Literary Voyageur

Dragon Stories, Crafts Jan 13 4pm

2012-01-08T11:26:00.002-05:00

Appreciate a Dragon Day
Special Program
Downtown
Friday, January 13, 2012
4:00-4:30 p.m.
All Ages

What’s not to love about dragons? They are big, shiny, and breathe flames. Heat up this winter with a special dragon storytime and craft at the Downtown Library on Friday, January 13, 2012 from 4:00-4:30 p.m.

For more information, visit the Youth Services Department, Tippecanoe County Public
Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0119; or click on www.tcpl.lib.in.us/kids.

E-Reader Tips! Jan 10, 7pm

2012-01-02T11:00:00.001-05:00

Tuesday, January 10, 7 pm
Downtown Library
McAllister Meeting Room B

Join us Tuesday, January 10 at 7:00 p.m. in the Alfred J. and Dorothy N. McAllister Meeting Room B at the Downtown Library. Excited about the e-reader you received as a holiday gift? Not sure what to do with it?

Reference librarian Mandie Roberts shares information and tips about how to download free content from TCPL, Project Gutenberg, and other sources. Maximize your usage. Minimize your costs. Use TCPL downloadables.

No registration required. For more information about “I Have an E-Reader: Now What?,” new technologies, and upcoming library programs, stop by the Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0113, or visit www.tcpl.lib.in.us

Zombie Prom Lock in, Jan 13, 5:30

2011-12-30T10:52:00.000-05:00

Downtown Library
627 South St.
Friday, January 13, 2012
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Ages 11 - 18

Come dressed in your undead best and zombify yourself with face painting. Practice your zombie imitations with our Dead Man Walking Relay. Test your survival skills in zombie tag at our lock-in Friday, January 13, 2012 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Downtown Tippecanoe County Public Library. Registration is required. Call 429-0119 to sign up.

To find out more about teen programs visit www.tcpl.lib.in.us/teens or call 429-0119. You may also stop by any Tippecanoe County Public Library.

Live Angry Brids for Teens, Jan 5 7pm

2011-12-28T11:24:00.000-05:00

Teen Library Club
Downtown Library
627 South St.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Ages 14 - 18

Addicted to Angry Birds? Make this classic cell-phone game come alive. All you need are some googly eyes, angry eyebrows, pom-poms, and a little glue to create your own angry birds. Then defeat the evil green pigs. Join us at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, January 5, 2012, at the Downtown Library.

To find out more about teen programs visit www.tcpl.lib.in.us/teens or call 429-0119. You may also stop by any Tippecanoe County Public Library.

Holiday Storytime, Dec 23, 4 pm

2011-12-19T14:39:00.001-05:00

Special Holiday Storytime
Special Program
Downtown
Friday, December 23, 2011
4:00 – 4:30 p.m.
All Ages

Snow is in the air and the holidays are upon us. Come enjoy Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa stories and then create a simple craft at 4:00 p.m., Friday, December 23, 2011, at the Downtown Tippecanoe County Public Library.

To find out more about worldwide holiday celebrations and 2012 TCPL youth programs, visit the Youth Services Department, Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0119; or click on www.tcpl.lib.in.us/kids.

Holiday Storytime @ Campus, Dec 16 4 pm

2011-12-06T11:49:00.001-05:00

All Ages
Friday, December 16, 4-4:30 p.m.
Tippecanoe County/Ivy Tech Library (Campus Library)

CELEBRATE MANY HOLIDAYS WITH STORIES @ TCPL

Hanukkah. Christmas. Kwanzaa. Enjoy favorite holiday stories from many cultures, and then create a simple craft at 4:00 p.m., Friday, December 16, at your Tippecanoe County/Ivy Tech Library. The holidays are here, and snow is on the ground!

To find out more about worldwide holiday celebrations and 2012 TCPL youth programs, stop by the Campus Library, 3101 S. Creasy Lane, call 269-5388, or visit www.tcpl.lib.in.us/kids.
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Stories under the Sculpture

2011-12-03T13:50:00.001-05:00

Downtown
Wednesdays & Saturdays
10:30 a.m.
All ages

Join us for some old favorites and great new stories Wednesdays November 30 & December 14, 21, & 28 plus Saturdays, December 3, 10, & 17 at 10:30 a.m. at the Downtown Tippecanoe County Public Library.

For more information, visit the Youth Services Department, Tippecanoe County Public
Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0119; or click on www.tcpl.lib.in.us/kids.

JEAN SHEPHERD AND A CHRISTMAS STORY, Dec 8, 7pm

2011-12-02T13:32:00.003-05:00

Thursday, December 8, 7:00 p.m.
Downtown Library
McAllister Meeting Room B

Join us at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, December 8 in the Alfred J. and Dorothy N. McAllister Meeting Room B at the Downtown Library. Hear Purdue English Professor Charles Ross discuss the life and work of Hoosier humorist and writer Jean Shepherd (1921-1999). Listen to excerpts from his short story/personal anecdote, “A Christmas Story.” Enjoy vintage holiday images.

The film version of A Christmas Story (1983) is a classic, but Shepherd’s career includes success as a storyteller, radio/TV personality, writer, actor, and more.

No registration required. For more information about “Jean Shepherd and A Christmas Story,” and upcoming library programs, stop by the Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0113, or visit www.tcpl.lib.in.us

Read to the Beat, Dec 7, 13, 16

2011-12-01T13:45:00.000-05:00

Downtown
Wednesday, December 7 at 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, December 13 at 6:30 p.m.
Friday, December 16 at 10:00 a.m.
All ages with caregiver

Get ready to make music and boogie. “Read to the Beat” at this interactive musical program features books that "sing." Fun for children and caregivers of all ages. Dance to the Downtown Library on Wednesday, December 7 at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 13 at 6:30 p.m., or Friday, December 16 at 10:00 a.m.

For more information, visit the Youth Services Department, Tippecanoe County Public
Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0119; or click on www.tcpl.lib.in.us/kids.

National Gaming Day, Saturday, Nov 12, 2-3pm

2011-11-05T09:50:00.001-04:00

Downtown Library: 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
627 South Street

Campus Library: 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
3101 S. Creasy Lane

All Ages

GAME UP AT THE DOWNTOWN AND CAMPUS LIBRARIES!

Unplug and drop by your favorite library for National Gaming Day, Saturday, November 12 at 2:00 p.m. Learn new board games. Revisit old favorites. Bring a board game to share or play games your Tippecanoe County Public Libraries (TCPL) provide.

The TCPL Downtown and Campus Libraries will join more than 1,500 libraries across the nation in this American Library Association celebration.

Games of ancient Rome, math games, historic games, and games to play in the car -- your libraries offer a wealth of books about games.

For more about National Gaming Day and other library programs, contact the Youth Services Department at 429-0019, stop by the Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street, or click on www.tcpl.lib.in.us/kids.

NaNoWriMo for teens/pre teens, Nov 3, 7 pm

2011-11-01T04:00:00.002-04:00

Teen Library Club & Middle School Library Guild
Joint Meeting
Downtown
Thursday, November 3
7:00-8:00 p.m.

November 3 is day 3. Don’t let National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) leave you in the dust. Create a chalkboard notebook. This special notebook will come in handy as you invent character descriptions, plot points, and even change the title of your book once or twice...or maybe four times. This program is for teens 11-18 at the Downtown Library, Thursday, November 3 from 7:00-8:00 p.m.

For more information, visit the Youth Services Department, Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0119; or click on www.tcpl.lib.in.us/teens.

Frankenstein, Saturday, Nov 5, 2 pm

2011-10-31T23:30:00.001-04:00

FRANKENSTEIN’S MONSTER: IMAGE & MYTH @ TCPL
Saturday, November 5, 2:00 p.m.
Downtown Library
McAllister Meeting Room B

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Registration required

FRANKENSTEIN @ TCPL

Join Reference Librarians Sherri McGlothlin and Mandie Roberts Saturday, November 5 at 2:00 p.m. in the Alfred J. and Dorothy N. McAllister Meeting Room B at the Downtown Library.

Explore pop culture images of Frankenstein – from Mary Shelley’s novel, to films, TV, and more. View images and interpretations of the monster over the years. Then use library-provided materials to create your own version of Frankenstein.

Registration is required. Suitable for ages 12 and up. For more information about “Frankenstein’s Monster: Image & Myth,” and upcoming library programs, stop by the Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0113, or visit www.tcpl.lib.in.us.

Author SCOTT RUSSELL SANDERS, Nov 3, 7pm

2011-10-31T09:29:00.000-04:00

Thursday, November 3, 7:00 p.m.
Downtown Library
McAllister Meeting Room B

BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE BICENTENNIAL PROGRAM @ TCPL

Join us at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, November 3 in the Alfred J. and Dorothy N. McAllister Meeting Room B at the Downtown Library. Hear Scott Russell Sanders read from, and discuss, two of his works of fiction set on the Ohio Valley frontier during the tumultuous era of the Battle of Tippecanoe. Sanders’ novel, Bad Man Ballad, concerns a murder that occurred in Ohio against the backdrop of the War of 1812. His collection of brief tales, Wilderness Plots, traces the period of settlement of the region, which includes modern day Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky.

The short list of Russell’s awards includes: Lannan Literary Award, Great Lakes Book Award, Kenyon Review Literary Award, John Burroughs Essay Award, Indiana Humanities Award, and the Mark Twain Award from the Society for the Study of Midwestern Language.

No registration required. For more information about this “Battle of Tippecanoe Bicentennial,” program and upcoming library programs, stop by the Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0113, or visit www.tcpl.lib.in.us.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid @ Campus, Nov 5 2-3 pm

2011-10-21T10:30:00.000-04:00

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever
Youth, ages 7 and up
Saturday, November 5, 2-3:00 p.m.
Ivy Tech Campus Library, 3101 S. Creasy Lane, Lafayette

Zoo Wee Mama! Celebrate the release of the sixth Wimpy Kid book at the Campus Library on Saturday, November 5, 2:00-3:00 p.m. Play the cheese touch game, earn Mom Bucks by answering Wimpy Kid trivia, and make your own journal. This is a program for ages 7 and up. Registration is required; please call 269-5388 to register.

To find out more about additional TCPL programs for kids, stop by the Campus Library, 3101 S. Creasy Lane, call 269-5388, or visit www.tcpl.lib.in.us/kids.

23 Things - Module # 4 - RSS Feeds

2011-10-17T14:39:00.002-04:00

Okay, I have seen RSS feeds around and I have to admit that I have not used them. My current way of 'keeping up to date' with sites and blogs is to subscribe to email updates. News either drops into my WORK email if it's work affiliated or into my HOME email if it's of personal interest.

Here's one powerful example of my practice. I subscribe to New York Times news alerts on my work email. I can trust the NYTimes NOT to bombard me with anything except items of MAJOR interest. They also use excellent subject descriptors so quite often, I do not even need to open the email and click to the article. I know what has happened and that may be all I need to know at any given moment. Efficiency, efficiency, efficiency!

I have subscribed to one 23 Things participant's blog and I will view it in Google Reader. For me, however, Google Reader would be ONE MORE PLACE TO GO, beyond checking my two email accounts and Facebook for news from my friends or business contacts. [And I certainly have NO INTEREST in running my entire electronic life through Facebook, which appears to be that company's marketing direction]!

Establishing subscriptions and folders in Google Reader could clear out my email inbox though...however I value the 'one stop shopping'.

From a classification perspective, I suppose that I could reserve my email accounts only for specific correspondence to/from me as opposed to also including updates on areas of interest.

So here's my experiment. I am going to cancel my email subscriptions to two OCLC publications and instead subscribe to them on Google Reader. Next, I am going to cancel many of my political email updates (to get them out of my personal email feed) and I'll decide what I think about this change by March 30, 2012.

I am guessing that I will visit my personal email less often, a trend that I have already noticed.

I would be interested in hearing comments from any readers about how they use/value RSS feeds!

Tippecanoe & Haunted Too Oct 27, 7 pm

2011-10-15T14:21:00.001-04:00

Thursday October 27, 7 pm
McAllister Meeting Rooms
Downtown Library

Join us at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, October 27 in the Alfred J. and Dorothy N. McAllister Meeting Rooms A and B at the Downtown Library. Reference Librarians Mandie Roberts and Alison Moss lead a virtual tour of Lafayette locations associated with hauntings, mystery, and crime.

Hear tales of strange and unexplained area happenings. Listen and learn about local lore. Interested in local Civil War history? Explore the obscure Clark’s Hill train wreck that occurred on Halloween, 1864, and the frightening events that took place in its aftermath. Share your own experiences with local hauntings, too! They can occur when and where you least expect them!

For dozens of books and materials about the supernatural, ghosts, and haunted places, many specific to Indiana and Lafayette, check TIPCAT the online catalog at www.tcpl.lib.in.us.

To find out more about “Tippecanoe and Haunted, Too!,” and upcoming library programs, stop by the Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0113, or visit www.tcpl.lib.in.us.

Teen author Rachel Loepker, Sat Oct 22, 2pm

2011-10-14T12:49:00.002-04:00

Rachel Loepker
Special Program
Downtown
Saturday, October 22
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Do you dream of being a writer? Would you like to have a book published? Local teen author Rachel Loepker joins us to discuss getting her book, /Bleeding Ink, /published. Have your questions ready. This program is for teens 11-18 at the Downtown Library, Saturday, October 22 from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Register by calling 429-0119.

For more information, visit the Youth Services Department, Tippecanoe County Public
Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0119; or click on www.tcpl.lib.in.us/teens.

Salem Witch Trials, Oct 19, 7pm

2011-10-11T09:11:00.001-04:00

Wednesday, October 19 7 pm
Downtown Library
McAllister Meeting Room B

Join us Wednesday, October 19 at 7:00 p.m. in the Alfred J. and Dorothy N. McAllister Meeting Room B at the Downtown Library. Hear Purdue history professor Frank Lambert discuss the Salem witch trials of 17th century colonial America.

In Massachusetts, in the late 1600s, the 24-26 people were tried and convicted of witchcraft in Salem. Additional trials were held in three other Massachusetts towns. Learn why fear of witchcraft flourished at the time. Find out what happened to those accused.

For an interview with Lambert, click here.

No registration required. For more information about “Salem Witch Trials,” and upcoming library programs, stop by the Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0113, or visit www.tcpl.lib.in.us.

Lindsey Leavitt Skypes with Teens, Thur Oct 20 7pm

2011-10-10T16:02:00.002-04:00

Downtown
Thursday, October 20
7:00-8:30 p.m.

Ages 11-18 Register please

Do you dream of being a writer? Are you curious about how to make your characters believable? Video chat with Lindsey Leavitt, author of /Sean Griswold’s Head/, via Skype, to discover how to be a writer, pajamas and all.

Receive tips for writing a good story and what it takes to get published. This program is for teens 11-18 at the Downtown Library, Thursday, October 20 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. Register by calling 429-0119.

For more information, visit the Youth Services Department, Tippecanoe County Public
Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0119; or click on www.tcpl.lib.in.us/teens.

Author Jack Montgomery, Sat Oct 15, 2pm on American Shamans

2011-10-06T08:42:00.001-04:00

Saturday, October 15, 2:00 p.m.
Downtown Library
McAllister Meeting Room B

Join us Saturday, October 15 at 2:00 p.m. in the Alfred J. and Dorothy N.McAllister Meeting Room B at the Downtown Library. Hear Western Kentucky University Professor Jack Montgomery discuss his book American Shamans: Journeys with Traditional Healers.

Montgomery explores American folk religion and mysticism, magical healings, strange encounters, and alternative realities. His book represents 30 years of research in African, Celtic, and German shamanic practices.

For information about library collections containing information about shamanism, alternative religions, spiritual healing, and mind-body therapies, metaphysical, visit any Tippecanoe County Public Library or check TIPCAT our online catalog at www.tcpl.lib.in.us.

To find out more about author Jack Montgomery and this Downtown Library program, stop by the Downtown Library at 627 South Street, call 429-0113, or visit www.tcpl.lib.in.us.

Moldy Cheese Day, Oct 10 4 pm

2011-09-30T08:50:00.002-04:00

Moldy Cheese Day
Monday, October 10
4:00 p.m.
Downtown
Ages 7 and up

Celebrate Moldy Cheese Day with tales from The Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Scieszka. Join us for this unusual holiday on Monday, October 10 at the Downtown Library.

Starting at 4:00 p.m., children ages 7 and up learn weird facts, try to perform impossible tasks, and make slime.

Mold isn't just something you scrape off cheese. It actually contributes to the delicious flavor and character of cheese.

For more information, visit the Youth Services Department, Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street, call 429-0119, or click on www.tcpl.lib.in.us/kids.

Battle of the Books for Teens, Oct 6 7pm

2011-09-27T21:25:00.002-04:00

Time to flex your literary muscles with Battle of the Books: Picture Book Edition. Join the Teen Library Club (T.L.C.) on Thursday, October 6. The ultimate reading challenge begins at 7:00 p.m. at the Downtown Library.

Do you have a keen eye for detail? How are your listening skills? Prepare yourself for the nuances of Jules Feiffer's "Bark, George" and David Shannon's "Duck on a Bike."

Thumbs up? Thumbs Down? Got an opinion about a book you've read? Share it at T.L.C. Members are expected to volunteer for at least one library event each year. T.L.C. typically meets the first Thursday of the month.

New members are welcome throughout the year. For more information, visit the Youth Services Department, Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street, call 429-0119, or click on www.tcpl.lib.in.us/teens.

Llama, Llama, Red Pajama, Oct 6 10 am

2011-09-27T16:24:00.000-04:00

Jumpstart's Read for the Record
Thursday, October 6
10:00 a.m.
Downtown
All ages

NOT READY FOR BEDTIME @ TCPL

One book. One day. Experience the world’s largest shared reading experience with “Llama, Llama, Red Pajama.” Be counted at the Downtown Library at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 6 as part of the world's largest shared reading experience.

Going to bed isn’t always easy, especially when Llama, llama can’t get his mom’s attention. But hopefully, he can get yours. Join us to help break the two million mark in Jumpstart’s Read for the Record Campaign. (http://www.jstart.org)

For more information, visit the Youth Services Department, Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street, call 429-0119, or click on www.tcpl.lib.in.us/kids.

23 Things @ TCPL

2011-09-15T17:06:00.000-04:00

TCPL launched its own version of The 23 Things Technology Training approach September 1. I'll be doing my TCPL homework on this blog so periodically my readers will see these conversations.

Here's a brief history of 23 Things as a training modality and a few links for those readers who may wish to learn more.

23 Things was first established at the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenbery county to support PLCMC's Learning 2.0 Program; a discovery learning program designed to encourage staff to explore new technologies and reward them for doing 23 Things. Since the program's launched, it has fostered Learning 2.0 programs all over the world. If you are interested in duplicating or modifying this program for your organization, please contact Helene Blowers for information. http://plcmcl2-about.blogspot.com/

It's really quite fascinating to see how this program has expanded through the library world and into other professions.

My curiosity has been peeked by the concept of "23". Why that number?

Apparently, the 23 Things concept developed from the 43 Things concept. In 2003, a Seattle company called The Robot Coop launched a social networking website titled 43 Things. The idea was to link people's passions (for 43 goals) rather than link friend to friend. The concept was picked up by Stephen Abram in an 2006 article...and then lept to Helene Bowers...and "23" was much more do-able than 43!

I like the other "23 mythology" that I found lurking on-line. According to Wikipedia, (yes I will find a more authoritative source), "The 23 enigma refers to the belief that most incidents and events are directly connected to the number 23, some modification of the number 23, or a number related to the number 23."

Where did the 23 Enigma come from...again Wikipedia on its origins--

"Robert Anton Wilson cites William S. Burroughs as being the first person to believe in the 23 enigma. Wilson, in an article in Fortean Times, related the following story:

I first heard of the 23 enigma from William S Burroughs, author of Naked Lunch, Nova Express, etc. According to Burroughs, he had known a certain Captain Clark, around 1960 in Tangier, who once bragged that he had been sailing 23 years without an accident. That very day, Clark’s ship had an accident that killed him and everybody else aboard. Furthermore, while Burroughs was thinking about this crude example of the irony of the gods that evening, a bulletin on the radio announced the crash of an airliner in Florida, USA. The pilot was another captain Clark and the flight was Flight 23.

Burroughs wrote a short story in 1967 called "23 Skidoo." The term "23 skidoo" was popularized in the early 1920s and means "it's time to leave while the getting is good." It appeared in newspapers as early as 1906."

I'll let you read the rest of the article and its numerology references, but I like the idea that 23 Things for Libraries may have a literary precedent!

I am off on the diversion of determining whether the 23 enigma is discussed in other reference sources! I will get back to the technology training, I promise!

-- P. S. I am back. The number "23" has a huge occult following. Back to business.

GERIATRIC CARE MANAGEMENT @ TCPL, Sept 15, 6:30 pm

2011-09-06T09:31:00.005-04:00

Thursday, September 15, 6:30 p.m.
Downtown Library
McAllister Meeting Room B

Join us Thursday, September 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the Alfred J. and Dorothy N. McAllister Meeting Room B at the Downtown Library. Local members of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers Donna Granger and Sara Moore explore how families may assist disabled and aging loved ones.

Learn about opportunities for education, advocacy, and counseling. Receive information about local service providers.

No registration required. For more information about “Geriatric Care Management,” and upcoming library programs, stop by the Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0113, or visit www.tcpl.lib.in.us

Twitter 101 @ Klondike, Sept 13, 7 pm

2011-09-02T10:25:00.004-04:00

Twitter 101 Program
Klondike Library
3062 Lindberg Road
Tuesday, September 13, 7:00 p.m.

Librarian Mandie Roberts explains and demonstrates the telecommunications phenomenon Twitter®. Join us at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 13, in the Tempest Homes Meeting Room at the Klondike Library. Learn about Twitter, tweeting, and this rapidly expanding “Twitterverse.”

To find out more about upcoming programs at the Klondike Branch Library, come and see us at 3062 Lindberg Road, W.L., call 463-5893, or go to www.tcpl.lib.in.us. For information about all Tippecanoe County Public Library programs, go to www.tcpl.lib.in.us/calendar.

Saturday Super Hero Spectacular, Sept 17, 9::30 am

2011-08-30T07:49:00.003-04:00

Downtown Library
Ages 4-8 with an adult.

WHO ARE THESE MASKED HEROES @ TCPL?

Calling all superheros-in-training. The Superhero Spectacular starts Saturday, September 17 at 9:30 a.m. Children, ages 4-8 with an adult, are invited to create a cape and mask. Build your super powers. Hear superhero stories.Then practice leaping over buildings in a single bound. Costumes are encouraged.

Registration begins September 1; please call 429-0119.

For more information, visit the Youth Services Department, Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0119; or click on www.tcpl.lib.in.us/kids.

2 for 1 -- Teens & Tweens, Sept 1 7 pm

2011-08-24T09:47:00.001-04:00

Joint Meeting of Teen Library Club & Middle School Library Guild
Thursday,
September 1
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Downtown Library
ages 11 -18

REMEMBER TO READ THE SMALL PRINT

Don't miss this 2 for 1 special at the Downtown library. Bring a friend to redeem this amazing offer on Thursday, September 1, at the joint meeting of the Teen Library Club and the Middle School Library Guild. From 7:00 - 8:00 p.m., participate in silly games to claim prizes.

Not valid at all locations. Prizes available while supplies last. (Any possibility that this teen program sounds like an actual coupon is merely coincidental.)

Share opinions about books and reviews. Participate in quizzes, games, and special projects. Members of both clubs are expected to volunteer for at least one library event each year. T.L.C. typically meets the first Thursday and m.s.L.G. the second Thursday of the month.

New members are welcome throughout the year. For more information, visit the Youth Services Department, Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street, call 429-0119, or click on www.tcpl.lib.in.us/teens.

How to Fail @ Social Media, a TCPL Staff Day Presentation

2011-08-15T13:47:00.022-04:00

Tippecanoe County Public Library staff were delighted to welcome OPLIN's Laura Solomon to present on the topic, How to Fail @ Social Media.
. I guess we're now preparing to fail...but certainly NOT in the ways described expertly by Laura!

The author of the blog,What does this mean to me, Laura,"Laura Solomon, MCIW, MLS is the Library Services Manager for the Ohio Public Library Information Network and the former Web Applications Manager for the Cleveland Public Library. She has been doing web development and design for over twelve years, in both public libraries and as an independent consultant.

+She also authored a statewide web site usability study in 2004 that evaluated the site of every public library in Ohio. She specializes in developing with Drupal,as well as in web code and accessibility standards.

"She is a 2010 Library Journal Mover & Shaker. Her book Doing Social Media So It Matters: A Librarian’s Guide was published in late 2010. As a former children’s librarian, she enjoys bringing the “fun of technology” to audiences and in giving libraries the tools they need to better serve the virtual customer".

How to fail at social media

View more presentations from Laura Solomon

Author Andrew Levy, Aug 20, 2pm

2011-08-13T12:24:00.003-04:00

Saturday, August 20, 2:00 p.m.
Downtown Library
McAllister Meeting Room B

MIGRAINE HEADACHE HISTORY @ TCPL

Join us Saturday, August 20 at 2:00 p.m. in the Alfred J. and Dorothy N. McAllister Meeting Room B at the Downtown Library. Hear Andrew Levy, professor of English at Butler University, discuss his book A Brain Wider Than the Sky, a memoir and cultural history of migraine headaches.

"A most remarkable book. A Brain Wider Than the Sky is learned, witty, allusive, and poetic -- and migraine becomes, for Levy, a window into the whole landscape of body and mind, health and disease, and the sheer complexity of being alive." -- Oliver Sacks, author of Migraine and Musicophilia

This is a One Great Read program. No registration required. For more information about the Andrew Levy author visit and upcoming library programs, stop by the Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0113, or visit www.tcpl.lib.in.us

The Persuaders on Aug 18, 7 pm

2011-08-12T08:56:00.002-04:00

Thursday, August 18, 7:00 p.m.
Downtown Library
McAllister Meeting Room B

Join us Thursday, August 18 at 7:00 p.m. in the Alfred J. and Dorothy N. McAllister Meeting Room B at the Downtown Library for a screening of The Persuaders, a PBS Frontline documentary that examines how advertisers spend billions every year influencing what consumers buy and believe. This eye-opening film explores how ads are targeted to individuals based on their personal data and how commercials have blended with entertainment to become ubiquitous in America society.

M.T. Anderson’s Feed depicts a future in which American families have computer chips implanted in their brains shortly after birth. Nearly 73% of the population receives electronic “feeds” from a computer network controlled by corporations and conglomerates. The brains of implant recipients are constantly bombarded with instant messages, advertising, and entertainment. These feeds monitor individual behaviors and influence every daily decision. Feed was the winner of the 2003 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award and the 2003 Golden Duck Awards’ Hal Clement Award for Young Adults.

No registration required. For more information about “The Persuaders: One Great Read Film,” and upcoming library programs, stop by the Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0113, or visit www.tcpl.lib.in.us

Feed, Book Discussion/Coffee Aug 16, 7pm

2011-08-11T13:37:00.009-04:00

Tuesday, August 16, 7:00 p.m.
Downtown Library
McAllister Meeting Room A

Join Reference Librarian Sherri McGlothlin at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 16 in the Alfred J. and Dorothy N. McAllister Meeting Room A at the Downtown Library. Participate, over coffee or tea, in a discussion of the 2011 One Great Read selection, Feed.

Feed author M.T. Anderson depicts a future in which nearly 73% of Americans receive electronic “feeds” from a computer network controlled by corporations and conglomerations. The feed is received via chips implanted in their brains shortly after birth. Recipients are constantly bombarded with instant messages, advertising, and entertainment customized to influence all individual decisions.

Feed received the 2003 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award and the 2003 Golden Duck Awards’ Hal Clement Award for Young Adults.

No registration required. For more information about Feed, 2011 One Great Read programs and upcoming library events, visit any Tippecanoe County Public Library; call 429-0113, or go to www.tcpl.lib.in.us

Tweetprov, Sat Aug 13, 7:30 pm @ Civic Theatre

2011-08-06T17:02:00.012-04:00

What is Tweetprov? Tweetprov is a techno-comedy performance. Presented by Civic Theatre and One Size Fits All, Tweetprov is a nod and a wink to the interactive nature of the Internet. Bring your smartphones. Phone in comments on the show. Will your message contribute to new mayhem? Prepare for comedic gold!

Saturday, August 13
7:30 p.m.
Civic Theater of Greater Lafayette
313 N. 5th Street, Lafayette
Tickets $5, available only via Civic Theatre

Local Teen Author, Rachel Loepker, Aug 14 2pm

2011-08-02T09:43:00.013-04:00

Author Reception - Local Teen Author - Rachel Loepker
Sunday, August 14
2:00 p.m.
Downtown Library

Meet local teen author Rachel Loepker on Sunday, August 14 at 2:00 p.m. in the McAllister Meeting Rooms at the Downtown Library.

Loepker’s first book, Bleeding Ink, focuses on main character Autumn Wysocki’s ability to feel and see emotion through the written word. Trained to harness her gift for evil purposes, Autumn escapes from the Institute, vowing to use her gift for good.

A book sale and signing will follow the reception.

For more information, visit the Youth Services Department, Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0119; or click on www.tcpl.lib.in.us/teens.

August Stories under the Sculpture every Wed /Sat @ 10:30 am

2011-08-01T11:06:00.005-04:00

Stories Under the Sculpture
Downtown
Wednesdays & Saturdays
10:30 a.m.
All ages

Join us for some old favorites and great new stories Wednesdays August 3, 10, 17, & 24 plus every Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the Downtown Tippecanoe County Public Library.

For more information, visit the Youth Services Department, Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0119; or click on www.tcpl.lib.in.us/kids.

Wanna Be Tech Savvy?

2011-07-30T11:43:00.001-04:00

Lynda.com was recommended at the ALA Conference as a good source of Tech training for library staff. As I reviewed it, I thought it would be good for customers as well. Here's an introduction by Lynda, herself!

Bruce Heavin Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer
Lynda Weinman Co-Founder and Executive Chair
Eric Robison President and Chief Executive Officer
Ning Wang Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

The lynda.com Online Training Library® offers hundreds of training courses
in easy-to-learn video format. The training covers popular applications from
Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Avid, Corel, Microsoft, and many other software
publishers. The video-based tutorials are great for visual learners, as they
allow you to learn at your own pace. You can play, stop, rewind, and replay
the movies. Topics include design principles and software related to print,
web, video, graphics, digital photography, DVD creation, interactivity,
operating systems, 3D, and much more. See the rest of digital brochure here.

Drew Brees Poster - New Products - Posters - ALA Store

2011-07-30T09:40:00.001-04:00

Buy here NOW!

Drew Brees Poster - New Products - Posters - ALA Store

Digital Bridge to Somewhere, ALA presentation

2011-07-27T14:32:00.001-04:00

Speaker: Charles Forrest, Director, Libraries Facilities, Emory University
Speaker: Craig Buthod, Director, Louisville Free Public Library
Speaker: Michael Bills, Baker & Taylor’s Library and Educational Division
Speaker: Jeffrey Hoover, AIA, Principal, Tappe Associates, Inc.
Speaker: Stephen Abram, Vice President for Strategic Partnerships and Markets, Gale Cengage [Slides: http://connect.ala.org/node/150089]

A pro-con panel discussion about the impact of technology and especially e-readers and e-books on the physical library. Representatives from the publishing industry will discuss the evolution in e-books and digital media; architects and librarians will comment on the opportunities and challenges they create for library users and library spaces.

Craig Buthod, of Lousiville Free library made the following points:
-5 buildings projects
-effect of ebooks as we are planning our space
-skeptical optimist; love the ebooks concept; also think there is potential for print reading growth
-who reads library book and who reads e books; what does the venn diagram look like?
-who benefits and loses from the move to e books; need data to judge these trends?
-ask your readers what they are doing;
-how to be in this for the long run?
-only answer is to build flexibility
-casualties along the way; materials handling systems, 3 ULC abandoning plans for RFID
-4 big things to remember:
Not a zero sum game
Plenty of headroom for more reading and ereading
No such thing as equilibrium, how to find the right mix
Mission is still for everyone..listening to everyone, not just marketplace

-Michael Bills, B and T
-5 warehouses, 2 million sq feet for physical space
-content just in a different container; libraries have already worked in the changes
-how to select, present, circulate
-trade will go 50% ebook within 5 years
-publishers will need to reconsider HOW they work with libraries
-thinks it will change to pay per use world and simultaneous use will be a huge issue
-multiplicity of publishers
-changes in physical spaces; shelving is being reduced and replaced by computers
-repositiory role is changing… community service grows

-Jeffrey Hoover, architect
-double space access stations plus collections
-tipping point, at it. Pressure for library space is no longer driven by collection space
-constant is people. People have not gotten smaller. Same sensory process occurs
-spreading out context ..
-technology is getting both smaller and bigger
Day made of glass utube; perceptive pixel since 2006
-quality environments for engagement of all types
Libraries as vehicles for transformation
Space for people events, collaboration, technology

Stephen Abram
-launched his presentation with a harange about disfunction in the profession,
-nothing has happened in 20 years
-changing 20-30 times as fast
-reading is important, not books
-aggressive and cranky
-we believe in myths
-where is his citations to boys read more than girls
-what are the pieces
-social catalogs
-social interactions and engagements
-public 70% extravert
-improving the quality of questions what does the system look like; discovery and finding is hard.
Search is easy
-strategic plans really address needs of librarians
-why is it that diffusion is the hardest thing in libraries
-chapter and paragraphs are the coming unit
-strategy for experiential learning and really look at learning styles and human behavior
We will march toward irrelevancy Unless we look at behavior

-Suggested the blog, booksprung which provides ebook news, information on loaning sites and some original content. May be the next model of distribution.
-bookish launch harper Collins lending site
-pottermore process
-experiences learning, reading , ra
-book is emptying out into database
-book is horrible container for pedagogy
-our spaces are social, relations with users are social.
-discuss CONTENT FARMS
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Word for Nerds: Books, Libraries, and Sundry Nerdiness

2011-07-26T13:06:00.001-04:00

I heard Laura's Word for Nerds blog mentioned at ALA annual and as I write up my report, I followed up.

Laura K is "a librarian, working behind the scenes with the digital services, technologies, and metadata that make library systems go. I have a Masters degree in Library and Information Science from Simmons GSLIS, and have worked as Systems/Metadata Librarian at Whitman College since July 2009. I’m about to embark on a new adventure, and am moving home to California to take a job as Metadata Analyst with the California Digital Library. I’m interested in all manner of things library tech, but specifically in how we provide access to information in the digital age, from initial discovery of resources to reading them to putting that information to use."

I enjoyed her reflections on ALA annual, and chuckled that this digital librarian left her laptop at home and brought a steno pad to take notes! I found that my netbook worked perfectly for note-taking. I cannot write by hand any more.

Skype with Feed author M.T. Anderson, July 28th 7 pm

2011-07-25T09:33:00.001-04:00

Thursday, July 28th, 7:00 p.m.
Downtown Library
McAllister Meeting Rooms A and B

Don’t miss your chance to talk directly with award-winning author M.T. Anderson, author of Feed, this year's Tippecanoe County One Great Read title!

Join us Thursday, July 28 at 7:00 p.m. in the Alfred J. and Dorothy N. McAllister Meeting
Room at the Downtown Library. Take part in a live Skype ™ video chat with M. T. Anderson.
Participate from either the Downtown Library or West Lafayette Public Library.

Skype is a software application that allows users from multiple locations around the world to participate in conferences transmitted via the Internet.

This real-time author talk and simultaneous question and answer session with Anderson
focuses on Feed. The book's title is derived from an imaginary America of the future
where infants have computer chips implanted in their brains. Electronic feeds
continuously send them messages for the rest of their lives. What happens to an America
controlled by 'feeds'? Read the book and find out.

Feed won the 2003 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award and the 2003 Golden Duck Awards’ Hal
Clement Award for Young Adults.

No registration required. For more information about Skype, upcoming 2011 One Great Read
programs, and Feed by M.T. Anderson, visit any Tippecanoe County Public Library; call
429-0113, or go to www.tcpl.lib.in.us

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Snakehead Ed, July 28, 10:30 am, 2 pm @ Downtown, 7pm@ Klondike

2011-07-24T10:57:00.011-04:00

Downtown: 10:30 a.m. 2:00 p.m.
Klondike: 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, July 28
Ages 5 years and older

Tickets available Monday, July 25

Have Snakes, Will Travel

Slither into the exciting world of snakes at the Downtown Library Thursday, July 28 at 10:30 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. Or join an evening performance with snake wrangler and former teacher Snakehead Ed at the Klondike Library at 7:00 p.m. Tickets available on Monday, July 25 for Downtown call 429-0119 and for Klondike call 463-5893.

Ed says, “My snakes serve as goodwill ambassadors for all wildlife.”

For more information, visit the Youth Services Department, Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0119; or click on www.tcpl.lib.in.us/kids.

Web visitors may go to www.tcpl.lib.in.us and click on “2011 Summer Reading Clubs.

Storytube! - Engaging Young People in Books/Digital Media

2011-07-23T11:17:00.015-04:00

This was one of the best sessions from the 2011 American Library Association Conference, melding as it does young peoples' natural connections with reading and their affinity for digital technology. Enjoy!

Speakers: Betsy O'Connell, Director of Information Technology,Denise Raleigh, Director of Marketing, and Faith Brautigam, Director of Youth Services, Gail Borden Public Library

Story tubes ala 2011

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Storytubes is a service of the Gail Borden Public Library.

Rembrandt's Night Watch...and questions

2011-07-22T08:38:00.001-04:00

OCLC's Above the Fold alerted me to this interesting vignette about learning...and this website. What do you think? How could we engage customers?

Teen Texting Competition, July 26 2-3:30 pm

2011-07-21T10:15:00.003-04:00

Downtown
Tuesday, July 26
2:00-3:30 p.m.
Teens grades 6-12

Are you fluent in text lingo? Think you have the fastest fingers around. This programs is for teens grades 6-12 on Tuesday, June 14 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. No registrations is required

This program is part of One Great Read 2011.

For more information, visit the Youth Services Department, Tippecanoe County Public
Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0119; or click on www.tcpl.lib.in.us/teens.

Libraries for Democracy

2011-07-20T13:17:00.001-04:00

From the LFD website...

"Libraries for Democracy aims to promote democracy in America by providing high-quality, non-partisan, factual information through the LFD website and America’s libraries in order to help the public take an informed and active role in democratic decision-making for America.

America’s libraries should be among the primary institutions in American society that promote and sustain American democracy. The founders of America realized that their young democracy could not survive if the American public remained largely illiterate and uninformed. Thomas Jefferson famously stated “No nation can remain both ignorant and free.” He provided his personal library to the nation to become the Library of Congress. Benjamin Franklin was instrumental in founding the Free Library of Philadelphia.

The trustees of the Boston Public Library in 1852 affirmed: “It is of paramount importance that the means of general information be so diffused that the largest possible number of persons should be induced to read and understand questions going down to the very foundations of social order. . . and which we, as a people, are required to decide, and do decide, either ignorantly or wisely.” Thus, from their inception, libraries were intended to be bastions of American democracy."

Here are the current institutional members:

Libraries for Democracy would like to thank our members who happen to be libraries. Each library is given a logo and certificate for being a Libraries for Democracy Center.

Benbrook Public Library
Keller PUblic LIbrary
North Texas Library Partners
Riter C. Hulsey Public Library

And their staff:

Partner & CEO, Michael Baldwin, MLS, MPA

Mike has been a public library director for many years and has also taught American Government. He has long urged public libraries to become democracy centers and to take as their primary role facilitating an informed citizenry. He has published many articles on libraries and democracy, including: Can Libraries Save Democracy? (LJ, 10/15/2002, Vol. 127 Issue 17, p52,); Librarians As Knowledge Provocateurs (Public Libraries, 45, no. 2 Mar/Apr, 2006: p. 11-14); Why Stop At One City (American Libraries, May, 2006, p. 35); Analyzing the Economic and Social Value of Public Libraries, (Presentation to Public Library Administrators of North Texas, 2002).

Partner & CFO, Adam Wright, MLS

Adam has been involved with libraries for 15 years with the last nine at North Texas Library Partners. He has been known throughout his career as the idea man and the one who knows a thing or two about technology. He is co-author of Securing Your Library Technology, Neal Schumann Press.

I'm not quite sure about the need for another organization promoted the library's role in a democratic society, but I will keep following this group.

David Foster Wallace

2011-07-19T14:51:00.004-04:00

I found this wonderful image as I was doing some DFW research.

And here is a marvelous interview with Wallace regarding English language usage.

From Grocery Store to Digital Kitchen, ALA Session

2011-07-18T09:15:00.014-04:00

Speaker: Richard Kong, Arlington Heights Memorial Library

The presenters all share the philosophy that it's time for libraries to stop functioning like grocery stores where people simply come to get stuff and start acting more like kitchens where people come to create and tell their own stories. This program provided insights into why libraries need to start empowering users of all ages to work with videos, music, podcasts, and graphic design. Finally, the program concluded with some tips on how to create a simple digital media lab for your library.

ALA 2011 From Grocery Store to Kitchen

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Pay for Performance that Really Works, an ALA Session

2011-07-16T12:54:00.019-04:00

This session addressed the following questions: Have you always wanted to develop a pay for performance system but have been afraid to add pay when just managing performance is making you crazy? How can you ensure the system is fair and equitable and that staff stays motivated and energized? Using real life examples – from development to implementation, come and learn how to move towards an effective system that works. Learn the perils, pitfalls, and helpful mechanisms of making it happen.

Speaker: Dr. Paula M. Singer, President, Singer Group
Speaker: ????, Southern Maryland Regional Library Association [substituted for another presenter]
Speaker: John McGinty, Director, Loyola Notre Dame Library

-both talked about competing cultures within their organizations regarding pay philosophy. Among the existing types were: seniority, broadbanding, collective bargaining, skill/competency based, performance

Among the reasons for performance pay were:
1. It answers “How am I doing?”
2. It recognizes good work
3. It encourages responsibility and accountability
4. It promotes feedback and communication
5. It identifies training needs and goals
6. It helps with succession planning

Other points:
-every employee should see connection between board goals and their work
-standards and goals should have a direct connection to the customer experience
-goals should be specific, measurable, time sensitive, achievable, relevant
-there must be ownership of the competancies /standards by the staff who developed them
-feedback loop needs to be consistent - and include, for example, annual evaluation, self evaluations, periodic oral reviews before the written one
-at the staff level goals may be of different types -- developmental, stretch/challenge, special projects
-there should be 2% differentiation between performance pay bumps
-4% tied to superior experience

In order for Performance Pay to work:
-organizational support
-Good compensation structure
-Employee involvement
-Education and communication
-Training
-Pilot/transition year
-In a fully working PP system,you should be able to demonstrate that the system is making performance improve.

Paula Singer's PowerPoint Presentation is available here.

Percusssion Performers, 10:30, 2 pm July 21

2011-07-15T08:32:00.019-04:00

Downtown Library
Thursday, July 21
10:30 a.m. & 2:00 p.m.
Ages 5 years and older

Tickets available Monday, July 18.

CLANG! DRUMMING @ DOWNTOWN LIBRARY

Feel the beat! Get in on the action! CLANG!, an Indianapolis-based percussion group presents two fun family programs at the Tippecanoe County Public Library. Join us at 10:30 a.m. or 2:00 p.m., Thursday, July 21 at the Downtown Library. Tickets are available Monday, July 18.

Watch, listen, and learn. Enjoy steel pan drums, Cajon drums, Djembe drums, talking drums and unique sound-making instruments from around the world. This is a concert where you just can't sit still. Enjoy this video performance from last summer at the Indianapolis Public Library.

For more information about CLANG! and more youth summer reading club programs, stop by the Youth Room at the Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0119; or click on www.tcpl.lib.in.us/kids.

To participate in youth, teen, and adult summer reading club events, visit any of the following TCPL libraries:

Downtown Library, 627 South Street, (765) 429-0100
Campus Library, 3101 S. Creasy Lane, (765) 269-5380
Klondike Library, 3062 Lindberg Road, W.L., (765) 463-5893
Mobile Library, over 40 county stops, (765) 429-0169

Web visitors may go to www.tcpl.lib.in.us and click on "2011 Summer Reading Clubs."

Middle Managers Discussion @ ALA

2011-07-14T12:11:00.031-04:00

-Research update from Midwinter -presented on a 4 frame model; see table and find the Colorado State University researchers- Jeff Bullington and Janet Bishop. They are doing follow up work cf Reframing Organizations and asked attendees to have a round robin discussion on the Four-Frame model as it impacts their organizations. All did and most agreed to be part of some follow-up research. Here’s a good site to reference: HERE.

This is a book I have read and consider recommending for MT study. Reframing Organizations: Artistry, choice, and leadership , 3rd edition (as it has the best sample cases) by Bolman and Deal. Jossey Bass.

-they are not yet to the questionnaire stage but asked for permission to beta test on this group

-researchers noted a forthcoming title from Scarecrow - Psychology of Librarianship. These guys are doing a chapter. Here’s the “call” for this book…from A Library Writer’s Blog by Corey Seaman\ The Psychology of Librarianship Edited by Leanne VandeCreek, Lynn Gullickson, and H. Stephen Wright To be published by Scarecrow Press.

The Psychology of Librarianship will be a collection of scholarly essays examining the psychological aspects of library work and the profession of librarianship. This will be the first book-length, in-depth study of the psychological implications and underpinnings of the library profession. Although there have been occasional articles about the psychological dimensions of library work (especially in regard to job stress), and a few theses that study specific issues (such as training) in detail, there has never been a book that attempts a broader and more comprehensive examination of this topic.

Psychology is a factor in virtually every aspect of librarianship. Beyond the expected psychological issues inherent in any organization, there are psychological dimensions that are unique to library work. The Psychology of Librarianship will address both of these: how traditional organizational psychology applies to librarianship, and how library work involves unique psychological situations. Potential contributors will be encouraged to submit scholarly papers that are supported by citations to appropriate literature; some topics may require original psychological research.

Papers consisting primarily of anecdotes, or which draw mainly on the personal experiences of the author, are discouraged. Possible chapter topics may include, but are not limited to:

· Why people choose to become librarians
· Managing conflict among librarians
· Generational conflicts: old-school librarians and "geeks"
· Fear and insecurity in the library
· Recognizing and dealing with personality disorders · Perfectionism vs. the "good enough" syndrome
· The repercussions of technological and organizational fads · Substance abuse in the library profession
· The self-image of librarians: stereotypes and overcompensation
· The psychology and pathology of collecting
· We'll change it back once he's gone: managing administrators
· Technological change: stresses and resistance
· Bibliographic essay on previous studies of the psychological aspects of librarianship
· Librarians and library users: relationship dynamics · Bunker mentality: librarians in a defensive posture

-The researchers asked the group if there were ‘unique middle manager stressers’.

-Actions: Order/read the Psychology of Librarianship book;
-Actions: Share Digitips on my blog and Facebook
-Actions: Explore Personal branding Literature
-Good overview with lit references here
-Tom Peters on PB
-Actions: Consider “Collection Talks” for donors

Other discussion at the meeting included: the use of the DISC profile approach to performance appraisal including 360 degree feedback. , See more information here.

Some managers about the table were very familiar with this model and a number of institutions use this or the Myers Brigg test to understand employee’s learning styles.

The last topic introduced was an informal discussion about how to use Climqual results for organizational improvement. ClimateQUAL-Organizational Climate and Diversity Assessment (OCDA) is an assessment of library staff perceptions concerning a) their library’s commitment to the principles of diversity, b) organizational policies and procedures, and c) staff attitudes. It is an online survey with questions designed to understand the impact perceptions have on service quality in a library setting. The survey addresses a number of climate issues, such as diversity, teamwork, learning, and fairness, as well as current managerial practices, and staff attitudes and beliefs. It is the latest enhancement of LibQual, an effectiveness survey technique used in many academic libraries and some publics.

While perusing this site for my report, I saw the development of something called LibQualLite which bears further investigation as an entry-level evaluation technique for TCPL.

One Great Read TV Interview

2011-07-13T15:11:00.006-04:00

West Lafayette Librarian, Nick Schenkel, and TCPL's Alison Moss are interviewed on WLFI regarding M.T. Anderson's Feed, this year's One Great Read Title.

"Feed" picked as One Great Read: wlfi.com

Star Wars @ Campus, July 16, 3 pm

2011-07-12T13:17:00.015-04:00

Star Wars Extravaganza
Saturday, July 16, 3pm
Campus Library, 3101 S. Creasy Lane
All ages, no registration required.

Explore a galaxy far, far away at the Star Wars Extravaganza Saturday, July 16 at 3:00 p.m. at the Tippecanoe County/Ivy Tech Library (Campus Library). Make your own lightsaber and test your skills with Jedi training. Take your picture with a storm trooper.

This is a program for youth of all ages and no registration is required. To find out more about the Star Wars Extravaganza and additional Summer Reading Club programs visit the Campus Library at 3101 South Creasy Lane, call 269-5380, or go to www.tcpl.lib.in.us/kids.

Budget Travel, Sat Jul 16, 2pm

2011-07-11T13:14:00.005-04:00

WANDERLUST: TRAVELING ON A BUDGET @ TCPL
Saturday, July 16, 2:00 p.m.
Downtown Library
McAllister Meeting Room B

Join us on Saturday, July 16 at 2:00 p.m. in the Alfred J. and Dorothy N. McAllister Meeting Room B at the Downtown Library. Hear travel agent Marta Sanger give tips on planning a dream vacation on a budget. Explore cheap flights, inexpensive cruises, and economy day trips.

In today’s economy, getting away from the grind is tough. With a little know-how, getting away doesn’t have to mean going broke.

No registration required. For more information about “Wanderlust: Traveling on a Budget,” and upcoming library programs, stop by the Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0113, or visit www.tcpl.lib.in.us

Harry Potter for Teens, July 12 2-3:30 pm

2011-07-10T10:15:00.007-04:00

Goodbye, Harry Potter
Downtown
Tuesday, July 12
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Ages 12-18

You grew up with Harry, Ron, and Hermione, but all things must end. Join us in a last hurrah for the “Chosen One.” Make a Deathly Hallows pendant, go on a horcruz hunt, and test your Harry Potter trivia at the Downtown Library, plus other activities on Tuesday, July 12 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. No registration is required.

For more information about this and additional Teen Summer Reading Club programs, visit the Youth Services Department, Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0119; or click on www.tcpl.lib.in.us/teens.

Downtown Library, 627 South Street, (765) 429-0100
Campus Library, 3101 S. Creasy Lane, (765) 269-5380
Klondike Library, 3062 Lindberg Rd, W.L., (765) 463-5893
Mobile Library, over 40 county stops, (765) 429-0169

Web visitors may go to www.tcpl.lib.in.us and click on “2011 Summer Reading Clubs.”

Listening to the Voice of the Library Customer

2011-07-09T09:46:00.001-04:00

An ALA session with Joe Matthews and Peter Hernon.

This session discussed why listening to customers is so critical and then focused in detail on who your customers are and segments them by use and reasons for use. It delves into the four categories of listening including solicited and structured methods (surveys, interviews, mystery shopping) as well as unsolicited and structured methods (complaints and compliments, suggestion/comment cards, comments and suggestions in surveys) as well as others.

Joe Matthews used examples from many different types of libraries to illustrate how using the “customer’s voice” improves service and to show how important it is to involve staff in listening to the customer. The two-hour session was primarily a ‘book launch’ and must have started early as it was well underway when I arrived at 3pm (and was scheduled 3-5 pm). I attended because I have followed and appreciated Matthews’ work for years and find Hernon to be one of the best speakers on leadership. It’s a ‘definite’ that I will read their new book for its insights.

Among the items I noted: -use Google alerts to follow and respond to your library’s reputation online. Analyze your customer comments (Matthew’s method directly paralleled our practice). Think about the obstacles your customer face which turned into a diatribe against spine out Dewey. Reduce the jargon in your oral and written communications. Capitalize on training moments coming out of your customer comments.

When you are measuring customer satisfaction use a 1-10 scale to give your respondents more room for you to track changes over the years. Really consider implementing ‘net promoter score’ usage. [For an article containing pros and cons for NPS click here]. Have your managers keep an oral comments log for submission month by month. Look for trends. Take photos of your buildings and staff for review. Cited the example of staff with heads down. Explore the phenomena of ‘lost’ users. Find out which libraries have researched ‘fall off’. How should we ask customers to ‘opt in’ to a more tailored experience?

Deborah Asante, July 14 10:30 or 2 pm

2011-07-08T09:21:00.004-04:00

ONE UPON A TIME IN AFRICA
Downtown
Thursday, July 14
10:30 a.m. & 2:00 p.m.
Ages 5 years and older

Free Tickets available beginning Monday July 11

Deborah Asante, award-winning storyteller, actress, writer, and director, will take us on a storytelling adventure as she presents “Once Upon a Time in Africa” a collection of original and traditional folktales from African cultures. Come listen to her stories at the Downtown Library, Thursday, July 14 at 10:30 a.m. & 2:00 p.m.

For more information about this and additional Youth Summer Reading Club programs, visit the Youth Services Department, Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0119; or click on www.tcpl.lib.in.us/kids .

To sign up for Youth, Teen, and Adult Summer Reading Clubs @ TCPL visit any of the following libraries:

Downtown Library, 627 South Street, (765) 429-0100

Campus Library, 3101 S. Creasy Lane, (765) 269-5380

Klondike Library, 3062 Lindberg Rd, W.L., (765) 463-5893

Mobile Library, over 40 county stops, (765) 429-0169

Web visitors may go to www.tcpl.lib.in.us and click on “2011 Summer Reading Clubs.”

5 whys - Asking the Right Questions

2011-07-07T09:23:00.002-04:00

I've heard this approach many times...and find that is can be quite useful.

1. Name a problem you're having
2. Ask WHY it's happening
3. Get an answer
4. Then WHY about that
5. Get an answer
6. Then ask WHY about that -- and so on, five times

Wikipedia has a reasonable summary article and there are lots of good sites online to explore various problem solving methods.

Robert Latino has a good powerpoint on the 5 Whys and Root cause analysis in general. Lots of problem solving tools out there...at the tips of our fingers!

Flickr @ Campus, July 12, 6:30 pm

2011-07-06T09:37:00.006-04:00

Social Networking Class: Flickr
Tippecanoe County/Ivy Tech Library
3101 S. Creasy Lane
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Register today by calling 269-5380.

Five billion images and counting! Welcome to the photosharing website of Flickr. Flickr is a social networking website used to share and store personal photographs. Learn how to easily upload your photos and safely share them through Facebook, Twitter, email, blogs and more. Join us at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 12 in the 2nd floor computer room at the Campus Library.

Flickr, additional TCPL Social Networking classes, and a variety of thought-provoking programs are offered this summer as part of the 2011 One Great Read. The book choice for this year’s community-wide read is Feed by M. T. Anderson.

To register and find out more about One Great Read, Flickr and additional Social Networking Classes: call 269-5380; stop by the information desk at any TCPL library; or visit www.tcpl.lib.in.us and click on “One Great Read.”

The Tippecanoe County/Ivy Tech Library is located at the intersection of Sagamore Parkway and Creasy Lane on the Ivy Tech Community College campus. Tippecanoe County Public Library information is always online at www.tcpl.lib.in.us.

Electronic Resource Management and Other Geeky Topics

2011-07-05T09:42:00.002-04:00

For the past several years, I have begun my ALA Conference attendance by sitting in on NISO or BISAC or ERM sessions. This year I attended Lita's Electronic Resource Management Interest Group. While standards work does not play a large role in my day-to-day library work, I am fascinated by the technical and political decisions playing out in the electronic information industry.

The purpose of the LITA/ALCTS Electronic Resources Management Interest Group is to promote and enable the exchange of information and discussion among librarians, publishers, electronic resource management system vendors and related service organizations concerning issues related to the management of electronic resources. The group will assist in developing appropriate and responsive systems and standards by fostering open and collaborative discussions of software requirements, licensing and coverage data standards, and implementation issues.

Nettie Lagace, Associate Director for Programs spoke first. Nettie is responsible for directing NISO's educational and standards development initiatives. Nettie came to NISO from Ex Libris, where starting in 2000 she served in a number of library and information provider-facing roles, most recently Product Director, working on the SFX link resolver, Verde electronic resource management software, and bX scholarly recommender service. Prior to joining Ex Libris, Nettie was Web Coordinator and Business Information Librarian at Baker Library, Harvard Business School, and a founding member of the Internet Public Library, University of Michigan. She holds a MLIS degree from the University of Michigan.

She spoke about a project called KBART, Knowledge Base and Related Tools. This research work is designed to develop data transferability standards and protocols for ebooks, database content retrieval.

Central to the efficient operation of the OpenURL is the knowledge base, which consists of data supplied by content providers including publishers. The report found that a lack of awareness on the part of many publishers of the OpenURL's capabilities and requirements is impacting the quality and timeliness of data they provide to populate knowledge bases, and thus undermining the potential of this sophisticated technology. A program of education and advocacy, particularly among smaller publishers, will be key to improving the efficacy with which OpenURL is currently implemented, and thus to improving its impact on the library community. Key to further work in this area includes work on ebooks and conference proceedings. Further information may be found at: http://www.niso.org/workrooms/kbart.

Tim Jewell was the next speaker. Jewell is Director, Information Resources and Scholarly Communication of the University of Washington Libraries in Seattle. Tim has worked with NISO on ERM data issues since helping organize the NISO/DLF Workshop on Standards for Electronic Resource Management in 2002. Following that, he led the DLF’s E-Resource Management Initiative and was the inaugural recipient of the ALA/ALCTS Coutts Award for Innovation in Electronic Resources Management in 2008. He currently serves on the NISO Business Information Topic Committee and co-chairs the NISO ERM Data Standards and Best Practices Review Working Group.

I’ve been hearing the term “Digitial Library Federation” for a while and it came up again in this session.The DLF http://www.diglib.org/ is a program of the Council on Library and Information Resources. Its purpose is to build and support a robust, engaged community whose members share a vested interest in advancing digital libraries. To this end, DLF serves as a resource and catalyst for collaboration among digital library developers, project managers, and all who are invested in digital library issues.

The DLF program provides the necessary framework to facilitate true and trusted community efforts. Among these efforts, DLF has promoted work on the following:
Digital library structures, standards, preservation, and use
Archives for electronic journals
Aggregation services for digital collections
Digital library services that expand access to resources for research, teaching, and learning

It includes over 60 university libraries (including Purdue and IU) along with the New York Public Library and OCLC. Jewell noted that the group is working on e-resource management in terms of workflow recommendations covering the life of these resources from acquisitions to withdrawal.

Details of their work may be found here http://www.niso.org/workrooms/ermreview. It’s useful to look at the gap analysis this group has developed regarding managing electronic resources. I continue to be interested in accurate counting of e-resource usage.

BioMedical Engineering, July 5, 7pm

2011-07-02T08:59:00.012-04:00

Tuesday, July 5, 7:00 p.m.
Klondike Library
Tempest Homes Meeting Room
3062 Lindberg Road, West Lafayette

Join us Tuesday, July 5 at 7:00 p.m. in the Tempest Homes Meeting Room at the Klondike Library. Meet two award-winning biomedical engineering graduate students from Purdue University. Matthew Makowski works with diagnostic biosensors and cancer detection, the latest imaging technologies, and the molecular analysis of blood. Andrew Koivuniemi works with electrical microstimulation and cortical microstimulation for sensory prosthesis.

Both are winners of the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) Predoctoral Funding Award. Matthew Makowski is also president of the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Association at Purdue University.

By combining their knowledge of biology and medicine with engineering principles and practices, early bioengineers developed pacemakers, artificial hearts, and ultrasound digital imaging technologies.

M.T. Andersen’s Feed is this year’s One Great Read selection. The story depicts a future in which American families have computer chips implanted in their brains shortly after birth. The brains of implant recipients (nearly 70% of the population) are constantly bombarded with instant messages, advertising, and entertainment. These feeds monitor individual behaviors and influence every daily decision. Feed was the winner of the 2003 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award and the 2003 Golden Duck Awards’ Hal Clement Award for Young Adults.

No registration required. For more information about One Great Read, “The Future of Biomedical Engineering,” and upcoming library programs, stop by the Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0113, or visit www.tcpl.lib.in.us

Infinite Jest - Infinite Summer, reprised

2011-07-01T19:09:00.006-04:00

Okay, I didn't DO IT in 2009! Do what? Complete reading Infinite Jest. Blogs have been popping up about trying an Infinite Summer in 2011. I am IN. My bookmarks are where I left them last summer...at page 258...and if I ONLY read 12 pages a day, I will be done by August 31...and ready to start The Pale King in summer 2012.

Okay, I am OUT to the porch to continue....join me! And for those who missed 2009's summer's reading guides, check my post of June 21, 2009.

Adzooks Puppets, July 7; 3 times

2011-07-01T10:41:00.003-04:00

Special Program
Downtown Library
Thursday, July 7
10:30 a.m., 2:00 & 7:00 p.m.
Ages 5 years and older

Tickets available Tuesday, July 5

Be inspired by a marvelous menagerie of characters! See ordinary objects perform extraordinary feats as Adzooks Puppets presents, “The Mysterious Long One,” at the Downtown Library, Thursday, July 7 at 10:30 a.m., 2:00 & 7:00 p.m. Tickets available on Tuesday, July 5.

Answer the question, “Who took over rabbit’s house?” Enjoy a classic Masai tale and travel to Africa in this special Summer Reading Club program.

For more information about Adzooks Puppets and additional Youth Summer Reading Club programs, visit the Youth Services Department, Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0119; or click on www.tcpl.lib.in.us/kids

To sign up for Youth, Teen, and Adult Summer Reading Clubs @ TCPL, visit any of the following libraries:

Downtown Library, 627 South Street, (765) 429-0100

Campus Library, 3101 S. Creasy Lane, (765) 269-5380

Klondike Library, 3062 Lindberg Rd, W.L., (765) 463-5893

Mobile Library, over 40 county stops, (765) 429-0169

Web visitors may go to www.tcpl.lib.in.us and click on “2011 Summer Reading Clubs.”

One Great Read Author, M.T. Anderson, on FEED

2011-06-30T10:00:00.022-04:00

Tomorrow marks the launch for Tippecanoe County's One Great Read Program, a One Book, One Community reading event.

To familiarize yourself with author, M. T. Anderson, view his presentation at the 2010 National Book Festival embedded below:

Then join us on Thursday July 7 at 6:00 pm at the West Lafayette Public Library for the "Kick Off" celebration.

July Storytimes @ TCPL

2011-06-30T06:45:00.004-04:00

Downtown:

Lapsit for birth to age 24 months at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday
July 1, 5, 6, 8, 12, 13, 15, 19, 20, 22, 26, 27, & 29

Evening Lapsit for birth to age 24 months from 6:30 – 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday
July 12, 26

Toddler Times for 24-42 months at 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday
July 1, 5, 6, 8, 12, 13, 15, 19, 20, 22, 26, 27, 29

Preschool Storytime for 3 1/2 to 6 years at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday & Wednesday
July 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27

Stories 'N Stuff for all ages at 11:00 a.m. on Friday
July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

Campus:

Family Storytime for all ages at 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Tuesdays
July 5, 12, 19, 26

Family Storytime for all ages at 10:30 a.m. on Fridays
July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

Klondike:

Family Storytime for all ages at 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Wednesdays
July 6, 13, 20, 27

Evening Family Storytime at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday
July 12

Zumba Demonstration @ Campus, June 30, 7-8 pm

2011-06-26T08:41:00.002-04:00

Tippecanoe County/Ivy Tech Library
3101 S. Creasy Lane
Thurs. June 30, 7:00-8:00 p.m.

Have you heard of the newest fitness craze to hit the gyms? It's Zumba! Zumba is an internationally popular fitness program that combines Latin and international music for a fun and effective workout. Join instructor Elena Bowser as she introduces some basic Zumba steps, and find out what all the excitement is about! This one hour program will be held at the Ivy Tech College, Ivy Hall room 1120.

No registration is required. The Ivy Tech Campus library is located at the intersection of Sagamore Parkway and Creasy Lane. Call 269-5380 for more information. Library information is always online at www.tcpl.lib.in.us

The Literary Voyageur is in New Orleans....You?

2011-06-25T08:22:00.004-04:00

Around the World Party, June 30 2-4 pm

2011-06-24T12:53:00.002-04:00

Thursday, June 30
Downtown: 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Campus & Klondike: 3:00-4:00
Ages 5 years and older

Tickets available Monday, June 27

You could circle the globe to find multicultural crafts, or come to your favorite library! Travel to Korea to make a pendant, then off to Middle East & North Africa for a Bedouin Tent Decoration. Other stops around the world are planned as well. World tours are available at the Downtown Library, Thursday, June 30 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. and at Campus and Klondike from 3:00-4:00 p.m. Tickets are available Monday, June 27, 2011.

For more information about this and additional Youth Summer Reading Club programs, visit the Youth Services Department, Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0119; or click on www.tcpl.lib.in.us/kids

To sign up for Youth, Teen, and Adult Summer Reading Clubs @ TCPL visit any of the following libraries:

Downtown Library, 627 South Street, (765) 429-0100
Campus Library, 3101 S. Creasy Lane, (765) 269-5380
Klondike Library, 3062 Lindberg Rd, W.L., (765) 463-5893
Mobile Library, over 40 county stops, (765) 429-0169

Web visitors may go to www.tcpl.lib.in.us and click on “2011 Summer Reading Clubs.”

You are Here, Japan -- For Teens, Thur Jun 28 2 pm

2011-06-20T14:59:00.012-04:00

Downtown Library
627 South Street
Tuesday, June 28
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Do you enjoy reading Manga? Are you curious about Japanese culture and language? Test your chopstick skills and make candy sushi. Join other teens and explore Japan at the Downtown Library, Tuesday, June 14 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. No registrations is required.

For more information about this and additional Teen Summer Reading Club programs, visit the Youth Services Department, Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0119; or click on www.tcpl.lib.in.us/teens.

To sign up for Youth, Teen, and Adult Summer Reading Clubs @ TCPL visit any of the following libraries:

Downtown Library, 627 South Street, (765) 429-0100
Campus Library, 3101 S. Creasy Lane, (765) 269-5380
Klondike Library, 3062 Lindberg Rd, W.L., (765) 463-5893
Mobile Library, over 40 county stops, (765) 429-0169

Web visitors may go to www.tcpl.lib.in.us and click on “2011 Summer Reading Clubs.”

Musician, George Schricker, Thur Jun 23

2011-06-20T09:06:00.000-04:00

Special Program
Downtown
Thursday, June 23
10:30 a.m. & 2:00 p.m.
Ages 5 years and older

Tickets available Monday, June 20

Musician George Shricker takes us around the world. Hear music from the Native American Hoop of Life, as explained by his grandfather and other Native American people he has known. Enjoy multicultural tales, including one from China. Schricker shares original songs, poems, and stories at the Downtown Library, Thursday, June 23 at 10:30 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. Tickets available on Monday, June 20.

For more information about this and additional Youth Summer Reading Club programs, visit the Youth Services Department, Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0119; or click on www.tcpl.lib.in.us/kids .

To sign up for Youth, Teen, and Adult Summer Reading Clubs @ TCPL visit any of the following libraries:

Downtown Library, 627 South Street, (765) 429-0100

Campus Library, 3101 S. Creasy Lane, (765) 269-5380

Klondike Library, 3062 Lindberg Rd, W.L., (765) 463-5893

Mobile Library, over 40 county stops, (765) 429-0169

Web visitors may go to www.tcpl.lib.in.us and click on “2011 Summer Reading Clubs.”

Facebook Class @ Campus, July 5 6:30 pm

2011-06-19T10:00:00.002-04:00

Social Networking Class: Facebook
Tippecanoe County/Ivy Tech Library
3101 S. Creasy Lane
Tuesday, July 5
6:30-7:30 p.m.

Register today by calling 269-5380.

Eager to be on Facebook? Want to learn a fast way to keep in touch with family and friends? Unsure about how to get started?

Join us at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 5 in the Tippecanoe County/Ivy Tech Library computer lab for an introduction to Facebook class. Explore the basics. Learn to set up an account. Take home tips about Internet privacy.

To register call 269-5380, or visit the information desk at any TCPL library. This is the first in four classes about social networking offered as part of the 2011 One Great Read.

Feed by M.T. Anderson is the 2011 One Great Read book choice. Published by Candlewick Press, the 299-page novel is available in paperback, audio book (CD),
and e-reader formats. For information about additional TCPL social networking computer classes, upcoming One Great Read programs, and Feed, call or visit:

Downtown Library, 627 South Street, 429-0100
Tippecanoe County/Ivy Tech Library, 3101 S. Creasy Lane, 269-5380
Klondike Library, 3062 Lindberg Rd., W.L. 463-5893
TCPL Mobile Library, over 40 stops, 429-0169
Web visitors go to www.tcpl.lib.in.us and click on ?2011 One Great Read.

The Tippecanoe County/Ivy Tech library (Campus Library) is located at the intersection of Sagamore Parkway and Creasy Lane on the Ivy Tech Community College campus.

MORE CLASSES....

July 12: Flickr
July 19: Twitter
July 26: LinkedIn

Indiana Cafes, June 27, 7 pm

2011-06-18T13:29:00.020-04:00

INDIANA’S SMALL TOWN CAFES @ TCPL
Monday, June 27, 7:00 p.m.
Downtown Library
McAllister Meeting Room B

Join us Monday, June 27 at 7:00 p.m. in the Alfred J. and Dorothy N. McAllister Meeting Room B at the Downtown Library. Hear Joanne Stuttgen, author of Café Indiana Cookbook,

discuss the tradition of Hoosier country restaurants and the down-home food they serve.

Country-fried steak, fried bologna sandwiches, and pineapple cheese salad are just some of the specialties you find cooked up in Indiana’s small town cafes. Copies of Joanne’s cookbook will be available for purchase following the program.

No registration required. For more information about “Indiana’s Small Town Cafes,” and upcoming Summer Reading Club programs, stop by the Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0113, or visit www.tcpl.lib.in.us.

Book Explorers @ Campus, Register June 20

2011-06-17T08:27:00.004-04:00

Youth, ages 7-10
Wednesdays, 3-4:00 p.m.
July 6, 13, 20, 27
Ivy Tech Campus Library, 3101 S. Creasy Lane, Lafayette

JULY BOOK EXPLORERS @ CAMPUS LIBRARY

Book explorers are youth ages 7-10 who meet four Wednesdays in July at 3:00 p.m. at the Campus Library. They talk about the beginning chapter books they are reading. Some meetings include a craft or two.

Sessions are small and friendly- limited to 15 children. Registration is requested and starts Monday, June 20. The fun begins Wednesday, July 6. Participants bring their favorite chapter book and a TCPL library card. (Don?t have a card? New cards may be issued at the first meeting.) For the July 13-20-27 meetings, TCPL provides the chapter books.

To register for the July Book Explorers and find out more about additional TCPL Summer Reading Club programs, stop by the Campus Library, 3101 S. Creasy Lane, call 269-5388, or visit www.tcpl.lib.in.us/kids.

Eat, Pray. Love...and Chat! Tues June 28, 7 pm, KLONDIKE

2011-06-16T14:51:00.009-04:00

Tuesday June 28, 7pm
Tempest Homes Meeting Room
Klondike Branch Library

Did you read the book? Did you see the movie? Let's Discuss! Join us at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 28 in the Tempest Homes Meeting room of the Klondike Library of the Tippecanoe County Public Library.

Enjoy a book-to-film discussion of Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia. Registration is not required.

For more about “Eat, Pray Love: A Book to Film Discussion” and additional Summer Reading Club programs, stop by the Klondike Branch of the Tippecanoe County Public Library, 3062 Lindberg Road, W.L.; call 463-5893; or visit www.tcpl.lib.in.us/adults.

Urban Legands for Teens @ Klondike, June 21, 2 pm

2011-06-15T13:12:00.002-04:00

Young Adult Ages 11-18
Tuesday, June 21, 2-3:30pm
Klondike Library, 3062 Lindberg Rd., West Lafayette

Fact or fiction? Do giant pet alligators live in America’s sewers? Can used clothing be fatal? Can a build-up of natural gas cause your toilet to explode?

If you love creepy, spooky, and just plain weird urban legends, or if you are a teen trivia nut, join us at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 21 for an “Urban Legends” program. Whether it’s fact or fiction that interests you, here’s the chance to have fun with your old friends and meet some new people.

Put your wit and wisdom to the test. Register for the Teen Summer Reading Club. Check out our computers, books, movies, and music. No tickets or registration required.

To find out more about this and other TCPL Summer Reading Club programs, stop by the Klondike Library, 3062 Lindberg Road, call 463-5893, or visit www.tcpl.lib.in.us/kids.

How to Take Great Travel Photos, June 21, 7 pm

2011-06-14T11:20:00.016-04:00

Tuesday, June 21, 7:00 p.m.
Downtown Library
McAllister Meeting Room B

Join us Tuesday, June 21 at 7:00 p.m. in the Alfred J. and Dorothy N. McAllister Meeting Room B at the Downtown Library. Hear professional photographer Dwayne Daehler share tips on how to compose travel photos you’ll be proud to bring home.

Tired of cutting off your family’s heads in photos? Always obscuring that historical landmark? Mr. Daehler’s tips and techniques will have you shooting great photos in no time. He has traveled throughout the United States, Canada, Costa Rica, Africa, Europe, and Russia.

No registration required. For more information about “How to Take Great Travel Photos,” and upcoming Summer Reading Club programs, stop by the Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0113, or visit www.tcpl.lib.in.us.

Reader Dogs, June 17, 24, July 1, 8 - Register to Partner Read with Dogs!

2011-06-13T11:41:00.005-04:00

Reader Dogs
Special Program
Downtown
Friday, June 17 & 24
2:00-3:00 p.m.
Ages 6-12

Reader Dogs are back for their ninth summer in a row. Join the dogs of Caring Paws and read them your favorite story or stories. They will be listening on Fridays June 17 & 24, and July 1 & 8 at the Downtown library from 2:00-3:00 p.m. Register by calling 429-0119.

For more information about this and additional Youth Summer Reading Club programs, visit the Youth Services Department, Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0119; or click on www.tcpl.lib.in.us/kids .

To sign up for Youth, Teen, and Adult Summer Reading Clubs @ TCPL visit any of the following libraries:

Downtown Library, 627 South Street, (765) 429-0100

Campus Library, 3101 S. Creasy Lane, (765) 269-5380

Klondike Library, 3062 Lindberg Rd, W.L., (765) 463-5893

Mobile Library, over 40 county stops, (765) 429-0169

Web visitors may go to www.tcpl.lib.in.us and click on “2011 Summer Reading Clubs.”

AMAZING LIBRARY RACE FOR TEENS , Tues June 14 2 pm

2011-06-13T11:35:00.010-04:00

Downtown
Tuesday, June 14
2:00-3:30 p.m.
Teens, grades 6-12

Join a fun and friendly competition based on the popular TV show. Form a team with your friends and zip through the stacks. As you compete to complete an obstacle course and other detours, watch out for roadblocks! This programs is for teens, grades 6-12, on Tuesday, June 14 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. No registration is required

For more information about this and more Teen Tuesday, Summer Reading Club programs, visit the Youth Services Department, Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0119; or click on www.tcpl.lib.in.us/teens.

To find out how to sign up for Youth, Teen, and Adult Summer Reading Clubs @ TCPL, call or visit any of the following libraries:

Downtown Library, 627 South Street, (765) 429-0100
Campus Library, 3101 S. Creasy Lane, (765) 269-5380
Klondike Library, 3062 Lindberg Rd, W.L., (765) 463-5893
Mobile Library, over 40 county stops, (765) 429-0169

Amazon John performs, Thurs June 16, 10:30, 2 and 7 pm

2011-06-11T11:28:00.001-04:00

Silly Safaris with Amazon John
Special Program
Downtown
Thursday, June 16
10:30 a.m., 2:00, 4:00, & 7:00 p.m.
Ages 5 years and older

Tickets available Monday, June 13

Ever wonder why crickets are lucky in China? Have you always wanted to see a frog turn into a prince? Join us for “Animals with Tales from Around the World!” at the Downtown Library on Thursday, June 16 at 10:30 a.m., 2:00, 4:00, and 7:00 p.m. Tickets available on Monday June 13.

For more information about "Silly Safaris with Amazon John" and additional Summer Reading Club programs, visit the Youth Services Department, Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0119; or click on www.tcpl.lib.in.us/kids.

To find out about Youth, Teen, and Adult Summer Reading Clubs @ TCPL call or visit any of the following libraries:

Downtown Library, 627 South Street, (765) 429-0100
Campus Library, 3101 S. Creasy Lane, (765) 269-5380
Klondike Library, 3062 Lindberg Rd, W.L., (765) 463-5893
Mobile Library, over 40 county stops, (765) 429-0169

Web may visitors go to www.tcpl.lib.in.us and click on “2011 Summer Reading Clubs.”

Authors' Homes & Homes in Fiction, June 15, 7pm

2011-06-09T12:57:00.014-04:00

NOVEL DESTINATIONS! @ TCPL
Wednesday, June 15, 7:00 p.m.
Downtown Library
McAllister Meeting Room B

Join us Wednesday, June 15 at 7:00 p.m. in the Alfred J. and Dorothy N. McAllister Meeting Room B at the Downtown Library. Take a fictional journey around the world! See a colorful PowerPoint presentation of the actual homes of famous authors.

Head Reference Librarian Alison Moss visits the settings of 19th and 20th century British and American novels. Hear interesting facts about the real-life homes and discuss the fictional dwellings from novels of the era.

No registration required. For more information about “Novel Destinations,” and upcoming Summer Reading Club programs, stop by the Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0113, or visit www.tcpl.lib.in.us.

Round Barns, Monday June 6 7 pm

2011-06-02T08:42:00.001-04:00

Downtown Library
McAllister Meeting Room B

Join us Monday, June 6 at 7:00 p.m. in the Alfred J. and Dorothy N. McAllister Meeting Room B at the Downtown Library. Hear Fulton County historian Shirley Willard speak about these unique treasures. See a pictorial slideshow of these historic farm buildings.

Indiana once had more than 225 round barns. Now there are fewer than 100 of these circular and octagonal buildings left in the entire state.

No registration required. For more information about “Round Barns of Indiana,” and upcoming library programs, stop by the Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street; call 429-0113, or visit www.tcpl.lib.in.us.

Summer Readings Kicks Off June 4....

2011-06-01T16:39:00.000-04:00

Kickoff & Guitar Society @ TCPL
Summer Reading Clubs
Special all-ages program
Saturday, June 4
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Downtown

TCPL KICKS OFF SUMMER READING CLUBS WITH GUITAR SOCIETY

This summer the Tippecanoe County Public Library (TCPL) is celebrating summer reading and “One World, Many Stories!” Join us from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Saturday, June 4 at the Downtown Library. The Guitar Society, local teen musicians, will perform while youth and families play games from around the world.

To sign up for TCPL Summer Reading Clubs for youth, teens, and adults stop by any TCPL library. For information about the TCPL Kickoff Party and additional Summer Reading Club programs call or visit:

Downtown Library, 627 South Street, 429-0100
Tippecanoe County/Ivy Tech Library, 3101 S. Creasy Lane, 269-5380
Klondike Library, 3062 Lindberg Rd., W.L. 463-5893
TCPL Mobile Library, over 40 stops, 429-0169

Web visitors go to www.tcpl.lib.in.us and click on “2011 Summer Reading Clubs”