Volume 25, Issue 12 December 2019

Winter Wonderland at TPL

This year’s annual family Christmas program will be held on Monday, December 2 from

6:00 - 8:00 pm. Jingle John the Elf, a funologist from Silly Safaris, will share humor and

animals—including a reindeer—during two programs. The first program will begin at 6:15

and the second at 7:15 in the library meeting rooms with Christmas music preceding each

show.

Santa Claus will be available through the evening to hear Christmas wishes and sit for pho-

tos. Magician Marc Lehmann will astound visitors with magic to help pass the time as they

wait to see Santa.

Children will be able to choose a take-home ornament craft and a free book before the end of

the night. Refreshments will be available for children and their families.

This evening of family fun is open to the public and registration is not required. We hope to

see you all on December 2!

Thorntown Heritage Museum Open House

The Sugar Creek Historical Society received a generous donation for window coverings for

the museum to protect the collection from damaging UV rays.

Turns out they look great too! The museum is having an open

house on Sunday, December 8 from 2 - 4 to show them off. All are

welcome to stop by and enjoy music and appetizers, and check out

the history that the museum has to offer!

Holiday hours: The library will be closed on December 24th and 25th for Christmas.

We will close at 4:00 p.m. on New Year’s Eve and remain closed New Year’s Day.

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Youth Winter Reading Challenge

Beginning December 16 youth may sign up for the “Winter Read and Bead” challenge. Each

participant receives a reading log. As they read they may fill in a snowball for each 15

minutes read. After they have read some and filled in some snowballs, they will then show

their log to staff to receive a necklace or key chain with their choice of a brag tag. They can

then choose and add beads based on the amount of minutes they have read.

For ages 3+ 15 minutes = Solid color beads

30 minutes = Sparkly beads

1 hour = Glow-in-the-dark beads

1 hour = Letter Beads

2 hours = Shaped beads

Upgrade your beads by trading them in!

Under age 3 15 minutes = 1 Foam bead

The “Winter Read and Bead” challenge runs Dec 16 through March 23.

YOUTH FICTION

Mr. Scruff - James - E FIC JAM

Nuts! - Peacock - E FIC PEA

The Bell Rang - Ransome - E FIC RAN

Penny and Her Sled - Henkes - J FIC HEN

Warriors the Silent Thaw - Hunter - J FIC

HUN Broken Code #2

Remarkables - Haddix - MG FIC HAD

YOUTH DVDs

A Champion at Heart - J DVD FIC CHA

Disney Junior Holiday - TV-Y - J DVD FIC DIS

A Very Nick Jr. Christmas - NR - J DVD FIC

NIC

SpongeBob the Complete Tenth Season - NR - J

DVD FIC SPO

YOUNG ADULT

Merged - Kroepfl - YA FIC KRO

In the Hall with the Knife - Peterfreund - YA

FIC PET, Clue #1

The Fountains of Silence - Sepetys - YA FIC

SEP

ADULT FICTION

Ninth House - Bardugo - FIC BAR

The Confession Club - Berg - FIC BER

Imaginary Friend - Chbosky - FIC CHB

ADULT NONFICTION

The Bridge - Rosenquist - 248.4 ROS

Unfollow - Phelps-Roper - 286.5 PHE

She Came to Slay - Dunbar - 326.8092 DUN

Permanent Record - Snowden - 327.1273 SNO

The Rule - Hite - 332.64 HIT

DVDs

Angry Birds 2 - PG - DVD FIC ANG

Blinded by the Light - PG13 - DVD FIC BLI

The Farewell - PG - DVD FIC FAR

Hobbs & Shaw - PG13 - DVD FIC FAS

47 Meters Down Uncaged - PG13 - DVD FIC FOR

New Materials @ TPL

December Storytime

for Toddlers & PreK

December 10th + 17th 10:30 a.m.

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‘Tis the Season!

Thank you for your support of the library and the Thorntown Heritage Museum during the

past year. We hope you agree that we’ve been able to offer valuable, interesting, and worth-

while programs and learning opportunities in 2019. Please consider renewing your SCHS

and Friends of Thorntown Public Library memberships for the coming year!

The Library is looking for donations of cookies for our Dec. 2 Christmas program. Call the library if you’d like to contribute!

Book Discussion

The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict has been selected for this month’s book

discussion. This novel explores the fascinating life of actress Hedy Lamarr. Born Hedwig

Kiesler in Vienna in November 1914, her beauty almost certainly saved her from the rising

Nazi Party and led to her first marriage with arms dealer Fritz Mandl. As her situation

became more dangerous, Hedy planned her escape - one that would lead her to Hollywood.

The group will meet on Monday, December 16 at 1:30 to discuss this bestselling work of his-

torical fiction. Copies are available at the Adult Circulation desk. Please join us!

Gourd Plans

The Sugar Creek Gourd Patch will meet from 6-

8:00 p.m. on Wed., Dec. 4, in the library meet-

ing room. Participants may decorate small bot-

tle gourds that have been base-painted by San-

dra Townsend, or work on other seasonal deco-

rations or their own projects. From 2-4 p.m. on

Wed., Dec. 18, the Thorn Tree Gourd Patch will

complete gourd Christmas gifts and seasonal

decorations. Both groups will be planning their

Make-It-Take-It craft project to be offered at

the May 1-2 state gourd show in Rochester, IN.

There will be no January 1 session, but on Jan.

15 from 2-4 p.m. painting of snowmen will be

featured. Call Karen at the library with any

questions and to be sure supplies are on hand.

Game Night January 2

Join us for another fun Game Night in library

meeting rooms on Thursday, January 2 from 4-

7 p.m. Snacks will be available, but players

may also bring a favorite treat to share. Have-

n’t played any board games recently? You’re in

for a treat! We’ll have several tile, dice, card,

and board games available to play.

Check Us Out!

Have you visited our website recently? Visit

http://thorntownpl.org for the most up-to-

date program information, links to our digital

resources, and to see what library staff are cur-

rently reading.

Mon. Dec. 2 Winter Wonderland Christmas 6 - 8

Wed. Dec. 4 Next Chapter Book Club 9:45

Sugar Creek Gourd Patch 6 - 8

Fri. Dec. 6 Quilting 12:30

Sun. Dec. 8 Museum Open House 2 - 4

Tue. Dec. 10 Toddler & Preschool Storytime

Wed. Dec. 11 Next Chapter Book Club 9:45

Senior Bingo 12:30

Fri. Dec. 13 Quilting 12:30

Mon. Dec. 16 Book Discussion 1:30

Tue. Dec. 17 Toddler & Preschool Storytime

Wed. Dec. 18 Next Chapter Book Club 9:45

Thorn Tree Gourd Patch 2 - 4

Fri. Dec. 20 Quilting

Tue. Dec. 24 Christmas Eve, Library Closed

Wed. Dec. 25 Merry Christmas, Library Closed

Fri. Dec. 27 Quilting 12:30

Tue. Dec. 31 Library Closes at 4:00

Wed. Jan. 1 Happy New Year, Library Closed

Thu. Jan. 2 Family Game Night 4 - 7

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CICOA Luncheon served at 11:30 Monday-Friday

Questions about programs? Call the library at (765) 436-7348

The Twelve Days of Christmas

♪♫On the twelfth day of Christmas, my library gave to me

Twelve toddlers toddling,

Eleven people meeting,

Ten teens-a-tweeting,

Nine-year-olds reading,

Eighth graders Googling,

Seven staff-a-shelving,

Six item orders,

Five Story Times!

Four hold requests,

Three school groups,

Two book displays,

The Thorntown

Heritage Museum is open by appointment. Call the

library to schedule a visit!

Library Hours:

Mon. & Fri. 9-6

Tue. - Thur. 9-8

Saturday 10-4

Sunday Closed

Friends of Library & Sugar Creek Historical Society Memberships

Name _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Address _____________________________________________________________________________________________

City _______________________ State ____ Zip____________ E-mail _______________________________________

Daytime Phone# _______________ Evening Phone# ________________ Delivery preference print email

124 N. Market St. Thorntown, IN 46071

Phone: 765-436-7348 Fax: 765-436-7011

www.thorntownpl.org

All memberships expire December 31 annually.

SCHS (Museum)

□ Member—$10 (family or individual)

□ Business/Organization—$20

□ Sponsor—$25 & up

□ Patron—$50 & up

□ Supporter—$100 & up

Friends of Thorntown Public Library

□ Friend—$10 (family or individual)

□ Business/Organization—$20

□ Sponsor—$25 & up

□ Patron—$50 & up

□ Supporter—$100 & up

Make Friends membership checks payable to: Friends of Thorntown Public Library, Inc.

Make SCHS membership checks payable to: Sugar Creek Historical Society.