Laura Jo's Book Nook
April brings showers...but also, Easter! This year we will celebrate Easter on April 5. And, celebrating at the library means reading....and books! Here are some of our favorite Easter books.
Betty Bunny Loves Easter
by Michael B. Kaplan
In this brand new book, Betty loves Easter so much that she knows when she grows up, she will be the Easter Bunny. Meanwhile she needs to learn to find the eggs on her own.
The Golden Egg Book
by Margaret Wise Brown
From a new book to an old favorite, this book has been read by generations. Perhaps you want to share this story with a new generation in your family.
Daddy Long Ears
by Robert Kraus
Daddy Long Ears began as a single dad trying to care for his huge family of bunnies. Trying to make each holiday special, he worked especially on Easter, and delivered colored eggs to all the woodland creatures. Soon they did not call him Daddy Long Ears but the Easter Bunny!
The Birds' Gift (A Ukrainian Easter Story)
retold by Eric Kimmel
When winter comes to early one year, hundreds of birds are left in the snow and ice. The villagers bring them into their cottages and release them in the spring when the birds are ready to leave. That Easter they discover something beautiful hid in their yards....the most beautifully decorated eggs ever seen.
Easter Crack Ups
by Katy Hall and Lisa Eisenberg
Get ready to crack up with more than two dozen egg-straordinary Easter knock-knock jokes. You will just dye laughing!
Splat the Cat: Where's the Easter Bunny?
by Rob Scotton
Easter is almost here! Splat has to tell the Easter Bunny what he wants most....a really big Easter egg, of course! But, where is the Easter Bunny?
Max's Chocolate Chicken
by Rosemary Wells
Max can hardly wait to gobble up some chocolate eggs. But, he is better at finding mud and ants and acorns than eggs.
The Best Easter Hunt Ever
by John Spears
As the children in the story go on an Easter egg hunt, you can go too in this rebus story. Look for the hidden Easter treats in the colorful pictures. You can even keep track on a sheet of paper of how many treats each child finds.
The Great Easter Egg Hunt
by Michael Garland
Tommy finds a magical land where it's Easter all year long. Go on the adventure with Tommy which leads up to a wonderful Easter surprise!
The Easter Egg
by Jan Brett
This is the year that Hoppi gets to join the rabbits to see if he can make the winning egg. As he goes into the woods to think, his plans take an unexpected turn.
Book Nook is written by
Assistant Children's Librarian,
Laura Jo Tebbe.
She can be contacted at ljtebbe@greensburglibrary.org.
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Vanessa's PicksFiction:
Leaving Berlin
by Joseph Kanon
Life or Death
by Michael Robotham
The Lost Child
by Caryl Phillips
Night, Night Sleep Tight
by Hallie Ephron
The Pocket Wife
by Susan Crawford
Vision in Silver
by Anne Bishop
Non-Fiction:
The Best Place to Work: The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace
by Ron Friedman, Ph.D.
Dead Wake:
The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
by Erik Larson
How to Raise a Wild Child: The Art and Science of Falling in Love with Nature by Scott D. Sampson
The Last Unicorn: A Search for One of Earth's Rarest Creatures
by William Debuys
Meet Me In Atlantis: My Obsessive Quest for Find the Sunken City
by Mark Adams
Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania by Frank Bruni
Do you have a book request or suggestion for Vanessa?
Email her at vmartin@greensburglibrary.org
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New in the Teen Studio
Bone Gap
by Laura Ruby
I Was Here
by Gail Forman
Hellhole
by Gina Damico
The Boy in the Black Suit
by Jason Reynolds
Empire: The Chronicles of the Invaders
by John Connolly and
Jennifer Ridyard
Winterkill
by Kate A. Boorman
Biggest Flirt
by Jennifer Echols
When
by Victoria Laurie
There Will Be Lies
by Nick Lake
Finding the Worm
by Mark Goldblatt
Dreamfire
by Kit Alloway
Tunnel Vision
by Susan Adrian
Do you have a book request or program suggestion for
Teen Librarian, Lori Durbin?
Email her at ldurbin@greensburglibrary.org
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Friends of the Library
Sale
Friday, April 10 - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, April 11 - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
( Early Bird Sale for Friends members is Thursday, April 9 - 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.)
All proceeds from the sale of books and cookies will go toward Library programming.
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Meet our staff!
Amy Kuhns
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Amy started as a part-time staff member on Summer Reading Kick-Off Day in 2007. She became a full-time member of the staff in 2009 and is currently the Outreach Story Time Librarian. Amy says, " I ADORE interacting with students during Story Time! Most of the students I see out in the community do not come to the Library on a regular basis. I love that I can build a relationship with them, talk to them about the Library, and help develop their love for reading."
Amy is married, and has a 3 year old son, Ollee, and baby # 2 is due in October. The family has a varied assortment of pets including a dog named Jet, several cats (Olaf, Fuzz, Tiger, Princess, and Fluffy) two rabbits (Black Streak and Charlie), and lots of fish.
Amy enjoys spending time with her family and, currently, their favorite activities are playing outside and going to the Children's Museum. Free time is hard to come by, but, when possible, this busy mom likes to read.
Amy says her favorite books can be found in the Children's Room and include The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Little Blue Truck, and Pete the Cat. Her favorite movie is You've Got Mail and her favorite quote is "Love the children first, then teach them." ~ Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
Amy will graduate from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in May with a degree in Early Childhood Education. Her goal is to get her teaching license this summer, and then be qualified to teach preschool through 3rd grade. She is an active member of the Greensburg Wesleyan Church, and enjoys participating in various community activities through church and the Library.
Steve BrownSteve has been with the Library for over 34 years and is our accountant and treasurer. He keeps our budgets in line and makes sure everything gets paid! Steve says that his favorite part of his job is working with figures and balancing the budget. He also enjoys working closely with "all of the great staff."
Steve is very involved in the community. He has been the treasurer for the Community Health Care (the free health care clinic) for 32 years and for the Community Church for 10 years. He is a 50 year member of the Masonic Lodge and Order of the Eastern Star, where he is serving as Worthy Patron for the 19th time. He is a member of the Greensburg Lions Club and serves as treasurer.
Steve is a 1957 graduate of Clarksburg High School and attended the Indiana Central Business College. He worked as a local public accountant of 45 years and as a tax preparer for 52 years before "retiring 3 years ago." Before that, he worked at BCA for 27 years and at Rust Wholesale for 9 years.
In his free time, he likes to travel, spend time with family and attend community events and activities.
He has been married to Lucy for 50 years, as of January 15. They celebrated their years together with a trip to Australia and New Zealand. They have two children, Lucinda who lives in West Plains, MO and Sarah, who lives next door. They have four grandchildren; Jonathon, who is a junior at Missouri University, Brittany, a high school senior in West Plains, MO, Michaela, who is a freshman at Taylor University and Olivia, who is a sophomore at North Decatur.
Steve enjoys watching talent reality shows
like Voice and America's Got Talent. He also likes Chicago Fire, Chicago PD and Criminal Mind.
Steve says, "At the ripe old age of 76, I'm still going strong!"
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| Steve enjoying his most recent
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Programs and Events
Tuesday, April 7
All day
Battle of the Books
Saturday, April 18
All are welcome to observe this competition. Students from Greensburg Jr. High, North Decatur, South Decatur and St. Marys will be participating.
Teens
Apples to Apples After School
Tuesday, April 143:30 - 5:00 p.m.Play the board game Apples to Apples, have snacks
and relax. Register here.
Adults
Knit Night
Tuesday, April 14
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Meeting for those interested in fiber crafts. Knitting, crochet, and all forms of needlework welcome!
No registration required.
Microwave Magic in a Mug!
Thursday, April 23
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Sign up to learn how to cook quickly and easily for one or two people. Learn to satisfy that sweet tooth in a single serving size instead of baking a whole cake or dozens of cookies. All supplies will be provided.
Take home some great ideas for cooking in a mug
in the microwave!
Register here.
The next Library Board meeting will be on Tuesday, April 28 at 4:00 p.m. in the
conference room. The public is welcome
to attend.
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Did You Ever Wonder...
about Jelly Beans?
Wednesday, April 22 is National Jelly Bean Day!
Jelly beans are thought to be a hybrid of two candies, Turkish delights and Jordan almonds, both of which date back hundreds of years. Turkish delights are a sweet, chewy candy that has a powdery, sugar coating. Jordan almonds are almonds that are simply coated in a crunchy sugar shell. Combine the chewy center of a Turkish delight with the crunchy coating of a Jordan almond and you have what we now know as a jelly bean.The first known reference to jelly beans was in the late 1800's when William Schrafft, a Boston confectioner, encouraged Americans to send jelly beans to soldiers fighting in the Civil War.
By the early 1900's, jelly beans were a common penny candy enjoyed by children and adults alike. According to "The Century in Food: America's Fad and Favorites", on July 5, 1905, jelly beans were advertised in the Chicago Daily News as being sold for
9 cents per pound.
It wasn't until the 1930's that jelly beans became associated with Easter, most likely due to their egg-like shape. Jelly beans had a boost in popularity in the mid-60's when, then Governor of California, Ronald Reagan, expressed his love for the candy. It is said that Reagan used the candy to help wean himself off
of his tobacco habit and always had jelly beans
at an arms reach.
Jelly Belly created their blueberry flavor for Ronald Reagan's presidential inauguration in 1981, and over three tons of Jelly Belly beans were consumed during the festivities. During Reagan's presidency, Jelly Belly beans were served in the Oval Office and on Air Force One. A holder was designed for the plane, so the jar of Jelly Belly beans would not spill during turbulence. A portrait of President Reagan made from 10,000 Jelly Belly beans hangs in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.
Jelly Belly also donated 288,000 jelly beans, in 47 different flavors, for the world's first jelly bean stop-motion animation music video "In Your Arms" by Kina Grannis; released November 2011. You can see that video by clicking below. Happy Jelly Bean Day!
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Each month the newsletter highlights
events in our community that might
be of interest to you.
These are not Library events.
Please contact the appropriate people for more information.
Kids' Closet
Wednesday, April 8
4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Greensburg City Hall
We have lots of nice spring clothing. We are open to families in Decatur County that struggle to clothe their school age children in grades kindergarten through 6th grades. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
The Greensburg-Decatur County Public Library will offer Story Time to the children.
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