Between the Lines A Newsletter from the Friends of the Kewanee Public Library District and the Library Staff

Spring 2016

is upon us once again. This year it runs April 10th through

16th with the theme of Libraries Transform. They transform communities, people, and even the librarians themselves

and of course, we’re celebrating too.

Starting the celebration, on April 10th at 2 pm, the Friends of the Library, will be holding their third annual Sunday

Afternoon at the Theatre Murder Mystery. Tickets for the play will be ten dollars. As always there will be some

scrumptious refreshments and of course, fabulous company. It has always been a great time, and we hope to see

you there.

The Children’s Room is letting you transform in an even bigger way. On April 12th, at 6 pm, dress up as your favorite

hero and join them for Super Hero Family Night to save the day! We’ll have stories, crafts, and to top it all off,

because a superhero can’t fight crime on an empty stomach, snacks.

Annual Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale will also be held during

National Library Week. Friends Members will get a sneak peek on Tuesday, April

12th from 4 - 7 pm. Feel free to join that night. The more the merrier. Then

Wednesday, April 13th, and Thursday, April 14th, the sale will be open to everyone

from 9 am to 7 pm.

All week long, we will be running our Foods for Fines program. We will be

accepting donated canned foods as payment for fines. Each can will be worth a

dollar off your fine with a maximum of $5 forgiven on any previously returned

items.

As always, we will be having the Friends of the Library’s wonderful volunteers

helping us carry out our annual patron count throughout the entire week, so

please stop by and make a difference just by showing up. We’d love to see you!

Did you know? National Library Week was first

sponsored by the American

Library Association (ALA) and

libraries across the country in

1958. School, public, academic,

and special libraries all

participate as a way to promote

library use and support and

celebrate everything libraries

contribute to their communities.

Envious of your children or grandchildren when they get coloring time? Nostalgic for a simpler time? Just need some de-stress time?

Join us April 8th at 1:30 pm, April 20th at 5:30 pm, April 25th at 3:30 pm, or April 28th at 9:30 am for

Relaxing with Colors: Adult Coloring Time!

Get prepared and learn how to save a few dollars along

the way, stop by Tuesday, April 26th, at 10 am to get tips

on how to prepare and save on energy straight from the

source. Ameren educator, Kenny Blum will be here to

present his program “Energy Savings Tips & Storm

Preparedness.”

He’ll have a video as well as a slides presentation followed

by a question and answer session.

Stop in for your chance to win some

of his great door prizes. He’ll also

have plenty of handouts.

The Peoria State Hospital has gone by a few names,

Bartonville State Hospital and Illinois Asylum for the

Incurable Insane. Sylvia Shults, author of Fractured

Spirits: Hauntings at the Peoria State Hospital, will be

here to talk about her book, the hospital, its history and

the many experiences that people have had while

visiting the now famously haunted site.

Join us all on April 19th at 7 pm in the

Community Room for what is sure to be an

unforgettable time.

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With two separate meeting times, you’re sure to be able to make it to our adult book club. We meet at 2 and 7 pm on the third Monday of every month at the Country Morning Café across the street from the library. We’re not a formal group of literary critics, so don’t be intimidated. Most of us just like to read a good book. Stop by the Information Services desk in the lower level to get each month’s book selection.

April 17th - Sun, Stone, and Shadows by Jorge F. Hernandez - The Big Read 2016

This anthology presents a collection of twenty stories of extraordinary quality, written by the finest Mexican authors born during the first half of the twentieth century. Through these pages, readers will tour the real and the unreal, the faithfully rendered and the fantastic, as well as the tangible past of Mexican history. They will also travel between urban reflections on everyday life and intimate inventions that set Mexico apart from others landscapes, other cultures, and other literatures.

May 15th - Keep Quiet by Lisa Scottoline

Jake Buckman's relationship with his sixteen-year-old son Ryan is not an easy one, so at the urging of his loving wife, Pam, Jake goes alone to pick up Ryan at their suburban movie theater. On the way home, Ryan asks to drive on a deserted road, and Jake sees it as a chance to make a connection. However, what starts as a father-son bonding

opportunity instantly turns into a nightmare. Tragedy strikes, and with Ryan's entire future hanging in the balance, Jake is forced to make a split-second decision that plunges them both into a world of guilt and lies. Without ever meaning to,

Jake and Ryan find themselves living under the crushing weight of their secret, which threatens to tear their family to shreds and ruin them all.

June 19th - The Wedding Gift by Marlen Suyapa Bodden

In 1852, when prestigious Alabama plantation owner Cornelius Allen gives his daughter Clarissa's hand in marriage, she takes with her a gift: Sarah―her slave and her half-sister. Raised by an educated mother, Clarissa is not the proper Southern belle she appears to be, with ambitions of loving whom she chooses. Sarah equally hides behind the façade of being a docile house slave as she plots to escape. Both women bring these tumultuous secrets and desires with them to their new home, igniting events that spiral into a tale beyond what you ever imagined possible.

As we have in the years past, Kewanee Public Library District does have tax forms available at the library. However,

due to the government, both state and federal, encouraging everyone to file their taxes electronically, we

received fewer forms and less of each form.

The state of Illinois has provided us with paper copies of Illinois Tax Return forms as well as the Schedule ICR and its

instructions. The state of Illinois does also provide the opportunity to file electronically for free using MyTax Illinois,

available at tax.illinois.gov.

For federal forms, we have only 1040s, 1040As, and 1040EZs. We do have instructions for each of those forms,

however quantities are limited. You may view or download any of the federal forms, which we may not have, at

www.irs.gov/formspubs or ask at the Information Services desk to have them printed for you at $.10 per page.

We are unable to reorder any forms and are limited to the one shipment that we receive, so please plan

accordingly.

April 1 - Absent-Minded Professor

May 6 - Freaky Friday

June 3 - The Apple Dumpling Gang

Movies are at 2:00 pm on the first Friday of the month. Popcorn courtesy of Wanee Theater will be served.

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Staff Pick Book Review:

The Planet Thieves is the first novel in a new Junior High level sci-fi series by Dan Krokos. The story begins as thirteen-year-old

Mason Stark and his fellow cadets from the Academy for Earth Space Command board the SS Egypt on a routine training

trip.

Things quickly go off course when the ship is attacked by an alien race known as the Tremist. The Tremist overtake the SS

Egypt, leaving the captain and crew dead, injured, or taken prisoner.

As Mason and the other cadets are left alone to fight for control of their ship, they find the reason the Tremist chose to

attack. The SS Egypt carries a secret weapon that can wipe out the Earth.

The Planet Thieves is a fast paced journey filled with exciting action scenes as we find out if Mason can save

the day.

Follow up novel - The Black Stars, is filled with as much action and surprises as The Planet

Thieves.

March 15th @ 6 pm - Zoo Family Night

March 23rd @ 3:30 pm - Easter Bunny Chow for grades 5-8

April 12th @ 6 pm - Super Hero Family Night

April 20th @ 3:30 pm - Throwing Star Origami for grades 5-8

May 5th @ 3:30 pm - Mother’s Day Bath Bombs for grades 5-8

May 10th - Geoff Akins “The Bubble Guy” will be entertaining us with another marvelous show.

Spotlight Books March - Make something fun with our Maker Books. April - Stop a criminal with our Superhero books. May/June - Prepare for Summer Reading with Games & Sports.

Preschool Storytime continues every Tuesday at 11:30 am.

Homeschooler’s Spring Session starts in March and runs through May. It will be on the first Wednesday of each month.

3D printing classes every Tuesday starting March 15th @ 3:30 pm in March and April for 6th - 8th graders.

Stop in the week of Spring Break for our “Clean Our Closet Crafts.” We’ll have crafts from different holidays and occasions.

CALLING ALL LEGOS! We’re currently accepting donations for Legos, their bases, and Lego people in good condition for a monthly program we’d like to start for 7-11 year olds. Please drop any Legos off at the Youth Services Desk.

Upcoming Youth Programs

So you’re an adult who likes to read Young Adult

books, who cares? Do not be ashamed. You are not

alone. Embrace it. Stop by the library on March 31st

at 6 pm for a brief informational meeting on our

hope-to-be newly formed Young Adult Book Club for

Adults. We’ll discuss when the best time to meet

might be and maybe toss a few titles to read around.

If you can’t be there, fear not, stop by the Circulation

desk and let us know that you’re interested and what

time you’d be most available to meet. And if you

have a book that you’re dying to talk to someone

about, let us know that too.

Thank you for supporting your public library!

Kewanee Public Library District

102 S. Tremont St.

Kewanee IL 61443

Phone: 309-852-4505

Fax: 309-852-4466

http://www.kewaneelibrary.org

reference@kewaneelibrary.org

A note from your friends…

National Library Week is April 10th-16th. This is a very busy week and we hope you will enjoy the activities

offered as you help support the library.

We kick off the week with another MYSTERY AT THE CARNEGIE on Sunday, April 10th at 2:00pm.

Our annual Book SALE is planned for the following days and times:

Tuesday, April 12 from 4-7pm for Friends Members (You may join Friends at this time.)

Wednesday, April 13 and Thursday, April 14 from 9am-7pm (Open to All).

We have a LARGE number and variety of books at VERY LOW prices.

Hoping to see you during Library Week…

The Friends of the Library

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