Bookstore Clearance Sale Mark your calendars! The 2013 Fall Bookstore Clearance Sale will be held September 20-23 in Room 1B/1C at Monroe County Public Library. Sale hours and prices are:

Friday, September 20, 9 a.m.–6 p.m., hardbacks–$1, paperbacks–50¢

Saturday, September 21, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., hardbacks–50¢, paperbacks–25¢

Sunday, September 22, 1–5 p.m., fill-a-bag –$2

Monday, September 23, 9 a.m.–2 p.m., Free!

Special “Early Bird” hours for Friends Members only will be 5:30–7:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 19, with Friday prices.

We have brought back $2 Bag Day on Sunday, so please spread the word! Everything remaining on Monday is FREE!

Come and buy some good books at great prices. Proceeds are used to support the Library.

If you are interested in helping to set up or work at the sale, please contact Sue Polsgrove at sue_polsgrove@yahoo.com.

The Bookstore welcomes donations of books, music, and movies in all formats, as well as artwork. Bring donations to any checkout desk, the drive up window, or the Ellettsville branch. To arrange pick-up for large donations, call the Bookstore at 812-349-3083.▪

Fall 2013

Board of Directors

Karen FranksPresidentJohn BaumertVice PresidentBarbara WilcoxSecretaryJack DeinleinTreasurer

Shirley FitzgibbonsMichael GalimoreSheila GerberPenny GillieStephanie HolmanBecky HrisomalosJudy NovitSue PolsgroveSharon PughLinda RippergerJudy ShettleroeAndrea SingerLois Sparks Nancy StockwellHelena Walsh

dine outdine out for the library

Playing is Problem SolvingSara Laughlin, MCPL DirectorAs the library evolves from its traditional role as keeper of books, in response to changing reading preferences, information-seeking behavior, and communication channels, we’re learning about how to stimulate innovation and creativity.Catching up on the latest thinking about innovation this summer, I came across the writing of Henry Jenkins, Provost’s Professor of Communication, Journalism, and Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California and formerly Director of the MIT Comparative Media Studies Program. Jenkins is the author and/or editor of 12 books on media and popular culture and has written for Technology Review, Computer Games, Salon, and The Huffington Post. He is the principal investigator for Project New Media Literacies. “Play is the capacity to experiment with one’s surroundings as a form of problem solving,” he wrote. That made me reflect on how we integrate play into our services. We’ve known for a long time that children learn through play. Our early literacy outreach programs are a good example. Community Outreach librarian Polly O’Shea chose the storytime theme “Colors,” with special emphasis on building narrative skills, for her June Head Start classroom visits. The felt board presentations of Dog’s Colorful Day by Emma Dodd and Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin were a hit with kids, who enjoyed helping her tell the stories. She also based a movement activity on the colors of the children’s clothing and read a chameleon book called A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni. Dancer and gymnast Jacqueline Cushman led preschoolers through movement activities designed to stimulate their brains and cognitive development in two programs attended by 65 children and caregivers.“Let’s Animate” programs, where children learned how to make digital animations using Animoto software, were filled at the Ellettsville Branch and Main Library.

The Dine Out for Friends program is a good way to support the library and its numerous programs so important to your community. With our Dine Outs you are able to visit restaurants new to you or dine at some of your favorite eateries. Either way, don’t forget that the only cost to you is the cost of your meal. The restaurant donates a percentage to the Friends of the Library in your honor for dining there for which we are always grateful. Your dining has raised $4,000 for the library! Your next opportunities to dine out for the library will be:

Tuesday, September 24, 7 a.m.–10 p.m. at Uptown Cafe

Wednesday, October 23, 11 a.m.–10 p.m. at Bucceto’s

Please spread the word. Check our website for details: mcpl.info/friends. Not on the Friends’ member email list? Drop us a line at fol@mcpl.info or follow us on twitter @MCPL_Friends to get the latest Friends and library news. ▪

In this Issue:

Power of Words ....p. 2Friends Members ..p. 3Coffee with Friends p. 3VITAL Endowment p. 42013 Campaign .........p. 5LAPS for Babies .....p. 5Bookstore..................p. 6Dine Out ................p. 6

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“Playing” was also a big part of our wildly popular, full-to-bursting summer “maker” programs for teens, presented with partners at Bloominglabs and the IU School of Fine Arts, which attracted new patrons and contributed to record-setting attendance. Teens flocked to programs that combined play and creativity, including making e-textiles, pizza box solar ovens, and found-object jewelry, and a “hackjam” where they borrowed the frame of the Herald Times newspaper and created their own front page stories. The fifth annual “12-hour Comic Book Day” attracted approximately 100 teens. They created comics, which were scanned and can be viewed on the library’s Flickr account. A special guest speaker who has worked as a colorist for Marvel, GI Joe, and Fables, showed the kids how he colors comics using Photoshop. In partnership with Ivy Tech, CATS worked with community producer Duane Busick to host a weeklong

video production camp with 16 teens, covering everything from acquisition to lighting to sound engineering to editing. The camp provided the teens with real-world experience while also giving them a fun, original adventure as “producers.” The final program, titled News at 10 will be viewable on the Library Channel after the post-production phase is completed.Adults and teens were

fascinated by the 3D printer and other digital technology in use by artists on the library-sponsored tour of the FabLab at the IU School of Fine Arts McCalla Studio. For fall, the library will offer more playful, problem-solving opportunities. During FIRST Lego League, local Girl Scouts and FIRST Lego League award-winners the Hoosier Girlz will demonstrate their awesome Lego-based robots that solve missions and real-life problems. In a Robotics Workshop with Ivy Tech’s School of Technology, teens will design, build, and program their own robots. Adults will learn how to design and develop a website and blog in “Introduction to Web Design.”The library is working on creating a digital creativity space, scheduled to open by fall 2014. This summer’s success gives me confidence that our community will embrace our ongoing efforts to incorporate playful, creative problem solving using technology into our programs. ▪

Bookstore HoursTuesdays, 11 a.m.–7 p.m.Thursdays, 11 a.m.–7 p.m.Saturdays, 11 a.m.–5 p.m.

Located on the First Floorof the Main Libraryat the back of Movies and Music

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21st Century BenefactorsBub’s Burgers and Ice CreamSteven and Karen FranksDr. Frank and Becky HrisomalosKaren Hrisomalos and Gary GettelfingerTim and Sara LaughlinElisabeth P. MyersThe Stardance BandLee Ehman and Barbara Wilcox

BenefactorsJames AckermanEva and Matthew AllenScott and Paula AndersonClaire ArbogastMarian ArmstrongMark and Mary Clare BaumanJohn and Jean BoquistBert and Johnnie BrantleyStephen G. BrantleyAlexander and Virginia BuchwaldSusan BucoveJean W. CampaigneKyle and Dana CattaniCFC PropertiesGary and Karen CrumDelta Theta TauRuth C. Engs-FranzBryan and Jessika HaneM. Phil and Margaret HathawayJim and Ann HeathPat HodgeFrank and Lydia HoffmanJoan P. HongenDr. Nick and Joni HrisomalosEugene and Elaina KintgenPaul Kuznets and Gretchen KromerPhyllis S. LittleJohn MasonTerri Bleuel and Charles McCallaAnn R. McIntoshValerie MerriamBreon and Lynda MitchellEric and Linda MjolsnesToni MosemanJames G. and Fran NealMitchell and Judy NovitW. Joann Wong and Michael O’ConnellRichard and Jill OlshavskyTom PetersonPatricia and Anthony PizzoPhil and Eva RamboJames B. Rickert, M.D.Eugene and Norma RousseauJohn and Mary RuckerNancy and Jerry RuffDavid and Marlon RustSarah RyterbandRichard and Carole SandersJanice G. Skinner

Ellen M. SnyderPaul Vincent SpadeGary and Anne SteigerwaldRob Stone and Karen Green StoneSusan ThrasherJames and Carol TouloukianJean Umiker-SebeokBetsy S. WalshWilliam and Mary Wiatt

PatronEdwin and Amy CheekLisa and Jack DeinleinHarriet and Bill FiermanRita GrunwaldKay MuellerWerner and Jane OttenRon PenningtonSharon L. Pugh

SupportingDeborah Robinson, Virginia and Eleanor BaudeCynthia BaxterRobert BayerJames M. BeckerJoseph M. and Marjorie L. BelthMary A. BentMarsha R. BradfordDoris BrinemanRichard and Diana CarrJim CraigMarc deMeyenburgMimi and Marc DollingerAndrew R. DurkinSusan El-ShamyBarbara FuquaMary E. GaitherJohn and Marilyn HarderMartha HarsanyiTom and Carla HedgesLuAnne and Bill HolladayJohn M. and Helen L. HollingsworthPatrick InglefieldPaul Robins and Idie KesnerLeah KetchamSusan KleinGretchen KnappKate KrollBarry and Denise LessowJeanne and Jim MadisonLee and Maria McKinleySherry Holliday and Eric MitterLinda Hunt and Tim MorrisonPatrick and Glenda MurrayKathryn NealDavid NordTom and Claire NisongerCinda and Joe O’ConnorHarold and Denise OgrenMargaret and J. Patrick Page

Bill and Phyllis PerkinsTom Zeta and Laura PinheySue and Lew PolsgroveLinda R. RethmeyerDarlene J. SadlierLouise SchlesingerSteve SeitzingerCarol ShapiroBob and Judy ShettleroeErdine M. SimicByron and Patsy SmithRebecca StanzeJanet C. StavropoulosEllen and Gene SternGuan C. and Ruth H. TehCliff and Joan TravisJoseph D. TrueJohn VintCarolyn Lipson-Walker and George WalkerPaul J. WattsDave and Gail WeaverGary and Mia WigginsCharlotte and Paul Zietlow

BusinessBobby’s Colorado SteakhouseBucceto’s Smiling Teeth Pizza & PastaCairril.com Design & MarketingEllettsville Dental CenterMichael’s Uptown CaféNadia’s BistroNoodles and CompanyOliver WinerySmokin’ Jack’s Rib Shack

Sustaining19th Century ClubChristopher AlfordAndrea AstillRobert and Penny AustinCheryl BaumgartGary and Joan BishopMichael Litwin and Mary BlizzardPatrick BrantlingerAnne BrightDan and Debbi ConkleChristina CourtrightCarol CurryCharles DeodeneDavid and Kathy DilcherFrank and Ruth DiSilvestroShirley FitzgibbonsJohn and Ella FoxCasey FredericksClaire GillenMichael and Patricia GleesonTeresa GlennSophia HausermanDonna HogleKathryn and Craig HoldenRuth Ann HolmanStephanie Holman

Jim and Rebecca HolmesKatherine HopkinsLisa Champelli & Christopher JacksonJack and Sylvia KingJohn and Julia LawsonKatherine LazerwitzThe Lemieux FamilyDon and Rita LichtenbergJohnny and Julie LindseyMax and Jane MarshPhyllis MartinLee and Marty MatthewsAnn and Ed McEndarferThe Merriman FamilyRuth MeserveRhonda MobleyJulie Van Voorhis & Andrei MolotiuStuart and Ellen MufsonJill Jolliff and Patty MullerJerry and Ginny MyersonDonna NewmanAnn and Brian O’NeillDennis OrganNina A. OstJohn W. OwensChristina Collins and Caesar PacificiNazareth Pantaloni, IIICharles and Pat ParmenterJim PershingBetty RiegerSharyn and Jim RileyMara-Lea RosenbargerGaye RumpleDr. and Mrs. J. Stephen SchechterStan and Sue ShapiroRoger Beckman and Andrea SingerRuth SkernickCletis and Lois SparksSue StancuRobert and Virginia StocktonBill and Helen SturbaumDiane and Terence ThayerTri Kappa, Ellettsville ChapterMarc J. TschidaJudy WalcoffHank and Elizabeth Rubin WalterBetsy and Jim WatsonCharlotte and Dave WillianDorothy D. WilsonBill and Victoria WitteJonathan and Mandy YatesPeggy Zonkle

The Board of Directors extends their heartfelt thanks to all of our current Friends of the Library members and donors who give so generously to support our mission to make

Monroe County Public Library a vital part of our community.

with Marci CrepsHerald Times Arts Editor

Saturday, December 7, 11 a.m.–NoonMeeting Room 1B, Main Library

Free and Open to the Public!

Bethany Terry, VITAL Coordinator

Asking for help takes courage. When you are an adult who struggles with reading, writing, or English speaking skills, it is hard to believe that there may be someone who can help. The Volunteers in Tutoring Adult Learners (VITAL) program offers an opportunity for adults in Monroe County to achieve their personal literacy goals. This important work is made possible with the support and dedication of our community and tutors like Ruthmarion “Jonnie” Becker. Jonnie spent many hours tutoring VITAL learners from 1978-1982. She wrote a letter to VITAL about her experience:

’In the beginning, lessons were so hard that I would not have come back if I had not liked you.’ These words were spoken by an adult learner to me, her tutor, in the VITAL program at Monroe County Public Library. The compliment was most appreciated; and it proved the importance of encouragement-patience-encouragement, which the VITAL workshops had stressed.

Just like the starfish thrower who gently returned starfish to the sea, we know it made a difference for that one.VITAL extends their heartfelt thanks to the James Becker family for their recent gift to the Friends of the Library in the sum of $10,000 to support the VITAL program. This gift has been invested in the Friends VITAL Endowment which will be designated the Ruthmarion Becker Endowment for VITAL. With the support of the Ruthmarion Becker Endowment, VITAL can continue to provide resources and support for adult learners in our community.Please consider offering your support to VITAL. Gifts of all sizes are welcome. Contributions to the Ruthmarion Becker Endowment can be made at mcpl.info/friends or by returning the attached Friends of the Library Membership form. Sponsors are also needed for the annual VITAL Quiz Bowl. You can sponsor a local team for $160 or recruit four team members and join in the fun! This popular community event raises awareness about literacy issues in our community and is a major fundraiser for the VITAL program. New tutors are always needed, learners are always welcome. To learn more about how you can be a part of the VITAL community, visit our website at mcpl.info/vital or stop by the VITAL office, located on the second floor of Monroe County Public Library.▪

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Individual/FamilyMr. and Mrs. Tim AdamsJean L. AndersonGuillaume and Dorothy AnsartPaul and Carol ArnoldKatie BannonJohn and Jean BaumertRuth BeasleyEmily BedwellMichael BeebowerTerri BellMariana and Julio BelmonteJean Schelm and Mark BlackwellNancy and Peter BoernerJo Anne BowenKaty and Eric BrownJim and Dana BurtonLinda BurtonMiriam M. CastañedaSue ChildressPam Wasmer and James ChiplisDan and Connie ClarkRon and Joanna CleesDavid and Valerie ComptonLoretta CondraMelva CooperTina CostinJohn and Sue CronkhiteRonald and Evelyn CroweKate CruikshankD’Arcy DanielsonEdgar and Elinor DeJeanLuann DillonZach DwielMartina Celerin and Jim DrummondKaren EasterdayJan and Greg EllisDavid L. FergusonRuth FishelMicheline FleurantJo Ann and Jon FrogueTom and Kitty GarlockSheila GerberLinda Joachim GluffJohn and Jane GoldsmithJoe GrantPaula GrieselJeff GrissomPreston GwinnDonald HalfordElizabeth HansonGloria Hasler and Lara HaslerJane W. HatchelCatharine HoffRuth HoudeshelBJ IrvineGordon and Kari Isaacson HartigMarshall JacobsArthurJayneDonald and Wendy JensenJenny KanderJanet E. KennedyKarisha KirkWesley A. and Mary W. KisselJeff and Lily KleinleinPeter and Debra KloostermanTora KnappBethany and Brandon KnightRosey KrakovitzNina KrauseIvan KreilkampPaul E. LaneRachel LawmasterE. Veronica LenardDiana Lambdin and Frank LesterGary LettelleirPeter and Carol LorenzenDoris LynchHelen MalinDavid and Roberta MankBarbara Marthaler

Antonia MatthewMargaret MeadorsMarcia MeyerP.E.A.C.E. MeyerEsther MinnickStephen C. and Sandra S. MoberlyLeslie ModesittAudrey MorganSue MorganJean NakhnikianJohn R. NeelLoretta NeidighDr. Anabel P. NewmanJenny Noble-KeucheraGloria NooneJanet PattersonJacqueline Fernette and David PeselRoger and Nancy PfingstonKathy PottsShirley PughKaty and Ken RatcliffTad DeLay and Linda RippergerMichael & Mary Jean RegoliWendy and Dick RubinDave and Jodie SackleySusan Alma SammisAnn and Gary SchepperMarian ShaabanAmina B. ShabaniDirk Fraser and Leah ShopkowJulia D. SlaymakerLary SmithRhonda SpencerCharles SpragueJohn and Loree SteinmetzNancy J. StockwellMary StrowRichard and Susan StrykerPaula W. SundermanJim and Doretta SwinsonShannon TibbsGeorge and Sylvia TurchynHelena WalshBobbie and Martin WeinbergRachel WheelerDavid WhiteLisa and Brent WilliamsCy and Nitsa WilliamsLarry J. WilsonThe Wiser FamilyHilda WoodforkDylan WyattGiovanni ZanovelloMarilyn J. Zimmerman

Gifts in MemoryMrs. Alper Kathie Lazerwitz

Harry Houdeshel Ruth Houdeshel

Donald Mills Benjamin Lopilato

Paul Plunkett Elaine Mills

Malaïka Shabani Amina B. Shabani

Donald L. Sullivan Anonymous The Bobay Family Pam and Dan Leffers Rhonda May Elizabeth and Michael Ramsey Susan Parrish and Tom Shafer Steve and Christine Swafford Paula and Barry Thomas Carolyn Walters

Gifts in TributeRuthmarion Becker Endowment for VITAL James M. Becker and children: Susan, James, Mark, and Sara Anne Steigerwald’s Birthday Karen FranksCATS Deborah Robinson, Virginia and Eleanor BaudeMCPL Children’s Department Sarah Alexander Puck’s Many Years at Library Puck Players Puppet TheaterTaylor, Matt, Dillon, Emma, John, Keaton, and Kenley Tom and Carla HedgesVITAL Program Susan Thrasher

A VITAL Contribution Makes a Difference

DonorsRobert BayerDats Cajun Creole CafeJohn and Victoria Byrne HuntingtonIvan KreilkampPhyllis MartinOne World EnterprisesT.I.S., Inc.The Woman’s ClubPeggy Zonkle

Donors: Hoosier Hills Genealogical GroupPeter IversenLeah KetchamSusan KnapczykDiamond MatherLaura PinheyPaul PurdomDorothy D. Wilson

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A Space for the BabiesMary Frazier, Children’s Librarian

Think about the youngest residents we serve and how they are impacted by our mission and values, including equitable access, inclusiveness, and lifelong learning. Lifelong learning begins at birth and it involves all you experience before going to school. Now imagine a gentle place with quiet colors, soft surfaces, stimulating materials, and the freedom to explore in comfort and safety. Imagine a quiet corner, where mothers can nurse their children and form essential bonds. This is our vision of how we can best serve very young children in the library.On any given day you might visit the Learn and Play Space (LAPS) at the Main Library and find preschool children building with blocks, buying dry goods at the store, creating meals in the kitchen, writing letters in the writing center, working puzzles, and sharing books with a caring adult. This bright, cheerful room is the physical

Campaign DonorsDerek BakkerJohn and Jean BaumertFrank and Ruth DiSilvestroDeborah Myerson and Patrick DoveDavid and Tyler FergusonSteven and Karen FranksSheila GerberScott and Penny GillieBonnie M. HamiltonStephanie HolmanRosey KrakovitzMitchell and Judy NovitJudy SchroederBob and Judy ShettleroeAndrea Singer and Roger BeckmanNancy J. StockwellJohn and Michelle WalshLee Ehman and Barbara Wilcox

Gifts in MemorySharon Friedman Jeanne and Jim MadisonMartha Johnson and Marcia Lemon Tim and Sara LaughlinViolet and Leo Cassman Cletis and Lois Sparks

Gifts in HonorMCCSC Librarians Nancy J. Stockwell

embodiment of the principles of Every Child Ready to Read, a research-based program that is the result of collaboration between the Public Library Association and the National Institutes of Health. The Learn and Play Space is a popular destination for children ages 0-6 and their caregivers. During the first half of 2013, there were 28,669 visitors in the LAPS. June saw a record attendance with 5,973 visits. Your generous gifts support this space where children gain early literacy skills that prepare them for reading success: talking, singing, reading, writing, and playing. This process begins at birth.We have set aside about a third of the Learn and Play Space for the use of infants and their parents. Babies have unique needs in this type of learning environment. They need a place to lie, sit, roll, crawl, and cruise without the danger of being trampled by larger children. They need low, soft climbing structures to stimulate sensorimotor integration while providing a safe place to cuddle and rest. They need toys that are developmentally appropriate and free of physical hazards. The demand for the Learn and Play Space is growing. Preschoolers are spilling into the baby area and parents have requested a defined area for toddlers, ages 12–24 months. We will create a Baby Learn and Play Space in the room adjacent to the existing LAPS to improve the experience for preschoolers, provide a space for toddlers, and ensure a safe, age-appropriate place for infants. Support from the Friends of the Library is essential to the development and continuation of this service. We appreciate your gift to the Campaign for Excellence to create the new Baby Learn and Play Space. ▪

Bob and Sue Talbot, honorary co-chairs for the 2013 Campaign for Excellence enjoy the library.

We welcome Bob and Sue Talbot as Honorary Co-Chairs of the 2013 Campaign for Excellence. From their perspective as parents, Monroe County educators, business owners, and devoted library patrons, they remind us of the many ways we each rely on Monroe County Public Library for information, entertainment, assistance, and inspiration.

Your gift to the 2013 Campaign for Excellence will help the Library reach new audiences with early literacy outreach programs; extend opportunities for children to read, learn, discover, and create; and help the Library keep pace with ever-expanding information and technology. Your generosity will enable the Library to:• Create a special place for babies as part

of the Library’s very popular Learn and Play Space, visited by more than 50,000 children and their caregivers every year

• Introduce digital creativity tools to children and families

• Help children retain reading skills over the summer with fun, literacy-based activities

• Invest in e-content to support school assignments and provide homework help for elementary students

Visit mcpl.info/friends/2013campaign to learn more. Donate online or use the form on the back of this newsletter. Be a part of the effort to raise $40,000 to help children gain the early literacy skills they need. Your gift will help ensure that the Library continues to be a magical place of discovery for all Monroe County families. ▪

Thank you!

Continuing in the successful traditions of past Power of Words events, the Friends of the Library, in partnership with Monroe County Public Library, bring the renowned, award-winning writer Nicole Mones to Bloomington on Saturday, November 16.

A writer with an unusual story herself, Nicole Mones was at the very crossroads of China’s new direction when, in the immediate wake of the Cultural Revolution, she established a textile business that drew her back and forth between China and the U.S for nearly two decades. Through the textile business she established in China, Ms. Mones became deeply involved in Chinese culture, language, and cuisine, leading her to a career as a prize-winning novelist.

Mones’s books are a treasure trove for a wide range of readers, featuring intimate knowledge of Chinese history, art, and food for the culturally inclined; intrigue for mystery lovers; and love themes for romance fans. Taken together, the novels are richly textured tapestries presenting narratives of the meeting of East and West.

Mones’s first novel, Lost in Translation, won the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for best work of fiction by an American woman, and the Pacific Northwest Bookseller’s Association Annual Book Award. Lost in Translation spans ancient and modern times through an exploration of Chinese archeology.

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A Cup of Light, Mones’s second novel, brings the glorious tradition of porcelain art into the lives of an assortment of modern players, each with a different perspective on the value of gifts from the past.

In her most recent novel, The Last Chinese Chef, Mones tells a story within a story to join the past to the present while sharing extensive knowledge based on her alternate career as a food writer. The Last Chinese Chef was the only American finalist for the prestigious international Kiriyama Prize in 2008 and a World Gourmand Award winner in the Chinese cookbook category. Her highly anticipated fourth novel will be set in China’s early 20th century jazz age.

We hope you will join us in welcoming Nicole Mones for this year’s Power of Words. The Power of Words events are an

opportunity to become involved in a visible community of readers and to experience an author in the context of the many cultural traditions found within Monroe County. Join us on November 16 as we continue to change our world—one author at a time!

To volunteer to help with the event or to find more information about Nicole Mones, her books, event updates, and features for

readers and book clubs, visit mcpl.info/PowerOfWords. ▪

Caught Between Tradition and Modern LifeAn Evening with Nicole Mones7 p.m., Saturday, November 16Buskirk-Chumley TheaterFREE tickets available at the Friends Bookstore or online. Includes coupons for discounts at downtown restaurants.

Meet Nicole MonesChampagne reception with live jazz and traditional calligraphyBegins after author talkSaturday, November 16Monroe County Public LibraryTickets for the reception are $50. Purchase in advance at the Friends Bookstore or online.Your premium ticket includes reserved seating for the author talk; admission to the gala reception; free reserved downtown parking for the evening; and discounts for downtown restaurants.

Culture and the Power of WordsFood, Traditions, and Lives in China: An Exploration Through the Novels of Nicole Mones7 p.m., Thursdays: November 7, 14, 21An Indiana University-Bloomington Lifelong Learning ClassPresented by Sue Tuohy, IU East Asian Languages and Cultures, and the Library’s own distinguished director, Sara Laughlin. The cost for the class is $65 and includes a premium ticket for the November 16 event, including the reception. (see above).This package is an excellent value and guarantees an illuminating and fun experience for all. Register at lifelonglearning.iub.edu or 855-9335.

Books Plus DiscussionThe Last Chinese Chef2 p.m., Sunday, November 3Monroe County Public Library

Chinese FusionCooking ClassInspired by The Last Chinese Chef 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, October 26Led by chef David Davenport and Dan Case. The class is $54. Register at bloomingtoncookingschool.com or 333-7100

Sheila Gerber and Sharon Pugh, POW Marketing Committee