LIBRARY LINKS Read. Discover. Connect. Enrich. March 2019

Library Hours

M-TH 10:00-8:00 PM

FRI 10:00-5:30 PM

SAT 10:00-2:00 PM

SUN Closed

Direct From Dawson National Library Week: April 7-13 The Lester Public Library is

repeating its popular

campaign encouraging all

to shop locally AND support

your local library. We have

partnered with more than 60

area businesses to make the

week-long celebration

special (and beneficial!) for

everyone.

And once again, Manitowoc

Public Library and its business

partners are joining in to offer

more great deals and prizes!

During National Library Week

April 7-13, visit one (or many!)

of the business community

partners in Two Rivers,

Mishicot and Manitowoc,

show your library card–any

library card from any library

in the world–and you’ll get

anything from a free ice

cream cone to 20% off a

purchase. Each business is

offering up something

special. Don’t have a library

card? No problem. You can

always get one at your local

public library.

After you’ve shown your

library card, made a

purchase and received the

advertised deal, bring the

receipt or raffle entry you got

from the business you

patronized back to the

Lester or Manitowoc library.

Lists of participating

businesses, their special

deals, and (cont. on page 3)

“We hope you’ll visit our

business partners and

offer them your support

in response...”

When the Civil War gripped the

nation, Two Rivers was a community

of barely 1,000 people, yet almost

200 of its men served in the Union

Army. The impact of the war did not

end when the last shot was fired. It

had a permanent effect on

community memory, resulting in the

erection of a monument

memorializing those who served.

Civil War reenactor and researcher

Mark Gotstein and retired professor

of history Patrick Gagnon recount

Two Rivers’ participation in the war

and the eventual procurement and

placement of the Old Soldier.

The Civil War and the Old Soldier

Wed, Mar 20 ▪ 6:00 PM

Understanding

Alzheimer’s

and Dementia

Get the latest information: the

difference between Alzheimer’s

and dementia; disease stages

and risk factors; current research

and treatments available for

some symptoms.

This free program is a

collaboration of the Aging and

Disability Resource Center of the

Lakeshore and the Alzheimer’s

Association. Call the ADRC at

(877)416-7083 to register.

Two Rivers BizStarts

Thurs, April 4 ▪ 6:00 PM Networking to Win for Everyone (Introverts, too!)

Networking can be nerve-racking, even for seasoned professionals.

Learn tips to change your approach to networking so that it

successfully impacts your business endeavors and perhaps your life.

The featured speaker is Ryan Kauth, lecturer of entrepreneurship for

the Austin E. Cofrin School of Business at UW-Green Bay. His

background is in small-business advising and business banking. He

enjoys working on local and regional initiatives. And despite

considering himself an extreme introvert, he has served as officer,

mentor, board and committee member, advisor and administrator in

a myriad of organizations from a local Habitat for Humanity to

Google’s European Innovation

Academy.

Meet in the library’s Community Room

for the presentation—and of course,

networking!

For more information or to RSVP, visit the

Two Rivers BizStarts Facebook page or

call the Help Desk at (920)793-7114.

Harker is instrumental in helping keep the busy youth-area book shelves neat

and well organized. She has also assisted with newspaper indexing—gleaning

old newspapers in order to find and record marriages, births and deaths in our

area. Such notices used to be placed randomly throughout newspapers rather

than appearing together in one section, so our indexers were careful to comb

every issue in order not to overlook information. Harker enjoyed the many

unusual, amusing and weird-but-true articles she came across, and even

archived her own collection of interesting and odd local stories.

The former teacher is an avid reader and especially enjoys political thrillers. She is a native of Cuba City,

but needing an adventure, lived in Los Angeles for a few years. She enjoys traveling, and has visited

Europe and traveled extensively in Canada. She said she appreciates the respectful customer service

she sees offered here. And the biggest benefit of volunteering? “It keeps me young,” Harker said.

Jane Harker Youth Area and Newspaper Index Volunteer

Tues, March 26 ▪ 1:00 PM

Direct from Dawson (continued…)

prizes offered can soon be

found at www.lesterlibrary.org

or www.manitowoclibrary.org.

Different prizes are offered at

the two libraries. You can

submit entries to either or both

libraries.

Also, look and listen for our ads

in the Herald Times Reporter, on

Maritime Metro Transit buses,

and on WCUB and WOMT. Our

thanks go to the Lester Public

Library Foundation for funding

Lester Public Library’s

advertising.

Not a shopper but still want a

chance to win? Visit the Lester

Public Library or Manitowoc

Public Library during National

Library Week and check out

books, magazines, movies or

music, and you’ll get a raffle

entry simply for checking out

materials. If you don’t have

a library card yet, sign up for

one, and we’ll give you a

raffle entry for that too!

Cards are FREE to anyone

with proof of current address

(like a driver’s license or utility

bill).

The Lester Public Library prize

drawing is Thursday, April 18,

so you’ll have a few days to

get your entries in after the

special shopping week ends

April 13.

We hope you’ll visit our

business partners and offer

them your support in

response to their offers, and

ultimately, we hope you’ll

stop in here at the library

and be reminded (or maybe

discover for the first time!)

that the Lester Public Library

has a great deal to offer

everyone!

Jeff Dawson

has been the

Lester Public

Library director

since 2007. Card Making Class

Mon, Mar 11 ▪ 1-8:00 PM Join instructor Carolee Crabb

to create handmade cards.

Participants may drop in any

time during the session.

Cost is $7 for materials. Please

bring double-stick tape and

scissors. No experience or

registration required.

Foreign Film

Tue, Mar 19 ▪ 6:00 PM After an attack before a

college entrance exam

jeopardizes his daughter's

future, Romeo thinks up ways of

solving the situation, but none

of them follow the principles he

taught his daughter in this

Romanian film, Graduation.

The library provides popcorn for all

movies—bring your own beverage!

LPL Flix:

Bohemian Rhapsody

Fri, Mar 1 ▪ 1:00 PM

Bring a beverage; we’ll furnish

the popcorn! Rated PG-13; no

one under the age of 13 will

be admitted without an adult.

Running time: 135 minutes.

Cool City Writers

Thu, Mar 21 ▪ 6:00 PM

From novice to published, all who love to write are invited! No

matter your genre or writing form—poetry, fiction, nonfiction,

screen- or playwriting—all are welcome. Sessions include writing

prompts, topics and feedback. The group meets the third

Thursday of each month. Please bring a notebook and writing

instrument. No registration is required.

LEARN A LANGUAGE A new resource free to library users

Want to learn a language? With

your library card, select from more

than 100, from Afrikaans to Zulu.

Transparent Language Online is

considered among the best

software for learning or brushing

up on a language. Innovative

technology and methods enable

faster and more reliable

language learning outcomes for

anyone intent on becoming

proficient in another language.

The software is welcoming; “My

Learning Path” guides you

through the lessons, automatically

moving you to the next section as

appropriate. Each unit contains

multiple lessons and ends with an

assessment. Each lesson contains

about eight or nine sets of

exercises, grouped together by

what kind of learning is involved,

such as writing, reading,

speaking, listening, or generating

language.

How quickly you complete lessons

and units is up to you. Each lesson

takes 10 to 15 minutes, less in the

early lessons and more in later

ones.

If you enable a microphone,

there’s a feature that provides

immediate feedback on the

accuracy of your pronunciation.

Various categories within the

languages are targeted for

different ages, and for those in

the business or medical worlds.

Some languages include more

than one dialect; in Spanish,

you can select between Latin

American and Castilian.

It’s a great resource if you’re

planning a trip; in Norwegian,

for example, units include

“organizing your trip,” “getting

around in the city,” “eating out”

and “dealing with money.”

To get started, go to

www.lesterlibrary.org, click on

“Research Resources,” and look

for the Transparent Language

Online logo.

Beginning Yoga

Sat, Mar 30 ▪ 12:00 PM A gentle introduction to the

practice of yoga: breathing

techniques, safe alignment in

foundational poses, use of

props, and basic relaxation.

Get step-by-step guidance,

and see modifications for each

pose! Suitable for all, no matter

your level of expertise. Call

(920)793-7114 to register.

Instructor Ariane Gunderson has

taught yoga for six years and

recently opened Yogi Beer Yoga.

LPL Book Clubs Monthly meetings for adults

(18+). Call 793-7113 for info.

Book Discussion Group

(fiction & nonfiction)

Wed, Mar 6 ▪ 4:00 PM

The Sun Does Shine

by Anthony Ray Hinton

April selection: The Winter Soldier

by Daniel Mason

Strictly Fiction

(various genres)

Mon, Mar 4 ▪ 6:30 PM

A Dog’s Way Home

by W. Bruce Cameron

April selection: Carnegie’s Maid

by Marie Benedict

Book to Art Club

Tue, Apr 23 ▪ 6:00 PM

What She Left Behind

by Ellen Marie Wiseman

Read the book and create art

it inspires! Then meet with

fellow artists to share your

impressions of the written work,

show your art and discuss your

creative process.

For information about the Book

to Art Club, call (920)793-7105.

NEW DVDs Reserve one today!

The Hate U Give

WWE Survivor 2018

Boy Erased

Here and Now

Hunter Killer

A Boy Called Sailboat

Granddaddy Day Care

Sisters Brothers

WWE Backlash

Bad Times at the El Royale

The Girl in the Spider’s Web

Widows

Night School

Book Nerds

Get your GEEK on! Like books? In high school? Explore epic reads, create,

snack, watch movies and more! 6:30 PM

Marvel vs. DC Monday, March 25

Which universe is better? Who’s the best superhero?

Make fuse bead superhero locker magnets. And find out

about all the new books featuring your faves.

Then mark your calendars for Wednesday, April 24 for

Happily Ever After...Not! Fill in the blanks to create hilarious

fairy tale mad libs. Make caramel apples. And do

blackout poetry: repurpose the pages of old books and

transform them into

poetic works of art. Terry

offers recommendations

of great fractured tales to

read.

We’re planned thru May!

Stop by the library for info.

TR Teen Nights

Fun Fridays: trivia, basketball & more

TRHS

Trivia Night

Fri, Mar 1 ▪ 9th-12th

7-9:45 PM ▪ FREE

Team up with your buds

& compete for up to $100

in gift cards. Free pizza &

drinks. Sign up at Student

Services by Feb 27.

TR Parks & Rec

3-Point Basketball

Fri, Mar 15 ▪ 5th-12th

7-9:00 PM ▪ FREE

Meet at the Community

Center gym for a 3-point

basketball tournament.

Plus, board games and

other activities.

Lester Library

Late Night

Fri, Mar 22 ▪ 6th-12th

8-11:00 PM ▪ FREE

Computers, games,

snacks & hanging out.

Get a permission slip at

the Help Desk.

LB Clarke

Activity Night

Fri, Mar 29 ▪ 5th-8th

6-8:00 PM ▪ $4

Scheduled third quarter

activity night for LBC

students.

Wednesday, Mar 13 ▪ 6:00 PM

Join an exciting community

reading event sponsored by

the Lester Public Library and

the other five libraries of the

Manitowoc-Calumet library

system.

The book selection for this

event is The Death and Life

of the Great Lakes by

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Dan Egan.

Threats to the Great Lakes are real & urgent.

Egan deftly portrays an ecological catastrophe

We live on the shores of the world’s largest

freshwater system, the Great Lakes. The lakes are

home to complex and changing ecosystems.

Building on the stories in The Death and Life of the

Great Lakes, UW Sea Grant Institute’s fisheries

outreach specialist Titus Seilheimer digs deeper into

the issues affecting us today and into the future.

The Great Lakes: Changing Lakes in Changing Times

happening right before our eyes, blending the epic

story of the lakes with an examination of the perils

they face and the ways we can restore and

preserve them.

Pick up a copy of the book, give it a read, and

attend the community discussion hosted by Jeff

Dawson at 6:30 PM Tuesday, March 5. Even if you

haven’t finished (or started) the book, join us!

The following week at 6:00 PM March 13, Dr. Titus

Seilheimer, fisheries outreach specialist for the UW

Sea Grant Institute, kicks off our Scholar for Life series

and delves further into issues raised in the book.

Seilheimer holds a

doctorate in biology

from McMaster

University in Ontario,

where he studied fish

habitat in Great Lakes

coastal wetlands.

Before he came to

Wisconsin Sea Grant, he

was a research

ecologist for the U.S.

Forest Service in St. Paul, developing water quality

models for the Western Great Lakes.

This public lecture series is in partnership between

UW-Manitowoc and the Lester Public Library. The

series meets the mission of both institutions: providing

access to lifelong learning that enhances our lives

and community. No registration is required.

Thu, Mar 14 & 28 ▪ 10:15-11:45 AM

Budding genealogists meet every other week to share

research tips and to motivate each other in the quest to

uncover stories about their ancestors. If you’re a beginner,

we’ll help you get started! New members are welcome.

This month’s topics:

March 14: Using Ancestry.com for Research

March 28: What to Expect When Visiting a Courthouse

Building Your Home Library

Babies Bloom & 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten reading programs

Plant the seed to your child’s success! Learning to read begins long before kindergarten. Sharing

books together strengthens your child’s foundation for learning and creates a long-lasting

relationship with their favorite teacher-YOU! The library offers two reading programs to get you

started and BOTH offer new books as incentives to keep going. Stop by the Help Desk for details!

Every Child Ready to Read

Early literacy and the Lester Public Library

Help your child get ready to read with these simple

activities.

Singing - Songs are a wonderful way to learn about

language. Singing also slows down language so

children can hear the different sounds that make

up words. This helps when children begin to read

printed language.

Sing the alphabet song to learn about letters.

Sing nursery rhymes so children hear the

different sounds in words. Don’t know any

nursery rhymes or looking for something new?

Visit the PLAY neighborhood for suggestions!

Clap along to the rhythms in songs so children

hear the syllables in words. The library has a

music collection geared specifically for young

children-ask at the Help Desk to find them!

Attend a children’s program at the library-

we’re always singing!

The Lester Public Library offers classes for all its

earliest learners to help them get ready to read.

Each six-week class focuses on how YOU can

share the five early literacy practices with your

child.

Babygarten (Birth to 18 months)

Thursdays, 4/18-5/23 ▪ 10:15 AM or 6:30 PM

1st Step (18 months–age 3)

Mondays, 3/25-4/29 ▪ 10:15 or 11:00 AM

Jump Start (Ages 3-5)

Wednesdays, 4/3-5/15 ▪ 10:15 AM or 12:30 PM

To register for the above classes, call the Help

Desk at (920)793-7114.

For those who can’t make a class, the library offers

a weekly drop-in Story Time on Tuesdays at 10:15

AM . All ages are welcome. There is no registration

required for Story Time.

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1

1:00 LPL Flix

7:00 TR Teen

Night @ TRHS:

Trivia Night

2

3 4

6:30

Strictly Fiction

5

10:15

Story Time

6:30 MCLS

Reads Book

Discussion

6

10:15 or 12:30

Jump Start

4:00

Book Discussion

7

6:30 1st Step

8

9

10 11

1:00 Card Class

12

10:15

Story Time

6:00 Library

Board Meeting

13

10:15 or 12:30

Jump Start

6:00

Scholar for Life

14

10:15

Genealogy

6:30 1st Step

15

7:00 TR Teen

Night @ TR Parks

& Rec: 3-Point

Basketball

Tournament

16

17 18 19

10;15

Story Time

6:00

Foreign Film

20

6:00

Local History

Alive

21

6:00 Cool City

Writers

6:30 1st Step

22

8:00 TR Teen

Night @ LPL:

Late Night

23

24 25

10:15 or 11:00

1st Step

6:30

Book Nerds

26

10:15

Story Time

1:00

Understanding

Alzheimer's &

Dementia

6:30 LBC Night

27

28

10:15

Genealogy

6:30 1st Step

29

6:00 TR Teen

Night @ LB

Clarke: Activity

Night

30

12:00

Beginning

Yoga

www.lesterlibrary.org ▪ (920)793-8888 ▪ 1001 Adams St. Two Rivers, WI 54241

MARCH 2019 L.B. Clarke Night March 26 ▪ 6:30 PM

A library tour, book talks and more for

all LBC students and parents!