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The final event of the Library's 200th Anniversary Celebration is over. Hope you enjoyed a year of Great Books! The Library would like to thank the visiting authors, Books and Co., Panera Bread, Tim Hortons and all of our very generous sponsors, patrons, and Friends of the Library who helped to make this year a success.See what you missed!
1/8/2010 - A Gathering with Author Tami Hoag
Location: Centerville Library
Target Group: All
Registration Required: No
Best-selling suspense author Tami Hoag makes a special visit with us in celebration of our 200th anniversary. Enjoy refreshments, a brief talk, and author signing of her new book Deeper Than the Dead. Book sales provided courtesy of Books & Co. Food provided courtesy of Panera Bread.
1/19/10 - Page Turners Book Discussion
Location: Woodbourne Library, Dorothy R. Yeck Conference Room
Target Group: Adults
Registration Required: No
Read and discuss great books in 2010 as part of our bicentennial celebration. January’s book title: Ten Little Indians by Agatha Christie.
Ten strangers are lured to an island by a mysterious host and then accused of murder!
Find out more about the Page Turners Book Discussion Group.
Door prize donated courtesy of Far Hills Florist.
1/19/2010 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Location: Centerville Library
Target Group: Kids
Registration Required: Yes. Register online, by phone, or in-person
Are you a Diary of a Wimpy Kid fanatic? Even a Greg Heffley or Rowley wannabe? Hang out at the library for a fun night of wimpy kid games, trivia, and fun do-it-yourself activities.
2/10/2010 - Author Visit - Martha Moody
Location: Centerville Library
Target Group: All
Registration Required: No
Author Martha Moody makes a special visit with us in celebration of our 200th anniversary. Enjoy refreshments, a brief talk, and author signing of her new book, Sometimes Mine. Book sales provided courtesy of Books & Co. Food provided courtesy of Panera Bread.
2/11/2010 - Book Crushes
Time: 7 - 8:00 PM
Location: Centerville Library
Target Group: Grades 6 - 12
Registration IS required. Limit 40. Register online, by phone, or in person
Do you dream about Twilight's Edward? Maybe you’re more into Katniss from The Hunger Games? Celebrate your book crush for Valentine’s Day with crafts, food, prizes, and fun!
2/13/2010 - Library Circus: A Family Storytime
Location: Centerville Library
Target Group: Family
Registration NOT required.
Listen to stories about circus acrobats, jugglers, and elephants! You can even have the chance to see the real Madeline from Town Hall Theatre’s production, Madeline and the Gypsies.
2/16/2010 - Page Turners Book Discussion
Location: Woodbourne Library, Dorothy R. Yeck Conference Room
Target Group: Adults
Registration NOT required.
Read and discuss great books in 2010 as part of our bicentennial celebration. February's book title: The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson.
The story of an unconventional romance that transcends the boundaries of time.
Find out more about the Page Turners Book Discussion Group.
Door prizes donated courtesy of Panera Bread and Hithergreen Center.
2/27/2010 - Fancy Nancy: A Splendiferous Party!
Location: Centerville Library
Target Group: Kids
Registration IS required. Register online, by phone, or in person.
Back by popular demand! (That’s a fancy way of saying everyone loved it!) Join us for a splendiferous party! Create beautiful crafts and play fun games while dressed in your fanciest clothes, of course!
3/16/2010 - Page Turners Book Discussion
Location: Woodbourne Library, Dorothy R. Yeck Conference Room
Registration NOT required.
Read and discuss great books in 2010 as part of our bicentennial celebration. March’s book title: Dreamers of the Day by Mary Doria Russell.
In our 2010 Big Read selection, Ohio spinster Agnes Shanklin acquires financial independence and travels to Egypt during the post WWI Cario Peace Conference.
Find out more about the Page Turners Book Discussion Group.
Door prizes donated courtesy of Centerville Florist and Panera Bread.
3/18/2010 - He Was Still Hungry…
Location: Centerville Library
Target Group: Kids
Registration NOT required.
Celebrate Eric Carle’s birthday by meeting the Very Hungry Caterpillar! Then create Eric Carle crafts for even more fun! Don’t forget to bring your camera!
Time: 7 - 8 PM
Location: Centerville Library
Preschool - 5th Grade
Registration NOT required.
Town Hall Theatre’s production of Stellaluna comes to life at the Library with a mini-production. Watch Stellaluna in action and 'hang out' to make some crafts!
3/26/2010 - Author Visit - Anne Perry
Location: Centerville Library
Target Group: All ages
Registration NOT required.
Author Anne Perry makes a special visit with us in celebration of our 200th anniversary. Enjoy refreshments, a brief talk, and author signing of her new book, The Sheen on the Silk. Book sales provided courtesy of Books & Co. Food provided courtesy of Panera Bread.
4/14/2010 - An Evening of Laughter
Location: Centerville Library
Target Group: All ages
Registration NOT required.
Celebrate the spirit of Erma Bombeck with stand-up comedian and author Leighann Lord. The evening show marks the end of the Library-sponsored Erma Bombeck Writing Competition for 2010.
4/20/2010 - Page Turners Book Discussion
Location: Woodbourne Library, Dorothy R. Yeck Conference Room
Target Group: Adults
Registration NOT required.
Read and discuss great books in 2010 as part of our bicentennial celebration. April's book title: The Suicide Index : Putting my Father's Death in Order by Joan Wickersham. A daughter writes about the when, where and how of her father’s suicide while searching for the why. For a list of more great biographies, check out our Life Lines Featured Booklist.
Find out more about the Page Turners Book Discussion Group.
Door prizes donated courtesy of Panera Bread.
4/22/2010 - Percy Jackson and the Olympians Party
Location: Centerville Library
Target Group: Grades 4-8
Registration IS required. Register online, by phone, or in person.
You’ve read the books. You’ve seen the movie. Now come to a Percy Jackson and the Olympians Party! Games, food, and prizes await you at this night of mythological fun. Long live Camp Half-Blood!
5/6/2010 - Author Visit - Ralph Keyes
Location: Centerville Library
Target Group: Adults
Registration is NOT required.
Best-selling, local author Ralph Keyes visits us in celebration of our 200th anniversary! Writer of fifteen books, including "I Love It When You Talk Retro" (2009), Keyes will appear for a brief talk followed by a reception and sales of selected titles of his books. Refreshments provided courtesy of Panera Bread.
5/18/2010 - Page Turners Book Discussion
Location: Woodbourne Library, Dorothy R. Yeck Conference Room
Target Group: Adults
Registration NOT required.
Read and discuss great books in 2010 as part of our bicentennial celebration. May's book title: Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat. The story of a motherless Haitian girl and how she comes to term with issues from her country’s culture while trying to adjust to life in America. For a list of more great immigrant stories, check out our Immigrant Experience Featured Booklist.
Find out more about the Page Turners Book Discussion Group.
Door prizes donated courtesy of Panera Bread and The Siebenthaler Company.
6/5/2010 - The Big Reveal
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, Centerville Library
Join us for a public dedication of our newly redesigned Children's library. Tours, stories and activities for the kids and refreshments!
Special Information: The Library offers special thanks to the Dorothy R. Yeck Endowment for the Arts at Woodbourne Library and the Yeck Family Foundation for their gracious sponsorship of this project.
For all ages
Registration is NOT required.
6/15/2010 - Page Turners Book Discussion
Woodbourne Library
Dorothy R. Yeck Conference Room
Target Group: Adults
Registration NOT required.
Read and discuss great books in 2010 as part of our bicentennial celebration. June's book title is The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to his White Mother by James McBride. A testament to one woman’s indomitable will when faced with prejudice and isolation while raising twelve children. For a list of more great legacy stories, check out our Lasting Legacies Featured Booklist.
Find out more about the Page Turners Book Discussion Group.
Door prizes donated courtesy of Panera Bread and The Siebenthaler Company.
7/5/2010 - Visit Us at Americana!
Parade: 10 AM - 11 AM
Check out our Great Books, Great Libraries float in the Americana Parade and see how many books you can name!
Street Fair: 11 AM - 4 PM
Stop by the Library’s tent (across from the Activity Center’s Splash Park) at the Americana Festival, Monday, July 5, from 11 AM to 4 PM and make a starry craft, learn more about our summer reading programs, and even decorate yourself with a temporary tattoo!
For all ages
Registration is NOT required.
7/12/2010 - May the Force Be With You
Centerville Library
Preschool - 5th Grade
Calling all Droids, Wookies, and Jedi! May the Force be with you as you join us for the best Star Wars party within twelve parsecs of the Mos Eisley Cantina! Crafts, you must enjoy. Games, you must.
Registration is NOT required.
7/20/2010 - Page Turners Book Discussion
Woodbourne Library
Dorothy R. Yeck Conference Room
Target Group: Adults
Registration NOT required.
Read and discuss great books in 2010 as part of our bicentennial celebration. July's book title is The Solitude of Prime Numbers by Paolo Giordano. Awkwardness and bad timing keep two adolescents apart, until they reconnect as adults. For a list of more great prize-winning books, check out our Prize Winners Featured Booklist. Find out more about the Page Turners Book Discussion Group.
Door prizes donated courtesy of Panera Bread.
8/7/2010 - Birthday Blast Celebration!
Centerville Library
Join the Library at this fun-filled, day-long celebration of our 200th Anniversary. Come for the day, bring family and friends, and have a great time! Featuring performances by the Frisch Marionette Company from Cincinnati and the Hauer Music Swing Band, with birthday cake provided by Centerville Kroger!
Special Times: 11AM-Noon, Marionette Show (indoors)
12:30-3 PM, Music Concert (outdoors)
3-4 PM Marionette Show (indoors)
Bring blankets or lawn chairs.
For all ages
Registration is NOT required.
8/11/2010 - Author/Illustrator Visit - Will Hillenbrand
Centerville Library
All ages
Registration is NOT required.
Will Hillenbrand, local author and illustrator from Cincinnati, will be visiting the Library to promote his new book Don’t Slam the Door!, which will be published August 10. Come see how Will illustrates his books and then have your book signed! Book sales provided by Books & Co, a year-long sponsor of our Great Books author visits.
8/12/2010 - Author - Kristin McBride
Centerville Library
Grades 9-12
Registration IS required.
Local young adult author Kristina McBride hosts a writer's workshop at the Library just for teens! Hear how she came up with the idea for her new teen book, The Tension of Opposites, then get started on your own work of fiction.
8/17/2010 - Page Turners Book Discussion
Woodbourne Library
Dorothy R. Yeck Conference Room
Target Group: Adults
Registration NOT required.
Read and discuss great books in 2010 as part of our bicentennial celebration. August's book title is Husband and Wife by local author Leah Stewart. The many gray areas of life and marriage are explored when a husband confesses his infidelity. Author Leah Stewart is appearing at the Centerville Library in September! For a list of more midwestern authors, check out our Midwestern Authors Featured Booklist. Find out more about the Page Turners Book Discussion Group.
Door prizes donated courtesy of Panera Bread.
9/11/2010 - The Hunger Games
Open to grades 6 – 12.
Registration IS required.
Think you would survive the Hunger Games? Play trivia, test your knowledge of poisonous foods, perfect your archery and camouflage skills, and discover your survival instincts at this special teen program dedicated to the Hunger Games Trilogy!
9/18/2010 - Barktoberfest
All Ages
Registration is NOT required
Bring your pup, and your family, to our fundraising festival celebrating man's best friend! Pet-related vendor booths, games, contests and more will be on hand. The courageous are encouraged to wear costumes! Download a copy of the Barktoberfest flyer for complete details. All proceeds will benefit the Library and SICSA.
Special Information: All dogs must be on leash. Event held on the lawn of Centerville Library. A joint program of the Library and SICSA.
The Library gratefully acknowledges the following event sponsors: Complete Petmart, Kosins Party and Tent Rental, Home Depot, HJ Becker Co. and musician Rick Fannin.
9/21/2010 - Page Turners Book Discussion
Dorothy R. Yeck Conference Room
Target Group: Adults
Registration NOT required.
Read and discuss great books in 2010 as part of our bicentennial celebration. September's book title is The Imperfectionists by author Tom Rachman. A story of the intersecting lives of men and women working at an English-language newspaper in Rome. For a list of more adventure authors, check out our Adrenaline Rush Booklist. Find out more about the Page Turners Book Discussion Group. Door prizes donated courtesy of Panera Bread and Hithergreen Center.
9/21/2010 - Author Visit - Leah Stewart
Target Group: Adults
Registration is NOT required.
Cincinnati author Leah Stewart author of The Myth of You and Me, will introduce her new novel, Husband and Wife (HarperCollins, 2010), at this reception. Copies of her new release will be available for purchase courtesy of Books and Co. and refreshments provided courtesy of Panera Bread.
10/4/2010 - Character Bingo!
Preschool - 3rd Grade
Registration IS required
Let's play Bingo without numbers! Instead, let's use our favorite book characters! You might want to "study" some of your favorite characters so that you can call out "Bingo!" and win great prizes!
10/9/2010 - Living History Tableau
Woodbourne Library
For All Ages
Registration NOT required.
Watch and learn how our Library has grown throughout the years! Stroll through the Library, visit character re-enactors, and gain insight into our 200 year history of the Washington-Centerville Public Library.
10/19/2010 - A Conversation with Jay Asher
Open to Grades 6 – 12 ONLY.
Registration IS NOW required.
Meet Jay Asher, author of Thirteen Reasons Why, listen to him speak about his book, and ask him your questions! This program is part of Teen Read Week.
10/19/2010 - Jay Asher Author Visit
Open to everyone!
Registration is NOT required.
Listen to author Jay Asher speak about his book Thirteen Reasons Why and the issue of bullying, ask questions, and get your copy signed! This program is part of Teen Read Week. Book sales provided by Books and Co. Additional support from Fast Signs
Both programs are sponsored in part by the Centerville Washington Foundation.
10/19/2010 - Page Turners Book Discussion
Woodbourne Library
Dorothy R. Yeck Conference Room
Target Group: Adults
Registration NOT required.
Read and discuss great books in 2010 as part of our bicentennial celebration. October's book title is Still Alice by author Lisa Genova. A realistic portrait of one woman's struggles with early-onset Alzheimer's. For a list of more first-time authors, check out our Strong Starts Booklist. Find out more about the Page Turners Book Discussion Group. Door prizes donated courtesy of Panera Bread and Hithergreen Center.
10/28/2010 - A Gathering with Author Martin Fletcher
Center for Jewish Culture & Education
525 Versailles Dr, Centerville, OH 45459
853-0372
Target Group: Adults
Join us in meeting award-winning author Martin Fletcher! One of the most highly respected correspondents in television news, Fletcher will be promoting his new book, Walking Israel: A Personal Search for the Soul of a Nation.
Ticket purchase is required. Cost is $5 in advance by Friday, October 22, or $8 at the door. Purchase tickets at the Library circulation desk, the Jewish Center, or online beginning September 1.
Co-sponsored with the Dayton Jewish Community Center. Book sales provided by Books & Co.
11/1/2010 - Llama Llama Snooze-a-rama!
4-5 PM & 7-8:30 PM, Centerville Library
Preschool-5th Grade
Registration NOT required.
Have a chance to meet Llama Llama! First, we will read our favorite Llama Llama story and then work on sleepy crafts before meeting Llama! Since Llama Llama loves to wear his red pajamas, don’t forget yours! Remember your camera for all the drama!
11/16/2010 - Page Turners Book Discussion
Woodbourne Library
Dorothy R. Yeck Conference Room
Target Group: Adults
Registration NOT required.
Read and discuss great books in 2010 as part of our bicentennial celebration. November's book title is The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries by author Marilyn Johnson. A quirky collection of obituaries from the famous to the average Joe. For a list of more prize-winning authors, check out our Prize-Winners Booklist. Find out more about the Page Turners Book Discussion Group. Door prizes donated courtesy of Panera Bread and Hithergreen Center.
11/22/2010 - The Beginning of the End: A Harry Potter Movie Release Party
Centerville Library
4th-8th grade
Registration is NOT required.
Calling all Gryffindors! Join us for a night of games, prizes, and fun in celebration of Harry Potter’s Deathly Hallow’s movie, part one!
12/9/2010 - Celebrate the Holidays with the American Girls
3rd - 5th Grade
Registration IS required.
Celebrate different holidays with some of the American Girls. Taste some of their holiday food, see how they celebrated and learn about their traditions.
12/10/2010 - Dinner at the Trace
7-10 PM Dinner, Keynote Presentation, Silent Auction
The Golf Club at Yankee Trace
Purchase your tickets now for our Great Books, Great Libraries bicentennial celebration and semi-formal fundraising event at Yankee Trace Golf Club. This is sure to be the event of the season featuring riveting keynote presenter, Bob Danzig, good food and music, and a silent auction! Supporting fundraisers such as Dinner at the Trace helps make special projects like the Children’s Room Makeover possible.