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South Gibson Star-Times School Tuesday, September 20, 2022 B-7 St. James Catholic School Fort Branch Community School Library news FORT BRANCH AND HAUBSTADT Fort Branch Hours: Monday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday 1 to 7 p.m., Wednes- day and Thursday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday 1 to 5 p.m., also open 8 a.m. to noon on first and third Saturday of the month. Haubstadt Hours: Monday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday 1 to 7 p.m., Friday 1 to 5 p.m., also open 8 a.m. to noon on the second and fourth Saturday of the month. Submitted by Dana Gansman The Haubstadt Library will be open this Saturday, September 24th from 8 a.m. to noon. Come by and check out our Banned Books Week Display. Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. It spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. It brings together the entire book communi- ty — librarians, booksell- ers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular. The books featured during Banned Books Week have all been targeted for removal or restriction in li- braries and schools. While books have been and con- tinue to be banned or chal- lenged, part of the Banned Books Week celebration is the fact that, in a majority of cases, the books have re- mained available. This happens only thanks to the efforts of librarians, teachers, students, and community members who stand up and speak out for the freedom to read. "Not every book is right for each reader, but we should have the right to think for our- selves and allow others to do the same." AL A President, Roberta Stevens Our Fort Branch location is currently under construc- tion and things look a little different. Patron Parking is in the same location, just use the sidewalk along Lo- cust Street in front of the Carnegie Building for en- trance. To see the progress or be a part of the Expansion Project go to www.fblibrary- addition.com. Classic Book Club will be reading "Rommel the Des- ert Fox" by Desmond Young and meeting Thursday, Oc- tober 13th at the Haubstadt Town Meeting Room. Mod- ern Book Club is reading "Sam's Letters to Jennifer" by James Patterson and meeting at K ANT Brewery. Swing by either library to pick up your copy and sign up to join. Have you heard about 1000 Books Before Kinder- garten? This is a program for children from birth un- til they start kindergarten to instill a love of reading. Come into either location to sign up your child today and get your first reading log. This program is totally free and comes with some great incentives for your lit- tle ones. Be sure to sign up for our monthly email newslet- ter for our segment - Kim's Column. This is a featurette by staff member Kim, who will give some recommend- ed reads each month from books that are in the library. To see some of these hidden gems, go to the bottom of our website at fortbranchli- brary.com and submit your email. Grab and Go is always an available option. You can call us to put in requests or log in to the catalog and shop for them yourself, choos- ing which library you want to pick up from. Using the number under the barcode on your library card and the last four digits of your phone number will get you into your library account. Here you can manage requests, wish lists, or just browse. If you have issues, please call either library and we'd be happy to walk you through it. We gather the books you request and you can choose to either be called, texted, or emailed when they are ready to pick up. Please note our hours. Call 812-753-4212 or text us at 812-649 -1084 with any questions We look forward to seeing you soon. Please keep an eye on our Face- book page for updates about the Fort Branch Library Building. OWENSVILLE CARNEGIE Library hours Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. Check out our website at owensvil- lelibrary.org. New youth programs at Owensville Owensville Public Li- brary Youth Programs will be returning starting in Sep- tember. They offer Toddler Time for ages 10 months-2 years on Mondays at 10 :30. Story Time is for ages 3 years-5 years on Tuesdays at 10 :30. Novel Ninjas is for Kinder- garten- 3rd grade on Mon- days at 4, and will be weekly now. The STEAM program is for grades 4th-6th on Wednesdays at 4, and will be weekly as well. Dungeons & Dragons will be for grades 7-12 on Thurs- days at 4. In addition to weekly pro- grams there are also several monthly programs. Sensory Story Time is offered on the first Thursday of the month. It is designed to engage kids through movement, music, stories, and sensory activity play. It is ideal for children with Autism Spectrum Disor- ders or Sensory Integration challenges. Space will be limited and children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver. Family Game night will be the first Tuesday of the month starting at 5 and is for all families to come and enjoy board and card games together. Teen Time will be the sec- ond Tuesday of the month at 4 and is for grades 7-12. The new Anime/Manga Club will be on the third Tuesday of each month at 4 and is for grades 7-12. Homeschool Happenings is a program for all area ho- meschool families and will be the second Thursday of the month at 1:30 p.m. These are just some of the exciting programs the Library has to offer. The staff at Owensville Public Library looks for- ward to welcoming everyone back for all these wonderful programs. Please check the website owensvillelibrary. org or The Kid's Space at Owensville Library page on Facebook for schedules. So many books, so little time. OAKLAND CITY COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP Public Library hours Monday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Wednesday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thursday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Closed Sunday. The Oakland City–Co- lumbia Township Public Library has partnered with Mesker Park Zoo recently. Zoo passes are available for checkout to library card holders. A pass allows two adults and up to four chil- dren to visit the zoo at no cost. One pass per house- hold may be checked out for three days. Passes are available on a first-come, first-served basis with no holds or ad- vanced reservations al- lowed. Questions about the program may be directed to the library at 812-749 -3559. The Board of Trustees for the Oakland City — Colum- bia Township Public Library adopted the second Wednes- day of every month at 4 p.m. for their monthly board meetings. The meetings are in the Library Meeting Room. Sixth graders made the peg jump game in Mr. Elpers' tech class recently. They sanded the boards, made the holes for their pegs, and painted their own de- signs. Pictured above: Lathen P. displays his peg jump board he made in Mr. Elpers' class. Pictured right are: Matias O., Quin C., Wy- att L. Mrs. Holden chose Maver- ic Morgan as the K-2 Twig of the Week. Maveric is kind to his classmates and willing to help out. He is focused during class and does his best. He uses his manners and is a hard worker. She can't wait to see how Maver- ic does in 2nd grade. Keep up the great work. Ms. Davis chose, 8th grad- er Grady Mowrer as the Middle School Twig of the Week. Grady is always pleasant, cooperative, and a great role model for his class- mates. He always gives 100% and is a great leader in group ac- tivities. Grady also shows his grit outside of the classroom on the Jr. Titans cross country team. He continues to improve his running and to be a role model for the rest of the team. Mrs. Hasenour chose Landry Braun as the 3-5 Twig of the Week. Landry gives 100% at all times and listens well in the classroom. He is very respectful to his teachers and classmates. Landry sets great examples for his peers in and out of the class- room. Keep up the great work, Landry. TWIGS OF THE WEEK From, Kindergarteners Lizzy Schoenbachler, Charlie Rexing, and Vayle Seibert practice reading a book during class center time. The students have been working on reading, letter sounds, building sight words, and recognizing letters. Left: St. James kindergarten students enjoy computer time in Mrs. Hoefling's class. The students are learning keyboard, mouse, and head- phone skills. Kindergartners from left are Graham Sollman, Sadie Hal- big, Lyle Rexing, Millie Campbell, and Emily Marx. St. James Kindergartners take their turn on school picture day. The kindergarten class has fourteen students this year and enjoy learning new things each day.