Volume 24, Issue 12 December 2018 A Holly Jolly Christmas December 3 This year s family Christmas party will be held on Monday, December 3 from 6:00-8:00 pm. Candy Cane Chris the Elf, a funologist from Silly Safaris, will share humor and animals including a reindeer during two programs. The first program will begin at 6:15 and the second at 7:15. with Christmas music preceding each show. Santa Claus will be available through the evening to hear Christmas wish wishes and sit for photos. Magician Marc Lehmann will astound visitors with magic as they wait to see Santa. Children will be able to choose a craft and a free Christmas book to take home at the end of the night. Refreshments will be available for children and their families. This evening of family fun is open to the public and registration is not required. We hope to see you December 3! This year s Christmas book giveaway is made possible by 2017 Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Regional Author Award winner Lori Rader-Day and the Indianapolis Public Library Foundation. Trim the Tree at Thorntown Heritage Museum Celebrate the holidays at the Thorntown Heritage Museum! On Saturday, December 8, the museum will host a Tree-Trimming Party. Participants will decorate the tree with ornaments that were crafted during the November 29 Make-It-and-Take-It program. Snacks and games will be provided, too. All children (and their guardians) are welcome, even if they didn t make a decoration during the November program. There will be fun for children of all ages. Please join us! Holiday hours: The library will be closed on December 24th and 25th for Christmas. We will close at 4:00 p.m. on New Year s Eve and remain closed New Year s Day.
PAGE 2 Merry Grinchmas! Feeling like a Grinch?! Come celebrate the holidays with us, Grinch-style! Meet the Grinch and get your picture taken with him. Join in on some games and crafts then watch the classic movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas and enjoy some grinchy snacks straight from Whoville! We ll celebrate Grinchmas on Tuesday, December 11th from 6:00-7:00 in library meeting rooms. December Book Discussion: No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency December s book discussion selection is The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith. The first in a 19-book series of the same name, this mystery takes the reader to Botswana, where Precious Ramotswe is the country s only - and finest - female detective. Her methods may not be conventional,, but she's got warmth, wit and canny intuition on her side, not to mention Mr J.L.B. Maketoni, the charming proprietor of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors. Precious is going to need them all as she sets out on the trail of a missing child, a case that tumbles the heroine into a hotbed of strange situations and more than a little danger... All are welcome to join the group, which will meet on Monday, December 10, at 1:30, even if they haven t finished reading the book. Light refreshments will be served, and discussions usually last one hour. Copies of the book are available for checkout at the adult circulation desk. SOCKtober Success! Thanks to the generosity of local residents, the American Legion Auxiliary s October sock collection for the Veteran s Home in Lafayette was a huge success! Items collected included 260 pairs of socks, 78 pairs of underwear, 77 undershirts, and one pair of gloves. Thank you all for your support. Ornament Contest Winners Congratulations to our ornament contest winners: 1st place, Donna Ballard; 2nd place, Karen Niemeyer; 3rd place, Shazia Baker; and 4th place, Laverna Truitt. Winning ornaments are currently on display in the Carnegie entryway.
DECEMBER EVENTS Mon. Dec. 3 A Holly Jolly Christmas 6-8 Wed. Dec. 5 Next Chapter Book Club 9:30-10:30 Sugar Creek Gourd Patch 6-8 Fri. Dec. 7 Quilting 12:30 Sat. Dec. 8 Tree-Trimming & Christmas Party 1:30-3 at Thorntown Heritage Museum Mon. Dec. 10 Book Discussion 1:30 Library Board Meeting 6:00 Tues. Dec. 11 Merry Grinchmas! 6-7 Wed. Dec. 12 Next Chapter Book Club 9:30-10:30 Fri. Dec. 14 Quilting 12:30 Tues. Dec. 18 Writers Group 6:30-8 Wed. Dec. 19 Next Chapter Book Club 9:30-10:30 Thorn Tree Gourd Patch 2-4 Fri. Dec. 21 Quilting 12:30 Mon. Dec. 24 Library Closed - Christmas Eve Tues. Dec. 25 Library Closed - Merry Christmas! Fri. Dec. 28 Quilting 12:30 Library Hours: Monday & Friday 9-6 Tuesday-Thursday 9-8 Saturday 10-4 Sunday Closed The Thorntown Heritage Museum is open by appointment. Call the library to schedule a visit! Mon. Dec. 31 Library Closes at 4:00 p.m. Tues. Jan. 1 Library Closed - Happy New Year! Wed. Jan. 2 Sugar Creek Gourd Patch 6-8 Fri. Jan. 4 Quilting 12:30 DID YOU KNOW? The library is a host site for CICOA Meals & More. Hot and nutritious lunches are served in library room 116 Monday through Friday; the cost for those over 60 is a donation of $3.00. The December menu is on the reverse of this page. The Young Adult room has new furniture on the way! New items will include a high-top table and seating, a 36 round table and colorful stools, and comfortable lounge seating with ottomans. CICOA Luncheon served at 11:30 Monday-Friday Questions about programs? Call the library at (765) 436-7348
PAGE 5 How the Internet Happened The Internet Era began roughly 25 years ago. Brian McCullough s How the Internet Happened: From Netscape to iphone explores this time period from its humble origins (the Internet wasn t really meant to change the world), through the development of web browsers and other innovations such as ebay, Napster, Google, and Myspace. How far we ve come, considering that when computers were first developed in the 1940s and 50s, it was never imagined that the common man or woman would ever need, much less have use for, them. Likewise, developers of the early web never thought that their creation would have a place in people s daily lives. McCullough follows the development of the Internet, including the rise and fall of services like CompuServe and AOL. Remember when, in 1995 AOL subscribers paid $9.95 for five hours of access, and each additional hour cost $2.95? Today, many users own computers, streaming devices, and phones that sip away at data plans nearly 24/7. Check out this fascinating and approachable history of the Internet. Once it leaves the new book shelf, How the Internet Happened can be found at 004.67809 MCC. Noah s Ark Registration Due Those who preregistered for the Noah s Ark Arctic Friends Animal Workshop need to make their payments ($10 per animal) by Monday, January 7. The workshop will take place on Saturday, January 26; participants will select a time between 10 a.m. and noon and the process will take 30-40 minutes. Registration forms are available at the youth circulation desk. January Taste of Home The next Taste of Home potluck program will take place on Monday, January 7 at 6:00 p.m. New cooks (and recipes!) are always welcome! Bring the prepared dish and a place setting the night of the program. Contact the library to reserve your spot and submit your recipe selection. Tis the Season! Thank you for your support of the library and the Thorntown Heritage Museum during the past year. We hope you agree that we ve been able to offer valuable, interesting, and worthwhile programs and learning opportunities in 2018. Please consider renewing your SCHS and Friends of Thorntown Public Library memberships for the coming year! We ll gladly accept donations of cookies for our Dec. 3 Christmas program. Call Becki at the library if you d like to contribute!
124 N. Market St. Thorntown, IN 46071 Phone: 765-436-7348 Fax: 765-436-7011 www.thorntownpl.org Friends of Library & Sugar Creek Historical Society Memberships Name Address City State Zip E-mail Daytime Phone# Evening Phone# Delivery preference print email All memberships expire December 31 annually. SCHS (Museum) Member $10 (family or individual) Business/Organization $20 Sponsor $25 & up Patron $50 & up Supporter $100 & up Friends of Thorntown Public Library Friend $10 (family or individual) Business/Organization $20 Sponsor $25 & up Patron $50 & up Supporter $100 & up Make Friends & SCHS membership checks payable to: Friends of Thorntown Public Library, Inc. Friends will forward Museum membership dues to the Sugar Creek Historical Society.