December 2022-January 2023 |
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Upcoming Events
See what's happening this month.
Click on the Events Calendar to see a detailed listing of programs and events happening at SCPL.
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Library Pickup Lockers Offer 24/7 Service
Library patrons who are unable to get to the library during regular business hours can now choose to have their reserved materials placed in a library pickup locker for convenient self-service pickup. Lockers are located at the Rockport-Main Library at the Third Street entrance. Call 812-649-4866 for more information.
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Discover this month’s most exciting new books in the current issue of BookPage, provided courtesy of Spencer County Public Library.
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SCPL will be offering a variety of programming this Fall/Winter. There's something for everyone! |
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Each month SCPL will feature a new puzzle challenge. For this month's challenge, download or pick up a December or January sheet at any branch. Return your sheet by email or drop it off at any SCPL location. Each person who solves the puzzle correctly will be entered into a drawing for a $10 local gift card.
Download your December puzzle here
Download your January puzzle here. .
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Memorial and Honor Donations |
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Selections From the New Shelf |
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1000 Books Before Kindergarten |
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Do you have a baby, toddler or preschooler? If so, join SCPL's 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program to help your child be ready for kindergarten. This program promotes reading to newborns, infants, and toddlers and encourages parent and child bonding through reading. The goal of the program is to establish strong early literacy skills that will allow children to gain the confidence to become strong readers. Contact our Children's Department or Click here for more information.
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January 6th at 1:00 PM at Rockport in the small Meeting Room
Discussing About Your Father and Other Celebrities I Have Known by Peggy Rowe
Since the day they said, “I do,” Peggy’s previous “doting” lifestyle met with her husband John’s minimalist ways and became the backdrop for years of adventure and a quirky sense of humor because of their differences. From thoughts of wearing headlamps in the house to save energy, to squeezing out the last drop of toothpaste with a workbench vise, Peggy learned to pick her battles and celebrate the hilarity in each situation.
Once their boys were born, woodstove mishaps and garbage dumping tales were the seed for Mike’s obsession with doing dirty jobs and the comical presence he is known for today.
As Mike rose to fame, Peggy was his biggest fan—who gave motherly advice and constructive criticism, of course. She baked cookies for Mike to take to Joan Rivers for a Christmas party hostess gift, and even wrote fan letters under faux names and mailed them from different cities to Mike’s producer.
By the time Mike hits it big, Peggy and John retire to face more adventures, with a lightning strike in their condo, an elderly friend who ate marijuana leaves, and entering into celebrity status by making Viva paper towel and Lee jeans commercials, plus so much more.
Peggy’s stories relive the details that intrigue and entertain old and new fans alike. So if you want a bigger, even funnier take on the Rowe family, About Your Father and Other Celebrities I Have Known delivers.
-Excerpt from Amazon.
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December 14th at 12:30 PM at The Rustic, Rockport, IN
Discussing a Holiday Book of each member's choice while enjoying lunch at the Rustic, Rockport, IN.
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January 11th at 3:30 PM at Hatfiled Branch
Discussing Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away by Ben Utecht
Ben Utecht has accumulated a vast treasure of memories: tossing a football in the yard with his father, meeting his wife, with whom he’d build a loving partnership and bring four beautiful daughters into the world, writing and performing music, catching touchdown passes from quarterback Peyton Manning, and playing a Super Bowl Championship watched by ninety-three million people.
But the game he has built his living on, the game he fell in love with as a child, is taking its toll in a devastating way. After at least five major concussions—and an untold number of micro-concussions—Ben suffered multiple mild traumatic brain injuries that have erased important memories. Knowing that his wife and daughters could someday be beyond his reach and desperate for them to understand how much he loves them, he recorded his memories for them to hold on to after his essential self is gone.
Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away chronicles his remarkable journey from his early days throwing a football back and forth with his father to speaking about the long-term effects of concussions before Congress, and how his faith keeps him strong and grounded as he looks toward an uncertain future. Ben recounts the experiences that have shaped his life and imparts the lessons he’s learned along the way. Emotionally powerful, inspiring, and uplifting, Ben’s story will captivate and encourage you to make the most of every day and treasure all of your memories.
-Excerpt from Amazon
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December 12th at 12:30 PM at The Rustic, Rockport, IN
Discussing a Holiday Book of each member's choice while enjoying lunch at the Rustic, Rockport, IN.
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January 9th at 1:30 PM at Richland Branch
Discussing Wishin' and Hopin' by Wally Lamb
Wally Lamb, the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hour I First Believed, I Know This Much Is True, and She’s Come Undone, delivers a holiday treat with Wishin’ and Hopin’—an unforgettable novella that captures the warmth and joy of the holiday season. Poignant and hilarious, in a vein similar to Jean Shepherd’s A Christmas Story and David Sedaris’s The Santaland Diaries, Lamb’s Christmas tale focuses on a feisty parochial school fifth grader named Felix Funicello—a distant cousin of the iconic Annette!
-Excerpt from Amazon.
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Baby it's cold outside! ! Are you looking for the perfect dish for those chilly nights? Then join SCPL's Virtual Recipe Swap page on Facebook. Click here to request to join. This group allows members to share tips, tricks, and recipes with each other. Join today!
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