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MOVIES PICK UP YOUR HOLDS on’t leave the neighborhood. This is not the kind of weather for going out in search of entertainment. & RESERVES AT: D Hy-Vee® The library doesn’t want you to catch cold. The library wants what’s best for you. When you and your family get 2951 SW Wanamaker Rd bored this winter, know this: the library’s got your back Oakland Community Center with new and awesome entertainment. Better yet, we’re 801 NE Poplar St free. Best of all, you don’t have to travel too far from home. Smartlockers make getting your library With Hoopla, all you need to get movies is your library card and an Internet connection. Got it? Ok, let’s get some movies. materials convenient.

Select the Smartlocker destination when you Go to hoopladigital.com and enter your library card info. Once reserve your books, music and movies–the items you’re in, you have access to hundreds of thousands of movies check out when you pick them up from the locker. you can stream on your device, desktop or laptop.

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TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS 3 FEBRUARY - MARCH 2015 Book Club101

et a gang of friends together and start gabbing about books Gright away. Reserve a Book Group in a Bag kit. Walk into your next group meeting fully prepared, 10 copies of a book and discussion resources slung over your shoulder.

There are so many books to choose from, including hot new titles, classics and everything in between. Your group gets to keep them for 6 weeks. Reserve any title up to a year in advance. Plan to overlap your reservations; you can distribute the next book and collect the last book at the same meeting.

To view available books and make a reservation, go to bgib.tscpl.org and get your group all set in a matter of minutes.

ook, Book, Goose! is a book club that meets at the Tell us what Bbar. It provides a unique atmosphere for a lively discussion exploring the world of interesting literature, you need authors, fun people, good food and monthly book- Beer & Books themed drink specials. You and your book-loving adult How do you get friends are invited to share your impressions, opinions, information from us? celebrations and experiences with moderator Amber Think about when you’ve Bonnett (contact at [email protected] for the current needed info and decided to titles) and other spirited characters the first Thursday of use the library to find it. Share every month. The club meets at one of Topeka’s oldest your experience by completing neighborhood bars, the Dutch Goose Sports Bar and our online survey. Grill, 3203 SW 10th Ave. Sample questions R How do connect with the library R What information do you want R A researcher’s BFF Are you satisfied with the library t’s 10 p.m., and you’re still looking for the perfect article for your psychology class paper that addresses the topic, Why men and Iwomen prefer certain hair colors. You could drive to the university, or with your library card, you can access Academic Search Provide your answers at: Premier at tscpl.org. Type in hair color and you’ll find an extensively researched 15-page scholarly article with numerous references. tscpl.org/survey You can download, email or print the article in full-text. Academic Search Premier contains over 4,700 journals. Check out this, and other databases available at your library: tscpl.org/research/databases. TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS 4 FEBRUARY - MARCH 2015 Want to start a small business? Terry can help with that. The library: [email protected] The best place to get a book!

ook, it’s 2015. We’re over the Dewey Decimal System. Well, admittedly, we’re not entirely Lover Dewey. But we’ve devised an ingenious system to make it more easy to browse through thousands of books without having to yank open a cabinet or even look up a title on the catalog. It’s called neighborhoods. Neighborhoods make the library more like a book store.

You will find your favorite subjects grouped together in sections by genre and interest at the library. Are you a craft-a-holic? Good news—all the best books about crafting are located in one place. Let a colorful cover pull you in, and flip through the pages a bit. Tuck it under your arm as you breeze through the exit, assured that this is the one that will inspire you. The book won’t cost you a cent. But you’ve still had the beauty of the bookstore moment. Want to start your spring garden this winter? Whatever your interest, we’ve got it covered. Get into the library and start doing stuff. Erin can help with that. Cook, garden, exercise, budget, find your newest fascination. Wandering through our [email protected] Neighborhoods can be the beginning of the next chapter of your life.

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MUSIC Zinio From Cosmo to Runner’s World, check out hundreds of magazines online. Take all your favorites with you when you travel. 3 tscpl.org/magazines s the album dead? Google it, and, yes, there’s quite a bit to your music library. There are so many songs to choose Iof speculation that the lengthy song progression of the from in every genre you can imagine (and even some you traditional album has gone the way of the land line and box- can’t). It’s entertaining in itself to browse and choose your shaped television sets. weekly songs. topeka.freegalmusic.com

Sure, some people still cling to the old ways, but most up- For the geezers and the geezers-at-heart, the library’s got a and-coming generations are downloading straight to their great collection of good ol’ fashioned albums in CD format. devices, one song at a time. Hit shuffle, listen to an array of Cruise our catalog for classic and new albums. We’ve got genres and artists in no particular order: it’s the new way everything from Alternative to Zydeco. tscpl.org/catalog to listen to music. Thankfully, your library has both the old school and the new school covered. With Freegal, enter your MAGAZINES library card information and download 4 free songs a week TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS 6 FEBRUARY - MARCH 2015 How to Donate The Library Books Foundation 2015 Friends of the Library he Library Foundation is key to its Tis busy supporting the success. Our onating books and other items to the Topeka and Shawnee County new chair DFriends of the Library makes a huge Public Library by completing is Becky impact on the library. Thank you! a very successful 2014 annual Holmquist, Before items can be transformed into fundraising campaign. a vice- easy steps financial support, our tireless Friends president at volunteers must clean, sort and shelve. When you make a gift to US Bank, who has served on Do a Friend a solid and make sure to hit The Library Foundation, all the Foundation’s board for these three steps when you bring your gifts are 100% invested in the past three years. Other items to the library: library programs and services officers include Dr. Steve that are vital to sustain our Tempero, chair-elect, and Joel 1 Inspect – Take a few moments and diverse community. Goals Oliver continues as treasurer. give a once-over look at each item. are set for 2015, and your Marilyn Ward is our newest The Friends resell these things, and continued support ensures board member. Marilyn is the that definitely can’t happen if they that we will have a world- retired executive director of have been wet, moldy, dirty, smell class library. You can Child Care Aware of Eastern funny or have bugs in them. Be careful make a gift online at Kansas and past president what you might unintentionally foundation.tscpl.org, mail of Kansas Children’s Service donate along with books! it to: 1515 SW 10th Ave, League Foundation. Topeka, 66604, or drop off 2 Check to see if we accept your items – your donation at the library. Other Trustees: Before you drop off your items, check Mark Baker, Rich Hayes, 3 to see if we accept them. We’ve got a The Library Foundation Marianna Nothern, handy list of the items we do accept at website (foundation.tscpl.org) Robert Parman, MD, Julie tscpl.org/friends has a new look that includes Schloetzer, Jeanne Slusher, information and resources Judy Stork and Roger 3 Donate in the right place – If you’re about our library supporters. Underwood only dropping off a few items, you The Foundation’s leadership can put them in our drop box at 10th and Garfield. If you’ve got a big load, take them to our loading dock.

Questions? Give the friendly Friends manager, Mary, a call, 580-4445.

TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS 7 FEBRUARY - MARCH 2015 Glitter & Glue Minecraft® Mania If you have a child over the age of five, you know about in Topeka IMinecraft®. It’s one of the best-selling video games of all time. In the world of Minecraft®, kids get to harvest resources and build ew York Times bestselling author Kelly Corrigan whatever they can imagine. It’s a bit more complex than that, but is coming to Topeka as part of the paperback that’s the gist. Minecraft allows kids to utilize the furthest reaches of Ntour for her memoir, Glitter and Glue. Corrigan their imaginations while learning practical life lessons. wants every stop to be a fundraiser for a non-profit. Her Topeka reading will support financial aid for Plus, kids have gobs of fun playing it. deserving students at Topeka Collegiate School. The library is a co-sponsor of this event. In terms of the sheer hordes of kids in enthusiastic attendance, Minecraft® at Your Library is a wildly successful Kelly Corrigan has won an avid program. Corrigan following from critics, Glitter and Glue readers and booksellers for Bring your block-breaking kid into the A Fundraiser for Topeka her finely wrought and Author Kelly Corrigan library’s Minecraft® world on our own Collegiate School deeply emotional memoirs server to build, build, build. Each meeting Friday, February 27, 2015 about how we connect to the people in our has a new building mission Topeka Country Club lives. In Glitter and Glue, she examines the to construct and complete 2700 SW Buchanan St. bond—sometimes nourishing, sometimes new parts of the library’s 6:30 p.m. exasperating, occasionally divine—between landscape. There’s even a Cash bar available mothers and daughters. little Creeper explosion action to be had. The library will have a limited number of tickets to give away, but you may purchase a ticket ($30) that includes Minecraft® at Your Library: a paperback copy of Glitter and Glue. Reserve your place: Bidpal.net/ Wednesdays, Feb 11, 25 KellyCorrigan and Mar 11, 25, 4-5 p.m.

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TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS 8 FEBRUARY - MARCH 2015 GUIDE TO THE BIG READ February 2015

The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1515 SW 10th | tscpl.org 9 FEBRUARY - MARCH 2015 Characters who have Grit harles Portis introduces the reader to Mattie Ross, who narrates from old age the great adventure of her life: “People do not give it credence that a fourteen-year-old girl could leave home and go off in the wintertime to avenge her father’s blood but it did not seem so strange then, although I will say it did not happen every day.”

Mattie Ross In language straightforward but strongly her own, full of feeling but Raised on a farm in Yell County, unsentimental, she goes on to relate the tale of her search for her Arkansas, Mattie is resolute and father’s murderer, “a coward going by the name of Tom Chaney,” resourceful in seeking justice for the during a hard winter across the “Choctaw Nation” in the last quarter Cof the 19th century. To aid her in her quest, she seeks a man with murder of her father. a quality she calls “true grit” and thinks she finds him in Rooster Cogburn, a shabby and overweight but affable federal marshal. Also seeking Chaney, for other crimes, is LaBoeuf, a proud, young Texas Ranger, who enters into an uneasy partnership with the pair.

Ned Pepper’s Gang Reuben J. “Rooster” Cogburn A former Confederate soldier, Rooster has become a federal marshal who patrols the Indian Territory.

LaBoeuf Proud, handsome, and something of a dandy, the Texas Ranger is seeking Tom Chaney for the murder of a Texas state senator.

Tom Chaney An itinerant hired man on Frank Ross’s farm, Chaney kills and robs his employer on a trip to Fort Smith to buy horses and then flees to the Indian Territory.

TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1515 SW 10th | tscpl.org 10 FEBRUARY - MARCH 2015 The BIG ENTERTAINMENT Mysterious Charles Portis 30 EVENTS IN 28 DAYS EVENTS The Big Read MOVIES THE BIG READ FOR KIDS Author of True Grit, Charles Portis Keynote is a die-hard Arkansan, just like Tallgrass Express String Band Thomas Fox Averill The Big Read Make Your Own his beloved character, Mattie The Big Read discusses the novel film series Mustache [8-12 years] Ross. Portis had a successful opens with the True Grit, defines the True Grit 2010 Join the big, hairy, kick-off celebration for journalism career, but left his Tallgrass Express Western genre, and 110 min | Rated PG13 the Kids Big Read selection, Fake Mustache post at the New York Herald to String Band, consider what the ■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC by Tom Angleberger. return home to Arkansas and pride of the story says about our culture. Fri Feb 6 6:30-9 p.m. ■ Tweens Area 121A Flint Hills. Mon Feb 2 4-5 p.m. write novels. Portis rarely grants ■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC Unforgiven 1992 | 131 minutes | Rated R ■ Marvin Auditorium Sun Feb 22 2-3:30 p.m. interviews and lives a quiet and Sun Feb 1 3-4 p.m. ■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC Quick Draw, Cowboy [8-12 years] private life in Little Rock. The Big Read Finale: Don Fri Feb 20 6:30-9 p.m. Come sit a spell with Michael Perkins, The Big Read Artwalk fastest draw hereabouts - fastest at Enjoy art and have a chance to win a copy Williams at TPAC True Grit 1969 | 128 minutes | Rated G ■ drawing pictures, that is. He’ll learn ya to of True Grit. Don Williams will sing The Big Read home Marvin Auditorium 101BC Fri Feb 27 6:30-9 p.m. draw a cowboy picture so purdy you’ll be as ■ NOTO Arts District, Warehouse 414, SouthWind with his warm hickory baritone. Williams is an American country singer, songwriter happy as a calf in clover. Gallery, Alice C. Sabatini Art Gallery The Searchers 1956 | 119 minutes ■ and a 2010 inductee to the Country Music Marvin Auditorium 101BC Fri Feb 6 5:30-8:30 p.m. ■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC Sat Feb 7 2-3 p.m. Hall of Fame. For tickets, visit tpactix.org or Fri Feb 13 6:30-9 p.m. Cowboy Poetry Gathering call 234-2787. Books Into Movies [12-18 years] Cowboy poet Ron Wilson and friends ■ Topeka Performing Arts Center 214 SE 8th Avenue Come to The Edge and watch True Grit, an will read original poems and discuss the Thu Feb 26 7:30 p.m. BOOK DISCUSSIONS exciting western about fourteen year old elements of authentic cowboy poetry. True Grit by Charles Portis is considered one Young Guns & Gallant Geezers Mattie Ross, a girl searching for the man who ■ Marvin Auditorium of the great American novels. killed her father. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll Sun Feb 15 2-4 p.m. Age & Heroism in True Grit is the focus of Read the book and attend sit on the edge of your seat. You definitely True Grit, the Path to Success folk music a discussion. Call 580-4540 want to win a copy of this book! group, Jeff and David Meketon, The Duckworth Lab at to join. ■ The Edge - Teen Room 114 Deb with Bill‚ University of Pennsylvania, identifies True Grit: Dutch Grit Wed Feb 11 3:30-6:30 p.m. as they present two traits predicting success: grit and ■ The Dutch Goose - 3203 SW 10th 5 period- Ropin’ a Twister [All ages] self-control. Learn more about the non- Fri Feb 6 authentic 6:30-8 p.m. Author Coert Voorhees and Kansas Ballet cognitive predictors of success . Academy join forces to perform the songs based Classics Made Modern ■ Washburn University Memorial Union A&B dramatic ‚ Storm Wrangler!‚ and KCDC staff Tue Feb 17 7-8:30 p.m. on the Magazine courtesyPhoto Topeka ■ Marvin Auditorium 101C heroes and villains of True Grit. Vanessa Mon Feb 9 1:30-3 p.m. meteorologist Kyle Morris will demonstrate a tabletop tornado. This is a free companion What True Grit (might have) Steinroetter, Washburn University and Vicky Presbyterian Manor Book Club Looked Like Trembly, realtor/comedian are presenting. ■ Topeka Presbyterian Manor program to The Big Read. Program attendees This genre-crossing exhibit juxtaposes Co-sponsored by Topeka Magazine. Mon Feb 9 4-5 p.m. can receive $1 off general KCDC admission. ■ The Big F.M. Steele’s photographs with passages from ■ Shepherd’s Center, 3033 SW MacVicar Kansas Children’s Discovery Center Crestview Chapter Chat Sat Feb 21 11 a.m.-Noon & 2-3 p.m. True Grit to help visitors envision the world in Fri Feb 27 10:30 a.m.-Noon ■ Crestview Community Cente / 251-2963 to register Read Online Wed Feb 11 1-2 p.m. Living History Day Don’t forget to visit our digital which the characters had their adventures. Big Read at Helping Hands True Grit Book Discussion Cowpoke Festival branch for even more information From the Center for Great Plains Studies. Humane Society ■ Alice C. Sabatini Gallery The library and Helping Hands are ■ Millennium Cafe Try on a cowboy hat, touch saddles from the about the book, the characters and Mon Jan 26 - Fri. April 24 during library hours Tue Feb 17 1:30-3 p.m. old west and learn to rope. how to host your own book group. partnering at the shelter in a western- themed adoption event that has pets Grub & Grit Book Discussion ■ Marvin 101 BC Jim Hoy, author and director of the Center ■ Boss Hawgs BBQ - 2833 SW 29th Sat Feb 21 10 a.m.-1 p.m. for Great Plains Studies, will revisit the history posing as stars of the Old West. bigread.tscpl.org ■ Helping Hands Humane Society - 5720 SW 21st St Thu Feb 19 7-8:30 p.m. captured in the photos of F.M. Steele. Visit the Squirt Gun Shooting Gallery Sat Feb 28 1-4 p.m. So Many Books Lenny Flem, Jr and Jodie O’Rodeo save Sabatini Gallery to view the exhibit. • Learn more about The Big Read. ■ Perkins Room 201 their world with sheer grit and carnival ■ Marvin Auditorium 101B Sun Feb 22 3-4:30 p.m. • Read a librarian’s book review. Thu Feb 19 7-8:30 p.m. capers. The Kids Big Read Finale has capers • Discover additional book Bean There, Read That of its own. Try your aim at the squirt gun WANTED ■ recomendations. True Grit Living History The Classic Bean - 2125 SW Fairlawn Rd mustache shoot. Dig for, well, maybe it’s Tue Feb 24 7-8:30 p.m. • Use quick links to check out Participate in this live history event gold. Vaporize the villain. Ride off into the presenting two perspectives of the Old West True Grit in multiple formats: Time and Telling in True Grit sunset, a hero indeed. [8-12 yrs] experience for women. ■ audio, ebook, paper, video and A multimedia program exploring history, Lingo Story Room 121 ■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC Wed Feb 25 3-5 p.m. nook. culture and biography, with a place for True Sat Feb 21 3-4:30 p.m. Grit in both historical and contemporary • Which character are you most contexts. like? Take the “What True Grit ■ Marvin Auditorium 101AB Character are You?” quiz. Forever Homes Sun Feb 8 2-4 p.m. TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1515 SW 10th | tscpl.org 11 FEBRUARY - MARCH 2015 GET A COPY 1. Go straight to the source. At the library we'll have a mountain of copies for you to check out. 2. Riders rejoice! The Topeka Metro will have a couple hundred copies of True Grit to give away to bus passengers, free of charge. 3. Got a book group? Get True Grit. We've got Book Group in a Bag kits complete with 10 copies and a reader's guide. 4. Join the party! At First Friday Artwalk Feb 6 we'll be doing TRUE GRIT official book launches for the Big Read at SouthWind Gallery (3074 SW 29th St), Warehouse 414 (414 SE 2nd St) and XYZ Magazine (822 1/2 N Kansas Ave in NOTO). & GRITTY 5. Bookmobile. Visit the mobile library and pick up your copy of True Grit. 6. Get creative. Check out True Grit in a variety of formats: TUNES • Overdrive ebook or check out a Nook reader outfitted with True Grit. • Large print • Audio book on CD • Spanish language edition Don Williams will sing The Big Read home with his warm hickory baritone at Topeka Performing Arts Center Thurs Feb 26, 7:30 pm. Williams is an American country singer, songwriter and a 2010 inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame. To purchase tickets, visit tpactix.org or call 234-2787.

40 FREE TICKETS will be distributed during the month of February, at the Big Read events!

OUR PARDNERS Barnes & Noble, Boss Hawgs, Brewster Place, Center for Great Plains Studies, Classic Bean, City of Topeka, Dutch Goose Sports Bar & Grill, Kansas Children’s Discovery Center, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas News Live 580 AM / 94.5 Country FM, Kansas Public Radio, Honorary Chairs Kiwanis Clubs, Mayor’s office, NOTO Art District, Presbyterian Manor, PT’s Coffee, Rossville Library, Shepherd’s Center of Topeka, Single Action Shooters Society, Silver Lake Library, Shawnee County 4-H, Shawnee County Parks and Recreation, Big Jim Ogle Shawnee County Sheriff, Shawnee Bullseye Rusty Walker County Mounted Posse, SouthWind Gallery, Topeka Capital-Journal, Topeka Chamber of Commerace, Topeka Magazine, Topeka Metro, Warehouse 414, Washburn University, Topeka Performing Arts Center, WIBW-TV, World Cup Espresso Cafe, XYZ Magazine, seveneightfive Magazine 1515 SW 10th AVE 785 580-4400 | tscpl.org Monday–Friday 9 am–9 pm Saturday 9 am–6 pm Sunday 12 pm–9 pm TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1515 SW 10th | tscpl.org 12 FEBRUARY - MARCH 2015 A MATCH MADE IN SPACE THE LIBRARY & 712 INNOVATIONS OFFER MAKERSPACES

makerspace is a space where you can make stuff. setup has more of an emphasis in the hands-on, the AYou already figured that out. But the space physical act of making in a workshop-style, industrial itself, whether big or small, is limitless when you atmosphere. consider the possibilities for what you can do in a makerspace. “We’re more of an industrial version of what the library has,” says Jared Starkey, executive director at Topeka has two makerspaces. The library's Make-It 712 Innovations. “We’ll have a laser cutter, milling Lab, is chock full of equipment you can use to make, machines, saws and drills. You’ll be able to make create, design, compose, record and manipulate. It something with your hands that you can hold in your Make-It Lab contains a bevy of tech tools and software. It even hands.” boasts a 3D printer. Novice inventors, small business owners, creative professionals, the curious creator The library is going to be involved at 712 with “It’s an exciting new venture,” says Marie Pyko, — this space is for you. Visit tscpl.org/make-it-lab to collections and resources for turning that passion the library’s director of public services. “It’s an find out how to get in and get making. for making into a viable business. And since 712 is a opportunity for us to increase our presence in the membership-based model, the library will soon offer downtown community and help put resources in The library has formed a new partnership with day passes for customers to try before they buy. people’s hands.” a makerspace downtown, 712 Innovations (712 S. Kansas Ave), opening in late January. Their

NOW SHOWING at the ALICE C. SABATINI GALLERY InCiteful Clay Jan 28 through Mar 15 It’s an art exhibit that would be at home in New York’s SOHO neighborhood, InCiteful Clay is instead opening at the Alice C. Sabatini Art Gallery Jan 28.

Why so urban? The exhibit, consisting of ceramics by 26 artists, is provocative and challenging. The works within will make you uncomfortable, and will put you face-to-face with ugly societal issues and stoke outrage.

It will also make you laugh. Walking into InCiteful Clay is asking for the emotional wringer, but it’s also an example of art as a vehicle for generating Left: Akio Takamori, General and Emperor, 2008, porcelain, courtesy the artist. important discussions. Right: Anne Drew Potter, The Three Little Girls with Shirley Temple Curls, 2012, terra cotta, courtesy the artist. A program of ExhibitsUSA, a national division of Mid-America Arts Alliance with the Kansas Arts Commission and The National Endowment for the Arts New Yorkers shouldn’t be the only ones assessing the maladies of our time; our community can have an eyeful and a whole lot of valuable things to say Please be advised the artwork on display may contain themes and imagery of an about it, too. explicit nature, and may not be appropriate for all viewing audiences.

TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS 13 FEBRUARY - MARCH 2015 February/March Schedule of Events ADULT Gaming for Adults Presbyterian Manor Book Club African Americans and Freedom If you love games, need a new challenge or just want to You’re invited to join the Topeka Presbyterian Manor Book on the Frontier Medicare Mondays socialize with fellow gamers, come the first Sat of each Club for the Big Read book discussion this year! Please bring They served as soldiers in the Civil War and the Indian Wars, Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas (SHICK) helps month to play a variety of new and traditional board games. your own copy of True Grit by Charles Portis. You can check and as homesteaders and community builders. Stories of you navigate the complex web of Medicare. Repeated on the Bring your own or play ours. Families are welcome, but one out at the library. the significant contributions of African American men and first Mon of each month. children must be attended. ■ Topeka Presbyterian Manor women will come to life through history, performance and ■ Menninger Room 206 ■ Perkins Room 201 Mon Feb 9 4-5 p.m. hands-on demos during this dynamic program. Mon Feb 2 1-3 p.m. Sat Feb 7 2-5 p.m. ■ Marvin Auditorium 101C Mon Mar 2 1-3 p.m. ■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC Sports Trivia Bring some friends, enjoy some food and beverages and Sun Feb 15 2-4:30 a.m. Bridges & Road Work Sat Mar 7 2-5 p.m. show us how much you know about sports at our sports True Grit, the Path to Success Hear from Tom Vlach, director of Public Works/County BASKETBALL EVENTS trivia competition at Pigskins Sports Bar. No registration is Engineer, about bridges and road work using the half-cent Bring the whole gang or just yourself to cheer on your Attention educators, parents and all who wish to succeed! necessary and prizes will be awarded to the top teams. The Duckworth Lab at University of Pennsylvania identifies sales tax. RSVP for lunch at 235-8452 by Jan 27. Sponsored favorite team while watching the game on the library’s ■ Pigskins Sports Bar two traits predicting success: grit and self-control. Lab by the League of Women Voters of Topeka-Shawnee County. big screen. Mon Feb 9 7-9 p.m. ■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC representative David Meketon will speak about non- Tue Feb 3 Noon-1 p.m. Kansas vs. Oklahoma State Journaling with Words and Images cognitive predictors of success with reference to True Grit. ■ The Edge - Teen Room 114 Explore personal writing and illustrated journals through ■ Washburn University Memorial Union A&B Beginning Embroidery Sat Feb 7 12:30-3 p.m. creative prompts and art techniques around a monthly Tue Feb 17 7-8:30 p.m. Embroidery can be used to embellish fabric items or to theme. Discover additional ideas through the works of create original art. It can be as traditional or modern as Kansas State vs. Texas Introduction to Songwriting ■ The Edge - Teen Room 114 others, in-session sharing and online sources. The Feb theme Budding songwriters of all ages will learn about various you choose! Learn several basic embroidery stitches, and Sat Feb 7 3-5 p.m. is “Color and Contrast.” The Mar theme is “Poetry and Meter.” get help planning your embroidery project. Registration aspects of songwriting, including tricks and tips, as well Tue Feb 10 10-11:30 a.m. as examples of songs to assist in the learning process. required. NCAA Tournament Challenge Tue Mar 10 10-11:30 a.m. ■ Velma Paris Community Center 862-1630 Fill out a bracket in the library’s very own tournament Registration required. Wed Feb 4 1-2:30 p.m. challenge starting Mar 15 until the start of games on Crestview Chapter Chat ■ Central Park Community Center 251-2965 Wed Mar 4 1-2:30 p.m. Mar 19. A prize will be given to the winner, including A neighborhood book club for those who like to chat about Wed Feb 18 1-2 p.m. having your name displayed on a plaque in the Sports what they are reading. In Feb, read True Grit, and in March, Wed Mar 18 1-2 p.m. How to Start a Business read Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress. Use your own Practical Pruning Advice Learn about business legal structure, writing a business Neighborhood. Find out more at tscpl.org. book or pick one up at the Crestview Community Center Pruning is an important way to help control growth and plan, knowing your competition and what to expect from Sun Mar 15 During library hours while supplies last. Registration required. maintain the health of your trees and shrubs. Feb is a good being your own boss. Presented by the Washburn Small NCAA Basketball Tournament ■ Crestview Community Center 251-2963 time to prune plants in your yard and landscape. Join the Business Development Center. Come watch the NCAA Tournament on the library’s two Wed Feb 11 1-2 p.m. Shawnee County Extension Master Gardeners for tips on ■ Menninger Room 206 big screens. Wed Mar 11 1-2 p.m. when and how to prune your trees and shrubs. Wed Feb 4 6-8:30 p.m. ■ Marvin Auditorium 101AB ■ Marvin Auditorium 101C Wed Mar 4 6-8:30 p.m. Thu Mar 19 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Seabirds and Desecheo Island Thu Feb 19 7-8 p.m. Sun Mar 22 Noon-9 p.m. Desecheo Island, near Puerto Rico, was once home to Let’s Make Beer Sat Mar 21 11 a.m.-6 p.m. thousands of nesting seabirds. Gary Breckon of Topeka Combine cooking and crafting to express your individuality True Grit Living History Audubon Society will discuss seabird nesting decline on the Mattie Ross and Calamity Jane are just two examples and create your own special beers at home. A home-brewer Time and Telling in True Grit Island. Co-sponsored by Topeka Audubon Society. of strong women in the Old West. Participate in this live discusses both beginner and advanced techniques and will Librarians Valerie Reif and Tanya Walsh offer a ■ Marvin Auditorium 101C history event presenting two perspectives of the Old West be open to questions. Sorry, no samples! multimedia program exploring history, culture and Wed Feb 11 7-8:30 p.m. ■ Marvin Auditorium 101C biography, and find a place for True Grit in both historical experience for women. ■ Wed Feb 4 7-8:30 p.m. and contemporary contexts. 2014 Income Tax Filing Marvin Auditorium 101BC Sat Feb 21 3-4:30 p.m. ■ Marvin Auditorium 101AB A local H&R Block professional will be in the library to Computerized Genealogy Sun Feb 8 2-4 p.m. answer questions about filing your 2014 Income Tax Return. Community Novel Project: Get started in genealogy and learn how to use the print and She will discuss changes for 2014 and also address possible Character Workshop online resources your library offers. Receive a pedigree chart Health Insurance Marketplace Enrollment effects of the Affordable Care Act on your personal return. Fine tune your fiction writing techniques. Compare narrator and other helpful forms for keeping records as you research Navigators from the Shawnee County Health Agency ■ Menninger Room 206 perspectives and points of view. Learn how to build will answer questions and help you enroll in the Health your family tree. Registration required. Thu Feb 12 7-8:30 p.m. character backstory using continuity notes, photos and ■ Shawnee North Community Center 286-0676 Insurance Marketplace at healthcare.gov. Bring your 2015 worksheets. Discuss how to give your character a unique Thu Feb 5 10-11:30 a.m. estimated income and birth dates of all family members. Cowboy Poetry Gathering ■ Hillcrest Community Center 251-2956 ■ Marvin Auditorium 101A Spend an afternoon with cowboy poets! Ron Wilson and voice and maintain character integrity throughout a novel. Mon Feb 9 5-6 p.m. Mon Feb 9 9 a.m.-8 p.m. friends will read original poems and discuss the elements tscpl.org/novel ■ Shawnee North Community Center 286-0676 of authentic cowboy poetry. This is a Big Read event ■ Marvin Auditorium 101C Caregiver Support Group Thu Feb 26 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thu Mar 5 10-11:30 a.m. celebrating the novel True Grit. Being a caregiver can be incredibly stressful, but you ■ Hillcrest Community Center 251-2956 ■ Marvin Auditorium Mon Mar 9 5-6 p.m. don’t have to go it alone. Come meet and talk to others Sun Feb 15 2-4 p.m. who are in the same situation as you. Moderated by Michele Dillon, caregiver support specialist at Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging. ■ Anton Room 202 Mon Feb 9 3:30-4:30 p.m. Mon Mar 9 3:30-4:30 p.m.

TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS 14 FEBRUARY - MARCH 2015 Young Guns & Gallant Geezers: ART True Grit Book Discussion Bean There, Read That Age & Heroism in True Grit Now that you’ve read True Grit, come discuss it with us! Join Join this book group for young intellectuals in their 20s and Hear presentations about the role of age in the narrative What True Grit (Might Have) Looked Like us in the Millennium Café inside the library for an afternoon 30s who like to talk lit. In February we will read True Grit by of True Grit and enjoy the folk music group, Jeff and Deb This genre-crossing exhibit juxtaposes F.M. Steele’s photographs discussion of this year’s Big Read selection True Grit by Charles Portis. Provide your own copy or pick one up at the with passages from True Grit to help visitors envision the world in with Bill‚ as they present 5 period-authentic songs based Charles Portis. Space is limited to 15. Registration is required. reference desk, first come, first-served. Questions? Email which heroine Mattie Ross and her companions Rooster Cogburn Call 580-4540. [email protected]. on the heroes and villains of True Grit. Presentations by and Texas Ranger LaBoeuf had their adventures. From the Center ■ Millennium Cafe ■ The Classic Bean - 2125 SW Fairlawn Rd Vanessa Steinroetter, assistant professor at Washburn for Great Plains Studies. Tue Feb 17 1:30-3 p.m. Tue Feb 24 7-8:30 p.m. University and Vicky Trembly, realtor/comedian. Program ■ Alice C. Sabatini Gallery co-sponsored by Topeka Magazine. Mon Jan 26 - Fri. April 24 during library hours TALK About Literature in Kansas - TALK About Literature in Kansas - Brick Lane ■ Shepherd’s Center, 3033 SW MacVicar The Namesake Monica Ali’s novel focuses on a young Bangladeshi woman Fri Feb 27 10:30 a.m.-Noon Jim Hoy, author and director of the Center for Great Plains Studies, Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel explores the ways that first- who is brought to Britain for an arranged marriage with Big Read at Helping Hands Humane Society will revisit the history captured in the photos of F.M. Steele. Visit the generation immigrants and American-born children of an older man, though she does not speak English. Can Sabatini Gallery to view the exhibit. immigrants interact with India to form cultural and ethnic TSCPL and Helping Hands are partnering at the shelter in ■ she adapt to a strange land? Discussion led by Sara Tucker. Marvin Auditorium 101B identities in the New World. Discussion facilitated by Sara a western-themed adoption event that has pets posing as Thu Feb 19 7-8:30 p.m. Funded by the Kansas Humanities Council. Visit or call the stars of the Old West. Tucker. Funded by the Kansas Humanities Council. Register Topeka Room to sign up and retrieve a copy of the book. Call ■ Helping Hands Humane Society The Big Read Artwalk in Topeka Room, 204 580-4510. Enjoy art and have a chance to win a copy of True Grit. ■ Perkins Room 201 ■ Sat Feb 28 1-4 p.m. Menninger Room 206 ■ NOTO Arts District, Warehouse 414, SouthWind Gallery, Alice C. Wed Feb 18 7-8:45 p.m. Wed Mar 11 7-8:45 p.m. Kansas Reptiles Sabatini Art Gallery African American Writers Book Discussion Learn how to identify native snakes and other reptiles and Fri Feb 6 5:30-8:30 p.m. African American Writers Book Discussion Adults 18 & over with a passion for black literature, join this Adults 18 & over with a passion for black literature, join this where you can find them in Kansas. Presented by Kelly InCiteful Clay [Adults] club that has been reading and discussing books written by club that has been reading and discussing books written by Haller. Co-sponsored by Topeka Audubon Society. InCiteful Clay offers an unparalleled overview of an emergent black authors for more than 20 years. Find more information black authors for more than 20 years. Find more information ■ Marvin Auditorium 101B movement in contemporary ceramics dedicated to social Wed Mar 4 7-8:30 p.m. about the group and the books at aawgdg.org. This month’s about the group and the books at aawgdg.org. This month’s commentary. Artists have long used their creations as powerful book: Gather Together in My Name, Maya Angelou. vehicles to confront major societal problems. book is Open City by Teju Cole. Use It or Lose It ■ Perkins Room 201 ■ ■ Alice C. Sabatini Gallery Hughes Room 205 The trick to slowing down aging can be as simple as playing Thu Feb 19 7-8:45 p.m. Wed Jan 28 - Sun Mar 15 During library hours Thu Mar 19 7-8:30 p.m. a game of cards or having dinner with friends. Join Dr. Susan Grub & Grit Book Discussion Sun Mar 29 2-4 p.m. Kemper, senior scientist at the Gerontology Center at KU as In True Grit, 14-year-old Mattie Ross recounts her youthful she discusses the role of those and other mental gymnastics BOOKS quest to avenge the murder of her father. After you read COMPUTER CLASSES in aging and dementia. Book, Book, Goose! [21 & over] this classic western with your community as part of The Big ■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC Book, Book, Goose! is a public book club providing a unique Read, come discuss at Boss Hawgs BBQ. Bring cash for food BEGINNING CLASSES Thu Mar 5 6:30-8 p.m. atmosphere for a lively discussion. Explore interesting and drinks at this popular local restaurant. Designed for new computer users and presented at a relaxed Retirement and Medicare literature, authors, fun people, good food and book-themed ■ Boss Hawgs BBQ pace. Try taking the classes in the order listed for a good, basic understanding. To register, call 580-4606 or email Trained counselors and agency staff from the Senior Health drink specials on the first Thursday of every month. Email Thu Feb 19 7-8:30 p.m. [email protected] Insurance Counseling for Kansas (SHICK) program educate [email protected] for upcoming titles. True Grit: Keynote Thomas Fox Averill ■ The Dutch Goose those nearing retirement age about Medicare. They will Thomas Fox Averill discusses the novel True Grit. Averill Taming Your Mouse answer questions, give unbiased counsel and help you Thu Feb 5 6:30-8 p.m. Learn the proper way to hold and move the mouse. Learn Thu Mar 5 6:30-8 p.m. will define the Western genre, speak to readers’ enduring determine how Medicare will best work for you. connection with the novel and consider what the story says about check boxes, radio buttons and scroll bars. If you ■ Marvin Auditorium 101B True Grit: Dutch Grit [21 & over] about our culture. Averill authored the award-winning 2011 can’t make one of these sessions, register for a Computer & Thu Mar 12 6:30-8:30 p.m. Join Book, Book, Goose! at the Dutch Goose for a lively novel rode. Gadget Help session to get started. Spring Lawn Care discussion of True Grit. ■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC ■ Computer Training Center After the drought stress and other weather challenges of the ■ The Dutch Goose Sun Feb 22 2-3:30 p.m. Wed Feb 11 9:30-11 a.m. last several years, let the Shawnee County Extension Master Fri Feb 6 6:30-8 p.m. Tue Feb 17 7-8:30 p.m. So Many Books Thu Mar 12 1-2:30 p.m. Gardeners give you tips on cultivating a luxurious, weed-free Classics Made Modern Discuss True Grit by Charles Portis. Join in the Big Read lawn. True Grit by Charles Portis is considered one of the great festivities by discussing this classic western about the quest Windows 8 for Beginners ■ Anton Room 202 Learn about tiles, the charms bar and other new features Thu Mar 19 7-8 p.m. American novels. Originally serialized in 1968, the story of 14 year old Mattie Ross to avenge the murder of her introduces Mattie Ross, who recounts the time when she father. Registration required. Call 580-4540. in Windows 8. Use Windows accessories including the Bean There, Read That was 14 years old and sought retribution for the murder of ■ Perkins Room 201 calculator, snipping tool and WordPad. ■ Join this book group for young intellectuals in their 20s and her father. Read the ebook or print edition. Sun Feb 22 3-4:30 p.m. Computer Training Center Fri Feb 6 1-2:30 p.m. 30s who like to talk lit. Talk about books you want to read. ■ Marvin Auditorium 101C Thu Feb 12 9:30-11 a.m. Email [email protected] for Dec and Jan titles. Provide Mon Feb 9 1:30-3 p.m. Discuss The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman. A husband and wife who live an isolated existence as Thu Feb 19 7-8:30 p.m. your own copy or pick one up at the reference desk, first Fri Mar 13 1-2:30 p.m. come, first-served. Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser hurls an impressionable 18 lighthouse keepers find a dead man and living infant Mon Mar 30 1-2:30 p.m. ■ The Classic Bean - 2125 SW Fairlawn Rd year old heroine into the amoral world of the big city and washed up on their shore and make a decision that will Tue Mar 24 7-8:30 p.m. reveals the driving forces of our culture: America’s restless have far reaching consequences. Registration required. Call idealism, glamorous material seductions and spiritual 580-4540. A Celtic Celebration ■ Celebrate Celtic culture through music, performance and innocence. Download the free ebook or audiobook. Perkins Room 201 ■ Sun Mar 22 3-4:30 p.m. displays of genealogy and history. Get inspired by exploring Marvin Auditorium 101C Mon Mar 9 1:30-3 p.m. this rich culture, and leave with the tools to help connect you FEBRUARY MARCH to your own family roots. SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ■ Marvin Auditorium 101AB 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Sun Mar 29 2-4 p.m. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Library Closed TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS 15 FEBRUARY - MARCH 2015 Internet Introduction Excel: Introduction to Spreadsheets iPad Workshop Make Your Own Mustache [8-12 years] Learn basic internet functions and visit a variety of sites for Learn about cells, columns, rows, AutoSum, simple formulas Bring your iPad and your library card. Staff and Join the big, hairy, kick-off celebration for the Kids Big Read information and entertainment. and page setup features. participants share tips and tricks, iPad features and selection, Fake Mustache by Tom Angleberger. It’s a hilarious ■ Computer Training Center Thu Feb 12 1-2:30 p.m. favorite apps, including our suite of digital offerings salute to soup strainers and snot mops to get you ready for Fri Feb 13 9:30-11 a.m. Wed Mar 25 1-2:30 p.m. available via tscpl.org/downloads. International Fake Mustache Day Feb 3 and send you home Tue Feb 24 7-8:30 p.m. Thu Mar 26 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Wed Feb 18 1:30-3 p.m. with a cookie duster of your very own. Mon Mar 16 1-2:30 p.m. Excel: Lists Wed Mar 18 1:30-3 p.m. ■ Tweens Area 121A Google It! Familiarity with basic Excel is required for this class. Learn to Library Ebooks for Kindle Tablets Mon Feb 2 4-5 p.m. Learn to use this most-visited site on the web. Search for create field names, sort lists and link worksheets. You’ll learn Bring in your Kindle tablet and library card and learn how to Preschool Storytime [3-5 years] information and images on the Internet. See your house lists that can also be used in our Word: Mail Merge class. get free ebooks anytime! Email and app store login required. Stories, songs and fingerplays that encourage a love of with Google Maps, and learn about even more Google apps Tue Feb 3 7-8:30 p.m. Fri Feb 27 9:30-11 a.m reading and help develop early learning skills. and features. Fri Feb 13 1-2:30 p.m. Library Ebooks with Android Tablets ■ The Story Zone 121C ■ Computer Training Center Thu Mar 26 1-2:30 p.m. Tue Feb 3, 10, 17, 24 10-10:30 a.m. Bring in your Android tablet & library card and learn how to Wed Feb 4, 11, 18, 25 10-10:30 a.m. Wed Feb 18 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Word: Mail Merge & Mailing Labels get free ebooks anytime! Email and app store login required. Tue Mar 3 7-8:30 p.m. Create mailing labels, envelopes, personalized letters and Thu Feb 5, 12, 19, 26 10-10:30 a.m. Tue Mar 24 7-8:30 p.m. Tue Mar 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 10-10:30 a.m. Thu Mar 19 1-2:30 p.m. directories by combining a Word document and a data table Library Ebooks for Nook Tablets Wed Mar 4, 11, 18, 25 10-10:30 a.m. Email for Beginners created in Microsoft Excel. Thu Mar 5, 12, 19, 26 Learn to log into an account and to open, delete, reply to Thu Feb 19 1-2:30 p.m. Bring in your Nook tablet and library card and learn how to Fri Mar 27 1-2:30 p.m. get free ebooks anytime! Email and app store login required. tWiin Xgaming [8-12 years] and forward email messages. Come hang out and play awesome games on the Wii or ■ Tue Mar 31 7-8:30 p.m. Computer Training Center Ebooks & Digital Music, Movies Xbox. Impress your friends with your stellar hand-eye Thu Feb 19 9:30-11 a.m. and Magazines Computer Q & A coordination. Beat your enemies using your limitless Thu Mar 5 7-8:30 p.m. Access the digital library anytime on your home For beginning computer users. Bring your questions to your courage. Now’s the time to show your stuff! (Games will be Fri Mar 20 1-2:30 p.m. computer or device using our free apps! Get a quick tour community center where the library’s computer trainers will rated E for everyone). be available to assist you. BEYOND THE BASICS of our Digital Branch and learn how to use ebooks with ■ Tweens Area 121A Overdrive, magazines with Zinio, music with Freegal and ■ Garfield Community Center 251-2950 Tue Feb 3, 10, 17, 24 4-5 p.m. Take the following classes when you feel ready for more movies with Hoopla. Wed Feb 11 1-2:30 p.m. Tue Mar 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 4-5 p.m. challenging projects. These are presented at a faster pace Tue Feb 10 7-8:30 p.m. Wed Mar 11 1-2:30 p.m. than the beginning classes. All classes take place in the Toddler Time 1 [12 -24 months] Mon Mar 9 1-2:30 p.m. Computer & Gadget Help Bubbles and books, wiggles and songs! Early literacy fun for library’s computer center unless otherwise noted. To register, A dedicated time to focus on your technology questions. call 580-4606 or email [email protected] Facebook for Beginners young toddlers and adults to enjoy together. Sign up for a Facebook account and learn the basics of this Bring your laptop, tablet or other device. Practice new ■ Lingo Story Room 121 Word I: Introduction to Word Processing popular social networking site. Be sure to bring your email computer skills or learn to use the library catalog while Wed Feb 4, 11, 18, 25 9:30-10 a.m. Get started with the basics of Microsoft Word. Learn to use address and password. If you already have an account, trainers are available. Provide a description of the help 10:30-11 a.m. fonts, spell check and some basic editing techniques. please bring your password. Registration required. Call you need when you register. Call 580-4606 or email 6:30-7 p.m. Wed Mar 4, 11, 18, 25, 9:30-10 a.m. Wed Feb 4 1-2:30 p.m. 580-4606. [email protected]. Fri Feb 20 9:30-11 a.m. Tue Feb 3, 10, 17, 24 3:30-5 p.m. 10:30-11 a.m. Thu Feb 12 7-8:30 p.m. 6:30-7 p.m. Wed Mar 4 9:30-11 a.m. Wed Mar 4 1-2:30 p.m. Sat Feb 7 9:30-11 a.m. Mon Mar 23 1-2:30 p.m. Tue Mar 3, 17, 24 3:30-5 p.m. 4-H in the Library [5-12 years] Pinterest for Beginners Word II: Intermediate Word Processing Sat Mar 7 9:30-11 a.m. Have fun creating a variety of crafts and projects with Learn about Pinterest - a simple way to organize images, Tue Mar 10 7-8:30 p.m. Shawnee County 4-H as they bring youths and adults Use Microsoft Word to edit text, insert pictures or Word art projects and ideas online. Open an account, create boards Tue Mar 31 3:30-5 p.m. into your document, form a header or footer and create a together to learn everyday skills. and begin pinning! Be sure to bring your email address ■ The Story Zone 121C Word table to organize information. and password. KIDS Thu Feb 5 1-2:30 p.m. Wed Feb 4, 18 4-5 p.m. Thu Feb 5 7-8:30 p.m. Wed Feb 25 9:30-11 a.m. R.E.A.D. Dogs Wed Mar 4 4-5 p.m. Fri Mar 6 1-2:30 p.m. Dogs are man’s best friend, but a child’s best listener. Grab Thu Mar 5 9:30-11 a.m. Sing, Move and Learn [3-5 years] Tue Mar 24 1-2:30 p.m. Editing Digital Photos your favorite book and read to the Reading Education Connect with your child through music, movement and Learn to crop, rotate, resize, reduce red eye, play with Assistance Dogs. books. A fun, shaking, wiggling, dancing way to learn. PowerPoint ■ The Story Zone 121C Beginners create a dynamic presentation from start to finish. color and use special effects on your digital photos using Co-sponsored by Child Care Aware of Kansas. 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TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS 16 FEBRUARY - MARCH 2015 Baby Bookworms [Birth-18 months] Gathering STEAM [8-12 years] Read Across America [3-8 years] True Grit (1969) Introduce your baby to the wonderful world of books Use science, technology, engineering, art and math as you Everyone’s invited to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday with Garnering John Wayne his only Oscar for best actor, the role through songs, stories, bounces and more! investigate, collaborate and create in this hands-on, problem stories, games, crafts and fun. Make a Wocket to take home of U.S. Marshall Rooster Cogburn is a one-eyed, unwashed, ■ Lingo Story Room 121 solving program. Registration required. Call 580-4565. (while supplies last) and show your love of reading and the fat old man who just maybe has a heart of gold. Mattie Ross Thu Feb 5, 12, 19, 26 9:30-10 a.m. ■ Lingo Story Room 121 books of Dr. Seuss. convinces him to bring her father’s killer to justice. 1969 | 10:30-11 a.m. Sun Feb 15 2-3:30 p.m. ■ The Story Zone 121C 128 minutes | Rated G 5:30-6 p.m. ■ Marvin Auditorium 101A Mon Mar 2 5-6 p.m. ■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC Thu Mar 5, 12, 19, 26 9:30-10 a.m. Sun Mar 15 2-3:30 p.m. Fri Feb 27 6:30-9 p.m. 10:30-11 a.m. Toddler Time 2 [24-36 months] 5:30-6 p.m. SKITLS [8-12 years] Share stories, songs and crafts with your older toddler. This CLASSIC FILM SERIES The School Kids In The Library Society (SKITLS) laughs, six-week program transitions children from lapsitting to East of Eden Math and Science Exploration [5-10 years] learns and creates. Discover cool concepts, make real-life independent storytimes. Registration for the next program Stand back! Experiments are underway. We have the whole The saga of three generations of the Trask and Hamilton connections and create something exciting you can take session begins 9 am Mar 3 for the following session. Call wacky world to learn about. Bring a grownup and be families in the early 1900’s in northern California. Based on home to wow everyone with your newfound know-how. 580-4565. the John Steinbeck novel. 1955 | color | 115 minutes prepared to discover, learn and get dirty. ■ Tweens Area 121A ■ Lingo Story Room 121 ■ ■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC Lingo Story Room 121 Wed Feb 18 4-5 p.m. Tue Mar 24, 31 9:30-10 a.m. Sat Feb 7 10-10:30 a.m. Fri Feb 13 2-5 p.m. Wed Mar 18 4-5 p.m. 10:30-11 a.m. Sat Mar 7 10-10:30 a.m. Factual Fun [5-10 years] 6:30-7 p.m. The Goodbye Girl Quick Draw, Cowboy [8-12 years] Come and explore the world of Puppets. Jump into learning Tue Apr 7, 14 9:30-10 a.m. A woman’s ex-husband sublets her apartment right out Come sit a spell with Michael Perkins, fastest draw 10:30-11 a.m. from under her. When she refuses to move, the new tenant, hereabouts - fastest at drawing pictures, that is. He’ll learn with fun hands-on activities. You will also find out where to 6:30-7 p.m. find awesome books to investigate the topic. Come learn a Chicago actor, moves in, touching off a comedic love-hate ya to draw a cowboy picture so purdy you’ll be as happy as relationship. 1977 | color | 111 minutes a calf in clover. more about your favorite thing or learn about something MOVIES totally new to you. ■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC ■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC Fri Mar 13 2-5 p.m. ■ Dinosaur Zone 121K INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES Sat Feb 7 2-3 p.m. Thu Feb 19 4:30-5:15 p.m. Wadjda Cyber Seniors Amazing Animals [5-12 years] Ropin’ a Twister A 10 yr. old girl living in a conservative world is determined Midland Care & the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Take a walk on the wild side with our naturalist librarians. Author Coert Voorhees and Kansas Ballet Academy to fight for her dreams. © Sony | Saudi Arabia | 2012 | Rated Library sponsor a screening of the documentary, Cyber Marvel at our featured creatures, get up close and personal join forces at KCDC. Staff meteorologist Kyle Morris will PG | 97 minutes Seniors. A spirited group of senior citizens take their first with our amazing animal guests and make a memento of demonstrate a tabletop tornado. This is a free companion ■ Marvin Auditorium 101C steps into cyber-space, finding new ways to connect. your encounter to take home. program to The Big Read. Program attendees can receive $1 Tue Feb 3 6:30-8:30 p.m. ■ Marvin Auditorium 101AB ■ Lingo Story Room 121 Mon Mar 23 1-3 p.m. off general KCDC admission. Fill the Void Mon Feb 9 4:30-5:30 p.m. ■ Kansas Children’s Discovery Center A young woman having to choose between her heart’s Mon Mar 9 4:30-5:30 p.m. Sat Feb 21 11 a.m.-Noon MUSIC Sat Feb 21 2-3 p.m. wish and her family duty. © Sony | Israel | 2012 | Rated Minecraft® @ Your Library [8-12 years] PG | 90 minutes Tallgrass Express String Band Enter the library’s Minecraft® world on our own server and Mad Genius Criminal Mastermind ■ Marvin Auditorium 101C The Big Read Celebration of True Grit opens with the build, build, build. Each time we meet, we’ll have a new Convention [8-12 years] Tue Mar 3 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tallgrass Express String Band, pride of the Flint Hills. Annie mission to construct and complete new parts of the library’s Do your plans of world domination crash and burn? Are you THE BIG READ FILM SERIES and her band will lead you on a wild musical chase through landscape. Then, we’ll unleash Creepers. looking for new ways to double cross your shady alliances? the Old West. ■ Computer Training Center Does your secret lair need some flair? Make all your True Grit (2010) ■ Marvin Auditorium Wed Feb 11, 25 4-5 p.m. 14-year-old Mattie Ross is determined to avenge the murder Sun Feb 1 3-4 p.m. Wed Mar 11, 25 4-5 p.m. diabolical dreams come true at this devious homage to Fake Mustache, the Kids Big Read selection. Really. Trust us! of her father and hires the meanest US Marshall to track the Topeka Area Square Dancers Guys Read [8-12 years] ■ Lingo Story Room 121 killers. This 2010 adaptation of Charles Portis’ book is more Kick-off The Big Read celebration of True Grit with some Read awesome books dudes will dig—explosive action and Sat Feb 21 2-3 p.m. faithful to the original text according to its directors. Part of toe taping square dancing followed by the Big Read Film farts! Then talk ’em over with the guys, play games, wolf the Big Read Film Series. 2010 | 110 min | Rated PG-13 [3-8 years] Series. down some food and meet new friends. First timers score Stories and Art ■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC Share a story or two, encourage creativity and make ■ Rotunda a members-only book bag. Receive books on a first-come, Fri Feb 6 6:30-9 p.m. memories. All you need is a fun-loving grownup, a curious Fri Feb 6 5:30-6:30 p.m. first-served basis. For more info, call Jason at 580-4565. The Searchers ■ Lingo Story Room 121 kid, “okay to get messy” shirts and smiles. The Big Read Finale: Don Williams at TPAC ■ Lingo Story Room 121 After his family is violently torn apart, bitter war veteran Don Williams will sing The Big Read home with his warm Sat Feb 14 2-3 p.m. Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) sets out on a fanatic mission Sat Mar 14 2-3 p.m. Sat Feb 21 10-10:30 a.m. hickory baritone. Williams is an American country singer, Sat Mar 21 10-10:30 a.m. to find his only surviving niece and the Comanche who songwriter and a 2010 inductee to the Country Music Hall of Musical Storytime for Everybody [Birth-5 years] Living History Day - Cowpoke Festival kidnapped her. 1956 | 119 minutes | Not Rated Fame. His hits include “Good Ole Boys Like Me,” “I Believe In Bring the whole family, daycare or preschool for some guitar Try on a cowboy hat, touch saddles from the old west and ■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC You,” “Love Is On A Roll,” “Amanda” and “Tulsa Time.” picking music, dancing, whimsical books and great big learn to rope. Join Joyce Their and Ann Birney as they bring Fri Feb 13 6:30-9 p.m. ■ Topeka Performing Arts Center 214 SE 8th Avenue smiles with Kyler.r the Old West alive for children of all ages. Unforgiven Thu Feb 26 7:30 p.m. Sat Feb 14 10-10:30 a.m. ■ Marvin 101 BC William Munny (Clint Eastwood), a reformed killer and Fri Feb 20 10-10:30 a.m. Sat Feb 21 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sat Mar 14 10-10:30 a.m. outlaw, is determined to put his past behind him. But the Fri Mar 20 10-10:30 a.m. Squirt Gun Shooting Gallery [8-12 years] lure of a bounty has him opening the door to his past and Lenny Flem, Jr and Jodie O’Rodeo save their world with stepping once again into the role of gunfighter. 1992 | 131 sheer grit - and carnival capers. The Kids Big Read Finale has minutes | Rated R capers of its own. Try your aim at the squirt gun mustache ■ Marvin Auditorium 101BC FEBRUARY MARCH shoot. Dig for, well, maybe it’s gold. Vaporize the villain. Ride Fri Feb 20 6:30-9 p.m. SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 off into the sunset, a hero indeed. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ■ Lingo Story Room 121 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Wed Feb 25 3-5 p.m. 29 30 31 Library Closed TOPEKA & SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS 17 FEBRUARY - MARCH 2015 Anyone Can Cook [12-18 years] TEENS For anyone who loves to eat but can’t cook. Learn to follow Double Dueling: Yu-Gi-Oh! and Magic a recipe, plan healthy and delicious meals and snacks and the Gathering [12-18 years] explore different styles of cooking. Bring your cards and prepare for fierce battle with other ■ Lingo Story Room 121 Yu-Gi-Oh! and Magic the Gathering players. 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Grab some fame at Battle with the best local gamers to see if you have what it 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm Educational & Quest Credit Union, SE 29th & Croco our monthly talent show or just come and watch. 1:00 pm – 3:15 pm Avondale East, 455 SE Golf Park Blvd takes to win it all in this single-elimination competition. ■ The Edge - Teen Room 114 3:00 pm – 7:30 pm Fairlawn Plaza Shopping Center, SW 21st & Fairlawn ■ The Edge - Teen Room 114 Wed Feb 25 4-5 p.m. Fri Feb 6 2-3 p.m. Wed Mar 25 4-5 p.m. 3:30 pm – 7:30 pm Tecumseh United Methodist Church, 334 SE Tecumseh Teen Writer’s Group [12-18 years] Our Voices [12-18 years] Find inspiration to create. Join others who share your literary TUESDAY Teens, come to this empowerment series and hear 9:30 am – 1:00 pm Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, passion as we express ourselves and explore the world about and discuss your concerns over topics such as race, through our works of poetry and prose. 3625 SW Wanamaker acceptance, talent and encouragement. Let your voice 9:30 am – 1:00 pm Brookwood Shopping Center, ■ The Edge - Teen Room 114 be heard! Mon Feb 9, 23 7-8 p.m. SW 29th & Oakley ■ Marvin Auditorium 101B 2:15 pm – 7:30 pm Dillons, SW 29th & Urish Mon Mar 9, 23 7-8 p.m. Wed Feb 25 5:30-7 p.m. 2:15 pm – 7:30 pm Shawnee Heights United Methodist Church, Books Into Movies - True Grit [12-18 years] Tech Fair SE 45th/Shawnee Hts Come to The Edge and watch True Grit, an exciting western Do you love all things technology? Have you designed about fourteen year old Mattie Ross, a girl searching for WEDNESDAY something awesome? Submit your technology creation to us 9:30 am – 7:30 pm Villa West Shopping Center, SW 29th & Wanamaker the man who killed her father. You‚Äôll laugh, you‚Äôll cry, by 2/27 and you can show it off at our Tech Fair. Or just show you‚Äôll sit on the edge of your seat. You definitely want to 9:30 am – 7:30 pm California Crossing Shopping Center, up! There will be demos and a chance to mess around with SE 29th & California win a copy of this book! some really cool stuff. Registration required. Call 580-4565. ■ The Edge - Teen Room 114 ■ The Edge - Teen Room 114 THURSDAY Wed Feb 11 3:30-6:30 p.m. Thu Mar 12 4-5:30 p.m. 9:30 am – 11:00 am Berryton Elementary School, 2921 SE 69th 9:30 am – 1:00 pm Hunter's Ridge, NW 46th & Hwy 75 Fun After School [12-18 years] Check out a new craft, game, cool activity or whatever else Super Smash Bros. Brawl Tournament 11:45 am – 1:30 pm Quincy Street Station, 820 SE Quincy 2:30 pm – 7:30 pm Brookwood Shopping Center, SW 29th & Oakley we can find to play with. Amp up the fun by bringing some [12-18 years] 2:30 pm – 7:30 pm K-Mart North, NW Lyman & Tyler friends. It’s something different every month! Prove you are the best brawler in town. Face off against ■ The Edge - Teen Room 114 opponents who make that same claim of supremacy in the FRIDAY Thu Feb 12 3:30-4:30 p.m. popular Wii game. Bring your best moves because only one 9:30 am – 1:00 pm Fairlawn Plaza Shopping Center, SW 21st & Fairlawn Thu Mar 5 3:30-4:30 p.m. will be left standing as the reigning champion. 9:30 am – 1:00 pm Dillons North, 800 NW 25th St Freaky Friday (the 13th) [12-18 years] ■ The Edge - Teen Room 114 2:00 pm – 7:30 pm Mike’s IGA, NE Sardou & Forest What better thing is there to do on a Friday the 13th than to Fri Mar 13 2-3 p.m. 2:30 pm – 7:30 pm Velma Paris Community Center, 6715 SW Westview watch a scary movie? 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Dogs 2:00 PM K MARCH 27 FRIDAY Tallgrass Express String Band 3:00 PM MU Taming Your Mouse 9:30 AM C Word I: Intro to Word 9:30 AM C Preschool Storytime 10:00 AM K Word: Mail Merge & Labels 1:00 PM C Toddler Time 1 9:30 AM K Musical Storytime 10:00 AM K Toddler Time 1 10:30 AM K MARCH 16 MONDAY FEBRUARY 2 MONDAY Preschool Storytime 10:00 AM K PowerPoint 1:00 PM C Facebook for Beginners 1:00 PM C Internet Introduction 1:00 PM C MARCH 28 SATURDAY Medicare Mondays 1:00 PM A Toddler Time 1 10:30 AM K Anyone Can Cook 4:00 PM T Beginning Embroidery 1:00 PM A Yu-Gi-Oh! & Magic Gathering 4:00 PM T Musical Storytime 10:00 AM K Yu-Gi-Oh! & Magic Gathering 4:00 PM T Computer Q & A 1:00 PM C Unforgiven 6:30 PM M 4-H in the Library 4:00 PM K Make Your Own Mustache 4:00 PM K Crestview Chapter Chat 1:00 PM A How to Start a Business 6:00 PM A MARCH 17 TUESDAY MARCH 29 SUNDAY Books Into Movies - True Grit 3:30 PM T FEBRUARY 21 SATURDAY Toddler Time 1 6:30 PM K Preschool Storytime 10:00 AM K Celtic Celebration 2:00 PM A FEBRUARY 3 TUESDAY Minecraft® @ Your Library 4:00 PM K Stories and Art 10:00 AM K Kansas Reptiles 7:00 PM A Computer & Gadget Help 3:30 PM C R.E.A.D. Dogs 2:00 PM K Toddler Time 2 9:30 AM K Toddler Time 1 6:30 PM K Living History Day 10:00 AM K tWiin Xgaming 4:00 PM K Preschool Storytime 10:00 AM K Seabirds and Desecheo Island 7:00 PM A Ropin’ a Twister 11:00 AM K MARCH 5 THURSDAY Anime Kurabu 7:00 PM T MARCH 30 MONDAY Toddler Time 2 10:30 AM K Ropin’ a Twister 2:00 PM K Word II: Intermediate Word 9:30 AM C Windows 8 for Beginners 1:00 PM C Bridges & Road Work 12:00 PM A FEBRUARY 12 THURSDAY Mad Genius Convention 2:00 PM K Baby Bookworms 9:30 AM K MARCH 18 WEDNESDAY Computer & Gadget Help 3:30 PM C Windows 8 for Beginners 9:30 AM C True Grit Living History 3:00 PM A Computerized Genealogy 10:00 AM A Toddler Time 1 9:30 AM K MARCH 31 TUESDAY tWiin Xgaming 4:00 PM K Baby Bookworms 9:30 AM K Preschool Storytime 10:00 AM K Preschool Storytime 10:00 AM K Toddler Time 2 9:30 AM K Toddler Time 2 6:30 PM K Preschool Storytime 10:00 AM K FEBRUARY 22 SUNDAY Baby Bookworms 10:30 AM K Toddler Time 1 10:30 AM K Preschool Storytime 10:00 AM K Wadjda 6:30 PM M Baby Bookworms 10:30 AM K True Grit: Keynote 2:00 PM B Fun After School 3:30 PM T Introduction to Songwriting 1:00 PM A Toddler Time 2 10:30 AM K Excel: Lists 7:00 PM C Excel: Intro to Spreadsheets 1:00 PM C R.E.A.D. Dogs 2:00 PM K Zoo Animals Live! 4:00 PM K iPad Workshop 1:30 PM C PowerPoint 1:00 PM C Fun After School 3:30 PM T So Many Books 3:00 PM B Baby Bookworms 5:30 PM K SKITLS 4:00 PM K Computer & Gadget Help 3:30 PM C FEBRUARY 4 WEDNESDAY Baby Bookworms 5:30 PM K Book, Book, Goose! 6:30 PM B Toddler Time 1 6:30 PM K tWiin Xgaming 4:00 PM K Toddler Time 1 9:30 AM K Facebook for Beginners 7:00 PM C FEBRUARY 23 MONDAY Use It or Lose It 6:30 PM A Toddler Time 2 6:30 PM K Preschool Storytime 10:00 AM K 2014 Income Tax Filing 7:00 PM A Editing Digital Photos 1:00 PM C Email for Beginners 7:00 PM C MARCH 19 THURSDAY Library Ebooks for Nooks 7:00 PM C Toddler Time 1 10:30 AM K Teen Writer’s Group 7:00 PM T Baby Bookworms 9:30 AM K Word I: Intro to Word 1:00 PM C FEBRUARY 13 FRIDAY MARCH 6 FRIDAY Preschool Storytime 10:00 AM K Beginning Embroidery 1:00 PM A Internet Introduction 9:30 AM C FEBRUARY 24 TUESDAY Pinterest for Beginners 1:00 PM C Baby Bookworms 10:30 AM K MARK YOUR CALENDAR 4-H in the Library 4:00 PM K Excel: Lists 1:00 PM C Toddler Time 2 9:30 AM K NCAA Basketball Tournament 11:00 AM A How to Start a Business 6:00 PM A East of Eden 2:00 PM M Preschool Storytime 10:00 AM K MARCH 7 SATURDAY Google It! 1:00 PM C Feb 3 VITA Tax Prep Help begins Toddler Time 1 6:30 PM K Freaky Friday (the 13th) 3:30 PM T Toddler Time 2 10:30 AM K Computer & Gadget Help 9:30 AM C Baby Bookworms 5:30 PM K Sing, Move and Learn 6:30 PM K The Searchers 6:30 PM M Computer & Gadget Help 3:30 PM C Math and Science Exploration 10:00 AM K African American Writers 7:00 PM B Let’s Make Beer 7:00 PM A tWiin Xgaming 4:00 PM K Gaming for Adults 2:00 PM A Editing Digital Photos 7:00 PM C Mar 8 PARS Teen Reality Tour FEBRUARY 14 SATURDAY Toddler Time 2 6:30 PM K Spring Lawn Care 7:00 PM A FEBRUARY 5 THURSDAY Musical Storytime 10:00 AM K Bean There, Read That 7:00 PM B MARCH 8 SUNDAY Apr 3 Edible Books Festival Baby Bookworms 9:30 AM K Guys Read 2:00 PM K Internet Introduction 7:00 PM C R.E.A.D. 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