newsletter of the Peoria Public Library Volume 25, No. 3
MARCH 2016
2016 Read the book Peoria Reads!
and get involved!
Presented by Peoria Public Library & Common Place
Peoria Reads, with a Big Read grant from the National Endowment for the Arts chose the book The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien as the significant book for Peorians to read. It’s a soldier’s fictional remembrance of the Vietnam War and a variety of programs presented over the next two months will offer a wealth of insight into the themes of the book including war, the life of a soldier and the Vietnam era. It has become required reading for any American and continues to challenge readers in their perceptions of fact and fiction, war and peace, courage and fear and longing. A complete calendar of events appears in this newsletter and at www.peoriareads.org. Some highlights of the many programs planned are United States Representative Cheri Bustos and City of Peoria Councilman Eric Turner speaking about this year’s project, and the importance of reading and discussion in improving human growth and understanding at the kick-off program on Sunday, February 28 at North Branch at 2:00 p.m. The musical group Random Strangers, Chuck Mahieu and Steve Fairbanks, will sing and play acoustic guitars to perform some of the best rock ‘n roll tunes of the Vietnam War generation. Copies of the Peoria Reads book will be given away and a full events list will be available.
The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
Also coming to Peoria Public Library for a Big Read: Peoria Reads! program is award-winning journalist Nissa Rhee on Saturday, March 19 at Peoria Public Library North Branch at 2:00 p.m. Learn about the hundreds of American veterans who forty years after the fall of Saigon now call Vietnam home. These men are removing unexploded bombs and land mines from old battlefields. They are raising money for victims of Agent Orange, an herbicide sprayed by the United States during the war. In this multimedia program, award-winning journalist Nissa Rhee will take audience members on a journey through Vietnam to meet these veterans turned peace builders. Nissa will be joined by Vietnam War veteran Mike Kerber, who returned to Vietnam in 2013 as part of a tour led by Veterans for Peace. Get another view of war when Rory Fanning, author of Worth Fighting For: An Army Ranger’s Journey Out of the Military and Across America, explores the emotional and social consequences of rejecting the mission of one of the most elite fighting forces in the world. At its core, Fanning’s story is one of a developing political consciousness, shaped in turn by the horrors of the US military machine. Rory emerged from all of this with the firm conviction that he, and all of us, need to stand “in solidarity with the victims of the US empire, and the most oppressed communities living in the US.” Fanning will use his story to draw out several lessons: Who are we fighting in Afghanistan? Why are we fighting? He will also discuss why war resisters are so important. Hear Rory Fanning on Wednesday, March 30 at Peoria Public Library Lakeview Branch, 6:00 p.m. or March 31 at the ICC, East Peoria campus, room 301-A (Student Lounge), 2:00 p.m. In April, join Peoria Reads and musician and Vietnam Veteran Kimo Williams. James “Kimo” Williams spent much of his childhood being bounced from inner cities to a rural sharecropper farm witnessing first-hand the racial segregation of the South. That led to his passion to create his own identity and career as a musician and educator. He served with the U.S. Army in Vietnam just after hearing Jimi Hendrix playing at the Waikiki Bowl. He was so inspired by this concert that he dedicated himself to music and playing guitar. He is now a highly regarded composer and musician who continues to serve Veterans while winning one award after another for musical compositions from Continued on page 2
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Bag a Great Deal on Books at Friends Sale The Friends of Peoria Public Library are holding a Bag Sale from Saturday, April 30 through Wednesday, May 4 (except for Sunday) at Peoria Public Library Main Library Auditorium from noon to 5:00 p.m. Fill a bag with books for just $3! Designed to reduce inventory, the sale will feature mainly non-fiction books. The Friendly Finds Bookstore will also be open during the sale with regular prices. However, a coupon will be available in the Local Values flyer and on the website offering 10% off any $5 purchase. Use it in the store on regular priced items or in the auditorium at the Bag Sale. Proceeds from Friends bookstore and sales are used to support Peoria Public Library. For more information please visit http://www.peoriapubliclibrary.org/book-stores
It’s Coming! June 5 to July 23
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Call for Entries 52nd Rennick Juried Art Show The Peoria Historical Society and Peoria
Public Library will host the 52nd annual Rennick Juried Art Show from May 4 to May 31 in the Main Library Gallery. Artists wishing to enter should bring their work to the Gallery on Monday, May 2. The work must depict a scene within 100 miles of the tri-county area and have been completed within the last two years. A wide variety of media are acceptable. For complete details see the rules and entry form available on the Peoria Public Library website or at the Information Desk. There is an entry fee of $15 and $10 for each additional piece with a limit of five pieces. Best of show will win a $300 cash prize. Call 674-1921 for more information.
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March by Robin Helenthal
The Total Package by Stephanie Evanovich is a story about love, redemption and second chances. In college, Tyson was a football player and Ella was his tutor; she had also had a crush on him all through their college days until they had a one night stand. It’s an event which will come back to haunt them both. Fast forward five years to the present and Tyson Palmer has it all, a million-dollar arm, a winning football season and the promise of a Super Bowl ring. Enter Dani Carr, the former Ella, who has reinvented herself by changing her looks and her name. Now she is a sports commentator with high ratings and a following of her own and she is the only reporter with access to the Austin Mavericks, the team for which Tyson is the top quarterback. Can a sports journalist trying to scrabble her way to the top and a quarterback who knows all about rock bottom make it to the Super Bowl without destroying each other? At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracey Chevalier begins in the year 1838 when James and Sadie Goodenough settle in northwest Ohio in the place where their wagon becomes stuck in the muddy, stagnant swamps. They, along with their five children, clear the land and buy saplings from a local tree man known as John Appleseed. They plant fifty apple trees which are required to stake their claim on the property. When the orchard begin to produce the apples that James loves, they remind him of their life back in Connecticut. Sadie prefers the applejack that they make, which is an alcoholic retreat from the brutal frontier life. The story continues in the year of 1853 with their youngest child, Robert, as he leaves behind his broken family and wanders through the Gold Rush of California. His job is to collect seeds for a naturalist who sells plants from this new world to the gardeners of England but when Robert’s past makes an appearance out of the blue, he has to decide whether to strike out again or stake a claim to a home of his own.
Journey to Munich: A Maisie Dobbs Novel is the twelfth book in the series written by Jacqueline Winspear. While working for the British Secret Service on an undercover mission, Maisie Dobbs is sent to Hitler’s Germany to help retrieve a British subject from prison. The German government has agreed to the prisoner’s release only if he is handed over to a family member, but the man’s wife is bedridden and his daughter has been killed in an accident. Maisie resembles the daughter so she has been chosen to go and get the man back. While traveling into the heart of Nazi Germany, Maisie finds that the British government is not the only one interested in her travel plans; the man she holds responsible for the death of her husband also needs her help. She is starting to question whether it is time to return to the work that she loves but the Secret Service has other ideas… The Charm Bracelet: A Novel by Viola Shipman is the gripping story of how an heirloom charm bracelet reminds three women of the importance of family and a passion for living, as each charm changes their lives. Every year for her birthday, Lolly’s mother gave her a charm for her charm bracelet along with the guidance and the importance of keeping family memories alive and that her bracelet would be a constant reminder of family love. Lolly is now seventy and starting to forget things; she knows that time is running out to reconnect with her daughter and granddaughter whose lives have become too busy for her or her stories of family. Arden, (Lolly’s daughter) and Lauren (her granddaughter) rush home after getting a sudden phone call about Lolly. During their visit, Lolly tells the story behind each charm on her bracelet and the three are able to connect in a way that helps each woman find joy, love and faith through the telling of their family stories. Fool Me Once is another great page-turning thriller by author Harlen Coben. When former special ops pilot, Maya, recently returned from war, comes home from work she is startled to see an image captured by her nanny cam of her two-year-old daughter playing with her husband Joe who had been murdered two weeks earlier. Can you believe everything you see with your own eyes, even when you desperately want to? Maya must come to terms with secrets in her past before she can face the implausible truth about her husband and herself.
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March
Tuesday, March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Wed. March 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30
MAIN LIBRARY, LAKEVIEW BRANCH, & LINCOLN BRANCH 1 to 1 Tech Help
LAKEVIEW BRANCH Owlet Storytime – 10:30-11:00 a.m.
LAKEVIEW BRANCH – 10:15-10:45 A.M.
Bring your little owls to a storytime for all ages including songs, movement, and coloring.
NORTH BRANCH – 10:30-11:00 A.M. Tiny Tots Storytime
Tuesday, March 1
Wednesday, March 2
LAKEVIEW BRANCH The Big Read: Peoria Reads 2016 Book Discussion – 1:30-2:30 p.m.
LAKEVIEW BRANCH Dr. Seuss Storytime–11:30 am-12:00 pm
Have you ever wished you had your own personal technology guru to help you? Pick a 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. March MAIN LIBRARY WHEELER CASE LL2 Women’s History Month
Enjoy this exhibit all month. March MAIN LIBRARY Crafts-to-Go
Kids ages 5-12 can pick up a craft packet at the 1st Floor Information Desk. March MCCLURE BRANCH Youth Art Month Contest
March is Youth Art Month. Redesign your favorite book cover or bring your favorite literary character to life. Enter your work into our contest. The staff will pick their favorite and the winner will receive a $20 gift card to Barnes and Noble. Middle and High School. March 1-11 BOOKMOBILE Dr. Seuss Guessing Contest
Join us in celebrating the birthday of Dr. Seuss! Visit the Bookmobile during normal Bookmobile hours to guess the amount of candy in the jar, write a special birthday wish to Dr. Seuss, or just check out your favorite Dr. Seuss book! The winner of the guessing contest will receive the candy and a Dr. Seuss book. All participants will receive a Dr. Seuss bookmark. This contest is open to children in preschool through 4th grade. A winner will be drawn on March 11.
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of programs and events
Join the Bibliophiles book club for a discussion of July, July by Tim O’Brien, author of The Things They Carried, the 2016 The Big Read: Peoria Reads selection. Tuesday, March 1, 8, 15 & 22
Monday, March 7, 14, 21 & 28 Ages 12 to 23 months.
Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s Birthday with us as we read some Dr. Seuss favorites. Children of all ages welcome. Wed. March 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 NORTH BRANCH Brainy Baby Storytime – 1:30-2:00 p.m.
Bring your homework and assignments to our after school homework help hour to work in groups or alone on assignments. A staff member will be on hand to assist with research and library resources. For grades 2 through 6.
Develop your baby’s pre-literacy skills with this lapsit program for ages 0 to 23 months, designed to introduce children to books, songs, rhymes and finger plays that will help them understand new concepts and enhance their love of learning. Caregivers will be encouraged to engage their child through one-on-one interactions, making reading time fun.
Tuesday, March 1
Wed. March 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30
LINCOLN BRANCH Front & Center: Mad Gab–5:00-6:00 pm
MAIN LIBRARY E-reader Assistance – 3:00-4:00 p.m.
LAKEVIEW BRANCH After School Homework Help – 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Have a “tongue twister” of a good time while joining us for a fun filled evening of the hilarious game Mad Gab. Grades 7 and 8.
Need some help learning how to download ebooks from the library? Free one-on-one help is available. Sessions are first come, first served. Other times are available by appointment. Call Cindy Wright at (309) 497-2000 to schedule. Thursday, March 3 MCCLURE BRANCH Dr. Seuss Fun Time Storytime – 10:00-10:30 a.m.
Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday with stories and a craft.
Thursday, March 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31
NORTH BRANCH Tadpoles Storytime – 10:30-11:00 a.m.
Ages 2 to 3.
Thursday, March 3 LINCOLN BRANCH TNT Duct Tape Crafts – 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Teens ages 12 to 18, come and chat with us! We’ll be making wallets, rose pencil toppers, and more out of duct tape! Show off your crafting skills, enjoy snacks, meet new people, and just hang out! Thursday Nights Are For Teens! Thursday, March 3 ICC NORTH CAMPUS The Big Read: Peoria Reads 2016 Panel Presentation: Tim O’Brien’s Vietnam War Stories – 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Presented by Illinois Central College Professors Andrew Bonvicini, Paul Resnick, and Craig Shurtleff. This presentation will include a comparative discussion of fiction and fact in The Things They Carried as well as considering O’Brien’s stories “The Lives of the Dead” and “The Man I Killed.” A questions and answer period about The Things They Carried will follow. March 4 – March 30 MAIN LIBRARY GALLERY cotton:mabee - 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday
An exhibit featuring the photography of Keith Cotton and the paintings of Bethany Mabee. Both artists focus on the process that captures and records the unconscious thought process all human being experience. The layered pallet of Mabee’s painting are a moving mediation formed by her observational nature. Cotton uses the decisive moments captured by photography to engage the viewer’s conscious and subconscious to create an emotionally charged personal response. Displayed together their work, so very different, yet based on the same philosophy, creates a visual experience designed to provoke emotion and moments of reflection in the viewer. Free and open to the public. Artist’s reception Saturday, March 26, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 4, 11, 18 & 25 NORTH BRANCH Busy Bees Storytime – 10:30-11:00 a.m.
Children of all ages. Friday, March 4, 11, 18 & 25 NORTH BRANCH A-Z Storytime – 3:00-3:30 p.m.
We’re learning the alphabet! Join us for letter-themed stories, songs, and crafts as we focus on learning the shapes of letters and the sounds they make!
Saturday, March 5, 12, 19 & 26 MAIN LIBRARY Film Noir: TV Stars in Noir – 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Many of our favorite actors and actresses are known for the uplifting and familyfriendly roles they played on television. But, for many, they had another life before TV. They played in film noir and B movies of the 1940s and 1950s and they weren’t always goody-goodies. Admission is free and there’ll be extra surprise features with each show. March 5: Appointment with Danger (1951) Jack Webb (“Dragnet”), Harry Morgan (“Dragnet,” “MASH”) March 12: Nightfall (1957) Brian Keith (“Family Affair”), James Gregory (“Barney Miller”) March 19: The Dark Corner (1946) Lucille Ball (“I Love Lucy”), William Bendix (“Life of Riley”) March 26: His Kind of Woman (1951) Raymond Burr (“Perry Mason”) Jim Backus (“Gilligan’s Island”)
TV Stars in Noir
Saturday, March 5
Monday, March 7
LAKEVIEW BRANCH From the Screen to the Stage – 3:30-6:00 p.m.
LINCOLN BRANCH Frozen Hour of Code Workshop – 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Watch the movie at the library and then see the live stage performance at Peoria Players Theatre. Join us for To Kill a Mockingbird. We will be raffling off a gift certificate good for two free tickets to To Kill a Mockingbird at Peoria Players!
Let’s use code with Anna and Elsa as they explore the beauty of ice! We’ll be using drag and drop blocks to learn code building with code.org. Ages 8 to 14. Space is limited, so please call 497-2600 to register.
Sunday, March 6
Monday, March 7
APOLLO THEATRE, 311 MAIN STREET The Big Read: Peoria Reads Film Showing: Good Morning, Vietnam - 2:00 p.m.
LINCOLN BRANCH Front & Center: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing – 5:00-6:00 p.m.
A new disc jockey is shipped from Crete to Vietnam to bring humor to Armed Forces Radio. He turns the studio on its ear and becomes wildly popular with the troops but runs afoul of the middle management who think he isn’t G.I. enough. While he is off the air, he tries to meet Vietnamese, especially girls, and beings to have brushes with the real war that never appears on the radio. Rated R. 121 minutes. Starring Robin Williams. Directed by Barry Levinson. Doors open at 1:30. $4 for seniors/students and $5 for adults. Veterans admitted free as seats are available.
Join us for a discussion of Judy Blume’s Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. Life with his little brother, Fudge, makes Peter Hatcher feels like a fourth grade nothing. Together we’ll read and discuss excerpts of this hilarious number one book of the Fudge series for young readers. Ages 8 to 10.
Sunday, March 6 & 20 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Sunday Crafternoon – 12:00-5:00 p.m.
The storytime room will be open for families to relax and read books, color, and work on projects. Some crafting supplies will be provided. Parental supervision is required.
Tuesday, March 8 LINCOLN BRANCH TAB @ Lincoln (Teen Advisory Board) – 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Help to make your library an awesome place to be! Teens ages 12 to 18 are invited to join the Teen Advisory Board to discuss books, movies and music; share ideas; plan teen library programs and projects; enjoy snacks; and just have fun! We need your brilliance, creativity, and enthusiasm! Your thoughts and ideas matter!
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Friday, March 11
Saturday, March 12
LINCOLN BRANCH Front & Center: Read It! Love It! Bring It to Life! – 5:00-6:00 p.m.
LINCOLN BRANCH Star Wars: Building a Galaxy with Code Workshop – 4:00-5:30 p.m.
LINCOLN BRANCH Minecraft – 2:00-5:00 p.m.
Bring your favorite book to life by using your own imagination and creativity. Join us as we create and film a book trailer based on characters or scenes from your favorite novel. Ages 10 to 12. Tuesday, March 8
Friday, March 11
LAKEVIEW BRANCH 1,001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Club – 6:00-8:00 p.m.
LAKEVIEW BRANCH Tween Zone – 4:00-5:45 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. Feel free to bring your favorite snack! This month: Requiem for a Dream (NR, 2000). Wednesday, March 9 NORTH BRANCH – 10:00-11:00 A.M.
Tuesday, March 22 – LAKEVIEW BRANCH – 2:30-3:30 P.M. Coloring Club for Adults
Come enjoy the latest stress-busting trend for grown-ups – good old-fashioned coloring. We will have a quiet space, beautiful patterns, and a variety of coloring utensils (or feel free to bring your own). We ask for no children in the room as this is for adults only! Thursday, March 10 LINCOLN BRANCH Puppet Show: “Leprechaun’s Gold” – 10:00-10:30 a.m.
Come help Leprechaun hide his gold! Ages 3 to 6. Thursday, March 10 LINCOLN BRANCH Minecraft Hour of Code Workshop – 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Use blocks of code to take Steve or Alex on an adventure through this Minecraft world. We’ll be learning code using drag and drop blocks with code.org. Ages 8 to 14. Space is limited, so please call 4972600 to register.
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Learn to program droids, and create your own Star Wars Game using drag and drop blocks and Java Code with code.org. Ages 11 to 18. Space is limited, so please call 497-2600 to register.
Bring your friends and meet some new ones at our Tween Zone! We offer puzzles, board games, and video games. Feel free to bring your own puzzles or board games as well! Ages 11 to 14. Saturday, March 12 COMMON PLACE FAMILY LEARNING CENTER, 514 SOUTH SHELLEY The Big Read: Peoria Reads Discussion: How did the Military Impact your Life? -10:00 a.m.
A personal look at the effects the military had on servicemen and women, their families and their communities. An introduction to and synopsis of The Things They Carried will be provided. The discussion will be facilitated by Ray Byrd, community military historian, and Wayne Cannon, Director of Adult Programs at Common Place. Free and open to the public. Saturday, March 12 NORTH BRANCH Math Challenge – 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Experience the joy of math by visiting the Beehive for a fun self-guided math challenge. Challenges will be geared toward students in grade three and up. Drop in any time. While supplies last. Saturday, March 12 MCCLURE BRANCH –10:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. LINCOLN BRANCH – 12:00-5:00 P.M. St. Patrick’s Day Make It! Take It!
Ages 8 to 14 can join us for an afternoon of Minecraft in the computer lab. Space is limited, so please call 497-2600 to register. Saturday, March 12 NORTH BRANCH Science Week: Science Expo – 2:00-5:00 p.m.
In honor of Albert Einstein’s Birthday and International Pi Day, join us in celebrating science. Explore a variety of scientific demonstrations, activities, and experiments. Activities suitable for all, but little ones may need assistance for some activities.
Sunday, March 13 NORTH BRANCH Music in the McKenzie Presents: Goodnight Gracie – 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Goodnight Gracie plays music from many genres including pop, blues, indie, country and a few originals! They love audience interaction and encourage you to get up and dance if the music moves you. A portion of CD sales support The Friends of Peoria Public Library.
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Come make a craft for St. Patrick’s Day. While supplies last. Saturday, March 12 LINCOLN BRANCH Angry Birds Hour of Code Workshop – 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Learn to code with Angry Birds and Mark Zuckerberg. We’ll be learning code using drag and drop blocks with code.org. Ages 8 to 14. Space is limited, so please call 4972600 to register.
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Sunday, March 13 NORTH BRANCH Music in the Book Club – Biography & Non-fiction McKenzie 3:00-5:00 p.m.
This month: The Birth of the Pill: How Four Crusaders Reinvented Sex and Launched a Revolution by Jonathan Eig
Saturday, March 13
Play to Innvovate
LAKEVIEW BRANCH Play to Innovate – 3:00-4:30 p.m.
Many studies are showing that a little bit of downtime at work helps adults with creativity and innovation on the job. We would like to help you become more innovative with a series of playful programs designed to help you relax, have fun, and potentially think of your next great idea. This month: Upscale arts and crafts. Monday, March 14 LAKEVIEW BRANCH March of the Stuffed Animals – 10:15-11:00 a.m.
Come in your pajamas and bring your favorite stuffed animal for a special program dedicated to reading a few books, play a few math games, and then take part in our Crazy Creature Census. Children will leave with a tangram puzzle and a sticker, while supplies last. Ages 3 to 5. Monday, March 14 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Sci Fi & Fantasy Book Club – 6:30-7:30 p.m.
This month: The Three Body Problem by Cizin Liu Monday, March 14 NORTH BRANCH Pajama Storytime – 7:00-7:45 p.m.
Join us for a picture book party! We’ll enjoy stories, songs, and a craft! Wear your pajamas and bring a blanket to bundle up --- you’ll be ready for bed when you head home! Tuesday, March 15, 22 & 29 LINCOLN BRANCH Terrific Tattletale Storytime – 10:0010:30 a.m.
Ages 3 to 6. Tuesday, March 15 LINCOLN BRANCH Front & Center: Celebrate National Nutrition Month – 5:00-6:00 p.m.
March is the month dedicated to eating healthy and being physically active for your overall wellbeing. Join us to learn about healthy snacks and ways to become fit! Ages 12 to 14.
Tuesday, March 15
Friday, March 18
LAKEVIEW BRANCH YA for Adults Book Club – 6:30-7:30 p.m.
LAKEVIEW BRANCH LEGO Builders Club – 3:00-5:00 p.m.
This month: Serpentine by Cindy Pon Wednesday, March 16 LAKEVIEW BRANCH St. Patrick’s Day Craft – 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with us by making a Shamrock craft to take home. While supplies last. Thursday, March 17 MCCLURE BRANCH Spring Fun Time Storytime – 10:00-10:30 a.m.
Calling all LEGO fans! Join us at Lakeview Branch for our Lego Builders Club. Drop in any time to play. Parental supervision is required. Saturday, March 19 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, March 19
Spring has sprung! Celebrate with stories and a craft.
NORTH BRANCH The Big Read: Peoria Reads 2016 Keynote Program – 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Join us on the third Thursday of each month for a different film released in the 1960’s. Bring a snack and enjoy an oldie but goodie on the big screen. This month: True Grit (1969, G)
Forty years after the fall of Saigon, hundreds of American veterans now call Vietnam home. These men are removing unexploded bombs and land mines from old battlefields, raising money for victims of Agent Orange, and acting as unofficial ambassadors, promoting reconciliation between Americans and Vietnamese as teachers and tour guides. In this multimedia program, award-winning journalist Nissa Rhee will take audience members on a journey through Vietnam to meet these veterans turned peace builders. Nissa will be joined by Vietnam War veteran Mike Kerber, who returned to Vietnam in 2013 as part of a tour led by Veterans for Peace.
Thursday, March 17
Sunday, March 20
Thursday, March 17 LINCOLN BRANCH Teen Group – 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Something is happening in the library! It could be a movie, a game, a class, or a book discussion, but you’ll have to show up to find out! Grades 6 to 12. Thursday, March 17 NORTH BRANCH Third Thursday Film Fest – 2:00-5:00 p.m.
NORTH BRANCH Thursday Night at the Movies – 6:008:00 p.m.
Children of all ages (and families) are invited to join us every month for a family-friendly film. Feel free to bring a snack! This month: The Lorax Thursday, March 17 LINCOLN BRANCH Tween/Teen Writers Group (TWG) – 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Words spilling out of your brain? Stories and characters scrawled across your school notebooks? Sometimes get lost for hours in a world of your own creation? Ever read something and thought, “I could’ve written that!” If so, then you need to join us for TWG! Come and meet other writers, discuss story ideas, get writing tips, enjoy snacks, and share your work. Write on!
NORTH BRANCH The Big Read: Peoria Reads 2016 Film Showing and Discussion of A Soldier’s Sweetheart – 1:30-3:30 p.m.
After an Army medic brings his girlfriend to stay with him at an out of the way Vietnam outpost in 1967, the woman disappears one day, and he begins searching for her. Based on the short story “Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong” written by Tim O’Brien and included his work of fiction The Things They Carried.
Sunday, March 20
LAKEVIEW BRANCH Book ‘Em Mystery Book Club – 2:00-3:30 p.m.
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Saturday, March 26
LAKEVIEW BRANCH Silver Screen Sundays – 2:00-4:00 p.m.
NORTH BRANCH Engineering Challenge – 2:00-4:00 p.m.
This month: The Women starring Norma Shearer and directed by George Cukor
Join us for a series of engineering challenges at the North Branch! This month’s challenge will focus on the field of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Volunteers from the Bradley University Society of Women Engineers will share information about engineering principles and lead the challenge.
Tuesday, March 22 LINCOLN BRANCH Puppet Show: “Easter Bunny’s Basket” – 10:00-10:30 a.m.
Help the Easter Bunny deliver his baskets! Ages 3 to 6. Tuesday, March 22 MAIN LIBRARY Intercontinental Readers – 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Intercontinental Readers meets once every three months for a Skype discussion of books by American and Irish authors with our friends in Clonmel, Ireland. For more information email Terry Tate at knttate@mchsi.com. This month: The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien Tuesday, March 22 LINCOLN BRANCH Front & Center: Library Rules Jeopardy – 5:00-6:00 p.m.
LAKEVIEW BRANCH Senior Spelling Bee – 10:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
The Association of Illinois Senior Centers and the Illinois Department on Aging invites you to showcase your spelling abilities and continual learning while keeping your brain active. While the Senior Spelling Bee is open to those 50 years and older, everyone is invited to attend the Senior Spelling Bee. The first and second place winners will advance to the regional Senior Spelling Bee in June. Registration is requested for those who wish to participate in the bee. Please call 497-2200 and ask for Katy when registering. Participants must be 50 or older and will have to present identification with proof of their age on the day of the event.
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It’s time for Library Rules Jeopardy! For 100 I’ll take Library Skills. Join us for a fun filled evening of Jeopardy. Ages 10 to 12. Tuesday, March 22 LINCOLN BRANCH Read On Book Club – 5:30-7:00 p.m.
This month: Best Friends Forever by Kimberla Lawson Roby Wednesday, March 23 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Club Read – 6:30-7:30 p.m.
This month: Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson Friday, March 25 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Baby Playground – 10:15-11:15 a.m.
Calling all babies! Join us for a special playgroup just designed to help you explore your world through creative play. Ages 9 months to 24 months. Saturday, March 26 MCCLURE BRANCH Easter Make It! Take It! – 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Hop in to see us and make a cute Easter craft to take home. While supplies last.
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Saturday, March 26 LINCOLN BRANCH Annual Easter Egg Hunt – 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Come meet the Easter Bunny and hunt for his eggs! We will provide egg hunting bags for all participants! Children of all ages welcome.
Monday, March 28 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Word Winder – 11:00-11:45 a.m.
Join us for a giant game of Word Winder that is specially tailored to early readers! If your child loves games and is learning to read, they’ll love this life size game that allows them to hunt for words. Some reading and spelling recognition is recommended to play the game. Preschool to 1st grade. Tuesday, March 29 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Wooden Bug Keychain Craft – 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Celebrate National Craft Month and Spring Break with us by coloring your own wooden bug keychain to take home. While supplies last. For grade school and middle school students. Wednesday, March 30 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Build a Card House – 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Have you ever wanted to build a house out of playing cards? We’ll spend the afternoon trying out techniques to build card houses. Grades 3 to 7.
All locations of Peoria Public Library
will be CLOSED
Sunday, March 27 for the
Easter Holiday
Wednesday, March 30 LAKEVIEW BRANCH The Big Read: Peoria Reads 2016 Keynote Program: Fighting to End the Unending Wars – 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Worth Fighting For: An Army Ranger’s Journey Out of the Military and Across America explores the emotional and social consequences of rejecting the mission of one of the most elite fighting forces in the world. Author Rory Fanning will use his story to draw out several lessons: Who are we fighting in Afghanistan? Why are we fighting? He will push back against the myths surrounding the special forces, as perpetuated by movies and books like Zero Dark Thirty, Blackhawk Down, and Lone Survivor. He will also discuss why war resisters are so important. His talk will include reference to conscientious objectors throughout history: Nat Turner, Ida B. Wells, Dolores Huerta, and San Patriocio Battalion. Thursday, March 31 ICC, EAST PEORIA CAMPUS, ROOM 301-A (STUDENT LOUNGE) The Big Read: Peoria Reads 2016 Keynote Program: Fighting to End the Unending Wars - 2:00 p.m.
In Rory Fanning’s book, Worth Fighting For: An Army Ranger’s Journey Out of the Military and Across America, he explores the emotional and social consequences of rejecting the mission of one of the most elite fighting forces in the world. At its core, Fanning’s story is one of a developing political consciousness, shaped in turn by the horrors of the US military machine.
Keith Cotton and Bethany Mabee Show Paintings, Photography in March Peoria Public Library Main Library Gallery will be filled with the striking
images and glorious color during the show cotton:mabee which opens March 4 and runs through March 30. An artist’s reception, which is open to the public will be held Saturday, March 26 from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Keith Cotton, photographer, will be showing images from “Leslie.” He encountered this colorful elderly man in the 1990s and photographed his distinctive wrinkles, nicotined-stain fingers, missing teeth and hunched figured uncountable times. The result is a series of striking portraits that embody Keith’s philosophy, “Printed pictures offer a visual representation of circumstances, a portal attempting to convey the genuine truth of what it was like . . . “being there”. Bethany Mabee paints with layers, contrasts and circular patterns. “I find great interest in the layers that form us, both emotionally and physically, and how they compose a conditioned and cyclical lens that we see ourselves and the world thru,” she says of her works that are filled with color and light. The work of both artists reflects the theme of the unconscious thought process that influences all of humanity and evokes emotion and reflection in the viewer. The show is open during regular library hours and free.
Peoria Public Library Now Offers Great Courses Series The Great Courses are a series of classes presented on DVD for lifelong learners with engaging, immersive learning experiences you can’t get in a lecture hall. Once topics are decided upon the world’s greatest teachers are paired with a team of experts who collaborate on crafting a customized and entertaining educational journey that’s both comprehensive and fascinating. Peoria Public Library is now adding Great Courses to our collection. You will currently find them on the new DVD shelf. Here are the Great Courses now available. http://www.thegreatcourses.com/about-us Fundamentals of Photography and National Geographic Masters of Photography (Set) The Joy of Mathematics The Secrets of Mental Math Building Great Sentences: Exploring the Writer’s Craft Museum Masterpieces: The Louvre
How to Become a SuperStar Student 2nd ed. Practicing Mindfulness: An Introduction to Meditation Container Gardening Tips and Techniques and Food Gardening for Everyone Yoga for a Healthy Mind and Body Scientific Secrets for a Powerful Memory Raising Emotionally and Socially Healthy Kids and Scientific Secrets for Raising Kids Who Thrive (Set) How to Stay Fit as You Age Discovering Your Roots: An Introduction to Genealogy A Visual Guide to the Universe Understanding the Fundamentals of Music Analysis and Critique: How to Engage and Write About Anything Writing Great Fiction Storytelling Tips and Techniques The Entrepreneur’s Toolkit Writing Creative Nonfiction
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April Book Clubs
Join a book club at Peoria Public Library this month. New members are always welcome!
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Peoria Reads! Peoria Reads! 2016 is funded by The Big Read. The annual One City One Book reading and discussion program strives to create understanding of important issues by having everyone read one significant book. More information about a multitude of events and book discussions is available at peoriareads.org. The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien depicts the men of Alpha Company: Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and the character Tim O’Brien, who has survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer at the age of 43. A classic work of American literature that has not stopped changing minds and lives since it burst onto the literary scene, The Things They Carried is a ground-breaking meditation on war, memory, imagination, and the redemptive power of storytelling. The Biography and Non-Fiction Book Club will meet on Sunday, April 10 at 3:00 p.m. at North Branch to discuss When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II by Molly Guptill Manning. When America entered World War II in 1941, we faced an enemy that had banned and burned over 100 million books and caused fearful citizens to hide or destroy many more. Outraged librarians launched a campaign to send free books to American troops and gathered 20 million hardcover donations. In 1943, the War Department and the publishing industry stepped in with an extraordinary program: 120 million small, lightweight paperbacks, for troops to carry in their pockets and their rucksacks, in every theater of war. Comprising 1,200 different titles of every imaginable type, these paperbacks were & beloved by the troops and are still non-fiction fondly remembered today.
Intercontinental Readers will meet Tuesday, May 17 at 1:00 p.m. to discuss Fallen by Lia Mills. A remarkable love story amidst the ruins of the First World War and the Easter Rising. Spring, 1915. Katie Crilly gets the news she dreaded: her beloved twin brother, Liam, has been killed on the Western Front.A year later, when her home city of Dublin is suddenly engulfed in violence, Katie finds herself torn by conflicting emotions. Taking refuge in the home of a friend, she meets Hubie Wilson, a friend of Liam’s from the Front. There unfolds a remarkable encounter between two young people, both wounded and both trying to imagine a new life. This book is the One City One Book 2016 selection for Dublin and Belfast.
Club Read will meet on Wednesday, April 27 at 6:30 p.m. at Lakeview Branch to discuss Eight Hundred Grapes by Laura Dave. Growing up on her family’s Sonoma vineyard, Georgia Ford learned the secret number of grapes it takes to make a bottle of wine: eight hundred. The secret ingredient in her mother’s lasagna: chocolate. The secret behind ending a fight: hold hands. But just a week before her wedding, Georgia discovers her beloved fiancé has been keeping a secret so explosive, it will change their lives forever. And it turns out her fiancé is not the only one who’s been keeping secrets....
The Bibliophiles Book Club will meet on Tuesday, April 5 at 1:30 p.m. at Lakeview Branch to discuss The Scent of Wood Smoke by George Tanner. Quiet intensity: that’s how George Tanner writes. George Tanner is a member of the Peoria Poetry Club, Author of The Scent of Wood Smoke, and a Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Award Winner in the 2011 Illinois Emerging Writers Competition.
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The Book ‘Em Mystery Book Club will meet on Sunday, April 17 at 2:00 p.m. at Lakeview Branch to discuss Close Your Eyes by Iris and Roy Johansen. Using carefully honed sensory skills gleaned from a childhood spent blind to solve cases, music therapist Kendra Michaels is tapped by a former FBI agent, who is investigating the work of a serial killer who may be responsible for the disappearance of Kendra’s ex.
The Sci-Fi Fantasy Book Club will meet on Monday, April 11 at Lakeview Branch at 6:30 p.m. to discuss Skin Deep by Mark Del Franco. In an alternate present where fey and human entities coexist more or less peacefully, Janice Crawford, a druid working for Washington, D.C., SWAT, is nearly killed in a mission gone awry. Mariel Tate, a high-ranking agent within a global security firm, InterSec, investigates, finding ties to a fey history exhibit at the National Archives curated by Laura Blackstone, the PR director for the Fey Guild. The catch is that Janice, Mariel and Laura are all one woman who keeps her personas separate by magic and sheer willpower.
The YA Book Club for Adults will meet on Tuesday, April 21 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss Blood and Salt by Kim Liggett.“When you fall in love, you will carve out your heart and throw it into the deepest ocean. You will be all in—blood and salt.” These are the last words Ash Larkin hears before her mother returns to the spiritual commune she escaped long ago. But when Ash follows her to Quivira, Kansas, something sinister and ancient waits among the rustling cornstalks of this village lost to time. Ash is plagued by memories of her ancestor, Katia, which harken back to the town’s history of unrequited love and murder, alchemy and immortality. Charming traditions soon give way to a string of gruesome deaths, and Ash feels drawn to Dane, a forbidden boy with secrets of his own. As the community prepares for a ceremony five hundred years in the making, Ash must fight not only to save her mother, but herself—and discover the truth about Quivira before it’s too late. Before she’s all in—blood and salt.
What’s Trending?
At Peoria Public Library FICTION BOOKS
Brotherhood in Death by J. D. Robb The Cellar by Minette Walters The Crossing: a Novel by Michael Connelly Feverborn: a Fever Novel by Karen Marie Moning Honeydew: Stories by Edith Pearlman The Hot Countries by Timothy Hallinan NYPD Red 4 by James Patterson Philadelphia by Brittani Williams NON-FICTION BOOKS
Bourbon: a History of the American Spirit by Dane Huckelbridge The Classic Slow Cooker: Best-Loved Family Recipes to Make Fast and Cook Slow by Judy Hannemann Dreamland: the True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic by Sam Quinones The Lightless Sky: a Twelve-Year-Old Refugee’s Harrowing Escape from Afghanistan and His Extraordinary Journey Across Half the World by Gulvali Passarlay YOUNG ADULT BOOKS
Allegiant by Veronica Roth All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven Article 5 by Kristen Simmons Bone Gap by Laura Ruby Boy 21 by Matthew Quick Brian’s Hunt by Gary Paulsen Brian’s Winter by Gary Paulsen The Burnouts by Lex Thomas Camo Girl by Kekla Magoon MOVIES
Althea Ant-Man Captive Cooties Dragon Blade The D Train Goodnight Mommy He Named Me Malala
For more of what’s trending, vist: peoriapubliclibrary.org/whats-trending
The Read on Book Club will meet on Tuesday, April 26 at 5:30 p.m. at Lincoln Branch to discuss No More Mr. Nice Guy by Carl Weber. Niles has just returned from eight years of serving his country as a Special Forces sniper. He’s looking forward to a consulting job with Dynamic Defense and spending time with his family, including his bi-polar mother, Lorna, and his hard-drinking uncle, Willie. What Niles doesn’t know is that Dynamic Defense is actually a CIA front. He’s not interested in joining them, but they won’t take no for an answer. Bridget St. John is one of the most beautiful women Niles has ever met, and she is also the most deadly. It is her job to recruit Niles to the Dynamic Defense team by any means necessary. When Niles is arrested for a murder he does not commit, Bridget makes him an offer he can’t refuse: working for Dynamic Defense in exchange for his freedom. With Niles on board, Bridget begins to train him in ways he never imagined. Sometimes, however, the student becomes the teacher. Before she realizes what’s happening, Bridget falls in love. When circumstances in his personal life collide with his work, Niles is forced to use his military skills to protect those closest to him.
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