Tonight at 6 pm, the YA department will be providing materials to create holiday cards for deployed soldiers. Please share this with all of the teens and tweens you know.
We'll be meeting in the Story Hour Room.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Holiday Cards for Soldiers
Tonight at 6 pm, the YA department will be providing materials to create holiday cards for deployed soldiers. Please share this with all of the teens and tweens you know.
We'll be meeting in the Story Hour Room.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Photography Club Callout
Monday, November 22 - 6 to 8 pm
If you're interested in photography, please join us for our introductory meeting led by photographer Christian LeSesne. The group will meet to promote and educate each other about the art of photography.
Registration is not required, but recommended. www.hnpl.lib.in.us
If you're interested in photography, please join us for our introductory meeting led by photographer Christian LeSesne. The group will meet to promote and educate each other about the art of photography.
Registration is not required, but recommended. www.hnpl.lib.in.us
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
November - Evening Reading Group
Owing to the Thanksgiving holiday, we will not be meeting this month. The Evening Reading Group will resume on Tuesday, December 28 at 6.30 pm.
We will be discussing The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri - the book is a finalist for Hamilton County Reads 2011.
We will be discussing The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri - the book is a finalist for Hamilton County Reads 2011.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Wrapping Up November
With the impending Thanksgiving holiday, our adult programs are slowing down.
The Roth IRA seminar scheduled for 11/16 has been cancelled, and will be rescheduled. Keep your eyes out for the new date.
Wednesday 11/17 - 4 pm
Introduction to Facebook
Friday 11/19 - 2 pm
Wii Bowling for Adults & Seniors
Saturday 11/20 - 2 pm
Artist Reception for Gerry Traicoff
Monday 11/22 - 6 pm
Photography Club Callout
Tuesday 11/23 - 11 am
Email Basics
Holiday Hours:
Wednesday 11/24 - open 10 - 2
Thursday 11/25 - closed
Friday 11/26 - normal hours resume
The Roth IRA seminar scheduled for 11/16 has been cancelled, and will be rescheduled. Keep your eyes out for the new date.
Wednesday 11/17 - 4 pm
Introduction to Facebook
Friday 11/19 - 2 pm
Wii Bowling for Adults & Seniors
Saturday 11/20 - 2 pm
Artist Reception for Gerry Traicoff
Monday 11/22 - 6 pm
Photography Club Callout
Tuesday 11/23 - 11 am
Email Basics
Holiday Hours:
Wednesday 11/24 - open 10 - 2
Thursday 11/25 - closed
Friday 11/26 - normal hours resume
Monday, November 8, 2010
The Library is Heating Up.....
Poison River Boys
This Wednesday night at 6.30, join us for the bluegrass sounds of Jon Coleman and Bruce Neckar of the Poison River Boys.
Author Tony Perona
Mystery writer Tony Perona (of the Nick Bertetto series) will be here at 6.30 pm on Thursday. For information about Mr. Perona, check out http://tonyperona.com.
This Wednesday night at 6.30, join us for the bluegrass sounds of Jon Coleman and Bruce Neckar of the Poison River Boys.
Author Tony Perona
Mystery writer Tony Perona (of the Nick Bertetto series) will be here at 6.30 pm on Thursday. For information about Mr. Perona, check out http://tonyperona.com.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Hamilton County Reads 2011
This year Hamilton County libraries are asking readers to help select the title for Hamilton County Reads 2011. Five titles have been suggested by a committee of staff from Hamilton North Public Library, Hamilton East Public Library, Carmel Clay Public Library, and Westfield Washington Public Library.
The finalists* this year are:
A Lesson Before Dying - Ernest Gaines
This story is set in a small Cajun community in the late 1940s. Jefferson, a young black man, is an unwitting party to a liquor store shootout in which three men are killed; the only survivor, he is convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Grant Wiggins, who left his hometown for the university, has returned to the plantation school to teach. As he struggles with his decision whether to stay or escape to another state, his aunt and Jefferson's godmother persuade him to visit Jefferson in his cell and impart his learning and his pride to Jefferson before his death. In the end, the two men forge a bond as they both come to understand the simple heroism of resisting -- and defying -- the unexpected.
How Starbucks Saved My Life - Michael Gates Gill
In his fifties, Michael Gates Gill had it all: a mansion in the suburbs, a wife and loving children, a six-figure salary, and an Ivy League education. But in a few short years, he lost his job, got divorced, and was diagnosed with a brain tumor. With no money or health insurance, he was forced to get a job at Starbucks. Fate brings an unexpected teacher into his life who opens his eyes to what living well really looks like. The two seem to have nothing in common: She is a young African American, the daughter of a drug addict; he is used to being the boss but reports to her now. For the first time in his life he experiences being a member of a minority trying hard to survive in a challenging new job. He learns the value of hard work and humility, as well as what it truly means to respect another person.
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
This is the magical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure as extravagant as any ever found. From his home in Spain he journeys to the markets of Tangiers and across the Egyptian desert to a fateful encounter with the alchemist. The story of the treasures Santiago finds along the way teaches us, as only a few stories have done, about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, learning to read the omens strewn along life's path, and, above all, following our dreams.
The Namesake - Jhumpa Lahiri
This novel takes the Ganguli family from their tradition-bound life in Calcutta through their fraught transformation into Americans. On the heels of an arranged marriage, Ashoke and Ashima Ganguli settle in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where Ashoke does his best to adapt while his wife pines for home. When their son, Gogol, is born, the task of naming him betrays their hope of respecting old ways in a new world. And we watch as Gogol stumbles along the first-generation path, strewn with conflicting loyalties, comic detours, and wrenching love affairs.
To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee
This is the story of the early childhood of "Scout" Finch, chronicling the humorous trials and tribulations of growing up in Maycomb, Alabama, from 1933 to 1935. Maycomb's small-town Southern atmosphere -- in which nobody locks their doors at night and the local telephone operator can identify callers solely by their voices -- contributes to the security of Scout's world, just as pervasive forces of racism threaten to unsettle it. Scout's devotion to her older brother, Jem, and her hero-worship of her father, the defense attorney Atticus Finch, infuse this story with an uncommon intimacy and affection.
*book summaries taken from the HCR website
The winner will be announced in March 2011. To vote, please visit www.hamiltoncountyreads.org.
The finalists* this year are:
A Lesson Before Dying - Ernest Gaines
This story is set in a small Cajun community in the late 1940s. Jefferson, a young black man, is an unwitting party to a liquor store shootout in which three men are killed; the only survivor, he is convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Grant Wiggins, who left his hometown for the university, has returned to the plantation school to teach. As he struggles with his decision whether to stay or escape to another state, his aunt and Jefferson's godmother persuade him to visit Jefferson in his cell and impart his learning and his pride to Jefferson before his death. In the end, the two men forge a bond as they both come to understand the simple heroism of resisting -- and defying -- the unexpected.
How Starbucks Saved My Life - Michael Gates Gill
In his fifties, Michael Gates Gill had it all: a mansion in the suburbs, a wife and loving children, a six-figure salary, and an Ivy League education. But in a few short years, he lost his job, got divorced, and was diagnosed with a brain tumor. With no money or health insurance, he was forced to get a job at Starbucks. Fate brings an unexpected teacher into his life who opens his eyes to what living well really looks like. The two seem to have nothing in common: She is a young African American, the daughter of a drug addict; he is used to being the boss but reports to her now. For the first time in his life he experiences being a member of a minority trying hard to survive in a challenging new job. He learns the value of hard work and humility, as well as what it truly means to respect another person.
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
This is the magical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure as extravagant as any ever found. From his home in Spain he journeys to the markets of Tangiers and across the Egyptian desert to a fateful encounter with the alchemist. The story of the treasures Santiago finds along the way teaches us, as only a few stories have done, about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, learning to read the omens strewn along life's path, and, above all, following our dreams.
The Namesake - Jhumpa Lahiri
This novel takes the Ganguli family from their tradition-bound life in Calcutta through their fraught transformation into Americans. On the heels of an arranged marriage, Ashoke and Ashima Ganguli settle in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where Ashoke does his best to adapt while his wife pines for home. When their son, Gogol, is born, the task of naming him betrays their hope of respecting old ways in a new world. And we watch as Gogol stumbles along the first-generation path, strewn with conflicting loyalties, comic detours, and wrenching love affairs.
To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee
This is the story of the early childhood of "Scout" Finch, chronicling the humorous trials and tribulations of growing up in Maycomb, Alabama, from 1933 to 1935. Maycomb's small-town Southern atmosphere -- in which nobody locks their doors at night and the local telephone operator can identify callers solely by their voices -- contributes to the security of Scout's world, just as pervasive forces of racism threaten to unsettle it. Scout's devotion to her older brother, Jem, and her hero-worship of her father, the defense attorney Atticus Finch, infuse this story with an uncommon intimacy and affection.
*book summaries taken from the HCR website
The winner will be announced in March 2011. To vote, please visit www.hamiltoncountyreads.org.
Monday, November 1, 2010
It's November!
Fall is in the air, and the programs at HNPL are heating up.
Gerry Traicoff will be displaying his Portraits & Landscapes exhibit in the East Wing. We'll have a reception for him on Saturday, November 20th from 2-3 pm. Refreshments will be served.
Coming up this week:
Thursday, November 4 - 6.30 pm
Forensics: Technology in Law Enforcement
Detective Doug Stanton of the Anderson Police Department will be here to discuss the use of technology in law enforcement.
Saturday, November 6 - 10.30 am to 1.30 pm
CPR Certification
Al Wood is back to lead the CPR Certification class. $50, payable to the instructor at the time of class. Personal checks cannot be accepted the day of class.
This meets the requirements for daycare/foster care/teaching licensure, and general workplace. It includes First Aid and Universal precautions. This class is not healthcare provider level. You will receive your cards at the end of class.
Saturday, November 6 - 2 pm
Chris Allen of RACSO Motion Pictures
Chris Allen is a writer, director, and producer. He’s been involved in filmmaking for nearly 20 years, and recently screened his film A Time for the Heart at the San Diego Comic-Con. Allen will be here to discuss his career, and to show his highly lauded fan film Star Trek Vs. Batman. Registration is not necessary, but recommended.
Gerry Traicoff will be displaying his Portraits & Landscapes exhibit in the East Wing. We'll have a reception for him on Saturday, November 20th from 2-3 pm. Refreshments will be served.
Coming up this week:
Thursday, November 4 - 6.30 pm
Forensics: Technology in Law Enforcement
Detective Doug Stanton of the Anderson Police Department will be here to discuss the use of technology in law enforcement.
Saturday, November 6 - 10.30 am to 1.30 pm
CPR Certification
Al Wood is back to lead the CPR Certification class. $50, payable to the instructor at the time of class. Personal checks cannot be accepted the day of class.
This meets the requirements for daycare/foster care/teaching licensure, and general workplace. It includes First Aid and Universal precautions. This class is not healthcare provider level. You will receive your cards at the end of class.
Saturday, November 6 - 2 pm
Chris Allen of RACSO Motion Pictures
Chris Allen is a writer, director, and producer. He’s been involved in filmmaking for nearly 20 years, and recently screened his film A Time for the Heart at the San Diego Comic-Con. Allen will be here to discuss his career, and to show his highly lauded fan film Star Trek Vs. Batman. Registration is not necessary, but recommended.
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