Delphi Public

The community is invited

to help salute our troops by participating in the “Hero Tree” program. Provide a name and photo of a soldier, sailor, airman, marine, coast guard, veteran or fallen service member to be placed on an ornament to be hung on the tree which will be displayed on the main floor through the end of November.

Rain Forests Explorers with five special animal ambassadors from the Columbian Park Zoo will be presented Oct. 22 at 1 p.m. Several critters will come to visit. Seating is limited to 35 and preregistration is required to attend.

Fiber Arts Circle will meet Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m. Any fiber crafter (knitting, crocheting, quilting, etc) are invited to come and share an evening of fun. Bring a project to work on and a treat to share.

Story Time will be Oct. 28 with a few Halloween treats, stories, games and songs. Children should come in costume and bring a treat to share with others. Children will trick-or-treat through the library for a safe and fun Halloween activity.

The Cinema Night has been rescheduled from Oct. 15 to Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. featuring the “The Soloist.” Robert Downey Jr. plays journalist Steve Lopez who discovers Nathaniel Anthony Ayers, played by Jamie Foxx, a former classical music prodigy playing his violin on the streets of L.A. As Lopez endeavors to help the homeless man find his way, a unique friendship forms. Refreshments and discussion will follow the film.

For information, call (765) 564-2929.

Flora-Monroe Twp.

Indiana Statehood Day is on Dec. 11, celebrating Indiana’s 193rd birthday. The Indiana State House Tour Office is sponsoring an essay competition to commemorate the event. The contest is open to any Indiana student in fourth grade (public, private or home school).

The essay topic should convey what living in the state of Indiana means to the student. First place winner of the contest will be invited to read his or her essay at the Statehood Day ceremony. Competition rules are available at the main desk; the essays must be submitted by Nov. 2.

Grace Woodruff is offering art classes during the school year for public, private or home school students grades 1-12. Art with Grace will meet here at the library on Monday afternoons, once a month per grade level.

To register or for more information on the classes, contact Grace Woodruff by email, tonywoodruff@gmail.com, or by phone, 765-480-4557. There is a small fee for each class.

The next storytime theme is “pumpkins.” Can Charlie Brown find the great pumpkin? Preschool storytime is Tuesday mornings at 10 a.m.

Call the library’s Dial-a- Story phone line, 967-3814, for a great short story. Currently playing is “The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse.”

On Friday the story changes to James Whitcomb Riley’s “Little Orphant Annie.” Originally published in 1885 under the title “The Elf Child,” it was inspired by a girl named Mary Alice “Allie” Smith who lived and worked in the Riley household during the poet’s childhood years in Greenfield, Ind.

Riley later changed the poem’s title to “Little Orphant Allie,” but, because of a typeset error, it was printed under its current title. Riley decided to keep the misprint because of the poem’s growing popularity.

The title would later become the inspiration for the names of Little Orphan Annie and the Raggedy Ann doll (created by fellow Indiana native Johnny Gruelle).