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April - May 2019 Newsletter
HOURS(Eastern time)
Monday-Thursday 9 am - 8 pmFriday 9 am - 5 pmSaturday 9 am - 5 pmSunday 1 pm - 5 pm
CONTACT US
www.ncpl.lib.in.us
408 S. Bray St.
CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING | Grades K-5
Wednesdays and Thursdays10 am
Join us for stories, songs, and crafts that help get your child ready to read.
LEGO CHALLENGETuesday, April 23 | 1-2 pm | K-8
It’s time for a challenge-A Lego Challenge! Come and use your engineeering skills to complete an afternoon of challenges.
ORIGAMI FUNMonday, April 8 | 3-4 pm
Join us as we learn the basics of origami, the ancient art of paper folding. Leave with several of your own creations and lots of fun ideas!
TECH TAKE APARTWednesday, April 17 | 3-4 pm
Learn a little more about how things work when you open up recycled household electronics to see what’s inside!
MAGIC MADNESSMonday, April 22 | 3-4 pm
Learn the secrets behind magic tricks and practice with us. Then go home and impress your friends and family.
BUILD PAPER AIRPLANESWednesday, May 1 | 3-4 pm
Design paper airplanes and send them on test flights. What makes them go farther, faster, or straighter?
LETS GO FLY A KITEMonday, May 6 | 3-4 pm
Let’s go fly a kite, BUT FIRST, let’s MAKE one! Combine math and creativity to make a kite all your own, then we’ll take them outside and try to fly them.
TAKE-HOME GARDENWednesday, May 15 | 3-4 pm
Explore what living things need to survive and thrive by creating and caring for a garden. Create your own small garden housed in environmentally friendly, recycled soda bottles and take it home!
GAMES! GAMES! GAMES!Monday, May 20 | 3-4 pm
Are you ready to enjoy the sunshine? Let’s go outside and enjoy an afternoon of running, jumping and laughing as we play outdoor group games (If it rains, we will have a great time INSIDE the library)!
Which book is your favorite? In April, vote in the Children’s Department.
TEEN PROGRAMMING | Grades 6-12
Friends of the
Library
Book Sale
Friday, April 129 am - 5 pm
Saturday, April 139 am - 3 pm
BOOKSALE SET-UPThursday, April 11 | 4-5:30 pm
Give back by helping the Friends of the Library set up for their spring booksale. Proceeds from the sale help pay for TAG events and other library programs.
BE SQUARE, COME TOGETHERThursday, April 18 | 4-5:30 pm
Use your creativity and design a quilt square. Work together to bring all the squares together into a quilt.
TURN YOUR SMARTPHONE INTO A MINI 3D PROJECTORThursday, April 25 | 4-5:30 pm
We will assemble individual still scenes and use our smartphones as mini 3D projectors to make the still scenes come to life!
GAGA BALL TOURNAMENTThursday, May 2 | 4-5:30 pm
Gaga ball is the new kinder, gentler dodgeball. Join us for an afternoon of friendly competition.
CREATE YOUR OWN WEBSITEThursday, May 9 | 4-5:30 pm
If you could build your dream business what would it be? The first thing any new business needs is a website. You’ll learn how to design a website using your business idea as the starting point.
CHILL OUT GATHERINGThursday, May 16 | 4-5:30 pm
Chill out and celebrate a great year of TAG in our last meeting of the school year. Talk about what you enjoyed this year and help make plans for next year. Find out what we are up to this summer and sign up to win prizes with the summer reading program.
The One Book, One Michiana title this year is Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. After you read the book, come and watch Walt Disney Pictures presents Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Or just join us for the movie.
THURSDAY, APRIL 46:00-8:00 pm
It is rated PG and 110 minutes. Free popcorn and lemonade.
ADULT PROGRAMMING
Every spring we celebrate National Library Week! This year the theme is Libraries=Strong Communities.
In 2018, the Knight Foundation along with Gallup teamed together to try and figure out why some people are enthusiastic about where they live. They found three things particularly matter:• Social offerings- that is, places for
people to meet each other and the feeling that people in the community care about each other.
• Openness: how welcoming the community is to different types of people.
• And Aesthetics: The physical beauty of the community.
I think that New Carlisle has all of these characteristics. I also believe that this Library reflects these factors and is a central component in our community.
We see evidence of this strong community every day in the library. We see relationships being built between families who bring their littles in for storytime. The kids who come in afterschool develop relationships with each other and with the library staff who care enough to know them by name. We see teens learning to give back to their community by collecting for the food pantry or humane society, or by volunteering at an event like Christmas in New Carlisle. We see family celebrations like baby showers and bridal showers.
Yes, libraries do equal strong communities. But it’s the people who come in every day that make the library. We want to thank you for that. During National Library Week, April 7-13, we invite you to stop by the library Monday through Friday for a little thank you gift.
Stephanie MurphyDirector
April 11May 9
6:00-7:30 pm | AdultsDo you have a new laptop, tablet or phone and need help setting it up? Are you having issues with your device? Stop in with your electronic device for hands-on help and troubleshooting.
NATIVE PLANTSThursday, April 18 | 6:30-8 pm
Native plants are increasingly recognized as important to our gardens and landscapes. Learn what plants are native to our area and how to grow them successfully in your own space. Presented by Master Gardener Steve Sass.
PHOTOGRAPHY BASICSWednesday, April 24 | 6-8 pm
Spend an evening with local photographer Leslie Quirk (Leslie Q. Photography). She’ll teach us how to take better photographs with any type of camera.
NOVELS AT NIGHT BOOK CLUBWednesday, April 24 | 7-8 pm
Read the classic science fiction/comedy “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” by Douglas Adams. People either seem to love or hate this book. Join us and tell us what you think. Part of the One Book, One Michiana events.
The South Shore Line & National ParksSaturday, April 27 | 11 am - 1 pm
The South Shore Line has been providing service between South Bend and Chicago since 1908, running straight through New Carlisle. Join us as a volunteer from the American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation tells us about the history and connection between the South Shore Line and the National Parks.Copies of the South Shore Routes Guides will be for sale with a portion of the proceeds benefitting NCPL.
A HISTORY OF NEW CARLISLEThursday, May 16 | 6-8 pm
Learn about New Carlisle’s historic buildings and our local ties to the South Shore Railroad.
A WALKING TOUR OF NEW CARLISLESaturday, May 18 | 10 am - 12 pm
Join Dana Groves of Historic New Carlisle for a walking tour of our beautiful town. Wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather.
CUT THE CORDWednesday, May 22 | 6-8 pm
Would you like to save money? Do you have high speed internet? Are you willing to wait a couple days for your favorite show to be online? If you answered yes, cutting the cable or satellite cord may work for you! Join us to discuss your options.