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Mark your calendars for Winter Reading Programs

Hammond Public Library 564 State Street (219) 931-5100 Hammond, IN 46320 Monday — Thursday: 9 - 9 p.m. Friday & Saturday: 9 - 5 p.m. Suzanne G. Long Local History Room Hours: Tues., Thurs., and Fri. 1 - 5 p.m. Wed., 1 - 9 p.m. Sat., 9 - 5 p.m. Contact Us Directly Reference: ext. 333 & 334 infodesk@hammond.lib.in.us Circulation: ext. 340 & 341 Youth Services: ext. 336 Administrative Services: ext. 324 Web Site: www.hammond.lib.in.us Bookends is published monthly by Hammond Public Library René Greenleaf, Executive Director Linda Swisher, Public Information Coordinator Scott Kingery, Graphics Board of Trustees: Paul Taylor, President Carol Odom, Vice President Allan Zlatarich, Secretary Caryn Janiga, Treasurer Albertine Dent Anne Herbert Louis Karubas

At HPL, summer readers don’t have all the fun! We feature Winter Reading Programs for teens, adults, and youth. Each level features programs at staggered times, to take ad-vantage of school breaks and to avoid holiday hassles. Plan now to join us for winter fun!

Teen Winter Reading runs from Dec. 1 through 31. Read a book and be entered in a drawing for a Best Buy gift card. Adult Winter Reading runs from Jan. 2 through Jan. 30. Read a book to be entered in a drawing for a basket filled

with winter goodies. Youth Winter Reading takes place in February. Details will be announced shortly.

HPL is closed Mon., Sept. 1 (Labor Day)

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Best wishes to Florence Watkins, who retires this month after 31 years at HPL.

Welcome to new Information Services librarian, Brianna Bone.

Friends of the Hammond Public Library board of directors thanks outgoing member, Marsha Luzzi; and welcomes Phyllis Sovola and Pam Hunter. Lor-raine Dierking fills an unexpired term.

Program planning for 2016 is in full gear, including: Sensory Storytime for youth

Tween Journaling for ages 10-13

March: Stuffed Animal Sleepover April: MoneySmart Week programs

May: folk singer, Mark Dvorak, with “Pete Seeger and the Power of Song”

Gardening programs

Bicentennial programs (see next column)

Historical Society hosts traveling exhibits The Hammond Historical Society com-memorates Indiana’s Bicentennial by hosting these Indiana Historical Society traveling exhibits at HPL. Exhibits and dates include: Dec. 2015: Who is a Hoosier? Maps and graphics highlight the statistical impact of changing ethnic groups and immigration. Jan. 2016: Hoosiers & Their Hootch: Perspectives on Prohibition, on the temperance movement in Indi-ana. March 2016: Indiana Disasters chronicles unforgettable Indiana catastrophies. May 2016: as a prelude to HPL’s

Summer Reading Program, The Golden Age of Literature, 1880-1920 fea-tures Hoosier writers (top row, L-R) James Whitcomb Riley and Meredith Nicholson, (bottom row, L-R) George Ade and Booth Tarkington.

The Last Word

HOLIDAY HOURS: The library is CLOSED on Thursday, December 24; Friday, December 25; & Friday, January 1.

The library closes at 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 31.

Help HPL to help others: Give to the Mitten Tree

HPL once again accepts dona-tions of new mittens, gloves, scarves and hats for the Mit-

ten Tree, sponsored by Friends of St. Anthony Hospice. Items donated to the Mitten Tree are distributed to area resi-dents in need of warm winter clothing.

Give the gift of warmth! Just bring your donations to our Circulation Desk during li-brary hours, through Sat., Dec. 19. Thank you!

Hammond Public Library News for December 2015

HOLIDAY HOURS:

The library is CLOSED on Thursday, December 24; Friday, December 25; & Friday, January 1.

The library closes at 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 31.

On the Shelves, by Aysha Haq Time for Teen Winter Reading!

Come in from the cold and warm up with a great book! It’s time for the Teen Winter Reading Program at the Hammond Public Library! The Program is for teens in grades 7-12, and runs from December 1st through the 31st. All you have to do is read a book from the Library and you’re entered into a drawing for a Best Buy gift card. Need some ideas on what to read? Check out one of these winter-themed books. Looking for something else? Just ask a librarian! (Book summaries are from HPL’s Online Catalog, http://catalog.hammond.lib.in.us unless otherwise noted.)

The Library hosts a Teen Book Club the first Thursday of every month at 4 p.m. Reading something for school or for fun? Why not tell other teens about it and get ideas for what to read next? Prizes for all who attend. Questions? Ask at the Information Services Desk.

Anderson, Jodi Lynn. The Vanishing Season. For Maggie Larsen, the town of Gill Creek is only a stopgap before college and freedom. Until she meets Pauline and Liam. What starts as an uneventful year suddenly changes. Someone is killing teenaged girls, and the town reels from the tragedy. TEEN FICTION ANDERSO

Cohn, Rachel, & David Levithan. Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares. Told in the alternating voices of Dash and Lily, two 16-year-olds carry on a wintry scavenger hunt in New York, neither knowing quite what — or who — they will find. TEEN FICTION COHN

Crockett, S. D. After the Snow. Fifteen-year-old Willo Blake, born after the 2059 snows that ushered in a new ice age, encoun-ters outlaws, halfmen, and an abandoned girl as he journeys in search of his family, who mysteriously disappeared from the freezing mountain that was their home TEEN FICTION CROCKET

De La Cruz, Melissa, & Michael Johnston. Frozen. More than a century after a catastrophic disaster wiped out most of humanity and covered much of the earth with ice, 15-year-old Cass yields to the voice in her head urging her to embark on a dangerous journey across a poisoned sea to the mythical land, Blue. TEEN SCIENCE FICTION DELACRU

Mafi, Tahereh. Unravel Me. “Juliette has escaped to Omega Point, the headquarters of the rebel resistance and a safe haven for people with abilities like hers. She is finally free from The Reestablishment and their plans to use her as a weapon, but Warner, her former captor, won't let her go without a fight."— Provided by publisher. TEEN FICTION MAFI

Pratchett, Terry. Wintersmith. When witch-in-training Tiffany Aching accidentally interrupts the Dance of the Seasons and awakens the interest of the elemental spirit of Winter, she requires the help of the six-inch-high, sword-wielding, sheep-stealing Wee Free Men to put the seasons aright. YA PRAT

Stiefvater, Maggie. Shiver. In all the years she has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house, Grace has been particularly drawn to an unusual yellow-eyed wolf who, in his turn, has been watching her with increasing intensity. TEEN FICTION STIEFVA

December @ your library Friends Board Tues., Dec. 8 at 1 p.m. Friends members are welcome to attend.

Friends Half-Price Book Sale Sat., Dec. 12 (Friends members only) No sale on the last Saturday

Library Foundation Tues., Dec. 1 at 10 a.m.

Library Foundation Partners Tues., Dec. 15 at 5:30 p.m. Community members are invited to assist the Foundation’s efforts.

HPL Board of Trustees Meeting Date and time to be announced

Exhibits, Displays

Book displays: Christmas books, Winter Reads, Cookbooks Display: “Pinnie People” clothespin creations by Alice Piorkowski

Gallery: Photography by Amanda Bortko Exhibit: Hammond Historical Soc. hosts “Who is a Hoosier” exhibit

Adult Programs

Welcome to the World of Music Wed., Dec. 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 at 6:30 p.m. Please bring pencil and paper.

Songwriting Fundamentals Wednesdays at 7 p.m.: Dec. 2, 9, 16, & 30 (no class Dec. 23) Rich Boban again leads this series of classes on how to write a song.

Affordable Care Act sign up Thurs., Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. A representative from Community Health Net will sign people up for insur-ance through the Affordable Care Act.

ACME Pawn Pushers chess Mon., Dec. 7, 14, 21 & 28: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and Sat., Dec. 12 from 1-4 p.m. Regular meetings are free and open to all skill levels.

2 3 Adult Programs, continued

Digital Download Open House Wed., Dec. 9 from 11 to 1 p.m. Want to know how to use eBooks, down-loadable magazines, and more? Bring your mobile device; we’ll help you get started.

Discussion: Novel Conversations Mon., Dec. 7 at 6:30 p.m. Discuss Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Federal Women’s Prison by Piper Kerman. With a career, a boy-friend, and a loving family, Kerman’s past catches up with her when she is convicted of delivering a suitcase of drug money a decade earlier. She is sentenced to 15 months at a federal correctional facility in Connecticut and becomes one of millions who disappear “down the rabbit hole” of the U.S. penal system. Copies of the book may be checked out.

Fridays at the Movies: Bless Me Ultima Fri., Dec. 11 at 1 p.m. (in dubbed Spanish, with English subtitles) Antonio Ma rez’s life is forever changed by the sudden arrival of Ultima, a wom-an with supernatural healing powers, who has come on a mission of kindness.

EAT Murals: What’s That All About? Tues., Dec. 15 at noon Have you seen the mural on the wall of Eat, An American Bistro at Hohman and Sibley? Artists Felix “Flex” Maldonado and Ish Muhammad explain their mural and other projects they’ve created.

Healthy Hammond: Smoking Cessation Wed., Dec. 16 at noon Regional Health Centers staff discuss how to stop smoking.

Discussion: Beyond Our Borders Mon., Dec. 21 at 3 p.m. Discuss Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker. After a successful law-yer suddenly disappears, his family have no idea where he went until they find an old love letter written to a woman in Bur-ma. Copies are available for checkout.

Blood Pressure Screening Mon., Dec. 28 from 2-4 p.m. North Shore Health Systems performs blood pressure checks.

Computer Classes (teens & adults)

Free classes are held in the Computer Lab on the 1st Floor. Space is limited. Advance

registration is required for all computer classes at (219) 931-5100. Ask for Carol Williams or Ext. 345. Basic Classes (60-90 minutes): An asterisk (*) means you must be familiar with a computer mouse and have beginner keyboarding skills. Mouse Basics: Tues., Dec. 1 at 2 p.m. Mon., Dec. 14 at 11 a.m.

* Internet Basics: Mon., Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. Tues., Dec. 8 at 2 p.m.

* E-mail Basics: Mon., Dec. 14 at 2 p.m.

* Word Basics: Mon., Dec. 7 at 11 a.m. Tues., Dec. 15 at 2 p.m.

Intermediate and advanced level classes are designed to sharpen your existing skills. Familiarity with keyboard/mouse and basic word processing is required:

Word 2: Learn more about text, spacing, paragraph formatting. No class in December

Word 3: We’ll focus on working with imag-es and shapes; we’ll touch upon text boxes and charts. No class in December

Banners in Word: Learn to create a ban-ner in Word by formatting text, adjusting margins, working with images and shapes. No class in December

Intro to Excel: Learn to store and organ-ize information using worksheets, cells, data entry and more. No class in December

PowerPoint: Create photo slide shows and presentations. No class in December

Letters & Resumes: Learn how to format a letter, how to create a cover letter and build a resume. No class in December

Teen Programs (grades 7-12)

Questions? Call 931-5100 ext. 351. “Like” the Library on Facebook! HPL has also has a Tumblr for teens! http://hammondpublic libraryteens.tumblr.com/ Teen Scene hours: Monday – Thursday: 3—9 p.m. Friday: 3—5 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m.—5 p.m.

Teen Winter Reading (grades 7-12) December 1-31 Just read a book from HPL and you’re en-tered into a drawing for a $50 Best Buy gift card. Questions? Ask at the Information Desk or call (219) 931-5100 ext. 351.

Teen Book Discussion Thursday, December 3 at 4 p.m. What book are you reading right now?

Show your love of books and discuss what you’re reading with other teens! Prizes for those who attend, and be en-tered into the Teen Winter Reading drawing for a Best Buy gift card.

Teen Candymaking Thursday, Dec. 17 at 4 p.m. Learn how to make some sweet treats! All supplies provided.

Youth Programs

Babies and Books (Ages 0-18 mos) Thursday, December 3 at 10 a.m. Thursday, December 17 at 10 a.m. Hear stories and learn new songs and rhymes to help your baby’s mind grow!

Tiny Tots (Ages 18 mos.-2 years) Thursday, December 3 at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 17 at 10:30 a.m. Sing songs, learn rhymes, and play!

Twos and Threes (Ages 2-3) Thursday, December 3 at 11 a.m. Thursday, December 17 at 11 a.m. Do you love Christmas? Join us for stories, songs, and activities about this holiday.

Little Listeners (Ages 3-5) Tuesday, December 1 at 1 p.m. Tuesday, December 15 at 1 p.m. Christmas is around the corner! Join us for stories, songs, and crafts about the holiday.

Music Monday Monday, December 14 at 1 p.m. Listen to songs, play instruments, and dance.

Lego Club (Ages 6 – 13) Monday, December 14 at 4 p.m. Have fun with your imagination and build with the library’s Legos!

After School Movie (Ages 6-13) Wednesday, December 2 at 4 p.m. Aladdin: What does a young boy from the streets have to do to marry a beauti-ful princess? He uses the power of a ge-nie! Popcorn served while supplies last.

Kids Can 2!: No Two Snowflakes are Alike (Ages 6-9) Thursday, December 10 at 4 p.m. Every snowflake is different. Join us to create your own!

’Tween Chat and Craft (Ages 10-13) Monday, December 21 at 4 p.m. Chat with us about a book you recently read and loved. You’ll also craft a book-mark to use for your next awesome book!