Tax Forms @ Your Library

Print forms will begin to arrive at your library in the coming weeks, but did you know you can browse and print out all of your tax forms from the Internet? Fewer print documents today are being distributed from the Government Printing Office;

but you can find every form you need at your

library by logging onto: www.myjcpl.org/databases/taxes for links to the latest state and federal forms, which can be printed from your home or the library, or filled out online and e-filed. If you need a form that you can’t find in print, your library can

print it for you for 10 cents per page.

March 2012

Inside This Issue:

1. 2015: a year in

review

2. What’s new in

print and audio

material

3. Adult programs at

a glance

4. 4 kids Only

programs page

www.myjcpl.org

JCPL Board of

Trustees:

Jody Melton

Deana George

Natalie Waling

Mark Heinig

Janelle Harper

Tim Schultz

Janet Umlauf

Director:

Patty Stringfellow

Contact us:

Rensselaer Library

866-5881

DeMotte Library

987-2221

Wheatfield Library

956-3774

ommunity

onnection

Start the New Year With A Good Book! Join Us!!!

W e look

forward to the New Year, a year that is sure to bring new and exciting opportunities to inform, enrich, and empower our diverse community.

Stop by and see us or visit us online at www.myjcpl.org.

—Wheatfield Library hosts their New Year Book Group Meeting Tuesday, Jan. 12th @ 1

pm with ‘The Astronaut Wives Club’ by Lily Koppel. Call to reserve your copy!

—DeMotte Library’s Bookies of DeMotte open the New Year with a review of ‘Oogy’ by

Larry Levin. Refreshments will be served. Join us at 2 or 7 pm!

—The Jasper County Men’s Reading Group meets @ Rensselaer Library Wed., Jan. 27th @ 10 am for a review

of ‘The Little Drummer Girl’ by John Le Carre. Call to reserve your copy!

—The Rensselaer Library’s Fourth Thursday Book Group meets Thurs., Jan. 28th @ 1 pm to discuss ‘All the

Light We Cannot See’ by Anthony Doerr. Don’t miss it!

January 2016

JCPL Database of the Month...

I t’s a New Year, and as is often the case, we find ourselves reviewing the year passed,

even as we consider the year that lies ahead.

In 2015:

Our Overdrive eBook service grew in

popularity with over 14,000 titles downloaded

To meet the digital needs of local students we introduced a Digital Access Card in a pilot

program and created a Student Portal for

easy access to eResources

We purchased Little Bits Electronic Kits to enhance our children’s programs and promote STEM (Science, Technology,

Engineering, and Mathematics) at the library

We participated in the seven-county literacy initiative, Books to Bridge the Region. This

year’s theme was ‘Secrets We Keep’

Each of our libraries hosted The Iditarod Program with speaker, Karen Land, a fun

program for all ages

We celebrated the 10th birthday of our

newest library, the Wheatfield Library

We kicked off Indiana’s Bicentennial Celebration with Indiana-themed

refreshments at each of our libraries on

December 11, 2015

We digitized our yearbooks. Be watching for further announcements about this project in

2016

JCPL: A Year in Review

New DVDs:

“4 Kids’ Favorites: The

Jetson Collection”

“5 Flights Up”

“The Affair: Season One”

“American Heist”

“Away & Back”

Angels & Alcohol

by Alan Jackson

Brazilian Nights

by Kenny G

Dark Before Dawn

by Breaking Benjamin

P AG E 2

So, What’s New?

Saturn Run

by John Sandford

Dark Corners

by Ruth Rendell

“Bet Me”

by Jennifer Crusie

“After the Storm”

by Linda Castillo

“Brown Eyed Girl”

by Lisa Kleypas

“Career of Evil”

by Robert Galbraith

“Cross Justice”

by James Patterson

“Depraved Heart”

by Patricia Cornwell

New: Books on CD!

Broken Promise

by Linwood Barclay

My Grandmother Asked Me to

Tell You She’s Sorry

by Fredrik Backman

New Non-fiction

‘Big Magic: Creative

Living Beyond Fear’

by Elizabeth Gilbert

‘Bettyville: A Memoir’

by George Hodgman

‘My Journey’ by Donna Karan

‘Mosaic Garden Projects: Add Color to

Your Garden’ by Mark Brody

‘Faith Versus Fact: Why Science and

Religion Are Incompatible’

by Jerry A. Coyne

‘Fodor’s New York City 2016’

Blaze Away

by Bill James

“All the Bright Places”

by Jennifer Niven

“Hollow City”

by Ransom Riggs

“Pieces of Why”

by K.L. Going

P AG E 3

Adult Book Discussion, Tues., Jan. 19, 2 & 7 pm, DeMotte Library; Join the Bookies of DeMotte in a review of ‘Oogy’ by Larry Levin.

Refreshments will be served. Call to reserve your copy!

Overdrive (library’s e-book service) Class, Wed., Jan. 20, 2 OR 6 pm, Rensselaer Library; All ages with e-readers invited to learn how to download e-books using the library’s e-book service, Overdrive.

Registration required for either stand-alone session.

Basic Microsoft Word Class, Fri., Jan. 22, 10-11:30 am, Wheatfield Library; Adults invited to learn basic skills for using Microsoft Word.

Registration required.

Build a Block Knitting Program, Tues., Jan. 26, 6-7:30 pm, Rensselaer Library; Adults who attend will knit 5 inch blocks using various knitting stitches and techniques. Held monthly on the last Tuesday of each month, you will have several unique, knitted blocks of yarn to create a scarf, pillow, lap throw or item of your choice. Open to intermediate, adult knitters. Bring worsted weight yarn and size 8 knitting

needles. Registration required.

Friends of the Library Meeting, Tues., Jan. 26, 1 pm, Wheatfield Library; All Friends members and those wishing to join the Friends of

the Library are welcome; new members also always welcome!

Jasper County Men’s Book Group Meeting, Wed., Jan. 27, 10 am, Rensselaer Library; Area men of all ages are invited to come to the library for a review of ‘The Little Drummer Girl’ by John Le Carre. Call to

reserve your copy.

Health Screenings, Wed., Jan. 27, 10-11 am, Rensselaer Library; Free blood pressure & glucose screenings, as well as $5 total cholesterol screenings provided by Clinical Home Health Care of DeMotte. No appointment needed. Flu shots also available at a cost of $25; free to Medicare recipients who bring their card. Anime Club Meeting, Wed., Jan. 27, 6-7:30 pm, Rensselaer Library; This program, open to ages 15 and up, is for fans of Anime. Join our Anime club meeting, where we will discuss and watch favorite anime of

those in attendance.

Morning Movie Presentation, Thurs., Jan. 28, 10 am, Wheatfield Library; All interested adults are invited to a free feature film. Call for

movie title.

Fourth Thursday Book Discussion, Thurs., Jan. 28, 1 pm, Rensselaer Library; Join us in a review of ‘All the Light We Cannot See’ by Anthony Doerr. Copies of the book available for check out at the

library’s circulation desk. Call to reserve your copy!

Learn to Use Facebook Class, Fri., Jan. 29, 10-11:30 am, Wheatfield Library; Adults invited to learn how to set up and navigate the social

media site, Facebook, during this free workshop. Registration required.

All three branches of JCPL will be All three branches of JCPL will be

closed on Friday, January 1 closed on Friday, January 1

for New Year’s Day.for New Year’s Day.

Happy New Year from the staff of JCPL!!Happy New Year from the staff of JCPL!!

Adult Programs @ a Glance

Read Away Your Winter Blues Adult Reading Program, Jan. 2-March 7, Rensselaer Library; Each book, magazine, e-book, audio book or audio e-book read or listened to earns you an entry for weekly prizes and a grand prize drawing at the end of the month. Grand prize

drawing held March 7; participants need not be present to win.

Indiana Mindful Coloring Contest, Jan. 2-30, Rensselaer Library; Teen through adult and children of all ages, stop in the library and pick up a coloring sheet for your age category. Bring your completed masterpiece to the library by Jan. 30th and winners will be selected on February 1. Celebrate Indiana’s bicentennial with the latest coloring

craze!

Health Screenings, Mon., Jan. 4, 9:45-10:45 am, Wheatfield Library; Free blood pressure and glucose screenings, as well as $5 total cholesterol screenings, will be provided by Clinical Home Health Care of DeMotte on a first come, first served basis. No appointment

needed.

Health Screenings, Tues., Jan. 5, 9-11 am, DeMotte Library; Free blood pressure & glucose screenings, as well as $5 total cholesterol screenings will be provided by Clinical Home Health Care of DeMotte.

No appointment needed.

Yoga Classes for Adults, Each Mon., Jan. 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th, 5:30-6:30 pm, DeMotte Library; Increase your strength and flexibility while reducing stress with these free classes, taught by Becky Schultz.

Bring a yoga mat or large towel to class. Registration required.

Senior Movie Matinee, Thurs., Jan. 7, 2 pm, DeMotte Library; Adults

invited to a free feature film. Registration appreciated.

Oil Painting Class, Fri., Jan. 8, 9-4, DeMotte Library; Open to adults,

cost to attend is $55; all materials supplied. Registration required.

Friends of DeMotte Library Winter Book Sale, Sat., Jan. 9-16 in the library’s Story Time Room. A Friends Only Preview Sale will be held Fri., Jan. 8, 1-5 pm; open to Friends members. Applications for those

wishing to join the Friends will be available.

Adult Creative Writers Group Meeting, Mon., Jan. 11, 6-8 pm, DeMotte Library; Adults ages 18 and over are invited to explore all writing styles and share their works with others during this evening

meeting of the minds. Registration preferred.

Friends of the Library Meeting, Tues., Jan. 12, 1 pm, DeMotte Library; All Friends members and those wishing to join the Friends of

the Library are invited to attend.

Book Discussion, Tues., Jan. 12, 1 pm, Wheatfield Library; Join us in a review of ‘The Astronaut Wives’ Club’ by Lily Koppel. Call to

reserve your copy!

Tuesday Evening Movie, Tues., Jan. 12, 5 pm, Rensselaer Library; Teens and adults invited to a rated PG-13 feature film. Call for movie

title.

Blood Pressure Screenings, Wed., Jan. 13, 10-10:30 am, Rensselaer Library; Free blood pressure screenings, provided by

Franciscan Home Care. No appointment necessary.

Basic Computer Class for Adults, Fri., Jan. 15, 10-11:30 am, Wheatfield Library; Free introduction to computer use; includes instruction for using the mouse, keyboard and basic computer

programs. Registration required.

The Friends of the DeMotte Library invite all

ages to enter their name and telephone number

in a drawing for books that will be awarded to a

lucky winner in each age category at the end of

the month. Call 987-2221 for details and titles!

Wheatfield Library

After School Program, grades K-5

Thurs., Jan. 14, 4-5 pm

Topic: Winter

Paw Patrol Story Time, ages 3-5

Mon., Jan. 18, 3-3:30 pm

Sofia the First Story Time, ages 3-5

Tues., Jan. 19, 3-3:30 pm

Winter Book Talk, grades K-1

Thurs., Jan. 28, 4-5 pm

Title: TBA

*Registration required for all

children’s programs @ Wheatfield

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DeMotte Library

Magnificent Monday! Open to

individuals of all ages with

developmental disabilities; held

in the West Meeting Room

(formerly First Friday)

Mon., Jan. 4, 10 am

Topic: Happy New Year!

Jr. Scribes Writer’s Group

Meeting (West Meeting Room)

Mon., Jan. 4, 6-7 pm; open to

grades 3-12

Toddler Time for Ages 2 & 3

Each Wed., Jan. 6-27; 10 am OR

2 pm

Library Lego, open to ages 4-14

Sat., Jan. 23, 9:30-11 am

Theme: Architecture

*Registration required for all

children’s programs @ DeMotte,

unless otherwise noted

—Rensselaer Library invites teens in grades 6-12 to ‘Chat & Chew’ on Tues., Jan. 19th from 4-5 pm, where the

topic will be The Secret Life of a Snowflake by Kenneth Libbrecht. We will read the book and create snowflake

themed art work. Register; www.myjpl.org or call 219 866-5881.

—Wheatfield Library invites teens in grade 7-12 to join in a review of Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas on Thurs.,

Jan. 21st from 4-5 pm. Copies of the book are available at the library’s circulation desk. Register; www.myjcpl.org

or call 956-3774.

—DeMotte Library is hosting ‘Craftastic!’ for teens in grades 6-12 on Thurs., Jan. 28th from 4-5 pm. All materials to

complete the chosen craft project will be supplied. Register; www.myjcpl.org or call 987-2221.

Rensselaer Library

Story Time for 2-5 Year Olds

Each Mon., Jan. 4-18, 10 am OR

each Thurs., Jan. 7-21, 6 pm

Books ‘n More Discussion &

Activities, grades 3-5

Tues., Jan. 12, 4-5 pm

Topic: “Snowflake Bentley” by

Jacqueline Briggs Martin

Third Thursday Program, grades 1-5

Thurs., Jan. 21, 4-5 pm

Topic: Snow Flake Crafts & Activities

Family Train Day, open to all ages

Sat., Jan. 23, 10-3

Includes model trains, movies &

more!

*Registration required for all

children’s programs @ Rensselaer