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(Winter Sunrise, Rockwell Kent)

 

Love Fest 2012

A Community Art Show will be on

display In the

Community Room

during February

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KENTUCKY
PICTURE SHOW
(for details, see our newsletter page)


Feb. 1


Feb. 8


Feb. 15


Feb. 22


Feb. 29

2 pm & 6:30 pm
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Open Job Lab
Tuesday, February 7, 14, 21, 28   from, 2-4 pm

Ready to start looking for a job, but need some time to work on a resume or apply online? Come to our brand new Job Lab every Tuesday from 2pm to 4pm! We’ll have laptops available for job seekers needing time to work on their search. There will also be a reference librarian on hand to answer questions. This Job Lab  is offered strictly on a first-come, first-served basis.

 

 

 

Writing Local

Fridays,  February 3, 10, 17, 24

 

The Library’s writing group meets every Friday to discuss works in progress. We offer congenial critiques and encouragement.  All styles and genres welcome.  For more information contact Adult Services Librarian, John Maruskin.

 

 

 

Library E-Books & Audio Books

Monday, February 6 at 6 pm
Thursday, February 9 at 2 pm
 

This workshop will cover all you need to know about the Library’s digital collections.  Learn the ins and outs of how to find, download, and enjoy digital media.  Please bring your Nook, Sony eReader, or iPad and their cables to the class.

 

 

Pageturner’s Book Group 

Clay's Quilt, by KY Author Silas House

Monday, February 13 at noon

 

After his mother is killed, four-year-old Clay Sizemore finds himself alone in a small Appalachian mining town. At first, unsure of Free Creek, he slowly learns to lean on its residents as family. There’s Aunt Easter, who is always filled with a sense of foreboding, bound to her faith above all; quiltmaking Uncle Paul; untamable Evangeline; and Alma, the fiddler whose song wends it way into Clay’s heart. Together, they help Clay fashion a quilt of a life from what treasured pieces surround him.

 


 

 Tech Thursdays: Tech Help
Thursday, February 16 at 9-11 am
 

This open session is for people who want to learn how to get more out of computers, smartphones, e-readers, or other technological devices. Please keep in mind that we are not technical support and we are not technological experts. If you think your device is malfunctioning or might be broken, we will be happy to help you find a local expert. This program is offered on a first come-first served basis and no registration is required. 

 

 

Intermediate Microsoft Word
Thursday, February 16, 2 pm
 

Are you comfortable enough to type a letter or a simple document but get hung up when trying to take advantage of some of the more advanced features of Microsoft Word?  Come to the library Thursday, Feb. 16th at 2:00 to learn how to maximize the power of this software.  We’ll show you how to cite sources, change defaults, create mail merges and much more.  Limited to seven.  Please register to attend.

 

 

Book Lunch
February 16 at noon

Who is Jack Valentine? Valentine’s Day has been around since the Middle Ages with many customs, rituals, and characters adding to the celebration.  For February’s Book Lunch Adult Services Librarian, John Maruskin, will count (some of) the ways valentines throughout history have said, I love you.  A light lunch will be served before the program.  You must register to attend by Tuesday, February 14.  Gee!  Valentine’s Day!

 

 Tuesday Night Philosophy Club
February 28 at 6:30 pm

This is a discussion group in which we read articles or book excerpts about any topic (none over 20 pages long) submitted monthly by the members.  We distribute them at one meeting, and read them for the next.  We’ll let the interplay of ideas from the articles generate the discussions.  If you have not participated before, feel free to join the discussion this month.  Please bring an article or excerpt you’d like to submit for the March meeting.  If you have any questions, call the Library and ask for Adult Services Librarian, John Maruskin.

 


 

Facebook Questions Answered!

Thursday, February 23, 2 pm

 

Whether a Facebook novice or a pro, if you have a question, we would like to help! Our reference librarians host this class. Come ready to learn the basics or armed with a specific problem.  This class is limited to 7. You must register to attend.

 


 

By Flashlight Books:

Miss Hickory, by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey

Thursday, February 16 at 2:30 pm

 

In February we’re reading Carolyn Sherwin Bailey’s Miss Hickory, winner of the prestigious Newbery Award in 1946. Miss Hickory, the heroine of the book, is left alone in her house to survive a harsh New England winter  after Great Granny Brown moves to the Women’s City Club in Boston.  The little hickory-head doll is resilient, clever, and wary of squirrels!

 



Let’s Get Started: Genealogy 101

Session One: Thursday, Feb. 23, 2 pm

Session Two: Thursday,  March 1, 2 pm

 

Genealogy is fascinating and its popularity is growing.  If you’d like to begin studying genealogy or you want to brush up on genealogy basics, join us for these beginner classes. The Library will provide you with a beginner’s packet including materials you need to get started.  By the end of these classes, you will know how to ask the right questions, how to develop search strategies, and how to access records you need to put together your family history.

We will meet in the Rose Mary Codell Brooks Community Room for two consecutive Thursdays.  Then, you can also sign up for individual help sessions in our local history room with reference and local history staff who will help you use computer, paper and microfilmed resources.     
                   

These programs are free and open to the public. However, since seating is limited, you must call the library at 859-744-5661 to reserve your seat. When the answer recording prompts you to choose a number – press ‘2’ for the Reference Department.

 

 

 All Over the Page Book Club
The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb, by Melanie Benjamin

Monday, February 27 at 12 noon.

In this jubilant new novel, Benjamin shines a dazzling spotlight on a fascinating female figure whose story has never fully been told: a woman who became a nineteenth century icon and inspiration—and whose most daunting limitation became her greatest strength. A barnstorming novel of the Gilded Age, and of a woman’s public triumphs and personal tragedies, The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb is the irresistible epic of a heroine who conquered the country with a heart as big as her dreams—and whose story will surely win over yours.

 

 

Internet Classes
 

Internet I   Tuesday, February 7,  10 am - 11 am
Learn internet search basics.  No computer experience necessary.

 

Internet II  Tuesday, February 14,  10 am - 11 am 
Learn techniques that make the search process more efficient. Computer experience necessary.

 

Easy Email   Tuesday, February 21,  10 am - 11 am
Set up a new email account.

 

 

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