June 2015 Passages

newsletter of the Peoria Public Library Volume 24, No. 6

JUNE 7 TO JULY 25

JUNE 2015

You’ll be singing a happy tune when you discover how easy it is to be a summer reader! All ages are eligible! Just sign a contract at your favorite branch agreeing to read three hours a week this summer then stop back in and report your reading every week from Sunday, June 7 to Saturday, July 25.

Those who read six of the seven weeks will earn a pass to a fun-filled party at the Peoria Riverfront Museum on July 28.

It features free admission to every museum activity from the big screen theatre to the planetarium, special party activities and a chance to win prizes.

Not only will Summer Readers earn a chance for prizes, but they have the satisfaction of meeting a challenge that will create

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enjoyment and sharpen a vital skill. Families are encouraged to read together and challenge each other to complete the Summer Reading program. The summer is full of Read to the Rhythm themed programs as well.

Enjoy storytelling, crafts, music and more all summer, then check out your next round of reading.

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Become a Member of the Lifetime Readers Club Peoria Public Library is offering a great new way to track your reading now and in the future. Just stop at any Information Desk to sign up. The Lifetime of Readers Book Club is a reading club for Peoria Public Library patrons aged 18 and above. There are no time restraints placed on participants in this book club, you read what you want and at your own pace. Prizes are awarded for reading 25, 50, 100, 200, 400 and 800 books. Just stop in at the Information Desk at any branch and report how many books you read since your last visit. Challenge yourself or your friends and keep track of your reading for a lifetime.

BOOK CLU B Get Ready to Rock With E-books!

by Cindy Wright

Reading ebooks and digital audiobooks count towards your summer reading hours, so get into the groove with ebooks on music and musicians as we “Read to the Rhythm.” In the Alliance Digital Media Library from OverDrive, Inc., you will find autobiographies by rock superstars including Wild Tales

by Graham Nash, Face the Music by KISS frontrunner Paul “Starchild” Stanley, and Rod by rocker-turned-crooner Rod Stewart. For our young readers, we have Moonlight on the Magic Flute, a Magic Tree House book by Mary Pope Osborne, and One Direction: Straight to the Top!, a Scholastic book by Riley Brooks. To find books about music, go to the ADML catalog, click “Advanced Search” and under Subject, select “Music” then click “Search.” You can also choose your preferred format, reading level, and other options.

To find books about music and musicians in E-read Illinois powered by Axis 360, click Browse by Subject, choose “Music” from the column on the left, then select a subcategory from either the left column or the Magic Wall. Find books about

musical instruments, music business, or choose a title from the “Most Popular” category. Our young readers can enjoy Swing Sisters by Karen Deans or Forever Young by Bob Dylan.

In addition to using our two e-book catalogs, you can now find e-books and digital audio books in the new RSACat. As a reminder, before you download your e-book, you must have the right ebook reader application installed on your computer or mobile device. For help with downloading e-books, click the “house” at the upper left of the screen from any RSACat page to go to the PPL RSACat Home screen. In the left column, choose “eBook and eAudiobook Help” from the list in the box. For a direct link to download ebook reader applications, select an app from the list below the box. For additional help with e-books and digital audiobooks, contact your local Peoria Public Library branch or call (309) 497-2000 to set up a oneon-one appointment at the Main Library. Walk-in times are also available at the Main Library Wednesdays from 3:00-4:00 p.m.

In celebration of the 135th Anniversary of Peoria Public Library

“What’s Your Story”

Featuring the author of The Aviator’s Wife, Melanie Benjamin

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Save the Date: October 12, 2015

plus 135 favorite stories from the community and much more Watch for more information or call (309) 497-2137

HOT HOT New NewTitles Titles

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Summer Readers will find a number of new titles coming out in June that are just right for an evening of reading, an afternoon at the pool or enjoying on vacation.

by Robin Helenthal

Eight Hundred Grapes: A Novel by Laura Dave is the story of learning to deal with the imperfections of life, listening to your heart and the importance of having a place you can truly call home.

While growing up in the heart of the Sonoma vineyards, Georgia Ford has learned a number of important secrets: how many grapes it takes to make a bottle of wine (800), the secret to her mother’s lasagna (chocolate) and the best way to end a fight (hold hands). What no one told her was how to deal with finding out a week before her wedding that her fiancé had been keeping a secret that will change their lives forever.

When she goes home hoping for comfort, she finds that her fiancé is not the only one keeping secrets…

The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George has been described as “a love letter to books, meant for anyone who believes in the power of stories to shape people’s lives”. It is the story of Jean Perdu, a Parisian who knows how to put exactly the right book in the hands of a reader, the one that will speak to that individual and eases the suffering in their soul. But Perdu, the owner of the floating bookstore, “Literary Apothecary” cannot heal his own torment and so one summer he un-moors his little bookshop from the shore and begins a journey of memories.

Through his travels, he awakens the passions he has forgotten and through food, dancing, thinking and looking he finds what he has been missing.

The President’s Shadow by Brad Meltzer is part of The Culper Ring Series.

Beecher White has a job with the National Archives in Washington, D.C. He is responsible for keeping the government’s most important documents and its most closely held secrets safe. White also has another role as a member of the Culper Ring, a 200-year-old society founded by George Washington and charged with protecting the Presidency.

After the discovery of a buried arm in the White House Rose Garden and a message concealed in the fist that is clearly intended for him, White must investigate his family history, solve the puzzle and find the hidden truth that leads to one of our country’s greatest secrets with terrible consequences for the president and repercussions for the whole nation.

Finders Keepers by Stephen King is the second book in a trilogy and stars Bill Hodges, Holly Gibney and Jerome Robinson, characters that King introduced in Mr. Mercedes. It is the riveting novel about a reader whose obsession with a reclusive writer goes too far and the power of storytelling. It is also King writing about how literature shapes a life – for good, for bad, forever.

It is the story about a treasure in the form of notebooks of a writer’s last works, what happens when they fall into innocent hands and how far a vengeful reader will go.

Wicked Charms by Janet Evanovich & Phoef Sutton is the next in the Lizzy and Diesel series. This time, the duo is trying to find the Stone of Avarice which was buried along with other pirate treasure by the disreputable bootlegger Collier “Peg Leg” Dazzle somewhere along the coast of New England. They are not alone looking for the stone, there are others, some who are willing to commit murder or make a deal with the devil just to hold the fortune in their hands. Diesel’s cousin Wulf is one of those on the hunt but he is just as interested in Lizzy as he is the treasure. The story is an escapade full of raiders, monkeys, minions and mayhem.

Ever After by Jude Deveraux is the final book in the Nantucket Bride trilogy, in which physical therapist Hallie Hartley inherits a house in Nantucket. When she decides to to check out the house, she finds she has a patient already settled in. Jamie Taggert, who is part of the Montgomery-Taggert family, is supposed to be recovering from a ski injury and needs serious attention. As the days go by, Shelly realizes that Jamie has a secret and is tormented by nightmares which leads her to suspect that there is more to his injury than he is letting on. Add in a pair of matchmaking ghosts and Jamie’s relatives descending upon Nantucket for a wedding and watch the magic of true love unfold.

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June

CALENDAR

June ALL LOCATIONS Sign up at any location for Summer Reading: Read to the Rhythm!

For all ages. Read three hours per week from June 7- July 25 and report your reading to win prizes. Read six weeks and enjoy our Summer Reading Party at Peoria Riverfront Museum.

June ALL LOCATIONS The Lifetime of Readers Book Club

The Lifetime of Readers Book Club is a reading club for Peoria Public Library residents aged 18 and above. There are no time restraints placed on you in this book club, you read what you want and at your own pace. Prizes are awarded for reading 25, 50, 100, 200, 400 and 800 books.

Sign up at the Information Desk.

June ALL LOCATIONS Poetry Contest

Pick up your pen and let the poetry begin. To win our contest simply submit your original, never before published poem, to ProgrammingDept@ppl.peoria. lib.il.us. All poetry styles are welcome.

Our staff’s top picks will have the opportunity to win a gift card to Barnes and Noble. All entries must be typed and submitted via e-mail. Please include your name and phone number with your entry.

June ALL LOCATIONS Tune Into Your Favorite Book

Teens! What is your favorite book? Is there a song that reminds you of it, or did you have a playlist you listened to while reading it? Email the name of your favorite book, a brief summary of the book, and the song or playlist to programmingdept@ppl.peoria.lib.il.us.

We’ll pick one random entry as the winner of a $25 gift card to Barnes & Noble.

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of programs and events

June

June 8-30

ALL LOCATIONS Author Bingo

MAIN LIBRARY GALLERY Gallery: Living Proof Exhibit –9:00 a.m.

-6:00 p.m. Monday-Saturday

Bring your young Summer Readers to the library to pick up a Bingo card and check out books by the authors on the Bingo cards. Each completed Bingo card turned in at any location of Peoria Public Library will receive a bookmark and be entered into a Grand Prize drawing for a $10 Barnes and Noble gift card! Don’t forget, books you and your child read for this game also count toward your Summer Reading hours! Ages 3 to 7.

June ALL LOCATIONS Comic Book Bingo

Stop by to pick up a Comic Book Bingo card. Read comics that fit the different categories throughout the summer. Once you complete a bingo bring in your game card to win a prize from our prize box. All game cards with a completed bingo will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a comic book of your choice up to $20 in value. Ages 12 to adult.

June ALL LOCATIONS Genre Bingo

Art is proof of life for those dealing with cancer and this exhibit features works by those undergoing treatment and those who have survived cancer. From painting to fiber art to photography, those affected by cancer find release in creating art and the public can celebrate their creative spirit in this exhibit. An Artist’s Reception will be held Saturday, June 13 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Gallery on LL2. The reception is open to the public. Founded by breast cancer survivors, Living Proof Exhibit, a not-forprofit organization, has been sharing the therapeutic benefits of creating art with cancer patients, survivors, their families and caregivers throughout the Quad Cities for several years, last year holding an exhibit at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa. The exhibit is open to the public and admission is free.

June MAIN LIBRARY Music Fun Booklet – 9:00 a.m.-6:00 pm

Stop by to pick up a Bingo card filled with various genres for you to read this summer. Once you get a Bingo anywhere on your card, bring it back to any location to receive a pencil and bookmark, as well as an entry into a Grand Prize drawing for a $25 Barnes and Noble gift card. As an added bonus, reading these books also counts toward your Summer Reading hours! Teens and Adults

It’s Summertime and the activity booklets are back. Stop at the 2nd Floor Information Desk and pick up a Music Fun Booklet. Each month there will be a booklet designed especially for 4 to 7 year olds and also one for those 8 to 12 years old. If you finish all the activities in the booklet, you will be eligible for a prize.

Just bring in your finished booklet, show it to the librarian and receive your prize.

While supplies last.

June 2-30

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PEORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY MAIN LIBRARY Humor and Highlights: the Photographic Works of Julius & Violet Rudnay – 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

MAIN LIBRARY & LINCOLN BRANCH 1 to 1 Tech Help

Presented by Tom Krupa, this exhibit shares the works of a talented pair of photographers who were active in the 1930s and is free and open to the public.

Pick a half hour time slot and provide some information about the computer or device you would like help with. At the meeting, a librarian will be ready to help and focus on you. Drop in or call to schedule your session in advance.

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Tuesday, June 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30

Wednesday, June 3

MAIN LIBRARY Summer Storytime Kits–9:00am-6:00pm

LINCOLN BRANCH Terrific Tattletale Storytime – 10:00-10:30 a.m.

NORTH BRANCH The LEGO Movie – 6:00-7:45 p.m.

Parents! Daycare Providers! Do you need something to do with your kids this summer? Why not try your own storytime?

It’s fun and easy with our storytime kits.

We’ve put together several books, songs, fingerplays and craft ideas into a themebased bundle. Pick one of our handy theme bundles and check it out. Do the storytime, return the books, keep the idea sheets as your own and repeat with another theme bundle. Pick them up in the Children’s Room.

June MAIN LIBRARY Crafts-to-Go – 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

Kids ages 5-12 can pick up a craft packet at the 1st Floor Information Desk. Ask for a Craft-to-Go, take it home and the fun begins. While supplies last.

Monday, June 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 NORTH BRANCH

Wednesday, June 3, 10, 17, 24 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Tiny Tots Storytime – 10:30-11:00 a.m.

Ages 12 to 23 months.

Monday & Tuesday, June 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29 & 30 LINCOLN BRANCH Project Next Generation – 5:00-7:00 pm

It’s All About the Kids (5th – 8th grades) – technology, mentoring and their futures. Participants of this program will work with project mentors and library staff who provide a mix of technological experiences and life skills vital for lifelong success. Students will learn how to use computers, the internet, digital cameras, iPad 2 and other technologies, while practicing problem-solving and communication skills. Funding for this grant was awarded by the Illinois State Library, a Department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). Sign-up is required. For more information please call 497-2600.

Ronald McDonald will be a special guest on June 2. Ages 3 to 6.

Join us at the library as we prepare for the big Jr.FLL Expo on Saturday, and discover that “Everything is AWESOME!”

Tuesday, June 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30

Thursday, June 4, 11, 18 & 25

LAKEVIEW BRANCH Owlet Storytime – 10:30-11:00 a.m.

MCCLURE BRANCH Fun Time Storytime – 10:00-10:30 a.m.

Bring your little owls to a storytime that includes songs, movement, and coloring.

Ronald McDonald will be a special guest on June 11. Ages 3 to 6.

Tuesday, June 2

Thursday, June 4, 11, 18 & 25

LAKEVIEW BRANCH Bibliophiles Book Club – 1:30-3:00 p.m.

NORTH BRANCH Tadpoles Storytime – 10:30-11:00 a.m.

This month: The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien

Ages 2 to 3.

Tuesday, June 2

NORTH BRANCH Science Sleuths Jr. – 4:30-5:00 p.m.

LAKEVIEW BRANCH Family Fun Night – 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 4 & 18

Come one come all to our summer carnival! We’ll have carnival games and more.

Science in the library! Come do some hands-on science that’s perfect for preschool and kindergarten learners.

Wednesday, June 3, 10, 17 & 24

Friday, June 5, 12, 19 & 26

MAIN LIBRARY eReader Training – 3:00-4:00 p.m.

LINCOLN BRANCH Job Hunting Open Lab – 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Have a smartphone, tablet, or ereader but need help downloading ebooks from the library? Free one-on-one help is available. Sessions are first come, first served.

Other times by appointment. Call Cindy Wright at (309) 497-2000 to schedule.

Wednesday, June 3

The Lincoln Computer Lab will be open to job seekers with a Librarian available to assist with resume creation, computer applications, and basic job hunting skills.

If you have a written or digital copy of your resume, please bring it with you.

LAKEVIEW BRANCH STEAM: LED Greeting Card – 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Friday, June 5, 12, 19 & 26

If you like Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math, then STEAM is the program for you! This time around we will be making LED greeting cards using LED lights and batteries. For kids in grades 4 through 6. Space is limited.

Stories, songs, and fun for the whole hive! Ronald McDonald will be a special guest on June 19.

Wednesday, June 3, 10, 17 & 24 NORTH BRANCH Portraiture Class for Teens–4:00-6:00 pm

Join us for a series of classes building basic drawing skills and techniques, culminating in creation of your own original art work. We will cover new skills and techniques each session, so attendance at all sessions is recommended. Ages 12+

NORTH BRANCH Busy Bees Storytime – 10:30-11:00 a.m.

Friday, June 5 & 19 MCCLURE BRANCH Musical Movies – 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Join us for musical movies every other Friday this summer. June 5 - The Music Man; June 19 - The Princess and the Frog Saturday, June 6 NORTH BRANCH Robomania – 12:00-5:00 p.m.

Join us for our third annual Robomania.

This exciting hands-on event, organized by area FIRST Robotics teams, is sure to spark your child’s scientific imagination.

Build robots, compete in mini LEGO® robot competition, operate robots built by high school students, see and try your hand at science exhibits and much, much more! Do not forget to get your Science Treasure Hunt passports stamped.

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Calendar Continued June 7-July 31 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Blind Date with a Book

Have you tried Blind Date with a Book?

Be sure to stop at the Lakeview Branch any time during Summer Reading to check out one of our popular wrapped up books that will remain unknown until you unwrap it at home. See how many great reads you can get in a row or how long before you check out a book that is true love. Third grade to Adult .

Monday & Thursday, June 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25 & 29 LINCOLN BRANCH Front & Center: Summer Math Bonanza – 1:00-2:30 p.m.

Basic Math tutoring will be provided for students in grades 1 through 6. This six week program will provide resources to enhance basic concepts of Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division and Fractions.

Monday, June 8 NORTH BRANCH Jazzy Pajama Storytime – 7:00-7:45 pm

Join us for a picture book party! We’ll enjoy stories, songs, and a musical craft!

Wear your pajamas and bring a blanket to bundle up --- you’ll be ready for bed when you head home!

Tuesday, June 9 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Textile Arts Club – 2:00-3:00 p.m.

Do you enjoy knitting, crocheting, needlepoint or another form of textile art?

Bring your current work to the Lakeview Branch and join the Textile Arts Club.

We meet once a month to share our ideas and encourage continued creativity while we work side by side on our own projects.

Monday, June 9 LAKEVIEW BRANCH SciFi & Fantasy Book Club–6:30-7:30 pm

This month: The Flight of the Silvers by Daniel Price

Wednesday, June 10 MCCLURE BRANCH Create Your Own Rhythm–3:00-5:00 pm

This summer we are “Reading to the Rhythm”. Drop by and make your own instrument that you can take home and help you “Read to the Rhythm.” Grades 1 through 4. While supplies last.

Wednesday, June 10 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Group Line Dancing Party: Part I – 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Have you ever wanted to learn all those dance moves to songs like the Cha-cha slide and the Cupid Shuffle? Now is your chance! We’ll teach you all you need to know to impress all of your friends and family out on the dance floor. No partners needed for these dances, so come join us! Recommended for ages 9 and up.

June 11 & 16 LINCOLN BRANCH Puppet Show: “Johnny Cake” – 10:00-10:30 a.m.

See if you can catch the pancake called the Johnny Cake!

Thursday, June 11 NORTH BRANCH Rhythm Cup Party – 4:00-5:00 p.m.

Love to make noise? Learn to make rhythmic music with nothing but a cup, a table, and your hands.

Thursday, June 11, 18 & 25 LINCOLN BRANCH Front & Center: Learning with ABC Mouse – 6:00-7:00 p.m.

Parents, are you looking for an educational activity for your child this summer? Join us in our computer lab as we explore and enjoy the new global website ABC Mouse. Your children will play and learn at the same time. For preschool through grade 6.

Thursday, June 11 NORTH BRANCH Thursday Night at the Movies – 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Children of all ages – and parents, too!

– are invited to join us on the 2nd Thursday of each month for the family friendly film Strange Magic in the Beehive! Bring a snack if you like!

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Friday, June 12

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Sunday, June 14

MAIN LIBRARY 2nd Friday Film Club – 2:00-4:00 p.m.

LAKEVIEW BRANCH Tween Zone – 4:00-5:45 p.m.

LAKEVIEW BRANCH Rope Basket Weaving – 1:00-2:00 p.m.

Every 2nd Friday of the month lift your spirits with the joy of one of the great musicals. Enjoy the songs with our state of the art digital sound system and catch every dance step with digital projection on the big screen. It’s free in the Main Library auditorium. This month: Mary Poppins (1964)

Welcome to our Tween Zone! The space that’s just for tweens. Puzzles, video games, and board games will be available for you to play. Bring a friend or make some new friends. Ages 11 to 14.

Come learn how to make rope baskets using only rope, yarn and sewing needles. No experience needed. If you can tie a shoe, you can make a rope basket.

There’s no registration but space is limited. For ages 16 and up.

Friday, June 12, 19 & 26 NORTH BRANCH Summer Dance Movies – 2:00-4:00 p.m.

This summer is a celebration of all things that have rhythm. Celebrate dancing by enjoying one of these dance movies that cover everything from ballet, to tap, to hip hop.

June 12: Grease (PG-13) June 19: The Red Shoes (NR) June 26: Tap (PG-13)

Saturday, June 13 LINCOLN BRANCH DIY Bath Salt Creations–10:00-11:00am

Looking for inexpensive ways to lavish a loved one with a gift? Adults are invited to join us for a class designing beautiful and wonderfully fragranced DIY Bath Salts and Scrubs. Learn of the ingredients needed for relaxing or refreshing salts.

Create your very own customized packaging for your product. Reservations are requested. For more information, please call 497-2600.

Saturday, June 13 LINCOLN BRANCH Minecraft – 2:00-5:00 p.m.

Ages 8 to 14 can join us for an afternoon of Minecraft in the computer lab. Space is limited, so call 497-2600 to register.

June 14-30 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Microscope Usage Program

Friday, June 12 & 26 LAKEVIEW BRANCH LEGO Builders Club – 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Calling all LEGO fans! Join us for our Lego Builders Club. Drop in any time to play. Parental supervision is required.

Do you need a microscope to complete your science project? Lakeview Branch will now have a microscope available for use by our patrons. The equipment will be available the last two weeks of each month for patrons to use here at our location. Sessions must be scheduled in advance to guarantee the microscope is available. Please call 309-497-2200 to reserve a time slot.

Sunday, June 14 NORTH BRANCH Music in the McKenzie Presents: Turas – 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Meaning trip or journey in Gaelic, Turas brings traditional Irish music to central Illinois. This group of friends is on a journey to share songs, stories, and good times (what the Irish call craic) with their audience. Playing a wide variety of Irish/Celtic music, Turas never fails to deliver on good music and good times.

So sit back and join Turas in the journey! Free and for all ages. A portion of CD sales support The Friends of Peoria Public Library.

Sunday, June 14 NORTH BRANCH Biography & Non-Fiction Book Club – 3:00-5:00 p.m.

This month: The Past is Myself (When I Was a German) by Christabel Bielenberg Monday, June 15 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Let’s Go Fly a Kite! – 2:00-4:30 p.m.

Come celebrate “Fly a Kite Day” by bringing in your own kite to fly outside at the Lakeview Park. A cool treat will be provided for those in attendance. We will also be showing the Movie Mary Poppins inside, in case of rain or if flying a kite isn’t your thing. All ages.

Friday, June 12, 19 & 26 NORTH BRANCH Fantastic Tween Book Club–4:00-5:00 pm

Here Be Dragons (and books, too)! If you have already finished every Harry Potter, and can’t get enough Unfortunate Events, this is the club for you. In June, the fairies dance on Midsummer’s Eve, and in their honor we will spend the month with stories based on fairy tales. In July, we will be revisiting some fantastic classics.

June 12 – The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani June 19 – Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu June 26 – A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz

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Thursday, June 18

Saturday, June 20

MAIN LIBRARY Beginner Adult Video Gaming – 2:00-4:00 p.m.

NORTH BRANCH Drawing from Memory with Sarah Klise – 6:00-7:00 p.m.

LAKEVIEW BRANCH Baby Boomer Club–10:30a.m.-12:00pm

All adults new to video gaming are welcome to join us to learn how to play selected video games. We will take turns playing and watching as we try popular titles and genres. At this first session in the series, we will play rhythm games and, time permitting, party games. No prior knowledge of how to play video games is needed.

Illustrator M. Sarah Klise grew up in Peoria in the 1960s and 1970s and draws from those childhood memories in the almost 30 children’s books she has illustrated.

She is one half of a sister book-making team. Author and sister, Kate Klise along with Sarah have won many awards for their titles for children including 43 Old Cemetery Road: Dying to Meet You and the best-selling Regarding the Fountain. Please come and listen to Sarah talk about growing up on Moss Avenue and how she and Kate broke into the book-making market.

Do you have a book idea that is filed away in your head? Come and find out what to do with those ideas. Ms Klise will draw and teach a quick drawing lesson.

Monday, June 15 NORTH BRANCH Forest Park Nature Center: Rhythm of the Forest – 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Come learn all about animal communication, how animals make and hear sounds, and the “Symphony of the Forest.” This program will feature a visit from a special animal friend!

Tuesday, June 16 LAKEVIEW BRANCH – 2:30-3:30 P.M.

Saturday, June 27 LINCOLN BRANCH – 2:00-3:00 P.M. PAWS to Read

Meet and read to therapy dog book buddies! Children ages 7 and up will partner with a special dog friend to read their favorite books out loud. Registration suggested.

To register, please call Peoria Humane Society at 672-2447.

Wednesday, June 17 MCCLURE BRANCH – 10:30-11:30 A.M. LAKEVIEW BRANCH – 2:30-3:30 P.M. Furry Friends

Join us for a petting zoo! Learn about many different animals while getting to pet and hold them. Furry Friends will bring have a large variety of animals and everyone will have the chance to pet as many animals as they like.

Wednesday, June 17 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Father’s Day Bookmark – 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Father’s Day is just around the corner, so come in and make a bookmark for that special dad in your life.

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Friday, June 19 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Princess Party – 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Calling all princesses! Bring your favorite stuffed animal as your prince for a tea party, snacks, tiara making station, and dancing with your prince while dancing with the princesses on screen. When we’re done, each princess will take home a coloring sheet to continue the princess fun at home. Kindergarten to 4th grade.

Saturday, June 20 MAIN LIBRARY Crafts-to-Go Father’s Day Card – 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

Looking for a little something for Father’s Day? Don’t have a card ready? Kids ages 5-12 can stop at the 1st Floor Information Desk to pick up a tie-shaped card to decorate. While supplies last.

Saturday, June 20 MAIN LIBRARY Minecraft – 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Ages 8 to 14 are invited to join us for 3 hours of uninterrupted play. Space is limited, so please call 497-2150 to register.

Saturday, June 20 NORTH BRANCH – 10:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M. MCCLURE BRANCH – 10:00 A.M.-5:00 PM LINCOLN BRANCH – 12:30-5:00 P.M. Father’s Day Make It! Take It!

Make something to give to your dad or grandfather. While supplies last.

Each month we’ll offer an activity ranging from crafts, games, stories, programs, and movie or TV show viewings. This month, we’re offering Jeopardy of the Jukebox.

Participate in a Jeopardy-style game of music through the years to win a Visa gift card. Make sure to bring a friend!

Sunday, June 21 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Book‘Em Mystery Book Club-2:00-3:00pm

This month: Watch Your Back by Karen Rose Monday, June 22 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Bicycle Safety Class – 4:00-5:00 p.m.

Using interactive examples, this fun program teaches young people the rules of the road, the importance of wearing a helmet, and bike safety tips. Sponsored by the American Red Cross. For ages 5 and up.

Tuesday, June 23 LINCOLN BRANCH Read On Book Club – 5:30-7:00 p.m.

This month: Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles by A.L. Herbert Tuesday, June 23 LAKEVIEW BRANCH 1,001 Movies to See Before You Die Club – 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Have you seen the book 1,001 Movies You Must See Before You Die? Have you been trying to watch all these movies, but just don’t see to find the time? Stop by the Lakeview Branch every month to see a different movie from a different decade featured in the revised and updated edition of 1,001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. This month: Foolish Wives (1923) Tuesday, June 23 LAKEVIEW BRANCH YA for Adults Book Club – 6:30-7:30 pm

This month: A Little Something Different by Sandy Hall Wednesday, June 24 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Rebecca Caudill Book Club–4:00-5:00 pm

Come discuss the 2016 Rebecca Caudill Young Reader Book Award Nominations.

Each month we will read a different book on the list to prepare for voting on our favorites in 2016. This month, we are discussing Will in Scarlet by Matthew Cody.

Grades 4-8.

Wednesday, June 24 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Club Read – 6:30-7:30 p.m.

This month: And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini Thursday, June 25 NORTH BRANCH Instrument Demonstration–2:00-3:00 pm

Learn about instruments with Kidder Music! They will teach us about the instrument families and give you a chance to try out some instruments.

Thursday, June 25 NORTH BRANCH Walk-In Tech Help – 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Did you get a new tablet, smartphone, or other tech device? Do you want to learn how to use it to get the information YOU want? Walk-ins and appointments welcome. Please limit 4 walk-ins/appointments per session, to ensure quality service and attention. To schedule an appointment, or for more information, contact Amir Drissi at 309-497-2068 Friday, June 26

Saturday, June 27 NORTH BRANCH Sound Journey Yoga with Jeremy Arndt, Nancy Grzeszak & Tammy Mitchell – 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

You don’t want to miss this --- an instrument demo, yoga with live music, a dance party, and a veggie oil-run bus! Jeremy Arndt is a musician who plays unique instruments from around the world. Jeremy will talk about his music and his tour with his partner, Nancy, as well as their vision of sharing music, yoga and touring in “Two Birds,” their self-made veggie oil-run bus. You will also have a change to tour the Two Birds bus! This program is in collaboration with Tammy Mitchell and Heading OM Yoga. Yoga mats provided, or you can bring your own. All ages are welcome!

Saturday, June 27 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Peoria Past – 2:00-3:00 p.m.

Peoria has both a rich and intriguing history. Join us each month for an informative discussion of that past! In June we will discuss Trewyn Park. Please feel free to bring your own memorabilia to share with the group.

Saturday, June 27 MAIN LIBRARY Family Movie: Annie – 2:30-4:30 p.m.

Join us for a movie on the big screen in the Main Library’s auditorium! Snacks will be provided, but feel free to bring your own goodies and blanket to get comfy. Younger children must be accompanied by an adult.

Sunday, June 28 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Silver Screen Sundays – 1:00-3:00 p.m.

This month: Father of the Bride starring Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor and directed by Vincente Minnelli

NORTH BRANCH – 10:30-11:30 A.M.

Tuesday, June 30 LINCOLN BRANCH – 10:00-11:00 A.M. Yoga Time at the Library for Kids!

The wonderful instructors from Heading OM Yoga will join us for some special yoga storytimes this summer!

Children and their caregivers are invited to wear comfy clothes and learn a few relaxing yoga moves with us. Yoga mats are provided, or you can bring your own.

Friday, June 26 NORTH BRANCH – 11:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M.

Tuesday, June 30 LINCOLN BRANCH – 12:00-1:00 P.M. Yoga Time at the Library for Adults!

Heading OM Yoga instructors will be at the library throughout the summer showing yoga techniques and moves for people of all ages and skill levels. Patrons are invited to wear comfy clothes and learn a few relaxing yoga moves. Yoga mats are provided, or you can bring your own.

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July Book Clubs

Join a book club at Peoria Public Library this month.

New members are always welcome!

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The Biography and Non-Fiction Book Club will meet on Sunday, July 12 at 3:00 p.m. at North Branch to discuss The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II by Denise Kiernan. An incredible true story of the top-secret World War II town of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and the young women brought there unknowingly to help build the atomic bomb. Thousands of civilians, many of them young women from small towns across the U.S., were recruited to this secret city, enticed by the promise of solid wages and war-ending work. The purpose of this mysterious government project was kept a secret from the outside world and from the majority of the residents themselves. The women who kept this town running would find out at the end of the war, when Oak Ridge’s & secret was revealed and non-fiction changed the world forever. book group

The Bibliophiles Book Club will meet on Tuesday, July 7 at 1:30 p.m. at Lakeview Branch to discuss The Roosevelt Women: A Portrait in Five Generations by Betty Caroli. The Roosevelt name conjures up images of powerful Presidents and dashing men of high society. But few people know much about the extraordinary network of women that held the Roosevelt clan together through war, scandal, and disease. In The Roosevelt Women, Betty Boyd Caroli weaves together stories culled from a rich store of letters, memoirs, and interviews to chronicle nine extraordinary Roosevelt women across a century and a half of turbulent history. She examines the Roosevelt women as mothers, daughters, wives, and, beyond that, as world travelers, authors, campaigners, and socialites—in short, as themselves.

She reveals how they demonstrated the energy and intellectual curiosity that defined their famous family, as well as the roles they played in the intrigues, scandals, and accomplishments that were hallmarks of the Roosevelt clan. From the much maligned Sara Delano (who sired Franklin and by turns terrified and supported Eleanor) to Theodore’s irrepressible daughter, Alice (”I can either rule the country or control Alice,” Teddy once said) to the beloved Bamie, who was the only mother Alice ever knew, and the model of everything she never was in life, to the exceptionally beautiful but ultimately overwhelmed Mittie, Theodore’s mother, The Roosevelt Women is an intricate portrait of bold and talented women, a grand tale of both unbearable tragedies and triumphant achievements.

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The Book ‘Em Mystery Book Club will meet on Sunday, July 19, at 2:00 p.m. at Lakeview Branch to discuss Killshot by Elmore Leonard. Armand Degas is a Mafia hit man the guys call Blackbird. He is cool and composed and knows a good score. So when punk crook Richie Nix tells him about his surefire scheme to extort $10,000 from a middle-of-nowhere Michigan real estate agent, Armand signs on. What the two thugs don’t count on is Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband, Wayne, being in the real estate office when they go in to collect. Now Carmen and Wayne know too much and Armand has no intention of letting them survive to tell about it. But Wayne’s sure the local cops are going to fumble the manhunt, and the best the feds can offer is the Witness Security Program. Now it’s come down to one man, one woman, and two killers ... and someone’s bound to end up on the wrong end of the gun.

Club Read will meet on Wednesday, July 22 at 6:30 p.m. at Lakeview Branch to discuss My Antonia by Willa Cather. My Ántonia evokes the Nebraska prairie life of Willa Cather’s childhood, and commemorates the spirit and courage of immigrant pioneers in America. One of Cather’s earliest novels, written in 1918, it is the story of Ántonia Shimerda, who arrives on the Nebraska frontier as part of a family of Bohemian emigrants. Her story is told through the eyes of Jim Burden, a neighbor who will befriend Ántonia, teach her English, and follow the remarkable story of her life. Working in the fields of waving grass and tall corn that dot the Great Plains, Ántonia forges the durable spirit that will carry her through the challenges she faces when she moves to the city. But only when she returns to the prairie does she recover her strength and regain a sense of purpose in life. In the quiet, probing depth of Willa Cather’s art, Ántonia’s story becomes a moving elegy to those whose persistence and strength helped build the American frontier.

The Sci-Fi Fantasy Book Club will meet on Monday, July 13 at Lakeview Branch at 6:30 p.m. to discuss Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer. Area X has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization. The first expedition returned with reports of a pristine, Edenic landscape; the second expedition ended in mass suicide, the third expedition in a hail of gunfire as its members turned on one another.

The members of the eleventh expedition returned as shadows of their former selves, and within weeks, all had died of cancer. In Annihilation, the first volume of Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach trilogy, we join the twelfth expedition. The group is made up of four women: an anthropologist; a surveyor; a psychologist, the de facto leader; and our narrator, a biologist. Their mission is to map the terrain, record all observations of their surroundings and of one anotioner, and, above all, avoid being contaminated by Area X itself. They arrive expecting the unexpected, and Area X delivers—they discover a massive topographic anomaly and life forms that surpass understanding—but it’s the surprises that came across the border with them and the secrets the expedition members are keeping from one another that change everything.

The YA Book Club for Adults will meet on Tuesday, July 27 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson. Jude and her twin brother, Noah, are incredibly close. At thirteen, isolated Noah draws constantly and is falling in love with the charismatic boy next door, while daredevil Jude cliff-dives and wears red-red lipstick and does the talking for both of them. But three years later, Jude and Noah are barely speaking. Something has happened to wreck the twins in different and dramatic ways . . . until Jude meets a cocky, broken, beautiful boy, as well as someone else—an even more unpredictable new force in her life. The early years are Noah’s story to tell. The later years are Jude’s.

What the twins don’t realize is that they each have only half the story, and if they could just find their way back to one another, they’d have a chance to remake their world.

The Read On Book Club will meet on Tuesday, July 28 at 5:30 p.m. at Lincoln Branch to discuss Bad Blood by Mary Monroe. She’s back!

New York Times Bestselling Author, Mary Monroe has delivered another thought provoking novel. This novel is a tale of family loyalty, betrayal, and sweet revenge. For the charming, Seth Garrett – there’s no such thing as too rich or too beautiful. His family has taught him to go for only the best and in comes Rachel McNeal, she has everything that he needs until he meets her relatives and discovers they’re far from perfect.

Rachel always believed the best about people and thought that Seth was the man of her dreams, now she’s done forgiving and the payback begins…Call 497-2601 for more information.

What’s Trending?

At Peoria Public Library

The following books and movies are currently trending at Peoria Public Library. For more, visit www.peoriapubliclibrary.org/whats-trending

FICTION BOOKS

After the Rain by Vanessa Miller All the Light We Cannot See: a Novel by Anthony Doerr The Assassin by Clive Cussler At the Water’s Edge: a Novel by Sara Gruen Blush by Cherry Adair Chasing Sunsets by Karen Kingsbury Death Wears a Beauty Mask: and Other Stories by Mary Higgins Clark Delicious Foods: a Novel by James Hannaham Dog Crazy by Meg Donohue The Dog Who Saved Me by Susan Wilson

NON-FICTION BOOKS

American Ghost: a Family’s Haunted Past in the Desert Southwest by Hannah Nordhaus Believer: My Forty Years in Politics by David Axelrod Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives by Gretchen Craft Rubin Bettyville: a Memoir by George Hodgman Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen

by Mary Norris Billie Holiday: the Musician and the Myth by John Szwed Bill O’Reilly’s Legend & Lies: the Real West

by David Fisher Every Day I Fight by Stuart Scott H is for Hawk by Helen MacDonald

YOUNG ADULT BOOKS

An Abundance of Katherines by John Green Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver Before Tomorrowland by Jeff Jensen Blood of My Blood by Barry Lyga The Book Thief by Markus Zusak The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti Bruiser by Neal Shusterman Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins Champion: a Legend Novel by Marie Lu Cinder by Marissa Meyer Conspiracy 365. August by Gabrielle Lord

MOVIES

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Before I Go to Sleep The Best of Me Beyond the Lights Birdman or, (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) The Book of Negroes Boyhood Cake The Captive The Drop Exodus. Gods and Kings

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