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CHECK YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE AND WEIGHT AT THE LIBRARY

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his holiday season when family from near and far are in town and sitting around talking, use this time to document – maybe even fact-check – those family stories. Let the library help separate family facts from fiction.

Shari Schawo, our genealogy librarian, invites you and your gang to dig through the Baker Genealogy Center’s resources and archives on the second floor of the library.

Make a family activity out of filling out a pedigree chart where you trace your family tree and keep track of what you’ve discovered.

Family stories can lead you to obituary notices, genealogy websites, Kansas state records and even old high school yearbooks at the library. (Haven’t you always wanted to see what your mom, dad, or grandparents looked like when they were in school?)

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If you can’t make it to the library, start at home. Shari suggests pulling out old family photo albums to see if family members can match up old pictures with their relatives. Create a family history quiz to keep folks awake after that large holiday meal. And, with the prevalence of camera phones and personal recording devices, it’s easy to hit record when grandpa or grandma starts telling family stories. Teens already know how to use these devices, so put them to work capturing your family history. Start with simple questions like “what’s your earliest memory” or “what were you doing when you were my age.”

“The best advice is to start with what you know and work your way back; for instance, start with a grandparent you know everything about. Get corroborating records every step of the way so you don’t end up tracking down someone else’s ancestors,” Shari said. “The library’s edition of Ancestry.com is an excellent resource. It has access to census records, Social Security index and in some cases photographs.” continued on page 14 see FAMILY TREE

COMMITTED TO THE LIBRARY page 7 AMAZING GIFTS DISCOVERED

BOOKTIQUE HAS OUT OF THIS WORLD GIFT IDEAS page 8 WHAT’S HAPPENING

YOUR LIBRARY SCHEDULE page 10

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hether it’s a classic like How the Grinch Stole Christmas or something new like Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas, ‘tis the season for gathering the family together for a great book or movie.

Save money this season by checking out your holiday entertainment at the library – an opportunity to avoid crowded stores. Just like stores, we have the latest titles. A few can be seen on this page. Ask a librarian to find you more holiday books and movies.

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christmas crafts Spread the holiday cheer with do-it-yourself gift ideas from the library.

The library has thousands of books on crafting ornaments, knitting warm winter mittens or designing cool holiday cards. There are craft for kids too.

Handmade gifts can save you money and may offer the perfect solution to that hard-to-shopfor person. This year, give something that’s uniquely you to a friend or loved one.

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What color is your parachute? 40th anniversary edition

For 40 years now, job-hunters and career-changers have been turning to What Color is Your Parachute? for the most current information about the job market and how to find meaningful work. The 40th edition of the popular manual has been vastly rewritten because job-hunting has increasingly become a survival skill. Some of the questions discussed and answered are:

At the height of his career, Bob Feller volunteered for service two days after Pearl Harbor.

Feller walked away from being the best pitcher in the majors.

After the war, he returned home to finish his career with 266 wins.

Yogi Berra probably needed no help surviving the pressure of a bases-loaded situation because he had already served as a gunner on a landing craft at Normandy Beach on D-Day.

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School-age kids can turn an afterschool library visit into sticky, icky, messy fun – with some bling thrown in!

Our Gross Stuff programs let boys and girls make snot, create duct tape wallets and even learn about snowman poop (a fictional thing, yes,

Read the Book See the Show A L ittle H ouse Christmas 5:45–6:45pm

- Horse-drawn wagon rides, library parking lot [weather permitting]

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“After doing the programs for a short while now, we’ve found there’s a crossover. Boys like to make earrings ‘for my mom,’ and girls really get into making snot or something similarly gross,” said Marlana Hodgkinson, Youth Services specialist. “It’s been very successful. Kids always want to make ‘just one more’ even though they’ve already made five.”

The library provides the supplies, and librarians help kids out when necessary. In the process, librarians get to know the kids, their likes and dislikes, which helps create a better experience every time they come into the library.

“These programs provide a constructive outlet for kids who might otherwise spend all afternoon on the computers,” Hodgkinson said. “We usually see kids in groups or pairs. They come just because it’s a good opportunity to hang out with their friends.”

7:00–8:15pm

- Meet “Laura” and Old Prairie Town volunteers - TCTA Youth Production preview of A Little House Christmas - Holiday craft time [old-fashioned treats]

While they’re having a good time with friends, they are also learning how to express their creativity, share resources, and use our books to inspire creativity.

for more informations see page 10

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but we promise it will be fun and family-friendly.

See more on page 10.). At Trendy U programs, kids create flashy earrings, construct flowers and make shimmering body lotion, for example.

There’s always a new mess to make at this library program. Gross Stuff and Trendy U events are held the third Wednesdays of the month throughout the school year and are geared toward elementary school students and tweens. For more information call 785580-4565 or check the kids programs listed on pages 10 and 11 of this newspaper.

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very curious. She’s a homemaker and ends up solving mysteries in a very cozy fashion.

It’s not a procedural mystery; they pay attention to the people.”

Just like the authors of the Cozy subgenre, members of our Red Carpet Services department pay attention to people.

“You really develop a special relationship with each individual,” said Dave Coleman, a Public Services Specialist who goes out on Red Carpet site visits. His statement is echoed by the 9 other staffers who do the same work – connecting the reader to the outside world.

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housands of people in the community are able to have a romance, ride along on the cattle trail, or solve a mystery through literature delivered directly to their homes.

Red Carpet Services, an outreach service of the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, visits 55 senior-living and 85 homebound sites a month.

Customers for whom reading has become difficult appreciate our selection of large print titles, magnifiers and DVDs.

“I’m 55, and we’ve seen an uptick of people like me who are Baby Boomers.

They want to keep doing what they want to do, including reading. And even when their eyesight fails, they will figure out ways to keep reading. The library is part of that solution,” Coleman said.

“I love mysteries, especially mysteries written by women,” said Stevye Knowles, who lives at McCrite Plaza with her husband, Jim. “I especially like Cozies. They center on a woman; she isn’t a detective, but mysteries happen around her. She’s

To inquire about Red Carpet Services for yourself or someone you know, please call 785-580-4545.

Stephanie Hall, Red Carpet Services Manager, helps Evelyn Hope, of Martin Creek Place, select books.

SNOW BUNNIES LOVE MEN WHO BUY BOOKS

KICKSTART RETIREMENT Come to the Senior Fair at the Library

Get tips on maintaining an active lifestyle and staying safe and independent at home. This is a great opportunity to check out the multiple community services and resources that focus on seniors, caregivers and their families.

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Members are needed to help fill the library’s shelves with books.

Your gift of at least $35 helps bring a parade of books marching onto our library shelves. Being a member of this club is something you’ll be proud of – providing more bestsellers, more books for your children, and more eBooks to download. To join the club, contact The Library Foundation today at 785-580-4498 or donate online at foundation.tscpl.org.

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free blood pressure check at the library

his year your library can help you avoid a few unpleasant holiday traditions (no we’re not talking about the traffic on Wanamaker). Whether it’s overeating or stressing out, gauge what toll the holidays are taking on you with a visit to the library.

Come in and inform yourself of some numbers that may be vital to your health. Check your weight, BMI and blood pressure in our Health Information Neighborhood. The neighborhood concept pulls related materials together in one place for

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pressure often has no warning signs or symptoms, and many people don’t realize they have it. You can take steps to prevent high blood pressure or to treat it if it is already high.

Losing weight may be one of those steps. About 66 percent of adults in the United States are considered overweight or obese.

Located in the west wing of the library, the Health Information Neighborhood offers a semi-private cubby where you’ll find a digital scale and blood pressure machine.

It’s so convenient to check your health statistics while you are picking up your library books.

Don’t delay; visit the library today.

With more than 5,000 titles on health and wellness, including exercise DVDs, there’s certain to be something that suits your needs.

Want a tour of the collection and

About one in three adults has high blood pressure, which increases the risk for heart disease and stroke, the first and third leading causes of death in the U.S. High blood

more information regarding your diagnosis? Make an appointment with our Consumer Health Librarian. Go to www.tscpl.org, click “Services and Collections” and then click “Consult a Librarian.”

The library provides health-related events for the community on an ongoing basis. An upcoming can’tmiss program, For the Love of Babies: A NICU Doctor’s Stories, is an author talk by Dr. Sue Hall, Medical Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Stormont-Vail.

See page 13 for more on this event.

Join local and regional poets in a final commemoration of Kansas’ 150th with the release of Begin Again: 150 Kansas Poems.

Hosts Matthew Porubsky and Leah Sewell welcome numerous poets to share poems and stories relating to our state.

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I wonder what they’re gonna think when they have to return these in 21 days?

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PUZZLED ABOUT

meet the trustee

dan guEnther GENEALOGY TERMS Across

6 Records created to show who is buried in a cemetery.

8 The search for knowledge.

2 A recording about the members of a population.

9 National Archives and Records Administration

3 A method of preserving personal and family history.

11 A detailed description of someone’s life.

4 The parents of a person’s own parent.

12 The discovery, collection, organization and presentation of information about past events.

5 A printed communication between two people by mail.

13 The study of families and tracing of their lineages and history.

14 A ceremony giving a name to a child.

17 A group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity or co-residence.

19 A news article that reports the recent death of a person, along with an account of the person’s life.

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an Guenther, the Library Board of Trustees Chair, oversees some of the most important decisions made at the public library. Currently, he’s most excited about the transformation of the Kids Library. Over the last year, colorful scenes have replaced dull walls. A large mural is almost complete. Plans are in the works to tie art on the walls to books on the shelves and install 3-D objects with a focus on learning.

23 A parent or the parent of an ancestor, having common descent.

24 The rite of admission into the Christian Church.

25 The lineage or genealogical descent of people or animals.

“This area serves as one example of how we are finding ways to enhance and promote the learning experiences to all who visit our library,” said Guenther, whose term started in 2007.

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1 A tale of events.

26 Two people are connected by circumstances of birth.

7 A recording of one’s experiences, observations, feelings, etc.

10 The kinship system of people related both by descent and marriage.

15 A marker placed over a grave.

16 Caretaker of the offspring.

18 A descent group demonstrating their common descent from an ancestor.

20 Connected by circumstances of birth.

21 A collection of historical records, or the physical place they are located.

22 The genetic instructions of all known living organisms.

Answers at www.tscpl.org Click on the ConnectNow icon

He can’t predict what the future holds for this public library, but it’s exciting to think about, he said.

“When I first became a trustee, one of the questions presented was, what is a 21st Century Library? This question is still in front of our staff and the board today because we do not know what services and technologies will exist in 12 months,” said Guenther, who works as managing director at se2.

Dan says the board wants to provide the opportunities and experiences to help library customers grow and even enhance their lives. The library offers a variety of opportunities to do that, whether it is a senior citizen using the Red Carpet services, art class visiting an exhibit at the Sabatini Gallery, crafter attending a workshop, kids participating in the summer reading program, students taking advantage of the homework center, or families simply checking out books.

Guenther has always had a passion for libraries. He grew up in a town of 12,500 using a Carnegie Library, where he learned about Andrew Carnegie’s commitment to building better communities by building libraries. “Carnegie saw libraries as the people’s university and wanted a place where people could come read up on a subject they were interested in and then attend lectures to expand on what they had read.” While the spirit of Andrew Carnegie remains alive today at this library, Guenther knows much has changed and will continue to change.

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“I TAKE CELEBRITIES HOME FROM THE BOOKTIQUE FREQUENTLY ” -Mona Booktique Customer

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n a recent afternoon, a customer was in the Chandler Booktique looking for holiday gift ideas when she ran into George Clooney – on a book cover.

There’s no time to wait for the actual George Clooney to become available when the holiday shopping season is ticking away. With this in mind, she grabbed Clooney’s biography – and a few other used books for herself.

Someone is going to have a very Clooney Christmas.

Think of purchasing holiday gifts in the Chandler Booktique as giving two gifts in one. Proceeds from the Booktique purchases go back to the library, which benefits all library customers.

A Friends membership may also be the perfect gift, especially for the avid reader in your family. And a Junior Friends membership is a value at just $3. These memberships offer great in-store savings at the Chandler Booktique. Adult memberships, starting at $20, grant free entrance into the Friends Annual Book Sale members’ night. These are certainly gifts that keep giving all year long.

“It feels good saying you are a Friends member, and it feels good supporting the library through memberships and shopping at the Chandler Booktique,” said Linda Hayse, Friends board chair.

“I know I find some books or items every holiday season that I think would be perfect for a friend – the problem is sometimes the items never make it to their intended recipients.”

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With prices well below average retailers, the Chandler Booktique has unique gifts that make Christmas shopping convenient and fun.

space aliens buy souvenir SNOW GLOBE AT THE BOOKTIQUE

The Chandler Booktique is operated by the Friends of the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, which also operates an Amazon bookstore.

Booktique hours are: Monday thru Friday 10am to 6pm Saturday 10am to 5pm Sunday 12pm to 5pm

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$20 adult membership $3 junior membership

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CHECK OUT COOKBOOKS INSTEAD OF BUYING THEM AND SAVE THAT GUILTY LOOK OF INDULGENCE FOR DESSERT

FROM CUPCAKES TO crème brûlée, A VARIETY OF DESSERT RECIPES AWAIT YOU AT THE LIBRARY. ASK OUR RECIPE ASSISTANTS TO FIND A RECIPE TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS. www.tscpl.org/recipeassistants

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Sculptural chairs portray diseases that many women suffer from. The artists, including Stephanie Lanter, Marguerite Perret and Robin Lasser challenge assumptions about women’s health issues, which affect families and whole societies.

buy your holiday pies at the millennium café

for more informations see page 13

$11.95–$12.95 · chocolate cream · apple · blueberry · pecan · coconut cream pumpkin · sweet potato · cherry · lemon meringue · ask about other flavors place orders 2 days in advance Through December 30, call 785 580-4441.

Mon-Fri 8:15-5:30 | Sat 9-5 | Sun closed Support from Washburn University, Kansas Arts Commission, National Endowment of the Arts, Center for Kansas Studies at Washburn University TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY CONNECTNOW

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C ALENDAR OF EVENTS

DECEMBER

DECEMBER 6 TUEsday Tot Time 9:30 am K Word: Introduction 9:30 am C Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Tot Time 10:30 am K Drop-In Computer Training 3:30 pm C 4-H in the Library 4:00 pm K Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K International Film 6:30 pm M Tot Time 6:30 pm K

DECEMBER 1 THURSDay Taming Your Mouse 9:30am C Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Excel: Introduction 1:00 pm C Zoo Animals Live 3:45 pm K Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Little House Christmas 7:00 pm K Word: Graphics 7:00 pm C DECEMBER 2 FRIday Beginning Windows Excel: Lists First Friday ArtWalk Pop Culture Trivia

9:30 am C 1:00 pm C 6:00 pm AR 6:30 pm A

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DECEMBER 9 FRIday Google It Classic Film Easy Star Gazing

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DECEMBER 13 TUESday Word: Tables, Tabs 9:30 am C Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Cut, Copy and Paste 1:00 pm C Drop-In Computer Training 3:30 pm C Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K In It to Win It 4:00 pm K Home Energy Savings 7:00 pm A

DECEMBER 8 THURSday E-Mail with Yahoo! Mail 9:30 am C Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K No Couch Potatoes 3:30 pm T Balloon-Powered Hovercraft 4:00 pm K Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Save Your Self 5:00 pm T Take Your Photos Farther! 7:00 pm C

DECEMBER 4 SUNday Homework Assistance 2:00 pm K A Renaissance Music X-mas 3:00 pm MU

9:30 am C 2:00 pm M 7:00 pm A

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9:30 am C 10:00 am K 1:00 pm C 7:00 pm T

DECEMBER 25 SUNday Library closed DECEMBER 26 MONday Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K tWiin Gaming 4:00 pm K

DECEMBER 18 SUNday Homework Assistance 2:00 pm K So Many Books 3:00 pm B

DECEMBER 27 TUEsday Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K

DECEMBER 19 MONday Facebook for Beginners 1:00 pm C Treats in a Jar 3:30 pm T Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Crazy Extreme Science 6:00 pm K

DECEMBER 28 WEDNESday Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K

DECEMBER 21 WEDNESday Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K DECEMBER 22 THURSday Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K No Couch Potatoes 3:30 pm T Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Save Your Self 5:00 pm T

DECEMBER 15 THURSday Excel: Lists 9:30 am C Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Editing Digital Photos 1:00 pm C Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Save Your Self 5:00 pm T Facebook for Beginners 7:00 pm C

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■ Story Zone

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■ Family Zone

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

■ Story Zone

Thu Dec 1 ■ Marvin Auditorium 101B

Thu Jan 5

Thu Dec 1

10:00–11:00 am

Thu Dec 8

Amazing Animals: Break the Code [grades 1–5]

Storytime with Kyler [all ages]

Growls and roars grab our attention, but in the animal kingdom, body language, colors and scents can be heard loud and clear. Learn to break the creature communication code, meet some amazing animals and make a cool shrinky-dink craft to take home.

■ Lingo Story Room

Mon Dec 5

4:00–5:00 pm

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

■ Story Zone

Sat Dec 10 Sat Jan 14, 21

10:00–10:30 am 10:00–10:30 am

tWiin Gaming Afternoon [9–12 years]

4:30–5:30 pm

4-H in the Library [6–11 years]

3:45–4:30 pm

Shawnee County 4-H members entertain you with a variety of exciting crafts and projects.

3:45–4:30 pm

■ The Story Zone

Mon Dec 12, 26 Mon Jan 9, 23

Special guest “Laura” shows and tells her memories of Christmas celebrations on the prairie with the help of Old Prairie Town volunteers. The Topeka Civic Theatre and Academy youth production cast presents a scene from the play, A Little House Christmas, based upon Christmas stories from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House Collection. Enjoy horse-drawn wagon rides prior to the program, 5:45–6:45 pm.

■ Marvin Auditorium

Sat Dec 3

Defy gravity and impress your friends with an amazing balloon-powered hovercraft. It’s so exciting and easy to make it’ll send your imagination to the stars and your dreams of flight into the stratosphere!

Come in and try your hand (and feet!) at Wii. We play Bowling, Super Mario Kart and Super Smash Bros.

Read the Book, See the Show [all ages]

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DECEMBER 23 FRIday No events scheduled

Preschool Storytime [3–5 years]

Zoo Animals Live [all ages]

• save money • lose weight • get a job • learn a language • start a garden • edit photos

DECEMBER 31 SATURday Library closed

Balloon-powered Hovercraft [grades 2–5]

Thu Dec 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 10:00–10:30 am Tue Dec 6, 13, 20, 27 10:00–10:30 am Wed Dec 7, 14, 21, 28 10:00–10:30 am Tue Jan 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 10:00–10:30 am Wed Jan 4, 11, 18, 25 10:00–10:30 am Thu Jan 5, 12, 19, 26 10:00–10:30 am

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DECEMBER 30 FRIday No events scheduled

Winter fun is here with stories and songs. Create a silly reindeer hat, make reindeer food to put outside on your lawn, and take home your own container of instant snow so you can guarantee it’s a white Christmas.

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

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DECEMBER 29 THURSday Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Save Your Self 5:00 pm T

Parents and Kids Together [all ages]

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DECEMBER 24 SATURday Library closed

DECEMBER 17 SATURday Make & Take Crafts 10:00 am K Gaming @ your library® 2:00 pm A

DECEMBER 20 TUESday Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Drop-In Computer Training 3:30 pm C Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K

DECEMBER 14 WEDNESday Excel: Introduction 9:30 am C Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Gross Stuff 3:30 pm K Holiday Cookies 3:30 pm T Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K How to Start a Business 6:00 pm BU

DECEMBER 10 SATURday Storytime with Kyler 10:00 am K

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DECEMBER 16 FRIday Word: Mail Merge Musical Storytime Apple iPad for Beginners Teen Board Game Night

DECEMBER 12 MONday Literature with Lunch 1:00 pm B Take Your Photos Farther! 1:00 pm C Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K tWiin Gaming 4:00 pm K Pajama Storytime 6:30 pm K PowerPoint 7:00 pm C Teen Writing Group 7:00 pm T

DECEMBER 7 WEDNESday Internet Introduction 9:30 am C Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K WinWay Resume Writing 1:00 pm C How to Find Grants 3:30 pm A Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Sing, Move & Learn 6:30 pm K

DECEMBER 3 SATURday Drop-In Computer Training 9:30 am C Parents and Kids 10:00 am K Taking Family Photos 10:30 am A If You See a Vulture 1:00 pm B Holidays in Wartime 2:00 pm A

DECEMBER 5 MONday Glass Ornament Painting Homework Assistance Amazing Animals Editing Digital Photos

DECEMBER 11 SUNday Homework Assistance 2:00 pm K 150 Kansas Poems 3:00 pm B

Tue Dec 6 Tue Jan 3 Tue Jan 17

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Pajama Storytime [3–5 years]

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

Wear your pajamas to the library! Bring along a fuzzy friend and your blanket. Stories, songs, finger plays and a craft. Registration required. 580-4565.

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

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

Cosponsored by Child Care Aware of Northeast & North Central Kansas. Registration required. Call 357-5171.

■ Story Zone

Wed Dec 7

4:00–5:00 pm 4:00–5:00 pm

■ Lingo Story Room

Mon Dec 12 Mon Jan 9

6:30–7:00 pm 6:30–7:00 pm

In It to Win It [9–12 years]

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.

■ Lingo Story Room

Tue Dec 13 Tue Jan 10

4:00–5:00 pm 4:00–5:00 pm

Gross Stuff: Snowman Poop [grades 3–6]

It’s that time of year when wintertime characters show up everywhere: snowmen, elves, reindeer, maybe even a Grinch or two. But what do they leave behind? Join us right after last bell to find out. Scoops and gloves provided.

■ Family Zone

Wed Dec 14

3:30–4:30 pm

Musical Storytime for Everybody [all ages] Kyler sings, plays the guitar, and reads entertaining books for your family.

■ Story Zone

Fri Dec 16 Fri Jan 20

10:00–10:30 am 10:00–10:30 am

Easy Make & Take Crafts [2–6 years]

Today it’s all about snowmen! Turn everyday objects into cool craft projects. Enjoy stories and ideas to extend your fun at home. Bowl over a few snowmen before you leave.

■ Lingo Story Room

Sat Dec 17

10:00–11:00 am

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JANUARY January 1 sunday Library closed | Happy New Year! january 2 monday Double Dueling Homework Assistance Excel: Introduction

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

january 3 tuesday Excel: Introduction 9:30 am C Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Taming Your Mouse 1:00 pm C Drop-In Computer Training 3:30 pm C 4-H in the Library 4:00 pm K Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K International Film 6:30 pm M january 4 wednesday Excel: Lists 9:30 am C Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Beginning Windows 1:00 pm C Free eBooks 3:30 pm C Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K january 5 thursday Baby Bookworms Cut, Copy and Paste Preschool Storytime Baby Bookworms Word: Introduction Zoo Animals Live Homework Assistance Baby Bookworms Starting Seeds Word: Tables, Tabs

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

january 6 friday Word: Graphics Internet Introduction

9:30 am C 1:00 pm C

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january 8 sunday Dr. Sue Hall Homework Assistance

2:00 pm B 2:00 pm K

january 9 monday Kansas Career Pipeline E-Mail with Yahoo! Mail Literature with Lunch Homework Assistance tWiin Gaming Pajama Storytime Excel: Lists Teen Writing Group

10:00 am A 1:00 pm C 1:00 pm B 4:00 pm K 4:00 pm K 6:30 pm K 7:00 pm C 7:00 pm T

january 10 tuesday Blood Drive Journaling Workshop Preschool Storytime Homework Assistance In It to Win It New Tax Laws

9:00 am A 10:00 am A 10:00 am K 4:00 pm K 4:00 pm K 7:00 pm BU

january 11 wednesday Sneak, Peek and Read 9:30 am K Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Sneak, Peek and Read 10:30 am K Apple iPad for Beginners 11:00 am C Creative Calendars 3:30 pm T Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Sneak, Peek and Read 6:30 pm K

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Crazy Extreme Science [grades 3–5]

Plan a spa day at home. Make some lotion, bath salts and fizzes while learning about the chemistry behind these products. Registration required by December 15.

■ Marvin Auditorium 101A

Mon Dec 19

6:00–7:00 pm

Baby Bookworms [0–18 months]

Entertaining our youngest readers with stories, songs and bounces.

■ Lingo Story Room

Thu Jan 5, 12, 19, 26

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

Parents and Kids Together [all ages]

The topic is backyard birding. Read stories and sing songs about wild birds. Create your own backyard bird identification guide and take home seeds to feed birds in your own yard.

■ Story Zone

Sat

Jan 7

january 12 thursday Baby Bookworms 9:30 am K Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Baby Bookworms 10:30 am K Drop-In Computer Training 3:30 pm C No Couch Potatoes 3:30 pm T Fingerweaving Fun 4:00 pm K Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Baby Bookworms 5:30 pm K School Readiness 6:30 pm K Cooking by the Book 7:00 pm B Word: Mail Merge 7:00 pm C

january 7 saturday Drop-In Computer Training 9:30 am C Parents and Kids 10:00 am K Taking Photos to Sell Stuff 10:30 am A Gaming @ your library® 2:00 pm A

10:00–11:00 am

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 9 am, December 28. Call 580-4565.

[12-18 years]

january 17 tuesday Beginning Windows 9:30 am C Tot Time 9:30 am K Preschool Storytime 10:00am K Tot Time 10:30 am K Drop-In Computer Training 3:30 pm C 4-H in the Library 4:00 pm K Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Crazy Extreme Science 6:00 pm K Playing to Read 6:30 pm K Tot Time 6:30 pm K january 18 wednesday Sneak, Peek and Read 9:30 am K Word: Introduction 9:30 am C Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Senior Fair 10:00 am A Sneak, Peek and Read 10:30 am K Facebook for Beginners 1:00 pm C Trendy U 3:30 pm K Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Sneak, Peek and Read 6:30 pm K African American Writers 7:00 pm B

january 13 friday Taming Your Mouse 9:30 am C Google It 1:00 pm C Classic Film 2:00 pm M Exhibit Opening Reception 5:30 pm AR Tick Tock 6:00 pm AR Teen Board Game Night 7:00 pm T Tick Tock 7:30 pm AR january 14 saturday eReader Drop in 9:30 am C Storytime with Kyler 10:00 am K Tick Tock 11:30 am AR Waiting Room Artist Talk 2:00 pm AR january 15 sunday Homework Assistance

january 19 thursday Baby Bookworms 9:30 am K Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Baby Bookworms 10:30 am K Cut, Copy and Paste 1:00 pm C Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Baby Bookworms 5:30 pm K Beginning Windows 7:00 pm C

2:00 pm K

january 16 monday Library closed

january 20 friday Internet Introduction Musical Storytime Word: Graphics

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

january 21 saturday Bag Day Book Sale 10:00 am A Storytime with Kyler 10:00 am K january 22 sunday Homework Assistance Author Eleanor Liu So Many Books

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

january 23 monday Editing Digital Photos DIY Fleece Scarf Homework Assistance tWiin Gaming Access: Introduction Teen Writing Group

1:00 pm C 3:30 pm T 4:00 pm K 4:00 pm K 7:00 pm C 7:00 pm T

january 24 tuesday E-Mail with Yahoo! Mail 9:30 am C Tot Time 9:30 am K Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Tot Time 10:30 am K Word: Tables, Tabs 1:00 pm C Drop-In Computer Training 3:30 pm C Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Kansas Career Pipeline 6:00 pm A Astrology of 2012 6:30 pm A Tot Time 6:30 pm K Capt. Osborn’s Legacy 7:00 pm B january 25 wednesday Google It 9:30 am C Sneak, Peek and Read 9:30 am K Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Sneak, Peek and Read 10:30 am K Excel: Introduction 1:00 pm C Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Open Mic Night 4:00 pm T Sneak, Peek and Read 6:30 pm K

January 26 thursday Baby Bookworms 9:30 am K Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Baby Bookworms 10:30 am K Excel: Lists 1:00 pm C Nook Books 3:00 pm C No Couch Potatoes 3:30 pm T Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Baby Bookworms 5:30 pm K TGS Presents 7:00 pm A Word: Introduction 7:00 pm C january 27 friday Look It Up on the Internet Word: Mail Merge Gone Fishing Trivia Night

9:30 am C 1:00 pm C 4:00 pm T 6:30 pm A

january 28 saturday Happy Birthday Kansas! 10:00 am K Trivia Afternoon 3:00 pm A january 29 sunday Homework Assistance

2:00 pm K

january 30 monday PowerPoint 1:00 pm C Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Google It 7:00 pm C january 31 tuesday Facebook for Beginners 9:30 am C Tot Time 9:30 am K Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Tot Time 10:30 am K WinWay Resume Writing 1:00 pm C Drop-In Computer Training 3:30 pm C Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Key Issues for 2012 6:30 pm A Tot Time 6:30 pm K

A=A D U LTs B=B O O K S B U=B U S I N E S S M=M OV I E S M U=M U S I C A R=art C=computer

Fingerweaving Fun [grades 2–5]

Crazy Extreme Science [grades 3–5]

Weaving is so easy. In 15 minutes, you can have a new bracelet or headband. Make one for yourself and then make one to share! With lots of stylin’ colors and fabrics to choose from, this is one program you won’t want to miss.

■ Family Zone

Thu Jan 12

■ Marvin Auditorium 101A

Tue

4:00–5:00 pm

6:00–7:00 pm

“You at the Zoo” is a hands-on activity for parents and their children that includes animal moves, zoo writing, the Roar! game and mask-making.

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 of Northeast & North Central Kansas.

Registration required. Call 580-4565.

Thu Jan 12

Jan 17

Playing to Read [3–6 years]

School Readiness Roundup [3–5 years]

■ Lingo Story Room

■ Marvin Auditorium 101C

Tue

Jan 17

6:30–7:30 pm

get the holiday spirit on the second floor!

Trendy U: Bead Rings [grades 3–6]

Create bead rings that will make you the envy of your friends. Just string ‘em, twist ‘em, and weave ‘em into delightfully fun shapes that you design.

6:30–7:30 pm

Tot Time [24–36 months]

■ Family Zone

Share stories, songs, and crafts with your toddler. This six-week program transitions children from lapsitting to independent storytimes. Registration for this program begins 9 am, January 3. Call 580-4565.

Wed Jan 18

■ Lingo Story Room

■ Story Zone and Lingo Story Room

Tue Jan 17, 24, 31 Feb 7, 14, 21

the topeka room is decked out for the holidays

EXPLODE! Find out why volcanoes erupt. Create your own volcano and try other explosive experiments.

Registration required by January 12.

3:30–4:30 pm

Happy Birthday Kansas! [3–5 years]

Sit by the fireplace, sing carols by the piano and enjoy books on local history.

A storytime celebration of Kansas’ birthday with stories, songs and a craft.

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

Sat

Jan 28

10:00–11:00 am

Homework Center [5–18 years]

Homework coaches help children with questions and assignments.

■ Lingo Story Room

Wed Jan 11, 18, 25 Feb 1 9:30–10:00 am

10:30–11:00 am

6:30–7:00 pm

■ Homework Center 121D [closed Dec 24, 25, 31 and Jan 1, 16]]

Mon-Thu Sun

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4:00–8:00 pm 2:00–6:00 pm

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Creative Calendars [12–18 years]

teens Glass Ornament Painting [12–18 years]

Use the super easy “swirl” technique to create a beautiful holiday ornament. Your painted creation will be one of a kind!

■ The Edge

Mon Dec 5

3:30–4:30 pm

No Couch Potatoes Needed [11–18 years]

Physical Therapist Natalie Sykes leads you in stress relieving aerobics, martial arts or meditative exercises.

Learn to make healthy snacks at each program.

■ The Edge

Thu Dec 8, 22 Thu Jan 12, 26

Save Your Self

3:30–4:30 pm 3:30–4:30 pm [12–18 years]

Get inspired, educated and empowered at this series of monthly guest speakers. Teens gain the confidence to make respectful, empowering decisions regarding their bodies. Cosponsored by Women Empowerment, Inc. ■ Marvin Auditorium 101A

Thu Dec 8, 15, 22, 29

5:00–6:00 pm

Teen Writing Group [12–18 years]

Find inspiration to create. Join others who share your passion as we explore poetry and prose as a way to express ourselves and relate to our world.

■ The Edge

Mon Dec 12 Mon Jan 9, 23

7:00–8:00 pm 7:00–8:00 pm

Holiday Cookies [11–18 years]

Turn that ball of cookie dough into hearts, angels or gingerbread men. Enjoy eating the finished cookies yourself or give them away as sweet presents.

■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC

Wed Dec 14

3:30–5:00 pm

Teen Board Game Night [12–18 years]

Yahtzee? No. Zombies? Yes! Experience the inevitable zombie apocalypse and other doomsday scenarios in these death-defying games. If you’re brave enough, stagger to The Edge for some gut-busting fun. You bring your friends; we’ll corral the zombies.

■ The Edge

Fri Dec 16 Fri Jan 13

7:00–8:00 pm 7:00–8:00 pm

Treats in a Jar [11–18 years]

Create a quick and easy dessert layered decoratively in a quart jar. Add a couple of ingredients and you have a delicious treat. Make one for yourself or give it as a gift to someone special. Jar and all ingredients provided.

■ The Edge

Mon Dec 19

3:30–5:00 pm

Double Dueling: Yu-gi-oh [11–18 years] Magic the Gathering [14+ years]

■ The Edge

Wed Jan 11

■ Topeka Room 204

DIY Fleece Scarf [12–18 years]

Sat Dec 3

■ The Edge

Explore the extensive collection of fundraising material for nonprofit organizations at the library and on the Internet. Registration required. Call 580-4606.

Mon Jan 23

3:30–5:00 pm

■ Computer Training Center

Open Mic Night [12–18 years]

Wed Dec 7

Move your band out of the garage and onto the stage.

Tell jokes or show off your dance moves. We have a place for you, whatever your talent! Come to our casual open mic night and perform if you wish.

■ The Edge

Wed Jan 25

Learn how to use your eyes and binoculars to view the night sky from your backyard. Receive handouts that will be useful for watching the Kansas sky over the next three months.

4:00–5:30 pm

■ Lingo Story Room 121

Thu Dec 9

Outdoor adventures await! Get a sense for what it’s like in the wild when it’s just you, your gear, and hungry wild animals ready to snap up your bait. Learn how to catch the big ones from an expert fisherman; then you’ll have your own fish tales to tell.

Fri

Jan 27

3:30–5:00 pm

Easy Star Gazing [all ages]

Gone Fishing [12–18 years]

■ The Edge

2:00–3:00 pm

How to Find Grants for Your Nonprofit

Keep cozy in style with a fleece scarf. You’ll look so cool in your handmade cold-weather accessory.

7:00–8:00 pm

Home Energy Savings Solutions

Learn how to stop energy costs from taking a big bite out of your budget. Danny Lichtenauer, Westar Energy, presents easy to implement ideas on how to cut your heating and cooling costs.

4:00–5:00 pm

■ Marvin Auditorium 101C

Tue Dec 13

Homework Center [5–18 years]

7:00–9:00 pm

Gaming @ your library® [18 and older]

Homework coaches help children with questions and assignments.

Show off your dance moves by playing Dance Dance Revolution on the Xbox 360 or Just Dance on the Wii. 4:00–8:00 pm If you aren’t feeling coordinated, plan out your moves 2:00–6:00 pm to keep the monsters away in the cooperative board game Castle Panic. Enjoy this fun, free, social event for all adults.

■ Homework Center 121D [closed Dec 24, 25, 31 and Jan 1, 16]]

Mon-Thu Sun

ADULT

■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC

Sat Dec 17

Songs of the Seasons

2:00–4:00 pm

Starting Seeds

Enjoy the sounds of school choirs, instrumental groups and local talent filling the library’s rotunda. Stop by during your lunch hour for a musical treat as the holiday season approaches. Go to www.tscpl.org for a complete schedule of our holiday music series.

Master Gardeners show you how to get a head start on the season by starting your own flowers and vegetables from seed. Learn how seeds can grow in a greenhouse, under grow lights or in a sunny window.

■ Lingo Rotunda

■ Anton Room 202

Pop Culture Trivia Night

Taking Photos to Sell Your Stuff

Thu Jan 5

December 1 – December 21

■ The Edge

Learn how to get terrific shots of your family that you’ll treasure for a lifetime. David Mathias, professional photographer and owner of Photo 1, gives you tips on taking pictures that truly capture your family’s personality. Bring your own photos and see how small changes can greatly improve them.

Fri

Dec 2

7:00–8:00 pm

When you want to sell something online, a great picture can make a big difference. Learn to make your photos shine and attract buyers. David Mathias, professional photographer and owner of Photo 1, shares his tips and tricks on improving your pics.

Come to a special edition of library trivia. It’s time for pop culture trivia, including movie, music, celebrity and TV. Enter as a team of 5-8 friends, coworkers or family 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 for snacks and drinks until 6:45 pm. Registration required, begins November 1. Call 580-4540.

■ Marvin Auditorium

4:00–6:00 pm

Carol around the piano as we bring in the holidays vintage-style. Discuss holiday traditions and how they changed during World War II with rationing, men overseas, and all the complications the war brought on the home front.

3:30–5:00 pm

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

Mon Jan 2

Holidays in Wartime

Start the year off right with a collage calendar made from the case of a cassette tape. Bring your own pictures to personalize your unique and practical work of art.

■ Anton Room 202

Sat Jan 7

Gaming @ your library® [18 and older]

Relive your arcade days by playing Pac-Man or Galaga on the Xbox 360’s Namco Museum: Virtual Arcade. Test your spatial skills with Wii’s Tetris Party Deluxe or press your luck in the board games Life and Monopoly.

■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC

Sat

Jan 7

2:00–5:00 pm

Kansas Career Pipeline for Adults

The Pipeline delivers credible information about which type of jobs you’d be good at, what sorts of work environments would suit you and what education is needed. It opens doors to real jobs with employers who are waiting to discover someone exactly like you.

Registration required. Call 580-4606.

■ Computer Training Center

Mon Jan 9 Tue Jan 24

10:00 am–12:00 pm 6:00–8:00 pm

Community Blood Drive

Roll up your sleeve save a life. The Community Blood Center relies solely on volunteer blood donors to meet the community’s blood needs. Make an appointment ahead of time at www.esavealifenow.org. The sponsor code is tscpl. Walk-ins are also welcome.

■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC

Tue

Jan 10

9:00 am–3:00 pm

Journaling with Words and Images

Explore personal writing and illustrated journals through writing exercises and seeing others’ examples. Discover further techniques using open discussion. This Month: Goals and Plans. Discover new writing prompts and image ideas at http://www.tscpl.org/tag/journaling.

■ Menninger Room 206

Tue

Jan 10

10:00–11:30 am

Senior Information Fair

Attend this great opportunity to check out the many community services and resources that focus on seniors, caregivers and their families. Get tips on maintaining an active lifestyle and staying safe and independent at home.

■ Marvin Auditorium, The Edge

Wed Jan 18

10:00 am–2:00 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. There will be books of all topics to cruise through. This book sale will be a true scavenger hunt. Come early so you don’t miss the best bargains!

■ Marvin Auditorium

Sat

Jan 21

10:00 am–4:00 pm

10:30 am–12:00 pm

6:30–9:00 pm

Taking Family Photos

■ Anton Room 202

Sat Dec 3

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Astrology of 2012

Major changes, challenges and opportunities are happening to the planet and you from now through 2014. Find out what astrology indicates will occur during this time period so you can be better prepared.

■ Marvin Auditorium 101C

Tue

Jan 24

6:30–7:30 pm

Topeka Genealogical Society

Whether you are just starting to put together your family tree or are a seasoned researcher, this program is for you. Enjoy this fact-filled session that could help you complete your family story.

■ Marvin Auditorium 101B

Thu Jan 26

7:00–8:45 pm

Trivia Night @ your library®

Enter as a team of 5-8 friends, coworkers or family 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 December 1. Call 580-4540 ■ Marvin Auditorium

Fri

Jan 27

6:30–9:00 pm

Trivia @ your library®

Enter as a team of 5-8 friends, coworkers or family working together to answer 100 questions from 10 categories. Prizes will be awarded to the top trivia teams! Doors open at 2:30 pm. The Millennium Café will be open. Registration required, begins December 1.

Call 580-4540.

■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC

Sat

Jan 28

3:00–5:30 pm

Key Issues for the 2012 Legislative Session

So Many Books, So Little Time

Discuss The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.

Henry DeTamble is a dashing, adventuresome librarian who travels involuntarily through time and who marries Clare Abshire, an artist whose life takes a natural sequential course. Books provided, registration required. Call 580-4540.

■ Menninger Room 206

Sun

Dec 18

■ Perkins Room 201

If You See a Vulture, Don’t Play Dead

Eric McHenry, poet and professor at Washburn University, reads from and talks about Mommy Daddy Evan Sage, a new book of poems inspired by the crazy and brilliant things his kids have said. Books available for sale at event. Book signing to follow.

Sat Dec 3

1:00–2:30 pm

Begin Again: 150 Kansas Poems

Hosts Matthew Porubsky and Leah Sewell welcome numerous local and regional poets to Topeka to share poems, stories and passions relating to our state. Join these poets in a final commemoration of Kansas’ 150th with the release of Begin Again: 150 Kansas Poems.

■ Marvin Auditorium

Sun Dec 11

3:00–5:00 pm

Literature with Lunch

Read and discuss Great Expectations by Charles Dickens or attend and listen to learn more about this classic story told by the orphan Pip as he leaves behind a childhood of misery and poverty after an anonymous benefactor offers him a chance at the life of a gentleman.

■ Marvin Auditorium 101C

Mon Dec 12

Tue Dec 6

1:30–3:00 pm

Sun Jan 22

■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC

Fri Dec 9

November 4 – December 30

First Friday ArtWalk and USO Dance

Cut a rug with the gallery staff at our 1940s USO holiday dance featuring live music by the Topeka Big Band. Learn a few news steps or refresh your old ones.

Help ring in the holidays World War II home front-style.

Then, pop into our gallery to explore the home front and front lines in the Call of Duty exhibit.

6:30–8:45 pm

■ Sabatini Gallery, Library Rotunda, Lingo Story Room

Fri Dec 2

7:00–8:30 pm

■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC

Tue Jan 3

Sculptural chairs portray diseases that many women suffer. Recorded women’s stories and viewer’s contributions complete the installation. The artists, including Stephanie Lanter, Marguerite Perret and Robin Lasser, challenge assumptions about women’s health issues, which affect families and whole societies.

Support from Washburn University, the Kansas Arts Commission, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Center for Kansas Studies at Washburn University and many individuals.

2:00–5:00 pm

■ Sabatini Gallery January 13 – March 16

Marcia Cebulska’s Tick Tock

6:30–8:45 pm

This choreographic play follows the fears and frustrations of characters in a doctor’s reception room as they wait for their appointments. Tick Tock is presented in collaboration with The Waiting Room art exhibit in the Sabatini Gallery. Drop by the gallery before or after the play for the total experience.

Classic Film – The Quiet Man

John Wayne stars as an American prizefighter who returns to Ireland in order to forget the past and live peacefully in his village birthplace. He falls in love with the hot-tempered sister of a belligerent neighbor and trouble ensues over the payment of her dowry. 1952 | color | 129 minutes

2:00–3:00 pm

■ Marvin Auditorium 101C

Fri

Jan 13

■ Marvin Auditorium 101AB

Fri Fri Sat

2:00–5:00 pm

■ Marvin Auditorium 101C

Sat Jan 14

7:00–8:30 pm

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The artists behind the thought-provoking works featured in The Waiting Room share their artwork, ideas and story of the collaboration that led to this multimedia art exhibit. Hear why Marguerite Perret, Bruce Scherting, Stephanie Lanter, Sarah Smarsh and Robin Lasser got involved with the project.

3:00–4:30 pm

An historical account of Kansas told through the diaries of Russell Scott Osborn, Kansas Secretary of State from 1893-1895. Compiled by his great-greatgranddaughter Patsy L. Redden. Published by Ad Astra Publishing, who will introduce you to other Kansas books they have produced.

Tue Jan 24

Jan 13 Jan 13 Jan 14

The Waiting Room Artists’ Talk

Captain Osborn’s Legacy in Kansas History

■ Marvin Auditorium 101B

6:00–8:30 pm

The Waiting Room

A bratty young Korean boy is sent to the country by his family to stay with his mute grandmother. He finally gets used to the simpler country life and gains respect for his family and his elders. © Paramount | South Korea | 2002 | Rated PG | 80 minutes

Discuss Someone Named Eva by Joan M. Wolf. Milada is torn from her family in Czechoslovakia by the Nazis and taken to Poland, where she is renamed Eva and trained to become the perfect German citizen. Books provided, registration required. Call 580-4540.

Sun Jan 22

■ Sabatini Gallery

International Film – The Way Home

So Many Books, So Little Time

■ Menninger Room 206

Dedicated to the young men and women of Kansas who answered the call of duty, this exhibit tells stories from the front lines and the home front. After your tour, you’ll better understand what it was like to be an American during World War II. This exhibit is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

7:00–8:30 pm

Returning from a year up the Amazon studying snakes, the rich heir to a fortune meets a con artist on a ship.

They fall in love, but a misunderstanding causes them to split on bad terms. To get back at him, the con artist disguises herself as an English lady and comes back to tease and torment him. 1941 | b&w | 94 minutes

The Red Thread is the story of an American woman who married a Chinese man and gives a first-person account of life in China. The author speaks about living in China and her upcoming children’s books. Books available for purchase and signing after the program.

■ Topeka Room 204

Call of Duty: Kansans in World War II

Classic Film – The Lady Eve

Kansas Author Eleanor Liu

Books

■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC

■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC

3:00–4:00 pm

Art

A Coke bottle dropped from an airplane disrupts the quiet life of a family of African Bushmen (the San people) living in the deep isolation of the Kalahari Desert. © 20th Century Fox | Botswana | 1981 | Rated PG | 109 minutes

Join facilitator Vince Omni for a discussion of Wench

by Dolen Perkins-Valdez (for adults 18+). Please bring your own copy of the book.

Wed Jan 18

Sun Dec 4

International Film The Gods Must Be Crazy

7:00–8:00 pm

■ Marvin Auditorium

■ Marvin Auditorium

movies

1:30–3:00 pm

African-American Writers Book Discussion

6:30–8:30 pm

Tue Jan 10

2:00–3:00 pm

Be a more informed voter. Ask your questions of University of Kansas faculty, legislators and journalists on topics such as redistricting in Kansas, the 2012 election, the future for social services, education, and the arts.

Tue Jan 31

■ Menninger Room 206

We discuss the new cookbook, Super Natural Every Day

by Heidi Swanson and be part of this new book club.

Thu Jan 12

6:00–8:00 pm

H&R Block hosts a discussion on the new tax laws and how they will affect your tax return. The discussion also offers taxpayers tips on how to lower their tax liability for the upcoming year.

Cooking by the Book ■ Anton Room 202

Enjoy A Renaissance Music Christmas featuring enchanting and delicate sounds of olden times from Castle & Cross Consort, Topeka’s early music ensemble. Listen to holiday tunes on recorders and folk harp as well as a krumhorn and psaltery.

New Tax Laws and Filing Tips

Read and discuss The Innocents Abroad (The New Pilgrims’ Progress) by Mark Twain or attend and listen to learn more about this bestselling 1869 travel narrative.

Twain chronicles his “pleasure excursion” through Europe and the Holy Land with a group of Americans on a chartered vessel.

Mon Jan 9

Music for a Sunday Afternoon

Wed Dec 14

Literature with Lunch

■ Marvin Auditorium 101C

How to Start a Business

■ Marvin Auditorium 101A

3:00–4:30 pm

Dr. Sue Hall, Medical Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Stormont Vail, shares stories from her new book, For the Love of Babies: One Doctor’s Stories about Life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Hear about the challenges faced by premature babies at birth and beyond. Learn how to support parents with babies in the NICU. Books available for purchase.

Sun Jan 8

music

Prospective entrepreneurs learn the necessary steps to starting a business, including legal business structure, business plans, and financial projections. Presented by the Washburn Small Business Development Center.

For the Love of Babies A NICU Doctor’s Stories

■ Marvin Auditorium 101C

business

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Shari also recommends the State Vital statistics websites at www.kdheks.gov/vital and the National Archives at www.archives.gov. You can take advantage of the library’s resources from the comfort of your home. Access these and other digital genealogical resources at www.tscpl.org.

The library has a number of beginning genealogy books you can check out to have available in the house as your holiday guests arrive.

Here are just a few Shari recommends.

• Genealogy for the First Time: Research Your Family History by Laura Best.

computer classes 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

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.

Taming Your Mouse

Learn the proper way to hold and move the mouse.

Come to one of these sessions or attend a Drop-In class.

Dates and times at the end of this page.

Thu Dec 1 Tue Jan 3 Fri Jan 13

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

Beginning Windows

Learn about the keyboard, desktop, icons, start button, task bar, calculator and WordPad. Fri Dec 2 Wed Jan 4 Tue Jan 17 Thu Jan 19

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

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

Tue Dec 6 Thu Jan 5 Wed Jan 18 Thu Jan 26

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

Internet Introduction

Learn basic Internet functions and visit some interesting sites.

Wed Dec 7 Fri Jan 6 Fri Jan 20

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

E-mail With Yahoo! Mail

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

Thu Dec 8 Mon Jan 9 Tue Jan 24

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

• Getting Started in Genealogy Online by William Dollarhide.

• Tracing Your Family History: The Complete Guide to Locating Your Ancestors and Finding Out Where You Came From by Lise Hull.

Want to get your kids into the process? Great genealogy books for kids include: • Climbing Your Family Tree at www.workman.com/ familytree/download.html. This is the online version of the book by Ira Wolfman. It includes downloadables and family history activities you can do with your family.

Beyond The Basics

Take your Photos Farther!

WinWay Resumé Writing

Google It

Thu Dec 8 Mon Dec 12

Wed Dec 7 Tue Jan 31

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

See demonstrations using photos to create collages, post pictures online, and make great gifts from simple digital images.

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.

Fri Dec 9 Fri Jan 13 Wed Jan 25 Mon Jan 30

PowerPoint

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

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

Mon Dec 12 Mon Jan 30

Learn to set tabs, construct tables and use columns.

Tue Dec 13 Thu Jan 5 Tue Jan 24

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

Jan 27

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

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.

Thu Dec 1 Wed Dec 14 Mon Jan 2 Tue Jan 3 Wed Jan 25

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

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.

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

Fri Dec 2 Thu Dec 15 Wed Jan 4 Mon Jan 9 Thu Jan 26

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

Word: Graphics

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

Thu Dec 1 Fri Jan 6 Fri Jan 20

Create a database from a template or from scratch, add data and use reports. This is an advanced class for those who want to learn a database program.

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

Mon Jan 23

7:00–8:30 pm

Word: Mail Merge & Mailing Labels

Learn to crop, rotate, resize, reduce red eye, play with color and use special effects on your digital photos using free online software.

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Access: Introduction to Databases

Editing Digital Photos

Mon Dec 5 Thu Dec 15 Mon Jan 23

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

Excel: Lists

Cut, Copy & Paste Tue Dec 13 Thu Jan 5 Thu Jan 19

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

Excel: Introduction to Spreadsheets

9:30–11:00 am

Facebook for Beginners

Thu Dec 15 Mon Dec 19 Wed Jan 18 Tue Jan 31

7:00–8:30 pm 1:00–2:30 pm

Word: Tables, Tabs & Columns

Look It Up on the Internet

Fri

7:00–8:30 pm 1:00–2:30 pm

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

Fri Dec 16 Thu Jan 12 Fri Jan 27

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

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Learn to create professional-looking resumés with WinWay Resumé, a simple-to-use program also used at the Topeka Workforce Center.

1:00–2:30 pm 1:00–2:30 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.

■ Computer Training Center Fri Dec 16 1:00–2:00 pm ■ Anton Room 202 Wed Jan 11 11:00 am–12:00 pm

Free eBooks @ your library®

Find free eBooks from many different sources. Learn how to download eBook apps and software and transfer eBooks to your Sony eReader, Barnes & Noble Nook, Kobo eReader, Kindle, Pandigital Novel, or iPad. Email class@tscpl.org or call for a list of additional compatible devices. Registration required. Call 5804606 or e-mail class@tscpl.org.

Wed Jan 4

3:30–5:00 pm

eReader Drop-in

Did you receive an eReader during the holidays? Drop in for advice on how to get started and information about free eBooks, audiobooks and music to help fill it up.

Registration required. Call 580-4606 or email class@tscpl.org.

■ Computer Training Center

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Jan 7

10:30–11:30 am

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 or to work on job applications and resumés. Come and go anytime during the session.

Sat Dec 3 Tue Dec 6 Tue Dec 13 Tue Dec 20 Tue Jan 3 Sat Jan 7 Thu Jan 12 Tue Jan 17 Tue Jan 24 Tue Jan 31

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Visit the Baker Genealogy Center or make an appointment by calling 580-4510 or emailing asktscpl@tscpl.org.

• The Family Tree Detective: Cracking the Case of Your Family’s Story by Ann Douglas.

Throughout the book there are detective tips to help you become a “family detective.”

There are chapters on how to figure out relationships, on how to organize information, and on how and where to look for clues to filling out your family tree.

• Through the Eyes of Your Ancestors by Maureen Taylor. Taylor discusses how to get started, how to use family stories and keepsakes, and where to get help.

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BOOKMOBILE NO BOOKMOBILE SERVICE DEC 24–JAN 1 & JAN 16 | 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.

For information about deceased family members, check out our Obituary Index, which contains obituary information dating back to 1906. A link to the index can be found at www. tscpl.org/blog/local-history.

Can’t find the person you’re looking for? Ask for an Obituary Request (fee applies).

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K-Mart North

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Tecumseh United Methodist Church

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Book Group in a Bag 1

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Interlibrary Loan

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