ROARING OFF THE PAGE GATSBY READ-ALIKES page 2 FEBRUARY-MARCH 2013 | EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT’S HAPPENING AT YOUR LIBRARY OLD VS. NEW GATSBY MOVIE  FILM CRITIC REVIEW The page 3 BRING A SMILE TO FIDO'S FACE MAKE THE Great LIBRARY YOUR PLACE Gats by FOR PET CARE page 4 f . SCOtt FITZGERALD COMMUNITY CENTER COMPUTERS February is a gReat month PARTNERSHIP for reading about RESULTS IN NEW TECH Old page 5 BLACK HISTORY MONTH Fashioned LESSONS IN HISTORY Greed, page 5

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The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. EVENTS ABOUND IN FEBRUARY hat makes up the American Fitzgerald is a master at weaving in the details of the Dream? Writer F. Scott Fitzgerald poshness of the time period through vivid descriptions of THE BIG READ

by Anne Pepper, librarian certainly had an opinion of that the mansion’s décor, the attire of its visitors, and Gatsby’s dream in the 1920s. The Great own signature yellow convertible. RETURNS TO Gatsby is his interpretation of it THE ROARING and its limitations. More specifically, The reader views the story through Nick’s Yale graduate TWENTIES he wrote about the leisure class in eyes and learns that Gatsby has loved and lost and still loves page 8 their 20s and 30s, of which he was a a married woman named Daisy Buchanan. Gatsby convinces member. Perhaps this classic novel is so Nick, Daisy’s cousin, to invite Daisy to tea. The ex-couple, wwidely read because it also tackles the theme of American upon being reintroduced, start up an affair. PLAY THE GATSBY TRIVIA GAME character or lack thereof. Money and power does not FUN WITH always equal happiness for Jay Gatsby. The reader begins Daisy's husband Tom, not being a fool, begins to suspect to question whether the illusions Fitzgerald’s characters his wife’s infidelity and in the process digs up the unsavory GATSBY believe real are worth the price they pay to find out. source of Gatsby’s wealth. Driving back from New York page 8 with Gatsby, Daisy strikes and kills a woman during an Set in 1920s New York, The Great Gatsby’s scathing satire emotional conversation about their affair. Gatsby shoulders FAMILY FRIENDLY PROGRAMS of the newly minted “nouveau riche” class is narrated by the blame for the killing. AMAZING ART EXHIBITS Nick Carraway, a recent Midwest transplant and neighbor FREE COMPUTER CLASSES of the elusive, party-throwing Gatsby. What happens next is the one of the many reasons this book is worth reading again and again. Will Gatsby win Daisy YOUR LIBRARY Gatsby is secretive and filthy rich, choosing to hide back and be acquitted? Will his riches and power come to SCHEDULE how he came by his enormous wealth from most of his his aid? Will true love and material possessions last? February–March schedule starts on page 10 weekly partygoers, who really couldn’t care less anyway. read more on the digital branch @ tscpl.org Rules of Civility The story begins on New Year’s Eve 1937. Katey Kontent and her offline friend Eve Ross meet the wealthy Tinker Grey at a low-rent bar. It’s New York City; status and wealth, accents and manners are important here. Tinker is from old money, working in the bank his blogging grandfather founded.

about books Eve’s from the Midwest, and her willful independence is from the established early with quotes like “I’m willing to be under anything, Li as long as it’s not somebody’s gatsby era lies in the Moonlight thumb.” Our narrator Katey is a Fun-loving flapper Lilly Margolis has Brooklyn native and gifted with had many gentlemen callers. Cullen words, although at 25 she’s stuck Burnside, a disfigured veteran of The in a Wall Street secretarial pool. Great War, is determined not to be one Eve introduces her thusly: “Katey’s of them. Wealth, decorum and beauty the hottest bookworm you’ll separate the two. Author Allison Pittman ever meet.” Although Katey and cleverly uses Cullen's mother, who's Tinker connect immediately, Eve slipping into dementia, to draw the two Bobbed obviously wants him for herself. hair and together. in Everyone’s path is altered by this bathtub g encounter and the surprising and As Lilly and Cullen begin to redefine O h those devastating effects of what comes their own perspectives on faith and duty madcap Jazz after it. Age writers! to family, the two embark on a road trip to reunite Lilly with her estranged Katey is introduced to the upper mother. This spiritual story of healing levels of New York’s society and The insults fly (Alexander Woollcott to and strength – with a bit of fun thrown to the exclusive Edna Ferber wearing a tailored suit: in – is a breezy tale of freedom and offices at Condé “Why, Edna, you look almost like a redemption containing characters you man.” “So do you,” she replied), the Nast. But as she's won't forget. gin flows and the quips are unending exposed to the – Lisa Coble-Krings as Marion Meade takes you on a opportunities of boisterous romp through the 1920s. wealth and class, the scheming, Meade chronologically explores The House of Mirth betrayal and the private and public lives of Zelda Written in 1905, Pulitzer Prize- envy are revealed ent Millay, Fitzgerald, Edna St. Vinc winning author Edith Wharton tells beneath The Rules Dorothy Parker and Edna Ferber the story of Lily Barton who is torn of Civility as well. as they drink, love, laugh, attempt between living a lavish and plush suicide, feud, flee the country, pose lifestyle and a relationship based on The debut novel for nude pictures, and oh yes, actually love and admiration. from Amor Towles, write their way through the decade. a Manhattan Lily is a smart, beautiful and poor investment banker, Of course underneath the façade of young woman, but high society is her draws comparisons to The Great talent and wit lay alcoholism, mental weakness. In the beginning, Lily is Gatsby and Breakfast at Tiffany’s. illness, and unrequited love, which in good social standing and rejects The lyrical language draws you lends this highly entertaining and many offers of marriage. But as Lily into the story. The narrator lively book a certain poignancy. nears 30, she realizes that she must speaks from 1969, looking back nostalgically at the events of 1938- marry someone in high society to Check out this nonfiction book today! fulfill her needs. 39 in NYC. Katie’s voice makes – Julie Nelson the story memorable. She’s not Similar to Daisy in The Great Gatsby, all-knowing, but she does know Lily chooses wealth over love with what’s coming next for the people dire consequences. and the world she describes. - Kathy Jennings – Lissa Staley

TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS 2 FEBRUARY-MARCH 2013 az Luhrmann’s much-hyped necessarily given enough screen 3D movie adaptation time to do much with it. movie review of of The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo Most of the focus of The Great DiCaprio, Tobey Gatsby seems to be in the technical The great gatsby BMaguire, and Carey Mulligan departments. The movie won the finally arrives on May 10. The Oscar for Best Costume Design, as equally pedigreed 1974 version well as a Best Music win for Nelson of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic Riddle’s jazzy and nostalgic original 1925 novel, however, is currently score. The opulence of Gatsby’s available on DVD for those who setting and surroundings are part want to keep it front of mind for of its appeal for sure, but Clayton comparison’s sake. never takes full advantage of the inherent melodrama, committing Narrated—like the book—by Nick the worst foul for a story like this— Caraway (a young Sam Waterston, making it boring. light years away from his know- 1974 it-all Law & Order persona), this From the look of Luhrmann’s trailer version of Gatsby was the third (and everything the Australian Paramount film to make it to the director has ever produced, such silver screen and was a big summer as Moulin Rouge and Strictly release when it originally came out. Ballroom), the extravagance of the 1974 version will be topped in Famed British director Jack the first five minutes of his 2013 Clayton (The Innocents) helmed adaptation. Luhrmann has also the picture, working from a Francis proven himself to be quite adept at Ford Coppola script that Coppola working in the field of melodrama, later said was virtually ignored so look for the new Gatsby to be by Clayton. For as long as the aces in that category as well. movie is—two and a half hours—it certainly seems like a lot of dialogue Despite its meandering narrative, was missing, possibly replaced Clayton’s version does capture the by the endless gauzy shots of the novel’s theme of the implosion of beautiful and wealthy Long Island the American Dream and 1920s-era socialites of the Roaring Twenties. greed fairly well. It just doesn’t create three-dimensional characters, Mia Farrow is radiant as Nick’s relying instead on the iconic second cousin, materialistic flapper reputations of Redford and Farrow Daisy Buchanan, but the entire film to let the audience fill in the blanks. mirrors her hollowness, and it’s tough to find a foothold to relate to anybody in the movie. Robert Article by Eric Melin, editor Scene-Stealers.com, Redford nails the contradictory film critic Kansas First News nature of Jay Gatsby, but isn’t

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JAN 18–Mar 17 Detail | Cactus Flower quilt | Retta Heister | 1864 | on loan from Carol Schmidt TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS 3 FEBRUARY-MARCH 2013 ❏ DOG ❏ BUNNY ❏✔ CAT ❏ BIRD SANTA BROUGHT A ❏ RAT ❏ FISH TIME TO GO TO THE LIBRARY he hijinks pets pull can take their toll, especially if you’re a new pet owner. Create peace for yourself and your pet and save money by checking out pet books instead of buying them. It’s easy. Just like we have neighborhood Ttopic areas for health and travel, we have one dedicated to everything pets. Hundreds of titles – magazines, books and DVDs – are conveniently shelved together.

Before you opt for obedience training, check out books for a better-behaved dog or cat. We suggest Citizen Canine: 10 Essential Skills Every Well-Mannered Dog Should Know and Before and After Getting Your Puppy. Let American Kennel Club’s Meet the Breeds help you match a pet with your family’s personality. Barron’s Encyclopedia of Cat Breeds will do the same for potential cat owners. Good cat behavior books include The Smart Guide to Understanding Your Cat and The Complete Cat’s Meow. Also check out harder-to-find titles on exotic pets.

Discover grooming do’s and don’ts (don’t use human toothpaste to brush your pet’s teeth). Learn how to read your pet's distress signals and which breeds are prone to disease. Pick up training tutorials, from housebreaking to simple commands. Pet Librarian Marta is here to meet one-on-one to discuss in-depth needs. Schedule a consult at tscpl.org/consult-a-librarian. T he Big Read Book for Kids Wonderstruck Article by Marlana Hodgkinson, Kids Librarian en’s dreams are haunted by wolves; memories of his mom fill his waking hours. Once she told him as long as he could find the North Star, he would never be lost. Now his mom is gone, and just like Major Tom in her favorite song, Ben is “floating in a most peculiar way, and the stars look very different today.” Then Ben discovers a small blue book in her belongings, titled Wonderstruck. The Bfront page contains a cryptic inscription, “for Danny, Love, M.” Suddenly, Ben discovers a compelling new direction for his life.

Fifty years earlier, Rose also finds herself adrift and alone. Isolated by deafness, confined to the house by her father, Rose spends hours creating cities of intricate paper buildings and dreaming of Lillian Mayhew, the silent film star of the day. When Rose learns her idol is appearing on stage in New York, she slips out of her house and sneaks backstage for a glimpse of the actress. When they meet, we discover why Rose is so determined to see the illusive film star. And when Lillian angrily tries to send Rose back home, she rebels. Slipping away again, Rose begins anew her search for a place she belongs.

Wonderstruck is two stories in one. Flowing, descriptive text relates Ben’s story; beautiful illustrations portray Rose’s story. Together, words and pictures bring the children’s experiences to life, spark emotions and ignite intrigue. Brian Selznick’s masterfully mixed media tells the story of two children’s search for the place they belong, and when their stories converge, you find indeed, “the world is full of wonders.” TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS 4 FEBRUARY-MARCH 2013 C ouNTY & LiBRARY Team Up Black History Month on New computers a lesson in american history AT COMMUNITY CENTERS our library will begin “The existing computers for the upgrading computer labs at computer labs are in very poor community centers by mid- condition. Most of them have year thanks to a partnership outlasted their life expectancy. withY the Shawnee County Parks and There are several computers at each Recreation Department. computer lab that are not working, and it has caused longer wait Thirty-six new PCs will offer times,” said Randy Luebbe, Director users updated Internet browsers, of Recreation, Shawnee County Microsoft Office, resume software Parks and Recreation. and, of course, access to the library catalog. The community centers The public will also see more cross receiving equipment, including promotion of library and county a print station, are Rice, Central programming and eventually xperience African-American culture by reading and attending events this Park, Garfield, Crestview, Hillcrest, expanded programming at February. On Feb. 14, explore the life of one of Topeka's most famous and Oakland. Shawnee North and community centers as a result of the African-Americans, artist Aaron Douglas. Velma Paris Community Centers new partnership. The library and E are scheduled to receive computers county are sharing the cost of an Whether you're a child or a grown-up, the African-American Read-In offers and printers once a broadband information technology employee an opportunity to discover African-American authors and literature. The Internet connection is established for this outreach effort. Read-In for kids is Feb. 9, and Feb. 10 for adults. For about two hours, in those locations. individuals take their turn reading poetry, short stories and excerpts from The Library Board of Trustees novels and works of nonfiction penned by African-American writers. You “The library has no branches, approved the memorandum of may also spend an evening discussing African-American writers at monthly so this is a cost-effective and understanding at its Nov. 15 board book discussions held throughout the year. See page 12. innovative way to deploy library meeting, followed by Shawnee services, collections and programs County Commission’s approval to make sure all Topeka and Nov. 29. Shawnee County residents have access to their library,” said Gina Millsap, Library CEO. experience art at the alice C. Sabatini gallery

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See page 12 or visit tscpl.org/gallery for more information on current shows. Community partners teen for The Big Read 2013 tech week show their support Mrcha 10–16 and encourage a reading community The City of Topeka, State Library of Kansas, Topeka Chamber of Commerce, Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs, Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, Silver Lake Public Library, Rossville Community Library, ARTSConnect, NOTO Art District, Serendipity, American Jazz Museum, The Shepherd’s Center of Topeka, Brewster Place, Fairlawn Plaza Mall, The Great Overland Station, WIBW-Channel 13, Kansas Public Radio, Topeka Capital-Journal, Topeka Magazine, seveneightfive magazine, PTs at Flying Monkey, World Cup Espresso Cafe, Barnes & Noble, Topeka Fiber Arts District and SouthWind Art Gallery

Article by Sarah Williams, Washburn University student echnology is a tool designed for a specific need. Each is an advancement for its time, only to be replaced by a newer, better device. Get your "geek" on at our Teen Tech Week events.

Technology Throughout the Ages gives teens access to old technology, JOIN US Tsuch as the 8-track cassette player. Teens and librarians analyze why some FRIENDSHIP IS of these devices failed and speculate on the effect of today’s technology on old, familiar stories: What are some things that might change in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet if everyone had a cell phone? Or, would GOOD FOR YOU! Odysseus' journey have been shorter if he had had GPS? Teens can put together their own amazing little invention and discover how robotics work at the Electronic Inventions program. They will combine electronic parts from a simple machines kit to build miniature robot-like objects and circuit boards which light up.

“The focus this year is introducing tech-savvy teens to old technology,” said Jean Marshall, Kids Librarian. “Teens will be able to get their hands on old technology that they may have never seen before and experience it.”

Since 1970, the Friends have contributed more than $1,000,000 to Ever wondered what made that old VCR tick? Put on your thinking support your library. Purchase your membership at the Chandler caps and have fun with other teens as you connect with old technologies Booktique. Other benefits: as well as new ones.

• Receive 10% off on all purchases at the Chandler All programs will take place in The Edge teen room. Look for a Teen Booktique Tech Week video on Youtube.com/TopekaLibrary. For more information on Teen Tech Week, see page 15 or visit tscpl.org/teen. Teen Tech Week, • Shop before anyone else at the annual book sale's March 10–16, is a national, annual event that promotes the use of Friends Night technology, tools and services for teen library users. This year’s theme is Check In @ your library®. • Attend special Friends events and show your pride for your library

TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS 6 FEBRUARY-MARCH 2013 Business Tools at Your Library LIBRARIAN CONSULTATION OFFICE SUPPLIES 10 We offer fax, copiers, scanner, and (free) notary Schedule a one-on-one with Terry Miller, services. USB flash sticks are available for purchase Business Librarian, small business owner, and at the check-out counter. We can also help you set MBA. Discuss whatever business needs you have, up an email address or search for a domain name for from market research to competitor analysis. your website. BOOKS, IN PRINT & ONLINE F ind resources you need to write your business PROGRAMS & CLASSES We partner with the Washburn Small Business plan, which most banks require before you get a Development Center and area businesses to help you loan. Check out the Business Plan Handbook and let with your business start-up needs. it be your guide. SPACE TO MEET BUSINESS & FUNDING CENTER The library is neutral ground where everyone feels Check out books and DVDs on starting your own comfortable. Reserve a meeting room or individual study business, leadership, career advancement and finding room to conduct interviews. A variety of sizes and set-ups funding, including venture capital. are available by calling 580-4495 or visiting www.tscpl.org/ ONLINE TOOLS meetings. Catering available. Fees may apply. Use Business Insights: Essentials and Business Decision for trends, company and customer profiles and information on INVESTMENT Use your library card to access investment information via ValueLine your competitors. Accessible anywhere with your library card. (in library use only) and Morningstar (anywhere), two robust guides LEARNING to stocks and investments available at tscpl.org/research. Ask us to proctor an exam you have for continuing education or certification. BLOGS Subscribe to the business blog at tscpl.org/blog/business. The Big Read Impacts Everyone he Big Read is an effort to encourage our community to be productive, civically active and healthy. Good readers make that happen. Join your library for a community reading experience meet and help combat the decline of civic, social, cultural and economic T engagement that occur when people spend less time reading. and eat Americans are reading at at the library significantly lower rates than 20 or even 10 years earlier, according to the National All the SMARTEST meeting facilitators Endowment for the Art's use the FVULL SER ICE CATERING and Reading at Risk: A Survey of multimedia equipped meeting rooms at Literary Reading in America. the library. The report* shows this decline in reading has an impact on Call Event Resources to arrange your next everyone. meeting, 580-4495. For catering choices call the café at 580-4441. Catering is available during regular library hours. *Visit tscpl.org/bigread to read the NEA’s Reading at Risk study.

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TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS 7 FEBRUARY-MARCH 2013 THE BIG READ c ome face-to-face with the stars he Big Read features 28 art, music, film, dance, architecture, and book discussion events designed to Tencourage a return to reading for fun. Programs cater to readers and non-reader alike and include two jazz performances and a Great Gala dance finale. FEB 1 The Big Read celebration begins at the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery and 6 other Kirk Curnutt locations on ArtsConnect First Fridays ArtWalk. Book giveaways at participating venues. See tscpl.org/bigread. FEB 2 Roar into the ‘20s at The Big Read Car Show at Fairlawn Plaza Mall FEB 10 The Big Read book of the year comes to life via a multimedia, historical Read the book and find the answers discussion on the author F. Scott Fitzgerald to these Gatsby trivia questions. and his classic novel. Dennis Winslett FEB 17 “Grasping for Greatness: What 1 In what year is The Great Gatsby set? Makes The Great Gatsby a Great American Novel?” Author/scholar Kirk Curnutt 2 What profession is Jay Gatsby in? shares his insights into the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald and talks about the cultural 3 The song that Klipspringer plays on the context and critical reception of this iconic piano represents what? piece of literature. FEB 21 Dennis Winslett, of the 4 What is Jordan Baker’s occupation? Angela Hagenbach American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, 5 What is Nick Carraway home state? talks about the music of the Roaring Twenties and the birth of the Jazz Age. 6 How are Nick and Daisy connected? FEB 24 Popular jazz vocalist Angela Hagenbach from Kansas City will be 7 Who changed Gatsby’s life forever and one of the highlights of the month. helped him become rich and powerful? Hagenbach promises a performance with careful detail to authentic costuming, 8 How are Tom and Nick connected? props, characters and storyline interwoven among her vocal selections. Queen Bey 9 Where is the valley of ashes? FEB 26 A visual presentation art and Topeka's 1920s architecture. Learn about and explore their historic city through an 10 Why does Gatsby throw auto-tour map available at the program his extravagant parties? and online. MAR 2 K ansas City’s own Queen 11 Who is Tom having an affair with? Bey in Bessie's Blues, a Kevin Willmott production performed at Brown v. Board 12 How does Gatsby die? National Historic Site. Kevin Willmott

TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS 8 FEBRUARY-MARCH 2013 Swing to cliff manning and the one o' clock jump at THE great gala AT THE GREAT OVERLAND STATION ADMIT ONE or many general admission cameras and recording devices ARE encouraged rFri 1 | |7 Ma admit on this date onlypm The Great Gala AT THE GREAT OVERLAND STATION

rFri 1 | |7 Ma f r i day dress in period costumepm at the great overland station 701 n march 1 . kansas ave. Presented in partnership with and A NOTO Art District RTSConnect First Friday Artwalk 7–- 9 pm for more information see page 11 TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS 9 FEBRUARY-MARCH 2013 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

february 6 wednesday february 11 monday Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K february 21 thursday february 26 tuesday FEBRUARY Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K World, Art and You 10:00 am AR Baby Bookworms 5:30 pm K Baby Bookworms 9:30 am K Internet Introduction 9:30 am C Internet Introduction 1:00 pm C Classics Made Modern 12:30 pm B Aaron Douglas Ray of Hope 7:00 pm A Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K february 1 friday Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Catalog & eResources 1:00 pm C Baby Bookworms 10:30 am K Cancer Survivorship 12:00 pm A Windows 8 Beginners 9:30 am C How to Start a Business 6:00 pm BU Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K february5 1 friday Word: Graphics 1:00 pm C Computer & Gadget Help 3:30 pm C Taming Your Mouse 1:00 pm C Sing, Move & Learn 6:30 pm K The Great Gatsby Party 4:00 pm T Word: Mail Merge 9:30 am C Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Big Read/The Great Gatsby 5:30 pm A Farewell to Manzanar 7:00 pm B Crazy Extreme Science 6:00 pm K Musical Storytime 10:00 am K Baby Bookworms 5:30 pm K Wonders Revealed 4:00 pm K First Friday ArtWalk 5:30 pm AR KS Brewers & Breweries 7:00 pm A Excel: Introduction 7:00 pm C Chicago 6:30 pm M African-Amer Writers 7:00 pm B Kansans Optimizing Health 5:30 pm A The Great Gatsby Film 6:30 pm M Teen Writing Group 7:00 pm T Pruning 7:00 pm A Art Architecture of '20s 7:00 pm AR february 7 thursday february 16 saturday The Evolution of Jazz 7:00 pm A Bean There Read That 7:00 pm B february 2 saturday Baby Bookworms 9:30 am K february 12 tuesday Stories & Art 10:00 am K Word: Introduction 7:00 pm C Math & Science 10:00 am K Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Tot Time 9:30 am K Pin it Crafts 1:30 pm A february 27 wednesday Roaring in 20s 10:00 am A Baby Bookworms 10:30 am K Word: Tables, Tabs 9:30 am C february 22 friday Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Gaming for Adults 2:00 pm A E-mail with Yahoo! Mail 1:00 pm C Journaling 10:00 am A february 17 sunday Word: Introduction 9:30 am C Computer & Gadget Help 11:00 am C Zoo Animals Live 3:45 pm K Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Big Read Kirk Curnutt 1:00 pm A Editing Digital Photos 1:00 pm C Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K february 3 sunday Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Tot Time 10:30 am K Homework Assistance 2:00 pm K Midnight in Paris 6:30 pm M Open Mic Night 4:00 pm T Homework Assistance 2:00 pm K Baby Bookworms 5:30 pm K Computer & Gadget Help 3:30 pm C The Wire-Cutters 7:00 pm B Candidate School 6:30 pm A Wonderful Words 3:30 pm K february 18 monday february 23 saturday february 4 monday Beginning Windows 7 7:00 pm C Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Library closed Sing, Dance and Read 10:00 am K february 28 thursday Beginning Windows 7 1:00 pm C Cooking by the Book 7:00 pm A Kansans Optimizing Health 5:30 pm A Author Laura Moriarty 3:00 pm B Baby Bookworms 9:30 am K Knit/Crochet a Cloche 1:00 pm A Tot Time 6:00 pm K february 19 tuesday E-mail with Yahoo! Mail 9:30 am C Wonders in the Making 3:30 pm K february 8 friday Taming Your Mouse 9:30 am C february 24 sunday Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Double Dueling 4:00 pm T Google It 1:00 pm C february 13 wednesday Tot Time 9:30 am K So Many Books 1:30 pm B Baby Bookworms 10:30 am K Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Rocky Mountain 2:00 pm M Community Blood Drive 8:00 am A Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Coffee with Gatsby 2:00 pm B Great Gatsby Book Disc 1:00 pm B PAT Preschool Fair 6:00 pm A Mrs. Parker & Vicious Circle 6:30 pm M Excel: Introduction 9:30 am C Tot Time 10:30 am K Homework Assistance 2:00 pm K PowerPoint 1:00 pm C Pajama Storytime 6:30 pm K Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Windows 8 Beginners 1:00 pm C Author Esther Luttrell 2:00 pm B Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Windows 8 Beginners 7:00 pm C february 9 saturday Facebook for Beginners 1:00 pm C Computer & Gadget Help 3:30 pm C Angela Hagenbach 3:00 pm A Baby Bookworms 5:30 pm K Computer & Gadget Help 9:30 am C Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K 4-H in the library 4:00 pm K Cut, Copy and Paste 7:00 pm C february 5 tuesday Art Deco Zentangles 10:00 am AR Researching My Past 6:30 pm T Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K february 25 monday Topeka Genealogy 7:00 pm A Tot Time 9:30 am K Sing, Dance and Read 10:00 am K Fashion Plates 1920's 7:00 pm A Kansans Optimizing Health 5:30 pm A Flapper Headbands 3:30 pm T Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K African-Amer Read-In 10:30 am K Tot Time 6:00 pm K Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Tot Time 10:30 am K february 14 thursday Playing to Read 6:30 pm K Excel: Lists 7:00 pm C renewal Word: Introduction 1:00 pm C february 10 sunday Baby Bookworms 9:30 am K Teen Writing Group 7:00 pm T Computer & Gadget Help 3:30 pm C Remembering Gatsby 1:00 pm A Excel: Lists 9:30 am C february 20 wednesday 4-H in the library 4:00 pm K Homework Assistance 2:00 pm K Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Beginning Windows 7 9:30 am C hotline Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K African-Amer Read-In 4:00 pm A Baby Bookworms 10:30 am K Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Tot Time 6:00 pm K Pinterest for Beginners 1:00 pm C Cut, Copy and Paste 1:00 pm C 580-4424 Legend of Fong Sai-yak 6:30 pm M Valentine Candy 3:30 pm T Fashion Plates 1920's 1:30 pm A (Feb. 14 continued in next column) Button Bracelets 3:30 pm K Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K A=ADULTs AR=art B=BOOKS BU=BUSINESS C=computer K=KIDS[birth-11 years] M =MOvieS MU=MUSIC T=Teens[12-18 years] KanCare and Medicaid Journaling with Words and Images Aaron Douglas, The Ray of Hope ADULT Elise Higgins, Kansas Consumer Health Coalition, Explore writing and illustrated journals through Explore the creative expression of this artist often The Big Read and The Great Gatsby talks about KanCare and what it will mean for exercises and appreciating others’ work. Prompts called the Father of African-American Art. Learn of Enjoy music of the 1920s era, refreshments and Medicaid. Lunch at this 1st Tuesday Topics session and image ideas at tscpl.org/tag/journaling. his early influences in Topeka as well as his adult good conversation, followed by a showing of the is optional and starts at 11:30 am. RSVP for lunch ■ Menninger Room 206 life in New York during the Harlem Renaissance. popular 1974 film, The Great Gatsby. ($8.25) at 235-8452 by Feb. 1. Sponsored by the February's topic: Seeking Beauty Presented by Joan Wilson, Ranger, Brown v Board. ■ Marvin Auditorium 101A League of Women Voters of Topeka-Shawnee County. Tue Feb 12 10:00–11:30 am ■ Marvin Auditorium 101C Fri Feb 1 5:30–8:30 pm ■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC March's topic: Changes Thu Feb 14 7:00–8:00 pm Tue Feb 5 12:00–1:00 pm Tue Mar 12 10:00–11:30 am Roaring in the '20s Pin It Crafts Browse through classic cars of the 1920s era. At Kansas Brewers and Breweries Kansans Optimizing Health Program Share ideas about crafts found on Pinterest. This noon dancers from The Dance Factory perform. Be Cindy Higgins, local journalist and Kansas Attend six sessions sponsored by Kansas session is all about what you can do with T-shirts! on the lookout for a gang of Charleston-dancin' historian, presents the history of Kansas brewers Department of Health and Environment for Find a craft that uses a T-shirt on Pinterest then mobsters. Take part in some fun photo opps, nibble and breweries. Check out her book on the topic at caregivers, friends and individuals with a chronic bring your supplies to make it and show the group. on some food and have a roaring good time. catalog.tscpl.org. condition like arthritis or diabetes to learn how ■ Lingo Story Room ■ Fairlawn Plaza Mall, 21st and Fairlawn ■ Menninger Room 206 to manage their emotional, physical and social Sat Feb 16 1:30–3:30 pm Sat Feb 2 10:00 am–5:00 pm Wed Feb 6 7:00–8:00 pm challenges. Registration required. Call 580-4540 or The Big Read Presents Kirk Curnutt Candidate School email [email protected]. The author and scholar discusses F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Gaming for Adults [18 and older] ■ An opportunity for local citizens considering running Hughes Room 205 life, his marriage to Zelda, his written works, cultural If you love games and you need a new challenge, Tue Feb 12, 19, 26, Mar 5, 12, 19 5:30–8:00 pm then come in on the first Saturday of each month for city council to gain a working knowledge of context, and critical reception. as we play unusual board games. Bring your own or the local political process. Registration required; Fashion Plates 1920's Style ■ Marvin Auditorium play ours. We'll also play staff's favorite video games call 580-4540. Cosponsored by League of Women Using reproductions of fashion plates of 1920’s Sun Feb 17 1:00–2:30 pm on the Wii and Xbox 360. Voters of Topeka-Shawnee County, Greater Topeka magazines, participants add a swash of watercolor or The Evolution of Jazz ■ Marvin Auditorium 101C Chamber & Go Topeka, Community Resource some shades of colored pencil to create a frameable Take a walk through the Jazz Age. Learn about the Sat Feb 2 2:00–5:00 pm Council, Do it Downtown and the North Topeka artwork. Registration required. Call 580-4606. music of the Gatsby period and the evolution of ■ Sat Mar 2 2:00–5:00 pm Business Alliance. Lingo Story Room jazz from Dennis Winslett, Director of Education Wed Feb 13 7:00–8:30 pm Knit/Crochet a Gatsby-era Cloche ■ Marvin Auditorium 101C at the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, Mo. Thu Feb 7 6:30–9:00 pm ■ Marvin Auditorium 101C Make a 1920's fashion statement. Learn how to Wed Feb 20 1:30–3:00 pm Cosponsored by Brown v. Board. knit or crochet a cloche hat. Patterns and basic African-American Read-In ■ Brown v. Board of Education Nat'l Site, 1515 SE Monroe St instruction provided. Be fashionably dressed Black History Month brings readers from across Community Blood Drive Thu Feb 21 7:00–8:30 pm for The Big Read in February when we read and the community in reading aloud selections from The Community Blood Center relies solely on volunteer donors. Help save lives by making an Pruning discuss The Great Gatsby. Knit or crochet along African-American literature in the 23rd National Learn about pruning shrubs and trees with the online at tscpl.org/bigread. African-American Read-In. Cosponsored by Topeka appointment at esavealifenow.org. Sponsor code: tscpl. Walk-ins are also welcome. Shawnee County Extension Master Gardeners. ■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC Chapter of LINKS. Refreshments provided. ■ Anton Room 202 ■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC Mon Feb 4 1:00–3:00 pm ■ Marvin Auditorium 101AB Thu Feb 21 7:00–8:00 pm Sun Feb 10 4:00–5:30 pm Wed Feb 13 8:00 am–3:00 pm

TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS 10 FEBRUARY-MARCH 2013 CALENDAR OF EVENTS march 6 wednesday march 11 monday march 15 friday march 21 thursday Computer & Gadget Help 3:30 pm C MARCH Facebook for Beginners 9:30 am C World, Art and You 10:00 am AR Musical Storytime 10:00 am K Baby Bookworms 9:30 am K Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Sneak Peek and Read 9:30 am K Classics Made Modern 12:30 pm B Internet Introduction 1:00 pm C Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Tot Time 6:00 pm K march 1 friday Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Taming Your Mouse 1:00 pm C Baby Bookworms 10:30 am K Playing to Read 6:30 pm K Catalog & eResources 9:30 am C Sneak Peek and Read 10:30 am K Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K march 16 saTURDAY Catalog & eResources 1:00 pm C Bean There Read That 7:00 pm B Word: Tables, Tabs 1:00 pm C Excel: Lists 1:00 pm C Teen Writing Group 7:00 pm T Stories & Art 10:00 am K Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K First Friday ArtWalk 5:30 pm AR Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Pin It Crafts 1:30 pm A Baby Bookworms 5:30 pm K march 27 wednesday Gatsby at Great Overland 6:30 pm MU How to Start a Business 6:00 pm BU march 12 tuesday African-Amer Writers 7:00 pm B Sneak Peek and Read 9:30 am K Sneak Peek and Read 6:30 pm K Editing Digital Photos 9:30 am C march 17 sunday Excel: Lists 7:00 pm C Word: Introduction 9:30 am C march 2 saTURDAY Brother, I'm Dying 7:00 pm B Journaling 10:00 am A Homework Assistance 2:00 pm K Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Math & Science 10:00 am K Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K The Konza Winds 3:00 pm MU march 22 friday Sneak Peek and Read 10:30 am K Gaming for Adults 2:00 pm A march 7 thursday Computer & Gadget Help 3:30 pm C Taming Your Mouse 9:30 am C Windows 8 Beginners 1:00 pm C Read Across America 2:00 pm K Baby Bookworms 9:30 am K Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K march 18 monday Editing Digital Photos 1:00 pm C Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Queen Bey in Bessie's Blues 6:30 pm MU Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Kansans Optimizing Health 5:30 pm A E-mail with Yahoo! Mail 1:00 pm C Tie Dye T-Shirts 2:00 pm T Open Mic Night 4:00 pm T Baby Bookworms 10:30 am K Editing Your Novel 7:00 pm A Double Dueling 4:00 pm T Sneak Peek and Read 6:30 pm K march 3 sunday Cashing in on Coupons 11:00 am A Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K march 23 saTURDAY Learn to Crochet 1:00 pm A Word: Graphics 1:00 pm C march 13 wednesday Amazing Animals 4:30 pm K Sing, Dance and Read 10:00 am K march 28 thursday Homework Assistance 2:00 pm K Zoo Animals Live 3:45 pm K Sneak Peek and Read 9:30 am K Crazy Extreme Science 6:00 pm K Baby Bookworms 9:30 am K Author Phil Quinn 2:00 pm B Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K march 24 sunday Internet Introduction 9:30 am C Baby Bookworms 5:30 pm K Sneak Peek and Read 10:30 am K march 19 tuesday Homework Assistance 2:00 pm K Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K march 4 monday 5 National Parks of Kansas 7:00 pm A Beginning Windows 7 1:00 pm C Cut, Copy and Paste 9:30 am C So Many Books 3:00 pm B Baby Bookworms 10:30 am K Double Dueling 4:00 pm T Spring Lawn Care 7:00 pm A Technology Thru the Ages 3:30 pm T Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Windows 8 Beginners 7:00 pm C Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Google It 1:00 pm C march 25 monday Baby Bookworms 5:30 pm K Pajama Storytime 6:30 pm K Sneak Peek and Read 6:30 pm K Computer & Gadget Help 3:30 pm C Pinterest for Beginners 1:00 pm C Pinterest for Beginners 7:00 pm C Operation WildLife 7:00 pm A march 8 friday A Kansas Bestiary 7:00 pm B Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Topeka Genealogy 7:00 pm A Word: Mail Merge 7:00 pm C Pinterest for Beginners 9:30 am C Kansans Optimizing Health 5:30 pm A Candidate Chat 6:30 pm A Leprechauns & Fairies 12:30 pm K march 14 thursday Junk Drawer Jewelry 6:30 pm A Teen Writing Group 7:00 pm T march 29 friday march 5 tuesday Sabrina 2:00 pm M Baby Bookworms 9:30 am K Word: Introduction 7:00 pm C No library programs Google It 9:30 am C Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K march 20 wednesday Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K march 9 saTURDAY Baby Bookworms 10:30 am K Sneak Peek and Read 9:30 am K march 26 tuesday march 30 saTURDAY Excel: Introduction 1:00 pm C Computer & Gadget Help 9:30 am C Word: Introduction 1:00 pm C Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K Beginning Windows 7 9:30 am C People in the Neighborhood 10:00 am K Computer & Gadget Help 3:30 pm C Sing, Dance and Read 10:00 am K Electronic Inventions 3:30 pm T Sneak Peek and Read 10:30 am K Tot Time 9:30 am K 4-H in the library 4:00 pm K Eyes Were Watching God 2:00 pm M Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Computer & Gadget Help 11:00 am C Preschool Storytime 10:00 am K march 31 sunday Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K Baby Bookworms 5:30 pm K Facebook for Beginners 1:00 pm C Tot Time 10:30 am K Library closed Kansans Optimizing Health 5:30 pm A march 10 sunday Cooking by the Book 7:00 pm A Scabs and Scars 3:30 pm K Cancer Survivorship 12:00 pm A Beginning Genealogy 6:30 pm A Homework Assistance 2:00 pm K Excel: Introduction 7:00 pm C Homework Assistance 4:00 pm K PowerPoint 1:00 pm C Prisoner of the Mountains 6:30 pm M The Civil War in Kansas 2:00 pm B Sneak Peek and Read 6:30 pm K (Mar 26 continued in next column) The Tortilla Curtain 7:00 pm B

A=ADULTs AR=art B=BOOKS BU=BUSINESS C=computer K=KIDS[birth-11 years] M =MOvieS MU=MUSIC T=Teens[12-18 years] Cancer Survivors Education Series Learn to Crochet Workshop Cashing in on Coupons Junk Drawer Jewelry Survivors, caregivers, family and friends are invited Learn the basics of chain stitch, single and double Find out how to use coupons to be more efficient Get inspired to dig through those drawers and to learn about cancer survivorship issues in this crochet. Explore library resources on crochet with your time and your money. start putting pieces together to create fun trendy series sponsored by local hospitals. Speaker: Susan patterns. Discuss advanced techniques with ■ Menninger Room 206 jewelry. Supplies provided for this session where we Krigel, Ph.D., KU Medical Center, on "Survivorship" experienced crafters. Bring a crochet hook size G, H, Wed Mar 7 11:00 am–12:00 pm make jewelry using washers. Limit 24. Registration ■ Marvin Auditorium 101A I, J or K. Yarn provided. Kids welcome with an adult. Five National Parks of Kansas required. Call 580-4540. Tue Feb 26 12:00–1:00 pm Cosponsored by the Topeka Crochet Guild. Discover the beauty of the Midwest and learn how ■ Marvin Auditorium 101C Art and Architecture of the 1920s ■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC Kansas gained five national parks. Hear about the Tue Mar 19 6:30–7:30 pm Topeka is rich with art and architecture from Sun Mar 3 1:30–3:30 pm forts , the vast tallgrass prairie, Nicodemus and Candidate Chat the period of Gatsby. Come for a very visual An Evening with Operation WildLife Topeka's own landmark site. Presented by Ranger It's like political speed dating. Visit directly with presentation. Continue the experience with a Learn about injured and orphaned animal Angela Estep, Brown v Board National Historic Site. candidates who are running for the Topeka City self-directed auto tour (maps provided) of Topeka rehabilitation. Some of these animals help educate ■ Marvin Auditorium 101C Council and Mayor races. Each candidate will be at buildings exhibiting Art Deco and other architectural the public about our region's wildlife. Cosponsored Thu Mar 7 7:00–8:00 pm a table, and you will be able to choose which tables elements of the 1920s. by the Topeka Audubon Society. All ages welcome. Spring Lawn Care to join, then ask questions. Brought to you by ■ Marvin Auditorium 101C ■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC After the drought stress and other weather League of Women Voters of Topeka-Shawnee Co., Tue Feb 26 7:00–8:30 pm Mon Mar 4 7:00–8:30 pm challenges of 2012, get tips on having a luxurious, Greater Topeka Chamber & Go Topeka, Community Topeka Genealogical Society The Affordable Care Act weed-free lawn in 2013 and beyond from the Recourse Council, Do it Downtown, North Topeka Whether you are just starting to put together your At this 1st Tuesday Topics session, Kansas Insurance Shawnee County Extension Master Gardeners. Business Alliance. family tree or a seasoned researcher this program is Commissioner Sandy Praeger speaks about how ■ Anton Room 202 ■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC Mon Mar 25 6:30–9:00 pm for you. Enjoy this fact-filled session that could help the Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges will Thu Mar 7 7:00–8:00 pm you complete your family story. work. Lunch is optional and starts at 11:30 am. Editing Your Novel Cancer Survivors Education Series ■ Marvin Auditorium 101C RSVP for lunch ($8.25) at 235-8452 by March 1. You've written a novel; now learn how to edit your Survivors, caregivers, family and friends are invited Thu Feb 28 7:00–8:45 pm Sponsored by the League of Women Voters of own writing. Professional Writer and Editor Morgan to learn about cancer survivorship issues in this Thu Mar 28 7:00–8:45 pm Topeka-Shawnee County. Chilson offers advice and tips for editing your novel series sponsored by local hospitals. Speaker: Amber The Gatsby Gala at Great Overland ■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC and talks about the top manuscript mistakes and Groeling, RD, LD., Hy-Vee Dietician. It’s time to put on your “Gatsby style” and enjoy Tue Mar 5 12:00–1:00 pm steps to overcome them. ■ Hughes Room 205 Tue Mar 26 12:00–1:00 pm a delightful evening set in the Roaring Twenties: Beginning Genealogy ■ Marvin Auditorium 101C music, dance, food and drink. Be our guest at this Get started in genealogy and learn how to use Tue Mar 12 7:00–8:00 pm NOTO First Friday event and dress in 1920's style. The the print and online resources our library offers. Pin It Crafts Great Overland Station locale will inspire you to learn Receive a pedigree chart and other helpful forms Let's share ideas about spring and Easter crafts found the Charleston as you swing with Cliff Manning and for keeping records as you research your family tree. on Pinterest. Find a craft on Pinterest inspired by the FEBRUARY MARCH the One O'Clock Jump band. The Fuzion School of SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Registration required. Limit 10. Call 580-4540. season, bring your supplies to make it and show the 1 2 1 2 Dance and Dance Factory students will perform. ■ Anton Room 202 group how a craft idea off the Internet became real. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ■ Great Overland Station, 701 N. Kansas Ave. Tue Mar 5 6:30–8:30 pm 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ■ Lingo Story Room 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Fri Mar 1 7:00–9:00 pm 24 Sat Mar 16 1:30–3:30 pm 24 25 26 27 28 /31 25 26 27 28 29 30 Library Closed TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS 11 FEBRUARY-MARCH 2013 h Kansas Author Esther Luttrell The Civil War in Kansas ART BOOKS When Doug Stafford phoned in the dead of the Learn how no other state's history is so entwined M.V.P. – Most Valued Possessions Farewell to Manzanar night from Topeka, Dena Brooke was sitting in her with the American Civil War from Historian Debra M.V.P. art and objects from community members This memoir by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and Florida beach cottage trying to decide what to do Goodrich Bisel. She tells the tumultuous story of are on display. Read the stories about what makes James D. Houston recalls life in a World War II with the rest of her life. Suddenly, it was decided for ten years of turmoil, which include the exploits these objects so important to people. Japanese internment camp from a child’s point of her in Invitation to a Murder. Books available for sale of John Brown, the Lawrence and Pottawatomie ■ Sabatini Gallery view. Discussion facilitated by Sara Tucker. Funding and signing after the talk. Massacres and other battles and skirmishes. January 18 – March 15 & materials provided by the National Endowment ■ Topeka Room 204 ■ Marvin Auditorium 101C Sun Feb 24 2:00–3:00 pm Sun Mar 10 2:00–3:30 pm The Great Gatsby First Friday ArtWalk for the Arts & Kansas Humanities Council. Borrow a Enjoy music of The Great Gatsby era, along with book and register through the Topeka Room. Bean There, Read That Classic Made Modern eBook Discussion refreshments and conversations about art. Call 580-4510. Join this book group for folks in their 20s and 30s. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1891) ■ Anton Room 202 ■ Sabatini Gallery Relive book discussions from your English classes, imagines a young man who sells his soul to ensure Wed Feb 6 7:00–8:45 pm Fri Feb 1 5:30–8:30 pm but with books you want to and honestly will read that a painting of him will age so that his own Cooking by the Book this time – plus food and drink. Provide your own beauty never fades. This is a work of classic gothic Art Deco Zentangles [teens and adults] This month members use the book Cake Keeper copy or pick one up at the Reference Desk, first fiction with a strong Faustian theme. Read the free Learn the creative process and study 1920s Art Deco come, first-served. ebook and discuss at tscpl.org/tag/classics. to inspire your own zentangle designs. A zentangle Cakes by Lauren Chattman to find and make a recipe to bring to our book talk. Registration ■ PT’s Coffee at Flying Monkey,17th and Washburn ■ Marvin Auditorium 101C is way of creating beautiful images from repetitive The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Mon Mar 11 1:30–3:00 pm patterns. It is enjoyed by all ranges of skill, interest required. Call 580-4540. ■ Anton Room 202 Tue Feb 26 7:00–8:30 pm Author Talk A Kansas Bestiary and age and often inspired by Art Deco designs. Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin Thu Feb 7 7:00–8:00 pm Authors Jake Vail and Doug Hitt discuss their ■ Marvin Auditorium 101C Tue Mar 26 7:00–8:30 pm Sat Feb 9 10:00 am–12:00 pm Remembering Gatsby and Fitzgerald new book, A Kansas Bestiary. Lawrence artist The Big Read book of the year comes to life via a The Wire-Cutters Lisa Grossman also talks about the extraordinary World, Art and You [all ages] multimedia, historical discussion on the author This novel by Mollie E. Moore Davis has all the watercolors she created that accompany each essay. Free art classes for all experience levels. Observe F. Scott Fitzgerald and his classic novel, The Great trappings of a classic Western and is set during the A book sale and signing follows the presentation. and discuss drawing from the Sabatini Gallery art Gatsby. Bring your questions to stump our librarians. 1880s Texas wire-cutting war. Discussion facilitated ■ Marvin Auditorium 101C collection. Try your hand at line drawing techniques ■ Marvin Auditorium 101C by Sara Tucker. Funding and materials provided by Wed Mar 13 7:00–8:00 pm with a variety of media including graphite, charcoal Sun Feb 10 1:00–2:30 pm the National Endowment for the Arts and Kansas Cooking by the Book pencils and conte crayon. Supplies provided. Humanities Council. Borrow a book and register Registration required. Call 580-4515. Classic Made Modern eBook Discussion Culinary enthusiasts talk about and taste recipes through the Topeka Room. Call 580-4510. from The Mom 100 Cookbook. Registration required. ■ Marvin Auditorium 101A Roughing It by Mark Twain (1872) is a semi- ■ Anton Room 202 Call 580-4540. Mon Feb 11 10:00 –11:00 am autobiographical account of his six years traveling Wed Feb 27 7:00–8:45 pm in the West, including Nevada and San Francisco. ■ Anton Room 202 First Friday ArtWalk Twain’s satiric humor and imagination freely inspire The Big Read Great Gatsby Book Talk Thu Mar 14 7:00–8:00 pm There's only two more weeks for the MVP - Most his memory of these adventures. Read the free Discuss The Great Gatsby. What makes Gatsby tick? Valued Possessions exhibit. Stop in and share your The Tortilla Curtain ebook and discuss at tscpl.org/tag/classics. Why so much secrecy surrounding his past? What do stories about your favorite things too. The life of privilege and of illegal immigration ■ Marvin Auditorium 101C you think are some of the fundamental lessons to be collide in Los Angeles in this novel by T.C. Boyle. ■ Sabatini Gallery Mon Feb 11 1:30–3:00 pm learned from this classic novel? Bring your thoughts Discussion facilitated by Sara Tucker. Funding and Fri Mar 1 5:30–8:30 pm and opinions to this discussion. materials provided by the National Endowment for African-American Writers ■ World, Art and You [all ages] Hughes Room 205 the Arts and Kansas Humanities Council. Borrow a Free art classes for all experience levels. Create Book Discussion Thu Feb 28 1:00–2:30 pm Join facilitator Vince Omni for a discussion of book and register by calling 580-4510. a composition of forms using value techniques. ■ Revolutionary Suicide by Huey P. Newton. Bring your Kansas Author Phil Quinn Anton Room 202 Observe and discuss drawing from the Sabatini Release Point is a dramatic, coming-of-age story of Wed Mar 20 7:00–8:45 pm own copy of the book. (Adults 18+) Gallery art collection. Supplies provided. two high school softball rivals. Books available for ■ Hughes Room 205 African-American Writers Registration required. Call 580-4515. Thu Feb 21 7:00–8:30 pm sale and signing after the talk. ■ Marvin Auditorium 101A ■ Topeka Room 204 Book Discussion Mon Mar 11 10:00 –11:00 am Author Laura Moriarty Sun Mar 3 2:00–3:00 pm Join facilitator Vince Omni for a discussion of The The Kansas novelist introduces her latest title, Blacker the Berry by Wallace Thurman. Bring your The Chaperone, a captivating story about the woman Brother, I'm Dying own copy of the book. (Adults 18+) Join a discussion of this insightful family memoir who chaperoned an irreverent Louise Brooks to New ■ Hughes Room 205 by award-winning author Edwidge Danticat. In the York City in 1922. The author discusses writing about Thu Mar 21 7:00–8:30 pm memoir, she leaves her native Haiti at the age of 4 characters set in the 1920s and any comparison or and grows up with her Uncle Joseph, a man who So Many Books, So Little Time influence of The Great Gatsby. profoundly affected who she became. Discussion led Discuss Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian. When ■ Marvin Auditorium 101C college sophomore Laurel Estabrook is attacked Sat Feb 23 3:00–4:00 pm by Peter Haney, Assistant Director at the Center of Latin American Studies, University of Kansas. while riding her bicycle through Vermont’s back Coffee with Gatsby ■ Marvin Auditorium 101C roads, her life is forever changed. Books provided, Coffee + you = a great discussion of The Great Wed Mar 6 7:00–8:30 pm registration required. Call 580-4540 Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Join us to talk about ■ Menninger Room 206 this classic jazz age book over food and drink. Their Eyes Were Watching God Sun Mar 24 3:00–4:30 pm Registration required. Contact Erin at 580-4425. Movie and Book Discussion ■ World Cup Café, 21st and Washburn As part of Empowerment Weekend, view the business Sun Feb 24 2:00–3:30 pm star-studded film Their Eyes Were Watching God. Then take part in a discussion comparing the film How to Start a Business So Many Books, So Little Time and the 1937 novel, the best-known work by Find out how to get started in your own business. w Discuss The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by African-American Writer Zora Neale Hurston. Learn about the legal structure of your business, Rebecca Skloot. Follow the extraordinary journey ■ Lingo Story Room how to write a business plan, what you need to Like us on of Henrietta Lacks, a poor Southern tobacco farmer Sat Mar 9 2:00–5:00 pm know about financing and how to get it, and other whose cancer cells, taken without her knowledge, strategies for starting out on your own. Facebook! became one of the most important tools in medicine. ■ Marvin Auditorium 101A Books provided, registration required. Call 580-4540. Wed Feb 6 6:00–8:00 pm facebook.com/TopekaLibrary ■ Menninger Room 206 Wed Mar 6 6:00–8:00 pm Sun Feb 24 1:30–3:00 pm

TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS 12 FEBRUARY-MARCH 2013 Beyond The asics Editing Digital Photos COMPUTER CLASSES Take the following classes whenever you feel Learn to crop, rotate, resize, reduce red eye, play KIDS To register for the free classes, call 580-4606 or ready for more challenging projects. These classes with color and use special effects on your digital Math and Science Exploration [5–10 years] e-mail [email protected]. All classroom computers are presented at a faster pace than the beginning photos using Google’s Picasa, free online software Stand back! Experiments are underway. We have the have Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2007. classes. To register, call 580-4606 or e-mail you can download to your computer. whole wacky world to learn about. Bring a grown-up ■ All classes in the Computer Training Center. [email protected]. Fri Feb 22 1:00–2:30 pm and be prepared to discover, learn, and get dirty. Beginning Classes Tue Mar 12 9:30–11:00 am ■ Story Zone Google It Fri Mar 22 1:00–2:30 pm Designed for the new computer user and presented Google does more than find web pages. Search for Sat Feb 2 10:00–10:30 am Sat Mar 2 10:00–10:30 am at a relaxed pace. Try taking the classes in the order pictures, videos, maps and shopping on the Internet. PowerPoint listed for a good, basic understanding. See your home with Google Maps. Use Google Docs Create dynamic presentations. Learn to insert slides, R.E.A.D. Dogs [all ages] Taming Your Mouse for word processing, spreadsheets and more. add text, graphics, transitions and animations. Dogs are man’s best friend, but a child’s best Tue Feb 28 1:00–2:30 pm Learn the proper way to hold and move the mouse. Fri Feb 8 1:00–2:30 pm listener. Grab your favorite book and read to the Tue Mar 26 1:00–2:30 pm Learn about check boxes, radio buttons, scroll bars Tue Mar 5 9:30–11:00 am Reading Education Assistance Dogs. These dogs are and more. If you can’t make one of these sessions, Tue Mar 19 1:00–2:30 pm Word: Tables, Tabs & Columns registered therapy animals that volunteer at the take a look at our Computer & Gadget Help sessions. Catalog & eResources @ your library© In this practical class, learn to set tabs, construct library with their owners. ■ Fri Feb 1 1:00–2:30 pm Learn to use the library’s online catalog, check your tables and use columns. Learn to create lists that Story Zone Tue Feb 19 9:30–11:00 am account, and find some amazing free electronic can be used in our Word: Mail Merge & Mailing Sun Feb 3, 10, 17, 24 2:00–3:00 pm Sun Mar 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 2:00–3:00 pm Mon Mar 11 1:00–2:30 pm resources like Consumer Reports that anyone with a Labels class. Fri Mar 22 9:30–11:00 am library card can use wherever you have the Internet. Tue Feb 12 9:30–11:00 am Wonders in the Making [grades 1–5] Fri Mar 1 1:00–2:30 pm Beginning Windows 7 Introduction Mon Feb 11 1:00–2:30 pm Kids are invited to join The Big Read celebration Learn about the keyboard, desktop, icons, start Fri Mar 1 9:30–11:00 am Excel: Introduction to Spreadsheets by reading Brian Selznick's incredible book, button, task bar, calculator and WordPad. Thu Mar 21 1:00–2:30 pm Learn about cells, columns, rows, AutoSum, simple Wonderstruck. Then create wonders of your own. Mon Feb 4 1:00–2:30 pm Facebook for Beginners functions or formulas and page setup features. Kids are encouraged to leave their creations for Thu Feb 7 7:00–8:30 pm Sign up for a Facebook account and learn the basics Mon Feb 11 7:00–8:30 pm display at the program Wonders Revealed on Wed Feb 20 9:30–11:00 am of this popular social networking site. Be sure to Wed Feb 13 9:30–11:00 am February 26. Wed Mar 13 1:00–2:30 pm bring your email address and password. If you Tue Mar 5 1:00–2:30 pm ■ Story Zone Tue Mar 26 9:30–11:00 am already have an account, please bring your Facebook Thu Mar 14 7:00–8:30 pm Mon Feb 4 3:30–5:00 pm Windows 8 for Beginners NEW! password. Registration required. Call 580-4606 or Excel: Lists Parents as Teachers If you bought a new computer after Oct. 26, 2012, email [email protected]. Familiarity with basic Excel is required for this Preschool Fair [families with preschoolers] you probably have Windows 8. Learn about tiles, Wed Feb 13 1:00–2:30 pm class. Ever need to create a list? Learn to create Come learn about local Shawnee County preschools. desktop, icons, and other new features in Windows. Wed Mar 6 9:30–11:00 am field names, sort lists and link worksheets. Learn Visit with preschool staff and receive a free directory am Wed Mar 20 1:00–2:30 pm Fri Feb 1 9:30–11:00 to create lists than can be used in our Word: Mail that provides information for choosing a quality Mon Feb 4 7:00–8:30 pm Pinterest for Beginners Merge & Mailing Labels class. preschool program. Tue Feb 19 1:00–2:30 pm Thu Feb 14 9:30–11:00 am ■ Marvin Auditorium Thu Mar 7 7:00–8:30 pm Come learn about Pinterest, an online visual pin Mon Feb 25 7:00–8:30 pm Mon Feb 4 6:00–7:30 pm Wed Mar 27 1:00–2:30 pm board. Open an account, create boards and pin projects or images. Learn to install the ‘Pin It’ button, Wed Mar 6 1:00–2:30 pm Word: Introduction to Word Processing Thu Mar 21 7:00–8:30 pm Pajama Storytime [3–5 years] how to follow other pinners, and good pintiquette. Wear your pajamas to the library! Bring along Learn how to get started with Word. The basics in Bring your email address and password. Registration Word: Mail Merge & Mailing Labels this class also prepare you for knowing how to type a fuzzy friend and your blanket. Stories, songs, required. Call 580-4606 or email [email protected]. Create mailing labels, envelopes, personalized form finger plays and a craft. Registration required. emails or type on the Internet. Thu Feb 14 1:00–2:30 pm letters and directories by combining a data table Tue Feb 5 1:00–2:30 pm Call 580-4565. Fri Mar 8 9:30–11:00 am created in Microsoft Word or Excel. ■ Thu Feb 21 7:00–8:30 pm Lingo Story Room 121 Mon Mar 25 1:00–2:30 pm Fri Feb 15 9:30–11:00 am Fri Feb 22 9:30–11:00 am Mon Feb 4 6:30–7:00 pm Thu Mar 28 7:00–8:30 pm Mon Mar 4 7:00–8:30 pm Thu Mar 14 1:00–2:30 pm Mon Mar 4 6:30–7:00 pm Mon Mar 25 7:00–8:30 pm Cut, Copy & Paste Computer & Gadget Help Preschool Storytime [3–5 years] Wed Mar 27 9:30–11:00 am Using Microsoft Word, learn to select text, cut, copy Questions about your laptop, tablet, ereader, digital Stories, songs, and fingerplays that encourage a love Internet Introduction and paste. Did you know that there are least six camera or cell phone? Want time to practice new of reading and develop early literacy skills. ways to cut or copy text and pictures? Everyone Learn basic internet functions and visit some computer skills or learn to use the library catalog ■ Story Zone learns something new in this class. interesting sites. while instructors are available to assist? This is also Tue Feb 5, 12, 19, 26 10:00–10:30 am Wed Feb 20 1:00–2:30 pm Wed Feb 6 1:00–2:30 pm a good time to learn more advanced computer Wed Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 10:00–10:30 am Thu Feb 28 7:00–8:30 pm Tue Feb 26 9:30–11:00 am techniques, learn to use a scanner, or work on job Thu Feb 7, 14, 21, 28 10:00–10:30 am Tue Mar 19 9:30–11:00 am Fri Mar 15 1:00–2:30 pm applications and resumes. Come and go anytime Tue Mar 5, 12, 19, 26 10:00–10:30 am Wed Mar 6, 13, 20, 27 10:00–10:30 am Thu Mar 28 9:30–11:00 am Word: Graphics during the session. Registration not required, but Thu Mar 7, 14, 21, 28 10:00–10:30 am E-mail With Yahoo! Mail Join us for this fun class to learn how to draw shapes, if you have an advanced computer question or a special gadget, please call or email before the Learn to address, compose, reply to and forward use clip art, WordArt, and text boxes. We’ll create a 4-H in the Library [6–11 years] session so that we can be prepared. Call 580-4606 or messages. seasonal letterhead in class. Bring your USB flash Have fun creating a variety of crafts and projects email [email protected]. Thu Feb 7 1:00–2:30 pm drive so you can take your holiday graphics home. with Shawnee County 4-H as they bring youth and pm Tue Feb 5 3:30–5:00 pm Thu Feb 28 9:30–11:00 am Thu Feb 21 1:00–2:30 adults together to learn everyday skills. pm Sat Feb 9 9:30–11:00 am Mon Mar 18 1:00–2:30 pm Thu Mar 7 1:00–2:30 ■ Story Zone Tue Feb 12 3:30–5:00 pm Tue Feb 5, 19 4:00–5:00 pm Tue Feb 19 3:30–5:00 pm Tue Mar 5 4:00–5:00 pm Tue Feb 26 3:30–5:00 pm w Wed Feb 27 11:00 am–12:30 pm The Great Gatsby is available for your book club. Sat Mar 2 9:30–11:00 am Tue Mar 5 3:30–5:00 pm Tue Mar 12 3:30–5:00 pm Reserve it at Tue Mar 19 3:30–5:00 pm FEBRUARY MARCH Wed Mar 20 11:00 am–12:30 pm SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT tscpl.org/bookgroup Tue Mar 26 3:30–5:00 pm 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 24/31 25 26 27 28 29 30 Library Closed TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS 13 FEBRUARY-MARCH 2013 Sing, Move & Learn [3–5 years and their families] Stories and Art [3–8 years] Crazy Extreme Science [grades 3–5] Classic Film: Rocky Mountain Connect with your child through music, movement All you need is a fun-loving grown-up, a curious kid, Where food and science collide! Find out how A Confederate patrol heads to California in a last- and books. A fun shaking, wiggling, dancing way “okay to get messy” shirts and smiles. Share a story important your sense of smell is to tasting your minute attempt to build up an army in the West. to learn. Cosponsored by Child Care Aware of or two, encourage creativity and make memories. food. Registration required by Thursday, March 14. When the patrol saves a stagecoach from an Indian Northeast and North Central Kansas. Registration ■ Story Zone and Lingo Story Room 121 Call 580-4565. attack, it fails in its mission, but the honor of the Old required. Call 357-5171. Sat Feb 16 10:00–10:30 am ■ Lingo Story Room South is upheld. 1950 | b&w | 83 minutes ■ Story Zone Sat Mar 16 10:00–10:30 am Mon Mar 18 6:00–7:00 pm ■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC Wed Feb 6 6:30–7:30 pm Fri Feb 8 2:00–5:00 pm Playing to Read [3–6 years] Gross Stuff: Scabs and Scars [grades 3–6] Baby Bookworms [0–18 months] On the go! Planes, trains and automobiles. Get your Join us after school to make fake scabs and scars Roaring Twenties Film Series Entertaining our youngest readers with stories, ticket for fun in a "hot air balloon," ride the Rhyming in a gross-fest of fun! Blue and green food dye for Mrs. Parker & the Vicious Circle songs and bounces. Railway and make your own vehicle. the perfect color, peanut butter for thickness, and A striking performance is provided by Jennifer Jason ■ Lingo Story Room 121 ■ Marvin Auditorium 101C oatmeal to add texture – it might sound good, but Leigh (playing Dorothy Parker) as the lone woman Thu Feb 7, 14, 21, 28 9:30–10:00 am Tue Feb 19 6:30–7:30 pm what we're cooking up would gag a maggot. at the Algonquin Round Table. The circle of critics, 10:30–11:00 am Trendy U: Button Bracelets [grades 3–6] ■ Young Reader's Area playwrights, editors, and writers sharpen their wit 5:30–6:00 pm Buttons, buttons, we've got the buttons! We're Wed Mar 20 3:30–4:30 pm on each other as Mrs. Parker relates the colorful Thu Mar 7, 14, 21, 28 9:30–10:00 am 10:30–11:00 am making cool jewelry with them right after school. Tot Time [24–36 months] times in her life. 1994 | Rated R | 125 minutes ■ 5:30–6:00 pm Make some to wear, make some to share, and show Share stories, songs, and crafts with your toddler. Marvin Auditorium 101BC the whole world your style and flare! This six-week program transitions children from Fri Feb 8 6:30–8:45 pm Zoo Animals Live [all ages] ■ Young Reader's Area lapsitting to independent storytimes. Registration Meet some of the Topeka Zoo animal residents up Roaring Twenties Film Series Wed Feb 20 3:30–4:30 pm for this program begins 9 AM, Tuesday, March 12. close as Rachel Kilian, Education Specialist, helps Chicago The Wonders Revealed [all ages] Call 580-4565. This Best Picture musical explores celebrity, scandal you separate animal fact from fiction. ■ Lingo Story Room 121 ■ Marvin Auditorium 101C Marvel at the mysterious, gape at the grotesque, and corruption in 1920s Chicago. Two women find Tue Mar 26, Apr 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 9:30–10:00 am Thu Feb 7 3:45–4:30 pm ponder the impossible, and complete the Quest of the themselves behind bars for their passionate crimes 10:30–11:00 am Thu Mar 7 3:45–4:30 pm Wonder Cabinet Chest. Bring the entire family to this 6:30–7:00 pm and are soon fighting for front-page headlines. wonderful finale to The Big Read celebration for kids. 2002 | Rated PG-13 | 113 minutes Sing, Dance and Read [2–5 years] ■ Lingo Story Room 121 Playing to Read [3–6 years] ■ Clap, jump, dance, and sing with Kyler! Stories and Marvin Auditorium 101BC Tue Feb 26 4:00–5:00 pm Pets Aplenty! Care for the animals in the pet shop, Fri Feb 15 6:30–8:45 pm songs that are sure to wake you up and get you create a mask and play the Name That Pet game. Read Across America [3–11 years] movin' and groovin'! You’ll be groovin’ the whole ■ Roaring Twenties Film Series It's Dr. Seuss' birthday! Share your favorite Seuss Marvin Auditorium 101C day through. February 9 is African-American Tue Mar 26 6:30–7:30 pm Midnight in Paris Read-In for Children. More activities will follow stories. Take part in crafts and games all based on the Woody Allen enchants us with a cinematic love this program. wonderful books he wrote and characters he created. People in our Neighborhood letter to Paris and to literary heroes of a bygone era. ■ ■ Story Zone Story Zone Petland [3–8 years] Gil, a writer (played by Owen Wilson), innocently Sat Mar 2 2:00–3:00 pm Sat Feb 9, 23 10:00–10:30 am Meet some friendly guinea pigs and learn if these dreams of a perfect age, believing it must have been Sat Mar 9, 23 10:00–10:30 am Sneak, Peek & Read [18–24 months] furry pets could be right for your family and the 1920s, and finds himself awestruck when the African-American Read-In Bubbles and books, wiggles and songs! Early literacy home from experts who are dedicated to building impossible happens. 2011 | Rated PG-13 | 94 minutes exercises for toddlers and adults to enjoy together. community ties with people who love pets. ■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC for Children [all ages] ■ Registration for the four-week session begins 9 AM, Story Zone Fri Feb 22 6:30–8:45 pm Listen to readers share wonderful African-American Sat Mar 30 10:00–11:00 am children's books. Make this Black History Month Wednesday, February 20. Call 580-4565. International Film ■ annual read-in a traditional part of your month. Lingo Story Room 121 Homework Center [5–18 years] Wed Mar 6, 13, 20, 27 9:30–10:00 am Prisoner of the Mountains Cosponsored by the Topeka Chapter of LINKS. Homework coaches help children with questions 10:30–11:00 am Two Russian soldiers are captured by a Chechen Refreshments provided. and assignments. father and held hostage in his village home. 6:30–7:00 pm ■ Homework Center ■ Lingo Story Room 121 Academy Award and 1997 Golden Globe nominee Sat Feb 9 10:30–11:30 am Leprechauns and Fairy Folk [grades K–5] Mon-Thu 4:00–8:00 pm Sun 2:00–6:00 pm for Best Foreign Language Film. © Orion | Russia | Sure and begorrah, school’s out for the day. It’s like a 1997 | Rated R | 99 minutes Crazy Extreme Science [grades 3–5] pot o’ gold at the end of your rainbow. But don’t be Germs! Find out how germs spread and put your ■ Marvin Auditorium 101C getting up to no shenanigans. Leg it to the library hand-washing technique to the test with revealing MOVIES Tue Mar 5 6:30–8:45 pm instead. With scissors and glue and a wee bit of luck, science experiments. Registration required by we’ll be making some enchanting Irish art. Roaring Twenties Film Series Classic Film: Sabrina February 7. Call 580-4565. ■ Story Zone A rich playboy becomes interested in the daughter ■ Lingo Story Room 121 The Great Gatsby Fri Mar 8 12:30–2:30 pm (Audrey Hepburn) of his family's chauffeur, but it's Mon Feb 11 6:00–7:00 pm Come watch this faithful adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s famous novel starring Robert Redford his more serious brother (Humphrey Bogart) who Guys Read Club [8–12 years] would be the better man for her. Wonderful Words [grades 1–5] Read awesome books dudes will dig – explosive and Mia Farrow. It showcases opulent sets and Investigate wonderful ways to communicate. Brian 1954 | b&w | 113 minutes action and farts! Then talk ’em over with the guys, costumes while highlighting the emptiness of the Selznick drew pictures worth a 1,000 words in his ■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC play games, wolf down some food and meet new wealthy and elite. 1974 | Rated PG | 144 minutes book, Wonderstruck. Come make pictures of your Fri Mar 8 2:00–5:00 pm friends. First time? Score a members-only bookbag. ■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC own, learn some American Sign Language, and Receive books on a first-come, first-served basis. Fri Feb 1 6:30–8:45 pm Their Eyes Were Watching God explore how language has changed from the 1920s Give the secret password, GUYS READ, when you Movie and Book Discussion to today. International Film The Legend sign up. Call 580-4565. As part of Empowerment Weekend view this ■ Story Zone Jet Li (playing Fong Sai-Yuk) stars in this Hong ■ Guys Read Lair (Meet at the Youth Services Desk) film starring Halle Berry and then take part in a Tue Feb 12 3:30–5:00 pm Kong martial arts extravaganza that tells of evil Sat Mar 9 2:00–3:00 pm emperors and true love. © Buena Vista | Hong discussion comparing the film and the 1937 novel, Musical Storytime for Everybody [all ages] Amazing Animals: Kong | 1993 | Rated R | 100 minutes the best-known work by African-American Writer Kyler sings, plays the guitar, and reads entertaining ■ Marvin Auditorium 101C Zora Neale Hurston. Animal Superpowers [grades K–5] books for your family. Tue Feb 5 6:30–8:45 pm ■ Lingo Story Room ■ Story Zone More powerful than a speeding locomotive, able to Sat Mar 9 2:00–5:00 pm Fri Feb 15 10:00–10:30 am leap tall buildings in a single bound, and faster than Fri Mar 15 10:00–10:30 am a speeding bullet, it’s not Superman this time. Learn wThe Great Gatsby trivia answers: (1) 1922 (2) His is a bootlegger (3) The issues of money and class about animals with amazing superpowers, meet an during this era (4) Golfer (5) Minnesota (6) They are cousins (7) Dan Cody (8) They both attended animal superhero, and make an animal craft. Yale University (9) Between West Egg and New York City (10) He hopes that Daisy may come to ■ Marvin Auditorium 101A one and be impressed (11) Myrtle Wilson (12) George Wilson shots him Mon Mar 18 4:30–5:30 pm TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS 14 FEBRUARY-MARCH 2013 Valentine Candy Technology Through the Ages [12–18 years] Music TEENS Prepare several candy recipes to share with loved Teen Tech Week gives you an opportunity to Angela Hagenbach & The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby Party [11–18 years] ones this Valentine's Day. Spread the word and the experience the old and the new of all things The Kansas City jazz singer extraordinaire and her Step back into the 1920s with music, dancing, food love with some yummy treats. technological. Speculate as to why some inventions book club bring a lively look at the music, story and and fashion of the time. While you are here, get your ■ The Edge fail, predict what’s to come, and explore the fictional culture of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. gangster on with a game of poker or some target Thu Feb 14 3:30–4:30 pm side of technology. ■ The Edge ■ Marvin Auditorium practice, Nerf® gun-style. Flapper Headbands [12–18 years] Sun Feb 24 3:00–4:30 pm ■ Marvin Auditorium 101AB Capture some Gatsby glamour by making a 1920’s Wed Mar 13 3:30–4:30 pm Queen Bey Stars in Bessie's Blues Mon Feb 11 4:00–5:00 pm flapper headband. Use beads, ribbon, feathers and Electronic Inventions [12–18 years] Hailed as KC's Ambassador of Jazz, Queen Bey brings Teen Writing Group [12–18 years] more to create beautiful and fashionable headbands Unlock your creativity and assemble electronic to life the legendary Bessie Smith, the most popular Find inspiration to create. Join others who share inspired by the book The Great Gatsby. components from our kit to make your own female blues singer of the 1920s. Her one-woman your passion as we explore poetry and prose as a ■ The Edge awesome invention. This Teen Tech Week program show is directed by Kevin Willmott, University of way to express ourselves and explore our world. Mon Feb 25 3:30–4:30 pm lets you explore electronics and engineering. ■ The Edge Kansas film professor and award-winning director. ■ The Edge Open Mic Night [12–18 years] ■ Brown v. Board, 1515 SE Monroe St. Mon Feb 11, 25 7:00–8:00 pm You are a natural performer, and we want you to Thu Mar 14 3:30–4:30 pm Sat Mar 2 6:30–9:30 pm Mon Mar 11, 25 7:00–8:00 pm show off. So take the stage and strut your stuff. You Tie-Dye T-Shirts [11–18 years] The Konza Winds Before Me... Researching My Past can sing, dance, read poetry or tell jokes. Grab some Here is your opportunity to tie-dye a t-shirt in all Coming across the Flint Hills from Kansas State Through Genealogy [11–18 years] fame at our monthly talent show. your favorite colors. Draw a design with Sharpies University, The Konza Winds perform mesmerizing Discover the importance of knowing your family ■ The Edge on a white t-shirt, add alcohol and watch the Wed Feb 27 4:00–5:30 pm woodwind quintet music. The wind on the prairie history from Sherri Camp, Family Artifacts and colors spread. Supplies provided. Wed Mar 27 4:00–5:30 pm has never sounded so lovely! 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