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Seating for Local History Week programs is limited. Please purchase tickets in person at the Library�s circulation desk, by Friday afternoon, August 27, 5 pm. If you have any questions about tickets or programs, call the Library at 744-5661 and ask for the

	Monday, August 30 Price Holloway Black Patch War Hero 1895-1975		Tuesday, August 31 Dating Our Historic Buildings
Ethan Sullivan performs as Price Holloway. As a young man Holloway witnessed crimes committed by Night Riders who raided his family�s farm during Kentucky�s Black Patch War. Driven out of the state by the Night Riders, Holloway returned to challenge them in court.		Bettye Lee Mastin, the maven of Central Kentucky architectural history, will discuss some homes and buildings she visited in Clark County and how the dating of those buildings was accomplished
	Wednesday, September 1 Private Presses Of the Bluegrass		Thursday, September 2 Infectious Disaster! The 1833 Lexington Cholera Epidemic
James Birchfield, distinguished scholar, fascinating speaker, and Curator of Rare Books at the University of Kentucky Special Collections Library, will discuss the history of Central Kentucky�s surprisingly vibrant community of small presses		Terry Foody will share the results of her investigative work on the Lexington cholera epidemic of 1833. In just a few weeks over 500 people were killed by cholera in Lexington alone. Where did the people live and how did this come about in such a short period of time?

Thanks to all our Library patrons who signed up for and participated in the Adult Summer Reading Program for 2010. We had over 1300 patrons participate. That�s a lot and we appreciate every one of you.

Special thanks for a successful summer reading program goes to the Library�s hard working circulation staff. They signed up participants for the adult, teen, and children�s reading programs, handled all the increased circulation and still maintained their reputation as the friendliest library staff in Kentucky. Bravo circ staff! You are Champions!

Angela Turner was the winner of the ASRP Grand Prize $150 gift certificate to Bridges and Lane.

We want to send a Hearty Thank-You, to Bridges and Lane Hardware. Our original plans were to give a $100 Grand Prize gift certificate, but the owner of Bridges and Lane graciously increased the amount of the grand prize by $50, free to the Library. We certainly appreciate that. It�s good neighbors like them who keep the fun in summer reading.

Looking for some lively, enlightening, enjoyable book conversation? Sign up for our mystery or humor reading groups.

Join Angela Turner and Jennifer Mattern the second Monday of each month from 12 � 1:30 pm for our brand new brown-bag lunch and mystery book discussion. If you cannot make our Monday lunch group, we will be hosting a repeat brown-bag dinner dialog the second Tuesday of each month, from 6:30 � 8 pm. Each month a different work will be chosen from one of themany mystery genres.

Need a break from the heat? Submerge yourself in our �chilling� September pick � Winter�s Child by Margaret Maron. We will get together Monday, September 13th at 12 noon and Tuesday, September 14th at 6:30 pm. Please register for either gathering at the circulation desk. Space is limited. You will receive your book at the time of registration.

Candide, September�s selection for It is to Laugh, by the pseudonymous �Monsieur le docteur Ralph�, born Fran�ois-Marie Arouet, and better known as Voltaire, is a "short, light, rapid and humorous" read (according to Voltaire�s biographer, Ian Davidson,) that investigates the question: �is this the best of all possible worlds?� Banned and reviled by both religious and secular authorities when it was first published in 1759, Candide nevertheless sold 20-30,000 copies in its first year and was translated into 5 different languages. Now a classic of Western Literature, it has influenced writers from Charles Brockden Brown to Samuel Beckett and Kurt Vonnegut. This is a book that will make you say �hmmm,� laugh, and feel brilliant. There is a copy in The Portable Voltaire (call # 848.5 Volt), another library copy is on order, or you can have a copy interlibrary loaned. Wednesday, September 29, 1:30-3 pm.

There are so many of us doing genealogy research that chances are good that we have all had the dreaded experience of �hitting a brick wall.� Or we may have simply not known where to go next to find what we need. Whatever your frustration, we welcome you to join us for a genealogy program which will be hands-on. We are making ourselves and the library�s resources available. We can�t be your personal researchers, but we can collaborate with you. Sometimes all that is needed is a fresh perspective. We are hoping that we will learn from you, too, because as we have all discovered, genealogy is best when it is a collaborative endeavor.

We will meet in the Local History Room, where the Reference and Local History Staff will be able to help orient you to the room, and perhaps offer assistance in getting your genealogy jump-started.

Hands on Genealogy: Sharing Our Skills is free and open to the public. However, since seating for this workshop program is limited to eight seats per session, you will need to call the library at 859-744-5661 to reserve your seat. For any further information, please ask for the Reference Desk.

We will also be offering beginning genealogy classes: �Let�s Get Started: for Genealogy Beginners� starting on January 27th, 2011. We will have:

Reference Librarians Angela Turner, Jennifer Mattern, and Jeff Gurnee will offer an informative session on Facebook. We�ll discuss why it has become an international craze. If you�d like to have an account, we�ll help you set it up and make you aware of how to protect your privacy. By the end of the session, you will be on the way to connecting and re-connecting with people. Monday, September 27, from 2-3 pm. This class is limited to 7. You must register to attend. Please bring your photograph to be scanned or prepare to have your picture taken!

Come and create your own sample casserole using prepared ingredients and the Tightwad Gazette�s Infinite Cheapskate Casserole formula! All supplies and recipes supplied � just bring yourself, your apron, and a creative spirit!

Cooking with Clara: Delicious, Simple and CHEAP Recipes from the Great Depression,
Monday, September 27, 6 pm

Come join us to try some of 94-year-old Clara Cannucciari�s recipes from her online cooking show, Cooking with Clara. Clara�s recipes are healthful, filling, and simple � and pennies per serving. We�ll also see a few clips from her show.

Join us and bring your appetite as Jennifer returns to demonstrate the best of crockpot cooking tips, tricks, and tweaks�just in time for those nippy fall evenings.

Every third Monday of the month starting Monday, September 20, from 10 am-2 pm, the Library will be setting out games like dominoes, checkers, and cards, along with picture jigsaw puzzles that patrons can come in and enjoy. We�ll also have light refreshments , like soft drinks and popcorn. Use our games and puzzles, or just bring some friends and use our Community Room as a place to meet to play games or do puzzles of your own. No need to sign up. Just come in and enjoy!

Phyllis Duty, will be discussing one of her favorite books at Book Lunch, Thursday, September 16, from 12-1:30 pm. . Book Lunch regulars will remember Phyllis� fine presentation about A Thousand Splendid Suns last year. As always, a light lunch will be served before the talk. You must register to attend.