Library

Delphi

The Storytime theme this week is Barnyard Fun! Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers can gather to sing songs, play games, and hear stories of barnyard adventures.

Carroll County on the Same Page will feature "Life Can Be Tricky: Stories of Survival and Hope" Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. in the Gerber Room. Bob Sander, a renowned Indiana storyteller, will weave folk tales and personal family stories into this program.

Same Page book selection, "The Glass Castle," a memoir by Jeannette Walls, is available for checkout to any county adult. In her memoir, Walls's parents, Rex and Rosemary Walls, were unconventional, nonconformist parents. Their choices involved living like nomads, teaching their four children to embrace life fearlessly, and seeking excitement wherever possible. Walls writes of the complex, dysfunctional family but also of the deep affection she still feels.

Stop by any of the county's three public libraries - Delphi, Flora and Camden - to get your copy of "The Glass Castle" and help get all of Carroll County on the Same Page! Those attending Bob Sander's program can check out a copy.

Evening Book Club will meet Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. to discuss "Housekeeping" by Maryilynne Robinson. Faith Inspired Book Club will meet Sept. 27 at 9 a.m. to discuss Ted Dekker's book, "Blink." Morning Book Club will gather for breakfast and discussion on Sept. 28 at 9 a.m. to review "The Brief History of the Dead" by Kevin Brockmeier. Multiple copies of all three selections are available.

Call the library at (765) 564- 2929 for more information on these programs.

Camden-Jackson Twp.

The library will hold its annual book sale on Saturday, Sept. 8, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. during the Camden Fall Festival.

The "Carroll County On The Same Page" book, "The Glass Castle," is still being read and enjoyed by library patrons. Many programs are planned at the different libraries in connection with the Carroll County selection.

The library is very saddened by the passing of our good friend and co-worker, Jacquelyn Frye.

Flora-Monroe Township

Winter hours are in effect. The hours are Monday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Wednesday the library is closed.

September is National Library Sign-Up Month. If you live in Monroe Township there is no fee for a library card. Several unserved townships in our area have programs to help with the cost of their card including Democrat, Carrollton and Washington townships. For details of these programs contact your local township trustee or ask at the circulation desk. The library offers unserved students of Carroll Consolidated School Corporation student cards at a reduced rate. Come see what's new at the library. Register for your library card today!

New preparation classes for the GED test are underway here at the library on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 5 to 7 p.m. Attend a session to register. The free GED classes are offered through the White County Learning Lab. For more information or to register in advance contact the White County Learning Lab, 219-253-6100, email WCLL@nwhite.k12.in.us.

The next storytime theme is "Babies." Sleeping, crying, eating, smiling, crawling - babies are so much energy and so much fun! Preschool storytime is Tuesday mornings at 10 a.m.

Call Dial-a-Story 24 hours a day to hear stories. Currently playing is "The Old Woman and Her Pig." On Friday the new story will be "The Honest Lumberjack." Call Dial-a-Story, 967- 3814.