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Two Successes, What s the Connection? Library board vice president, Phyllis Sweeney, is Civitan's Citizen of the Year Award recipient. The Civitan Citizen of the Year award recognizes individuals who promote good citizenship through outstanding voluntary service to the community. Sweeney began serving on the Knox County Public Library Board in March, 2011. Appointed by the North and South Knox School Boards to fill the unexpired term of Beverly Stangle, Sweeney was appointed for a full term in December, 2015. The connection between the two: Phyllis Sweeney was Brain Spangle s first grade teacher. On November 6 th in the Eli Lilly Hall, Indiana Historical Society in Indianapolis, Brian Spangle received the prestigious Hubert Hawkins Award, which is made annually to a local historian for his or her distinguished career in local history. 2
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IT S A WRAP! Let us help you with your gift wrapping! As a gift to the community from the Knox County Public Library, bring up to two (2) gifts to the library for a free gift wrap! WHEN: Sunday, December 10 th 1:00 4:00 p.m. WHERE: Main Lobby of the library You must stay at the gift wrapping table with your gifts- No drop offs. Limit of two (2) gift wraps per person. Happiest Holidays from Your Friends at The Knox County Public Library CANVAS PAINTING with Megan Brown During two creative sessions of canvas painting, Megan Brown will guide participants in creating their own seasonal art. As soon as the sessions were advertised, they both filled immediately What a Success! Watch for more opportunities to Paint at the Knox County Public Library 4
New Program! Sponsored by The United Way of Knox County Registration begins in January, 2018. Children (Babies - 5 years of age.) Children Receive a Free Book for every 100 books read to the child. Funds from United Way grant are used to purchase the books for children. Why? Reading to children in this age group is vital. Reading to children at home increases reading readiness & vocabulary. Storytime will begin on January 9, 2018. Tuesday s Evening Stars meet at 7 pm and Wednesday s Morning Stars meet at 10 am in the Youth Department. Our year-round Mother Goose on the Loose meets on Tuesday mornings at 10:30 am. These programs are free and open to the public. For more details call 812-886-4380 and ask for Amy or Diana The Duke Energy Foundation donated funds for our circulating DEMCO Teacher Geek Kits. These kits are full of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) to learn via participation and are ready to go 5
Maryanne Meyer maintains an active performance calendar as orchestral harpist, chamber musician, and solo recitalist throughout five Mid-Atlantic states and in her hometown of Vincennes, Indiana. Maryanne performs regularly as a substitute harpist with The Philadelphia Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Delaware Symphony Orchestra, and Maryland Symphony Orchestra, and serves as Principal Harpist with Tri-Cities Opera in Binghamton, New York. An increasingly soughtafter guest soloist, she has recently performed concertos with the Annapolis Chamber Players and the Montgomery County Youth Orchestra. Maryanne Meyer Maryanne has developed a flourishing private teaching studio and is the resident Teaching Artist at the Girard Academic Music Program and Masterman college preparatory middle and high schools in Philadelphia through the Lyra Society. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree and Performer Diploma in harp performance from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, where she studied with Distinguished Professor of Music Susann McDonald. She completed her Master of Music studies at Temple University's Boyer College of Music and Dance with Elizabeth Hainen, Principal Harpist of The Philadelphia Orchestra. Home for theholidays Annual Holiday Harp Concert Thursday December 28, 2017 beginning at 2:00pm in the Fortnightly Club House 421 N 6th Street. 6
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December 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Staff 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 It s A Wrap 2 Gifts Wrapped Free Main Lobby 1:00pm--4:00pm 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Closed for Christmas 31 Library Closed Closed for Christmas Silly Safari Fortnightly 6:30pm Mother Goose on the Loose Library Board Meeting Meeting House Broad Room 4:30 Mother Goose on the Loose Christmas Party McGrady- Brockman House 6:30 Friends of the KCPL Meeting Sun Room 10:00am Harpist Maryanne Meyer Holiday Concert Fortnightly 2:00pm 29 30 Canvas Painting With Megan Brown Merry Mittens Main Library Sunroom 1:00pm Closed for Christmas Library Closed 8
January 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 Library Closed Mother Mother Goose on Goose the on the Loose Loose Every Tuesday Morning 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Mother Goose on the Loose Every Tuesday 14 15 16 Library Board Meeting Meeting House Board Room 4:30pm 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Mother Goose on the Loose Every Tuesday 9 Friends Book Sale Fortnightly 9:00-4:00 Mother Goose on the Loose Every Tuesday Friends of the KCPL Meeting Sun Room 10:00am 28 29 30 31 Beginning January 9th, Morning Stars and Evening Stars return. Evening Stars Returns every Tuesday at 7:00pm. Morning Stars returns every Wednesday at Canvas Painting With Megan Brown Snowman Fun Fortnightly 1:00pm "Living Well, Healthy Eating & Self Defense" 1pm Sunroom- Main Lobby
KNOX COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD PRESIDENT: YVETTE KIRCHOFF VICE-PRESIDENT: PHYLLIS SWEENEY SECRETARY: JANICE MOTT TREASURER: JIM BEERY MEMBER: KATHERINE GOLLMITZER MEMBER: REBECCA ROACH MEMBER: RAMA SOBHANI MAIN LIBRARY HOURS MON - WED: 8:30 A.M. - 9:00 P.M. THU - SAT: 8:30 A.M. - 5:30 P.M. SUN: 1:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. MCGRADY-BROCKMAN HOUSE HOURS MON: 12:00-4:00 P.M., 5:00-9:00 P.M. TUES - SAT: 8:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M., 1:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M., CLOSED SUNDAYS FRIENDS OF KCPL OFFICERS PRESIDENT: JUDY KRATZNER VICE-PRESIDENT: JILL WILLIAMS SECRETARY: MARY THEOLBALD TREASURER: PAT JOST MEMBERSHIP: GLORIA NIGHTINGALE KNOX COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD MEETINGS Third Tuesday of each month 4:30pm at the Meeting House Board Room FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY MEETINGS Third Thursday of each month 10:00am Main Library Sunroom FRIENDS NEWSLETTER EDITOR RANDY CRISMORE PEG DAWSON Sign up to have the newsletter delivered via email at rcrismore@kcpl.lib.in.us. 10