Between the Lines September • October • November • December 2017 LOOK INSIDE FOR SPECIAL OBOC PROGRAMS Animal Encounters P. 11 ARTISAN AND LOCAL AUTHOR FAIRE Visiting Author P. 14 Series: An Evening with Teen Author Melissa Landers P. 12 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS P. 23 Tuscarawas County Public Library System Main • Bolivar • Strasburg • Sugarcreek • Tuscarawas • Mobile Services All locations will be closed on September 4th (Labor Day), November 23rd (Thanksgiving Day), December 24th (Christmas Eve), December 25th (Christmas Day), December 31st (New Year’s Eve), January 1st (New Year’s Day). Main Library 121 Fair Avenue NW New Philadelphia, OH 44663 Voices of Diversity 330-364-4474 Monday-Thursday 9AM-8:30PM Friday 10AM-6PM Saturday 9AM-5PM Many of our library programs provide an opportunity for us to join like-minded people as we explore something new. This three-part Bolivar Branch series provides an opportunity for us to join a diverse group of 455 West Water Street people as we explore our unique heritage, celebrate what makes Bolivar, OH 44612 us different, and discover what we have in common. We invite you 330-874-2720 to join us at our Main library for the entire series or the programs Monday 10AM-5PM of interest to you. Tuesday 10AM-8PM Wednesday 1PM-5PM Family Recipes Thursday 1PM-8PM Main Library Friday 10AM-5PM Wednesday, October 18th at 6:30PM Saturday 10AM-2PM Most families have them – those beloved family recipes that have been passed down for generations and often provide a window into Strasburg Branch our family’s unique heritage. This program will celebrate those rec- 356 5th Street SW ipes and the stories tied to them. Participants are invited to make Strasburg, OH 44680 and bring samples of a favorite family recipe along with copies of 330-878-5711 the recipe to share. We’ll gather to sample the dishes and to share Monday 10AM-5PM Director’s Corner around the table the unique memories and family stories tied to the Tuesday 1PM-8PM dish we brought. Wednesday 10AM-5PM Registration begins 8/21. Thursday 1PM-8PM As the air grows crisper and cooler, I can’t help but hear Friday 1PM-5PM the sound of a distant school bell. Is it just me, or do you Saturday 10AM-2PM hear it, too? DNA Tested: An Introduction to Autosomal DNA Testing Main Library Sugarcreek Branch Staff across our library system are looking forward to Monday, October 23rd at 6:30PM 120 South Broadway the school year and the work we do to support students and teachers Many of us think we know where our family roots lead, but have you Sugarcreek, OH 44681 – whether that is preschool, public, digital, college, or homeschooled ever thought about testing what you believe to be true with your 330-852-2813 students. DNA? Mary Jamba, a trustee of the Ohio Genealogical Society, will Monday 10AM-5PM be here to provide an overview of what you get when you buy a saliva Tuesday 10AM-8PM BUT is learning just for students? Here at the library, we don’t think so. collction kit, including a comparison of three main companies who Wednesday 10AM-5PM offer them. Mary has been a past president of the Greater Cleveland Thursday 1PM-5PM Henry Ford once said, “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at Genealogical Society and the DNA User Group Leader at the Computer Friday 1PM-8PM twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest Assisted Genealogy Group. Saturday 10AM-2PM thing in life is to keep your mind young.” Registration begins 8/21. Tuscarawas Branch Like Henry Ford, we believe there is no age limit when it comes to learning. I AM: Voices of Diversity Panel Discussion We know YOUR County Library is the perfect place for lifelong learning. 209 South Main Street Main Library Tuscarawas, OH 44682 I encourage you to browse the program and class offerings in this fall’s Thursday, November 2nd at 6:00PM 740-922-2748 Between the Lines. There are educational and recreational offerings for We each have personal experiences that make us unique. Have you Monday 10AM-5PM all ages and interests. Come Create it. Learn it. Live it. @ your library. ever wanted to step into the shoes of another to learn more about Tuesday 1PM-8PM their experience? This community discussion will provide an opportunity Wednesday 10AM-5PM Sincerely, to hear from panelists whose experiences may be different from our Thursday 1PM-8PM Michelle McMorrow Ramsell own. Our moderators, Dr. Nicole Willey and Dr. Christopher Roman, Friday 1PM-5PM will have each panelist share their personal experience with the Saturday 10AM-2PM Board of Trustees Director audience. The program will be followed by a question and answer Mary Burns Michelle McMorrow Ramsell session. We invite you to join an open, honest conversation with Mobile Services Merry Pretorius Assistant Director our panelists this fall about race, religion, and immigration in our 121 Fair Avenue NW Joanne Limbach Debbie Tristano community and the country abroad. Confirmed speakers will include New Philadelphia, OH 44663 Nancy Wharmby Fiscal Officer Olga Bravo, an immigrant, and Frieda Ibarra, a former undocumented 330-364-4474 Michael Ernest Nikki Stoldt immigrant. Additional panelists will be announced closer to the date. Tony Yoder Brochure Design Registration begins 8/21. Megan Kovalaske-Grimm Molly Calhoun 2 ] www.tusclibrary.org 3 Emerging Learners Emerging Learners Register now unless otherwise noted. SNAP (Special Needs and Parents) SEPTEMBER OCTOBER Preschool Science: Dino Dig Story and Social Hour Main Library (Ages 3-5) Main Library Preschool Science: Amazing Slime Play Day: Firefighter for a Day Friday, October 27th at 11:00AM Fridays: September 1st, October 6th, Main Library (Ages 3-5) Main Library (Ages birth-5) Bring your favorite big person as we and November 3rd at 6:00PM Friday, September 8th at 11:00AM Friday, October 6th at 11:00AM become paleontologists in honor of Children with special needs and their Explore the science of slime. Be a fire fighter in an informal time National Dinosaur Month. parents, caregivers, and siblings are Limit: 30 of play that focuses on kindergarten Limit: 30 invited to play, explore, and learn Registration begins 8/21. readiness skills and fun. Registration begins 10/2. together in a friendly, no-stress Limit: 30 environment. Each session will include Preschool STEAM Registration begins 9/11. Superhero Party a short sensory storytime as well as Bolivar Branch (Ages 2-5) Main Library (Ages 3-6) time to explore the Children’s Depart- Fridays: September 15th, 22nd, and Giggle Gym: A Day at the Saturday, October 28th at 2:00PM ment. The library will be closed to the 29th at 10:30AM Amusement Park Come dressed as your favorite general public during these sessions. Children and caregivers will learn a Main Library (Ages 2-5) superhero for snacks, punch, games, Registration begins 8/21. new science or art concept while Friday, October 13th at 11:00AM and activities. completing activities together. Enjoy an interactive, high-energy Limit: 25 BILINGUAL FAMILY Limit: 8 child/caregiver sets storytime. Registration begins 10/2. STORYTIME Registration begins 8/21. Limit: 30 Main Library Registration begins 9/18. NOVEMBER Saturdays: September 9th, October Preschool STEAM: In the Kitchen 21st, and November 4th at 11:00AM Main Library (Ages 3-7) Toddler Art Class: Let’s Paint Preschool Science: Lovely Leaves Families are invited to join us on Saturday, September 23rd Main Library (Ages 2-3) Main Library (Ages 3-5) select Saturdays this fall for a story at 11:00AM Saturday, October 14th at 11:00AM Friday, November 17th at 11:00AM hour in Spanish and English. Las Learn new science and art concepts Children will create art based on the Take a look at leaves through hands-on familias están invitadas a unirse a using items found in the kitchen. book Let’s Paint! by Gabriel Alborozo. projects and experiments. nosotros en sábados selectos este Limit: 30 Limit: 15 Limit: 30 STORYTIMES FAMILY STORYTIMES otoño para una hora de cuento en Registration begins 8/28. Registration begins 9/18. Registration begins 10/23. September 11th through November September 11th through November español y inglés. 15th. Registration begins August 21st 15th. Registration begins August No registration required. at 9:00AM and continues throughout 21st at 10:00AM and continues Registro no es necesario. the series. throughout the series. Bolivar Branch Bolivar Branch Lapsit Make-It September 18th: Trucks Main Library (8-23 months) Birth through 5 yrs. October 16th: Paper Boxes Mondays at 6:30PM Mondays at 10:30AM October 23rd: Kindness Buttons Tuesdays at 10:30AM November 13th: Finger Puppets Strasburg Branch & Take-It Toddler Birth through 5 yrs. Strasburg Branch Main Library (2-3 yrs) Wednesdays at 10:30AM Crafts September 13th: Fall Tree Wednesdays at 10:30AM October 25th: Leaf Art Sugarcreek Branch Stop in one of our five locations on November 15th: Turkeys Toddler/Preschooler Birth through 5 yrs. select days during regular library Main Library (2-5 yrs) Wednesdays at 10:30AM hours to make a fun craft to take Sugarcreek Branch Mondays at 10:30AM home. September 15th: Clowns Tuesdays at 6:30PM Tuscarawas Branch No registration required. October 13th: Kindness Buttons Birth through 5 yrs. November 17th: Leaf Wednesdays at 10:30AM Main Library December 8th: Christmas September 29th: Plymouth Boat October 20th: Build-a-Ghost Tuscarawas Branch November 17th: Give Thanks September 20th: Animal Pumpkin Pie October 26th: Pumpkin December 11th-16th: Star Wars™ November 8th: Fall Craftageddon December 7th: Christmas Ornament 4 ] www.tusclibrary.org 5 School Age Register now unless otherwise noted.