newsletter of the Peoria Public Library www.peoriapubliclibrary.org
MARCH 2014 Volume 23 n No. 2 Published monthly by the Peoria Public Library
MAIN LIBRARY 107 N.E. Monroe 309.497.2000 LAKEVIEW BRANCH 1137 W. Lake 309.497.2200 LINCOLN BRANCH 1312 W. Lincoln 309.497.2600 MCCLURE BRANCH 315 W. McClure 309.497.2700 NORTH BRANCH 3001 W. Grand Parkway 309.497.2100 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Edward J. Barry, Jr. Stephen M. Buck Margaret E. Cousin Lucy D. Gulley F. Eugene Rebholz Debbie Ritschel Sid P. Ruckriegel Barbara Van Auken Jeanne Williamson DIRECTOR Leann Johnson EDITOR Trisha Noack
Kate Klise, Award-Winning Children’s Author and Native Peorian to Conduct Writer’s Workshop March 17 at North Branch Kate Klise, author of 25 books, including the best-selling 43 Old Cemetery Road series, will conduct a Writing Workshop for all ages on Monday, March 17 at North Branch in the Seminar Room at 5:00 p.m. Kate, who in addition to her award-winning career as an author of children’s books, wrote for People magazine for 15 years. She knows the challenge of writing on deadline and enjoys sharing her tips and tricks with aspiring authors of all ages. She wrote her first book with her sister Sarah Klise when they were 10 and 11 years old and the two now collaborate on the 43 Old Cemetery Road series (Dying to Meet You, Over My Dead Body, Till Death Do Us Bark, The Phantom of the Post Office, Hollywood Dead Ahead) as well as the Regarding series and many other books from picture books to what Kate calls “saltysweet” works for grades 5 and up. A native Peorian, Kate now lives in the Ozarks where she continues to write. She frequently shares tips about writing with students and adults alike around the country. The workshop is free and open to the public.
Get Ready for State Cosmetology Exams Cosmetology, Barber and Nail Technology students are offered a chance to take advantage of Peoria
16, 23, and 30. Although these exams are available anytime on
Public Library online testing resources with a guide
line at www.peoriapubliclibrary.org, during this
at Lincoln Branch on Sundays, in March from 1:00
program you will be able to use the library’s computer
-3:00 p.m. Raise your scores on state exams by signing
lab and ask for help accessing the database. You will
up for mock exams through Milady U., part of the
review and be tested on topics that you have learned
library’s Testing and Education Reference Center
in the classroom chapter by chapter. For more infor-
database. The workshops will be held on March 2, 9,
mation, please call (309) 497-2600.
What’s Trending Wondering what Peorians are reading and watching? The following list shows the most popular items requested by Peorians during the month of January.
Fiction Books
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty Inferno by Dan Brown King and Maxwell by David Baldacci The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini The Paris Wife by Paula McLain The Shoemaker’s Wife by Adriana Trigiani A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin (A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, & A Dance with Dragons)
Non-Fiction Books
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua The Glass Castle (Biography) by Jeannette Walls Granny Squares: Over 25 Creative Ways to Crochet the Classic Pattern by Stephanie Gohr In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin by Erik Larson Killing Lincoln: the Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever by Bill O’Reilly Lone Survivor: the Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell Outliers: the Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell A Street Cat Named Bob: and How He Saved My Life by James Bowen Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
Warriors Don’t Cry: the Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock’s Central High by Melba Patillo Beals Wild: from Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Biography) by Cheryl Strayed
Young Adult Books
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card First Love by James Patterson The Runaway King by Jennifer A. Nielsen Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green The Divergent series by Veronica Roth (Divergent, Insurgent, & Allegiant) The House of Night series by P.C. Cast (Marked, Betrayed, Chosen, Untamed, Hunted, Tempted, Burned, Awakened, Destined, Hidden, Revealed) The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, & Mockingjay) The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare (City of Bones, City of Ashes, & City of Glass)
Movies
Don Jon Elysium The Family Fast & Furious 6 Prisoners Runner Runner Thanks for Sharing Call the Midwife television series (Season 1) Downton Abbey television series (Seasons 1 – 3) Compiled by Michelle Decker
Peoria Public Library SUMMER READING
SAVE THE DATE! JUNE 9 TO JULY 26
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March LINCOLN BRANCH 1 to 1 Tech Help
of programs and events
cool craft! Ages 4 to 10. While supplies last.
Have you ever wished you had your own personal technology guru to help you? Do you have a computer question, or an electronic device you would like some one-on-one help with? If so, now you can schedule a “1 to 1 Tech Help” session at the library! You pick a half hour time slot that works with your schedule and provide some information about what you would like help with. At the meeting, a librarian will be ready to help and focus on you. Drop in or call the Lincoln Branch to schedule your “1 to 1 Tech Help” session. Sessions must be scheduled in advance.
Sunday, March 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30
March
LAKEVIEW BRANCH Special Dr. Seuss Storytime – 2:00-3:00 p.m.
MAIN LIBRARY Crafts-to-Go – 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
In a hurry? Can’t stay and craft? Get your crafts to go. Kids ages 5 through 12 can pick up a craft packet at the 1st Floor Information Desk any time we’re open. Ask for a Craft-to-Go, take it home and the fun begins. March 1-14 MAIN LIBRARY Teen Tech Bingo
Celebrate Teen Tech Week at the Main Library and play Teen Tech Bingo. Do the activities on at least one line to make a bingo and receive a set of ear buds or complete the entire card to be entered into a drawing for an iPod Nano and $50 iTunes Gift Card! Bingo sheets are available at the 1st Floor Information Desk or print one out from peoriapubliclibrary.org/teens. Drawing March 15. One entry per person, for grades 7-12 only. Monday, March 1 NORTH BRANCH Make It! Take It! – 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
While looking for some fun books, stop by the Children’s Activity Room and make a
LINCOLN BRANCH Cosmetology Tools of Learning – 1:003:00 p.m.
Cosmetology, Barber and Nail Technology majors can take advantage of our online testing resources at the library. Help raise your scores by signing up today for mock exams through Milady U. that will prepare you for your state exam. You will review and be tested on topics that you have learned in the classroom chapter by chapter. Sunday, March 2 Come celebrate Dr. Seuss’s Birthday with this special storytime. We will be making our very own Cat In The Hat lollipops and reading some favorite Dr. Seuss classics. While supplies last. March 3-28 MAIN LIBRARY GALLERY Blue World/Green World – 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Blue World/Green World includes 38 pieces by 16 artists from the Fiber Artists Coalition. Works for this exhibit range from representational to impressionistic to abstract. They are all references to the natural world, exploring the real world of sea, sky, field and trees as well as the metaphorical world, the limitless possibilities and the wonders of the here and now. This exhibit promotes serenity and groundedness. Members of the Fiber Artists Coalition employ a variety of innovative materials and techniques in the creation of quilt art with a distinctively contemporary edge. Some members have published books about their artistic processes and are in demand as teachers and lecturers. Many exhibit their work in juried group and solo exhibitions
internationally. All have achieved or are in the process of achieving their Professional Artist Member status within Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc. (www.SAQA.com), an organization of more than 2,500 artists, teachers, collectors, gallery owners, museum curators and corporate sponsors. Reception March 8 from 1 – 3 pm. Gallery Walk March 12 at 2 pm. Monday, March 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 LINCOLN BRANCH Silent Teen Book Club – 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Teens can select reading materials such as Graphic Novels, short poems, paragraphs from novels, newspaper articles, and much more to be read in a group in SILENT! Afterwards, Ink Talk your expectations of surprises and the things you like and dislike about the materials on paper-covered tables. Come and be part of this fun and exciting book club and READ with us in Silent. Monday & Tuesday, March 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25 & 31 LINCOLN BRANCH Project Next Generation – 5:00-7:00 p.m.
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.
Calendar continued Monday & Thursday, March 3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 24, 27 & 31 LINCOLN BRANCH ESL Course for Adults – 6:00-7:00 p.m.
We will be hosting an English as a second language course for Latino-Americans, focusing on pronunciation and other skills that will help them become more comfortable and confident with the English language. Class will meet every Monday and Thursday. Limited seating is available so registration is required. Activities for children whose parents are taking the course will be offered by library staff. For additional information please call 4972600. Monday, March 3 LAKEVIEW BRANCH STEAM – 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Each month at Lakeview Branch there will be a program centered around STEAM! If you like Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math, then this is the program for you! Grades 3 to 5. Tuesday, March 4, 11, 18 & 25 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Thursday, March 6, 13, 20 & 27 – North Branch Tadpoles Storytime – 10:30-11:00 a.m.
Ages 2 to 3 and their caregivers are welcome. Tuesday, March 4 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Bibliophiles – 1:30-2:30 p.m.
This month: Dear Life: Stories by Alice Munro Tuesday, March 4 LINCOLN BRANCH Front & Center: Trivia Night – 5:006:00 p.m.
Join us for this fun filled evening of competition as your knowledge of books, authors, and things about the library is challenged. Grades 7 to 8. Tuesday, March 4 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Family Fun Night – 6:00-7:30 p.m.
What types of robots can you make out of different types of resources? Stop in any time during our Family Fun Night Build-A-Bot Workshop and put together different types of bots with the resources
we provide you with. Let your imagination run wild. Wednesday, March 5, 12, 19 & 26 MCCLURE BRANCH Fun Time Storytime – 10:00-10:30 a.m.
Sunday, March 9 NORTH BRANCH Biography & Non-fiction Book Club – 3:00-4:45 p.m.
Ages 3 to 6.
This month: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain
Wednesday, March 5, 12, 19 & 26
Monday, March 10, 17, 24 & 31
MAIN LIBRARY Free eReader Training 3:00-4:30 p.m.
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Having trouble learning how to use that new eReader, tablet, or smart phone? Trying to download ebooks, but not having any success? Free help is available! Call the Peoria Public Library Main Library at 497-2000 to make an appointment, or come to the Main Library on any Wednesday for one-on-one assistance. Walk-in training is first-come, first-served. Wednesday & Friday, March 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26 & 28 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Owlet Storytime – 10:30-11:00 a.m.
Bring your little owls to a storytime for all ages including fingerplays, songs and easy crafts. All Ages. Friday, March 7, 14, 21 & 28 NORTH BRANCH Busy Bees Storytime – 10:30-11:00 a.m.
Join us for an all-ages storytime. Stories, songs, and fun for the whole hive! Friday, March 7 & 21 LAKEVIEW BRANCH LEGO Builders Club – 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Calling all LEGO fans! Join us for our new Lego Builders Club. Each session will have a building theme as well as time to create your own design. Since there are a limited number of LEGOs, please call 497-2200 to reserve your spot in advance. Recommended for ages 5 and up. Saturday, March 8 MAIN LIBRARY GALLERY Gallery Reception – 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Join us for a reception honoring this month’s gallery exhibit. March 9-15 LINCOLN BRANCH Teen Tech Week: Book Tweet Puzzle
Celebrate Teen Tech Week by stopping in to see if you can beat our Book Tweet Puzzle.
NORTH BRANCH Tiny Tots Storytime – 10:30-11:00 a.m.
Ages 12 to 23 months and their caregivers are welcome. Monday, March 10 NORTH BRANCH All Genre Film Series – 1:00-3:30 p.m.
Enjoy a free movie, followed by a moderated discussion. This month: Flower Drum Song (1961) Monday, March 10 LINCOLN BRANCH Teen Tech Week: Book Cover Masks – 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Come enjoy creative pictures with book covers and be a model for the library. Stop in any time! Monday, March 10 NORTH BRANCH Maximized Living – 6:00-7:00 p.m.
It’s a new year and time to get back into the swing of healthy living! Join us as we talk about healthy living focusing on the 5 Essentials of Health. Incorporating the 5 Essentials allows you to cooperate with the natural healing and recuperative powers of your body . The result? You overcome disease, get well and stay well. Monday, March 10 NORTH BRANCH Lab Coat Pajama Storytime – 7:00-7:45 p.m.
Help us kick off Science Week with a special science-themed storytime! Sing songs, listen to science-themed stories, and observe a scientific demonstration. Wear your lab coat (or your pajamas) and bring a blanket to bundle up --- you’ll be ready for bed when you head home! All ages welcome. Tuesday, March 11 LINCOLN BRANCH Front & Center: St. Patrick’s Day Bingo – 5:00-6:00 p.m.
The luck of the Irish can be yours as we enjoy a fun-filled evening of Bingo! Grades 5 to 6.
Wednesday, March 12
tration is requested. Please call 497-2100.
Tuesday, March 18
MAIN LIBRARY GALLERY Gallery Walk – 2:00-2:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 15
LAKEVIEW BRANCH YA for Adults Book Club – 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Join us for a guided tour of this month’s gallery exhibit. Wednesday, March 12 NORTH BRANCH Craft Laboratory – 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Do you like science and art? Join us for a special science-themed craft program. Participate in 2 activities, each designed to demonstrate a different scientific principle, and then take it home to amaze your friends! All ages welcome, but content designed for 3rd-5th grade students. While supplies last. Wednesday, March 12 NORTH BRANCH Irish Dance Party – 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Come get ready for St. Patrick’s Day by learning some Irish party dances! Ceili (pronounced “kay-lee”) dancing has a long tradition in both Ireland and America, and is a great way to exercise and learn about another country’s culture. Adults, children, and anyone in between is welcome to come to the North Branch for a ceili dancing lesson from certified dance teacher Sharon Stidham. Erin Go Bragh! Thursday, March 13 & 20 LINCOLN BRANCH Puppet Show: “Leprechaun’s Gold” – 10:00-10:30 a.m.
Come help Leprechaun keep his gold safe. All ages welcome. Thursday, March 13, 20 & 27 NORTH BRANCH What’s the Buzz? – 4:30-5:00 p.m.
Keep your children enthusiastic about learning all day long - join us for What’s the Buzz?, a new after-school storytime with a focus on making non-fiction fun and approachable for preschool and kindergarten children. Come and listen to more fact-based picture books while still singing and moving in the storytime format your kids know and love! Friday, March 14 NORTH BRANCH Pi Recitation Contest – 4:00-5:00 p.m.
March 14th is Pi Day! Think you know this amazing number? Test yourself in a pi recitation contest. Whoever can recite the most digits of pi from memory WINS! What’s the prize? A pie, of course! Regis-
NORTH BRANCH Make a Scientist, Take a Scientist – 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
March 14th is Albert Einstein’s birthday. Celebrate by making a silly scientist craft at the library. Ages 6 and up. While supplies last.
Do you secretly enjoy reading YA as much as adult books? Are you looking for a book club that doesn’t take itself too seriously? Join us for fun discussion as we read our way through today’s best YA fiction. For more information, please call 497-2150. This month: Out of the Easy by Ruta Septys
Saturday, March 15
Tuesday, March 18
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!
LAKEVIEW BRANCH College Savvy: FAFSA Step-by-Step – 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Make a fun and simple craft! While supplies last. Saturday, March 15 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Coffee Time and Book Sale – 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Space is limited on our shelves! Duplicate copies, older editions, and donated books must move! Join us for a cup of coffee, a sweet treat, and maybe find a “new to you” book to take home! Book prices will range from $.25 to $1. Proceeds of the book sale go to the Friends of the Peoria Public Library to support library programming. Saturday, March 15 MAIN LIBRARY Minecraft – 12:00-4:00 p.m.
Create amazing structures, battle terrible things, and claim your territory in Minecraft! Ages 8 to 14 are invited to join us for 4 hours of uninterrupted play. Space is limited, so please call 497-2150 to register. Sunday, March 16 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Book ‘Em Mystery Book Club – 2:00-3:00 p.m.
This month: Hard News by Jeffery Deavers Monday, March 17 LAKEVIEW BRANCH St. Patrick’s Day Make It! Take It! – 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Stop by to make a craft! While supplies last. Tuesday, March 18 & 25 LINCOLN BRANCH Terrific Tattletale Tuesday Storytime – 10:00-10:30 a.m.
Ages 3 to 6.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the form used to apply for most federal and state and many institutional financial aid programs, including the Federal Pell Grant and the Illinois Monetary Award Program (MAP). This session provides a detailed review of the FAFSA that includes: what information is required to complete the form; student eligibility and dependency questions; and how to avoid common mistakes in completing the form. High students, college students, their parents, and adult learners are invited to attend. Wednesday, March 19 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Minute to Win It! – 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Come and join us for an evening of games at the library. Bring your friends and challenge them to see if you have what it takes in our Minute To Win It challenges! Grades 3 to 5. Saturday, March 22 NORTH BRANCH Created Equal Film Program – 10:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Join us for a showing of The Abolitionists followed by a discussion of the film facilitated by Randy Saxon, retired Pastor of United Presbyterian Church and frequent Bradley University OLLI history instructor. Film will be shown from about 10:15 to 1:15 and the discussion will follow from 1:30 to 2:30. Attendees should bring a sack lunch. Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle is made possible through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, as part of its Bridging Cultures initiative, in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
Saturday, March 22 MCCLURE BRANCH Special Spring Storytime – 10:30-11:00 a.m. & 3:30-4:00 p.m.
Spring is just starting! Join us for a storytime that celebrates the beginning of spring and all things new! We’ll hear some stories and make a fun spring craft to help welcome the new season. Ages 4 to 10. While supplies last. Saturday, March 22 NORTH BRANCH Board Game Saturday – 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Do you like board games? Monopoly, Battleship, or Apples to Apples? Then grab some friends and join us for Board Game Saturdays. This series is from 1-4 p.m. in the Beehive at North Branch! The library will supply the games, but if you have a favorite please bring it along. Drop in for a round or an entire game! Monday, March 24 NORTH BRANCH Classic Film Series – 1:00-3:30 p.m.
Enjoy a free movie, followed by a moderated discussion. This month: Gilda (1946) Monday, March 24 NORTH BRANCH Health & Wellness Talks with Dr. Blair Hunt – 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Join us for a series of health and wellness talks with Dr. Blair Hunt. Dr. Hunt will discuss a variety of topics related to all aspects of healthy living. Watch our calendar for dates and locations. Monday, March 24 LINCOLN BRANCH Front & Center: Easter Card Craft – 5:00-5:45 p.m. & 6:30-7:15 p.m.
Easter is right around the corner! Create a one of a kind Easter card to give away to your parent, sibling, favorite teacher or best friend. Grades 3 to 4. While supplies last. Monday, March 24 NORTH BRANCH Navigating the Road to College Success – 6:00-7:00 p.m.
College admission is more competitive than ever before. How can you prepare and give yourself a competitive edge while enjoying the process? With over 30 years of experience in education and private consulting, Marla Brady will lead a series of workshops designed to get you on the road to success
in the college application process! This month: College Prep and Summer Plans Tuesday, March 25 LINCOLN BRANCH Read On Book Club – 5:30-7:00 p.m.
The Read On Book Club (ROBC) was founded in 1997 as a way for library patrons and library staff to come together to support and promote books by African-American authors that we love to read. If you would like to be a part of a fun and relaxed atmosphere, please join us for monthly discussions. This month: Bishop by R.M. Johnson Wednesday, March 26 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Club Read – 6:30-7:30 p.m.
This month: Wild by Cheryl Strayed Thursday, March 27 LINCOLN BRANCH Great Kidz Homeschooling Adventures – 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Lincoln Branch is offering monthly activities to homeschooling parents and students. Join us as we plan activities that will be tailored to be inclusive of all possible age groups and capabilities. Friday, March 28 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Drop In LEGO Builders Club – 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Have you been trying to get to LEGO Builders Club but keep missing it due to scheduling? Join us for our Drop-In LEGO Builders Club at any point during the day. Build your own creation or expand one someone else’s. Pictures of creations will be taken throughout the day and available on our website. Recommended for ages 5 and up; adult supervision required. Sunday, March 30 NORTH BRANCH Music in the McKenzie Presents: Trillium – 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Returning to Music in the McKenzie for the second time, Trillium plays an energetic array of Celtic, folk, ragtime, bluegrass and Dixieland music guaranteed to make you smile! CDs will be available to purchase with proceeds going to the Friends of the Peoria Public Library. www.trilliumtheband.com
Sunday, March 30 – NORTH BRANCH April Fool’s Day Prep Lab – 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Ready for April Fool’s Day? No? Better hurry to North Branch and brush up on everything April 1st, from famous pranks to optical illusions to making sure you don’t get fooled! Kids of all ages will be able to come and learn about April Fool’s Days past, make a craft, and be ready to face the next day. March 31-April 5 Spring Break Activities MAIN LIBRARY
March 31-April 5 – Pick up a Banish Boredom Kit at the Main Floor Information Desk all week to take home with you. March 31 – Game Time 3:00-4:00 p.m. April 2 – Craft Time 3:00-5:00 p.m. April 3 – Movie 3:00-5:00 p.m. LINCOLN BRANCH
March 31 – Funday Monday games and activities. 5:00-7:00 p.m. April 3 – Spring Flick Movie 5:00-7:00 p.m. Monday, March 31 – North Branch Make a Postcard Project with Fiber Artist Trish Williams – 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Join Fiber Artist Trish Williams in making your own art! The Beehive will be a-buzz with activity as Trish constructs post cards to send using fabric, sewing machines and irons! Ages 6 and up. While supplies last. Monday, March 31 NORTH BRANCH Art Imitates Life: How Local Author Bob Good Integrates Community Issues in His Writing – 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Local author Bob Good started writing as a hobby. He’s experienced many sectors of the community having worked with labor, management and the public. He’s even driven a cab in Detroit and Chicago. What started as a hobby has evolved into 2 published books that reflect themes and concerns of the communities in which he’s lived. Join Mr. Good at the North Branch for a discussion on his work and his thoughts on community stabilization. Copies of Mr. Good’s book will be available for purchase with proceeds going to the Friends of the Peoria Public Library.
April Book Clubs at Peoria Public Library Join a book club at Peoria Public Library this month. New members are always welcome! Book ‘Em Mystery Book Club will meet on Sunday, April 27 at 2:00 p.m. at Lakeview Branch to discuss The Forgotten by David Baldacci. After he receives a posthumous note from his aunt hinting that things are horribly amiss in her Florida Gulf Coast town, Army Special Agent John Puller uncovers a shocking conspiracy. The Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club meets on Monday, April 14 at Lakeview Branch at 6:30 p.m. to discuss 1862 by Robert Conroy. Outraged when the U.S. Navy seizes three Confederates aboard an English sailing ship, Britain retaliates by entering the fray in support of the Rebels–and suddenly it’s a whole new war. Once again, cotton is king as the North’s blockade crumbles before the might of the Royal Navy. While Lincoln confronts the monumental challenge of vanquishing mighty Britannia, the Redcoats revive their 1812 penchant for burning down American cities, and Union troops see Canada as ripe for the picking. From the Mississippi bayou to the Pennsylvania farmlands to the woods of Maine, the great armies of Generals Grant and Lee face off in the nation’s deadliest conflict. And to the victor goes history. Call 309-497-2149 for more information . Peoria Reads Selection: Warriors Don’t Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock’s Central High by Melba Patillo Beals. In 1957, Melba Pattillo turned sixteen. That was also the year she became a warrior on the front lines of a civil rights firestorm. Following the landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling, Brown v. Board of Education, Melba was one of nine teenagers chosen to integrate Little Rock’s Central High School. Throughout her harrowing ordeal, Melba was taunted by her schoolmates and their parents, threatened by a lynch mob’s rope, attacked with lighted sticks of dynamite, and injured by acid sprayed in her eyes. But through it all, she acted with dignity and courage, and refused to back down. For more information about book discussions and events for Peoria Reads! Visit www.peoriareads.com.
The Biography and Non-Fiction Book Club will meet on Sunday, April 13, at 3:00 p.m. at North Branch to discuss River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze by Peter Hessler. In 1996, Hessler joined one of the first waves of Peace Corps volunteers posted in China. River Town is a hilarious and heart-breaking account of the two years he spent teaching English in the remote town of Fuling on the Yangtze River, as an outsider trying to understand a world where he did not belong. For more information call 309-497-2186. Bibliophiles will meet on Tuesday, April 1 at 1:30 p.m. at Lakeview Branch to discuss The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson. The son of an influential father who runs an orphan work camp, Pak Jun Do rises to prominence using instinctive talents and eventually becomes a professional kidnapper and romantic rival to Kim Jong Il. For more information, call Carol May at (309) 692-1020 or email cmay1223@comcast.net. The Read On Book Club will meet on Tuesday, April 22 at 5:30 p.m. at Lincoln Branch to discuss Church Boyz Series – Book 1 by H.H. Fowler. Pastor Leroy Paxton of Mount Moriah Baptist Church is forced to share the spotlight with ruthless blackmailer whose only intention is to take everything Pastor Paxton has achieved. Pastor Paxton nearly lost his life to cover up his secret sin. Forced to face his past, Paxton is placed in a position where the only way out costs him everything. Dominic Housten is being mentored by Abraham Winder, a man revered within the Mount Moriah church and whose belief in sexual purity and accountability is rigorously taught within the church’s mentoring program. Except Housten discovers Winder is not all he seems, when he stumbles upon Winder in a situation that leaves him in disbelief. Struggling with the betrayal, Housten turns to the pastor’s daughter, a woman he secretly loves. But the pastor’s daughter is married to a deacon of the church, Phillip Benjamin. Benjamin is a jealous man and suspects Housten of wanting more than just friendship with his wife. These four men’s intertwined lives illustrate no one is perfect, not even the righteous, and all
men, at times, face temptation away from the path of God. Each of these four men must fight to find their path once more and realize the consequences of their actions are far greater than any of them first believed. Call 497-2601 for more information. Intercontinental Readers will continue to meet to discuss novels by American and Irish authors via Skype at Main Library LL 1 at 1:00 p.m. once every three months with readers in Ireland. The next meeting will be Tuesday, May 20, 2014 and the group will discuss The Testament of Mary by Colm Tóibín. Tóibín writes a provocative imagining of the later years of the mother of Jesus. Mary finds herself living a solitary existence in Ephesus years after her son’s crucifixion and struggling with guilt, anger, and feelings that her son is not the son of God and that His sacrifice was not for a worthy cause. Call 309-497-2143 for more information. Club Read will meet on Wednesday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m. at Lakeview Branch to discuss Night Circus by Erin Morganstern. The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night. YA for Adults Book Club will meet on the third Tuesday, April 15 at 6:30 p.m. at Lakeview Branch to discuss The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey. After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one. Now, it’s the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Who have scattered Earth’s last survivors. To stay alone is to stay alive, Cassie believes, until she meets Evan Walker. Beguiling and mysterious, Evan Walker may be Cassie’s only hope for rescuing her brother--or even saving herself. But Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death. To give up or to get up.
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