110 South Jefferson Street
Martinsville, IN 46151
765-342-3451
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Main Library 110 South Jefferson Street Martinsville, IN 46151 765-342-3451 |
  
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What's new at your library? January EventsGet your 2012 started off right here at the library! From story times and craft groups to discussions of Walden--we've got something for everyone. Check out our new monthly programming for Tweens (ages 9-12) called inbeTWEEN Wednesdays. The first meeting is January 18th at 3:30 p.m. at the Main branch.Do you like to read and talk about books? Join one of our book clubs! The Main branch book club will meet Monday, January 23rd to discuss Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows. The Monrovia branch book club will meet Tuesday, January 24th for their discussion of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. The Morgantown branch book club will meet Monday, January 23rd and discuss books written by Linda Fairstein. Click here to view all the library events in January, or call the library at 342-3451 for more information. Top  Walden: A winter reading of Henry D. ThoreauTuesday Evenings in January beginning 1/3 6:30-8:30 p.m. Join Tom Potter, President of the International Thoreau Society for an exploration of the deeper layers of meaning found in Thoreau's Walden. Published in 1854, this classic work contains both glimpses of Thoreau's culture as well as insights into our world of the 21st century. Tom has been president of the Thoreau Society since 2006. He was born in Indianapolis, but spent part of his childhood in Massachusetts. Tom has been an avid photographer since the 1970s, and now works almost exclusively with large-format black and white film. His creative work has been exhibited in a variety of galleries, and includes the murals on permanent display in Holliday Park in Indianapolis. Tom teaches Thoreau workshops and leads photographic, natural history, and birding tours throughout North and Central America. He is currently working on writing a biography of Edwin Way Teale. Tom lives with his wife Sallie and their two Labrador retrievers in the woods of Morgan County, Indiana. Copies of Walden will available at the first session. Please register by visiting our event calendar. Top  New Year, New Schedule in Children's DepartmentSome of your favorite children's library programs have a new day and time, beginning January 10th! Baby Time (ages 0-12 months) will be held each Tuesday at 10:30 a.m.;Toddler Time (ages 12 months- 2 years) will be held Fridays at 10:30 a.m. and Story Time (ages 3-5 years) will be offered each Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Check our online calendar of events for even more programs! Top  Now Available - Download free eBooks and Audiobooks!
The Morgan County Public Library is now part of the eIndiana Digital Consortium which allows you to download eBooks and Audiobooks to your computer, or transfer to your iPod, MP3 player, eReader or other portable device 24/7! You will need to have an updated Evergreen library card and a PIN to get started. Amazon Kindle IS NOW compatible. New! Click here for a video tutorial of this new service. Click here for a step-by-step guide to get you started. Click here to see a list of compatible eReaders and audio devices. Top Online Meeting Room ReservationsAre you interested in using a library meeting room? Now you can request the day, time, and room online using our new meeting room reservation system. Meeting rooms must be used for community-based, not-for-profit groups only.Click here to request a meeting room. Click here for step-by-step instructions. Click here for our meeting room policy. Top Obituary FinderThe library is proud to announce that the Morgan County obituary index is now online! Click here to begin your search. If the death occurred before 2011, the listing indicates the date the obituary was printed in the local newspaper, which we have on microfilm.Questions? Contact the Reference Librarian. Top  Online Learning with Vincennes University
The Morgan County Public Library in Martinsville is now a partner with Vincennes University's Learning Unlimited program. The Learning Unlimited program will focus on providing college credit and job-ready training programs centered at public libraries. Through Learning Unlimited, students have access to over 400 courses and more than 27 degrees. Vincennes University will connect enrollees to these opportunities by supplying each with netbooks - lightweight, mobile, wireless, but powerful and inexpensive personal computers to support online education and training programs. The Library will play a crucial role as a source for wireless internet access and face-to-face support services for students enrolled in the program. For more information, please contact Daria Stafford, Learning Unlimited Coordinator, at (317) 225-6316 or visit the Learning Unlimited website. 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  Friends of the Library Book SaleThe Library Annex, 77 E. Washington (corner of Washington & Jefferson, next to the Veteran's Memorial). THERE WILL BE NO MORE SALES UNTIL 2012. Check our event calendar for upcoming dates. 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 Library Photos View photos of the Bubble Truck, Irish Dancers, Steel Drums and even more library programs!
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