Interested in photography? Don't miss out on submitting a photo for our DePICtions Photography Contest sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Photos may delivered to the library between August 2 - 4. Judging will take place on August 6. The contest is open to all Hamilton County Residents. The photos may be of any general subject matter, and may be printed in color or black and white. Participants are limited to 2 entries. Only 1 prize will be awarded per photographer.
Lillian Newman will lead the Art of Lotion-making on Wednesday, August 4 at 6.30 pm. Attendees will walk out with the skills needed to make lotion at home....in a blender. Class space is limited, so register now at www.hnpl.lib.in.us.
For those with a computer phobia, HNPL adult program coordinator Emily will be leading a Computer 101 class on Tuesday August 3 at 11 am, and again on Thursday, August 12 at 6 pm. We will cover the basics of the computer, including using a mouse, working with Windows, and keyboarding. Each class is limited to 6 participants.
Please call the library (317-984-5623) with any questions. As always, be sure to keep up with us on Facebook and Twitter. The links are found on the library's website.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
Evening Reading Group
Interested in participating in a reading group but can't make the 11:30 am Brown Bag group? On Wednesday, September 15, we have the debut of the Evening Reading Group. Join us at 6:30 pm for a discussion of Mark Haddon's novel "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time."
From Publishers Weekly -
Christopher Boone, the autistic 15-year-old narrator of this revelatory novel, relaxes by groaning and doing math problems in his head, eats red-but not yellow or brown-foods and screams when he is touched. Strange as he may seem, other people are far more of a conundrum to him, for he lacks the intuitive "theory of mind" by which most of us sense what's going on in other people's heads. When his neighbor's poodle is killed and Christopher is falsely accused of the crime, he decides that he will take a page from Sherlock Holmes (one of his favorite characters) and track down the killer. As the mystery leads him to the secrets of his parents' broken marriage and then into an odyssey to find his place in the world, he must fall back on deductive logic to navigate the emotional complexities of a social world that remains a closed book to him. In the hands of first-time novelist Haddon, Christopher is a fascinating case study and, above all, a sympathetic boy: not closed off, as the stereotype would have it, but too open-overwhelmed by sensations, bereft of the filters through which normal people screen their surroundings. Christopher can only make sense of the chaos of stimuli by imposing arbitrary patterns ("4 yellow cars in a row made it a Black Day, which is a day when I don't speak to anyone and sit on my own reading books and don't eat my lunch and Take No Risks"). His literal-minded observations make for a kind of poetic sensibility and a poignant evocation of character. Though Christopher insists, "This will not be a funny book. I cannot tell jokes because I do not understand them," the novel brims with touching, ironic humor. The result is an eye-opening work in a unique and compelling literary voice.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
If you're interested, email Adult Program Coordinator Emily at ecrickmore@hnpl.lib.in.us.
Happy Reading!
From Publishers Weekly -
Christopher Boone, the autistic 15-year-old narrator of this revelatory novel, relaxes by groaning and doing math problems in his head, eats red-but not yellow or brown-foods and screams when he is touched. Strange as he may seem, other people are far more of a conundrum to him, for he lacks the intuitive "theory of mind" by which most of us sense what's going on in other people's heads. When his neighbor's poodle is killed and Christopher is falsely accused of the crime, he decides that he will take a page from Sherlock Holmes (one of his favorite characters) and track down the killer. As the mystery leads him to the secrets of his parents' broken marriage and then into an odyssey to find his place in the world, he must fall back on deductive logic to navigate the emotional complexities of a social world that remains a closed book to him. In the hands of first-time novelist Haddon, Christopher is a fascinating case study and, above all, a sympathetic boy: not closed off, as the stereotype would have it, but too open-overwhelmed by sensations, bereft of the filters through which normal people screen their surroundings. Christopher can only make sense of the chaos of stimuli by imposing arbitrary patterns ("4 yellow cars in a row made it a Black Day, which is a day when I don't speak to anyone and sit on my own reading books and don't eat my lunch and Take No Risks"). His literal-minded observations make for a kind of poetic sensibility and a poignant evocation of character. Though Christopher insists, "This will not be a funny book. I cannot tell jokes because I do not understand them," the novel brims with touching, ironic humor. The result is an eye-opening work in a unique and compelling literary voice.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
If you're interested, email Adult Program Coordinator Emily at ecrickmore@hnpl.lib.in.us.
Happy Reading!
Thursday, July 15, 2010
It's survey time!
Our new Adult Program Coordinator Emily wants to know what programs you'd like to see at Hamilton North. Please fill out the survey, courtesy of Survey Monkey, and email any additional comments to Emily at ecrickmore@hnpl.lib.in.us.
Thank you for your participation!
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