October 2016 Passages by Peoria PublicLibrary

newsletter of the Peoria Public Library Volume 25, No.10

OCTOBER 2016

Time for an Investment Tuneup? Morningstar Investment Tool and Value Line Available at Library or Remotely Peoria Public Library offers everyone a chance to get comprehensive investing information through our access to Morningstar Investment Tool and Value Line. Whether you have never invested or are an accomplished financier you will find tools and information to help. On our website at www.peoriapubliclibrary.org look under Research and All Databases for Morningstar and Value Line. Then you can choose what you would like to do. Use tools in Morningstar to explore companies or funds or build a portfolio. If you already have a portfolio, use the X-Ray tool to see if you are invested properly. If you know what you are investing for, such as retirement or a college education, make sure you are doing it properly with Goal Primers and Calculators. Value Line gives daily updates and research on stocks that may be suitable for more experienced investors. If you are a beginner, you can educate yourself with Morningstar using information under the tabs Help & Education Links, Articles and Videos and the Newsletters Archives. You will find tutorials on how to use Morningstar as well as curriculum you can follow at your own pace about stocks, funds, portfolios and bonds. Each one takes about 10 minutes to complete and is followed by a quiz. Value Line also offers tutorials on how to use the service and improve investing skills. Download PDFs from Morningstar you can read and refer back to as you make investment decisions or speak with your investment professionals. A great place to start might be “Investing for the Long Run” a guide that helps you shape up your finances and has strategies and solutions. You will even find a glossary of investment terms at hand so you can understand any terms you are not familiar with quickly and easily. Frequent webinars are also offered. Just check the list on the left of the Help & Education Screen. Morningstar Investment Center and Value Line provide an entire financial library that is just a click away. If you do not have an internet capable device at home, come use our computers to find your way through the investing maze. Our staff is always willing to help you get started with these or any other database.

Try-it! Illinois Returns October 1 The State Library is pleased to announce that Try-It! Illinois, the annual statewide electronic database trial, is returning October 1. The trial offers the more than 5,000 ILLINET member libraries, their staffs and patrons an opportunity to evaluate a wide variety of electronic resources. There is no charge for accessing these databases during Try-It! Illinois. To obtain the login and password between October 1–November 30, visit Try-It! Illinois. While Peoria Public Library already has made the databases marked with a star available to you, we are always interested in your opinion of what interests you and what doesn’t. During October, visit peoriapubliclibrary.org under our Research tab to

explore what we have then visit Try-It Illinois. Some of this year’s participating vendors include: Career Cruising EBSCO* Gale-Cengage Learning Gleeditions LLC Grey House Publishing Mango Languages* Morningstar, Inc.* Oxford University Press Plunkett, Ltd. Record Information Services, Inc. Salem Press Scholastic, Inc. SCOLA TeachingBooks.net World Book, Inc.

Local Author’s Fair to be held on November 5 The Peoria Public Library will host a Local Author’s Fair on Saturday, November 5 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at North Branch. Local Authors are invited to have a table and meet fans as well as sell books just in time for the holidays. The Friends of Peoria Public Library will handle all sales so authors will be free to speak with visitors. Twenty percent of sales will go to support The Friends who in turn support programs at Peoria Public Library. To participate, download the form from http://www.peoriapubliclibrary.org/2016-author-fair-registration or call (309) 497-2143.

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Volunteer for the Friends and Help Peoria Public Library October includes the national celebration of those

dedicated people who make libraries better across the country with National Friends of the Library Week, October 16-22. “Our library would be much poorer without the Friends,” said library director Leann Johnson. “The funds they raise definitely put the icing on the cake. I think most patrons would be surprised to learn how many of the services and programs they enjoy are supported by the Friends.” In 2015 they provided $4,295 for the Summer Reading Program and $4,320 for other Children’s Programs. These dedicated volunteers also sponsored 16 book signings and programs as well as the Local Author Fair, providing local writers with a way to showcase their work. Friends of Peoria Public Library are currently seeking volunteers willing to give just a few hours a week to help with the Friendly Finds Bookstore. By coming in and helping to sort and price books, or run the cash register just a few hours per week you help the Friends provide the vital funding needed to offer children’s programming, the Summer Reading program, author visits and much more. You will meet likeminded people and maybe find new friends, not to mention the opportunity to see all the sale books first! The Friends run not only the Friendly Finds Bookstore at Main Library, but also book sale shelves at North , Lakeview and Lincoln Branches. They also help sponsor author visits, musical events and art displays that include sales that are fund-raisers for the Friends. To volunteer or for more information, please stop by the Friendly Finds Bookstore on LL2 at Main Library, call (309) 497-2145 or email ProgrammingDept@ppl.peoria.lib.il.us.

September Children’s Book Review by Madison Gallius Leaves By David Ezra Stein: A young bear, who lives on an island is experiencing his first year of seasons. Things were going well as he dances through the summer and picks flowers until the first leaf falls. He asks, “Are you okay?” Then more and more leaves fall, in colors of reds and yellows. A little worried, he tries to catch them and reattach them to the tree in a most unusual way (by poking the branches of the tree through the leaves). It does not go well. Soon, bear grows sleepy and finds himself a den to sleep in. He gathers the fallen leaves and brings them into the den with him. As he sleeps, winter comes and blankets the ground with a fresh layer of snow. Spring arrives as the colors go from blue to yellow and bear awakes. He sees the trees and their new leaves and cries, “Welcome!” The images were created with watercolors and bamboo pen and give the feel of fluidity and blending, much like the seasons themselves. Teachers will find that for young readers, this book does well in a unit about the changing of the season or bears hibernating. (Picture Book & Board Book, PreS – GR 1) –

October by Robin Helenthal

In Two by Two: A Novel by Nicholas Sparks, it seems that Russell Green has it all, a gorgeous wife, a beautiful 6-year-old daughter and a great executive job plus an impressive home in Charlotte. All in all, he is living the dream life, but underneath it all, there are cracks appearing and he finds his world turned upside down. In a few short months, he finds himself without a job or a wife and raising his young daughter on his own. This is the story of Russ’s journey to start a new chapter in his life by launching a new business, and trying to shelter his little girl from the consequences of all these changes. A chance meeting will challenge him to find happiness beyond anything he had ever imagined possible for them both.

The Mothers is a first novel by Brit Bennett and starts in the last half of 17-year-old Nadia Turner’s senior year in high school in Southern California. She is still mourning her mother’s recent suicide when she begins seeing the local pastor’s son, Luke Sheppard who is twenty-one and a former football star. He has suffered an injury and is now waiting tables at a local diner. Nadia and Luke are both young and it is not a serious romance but the pregnancy that results and the following cover-up will have an impact on their lives far beyond their youth. Nadia hides her secret from everyone, including her best friend Aubrey. Years later when Nadia, Luke and Aubrey come back to their hometown as adults, they are still living in debt to the choices they made that summer. The three are caught in a love triangle and haunted by the nagging question: What if they had chosen differently? This book asks the question of whether a “what if” can be more controlling than an incident itself and if as time passes, must we always live in servitude to the decisions we make in our youth.

The Twelve Days of Christmas is Debbie Macomber’s annual holiday novel. Julia Paden likes almost everyone and she is trying to like her aloof neighbor Cain Maddox but no matter how nice she is, he rudely rebuffs her every time. The last straw for Julia is when she catches Cain stealing her newspaper. She decides that she is going to break through his unfriendly behavior the only way she knows how and that is with kindness. To track her progress, she starts a blog called The Twelve Days of Christmas. Her first attempt is to bring Cain homemade treats but he refuses to accept them. During this time, her blog has become an online hit and a number of people are following her adventures. As she chips away at his gruff façade, Julia finds herself falling in love with Cain and that he might even return her feelings but what will happen when he finds out that their relationship has been chronicled on her blog for the rest of the world to see. Will this risk their chance at love?

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October 1-24

Sunday, October 2

MAIN LIBRARY Crafts-to-Go: Halloween Edition

ALL LOCATIONS Guess the Weight of the Pumpkin

Kids ages 5-12 can pick up a Halloween craft at the 1st Floor Information Desk.

Stop by to see our pumpkin and make your guess. The winner will be contacted on Monday, October 24th and will get to take the pumpkin home, just in time for Halloween. One guess per person.

NORTH BRANCH Music in the McKenzie Presents: Sarah McQuaid – 2:00-4:00 p.m.

October MAIN LIBRARY The Great Library Toy Guessing Game

Kids in grades kindergarten through 6th grade can visit the 1st Floor Information Desk to guess how many toys are in our jar. The closest guess wins the jar of toys. October MAIN LIBRARY Monster Trading Cards:Collect Them All!

Kids in kindergarten through 8th grade can ask for a trading card at the 1st floor information desk. When you have collected 4 cards bring them in and get a food coupon surprise. While supplies last. October LAKEVIEW BRANCH & LINCOLN BRANCH 1 to 1 Tech Help

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. October NORTH BRANCH One-on-One Genealogy Digital Resource Assistance

We can give you a basic introduction to Ancestry Library Edition, Heritage Quest and Newsbank, as well as suggestions for other useful resources to guide you in your research. Call Mary at 309-4972100 to schedule an appointment. October 1-8 LAKEVIEW BRANCH FREADom Reading Challenge

To celebrate Banned Books Week, you can pick up your reading challenge sheet. Return your challenge sheet to be entered into a drawing for a gift certificate to Landmark Cinemas and Landmark Lanes. Grades 3-8.

Saturday, October 1 MCCLURE BRANCH National Pizza Month Make It! Take It! Bake It! – 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Celebrate National Pizza Month by creating your own pizza! Once you have your toppings ready to go, take it home to pop into the oven for a delicious warm pizza. While supplies last. Saturday, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 NORTH BRANCH Busier Bees Storytime – 10:30-11:00 am

Stories, songs, and fun for the whole hive! Children of all ages. Saturday, October 1 MCCLURE BRANCH Pass Any Test Using Online Library Resources – 2:00-3:00 p.m.

Get the help you need to ace any subject or test with Brainfuse HelpNow and the Testing and Education Reference Center Learn how to access and use these resources in this intro session. Saturday, October 1, 8 & 15 MAIN LIBRARY Hispanic Heritage Month Movie Series – 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with some classic Spanish-language films. October 1: Like Water for Chocolate (R) October 8: Motorcycle Diaries (R) October 15: Sin Nombre (R) Saturday, Oct.1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 MCCLURE BRANCH Scary Movie Saturdays – 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Feel free to bring snacks! Drinks provided. 10/1: The Skeleton Key; 10/8: Insidious; 10/15: The Last Exorcism; 10/22: The Conjuring; 10/29: The Conjuring 2

A captivating performer, Sarah McQuaid seduces her audience with cheeky banter and stories from the road, as well as with stunning musicianship; in her hands, the guitar becomes much more than merely an accompanying instrument. Sarah refuses to be pigeonholed, segueing easily from one of her emotive originals into a 1930s Cuban jazz number, a 16th century lute piece or an unexpected contemporary cover. Sarah McQuaid was taught piano and guitar by her folksinging mother, and remembers being inspired by meeting her distant cousin, well-known singer/ songwriter/storyteller Gamble Rogers, at her grandmother’s house in Indiana. Recently dubbed “guitar queen” by one festival organiser, Sarah is also known for her use of the DADGAD tuning. A portion of CD sales support The Friends of Peoria Public Library. October 3-31 MAIN LIBRARY Blind Date with a Book

In celebration of Teen Read Week, visit the teen space at the Main Library to check out a “mystery” book from our Blind Date with a Book display. Like a true blind date, you won’t know what’s in store as these books are wrapped in plain paper so you can’t see the title! Monday, October 3, 17 & 24 LAKEVIEW BRANCH – 10:15-10:45 A.M.

Thursday, Oct. 6, 13, 20 & 27 NORTH BRANCH – 10:30-11:00 A.M. Tadpoles Storytime

Ages 2 to 3. Monday, Oct. 3, 17, 24 & 31 NORTH BRANCH – 10:30-11:00 A.M.

Wednesday, Oct. 5, 12, 19 & 26 LAKEVIEW BRANCH – 10:15-10:45 A.M. Tiny Tots Storytime

Ages 12 to 23 months.

Calendar Continued Monday, October 3 MAIN LIBRARY Born to Read – 4:00-5:00 p.m.

Have you heard how important reading is to your child before they are even born, but just not sure where to start? Our Born to Read workshop focuses on early literacy, why fostering literacy practices at an early age matters, and how Peoria Public Library can help you and your child enjoy a love of reading from a very early age. While the main focus is on reading to babies from the time they are born, all parents are invited to attend. Monday, October 3 LINCOLN BRANCH Front & Center: Milk Rainbow Science Project – 5:00-6:00 p.m.

Want to see unusual interactions when milk, food coloring and other household products come together? Grades 3 and 4.

Wednesday, October 5

MCCLURE BRANCH Homework Hangout – 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Thursday, October 13

Need somewhere quiet to get your homework done? Tables will be set up and sharpened pencils will be ready to give you a place to work on your homework after school. Grades 6 to 12. Tuesday, October 4 LINCOLN BRANCH Front & Center: Minute to Win It Games – 5:00-6:00 p.m.

Join us for fun-filled activities and games that you only have one minute to accomplish! Grades 7 and 8. Wednesday, Oct. 5, 12, 19 & 26 NORTH BRANCH Brainy Baby Storytime – 1:30-2:00 p.m.

Join us for a picture book party! We’ll enjoy stories, songs, and a craft! Wear your pajamas and bring a blanket or stuffed friend to snuggle. Children of all ages.

Develop your baby’s pre-literacy skills with this lapsit program, designed to introduce children and their caregivers 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. Age 0 to 23 months.

Tuesday, October 4, 11, 18, 25

Wednesday, October 5

Monday, October 3 NORTH BRANCH Pajama Storytime – 7:00-7:45 p.m.

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

LAKEVIEW BRANCH

Wednesday, October 19

Ages 3 to 6.

NORTH BRANCH Puzzle Club – 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 4–10:00-10:45am Saturday, Oct. 22–1:00-1:45 pm

Do you love doing puzzles with others? Join our Puzzle Club!

MCCLURE BRANCH Getting Started with Microsoft Word

Wednesday, Oct. 5, 12, 19 & 26

Have you ever tried using Microsoft Word to type up a resume, letter, paper, or just about any other type of text-based document, but been stumped by things like how to adjust the font, spacing, or indents? You are not alone! Join your fellow frustrated newcomers at this starter class to learn how to navigate MS Word’s menus, options, and tools to produce clean, professional-looking documents.

Have a smartphone, tablet, or ereader but 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.

Tuesday, October 4, 11, 18, 25 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Owlet Storytime – 10:30-11:00 a.m.

Children of all ages. Tuesday, October 4 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Bibliophiles Book Club – 1:30-2:30 pm

This month: Lives of Girls and Women by Alice Munro

Tuesday & Thursday, October 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25 & 27

MAIN LIBRARY E-reader Assistance – 3:00-4:00 p.m.

Wednesday, October 5 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Graphic Novel Club – 4:00-4:30 p.m.

Join us each month to discuss which comics we’ve read, what we loved, and what we wish we’d skipped. Each month we’ll have a different theme and try to read one graphic novel that fits the theme, but we’ll also discuss everything else we’ve read since our last meeting. This month’s theme: Horror. Grades 6-9.

LAKEVIEW BRANCH LINCOLN BRANCH Hispanic Heritage Month: Important Hispanic Americans – 6:00-7:00 p.m.

Hispanic Americans have played a long and important role in history. We will talk about a wide variety of Hispanic Americans, from artists to veterans, that have made an impact on the world. Wednesday, October 5 LAKEVIEW BRANCH From the Screen to the Stage – 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Join us for a viewing of the film version of School of Rock. Starting on October 7, see the show on stage at Peoria Players Theatre. Arrive a little early for the movie to enter your name into a drawing to win a free pair of tickets to see the stage version at Peoria Players Theatre! Thursday, October 6, 13, 20, 27 MCCLURE BRANCH Fun Time Storytime – 10:00-10:30 a.m.

Join us on October 13 for a special guest reader on fire safety. Ages 3 to 6. Thursday, October 6 LINCOLN BRANCH UnityPoint Wellmobile – 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

The Unity Point Wellmobile will provide the following FREE screenings: blood pressure, blood glucose (8-12 hour fast), cholesterol (8-12 hour fast), and spirometry. No appointment is necessary. For more information, please visit https://www.unitypoint.org/peoria/services-methodist-wellmobile.aspx or call UnityPoint at 309-495-4727. Thursday, October 6 LINCOLN BRANCH Make a Spooky Candy Tree – 5:00-6:00 p.m.

For tweens and teens ages 10 to 18. Join us for a spook-tacular night! We’ll make a candy sculpture tree and snack. Friday, October 7, 14, 21 & 28 NORTH BRANCH Busy Bees Storytime – 10:30-11:00 a.m.

Children of all ages. Friday, October 7, 14, 21 & 28 NORTH BRANCH A-Z Storytime – 3:00-3:30 p.m.

Join us for letter-themed stories, songs, and crafts.

October 7-28

Sunday, October 9

Wednesday, October 12

MAIN LIBRARY Resident Artists of the Contemporary Art Center

LINCOLN BRANCH Hispanic Heritage Month: Crafts for Kids – 2:00-4:00 p.m.

LAKEVIEW BRANCH Sand Art Necklace – 4:00-5:00 p.m.

The Contemporary Art Center’s thirteen resident artists will exhibit an exciting variety of artwork. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Artists include William Butler, Nikole Cooney, Elizabeth Davis, Doug Goessman, Nicki Griner, Julie Kathryn Wyckoff Harkless, Larry Hendricks, Darlene Jones, Patricia Whalen Keck, Janet Keturi, Richard Kirchgessner, Joy Johannes Miller and Jack Ryan. The Contemporary Art Center at 305 SW Water Street, has provided studios for artists since 1994.

This month is Hispanic Heritage Month and we’re making some Hispanic crafts! Sunday, October 9 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Between the Lines Genre Book Club – 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Join us for a book club for reluctant readers. This month we will be reading mystery books. Choose one of your favorites or visit the Lakeview Branch for a suggested reading list. Ages 13-17.

Make your own sand art necklace to take home. Grades 4 to 8. While supplies last. October 13 & 18 LINCOLN BRANCH Puppet Show: “Witch Gets Ready” – 10:00-10:30 a.m.

Help Witch find her broom! Ages 3 to 6. Thursday, October 13 NORTH BRANCH UnityPoint Wellmobile – 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

This month: The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown

Monday, October 10

Friday, October 14

LOCATION TBD SciFi&Fantasy Book Club–6:30-7:30pm

LAKEVIEW BRANCH Toddler Art – 10:15-10:45 a.m.

Ages 8 to 14 can join us for Minecraft in the computer lab. Our theme for this month is “Haunted Houses.” Space is limited, so call 497-2600 to register.

This month: Bats of the Republic by Zachary Thomas Dodson. Call Jamie at 497-2700 for the location.

Let your child explore the world of colors and shapes while learning fine motor skills along the way. For ages 2 to 4 years old with a caregiver.

Saturday, October 8

LINCOLN BRANCH Front & Center: Milk Rainbow Science Project – 5:00-6:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 8 NORTH BRANCH Math Challenge – 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Challenges will be geared toward students in grade three and up. Drop in any time. While supplies last. Saturday, October 8 LINCOLN BRANCH Minecraft – 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. & 2:00-4:00 p.m.

MCCLURE BRANCH Fall Gardening – 2:00-3:00 p.m.

Master Gardener Lee Maki will be returning to discuss fall gardening. This includes vegetable and seed harvesting. He will also be giving information on how to prepare gardens for the winter months. We all want to keep our gardens in great shape year round and Lee gives great hints on how to do that! Come and join us for an informative program! Saturday, October 8 NORTHMOOR OBSERVATORY International Moon Night–6:30-8:30pm

Join us for the 6th year of collaboration with the Peoria Astronomical Society as we celebrate International Moon Night at Northmoor Observatory. We will have a Moon Storytime and you will have a chance to look through the big telescope! Peoria Astronomical Society members will be on hand to let us know exactly what we are seeing in the night sky. This event is free and all ages are welcome! **Weather permitting** Please call 4972143 with any questions.

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

Tuesday, October 11

Want to see unusual interactions when milk, food coloring and other household products come together? Grades 5 and 6. Tuesday, October 11 LAKEVIEW BRANCH 1,001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Club – 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Stop by to see a movie from a different decade featured in 1,001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. Feel free to bring your favorite snack! This month: The Black Cat (NR, 1934). Wednesday, October 12 NORTH BRANCH – 10:00-11:00 A.M.

Friday, October 14 LINCOLN BRANCH TNT Movie of the Month: Hotel Transylvania – 4:00-5:30 p.m.

For Tweens and Teens ages 10 to 18. Join us for a movie up on the big screen and a Frankenstein Graham Cracker SnackCraft! In Hotel Transylvania (PG), Dracula goes into overprotective mode when a human boy discovers his resort and falls for the count’s teen-aged daughter. Saturday, October 15 MAIN LIBRARY Minecraft – 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

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

Tuesday, October 25

Saturday, October 15

LAKEVIEW BRANCH – 2:30-3:30 P.M. Coloring Club for Adults

NORTH BRANCH Fire Safety Program by the Peoria Fire Department – 10:30-11:30 a.m.

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. We ask for no children in the room as this is for adults only!

Join the Peoria Fire Department as they demonstrate how a fire engine works and their safety gear. A brief presentation on fire safety will follow. We will wrap up with a brief storytime, time permitting.

Calendar Continued Saturday, October 15

Tuesday, October 18

Thursday, October 20

NORTH BRANCH Wheels ‘O Time Museum Antique Fire Engine, Then and Now – 1:00-3:00 pm

LAKEVIEW BRANCH YA Speed Dating – 6:15-7:00 p.m.

LINCOLN BRANCH Homework Help Lab – 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Wheel’s O’ Time Museum & The Fire Buffs Club of Central Illinois will exhibit the 1931 Ahrens Fox fire engine that they’ve been restoring. Come inside the library to hear about the work involved during the reconstruction and some of the working history of the fire engine.

Celebrate Teen Read Week by speed dating with some brand new and some lesser known YA titles. Each reader will have 3 minutes to spend with a title. Jot down a happy face, sad face, or an indecisive emoji based on what you’ve read. At the end of your speed dating you can check out or place holds on the ones you liked.

October 16-22

Tuesday, October 18

Help is available for reading practice and for all school assignments. We can assist with test preparation if students bring textbooks or study guides. Assistance is available on a first-come, first served basis. A library staff member will be available to help as well as live online one-on-one help available through Brainfuse. Study groups are welcome!

LAKEVIEW BRANCH Blind Date with a YA Book

LAKEVIEW BRANCH YA for Adults Book Club – 6:30-7:30pm

Get in the spirit of Teen Read Week by checking out a YA or classic book.

This month: A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro

Sunday, October 16

Wednesday, October 19

LAKEVIEW BRANCH Sunday Crafternoon – 12:00-5:00 p.m.

LAKEVIEW BRANCH Dear Author – 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.

The storytime room will be open for families to read, color, and work on projects. Some crafting supplies will be provided. Parental supervision is required.

In honor of Teen Read Week, stop by to write your favorite author a letter. Supplies to write letters or decorate fan pages will be provided. We’ll mail your letters for you! Ages 13 to 19.

Sunday, October 16 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Book ‘Em Mystery Book Club – 2:00-3:30 p.m.

This month: Five by Ursula Archer Monday, October 17 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Graphic Novel Club – 4:00-4:30 p.m.

Every November, thousands of writers join a creative writing project called National Novel Writing Month. Hosted by ICC professor and published author Joe Chianakas, we’ll discuss writing strategies to get started, stay organized, and complete NaNoWriMo! Tuesday, October 18 LINCOLN BRANCH Front & Center: Jenga with a Twist – 5:00-6:00 p.m.

Remove a block from the tower, and be prepared to perform one of many activities written on the block. Grades 7 and 8.

Wednesday, October 19 NORTH BRANCH Genre Evolution Book Club – 6:30-7:30 p.m.

This month we’re discussing early works in the Western genre. Selections include The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, the instant classic which sold 40,000 copies in six months. Or try The Call of Cthulhu or At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft, both of which were crucial in introducing “eldritch horror” to the genre. Other selections include Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Dracula by Bram Stoker, and The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Choose from the list, or read them all! Thursday, October 20 NORTH 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, October 20 NORTH BRANCH Third Thursday Film Fest–2:00-5:00 pm

Join us for a film released in the 1960’s. Bring a snack and enjoy an oldie but goodie on the big screen. This month: The Birds (1963, PG)

Thursday, October 20 NORTH BRANCH Thursday Night at the Movies – 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Children of all ages (and families) are invited to join us for a family-friendly film. Feel free to bring a snack! This month: Monster House (2006) Friday, October 21 LAKEVIEW BRANCH UnityPoint Wellmobile – 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

The Unity Point Wellmobile will provide the following FREE screenings: blood pressure, blood glucose (8-12 hour fast), cholesterol (8-12 hour fast), and spirometry. No appointment is necessary. For more information, please visit https://www.unitypoint.org/peoria/services-methodist-wellmobile.aspx or call UnityPoint at 309-495-4727. Friday, October 21 MCCLURE BRANCH Pizza Taste Testing – 2:00-3:00 p.m.

Test out several different pizzas from all over the Peoria area in celebration of National Pizza Month! We will have ballots for rating and voting on your favorite pizza around! Come have a late lunch, test out some great food, and have your voice heard on the best pizza in the area! All ages welcome. While supplies last. Friday, October 21 LAKEVIEW BRANCH LEGO Builders Club – 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Join us at Lakeview Branch for our Lego Builders Club. Drop in any time to play. Parental supervision is required. Saturday, October 22 MAIN LIBRARY Autism Resource Group – 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Are you a parent with a tween or teen with Autism Spectrum Disorder? Join us for resource sharing and support.

Saturday, October 22

Monday, October 24

Thursday, October 27

LAKEVIEW BRANCH Sensory Storytime – 10:15-11:15 a.m.

LAKEVIEW BRANCH Halloween Sweets and a Show – 6:00-7:30 p.m.

NORTH BRANCH Halloween Movie: Hocus Pocus – 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Join us as we make a special Halloween sweet and then watch Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween Movie.

Join us for Hocus Pocus. Rated PG.

Books, activities, and music designed to engage the senses, with part of each session reserved for sensory play and socialization for children with Autism or other special needs. Geared for ages 4 to 8, but children of all abilities, families, and siblings are encouraged to attend. Saturday, October 22 NORTH BRANCH Teen STEM Challenge – 2:00-3:00 p.m.

There’s a puzzle in the library, and all you’ve got to solve it is your brain, a drinking straw, and a paperclip (and maybe some tape). The most successful team will get a prize! Grades 6 to 12. Saturday, October 22 NORTH BRANCH Marvel Madness – 2:00-5:00 p.m.

Come celebrate your love of Marvel Comics with us. We’ll have games, crafts, a photo booth, and watch Captain America: Civil War together. Please call 309-497-2143 or email programmingdept@ppl.peoria.lib.il.us to sign up. Saturday, October 22 LINCOLN BRANCH Hotel Transylvania 2 – 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Join us for a movie up on the big screen and a Cute Skeleton Snack-Craft! In Hotel Transylvania 2 (PG), Dracula and his friends try to bring out the monster in his half human, half vampire grandson in order to keep Mavis from leaving. October 23-November 5 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Day of the Dead Display

Come celebrate Dia de los Muertos. Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday that honors family and friends who have passed on. Coloring pages and books will be on display for those wanting to celebrate or know more about this holiday. Sunday, October 23 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Silver Screen Sundays – 2:00-4:00 p.m.

This month: His Girl Friday starring Rosalind Russell and Cary Grant. Monday, October 24 LINCOLN BRANCH Front & Center: Pumpkin Décor – 5:00-6:00 p.m.

Choose fancy and funny items to decorate your pumpkin. Grades 1 and 2.

Monday, October 24 NORTH BRANCH Not-So-Spooky Storytime – 7:00-7:30pm

We’ll share stories, songs, and make a Halloween treat bag for the big night. Children of all ages welcome. Tuesday, October 25 LINCOLN BRANCH Front & Center: Fun with Words Halloween Edition – 5:00-6:00 p.m.

If you love word games, join us for fun riddles, word searches and anagrams to celebrate Halloween. Grades 5 and 6. Tuesday, October 25 LINCOLN BRANCH Read On Book Club – 5:30-7:00 p.m.

This month: Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins Tuesday, October 25 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Costume Party & Haunted House – 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Come in your favorite costume and strut your stuff on our red carpet to participate in our costume parade around the library. Enjoy tricks, treats, movies, and scares!

Friday, October 28 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Baby Playground – 10:15-11:15 a.m.

Join us for a special playgroup designed to help you explore your world through creative play. Ages 9 months to 24 months. Saturday, October 29 NORTH BRANCH – 11:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M. LINCOLN BRANCH– 12:00-5:00 P.M. Halloween Make It! Take It!

Children of all ages. While supplies last. Saturday, October 29 LAKEVIEW BRANCH

Sunday, October 30 NORTH BRANCH Color Me a Story – 1:00-5:00 p.m.

Do you have your inspiration for NaNoWriMo yet? We’ll have a variety of pictures for you to color that might spark a story idea for you. Sunday, October 30 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Sensory Friendly Family Film: Hocus Pocus – 2:00-4:00 p.m.

This month: I Refuse by Per Petterson

We will celebrating Halloween with a showing of Hocus Pocus. The room will be lighter, the volume will be lower, and audience members will be welcome to move around, talk, and sing. The intended audience is children with special needs accompanied by siblings and caregivers, although everyone is welcome.

Wednesday, October 26

Monday, October 31

Wednesday, October 26 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Club Read – 6:30-7:30 p.m.

NORTH BRANCH Spooky Campfire Storytime – 7:00-7:30 p.m.

Come get ready for Halloween with some spooky stories told by the “campfire”. Tales will be family-friendly, but not for the faint of heart! Grades 1 to 5. Thursday, October 27 LINCOLN BRANCH Paranormal Investigations with Illinois Ghost Seekers, Inc. – 6:00-7:00 p.m.

Learn about the science behind ghost hunting with Illinois Ghost Seekers, Inc. Find out about the equipment and technology that they use, listen to stories of their most interesting investigations, and more! Illinois Ghost Seekers, Inc. is an organization dedicated to research and analysis in the paranormal field.

ALL LOCATIONS Trick or Treat at the Library

Come into any location to receive a piece of Halloween candy. Costumes are encouraged, but not required. Monday, October 31 LAKEVIEW BRANCH Halloween Party – 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Wear your costume and come boogie to some of our favorite songs as well as some Halloween music, make some spooky crafts, and hear some Halloween stories. Ages 1 to 4. Monday, October 31 LINCOLN BRANCH Haunted House – 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Enjoy our annual haunted house, featuring The Unique Twist Balloon Artists.

November Book Clubs

Join a book club at Peoria Public Library this month. New members are always welcome!

At Peoria Public Library

The Biography and NonFiction Book Club will meet on Sunday, November 13 at 3:00 p.m. at North Branch to discuss The Train to Crystal City: FDR’s Secret Prisoner Exchange Program and America’s Only Family Internment Camp During World War II by Jan Jarboe Russell. The dramatic and never-before-told story of a secret FDR-approved American internment camp in Texas during World War II, where thousands of families—many US citizens—were incarcerated. From 1942 to 1948, trains delivered thousands of civilians from the United States and Latin America to Crystal City, Texas, a small desert town at the southern tip of Texas. The trains carried Japanese, German, Italian immigrants and their American-born children. Focusing her story on two American-born teenage girls who were interned, the author uncovers the details of their years spent in the camp; the struggles of their fathers; their families’ subsequent journeys to war-devastated Germany and Japan; and their years-long attempt to survive and return to the United States, transformed from incarcerated enemies to American loyalists. Their stories of day-to-day life at the camp, from the ten-foot high security fence to the armed guards, daily roll call, and censored mail, have never been told.

The Bibliophiles Book Club will meet on Tuesday, November 1 at 1:30 p.m. at Lakeview Branch to discuss The Circle by Dave Eggers. When Mae Holland is hired to work for the Circle, the world’s most powerful internet company, she feels she’s been given the opportunity of a lifetime. The Circle, run out of a sprawling California campus, links users’ personal emails, social media, banking, and purchasing with their universal operating system, resulting in one online identity and a new age of civility and transparency. As Mae tours the open-plan office spaces, the towering glass dining facilities, the cozy dorms for those who spend nights at work, she is thrilled with the company’s modernity and activity. There are parties that last through the night, there are famous musicians playing on the lawn, there are athletic activities and clubs and brunches, and even an aquarium of rare fish retrieved from the Marianas Trench by the CEO. Mae can’t believe her luck, her great fortune to work for the most influential company in the world—even as life beyond the campus grows distant, even as a strange encounter with a colleague leaves her shaken, even as her role at the Circle becomes increasingly public. What begins as the captivating story of one woman’s ambition and idealism soon becomes a heart-racing novel of suspense, raising questions about memory, history, privacy, democracy, and the limits of human knowledge.

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The Book ‘Em Mystery Book Club will meet on Sunday, November 20 at 2:00 p.m. at Lakeview Branch to discuss Cop Town by Karin Slaughter. Atlanta, 1974: As a brutal murder and a furious manhunt rock the city’s police department, Kate Murphy wonders if her first day on the job will also be her last. She’s determined to defy her privileged background by making her own way—wearing a badge and carrying a gun. But for a beautiful young woman, life will be anything but easy in the macho world of the Atlanta PD, where even the female cops have little mercy for rookies. It’s also the worst day possible to start given that a beloved cop has been gunned down, his brothers in blue are out for blood, and the city is on the edge of war. Kate isn’t the only woman on the force who’s feeling the heat. Maggie Lawson followed her uncle and brother into the ranks to prove her worth in their cynical eyes. When she and Kate, her new partner, are pushed out of the citywide search for a cop killer, their fury, pain, and pride finally reach the boiling point. With a killer poised to strike again, they will pursue their own line of investigation, risking everything as they venture into the city’s darkest heart.

The Sci-Fi Fantasy Book Club will meet on Monday, November 14 at Lakeview Branch at 6:30 p.m. to discuss Called to Darkness by Richard Lee Byers. Kagur is a warrior of the Blacklions, fierce and fearless hunters in the savage Realm of the Mammoth Lords. When her clan is slaughtered by a frost giant she considered her adopted brother, honor demands that she, the last surviving Blacklion, track down her old ally and take the tribe’s revenge. Yet this is no normal betrayal, for the murderous giant has followed the whispers of a dark god down into the depths of the earth, into a primeval cavern forgotten by time. There, he will unleash forces capable of wiping all humans from the region — unless Kagur can stop him first!

The Genre Evolution Book Club will meet on Wednesday, November 16 at 6:30 p.m. at North Branch to discuss early works in the Christian fiction genre. Selections include In His Steps by Charles M. Sheldon, which helped popularize the “What Would Jesus Do?” movement. Or try The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan, an allegorical novel that has never been out of print since its first appearance. Other selections include The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Gustave Flaubert, Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz, and Faust by Johann Wolfgang Goethe. Choose from the list, or read them all!

Intercontinental Readers will meet Tuesday, November 15 at 1:00 p.m. at Main Library to discuss The Little Red Chairs by Edna O’Brien. A woman discovers that the foreigner she thinks will redeem her life is a notorious war criminal. Vlad, a stranger from Eastern Europe masquerading as a healer, settles in a small Irish village where the locals fall under his spell. One woman, Fidelma McBride, becomes so enamored that she begs him for a child. All that world is shattered when Vlad is arrested, and his identity as a war criminal is revealed. Fidelma, disgraced, flees to England and seeks work among the other migrants displaced by wars and persecution. But it is not until she confronts him-her nemesis-at the tribunal in The Hague, that her physical and emotional journey reaches its breathtaking climax. The Little Red Chairs is a book about love, and the endless search for it. It is also a book about mankind’s fascination with evil, and how long, how crooked, is the road towards Home.

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The YA Book Club for Adults will meet on Tuesday, November 15 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss Menagerie by Rachel Vincent.When Delilah Marlow visits a famous traveling carnival, Metzger’s Menagerie, she is an ordinary woman in a not-quiteordinary world. But under the macabre circus black-top, she discovers a fierce, sharp-clawed creature lurking just beneath her human veneer. Captured and put on exhibition, Delilah in her black swan burlesque costume is stripped of her worldly possessions, including her own name, as she’s forced to “perform” in town after town. But there is breathtaking beauty behind the seamy and grotesque reality of the carnival. Gallagher, her handler, is as kind as he is cryptic and strong. The other “attractions”—mermaids, minotaurs, gryphons and kelpies— are strange, yes, but they share a bond forged by the brutal realities of captivity. And as Delilah struggles for her freedom, and for her fellow menagerie, she’ll discover a strength and a purpose she never knew existed. Renowned author Rachel Vincent weaves an intoxicating blend of carnival magic and startling humanity in this intricately woven and powerful tale.

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