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Holiday hours – The library will
Hundreds of thousands of books are published each be closed on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1
year, and in 2018 SWCPL purchased more than for New Year’s holiday. It will reo-
2,500 new books. Library staff will help you find the pen on Jan. 2 at 10 a.m.
perfect title for you. All you need to do is complete a Food for Fines – Got library
form that will be available on our website or at the fines? All through January you
desk. Library staff will use the information you pro- can erase your fines and help the
vide to match you up with new authors. South Whitley food bank. Bring in
a non-perishable food donation
Everybody has a story to tell and we will forgive $1 in fines per
donation. Please check expiration
If you like to write or want to start writing, this new addi- dates before donating items. All
donations will be given to the
tion to SWCPL’s program offerings is the group for you. It
South Whitley food bank. Only
doesn’t matter what or how you write, just that you like fines owed to SWCPL can be for-
writing. In this first session we’ll explore brainstorming given.
and how to start compiling ideas. This is a time to write, Books renew automatically –
connect with other writers and get creative. Please bring Starting in January, all materials
yourself and something to write with—device or pen and paper is fine. borrowed from SWCPL will be
renewed automatically, unless the
Celebrating Sherlock Holmes item is on hold for another patron.
Renewal limits still apply—books
Sherlock Holmes was born Jan. 6, 1854, and we’re celebrating and audiobooks can be renewed
twice and DVDs and CDs can be
the birthday of the legendary detective created by Sir Arthur
renewed once. Patrons will be
Conan Doyle all month. Join us for a film festival, scavenger notified if their materials have
hunt, escape room, puzzles and displays all to celebrate the been renewed or if the renewal
timeless detective. Details for the film festival and the escape room can be was unsuccessful.
found on page 4. 1,000 Books Before Kindergar-
ten – Help your child build a
Craft class coming in February foundation of early literacy by en-
rolling him or her in the 1,000
Calling all crafters! Starting in February join us for a Books Before Kindergarten pro-
bimonthly class in which we will sample a variety of gram. Children earn a tote bag for
the first 100 books read then
craft styles. The first project is glass etching. Personal-
patches for every hundred books
ize your very own casserole dish during this class. afterward. There is an additional
reward when the goal is reached.
January 2019
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 Chair exercise, 3 Kids: Brownies & 4 Story Time, 5
10:30 a.m. Building, 4 p.m. 10:30 a.m.
Sherlock Holmes
movie, 6 p.m.
Library closed
6 7 Chair exercise, 8 Sherlock Holmes 9 Chair exercise, 10 Kids: Kitchen 11 Story Time, 12 Build Your Own
10:30 a.m. movie, 1 p.m. 10:30 a.m. Concoctions, 4 10:30 a.m. Snowman, 10 a.m.
p.m. to 2 p.m.
Get Moving with Teens: Kitchen
Barb, 5 p.m. Concoctions, 4 Chess Club, 4:30-6
p.m. p.m.
Story Time, 6 p.m. Library Board
Meeting, 6 p.m.
13 14 Geri-Fit, 10:15 15 Teens: STEM, 4 16 Geri-Fit, 10:15 17 Sherlock 18 Story Time, 19
a.m. p.m. a.m. Holmes movie, 1 10:30 a.m.
Tot Tales, 10:30 p.m.
Get Moving with Story Time, 6 p.m.
Barb, 5 p.m. a.m. Kids: STEM, 4 p.m.
Page Turners Book
Movie Matinee,
Club, 6 p.m. Friends of the Li-
12:15 p.m.
brary, 6:30 p.m.
Walk Along State
St., 6:30 p.m.
20 21 Geri-Fit, 10:15 22 Teens: Games, 23 Geri-Fit, 10:15 24 Kids: Games 4 25 Story Time, 26 Sherlock
a.m. 4 p.m. a.m. p.m. 10:30 a.m. Holmes movie, 1
Story Time, 6 p.m. p.m.
Get Moving with Euchre, 1 p.m. Chess Club, 4:30-6
Barb, 5 p.m. Card Class, 6 p.m. p.m. After Dark Book
Human Writes writ-
Club, 7 p.m.
Creative Canvas ing group, 6 p.m. Basket Class, 6
with Carl Mosher, 6 p.m.
p.m.
27 28 Geri-Fit, 10:15 29 Teens: Art Ex- 30 Geri-Fit, 10:15 31 Kids: Art Ex-
a.m. pressions, 4 p.m. a.m. pressions 4 p.m.
Get Moving with Quilting Basics, Escape Room, 4
Barb, 5 p.m. 4:30, p.m. p.m. and 6 p.m.
Story Time, 6 p.m.
Sherlock Holmes
movie, 6 p.m.
Chair Exercise
STEM Challenge, Room B Mondays and
Brownies & Building, Room B Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.
Teens: Tues., Jan. 15, 4 p.m.
Anita and Barb lead 30
Kids: Thurs., Jan. 3, 4 p.m. Kids: Thurs. Jan. 17, 4 p.m. minutes of gentle and low-
impact stretching.
Building challenges with Legos Take the egg drop challenge.
and brownies to snack on! Build a container that will help Geri-Fit (beginning Jan. 14)
Mondays and
an egg survive a drop. Wednesdays, 10:15 a.m.
Kitchen Concoctions, Room B
Game Day, Room B Get Moving With Barb
Teens: Tues., Jan. 8, 4 p.m. Mondays, 5 p.m.
Teens: Thurs., Jan. 24, 4 p.m. Barb leads a weekly exer-
Kids: Thurs., Jan. 10, 4 p.m.
Kids: Thurs., Jan. 24, 4 p.m. cise program that focuses
Start the new year right by creating on flexibility, stretching and
Board games and card games light cardio.
your own healthier snacks.
with friends!
Story Time
Build Your Own Snowman, Room B Tuesdays at 6 p.m.
Art Expressions, Room B Fridays at 10:30 a.m.
Kids: Sat., Jan. 12, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Teens: Tues., Jan. 29, 4 p.m. Join Mr. Logan for singing,
stories and a craft.
Socks and birdseed. See how we Kids: Thurs., Jan. 31, 4 p.m.
build a snowman out of these items. Join us as we create a Library Board Meeting
Thurs. Jan. 10, 6 p.m.
Drop in between 10 and 2 to build your snow globe wall hang-
frosty friend. ing. Page Turners Book Club
Thurs. Jan. 15, 6:30 p.m.
In 1930s Korea, a teenaged
woman, abandoned by the
lover who got her pregnant,
New Materials DVDS
The Handmaid’s Tale: Season 2
enters into a marriage of
convenience that takes her
to a new life in Japan. Min
ADULT FICTION Little Women Jin Lee’s award-winning
Blue Ridge Sunrise by Denise Hunter Mission Impossible: Fallout novel Pachinko details what
Cold, Cold Heart by AJ Cross The Predator immigrants sacrifice to
achieve a home in the
Hazards of Time Travel by Joyce Carol Oates A Simple Favor
world.
Minding the Light by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Murder at the Mill by M.B. Shaw CHILDREN’S Friends of the Library
The Bad Seed by John Jory Thurs., Jan. 17, 6:30 p.m.
River to Redemption by Ann Gabhart
Daniel Loves You by Alexandra Cassel Chess Club
ADULT NON-FICTION Love by Stacy McAnulty Thurs. Jan. 10 and 24,
Becoming by Michelle Obama Monster’s New Undies by Samantha Berger 4:30-6 p.m.
Chess players of all ages
Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces you Red & Lulu by Matt Tavares are welcome to play.
Never Want to Leave by Joanna Gaines
On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for JUVENILE After Dark Book Club
Hope by DeRay Mckesson Sat. Jan. 26, 7 p.m. AmVets
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
Join Anna at the AmVets for
The Photo Ark: One Man’s Quest to Docu- It’s Up To You, Abe Lincoln by Leila Hirsch- a drink and discussion of the
ment the World’s Animals by Joel Sartore feld post-apocalyptic novel Sta-
Miraculous Miranda by Siobhan Parkinson tion Eleven, by Emily St.
John Mandel. Stop by the
AUDIOBOOKS library to request a copy.
Heads You Win by Jeffrey Archer TWEEN/YOUNG ADULT
Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penney A Dog Like Daisy by Kristin Tubb Euchre for 55+
The Last Sword Maker by Brian Nelson Wed. Jan. 23, 1 p.m.
Exo by Lee Fonda
An afternoon of cards and
The Midnight Witness by Sara Blaedel Renegades by Marissa Meyer camaraderie.
Oath of Office by Marc Cameron The Shadow Cipher by Laura Ruby
virtual walk along State Street from the bridge to the stoplight, visiting
Sherlock Holmes Film Festival the businesses and stores one could find on the west side of the
street. We promise, there’s no actual walking involved.
Legendary detective Sherlock Holmes’s birthday
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is Jan. 6 and we’ll be celebrating all month with
Monday, January 21, 6 p.m., Room A
a film festival. Holmes was created by author Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle and first appeared in print Adult
in 1887. Sherlock Holmes appeared in 56 short Creative Canvas — Teaching artist Carl Mosher returns with a new
stories and 4 novels. The character and stories project—a chickadee on a wintry pine branch. No matter your skill
have had a lasting impact on mystery writing. level or ability, Mosher will help you create a beautiful work of art
Class fee is $20. Advance registration with payment is required.
Thursday, Jan. 3, 6 p.m.: Dressed to Kill starring
—————
Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. In this 1946 film, Holmes and
Tuesday, January 22, 6:00 p.m., Room A
Watson hunt for three music boxes containing directions to the
whereabouts of six valuable engraving plates stolen from the Bank All Ages
of England. Greeting Card Class — Create extra-special birthday, thank-you and
general cards under the guidance of Linda Minton. Participants will
Tuesday, Jan. 8, 1 p.m.: Robert Downey, Jr. stars in the 2009 film, make four cards during the class. Class fee is $20, which covers all
Sherlock Holmes. When a string of brutal murders terrorizes Lon- supplies. Advance registration with payment is required.
don, it doesn’t take long for Holmes and Watson to find the killer. —————
Thursday, Jan. 17, 1 p.m.: In the 1985 film Young Sherlock Wednesday, January 23, 6:00 p.m., Room A
Holmes, a teenage Sherlock Holmes meets and befriends his future All Ages
sidekick, John Watson. During their first semester of boarding Human Writes — If you write or want to start writing, this group is
school, a series of deaths occur on campus. just for you. It doesn’t matter how or what you write, just that you like
Saturday, Jan. 26, 1 p.m.: After learning of Jack the Ripper’s grue- writing. In this first session, we’ll explore brainstorming and how to
start compiling ideas. Bring a device or pen/pencil and paper.
some reign of terror, Sherlock Holmes decides to investigate in
Murder by Decree. —————
Thursday, January 24, 6:00 p.m., Room A
Tuesday, Jan. 29, 6 p.m.: The film series wraps up with a sam-
Adult
pling of the television series Elementary based on the Sherlock
Basket Class — Learn the art of basket weaving from Marjorie Bab-
Holmes character.
bit in this monthly class. Call for details.
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Wednesday, January 16, 12:15 p.m., Room A Tuesday, January 29, 4:00 p.m., Room B
Adult Adult
Movie Matinee — Goodbye, Christopher Robin (2017) provides a Quilting Basics — Beginning quilters can learn the basics during this
glimpse into the relationship between author A.A. Milne and his son free class.
Christopher Robin whose toys provided the inspiration for the world
—————
of Winnie the Pooh. The family gets swept up in the international suc-
cess of the enchanting tales, but at what cost to them? Wednesday, January 30, 4 and 6 p.m., Room A
————— Adult
Wednesday, January 16, 6:30 p.m., Room A Escape Room — Can you crack the case of the One-Legged Killer? By
using logic and solving puzzles, you and your friends will unlock the
Adult
clues that lead you to the answer...and the way out. Each session is
Walk Along State Street — Local historian Joyce Hite takes us for a open to 10 people. Please register in advance.
201 E. Front St.
South Whitley, IN, 46787
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