Milestones Guys' Discussion Group

This month the Milestones Guys' Discussion Group will meet on March 14 to discuss In Search of King Solomon's Mines by Tahir Shah. Men 18 and older are welcome to join the group at 6 pm in the Reference meeting room.

Holiday Schedule & Upcoming Book Club Discussions

Reminder: Greenwood Public Library will close at 5 pm on Friday, December 31 and will be closed on Saturday, January 1. Happy New Year from all of us at GPL!

Do you love to talk about books? Join one of our book clubs! Here are our January meeting times: 

Mystery Book Club is meeting on January 3rd at 1 pm to discuss The Killer's Wife by Bill Floyd.

Milestones Guys Book Discussion Group is meeting on January 10 at 6pm to discuss How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill.

Primetime Book Club is meeting on January 18 at 6:30 pm to discuss The Color Purple by Alice Walker. 

Booklovers Book Club is meeting on January 20 at 10 am to discuss Shanghai Girls by Lisa See.

Coffee Talk Book Club is meeting on January 21 at 7 pm to discuss The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner.

We hope to see you at one of our book club meetings!

Book Club Picks for December

Do you love talking about books? Join one of our book clubs! 

Here are our upcoming meeting times:

Mystery Book Club is meeting on December 6th at 1 pm. Read any Christmas mystery.

Booklovers Book Club is meeting on December 9th at 10 am. Read any Christmas story.

Coffee Talk Book Club is meeting on December 10th at 7 pm. We are reading Stiff by Mary Roach.

Primetime Book Club is meeting on December 14th at 6:30 pm. Read any Christmas story. 

Milestones Guys' Book Discussion Group is meeting on December 20th at 6 pm. We are reading How We Die by Sherwin Nuland. For guys 18 and over, this new book club will feature books with guys in mind. Join us the second Monday of each month beginning in December 2010. Registration is required.

We hope to see you at one of our book club discussions! 

NaNoWriMo Author Visit & Celebration

We've reached the end of the month! Did you meet the 50,000 word goal? Even if you did not, you probably wrote more this month than ever before, and that's something to be proud of. Give yourself a pat on the back! Then come to the Greenwood Public Library on Thursday, December 2 from 6 - 7:30 pm to hear author Barbara Shoup, who will speak to you about revision and the publishing process. Barbara will also be answering questions from the audience. We will announce the winners of the Highest Word Count contest and the Writing Away from Home contest, and we'll provide cake and other refreshments for you to enjoy. We hope you have enjoyed NaNoWriMo this year! 

Click here to read a bio of Barbara. Click here to read about her books. 

What is NaNoWriMo? 

It is a challenge to write 50,000 words of fiction during the month of November.Come to GPL for motivation and support to help you meet the challenge. Author talks, creative writing tips, and a wealth of writing resources will all be available at these exciting events. Open to all ages, free of charge. Visit www.greenwoodlibrary.us/nanowrimo.asp to learn more.  

NaNoWriMo Author Visit

Come to the Greenwood Public Library on Thursday, November 18 from 6 - 7:30 pm for an exciting event! We have a special visit from author Susan Crandall who will speak to you about common writing mistakes and how to avoid them. Then stick around for some snacks during the open writing lab. Bring your laptop or use one of GPL's laptops to work on your masterpiece!

Click here to read a bio of Susan Crandall. Click here to read about her books. 

What is NaNoWriMo? 

It is a challenge to write 50,000 words of fiction during the month of November.Come to GPL for motivation and support to help you meet the challenge. Author talks, creative writing tips, and a wealth of writing resources will all be available at these exciting events. Open to all ages, free of charge. Visit www.greenwoodlibrary.us/nanowrimo.asp to learn more.  

NaNoWriMo Author Visit

Come to the Greenwood Public Library on Thursday, November 11 from 6 - 7:30 pm for an exciting event! We have a special visit from author Saundra Mitchell who will speak to you about crafting dialogue. Then stick around for some snacks during the open writing lab. Bring your laptop or use one of GPL's laptops to work on your masterpiece!

Click here to read a bio of Saundra Mitchell. Click here to read about her books. 

What is NaNoWriMo? 

It is a challenge to write 50,000 words of fiction during the month of November.Come to GPL for motivation and support to help you meet the challenge. Author talks, creative writing tips, and a wealth of writing resources will all be available at these exciting events. Open to all ages, free of charge. Visit www.greenwoodlibrary.us/nanowrimo.asp to learn more.  

NaNoWriMo Guest Author: Christine Johnson

Come to the Greenwood Public Library on Thursday, November 4 from 6 - 7:30 pm for an exciting event! We have a special visit from author Christine Johnson who will speak to you about creating great characters. Then stick around for some snacks during the open writing lab. Bring your laptop or use one of GPL's laptops to work on your masterpiece!

Click here to read a bio of Christine Johnson. Click here to learn more about her debut novel, Claire de Lune. 

What is NaNoWriMo? 

It is a challenge to write 50,000 words of fiction during the month of November.Come to GPL for motivation and support to help you meet the challenge. Author talks, creative writing tips, and a wealth of writing resources will all be available at these exciting events. Open to all ages, free of charge. Visit www.greenwoodlibrary.us/nanowrimo.asp to learn more.  

Book Club Picks

Have you joined one of GPL's book clubs yet? Be sure to visit our book club page to find the one that's right for you!

Upcoming discussions: 

Coffee Talk Book Club will be discussing Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris on November 12. 

Primetime Book Club will be discussing The Help by Kathryn Stockett on November 16. 

Booklovers Book Club will be discussing Still Alice by Lisa Genova on November 18.

Mystery Book Club will be discussing Christmas mysteries on December 6. 

We hope to see you at one of our book club discussions. Come join the fun and meet other people who love to read and talk about books!

NaNoWriMo Kickoff

Come to the Greenwood Public Library on Monday, November 1 from6 - 7:30 pm for an exciting event - the NaNoWriMo Kickoff Party! Come to this open writing lab ready to begin your masterpiece. We'll get you signed up if you hadn't done so already. We also have a special panel of published authors lined up to discuss creative writing topics and to get you fired up. Guests include S.M. Harding, Diana Catt, Marianne Halbert, and M.B. Dabney. 

What is NaNoWriMo? 

It is a challenge to write 50,000 words of fiction during the month of November.Come to GPL for motivation and support to help you meet the challenge. Author talks, creative writing tips, and a wealth of writing resources will all be available at these exciting events. Open to all ages, free of charge. Visit www.greenwoodlibrary.us/nanowrimo.asp to learn more.  

Author Visit: Jamie Carie

Come to the Greenwood Public Library on Thursday, October 21 from 6 - 7:30 pm for an exciting event! Author Jamie Carie will speak about outlining and preparing to write a novel.  Then, GPL staff will get everyone registered for NaNoWriMo and hand out information packets.

What is NaNoWriMo? 

It is a challenge to write 50,000 words of fiction during the month of November.Come to GPL for motivation and support to help you meet the challenge. Author talks, creative writing tips, and a wealth of writing resources will all be available at these exciting events. Open to all ages, free of charge. Visit www.greenwoodlibrary.us/nanowrimo.asp to learn more. 

About Jamie Carie

Jamie Carie was recently named a finalist in the Fiction category for the 2010 Best Books of Indiana competition.

Born and raised in Vincennes, Indiana, Jamie is a preacher's daughter. Road trips with her dad—to and from Bible studies across Indiana—were filled with talks of things beyond earth’s bounds - creation and the fall, God and Jesus and the rapture, the earthly walk compared to the spiritual walk, and how we are born for more than what we can see or touch.

The highlight of those nights was stopping at a truck stop in the middle of the night where her dad would spend a little of the offering basket on two slices of pie and a couple of Cokes. Nothing ever felt so special as a middle of the night slice of pie with her dad. And nothing could stop the writing pouring out of her.

Poems, short stories, skits and song lyrics later, Jamie grew up and married. When her eldest son turned five she decided to try her hand at novels. Snow Angel was released by B&H Publishing Group in September 2007 and won the USA Book News “Best Books 2007” Awards winner, and 2008 RITA Awards® Best First Book finalist. It was the beginning of her dream career. Jamie has since written several books to great acclaim. Her first novella, a Christmas novella, The Snowflake, is scheduled to release October 2010.

Jamie and Tony have been married for twenty-two years and live in Indianapolis, Indiana with their three sons and a giant of a dog named Leo.

            If she could only say one thing to her readers it would be, "Live the dreams God has destined you for!"

Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read

Banned Books Week is an annual event that celebrates the freedom to read and the importance of the first amendment. This year it falls on September 25-October 2. 

Click here to learn more about Banned Books Week. 

Click here to see a list of challenged of banned books from 2009-2010 and find out how to protect your right to read. 

Book Club Picks

Have you joined one of GPL's book clubs yet? Be sure to visit our book club page to find the one that's right for you!

Upcoming discussions: 

Coffee Talk Book Club will be discussing Everything You Want by Barbara Shoup on September 17. 

The October pick, Nightfall by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverburg, will be discussed on October 15. 

Primetime Book Club will be discussing Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford on September 21. 

Mystery Book Club will be discussing Wings of Fire by Charles Todd on October 4. 

Booklovers Book Club will be discussing Mrs. Lincoln: A Life by Catherine Clinton on October 21. 

We hope to see you at one of our book club discussions. Come join the fun and meet other people who love to read and talk about books!

Get carded!

Did you know that September is Library Card Sign Up Month? In tough economic times, your library card gives you free access to books and computers, homework help, assistance with resumes and job searches, educational courses, CDs, DVDs, and much more. Click here for a list of 52 ways to use your library card - one for each week of the year!

You can visit the Patron Services desk to sign up for a library card. (The Patron Services desk is temporarily located in front of the Multimedia department  because of a renovation project which will help improves services for our patrons. Thank you for your patience during this project!)

To obtain a library card at Greenwood Public Library, you will need ONE of the following: 

• Valid driver's license/state ID
• Valid US government issued ID (military ID, passport, permanent resident card from DHS or IMS)
• Valid current college or university student ID

If your current address does not appear on any of the above documents, you will need ONE of the following, with your current address, to establish residency in the library district: 

• Valid voter registration card
• Computer generated bank statement, utility bill, credit card bill, doctor bill, hospital bill, Medicare or Medicaid benefit statement that has been issued in the last 60 days
• Property tax receipt/deed or apartment lease
• Change of address confirmation from the US Post Office that shows both current and prior address

A Snapshot of Summer Reading at GPL

 Thanks to everyone who
participated in Summer Reading 2010.
It was a great summer - look at what you accomplished!

884 teens and adults read 32, 252 hours

351 book reviews were written

3,072 raffle tickets were turned in

577 attended Starlight Movie Nights

For a limited time, books reviewed by patrons will be
on the display in Adult Services.

Come check them out - you may just find your next great read!

Book Club picks

Have you joined one of GPL's book clubs yet? Be sure to visit our book club page and find the one that's right for you!

Upcoming discussions: 

Booklovers Book Club will be discussing The Help by Kathryn Stockett on August 19.

Primetime Book Club will be discussing The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton on August 17.

Coffee Talk Book Club will be discussing The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl on August 27.

Mystery Book Club will be discussing Jane and the Stillroom Maid by Stephanie Barron on September 13.









We hope to see you at one of our book club discussions. Come join the fun and meet other people who love to read and talk about books!

Midsummer Knight's Fair

Greenwood Public Library is celebrating "Dragons, Dreams, and Daring Deeds - Summer Reading 2010". On Saturday July 10 from 11am-3pm, the library grounds will be turned into a Medieval Village for all to enjoy. See live heavy armored combat (Knights with BIG weapons), rapier combat (sword fighting), Spinning, Textile crafts, livestock breeds from that era, and medieval folk dance. 


This living history fair will be brought to GPL by re-enactors from the Society for Creative Anachronism, Barony of Sternfeld with live demonstrations and crafts from the Middle Ages including hands-on exhibits and authentic costuming. Touch, see, and taste what life was like in the Middle Ages! We will move the village indoors in case of bad weather. Thanks to our generous Title Sponsor, Community Hospital South - this program is FREE of charge!


Don't forget to sign up for Summer Reading - all ages are welcome! The program ends on July 31.You still have a few weeks to earn some great prizes and raffle tickets simply by logging the amount of hours you read. You can also earn raffle tickets by attending our events. Stop by the Adult Services desk to register or sign up online here. 

Coffee Talk Book Club - July

Are you interested in lively conversation about great books? Join us for Coffee Talk!  This book club is geared towards twenty-thirty somethings who love to read.  We read all kinds of books, and meet once a month to discuss that month's selection.  Call 885-5036 for more information.


Date: July 30
Time: 7pm
Location: Barnes & Noble Cafe (Greenwood)
Book selection: The Help by Kathryn Stockett 

Click on the title above to check the book's status at GPL or place it on hold. (Also available as an audiobook.)

Book Clubs

Have you joined one of our book clubs yet? Be sure to check out our book club page and find the club that's right for you!

Coffeetalk Book Club will be discussing The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson on June 25.

Mystery Book Club will be discussing State of the Onion by Julie Hyzy on July 12.

Booklovers Book Club will be discussing Crow Lake by Mary Lawson on July 15. 

Primetime Book Club will be discussing Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese on August 20.











We hope to see you at one of our book clubs. Come join in on the fun and meet other people who love to talk about books!

Summer Reading 2010 - "Dragons, Dreams, and Daring Deeds"

Welcome to "Greenwoodshire"!

This year's summer reading program theme is "Dragons, Dreams, and Daring Deeds." Summer reading is for every age and every reading level.  Registration begins May 17. Read and log your hours all summer long! (Must have hours logged and prizes* claimed by July 31.) Stop by the Adult Services desk for more information and to register. You can also register online here. Happy reading!

Special thanks to our intern, Emily, for painting.

*Win incentive prizes for reading & logging 5, 10, 20, & 30 hours:

• 
  
  
  GPL pens
• 
  
  
  Pop-Up pencils
• 
  
  
  Coupons
• 
  
  
  Mouse Pad
• 
  
  
  Cups
• 
  
  
  Glow Spring
• 
  
  
  Highlighter
• 
  
  
  Glow Sticks
• 
  
  
  Screw Drivers
• 
  
  
  Playing Cards
• 
  
  
  Inflatable World Ball
• 
  
  
  Books
• 
  
  
  Bags
• 
  
  
  Table Top Football
• 
  
  
  Pedometer
• 
  
  
  State Fair Tickets

For every 5 hours you read up to 30 hours, you'll also receive a raffle ticket to enter for one of these prizes:

• 4 Kings Island tickets
• $100 Barnes & Noble Gift Card
• Twilight Package: Book Set, New Moon Movie, Game
• PSP Game System
• Kodak Zi6HD Pocket Camera
• Dinner at Texas Roadhouse and AMC Movie Passes
• $50 Craft Card from Hobby Lobby and Uppercase Design Wall Art
• Cuisinart CBK100 Bread Machine
• Kite Package: Dragon Kite, 2 Gliders, String, Book
• Connor Prairie Package: Family Membership to Connor Prairie

It doesn't stop there! Once you've completed 30 hours, you can ask for the 31-300 hour journal to continue receiving raffle tickets for every 10 hours you read.

Special thanks to our title sponsor for this year's program: Community Hospital South! We would also like to recognize our other sponsors: Reis Nichols, Endress+Hauser, Heartland Community Bank, Duke Energy and Gregory and Appel Insurance. Without these community minded businesses - our great Summer Reading Program would not be possible.

Join a GPL Book Club

Check out our Book Club page to find out which one is right for you!


Booklovers Book Club

This club meets the third Thursday of each month. Call Susie Schachte at 881-1953 for more information. The next meeting is May 20, and the selection is: Any book from the Staggeford Series by Jon Hassler.

Primetime Book Club

This club meets the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30. It is led by Cheryl Dobbs. The next meeting is May 18, and the selection is: Black Duck by Janet Taylor Lisle.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Coffee Talk Book Club

This club is geared toward twenty- and thirty-somethings who love to read. It meets once a month on a Friday at Barnes & Noble café in Greenwood at 7 pm. The next meeting is May 28, and the selection is: Something Missing by Matthew Dicks.

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
Mystery Book Club

This club meets the first Monday of each month at 1pm. The next meeting is June 7, and the selection is: The Book of Fate by Brad Meltzer.