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CHECK IT OUTQuarterly Newsletter | Fall 2014

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delawaREADS 2014THE HOBBIT COMMUNITY

OPEN HOUSE FOR ORANGE IMAGINATION

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FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY

BARGAIN BOOK EVENTS

IMPROVED INTERNET ACCESS WITH LAPTOP & TABLET LENDING

DELAWARE MAIN Baby Time: Mon. & Thurs. @ 11 AM Toddler Time: Tues. & Thurs. @ 10 AM Preschool Time: Wed. @ 10 AM Family Time: Mon. @ 6:30 PM Toddler & Preschool Dance Party: Fri. @ 10 AM

ORANGE BRANCH Baby Time: Wed. @ 10 AM & Thurs. @ 11 AM Toddler Time: Tues. @ 10 AM & Wed. @ 11 AM Preschool Time: Thurs. @ 10 AM Toddler & Preschool Dance Party: Mon. @ 10 AM

POWELL BRANCH Baby Time: Wed. & Thurs. @ 11 AM Toddler Time: Wed. & Thurs. @ 10 AM Family Time: Fri. @ 10 AM

Baby Time birth to 24 months

Toddler Time ages 2 - 3

Preschool Time ages 4 - 6

Family Time birth to 6

Tween Programsages 9 - 11

Teen Programs ages 12 - 17

Family Programs all ages

Adult ProgramsAges 18 +

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OSTRANDER BRANCHFamily Time: Thurs. @ 10:30 AM

NOTE: Fall storytimes begin on

8/18 and will break on 9/1 and

11/27 for holidays. Delaware

Main will have no storytimes

on 11/4 due to elections.

COVER MODELWe’ve featured many of our staff and departments on the cover of our Check It Out newsletters. However, this is our first look at the behind-the-scenes Technol-ogy Department. Traci Higgins is the Technology Manager for DCDL and celebrates her four-year an-niversary with us this fall! She loves training to trouble-shooting and everything in between, and is especially fond of her coworkers who make work fun and in-teresting every day. Traci and her husband are big Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field fans and their kids’ names, Ryne (11) and Addisyn (5), reflect it!

HOLIDAY CLOSURES:Closed Labor Day 9/1

Closed at 5 PM Thanksgiving Eve 11/26

Closed Thanksgiving 11/27

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DELAWAREADSThis fall, the Delaware community will once again come together with one goal; to read J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic prelude to the Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Hobbit. DelawaREADS 2014 will bring new life to the 1937 classic. Community partners like the Dela-ware Community Center YMCA and Delaware City Schools will provide fun activities and discussions, and the Delaware County District Library will be sponsor-ing the Main Street Delaware First Friday on No-vember 7. Be sure to finish the book by December 17 when The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies hits theatres!

LAPTOPS & TABLETSWe are excited to be increasing internet access op-portunities at all four of our branches by lending out laptops as well as tablets to patrons for in-library use. This new program will allow library cardholders who have accounts in good standing to borrow a tablet or laptop on a first-come, first-served basis for up to two hours each day. After each session has expired, all files and history are deleted from the laptop or tablets to protect your privacy. Quick, convenient, and just one more way we are helping you connect!

NEW

STORYTIME!

BACK TO SCHOOLTo help get back in the groove of homework and reading assignments, DCDL is offering Homework Help Centers and Reading Buddies after school pro-grams. Reading Buddies is being offered by the Powell Branch Library once a month to students in kin-dergarten through third grade. Students bring a book or pick one from the shelves and practice reading aloud one-on-one with a trained Library volunteer. Homework Help Centers are available for students in grades K-8. See the feature on the back cover for information regarding locations, dates and times.

DELAWARE MAINSept: 2 @ 1 PM

State of Wonder

by Ann Patchett

Oct: 7 @ 1 PM

The Devil in Silver

by Victor LaValle

Nov: 4 @ 1 PM

The Little Friend

by Donna Tartt

POWELL BRANCHSept: 23 @ 7 PM

Orphan Train

by Christina Baker Kline

Oct: 28 @ 7 PM

Wonder

by R.J. Palacio

Nov: 25 @ 7 PM

Sworn to Silence

by Linda Castillo

OSTRANDER BRANCHSept: 23 @ 7 PM

Wild

by Cheryl Strayed

Oct: 28 @ 7 PM

Every Last One

by Anna Quindlen

Nov: 25 @ 7 PM

The House at Riverton

by Kate Morton

ORANGE BRANCHSept: 24 @ 7 PM

The Round House

by Louise Erdrich

Oct: 22 @ 7 PM

Frankenstein

by Mary Shelley

*Dec: 3 @ 7 PM

The Tilted World

by Tom Franklin &

Beth Ann Fennelly

Adult Book DiscussionsORANGE BRANCHSept: 9 @ 10:30 AM

Gone Girl

by Gillian Flynn

Oct: 14 @ 10:30 AM

Silence for the Dead

by Simone St. James

Nov: 11 @ 10:30 AM

The Things That

Keep Us Here

by Carla Buckley

NEW TUESDAY

A.M. GROUP!

BARGAIN BOOKSGet in the back to school spirit and fill your book-shelves with the Friends of the Library’s Bargain Book events! It’s only $12 to purchase and fill a new Friends bag to the brim with gently used books and movies, or $8 if you’ve already purchased a Friends bag! Other suggested donations include $2 for hardback books and $1 for paperbacks.

Visit delawarelibraryfriends.org for more details on how you can become a Friend of the Library! Visit the sales at these locations:

Orange Branch Library• Friday, September 5 @ 6 - 8 PM member preview

• Saturday, September 6 @ 9 AM - 4 PM

Delaware Main Library• Friday, October 10 @ 6 - 8 PM member preview

• Saturday, October 11 @ 9 AM - 4 PM

ORANGE GARDENSMore than four dozen Delaware County District Library patrons and community members, along with art-ists Lynda Elias and Virginia Corwin, helped create and complete the newest piece of mythical-inspired art, a giant dragon, for the Imagination Garden at the Orange Branch Library. The colorful arrangement of mosaic tiles and mirrored pieces glued to several large zig-zagging panels help simulate the movement of a colossal, whimsical, winged creature flying through the garden. The work of tiling all of the pieces to the panels and grouting took about one week to finish in early July. An open house is scheduled for the public to come meet all the artists and see the gardens on Sunday, September 21 from 2 - 4 PM. Attendees will enjoy music, light refreshments, and a children’s craft in a beautiful setting on a Sunday afternoon.

DELAWARE MAINSept: 24 @ 7:30 PM

House of Silk

by Anthony Horowitz

Oct: 29 @ 7:30 PM

The Ocean at the

End of the Lane

by Neil Gaiman

*Dec: 3 @ 7:30 PM

Going Clear:

Scientology, Hollywood

and the Prison of Belief

by Lawrence Wright

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The red mosaic dragon joins another art piece that is already in the Imagination Garden titled Mythology -or- On the Origin of Stories by Dale Johnson. The nearly 2.5 ton limestone sculpture was installed last summer.

2014September October November

SEPTEMBERTuesday, September 2Reading BuddiesGrades K - 3 @ 4 - 5 PM

Friday, September 5Great Geek-Out: HomestuckTeen Program @ 4 PM

Sunday, September 7Chess ClubAges 8 - 11 @ 2 PMPre-registration required

Monday, September 8Stop Motion Workshop: LEGOsAges 6 - 8 @ 4 PMPre-registration required

Friday, September 12Minute-to-Win-It: LEGO EditionTween Program @ 4 PM

Tuesday, September 16Computer BasicsAdult Program @ 2 PMPre-registration required

Friday, September 19Re-Vamp the Teen SpaceTeen Program @ 4 PM

Monday, September 22Leaf ArtAges 6 - 8 @ 4 PMPre-registration required

Tuesday, September 23Adult Book DiscussionOrphan Train by Christina Baker KlineAdult Program @ 7 PM

OCTOBERFriday, October 3Great Geek-Out: Sherlock HolmesTeen Program @ 4 PM

Saturday, October 4Paws for ReadingAges 5 & up @ 10 - 11:30 AMPre-registration required

Tuesday, November 4Reading BuddiesGrades K - 3 @ 4 - 5 PM

Friday, November 7Great Geek-Out: Best of TumblrTeen Program @ 4 PM

Monday, November 10Gilding 101: Gold Leaf BasicsTeen & Adult Program @ 6:30 PMPre-registration required

Friday, November 14Improv Workshop with Thomas P. CluneTween Program @ 4 PM

Monday, November 17Library Dance PartyAges 6 & up @ 6:30 PM

Friday, November 21Improv Workshop with Thomas P. CluneTeen Program @ 4 PM

Tuesday, November 25Adult Book DiscussionSworn to Silence by Linda CastilloAdult Program @ 7 PM

Sunday, October 5 Chess Club Ages 8 - 11 @ 2 PM Pre-registration required

Monday, October 6Young Writers’ Workshop: Spooky StoriesAges 6 - 8 @ 4 PMPre-registration required

Tuesday, October 7Reading BuddiesGrades K - 3 @ 4 - 5 PM

Friday, October 10Clue: Part IITween Program @ 6 PM

Saturday, October 11Cook Book ClubA Year of Pies by Ashley EnglishAdult Program @ 1 PM

Friday, October 17Pumpkin DecoratingAges 6 - 8 @ 11 AMPre-registration required

Friday, October 17 3D Video Game Workshop with Game-UTween Program @ 2 PM

Friday, October 17Clue: Part IITeen Program @ 6 PM

Monday, October 27Spooky Pajama StorytimeFamily Program @ 6:30 PM

Tuesday, October 28Adult Book DiscussionWonder by R.J. PalacioAdult Program @ 7 PM

NOVEMBERSunday, November 2Chess ClubAges 8 - 11 @ 2 PMPre-registration required

Monday, November 3Stop Motion Workshop: LEGOsAges 6 - 8 @ 6:30 PMPre-registration required

DELAWAREADS 2014This fall, step into the Shire and begin an un-expected journey with Bilbo Baggins and the rest of the gang of The Hobbit. Celebrate with these programs at the Main Library:

Tuesday, October 14The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyDelawaREADS Kick-Off & Movie ScreeningAges 12 & up @ 6 PM

Wednesday, October 15Adult Book Discussion The Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienAdult Program @ 7 PM

Tuesday, November 11The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugMovie ScreeningAges 12 & up @ 6 PM

POWELL

Events and ProgramsSeptember October NovemberDELAWARE

SEPTEMBERTuesday, September 2Afternoon Book DiscussionState of Wonder by Ann PatchettAdult Program @ 1 PM

Tuesday, September 2Lucy Webb HayesAdult Program @ 7:30 PM

Friday, September 5Free Book FridayTeen Program @ 4 PM

Wednesday, September 10LEGO Club: FarmAges 6 - 12 @ 6:30 PM

Thursday, September 11Intro to 3D PrintingTeen Program @ 7 PM

Tuesday, September 16Chapter Book ClubThe White Giraffe by Lauren St. JohnAges 7 - 12 @ 7 PM

Thursday, September 18Great Geek-Out: PokemonTeen Program @ 7 PM

Saturday, September 20Paws for ReadingAges 5 & up @ 10:30 AM - 12 PMPre-registration required

Tuesday, September 23Olivia the Pig PartyAges 2 - 7 & Caregiver @ 7 PM

Wednesday, September 24Evening Book DiscussionHouse of Silk by Anthony HorowitzAdult Program @ 7:30 PM

Thursday, September 25Cook Book ClubThe Big Book of Bread by Betty CrockerAdult Program @ 7 PM

OCTOBERFriday, October 3Free Book FridayTeen Program @ 4 PM

NOVEMBERTuesday, November 4Afternoon Book DiscussionThe Little Friend by Donna TarttAdult Program @ 1 PM

Wednesday, November 5Forensic Files IIAges 14+ & Adult Program @ 7 PMPre-registration required

Friday, November 7Free Book FridayTeen Program @ 4 PM

Wednesday, November 12LEGO Club: Favorite Book/CharacterAges 6 - 12 @ 6:30 PM

Thursday, November 13Let’s Get MovingAges 2 - 7 & Caregiver @ 6:30 PM

Saturday, November 15Paws for ReadingAges 5 & up @ 10:30 AM - 12 PMPre-registration required

Tuesday, November 18Chapter Book ClubThe Mouse and the Motorcycleby Beverly ClearyAges 7 - 12 @ 7 PM

Thursday, November 20Great Geek-Out: Rise of the Guardians/How to Train Your DragonTeen Program @ 7 PM

Tuesday, November 25Wimpy Kid Fun!Ages 8 & up @ 7 PM

DECEMBERWednesday, December 3Evening Book DiscussionGoing Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief by Lawrence WrightAdult Program @ 7:30 PM

Saturday, October 4Grocery Savings Workshop with Lynette Rice from CleverlySimple.comAdult Program @ 10 AM Pre-registration required

Tuesday, October 7Afternoon Book DiscussionThe Devil in Silver by Victor LaValleAdult Program @ 1 PM

Tuesday, October 7Burning Tree Mastodon with the Ohio Historical SocietyAdult Program @ 7:30 PM

Wednesday, October 8LEGO Club: DragonsAges 6 - 12 @ 6:30 PM

Thursday, October 9Let’s Get MovingAges 2 - 7 & Caregiver @ 6:30 PM

Thursday, October 16Great Geek-Out: Internet CatsTeen Program @ 7 PM

Saturday, October 18Paws for ReadingAges 5 & up @ 10:30 AM - 12 PMPre-registration required

Tuesday, October 21Chapter Book ClubStink the Incredible Shrinking Kidby Megan McDonaldAges 7 - 12 @ 7 PM

Thursday, October 23Cook Book ClubThe Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays by Ree DrummondAdult Program @ 7 PM

Saturday, October 25Teen Horror FestAges 13 & up @ 1 - 5 PM

Wednesday, October 29Evening Book DiscussionThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanAdult Program @ 7:30 PM

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NOVEMBERMonday, November 3Teen Writer’s Lab: ParodiesTeen Program @ 6:30 PM

Wednesday, November 5Yoga for KidsAges 7 - 11 @ 4:30 PM

Wednesday, November 5The Orange Branch Cook Book ClubThe New Thanksgiving Table by Diane MorganAdult Program @ 7 PM

Thursday, November 6LEGO Club: Free BuildAges 6 - 9 @ 6:30 PM

Monday, November 10Tween Writer’s Lab: Silly PoemsTween Program @ 6:30 PM

Tuesday, November 11Morning Book GroupThe Things That Keep Us Here by Carla BuckleyAdult Program @ 10:30 AM

Wednesday, November 12Adult Writers’ GroupAdult Program @ 7 PM

Thursday, November 13Make a Wood Wick CandleTeen & Adult Program @ 7 PM

Monday, November 17What Nobody Tells You About College 101Teen Program @ 6:30 PM

Tuesday, November 18Family Storytime: FallFamily Program @ 6:30 PM

Wednesday, November 19Euchre TournamentAdult Program @ 6:30 PM

DECEMBERWednesday, December 3Evening Book GroupThe Tilted World by Tom Franklin and Beth Ann FennellyAdult Program @ 7 PM

OCTOBERMonday, October 6Teen Writer’s Lab: PlaywritingTeen Program @ 6:30 PM

Wednesday, October 8Adult Writers’ GroupAdult Program @ 7 PM

Thursday, October 9LEGO Club: Monster MayhemAges 6 - 9 @ 6:30 PM

Monday, October 13Tween Writer’s Lab: PlaywritingTween Program @ 6:30 PM

Tuesday, October 14Morning Book GroupSilence for the Dead by Simone St. JamesAdult Program @ 10:30 AM

Wednesday, October 15Yoga for KidsAges 7 - 11 @ 4:30 PM

Wednesday, October 15Euchre TournamentAdult Program @ 6:30 PM

Thursday, October 16Gilding 101: Gold Leaf BasicsTeen & Adult Program @ 6:30 PMPre-registration required

Monday, October 20College Application Essay WorkshopTeen Program @ 6:30 PM

Tuesday, October 21Wildlife EducationFamily Program @ 6:30 PM

Wednesday, October 22Evening Book GroupFrankenstein by Mary ShelleyAdult Program @ 7 PM

Tuesday, October 28Family Storytime: Character PartyFamily Program @ 6:30 PM

Wednesday, October 29Drawing LabAges 7 - 11 @ 6:30 PM

SEPTEMBERWednesday, September 3The Orange Branch Cook Book ClubThe New Midwestern Table by Amy ThielenAdult Program @ 7 PM

Monday, September 8Tween Writer’s Lab: MythsTween Program @ 6:30 PM

Tuesday, September 9Morning Book GroupGone Girl by Gillian FlynnAdult Program @ 10:30 AM

Wednesday, September 10Yoga for KidsAges 7 - 11 @ 4:30 PM

Wednesday, September 10Adult Writers’ GroupAdult Program @ 7 PM

Thursday, September 11LEGO Club: Parachute ChallengeAges 6 - 9 @ 6:30 PM

Monday, September 15Teen Writer’s Lab: MythsTeen Program @ 6:30 PM

Tuesday, September 16Family Storytime: CampingFamily Program @ 6:30 PM

Wednesday, September 17Euchre TournamentAdult Program @ 6:30 PM

Sunday, September 21Imagination Garden Open HouseAll Ages @ 2 - 4 PM

Wednesday, September 24Drawing LabAges 7 - 11 @ 6:30 PM

Wednesday, September 24Evening Book GroupThe Round House by Louise ErdrichAdult Program @ 7 PM

Tuesday, September 30Superhero Training CampFamily Program @ 6:30 PM

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SEPTEMBERTuesday, September 2Harvest Home Pioneer NightFamily Program @ 6:30 PM

Saturday, September 6LEGO Club: It’s a Small WorldAges 5 - 11 @ 1 PM

Tuesday, September 9Book Bunch: Pirates and PrivateersAges 6 - 8 @ 4 PM

Tuesday, September 9Ghosthunting with John KachubaAdult Program @ 7 PM

Friday, September 12Library SleuthAges 9 & up @ 10:15 AM

Friday, September 12Homeschool Book Club: StatesAll Reading Levels @ 11 AM

Tuesday, September 16Make It, Take It! Fake TaxidermyTween & Teen Program @ 6:30 PM

Wednesday, September 17Child/Parent Book DiscussionThe Strange Case of Origami Yodaby Tom AnglebergerGrades 1 - 5 @ 6:30 PM

Tuesday, September 23Book Bunch: Rescue Me & Community HelpersAges 6 - 8 @ 4 PM

Tuesday, September 23Adult Book DiscussionWild by Cheryl StrayedAdult Program @ 7 PM

Thursday, September 25Adult Writers’ GroupAdult Program @ 7 PM

OCTOBERSaturday, October 4LEGO Club: Mad ScientistAges 5 - 11 @ 1 PM

Tuesday, October 7Ironwood Wolves Family NightFamily Program @ 6:30 PM

Friday, October 10Library SleuthAges 9 & up @ 10:15 AM

Friday, October 10Homeschool Book Club: Wild WestAll Reading Levels @ 11 AM

Tuesday, October 14Book Bunch: LEGO Monster LabsAges 6 - 8 @ 4 PM

Tuesday, October 14Cook Book ClubThe Big Book of Breakfast & Brunch by Betty CrockerAdult Program @ 7 PM

Wednesday, October 15Child/Parent Book DiscussionThe Dragon of Doom by Bruce CovilleGrades 1 - 5 @ 6:30 PM

Tuesday, October 21Make It, Take It! Zombie Sock MonkeysTween & Teen Program @ 6:30 PM

Tuesday, October 28Book Bunch: MasqueradeAges 6 - 8 @ 4 PM

Tuesday, October 28Adult Book DiscussionEvery Last One by Anna QuindlenAdult Program @ 7 PM

NOVEMBERSaturday, November 1LEGO Club: Robot RampageAges 5 - 11 @ 1 PM

Tuesday, November 4Star Wars Family NightFamily Program @ 6:30 PM

Saturday, November 8Grocery Savings Workshop with Lynette Rice from CleverlySimple.comAdult Program @ 10:30 AMPre-registration required

Tuesday, November 11Book Bunch: Patriotic PinwheelsAges 6 - 8 @ 4 PM

Tuesday, November 11Local History Night: WWIAdult Program @ 7 PM

Friday, November 14Library SleuthAges 9 & up @ 10:15 AM

Friday, November 14Homeschool Book Club: Native American TribesAll Reading Levels @ 11 AM

Tuesday, November 18Make It, Take It! Intermediate Soap MakingTeen & Adult Program @ 6:30 PM

Wednesday, November 19Child/Parent Book DiscussionManiac Magee by Jerry SpinelliGrades 1 - 5 @ 6:30 PM

Thursday, November 20Adult Writers’ GroupAdult Program @ 7 PM

Tuesday, November 25Book Bunch: Pixar & PopcornAges 6 - 8 @ 4 PM

Tuesday, November 25Adult Book DiscussionThe House at Riverton by Kate MortonAdult Program @ 7 PM

OSTRANDER

IRONWOOD WOLVESWolves are beautiful and misunderstood creatures, and the educators at Ironwood Wolves are working hard to dispel the myths. Join them at the Os-trander Branch Library on Tuesday, October 7 to learn more about wolves, touch and feel wolf fur and castings, and meet a real hybrid wolf!

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Delaware Library84 East Winter StDelaware, Ohio 43015740.362.3861

Orange Library &Outreach Services7171 Gooding BlvdDelaware, Ohio 43015740.549.2665

Powell Library460 South Liberty RdPowell, Ohio 43065614.888.9160

Ostrander Library75 North Fourth StOstrander, Ohio 43061740.666.1410

DCDL Board of TrusteesNeil Neidhardt, President Michael Butler, Vice President Brenda Eldridge, Secretary

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CONQUER ITwith assistance from DCDL’s new

HOMEWORK HELP CENTER

Access everything you need to succeed at the DCDL K-8 Homework Help Centers.

Drop in any time to receive help from our volunteers in a variety of subjects: Reading, Writing, Math, Science, Technology and more.

We’ll provide the space, tables and tools. You provide the homework.

RUNS SEPT 2 - DEC 18

Mondays & Wednesdays • 3 - 5 PMDelaware Library • 84 E Winter St • Delaware

Tuesdays & Thursdays • 6 - 8 PMOrange Branch • 7171 Gooding Blvd • Delaware

Thursdays • 3 - 6 PMOstrander Branch • 75 N Fourth St • Ostrander