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Upcoming Events
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Date
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Time
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Description
Stories, flannel board, finger rhymes, and song followed by games and crafts.
Library
Lawrenceburg Public Library

Title
Date
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Time
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Description
Come create your very own Chia pet head. Give it whatever silly face you wish and watch its hair grow!For grades 1-6, registration required.
Location
Ewbank Meeting Room 1 and 2 with Kitchen
Library
Lawrenceburg Public Library

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Date
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Time
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Description
A book club for grades 4-6. We'll be reading The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, The City of Ember (graphic novel)by Jeanne DuPrau, and The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan. We'll have games, crafts, snacks and more!!!
Location
Craft Room
Library
Lawrenceburg Public Library

Title
Date
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Time
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Description
Are you new to the world of computers? Join us for this free class where you will learn the parts of the computer, basic computer vocabulary, how to use the mouse and keyboard to navigate through various computer programs, how to use files and folders, as well as how to do basic internet searches.
Location
Computer Lab
Library
Lawrenceburg Public Library

Title
Date
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Time
6:30 PM - 7:25 PM
Description
Sally Stegner will present a discussion on the 3rd Thursday of the month. The books will be:
February 21st : Light Between Oceans
March 21: Elegance of the hedgehog
April 18th: In the Woods
Mary 16: Out stealing Horses
June 20: Stone Creek
Library
North Dearborn Branch

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Date
Friday, June 21, 2013
Time
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Description
Join us for a series of award-winning independent films. Light refreshments served. June 21:SEVEN MINUTES IN HEAVEN, July 19:FOREIGN LETTERS, August 16:HOSPITALITE.
Location
Ewbank Meeting Room 1 and 2 with Kitchen
Library
Lawrenceburg Public Library

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Date
Monday, June 24, 2013
Time
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Description
Join us for a lively book discussion. Meet in the Depot Meeting Room at LPL.
Library
Lawrenceburg Public Library

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Date
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Time
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Description
Learn how to download ebooks to your device. June 11: Kindle devices. June 18: Apple devices. June 25: Android devices. Each class will be specific to that brand of devices, they are all different, so pick wisely.
Location
Depot Meeting Room
Library
Lawrenceburg Public Library

Title
Date
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Time
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Description
Movies on the big screen with refreshments provided by the Friends of the Library.
Location
Ewbank Meeting Room 1 and 2 with Kitchen
Library
Lawrenceburg Public Library

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Date
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Time
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Description
A new and different type of book club. Each month, we will discuss one topic. Each person will bring a book they have read on that topic, and give a short presentation on it.
Location
Dunevant Meeting Room 2
Library
North Dearborn Branch

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Date
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Time
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Description
Stories, flannel board, songs, and finger rhymes followed by games and crafts.
Library
North Dearborn Branch

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Date
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Time
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Description
The Dearborn County Solid Waste District will be here to share the secrets of composting. What makes a good compost pile? Isn't is a mess? Can I put my old toys in it? Won't it smell? Join us for the answers to these and many more questions about composting. For grades 1-6, registration required.
Location
Dunevant Meeting Room 1 and 2 (Full Room)
Library
North Dearborn Branch

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Date
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Time
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Description
Meet in the Depot to hear from Purdue Extension Office Master Gardener's the safest and most effective ways of removing pesky bugs from your summer garden. Register and attend and you'll take home your own potted flower!
Library
Lawrenceburg Public Library

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Date
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Time
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Description
Stories, flannel board, finger rhymes, and song followed by games and crafts.
Library
Lawrenceburg Public Library

Title
Date
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Time
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Description
The Dearborn County Solid Waste District will be here to share the secrets of composting. What makes a good compost pile? Isn't is a mess? Can I put my old toys in it? Won't it smell? Join us for the answers to these and many more questions about composting. For grades 1-6, registration required.
Location
Ewbank Meeting Room 1 and 2 with Kitchen
Library
Lawrenceburg Public Library

Title
Date
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Time
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Description
Are you new to the world of computers? Join us for this free class where you will learn the parts of the computer, basic computer vocabulary, how to use the mouse and keyboard to navigate through various computer programs, how to use files and folders, as well as how to do basic internet searches.
Location
Computer Lab
Library
Lawrenceburg Public Library

Title
Date
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Time
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Description
Michael Hornbach, Extension Educator for the Purdue Agricultural Extension Office, will present a program at 6:30pm on pest control for gardens. The Office is a great resource for various agricultural and wildlife topics.
Location
Dunevant Meeting Room 2
Library
North Dearborn Branch

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Date
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Time
10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Description
Learn how to download ebooks to your own device. Call for an appointment time (812-537-2775 ext 31). Saturday, June 29 or Saturday, Aug 3. Each appointments are 30min long, starting at 10AM to 3:30PM.
Library
Lawrenceburg Public Library

Title
Date
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Time
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Description
May the Force be with You: A Star Wars Party! Stop in at the Lawrenceburg Library during Youth Fest and step into a galaxy far, far away. Children will be able to make a mask of their favorite character and their very own light saber.
Location
Ewbank Meeting Room 1 and 2 with Kitchen
Library
Lawrenceburg Public Library

Title
Date
Monday, July 01, 2013
Time
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Description
Artifacts, relics, and remains- they're all Beneath the Surface! Join local Archaeologist Jill Mascari, as she shares with us about the digs she's been involved in.
Location
Ewbank Meeting Room 1 and 2 with Kitchen
Library
Lawrenceburg Public Library

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Date
Tuesday, July 02, 2013
Time
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Description
Bring a lunch and enjoy a month long film series at the library. Dessert and drinks provided. Inventions That Shook the World highlights 20th century inventions that changed the way we live our lives, and the ingenious minds who created them.
Location
Ewbank Meeting Room 1 and 2 with Kitchen
Library
Lawrenceburg Public Library

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Date
Tuesday, July 02, 2013
Time
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Description
A summer book club for grades 4-6. We will be reading The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, The City of Ember(graphic novel) by Jeanne Duprau, and The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan. We will have games, discussions, crafts and more!
Location
Dunevant Meeting Room 1 and 2 (Full Room)
Library
North Dearborn Branch

Title
Date
Wednesday, July 03, 2013
Time
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Description
Abracadabra! Join magician and performer Tom Bemmes for a delightful show full of magic and fun. Tom, a local boy from Reading, Ohio, has been performing magic in the greater Cincinnati area for over 35 years. It's been said when Tom is strolling through the room or around your party, there is not a face in the whole place that isn't smiling. Tom truly enjoys making a room light up with excitement. All ages are invited to join us on Wednesday, July 3rd, 11 am at the North Dearborn Branch Library with a repeat showing at 2 pm at the Lawrenceburg Main Library. Sponsored by the Friends of the Public Library.
Library
North Dearborn Branch

Title
Date
Wednesday, July 03, 2013
Time
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Description
Abracadabra! Join magician and performer Tom Bemmes for a delightful show full of magic and fun. Tom, a local boy from Reading, Ohio, has been performing magic in the greater Cincinnati area for over 35 years. It's been said when Tom is strolling through the room or around your party, there is not a face in the whole place that isn't smiling. Tom truly enjoys making a room light up with excitement. All ages are invited to join us on Wednesday, July 3rd, 11 am at the North Dearborn Branch Library with a repeat showing at 2 pm at the Lawrenceburg Main Library. Sponsored by the Friends of the Public Library.
Location
Ewbank Meeting Room 1 and 2 with Kitchen
Library
Lawrenceburg Public Library

Title
Date
Wednesday, July 03, 2013
Time
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Description
Whether you're just learning or a lifelong player come join to meet fellow chess fans and show us your moves!
Location
Ewbank Meeting Room 1 and 2 with Kitchen
Library
Lawrenceburg Public Library

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Twilight
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Stephanie Meyer
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When 17 year old Bella Swan moves to rainy Forks, Washington,she meets an extremely attractive boy-Edward Cullen- and eventually, they fall in love. Despite one catch. Edward is a vampire.


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ISBN
0316160172
Rating
5
Age Level
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The Summoning
Author
Kelley Armstrong
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Chloe Saunders begins the book in an ordinary world, in an ordinary high school. Soon she finds that she sees and communicates with the dead. This lands her in a home for "crazy" kids. Later she finds out that the home isn't exactly what it appears to be. Chloe and several of the kids at Lyle House try to learn the real reason that they were brought there, and how to escape.  Reserve a copy!
ISBN
9780061662690
Rating
5
Reviewer's Name
Shelby
Age Level
Teen
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Hidden Star
Author
Nora Roberts
Review
Fantastic romance/mystery novel! First in a trilogy about the Stars of Mithra. Suspenseful--leaves you on the edge of your seat. A woman with amnesia hires a handome private investigator to help her find herself and figure out why she has a canvas bag full of over a million dollars, a huge diamond, and a gun.  Reserve a copy!
ISBN
9781597226790
Rating
5
Reviewer's Name
Lesley
Age Level
Adult
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Title
A Picnic in October
Author
Eve Bunting
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Young Tony, along with three generations of Italian Americans visit the Statue of Liberty every year on October 28th. Why do they do this? Tony balks at first until he understands what the statue means to his grandparents.  Reserve a copy!
ISBN
0152016562
Rating
4
Reviewer's Name
Linda
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The Greatest Gift the Courageous Life and Death of Sister Dorothy Stang
Author
Binka Le Breton
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An amazing women from Dayton, Ohio who made a difference in the lives of poor farmers in Brazil, Sister Dorothy Stang advocated sustainable development of the rain forest. Her 2005 murder by the land developers energized and encouraged her movement.   Reserve a copy!
ISBN
9780385522182
Rating
5
Reviewer's Name
Linda
Age Level
Adult
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