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January 2019

The library will be CLOSED on

New Year's Day, Tuesday, January 1.

The library will be CLOSED on Monday, January 21

for staff in-service training.

One BookOne Community

A reading program designed to encourage literacy and community involvement by reading a single book which highlights issues relative to our community.Dan Egan’s compulsively readable portrait of an ecological catastrophe happening right before our eyes, blends the epic story of the lakes with an examination of the perils they face and the ways we can restore and preserve them for generations to come. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes has also been selected as the University of Wisconsin’s Go Big Read program.

One Book, One Community is supported by the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire’s McIntyre Library, and Friends of the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library.

There will be a series of community events in spring 2019 planned around the themes in The Death and Life of the Great Lakes.

The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan

SUBMISSIONS OPEN

The library is seeking music by local musicians for its new online streaming and download platform, Sawdust City Sounds. The library invites artists of all genres to submit their music for consideration.All entries will be juried by a panel of local music experts and library staff.Thanks to the library’s Endowment Fund, a $200 honorarium will be offered for each album that is selected.For more information and to submit music, go to

www.sawdustcitysounds.org/submit

Now through January 13

Launches in spring 2019! ➡

Programs & Events ••• JANUARY 2019

LOOKING AHEAD

For more information on programs, registration, or to request accommodations, visit us online at www.ecpubliclibrary.info, stop by Information & Reference at the library, call 715-839-5004, or send an email to librarian@eauclaire.lib.wi.us.

To see a complete list of Dabble Box events, go to www.ecpubliclibrary.info/dabble

or pick up a paper schedule at the library.

Dabble Box Featured project

January: Upcycled MagnetsBring your own photo or image, or use Dabble Box supplies

to make and take a personalized magnet.

Diversity Challenge 2019This program offers readers a chance to diversify their reading and win prizes. Read or listen to a book from all 12 categories to receive a free book and enter the grand prize drawing at the end of 2019. Every month you read a book from one of the categories, stop by the library to be entered into a monthly prize drawing. Visit www.ecpubliclibrary.info/diversity or call 715-839-5004 beginning January 2.

Writers GroupThursday, January 3 • 2 p.m. • Chippewa RoomFor more information, call Sandy at 715-309-2084.

DB–13: Makerspace in the EveningThursday, January 3 • 6–8 p.m. • Dabble BoxJoin Dabble Box staff to learn about a different piece of equipment, or just drop in to create, make, and explore! For ages 13 and older.

Tame Your Tech Tuesday, January 8 • 2–4 p.m. • Dabble Box Free personal training on your e-reader, iPad, laptop, or tablet.

Adventures in History Book Club Tuesday, January 8 • 6:30 p.m.• Chippewa Valley MuseumBook for discussion is Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard. Readers from all backgrounds welcome.

Writers Read: Open MicThursday, January 10 • 6 p.m. • Eau Claire RoomSign up to read your original prose or poetry for up to 5 minutes. Sign-up begins at 5:45.

Two Snowmen to Take AwaySaturday, January 12 • 11 a.m.–1 p.m. • Dabble BoxJoin in the wintry fun and make two different decorations to take home. All materials included. For ages 18 and older. Register at www.ecpubliclibrary.info/calendar/2snowmen.

Mystery Readers Book GroupTuesday, January 15 • 10:15 a.m. • Chippewa RoomBook for discussion will be The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah. No registration required.

Nobody Cares What You Think (And Other Lessons Learned from Over a Decade of Column Writing)Thursday, January 17 7 p.m. • Clearwater Recital Hall, Pablo Center at the ConfluenceJoin Mike Paulus to discover how his writing style, skills, and attitude have evolved over the years. He'll offer a lesson on how to start with a blank page and deliver something week after week. Free tickets required. Go go www.pablocenter.org.

Friends of the Library Book SaleFriday, January 25 & Saturday, January 26 • 10 a.m.–4 p.m.Sunday, January 27 • 1–4 p.m. Choose from a wide variety of non-fiction, children’s, adult fiction, young adult books, and music CDs and DVDs. Debit and credit cards accepted.

Friends of the Library Book GroupTuesday, January 29 • 7 p.m. • Chippewa Room Book for discussion is The Bride Price: A Hmong Wedding Story by Mai Neng Moua. For information, call 715-456-4132.February 26: Upstream: Selected Essays by Mary Oliver.

IditaREAD: Adult Winter Reading Program February 1–March 15Want to read or listen to some great books this winter? Participate in our adult reading program. Registration will open February 1. Watch for more details in our February newsletter.

On the Way to the Melting Pot–Then and Now– Waldemar Ager and Hmong History and CultureMonday, February 11• 7 p.m. • Eau Claire RoomParticipants will be invited to consider how linguistic and cultural losses affect the lives of everyone in the community. No registration required.

Thomas Hardy: The Pictures of His WorldTuesdays, February 19 & 26, March 5 & 12 10:30 a.m. • Eau Claire RoomParticipants will consider Thomas Hardy as a “modernist” writer and will talk about his fiction: the short stories and their portraits of commonplace people in sometimes extraordinary situations; and his novels, with special attention to The Mayor of Casterbridge. The series will conclude with discussion of a small selection of Hardy’s poetry. Registration is required and begins January 10.

B.J. Hollars Book Launch: HarbingersThursday, February 21• 6 p.m. • Eau Claire RoomIn his newly-released chapbook of essays, B.J. Hollars explores what harbingers might have been present in the lives of scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer before he invented the atom bomb, civil rights activist Medgar Evers before he was murdered, as well as the author’s own overlooked portents in a static-filled universe. Join Hollars for a reading and conversation on his new work. No registration required.

Kids & Teens ••• JANUARY 2019

Bouncing Babies Wednesdays For pre-walkers starting at birth.Little Movers ThursdaysFor babies who love to move. Lap Tots MondaysFor one- and two-year-olds.

Teen Winter Reading ProgramJanuary 2–February 28 • Young Adult LoungeTeens may pick up a BINGO card in the Young Adult Lounge. Each completed BINGO card will be an entry to win fun prizes. Teens may complete one card per week and drop them off anytime during the program.

Teen Litwits Book ClubTuesday, January 8 • 6:30 p.m. • Dabble BoxTalk about books you love (or hate) with other teens.Book for discussion is Far Far Away edited by Tom McNeal.Registration is requested for each program.

Animanga ClubSunday, January 13 • 1:30–2:30 p.m. • Chippewa RoomJoin us for Animanga Club to discuss what’s what in manga and Anime, play games, and watch Anime favorites. Registration and parent permission slip required.For registration, go to www.ecpubliclibrary.info/teens or call Youth Services at 715-839-5007.

Bad Art NightThursday, January 17 • 6:30–8 p.m. • Dabble BoxTalented artists need not apply. We provide supplies, you create something ghastly. Terrible paintings, awful sculptures, or tacky drawings–it's up to you. The event wraps up with a Bad Art Show where you can vote on the worst piece of the night. The winning artist will receive a gloriously ugly trophy and bragging rights.

ACT Prep WorkshopSunday, January 20 • 1:30–4:30 p.m. • Eau Claire RoomA free workshop presented by Ruth Harris, Director of the Northwest Reading Clinic. Students will learn strategies for each section of the ACT. Find out how to analyze directions, how to pace yourself, and get tips on when and what to "guess." Please bring a pencil and notebook. Refreshments provided. Registration is required. Registration begins January 2. To register, go to www.ecpubliclibrary.info/teens or call Youth Services at 715-839-5007.

TEEN EVENTS

For more information and registration, please stop by Youth Services on your next visit to the library, call 715-839-5007, email ysstaff@eauclaire.lib.wi.us, or visit our website at www.ecpubliclibrary.info and select “Teens” or “Kids.”

Grades 6–12

Storytimes feature stories, songs, rhymes and fingerplays, flannels, and music and movement. No registration required.

Toddler Tales TuesdaysFor two- and three-year-olds. Preschool FridaysFor three- and four-year-olds.Family Storytime SaturdaysFor ages two to six, but can be enjoyed by the entire family.

January 7 –April 610:15 a.m.

Youth Services Program Room

STORYTIME

Family Winter Reading ProgramJanuary 2–February 28Beat the winter blues by joining the Family Winter Reading Program! Complete 14 activities as a family to earn a spin of the prize wheel and an entry into a grand prize drawing.

LEGO Club: A Family Drop-In ProgramSundays, January 6 & 20 1:30–4 p.m. • Youth Services Program Room We provide the LEGOs, you bring your imagination!

ARTmobileSaturday, January 19 1–4 p.m. • Youth Services Program RoomWork on art projects with staff from the Eau Claire Regional Arts Center ARTmobile. Suitable for all ages.

The Young and the RestlessTuesdays, January 22–February 26 11 a.m.–12 p.m. • Eau Claire Room Got cabin fever? Our Young and the Restless open indoor play time is an opportunity for kids to be active, develop motor skills, and make new friends. For ages 0–5 and their caregivers.

Tween SceneWednesdays, January 23–February 27 Drop-in 3:30–5:30 p.m. • Dabble BoxTweens (grades 3–6) are invited to a new series in the Dabble Box makerspace. Each week will feature a new maker activity. Grab a friend and check it out!

Stuffie StorytimeTuesday, January 29 6–7 p.m. • Youth Services Program RoomBring a favorite stuffed animal friend from home to snuggle during a special 30–minute family storytime and then make a cozy blanket for your stuffie to take home!

In the GalleryDECEMBER 2–JANUARY 28Southwestward Ho! Exhibit by Steve Johnson

With all of the programs and options available today, some may think that straight landscape photography is dead. Steve Johnson doesn’t feel that way. He asks, “Is it less admirable to go after a conventionally beautiful image rather than to attempt higher art?” He wants his photographs to work on emotional, dramatic, and aesthetic levels. His inspiration comes from the photographers of the past including William Henry Jackson and J.K. Hillers who photographed the west when it was still wild.

FEBRUARY 3–MARCH 25A ReRETROSPECTIVE Exhibit by Mark Anderson Artist Reception: Tuesday, February 19 • 7–8 p.m.Mark Anderson's paintings represent a collection of ideas created from observing things that people generally ignore in everyday life. They are based on his travels to New York, Chicago, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, and around the Eau Claire area. His work covers a wide variety of subject matter including calligraphic shapes, architectural forms, still life, and semi-abstract portraits of people and nature in a vast palette of colors. Mark Anderson is a longtime resident of Wisconsin.

ArtsWest 40 entry information is available at area public libraries

and university art departments and on the library’s website at

www.ecpubliclibrary.info/art.Entry deadline is January 14, 2019.

Jurors are Franklin Zetzman, professor at UW–Madison; and

Lynn Zetzman, director of Aylward Gallery, UW–Fox Valley.

Wisconsin ArtsWest 40April 7–May 28, 2019

40ArtsWest WISCONSIN

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public LibraryEau Claire, Wisconsin715-839-5004

Reception & Presentation of AwardsThursday, April 11, 20197–8:30 p.m.

Entry information available at www.ecpubliclibrary.info and at area public libraries and UW art departments. Artwork for consideration must be submitted by January 14, 2019.

In celebration of the library's 40th ArtsWest show in 2019,

no entry fees will be collected.