Library Celebrates Iron Horse FestivalOn Saturday, October 5 the Library joins the fun in downtown Poplar Bluff from10 am to 2 pm as we all celebrate the 4th Annual Iron Horse Festival. Outdoorevents include creating chalk art on the sidewalks, free popcorn and balloons, anda rainbow bubble fountain. Come dressed as your favorite character from a bookfor our costume contest in the Sensory Garden from 1 pm to 2 pm. Inside, don’tforget to see the exhibit of old-time images of “The Way We Worked.” Rememberto get your Festival Passport stamped here!

New Bench in Sensory Garden

The dedication of a new bench overlooking the Library Sensory Garden takes placeon October 11, at 3 pm. The bench is in memory of the late Shelby-Ruth Rainwater(Rayni) Worley. The loving and giving nature of Miss Worley, only 15 years old ather passing in November 2012, is an inspiration to us all. The Poplar Bluff Munici-pal Library is only one among many charities, organizations, and foundations to behonored by generous donations made in her name. The celebration of her life be-gins at 3 pm and continues with “The Five O’Clock Shadows” jazz trio playing se-lections at 5 pm.

New Book Club

The new Sunday Afternoon Book Clubmeets Sunday, October 20 at 2 pm. Thenovel Orphan Train, by Christina BakerKline, is the selection for its first meet-ing. The club will meet every month on adesignated Sunday. Next time-Nov 10th

Tech Talk 2.0 Is Back on Oct 17

Tech Talk Thursday 2.0 is new, and re-turns on October 17 with a new focus!Tech Talk 2.0 is an “answer desk” –byappointment. Sign up anytime at ourMain Desk for your Thursday appoint-ment. The new format debuts on Octo-ber 17, lasting from 4 pm to 7 pm. A ten-minute lecture is included on an aspectof new technology. The lecture is givenat 4 pm, recapped at 5 pm and 6 pm.Join us at Tech Talk Thursday 2.0 onOctober 17 and October 24!

On October 31, Tech Talk 2.0 will not bein session.

Story Time Tuesday

Oct 1 ─ autumn leaves, Oct 8 ─ hunt thehibernating bear, Oct 15 ─ spider sto-ries, Oct 22 ─ pumpkin patch stories,Oct 29─ costume party with treats!

Fall Reading for Children

Starts With Sign-up on October 1

Sign up at the Library, or online atwww.poplarbluff.org

Join us for a chance to win ticketsto see these plays performed at

Three Rivers College

The Velveteen Rabbit — 11/17/13

The Lion, the Witch, and theWardrobe—01/19/14

The Tortoise and the Hare—02/09/14

Theater Thursdays’ Movies

Every Thursday at 4:30 pm

Oct 3—Megamind

Oct 10—Hotel Transylvania

Oct 17—ParaNorman

Oct 24—Monster High Ghouls Rule

Oct 31 —Frankenweenie

Into a good book

Volume 12, Edition 4 Events at the Poplar Bluff Municipal Library October—December 2013

Off the Shelf

Dates and Times of Library Events

1—Story Time Tuesday –10:30 am

Fall Reading Sign Up starts today!

2—Basic Computer Class—10 am-11:30 am

3—Theater Thursday—4:30 pm

5—Iron Horse Festival @ Library 10 am-2 pm

6—The Library is Open—1-5 pm

7—Library Board of Trustees meeting—4 pm

Friends of the Library meeting—6 pm

8—Story Time Tuesday —10:30 am

10—Theater Thursday—4:30 pm

11—Dedication of Memorial Bench—3 pm

13—The Library is Open—1 pm-5 pm

15—Story Time Tuesday —10:30 am

16—The Library is Open—1-5 pm

17—Theater Thursday—4:30 pm

Tech Talk 2.0 —new ! 4 pm-7 pm

20—Sunday Afternoon Book Club —2 pm

The Library is Open—1 pm-5 pm

22—Story Time Tuesday —10:30 am

24—Theater Thursday—4:30 pm

Tech Talk 2.0 from 4 pm– 7 pm

27—The Library is Open—1 pm-5 pm

29—Story Time Tuesday —10:30 am

Story Time costume party fun!

31—Theater Thursday—4:30 pm

Tech Talk 2.0 cancelled tonight

28—WEB movie It’s the Great Pumpkin,

Charlie Brown starts at 1:00 pm

Oct 13—19 is Teen Read Week! Seek the Unknown@ Your Library

Sponsored by Friends of the Library

Dates and Times of

Library Events in November

3—The Library is Open—1 pm-5 pm

4—Library Board of Trustees—4pm

Friends of the Library—6 pm

5—Story Time Tuesday –10:30 am

6—Basic Computer Class—10 am to 11:30 am

7—Theater Thursday—4:30 pm

Tech Talk 2.0 from 4 pm-7 pm

8—Children’s Fall Reading Ends Today

Last Day to turn in your reading log, inperson or online!

10—Sunday Afternoon Book Club—2 pm

The Library is Open—1-5 pm

11—The Library is Closed

for Veteran’s Day

12—Story Time Tuesday —10:30 am

14—Theater Thursday—4:30 pm

Tech Talk 2.0 from 4 pm-7 pm

17—The Library is Open —1 pm-5 pm

19—Story Time Tuesday —10:30 am

21—Theater Thursday—4:30 pm

Tech Talk 2.0 from 4 pm-7 pm

24—The Library is Open—1 pm-5 pm

26—Story Time Tuesday –10:30 am

28—The Library is Closed

for Thanksgiving Day

29—The Library is Open—10 am to 5 pm

30—The Library is Open—10 am to 5 pm

16—International Game Day—1 pm-3 pm

Use the Wii, board games,

and computer games in

the Library Theater

Join us for a chance to win ticketsto plays being presented at theTinnin Fine Arts Center at ThreeRivers College! There are lots ofways to enter Children’s FallReading!

Sign up in person at PoplarBluff Municipal Library oronline at www.poplarbluff.org

Read award-winning books

Stop in, follow the clues, andfind fantastic facts with InfoSleuthing and Pursuing Page

For every 4 hours you read,turn in a Reading Log, in per-son or online

Children’s Fall Reading begins onOctober 1 and ends November 8.Be sure to turn in your reading logsbefore November 8, either in per-son or online.

Theater Thursday’s Movies

Join us for popcorn and a movieon Thursdays at 4:30 pm.

Nov 7—Sofia the First : Once Upona Princess

Nov 14—Ant Bully

Nov 21—Hunger Games

Nov 28—The Library is Closed forThanksgiving Day

Theater Thursday is sponsored by1st Community Bank

Story Time Tuesday

Nov 5—dancing the turkey dance,Nov 12—exploring the family tree,Nov 19—the importance of sharing,Nov 21—silly thanksgiving stories.

Into a good book

November 2013

50th Anniversary of JFK Assassination

The Library is displaying local memorabilia of that fateful day and we inviteyou to share your memories on our facebook page. This solemn anniversary isalso marked with several new titles added to the collections:

The Sunday Afternoon Book Club meets Sunday, November 10 at 2 pm.The novel Book Thief by Markus Zusak is the selection. The club meets everymonth on a designated Sunday. Next time-Dec 8th

November 22, 1963 : reflections on the life,assassination, and legacy of John Fitzger-ald Kennedy, compiled by Dean R. Owen

To move the world : JFK’s quest for peace,by Jeffrey Sachs

Who really killed Kennedy? : 50 years lat-er, stunning new revelations about the JFKassassination, by Jerome R. Corsi

JFK’s last hundred days : the transfor-mation of a man and the emergence of agreat president, by Thurston Clarke

John Fitzgerald Kennedy : a life in pictures,by Yann-Brice Dherbier and Pierre-HenriVerlhac

These few precious days : the final year ofJack with Jackie, by Christopher Andersen

Children’s Fall Readingand Story Time Tuesdaysare sponsored by theFriends of the Poplar BluffPublic Library.

Basic ComputerClasses

WHEN— At 10 am to 11:30 am, thefirst Wednesday of every month

October 2 November 6December 4

RESERVE SEATING- Please callthe library at 573.686.8639 to reg-ister for basic computer class in theLibrary Conference Room

The Library offers basic computerclasses the first Wednesday of everymonth at 10 a.m. All classes areintroductory in nature, featurehands-on experience and offer ma-terials that you can take away fromthe session. All classes are free andopen to the public. Call the libraryat 573.686.8639 to register for anyupcoming computer class.

December

2013

Book

Club

News

The Sunday Afternoon Book Clubmeets this month on Sunday, December 8at 2 pm. The selection for this month isyours to make! Let “Holiday Short Sto-ries” be your theme when you come toshare your favorites. The club will meetevery month on a designated Sunday.

Local History Books On Sale

Did you enjoy attending our recentphotographic exhibit “The Way WeWorked” ?

The Library offers books of historicalphotos of Butler County and PoplarBluff to give as gifts or enjoy on yourown shelves. These books were au-thored by retired journalist and localhistorian John R. Stanard. All pro-ceeds from the sale of these copiesbenefits the Library.

The Library is offering the set of bothvolumes for $60.00.

Butler County : a pictorial historyVolume I [each 30.00]

Butler County : a pictorial historyVolume II [each 35.00]

Story Time Tuesday

“Timeless Toys” are featured in storytime this month, with teddy bearsand more teddy bears! End the yearwith an old favorite, Dr. Seuss!

Join us for Story Time fun on everyTuesday in December except Christ-mas Eve. —Story Time is sponsoredby Friends of the Poplar Bluff PublicLibrary.

Theater Thursday’s Movies

Dec 5—The Penguins ofMadagascar

Dec 12—It’s a Very MuppetChristmas Movie

Dec 19—Disney’s Christmas Car-ol

Dec 26—Clone Wars

Sponsored by

Dates and Times of

Library Events in December

1—The Library is Open—1 pm-5 pm

2—Library Board of Trustees—4 pm

Friends of the Library—6 pm

3—Story Time Tuesday–10:30 am

5—Theater Thursday—4:30 pm

Tech Talk 2.0 from 4 pm-7 pm

8—Sunday Afternoon Book Club-2 pm

The Library is Open—1 pm-5 pm

10—Story Time Tuesday—10:30 am

12—Theater Thursday—4:30 pm

Tech Talk 2.0 from 4 pm-7 pm

15—The Library is Open— 1 pm-5 pm

17—Story Time Tuesday—10:30 am

19—Theater Thursday—4:30 pm

Tech Talk 2.0 from 4 pm-7 pm

24—The Library is Closed

for Christmas Eve

25—The Library is Closed

for Christmas Day

26—Theater Thursday—4:30 pm

Tech Talk 2.0 from 4 pm-7 pm

31—The Library closes at 5 pm

for New Year’s Eve

31—Story Time Tuesday—10:30 am

Dr. Seuss says it's a 'great day for up'!Celebrate with the last day of the yearwith a balloon story time!

Every copy of ButlerCounty : a pictorialhistory is pre-wrappedfor holiday giving.

Poplar Bluff Municipal Library

318 North Main Street

Poplar Bluff, MO 63901

Poplar Bluff Municipal Library, 318 North Main Street, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901

Phone (573) 686-8639 www.poplarbluff.org

Hours : Sunday-1 pm to 5 pm, Monday-Thursday 9 am to 7 pm, Friday & Saturday 10 am to 5 pm

The Library is Closed on Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day.

Closing early at 5 pm on New Year’s Eve.

October 13—19, 2013 is Teen Read Week! Explore the Unknown @ Your Library—explore and learnabout the unknown through mystery, adventure, sci-fi, and fantasy books. Teen Read Week™ is a national adoles-cent literacy initiative created by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). It began in 1998 and is heldannually during the third week of October. Its purpose is to encourage teens to be regular readers and library users.

About Our Usual Weekly and Monthly Events at the Library—The published schedule of events is subject tocancellations or changes due to unforeseen happenings. During inclement weather, please call us at 573.686.8639or check our website at www.poplarbluff.org for the very latest updates on events.

The Library is Open Sundays from 1 pm—5 pm during mid-September through mid-May.

The Sunday Afternoon Book Club meets every month on a designated Sunday at 2 pm.

The Library Board of Trustees meet the first Monday of every month at 4 pm.

The Friends of the Library meet the first Monday of every month at 6 pm.

Story Time Tuesday is held every Tuesday at 10:30 am.

Basic Computer Classes are held the first Wednesday of every month at 10 am.

Theater Thursday starts at 4:30 pm every Thursday.

Tech Talk 2.0 takes place from 4 pm to 7 pm, every Thursday.