2020 Sept - Dec Program Guide

2020 September—December Program Guide(309) 921-5074 www.ipdpl.org Your key to activities and programs at all Illinois Prairie District Public Library branches!

A Letter from the Director Dear Patrons, At this point, it’s old news. All six IPDPL branches were forced to close on March 17 this year. We made the announcement on March 14, which led to a busy, chaotic Saturday and Monday. Staff adapted to the unique situation and responded quickly to patron needs. Everyone was safely relocated home for the short-term. And then, the longer-term. While our buildings remained closed until June 29, staff provided curbside service to patrons beginning on May 1. So, what did we do between March 17 and May 1? Most obviously, our online borrowing skyrocketed. Statistics for TumbleBooks alone, as an example, suggest usage increased by 800% in March, tripling again in April! Additionally, we temporarily doubled the number of checkouts available on Hoopla, making for a high of 732 borrows in April, up from pre-pandemic highs of around 300. We also reimagined our programming efforts to continue to provide services to our communities, such as summer reading and our ever-popular story hours. We interviewed best-selling, award-winning authors via Zoom and even recreated Dial-A- Story, a popular library pastime for many of our patrons (dial 309-921-5060 to listen to a new story each week). Be sure to visit our YouTube channel to see some of our great programming! With the release of this special programming guide, we attempt to navigate our new normal. To be perfectly honest, we aren’t sure when special guests will feel comfortable coming back to provide the big, splashy in-person programming that we are proud to have built up over the past couple of years. But, we do know they want to come back and, as a result, we can all look forward to several big authors that are eagerly waiting in the wings, so to speak. Meanwhile, we are excited to reopen community spaces for small groups to meet up, including book clubs, knitting groups, and adult coloring throughout our district! Details are listed throughout this booklet. In July, we celebrated 70 years of library service to Woodford County. We reopened a renovated branch in Roanoke. We’ve added upgrades to the look and feel of our headquarter location in Metamora. We continue to look ahead to see what the next 70 years will bring to our communities. Thank you for being our patron! Joel Joel D Shoemaker, MLIS Director

Toddlers Story Hour Fall Story Hour Miss Rita’s Story Hour is a “must” for all September 2 — October 28 preschoolers and children of all ages! Each series has a different theme, perfect for little New videos are posted every ones with big imaginations. Wednesday at 11:00 am, on Facebook and YouTube. Previously posted videos For fall, the Story Hour theme is “Forest can be watched at any time on our Animals.” All of Miss Rita’s stories will be YouTube Channel . about furry creatures that live in the woods and all the adventures they have! Miss Rita will also have a special Halloween Story Hour on October 31! Kids www.ipdpl.org

Adults Classic Movie Mondays The second Monday of each month is Classic Movie Monday in Germantown Hills. Bring your popcorn and snacks and enjoy a great film! These movies are guaranteed to entertain! Dates and Titles Germantown Hills 10:00 am—12:00 pm  September 14 — Kitty Foyle starring Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, and James Craig. A hard-working white collar girl from a blue collar family falls in love with a wealthy socialite, but her background causes problems with his family. Academy Award winner for Best Actress (Ginger Rogers). 1940. B & W. 1 hr 48 min. NR  October 12 — The Ghost and Mr. Chicken staring Don Knotts, Joan Staley, and Liam Redmond. An aspiring reporter spends the night in an allegedly haunted mansion and helps solve a 20-year-old murder case. A slapstick comedy that is a perfect warm-up for Halloween. 1966. Color. 1 hr 30 min. G  November 9 — Mrs. Miniver staring Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, and Teresa Wright. A middle-class British family struggles with the changes that come with the onset of World War II. Winner of six Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actress (Greer Garson). 1942. B & W. 2 hrs 14 min. NR  December 14 — Snowball Express staring Dean Jones, Nancy Olson, and Harry Morgan. When a New York accounting clerk inherits the Grand Imperial Hotel in Colorado, he thinks it is a financial windfall. Instead, it is a dilapidated money pit. Can he turn the place around and convert the hotel into a high-end ski resort? 1973. Color. 1 hr 33 min. G Adult Coloring Knit and Stitch Group Knitting, crocheting, and other types of Coloring can lower stress and anxiety levels, needlework have been shown to lower help dispel negative thoughts, and help your one’s heart rate and blood pressure, brain enter a meditative state, leading to a improve fine motor skills, and help greater sense of mindfulness. The benefits of prevent or delay memory loss. Plus, adult coloring apply across designs, whether they have the added benefit of coloring an intricate pattern, like a mandala, or just adding color to a picture of kittens. Plus, it's creating something beautiful! just plain fun! The Knit and Stitch Group is a warm, Adult Coloring is non-structured. There are welcoming social opportunity for no \"rules” - just come when you can and stay needlecrafters of all skill levels. Whether you as long as you like. Bring your own supplies or are a seasoned pro or just starting out, you will use ours, and relax and enjoy the company of be happily welcomed on Wednesday friends new and old while you create beautiful mornings. Bring your supplies and let the masterpieces! laughter and creativity inspire your work! Mondays Wednesdays Metamora 1:00—3:00 pm Germantown Hills 10:00 am—12:00 pm

Adult Book Clubs IPDPL is host to two different book clubs, the Book Buzz Book Club at Germantown Hills and the Spring Bay Bookies at Spring Bay. Each group reads different books, so avid readers are welcome to join either one or both! The Book Buzz Book Club meets on Tuesday afternoons and is led by Kathy McGuire. Book Buzz books tend to be topical best-sellers or edgy books that focus on important issues. Past books include Becoming by Michelle Obama, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, Radium Girls by Kate Moore, and Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church by Megan Phelps-Roper. The Spring Bay Bookies meet on Monday evenings, and discussions are led by a rotating panel of group members. The Bookies read books chosen by the monthly discussion leader, and encompass a wide variety of genres. Some books are old favorites, others are new releases, and all the titles are engaging and approachable. Past books include Alaskan Holiday by Debbie Macomber, Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, and If I Run by Terri Blackstock. Each club has their own Book Clubz website with information regarding current and past books, discussion questions, and more. Book Buzz Book Club Spring Bay Bookies 2nd Tuesday of each month 1st Monday of each month Germantown Hills 1:00—2:00 pm Spring Bay 6:00—7:00 pm For more information, please visit our website. For more information, please visit our website. To join the online Book Buzz community, visit To join the online Bookies community, visit www.bit.ly/IPDPL_BookBuzz. www.bit.ly/IPDPL_Bookies. www.ipdpl.org Families Monthly Take-It, Make-It Kits Popcorn Night Everyone loves to be creative, but sometimes we need a little help. Our monthly The first Thursday of every month is Popcorn Take-It, Make-It kits are available on a first- Night at IPDPL—Spring Bay! Come in your come, first-served basis, and have all the comfy clothes, grab a book and a bag of materials and instructions popcorn, and sit back and relax. for a fun, themed craft. You provide the scissors, 1st Thursday of each month glue, tape, and crayons — Spring Bay 4:00—6:00 pm we’ll provide the rest! Crafts are easy enough for little ones to do on their own, but fun for the whole family! Pick up your craft kit at the library, take it home, and do it at your leisure! Exercise your creative muscles!

Special Programs Coming Soon! IPDPL hosts a variety of recurring programs Tech Tuesdays! for adults, children, and families, including: Do you have trouble with technology? • Reading to Dogs with the therapy dogs Need help working out the kinks of your from WOOF (We Offer Our Friends), phone, tablet, or laptop? We may not know everything, but our tip-top tech team is • Book parties celebrating special events gearing up to provide one-on-one help to related to favorite characters, anyone in need of basic instruction on their device. • The Maker Monday series, focusing on unique STEAM design and craft projects, 30-minute appointments are available on the last Tuesday of each month, from 1:00 pm • Stuffed Animal Sleepovers, where fuzzy — 4:00 pm., beginning in September. We ask friends have overnight adventures in the that you register in advance, and include library, information about which device you need help with. Staff can also get you set up with • Sneak peeks for local community theater any of our digital services including Hoopla, productions, Libby, and Axis 360, among others. • Educational programs on topics like Call 921-5074 to schedule an gardening, health, or art, and appointment! • Outreach programs at Snyder Village, Roanoke Home, & other area locations. Please check our online calendar for these and other special programs! Even if you don’t see the book you want on Local Author Series our shelves, you can still get it through our interlibrary loan program, which includes The IPDPL Local Author Series features academic libraries, public libraries, grade authors with Central Illinois roots. Each school and high school libraries, and special month, we feature a different author for a libraries, like those found in medical facilities or presentation, Q&A, and book signing. Past other special collections, all across Illinois. If the guests include Joe Chianakas, Ken Zurski, book or item you want is in any of these Anni Reinking, and Michele Sullivan. Their libraries, we can have it here in a few days. subject matter may vary widely, but they all have contributed to the cultural landscape If the title you are looking for is still eluding of our area and the world. you, OCLC — the Online Computer Library Center — facilitates interlibrary loan from Dates and times vary, so check the libraries across the country and around the Calendar of Events to find out who is coming world. It might take a little longer, but if it is each month! available to lend, we can get it here! For help with interlibrary loan, stop by the circulation desk in any branch!

What Can You Do With a Library Card? Your library card is more than just a ticket to borrow books at E-Book Resources our libraries. You can also check out magazines, movies, e-books, digital or CD audiobooks, and board games, access information from around the block or around the world using our digital databases, or borrow books and materials from over ten thousand different library facilities throughout the state of Illinois and around the world! IPDPL’s partnership with the RAILS program “Explore More Illinois” allows cardholders to use their library cards for a wide variety biblioboard of discounts, including free or reduced cost entry to museums across the state. Anyone aged 5 or older, living in the IPDPL service area, may be eligible to get a library card. Cards are issued free of charge, with proof of residency. Library cards are good for three years, as long IPDPL’s source as the holder remains in good standing. More information about getting a library card and for digital Musiclibrary policy is available on our website at www.ipdpl.org. and MOVIES Digital Resources We have a wide variety of digital resources and services available to patrons. Many of our database resources can be accessed through our website from the comfort of home. A to Z Food America — A database of Illinois Digital Archives — Illinois Digital Archives American food, culture, and cuisine. provide access to photos, documents, and more about Illinois history. A to Z World Food — A database of world cuisine. Illinois DMV Practice Tests — A wide variety of practice exams, including motor vehicle, A to Z World Travel — A database of world motorcycle, and CDL exams and questions. travel, culture, and cuisine from over 200 international destinations. Mango Languages — Learn a new language on your own schedule, online, or on your Ancestry Library Edition — All the Ancestry phone or tablet. resources available at the library, without having to pay for a personal subscription. NewsBank — Search periodicals from around the corner or around the world, including Community History Archives — Microfilm the Bloomington Pantagraph, Peoria records of the Metamora Herald, the Journal Star, Springfield State Journal- Roanoke Review, the Washburn Leader, Register, and the Woodford Times. and the Woodford Sentinel. World Book Online — All the resources of the HeritageQuest — A family and genealogical World Book Encyclopedia in a searchable research database, available in person or online platform. at home, without a subscription.

Contact Us! By phone: (309) 921-5074 Online: www.ipdpl.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/ipdpl1950/ In Person: Benson — 420 E Front Street Roanoke — 123 E Broad Street Monday 3:00 — 6:00 pm Monday 4:00 pm — 7:00 pm Wednesday 3:00 — 6:00 pm Tuesday 12:00 pm — 5:00 pm Friday 3:00 — 6:00 pm Thursday 12:00 pm — 5:00 pm Saturday 10:00 am — 12:00 pm Friday 10:00 am — 1:00 pm Saturday 10:00 am — 12:00 pm Germantown Hills — 509 Woodland Knolls Rd Spring Bay — 411 Illinois Street Monday 1:00 — 6:00 pm Monday 10:00 am — 7:00 pm Thursday 1:00 — 6:00 pm Tuesday 10:00 am — 7:00 pm Saturday 10:00 am — 12:00 pm Wednesday 10:00 am — 7:00 pm Thursday 10:00 am — 7:00 pm Washburn — 102 W Magnolia Street Friday 10:00 am — 5:00 pm Monday 2:00 — 6:00 pm Saturday 10:00 am — 3:00 pm Wednesday 10:00 am — 2:00 pm Thursday 3:00 — 7:00 pm Metamora — 208 E Partridge Street Saturday 10:00 am — 12:00 pm Monday 11:00 am — 4:00 pm Tuesday 11:00 am — 4:00 pm Holiday Closings Wednesday 2:00 — 6:00 pm September 7 — Labor Day Thursday 11:00 am — 4:00 pm November 11 — Veterans Day Friday 11:00 am — 4:00 pm November 26 — Thanksgiving Day Saturday 10:00 am — 12:00 pm November 27 — Day after Thanksgiving December 24 — Christmas Eve • Hours subject to change. December 25 — Christmas Day • All programs described in this guide are free of December 31 — New Year’s Eve January 1, 2021 — New Year’s Day charge and open to the public. Registration may be required for some programs. Please see program specifics for more details. • Program schedule subject to change. Please contact us with any questions.