Tuscarawas County Public Library

Skype-an-Author Series Continues @ TCPL This Spring

Ever turn the last page of a book and desperately wish you could ask the author why he chose to kill off the hero?

The Tuscarawas County Public Library System wants to make sure you’re given the opportunity.

This spring, the library will continue its popular Skype-an-Author @ Your Library series to feature conversations with six best-selling authors using Skype software. The virtual author visits will take place during book club events that span the system’s five locations.

Branch Highlight: Duct Tape Craft Program @ Tusky

Do you know that there are over 1001 ways to use duct tape? Have you ever wanted to learn to make items with duct tape? Here’s your chance! On Tuesday, February 7^th at 4PM, the Tusky Branch (209 S. Main Street) is hosting a ‘Tween and Teen (Grades 5-12) duct tape craft program. Come and join the fun as we design and create new craft items together. Registration is required by calling the branch at 740-922-2748.

Homeschoolers' Club: Freedom Bound at the PAC

Our New Philadelphia location's Homeschoolers' Club will be meeting at the Performing Arts Center to attend the play Freedom Bound on Friday, February 10th at 12:30PM.

The play is based on the story of Addison White, a slave who escaped from Kentucky, traveling the Underground Railroad to the town of Mechanicsburg, Ohio. There, he lived with a farmer named Udney Hyde, helping with the farm work and learning to read and write. The play, which includes music, is one of the five shows in the Performing Arts Class Act series at Kent State University at Tuscarawas. The daytime educational performances are only $1 per person, so the show makes for a financially feasible option for adding something special to February’s curriculum.

Branch Highlight: Literary Clue @ Bolivar

Do you love a good mystery? If so, check out the on-going Literary Clue game at the library's Bolivar branch location (455 W. Water Street). Through the month of February (1^st through 29^th), adults can test their literary smarts with our twist on the classic Clue game. Branch staff will give you the person or detective, weapon and setting or place. You give us the book title and author for a chance to win. Stop in to play today!

YA Programming Highlight: Chocolate Lovers' Delight

Thursday, February 9th

3:15PM

New Philadelphia

Who doesn’t love chocolate? To celebrate Valentine’s Day early and to showcase their love of chocolate, teens are invited to join us for our third annual Chocolate Lovers’ Delight at our library's New Philadelphia location on February 9th at 3:15PM. Since everything tastes better covered in chocolate, teens will be encouraged to create and enjoy delicious chocolate treats by dipping their favorite fruit, pretzels, marshmallows, and more into scrumptious milk or rich dark chocolate.

Greg Miller's Big Year

Wednesday, February 29th

6:30PM

New Philadelphia

Greg Miller, Sugarcreek area resident, spent 1998 zigzagging across the continent to try and see as many species of birds in one calendar year as possible. Greg and two other birders broke the 700 mark! Their individual stories, as well as the interactive competition, are documented in Mark Obmascik’s book, The Big Year (2004). The book made USA Today’s Best Books of 2004 list, the New York Times Best Seller list at #35, and was an Amazon Top 100 Seller for weeks.

Library eBooks Now Available for Kindle

The Tuscarawas County Public Library System is excited to announce that its eBook collection is now compatible with the world’s bestselling eBook reader, the Amazon® Kindle. Patrons can now download popular and classic eBooks to a Kindle device or any mobile device running the free Kindle app, such as iPhone®, iPad®, Android™, and more. To get started, visit our library's online digital collection.

Geek the Library

What do you love? What do you enjoy? What are you passionate about?

What do you GEEK?

GEEK THE LIBRARY features local educational materials that introduce the word "geek" as a verb, and it will encourage members of our terrific community to talk about what they "geek," whether it's BBQ, gardening, or vampires. Everyone is passionate about something -- everyone "geeks" something -- and your Tuscarawas County Public Library System supports all of those things!

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