April 2004 NEWSLETTER
Volume 9, No. 4

BUILDING OUR FUTURE ON THE FOUNDATION
OF THE PAST: BUILDING PROJECT UPDATE

• Elevator is being installed on the first of April.
• Rooms are being painted.
• Restrooms are receiving wall and floor tile.
• Kitchen is being tiled.
• Ceiling grid is being installed.
• Heating and air conditioning equipment is being installed in mechanical room.
• Front entry walk and steps to be constructed soon.
• Brick installation to begin soon.
• Some cabinetry to be installed soon.
• Temporary walls are being installed in Carnegie so it will be possible to complete cutting through to the new addition.
• New tornado safety area to be identified and drills held.
• MAY 11 – 7:30 p.m. TOUR of unoccupied building, Book Sale, Plant Swap, Friends’ Annual Meeting.
• MAY 27 – BEGIN MOVE INTO NEW ADDITION
• Engraved pavers may be ordered through June 1, 2004. (deadline extended)
• June-October-- Renovation of Carnegie.
• October 29 – Completion of Building Project.
• Nov. 7-13 – CELEBRATION 2004

It is a little hard to believe that on November 27 we shall be decorating a 14,000 square foot library for Christmas. Your Friends of Thorntown Public Library have agreed to handle the decorating of the expanded library and will welcome additional hands, ideas, and donations of good, unused Christmas trees and other decorations.

LIBRARY CALENDAR

There are more than 40 events scheduled at the library during this 30-day month. If you need more details than are provided in the text of this newsletter or on the enclosed calendar, feel free to call the library: 436-7348.

BOOKS WANTED

Your library had a copy of Janie Cassell’s book LEBANON, but it was stolen several years ago. We have tried to procure a replacement copy through used book stores. If anyone has a personal copy, we would be happy to purchase it or receive it as a donation.

Yearbooks Needed:

• Kirklin High School, Pinnell School, Washington School – any years
• Thorntown High School: 1917-1919, 1929, 1933-36, 1939-1949, 1974
• Western Boone HS: 1977-78, 1980-89

Thorntown Sesquicentennial (1980) books: All copies formerly available for purchase at either the Thorntown Heritage Museum or library have been exhausted. If anyone has a copy that is no longer needed, we would be happy to receive it. When a buyer emerges, as two did during the last week in March, the book will be made available. The cash donation will then be given to the Friends of the Library and saved for creating an outdoor brick-walled “secret” garden for youth and adults to enjoy.

BOOK SALE MATERIALS WANTED

The annual spring book sale will begin at 7:30 p.m. on May 11 during the Friends annual meeting. It will be held in the new building. Books will continue to be on sale through May 12-15 during the library’s regular open hours. We are accepting now, at the north door, donations of clean, used books, videos, and other materials. However, if books are moldy and dirty, please do us the favor of discarding them at your home rather than bring them to the library for us to discard. Likewise, we do not need old catalogs and old news magazines. We appreciate your understanding. If you have many items, please enter the library and advise us, for we are at this time storing book sale items off site and prefer to transfer your cartons to our automobiles for delivery to storage.

NO-TOUCHING POLICY

Because children (and adults) may be hurt by shoving and tussling, the library board has in place a no-touching policy. There are many sharp corners and dangerous objects, even in a place as safe as a library. All staff members hope that no parent will be offended when we enforce the policy by asking children to cease wrestling. Our local marshal and deputies have agreed to come when called if staff need assistance in breaking up minor scuffles or major fights. We are encouraging children to think of the library as a Neutral Zone—to save their fights for their own yards, homes, streets—or, better yet, settle the fight without resorting to physical abuse. We also work with youth who mentally intimidate their peers. On a daily basis the staff work to keep the library clean and safe. Children under the age of eleven are to be supervised by parent or guardian when in the library. We do try to keep a sense of humor as we referee various incidents, and the humor for this month is: “Unruly children will be towed away at parents’ expense.”

ADULT BOOK DISCUSSIONS

Linda L. White will lead discussion of the inspirational fiction book “The Seat Beside Me” at the April 19, 2:30 p.m., session. Pick up a copy of Nancy Moser’s book about passengers who survive a plane crash, those who do not, and the reassessment this provokes. Refreshments are served during each book discussion, for we believe the brain functions better with food!

The May book will be “Pull of the Moon”, by Elizabeth Berg. We have it on cassette (4 hrs. 45 min.) and will also have books available. Disturbed by the course of her life and marriage, Nan embarks on a backroad odyssey, following the moon and stopping to talk with women, men, her husband through letters, and herself through her diary.

Poetry Reading – April 19

The library has scheduled a Poetry Reading evening on Monday, April 19, 2004. The event will begin at 7 p.m., and will be held in the upstairs reading area. Any writer may read his original poems, just for the joy of sharing the writing. If time allows, people may read favorite poetry selections, and may tell a little about the poet, why this poem is a favorite, and any other comments they care to bring to the evening. Refreshments will be served.

TV Turnoff Week: April 19-25, 2004

TV-Turnoff Network, based in Washington, D. C. has set aside the week of April 19-25 as America’s week to de-emphasize the role television plays in our homes. The Thorntown Public Library is offering some help to those families that are looking for some activities to replace the TV habit. Parents may pick up a packet of information, with a ‘pledge’ form for their family’s involvement. Families can spend time planning activities to replace TV viewing time. The library will offer a variety of programs during the week of April 19-25:

Monday:

• Adult Book Discussion, “The Seat Beside Me,” by Nancy Moser, 2:30
• Secret Garden Book Discussion Part II, (youth department), 4-5:30.
• Youth Council (grades 4-6) Video Night, 6-8:00.
• Poetry Reading, (adult department), 7:00.
  
  Tuesday:
• Story Time (youth department), 1:00
• Repair 101, Part II, (adult department), 7:00

Wednesday:

• Story Time (youth department), 10:00
• Clueless Mystery Club, (youth department), 4-5:30.
• Family Story Time (adult department) 7:00 (featuring The Sugar Creek Gang stories).

Thursday:

• Greeting Card Workshop, 6-9:00.

Identity Theft Awareness: Don’t Be a Victim – April 29

Identity Theft is ‘an epidemic of monumental proportions’ according to David Szwak a lawyer from Louisiana, who represents scores of victims. “And they get away with it.” There are a number of security and awareness measures that people can implement. Jeff Heck, a state police detective from Lebanon, will provide information and preventative measures at a library program on Thursday, April 29, at 7 p.m. Identity thieves are obtaining key pieces of our identities and using that information for illegal purposes. Practices you thought were safe and secure may make you a prime target for such theft, and it can be very difficult and time-consuming to undo the damage. Everyone should be aware of the ways thieves operate in stealing your private information, and what to do if it does happen to you. Pre-registration will assist the library staff in preparing handouts for this valuable program. For more information, call 436-7348.

LIBRARY SURVEY

In February and March we asked for your ideas on what you LOVE about your library and what you would CHANGE about your library. We are happy to take those thoughts anytime, but here are some of the answers received to date. These are from ages 8 to 80!

What I LOVE about my library:

• because you can check out books and movies
• the luxury of someone else choosing and freedom to not read it if I want, and also my friends who bring them and our visit each week (this is from a person who receives our homebound delivery service)
• the fantastic leadership and staff who are so very proactive in their approach to library services in our area. They are truly an asset to our community.
• the people
• the nice people that work here, and all the books, videos, and DVD’s are cool.
• I get books. It’s quiet to do your homework. I also like all of the service we get when we need it.
• all of the books
• the books-on-tapes and the courteous drivers that deliver them (from an homebound reader)
• the movies
• Although small, has access to a large supply of books (Your library borrows books from Indiana libraries, from around the world, and from the Library of Congress.)
• I get to borrow a book for free.
• the selection of videos and DVD’s, the helpful and knowledgeable staff, the hours
• friendly and helpful staff and easy accessibility
• the kids (department) is one level, and the staff are so kind.
• I like all of the good service and help I can get if I need it
• all things

What I would CHANGE about my library:

• get more movies and DVD’s
• put series of movies together on shelves
• get more books, movies and DVD’s
• I really wouldn’t change anything
• get more DVD’s
• the size, and that change is underway!
• I would get more DVD’s.
• more space, but we are working toward solving that
• add more books on CD
• have more books and movies
• nothing.

NEW MATERIALS

Adult Videotapes

• Bend It Like Beckham – cc, PG13 – VHS FIC BEN
• National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation – cc,PG13 – VHS FIC NAT
• Matchstick Men – cc, PG13 – VHS FIC MAT

Adult DVD’s

• The Edge – cc, R – DVD FIC EDG
• Saving Private Ryan – cc, R – DVD FIC SAV
• The Little Vampire – cc, PG – DVD FIC LIT
• The Indian in the Cupboard – cc, PG – DVD FIC IND
• Black Sunday – cc, R – DVD FIC BLA

Adult Fiction

• End of State – N. Hart - CH FIC HAR
• Death DuJour – K. Reichs – MYS FOC REI
• Deadly Decisions – K. Reichs – MYS FIC REI
• Third Degree – J. Patterson – MYS FIC PAT
• The Darwin Conspiracy – J. Bell – CH FIC BEL
• Bad Business – R. Parker – MYS FIC PAR
• Patience – L. Copeland – CH FIC COP
• The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven – S. Alexie – FIC ALE
• Yesterday’s Promise – L. Chaikin – CH FIC CHA
• Sister Chicks Do the Hula – R. Gunn – CH FIC GUN
• Sister Chicks on the Loose – R. Gunn – CH FIC GUN
• The Miracle – I. Wallace – FIC WAL
• Beyond Infinity – G. Benford – SCI FIC BEN
• Dance for the Dead – J. Whitefield – MYS FIC PER
• Acorna’s Triumph – A. McCaffrey – SCI FIC MCC
• Christmas in Harmony – P. Gulley – CH FIC GUL
• Acts of God – J. Beauseigneur – CH FIC BEA
• Deep Pockets – L. Barnes – MYS FIC BAR
• Paperback Writer – S. Bly – CH FIC BLY
• The Next Roundup – S. Bly – WES FIC BLY
• One By One – G. Morris – CH FIC MOR
• Shivering World – K. Tyers – CH FIC TYE
• One More Sunrise – A. Lacy – CH FIC LAC
• Reason and Riots – S. Bly – CH FIC BLY
• Speak to Me of Love – R. Hatcher – CH FIC HAT
• Halos – K. Heitzmann – CH FIC HEI
• Signs and Wonders – P. Gulley – CH FIC GUL
• Black – T. Dekker – CH FIC DEK
• Her Mother’s Shadow – D. Chamberlain – FIC CHA
• On a Night Like This – E. Sussman – FIC SUS
• Ultimate Spiderman 2 – B. Bendis – YA FIC BEN
• Ultimate Spiderman 3 – B. Bendis – YA FIC BEN
• The Seat Beside Me – N. Moser – CH FIC MOS

Adult Non-Fiction

• Voices in Your Blood – G. Vandagriff – GEN 929.1 VAN
• Quilts From the Civil War – B. Brackman – 746.46 BRA
• Lincoln’s Youth – L. Warren – IN COL 920 LIN
• Too Fat or Too Thin? – C. Kalodner – 616.85 KAL
• Lincoln’s Table – D. McCreary – 641.5 MCC
• Early Indiana Trails and Surveys – G. Wilson – IN COL 917.72 WIL
• Finding Indiana Ancestors – GEN 929.1 FIN
• Blue Book Uses Car Guide – REF 629.222 KEL
• Natalie Wood, A Life – G. Lambert – 791.43 LAM
• Fired, Laid Off, Out of a Job – B. Simerson – 650.12 SIM
• Indiana’s Own – R. Rice – IN COL 977.2 RIC
• Preserving Your Family Photographs – M. Taylor – GEN 771.46 TAY
• Abstracts of Obituries in the Western Christian Advocate – GEN REF 929.1 ABS
• Census of Indiana Territory for 1807 – GEN REF 317.3 CEN
• Genealogical Use of Catholic Records in N. America – J. Doyle – GEN REF 282.09 DOY
• Index to Records of the Indiana Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children’s Home – GEN REF 929.377 IND
• Confessions of a Tax Collector – R. Yancey – 353.007 YAN
• The Encyclopedia of Addictive Drugs - R. Miller –REF 615.78 MIL
• Blindsided – R. Cohen – 362.1 COH
• Surprise, Security, and the American Experience – J. Gaddis – 327.73 GAD
• If Grace is True – P. Gulley – 234 GUL
• The Happiest Toddler on the Block – H. Karp – 649.122 KAR
• It’s Not About Me – M. Lucado – 248.4 LUC
• Finding Favor with the King – T. Tenney – 222.906 TEN
• Murdering Mr. Lincoln – C. Higham – 973.7 HIG
• Help Yourself – D. Pelzer – 158.1 PEL
• Dog Training In No Time – C. Davis – 636.7 DAV
• Harvesting Urban Timber – S. Sherrill – 363.7228 SHE
• The Complete Encyclopedia of Garden Flowers – 635.9 COM
• 101 Poems to Get You Through the Day – D. Goodwin – 821.008 GOO
• Indiana Quakers Confront the Civil War – J. Nelson – GEN REF 973.7 NEL
• Camp Morton – H. Winslow – 973.7 WIN
• Tis Herself – M. O’Hara – 791.43 OHA
• Naturalization Records – GEN REF 323.623 IND
• Abstracts of the Records of The Society of Friends in Indiana – GEN REF 977.2 ABS
• The Indiana 1820 Enumeration of Males – GEN 929.3772 IND

Recorded Books (All Books are recorded on cassette tapes unless there is (CD) after author’s name, (CD) books are recorded on CD's)

• Breakfast in Bed – S. Brown – CASS FIC BRO
• Till We Meet Again – P. Stokes – CASS FIC STO
• Terms of Endearment – L. McMurtry – CASS FIC MCM
• Heaven’s Price – S. Brown – CASS FIC BRO
• Fat Tuesday – S. Brown – CD BOOK FIC BRO

YOUTH DEPARTMENT

Toddler

• Ten Apples on Top – T. LeSieg – TOD FIC LES
• Rainy Day-J. Stoeke-TOD FIC STO

Easy Fiction

• Lionel’s Birthday – S. Krensky – E FIC KRE
• Willy the Scrub – J. McEwan – E FIC MCE
• My Special Day at Third Street School – E. Bunting – E FIC BUN
• I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today – Dr. Seuss – E FIC SEU
• Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel – V. L. Burton – E FIC BUR
• The Rag Coat – L. Mills – E FIC MIL
• Cranberry Thanksgiving – W. & H. Devlin – E FIC DEV
• The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash – T. Noble – E FIC NOB
• Fishing Day-A. Pickney-E FIC PIC
• The Scarecrow’s Hat-K. Brown-E FIC BRO
• Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink – D. deGroat – E FIC DEG
• Someone Says – C. L. Schaefer – E FIC SCH
• Too Many Cats – S. McKay – E FIC MCK
• Baseball Fever – S. McKay – E FIC MCK
• The Tales of Peter Rabbit & Benjamin Bunny – S. McKay & B. Potter – E FIC MCK
• The Three Little Pigs – D. Ross – E FIC ROS
• Ben & Becky in the Haunted House – S. McKay – E FIC MCK
• The Frog Prince – S. McKay – E FIC MCK
• The Mighty Little Lion Hunter – J. Carson – E FIC CAR
• I Love You, Mister Bear-S. Wickstrom-E FIC WIC
• How Kind-M. Murphy-E FIC MUR
• The Big Tan Van-S. McKay-E FIC MCK
• Hansel & Gretel-S. McKAY-E FIC MCK
• Jack & The Beanstalk-S. McKAy-E FIC MCK
• About The Seasons-S. McKay E FIC McK
• The Old Blue Hat-D. Ross-E FIC ROS
• Ben & Becky Get A Pet-S. McKay-E FIC McK
• The New Red Bed-S. McKay-E FIC MCK
• Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus-B. Park-E FIC PAR
• Junie B. Jones Has A Monster Under Bed-B. Park-E FIC PAR
• Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth-B. Park-E FIC PAR
• The Berenstain Bears Don’t Pollute Anymore-S. Berenstain- E FIC Ber
• The Berenstain Bears and Too Much-S. Berenstain-E FIC BER
• The Berenstain Bears and the Double Dare-S. Berenstain-E FIC BER
• Gerald McBoing Boing-Dr. Seuss- E FIC SEU
• Santas Book Of Names-D. McPhail-E FIC MCP
• Bad Bears in the Big City-J. Pinkwater-E FIC PIN
• When Willard Met Babe Ruth-D. Hall-E FIC HAL

Easy Non-Fiction

• Abraham Lincoln-A. Cohen-E 973.7 COH
• Being Safe – S. McKay – E 613.6 MCK
• Happy and Healthy – S. McKay – E 613.04 MCK
• About Space-J. Carson-E 520 CAR
• About The Ocean-S. McKay-E 578.77 MAC
• About Pets – S. McKay – E 636 MCK

Juvenile Fiction

• Jason and the Gorgon’s Blood – J. Yolen – J FIC YOL
• Dog Days – D. Lubar – J FIC LUB
• Sea Star, Orphan of Chincoteague – M. Henry – J FIC HEN
• Brighty of the Grand Canyon – B. Henry – J FIC HEN
• The Lost Wagon Train-S. Bly-J FIC BLY
• The Trouble with Tuck-T. Taylor-J FIC TAY

Juvenile Non-Fiction

• Kids are Punny, Jokes Sent by Kids to the Rosie O-Donnell Show – J 818.54
• Captain Visual’s Big Book of Balloon Art – Captain Visual – J 745.594 CAP
• The Ultimate Balloon Book – S. Levine – J 745.594 LEV
• Earthshake, Poems from the Ground Up – L. W. Peters – J 811.54 PET
• The Best Holiday Crafts Ever-K. Ross-J 745.594 ROS
• Where the Sidewalk Ends-S. Silverstein-J 811 SIL

Young Adult Fiction

• Left Behind the Kids, Escape to Masada – J. B. Jenkins – YA FIC JEN
• Left Behind the Kids, War of the Dragon – J. B. Jenkins – YA FIC JEN
• Brian’s Hunt – G. Paulsen – YA FIC PAU

Juvenile Videos

• The Land Before Time The Great Longneck Migration - J VHS FIC LAN
• Care Bears The Last Laugh-J VHS FIC CAR
• Barbie Rapunzel—J VHS FIC BAR
• Barbie Nutcracker-J VHS FIC BAR
• Barbie Swan Lake-J VHS FIC BAR
• Disney’s Air Bud-J VHS FIC AIR
• Dora The Explorer Pirate Adventure-J VHS FIC DOR

Young Adult Non-Fiction

• Witch-Hunt-M. Aronson-YA 133.4 ARO

Parent Shelf

• Ready-Set- Read And Laugh- PS 810.8 REA
  

Updated  29 Mar 2004/ llw