January - March Newsletter

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Davenport Public Library

the possibilitiesIMAGINEJanuary-March 2015Volume 3, Number 1

LIBRARY HOURS & LOCATIONS

Main Library321 Main StretDavenport, IA 52801

Monday 12:00 PM - 8:00 PMTuesday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PMWednesday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PMThursday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PMFriday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PMSaturday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PMSunday CLOSED

Fairmount Branch Library3000 N. Fairmount StreetDavenport, IA 52804

Monday 9:00 PM - 5:30 PMTuesday 12:00 PM - 8:00 PMWednesday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PMThursday 12:00 PM - 8:00 PMFriday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PMSaturday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PMSunday CLOSED

Eastern Avenue Branch Library6000 Eastern AvenueDavenport, IA 52807

Monday 12:00 PM - 8:00 PMTuesday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PMWednesday 12:00 PM - 8:00 PMThursday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PMFriday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PMSaturday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PMSunday CLOSED

Phone Number:(563) 326-7832

OPEN 24/7 at:www.davenportlibrary.com

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MAILED TO YOU BY THE FRIENDS OFTHE DAVENPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY321 Main StreetDavenport, IA 52801

Major funding provided by the

FRIENDS of the Davenport Public LibraryReturn Service Requested

Monday, January 19thMonday, February 16th

INSIDEGAME NIGHTS

MOVIE NIGHTS

BOOK CLUBS

& MORE

IMAGINE

LIBRARY DIRECTORKennethWayne [email protected]

BOARD OF TRUSTEESSteve Imming PresidentTom Englemann Vice-PresidentSyliva Roba SecretaryMatt CasillasCraig CooperJimmy HoltDr. Dave IglehartJudie LanceAmand Motto

EDITORLexie ReilingMarketing & Programming Supervising Librarian [email protected]

IMAGINE CONTRIBUTORSCristina Amador-PerezPrincipal Clerk

Sue AndersonOperations Manager

Valerie FarrarBranch Manager

Bill FuhrReference Librarian

Jessica MirasolSpecial Collections Supervising Librarian

Karen O’ConnorSpecial Collections Library Assistant

Lynn PalmerReference Librarian

Kasey ShipleyAdministrative Assistant

Carol WagnerFRIENDS’ Volunteer

Funding for IMAGINE is provided by:

FRIENDS FOCUSHappy New Year from the FRIENDS BOOK STORE

We are happy to report the FRIENDS had a great year selling books. Thank you to all the volunteers and patrons that made this possible. Approximately $30,000 was raised from the combined sales at the Fairmount and Eastern Ave. Bookstores, Main Library and online sales for 2014. All proceeds will benefit the Library with much needed materials and provide free programming.

Thank you for all the wonderful donations this past year. As of January we will no longer be accepting cassettes, VHS tapes and records. We are always in need of Children’s books, please keep that in mind.

Look for special book features during January and February at both book stores.

We wish everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year.Carol Wagner, Ann Franke & Terry Strader, FRIENDS Book Store

The library would like to thank all of our current FRIENDS board members: Ian Russell (President), Bob Holliday (Vice President), Laura Hoss (Treasurer), Eric

Long (Secretary) Jacob Clark, Kasi Harmsen, Patrick McElyea, Jessi Meyer, and Julie Schendel.

Welcome:KATRIANA STOLDT, part-time student shelver at the Main library. Katriana is a student at North High School.

CINDY CHEN, part-time student shelver at the Eastern Branch. Cindy is a student at North High School.

KIRA COPP, part-time student shelver at the Main library in Special Collections & Technical Services. Kira is a student at Central High School.

KATIE REINHARDT, part-time reference librarian.

STEPHANIE ARBET, part-time reference librarian.

ALLISON ZORDELL, part-time reference librarian.

Congratulations:MICHELLE RICHMOND, promoted from Sr Clerk to Cataloging & Reference Librarian.

LEXIE REILING, promoted from Mar-keting & Programming Librarian to Marketing & Programming Supervisor.

CHRISTIE SEAGREN, promoted from part-time reference librarian to full-time Marketing & Programming librarian.

KAYLA ARNOLD, promoted from part-time student shelver to part-time Sr. Clerk in the Customer Ser-vices Department.

STAFF NEWS

COMING SOON:Our renovated FRIENDS website at www.friendsofdavenportlibrary.orgFundraiser at the Blackhawk Bowl & Martini Lounge, Saturday April 18th

NEWS FROM SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

New to the Digital Image ArchiveWe’ve added some new images to the Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archive. There are now 34 new images from the National Corn Husking Competition Collection! These images showcase not only the contestants of the Corn Husking Com-petition but the grounds, crowds, and other activities.

The Corn Husking Competition was a major event in the late 1930’s and early 1940’s and still continues today. Local winners would travel to state competi-tions and then state winners would travel to the national event. In 1940, Davenport was lucky enough to be selected to host this exciting event and now the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center is lucky enough to house the photographs from it!

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Original Panoramic Print DonatedA recent donation of an original panoramic print has Special Collections grinning. One hundred years ago, Feb. 16, 1915, a group portrait of students from Brown’s Business College was taken by the J.B. Hostetler Studio. What makes this so special is that in a donation from the Free Studio of Photography in 1998, the original panoramic negatives of the Hostetler Studio were included. We now have in our collection a new negative that was made from the fragile origi-nal, the original negative, copy panoramic prints and finally an original sepia toned print.

This particular original measures 10 x 30” and shows the class posed on the front steps of the old Post Office dressed in their warm coats and hats, holding pennants boasting allegiance to their school! The copy print made from the original negative measures a bit longer and includes what the photographer cropped out of the original…the children standing off to the side gawking at the process and parts of the Mason’s Carriage Works building nearby.

Thanks for considering the Richardson-Sloane Spe-cial Collections Center for disposition of unique local records and photographs. We are here to provide access to these local history materials to our patrons. We might be the best kept secret of the library!

Black History Month & Women’s History MonthFebruary is Black History Month and March is Women’s History Month. We have in our collection scrapbooks from the Semper Fidelis Club, which is affiliated with the Iowa and National Association of Colored Wom-en’s Club. The Semper Fidelis Club was organized on May 15, 1958 at the home of Ms. Cecile Cooper in Davenport. The club’s motto is “Lifting as we climb”. This organization helps support and inspire women by offering scholarships, seminars and supporting com-munity programs.

TAX FORMS

AFFORDABLE CARE

The State of Iowa no longer mails out forms to citizens by default. To obtain forms, you may choose to:

• Leave message on forms order line at 1-800-532-1531 (EASIEST and FREE.) Limit of one of each form.

• Print forms yourself from www.iowa.gov/tax.

• Request a form by e-mail at [email protected]

• Make photocopies of the long or short form from the packets we will have laminated at every building.

It’s that time of year again! As the faithful paper filers know, public libraries like DPL are pretty much the only place

to find physical tax forms.

Tax forms do not come in all at once. We will put our stock on the public floor shortly after the New Year. Additionally, the IRS has slashed its availability of paper forms and instructions to mostly only those beginning with 1040. Additional federal forms can be found at www.irs.gov

FIND

US ON

Genesis will be providing free help to citi-zens interested in navigating the Affordable Care Act. Genesis staff will be available ev-ery Monday until February 16, from 1:00-4:00 pm. Assistance is first come, first served. Sessions cannot be reserved ahead of time. Assistance will not be available on Monday, January 19th or Monday, February 16th, as the library will be closed for those days.

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LIBGUIDESHave you read a book by Nikki Turner or Steig Larsson and now you’re looking for more authors like them? On the library’s website, you can not only see a list of suggest-ed authors and titles, you can also link directly to the catalog to see if they’re in.

It’s a time saver and there are links to DVD and audiobook versions of your favorite titles, as well as links to articles and blogs about Urban Fiction and Nordic Noir.

On the DPL website, find these by going to Research Tools, then Reading Suggestions, or simply visit http://libguides.davenportlibrary.com/readingsuggestions.

NOVELISTLooking for even more

read-alikes?

TRY NOVELIST!

With NoveList you can find a wide range of recommenda-tions for when you’re just not sure what to read next. It provides author read-alikes, title read-alikes, award winners, book discussion guides, and more!

Access NoveList from the Research Tools, Online Resources page of our website.

You can also create a custom search to have NoveList create a list tailored to your interests.

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Dance Me a Story: Romeo & Juliet SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST AT 1:00 PM AT THE EASTERN AVENUE BRANCH. Join dancers from Ballet Quad Cities for an hour of movement and music as we bring Romeo & Juliet to life.

EVENTS FOR KIDS

Afternoon Storytime: Every Monday at 4:00pm at the Fairmount Street Branch. Music, dancing, stories and fun for your favorite 0-5 yr. old!

Storytime: Every Tuesday at 10:00am at the Eastern Avenue Branch. We’ll be telling all the great stories and singing all the great songs! For children ages 0-5.

Dance Party Storytime: Every Wednesday at 10:00 at the Fairmount Street Branch and every Thursday at 10:00 at Eastern Avenue Branch. Tales and songs are mixed with move-ment. Babies and children birth to age five are welcome!

PajamaTime Storytime: Every Thursday at 7:00pm at the Fairmount Branch. Bring your pillow and blanket for this after dinner sto-rytime featuring all the fun of our daytime storytimes! Great for kids of all ages. Pajamas are optional.

Preschool Storytime:Every Monday at 10:00am at the Fairmount Street Branch and every Friday at 10:00am at the Eastern Avenue Branch. Make stories and songs come alive by creating your own crafts and works of art. Ages 2-5 welcome

Events For Gradeschoolers And Middle Schoolers:

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EcoCraftEvery Monday at 3:30pm at the East-ern Avenue Branch. Mix science and art in this creative program for gradeschoolers. Find your artistic side using recycled, organic, or biodegradable materials.

Lego ClubEvery Tuesday at 3:30 pm at the Fairmount Street Branch and every Thursday at 3:30pm at the Eastern Avenue Branch. We have the Legos. Do you have the imagination?

Join Lego Club to test your skills of building and design.

Tween GamingEvery Thursday at 3:30pm at the Fairmount Street Branch. Try out popular video games on our big screen!

Tween & Teen Gaming Every Friday at 4:00pm at the Eastern Avenue Branch. Try out popular video games on our big screen! Teens and tweens are invited to play games on the Wii U or Xbox 360.

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SPECIAL EVENTS

Bix Birthday Bash TUESDAY, MARCH 10TH AT 5:00 AT THE FAIRMOUNT STREET BRANCH. Celebrate the birthday of jazz great Bix Beiderbecke with music, food, and fun!

Valentine’s Day Party SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14 AT 2:00PM AT THE FAIRMOUNT STREET BRANCH. Bring back that loving feeling with crafts, games, food and fun!

Doctor Who PartySATURDAY, MARCH 21 AT 2:00 PM AT THE FAIRMOUNT STREET BRANCH. Whovians of all ages are invited to come celebrate everyone’s favorite Time Lord at the Doctor Who party! Wear your favorite Whovian costume and enjoy food, Doctor Who trivia, and more!

Tuesday, December 2

7:00pm, Fairmount Street Branch

Registration Required Join dancers from Ballet Quad Cities for an hour of movement and music to bring The

Nutcracker, the holiday’s most beloved ballet, to life. Reading has never been so much fun as everyone learns to “dance me a story” with swirling snowflakes, adorable mice

and yummy sugar plums..

This program is supported by Humanities Iowa and the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Illinois Humani‐

ties Council, and the Illinois General Assembly and by the Riverboat Development Authority.

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EVENTS FOR TEENSEVENTS FOR ADULTS

Teen Movie NightFIRST AND THIRD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH AT 5:00PM AT THE FAIRMOUNT STREET BRANCH. Popular teen movies on the big screen, plus snacks!

Teen Volunteer CouncilTHIRD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH 4:00PM AT THE FAIRMOUNT STREET BRANCH. Want to go behind-the-scenes for the library’s biggest events? Share YOUR ideas about what you’d like to see the library doing!

Teen GamingWednesdays at 2:30pm at the Fairmount Street Branch. Try out new games and gaming systems at Get Your Game On. We have PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, and Wii U for you to try, along with laptops for online gaming. Tabletop gamers are invited to come take part in Dungeons & Dragons or Yu-Gi-Oh card games.

Random FandomLAST MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 4:00PM AT THE FAIRMOUNT STREET BRANCH. Cool arts and crafts for fans of Doctor Who, Sherlock, Supernatural, The Hunger Games, and more. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

See YA2ND MONDAY OF THE MONTH AT 7:00PM AT THE EASTERN AVENUE BRANCH. Join our brand-new adult book club with a teen book twist. Registration required.

West End Book Discussion Group3RD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH AT 7:00PM AT THE FAIRMOUNT STREET BRANCH. This book club discusses contemporary literature, both fic-tion and non-fiction. Books are provided to all registered participants.

Between the Lines2ND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH AT 7:00PM AT THE EASTERN AVENUE BRANCH. Discuss contemporary fiction and non-fiction at this lively book discussion group. Books are provided to all registered participants.

Recent Releases 4TH TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 2:00PM AT THE FAIRMOUNT STREET BRANCH. Tired of the same movies being shown over and over on TV? Looking for something new but you don’t want to pay high theater prices? Come to Recent Releases. We’ll show only films that have recent-ly come out on DVD. Hear trivia about how the movie was made, and enjoy cookies and lemon-ade.

Afternoon Classic Films

3RD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH AT 2:00PM AT THE EASTERN AVENUE BRANCH. Enjoy classic films as they return to the big screen!

Short & Sweets 2ND MONDAY OF THE MONTH AT 10:00AM AT THE FAIRMOUNT STREET BRANCH. Discuss short stories while eating yummy sweets. Registration is re-quired. All registrants will receive a complimentary copy of the story.

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Davenport Public Library • 563-326-7832

321 Main Street • 3000 N

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Framed!1ST MONDAY OF THE MONTH AT 1:00PM AT THE EASTERN AVENUE BRANCH. A group that discusses art rather than books! REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

BOOKCLUBS

MOVIE NIGHTS

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JANUARY1 THURSDAY CLOSED

2 FRIDAY2pm Vacation Breakout (F)

5 MONDAY10am Preschool Storytime (F)1pm Framed (E)3:30 pm EcoCraft (E)4pm Storytime (F)

6 TUESDAY10am Storytime (E)3:30pm Lego Club (F)5:00 pm Teen Movie Night (F)

7 WEDNESDAY10am Dance Party Storytime (F)2:30pm Teen Gaming (F)

8 THURSDAY10am Dance Party Storytime (E)3:30pm Lego Club (E)3:30pm Tween Gaming (F)7pm PajamaTime Storytime (F)

9 FRIDAY10am Preschool Storytime (E)4pm Teen & Tween Gaming (E)

12 MONDAY10am Preschool Storytime (F)10am Short & Sweets (F)3:30pm EcoCraft (E)4pm Storytime (F)7pm See YA (E)

13 TUESDAY10am Storytime (E)3:30pm Lego Club (F)

14 WEDNESDAY10am Dance Party Storytime (F)2:30pm Teen Gaming (F)7pm Between the Lines (E)

15 THURSDAY10am Dance Party Storytime (E)

3:30pm Lego Club (E)3:30pm Tween Gaming (F)7pm PajamaTime Storytime (F)


19 MONDAY CLOSED

20 TUESDAY10am Storytime (E)3:30pm Lego Club (F)4pm Teen Volunteer Council (F)5pm Teen Movie Night (F)7pm West End Book Club (F)

21 WEDNESDAY10am Dance Party Storytime (F)2pm Afternoon Classic Films (E)2:30pm Teen Gaming (F)



26 MONDAY10am Preschool Storytime (F)3:30 pm EcoCraft (E)4pm Storytime (F)4pm Random Fandom (F)

27 TUESDAY10am Storytime (E)2pm Recent Releases (F)3:30pm Lego Club (F)


29 THURSDAY10am Dance Party Storytime (E)3:30pm Lego Club (E)

3:30pm Tween Gaming (F)7pm PajamaTime Storytime (F)


FEBRUARY2 MONDAY10am Preschool Storytime (F)1pm Framed (E)3:30 pm EcoCraft (E)4pm Storytime (F)





9 MONDAY10am Preschool Storytime (F)10am Short & Sweets (F)3:30 pm EcoCraft (E)4pm Storytime (F)7pm See YA (E)





14 SATURDAY2pm Valentine’s Day Party (F)

16 MONDAY CLOSED


18 WEDNESDAY10 am Dance Party Storytime (F)2pm Afternoon Classic Films (E)2:30pm Teen Gaming (F)



21 SATURDAY1pm Ballet Quad Cities Dance Me a Story (E)

23 MONDAY 10am Preschool Storytime (F)3:30 pm EcoCraft (E)4pm Storytime (F)4pm Random Fandom (F)





MARCH2 MONDAY10am Preschool Storytime (F)1pm Framed (E)3:30 pm EcoCraft (E)4pm Storytime (F)





9 MONDAY 10am Preschool Storytime (F)10am Short & Sweets (F)3:30 pm EcoCraft (E)4pm Storytime (F)7pm See YA (E)

10 TUESDAY10am Storytime (E)3:30pm Lego Club (F)5pm Bix Birthday Bash (F)




16 MONDAY 10am Preschool Storytime (F)3:30 pm EcoCraft (E)4pm Storytime (F)


18 WEDNESDAY10 am Dance Party Storytime (F)2pm Afternoon Classic Films (E)2:30pm Teen Gaming (F)



21 SATURDAY2pm Doctor Who Party (F)

23 MONDAY10am Preschool Storytime (F)3:30 pm EcoCraft (E)4pm Storytime (F)





30 MONDAY10am Preschool Storytime (F)3:30 pm EcoCraft (E)4pm Storytime (F)4pm Random Fandom (F)


Calendar of EVENTS

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(E) Eastern Ave. Branch

(F) Fairmount Branch

(M) Main Library

(X) Offsite

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EVENTS FOR TEENSEVENTS FOR ADULTS

Teen Movie NightFIRST AND THIRD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH AT 5:00PM AT THE FAIRMOUNT STREET BRANCH. Popular teen movies on the big screen, plus snacks!

Teen Volunteer CouncilTHIRD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH 4:00PM AT THE FAIRMOUNT STREET BRANCH. Want to go behind-the-scenes for the library’s biggest events? Share YOUR ideas about what you’d like to see the library doing!

Teen GamingWednesdays at 2:30pm at the Fairmount Street Branch. Try out new games and gaming systems at Get Your Game On. We have PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, and Wii U for you to try, along with laptops for online gaming. Tabletop gamers are invited to come take part in Dungeons & Dragons or Yu-Gi-Oh card games.

Random FandomLAST MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 4:00PM AT THE FAIRMOUNT STREET BRANCH. Cool arts and crafts for fans of Doctor Who, Sherlock, Supernatural, The Hunger Games, and more. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

See YA2ND MONDAY OF THE MONTH AT 7:00PM AT THE EASTERN AVENUE BRANCH. Join our brand-new adult book club with a teen book twist. Registration required.

West End Book Discussion Group3RD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH AT 7:00PM AT THE FAIRMOUNT STREET BRANCH. This book club discusses contemporary literature, both fic-tion and non-fiction. Books are provided to all registered participants.

Between the Lines2ND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH AT 7:00PM AT THE EASTERN AVENUE BRANCH. Discuss contemporary fiction and non-fiction at this lively book discussion group. Books are provided to all registered participants.

Recent Releases 4TH TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 2:00PM AT THE FAIRMOUNT STREET BRANCH. Tired of the same movies being shown over and over on TV? Looking for something new but you don’t want to pay high theater prices? Come to Recent Releases. We’ll show only films that have recent-ly come out on DVD. Hear trivia about how the movie was made, and enjoy cookies and lemon-ade.

Afternoon Classic Films

3RD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH AT 2:00PM AT THE EASTERN AVENUE BRANCH. Enjoy classic films as they return to the big screen!

Short & Sweets 2ND MONDAY OF THE MONTH AT 10:00AM AT THE FAIRMOUNT STREET BRANCH. Discuss short stories while eating yummy sweets. Registration is re-quired. All registrants will receive a complimentary copy of the story.

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Davenport Public Library • 563-326-7832

321 Main Street • 3000 N

. Fairmount Street • 6000 Eastern Avenue

ww

w.davenportlibrary.com

The m

onthly book club

that discusses art

instead of books!

First Monday

of the month

at 1:00 pm.

Eastern Avenue branch.

Registration

required. Pick up the m

onth’s art at the front desk.

Framed!1ST MONDAY OF THE MONTH AT 1:00PM AT THE EASTERN AVENUE BRANCH. A group that discusses art rather than books! REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

BOOKCLUBS

MOVIE NIGHTS

Dance Me a Story: Romeo & Juliet SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST AT 1:00 PM AT THE EASTERN AVENUE BRANCH. Join dancers from Ballet Quad Cities for an hour of movement and music as we bring Romeo & Juliet to life.

EVENTS FOR KIDS

Afternoon Storytime: Every Monday at 4:00pm at the Fairmount Street Branch. Music, dancing, stories and fun for your favorite 0-5 yr. old!

Storytime: Every Tuesday at 10:00am at the Eastern Avenue Branch. We’ll be telling all the great stories and singing all the great songs! For children ages 0-5.

Dance Party Storytime: Every Wednesday at 10:00 at the Fairmount Street Branch and every Thursday at 10:00 at Eastern Avenue Branch. Tales and songs are mixed with move-ment. Babies and children birth to age five are welcome!

PajamaTime Storytime: Every Thursday at 7:00pm at the Fairmount Branch. Bring your pillow and blanket for this after dinner sto-rytime featuring all the fun of our daytime storytimes! Great for kids of all ages. Pajamas are optional.

Preschool Storytime:Every Monday at 10:00am at the Fairmount Street Branch and every Friday at 10:00am at the Eastern Avenue Branch. Make stories and songs come alive by creating your own crafts and works of art. Ages 2-5 welcome

Events For Gradeschoolers And Middle Schoolers:

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EcoCraftEvery Monday at 3:30pm at the East-ern Avenue Branch. Mix science and art in this creative program for gradeschoolers. Find your artistic side using recycled, organic, or biodegradable materials.

Lego ClubEvery Tuesday at 3:30 pm at the Fairmount Street Branch and every Thursday at 3:30pm at the Eastern Avenue Branch. We have the Legos. Do you have the imagination?

Join Lego Club to test your skills of building and design.

Tween GamingEvery Thursday at 3:30pm at the Fairmount Street Branch. Try out popular video games on our big screen!

Tween & Teen Gaming Every Friday at 4:00pm at the Eastern Avenue Branch. Try out popular video games on our big screen! Teens and tweens are invited to play games on the Wii U or Xbox 360.

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SPECIAL EVENTS

Bix Birthday Bash TUESDAY, MARCH 10TH AT 5:00 AT THE FAIRMOUNT STREET BRANCH. Celebrate the birthday of jazz great Bix Beiderbecke with music, food, and fun!

Valentine’s Day Party SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14 AT 2:00PM AT THE FAIRMOUNT STREET BRANCH. Bring back that loving feeling with crafts, games, food and fun!

Doctor Who PartySATURDAY, MARCH 21 AT 2:00 PM AT THE FAIRMOUNT STREET BRANCH. Whovians of all ages are invited to come celebrate everyone’s favorite Time Lord at the Doctor Who party! Wear your favorite Whovian costume and enjoy food, Doctor Who trivia, and more!

Tuesday, December 2

7:00pm, Fairmount Street Branch

Registration Required Join dancers from Ballet Quad Cities for an hour of movement and music to bring The

Nutcracker, the holiday’s most beloved ballet, to life. Reading has never been so much fun as everyone learns to “dance me a story” with swirling snowflakes, adorable mice

and yummy sugar plums..

This program is supported by Humanities Iowa and the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Illinois Humani‐

ties Council, and the Illinois General Assembly and by the Riverboat Development Authority.

TAX FORMS

AFFORDABLE CARE

The State of Iowa no longer mails out forms to citizens by default. To obtain forms, you may choose to:

• Leave message on forms order line at 1-800-532-1531 (EASIEST and FREE.) Limit of one of each form.

• Print forms yourself from www.iowa.gov/tax.

• Request a form by e-mail at [email protected]

• Make photocopies of the long or short form from the packets we will have laminated at every building.

It’s that time of year again! As the faithful paper filers know, public libraries like DPL are pretty much the only place

to find physical tax forms.

Tax forms do not come in all at once. We will put our stock on the public floor shortly after the New Year. Additionally, the IRS has slashed its availability of paper forms and instructions to mostly only those beginning with 1040. Additional federal forms can be found at www.irs.gov

FIND

US ON

Genesis will be providing free help to citi-zens interested in navigating the Affordable Care Act. Genesis staff will be available ev-ery Monday until February 16, from 1:00-4:00 pm. Assistance is first come, first served. Sessions cannot be reserved ahead of time. Assistance will not be available on Monday, January 19th or Monday, February 16th, as the library will be closed for those days.

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LIBGUIDESHave you read a book by Nikki Turner or Steig Larsson and now you’re looking for more authors like them? On the library’s website, you can not only see a list of suggest-ed authors and titles, you can also link directly to the catalog to see if they’re in.

It’s a time saver and there are links to DVD and audiobook versions of your favorite titles, as well as links to articles and blogs about Urban Fiction and Nordic Noir.

On the DPL website, find these by going to Research Tools, then Reading Suggestions, or simply visit http://libguides.davenportlibrary.com/readingsuggestions.

NOVELISTLooking for even more

read-alikes?

TRY NOVELIST!

With NoveList you can find a wide range of recommenda-tions for when you’re just not sure what to read next. It provides author read-alikes, title read-alikes, award winners, book discussion guides, and more!

Access NoveList from the Research Tools, Online Resources page of our website.

You can also create a custom search to have NoveList create a list tailored to your interests.

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IMAGINE

LIBRARY DIRECTORKennethWayne [email protected]

BOARD OF TRUSTEESSteve Imming PresidentTom Englemann Vice-PresidentSyliva Roba SecretaryMatt CasillasCraig CooperJimmy HoltDr. Dave IglehartJudie LanceAmand Motto

EDITORLexie ReilingMarketing & Programming Supervising Librarian [email protected]

IMAGINE CONTRIBUTORSCristina Amador-PerezPrincipal Clerk

Sue AndersonOperations Manager

Valerie FarrarBranch Manager

Bill FuhrReference Librarian

Jessica MirasolSpecial Collections Supervising Librarian

Karen O’ConnorSpecial Collections Library Assistant

Lynn PalmerReference Librarian

Kasey ShipleyAdministrative Assistant

Carol WagnerFRIENDS’ Volunteer

Funding for IMAGINE is provided by:

FRIENDS FOCUSHappy New Year from the FRIENDS BOOK STORE

We are happy to report the FRIENDS had a great year selling books. Thank you to all the volunteers and patrons that made this possible. Approximately $30,000 was raised from the combined sales at the Fairmount and Eastern Ave. Bookstores, Main Library and online sales for 2014. All proceeds will benefit the Library with much needed materials and provide free programming.

Thank you for all the wonderful donations this past year. As of January we will no longer be accepting cassettes, VHS tapes and records. We are always in need of Children’s books, please keep that in mind.

Look for special book features during January and February at both book stores.

We wish everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year.Carol Wagner, Ann Franke & Terry Strader, FRIENDS Book Store

The library would like to thank all of our current FRIENDS board members: Ian Russell (President), Bob Holliday (Vice President), Laura Hoss (Treasurer), Eric

Long (Secretary) Jacob Clark, Kasi Harmsen, Patrick McElyea, Jessi Meyer, and Julie Schendel.

Welcome:KATRIANA STOLDT, part-time student shelver at the Main library. Katriana is a student at North High School.

CINDY CHEN, part-time student shelver at the Eastern Branch. Cindy is a student at North High School.

KIRA COPP, part-time student shelver at the Main library in Special Collections & Technical Services. Kira is a student at Central High School.

KATIE REINHARDT, part-time reference librarian.

STEPHANIE ARBET, part-time reference librarian.

ALLISON ZORDELL, part-time reference librarian.

Congratulations:MICHELLE RICHMOND, promoted from Sr Clerk to Cataloging & Reference Librarian.

LEXIE REILING, promoted from Mar-keting & Programming Librarian to Marketing & Programming Supervisor.

CHRISTIE SEAGREN, promoted from part-time reference librarian to full-time Marketing & Programming librarian.

KAYLA ARNOLD, promoted from part-time student shelver to part-time Sr. Clerk in the Customer Ser-vices Department.

STAFF NEWS

COMING SOON:Our renovated FRIENDS website at www.friendsofdavenportlibrary.orgFundraiser at the Blackhawk Bowl & Martini Lounge, Saturday April 18th

NEWS FROM SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

New to the Digital Image ArchiveWe’ve added some new images to the Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archive. There are now 34 new images from the National Corn Husking Competition Collection! These images showcase not only the contestants of the Corn Husking Com-petition but the grounds, crowds, and other activities.

The Corn Husking Competition was a major event in the late 1930’s and early 1940’s and still continues today. Local winners would travel to state competi-tions and then state winners would travel to the national event. In 1940, Davenport was lucky enough to be selected to host this exciting event and now the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center is lucky enough to house the photographs from it!

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Original Panoramic Print DonatedA recent donation of an original panoramic print has Special Collections grinning. One hundred years ago, Feb. 16, 1915, a group portrait of students from Brown’s Business College was taken by the J.B. Hostetler Studio. What makes this so special is that in a donation from the Free Studio of Photography in 1998, the original panoramic negatives of the Hostetler Studio were included. We now have in our collection a new negative that was made from the fragile origi-nal, the original negative, copy panoramic prints and finally an original sepia toned print.

This particular original measures 10 x 30” and shows the class posed on the front steps of the old Post Office dressed in their warm coats and hats, holding pennants boasting allegiance to their school! The copy print made from the original negative measures a bit longer and includes what the photographer cropped out of the original…the children standing off to the side gawking at the process and parts of the Mason’s Carriage Works building nearby.

Thanks for considering the Richardson-Sloane Spe-cial Collections Center for disposition of unique local records and photographs. We are here to provide access to these local history materials to our patrons. We might be the best kept secret of the library!

Black History Month & Women’s History MonthFebruary is Black History Month and March is Women’s History Month. We have in our collection scrapbooks from the Semper Fidelis Club, which is affiliated with the Iowa and National Association of Colored Wom-en’s Club. The Semper Fidelis Club was organized on May 15, 1958 at the home of Ms. Cecile Cooper in Davenport. The club’s motto is “Lifting as we climb”. This organization helps support and inspire women by offering scholarships, seminars and supporting com-munity programs.

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