April 2019
Library Newsletter Guide to Free Programs and Events
Ted Yoder: An Evening of Stories and Songs The Everly Brothers Experience April 4th
April 18th
LOOK INSIDE! • Author Visit • Book Bingo Party • Homestead Rescue • Poetry
Book Sale
STEAM Power Family Night
Apollo to the Moon
Art Show
April 12th - 13th
April 15th
• Arts & Crafts • Gaming • Insect Exhibit • Movies • Book Clubs • AARP Tax-Aide®
April 22nd
April 26th–28th
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ADULTS
Visit laurellibrary.org or call 864-5759 to register for events.
Ted Yoder: An Evening of Stories and Songs Thursday, April 4th • 6-7:30pm Location: Auditorium NO REGISTRATION RTEC
Ted’s easy going personality and passionate commitment to his art make him a natural star. With a performance style known as “Yoderizing,” you’ll be amazed that one wooden stringed instrument can sound like a rock band or an entire symphony orchestra. You’ll enjoy popular songs like Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing,” The Beatles “Eleanor Rigby,” and classics such as “Amazing Grace.” This concert is proudly sponsored by PNC Bank and the Laurel County Public Library.
AARP Tax-Aide®
Bunny Workshop for Adults
(Call 859-412-9219 to schedule or change an appointment.)
The Easter bunny is coming soon and this cute decoration will be perfect to get you in the mood for his visit.
April 2nd, 4th, 9th, and 11th • 9am-2pm Location: Study Rooms REGISTRATION REQUIRED RTEC Through the use of trained volunteers, the AARP Tax-Aide program offers free tax preparation assistance to taxpayers with low to moderate income, with special attention given to those 60 and older. To schedule an appointment call (859) 412-9219. Any changes in appointments must be made through that number. Appointments available between 9am-2pm.
Tuesday, April 2nd • 1-2pm OR 6-7pm Location: Auditorium REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Mah Jongg
Monday, April 8th • 5:30-7:30pm Location: Kentucky Room NO REGISTRATION Similar to the Western game of rummy, Mah Jongg is a game of skill, strategy, and calculation and involves a degree of chance. Experienced players, see if the tiles fall your way during a fun evening of play. If you’ve never played, please contact us before attending.
Gardening is Murder with Author: Neal Sanders
Tuesday, April 9th • 10-11am Location: Auditorium REGISTRATION REQUIRED RTEC Neal Sanders will give a talk that illustrates a “spouse’s point of view” on gardening. The presentation is filled with humor and insight from someone who gardens not from an abiding love of horticulture, but rather for love of a spouse. Mr. Sanders is the author of five mysteries, several of them with garden club themes.
Census 2020: Counting on Kentucky Tuesday, April 16th • 6-7pm Location: Auditorium REGISTRATION REQUIRED RTEC
Michelle L. Elison, KY Partnership Specialist for the U.S. Census Bureau, will discuss ways to partner with the Census Bureau to ensure a complete and accurate count for Laurel County and KY in 2020. She’ll provide an overview of what preparations have been made, an operational time-line, and information about the thousands of good-paying, work-from-home Census jobs that will be available across the state.
True Crime Cases
Books and Banter
Tuesday, April 16th • 6-7pm Location: Community Room REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin is both a funny and serious story of five women affected by a political scandal and what happens when the fifteen minutes of fame are up.
This month we’ll be discussing the case of Brookelyn Farthing who was last seen at a home in Berea, KY in the early morning hours of June 22, 2013. Shortly before she disappeared, she sent several texts indicating that she was scared. That morning, the home where she was last seen suspiciously caught fire.
Tuesday, April 9th • 6:30-7:30pm Location: Kentucky Room NO REGISTRATION
On April 15th at 4pm, David Coffey from the Laurel County Soil Conservation District will be giving away free saplings in our lobby!
Check our blog and register to receive information on the case before the discussion.
Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale Preview Sale for Friends Members Only
Bag Day
If you’re a current member of the Friends of the Laurel County Public Library, don’t miss the special preview of the Spring Book Sale. There’s a great selection of gently used books, magazines, DVDs, audiobooks, and more. If you aren’t a member and would like to be, you can join before you enter the sale, or by calling Susan at 864-5759.
Saturday is the final day of the Friends Spring Book Sale. During this one day only special sale, bags will be provided and each full bag is only $3. Come early for the best selection!
Thursday, April 11th • 4-7pm Location: Auditorium NO REGISTRATION
Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale Friday, April 12th • 10am-7pm Location: Auditorium NO REGISTRATION
Love a bargain? Come to the Friends of the Laurel County Public Library Spring Book Sale and pick up a few gently used books, magazines, DVDs, audiobooks, etc. to keep you busy. Proceeds support numerous library programs and services for library patrons of all ages.
Saturday, April 13th • 10am-3pm Location: Auditorium NO REGISTRATION
The Everly Brothers Experience featuring The Zmed Brothers Thursday, April 18th • 6-7:30pm Location: Auditorium NO REGISTRATION RTEC
Join us as we welcome the Zmed Brothers and watch as they bring a genuine and youthful Everly Brothers Experience to our stage. Zachary and Dylan recreate the intimate harmonies that were ever present in the music created by Don and Phil Everly. The Zmed Brothers will take you through classics that inspired legends like The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Simon and Garfunkel, The Kinks and many more. This concert is proudly sponsored by PNC Bank and the Laurel County Public Library.
Bite Size Learning: Wound Care
Murder by the Book
(Deadline: Noon on April 15th.)
This month’s mystery is Amagansett by Mark Mills. The plot revolves around the small town where little has changed in the three centuries since white settlers drove the Montaukett Indians from the land. But for Conrad Labarde, and his fellow fisherman Rollo Kemp, this stability is shattered when a New York socialite turns up dead in their nets and police chief Tom Hollis is called in to investigate.
Wednesday, April 17th • 12-1pm Location: Auditorium REGISTRATION REQUIRED RTEC
Bite Size Learning is an educational, free lunch series brought to you by CHI Saint Joseph Health. Kim Cesario, APRN, will discuss the CHI Saint Joseph Health Wound Care Center that can provide a variety of skilled services and customized treatments such as hyperbaric oxygen therapy and negative pressure wound therapy. Topics will include wound care for diabetic foot and pressure ulcers, bone infection, and other hard to treat wounds.
Thursday, April 18th • 6-7pm Location: Kentucky Room NO REGISTRATION
Holiday Hours: The library will be closed on April 21st in observance of Easter.
Wednesday Matinee Movie: Green Book
Writers’ Ink
Wednesday, April 17th • 2-4:30pm Location: Auditorium REGISTRATION APPRECIATED RTEC
Monday, April 22nd • 4-5pm Location: Kentucky Room REGISTRATION APPRECIATED
The library is featuring this year’s Oscar winning Best Picture that stars Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali. It chronicles the journey of an Italian-American bouncer who becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour through the 1960s American South.
If you’re interested in improving your writing skills and finding other writers to share ideas and techniques with, then come to the library for this month’s meeting. Associate Professor Amanda Morris from Somerset Community College will facilitate the session.
CVNB Art Show Opening and Reception Thursday, April 25th • 5-7pm Location: Auditorium NO REGISTRATION
Be the first to discover who the winners of the 2019 CVNB Art Show are by attending the opening reception and then viewing the gallery of creative art work by area youth and adults. This event is free and open to the public.
CVNB Art Show
April 26th–28th Location: Auditorium NO REGISTRATION View beautiful and extremely creative works of art in a variety of mediums by area youth and adult artists. This event is free and open to the public.
TECHNOLOGY CLASSES The Laurel County Public Library offers a wide range of technology classes to help you develop and improve the skills that are so important in the digital age. With different topics being taught each month, a knowledgeable staff, and hands-on learning, there’s sure to be something we can help you with. Participants must have a library card, valid email address, and be 18+ to participate.
Cybersecurity Basics
Friday, April 12th, 1-2:30pm Location: Community Room REGISTRATION APPRECIATED RTEC Learn about common viruses, email and internet safety, firewalls, and other security features and practices in this class.
File Management
Monday, April 15th, 10-11:30am Location: Community Room REGISTRATION APPRECIATED RTEC Lean how to find electronic files quickly and easily by creating folders, organizing files into folders, and managing content in this class.
Resume Basics Homestead Rescue with the Rains Family Tuesday, April 30th • 6-7:30pm Location: Auditorium REGISTRATION REQUIRED
The Discovery Channel’s “Homestead Rescue” series showcases the most desperate homesteads across America. The show’s experts utilize their experience and ingenuity to help families solve the issues their homesteads face. Local residents Donna and Jeremy Rains were featured during the first episode of 2019. Toxic land plagued their homestead as well as other serious issues. The “Homestead Rescue” team arrived on location to provide solutions to these problems. During tonight’s program, the Rains’ segment on “Homestead Rescue” will be shown and the family will be here to discuss their experiences filming the show and answer questions from the audience about homesteading.
Monday, April 22nd, 2-3:30pm Location: Community Room REGISTRATION APPRECIATED RTEC Learn how to create a basic functional or chronological resume format to best sell your skills and experience to potential employers in this class.
Customizing Your Resume
Monday, April 29th, 2-3:30pm Location: Community Room REGISTRATION APPRECIATED RTEC This class will show you how to select the appropriate resume type and adjust formatting, language, headings, and craft a strong resume profile or objective to help you land the job you’ve been wanting.
TEENS
Grades: 7-12th Visit laurellibrary.org or call 864-5759 to register for events.
Teen Coding
Teen Game Night!
Do you enjoy working with computers? Grab a friend and come by the library to learn more about writing code using one of the library latptops.
Join us for our Teen Game Night! We’ll have a variety of board games and card games for you to choose from! You can also bring your own games!
Tuesday, April 2nd • 6-7pm Location: Community Room REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Upcycled Art
Thursday, April 4th • 5-6pm Location: Community Room REGISTRATION APPRECIATED During this program we’ll be using recyclable materials to create a beautiful and interesting work of art!
Thursday, April 11th • 5:30-6:30pm Location: Community Room NO REGISTRATION RTEC
Poetry Night
Wednesday, April 17th • 6-7:30pm Location: Auditorium NO REGISTRATION Calling all teen poets! Grab a friend and stop by the library for our poetry night! Express yourself and share your creativity with poetry!
Teen Writing Group
Thursday, April 18th • 6-7pm Location: Teen Space NO REGISTRATION Grab a friend, stop in the library, and put your pen to paper! We’ll have some great writing prompts to choose from that will get your creative juices flowing.
Art Club: Random Art Earth Day Terrarium
Tuesday, April 9th • 5-6pm Location: Community Room REGISTRATION REQUIRED Create your own tiny world in preparation for Earth Day by making a terrarium! We’ll have everything you need to create this miniature world in a jar.
Friday, April 19th • 5-6:30pm Location: Community Room NO REGISTRATION Stop by the library and show us how random you can be! During this art club you will be creating a random work of art that will show off your creativity!
Wii Wednesday
Wednesday, April 10th • 4-6pm Location: Community Room NO REGISTRATION
Prepare for your future with practice tests for the ACT, SAT, and AP exams. You’ll also find tutorials and e-books for test prep and college admission essay writing.
Drop in and choose from one of our Wii games and let the battle begin!
Visit laurellibrary.org/teens/college-and-career-prep/ to get started.
Teen Book Club
Book Bingo Party
Thursday, April 25th • 6-7pm Location: Teen Space NO REGISTRATION We’ll be reading The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon. Natasha and her family have less than 24 hours before they are scheduled to be deported from New York to Jamaica. Further complications soon arise when Natasha meets and falls in love with Daniel, the son of Korean immigrants.
Poetry Station
All Month Long Location: Teen Space NO REGISTRATION
Monday, April 1st • 6-7pm Location: Auditorium REGISTRATION REQUIRED
FUN FOR ALL AGES
It’s time to party, BINGO style! If you’ve been participating in our Winter Book Bingo challenges for any age group, then stop in tonight for games, prizes, refreshments, and FUN! If you’ve not returned your completed card, bring it tonight to claim your prize, and you’ll be entered into the drawing where we’ll be giving away three Kindles! There’ll be winners from each age category. This is one party you don’t want to miss!
Stop by the Teen Space and create a poem with your own words or the words we‘ve left for you!
TWEENS
Ages: 9-13 Visit laurellibrary.org or call 864-5759 to register for events.
Bananas for Bandannas
Tween Game Night
Design and decorate a bandanna you’ll go bananas for! Choose from a variety of paint and fabric markers to make this colorful creation.
How many games can you win at Tween Game Night? We’ll have board games, card games, and some of your old favorites. We’ll also have some new games that you might not have played before. This is the night to embrace your competitive streak and win some prizes.
Monday, April 8th • 4-5pm Location: Community Room NO REGISTRATION
Wonderful Wooden Eggs Monday, April 15th • 4-5pm Location: Community Room REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Spring has sprung and we want to celebrate by decorating some eggs! We’ll have wooden eggs to paint that will give you a unique keepsake to always remind you of the sunny season.
Book Buzz
Tuesday, April 23rd • 4-5pm Location: Community Room NO REGISTRATION How well do you know the vile villains of Disney? Today we’ll test your knowledge with some villain trivia and a reading challenge with some sweet rewards.
Friday, April 26th • 4-5pm Location: Community Room NO REGISTRATION
Doodle Art Bookmarks
Monday, April 29th • 4-5pm Location: Community Room NO REGISTRATION Doodle Art is a fun way to draw interesting and exciting designs, with cute and crazy characters or random patterns. Let’s get doodle-y and make some awesome bookmarks that are covered in your unique and original doodles.
KIDS
Ages: Up to age 9 Visit laurellibrary.org or call 864-5759 to register for events.
Apollo to the Moon
Monday, April 22nd • 1pm and 6pm Location: Auditorium NO REGISTRATION RTEC
PlayHouse THEATRICAL SERIES
Ever since I was just a kid, I have dreamed of becoming an astronaut. Of not just looking at the moon through my telescope or watching movies about what it might be like, but actually discovering it for myself. And guess what? My dream might actually be possible! The Space Race is on and I’m racing to be a part of it. My name is Scott Gibson and I will touch the stars by joining the Apollo Program team. This performance is sponsored by Cumberland Valley National Bank and the Laurel County Public Library.
Preschool Playdate
Storytime with the London Police Dept.
Let’s have a playdate at the library! We’ll meet up with our old friends and make some new ones! Let’s dance, read stories, play, and enjoy a fun time together!
An officer from the London Police Department will be here to share a story with us! Following the story we’ll have an activity you can take home with you.
Pop and Tot Storytime
Homeschool Happenings: Flower Power
Calling all dads, grandfathers, and uncles! Spend an evening with your little one reading some exciting books, singing some fun songs, and getting creative with a hands-on activity. While you’re here take some time to work a puzzle and visit our block table. Be sure to check out some books for the perfect bedtime story!
This month we’ll learn facts about photosynthesis and plant some lovely flowers! Come today and prepare to get dirty!
Friday, April 5th • 11am-12pm Location: Community Room NO REGISTRATION
Monday, April 8th • 6-7pm Location: Community Room NO REGISTRATION
Wednesday, April 10th • 11am-12pm Location: Community Room NO REGISTRATION
Thursday, April 11th • 10:30-11:30am Location: Community Room NO REGISTRATION
Fantastic Fairy Tales: Little Red Riding Hood Saturday, April 13th • 11am-12pm Location: Community Room NO REGISTRATION
Watch out for the Big Bad Wolf! Join us at the library and let’s spend some time with the classic fairytale “Little Red Riding Hood!” We’ll read the story, use our puppets, make some crafts, and enjoy fairy tale themed refreshments!
STEAM Power Family Night Monday, April 15th • 5-7pm Location: Community Room NO REGISTRATION RTEC
Families are invited to come and participate in an evening of fun, educational, and exciting STEAM activity stations. Visit all of the hands-on STEAM stations to work on problem-solving, critical thinking, discovery, and making skills. You’ll be having so much fun that you won’t even know you’re learning.
David Coffey from the Laurel County Soil Conservation District will be here for a soil conservation program. He’ll also be giving away saplings! So be sure to drop by our lobby, pick up your trees, and learn about soil conservation!
Storytime Schedule Tuesday 10am • Babygarten 11am • Ready to Read
Wednesday Children’s Movie: Mary Poppins Returns Saturday, April 20th • 11am-1pm Location: Community Room NO REGISTRATION
Mary Poppins is back! When grown up Michael and Jane Banks experience a personal loss, Mary Poppins returns to lend a hand. With her special magic, and the help of Jack the lamplighter, she will prove you’re never too old for a bit of magic! This movie is rated PG.
LEGO Club
Thursday, April 25th • 6-7pm Location: Community Room NO REGISTRATION Parents! Did you know that building with LEGO’s enhances fine motor skills? Bring your favorite master builder and take advantage of the library’s LEGO collection. Take home a LEGO book full of fun ideas that will keep building on your child’s imagination.
10am • Babygarten 11am • Ready to Read 4pm • Readers are Leaders Which Storytime is best for your child? Babygarten: Designed for children up to age 3, this program provides a basic understanding of child development, while providing an engaging time for children and caregivers! Ready to Read: This interactive storytime is designed for preschool aged children, and focuses on building cognitive, social, physical, and early literacy skills. Readers are Leaders: Geared for school aged students, this program provides a time to discuss books, play games, and participate in exciting hands-on activities.
ON DISPLAY
Small Wonders: Insects In Focus April 6th - May 25th
In the air, water, and even under foot, insects inhabit every domain of our daily lives, performing essential functions that balance our fragile ecosystem on earth. By using cutting-edge technology and custom methods, artist Bob Sober created Small Wonders: Insects in Focus, an exhibition of breathtaking beauty that allows viewers to see this hidden world like they’ve never seen it before. Small Wonders aims to inspire, in an artistic way, our natural curiosity to understand the form, function, and diversity of nature.
Around the Library You’re in for a treat if you’ve not visited the children’s department lately! We’ve added some exciting and helpful things to make your library experience the best it can be. Meet our self-checkout kiosk named “Booker.” Booker got a fun and friendly new outfit with a cute monster theme. You’ll love having Booker around for quick and easy checkouts. Things are really cooking with our new kitchen playset and block table that keeps little hands busy before finding the perfect books to take home. The fun doesn’t stop there because we now offer Launchpad Tablets that you can take home. These engaging tablets are custom curated and pre-loaded with high-quality, ad-free apps. This means your little one can enjoy a focused and educational learning experience. Keep your eyes peeled in the upcoming months as we continue to offer new additions to your library!
Instantly watch 30,000+ movies and documentaries! We’re so excited to introduce Kanopy to our patrons. Kanopy provides patrons access to films that are often difficult or impossible to access elsewhere and that are of unique and cultural value. The programs and films feature diversity with a wide array of foreign films and films that deal with current affairs.
Watch on your preferred device Enjoy Kanopy on your computer, TV, or mobile device with our apps on iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, and Amazon Fire Tablet. Kanopy’s films are free to watch With your library card you can watch award-winning films for free. Patrons will receive 10 credits each month. 3 days to watch each film After pressing play, you’ll have 3 days to watch the film an unlimited number of times.
Kanopy showcases more than 30,000 of the world’s best films, including award-winning documentaries, rare and hard-tofind titles, film festival favorites, classic films, and thousands of independent filmmakers. There’s also storytime favorites and familiar characters located in the Kids section of Kanopy. The best part…there’s no holds or waiting lists so you can watch any video immediately. We think you’re going to love it!
Play credits refresh on the 1st of each month Play credits are free to use and refresh each month. Become a film buff and hit your play credit max each month! Build your watchlist Save films to your watchlist and create your own collection to enjoy later. Don’t worry, saving films to your watchlist does not affect your play credits.
Visit laurellibrary.kanopy.com to setup your account.
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