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History, nostalgia are featured this month

Hammond Public Library 564 State Street (219) 931-5100 Hammond, IN 46320 Monday — Thursday: 9 - 9 p.m. Friday & Saturday: 9 - 5 p.m. Suzanne G. Long Local History Room Hours: Tues., Thurs., and Fri. 1 - 5 p.m. Wed., 1 - 9 p.m. Sat., 9 - 5 p.m. Contact Us Directly Reference: ext. 333 & 334 infodesk@hammond.lib.in.us Circulation: ext. 340 & 341 Youth Services: ext. 336 Administrative Services: ext. 324 Web Site: www.hammond.lib.in.us Bookends is published monthly by Hammond Public Library René Greenleaf, Executive Director Linda Swisher, Public Information Coordinator Scott Kingery, Graphics Board of Trustees: Carol Odom, President Allan Zlatarich, Vice President Paul Taylor, Secretary Caryn Janiga, Treasurer Albertine Dent Anne Herbert Louis Karubas

The Hammond Public Library brings you several blasts from the past this month! Join us for these free programs:

October is Family History Month, so HPL presents three programs to folks interested in tracing their family tree.

Mon., Oct. 10 at 6:30 p.m.:

Clues in YOUR House fea-tures Linda Swisher on what to look for in closets, base-ments, attics, and drawers. Our new local history librari-an, Amanda Aguilera, offers basic tips on caring for items. Wed., Oct. 12 at 6:30 p.m.:

Clues in OUR House will

showcase our Suzanne G. Long Local History Room. Amanda will explain what you can find in this room to help in your research. Meet Aman-da and get a tour of the room.

Thurs., Oct. 13 at 6:30 p.m.: In Clues Online, Linda will show you how to get started using Ancestry Library Edi-tion and FamilySearch. This session is held in the Comput-er Lab; space is limited. Premier Vocalists of World

War II presented by Dr. John Ban is Wed., Oct. 19 at 1:30 p.m. Dr. Ban contin-ues his series on the entertainers of

World War II. features singers who defined the music of America’s “Greatest Genera-tion”: Bing Crosby, Judy Gar-land, Jane Froman, Vera Lynn, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, the Mills Brothers, and others. Those Were the Days Radio Players - South Chapter returns to HPL Wed., Oct. 26 at 7 p.m., in time for Hallow-een thrills. Using original scripts and producing their own sound effects, TWTD returns you to a time before TV and the Internet, when radio of-fered nightly entertainment.

HPL is closed Mon., Sept. 1 (Labor Day)

Hammond Public Library Foundation appreciates recent donations from: Councilwoman Janet Venecz Urban Enterprise Association Memorials to David Bell were received by the Friends of the Library from: William J. Rogers Edgewater Beach Apartments Book Club Sheila O’Brien/Network for Good Mary Ann Kenar & Barbara Schilling

Friends Week: The 11th annual National Friends of Libraries Week is Oct. 16-22. The national coordina-tor is the organization Unit-

ed for Libraries: Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foun-dations. Thanks to the Friends for all they do to support HPL!

Historical Society: Hammond Historical Society’s 18th annual Suzanne G. Long Memorial Oak Hill Cemetery Tour is Sun., Oct. 2 from 1 to 4 p.m., with the last tour starting at 3:15 p.m. The cemetery is at 165th and Hohman Avenue. Entrance and parking are one block north along Ken-wood Street. Donation is $5 at the gate.

The Historical Society and Friends of the Library will conduct a joint meeting Sat., Nov. 5 at 10 a.m. at the library. HHS president, Richard Barnes, will discuss railroads in Northwest Indiana. The event is open to the public.

Food Drive: At the end of October HPL will once again accept nonperishable food items for Greater Hammond Com-munity Services’ Thanksgiving Food Bas-kets. Please bring nonperishable food items to the Circulation Desk. Food should not be expired; cans must be free of rust or dents, and have original labels. Boxes should not be torn or crushed.

Future programs: Alice Nebelsiek’s two-part Garden Fairy Dollhouse Workshop is back on Nov. 2 and Nov. 9. RSVP with Mary Schons at Ext. 327; space is lim-ited to 10 participants. Alice will also do a Garden Fairy Dollhouse Furniture Workshop in December. Mark your calendar for Wed., Nov. 16 when the Calumet Jazz Ensemble will perform at 7 p.m. Youth and adults are invited to cele- brate the Bicentennial as Abraham Lin-coln (Ken Woods) visits Thurs., Dec. 8 at 6:30 p.m.

The Last Word

Hammond Public Library News for October 2016

HPL continues its Hispanic Heritage Month programs on Thursday, October 13. At 4 p.m., teens in grades 7 through 12 will learn how to make papel picado, a tradi-tional banner. All supplies are provided. At 6 p.m. that day, Youth Services invites families to hear stories about the Hispanic culture, and make a craft to take home.

Teens, thinking of college? Teens and parents are en-couraged to attend a College Prep Workshop on Monday, October 3 at 6 p.m. We’ll discuss how to search for schools, the admission pro-cess, and the basics of apply-ing for financial aid. Details on this important workshop is with teen librarian, Aysha Haq, at ext. 351.

Hispanic Heritage, college prep programs offered

The library is closed Tuesday, October 11 for a staff inservice day.

The library is closed Tuesday, October 11, for an all-day staff inservice.

October @ your library Friends Board Tues., Oct. 18 at 1 p.m. Friends members are welcome to attend.

Friends Half-Price Book Sale Sat., Oct. 8 (Friends members only) Sat., Oct. 29 from 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Library Foundation Tues., Oct. 4 at 10 a.m.

HPL Board of Trustees Meeting Tues., Oct. 25 at 5:30 p.m.

Exhibits, Displays

Adult Book display: Vegetarian Month Display: Candles by Tarsha Bryant Gallery: Works by Arturo Miramontes

Adult Programs ACME Pawn Pushers chess club Mon., Oct. 3, 17, 24 & 31: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (No meeting on Mon., Oct. 10)

Saturday, October 8 from 1-4 p.m. Regular meetings are free and open to all skill levels.

Discussion: Novel Conversations Monday, October 3 at 6:30 p.m. Discuss Aunty Lee’s Chilled Revenge by Ovidia Yu. Copies are available for checkout one month before discussion.

Stitching in the Stacks Tues., Oct. 4, 18 & 25 at 3:30 p.m. Bring your crochet or knitting, or work on something new. Hooks, knitting nee-dles & yarn provided during class.

Welcome to the World of Music Wed., Oct. 5, 12, 19 & 26 at 6:30 p.m. Florian Bolsega teaches mind training and music theory. Bring pencil and paper.

Fridays at the Movies Friday, October 7 at 1 p.m. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG-13). In English with Spanish subtitles.

Discover Your Family History Attend one, two, or all three programs. Clues in YOUR House: What to look for in closets, basements, attics, etc., and basic hints on preserving these items. Mon., Oct. 10 at 6:30 p.m., Community Rm

Clues in OUR House: How HPL’s Local

History Room can help in research, and how you can help us add to our collection Wed., Oct. 12 at 6:30 p.m. Local History Rm

Clues Online: Using Ancestry Library Edition and FamilySearch: The basics of using these and other useful sites. Thurs., Oct. 13 at 6:30 p.m., Computer Lab *Space is limited

Discussion: Beyond Our Borders Mon., October 17 at 1 p.m. Aysha Haq leads a discussion of books by multicultural authors. Copies may be checked out one month before discus-sion. October’s book is The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka.

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On the Shelves, by Mary Schons Old-Time Radio — It’s Back!

We are so pleased to welcome the South Chapter of Those Were the Days Radio Players back to the Library! They will do a special Halloween themed program on Wednesday, October 26th at 7 p.m. in our library’s Community Room.

You may remember when they were here last year to perform a mixture of wacky comedy (Magnificent Montegue - BooBoo/FooFoo) and spine-tingling suspense (Call Me at Half Past). Those Were the Days’ live performances come complete with home-made sound effects, the way you remembered it when you were a kid. And if old-time radio was a bit before your time, come and enjoy what entertainment was like in the days before TV and the Internet.

Let imagination be your guide, and we promise you will be in for a spooky Halloween treat! In the meantime, enjoy some of our library’s offerings about either Halloween or the glory days of old-time radio.

Available in the Local History Room: Chicago Tribune Picture Book of Radio, 1928: With Reprints of Several Radio Articles by Quin Ryan which appeared in Liberty; captions by Frank Dahm. R 384.54025 CHICAGO 1928

Sound Recordings in our A-V Department: The Complete Lord of the Rings Trilogy & The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien SR – Dis TOLK CLR V53 Sherlock Holmes: A Baker Street Dozen SR – Dis DOYL SH V16

E Resources: No tricks, all treats—the Hammond Public Library has added a whole bunch of downloadable goodies this year! Click on E Resources from our homepage to check out the latest in books, audio and streaming video. Ebooks include: Cake Decorating with the Kids: Halloween; Cake Pops Halloween; Halloween Treats: Simply

Spooky Recipes for Ghoulish Sweet Treats; and Pillsbury Halloween Fun. Downloadable Audio via Overdrive includes: Burns & Allen; The Day of the Triffids (BBC Sci-Fi Radio Drama);

NPR Funniest Driveway Moments; and The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas Streaming Video via Overdrive includes: The Dog Who Saved Halloween; Eloise ’s Rawther Unusual Halloween; Ghost

Squad

Indie Flix Movies: The library now subscribes to IndieFlix so now you can stream free movies from your phone or tablet, all for free with your library card—and no late fees! Type Halloween into the search box to get started watch-ing Halloween-themed movies for both children and adults.

Adult Programs, continued

Books Into Movies Tuesday, October 18 at 2 p.m. Brianna Bone leads this discussion of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith. Film scenes are shown. Copies of the book are available one month before the discussion.

Premier Vocalists of World War II Wednesday, October 19 at 1:30 p.m. From World War II emerged singers who defined the music of America’s “Greatest Generation.” Dr. John Ban discusses Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Jane Froman, Vera Lynn, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, et al.

CDL Class Thursday, October 20 at 4 p.m. Would you like to get your commercial driver’s license? Representatives from Driveco and Schneider Trucking will be at the library to answer your questions.

HPL Garden Club Thursday, October 20 at 6:30 p.m. Master Gardener Donnee Smith will dis-cuss “Feeding Birds in the Winter.”

Coloring for Adults Monday, October 24 at 6:30 p.m. Relax and color! Supplies and snacks pro-vided courtesy of Friends of the Library.

Those Were the Days Radio Players Wednesday, October 26 at 7 p.m. Those Were the Days Radio Players, an old-time radio production team, per-forms a spooky radio program for a good pre-Halloween scare. Thanks to the Friends of the Library for funding.

Digital Download Open House Thurs., Oct. 27 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Bring your mobile device; we’ll help you get started using eBooks, downloadable magazines, and our newest downloadable offerings such as OnePlay gaming.

Computer Classes (teens & adults)

Free 1-hour classes are in the Computer Lab on the 1st Floor. Space is limited; classes are first-come, first served. Details are with Bri-anna Bone, (219) 931-5100, Ext. 331.

Mouse Basics Learn about the mouse, common computer terms, menus and forms, copy and paste. Tues., Oct. 4 from 2-3 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 20 from 2-3 p.m.

Internet Basics An introduction to the internet, how to browse or go directly to a website. Thurs., Oct 27 from 2-3 p.m.

Email Basics Review the layout of web-based email, in-cluding reading, organizing, sending email. Thurs., Oct. 6 from 2-3 p.m. Tues., Oct. 25 from 2-3 p.m.

Word Basics Learn beginning word processing tech-niques, how to navigate the program, choose settings, make changes, insert a simple graphic, more. Thurs., Oct 13 from 2-3 p.m.

Teen Programs (grades 7-12)

Questions? Call 931-5100 ext. 351. “Like” the Library on Facebook! HPL has also has a Tumblr for teens! http://hammondpublic libraryteens.tumblr.com/ Teen Scene hours: Monday – Thursday: 3—9 p.m. Friday: 3—5 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m.—5 p.m.

Display: Celebrate Pizza & Cookie Month

College Prep Workshop (Computer Lab) Monday, October 3 at 6 p.m. Are you a teen planning to go to college? Come to our College Prep workshop! We’ll discuss how to search for schools, the admissions process, and the basics of applying for financial aid. Open to parents and teens.

Teen Book Discussion Thursday, October 6 at 4 p.m. What book are you reading right now? Discuss what you’re reading with other teens! Prizes for those who attend.

Teen DIY Mexican Papel Picado Thursday, October 13 at 4 p.m. Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and learn to make a traditional festive deco-ration. Snacks and supplies provided.

Youth Programs

Babies & Books (Ages infancy - 18 mos.) Thursday, October 6 at 10 a.m. Thursday, October 20 at 10 a.m.

Tiny Tots (Ages 18 months to 2 years) Thursday, October 6 at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 20 at 10:30 a.m.

2’s and 3’s (Ages 2 and 3) Thursday, October 6 at 11 a.m. Thursday, October 20 at 11 a.m. (continued)

Join us for a story about police officers, fire fighters, and paramedics!

Sensory Storytime (Ages infants to 13 years) Saturday, October 8 at 10:30 a.m. This storytime is for children on the spectrum or for children who have sen-sory challenges. We’ll combine books, songs, and movement to stimulate all senses. Limited to the first 10 children and their caregiver.

Little Listeners (Ages 3 to 5) Tuesday, October 4 at 1 p.m. Tuesday, October 18 at 1 p.m. Join us for stories about police officers, fire fighters, and paramedics!

After School Movie (Ages 6 to 13) Wednesday, October 5 at 4 p.m. The Good Dinosaur. Can humans be friends with dinosaurs? Find out as you watch Arlo and Spot on their adventure.

Lego Club (Ages 6 to 13) Monday, October 10 at 4 p.m. Have fun with your imagination and build with the library’s Legos!

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! (Ages 6 to 13 and families) Thursday, October 13 at 6 p.m. Join us to hear stories about Hispanic cul-ture. We will make a craft to take home!

Music Monday (Ages infancy-13 years) Monday, October 17 at 1:30 p.m. Listen to and sing songs, play instru-ments, and dance your wiggles away!

Fall Break Movie (Ages 6 to 13) Friday, October 21 at 1 p.m. Friday, October 28 at 1 p.m.

Watch Angry Birds and find out how the green piggies got to the island.

Just for Tweens (Ages 10 to 13) Wednesday, October 26 at 4 p.m. Let’s honor National Bullying Prevention Month by talking about R.J. Palacio’s book, Wonder, and other similar books.

Kids Night at the Library (Ages 6 to 13 and families) Thursday, October 27 at 6 p.m. Join us for stories, campfire songs, and s’mores! Kids are encouraged to bring flashlights. Please note: lights will be dimmed for this program.