Change Lives Rochester Public News and Events

Vol. 27 • Number 10 101 2nd St, SE, Rochester, MN 55905 • 507.328.2300 October 2012

The : Bringing the library to your New Events @ your community Library! even larger one replaced that one We are excited to start some in 1997. new events for all ages! In October, The newest bookmobile ar- the Children’s area will be starting a Chess Club, a Pen Pal Club and will The above headline was from rived in Rochester in September be partying during the mid-Oc- a Post-Bulletin article dated Sep- and went into service on Saturday, tober school break with Elephant tember 25, 1946 in which September 15th. It is larger than and Piggie. They are also starting a Lucille Gottry first brought up the the last and features green technol- Family Fun Night Cultural Palooza concept of a bookmobile. ogy. It has a hybrid drive train. That means that when the bookmobile which will give you the opportunity is traveling less than 30 mph, it is to learn about exotic and magical going exclusively on battery power. cities all over the world. The Refer- That saves us a significant amount ence will be introducing of diesel fuel every year. In addition an Introduction to Word Process- we have solar panels on top. They ing computer class along with con- allow us to power the lights, com- tinuing the Computer Basics Work- puters and the daily operations. shop every Thursday for those with This saves us 1-2 gallons of diesel basic computer questions. fuel every hour. At 9 hours a day, 6 In November, the Children’s days a week, 52 weeks a year, that area is bringing in yet more new events with some Celebrations of It wasn’t until 20 years later, really adds up. There are LED lights el Dia de los Muertos/Day of the October 24, 1966, that the book- both inside and out, not only are Dead events and they are starting mobile became a reality when the they nice bright lights but they also a new Afterschool Adventure time first vehicle went into service with use less energy. Recycled rubber series which will feature Comic a rotating collection of 5,000 vol- material was used for the flooring Books! Attendees will have the op- umes selected to appeal to both and all the finishes have low a VOC portunity to learn how to create children and adults. (volatile organic compound). That your own comic book from con- A larger bookmobile replaced means that they are less likely to ception to completion. the original in 1978 and yet an induce allergic reactions or release toxic fumes into the bookmobile. In December, Bill Willingham, creator of the Fables comic book series, will come and share his in- sights to aspiring comic artists. Participants of the Adventure Time sessions in November will get a chance to display their completed comic books. More information about these and all other library events, are available online: www.rochester- publiclibrary.org/events. October events are listed in this newsletter. See Bookmobile Page 2 Page 2 Bookmobile - continued from Page 1 Kim Edson., “We’re very proud about him, you can visit www.no- County targeting areas in the com- of the level of the engineering that boxgraphics.com. munity where there are geograph- went into the bookmobile. We did Mayor Ardel Brede attended ic, transportation, economic and it with the help of a wonderful con- the open house that was held at other barriers to using the main sultant, Michael Swindowski and a the library on Monday, September library. The bookmobile regularly team who was committed to cre- 17th. “We’re so pleased to be able carries more than 4,500 items in- ating the best possible vehicle for to have this bookmobile be avail- cluding adult and children’s books, our community.” able to the whole community. It is audiobooks, magazines and DVDs. The graphics on all sides of the very important to keep these re- In addition to visiting neighbor- new bookmobile were designed by sources available as people move hoods and schools within the city local artist Blair Harrington. Upon toward higher education. There are limits, it also makes weekly visits his first viewing of the completed just so many things that point out to Byron, Oronoco and other lo- bookmobile he was impressed on the value of being able to read.” cations in Olmsted County. The how it turned out. “I love it. I think Currently the Rochester Public bookmobile is handicapped acces- it’s just the neatest thing. I’m re- Library bookmobile has the high- sible and has a wheelchair lift. You ally proud to have been part of this est circulation of any other book- may pick up a bookmobile sched- project.” Harrington has his own mobile in Minnesota. It visits over ule at the library, or find one online graphics business called No Box 77 different neighborhoods in the at: www.rochesterpubliclibrary. Graphics. For more information City of Rochester and Olmsted org/bookmobile Page 3 October is National (fill in the blank) Month Fighting for Peace, To fill in the blank, here are National Computer Learning Culture and Human a few: Car Care Month, Dessert Month Dignity Month, to balance that, Choles- What better time to start learn- Join the Winona State Univer- terol Awareness Month. It’s also ing how to use a computer. The isty and Rochester communities to Roller Skating Month, Diversity library has a computer workshop learn about the people of South- Awareness Month, and strangely every Thursday from 1-2:30 pm. A ern Sudan, their history, their cul- enough, it’s Toilet Tank Repair great place to come to ask general ture, their traditions and their hu- month. questions about using a computer, man dignity as they strife to build Here are some of our favorite email, using the library’s website or a functioning democracy in their topics for October is: National (fill just surfing the Internet. There is new country. in the blank) month. no registration for this event, Just WSU-Rochester Campus Tues- come in with your questions. day, October 30, at 3pm in Coffman National Book Month There is also an Introduction to Hall. For registration information, We’d like to celebrate ev- Word Processing class on Wednes- contact the Winona State Univer- ery month as Book month! The day, October 10 from 5:30-6:30 sity Outreach and Continuing Edu- Friends of the Library are having pm. This class requires registration cation Department at 1-800-DIAL- another huge two-day auditorium owing to limited space. WSU (ext. 5080). book sale! On Saturday, October Country Music Month 13, the sale goes from 9:30am - 5pm and on Sunday, October 14, We have a wide variety of Join us online! the sale is open from 1:30-4pm. Country music CDs to listen to, If you are a Friends’ Member, videos on DVD to watch, you may enter the sale at 9:00 am and even for you to on the 13th, and get first pick! If check out. On October 27, there you are not a Friend but would will be a special Old Time Country like to become one, you may call music concert featuring Bob Bovee Gail or Marilyn at 507.328.2341, and Gail Heil in the library audito- visit: www.rochesterpubliclibrary. rium at 10:30am. org/friends, or even just visit the Family History Month Friends’ Bookstore and pick up a Find out if your ancestors were Blog membership form. royalty, or just royal pains (hey, Rochpublibrary.wordpress National Cook Book Month we can’t all be related to kings Facebook and queens). We have a geneal- Fall is a perfect time to warm up Rochester ogy section where you can find your kitchen baking apple dump- PRL Teen Space out about your family’s history. We lings, pumpkin pies and other deli- Friends of the Rochester Pub- also have access to Ancestry and cious dishes. The library has a vari- lic Library Heritage Quest which are two on- ety of cookbooks that will give you Flickr line databases that can help you new ideas for something different RochPubLibrary dig through census records, obitu- to cook for dinner tonight, how aries, passenger manifests, etc. to Google+ to get that perfect roasted pep- help you find out when your great- per, show you classic recipes from Pinterest grandfather or his great-grandfa- every region of the world, how to RochPubLibrary ther crossed the pond. Both data- cook over a fire, gluten-free reci- Twitter bases are funded by the Friends of pes, healthy snacks, etc. There are the Library. There is a class on us- RochPubLibrary even cookbooks for those of you ing these databases on Thursday, YouTube who hate cooking; learn how to October 18 4:30 - 6pm. Registra- RPLMNinfo get a great meal in just a few min- tion is required for this class. RochPubLibrary utes. Page 4 October 2012 All events at Rochester Public Library are free and open to the public

Tuesday, October 2 Computer Basics Workshop Writing Group Meeting Room B 1pm Meeting Room A 6:30pm Chess Club for Homeschoolers! Do you have general questions Stuck on your first draft? Not sure Auditorium 1pm about computers, using email, about your plot? Let’s get togeth- Learn the basics. Improve your using the library website or the er and help each other out. We game. Master strategies. Play internet? Come to the library to meet once a month to read and other chess enthusiasts. It’ll have practice on our computers and critique member’s writing. you saying “Check, mate!” This ask a librarian your questions. No program is best suited for chil- Bedtime Stories sign up for this session. dren in Grades 2 to 6. Parents Auditorium 6:30pm are asked to remain in the library Saturday, October 6 See description from October 2. while Chess Club is in session. Hooray for Saturday! Family Wednesday, October 10 Chess Club! Storytime Preschool Storytime Auditorium 4pm Auditorium 10:30am Auditorium 10am Learn the basics. Improve your Join us for 30 minutes of family See description from October 3. game. Master strategies. Play storytime fun! For families with other chess enthusiasts. It’ll have children of all ages. Choral Arts Ensemble: Nothing you saying “Check, mate!” This to Fear Concert preview Tuesday, October 9 program is best suited for chil- Auditorium 12pm dren in Grades 2 to 6. Parents Library Time Artistic director Rick Kvam will are asked to remain in the library Auditorium 10am give some insights into the Cho- while Chess Club is in session. This program for disabled adults ral Arts Ensemble’s upcoming is an opportunity for participants performance, Nothing to Fear, Bedtime Stories to enjoy reading books, watching to be presented at Assisi Heights Auditorium 6:30pm films, making crafts and other fun on October 13 & 14. The concert Puppets, stories, songs, and learning activities. boasts a wide variety of music, rhymes to give you sweet dreams. including a Baroque motet by LEGO® Fun for J.S. Bach, the Lord Nelson Mass Wednesday, October 3 Homeschoolers! by Classical F.J. Haydn, Preschool Storytime Auditorium 1-2:30pm a short Romantic piece by Jo- Auditorium 10am & 11am Do you like to build with LEGOs®? hannes Brahms, and also modern Join us for 30 minutes of stories, Build your own LEGO® creations works, including a world premiere fingerplays, early literacy activi- using our challenge idea or your from American composer John ties, and fun for you and your 3 to imagination. Share your great Orfe, and a choral setting by the 5 year old child! ideas! LEGOs® are provided by multi-talented Bobby McFerrin. the library. This program is best Thursday, October 4 Using audio examples, Kvam will suited for children in Grades 2 to point out distinctive characteris- Baby Time 6. This program is sponsored by tics of these great , and Auditorium 10am Friends of the Library. Bring in your baby for fingerplays, then identify some simple things LEGO® Fun rhymes, songs and stories just to listen for in the Bach, Haydn, Auditorium 4-5pm right for little ones (ages birth to Brahms and Orfe works. Do you like to build with LEGOs®? 18 months). This was funded by Intro to Word Processing Build your own LEGO® creations an IBM Centennial Grant. Meeting Room B 5:30pm using our challenge idea or your Learn the basics of how to cre- Toddler Time imagination. Share your great ate and save documents on teh Auditorium 10:30am & 11am ideas! LEGOs® are provided by computer using Microsoft Word. Special stories and songs for ac- the library. This program is best Register online, at the second- tive toddlers (ages 18 months to suited for children in Grades 2 to floor or by calling 3 years). This program is funded 6. This program is sponsored by 507.328.2309. by an IBM Centennial Grant. Friends of the Library. Page 5 iFilms: International and Saturday, October 13 Bedtime Stories Independent Films Auditorium 6:30pm Friends Autumn Book Sale Auditorium 6pm See description from October 2. Hospitalite: Mikio Kobayashi lives Auditorium 9am-9:30pm quietly with his wife, daughter, The Friends’ Autumn book sale Wednesday, October 17 and divorced sister in downtown will open to the public at 9:30 Preschool Storytime Tokyo, where xenophobic neigh- am. Friends’ members may enter Auditorium 10am & 11am bors insist they attend commu- at 9:00 am. For more information See description from October 3. nity watch meetings, and the only on how to become a member Rochester Issues Forum recent excitement is the disap- of the Friends of the Library, call Auditorium 7pm pearance of a pet parrot. One 507.328.2341. We can only accept This dialogue will invite partici- day Kagawa appears, claiming cash or checks for the auditorium pants to consider different per- to be the son of a financier who sales. spectives on the public purposes once helped Kobayashi’s com- Sunday, October 14 of higher education—advancing pany. Kagawa soon ingratiates Friends of the Library Autumn economic competitiveness, of- himself as a live-in employee and Book Sale fering individual opportunity, proceeds to comically turn the Auditorium 1:30-4pm and preparing people to work to- Kobayashi’s monotonous life up- The second day of the Friends’ gether to solve problems—and to side down with his odd behavior, Autumn book sale still offers lots identify common ground and pri- unexpected visitors, and bizarre of great bargains! We can only orities for action locally. Co-spon- schemes. accept cash or checks for the au- sors of the dialogue include the Short Film: Miyuki: Miyuki, a lone- ditorium sales. Rochester Issues Forum, Minne- ly young Japanese woman and sota Campus Compact, University recent New York transplant, turns Monday, October 15 of Minnesota Rochester, and Wi- to the internet to make a new TLC Meeting - Teen Library nona State University Rochester. friend. The iFilm series is intended Council Thursday, October 18 for mature adults. Please provide Meeting Room A 4pm guidance to your children. Assist in providing insight into School’s Out! Starring Elephant & Piggie Thursday, October 11 tween/teen reading interests, programing needs and activities. Children’s Services Division Baby Time Help make the library a youth You are invited to a PARTY with Auditorium 10am friendly space where you and your Mo Willems’ beloved Elephant & See description from October 4. peers want to be! Any questions, Piggie characters. Activities will Toddler Time contact Lynette @ 507.328.2305. be available all day in the Chil- dren’s Services division. Auditorium 10:30am & 11am Young Adult Author Visit: Pete See description from October 4. Hautman Baby Time Computer Basics Workshop Auditorium 7pm Auditorium 10am Meeting Room B 1pm Pete Hautman is the Minnesota See description from October 4. See description from October 4. Book Award winner for his new- Toddler Time est young adult book Blank Con- Auditorium 10:30am & 11am Family Fun Night: Culture- fession. He is also the author of See description from October 4. Palooza! Moosburg, Germany a number of adult fiction books, Auditorium 6:30pm Computer Basics Workshop including Mrs. Million and The About your city, about you. Read Meeting Room B 1pm Prop. He will be talking about his stories, learn languages, and cre- See description from October 4. award winning book as well as his ate cool art in celebration of Elephant & Piggie Storytime method of writing. Rochester’s three partner cities: Auditorium 2pm Moosburg, Germany; Xianyang, Tuesday, October 16 School is out today! Hurray! Join China, and Siheung City, South Chess Club for Homeschoolers! us for a special Elephant & Piggie Korea. Auditorium 1pm storytime on Thursday & Friday See description from October 2. at 2pm & Saturday at 10:30am. Chess Club! Auditorium 4pm See description from October 2. Page 6 Ancestry and Heritage Quest LEGO® Fun Monday, October 29 Genealogy Databases Auditorium 4-5pm Meeting Room B 4:30-6pm See description from October 9. Movie @ your library Auditorium 6pm An exploration of the genealogi- Bedtime Stories cal value of two databases offered Watch the best selling book made Auditorium 6:30pm into a feature film -Hunger Games at the Rochester Public Library. Puppets, stories, songs, and Did through census records, read rhymes to give you sweet dreams. In a not-too-distant future, North family histories or find immigra- America has collapsed, weakened tion records online using these Wednesday, October 24 by drought, fire, famine, and war popular tools. Preschool Storytime to be replaced by Panem, a coun- Family Fun Night: Culture- Auditorium 10am & 11am try divided into the Capitol and Palooza! Xianyang, China See description from October 3. 12 districts. Each year two young representatives from each district Auditorium 6:30pm Thursday, October 25 See description from October 11. are selected by lottery to partici- Baby Time pate in The Hunger Games. Part Friday, October 19 Auditorium 10am entertainment, part brutal intimi- School’s Out! Starring Elephant See description from October 4. dation of the subjugated districts, & Piggie Toddler Time the televised games are broadcast Children’s Services Division Auditorium 10:30am & 11am throughout Panem. The 24 par- See description from October 18. See description from October 4. ticipants are forced to eliminate their competitors, literally, with all Elephant & Piggie Storytime Computer Basics Workshop citizens required to watch. When Auditorium 2pm Meeting Room B 1pm 16-year-old Katniss’ young sister, See description from October 18. See description from October 4. Prim, is selected as the mining dis- Saturday, October 20 Family Fun Night: Culture- trict’s female representative, Kat- Palooza! Siheung City, South niss volunteers to take her place. Hooray for Saturday! Elephant Korea She and her male counterpart & Piggie Family Storytime Auditorium 6:30pm Peeta, will be pitted against big- Auditorium 10:30am See description from October 11. ger, stronger representatives who Join us for 30 minutes of family have trained for this their whole storytime fun! For families with Friday, October 26 lives. Rated PG-13. children of all ages. Pen Pal Club! Sunday, October 21 Auditorium 1pm Tuesday, October 30 Have you ever had a pen pal?! Bedtime Stories Visiting Author Series: Larry Now’s your chance to write and Auditorium 6:30pm Millett receive letters with new friends See description from October 2. Auditorium 2pm from the Allen County Public Li- Larry Millett is an architectural Wednesday, October 31 brary all the way in Indiana! The historian and the former architec- Children’s Department will part- Preschool Storytime tural critic for the St. Paul Pioneer ner with Fort Wayne, IN to start Auditorium 10am & 11am Press. He is also the author of a our very own, snazzy pen pal club See description from October 3. number of nonfiction books, in- for homeschoolers (Grades K to cluding Lost Twin Cities, Strange 6). Days, Dangerous Nights: Photos Visit the library blog for more from the Speed Graphic Era, and Saturday, October 27 stories about library news, Once There Were Castles: Lost Special Program: Old Time services, and events. Mansions and Estates of the Twin Music for Families Cities. He has also written a series http://rochpublibrary.wordpress. Auditorium 10:30am com of Sherlock Holmes mysteries set Recording artists Bob Bovee and in the United States in the 1890s. Gail Heil present a toe-tapping Tuesday, October 23 concert of musical fun! Clap your hands and sing along to tradition- LEGO® Fun for Homeschoolers! Library Newsletter al tunes accompanied by fiddle, Auditorium 1-2:30pm Director Audrey Betcher harmonica, and auto-harp. Spon- Editor John Hunziker See description from October 9. sored by Friends of the Library. Layout/Design Ginny Erbe Page 7 Banned Books Week September 30 - October 6, 2012

Top 10 challenged books for 2011 ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (series) Alice (series) by Lauren Myracle by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Reasons: offensive language, religious Reasons: nudity, offensive language, viewpoint, sexually explicit, unsuited to religious viewpoint age group Brave New World The Color of Earth (series) by Aldous Huxley by Kim Dong Hwa Reasons: insensitivity, nudity, racism, Reasons: nudity, sex education, sexually religious viewpoint, sexually explicit explicit, unsuited to age group What My Mother Doesn’t The Hunger Games (series) Know by Suzanne Collins by Sonya Sones Reasons: anti-ethnic, anti-family, Reasons: nudity, offensive language, insensitivity, offensive language, occult/ sexually explicit, satanic, violence My Mom’s Having a Baby! Gossip Girl (series) By Dori Hillestad Butler by Cecily Von Ziegesar Reasons: nudity, sex education, sexually Reasons: drugs, offensive language, explicit, unsuited to age group sexually explicit The Absolutely True Diary of a To Kill a Mockingbird Part-Time Indian by Harper Lee by Sherman Alexie Reasons: offensive language, racism Reasons: offensive language, racism, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group

Rochester Celebrate the freedom to read @ your library! PublicLibrary

Enter to Grow in Wisdom Page 8 Banned Books and Booze The library held a whisky- tasting event not only to raise funds for the library but also to raise awareness for our freedom to read. Banned Books Week (September 3 - October 6, 2012) is an annual celebration of our right to access books without censorship. While it is true that not every book is intended for every reader, we at the Roches- money will go straight to the library for a new roving ter Public Library firmly believe reference cart for the children’s area, some new cord- that each of us has the right to less power tools for the library’s maintenance crew, decide for ourselves what to and a new oven/stove for the kitchen in the audito- read, listen to or view. By high- rium for library patrons and staff to use to help ca- lighting banned and challenged ter their events. These are items that are not normally books during Banned Books Week we are not neces- budgeted for but are much needed in order to main- sarily endorsing specific titles, but we are working to tain our library services to the community. raise awareness that censorship exists in America and The Roch- within our community. ester Public Li- The Banned brary is grateful Books and Booze to everyone who fund-raising made this event event was held possible: Glen- on Thursday, fiddich Distillery, September 27 Andy’s Liquor, at the Canadian Canadian Honk- Honker Event er Event Center. Center at the Ra- Helen McIver and David Allerdice Silent Auction mada Inn. The Donors: Civic Theatre, Rochester Music, Friends of evening started the Rochester Public Library, Rochester Public Library with loads of Foundation, Spectrum Aviation, Unshelved, and other cheese, brus- private donations. And a special thank you goes to chetta, chicken the person who brought the event all together with An Unshelved comic strip poking fun bites, and the super-planning powers, Helen McIver. at some of the reasons people come up most scrump- with to ban a book. tious prime rib sandwiches ever! During the social hour, 97 attend- ees had the chance to bid on silent auction items and to purchase banned or challenged books that The Friends of the Library brought to the event. David Al- lardice, the ambassador from Glenfiddich, brought the attendees on a virtual tour through the Glenfidich dis- tillery in Scotland while attendees tasted 12, 15, 18, & 21 year old Scotch. Joan Hayes was the lucky winner of the early bird prize of a bottle of 12-year old Glenfid- dich. An impressive $3000 was raised from this event that includes attendee registrations, silent auction bids, banned book sales and other donations. This Pipers greeted the attendees as they arrived.