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What's new at your library? August EventsSqueeze in some time for reading and our library programs this August! We know you are busy gearing up for school to start, but we've still got a lot planned for the whole family! Check out our newly remodeled Waverly branch. And don't forget about our book clubs. We are hoping to start a book club at the Main Branch, so if you are interested take our survey! The Monrovia book club will be reading and discussing To Kill a Mockingbird while the Morgantown book club will read The Help.Click here to view all the library events in August, or call the library at 342-3451 for more information. Adobe Reader (available here) is required to view the Events page. Top  Summer Reading Program for Kids
Kids, ages 12 and under can make a splash this summer at the library by reading and participating in all kinds of fun programs! There will be a visit from the Bubble Truck, plus story times, crafts, and puppet shows. Kids can sign a reading contract and upon its completion receive prizes and an entry ticket. Participants can earn additional entry tickets by checking out books and attending programs. There will be a final drawing from all the entry tickets for the Grand Prize-- a Nintendo Wii gaming system. There will also be a $25 gift card winner at each branch. Top  Summer Reading Program Just for Teens
Teens (grades 6-12) can Make Waves with awesome programs like Make Your Own Watercolors, a game called Dodge Sponge, a Jaws movie marathon and many other water-inspired activities. Teens can win prizes for every 2 books they read, and will be entered into an end-of -summer raffle upon completing their Frequent Reader Card for a chance to win a Flip video camera and many other prizes! The whole summer will be capped-off with end-of-summer Luaus at our Monrovia & Main branches where the prizes will be awarded. Top  Adult Summer Reading BINGO
August 1st is the final day to play! Adults are encouraged to Water their Minds by reading and picking up a BINGO card at any of our library branches. Once a BINGO is completed, a book light or pewter pin will be awarded. The grand prize this year is a $100 gift card, and 5 other lucky winners will receive themed goodie bags. Join us for a fun way to expand your reading horizons! Top New Book Club at Main BranchDo you like to read and talk about books? We need your help! We are hoping to form an adult book discussion group at our Main branch in the coming months. Please take the following survey so that we can tailor this book club to suit you!Click here to take survey Top  Free Health Screenings at the Library
Second Thursday of each month, from 10:00 a.m. until Noon Health care staff from The Waters will be at the Main Branch of the Morgan County Public Library on the second Thursday of each month to provide free blood sugar and blood pressure screenings. Cholesterol screenings are also available for only $5 which covers the cost of the test strips. These tests will be performed on a first-come, first-serve basis with no appointments necessary. Top Waverly Construction Update! The Waverly branch is now open with more space, lots more computers and two quiet study rooms. The hours are: Monday through Thursday: 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. We will have a grand re-dedication ceremony on August 14th. Click here to see some construction photos. Photos updated as of 6/16/10. Top  Meet Morgan on FacebookMorgan, the Library Bunny now has her own page on Facebook. Be her friend and she'll keep you up to date on her hectic life as the official library bunny as well as all the fun events going on in the children's department. Click here to be her friend, or visit Facebook and search for Morgan Librarybunny. New! If you're not a member of Facebook,or if you just can't get enough of Morgan, you can also check out The Bunny Blog for fun events and Morgan's in depth thoughts. Top  Join our Knit and Crochet Group
Each Monday at 6:30 p.m. Do you love to knit or crochet? Join our group at the Main branch and share ideas, patterns, and projects with fellow needleworkers. The group will meet each Monday, so bring whatever you are working on and join in the fun! Also, we have a Cro-Knit Club that meets at our Brooklyn branch every Thursday at 6 p.m. If you would like to learn to knit, visit the Knitting Help Website. If you are interested in starting a project that can help others, visit the Project Linus Website. Top Test Preparation, Scholarship and Career Database Important Announcement! The Testing and Education Resource Center is now part of INSPIRE: Indiana's Virtual Library which is a free resource available to any Indiana resident. Go to inspire.in.gov, then click on the Testing & Education link on the lower left-hand side of the page. You may need to register with INSPIRE the first time you use it. 
The Testing & Education database gives you access to practice tests including the GED, civil service and military entrance exams; licensing tests for law enforcement, real estate, the postal service, and many other fields; plus college and graduate school admissions exams. There's also a great resume building tool. You can search for scholarships, research colleges, vocational and technical schools, graduate programs and specialty career programs. There are downloadable e-books to help you prepare for college, tips and tools for financial aid and ways to search for college best deals based on your financial situation. Top Two New Online Resources - All you need is your library card!  ChiltonLibrary.com
represents the most authoritative automotive repair information available to car owners. There are thousands of year, make and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of specialty models. ChiltonLibrary.com gives you the confidence to service or repair virtually any system on your vehicle. Click here to get started.  Health and Wellness Resource Center
Provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, numerous reference volumes, over 700 health videos from partner Healthology, Inc., hundreds of pamphlets and health-related articles from 2,200 general interest publications in addition to a broad collection of Gale reference titles. Material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only and not meant to take the place of a physician. The Health and Wellness Resource Center is made possible by a grant from the Kendrick Foundation. Click here to get started. Top Legal Forms Available Online! The Morgan County Public Library now subscribes to Thomson Gale LegalForms, the most extensive legal forms database available to library patrons. Thousands of legal forms are available with more forms being added daily. Official, State Specific, Federal, Business, Personal, Real Estate and General forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues such as name change, divorce, bankruptcy, power of attorney, wills and real estate. The forms are downloadable to your computer in either Adobe PDF format or Microsoft Word format that you can edit directly from your computer. Many are available in both formats. The best part? All you need to get started is your library card. Top Library Photos View photos of the Bubble Truck, Irish Dancers, Steel Drums and even more library programs!
Top  Morgan's Readers Book SaleThe Library Annex, 77 E. Washington (corner of Washington & Jefferson, next to the Veteran's Memorial). Sales will be the first Wednesday of the month from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Show your support for the library and get some great bargains, too! Fiction & non-fiction, hardbacks & paperbacks, adult & children, movies & audios, too! There's something for everyone. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Top Online Book Clubs Join the Library’s Online Book Clubs and start receiving chapters from popular books in your daily email. Everyday, Monday through Friday, we’ll send you a portion of book that takes only five minutes to read.During the week, you’ll have a chance to read 2 or 3 chapters, enough to know if it’s a book you want to finish. You can read a wide variety of books including fiction, nonfiction, romance, business, teen and mystery books. The Online Book Clubs are a free service of the library. You don’t even need a library card. Just give us your email address and five minutes a day, and we’ll give you the exciting world of reading. Click here and sign up today! Top
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