Volume 26, Issue 3 March 2020

Hoodie Hoo!

Thorntown library staff and visitors celebrated another Hoodie Hoo Day on February

20 at noon sharp, waving their

arms, and shouting, “Hoodie

Hoo! Hoodie Hoo!” to banish winter

and say goodbye to cold weather.

Hoodie Hoo participants claim that

it works every year, though some

efforts are more successful than oth-

ers. Afterwards the group returns

inside to warm up and enjoy a sweet

treat and pink lemonade.

Harry Potter Program: Triwizard Tournament

Witches and Wizards of all ages are invited to attend our Harry Potter program: The

Triwizard Tournament! On Saturday, March 7th, drop in anytime between 4:00 and

6:00 p.m. to participate in many fun activities. There are lots of door prizes to be won!

Eat a sweet treat to find out which Hogwarts's house you belong in:

Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Slytherin, or Hufflepuff. After you have

been sorted have fun with many activities scattered around the li-

brary. Play games, eat snacks, and solve puzzles as you explore the

wonderful world of Harry Potter! Recommended attire is Wizarding

robes or Plainclothes. (We don’t want the muggles to get suspicious!)

Please RSVP by owl or in person to the library so we may estimate

attendance.

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Taste of Home

The March 2 Taste of Home sampler has been cancelled. The next Taste of Home will be on May

4 from 6 - 7. Anyone who loves a good pitch-in and trying new recipes will enjoy Taste of Home!

Cooks choose a recipe (old or new) to prepare, turn in a copy of the recipe to the library, then

bring the prepared dish, a place setting, and an appetite to the May 4th meal. Guests will leave

with many new recipes. Call the library with any questions or to sign up!

“Alphabet Soup” Earns Victory in Spelling Bee

Thorntown Public Library hosted its Inaugural Adult

Spelling Bee on Saturday, February 15 in library meeting

rooms. Five teams competed for bragging rights, glory,

and trophies in the team- and points-based competi-

tion. Thorntown Police Officer Derek Babcock served as

the word caller, and library trustees Amber Brown and

Chuck Behrens judged the spelling teams. Each team

was provided with four opportunities to cheat during the

early rounds – they could use a dictionary, consult a

smartphone, copy off another team’s dry-erase board, or

ask the Expert Panel, made up of three Thorntown Ele-

mentary Spell Bowl teammates. Additionally, teams were

encouraged to dress up, decorate their tables, and other-

wise encourage the audience to vote for them in the quest

to earn Style Points, which could be used to advance past

one of the elimination rounds.

The competition consisted of six rounds of nine words each; words were assigned a point value

based on difficulty. Many competitors were distressed when they learned that “annihilate” (the

first word of the competition) was worth only one point. During the first round, audience mem-

bers completed their Style Point ballots. The Sugar Plain Wordsmiths beat out the library’s own

Wurd Nurds to win the coveted five points, employing a mix of a custom banner, fancy table dec-

orations, and bribes (candy) to win the audience’s approval. The Wordsmiths later used these

points to avoid elimination, sending the Honey Bees to the audience to watch the remaining four

rounds. The competition continued with laughter, heckling, and lots of interaction.

Alphabet Soup and The Spell Checkers advanced into the final rounds, having tied during

rounds three and four. The Bee took a serious tone as the word difficulty in-

creased. “Sarsaparilla” shook the confidence of both teams, and “onomatopoeia” ended the com-

petition. Alphabet Soup teammates Lisa Dorsey, Lauren Peters, and Joe Peters won the day

with their superior spelling skills. Library director and spelling list creator Christine Sterle has

been asked to reconsider her criteria for one-point spelling words.

The Second Annual TPL Adult Spelling Bee has been scheduled for March 6, 2021.

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Shoe Drive Success!

During the 2020 Reuse Heart & Sole Shoe Drive, 316 pairs of shoes were collected at

Thorntown Public Library. Jennifer L. Lawrence of Boone County Solid Waste Man-

agement said, “We sincerely appreciate each and every one of our collection sites this

year! You all did an amazing job and enabled our pickup yesterday to run smoothly.

We cannot thank you enough and we look forward to partnering with

you again in the future! Remember, no matter how big or small of a

collection, EVERY pair of shoes, counts!” 7,744 pairs of shoes in to-

tal were collected with Western Boone placing second with 1,240

pairs collected.

Writers’ Group March 17

The Thorntown Writers’ Group meets

on the third Tuesday of each month;

writers of all ages and abilities are in-

vited. The group will next meet in the

Guinn room at 6:30 on March 17. No

registration is necessary; light refresh-

ments will be available. Hope to see

you there!

Friends Board to Meet

The Friends of TPL Board will next

meet on Tuesday, March 10 at 6:00 p.m.

The board meets six times per year to

discuss and plan fundraising efforts,

approve expenditures, and hear updates

on library programs. Anyone interested

in joining the Friends of the Library or

serving on the board may contact Chris-

tine at the library for more information.

A membership form is included on the

back of this newsletter.

New - BINGOcize!

Play! Move! Laugh! Learn! BINGOcize is a fun mix of Bin-

go, movement (based on ability), social engagement, and

health education for older adults. Prizes include household

items, paper products, and more!

This FREE program starts Monday, March 30 at 12:30 and

will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays. Space is lim-

ited. To learn more or to register, drop by an information

session to learn what it is about!

Coming Soon:

Spring Book Sale May 15-26!

March Book Discussion: Queen Bee

Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of New York Times bestselling

author Dorothea Benton Frank’s Carolina Lowcountry in this evocative

tale that returns at long last to her beloved Sullivans Island. Check out a

copy of the book and plan to attend our next discussion, Monday, March

16 at 1:30 p.m. in the library’s Guinn Room.

Christmas Gourds in March

On March 4 from 6-8:00 p.m. in the library meeting rooms the Sugar Creek

Gourd Patch will start some shamrock gourd projects and make sample

Santa ornaments from banana gourds. After this testing and practice,

patch members will be teaching visitors how to make the Santa pickle orna-

ments at the Indiana Gourd Society state show at the Fulton County Histor-

ical Society Richland Center in Rochester, IN. On March 18 the Thorn Tree

Gourd Patch will meet from 2-4:00 p.m. at the library to test and prepare small paint-

swirled gourd bowls that will also be taught at the state show on May 1-2. At both ses-

sions participants may also work on individual projects. Anyone interested in working

with gourds is invited to call Karen at the library so that supplies will be on hand.

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Museum Doll Display Continues

The Thorntown Heritage Museum is extending the Doll Exhibit past February. It fea-

tures two Bru Reproduction Lady Grace Mannequins. They were made by Jean Tru-

lock who owned My Sister’s Doll Shop of Lebanon. If you or someone you know did not

get a chance to come and see this exhibit please contact Sandy at the library. We

would love for you to stop in and look around or take a tour. Also - save the date!

Carol Ratliff of The Doll Hospital will return to talk about doll repair and history on

Saturday, May 2 at 2:00 p.m.

Indiana Bees & Their Keepers

Mike Schluttenhofer will talk about beekeeping in Indiana at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday,

March 10 in the meeting rooms 116/120. The program is free and open to the public.

Refreshments will include recipes that include honey. The program idea was sparked

when the book discussion group decided to read in February/March Queen Bee by Dor-

othea Benton Frank. The book features a female beekeeper in South Carolina and in-

cludes a bit of whodunit. Mike will include information about pollinator gardens and

what sustains bees and butterflies. Our Thorntown Heritage Museum will be planting

a pollinator garden this spring, so join us to get a head start on spring and summer.

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Mon. Mar. 2 Taste of Home 6:00 CANCELLED

Tue. Mar. 3 Toddler & Preschool Storytime 10:30

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

Sugar Creek Gourd Patch 6 - 8

Fri. Mar. 6 Quilting 12:30

Sat. Mar. 7 Harry Potter Party Triwizard Tournament 4 - 6

Mon, Mar. 9 BINGOcize Info 12:30

Library Board Meeting 6:00

Tue. Mar. 10 Toddler & Preschool Storytime 10:30

Library Friends Board Meeting 6:00

Indiana Bees and Their Keepers 7 - 8

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

BINGOcize Info 12:30

Fri. Mar. 13 Quilting 12:30

Mon. Mar. 16 Book Discussion 1:30

Tue. Mar. 17 Toddler & Preschool Storytime 10:30

Writer’s Group 6:30

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

Thorn Tree Gourd Patch 2 - 4

Fri. Mar. 20 Quilting 12:30

Wed. Mar. 25 Next Chapter Book Club 9:45

Fri. Mar. 27 Quilting

Mon. Mar. 30 BINGOcize 12:30

Tue, Mar, 31 Toddler & Preschool Storytime 10:30

Wed. Apr. 1 Next Chapter Book Club 9:45

BINGOcize 12:30

Sugar Creek Gourd Patch 6 - 8

MARCH EVENTS

CICOA Luncheon served at 11:30 Monday-Friday

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

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

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YOUTH FICTION

Five Little Bunnies - Dean - E FIC DEA

Swim Swim Sink - Harney - E FIC HAR

When a Dragon Moves In - Moore - E FIC MOO

How to Catch a Dragon - Wallace - E FIC WAL

My Tooth is Lost! - Daywalt - ER FIC DAY

InvestiGators - Green - J GN GRE

Bug Boys - Knetzger - J GN KNE

Middle School Bites - Banks - MG FIC BAN #1

Black Canary Ignite - Cabot - MG GN CAB

Green Lantern Legacy - Le - MG GN LE

YOUTH DVDS

Blaze Knight Riders - NR - J DVD FIC BLA

Ready Race Rescue - NR - J DVD FIC PAW

Peppa Celebrates - NR - J DVD FIC PEP

Mutant Mania - NR - J DVD FIC TEE

20 Animal Adventures - J DVD FIC TWE

YOUNG ADULT

19 Love Songs - Levithan - YA FIC LEV

Just Breathe - McGovern - YA FIC MCG

The Conference of the Birds - Riggs - YA FIC RIG,

Miss Peregrine #5

Infinity Son - Silvera - YA FIC SIL

Jane Anonymous - Stolarz - YA FIC STO

We Survivors - Thomas - YA FIC THO

ADULT NONFICTION

Girl, Stop Apologizing - Hollis - 158.1082 HOL

The Stars in our Pockets - Axelrod - 303.48 AXE

Building Love Together in Blended Families -

Chapman - 306.8747 CHA

The Five - Rubenholo - 362.88 RUB

ADULT FICTION

How Quickly she Disappears - Fleishmann - FIC

FLE

Heart of Black Ice - Goodkind - SCI FIC GOO,

Nicci Chronicles #4

The Dark Game - Janz - FIC JAN

Hindsight - Johansen - FIC JOH, Kendra

Michaels #7

A Good Man - Katz - FIC KAT

Qualityland - Kling - FIC KLI

The Vanishing - Krentz - FIC KRE, Fogg Lake #1

Death Rattle - Lynch - WES FIC LYN, Samuel

Pritchard #1

Come Tumbling Down - McGuire - SCI FIC MCG,

Wayward Children #5

Mac on a Hot Tin Roof - Metz - MYS FIC MET

Country Strong - Miller - FIC MIL, Painted Pony

Creek #1

DVDS

The Addams Family - PG - DVD FIC ADD

Black and Blue - R - DVD FIC BLA

Code 8 - NR - DVD FIC COD

Countdown - PG13 - DVD FIC COU

Gemini Man - PG13 - DVD FIC GEM

Harriet - PG13 - DVD FIC HAR

I See You - R - DVD FIC I

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot - R - DVD FIC JAY

Maleficent, Mistress of Evil - PG - DVD FIC MAL

Motherless Brooklyn - R - DVD FIC MOT

Parasite - R - DVD FIC PAR

Terminator, Dark Fate - R - DVD FIC TER

New Materials @ TPL

Check out our newest OverDrive downloadable offerings at

https://cidc.lib.overdrive.com

Friends of Library & Sugar Creek Historical Society Memberships

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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.

Sugar Creek Historical Society

□ 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.