Library News
Updated:
February 8, 2010
FOLKS 3rd Thursday Program
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Little Chute Public Library
6:00 PM annual meeting of the Friends of the Kimberly-Little Chute Public Library (FOLKS)
6:30 PM "Naked Stories - Dressed Up" with The Unpolished Gems
Join us on Thursday, February 18th, 2010 at 6:00 PM at the Little Chute Library for the Friends of the Library annual meeting. The meeting will be held in conjunction with our 3rd Thursday Program, "Naked Stories - Dressed Up," which will begin at 6:30 PM presented by The Unpolished Gems. The "Gems" are a Fox Valley writers group who have all been published in a variety of formats, including literary journals, newspapers, and magazines. They have read their original stories and poetry at Barnes & Noble, Aspen Coffee & Tea, and various libraries. They have also been the featured entertainment at the Atlas Cafe & Coffee Mill's Dinner Theatre since 2007. Join us for an entertaining evening of prose, poetry, and poesy!
 Fox Cities Reads
This year’s Fox Cities Reads is once again a collaboration between the public libraries of Appleton, Neenah, Menasha, Kimberly, Little Chute and Kaukauna, as well as UW-Fox Valley and the Appleton Area School District.
This year's author is Wisconsin-based Lesley Kagen and her New York Times best-selling novel Whistling in the Dark. We hope you enjoy this choice, which takes place in Milwaukee in the late 1950s. In this mystery story, Sally O’Malley is a feisty heroine who will tug at your heartstrings and make you laugh.
We will be hosting discussions of "Whistling in the Dark" on the following dates. Please join us and be a part of Fox Cities Reads!
- Saturday, March 13, 9 a.m. at the Great Lakes Chocolate & Coffee Company, Kimberly
- Monday, March 22, 6:30 p.m. at the Little Chute Public Library
Programs for Kids & Families
We have some great programs coming up, so get the following dates on your calendars. More information about these programs can be found on the Youth page.
- Family Game Night with The Learning Shop
Thursday, February 11, 2010, 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Little Chute
Storytime is in session! Check out the storytime page for more details.
Coming Up with Readers Groups
 The Kimberly-Little Chute Reader’s group meets the third Thursday of the month at the Kimberly Public Library. The February meeting will take place on Thursday, the 18th at 1:00 p.m. The book we will be discussing is The Latehomecomer : a Hmong family memoir by Kao Kalia Yang.
Yang, cofounder of the immigrant-services company Words Wanted, was born in a Hmong refugee camp in Thailand in 1980. Her grandmother had wanted to stay in the camp, to make it easier for her spirit to find its way back to her birthplace when she died, but people knew it would soon be liquidated. America looked promising, so Yang and her family, along with scores of other Hmong, left the jungles of Thailand to fly to California, then settle in St. Paul, Minn. In many ways, these hardworking refugees followed the classic immigrant arc, with the adults working double jobs so the children could get an education and be a credit to the community. But the Hmong immigrants were also unique—coming from a non-Christian, rain forest culture, with no homeland to imagine returning to, with hardly anyone in America knowing anything about them. As Yang wryly notes, they studied the Vietnam War at school, without their lessons ever mentioning that the Hmong had been fighting for the Americans. Yang tells her family's story with grace; she narrates their struggles, beautifully weaving in Hmong folklore and culture. By the end of this moving, unforgettable book, when Yang describes the death of her beloved grandmother, readers will delight at how intimately they have become part of this formerly strange culture.
 The Kimberly-Little Chute Evening Reader’s group meets the fourth Monday of the month at the Little Chute Library. The February meeting will take place on Monday, the 22nd at 6:30 P.M. The book we will be discussing is The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
This gripping story set in a post apocalyptic world where a replacement for the United States demands a tribute from each of its territories: two children to be used as gladiators in a televised fight to the death. Katniss, from what was once Appalachia, offers to take the place of her sister in the Hunger Games, but after this ultimate sacrifice, she is entirely focused on survival at any cost. It is her teammate, Peeta, who recognizes the importance of holding on to one's humanity in such inhuman circumstances. It's a credit to Collins's skill at characterization that Katniss, like a new Theseus, is cold, calculating and still likable. She has the attributes to be a winner, where Peeta has the grace to be a good loser. It’s no accident that these games are presented as pop culture. Every generation projects its fear: runaway science, communism, overpopulation, nuclear wars and, now, reality TV. The State of Panem—which needs to keep its tributaries subdued and its citizens complacent—may have created the Games, but mindless television is the real danger, the means by which society pacifies its citizens and punishes those who fail to conform. Come join us for what should be a fascinating discussion.
Job & Career Resources
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Thanks to a grant received by the Outagamie Waupaca Library System, we have been able to add a number of books and DVDs on job and career development. Take a look at the list of books that have been added. Remember to also use InfoSoup's Job & Career Resources page, which includes job skills practice tests, links to job sites, and OptimalResume - a resume building tool. |
Wheeled Walkers Available
We have two wheeled walkers available for your use in the library. The walkers were funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services which administers the Library Services and Technology Act. Please ask library staff for information about the walkers or feel free to use one during your next visit to the library.
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