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September Art Exhibits at Warren County Public Library
Myra Dwyer will exhibit her paintings in the Porter Café at the Main Library on 1225 State Street.
Myra Dwyer’s paintings vary from the whimsical childlike to the more serious portraits. She has been commissioned to paint many watercolors and oil paintings and has sold her artwork to private collectors. She has recently been accepted into an art gallery exhibit in Long Island, New York.
A panel from The Dream Rocket quilt project will continue to be on display throughout the month of September at the Bob Kirby Branch at 175 Iron Skillet Court. Students and teachers from all over to country participated in creating the world’s largest quilt with the theme: Dare to Dream. The project is sponsored by the U. S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The panel exhibited at the Kirby Branch was made by 1st grade students at the W R McNeill Elementary School.
These exhibits opens Wednesday, September 1 and run through September 30. For more information, email jaynep@warrenpl.org or call (270) 781-4882.
Joe Bonsall at Warren County Public Library
The library’s My Life is an Open Book speaker series continues with Joe Bonsall on Thursday, September 16 at 6:00 p.m.
Joe Bonsall is most commonly known as a thirty-year member of the American music group The Oak Ridge Boys. He is the energetic one on the end, singing the high harmonies and lead vocals on such songs as Elvira, I Guess It Never Hurts To Hurt Sometime, Love Song, as well as other Oaks’ standards such as Fall To Fly, My Son, and Dancin’ The Night Away.
Joe is also a successful author. His critically acclaimed Molly The Cat book series, an Oak Ridge Boys biography, An American Journey, and his moving tribute to his parents, GI Joe & Lillie, have established him as a talented and appreciated author. His latest book is titled From My Perspective.
This event is free, but tickets are required for admittance. Free tickets are available at the Main Library and the Bob Kirby Branch. Due to space limitations, this event will be held at the Christ Episcopal Church next door to the Main Library. For more information, call 781-4882 or visit www.warrenpl.org.
Dr. Thomas Barnes speaks at Warren County Public Library
Dr. Tom Barnes will be at the Main Library on Thursday, September 23 at
6:00 p.m. to discuss Gardening with Wildflowers.
Dr. Barnes is the Kentucky state Extension Wildlife Specialist and a full professor in the Department of Forestry at the University of Kentucky. He has been on the Department of Forestry faculty at the University of Kentucky for 20 years and is an internationally published, award-winning author and photographer.
Tom is the author and photographer of the number one regional best selling and Kentucky Literary Award nominated Kentucky’s Last Great Places. Other notable books written and photographed include the popular Gardening For The Birds and his latest, The Wildflowers and Ferns of Kentucky. Dr. Barnes most recent book is in the publication process and is tentatively titled Rare Wildflowers of Kentucky.
For more information, please call 781-4882.
PJ Tales for Kids
New WCPL
Evening Storytime for Families
Beginning in August, the Warren County Public Library will sponsor a new storytime program called PJ Tales. Twice a month, on Tuesdays, families are welcome to come to the Main Library to hear stories and rhymes, sing songs, enjoy a simple craft and participate in lots of other fun activities.
“Children of all ages in our community are invited to join us for a fun and exciting time at the library and to get excited about reading,” says outreach librarian Stephanie Wycihowski. “By adding this evening program at the Main Library, it will provide an opportunity for families who are unable to join us for our morning programs to make
PJ Tales part of their pre-bedtime routine.”
PJ Tales will be held on August 17 and 31, September 14 and 28, October 5 and 19, November 9 and 30, December 7 and 28 at 6:00 p.m. at the Main Library. Registration is not required, just come out and join us this new evening program.
For more information, call 781-4882 or email stephaniew@warrenpl.org.
My Life is an Open Book Speaker Series
kicks off with Chuck Barris
The library’s new series will feature speakers who have lived fascinating and interesting lives. The series begins with author Chuck Barris on Thursday, August 19
at 6:00 p.m. at the Main Library.
Barris will discuss his latest book, Della. This book is an affecting memoir of a life cut short. Della Barris, the only child of television icon Chuck Barris, died of an accidental drug overdose in 1998. She was thirty-six years old, addicted to cocaine and alcohol, and she was HIV-positive. Chuck candidly recounts his life with her in an attempt to understand his failings, to share his doubts, unanswered questions, tremendous heartache, and especially his tender memories of fatherhood.
Chuck Barris is a former television show creator and producer, whose credits include The Dating Game, The Newlywed Game, The Gong Show, and Treasure Hunt. He is the author of several books, including Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (adapted into a major motion picture) and the New York Times best-selling novel You and Me, Babe.
Tickets for this event are free and required for admittance. Tickets are available at all WCPL locations. For more information call 781-4882.
August Art Exhibits at Warren County Public Library
Bowling Green native, Granville Mitchell will exhibit his work in the Porter Cafe at the Main Library at 1225 State Street. Mitchell is a self-taught artist who works as a ticket agent at the Greyhound Bus Terminal. Mitchell discovered his love of painting in high school and prefers working in oil. His energetic work captures movement and the dynamics of life. You can view the art of Granville Mitchell beginning August 9.
A panel from The Dream Rocket quilt project will be on display at the Bob Kirby Branch at 175 Iron Skillet Court. Students and teachers from all over to country participated in creating the world’s largest quilt with the theme: Dare to Dream. The project is sponsored by the U. S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The panel exhibited at the Kirby Branch was made by 1st grade students at the W R McNeill Elementary School. This exhibit opens August 2.
For more information about this exhibit or exhibiting your art, contact Jayne Pelaski at jaynep@warrenpl.org or call 782-0252.
Best-selling author Beverly Lewis will speak at the WCPL
The Warren County Public Library is proud to sponsor best-selling author Beverly Lewis on Monday, September 27 at 6:00 p.m.
Beverly Lewis, raised in Pennsylvania Amish country, is a former schoolteacher, an accomplished musician, and an award-winning author of more than eighty books for adults and children, many of which have appeared on bestseller lists, including USA Today and The New York Times. Her novel The Brethren won a 2007 Christy Award for excellence in Christian fiction. Writing memorable stories set in Amish farmland brings Beverly continual joy and inspiration. Her own family heritage is Old Order Mennonite, but she has many dear friends among Amish communities in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana. Beverly lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
“We are delighted to have Beverly Lewis speak at our library,” says Director Lisa Rice. “Her books are very popular as well as inspiring.”
Free tickets are available at the Main Library and the Bob Kirby Branch. Due to space limitations, this event will be held in the Activity Room at the Christ Episcopal Church next door to the Main Library. For more information, call 781-4882 or email Jayne Pelaski at jaynep@warrenpl.org.
My Life is an Open Book Speaker Series begins in August
This new author series will feature speakers who have lived fascinating and interesting lives. The series begins in August and ends in November.
Chuck Barris will discuss his latest book, Della on Thursday, August 19 at 6:00 p.m. at the Main Library. Della is an affecting memoir of a life cut short. Della Barris, the only child of television icon Chuck Barris, died of an accidental drug overdose in 1998. She was thirty-six years old, addicted to cocaine and alcohol, and she was HIV-positive. Chuck candidly recounts his life with her in an attempt to understand his failings, to share his doubts, unanswered questions, tremendous heartache, and especially his tender memories of fatherhood.
Chuck Barris is a former television show creator and producer, whose credits include The Dating Game, The Newlywed Game, The Gong Show, and Treasure Hunt. He is the author of several books, including Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (adapted into a major motion picture) and the New York Times best-selling novel You and Me, Babe.
Joe Bonsall is most commonly known as a thirty-year member of the American music group The Oak Ridge Boys. He is the energetic one on the end, singing high harmonies and lead vocals.
Joe is also a successful author. His critically acclaimed Molly The Cat book series, an Oak Ridge Boys biography, An American Journey, and his moving tribute to his parents, GI Joe & Lillie, have established him as a talented and appreciated author. His most recent book is titled From My Perspective. He speaks on Thursday, September 16 at 6:00 p.m.
John Carter Cash has been in music in some form or fashion all his life. He is a singer-song writer and record producer. He is the Grandchild of Maybelle Carter and the only son to John R Cash and June Carter Cash.
John Carter’s greatest passion is working as a music producer. Having worked with his mother June Carter Cash on her CD, Press On, which won a Grammy in 1999, he went on to work under Rick Rubin as Associate Producer on his father Johnny Cash’s Grammy winning records American III: Solitary Man and American IV: The Man Comes Around, the latter receiving three CMA awards. He also produced his mother’s record Wildwood Flower, which won a Grammy for Best Traditional Folk album in 2003. His 2004 production Unbroken Circle: The Musical Heritage of the Carter Family, received three Grammy nominations.
He wrote his mother’s biography titled Anchored in Love. He also wrote his first children's book, Momma Loves Her Little Son.
John Carter Cash owns and operates the Cash Cabin Studio near Nashville, Tennessee.
He will speak on Thursday, October 21 at 6:00 p.m. at the Activity Room of the Christ Episcopal Church.
John Thorndike’s father, Joe Thorndike, was managing editor of Life at the height of its popularity immediately following World War II. He was the founder of American Heritage and Horizon magazines, the author of three books, and the editor of a dozen more. But at age 92, in the space of six months he stopped reading or writing or carrying on detailed conversations. He could no longer tell time or make a phone call. He was convinced that the governor of Massachusetts had come to visit and was in the refrigerator.
Five million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's, and like many of them, Joe Thorndike's one great desire was to remain in his own house. To honor his wish, John left his own home and moved into his father's upstairs bedroom on Cape Cod. For a year, in a house filled with file cabinets, photos, and letters, John explored his father's mind, his parents' divorce, and his mother's secrets. The Last of His Mind is the bittersweet account of a son's final year with his father, and a candid portrait of an implacable disease.
John Thorndike is the author of two novels, Anna Delaney's Child and The Potato Baron, and a previous memoir, Another Way Home. John will speak at the First Christian Church on Thursday, November 4 at 6:00 pm.
Tori Murden McClure is the president of Spalding University. Her firsts include being the first woman to row solo across the Atlantic and to ski overland to the South Pole. She has an AB from Smith College, where she currently serves on the board of trustees, a Master's in Divinity from Harvard University, a JD from the University of Louisville School of Law, and an MFA in Writing from Spalding University.
She has worked as a chaplain at Boston City Hospital and for Muhammad Ali at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Her latest book is A Pearl in the Storm: How I Found My Heart in the Middle of the Ocean. Tori will speak at the Main Library on Thursday, November 18 at 6:00 p.m.
For more information, call 270-781-4882. Free tickets are available at the Main Library and Bob Kirby Branch.
WCPL Awarded Grant for New Computers
Warren County Public Library has been awarded $19,600.00 for the purchase of 30 new computers, all running the latest Microsoft Operating System and Office Productivity Suites.
The grant has enabled the library to increase computer access for patrons. Computing resources are a crucial component in providing skills training to the unemployed and under-employed in the current challenging economic times. Twenty-two new desktop computers will allow WCPL to continue to provide computer users a high quality experience for job search, education, and recreational purposes, while eight new laptops will be used to fill growing demand for computer resources and to accommodate more patrons in computer training classes, typically related to preparing individuals for a job environment where computer skills are required.
Visit www.warrenpl.org for schedules and information on upcoming computer workshops and classes.
The new Global Road Warrior database is up and running at the Warren County Public Library. Global Road Warrior is an exceptional resource for students doing research on countries, or for people planning travel.
There is a wealth of information in the database, including medical, food, sports, economy, attire, tipping, and security, etc.
“We think World Trade Press' Global Road Warrior database will be a terrific resource for students of all ages, who are frequently looking for information about countries around the world and their climates, economies, and cultures,” says reference librarian, Holly Hedden. “Business and leisure travelers will also use it to find practical information about topics from weather and transportation to required vaccinations and how much to tip the taxi driver.”
This database is available to anyone using a library computer, and remotely to registered patrons via their library card number. For more information, call 781-4882 ext. 215.
New extended hours at Bob Kirby Branch
The Bob Kirby Branch of theWarren County Public Library will now be open longer hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Bob Kirby Branch is located at 175 Iron Skillet Court.
“Currently, we are open from noon until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursdays,” says Lisa Rice, Director of Warren County Public Library. “We are pleased that starting March 2, we will be open from 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Kirby location.”
For more information, call 270-782-0252.
Powerspeak Languages Database Now Available
A new world language-learning product, Powerspeak Languages, is now available at the Warren County Public Library.
The first four languages available are Spanish, French, German and Mandarin Chinese.
The courses use a variety of multi-sensory activities to take full advantage of the brain’s ability to acquire language. Designed specifically for use by the diverse audience of library users, the courses include a combination of scored online activities, exercises, lessons and games.
Course activities are bound together with an adventure story containing rich graphics, audio, video, music and an intuitive way to track progress. Learners are also challenged to practice speaking and writing in a variety of interactive modules designed to simulate real conversations with native speakers.
“We’re thrilled to have language-learning products available for our library,” says reference librarian Holly Hedden. “This will give our patrons the opportunity to learn a new language at their own pace.”
“This type of online language-learning program has been in demand among libraries for some time,” says Hedden. “We get many requests from users who are interested in improving language skills, learning a new language for business, school, travel or simply interested in learning a foreign language for the pure joy of it. We are delighted to bring this new program to the library, providing users the best and most engaging language-learning experience available.”
For more information, please contact call 270-781-4882.
Mother/Daughter book discussions at WCPL
The Warren County Public Library has started a new book discussion for mothers and their daughters – grades 3 - 6. Mothers or grandmothers and daughters are invited to check out the book at the library, read it together, then join the discussion on Tuesday, March 16 at 5:30 at the Main Library. The new selection is The Sisters Grimm Book #1: The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley.
“The library is so excited about offering this new and fun way to read and share books together by having a Mothers and Daughters Book Club and Discussion,” says Stephanie Wycihowski, Outreach Librarian. “We are offering two age groups. Currently one book club is for 3rd- 6th grade girls and their mothers or grandmothers, and the other that is just getting started is for K- 2nd grade girls and their mothers or grandmothers. This is a great opportunity to get involved in something fun and new by joining the discussion and meeting others girls of the same age that like to read too.”
The Girls Only Book Club @ Main, for girls in grades K - 2 and their moms or grandmothers, will also meet on Tuesday, March 16, at 6:30. The selection for this second club is Ramona and Her Mother by Beverly Cleary.
For more information, contact Stephanie at 781-4882 ext. 224 or email her at
stephaniew@warrenpl.org.
WCPL gives patrons the ability to download audiobooks, music on the go
Did you know that you can download audiobooks and music from your library’s website? The Warren County Public Library offers even greater access to their popular download service, through a mobile device-optimized website coupled with software for downloading and listening on the go.
The library’s digital catalog accessible anywhere/anytime, now offers a mobile website edition for easy browsing, searching, and checkout, on-the-go from your Smartphone, Blackberry®, or other web-enabled device. Windows Mobile (5 or newer) users can wirelessly download audiobooks, and music to their mobile device using OverDrive® Media Console for Windows Mobile. Android™ device owners can install a beta version of OverDrive Media Console to download OverDrive MP3 Audiobooks.
By visiting the WCPL website, you can check out and download books to enjoy on your computer, iPod®, or MP3 player. Some audio titles can also be burned to CD. Popular and classic downloadable books are offered in a variety of subjects, including mystery, romance, science fiction, business and careers, self-improvement, and more.
“We hope our patrons will enjoy this additional mode of access to the library’s digital audio collection,” says reference librarian Holly Hedden.
For more information, call 270-781-4882 or visit www.warrenpl.org.
Fireside Chat Book Club at the Bob Kirby Branch
If you enjoy reading and would like to be a part of a dynamic book discussion, please join us on the third Tuesday each month for the Fireside Chat Book Club. The club meets at 6:00 p.m. at the Bob Kirby Branch at 175 Iron Skillet Court.
“Our first selection for 2010 was Anchored in Love by John Carter Cash,” says group coordinator, Marilyn Mattingly. “John Carter Cash will be speaking at the library in 2010, so we decided to read his book prior to his visit,” says Mattingly. “In February, we plan on reading Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy by Carlos Eire.”
The next meeting will take place on Tuesday, February 16 at 6:00 p.m. Newcomers are always welcome. For more information, contact Marilyn Mattingly at 270-781-4882 or marilynm@warrenpl.org.
Great Books Discussion Groups starts January 5
Have you ever wondered what makes a book group great? Two vital components: great work of literature and great discussion. Great Books is for those who enjoy classic and contemporary literature along with lively discussion among the participants.
Great books uses the “shared inquiry” method in which the leader asks an open-ended question about the selection, then asks follow up questions to help participants develop ideas and engage in discussion. Variety is what keeps readers enthusiastic about Great Books. Short selections are chosen that are perfect for people leading busy lives.
“In 2008 the two Great Books clubs at Warren County Public Library chose as a title for discussion The Seven Deadly Sins which is a collection of short stories selected by the Great Books Foundation,” says Marilyn Mattingly, Group Discussion Leader. “The stories followed the theme of the seven deadly sins. The groups enjoyed discussing those stories so much that when Great Books published a sequel in 2009, Even Deadlier, the groups unanimously voted to use it for the 2010 discussions.”
Great Books meets at the Main Library at 1225 State Street on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. and the following Thursday at noon. If you are interested in joining in on the fun, please contact Marilyn Mattingly at marilynm@warrenpl.org or call 781-4882.
