A quarterly publication of Macomb Public Library’s the Friends of the ookmark Library

DECEMBER 2019 Looking for the perfect Present? Give a Book! Garrison Keeler said, “A book is a gift you Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers can open again and again.” What better Jefferson's Journal Kinney, Jeff Who Brought the American Ideal West offering to make to someone special? Our Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: The David McCullough friends Linda and Rick, owners of New Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter, Book 2) Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the Copperfield’s Book Service, have once again J.K. Rowling; Jim Kay World's Oceans James Stavridis provided great suggestions for that perfect Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The Something Wonderful: Rodgers and gift. New Copperfield’s has always supported Illustrated Edition J.K. Rowling; Jim Kay Hammerstein's Broadway Revolution our Friends organization, and we encourage Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: The Todd S. Purdum you to shop local and support this friendly Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter, Book 1) neighborhood bookstore as well. J.K. Rowling; Jim Kay Age 0-5 The Wonders of Nature Ben Hoare Barnyard Dance! Sandra Boynton Wrecking Ball Jeff Kinney Dinosnores Sandra Boynton National Geographic Kids Almanac 2020 Excavator's 123: Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site (Counting Books for Kids, National Geographic Kids Learning to Count Books, Goodnight Book) Sherri Duskey Rinker; Ethan Long

Hey Grandude! Paul McCartney; Kathryn Durst

The Wonky Donkey Craig Smith; Katz Cowley

FOL Board members Candy McLaughlin (left) Adult and Karen Proulx visited with author Todd Another Day in the Life Purdum during the signing of his book Ringo Starr; David Lynch; Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway Revolution on Henry Diltz November 2 at New Copperfield’s Book Service. Ages 6-8 Hope Rides Again: An Obama Biden Mystery Purdum is a writer for The Atlantic having Angelina Ballerina Katharine Holabird; Helen Andrew Shaffer previously worked for more than 20 years at the Craig How to Raise a Reader New York Times. With politics being his usual A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The Pamela Paul; Maria Russo; area of interest, this book is quite a departure, Poetry of Mister Rogers Dan Yaccarino; Lisk Feng; and Purdum gave a talk delving into his reasons for tackling the topic of Rodgers and Fred Rogers; Luke Flowers Vera Brosgol; Monica Garwood Hammerstein. Purdum is from Macomb and Dr. Seuss's Horse Museum Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change shared his fond memories of spending time at Dr. Seuss; Andrew Joyner Your Life...and Maybe the World the Macomb Public Library as a child. The National Geographic Kids Brain Games: The William H. McRaven Friends purchased a copy of Purdum’s book to Mind-Blowing Science of Your Amazing Brain National Geographic Almanac 2020: Trending donate to the library. Jennifer Swanson; Hank Topics - Big Ideas in Science - Photos, Maps, Green Facts & More National Geographic; Cara Friends of the Macomb Public Library Sisters First Jenna Bush Hager; Barbara Santa Maria 2019-2020 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Pierce Bush; Ramona Kaulitzki Northland: A 4,000-Mile Journey Along America's Forgotten Border President Paula Wise Sumokitty David Biedrzycki Porter Fox Vice President Phil Weiss Ages 8-12 The Old Farmer's Almanac 2020 Secretary Candy McLaughlin Adventures of Old Farmer's Almanac Treasurer DeSiree Walton ; E.W. Kemble The Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmes: 37 Board Members: Gloria Hurh • Kate Joswick The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Short Stories Plus a Complete Novel (The Hound of the Baskervilles) (as they appeared Becky Parker • Karen Proulx Mark Twain; True Williams in “The Strand” David Self • Richard Vick The Complete Baking Book for Young Chefs Alison & David Vawter Arthur Conan Doyle America's Test Kitchen Kids www.macomblibraryfriends.org PAGE 2 WINTER 2019 FROM THE PRESIDENT Since when does Winter start in October in Macomb? paper or talking to a census volunteer. Illinois Public Libraries Apparently, since 2019! play a role in Census 2020. The Macomb Public Library will be open for those who wish to complete the This has been an unusual year in many ways – impeachment Census form online but do not have access hearings, political debates featuring a wide variety of Democratic to computers or internet connections. The candidates, extreme weather events all over the globe, and so Official date for the start of the Census is on. It’s a good thing that there are plenty of books available not April 1, 2020. only to inform us all about the issues but also to allow us to escape from reality through reading. We all need to escape at One additional and totally unrelated least occasionally. comment for this column. Elsewhere in this newsletter, there is a column by me about Soon it will be 2020! The two actions I hope you all will take an online book club I belong to, started by during 2020 are Reese Witherspoon. I would be interested 1) participating in the 2020 Census and 2) voting in the 2020 in knowing if any of our readers participate in one or more online Presidential election. Both are vitally important for all of us in book clubs and if so, what your experiences have been. Feel free Macomb and throughout the country. Much of the Census will be to email me if you wish at [email protected] completed online for the first time although there are still Happy Holidays!! opportunities to complete it in the old fashioned ways – pen and - Paula Wise, President

Book Sale News Becky Parker and Elisa Rasmussen, sales coordinators

Non-Fiction Books and Media Sale Coming Up! Mystery/Fiction Books & Media Sale Thanks to a bright and brisk day and Dickens on the Square Beat the winter blahs with some good reading from our next sale activities, our specialty book and media sale at the Annex saw a featuring a wide choice of fiction, mysteries/action adventure, steady stream of customers taking advantage of the high quality science fiction/horror as well as CDs, DVDs, and books-on-tape. bargains. We took in $751.50 which will be reinvested in the The sale is Saturday, February 1, 2020 between 11 a.m. and 2 library. We thank members for not only coming by to shop but for p.m. inside the Library Annex, 109 E. Jefferson St. We will also the on-going donations of good condition books and media. You can have our over-sized shelved books available including cook leave donations at the library or call Parkers, 836-7206, for pick up books, graphic novels, classics, poetry, art, history/biography, of books. sports, wellness, humor/cartoons, etc. Meet Rachel Bosworth Mark Your Calendars For 2020 FOMPL Annual Meeting Hi my name is Rachel Bosworth. The next Friends of the Macomb She is now a writer of cozy I am a senior enrolled at the Ma- Public Library Annual Meeting mysteries. As an inhabitant of comb Senior high school. I par- will be held on the Midwest, she writes ticipate in the Macomb Marching Thursday, April 23, 2020 during the ridiculously at the Macomb Country cold and icy winters. Bomber Band. I am the trumpet Club. The featured section leader currently and was Five Star Publishing speaker will be Susan published Van Kirk’s the section leader last year also. Van Kirk. Endurance Mysteries: I'm the captain of the girls swim Van Kirk was born in Three May Keep a team at Macomb High. I have Galesburg, Illinois, and Secret and Marry in educated at Knox Haste. After having her worked at the library going on 8 College and University of rights reverted, she months now, it has been one of Illinois. During her republished those books the best experiences of my life. I career in education, she first and added The Locket: From the plan on graduating in May of taught thirty-four years at Casebook of TJ Sweeney and Monmouth High School and ten Death Takes No Bribes. Encircle 2020 and while I have not con- years at Monmouth College Publications published her latest firmed on where I am going for while raising three children. book, A Death at Tippitt Pond college I hope to be going to Miraculously, she has low blood [June 2019]. Bradley University in the fall. pressure. We hope you’ll join us next April. PAGE 3 WINTER 2019 Winter Activities in the Library Letters to Santa Winter Programs For Adults The library will once again be a drop-off point for This year’s Adult Winter Reading Program, Bundled Up will launch Letters to Santa. We have a large red mailbox at 9:00 am Friday, January 3, 2020 and end at 4:00 pm, Friday, right by the circulation desk where children can February 28, 2020. Registration and Reading Logs will be available drop off their letters for delivery to the North at the Circulation Desk for ages 16 years and up. Need help Pole. We also have supplies available so children discovering items to create your bundle of three or more? No can write letters to Santa when they visit the problem, just ask one of the Macomb PL Staff members to assist library. Our library elf, Pip, handles all letter you. Reading logs will be submitted to the Circulation Desk. deliveries and takes his job very seriously! The Participant’s completed contact information on the bottom of the mailbox will be available from December 2 Reading Log will be detached and entered into a drawing, which will through December 21. Come by and drop off be held at 4 pm, February 28, 2020, the official conclusion of the your letter to Santa today! program. The winner will be contacted by phone or email. The eBook and eAudiobook environment has changed a bit, due to Winter Reading: Reading is Sweet! new licensing restrictions. Watch the Macomb Public Library Web site, Facebook Page and Twitter feeds for training sessions. It is The Youth Services Department will host Winter Reading from anticipated these sessions will be offered in February, after December 2 to January 31. Reading is Sweet will encourage readers OverDrive and Axis 360 have completed all of their changes. to enjoy books while staying warm this winter. The reading goal will be 10 books again this year, but readers are required to read one We started a new program called UNtangled for those 16 years and holiday book, one biography, one fairy tale, one non-fiction book, up. Participants could bring in unfinished thread, embroidery floss or and one poem or poetry collection. These suggestions will yarn projects and while listening to relaxation music, work toward hopefully get readers out of their comfort zone and introduce them completion of those projects. We even had plastic canvas and yarn to some new parts of the collection. When children meet their for those who came empty-handed yet wanted to participate. reading goal, they will receive a free book, and snowman lollipop in The goal of this program was three-fold: pass on tradition, develop addition to being entered into the final prize drawing for a Dunkin’ life skills and facilitate inter-generational interaction in a relaxed Donuts gift card! It’s sure to be a sweet season perfect for reading. atmosphere. - Tiffany Erickson, Children’s Librarian - Sharon Sample, Library Assistant - Adult Services Dickens Activities Popular With Children

The Children’s Library had a great turnout for Dickens on the Square. About 16 people partici- pated in the Gingerbread Magic Story Time on Saturday morn- ing, and 46 people in the Ginger- bread Craft Time in the after- noon. The picture on the left is during our story time and the picture on the right is during craft time. We made mouse orna- ments, candy cane reindeer, marshmallow snowmen, fuzzy wreaths and paper chains. The Reese Witherspoon Online Book Club A Totally Unique Book Discussion Club I am always looking for book recommendations. I noticed that many of A new type of book club has been proposed by community member Larry the books I have enjoyed contained stickers saying they were Reese Parks. He would like to form a club which does not assign a certain book Witherspoon Book Club selections. After a bit of internet searching, I to read but instead offers participants a chance to discuss one of their asked to join the online Reese Witherspoon Book Club and I was accept- favorite authors, books or characters. All club members will benefit by ed. By the way, I do this through my Facebook account. being exposed to new and interesting material. There are lots of interesting discussion topics such as: how do you de- The presentations will not be book reports. They will basically be a sum- cide when to quit reading a book you just can’t get into? Which book mary of who, what, when, where and why with just enough information should I read first when all of these books that I ordered from the library to interest the other members. It is suggested participants bring a list are available at the same time? What do I do when I want to get rid of (about 5 names) of their favorite authors to ensure everyone has some- books I no longer want? (Almost everyone in the book club quickly posted thing unique to present. “Donate to your local Friends of the Library group.”) One woman posted a photo of a huge pile of books that she had bought that day for $12 total at This club would not necessarily be confined to a particular genre. Each her Friends of the Library sale table! session could cover a different category of book or different clubs might Another interesting thing about this particular book club is that there are a be formed for different categories if interest warranted it. few members who are authors. Occasionally they will ask the group for Since Larry was interested in starting off with a Mystery Club, our FOL advice about a book they are writing. Also, members will post something sponsored Mystery Book Club is going to put his suggestion into practice like “I just read a book about the holocaust or another serious subject, at its March 25, 2020 meeting (see information under Mystery Book Club and I am looking for a very light reading selection. Any suggestions?” schedule on back page). Bring some information about a few of your I would recommend this online book club to those who like to hear other favorite mystery books/authors and share with other mystery lovers. people’s opinions of books they are considering. The members are main- ly women of all ages and we all like to read! If you would like more information about this new kind of book club, contact Larry Parks at 309-421-0694. - Paula Wise

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