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Hammond Public Library Education News

November 2011 - Vol. 5, Issue 11
Contact Us

Main Library
564 State Street
Hammond, Indiana 46320
219-931-5100

 

  • Youth Services: Ext. 336
  • Teen Librarian: Ext. 351

BRANCHES WILL CLOSE STARTING

NOV. 1:

 

E.B. Hayward Branch
1212 172nd St.
Hammond, IN 46324
219-844-2668

Howard Branch
7047 Grand Ave.
Hammond, IN 46323
219-844-1622

 

www.hammond.lib.in.us

 

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Dear ,

  

With deep regret, the Hammond Public Library Board of Trustees approved closing both its E. B. Hayward and Howard branches as of November 1, 2011.

 

You and your students will continue to be served by Main Library, 564 State St., and you'll see familiar faces: Allison Boswinkle, the new Head of Youth Services (replacing Melody Scott Alvarez, who has relocated); Sally Opolski and Maryann Jackson, who served youth at the branches; as well as teen librarian, Aysha Haq.

 

For library tours or programs, please contact either Youth Services at (219) 931-5100, Ext. 336, or the Teen Librarian at (219) 931-5100, Ext. 351.

 

We'll have information soon about the Winter Reading program.

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HOLIDAY HOURS
HPL is closed Thurs., Nov. 24 and Fri., Nov. 25, for the Thanksgiving holiday.

 


HAMMOND READS: Hammond Reads' 11th annual Essay Contest will take place from Nov. 28, 2011 to Jan. 27, 2012. The theme is, "If you could change the ending of a book, which book would it be, and how would you change it?" Please e-mail to receive a PDF of the essay contest flyer with complete rules. 

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BOOKS TO BRIDGE THE REGION:  
 
Books to Bridge the Region (B2BR), the "one book" program covering seven Northwest Indiana counties, plans two special programs around this year's theme, "Learning From the Past - Empowering Our Future." Attend one of the free performances of "Life in a Jar," the story of Irena Sendler, whose actions helped save 2,500 Jewish children during the Holocaust. 
  • Tuesday, November 29 at 6 p.m. at Purdue University Calumet, 2200 169th St., Hammond (Alumni Hall, 3rd floor of the Student Union and Library Building)
    - OR -
  • Wednesday, November 30 at 6 p.m. at Ivy Tech Community College, 3100 Ivy Tech Drive, Valparaiso (Auditorium)

Information on Books to Bridge the Region is online at www.books2bridge.org
 

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HPL's Computer Lab will serve as a testing facility for Northwest Indiana students of the Achieve Virtual Education Academy, Indiana's first online virtual high school.   Information on the academy is at www.wayne.k12.in.us/virtualacademy/index.htm

 

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NEWS YOU CAN USE: 

 

AVANCE PARENT-CHILD EDUCATION PROGRAM
Deadline: Dec. 15, 2011
http://www.avance.org/   

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AVANCE, Inc. , a national nonprofit organization that provides parent and early childhood education programs along with other family support services, is accepting proposals from qualified nonprofit organizations serving low- income Hispanic families to expand the AVANCE Parent-Child Education Program. With a $12.6 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, AVANCE created the Unlocking America's Potential Project to expand PCEP across the country. As part of the project, AVANCE will re-grant funds over a 3-year period to 12 qualified organizations who are serving low-income Hispanic families to adopt the PCEP model. Applicants must be nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations with the capacity to serve a minimum of 25 families. See link for details.

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SCHOLASTIC ART AND WRITING AWARDS
http://www.artandwriting.org/registration

 

The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers has launched its call for entries for the 2012 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Creative teens in grades 7-12 are invited to submit work in 28 categories of art and writing, including film and animation, video game design, sculpture, photography, fashion design, poetry, journalism, humor, dramatic script, and science fiction.  Student submissions are judged on the regional level by the alliance's affiliates, with the top winning works then presented to national panels of creative leaders to determine which will receive the highest honors. To be eligible, students must be in grades 7-12 in a public, private, parochial, home-school, or out of school program in the U.S. or Canada, or in an American school abroad. See the link for details and local deadlines.

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YOUTH GARDEN GRANTS
Deadline: November 28, 2011
http://www.kidsgardening.org/grants/2012-youth-garden-grants-1
 

With support from the Home Depot Garden Club, the National Gardening Association will award Youth Garden Grants to schools and community organizations in the US working to conduct child-centered garden programs. Schools, youth groups, community centers, camps, clubs, treatment facilities, and inter-generational groups in the U.S. are eligible to apply. Applicants must plan to garden with at least 15 children between the ages of 3 and 18. Previous Youth Garden Grant winners may reapply, but must wait one year (e.g., groups that won in 2011 may apply again in 2013) and have significantly expanded their garden programs. Priority will be  given to programs that emphasize educational focus or curricular/ program integration, nutrition or plant-to-food connections, environmental awareness/ education, entrepreneurship, and social aspects of gardening such as leadership development, team building, community support, and service-learning. See the link for details. 

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NATIONAL CIVICS CONTEST FOR STUDENTS

Deadline: Nov. 30, 2011
http://www.icivics.org/Impact-Challenge-2011

 

Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and the Verizon Foundation announced the launch of a new national contest for middle schools designed to help renew the teaching of civic engagement. Civic Impact Challenge involves using iCivics (an online education project that O'Connor spearheaded) to teach students civics, encourage them to learn about their rights and responsibilities as citizens, and learn and understand the workings of the U.S. government. The Challenge contest is open to classrooms (grades 5-12) across the country. Classes participating in the contest can earn "impact points" by playing any of 14 civics games that are part of the iCivics curriculum. The class that earns the most impact points between Oct. 3 and Nov. 30, 2011, will win a VGo telepresence robot and receive a virtual visit from O'Connor.  After the contest, students can donate their earned impact points to benefit a variety of community projects run by other youth, connecting their classroom civic education to real-world civic participation. For information, visit the iCivics Web site.

 


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