Quarterly Newsletter/Fall 2021
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Fall into a few favorite things
This is my favorite time of year, bar none. The crisp mornings, the golden sunlight filtering through the leaves as they change color, and the tang of freshlypicked apples make autumn special. I was also one of those kids who loved the beginning of school. A new school year was when we would get to learn new things, and nothing was better than learning something new. That feeling never went away for me. I still enjoy that moment of excitement as I open a new book, whether it’s fiction or nonfiction, a children’s, young adult, or adult title, on my iPad, on paper, or in my earbuds. This past year I’ve learned about what it’s like to be a Syrian refugee living in Cincinnati from a YA novel (Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga), the agonizing decisions that went into fighting the air war during World War II from an audiobook (The Bomber Mafia by Malcom Gladwell), and the election that put Delaware’s own Rutherford Hayes in the White House from a basic hardcover book (Fraud of the Century by Roy Morris). Curiosity keeps the world—and you—young. Exercise your curiosity by using your Delaware County District Library.
George Needham
DCDL BOARD OF TRUSTEES
HOLIDAY CLOSURES
Michael Butler, President Holly Quaine, Vice President Ceena Baker, Secretary
Labor Day Monday, September 6 Staff Training Day Monday, October 11 Wednesday, November 24 Closed at 5 p.m. Thanksgiving Day Thursday, November 25
Brad Allen Nick McCoy Connie Skinner Scott Tiede
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COVER STORY This fall’s cover features Joy from the Outreach Services Department. Since joining the library in 2018, she has worked in the community making stops with the Bookmobile at senior centers, daycares, and at events like Toucha-Trucks and First Fridays. Joy also created and leads the Around the World in Books and Bites Book Club. We are so excited to welcome back in-person programming this fall! Each month the club reads a book that takes place in a different country or setting around the globe and then meets at a restaurant to discuss the book and enjoy the cuisine of that culture. This fall they’ll be enjoying Afghani, Italian & Texas-American meals. Check out what titles Joy chose on page 7! The Bookmobile has also been making some new stops lately. Our open air community stops are regularly scheduled around the county for you to visit the Bookmobile in your neighborhood. We set up for an hour or so for you to browse just like you’re in one of our libraries. You can register for a card if you’d like and check out materials on the spot. Read more on page 21.
LOCATIONS Delaware Library & Maker Studio 84 East Winter St. Delaware, OH 43015 740-362-3861
Community & Family Outreach Services 7171 Gooding Blvd. Delaware, OH 43015 740-548-1660
Ostrander Library 75 North Fourth St. Ostrander, OH 43061 740-666-1410
Orange Library 7171 Gooding Blvd. Delaware, OH 43015 740-549-2665
Powell Library 460 South Liberty St. Powell, OH 43065 614-888-9160
COMING SOON: Liberty Library 7468 Steitz Road Powell, OH 43065
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YOUR LIBRARY CARD LOAN PERIODS & LIMITS Generous loan periods allow customers time to enjoy the items they have checked out while keeping materials continually moving for others, as well. Material Loan Period Loan Limit Books 4 weeks 100 Audiobooks 4 weeks 20 New Books 2 weeks 100 Magazines 2 weeks 20 Video Games 2 weeks 3 Board Games 2 weeks 3 Launchpads 2 weeks 3 Wi-Fi Hotspots 2 weeks 1 *adults only Chromebooks 2 weeks 1 *juveniles only DVDs 1 week 20 Fines No materials will accrue daily fines. Voluntary fines for overdue materials are gratefully accepted.
DIGITAL LIBRARY Enjoy free access to these apps and websites, available through your smart device app store or at www.delawarelibrary.org. Just link your library card and you’re ready to go. TV, Movies & Instructional Videos Creativebug Hoopla Kanopy LinkedIn Learning for Library Niche Academy
Music Hoopla
Digital Magazines Consumer Reports Ohio Digital Library (Libby)
Genealogy African American Heritage America’s Obituaries & Death Notices Ancestry.com Family Search Fold3 HeritageQuest
Newspaper Archives Columbus Dispatch (1871 - present) New York Times Online (1851 - present) NewsBank
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Ebooks, Audiobooks, Graphic Novels Hoopla Ohio Digital Library (Libby)
LIBRARY MOBILE APP Access the Delaware County District Library with the tap of a finger. Explore recent releases, search the catalog, check your account, find out about upcoming events, and check branch locations and hours. With easy access to digital collections and easy renewals, it’s your library at your fingertips. Download from the App Store or Google Play store.
CENTRAL LIBRARY CONSORTIUM With a DCDL card, you also get access to millions of additional items in the collections of the 16 other member libraries. Items from these locations take slightly longer to arrive and require a hold to be placed. Visit clcohio.org/member-libraries/ for a list of all libraries where you can use your DCDL card!
HOURS All DCDL locations will be open: Monday – Thursday: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. Friday – Saturday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday: Closed *With the exception of the Ostrander Branch Library, which will remain closed on Mondays.
CURBSIDE OR DRIVE-THRU SERVICE IS STILL AVAILABLE AT ALL DCDL LOCATIONS. MISSION STATEMENT The Delaware County District Library serves as the public information provider for our community, using traditional and innovative technology to encourage curiosity, free inquiry, and lifelong learning in a friendly environment.
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Join the Friends of the Library for Authors & Ales... Featuring local
authors!
Get your tickets! Who: Connie Berry, Andrew Welsh-Huggins & Robin Yocum Where: Ill Mannered Brewing Co. 38 Grace Drive, Powell, OH 43065 When: Monday, October 25 @ 7 PM Tickets: localmysterywriters.eventbrite.com Books: Purchase before the event at local retailers Beanbag Books in Delaware or Birdie Books in Westerville and bring them with you for signing at the end of the event.
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...and beyond! Young Writers Workshop Steve Harpster, comic book author and children’s educational presenter, is back again to help children develop their own published book. Each child will receive a professionally bound book with a duplicate copy added to the Library collection. Middle School attendees will write and illustrate a graphic novel. Tickets: ywwfall2021.eventbrite.com
Delaware Main Library Saturday, November 13 5-10 years old: 9:30am - 12pm 11-14 years old: 1:30pm - 4pm
Annual Meeting Once a year all the Friends of the Library get together for the Annual Meeting to go over their mission and plan for the upcoming year. And you’re invited! When: November 4 @ 6:30 PM Where: Delaware Main Library Tickets: fol2021.eventbrite.com
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ADULT PROGRAMS
GREAT FOR AGES 18+
BOOK CLUBS Do you like to share your ideas & reactions about titles you’ve read? Like to discover others’ thoughts & opinions? Join a Book Club for a fun, entertaining discussion.
Evening Clubs
Around the World in Books & Bites* Vicky’s Evening Book Club Explore the world by reading stories set in various countries Orange while sampling the ethnic 6:00pm September 16: This Tender Land cuisine of our monthly book selection. Morning Clubs by William Kent Kreuger *Pre-registration is required October 14: The Sun Down Kathy’s Book Club Motel by Simone St. James November 11: All You Can Ever Aladdin’s Eatery Ostrander 1:00pm Know by Nicole Chung 11:00am September 27: The Pearl September 1: The Story of that Broke Its Shell by Nadia Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg Amber & Carrie’s Book Club Hashimi October 6: Sleep No More Powell by P.D. James 6:00pm Carfagna’s Kitchen Restaurant November 3: The Winter Soldier September 28: Migrations 1:00pm by Daniel Mason by Charlotte McConaghy October 25: From Scratch October 26: Hamnet by Tembi Locke by Maggie O’Farrell November 23: The Invisible Life Chelley Belly Artisan Eatery Afternoon Clubs of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab 1:00pm November 25: Things You Save Vicky’s Afternoon Book Club* Harla’s Book Club in a Fire by Katherine Center *Pre-registration is required Ostrander Zoom 7:00pm 1:00pm Septmeber 28: Westering September 15: This Tender Land Women by Sandra Dallas ARTS & CRAFTS by William Kent Kreuger October 26: The Red Garden Fall Leaf Mason Jar Candles* October 13: The Sun Down by Alice Hoffman Join us to make a fall leaf Motel by Simone St. James Novmber 23: The Noticer mason jar candle! All supplies November 10: All You Can Ever by Andy Andrews will be provided. Please Know by Nicole Chung register, as the program is Books & Brews limited to 16 participants. Adults young and old alike are Pam’s Aftenoon Book Club *Pre-registration is required invited to grab a brew with us Delaware and talk books. Pick up each Delaware 1:00pm month’s read at the library and 6:00pm September 28: The Unseen then get ready to book talk! September 14 World by Liz Moore The Daily Growler – Powell October 26: A Short History of Pinterest Crafts* Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson 6:00pm September 8: Whisper Network Do you like to visit Pinterest for November 30: Census by Chandler Baker craft ideas but don’t always by Jesse Ball October 13: The Family Upstairs have time to create the idea? by Lisa Jewell Create a Pinterest-worthy craft November 10: In Five Years at the library. by Rebecca Serle *Pre-registration is required
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Orange 6:00pm October 7: Fall Hanging Sign
ADULT PROGRAMS Cosplay Basics A presentation about Cosplay and how and where to begin. Delaware 6:00pm September 16 Orange 2:00pm September 18 Senior Showcase: Art After 55 View the winning entries in this year’s Senior Showcase, a county-wide, juried art show for artists ages 55 and older. The exhibit will be on display during the Library’s open hours November 8 - 19. Orange All Day November 8 - 19
TECHNOLOGY Cutting Out Cable Come learn how to leave cable behind while still staying up with your favorite entertainment options. Delaware 3:00pm September 7, November 2
Microsoft Word Basics* Learn the basics of using Microsoft Word. *Pre-registration is required Delaware 3:00pm September 27
Advanced Microsoft Excel* This advanced class will expand on the Microsoft Excel Basics course. We’ll cover conditional formatting, tables, and learn more powerful formulas. *Pre-registration is required Delaware 3:00pm November 9
Free Digital Entertainment from DCDL Come learn how to get ebooks, music, movies, and more free Microsoft Powerpoint Basics* with your library card. Learn how to create slide shows for presenting ideas in Delaware PowerPoint. Learn the basics of 5:30pm creating interesting slide shows October 5 using Microsoft PowerPoint. Discover how to change the slide layouts, designs, and add Microsoft Excel Basics* transitions and animations. Learn the basics of creating *Pre-registration is required spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel. Class will cover the basics of creating, editing, and using basic formulas with spreadsheets in Microsoft Office. *Pre-registration is required
Delaware 3:00pm November 22
Delaware 3:00pm October 12
LANGUAGE LEARNING
Media Literacy Workshop* A workshop designed to introduce teens and adults to Windows PC Basics* the concept of media literacy This class will cover the basics by understanding different of using the Microsoft Windows types of information. operating system. *Pre-registration is required *Pre-registration is required Delaware Delaware 6:00pm 3:00pm October 26 September 13
ESOL Class Ongoing multi-level ESOL classes (English for Speakers of Other Languages) thanks to the Delaware Area Career Center Aspire office. Orange Every Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 12:15pm
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Don’t forget about your secret power...
FREE
homework help!
Get HelpNow with homework, writing, test prep, and more at www.delawarelibrary.org/student
GREAT FOR AGES 12 - 17
TEEN PROGRAMS PrepAccelerator’s ACT Virtual Crash Course* This is a fast-paced, rigorous, and intensive crash course to help students analyze a variety of ACT questions from simple to complex. Online 4:00pm September 10 Dungeons & Dragons* Come journey the Forgotten Realms with the DCDL Adventurer’s League! Delaware 5:00pm - 8:00pm September 11, October 30, November 27
Teen Advisory Board* Use your voice and earn one hour of volunteer credit. Zoom 4:00pm September 16, October 21, November 18 Cosplay Basics Learn about cosplay and how and where to begin, going from concept to creation. Delaware 6:00pm September 16 Orange 2:00pm September 18 Game Talk Chat about Stardew Valley on the DCDL Discord.
*Pre-registration is required.
Middle School Book Club* The Middle School Book Club meets on the first Monday of the month. (Ages 11-13) Delaware 3:30pm October 4: Comic Cons November 1: Buckeye Book Award Media Literacy Workshop* A workshop designed to introduce teens and adults to the concept of media literacy by understanding different types of information. Delaware 6:00pm October 26
Discord 6:00pm September 30
FAMILY PROGRAMS SCIOTOFEST Scioto Twp. Driving Tour Learn the history of Scioto Township as you drive in your own car! Pick up a map of the sites at the Library. Ostrander All Day October 2 Local History Walk Join Ostrander Branch Library Manager Harla Lawson in a walkabout as she shares the history and folklore of the community. Ostrander 2:00 PM October 2
Mill Creek Cemetery Walk Learn more about the history of Scioto Township through the lives of people from the past in this walking tour of the Mill Creek Cemetery. Mill Creek Cemetery 2:00pm October 23
GREAT FOR FAMILIES WITH KIDS OF ALL AGES
COMIC-CON The Great GeekFest An interactive virtual Con for all ages! Let your inner Geek run free with a day of online cosplay, panels, D&D & more! YouTube All Day October 9
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Education tools from DCDL! School is back! Is your family ready to learn? We’ve got everything you need to make this school year a success. Come on in or reach out to us via any of the ways listed below and we can get your student ready to go!
Librarians at your fingertips Email: askus@delawarelibrary.org Chat: In person at any DCDL location Call: See page 2 for all DCDL numbers
We can help: · Find digital and physical books on specific subjects and lessons · Enhance learning with educational support materials · Guide you to databases and online learning resources
· Build socioemotional skills with other students through library programs · Print homework and projects at no cost to you · Lend WiFi-enabled Chromebooks to students
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EARLY LITERACY TIP by Kelly Cochran Youth Services Manager Getting kids ready for school starts well before you sign your kiddo up for Kindergarten! Read, write, sing, talk, and play with your kids often to build the skills they will need for school and learning how to read.
Read: Visit the library to refresh your stash of reading material.
You can also sign up for the Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library to receive a free book in the mail every month! Visit www.ohioimaginationlibrary.org to get started.
Write: Give your kids plenty of chances to create with crayons, paint, or sidewalk
chalk. Draw letters on the sidewalk with chalk and have your child trace them with a wet paintbrush.
Sing: Find fun moments to sneak in singing. Sing while you brush teeth. Sing while in the car. What songs do you remember singing as a child?
Talk: Fall is always full of fun adventures with plenty to talk about. Talk about feelings while making paper jack-o-lanterns. Talk about the leaves changing and how the weather affects what we wear. Talk about what they love and are thankful for.
Play: Fall also has a bunch of opportunities for dress-up and imaginative play, which
is full of learning and early literacy skill-building opportunities! Work together to build a cosplay costume to submit to Great GeekFest and encourage your child to pretend to be that character. Join the Great GeekFest at delawarelibrary.org/ggf.
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CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS Book Busters Book Club* (Grades 2 - 4) Calling all young readers! If you want to read fun books and discuss them with other kids and your local librarians, then Book Busters is the club for you. This month we will be joined by a real fox from Walking Wild Rescue and Wolf Dog Sanctuary. After a discussion about the book, we’ll meet a rescue fox and discuss their important job while answering all of your questions. *Pre-registration is required
Homeschool Book Club* (School-Age Children) Children will be given an opportunity to do book report type presentations before a group based on monthly themes. *Pre-registration is required
GREAT FOR AGES 6-11
Storytimes
Visit the online calendar for up-todate information on when storytimes will resume.
Ostrander 1:00pm September 10: Get to Know Me! Focus on Biographies October 8: Exercise: Running, Jumping, Playing November 12: Royalty Rocks
Orange 6:30pm September 7: The Fantastic Mr. Fox
STORYWALKS® StoryWalks®
Orange Branch Library
Walk together and enjoy the benefits of a wonderful children’s book and physical activity! There’s an interesting story just waiting for you to read it! Come to the branch for a fun outdoor activity.
September: If You Take a Mouse to School by Laura Numeroff
Powell Branch Library
September: Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett October: Full of Fall by April Sayre November: Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet
Ostrander Branch Library
September: My Pony by Susan Jeffers October: The Dinky Donky by Craig Smith October: Sheep Trick or Treat November: The Thankful by Nancy Shaw Book by Todd Parr November: In November by Cynthia Rylant Delaware Main Library
September-November: Grace and Box by Howard Kim
The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. Storywalk® is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson.
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CAN YOU DIG IT? The construction team at Marker Inc. has been making incredible progress on the Liberty Branch Library. We’re looking forward to a mid-2022 opening.
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Catch the Bookmobile out and about in your neighborhood with our new Community Bookmobile Stops!
Stop by and peruse library material outdoors around the county on a regular basis. The Bookmobile will stop at each of these locations every three weeks and hang out for an hour for you to browse at your leisure! For exact times and dates please visit our online calendar.
Dooley’s Orchard Glenross Park
Unity Community Center Garden
RO Park
Washington St. near Willis
Veterans Park Splash Pad
Alum Creek Below Dam Area
Want to see more of the Outreach Department? Discovery Bags contain educational resources, books, DVDs, puppets, games, toys and information on a variety of themes for in-home daycare providers. A new collection targeted to the ages and interests of the children is delivered each month. For more information about the Bookmobile or the Outreach Department, call 740-548-1660 or email outreach@delawarelibrary.org.
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What Is The Maker studio? The Maker Studio is a project of the Delaware County District Library where people of all ages can make, invent, create, build, and learn. Bring your ideas to life using our tools, equipment, and software, including 3D printers, sewing machines, vinyl cutter, laser cutter/engraver, Adobe Creative Cloud, and more.
Submit a Project Do you have a project you would like to submit to the Maker Studio? Fill out the project submission form on our website. www.delawarelibrary.org/locations/makerstudio/
Lab Pricing Usage of the machines and tools in the Maker Studio is free, however there is a small fee for materials.
Services Available 3D Printer Vinyl Cutter Laser Cutter / Engraver Wide Format Printer Button Maker Laminator Adobe Creative Cloud Sewing Machine
Discover the Maker Studio Maker Studio 101 Tour the Maker Studio and learn what kinds of tools and services we offer. We’ll cover what is offered, how it works, and what you can do to put this service to use. Maker Studio 6:00pm September 1, October 6, November 3
Vector Design Basics* Learn the basics of operating a vector program for laser and vinyl cutting. Maker Studio 5:30pm September 14, October 28, November 17
Intermediate 3D Design* Enhance your skills beyond those introduced in the 3D Design Basics class.
3D Design Basics* A simple overview of how to use the program Tinkercad Maker Studio 5:30pm to create 3D designs. September 23, October 27, November 23 Maker Studio 5:30pm September 8, October 19, November 11
*Pre-registration required
Located in the Delaware Main Library
84 E. Winter St. Delaware, OH 43015 www.delawarelibrary.org/locations/makerstudio/ 740-362-3861 makerstudio@delawarelibrary.org
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STAFF REVIEW by Hannah Simpson Communciations Specialist Throughout this issue of Check it Out we’ve prepped you for every version of back-to-school, but not all of us head back to class in the crisp fall air for a new beginning. No, many of us only get that by opening a book and heading back that way. Here are a few of my favorite campus tales, but beware: I tend to like my academia how I like my coffee — dark!
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Desperate to leave his working class California upbringing behind, Richard shapes a new identity for himself and enters the sphere of an elite classics department in a small New England college. The tight-knit, charismatic, and eccentric group delve into schools of thinking that broaden their horizons, yet lead them to their baser human urges. The group dynamics and Tartt’s masterful writing made me savor every last word and left me thinking of the novel years after my initial read through.
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
This is Bardugo’s first adult novel and she deftly weaves a dark tale of magical realism into the distinguished lore of Yale’s secret societies. Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the sole survivor of a multiple homicide in Los Angeles but has mysteriously been chosen to receive a full scholarship to Yale provided that she works with the Lethe, a magical house that monitors the other societies at the university. Under the mentorship of Daniel Arlington, the Lethe try to keep the societies in check but as their occult activities grow so does their threat. This is great read for October or any adult who loved the Grishaverse from Bardugo, but wanted something more.
Party Girls Die in Pearls by Plum Sykes
Though the title may not scream fluff read, compared to the other two on this list, Party Girls Die in Pearls is a breeze. This mystery takes places in 1985 Oxford during the first weeks of classes when a determined first year student finds herself swept up in a murder investigation, ballgowns, and lots of champagne. Despite the murder, there’s plenty of dry British humor and sarcasm as our girls Ursula and Nancy looks for a killer and try to make Oxford a home away from home.
*Find more books like this on my Campus Tales book list: bit.ly/3rlqzCd