Master Gardeners share some techniques that will make gardening easier for the physically challenged. They also show you some tools that will help take the work out of gardening.

■ Marvin Auditorium 101C

Thu May 17

Trivia Night @ your library®

2:00–3:30 pm

Enter as a team of 5-8 friends, coworkers or family members working together to answer 100 questions from 10 categories. Prizes will be awarded to the top trivia teams! Doors open at 6 pm. The Millennium Café will be open until 6:45 pm. Registration required, begins April 1. Call 580-4540.

More Plants on the Plate

Find out how to add more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains to your diet with Lisa Martin from the K-State Extension Office - Shawnee County.

■ Anton Room 202

Thu May 10

7:00–8:00 pm

11:00 am–12:00 pm

■ Marvin Auditorium

Why I Would Have Been an Epicurean

Fri

May 18

6:30–9:00 pm

Of all the ancient Athenian philosophical schools, the Garden of Epicurus was reputedly the only one that accepted women and slaves as students. KU Professor Pamela Gordon explores fact and fiction about the Garden and describes why it would have attracted her over two millennia ago. Made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Trivia Afternoon @ your library®

■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC

Sat

Sun May 13

Enter as a team of 5-8 friends, coworkers or family working together to answer 100 questions from 10 categories. Prizes awarded to the top trivia teams! Doors open at 2:30 pm. The Millennium Café will be open.

Registration required, begins April 1. Call 580-4540.

■ Marvin Auditorium

1:00–3:00 pm

Take a one-hour nature walk and learn more about birds, flowers, trees and insects from members of the Topeka Audubon Society and the Kansas Native Plant Society. Registration required. Call 580-4540 for location and details.

Save money using coupons and eat healthier too. Find out how from Lisa Martin, K-State Extension Office Shawnee County.

Thu May 17

11:00 am–12:00 pm

■ Location TBD

Wed May 23 TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY CONNECTNOW

3:00–5:30 pm

Nature Walk

Cash in with Coupons

■ Anton Room 202

May 19

11

6:00–7:00 pm

Irresistible Iris

See the many varieties of this beautiful plant and learn how to divide, replant and prevent diseases with the Shawnee County Extension Master Gardeners.

■ Anton Room 202

Thu May 24

7:00–8:00 pm

Topeka Genealogical Society Presents

John Mark Lambertson, Director of the National Frontier Trails Museum in Independence, Mo., presents “Resources in the Archives of the National Frontier Trails Museum.”

■ Marvin Auditorium 101B

Thu May 24

7:00–8:45 pm

Board of Trustees Meeting Schedule April 11 May 17 June 21 July 19 Aug 9 Sept 20 Oct 18 Nov 15 Dec 20 APRIL

4:00 pm 4:00 pm 4:00 pm 4:00 pm 5:00 pm 4:00 pm 4:00 pm 4:00 pm 4:00 pm

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI

SAT

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Library Closed

Menninger Room Menninger Room Menninger Room Menninger Room Marvin Auditorium Menninger Room Menninger Room Menninger Room Menninger Room MAY

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI

SAT

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

APRIL-MAY 2012

Kansas Author Max Yoho

ART Threading: Body & Space

Artist Carol Ann Carter’s fiber works combine memories, lists, and objects into garment-like sculptures. She layers cloth, threads, paper and messages into symbolically charged yet mysterious art.

■ Sabatini Gallery

■ Topeka Room 204

April 6 – May 18

Sun Apr 15

First Friday ArtWalk

Meet Carol Ann Carter, the artist behind our latest exhibit, mingle with staff and friends, and enjoy light refreshments provided as part of Topeka’s citywide celebration of art.

■ Sabatini Gallery

Fri Fri

Apr 6 May 4

5:30–8:30 pm 5:30–8:30 pm

World, Art, and You [teens and adults]

Participants learn to observe and record through drawing what they see using a variety of media, including charcoal, pencil and oil pastels. This class, which is different every time, is for teens and adults.

Supplies provided. Registration required. Call 580-4515.

■ Perkins Room 201

Sat Apr 21, 28 Sat May 5, 12

1:00–3:00 pm 1:00–3:00 pm

Carol Ann Carter Artist’s Talk

The University of Kansas art professor talks about her art on display in the Sabatini Gallery, Threading: Body and Space. Her mixed media and fiber works, paintings, drawings, digital media, performances and installation pieces are nationally known. Bring your questions.

■ Marvin Auditorium 101A

Sun Apr 29

2:00–3:30 pm

BOOKS Community: The Way We Live Book Discussion

Wed Apr 18

Sun Apr 22

■ Marvin Auditorium 101C

Mon Apr 9

1:30–3:00 pm

Cooking by the Book

Cooking by the Book is a bookclub for cookbook lovers.

This month we discuss The Pioneer Woman Cooks by Ree Drummond and sample recipes from that cookbook.

■ Anton Room 202

Thu Apr 12

7:00–8:00 pm

6:00–7:30 pm 6:00–7:30 pm

Prospective entrepreneurs learn the necessary steps to starting their own business, including business legal structure, business plans, financial projections, and marketing.

■ Menninger Room 206

Wed Apr 4 Wed May 2

6:00–8:00 pm 6:00–8:00 pm

COMPUTER CLASSES

Discuss The Red Leather Diary by Lily Koppel. Rescued from a dumpster on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, a discarded diary brings to life the glamorous, forgotten world of an extraordinary young woman. Books provided, registration required. Call 580-4540.

■ Menninger Room 206

Apr 3 May 1

How to Start a Business

So Many Books, So Little Time

To register for the free classes, call 580-4606 or e-mail class@tscpl.org. All classroom computers have Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2007.

■ All classes in the Computer Training Center.

Beginning Classes

3:00–4:30 pm

Designed for the new computer user and presented at a relaxed pace. Try taking the classes in the order listed for a good, basic understanding.

Kansas Author Pamela Dawes Tambornino

Maggie’s Story: Teachings of a Cherokee Healer contains knowledge and stories passed down from grandmother to granddaughter about life, health and healing. Books available for sale and signing after the talk.

Taming Your Mouse

■ Topeka Room 204

Fri Fri Tue

Sun May 6

Learn the proper way to hold and move the mouse.

Learn about check boxes, radio buttons, scroll bars and more.

2:00–3:00 pm

Cooking by the Book

Apr 13 Apr 27 May 29

1:00–2:30 pm 9:30–11:00 am 1:00–2:30 pm

Hey cookbook lovers, let us get your mouths watering as we discuss Ina Garten’s The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook cookbooks and sample her recipes.

Beginning Windows

■ Anton Room 202

Thu Mon Tue Mon Wed

Thu May 10

Learn about the keyboard, desktop, icons, start button, task bar, calculator and WordPad.

7:00–8:00 pm

African-American Writers Book Discussion

Winter Wheat by Mildred Walker, a 1944 National Book Award nominee, tells the story of 18-year-old Ellen Webb, the daughter of dryland wheat farmers in Montana, as she goes off to college, falls in love, and begins to see everything with new and critical eyes.

Tue Tue

7:00–8:30 pm

■ Hughes Room 205

Literature with Lunch

■ Hughes Room 205

Bring your own copy of the book Standing at the Scratch Line by Guy Johnson and join facilitator Vince Omni for a discussion of this book (for adults 18+).

Literature with Lunch

7:00–8:30 pm

Prospective entrepreneurs learn the various small business resources available in Topeka.

2:00–3:00 pm

Discuss The Milagro Beanfield War by John Nichols.

When feisty Joe Mondragon decides to irrigate his bean crop with “stolen” water, he drags the neighbors in his New Mexico village into a hilarious battle to save their community. Provided by the Kansas Humanities Council Talk About Literature in Kansas program. Discussion moderated by Dr. Sara Tucker. Registration required.

Call 580-4510.

Wed Apr 4

Small Business Orientation

African-American Writers Book Discussion

■ Perkins Room 201

Beyond The Basics

Business

Me and Aunt Izzy tells the zany story of 11-year-old Jefferson Davis Johnson and his summer of “moral rehabilitation” with his great aunt, Queen Isabella of Spain Johnson. Find out more about the book, writing, and publishing from the author. Books available for sale and signing after the talk.

A 1915 novel, The Rainbow by D.H. Lawrence follows three generations of the Brangwen family and is notable for frank treatment of sexual desire and portraying the power it plays within relationships. The 1920 sequel is Women in Love.

■ Marvin Auditorium 101C

Mon May 14

Wed May 16

Learn to set margins and tabs, change fonts, spell check, select text, save and delete files.

Thu Tue Wed Thu Thu

1:30–3:00 pm

TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY CONNECTNOW

7:00–8:30 pm 1:00–2:30 pm 9:30–11:00 am 7:00–8:30 pm 1:00–2:30 pm

Learn basic Internet functions and visit some interesting sites.

Mon Apr 9 Thu Apr 19 Thu May 3

7:00–8:30 pm

Discuss Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi. Every Thursday morning for two years in the Islamic Republic of Iran, a bold teacher named Azar secretly gathered seven of her most committed female students to read forbidden Western classics. Books provided, registration required. Call 580-4540.

Sun May 27

Apr 12 Apr 17 May 2 May 24 May 31

Internet Introduction

So Many Books, So Little Time

■ Menninger Room 206

7:00–8:30 pm 1:00–2:30 pm 9:30–11:00 am 7:00–8:30 pm 1:00–2:30 pm

Word: Introduction to Word Processing

Bring your own copy of the book When the Thrill is Gone

by Walter Mosley and join facilitator Vince Omni for a discussion of this book (for adults 18+).

■ Perkins Room 201

Apr 5 Apr 16 May 1 May 21 May 30

7:00–8:30 pm 1:00–2:30 pm 9:30–11:00 am

Take the following classes whenever you feel ready for more challenging projects. These classes are presented at a faster pace than the beginning classes.

Google It

Search for pictures, videos, maps and stuff to buy on the Internet. See your home with Google Maps. Use Google Docs for word processing, spreadsheets and more.

Tue

Apr 24

1:00–2:30 pm

Look It Up on the Internet

Learn to use the library’s online catalog and some electronic resources available from the library or from home.

Tue

Apr 3

1:00–2:30 pm

Facebook for Beginners

Sign up for a Facebook account and learn the basics of this popular social networking site. Be sure to bring your e-mail address and password.

Wed Apr 4 Wed Apr 25 Fri May 4

1:00–2:30 pm 1:00–2:30 pm 1:00–2:30 pm

Cut, Copy & Paste

Using Microsoft Word, learn to select text, cut, copy and paste.

Wed Apr 4 Thu Apr 26 Wed May 2

9:30–11:00 am 1:00–2:30 pm 1:00–2:30 pm

Word: Graphics

Learn to draw shapes, use clip art, WordArt, and text boxes.

Wed Apr 11 Mon Apr 23

9:30–11:00 am 7:00–8:30 pm

Editing Digital Photos

Learn to crop, rotate, resize, reduce red eye, play with color and use special effects on your digital photos using Google’s Picasa, free online software you can download to your computer.

Fri Apr 27 Mon Apr 30

1:00–2:30 pm 7:00–8:30 pm

PowerPoint

Create dynamic presentations. Learn to insert slides, add text, graphics, transitions and animations.

Fri

Apr 20

9:30–11:00 am

Word: Tables, Tabs & Columns

Learn to set tabs, construct tables and use columns.

Thu Apr 5 Mon Apr 16

1:00–2:30 pm 7:00–8:30 pm

Excel: Introduction to Spreadsheets

Learn about cells, columns, rows, AutoSum, simple functions or formulas and page setup features.

Tue Thu Mon Wed

Apr 10 Apr 19 Apr 30 May 30

1:00–2:30 pm 7:00–8:30 pm 1:00–2:30 pm 9:30–11:00 am

Email With Yahoo! Mail

Learn to address, compose, reply to and forward messages.

Fri Fri

Apr 20 May 4

1:00–2:30 pm 9:30–11:00 am

3:00–4:30 pm

12

APRIL-MAY 2012

Excel: Lists

Familiarity with basic Excel is required for this class.

Learn the basics of data lists or tables. Create field names, sort lists and link worksheets.

Wed Apr 11 Thu Apr 26 Thu May 31

1:00–2:30 pm 7:00–8:30 pm 9:30–11:00 am

Word: Mail Merge & Mailing Labels

Create mailing labels, envelopes, personalized form letters and directories by combining a data list with Word.

Mon Apr 2 Thu Apr 12 Thu May 3

7:00–8:30 pm 1:00–2:30 pm 7:00–8:30 pm

Apple iPad for Beginners

Get acquainted with the iPad, the most popular tablet on the market. Bring your own or try one of ours.

Learn about settings, searching and apps. Registration required. Call 580-4606 or email class@tscpl.org.

Fri Apr 13 Wed May 2

9:30–10:30 am 3:00–4:00 pm

Free eBooks @ your library®

Learn how to use your eReader with our free ebook services. Learn how to browse titles, download ebook software, and transfer ebooks to your Sony eReader, Barnes & Noble Nook, Kindle, Kobo eReader, Pandigital Novel, or iPad. Registration required. Call 580-4606 or email class@tscpl.org.

Tue Apr 3 Thu May 3

7:00–8:30 pm 3:30–5:00 pm

Free eAudiobooks @ your library®

Learn how to download audiobooks with our free eAudio service. Learn how to browse titles, download eAudio software, and transfer eAudiobooks to your computer or portable device.

Mon Apr 9 1:30–3:00 pm Fri May 4 3:30–5:00 pm

Drop-In

Practice new computer skills, learn to use a mouse or get a little help with computer problems. This is also a good time to learn more advanced techniques, learn to use a scanner or your eReader, or to work on job applications and resumes. Questions about your laptop? Bring it in. Come and go anytime during the session. Registration not required for Drop-Ins. Tue Tue Sat Tue Tue Tue Sat Tue Tue Tue

Apr 3 Apr 10 Apr 14 Apr 17 Apr 24 May 1 May 5 May 8 May 22 May 29

3:30–5:00 pm 3:30–5:00 pm 9:30–11:00 am 3:30–5:00 pm 3:30–5:00 pm 3:30–5:00 pm 9:30–11:00 am 3:30–5:00 pm 3:30–5:00 pm 3:30–5:00 pm

tWiin Gaming Afternoon [9–12 years]

KIDS

Come in and try your hand (and feet!) at Wii. We’re playing Punch-Out!, Just Dance, Super Mario Kart and Wii Sports.

Amazing Animals Deadly Creatures [grades 1–5]

■ Lingo Story Room

Step out of the safety zone and count down the world’s most deadly creatures. Discover creatures that strike fast, inflict pain, and leave behind mass destruction.

Get close, but not too close to a scorpion and tarantula.

Oh, and make a craft to take home...if you survive.

■ Lingo Story Room

Mon Apr 2

Mon Apr 9, 23 Mon May 14

Pajama Storytime [3–5 years]

Wear your pajamas to the library! Bring along a fuzzy friend and your blanket. Stories, songs and finger plays.

Plus, craft time. Registration required. Call 580-4565.

4:30–5:30 pm

■ Lingo Story Room

Preschool Storytime [3–5 years]

Mon Apr 9 Mon May 14

Stories, songs, and fingerplays that encourage a love of reading and develop early literacy skills.

■ Story Zone

Tue Wed Thu Tue Wed Thu

Apr 3, 10, 17 Apr 4, 11, 18 Apr 5, 12, 19, 26 May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31

Heard of TV’s Minute to Win It? Now you can win cool prizes playing the same games. Have fun with other kids testing your mental and physical talents.

Apr 3, 17 May 1

■ Story Zone

Wed Apr 4 Wed May 2

■ Story Zone

Sat Sat

■ Marvin Auditorium 101A

Mon Apr 16

■ Marvin Auditorium 101C

Tue

9:30–10:00 am 10:30–11:00 am 5:30–6:00 pm 9:30–10:00 am 10:30–11:00 am 5:30–6:00 pm

■ Family Zone

Wed Apr 18

Kyler sings, plays the guitar, and reads entertaining books for your family.

■ Story Zone Fri Apr 20 Fri May 18

TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY CONNECTNOW

10:00–10:30 am 10:00–10:30 am

Author Visit Diane deGroat [grades K–1]

3:45–4:30 pm 3:45–4:30 pm

This award-winning author/illustrator makes characters come alive through her storytelling talents! Meet Diane, listen as she reads from her latest Gilbert book and perhaps shares an old favorite.

Some fun-loving puppets share poems with you as we take part in National Poetry Month. Get inspired by their performances. Then, make your own puppet, create a poem and try out our puppet theater.

Apr 7

3:30–4:30 pm

Musical Storytime for Everybody [all ages]

Poetry & Puppets [all ages]

Sat

6:30–7:30 pm

It’s yellowish, it’s waxy, and it can be wet or dry. Sound yummy? Join us right after school to learn all about cerumen (aka ear wax) and make some disgusting, yet surprisingly tasty, ear wax snacks.

Meet some of the Topeka Zoo animal residents up close as Dennis Dinwiddie, education curator, helps you separate animal fact from fiction.

■ Story Zone

Apr 17

Gross Stuff: Ear Wax [grades 3–6]

Zoo Animals Live [all ages]

Thu Apr 5 Thu May 3

6:00–7:00 pm

How does your garden grow? Get your hands dirty in the warm soil as we explore gardening. Sow some seeds, create a beautiful seed design and grow an alphabet garden.

Entertaining our youngest readers with stories, songs and bounces.

■ Marvin Auditorium 101B

10:00–10:30 am 10:00–10:30 am

Playing to Read [3–6 years]

Baby Bookworms [0–18 months]

Thu Apr 5, 12, 19, 26

Thu May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31

Apr 14, 28 May 12, 26

Crazy Extreme Science goes green as we have fun making homemade paper and trying some eco-friendly experiments. Class size is limited. Registration required

by Thursday, April 12. Call 580-4565.

7:00–8:00 pm

■ Lingo Story Room

9:00–11:00 am

Crazy Extreme Science [grades 3–5]

Harry Allard’s Miss Nelson Is Missing! is the basis of the Theatre for Young Audiences musical production, April 6–15 at the Topeka Civic Theatre & Academy. Children and parents alike will appreciate the teaser presented by the cast and are invited to participate in a “Who is Miss Nelson?” activity at the library.

Wed Apr 4

Apr 14

Sleepy heads get out of bed. Join Kyler for songs, stories and other creative activities the whole family will enjoy.

Read the Book, See the Show [K–3 and families]

■ Marvin Auditorium

4:00–5:00 pm 4:00–5:00 pm

Storytime with Kyler [all ages]

6:30–7:30 pm 6:30–7:30 pm

■ Lingo Story Room

Sat

Rumble in the Jungle Week of the Young Child [ages 2–5]

Apr 21

10:00–11:00 am

■ Marvin Auditorium 101AB

What is Tasty Poetry? Here’s the recipe: 1. Write a poem using clippings from old newspapers and magazines about a snack (provided). 2. Read your poem aloud and impress your friends. 3. Eat snacks. Part of National Poetry Month.

■ Lingo Story Room

Thu Apr 26

4:00–5:00 pm

Eggshell Flower Gardens [all ages]

Spring has sprung. And if you’ve been “sprung” from school for the day, spring into the library. Dye pretty little eggshell flower pots, plant a few seeds and watch your garden grow.

■ Story Zone

Fri

Apr 27

1:00–3:00 pm

Sneak, Peek & Read [18–24 months]

Bubbles and books, wiggles and songs! Early literacy exercises for toddlers and adults to enjoy together.

Registration for the four-week session begins 9am, Wednesday, April 18. Call 580-4565.

■ Lingo Story Room

Wed May 2, 9, 16, 23

9:30–10:00 am 10:30–11:00 am 6:30–7:00 pm

El Día de los Niños [all ages]

Celebrate multicultural literature and heritage as renowned storytellers, including Rosie Cutrer, weave traditional and new tales for you and your family to enjoy. Watch a variety of traditional, cultural dance performances. Stick around after the performances to make your own book, a mask or a tasty ethnic snack.

■ Marvin Auditorium

Fri

May 4

6:00–7:30 pm

Kansas WildLifer Challenge [all ages]

Start your adventure now. The WildLifer Challenge is a series of challenges geared toward getting kids outdoors. Visit kansaswildlifer.com to register. You must complete 15 of the 20 activities to win cool prizes.

Sponsored by the Kansas Wildscape Foundation.

■ Story Zone

Sat

May 5

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10:00–11:00 am SAT

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10:00–11:00 am 10:00–11:00 am

Tasty Poetry [8–12 years]

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI

10:00–11:00 am

9:00–10:00 am 10:30–11:30 am 1:00–2:00 pm

Tue Apr 24 Wed Apr 25

Sat

Learn how to use music, movement and books to connect with your child and promote playful learning.

Cosponsored by Child Care Aware. Registration required. Call 357-5171.

Mon Apr 23

■ Marvin Auditorium 101A

Apr 10 May 8

Create Titanic-themed crafts to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic.

Sing, Move and Learn [3–5 years and their families]

■ Marvin Auditorium

Titanic: Craft Time [all ages]

Tue Tue

4:00–5:00 pm 4:00–5:00 pm

Enjoy a block buffet with Topeka Public Schools Parents as Teachers BLOCK Fest™. Experience block fun with your child while they increase their math and science knowledge. Parent educators will be on hand to demonstrate techniques that parents can use to help their child become more of a math thinker through block play. Space is limited. Registration required.

Call 783-2675.

Swing on in families and home childcare providers.

We’re wildly excited about this day of jungle stories, songs and activities. Cosponsored by Child Care Aware.

Registration required. Call 580-4565.

■ Lingo Story Room

Have fun creating a variety of crafts and projects with Shawnee County 4-H as they bring youth and adults together to learn everyday skills.

Tue Tue

6:30–7:00 pm 6:30–7:00 pm

In It to Win It [9–12 years]

10:00–10:30 am 10:00–10:30 am 10:00–10:30 am 10:00–10:30 am 10:00–10:30 am 10:00–10:30 am

4-H in the Library [6–11 years]

■ The Story Zone

4:00–5:00 pm 4:00–5:00 pm

BLOCK Fest™ Week of the Young Child [8 months–8 years]

Library Closed

MAY

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI

SAT

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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R.E.A.D. Dogs [all ages]

Grab your favorite book and read to the Reading Education Assistance Dogs. These dogs are registered therapy animals that volunteer at the library with their owners.

■ Story Zone

Sun May 6, 13, 20, 27 2:00–3:00 pm

Sat

Greet a guinea pig, take a spin with a silkworm, chat with a cat, and make a critter craft to take home.

Animals have changed the world in some pretty amazing ways. From goats to guinea pigs, cats to cod, find out how our world is different because of the animals that live in it.

Mon May 7

4:30–5:30 pm

Guys Read Field Office Charter [7–14 years]

Guys Read is a national campaign to get more boys reading and was started by children’s book author, Jon Scieszka. We’re starting a field office and book club.

You’ll decide on a club name, sign the charter, eat some snacks and talk about books.

■ Lingo Story Room

Sat

May 12

Yikes! A bug! Creepy crawlies abound as we weave a story web, make a worm’s world and use a tube to find bugs on the I Spy wall.

Tue

May 15

6:30–7:30 pm

Trendy U: LEGO™ Love [grades 3–6]

With LEGO™ blocks you can make spaceships and submarines, race cars and castles. You can turn these plastic, colorful pieces into just about anything. Just think “outside the blocks” and you can even create cute, colorful jewelry. It’s a snap! We show you how.

■ Family Zone

Wed May 16

3:30–4:30 pm

School Readiness Roundup [3–5 years]

Participate in activities that help prepare your child for kindergarten. Learn about the Kindergarten Readiness Checklist used by local schools. This program is cosponsored by Capital Area Smart Start & Child Care Aware. Registration required. Call 580-4565.

■ Lingo Story Room

Thu May 17

6:30–7:30 pm

Origami Ninjas [7–12 years]

Listen to words of wisdom from paper warrior Origami Yoda and then make your own paper warrior. Master the art of making fun toys, cool animals and awesome masks out of paper.

■ Story Zone

Fri

May 18

4:00–5:00 pm

Stories and Art [all ages]

All you need is a fun-loving grown-up, a curious kid and “okay to get messy” shirts. Share stories, encourage creativity and make memories.

■ Story Zone

Sat

May 19

10:00–11:00 am

Tot Time [24–36 months]

Share stories, songs, and crafts with your toddler. This six-week program transitions children from lapsitting to independent storytimes. Registration begins 9am, Tuesday, May 22. Call 580-4565.

■ Lingo Story Room 121

Tue Jun 5, 12, 19, 26 Jul 3, 10

A rumor sparks a romance in this film starring perennial favorites Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

This film features such Gershwin tunes as Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off. Supporting Shall We Dance, the Topeka Habitat for Humanity production. RKO | 1937 | B&W | 109 minutes ■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC

10:00 am–12:00 pm

Thu May 3 7:00–8:30 pm

Homework Assistance [5–18 years]

Top Hat

Homework coaches help children with questions and assignments.

This classic musical, starring Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire, features Irving Berlin’s romantic Top Hat, White Tie and Tails. Supporting Shall We Dance, the Topeka Habitat for Humanity production. RKO | 1935 | B&W | 94 minutes

■ Homework Center 121D [closed April 8 and May 28]

Mon-Thu Sun

4:00–8:00 pm 2:00–6:00 pm

MOVIES International Film: 8 Women

Apr 3

■ Marvin Auditorium 101C

Thu Apr 12

Fri

Fri

Apr 13

Apr 13

2:00–5:00 pm

■ Marvin Auditorium

Sun Apr 15

Apr 14

6:30–9:00 pm

May 1

Apr 13 May 11

■ The Edge

Sun Apr 22

Recycle Formica paint chips into usable, personalized keychains. All supplies are provided.

■ The Edge

Mon Apr 23

Mon Apr 2, 16 Mon May 7, 21

3:00–4:00 pm

■ The Edge

Wed Apr 25

4:00–6:00 pm 4:00–6:00 pm

Find the inspiration you need to take your poetry to the next level. Create your own magnetic poetry set in recognition of National Poetry Month.

■ The Edge

Mon Apr 9, 23

4:00–5:00 pm

Free Comic Book Day [all ages]

You’re used to getting free stuff from the library, but this is different. Whether you’re an adult, kid, guy or gal, have a free new comic book. Come for the comic books, stay for the crafts and other literary activities. Quantities are limited. Program supporter: Gatekeeper Hobbies.

May 5

2:00–4:00 pm

Beaded Jewelry [12–18 years]

Design and create your own handmade beaded jewelry. Make some to keep or surprise Mom with a personalized Mother’s Day present she’s sure to love.

Wed May 9

3:30–4:30 pm

Teen Writing Group [12–18 years]

Teen Writing Group [12–18 years]

6:30–8:45 pm

3:30–5:00 pm

Learn your limericks and polish your prose because this Open Mic Night is poetry-themed! Bring your favorite poems to read on stage or pick from our collection.

■ The Edge

■ The Edge

2:00–3:00 pm

Customized Keychains [11–18 yrs]

■ Marvin Auditorium

Bring your cards and pit your wits against other Yu-Gi-Oh and Magic players as we host tournaments for both games.

3:00–5:00 pm

7:00–8:30 pm 7:00–8:30 pm

JB Bauersfeld, WIBW-TV sports director, discusses how to get into the sports broadcasting field and what being a sports broadcaster entails, from the education and experience you need to the equipment and skills it takes to cover high-profile sporting events like the Final Four. Q&A follows the talk.

Sat

Double Dueling: Yu-Gi-Oh [11–18 years] Magic: The Gathering [14+ years]

9:30–10:00 am 10:30–11:00 am 6:30–7:00 pm

What do you write – poetry, short stories or novels?

Whether you’ve been writing for awhile or are just starting out, join this group and find inspiration to hone your writing skills.

■ The Edge

Mon May 14

7:00–8:00 pm

Homework Center [5–18 years]

Homework coaches help children with questions and assignments.

■ Homework Center 121D [closed April 8 and May 28]

Mon-Thu Sun

4:00–8:00 pm 2:00–6:00 pm

7:00–8:00 pm

Natural Hand Sanitizer [11–18 years]

Learn to use natural ingredients to make quick and easy hand sanitizer. All supplies are provided.

■ The Edge

TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY CONNECTNOW

3:00–4:00 pm

TEENS

When a troubled family gathers for the 60th birthday of its proud and respected patriarch, it quickly becomes apparent that the gathering will not be a light-hearted affair. © USA Films | Denmark | 1998 | Rated R | 101 minutes Tue

■ The Edge

Music for a Sunday Afternoon Peter Fletcher on Guitar

Sun May 6

International Film: The Celebration

■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC

If you’ve never been chased by a zombie, escaped from a haunted house or triumphed at world domination, here is your chance. Play some of our board games to curb your appetite for perilous exploration and world conquest. They’re more fun than the real thing.

Poetry Open Mic Night [12–18 years]

From Carnegie Hall to Topeka, Kansas, classical guitarist Peter Fletcher enchants audiences across the nation. He brings his talent to Topeka for the first time.

Set sail on Titanic’s doomed voyage with an all-star cast from the ‘50s. Bring your date as we watch this version of the legendary story in old Hollywood-style.

1953 | Not Rated | 98 minutes | B&W Sat

Teen Board Game Night [12–18 years]

■ David J’s Place

Movie: Titanic (1953) [all ages]

■ Marvin Auditorium 101C

6:00–9:00 pm

Enjoy the beautiful playing of Zsolt Eder, the Topeka Symphony Orchestra’s new concertmaster. This young virtuoso is making a name for himself in the United States, but was born in Hungary and grew up in Australia. Eder performs Hungarian violin solo favorites.

Everyone knows about Jack and Rose and what happened on that fateful night...but for our riffers, James Cameron’s film becomes prime fodder for jokes and mischievousness. Bring your evil moustaches and silly hats and join in the riffing fun. Film is rated PG-13.

Fri

May 11

Music for a Sunday Afternoon Violinist Zsolt Eder

“Oh, Ship!” Titanic Like You’ve NEVER Seen It [all ages]

■ Marvin Auditorium

2:00–5:00 pm

music

An ambitious young man wins an heiress’ heart, but has to cope with his former girlfriend’s pregnancy.

1951 | b&w | 121 minutes ■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC

May 11

■ Marvin Auditorium

Classic Film: A Place in the Sun

3:30–4:30 pm 3:30–4:30 pm

Sports Broadcasting 101 [12–18 years]

It’s the 35th anniversary of the landmark 1977 film, Star Wars: A New Hope. Crafts and activities begin at 6:00 pm, film starts at 6:30 pm. Wookies welcome!

Come dressed as your favorite Star Wars character.

1977 | PG | Color | 121 minutes

6:30–8:45 pm

Thu Apr 12, 26 Thu May 10, 24

Classic Film: Cat Ballou

Star Wars @ your library® [all ages]

Harper Lee’s first and only novel turns 50 this year.

Watch this lively appreciation featuring compelling interviews with Tom Brokaw, Rosanne Cash, James McBride, James Patterson, Anna Quindlen, Richard Russo, Scott Turow, Oprah Winfrey and Andrew Young.

Presented by Women Attorneys Assoc. of Topeka.

■ The Edge

Fri Fri

Fri

Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird

Physical Therapist Natalie Sykes leads you in stress-relieving aerobics, martial arts or meditative exercises. Learn to make or choose healthy snacks at each program.

Thu May 10 7:00–8:30 pm

■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC

6:30–8:45 pm

No Couch Potatoes Needed [11–18 years]

■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC

A woman seeking revenge for her murdered father hires a famous gunman, but he’s very different from what she expects. 1965 | color | 96 minutes

In the 1950s the patriarch of a dysfunctional family is found stabbed to death in his room. There are eight women in his life who are shown to have a legitimate motive and who are all very probable suspects. © Focus Features | France | 2002 | Rated R | 108 minutes Tue

Playing to Read [3–6 years]

■ Marvin Auditorium 101C

May 26

■ Marvin Auditorium 101C

2:00–3:00 pm

Shall We Dance

See how long you can hang on to a wild, unbroken bicycle at our Buckaroo Bike Rodeo! Bring your trusty trike or bike and we’ll show you how to properly fit your helmet. Then, practice riding and when you’re ready, tackle our obstacle course. Visit with other community pard-ners.

■ Southwest Staff Parking Lot

Amazing Animals That Changed the World [grades 1–5]

■ Lingo Story Room

Buckaroo Bike Rodeo [5–9 years]

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IN THE BAG continued from page 1

the next. Bags can be reserved in advance, making planning what to read next a snap. Lissa Staley, librarian and resident expert on leading book discussions, recommends reserving your titles early because this service is popular.

benefits of belonging to a book club 1. Being part of a book club exposes you to books you might not otherwise read.

“We have a variety of titles to choose from. Most of the books that we select are character-driven, which aids in the discussion and gives members something to relate or react to,” Lissa said.

2. You can go in loving the book and leave loving it more.

3. You can go in hating the book and leave understanding – or maybe even liking – it.

In the bag you will receive notebooks with the author’s background and book discussion questions to help if discussion gets off topic or you don’t have time or know-how to come up with your own. If you want more information on leading a book group, meet with our book group experts, Deb and Lissa. Your request can be made via our Speaker’s Bureau at http://tscpl.org/speakers-bureau.

4. Discussing a book helps you remember the story and adds value to your experience.

5. You get to hang out with your friends and learn more about their life views and share your own views.

“We can provide ideas and inspiration for your group, and you can adapt it to your group’s needs,” Lissa said.

6. Families with older children can use it as a way to tackle tough issues in a non-confrontational way and keep the lines of communication open.

If you would like to recommend a book title be added to our Book Group in a Bag service, call 580-4555 and talk to a librarian or log on to our Digital Branch at http://tscpl.org/catalog/purchase-suggestion.

we’re in your neighborhood

BOOKMOBILE NO BOOKMOBILE SERVICE MAY 21-26 | FOR SCHEDULE UPDATES, CHECK ONLINE @ www.tscpl.org MONDAY 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Wal-Mart, 1301 SW 37th 1:30 pm – 7:30 pm Shawnee Heights United Methodist Church, SE 45th/Shawnee Hts 3:00 pm – 7:30 pm Fairlawn Plaza Shopping Center, SW 21st & Fairlawn TUESDAY 9:45 am – 1:00 pm 9:45 am – 1:00 pm 2:15 pm – 7:30 pm 2:15 pm – 7:30 pm WEDNESDAY 9:45 am – 1:00 pm 9:45 am – 1:00 pm 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Brookwood Shopping Center, SW 29th & Oakley California Crossing Shopping Center, SE 29th & California Villa West Shopping Center, SW 29th & Wanamaker Tecumseh United Methodist Church, 334 SE Tecumseh Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 3625 SW Wanamaker Hunter’s Ridge, NW 46th & Hwy 75 California Crossing Shopping Center, SE 29th & California Dillons, SW 29th & Urish

THURSDAY 9:45 am – 1:30 pm Fairlawn Plaza Shopping Center, SW 21st & Fairlawn 9:45 am – 11:00 am Berryton Elementary School, 2921 SE 69th 11:45 am – 1:30 pm Quincy Street Station, 820 SE Quincy 2:30 pm – 7:30 pm Brookwood Shopping Center, SW 29th & Oakley 2:30 pm – 7:30 pm K-Mart North, NW Lyman & Tyler FRIDAY 9:45 am – 1:00 pm 9:45 am – 12:30 pm 2:00 pm – 7:30 pm 2:30 pm – 7:30 pm SATURDAY 9:45 am – 12:15 pm 9:45 am – 12:15 pm 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Villa West Shopping Center, SW 29th & Wanamaker Shawnee North Community Center, 300 NE 43rd Mike’s IGA, NE Sardou & Forest Velma Paris Community Center, 6715 SW Westview Apple Market, 1431 North Washington, Auburn Educational Credit Union & Quest Credit Union, SE 29th & Croco Villa West Shopping Center, SW 29th & Wanamaker Wal-Mart, 1301 SW 37th

Call the Bookmobile office at 785-580-4590 for more information.

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Item

Limit Number of days

Late Fee Max per day Fee***

Music CDs

10

21 days

25¢

$5

Entertainment VHS tapes

5

21 days

25¢

$5

Entertainment DVDs

6

21 days

25¢

$5

Pick-up Days

Auburn Apple Market

Mon, Wed, & Fri

Barrington Village

Mon through Sat

Berryton Elementary School

Mon and Thu

Brookwood Center

Mon through Sat Mon through Sat

Non-fiction DVDs

6

21 days

25¢

$5

California Crossing

Fiction and non-fiction books

*

21 days

25¢

$5

Dillon's: 29th & Urish

Mon through Sat

Fairlawn Plaza

Mon through Sat

Audiobooks on CD & tape

*

K-Mart North

Mon through Sat

Non-fiction VHS tapes

*

21 days

25¢

$5

Mike's IGA Market

Mon through Sat Mon through Fri

Magazines

*

7 days

25¢

$2

North Community Center

Bestseller Express books

5

14 days

$1

$10

Shawnee Heights United Methodist Church

Mon and Thu

DVD Express (children)

2

7 days

$1

$10

Soldier Fire Station

Mon through Fri

Tecumseh United Methodist Church

Tue and Fri

Velma Paris Community Center

Mon, Wed, & Fri

Villa West

Mon through Sat

21 days

25¢

$5

DVD Dispenser** DVD Express

2

3 days

$1

$10

Video games

2

14 days

$1

$10

Blu-ray

2

3 days

$1

$10

Book Group in a Bag 1

42 days

$1

$10

Interlibrary Loan

10

varies

$1

$10

Speciality items

varies varies

$1

$10

Other

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