Library News
Burlington

Art classes will begin at the Burlington Community Library on March 22 and continue through April 19. 'Basics of Drawing' art class will be held every Wednesday from 7-8:30 p.m. in the library's spacious back room. The course fee is $30, plus materials. Pre-register by stopping in or by calling the library at 765-566-3166 or teacher Brenda Daly Reid at 574967-3575.

Coming in June and running through the summer the library will host a children's reading program called "Passport to Adventure." The program is free and there will be crafts and snacks for the children. A sign-up sheet will be posted in the library for the reading program or call the library to get on the list.

The library's collection is always growing as books are continually being donated. Due to the generosity of many people the library has a nice selection for such a small library. Stop in and see what has been added to the shelves. Because he library also has so many duplicates and an excess of soft back books the library will have a book sale on April 8. Funds from the book sale will go towards new materials and the summer reading program.

The library has a nice back room that can be rented for small parties and family gatherings. Call the library for more details; if no answer leave a message and the call will be returned.

Walton

March is Women's History Month. The Walton & Tipton Township Public Library is offering a series of books on the topic. One of the best is "Women's Letters, America from The Revolutionary War to the Present." A good choice for those who like to learn about people is "A Chronology of Women's History" by Kristen Olsen that profiles 5,000 women who have made a difference. Another choice by a modern author and celebrity is "Founding Mothers" by Coke Roberts. Martha E. Kendall has written a selection entitled "Failure is Impossible: The History of the American Women's Rights Movement." These selections, along with others are currently on display at the library.

Craig Williams will present a program on March 16 at 7 p.m. on tree and shrub selection. A huge selection of new and current gardening books are on display at the library.

"Love Smart" and "The Ultimate Weight Solution Cookbook" are new Dr. Phil books at the library. These are available for three-week checkouts.

Several books in the popular teenage Cirque du Freak series by Darren Shan are now available for checkout.

Delphi Public

Evening Book Club meets March 15 at 7 p.m. to discuss "Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise" by Ruth Reichl. Reichl, a food critic for the New York Times, goes undercover as she visits restaurants, and her book is an account of her remarkable and often hilarious reflections on role playing and identity.

iFilm Series 2006 continues with "Art of the Short Film" on March 16 at 7 p.m. The film is a compilation of six original short films, three Academy Award nominees and one Sundance selection. Films included in this compilation are: "Mt. Hood," "Das Rad," "Inja," "Sangam," "The First Three Lives of Stuart Hornsley," and "Deathdealer: A Documentary." Refreshments will be served and discussion follows the film. The public is invited.

Friday Morning Book Club will meet on March 17 at 9 a.m. to review "My Sister's Keeper" by Jodi Picoult. The review, to be given by Sara Daly-Brosman, begins at 9 a.m. and will be held in the Gerber Globe-Valve Room.

The Quilting Circle will meet March 27 at 6:30 p.m. in the Gerber Globe-Valve Room. Anyone interested in quilting, knitting or crocheting is invited to come with a project in progress and enjoy fellowship and the wisdom of other handcrafters.

The Coffee Beat on April 22 will feature the music of Guitars for Lunch.

Flora-Monroe Twp. 'Change your world @ your library’

National Library Week, a time to celebrate the contributions of libraries, librarians and library workers to their schools, campuses and communities, is April 2-8, celebrating the theme "Change your world @ your library."

National Library Week is the perfect time to come in and see how we can help you change your world. Whether you're looking to make a small change in your life or a big change in the world, the Flora library has the books and magazines, databases and free Internet access that can help you achieve your goals.

As part of this annual event, the Flora library will be hosting the following programs and events:

An Evening with Christian Knoeller will be Thursday, April 6, at 7 p.m. Knoeller is an associate professor of English education at Purdue University. His poetry has appeared in many literary journals, including Cutbank, GW Review, Southern Poetry Review, Visions International, and West Branch, and he has been a finalist in the National Poetry Series.

His book Voicing Ourselves: Whose Words We Use When We Talk About Books was published by the State University of New York Press. His most recent work, Completing the Circle, Buttonwood Press, is winner of the Millennium Prize.

A special Library Week book sale will begin April 3 and continue through the week. Special preview days will be on March 31 and April 1. There will be no early sales. Proceeds from the book sale will go to the Friends of the Flora Library.

Change your world @ your library by volunteering for the library's new outreach service, Library Direct. Volunteers will help deliver library materials to homebound residents of our library district, including the elderly, handicapped, and those temporarily incapacitated by longterm illness or injury. Interested volunteers can sign-up at the main desk of the library.

Information on Library Week events is available at the main desk, or call the library at 9673912.