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Northern Clark County Indiana

Adult Summer Reading Club - Dig into Reading!
May 13-July 31

Adult Summer Reading Club has an online registration for individuals or the whole family to keep track of their progress. Register and Log your Summer Reading Club here. Or come to the library to register and log your reading time. Visit the Youth Services page for all the details about the children's programs being offered this summer.

Rules:

• read a book, then lot it

• each book equals 200 minutes

• entries must be adult books, eBooks, or audio books & must be checked out with your library card

Prizes:

• tote bags - first 300 adults to reach 1,000 minutes

• $10 gift card to JayC grocery - first adult from each branch to reach 5,000 minutes

• first two adults to reach 10,000 minutes will get to choose either a Sookie Stackhouse or Clive Cussler themed bag of books

• At the end, two adults from each branch will be drawn at random to receive a tote bag full of books.

• Grand Prize: One winner will receive a gift card good for a one-night stay for two adults at the Old Bridge Inn bed and breakfast in Jeffersonville, IN! A gift card to a local restaurant will also be included!

Upcoming Adult Programs

Classic Mondays

Have you ever wanted but were too intimidated to read the great masterpieces of “classic literature?” Then, this bookclub is for you! During our monthly meetings, we will tackle 18th, 19th, and 20th century literature as a group. All are welcome!!!

The next meeting will be Monday, June 24 from 6:30 – 7:15 pm at the Sellersburg Library.

Join us as we discuss Jodi Picoult's House Rules.

The next meeting will be Monday, July 15 at 6:30 pm - 7:15 pm at Sellersburg Branch.

Book A Luncheon is a  book discussion group for adults that meets the first Thursday of every month at Charlestown Library.

The group will be reading Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.

The program will be meeting at Charlestown Library from 12:15-1:00 pm on July 11.

This program is a monthly meeting to discuss the art of cooking, sample recipes, share cooking tips, and browse new cookbooks. The program is the first Thursday of each month at Charlestown library and the first Monday of each month at New Washington library.

Charlestown Library -- July 11 from 9:30-10:30 am

The group at Charlestown will be discussing Out of the Garden recipes.

Participants may bring a sample of a recipe and be sure to bring a copy of the recipe.

July 11 - Out of the Garden (second Thursday due to July 4)
August 1 - Picnic
September 5 - Jams & Jellies
October 3 - Dried Fruit
November 7 - Soups & Stews
December 5 - Cookie Exchange

New Washington Library -- July 1 from 9:30-10:30 am

The group at New Washington will be discussing Cobbler recipes.

Participants may bring a sample of a recipe and be sure to bring a copy of the recipe.

August 5 - Tomatoes
September 9 (second Monday due to Labor Day) - Mexican
October 7 - Nuts
November 4 - Breads
December 2 - Candy

NoveList

NoveList - This database is available at the Charlestown Clark County Public Libraries or from your home computer. Click on the link and enter the barcode number from your library card to access this database from home. Click this link if you are in one of our libraries, so you will not need to enter your barcode.

NoveList is a fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 135,000 fiction titles. It also includes other content of interest to fiction readers, such as Author Read-alikes, What We're Reading, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Annotated Book Lists. For school media specialists and teachers there are Picture Book Extenders and articles on Teaching with Fiction.

The Clark County Soil & Water Conservation District was awarded a $5,000 grant from Indiana American Water in order to heighten community awareness of water quality concerns in the Silver Creek watershed through educational opportunities.

As part of this grant, one of three Reading Rain Gardens for Water Quality was created at the Sellersburg Library. In addition to the rain garden, books on rain gardens and non-point source pollution were purchased and are available for check out from the library.

To read more about this project, visit the website Reading Rain Garden for Water Quality.