Winter 2016 Volume 12, Issue 1

Library Connections Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library

www.bismarcklibrary.org Library Foundation Raising Funds for Upcoming Events

New Library Teen Center Lobby Display Bismarck Downtown Artist Cooperative The Library Foundation, Inc. is kicking off an effort to raise money to upgrade the Library’s teen center. The upgraded teen center will Adult Programs include comfortable furniture, space for studying and working in Jan. 7 Board Games for Grown-Ups, 6:30-8:30 PM Jan. 8 Computer & Internet Basics, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM groups, windows for natural light, space for student-made art on the Jan. 9 Coloring & Cookies, 2:00-4:00 PM walls, and a sink for arts and craft cleanup. Also included will be Jan. 10 Craft Group, 3:00-5:00 PM updated technology such as laptops, tablets and desktop computers. Jan. 12 Library Movie, Ant Man (PG-13), 6:00 PM Software will be available for Jan. 12 Ancestry Library Edition, 6:30 PM creating movies, music, Jan. 21 Beginning Microsoft Word, 1:00-2:00 PM animation, graphics, and Jan. 21 Great Books Discussion, 7:00 PM presentations. Jan. 26 Library Movie, Minions (PG), 6:00 PM Feb. 2 Reader’s Voice Book Discussion, 7:00 PM “Right now, our teens only Feb. 2 Classic Movie, Airport (1970/G), 6:00 PM have a small open space with Feb. 4 Board Games for Grown-Ups, 6:30-8:30 PM Feb. 9 Library Movie, Pan (PG), 6:00 PM no privacy and no ability to Feb. 10 Social Media Showcase, 10:00-11:00 AM work in groups or hold Feb. 13 Coloring & Cookies, 2:00-4:00 PM discussions,” said Traci Feb. 14 Craft Group, 3:00-5:00 PM Juhala, Head of Youth Feb. 18 Great Books Discussion, 7:00 PM Architect’s rendering of the future Feb. 23 Library Movie, Everest (PG-13), 6:00 PM Library teen center Services. “Our new space will be enclosed and will allow Feb. 24 Beginning Email, 10:00-11:00 AM the teens to work independently or in groups. They will have a Mar. 1 Reader’s Voice Book Discussion, 7:00 PM comfortable place to read, study, and learn new technology skills. Mar. 3 Board Games for Grown-Ups, 6:30-8:30 PM We are very excited to provide this space just for our teen patrons.” Mar. 8 Library Movie, The Last Witch Hunter (PG-13), 6:00 PM Mar. 9 Computer & Internet Basics, 2:00-4:00 PM A formal architect’s blueprint and renderings have been completed Mar. 12 Coloring & Cookies, 2:00-4:00 PM and a budget has been finalized. The total budget for the teen center Mar. 13 Craft Group, 3:00-5:00 PM is $350,000. To date, $120,000 has been raised. The total includes Mar. 15 Ancestry Library Edition, 2:30 PM two recent grants – a $6,000 grant from Best Buy and an $8,000 Mar. 17 Great Books Discussion, 7:00 PM grant from the Bismarck-Mandan Community Foundation. Mar. 22 Library Movie, The 33 (PG-13), 6:00 PM Mar. 29 Classic Movie, Magnificent Obsession (1954/ A campaign brochure and a pledge card have been prepared and will NR), 6:00 PM be distributed to interested donors. If you would like to learn more or are interested in contributing to the teen center campaign, contact View the Children’s Activity Calendar for the full list of the Library Foundation, Inc. at children’s programs. [email protected] or call 355-1494 (Cameo) or For details on all Library events, please see our 355-1502 (Kristi). Library Events Calendar. Director’s Corner Christine Kujawa - Library Director

Hello Friends of the Library! As each year comes to a close, we review what we accomplished and finalize our list of goals that we intend to carry out the following year. It Contact Us seems each new year is busier than the previous, and 2016 515 North Fifth Street is no exception. Bismarck, North Dakota 58501 (701) 355-1480 In 2015, we reached our major goal of updating our www.bismarcklibrary.org strategic plan (available online at http://tinyurl.com/h5dng3o) by utilizing feedback

received from the community via surveys and focus groups. As per our strategic Mission Collecting, organizing, and plan, we started preparing for an enclosed teen area by meeting with teens and the providing open access to Library Foundation, as well as starting to shift books to create available space for it. educational, informational, recreational, and cultural resources In 2016, we will start the process for repairing the roof. We’ve had the roof for close to thirty years and have issues with several leaks. If you have ever been in the Vision Library when it is raining, you have seen the buckets and know what we are Offering information, ideas, and referring to! We also plan to have a comprehensive study on the Library’s HVAC personal enrichment to all system done so we know what updating the system would involve. Finally, we will continue to make progress on planning for an updated teen area. Hours Monday-Thursday 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM Great Books Discussion Newsletter via Friday-Saturday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Email The Great Books Discussion group Subscribe to our free, meets at 7:00 PM on the third Thursday Sunday eco-friendly newsletter, of the month from September through 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM and the latest news about February in the Missouri River Room. the Library will be delivered directly to Newcomers are welcome! If you’d like to Telephone Numbers your inbox! To subscribe just send an purchase a copy of the anthology for this Main Desk 355-1480 email to [email protected] session’s selections, Great Conversations Administration 355-1484 and you will be added to our list. Volume 2, contact Kate at 355-1492 or Bookmobile 355-1491 [email protected]. Youth Services 355-1489 Interlibrary Loan 355-1485 Hidden Object! Upcoming selections: Foundation 355-1494 Find the Bookworm! Friends 355-1483 Meeting Room Locate the bookworm in Jan. 21 “Distributive Justice” by John Reservations 355-1484 the pages of this newsletter, Rawls and you could win a gift Feb. 18 “Guests of the Nations” by Library Board of Directors certificate from the Gifted Bean Coffee Frank O’Connor Michael Schaff, President House! If you find it, email Mar. 17 “Which Era Would That Be” by Joyce Hinman, Vice President [email protected] with the Nadine Gordimer Michael Fladeland specific location. The first person to April 21 “What We Talk About When Pat Grantier respond correctly wins! We Talk About Love” by David Ripley Raymond Carver Christine Kujawa, Director May 19 “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley

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Contact Us Special Book Sale for FOL Members Friends of the Bismarck Public Library The Friends of the Bismarck Public Library will be holding a 515 North Fifth Street special book sale for members only on Thursday, January 21 and Bismarck, ND 58501 Friday, January 22. We have collected an extensive inventory of [email protected] great quality used books and audiovisual items since the last sale, and we are excited to give our members the opportunity to shop Mission Increasing awareness and use of the Library through outside of the hustle and bustle of the regular fall and spring cultural, educational, and social activities, and raising sales. If you’re not currently a member, you can join at the door funds to supplement and enhance Library programs and (see membership information at the bottom of this page) and get services in on the fun of digging through our pre-sorted inventory to find some great reads to Join Us Membership Book Sale get you through the You are invited to the Friends’ monthly business Thursday, January 21 5:00-8:00 PM winter months. All meetings, held the 2nd Tuesday of each month in the Library’s Missouri River Room at 7:00 PM. Friday, January 22 10:00 AM-3:00 PM current, renewing, No meetings July & December and new members New members are welcome will receive one free Friends of BPL Board of Directors Renew or join at the door bag of books; Jason Matthews, President additional books will be sold for $3.00 per bag. We look forward Beth Schatz-Kaylor, Vice President Michael Weisbeck, Treasurer to this opportunity to thank our current members for their Don Allen, Membership support and dedication, and we hope to see many newcomers Aaron Barth joining the Friends of the Bismarck Public Library. Meme May Pat Ness The annual Spring Used Book Sale will run from Thursday, Noreen Olson Carolyn Twingley March 3 through Saturday, March 5. We will again be looking for volunteers to assist with setup during the preceding week, so Library Staff Representative mark your calendars and watch for forthcoming details. Elizabeth Jacobs, Assistant Director

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3 Offering information, ideas, and personal enrichment to all Overflow Library Parking DatabaseConnect

THANK YOU to Burleigh County Commissioner Jerry by Kate Waldera, Woodcox, on behalf of the County Commission, for Head of Reference Services arranging use of the County parking lot on the corner of Fifth Street and Avenue A as overflow parking for Library staff and patrons on evenings and weekends.

Overflow parking will be Bloom’s Literature contains more than 20,000 critical available on weekdays essays from over 500 literary journals and 2,300 after 5:00 PM until the scholarly books. The database also includes Library closes; and on biographies, character entries, literary summaries, weekends until the images, and videos. Library closes. No overnight parking, in Do you need information on an author? Click on the either the Library parking Authors tab and search by name, nationality, or type of lot or overflow parking writer (e.g., biographer, novelist, playwrights, fantasy/ lot, is permissible. horror, or western/adventure). Are you writing a literary criticism paper? Click on the Works tab and search by title, author, or genre. Are you assigned to analyze a literary character? You can search for Get Snowed in with a Good Book characters by name, work title, or author. Is your by Lora Rose, Head of Technical Services instructor requiring you to watch a video of a particular play? Bloom’s Literature comes to the rescue. The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham Playwrights include but are not limited to Shakespeare, Tilly plans only on visiting her small 1950’s Australian Henrik Ibsen, Eugene O’Neill, Arthur Miller, hometown to check on her ailing mother, but decides to Thornton Wilder, and Tennessee Williams. stay. Banished from town years ago, she gains some acceptance by setting up a This free database is available through the “Literature & business for her irresistibly designed Poetry” category on our eResources page and requires dresses. When her dresses arouse nothing more than your library card number and PIN. competition and envy in town, old resentments begin to surface and Tilly exacts a measure of revenge on those who wronged her. A Gothic story of love and Day of Giving revenge that is due to come out as a movie. Thank you to The Improbability of Love by Hannah Rothschild SCHEELS for Recovering from the end of a relationship inviting us to attend and dealing with a difficult job, Annie buys their Day of Giving a dusty painting from a junk shop for her event this past new, unsuitable boyfriend who doesn’t December. even show up for his birthday dinner. The SCHEELS donated painting talks, but only to us. It tells of its $1,000 to the Library previous owners, such as Louis XV, Foundation. The Voltaire, and Catherine the Great. Annie donation will be used SCHEELS Assistant Store toward 2016 Leader Brady Wolf with Library will have her apartment ransacked and be Director Christine Kujawa pursued in an attempt to regain the children’s summer painting. In her search for the painting’s identity, Annie will reading program expenses. The 2016 theme will focus uncover some of the darkest secrets of European history, on wellness, fitness, and sports. The theme will be “On and maybe a chance to fall in love again. Your Mark, Get Set, Read!”

4 Winter 2016 www.bismarcklibrary.org 701 -355-1480 What We’re Reading Library History Spotlight

Start the new year with a new book! If you’re looking for a The Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library will be recommendation, who better to turn to than your friendly celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2017. As we look Library staff members? Here’s what we’re reading as the ahead to next year’s festivities, we will be spending the calendar turns to 2016: year looking back on some interesting tidbits of Library history. Uprooted by Naomi Novik A fantasy novel rooted in folk stories and “The Father of the Bismarck Public Library” legends—named one of the best books of 2015 by Library Journal, NPR, Publishers Weekly, and others. Clyde L. Young played a huge role in establishing a library for the citizens of Clementine: the Life of Mrs. Winston Bismarck. He was a Churchill by Sonia Purnell member of the first library A new, highly acclaimed biography of the board appointed in April wife of British Prime Minister Winston 1916 and acted as its Churchill. secretary. Mr. Young was also the liaison between the Thérèse Desqueyroux by François board and the Carnegie Mauriac Corporation in New York. This story of a woman and the choices she is Young, along with forced to make takes place in 1920’s France, Commissioner Battey, when women had limited options and few worked to ensure annual rights. funding for the new library. It goes without saying that Clyde Young was devoted to the library—he served The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan continuously on the board from 1916 to 1961. The third book in Jordan’s much-loved Wheel of Time series. The 14-book series is now Young’s other professional and civic activities included: complete, so you won’t have to worry about  waiting for the next installment to come out. General counsel of Provident Life Insurance  Trustee for Jamestown College  Assistant Attorney General of North Dakota Forbidden by Eve Bunting  President of the Bismarck Association of This work of historical fiction for young Commerce and Bismarck-Mandan Executive Club adults takes place in 19th century Scotland and features an orphan girl, a small village full of secrets, and a ghostly presence.

Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer A true account of the author’s ascent of Mt. Everest and the storm that killed five members of his climbing party. From the author of Into the Wild and Missoula.

How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill The historical account of how the scholars of Ireland kept Western culture alive during the Dark Ages.

5 Offering information, ideas, and personal enrichment to all Puppets Speak B.A.R.K. by Colette, a Puppet Friend of the Children’s Library Bismarck Animals Reading with

A new year has once again come around, and we are diving into Kids 2016. The new year always brings with it excitement about new possibilities, and we puppets have lots of exciting things to look The B.A.R.K. program provides young readers forward to. However, the new year is a with the opportunity to practice their reading time of reflection, as well. I just want to skills with a friendly animal companion in a take a few moments to reflect on one very relaxing environment. special event for me. As you can see in the adjacent photo, I had a very exciting end to Spring 2016 Schedule the year—my very own visit with Santa! Monday, March 28: 7:00-8:10 PM Not many puppets get time on Santa’s lap, Thursday, March 31: 4:00-5:10 PM so I felt pretty honored. Lots of children Monday, April 4: 7:00-8:10 PM and families also had time with Santa at the Thursday, April 7: 4:00-5:10 PM Library; it was a truly magical experience Monday, April 11: 7:00-8:10 PM Colette with Santa for all. Thursday, April 14: 4:00-5:10 PM

Looking to the new year, there should be many good experiences to come. Story times will start back up on January 18; we puppets always look forward to the cozy winter months of spending time with stories and good friends. The dogs will be back to listen to young readers for our B.A.R.K. program in the spring, as will the fuzzy stars of our Books and Bunnies program for Easter week. There will be some dance and movement opportunities, as well. If you know me, you know I love to dance, so I am excited about that. Miss Sparkles will have her kids back for Kids’ Club, too. We will Pre-registration is required and begins on definitely be busy in the puppet room; coordinating all of our February 22. Call the Children’s Library at puppet friends’ visits to story times and other activities takes a lot of 355-1489 to register. Each participant may organization. Winter may be cold and blustery outside, but inside the register for up to two sessions. Library, there is so much going on that we stay warm and cozy.

Winter Programs for Adults by Sarah Matthews, Adult Programming/Reference Librarian

Winter Reading Bingo Winter Reading Bingo is back for its third year. Stop in the Library beginning January 15 to pick up your card. Read books or participate in Library activities to complete a bingo, then return your card to the Library by March 15 to win prizes! Open to Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library card holders over 18 years old.

Winter Crafternoons—New! Library Craft Group Sundays from 3:00-5:00 PM (feel free to come and go) Meeting Room C January 10, February 14, and March 13 Calling all crafty people! Come along to our new group to meet up with others and discuss your latest creations. The group is open to all kinds of crafty people including knitters, felters, cross-stitchers, scrapbookers, and more. The Library is the ideal place to get together and share your skills, thanks to the relaxed environment and extensive craft book collections we offer. Maybe you'll find the inspiration for your next big project. Feel free to join us, and bring your latest project with you. No registration required.

6 Winter 2016 www.bismarcklibrary.org 701-355-1480 Burleigh County Bookmobile: 2015 By the Numbers by Keli McDonald, Head of Bookmobile Services

NOTABLE NUMBERS NOTEWORTHY EVENTS: MAY// 500 Lincoln Elementary Students toured the bookmobile and received a special story time Miles Traveled: 6,084.6 from Miss Sparkles. June// Participated in the Summer Reading Generator Hours: 710 Kickoff and had 270 people visit the bookmobile. SEPTEMBER// Started a new Fall schedule and attended the Items in BCB Collection: 22,582 North Dakota Library Association Conference in Jamestown. Had a 38720 items checked out by 6,742 people visit from Cliff Naylor and Megan Mitchell who did a bookmobile Individual Visits: 9,696 segment on KFYR. OCTOBER// An article was published in the Bismarck Tribune featuring the Bookmobile in Wing. We attended the 3rd annual Zoo Boo dressed as Peanuts characters and had 1,436 visitors! Ended the month by travelling to St. Charles, IL to attend the Association of Bookmobile & Outreach Services Conference. NOVEMBER// Added an additional 70 eBooks for our Senior Citizen NOOK book club. DECEMBER// Wrapped up our 2015 year with our December visits reaching 940 individuals making our annual total 9,696! Thanks for a great year and cheers to 2016!

F ILM & PANEL DISCUSSION Rosevelt’s America: Refugees in Our Community

Join the Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library and Bismarck Global Neighbors for a film screening of the documentary “Rosevelt’s

America,” followed by a panel discussion

regarding the many obstacles and hopes that resettled refugees face upon arrival in the United States as New Americans. All community members are welcome to join in an Monday, January 25, 7:00 PM atmosphere of welcome and respectful questions for panel Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library members of the Bismarck Meeting Room A international community.

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