off the shelf: jan - mar 2014

The Sunday Afternoon Book Club meets at

the Library January 12 at 2 pm reading The

Language of Flowers, by Vanessa Diffenbaugh.

Click on the book club picture at the Library

website www.poplarbluff.org for a full book

review. Next meeting: February 9.

Volume 13, Edition 1 Events at the Poplar Bluff Municipal Library January—March 2014

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Get ready for fun and prizes! Be ready to sign up

for Children’s Winter Reading on February 17th!

♦ Sign up in person at Poplar Bluff Municipal

Library or online at www.poplarbluff.org

♦ For every 4 hours you read, turn in your

Reading Log, in person or online.

Children’s Winter Reading begins with sign up

on February 17. Be sure to turn in your Reading

Logs before March 28, either in person or online.

Children’s Winter Reading

February 17—March 28

NEW — Large Print Women’s Fiction—Coming in January 2014. Ask for a flyer!

NEW—Sunday Movie Matinee—Not always for kids!

As some films shown at Sunday Movie Matinee deal with adult thematic content,

parents are urged to exercise judgment as necessary.

Membership Drive

Begins in January

You’re Invited To Become A

Friend of the Library!

The Friends of the Poplar

Bluff Public Library, Inc. is a regis-

tered 501(c)(3) organization, not-for-

profit and tax exempt, raising money

to help the Library grow and remain a

strong part of your life.

Your tax-deductible member-

ship dues and contributions are given

to the Library to help pay for storytell-

ing props and craft supplies for Story

Time, to help fund the Children’s

Summer, Fall, and Winter Reading

Programs, and to help pay for special

children’s entertainments throughout

the year. The cost of running these

programs rises every year.

Join us and become a Friend!

Come in and pick up a brochure to-

day and mail it to Friends of the Pop-

lar Bluff Public Library, Inc., 318

North Main Street, Poplar Bluff, MO

63901. Memberships are renewed

every year, starting at $25.00 for an

individual membership.

Dates and Times of Library Events in January

1—The Library is Closed New Year’s Day

2—Theater Thursday—4:30 pm

Tech Talk 2.0 Apple iOS from 4 pm– 7 pm

5—The Library is Open Sundays!—1 pm-5 pm

6—Library Board of Trustees meeting—4 pm

Friends of the Library meeting—6 pm

7—Bubble Bath Story Time Tuesday—10:30 am

8—Basic Computer Class—10 am to 11:30 am


Tech Talk 2.0 Android KitKat from 4 pm-7 pm


Sunday Afternoon Book Club—2 pm

14—Snowmen Story Time Tuesday—10:30 am


Tech Talk 2.0 Overdrive from 4 pm-7 pm

17—WEB : Game Time for Kids —1 pm-3 pm


20—WEB : Movie Time for Kids—1 pm-3 pm

21—Groundhog Day Story Time Tuesday�10:30 am


Tech Talk 2.0 Kindle from 4 pm– 7 pm


28—Chinese New Year StoryTime Tuesday�10:30 am


Tech Talk 2.0 Nooks from 4 pm to 7 pm

Theater Thursdays’ Movies

With Free Popcorn Every Thursday at 4:30 pm

Jan 2—A Bugs’ Life

Jan 9—Secondhand Lions

Jan 16—Monsters University

Jan 23—A Goofy Movie

Jan 30—Curious George

Theater Thursday is sponsored by 1st Community Bank

Got a day off school? Go

to the Library!

Have some FREE fun

with the BIG screen in

the Library Theater.

Jan 17—Game Time for Kids-1 pm—3 pm

Play board games, cards, puzzles, and play

Wii games on the big, BIG screen!

Jan 20—Movie Time for Kids-1 pm-3 pm

The Emperor’s New Groove, showing on the

really big, GIANT, ENORMOUS screen.

19—Sunday Movie Matinee:

Cloud Atlas—2 pm

Dates and Times of Library Events in February


3—Library Board of Trustees meeting—4pm


4—Weather Story Time Tuesday –10:30 am

5—Basic Computer Class—cancelled


Tech Talk 2.0 Start Windows 8—from 4 pm-7 pm



11—Valentine Party Story Time Tuesday —10:30 am


Tech Talk 2.0 Charms & Hot Corners in

Windows 8—from 4 pm-7 pm

14—WEB: Origami for Kids—1 pm-3 pm


17—The Library is Open President’s Day!

WEB: Olympic Activities for Kids

and Young Adults — 1 pm-3 pm

18—Swingsations Story Time Tuesday —10:30 am

Live entertainment at Story Time today!


Tech Talk 2.0 Windows 8 Store—4 pm-7 pm


25—Fairytale Story Time Tuesday –10:30 am


Tech Talk 2.0 Windows 8 Browser —4 pm-7 pm

17—Children’s Winter Reading Begins—Sign Up!

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library


The Wizard of Oz—2 pm


the Library February 9 at 2 pm reading Till

We Have Faces : A Myth Retold, by C. S.

Lewis. Click on the book club picture at the

Library website www.poplarbluff.org for a

full book review. Next meeting: March 9.


Every Thursday at 4:30 pm

Feb 6—Cars

Feb 13—Cars 2

Feb 20—Planes

Feb 27—Teen Beach Movie

Sponsored by

WEB events in February

Feb 14—Origami for Kids—1 pm—3 pm

Origami--The ancient art of folding paper into shapes is

kid-friendly @ the Library!

Feb 17—Olympic Fun for Kids and Young Adults 1 pm—3 pm Celebrate the start of the Winter Olympics and Children’s Winter Reading! Play Wii on the BIG screen

and play Olympic-themed games.

Live Entertainment!

The Swingsations

Perform at Story Time

Tuesday February 18

Story Time Tuesday in the Library Theater

takes kids Somewhere Over the Rainbow on

February 18 when The Swingsations vocal

group provide music from the score of the

1939 movie “The Wizard of Oz.”

The Swingsations, an auditioned vocal group

for students of Three Rivers College Music

Department, is directed by music instructor

Cindy White.

Join us in celebrating the 75th Anniversary of

the beloved film at this musical Story Time!

Get ready for Story Time Tuesday on

February 16 at 2 pm at our new

Sunday Movie Matinee of “The Wiz-

ard of Oz” on the big screen in the

Library Theater. Trivia & free popcorn!

Thanks for Santa Land Donations

The Library patrons partnered with the

Poplar Bluff Chamber of Commerce and

the Designing Women Foundation in

donating over 1,100 children’s books for

the Santa Land event.

Thanks to all of you for making so many

children very happy this holiday season.

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Story Time Tuesday Valentine Party

on February 11 at 10:30 am

New Computer Lab Is Coming in February

Old Basic Computer Class — To Be Held For the Last Time Wednesday, January 8 at 10 am

Did you get a gadget for Christmas? Let a member of our Tech Team answer your questions on

January 8 and help you get started with library eBooks, email, apps, movies, music, and more!

Wednesday, January 8 at 10 am is our last Basic Computer Class to be scheduled, pending the

implementation of our new Computer Lab.

Basic Computer Class for February 5—cancelled! New Computer Lab is coming!

Basic Computer Class for March 5—cancelled! New Computer Lab is coming!

The new Computer Lab is funded by a Library Services and Technology

Act (LISTA) grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services

(ILMS) and the Missouri State Library. It will have 10 new touchscreen

computers using Windows 8 operating systems. Located in the Library

Conference Room, the Computer Lab classes will be presented in part-

nership with the South Central Workforce Investment Board and the MO

Career Center.

Check with us in February for the NEW Computer Lab schedule!

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Every Thursday at 4:30 pm

March 6—Hoot

March 13—Toy Story

March 20—Toy Story 2

March 27—Toy Story 3

Sponsored by 1st Community Bank

Teen Tech Week @ Your Library March 9 — 15

Use the great digital resources available at your Library!

March 10—WEB: Teen Tech —DIY Structures @ the Library-1 pm-3 pm

DIY Structures | Low Tech Engineering |Games | Science is amazing!

March 14—WEB: Teen Tech—DIY Music @ the Library—1 pm-3 pm

Experiment with sound and create digital music!

“Teen Tech Week is a national initiative sponsored by the Young Adult Library

Services Association [YALSA]...The purpose of the initiative is to ensure that teens gain the digital

literacy skills they need—with the help of libraries—in order to be successful in school and prepared

to participate in a 21st century workforce.”—press release, American Library Association 11/15/13

Dates and Times of Library Events in March


3—Library Board of Trustees meeting—4 pm


4—Dr. Seuss Birthday Story Time Tuesday–10:30 am

5—Basic Computer Class—cancelled


Tech Talk 2.0 Netflix: A-Z from 4 pm-7 pm



10—WEB: Teen Tech —DIY @ the Library—1 pm-3 pm

11—St. Patrick’s Day Story Time Tuesday—10:30 am

12—WEB: Game Time for Kids—3 pm-5 pm

Special Time Play board games, cards, puzzles,

and play Wii games on the big, BIG screen!


Tech Talk 2.0 Amazon.Prime from 4 pm-7 pm

14—WEB: Teen Tech—DIY Music—1 pm-3 pm

16—The Library is Open Sundays!— 1 pm-5 pm

18—First Day of Spring StoryTime Tuesday�10:30 am


Tech Talk 2.0 iTunes: A-Z from 4 pm-7 pm


25—Baby Animals Story Time Tuesday—10:30 am


Tech Talk 2.0 Pandora: A-Z from 4 pm-7 pm



the Library on March 9 at 2 pm reading The

Great Divide, by T. Davis Bunn. Click on the

book club picture at the Library website

www.poplarbluff.org for a full book review.

Next meeting: the second Sunday, April 13.


The Great Gatsby—2 pm

28—Children’s Winter Reading Ends Today

Turn in your Reading Logs today, in person or online.

Heather Brewer @ the Library on March 25

Three Talks—At 11 am, 2 pm, and 5:30 pm

Young Adult Fiction author Heather Brewer arrives at the Poplar

Bluff Municipal Library on March 25, 2014! The upcoming visit is

mentioned on her website www.heatherbrewer.com She is

the author of many YA books in the supernatural genre including

The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod, The Slayer Chronicles, and The

Legacy of Tril series.

“I’ve always been drawn to darker things. I think that comes

from me being an outcast growing up...I was the least popular

person...picked on daily, so I was an outcast. When I look for

things to read, I look for outcast characters. I think that’s some-

thing my readers look for as well,” the author says in a YouTube

video featured on her website. “Supernatural books are more

popular today because people are looking for escapism… looking for

elements that might not necessarily be real, but could be...dealing with

someone else’s problems. And if those problems happen to involve fangs and blood, so be it.”

“Auntie Heather” is always happy to pose for photographs with her “minions” after the talk and book-

signings are over. She will sign copies of her books that you may already own, as well as new ones.

Poplar Bluff Municipal Library

318 North Main Street

Poplar Bluff, MO 63901

Poplar Bluff Municipal Library, 318 North Main Street, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901

Phone (573) 686-8639 www.poplarbluff.org

Hours: Sunday from1 pm to 5 pm | Monday—Thursday from 9 am to 7 pm | Friday & Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm

The Library is closing early at 5 pm on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2013

The Library is closed on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2014

The Library is open on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 20) and President’s Day (February 17)

About Our Usual Weekly and Monthly Events at the Library—The published schedule of events is subject to cancellations

or changes due to unforeseen happenings. During inclement weather, please call us at 573.686.8639 or check our website at

www.poplarbluff.org for the very latest updates on events.

The Library is Open Sundays from 1 pm—5 pm during mid-September through mid-May.

The Sunday Afternoon Book Club meets on the second Sunday of every month at 2 pm.

The Library Board of Trustees meet the first Monday of every month at 4 pm.

The Friends of the Poplar Bluff Public Library, Inc. meet the first Monday of every month at 6 pm.

Story Time Tuesday is held every Tuesday at 10:30 am.

Theater Thursday starts at 4:30 pm every Thursday.

Tech Talk 2.0 takes place from 4 pm to 7 pm, every Thursday.

Basic Computer Class is being restructured. Register for the class to be held Wednesday, January 8, 2014. After that

date, future classes in the new Computer Lab are to be announced. The new Computer Lab is made possible in part by the

Institute of Museum and Library Services.

“ The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 123,000

libraries and 17, 500 museums. Our mission is to inspire libraries and museums to advance innovation, lifelong

learning, and cultural and civic engagement. Our grant making, policy development, and research help libraries

and museums deliver valuable services that make it possible for communities and individuals to thrive. To learn

more, visit www.imls.gov and follow IMLS on Facebook and Twitter.”

Author Visits are subject to cancellation / postponement. Young Adult Fiction author Heather Brewer is scheduled for

March 25, 2014, as mentioned on her website www.heatherbrewer.com We hope to see her and you on Tuesday, March 25 at

one of her three scheduled talks — at 11 am, 2 pm, and 5:30 pm.

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