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What's Happening @ Your Library April 2016

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Thursday, April 147 p.m. • Eau Claire Room

The Cultivation of WonderReflections on Poetry, Libraries, and LearningPresented by poet and author Max Garland

Friends of the Library Annual Meeting

Additional meeting highlights:Recognition of Friends volunteers Brief report from the Executive BoardDistinguished Service Award—Grace E. Rich Election of new Executive Board membersLight refreshmentsThe public is welcome to attend.

YOUR LIBRARYEL O V

Show your library love by contributing to the endowment fund established at the Eau Claire Community Foundation which provides long-term financial assistance to the library. Current assets in the fund are over $415,000; we need your help to reach the library’s goal of $500,000 in 2016.

Checks may be made payable to: ECCF – Library Endowment Fund and delivered or mailed to the library, 400 Eau Claire Street, Eau Claire, WI 54701. To make a donation online, visit www.ecpubliclibrary.info and

click on the Donations box. For more information, contact Sue Bornick at the Eau Claire Community Foundation at 715-552-3801 or e-mail info@eccommunityfoundation.org.

OPEN HOUSEWelcome Reception for

Library Director, Pamela WestbyWednesday, May 4

4-6 p.m.Eau Claire Room

Hosted by library staff and board trustees.

Refreshments provided.

“Spotlight” Film ScreeningTuesday, April 196 p.m. • Eau Claire RoomCommemorate Sexual Assault Awareness Month with a screening of Spotlight, recipient of this year’s Academy Award™ for Best Picture. Sexual assault victim advocates from the Family Support Center will facilitate a post-film discussion.

Eau Claire Grows Community Seed LibrarySaturday, April 9 • 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. • Eau Claire Room

The seed library is back! Seed packets will be available for checkout at the open house event. After the event, seeds will be available at Information and Reference. The seed library will offer easy-to-grow seeds that are perfect for beginner seed savers.

ArugulaBeansCarrots

CucumbersEggplantFlowers

HerbsLettucePeas

PeppersSpinachTomatoes

Programs and Events April 2016

For more information on programs or to register, visit us online at www.ecpubliclibrary.info/events, stop by Information & Reference at the library, call 715-839-5004, or send an e-mail to librarian@eauclaire.lib.wi.us.

Writers GroupThursday, April 7 • 7 p.m. • Chippewa Room

For more information, call 715-834-2844.52nd StreetFriday, April 22 • 4:30 p.m. • Library’s Main Lobby

The Eau Claire Jazz Festival will host a musical performance by the Shillelagh Lads in the library’s main lobby.

Sketch to Sidewalk: How Sculpture Tour Eau Claire Takes Shape (Panel Discussion)Thursday, April 21 • 6–7 p.m. • Eau Claire Room

Ever wonder what goes into the making of “Sculpture Tour Eau Claire” each year? Find out how the process works, from the sculpture design process, to the selection of artists, to the business support that is necessary in advancing public arts in our community. No registration required.

Mystery Readers GroupTuesday, April 19 • 10:15 a.m. • Red Cedar Room

The group will discuss Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult. No registration required.

Friends of the Library Book GroupTuesday, April 26 • 7:30 p.m. • Chippewa Room

Book for discussion is Plainsong by Kent Haruf. For information, call 715-456-4132.

Genealogy Open LabThursday, April 14 • 6:30 – 8:45 p.m.• Microlab

Pat Mattson will discuss the Family History Library and RootsTech conference. Sponsored by the Genealogical Research Society of Eau Claire.

Friends of the Library Book SaleFriday, April 29 & Saturday, April 30 • 10 a.m.–4 p.m. & Sunday, May 1 • 1–4 p.m.

Saturday: $5 paper-bag sale. Pay $5 for each bag of regular-priced books. (Paper bags are provided).Sunday: Pay half price for regular books or fill a plastic shopping bag for $3. (Bags are provided).

Tech TuesdaysTuesday, April 12 • 2–4 p.m. • Information & Reference area tables

Stop by to get free personal training on your e-reader, iPad, laptop, or tablet at our Tech Tuesdays table.

Adventures in History: New Book Club at the Chippewa Valley MuseumTuesday, April 12 • 6:30 p.m.

Book for discussion is The Genius of Earth Day: How a 1970 Teach-In Unexpectedly Made the First Green Generation by Adam Rome. Registration is recommended. Online registration is available at www.ecpubliclibrary.info/events.

DIY DabbleWednesday, April 13 6–7 p.m. • Eau Claire Room

Painted planters. For ages 18 and older. Register online at www.ecpubliclibrary.info/events.

Writers Read: Open MicTuesday, April 12 • 7 p.m. • Eau Claire Room

Bring your original prose or poetry and read aloud to an audience for 5 to 10 minutes.

History of NorwayMonday, April 4 • 7 p.m. • Eau Claire Room

This program will outline some major episodes in Norway’s history including the first Viking attack, Ole Bull’s failed Norwegian-American settlement at Oleana, and the heavy water sabotage of World War II. No registration required.

Looking Ahead...What’s Your Money Personality?Tuesday, May 36 p.m. • Eau Claire Room

This workshop will help you understand why you treat money as you do. You’ll discover the five personality types and learn how these types inter-relate. No registration required.

Michael PerrySaturday, May 7 • 2 p.m. • Eau Claire RoomJoin Chippewa Valley resident Michael Perry–author of The Jesus Cow, Population 485, and many more–for a conversation on the keyboard-level realities of balancing writing for a living with writing for meaning. No registration required.

A 1,000-Mile Great Lakes Island AdventureWednesday, May 11 • 7 p.m. • Eau Claire RoomExplore the Great Lakes with presenter Loreen Niewenhuis. She’ll share her biking, hiking and kayaking adventures of the vast freshwater network.

Youth Programs & Events April 2016

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

Bouncing Babies Wednesdays • 10:15 a.m. (20 min.)For pre-walkers starting at birth.

Little Movers Thursdays • 10:15 a.m. (20 min.)For babies who love to move.

Lap Tots Mondays • 10:15 a.m. (20 min.)For one- and two-year-olds transitioning from baby to toddler storytime.

Toddler Tales Tuesdays • 10:15 a.m. (20 min.)For two- and three-year-olds and a parent or caregiver.

Preschool Storytime Fridays • 10:15 a.m. (30 min.)For preschool children.

Family Storytime Saturdays • 10:15 a.m. (30 min.)For ages two to six, but can be enjoyed by the entire family.

January 11 - April 9

Winter StorytimesYouth Services Program Room

No registration required, but please follow our age recommendations.

Work on art projects with staff from Eau Claire Regional Arts Center Artmobile. Suitable for all ages.

Saturday, April 9 • 1 – 3 p.m.Youth Services Program Room

ARTmobile

We provide the LEGOs, you bring your imagination! No registration required.

April 17: UnderwaterMay 8: Space

LEGO Club A family drop-in programOne Sunday per month • 1:30 – 3 p.m.Youth Services Program Room

Anime/Manga fans ages 10 and older will gather to watch some favorite shows, make crafts,

eat festive food and geek out!

Animanga!Saturdays, April 2, 16 & 30

2–3 p.m. • Youth Services Program Room

• Just for Teens •

Storytime with El CentroSaturday, April 23 • 10:15 a.m. • Eau Claire Room

Action songs, bilingual stories in Spanish and English, and interactive activities led by volunteers from El Centro de Conexion de Chippewa Valley.No registration required.

LOOKING AHEAD

eParenting Little Ones WorkshopThursday, May 12 • 10:15-11:45 a.m. • Chippewa RoomA class about how to incorporate digital media into your parenting-specifically for parents of children 0-5. Presented by UW-Extension Family Living Educators. Child care available. To register, call 715-839-4712, or e-mail uw.extension@co.eau-claire.wi.us.

5th Annual Hugh’s Event Saturday, May 14 • 10:30 a.m. • Lower LevelMeet Clifford, Maisy, Frog & Toad, Curious George and the Man with the Yellow Hat.

In the Gallery

February 28 - April 8Wisconsin ArtsWest 37

April 17 - May 24American Landscapes by Marcus Clark

Wisconsin

ArtsWest37February 28 - April 8, 2016

Entry forms available at www.ecpubliclibrary.info and at area public libraries and UW art departments.

Artwork for consideration must be submitted by January 5, 2016.

Reception & Presentation of AwardsThursday, March 3, 20167 - 8:30 p.m.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public LibraryEau Claire, Wisconsin

715-839-5004

Prizes for ArtsWest 37 were announced at the exhibit’s opening reception on March 3. Juror Graeme Reid, Director of Collections & Exhibitions at the Museum of Wisconsin Art in West Bend, Wisconsin selected the following prize winners:Best of Show: Three School Girls by Sue Cranston (River Falls); First Prize: A Quiet Season by Allan Servoss (New Auburn); Second Prize: Death of a Big-Footed Mouse Camel—Last of the Noumenons by Ned Gannon (Eau Claire); Third Prize: E-2 by Gary Barone (Strum).Honorable Mention: Farm on the Wisconsin Savannah by Marc Anderson (Elmwood); Beauty by Emily Bennett Beck (Menomonie); Big Leaf Maple by Kristen Brown (Chippewa Falls); Autumn Birches by Anne Moriarty (Menomonie); Mondegreen Number Two from the Dunnage Series by Steven Terwilliger (Eau Claire).

From early childhood, Marcus Clark discovered an interest in nature and love for developing the fine arts. He has traveled the United States and throughout the Americas, visiting many natural wonders from prairies and mountains to wilderness and lakes. It’s this love of nature that has inspired him in all of his work. He is also a proponent of traditional fine arts and the useful arts that began during America’s early founding and which helped shape American life.

Reception for the Artist: Thursday, April 21, 7-8:30 p.m.