The Lawrence Public Library Reader | Winter | Issue 1, Volume 2 | DEC 2019–FEB 2020

READER LIBRARY NEWS + EVENTS CALENDAR

WINTER | DEC 2019 – FEB 2020

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L A W R E N C E P U B L I C L I B R A RY

DEC 1, 2019–FEB 29, 2020 VOLUME 1 / ISSUE 2

CONTENTS The Reader is a quarterly news and events calendar by the Lawrence Public Library and LPL Friends and Foundation.

Questions + Feedback Heather Kearns Marketing Coordinator Kristin Soper Events Coordinator EMAIL: reader@lplks.org PHONE: 785-843-3833

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Director's Letter Holiday Plans of the Library Kind Best of 2019 Staff Picks Bringing Vision into Focus Meet Marcel — AKA Speedmack Friends + Foundation News Annual Giving Pledge Remembering George Library Mission Accomplished Service Milestones An Ordinary Life DEC–FEB Calendar All-ages Events Library "Freebie" Word Search Send A Valentine to LPL

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Lawrence Public Library (LPL for short) is a community hub that believes in the power of connecting with each other through shared knowledge and resources.

Located in the heart of Downtown Lawrence, Kansas, we are committed to providing a space where our community can learn connect, create, and grow through access to our vast collections, resources, services, programs, and knowledgeable staff.

The library is supported by tax dollars, record-breaking book sales and philanthropic efforts by the LPL Friends+Foundation, and the dedicated efforts of more than 300 volunteers.

All are welcome.

ON THE COVER: Our inaugural 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Class of 2019 at their graduation and diploma walk in September.

1000BBK is made possible by the Jeff and Mary Weinberg and Jedel Family Fund.

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DIRECTOR'S LETTER

Library Board of Trustees Judy Keller, Chair Ursula Minor, Vice Chair Sarah Goodwin Thiel, Secretary Treasurer Brady Flannery Joan Golden David Vance Kevan Vick Lisa Larson, Mayor Brad Allen, Executive Director

Friends of the Library Board of Directors Stan Ring, Chair Mary Burchill Jan Conard Carole Crown Angie Davidson Annamarie Hill Tom Hoffman Sue Hopkins Jane Medina Dave Ranney Julie Trowbridge-Alford Debi Waggoner Angela Hyde, Coordinator Brad Allen, Ex-Officio

Library Foundation Board of Directors Craig Penzler, Chair John Catlin Mark Emert Brady Flannery Mary Gage Joan Golden Jenny Gorup Alice Ann Johnston, Emeritus Kassie Nieters Kim Rack Rachel Rademacher Dan Storey Kathleen Morgan, Director Brad Allen, Ex-Officio

A healthy dose of gratitude As I’m getting older, I see more and more the value of public libraries and how grateful I am that they exist because of their unique ability to meet our needs at every stage and transition in life.

As kids, we ransack the picture books and learn to read bigger books. As adults, whenever we need to know something, find some inspiration, or even just relax with a page-turner, the public library is there, full of ideas just waiting for you.

And now, as a new parent, I have the pleasure of seeing our toddler — books in hand (or mouth!) — starting her journey as a reader and watching the cycle begin again.

It’s gotten me thinking lately about how important it is to say thanks, not only for the good vibes it sends outward, but because of what it does for the self as well. The physical act of contemplating what you’re grateful for (as a practice) is scientifically proven to have physical and mental health benefits. It helps us deal with adversity, increases our positive emotions, and builds stronger relationships.

As we head into the season commonly known for gratitude, I want to acknowledge all the

amazing library staff I get to work with every day. I also have tremendous appreciation for our volunteers and donors who make it possible to go above and beyond for our community.

And finally, to everyone who uses the library, comes to our programs, shares excitement for what we do, brings family in to tour our beautiful building, and keeps the cycle of library love going, we are so grateful to be your public library.

PS — Thank you to all who shopped and volunteered at the Friends Fall Booksale. You helped them raise a whopping $22,780 for the library!

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Staff Picks: Best of 2019 Becky

Joel

What It Is by Hayes Carll Nice range of listening here: honky tonk, samba, and full-on country/soul. Catchy with serious, scathing, and sly lyrics.

When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? by Billie Eilish An impressive album, but even more so when you consider the production was handled entirely by 17-year-old Eilish and her brother Finneas. The songwriting is simple, effective, and haunting — a wonderful breath of fresh air in the pop music genre.

If Beale Street Could Talk Although the setting for the movie matches the year well (1974), the story could've been ripped from today’s headlines. Powerful, beautiful, and devastating.

Erica Father of the Bride by Vampire Weekend Playful with smart lyrics and catchy tunes. Still one of my go-to bands for running or relaxing.

Booksmart Watching this while eating takeout is quite dangerous as you’ll risk laugh-inhaling food. A one-of-a-kind film to watch over and over.

Ian Purple Mountains by Purple Mountains Self-deprecating, sweet, hilarious, heartbreaking, and fits in with the best Silver Jews offerings. In light of Dave Berman’s death, songs like “Maybe I’m the Only One For Me” emotionally devastate while managing to nail the perfect mix of honky tonk and indie rock. RIP, Dave.

Atlanta Millionaire’s Club by Faye Webster I guess country / R&B / indie pop mashups aren’t as rare as they once were, but Faye Webster’s “AMC” is the most pleasantly unique album I heard in 2019. Melancholy and hypnotic, but never self-absorbed or dull. “AMC” keeps growing on me.

Ilka Dead Don’t Die A hilarious, gory romp with the undead through the eyes of director Jim Jarmusch. Wit and sardonic humor abound with a unique cast ranging from Bill Murray to Selena Gomez to Danny Glover.

Good Omens Angel Aziraphale and demon Crowley work together to save the world as the end is nigh. So brilliantly written and executed are Neil Gaiman’s and Terry Pratchett’s words that the only end you’ll worry about is waiting for Season 2!

Kevin Fongola by KOKOKO! This sounds like a sentient techno junkyard throwing a dance party that everyone wants to go to. Twangy improvised strings and typewriter snares, backed by a deep synthesizer hum and raw vocals, demand sweaty party-goers to shake their asses.

Traci Yesterday A mysterious global blackout erases The Beatles from history.

After a simultaneous bus accident, a floundering musician is the only person who remembers them. Performing their songs, he quickly becomes a rock star in this fun, charming movie.

Tricia The Farewell A poignant film that offers insight into the internal conflict often experienced by first-generation immigrants, in this case a young Chinese-American aspiring writer. I loved this window into Chinese culture, where community and family-centered values contrast sharply with American-style individualism.

Country Music You know Loretta, Patsy, Johnny, and Hank, but there’s more to the country music story and Ken Burns is happy to school you. Even if you’re not a fan of the genre, you'll take away a deep appreciation for country's rich, complex heritage.

William Stranger Songs by Ingrid Michaelson This album inspired by Stranger Things offers a hint of the 80s with meaningful lyrics and refrains that get stuck in your head.

Pop at its best.

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening The newly colorful Koholint Island is filled with fascinating, familiar creatures and friendly residents on a quest for eight magical instruments that will wake the legendary Wind Fish.

I was OBSESSED with the original Game Boy version as a kid and this reimagining has blown my mind!

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RESOURCE | lplks.org/browse_program/sound-vision

Bringing vision into focus

by Joel Bonner, Technology Assistant

For many would-be recording musicians, access to tools like these is simply out of reach.

It's a wall the SOUND+VISION Studio aims to break down.

RICH WITH ENTHUSIASM, BUT NOT THE FUNDS? The SOUND+VISION Studio is a complete and professionallyequipped creative space that contains everything a musician needs to record and produce an album, a music video, take band photos, design cover art, a logo, and tour merchandise.

It includes a recording studio, video space, and three private rooms outfitted with iMacs and Adobe Creative Suite software.

We can suggest a local engineer if you’re maxed out doing it all yourself and need professional production help with affordable hourly rates.

"When the students are in town, there's a population of about 90,000, and 100,000 of them play guitar. Hyperbolic, yes, but illustrative of Lawrence’s rich creative undercurrent." —Joel

Nestled away on the library's lower level is a remarkable creative resource unlike any other in the midwest as far as public spaces go. For a town teeming with musical creativity (and often a modest budget), the SOUND +VISION Studio can feel for some like hitting the lottery.

Though plentiful, Lawrence’s musical talent can be a tough network to navigate if musicians aren’t privy to places that other musicians gather and 6 • LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY

have no recorded material to share. The scene's even harder to access for anyone below the legal drinking age as bars, live music venues, and typical networking hangouts don't allow entry.

Financial commitment can be sizeable as well. Recording a quality album can mean hiring a professional studio and its engineers. You'll need a humble rig of bare essentials including microphones, audio interface, a computer, and instruments.

If you’re a beginner starting from scratch, you can watch and learn from hundreds of coursestructured software tutorials on our website to get the most out of your studio time.

The studio can handle pretty much whatever you throw at it: Nine-piece Salsa band? Check.

Award-winning podcast? Yep. Beat production accompanied by vocals? Recording stories for richer family genealogy? Yep, done, check.

The SOUND+VISION Studio has it all. Access professional recording equipment, learning and skill-building resources, and a supportive, enthusiastic community — all with a free library card.

"I never knew I had access to other people who wanted to do music, too.

You meet people you never knew were around here."

Local rapper Marcel Zachary, a frequent user of the SOUND +VISION studio, discovered an enormous sense of community comes with the space.

Marcel Zachary AKA

Speedmack

Zachary is often spotted with good friends and local music peers here, some of whom he met while using the space.

They can knock out quite a few songs in one 3-hour session.

He feels the studio, coupled with sites like YouTube, helps artists connect, lift each other up, and find an audience.

“If more artists worked near each other, we could connect the dots better.”

A typical set-up for Marcel Zachary in one of our Creative Suites

Industry-standard tools and expertise in the S+V • studio manager • video / photo software • graphic design software • lavalier and podcast mics • two button makers • custom modular synthesizer • track an entire band at once • recording interfaces • green screen

• mixing station • backdrops • guitars • drum kit • keyboard • lighting rig • in-depth tutorials • free online courses • free tours + classes THE READER • 7

FRIENDS + FOUNDATION EVENTS

Season’s Readings

Book Sale

SAT-SUN | Dec 14-15 | Open—4 PM | Lobby CELEBRATE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK

Susan Orlean

The Ross + Marianna Beach Author Series presents

Colson Whitehead

SUN | Apr 19

FRI | Apr 24 | 7 PM

BetterTogether

Liberty Memorial Middle School | 1400 Mass Street

Merger Celebration

Offered in conjunction with the Paper Plains Literary Festival

SUN | Jan 19 | 6:30 PM | Auditorium

After Hours at the Library

Fundraiser IMAGE CREDIT: colsonwhitehead.com

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SAT | Feb 29 | 7–10 PM | Library-wide

BFF Sip 'n Spell

WED | Mar 25 | 7–9 PM | Maceli’s 1031 New Hampshire

In 2020, the LPL Friends and Library Foundation will become one organization.

Together we will bring you epic booksales and events, fundraisers, and volunteer opportunities to make the library stronger than ever.

SNIP. SEND. SUPPORT.

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George and Margie

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FRIENDS + FOUNDATION

"Hot damn! The library got something out of this."

by Cathy Hamilton, Legacy Coordinator George Coggins loved the law.

He loved his wife, Margie. And he loved Lawrence Public Library.

Just not necessarily in that order.

George, a KU professor by way of Central Michigan University undergrad (football scholarship) and University of Michigan Law school, once said “his curse was making good grades while being a total screw-up.

"It's no doubt that reading had something to do with his success.

“He was the most voracious reader I’ve ever known,” Margie says. “As stories come in (after his death in August) several of my friends remember going on trips with him and, even when he’d pump gas, he was always reading a book.

"He was an active patron at the library and worked as a cashier at the books sales the last three or four years. We always joked when he’d come home with two or three shopping bags full of

books. We’d ask, ‘What’d you do? Buy back the books you donated to them?’“ Because Margie had become a board member of the Library Foundation, working to build the new facility, George was willingly dragged along.

“As a surprise, just before the library re-opened, he secretly dedicated one of the children’s study rooms to me,” Margie remembers. “The kids were in town — I thought for Mother’s Day — but I didn’t know the real reason they came. George had secretly arranged a private tour for all of us and when we came to the little cubicle, there was a handwritten sign saying “Margie’s Room.”

George’s memorial gifts will help the library meet needs that the Coggins family and library staff evaluate and see fit.

“The role the library plays in

this community was important to George,” Margie says.

“Together, we felt that of all the charities — and we try to focus on local ones — ­­ the most important thing was that the library is available to everyone.

It didn't just focus on one part of our community. That had great appeal to him. He loved the vital role that it plays.”

Margie laughs.

“I was just telling the kids that every time I write a thank you note to someone who's given a kind contribution in George’s name, I can hear George say, “Hot damn! The library got something out of this.”

To make an online contribution to the George Coggins Memorial Fund visit:

www.LPLFF.org Please designate Coggins Fund when you check out.

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RESOURCE

Library mission accomplished: How I learned, connected, created — and grew a baby!

by Lauren Taylor, Children's Librarian For someone who's grown up with a phone in their pocket, constant access to Google, and is a frequent library-goer, it’s natural to want answers and help right away.

When I found out I was pregnant, immediate panic set in. What does this mean?! What was happening to my body?! What does this mean for my life?! I needed answers.

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Luckily, as a children’s librarian I have a leg up. I’m around kids all the time, I know a bit about child development, and have access to every resource Lawrence Public Library 618.2 OSTER E has to offer: books and online learning tools, daily storytimes, and so much more.

I don’t know what I would've done without this place. Pregnancy is a psychological war zone and an emotional journey paired with an insane physical toll. Not only are you growing a human, but you’re supposed to know things about said human.

Sure, working here has given me access to a wealth of information on my pregnancy journey, but it has also connected me with a community experienced in childbirth and raising kids. I've gotten tons of valuable advice and knowledge from other parents. Patrons have given me toys, let me borrow books, and my colleagues threw me the most awesome — and sparkliest — baby shower.

Lawrence Public Library may be made of wood, brick, and glass, but it's filled with a living, breathing community built to support and nurture everyone who needs it. If you’re feeling lost and alone on your journey to becoming a parent, we're here for you.

I'm so thankful to have a hand in creating LPL's newest patron: my future library lover arrives in November!

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Cut out this bookmark to use with these baby books:

bit.ly/preggopicks

Yilan

SERVICE MILESTONES

Info Services Librarian

The library offers so many services and programs now compared to when I started. There's crafts and yoga classes.

You can fax and notarize documents for free.

I never thought I would deal with seeds for the Seed Library and be in charge of the volunteers in our department.

I enjoy helping patrons find what they need at the library and our wonderful staff. I can always find something I like to read, watch, and listen to.

CD POP/ROCK CLASH

Nancy

Darla

Cataloging Assistant

Accounts Assistant

The biggest change from when I first started is the addition of computers!

One of my favorite things to do is match missing pieces with items that aren't returned with all of their parts.

In 1983, I was listening to "Too Shy" by Kajagoogoo, "Stray Cat Strut" by The Stray Cats, "Rock the Casbah" by The Clash, and Def Leppard's "Photograph".

My coworkers and all the people who come in are the best part of my job.

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So many things have changed over the course of 40 years, but moving from a physical card catalog to the online card catalog was one of the biggest changes only for staff, but also for our patrons.

As a former clerk, I typed headers onto the cards for the card catalog, typed check-out cards, and added pockets for each book. Now I catalog online and import the info into our system.

I love so many things about working at LPL. I love cataloging — especially the new movies and music CDs because I get to see all the new stuff coming in — followed by having an endless supply of books. I never run out of things to read! The staff is pretty awesome, too!

Tricia

Collections Manager

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Getting new items is so much easier and faster than when I started. We used to send our book orders via snail mail and phoned in 'rush' orders once a week.

I never expected to spend so much time looking at spreadsheets!

I love working at the library because our mission resonates with my own values — like reading and learning experiences — and the reward that comes from doing something personally meaningful.

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I remember being really into music by female singer/songwriters and loved anything by Nanci Griffith or the Indigo Girls when I started here.

What keeps me here? Well, a two-block commute is hard to beat, but truly, it's the staff. They're so great to work with.

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LPL BLOG | lplks.org/channel/lpl-blog

An ordinary life

by Polli Kenn, Readers' Services Coordinator

I first met author Amy Krouse Rosenthal while scrolling through social media. I tucked away her article “You May Want to Marry My Husband” for later, not yet realizing there wasn’t a later to be had. In fact, many people first met Amy through that New York Times article which was published on March 3, 2017.

I am also married to my own “Jason” (minus the socks). The idea of writing him a letter like this hollowed me out. Amy and I both had a deep and abiding love of words, books, people, and serendipity. The similarities, which would've been delightful under other circumstances, made me feel heartsick.

That was ten days before Amy died of ovarian cancer. She had written it as a love letter to her husband. When I met her again, through her obituary, I rushed back to find that article and read it with an aching wish to stop time, to bend it over on itself, to cancel it out and rewrite it.

Amy wrote many successful children’s books, but they were published when my kids were no longer reading picture books, so I didn’t get to know her that way. I felt like we missed each other at a party. The day after she died, I checked out her memoir, Encyclopedia of An Ordinary Life, published in 2005, and saw that it was noted as one of the ten most influential memoirs of the decade. She also has a second memoir, Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal, which was published in 2014.

“You May Want to Marry My Husband” left me sobbing and with a painful awareness of how much Amy and I had in common.

We had both been married for 26 years. We each had three children with nearly the same age spread, hers just a few years older than mine. She had a husband who she loved, deep and true. This husband, Jason, is nearly a caricature of The Perfect Husband, but he does exist and he was hers: flipping pancakes, fixing things around the house, admiring her whimsy, wearing amazing socks.

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What I found in the Encyclopedia was a memoir like no other. This is not hyperbole. She includes orienting features and factual asides. Amy would like us to know the word coffee appears 23 times. Awkward, 6. Love, 78.

She includes a timeline of events that chronicle authors, activities, happenstances, and preferences that lead her to write a memoircum-encyclopedia. The core

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of the book is her alphabetized existence, starting with (of course) Amy and finishing with You. Of all the entries, most of which I read with the sadness and regret of knowing Amy was gone, You might have been the most poignant of them all.

Encyclopedia works on a number of levels. If you like memoirs, it’s a unique take. If you avoid memoirs, please know it's devoid of navel-gazing and woe-is-me and humble-bragging. This is a different kind of memoir. Take her entry on Bowling: It would be difficult to convince me that leaning has no effect whatsoever on the outcome of my bowling.

Or Gas Tank: Every. Single.

Solitary. Time I go to get gas I have to lean out the window to

see which side the tank is on.

These random entries collected from notes she made over years are specific to Amy and yet universal to us all. We chuckle in self-recognition and at the same time know a little bit more about this person. And then you read other entries. Distraction: I recognize that everything I do, from my work to going to the movies to raising children to vacuuming, might be viewed as just one big distraction — Hey, look over here! And now, over here! — from belaboring the real issue at hand: One day I’m going to die. Her words strike true and heavy with meaning.

This is a book that I would've loved regardless of when I found it. I have an affinity for side-jogs, marginalia, and searches for meaning — all my boxes are ticked here. I love that several of the entries are cross-referenced and contain deep dives (Childhood Memories is a chronology: “1977 — Uses Nair for the first time".)

I love that some of the entries are interactive, and she invites the reader to email her via her website. In one entry, she agrees to bake the 100th emailer a pie and mail it to them. I mourned no longer being able to create performance art with her through these books. Amy's artistry went beyond just writing. She made participatory and communitybased art. The Beckoning of Lovely is just, well, lovely. She also has multiple TEDx talks.

In one, Amy and friends greet people exiting the subway at the end of their workday with posters and water, cheering on those running the Marathon of Life, literally and figuratively.

I am devastated by and have cried over Amy’s death, not because I knew her when she was alive (though I have the sketch of her in her open-hearted work), but because a light has gone out too soon. Those who spend their time here on earth productively, beautifully, with the goal of human connection and uplift? Those losses hit us the hardest. Amy lived a life I found so very familiar and I’m forced to face my mortality through hers. I wonder about my own life and what I’m creating.

What is my Encyclopedia?

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A unifying thread through Amy’s memoir and videos is meaning.

Those little coincidences that we grasp and use to navigate our way through the waters of life. (I, like Amy, find meaning in things we both agree probably mean nothing, but we can’t stop looking for it.) My heart knows that I came upon this glorious, marvelous, ordinary person, one minute too late to have known her, for a reason.

Maybe the simple fact that I need to find a reason, and now will do so, is good enough. In Judaism, when someone passes, we say, “May their memory be a blessing.” May Amy’s memory continue to bless us all.

Originally published April 4, 2017

To hear more from Polli about what she's reading, tune in to the Book Squad Podcast using this QR code or visit lplks.org.

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Toddler Storytime 10:30 AM CHAMPSS Orientation 2 PM SMART Recovery 3:30 PM Sing+Rhyme Storytime 6:30 PM

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"It was a vast collection of books.

I'm a history graduate and was surprised the sale had so many well-organized history books: Military, American, World, etc.

It's a pretty cheap bookstore.

The sale should be more often!

Here's a picture of what I got!"

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Toddler Storytime 9:30, 10:30 AM BYCO: Holiday Story Videos | 1:30 PM Tutoring Club | 4 PM D&D Club | 4 PM Library Storytime | 7 PM YA for Grown-ups | 7 PM

11 Books+Babies 9:30, 10:30 AM TZ Expanded | 2 PM SMART Recovery | 5 PM Toddler Storytime | 6:30 PM Yoga @ Your Library 6:15 PM Last Wed Book Club | 7 PM

12 Toddler Storytime 9:30, 10:30 AM Lego Club | 4 PM Tutoring Club | 4 PM Library Storytime | 7 PM 2nd Thu Book Club | 7 PM Petroglyphs of the Kansas Smoky Hills | 7:30 PM

BYCO: Holiday Story 18 Videos | 9:30 AM TZ Expanded | 2 PM Candy Construction | 4 PM SMART Recovery | 5 PM Genealogy+Local History Drop-in | 4 PM Nature Book Club | 6:30 PM

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14 Book Sale | 9 AM Tutoring Club | 10 AM Mindful Crafting | 10 AM CuentaCuentos Storytime 10:30 AM Lawrence City Band Concert 11 AM Comic Book Club | 1 PM Drug+Alcohol Drop-in | 1 PM

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JANUARY LOOKING AHEAD

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Wii Golf Club | 10 AM 14 Library Storytime 10:30 AM Comm. Resource Drop-in 3 PM Tech Drop-in | 5 PM Books+Babies | 6 PM Speculative Fiction Book Club 7 PM

“Light” Reading | 12 PM 19 Mystery Book Club 1:30 PM Mysterious Mustache Book Club | 1:30 PM Sunday Storytime | 3:30 PM

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Books+Babies 8 9:30, 10:30 AM TZ Expanded | 2 PM SMART Recovery | 5 PM Toddler Storytime | 6:30 PM Yoga @ Your Library 6:15 PM Short Story Club | 7 PM

Toddler Storytime 9:30, 10:30 AM Lego Club | 4 PM Library Storytime | 7 PM 2nd Thu Book Club | 7 PM YA for Grown-ups | 7 PM

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Library Storytime 10:30 AM Bilingual Lunch Bunch 12 PM TZ Café | 4 PM SMART Recovery | 5 PM

15 Books+Babies 9:30, 10:30 AM TZ Expanded | 2 PM Build-a-Thon | 4 PM Genealogy & Local History Drop-in | 4 PM SMART Recovery | 5 PM Toddler Storytime | 6:30 PM

16 Toddler Storytime 9:30, 10:30 AM Small Business Storytime: Blue Collar Press | 6:30 PM Library Storytime | 7 PM

Books+Babies 22 9:30, 10:30 AM TZ Expanded | 2 PM SMART Recovery | 5 PM Google Docs | 6 PM Toddler Storytime | 6:30 PM

Toddler Storytime 9:30, 10:30 AM KAB | 4 PM Library Storytime | 7 PM

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Books+Babies 29 9:30, 10:30 AM KS Day Craft Party | 2 PM TZ Expanded | 2 PM SMART Recovery | 5 PM Toddler Storytime | 6:30 PM Last Wed Book Club | 7 PM KU Author Richard Godbeer 7 PM

Toddler Storytime 9:30, 10:30 AM Library Storytime | 7 PM

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Mindful Crafting 11 10 AM CuentaCuentos Storytime 10:30 AM Drug+Alcohol Drop-in 1 PM Magic Tree House | 3:30 PM Comic Book Club | 1 PM All-ages Self Defense | 4:30

“Light” Reading | 9 AM 17 Library Storytime 10:30 AM Tween Club | 3:30 PM TZ Café | 4 PM Mod Synthesis 101 | 5 PM SMART Recovery | 5 PM

“Light” Reading | 9 AM 18 Multicultural Storytime 10:30 AM Drug+Alcohol Drop-in | 1 PM Super Smash Bros | 1 PM Self-Care Yoga | 1, 3 PM Chess Club | 4 PM Nature Book Club | 6:30 PM

Library Storytime 10:30 AM TZ Café | 4 PM SMART Recovery | 5 PM

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Spanish Storytime 25 10:30 AM Jobs After 50 | 10:30 AM Drug+Alcohol Drop-in | 1 PM Tail Wagging Readers | 1 PM Off Page, Onto Screen Book Club | 3 PM

Library Storytime 10:30 AM TZ Café | 4 PM SMART Recovery | 5 PM

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Black History Month Join our African American Read-In Tail Wagging Readers 2 1 PM Sunday Storytime | 3:30 PM African American Read-In Kickoff | 2 PM Small Business Tax Workshop 5 PM Live Music: Ricky Roosevelt +Raymond | 5 PM

Toddler Storytime 3 10:30 AM CHAMPSS Orientation 2 PM SMART Recovery | 3:30 PM Sm. Biz Tax Workshop | 5 PM Sing+Rhyme Storytime 6:30 PM

Wii Golf Club | 10 AM Library Storytime 10:30 AM Comm. Resource Drop-in 3 PM Tech Drop-in | 5 PM Books+Babies | 6 PM

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Toddler Storytime 10 10:30 AM TZ Homeschool Hours 12:30 PM SMART Recovery | 3:30 PM TAB | 4 PM Sing+Rhyme Storytime 6:30 PM

Wii Golf Club | 10 AM 11 Library Storytime | 10:30 AM Comm. Resource Drop-in 3 PM Tech Drop-in | 5 PM Books+Babies | 6 PM Just Cook | 6 PM Speculative Fiction Book Club | 7 PM

Mysterious Mustache Book Club | 1:30 PM Modular Mindfulness Soundbath | 3 PM Sunday Storytime 3:30 PM

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Toddler Storytime 17 10:30 AM SMART Recovery | 3:30 PM Sing+Rhyme Storytime 6:30 PM Paint the Town Read | 7 PM

Wii Golf Club | 10 AM Library Storytime 10:30 AM Comm. Resource Drop-in 3 PM Tech Drop-in | 5 PM Books+Babies | 6 PM

LEGO Club | 1 PM 23 Sunday Storytime 3:30 PM Music @ Your Library | 4 PM

Toddler Storytime 24 10:30 AM TZ Homeschool Hours 12:30 PM SMART Recovery | 3:30 PM Sing+Rhyme Storytime 6:30 PM

Wii Golf Club | 10 AM 25 Library Storytime 10:30 AM Comm. Resource Drop-in 3 PM AUMI Jam | 4:30 PM Tech Drop-in | 5 PM Books+Babies | 6 PM

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Multicultural Storytime 1 10:30 AM Drug+Alcohol Drop-in | 1 PM Cosplay Workshop | 3 PM Chess Club | 4 PM

Event descriptions with this symbol are part of February's African American Read-in.

Ways to participate: Read a book by an African American author on your own (we'll help you find one) or at one of our book clubs. Bring the kids to a storytime featuring Black authors and illustrators and attend a discussion about the need for representation in literature.

Books+Babies 5 9:30, 10:30 AM TZ Expanded | 2 PM Coding Robot Challenge 4 PM SMART Recovery | 5 PM Toddler Storytime | 6:30 PM Kate Elizabeth Russell: My Dark Vanessa | 7 PM

Toddler Storytime 9:30, 10:30 AM D&D Club | 4 PM Library Storytime | 7 PM YA for Grown-ups | 7 PM

Books+Babies 12 9:30, 10:30 AM TZ Expanded | 2 PM SMART Recovery | 5 PM Yoga @ Your Library 6:15 PM Toddler Storytime | 6:30 PM Short Story Club | 7 PM

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FEB “Light” Reading 7 Starts | 9 AM Library Storytime | 10:30 AM Tween Club | 3:30 PM TZ Café | 4 PM SMART Recovery | 5 PM S+V Basics | 5 PM Teens-only Movie | 7 PM

“Light” Reading | 9 AM 8 Mindful Crafting | 10 AM CuentaCuentos Storytime 10:30 AM Comic Book Club | 1 PM Drug+Alcohol Drop-in | 1 PM Magic Tree House | 3:30 PM

Toddler Storytime 13 9:30, 10:30 AM Volunteer Speed Dating 3 PM Harry Potter Book Night 6 PM Library Storytime | 7 PM 2nd Thu Book Club | 7 PM

Library Storytime 10:30 AM Movie Day! | 2 PM TZ Café | 4 PM SMART Recovery | 5 PM

Multicultural Storytime 15 10:30 AM Self-Care Yoga | 1, 3 PM Drug+Alcohol Drop-in | 1 PM Seed Library Launch | 1 PM Super Smash Bros | 1 PM Chess Club | 4 PM

Books+Babies 19 9:30, 10:30 AM TZ Expanded | 2 PM Genealogy & Local History Drop-in | 4 PM SMART Recovery | 5 PM Google Drive Training | 6 PM Toddler Storytime | 6:30 PM KU Author Laura Mielke | 7 PM

Toddler Storytime 20 9:30, 10:30 AM Magnetism+Beyond | 2 PM Library Storytime | 7 PM Angelou Ezeilo: Engage, Connect, Protect | 7 PM

Tween Club | 10 AM Library Storytime 10:30 AM Celebrate Black History Month | 2 PM Chocolate Fest | 4 PM SMART Recovery | 5 PM

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Spanish Storytime 22 10:30 AM Drug+Alcohol Drop-in | 1 PM Repair Studio | 1 PM Tail Wagging Readers | 1 PM Off Page, Onto Screen 3 PM

26 Books+Babies 9:30, 10:30 AM TZ Expanded | 2 PM SMART Recovery | 5 PM Toddler Storytime | 6:30 PM Last Wed Book Club | 7 PM

Toddler Storytime 9:30, 10:30 AM KAB | 4 PM Library Storytime | 7 PM Nadine Strossen: HATE 7:30 PM

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Community Caroling with Steve Mason + Americana Music

EVENTS

SAT | Dec 21 | 2-3 PM | AUD

ALL AGES Season's Readings Booksale SAT | Dec 14 | 9 AM-4 PM | FG SUN | Dec 15 | 12-4 PM | FG

Get ready to cook, craft, read, give, and celebrate with seasonal books hand-picked by the Friends. We'll have a big selection of easily transportable fiction, mystery, scifi, and romance for your holiday travels.

All books, CDs, DVDs, and audiobooks are priced $2 and under, so grab something for everyone on your list! Get more info at LPLFriends.org.

Lawrence City Band Holiday Concert

SAT | Dec 14 | 11-12 PM | AUD

Get in the tinseling and latke-making mood courtesy of the Lawrence City Band as they regale us with holiday classics!

Looking for your event location?

Here's what those letters mean in the descriptions.

Sing and play holiday carols with local musicians form Americana Music. Bring your own instrument, or just yourself, to play and sing with the community!

Community Menorah Lighting SUN | Dec 22 | 4:30-6:30 PM | AUD

There will be food, music, and fun as we celebrate lighting the menorah with the Chabad Jewish Center.

All-Ages Self Defense

SAT | Jan 11 | 4:30-5:30 PM | AUD

Prime Martial Arts instructors Fe and Chris will lead self-defense class for all ages on how to stay safe with strangers and deal with bullies. A high energy class with great info and hands-on techniques!

AUMI Jam

TUE | Jan 28 , Feb 25 | 4:30-6 PM | S+V

Adaptive Use Musical Instruments (AUMI) software enables people who have very limited controlled (voluntary) movement to independently engage in music making.

Using motion-based technology, the more you move, the more music you can make.

LIVE Hip-Hop + R&B Show

MAIN LEVEL Atrium Study Room Atrium Auditorium Library Lawn Lobby Readers' Theater Teen Zone

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LOWER LEVEL Meeting Room A Meeting Room B Meeting Room C Friends' Garage Osma Room SOUND + VISION Studio

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SUN | Feb 2 | 5-6:30 PM | AUD

Join us for the next installment of SOUND +VISION Sessions, our free, all-ages local music showcase. Join local performers, Ricky Roosevelt and Raymond, for a night of experimental music!

Just Cook

Registration required TUE | Feb 11 | 6-7:30 PM | AUD

Learn to cook a healthy meal for around $2 a serving. Prepare your own dinner with Just Food's trained professionals, then stay to enjoy your meal. A different recipe with every class!

Harry Potter Book Night

THU | Feb 13 | 6-8 PM Abe & Jake’s Landing (8 E 6th Street) It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

Wear your wizard best as we spend the night listening to the tunes of Harry and the Potters, competing in the TriWizard Tournament, and battling the forces of evil (and good if you’re into evil). Bring your galleons for snacks and wizard fare.

Seed Library Launch + CSA Meet & Greet SAT | Feb 15 | 1-3 PM | ATR

To celebrate our Seed Library’s 6th season, we’re joining forces with our local CSA (Community Supported Agriculture group)!

CSAs provide access to fresh, healthy, local food. Come meet your local farmers, learn all about locally grown food, sign up early, and take home some free flower, herb, and vegetable seeds.

Music at Your Library

SUN | Feb 23 | 4-5 PM | AUD

Students from the KU School of Music's String Department will play pieces from their repertoire.

ADULTS Cultures of the Himalayas with Dr. Geetanjali Tiwari WED | Dec 4 | 7-8 PM | AUD

Since childhood, Dr. Geeta Tiwari has been visiting the Himalayas and will be leading a guided trip to the region in June 2020.

Hear about the cultures that flourish there including the indigenous people with polyandrous roots and how one region became the first 100% organic state in the world. A guided meditation follows the talk with the single most-sung chant by the common people: "om maṇi padme hum".

Before You Check Out (BYCO): Holiday Story Videos

THU l Dec 5 l 1:30-4:30 PM | S+V WED l Dec 18 l 9:30 AM-12:30 PM | S+V

Create a lasting keepsake for the holidays.

Join former Channel 6 reporter Cathy Hamilton in the library’s SOUND+VISION Studio to videotape your favorite holiday story to share with your family. One 20-min session per person. To schedule a video, email chamilton@lplks.org.

Diverse Dialogues

MON | Dec 9, Jan 13, Feb 20 7-8:30 PM | AUD

style books with Art Therapist, Barbara Baeuchle, LPC ATR. Feb 8 | Join paper artist, Alicia Kelly, to explore Paper Engineering: Pop Up Book Structures. Experimenting with pop-up book structures and the meditative paper cutting processes, this class interlaces two paper-based traditions into complementary forms.

Small Business Tax Workshop Registration required MON | Dec 16 | 1-4 PM | AUD MON | Feb 3 | 5-8 PM | AUD

In this ongoing series, we explore topics surrounding issues of race and culture with the Langston Hughes Center. For details on December and January dates, visit our website at lplks.org details. We’re hosting Angelou Ezeilo at Liberty Hall on Feb 20 as part of this series — details on page 24.

Understanding your tax obligations is a key component of running a successful small business. Learn the basics of business use of your home, self-employment tax, record keeping requirements, payroll taxes, and determining the difference between an employee and an independent contractor from CPA and tax accountant Janet Fanska.

Petroglyphs of the Kansas Smoky Hills

Genealogy & Local History Drop-In

THU | Dec 12 | 7:30-8:30 PM | AUD

Rex Buchanan, Burke Griggs, and Josh Svaty present their new book, Petroglyphs of the Kansas Smoky Hills. This series of photos offers viewers a chance to read the story the carvings tell of the region’s first people— and to appreciate an important feature of Kansas history and its landscape. Raven Bookstore will have books for sale.

Mindful Crafting

Registration required and opens one month prior to each program.

SAT | Dec 14, Jan 11, Feb 8 10 AM-12 PM | C

Join us for creative play and hands-on art-making! Connect with other crafters to explore crafting/art-making as it relates to mindfulness and health. Questions? Email Jill: jmickel@lplks.org Dec 14 | Lori Hanson will teach us how to create stencils with freezer paper to make designs on fabric with paint.

Jan 11 | This month focuses on art, nature, and mindfulness as we create accordion-

WED | Dec 18, Jan 15, Feb 19 4-5 PM | OR

Stop by with your questions and find out about library resources for exploring our community history and researching your family tree. Need info? Email Melissa at mfisherisaacs@lplks.org.

Small Business Storytime: Blue Collar Press

THU | Jan 16 | 6:30-7:30 PM | AUD

Ever wondered what it’s like to start and build a business of your own? Then settle in for Small Business Storytime! Burton Parker, manager and part-owner of local Merchtable/Blue Collar Press, has helped to build a merchandising and distribution business that supports Lawrence’s thriving local music scene. He will share the story behind this local small business, and the lessons he’s learned along the way. Email: Melissa mfisherisaacs@lplks.org

Short Film + Discussion: Strangers in Town TUE | Jan 21 | 7-8 PM | AUD Film runtime: 33:17

Learn the story of how global migration unexpectedly transformed and enriched Garden City, KS. The influx of people from around the world brought great challenges to the community, including demands for housing, social services, education, and infrastructure. For the current students at Garden City High, the town’s remarkable diversity is all they’ve ever known. This film gives new meaning to the city’s motto: “the world grows here,” and provides an inspiring view of human possibility in the face of change. After the film, a discussion will follow with filmmakers Stephen Lerner and Reuben Aaronson. Viewers unable to attend in person can watch by downloading the free Zoom app.

Meet KU Authors

WEDS | Jan 29, Feb 19 7-8:30 PM | AUD

In partnership with the Hall Center, KU scholars are coming to LPL. Our first two highlight dissidence during the American Revolution and the Civil War.

Jan 29 Richard Godbeer: World of Trouble Richard Godbeer is the Director of the Hall Center for the Humanities and Charles W. Battey Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Kansas. In his latest book,World of Trouble: A Philadelphia Quaker Family's Journey Through the American Revolution, Godbeer presents a richly layered and intimate account of the American Revolution as experienced by a Philadelphia Quaker couple, Elizabeth Drinker and the merchant Henry Drinker, who barely survived the unique perils that Quakers faced during the conflict. Spanning a half‑century before, during, and after the war, this gripping narrative illuminates the Revolution's darker side as many patriots THE READER • 23

vilified, threatened, and in some cases killed pacifist Quakers as alleged enemies of the revolutionary cause. Amid chaos and danger, the Drinkers tried as best as they could to keep their family and faith intact.

Godbeer opens a window on a uniquely turbulent period of American history and the domestic, social, and religious lives of Quakers in the late eighteenth century, situating their experience in the context of transatlantic culture and trade. A master storyteller takes his readers on a moving journey they will never forget.

Feb 19 Laura Mielke: Provocative Eloquence Laura Mielke is the Dean’s Professor of English at the University of Kansas and an award-winning teacher of American Literature from its beginnings through the early twentieth century. In her new book, Provocative Eloquence: Theater, Violence, and Antislavery Speech in the Antebellum United States, Mielke recounts how the theater, long an arena for heightened eloquence and physical contest, proved terribly relevant in the lead up to the Civil War. As tensions mounted over the future of slavery in the US, and as armed conflict spread from the slaveholding states to the Kansas territory, politicians and activists drew upon theatrical forms to make their arguments more compelling.

Mielke explores a moment in American history when the intertwining of political debate and open conflict transformed the nation into a stage.

African American Read-In Kickoff SUN | Feb 2 | 2-3:30 PM | AUD

In partnership with the NAACP, join us in celebration of Black and African American Literature with a panel discussion led by scholars, writers, and librarians about the need for representation in literature. Select books will be available to check out for a community-wide read and we'll host book discussions later in February. Dates and locations will be listed on our website and social media — stay tuned!

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Author Kate Elizabeth Russell: My Dark Vanessa

WED | Feb 5 | 7-8:30 PM | AUD Kate Elizabeth Russell will talk about her stunning and much anticipated debut novel My Dark Vanessa, which follows Vanessa Wye as she grapples with sexual abuse allegations against a teacher with whom she had a relationship as a teen.

Alternating between Vanessa's present and her past, My Dark Vanessa juxtaposes memory and trauma with the breathless excitement of a teenage girl discovering the power her own body can wield. Both thought-provoking and impossible to put down, it's a masterful portrayal of troubled adolescence and its repercussions, raising vital questions about agency, consent, complicity, and victimhood. The Raven will have copies of her book for purchase and a signing will follow her talk.

The Elizabeth Schultz Environmental Fund presents Angelou Ezeilo

Center for Civil and Human Rights’ Women in Solidarity Society and is on the boards of the Atlanta Audubon Society and the South Fork Conservancy.

She is also an advisory Board Member for the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area and Outdoor Afro, and she is on the Steering Committee for the new Children’s Wellbeing Initiative, a network of 22 change makers working together to promote children’s wellbeing across the country. The Raven Bookstore will have copies of her book for purchase and a signing will follow her talk.

Repair Studio!

SAT | Feb 22 | 1-3 PM | C

Calling all small, broken machines! Got a clock, tool, radio, or other small machine that’s not working properly? Bring it in and we’ll work with you to try to fix it. Email Hazlett for info: hhenderson@lplks.org.

Nadine Strossen

Engage, Connect, Protect: Empowering Diverse Youth as Environmental Leaders

HATE: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship

THU | Feb 20 | 7-8:30 PM | Liberty Hall 646 Mass Street While concern about the state of our land, air, and water continues to grow, there is widespread belief that environmental issues are primarily of interest to wealthy white communities. Engage, Connect, Protect explodes this myth, revealing the deep and abiding interest that African American, Latino, and Native American communities, many of whom live in degraded and polluted parts of the country have in our collective environment.

Engage, Connect, Protect is a wake-up call for businesses, activists, educators, and policymakers to recognize the work of grassroots activists in diverse communities and create opportunities for engaging with diverse youth as the next generation of environmental stewards.

Nadine Strossen is a prominent lawyer and former president of the American Civil Liberties Union from 1991-2008, and currently a professor at NYU Law School.

In her recently published book, HATE: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship, Strossen explores how speech is protected under the constitution and how free speech can be used to counter hate speech. With her expert knowledge of the Constitution, Strossen offers useful and applicable strategies for achieving positive outcomes without violating Constitutional rights.

From government surveillance and drug decriminalization, to sexual harassment and more, Strossen makes complex issues accessible with statistics and illuminating true-life stories. Related event:

Angelou Ezeilo is founder and CEO of the Greening Youth Foundation. A leading social entrepreneur, she's a 2016 Ashoka Fellow, is a member of the National

THU | Feb 27 | 7:30-9 PM | AUD

Friends of the Hall Center Breakfast: A Conversation with Nadine Strossen FRI | Feb 28 | 9:30 AM | Hall Center 900 Sunnyside Ave on KU Campus Free — just meet in the Conference Hall.

After Hours at the Library Fundraiser

Social Justice Book Club

Second Thursday Book Club

Everyone's favorite community fundraiser falls on Leap Day this year! Join us for a lovely evening after the library closes.

Enjoy live music, delicious cocktails and mouthwatering bites from your favorite local restaurants. All proceeds benefit your public library. For details call 785-8433833 x 153 or visit: LPLAfterHours.com

This book club gets us thinking and talking about inequality and injustice in the U.S. Nonfiction, novels, memoirs and more–we seek multiple perspectives, with multiple points of entry, and we work to center the voices of marginalized communities and people through our exploration. Email Polli at pkenn@lplks.org for more info.

Read and discuss a new title each month over food and cocktails at a fancy hotel.

Free valet parking for Book Club folks!

Dec 12 | Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire Jan 9 | Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson Feb 13 | Good and Mad by Rebecca Traister

SAT | Feb 29 | 7-10 PM | Library-wide

BOOK CLUBS YA for Grown-ups

THU | Dec 5, Jan 9, Feb 6 | 7-8 PM | A

This group is for adults who enjoy young adult fiction or anyone interested in exploring the variety of genres from the category. Anyone who's read the selection is welcome to come and participate. 10-12 copies are available from one of our book club in a bag sets. Contact Kimberly at klopez@lplks.org if you have questions or to reserve a book.

Dec 5 | Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli Jan 9 | Binti by Nnedi Okorafor Feb 6 | Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough

Comic Book Club

Adults and Teens 16+ SAT | Dec 14, Jan 11, Feb 8 | 1-2:30 PM | A

Want to read comic books, but don't know where to start? This club is for readers who are new and not-so-new to the universe of comic books and graphic novels. We meet the second Saturday each month and read books via our Hoopla Digital service.

Come hang out!

Dec 14 | Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: BFF, Vol. 1 by Brandon Montclare Jan 11 | Life is Strange: Dust, Vol. 1 by Emma Vieceli Feb 8 | Batgirl and the Birds of Prey: Who is Oracle?, Vol. 1 by Julie Benson

SUN | Dec 8, Jan 12, Feb 9 4-5:30 PM | A

Dec 8 | Being Mortal by Atul Gawande Jan 12 | How to Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

Feb 9 | The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (coming APR 24; see p. 10)

Speculative Fiction Book Club TUE | Dec 10, Jan 14, Feb 11 7-8 PM | B

Into world-building fantasy, far-out sci fi, and eerie dystopias? Haven't a clue what we're talking about, but want to discuss weird books with cool people? This club's for you! Speculative Fiction is an "umbrella term for science fiction, fantasy, and several other sub-genres of improbable what-ifs." (Karen Lord, 2016). Intrigued?

Email Leah for info: lnewton@lplks.org Dec 10 | The Power by Naomi Alderman Jan 14 | Sea Witch by Sarah Henning Feb 11 | The Long Walk by Stephen King

Last Wednesday Book Club WED | Dec 11, Jan 29, Feb 26 7-8 PM | A

Last Wednesday Book Club is the library's longest running adult book club! Selections range from beloved classics to modern favorites. Anyone who's read the book for the current month is invited to participate. Info: istepp@lplks.org.

Dec 11 | Inland by Téa Obreht Rescheduled due to Thanksgiving Jan 29 | Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Feb 26 | Beloved by Toni Morrison

THU | Dec 12, Jan 9, Feb 13 7-8:30 PM | The Oread (1200 Oread)

Nature Book Club

WED | Dec 18 | 6:30-8 PM | A

Discuss fiction or nonfiction books that connect to the natural world. Share what you’re reading and get new suggestions from library staff, Jake and Shirley.

NEW! Short Story Book Club WED | Jan 8, Feb 12 | 7-8 PM | A

Short on time? Each month we'll read a handful of stories (no more than 100 pages) and meet up to talk about them. Questions?

Email Ian at istepp@lplks.org.

Jan 8 | Meet-and-greet. Pick up the book for February's discussion.

Feb 12 | 100 Years of Best American Short Stories

Silent Book Club

SUN | Jan 12 | 2-3:30 PM | AUD

Silent Book Club is just that — a book club where we meet and quietly read together.

We'll provide comfy seating, cozy beverages (hocho, anyone?), and books for those who need them! Whether you stay for the entire event, show up 30 minutes late, or read for 5, feel free to come and go as you please. All you have to do is show up and get ready to read. Silently, of course.

Looking for your event location?

See p. 22 to learn what letters like AUD (Auditorium) and TZ (Teen Zone) mean.

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Mystery Book Club

SUN | Jan 19 | 1:30-3:30 PM | A

We’ll look at a different mystery sub-genre at each meeting. Reserve your spot and choose a book from our list of suggested titles. We'll enjoy a lively discussion as each person will have read a different book. In January we'll focus on award winners and classics. Email Shirley: sbraunlich@lplks.org.

NEW! Paint the Town Read

MON | Jan 20, Feb 17 | 7-8:30 PM | A

Looking for a book club that goes beyond the page and out into the community? We'll curate a monthly book selection to incorporate from and expand conversations on local related events. All are welcome!

Jan 20 | Meet-and-greet. Pick up book for February's discussion.

Feb 17 | The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead paired with the library's African American Read-In events.

HEALTH SPOT + CHAMPSS Orientation MON | Dec 2, Jan 6, Feb 3 2-3 PM | AUD

A nutrition program for people ages 60+.

For more information, call Beth Kinnan at 785-235-1367.

Community Resource Drop-in

TUES starting January | 3–5:30 PM | A

Got questions about food assistance, housing programs, job searches, or other services in Lawrence or Douglas County? Free walk-in consultations to connect you with the resources you need to thrive. All are welcome and we encourage anyone interested in services to drop-in during our sessions.

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SMART Recovery Groups

Yoga @ Your Library

No meeting Dec 24 and Jan 1 MONS | 3:30-5 PM | C WEDS | 5-6:30 PM | B FRIS | 5-6:30 PM | B

Join Sally McVey for an hour of Yin yoga, a slow-paced style of yoga anyone can do.

Bring a mat and a willingness to learn!

(Self Management And Recovery Training)

SMART Recovery supports individuals who have chosen to abstain, or are considering abstinence from any type of addictive behavior such as substance abuse or gambling addiction. This program teaches how to change self-defeating thinking, emotions, and actions to work towards long-term satisfactions and quality of life.

Willow Drop-in

Day + Time TBA | ASR

Domestic violence and human trafficking are public health issues affecting everyone in our community. Trained advocates from Willow will host drop-in sessions in an informal and confidential setting where you can learn about the full range of crisis, advocacy, and support services offered right here in our community.

Check lplks.org for the new schedule.

Drug and Alcohol Drop-in SATS | 1-4 PM | ASR

Got questions about substance misuse, especially about the opioid crisis, the legalization of marijuana, and vaping?

If you'd like help with topics regarding alcohol or drug use, prevention, intervention and/or treatment, come to our drop-in site.

We’ll have a professional counselor from Mirror, Inc. available to answer questions in an informal and confidential setting.

Questions: aboyer@mirrorinc.org

Community Blood Drive

TUE | Dec 10 | 10 AM-3 PM | AUD

Give the gift of life! The Community Blood Center must collect almost 600 units of blood daily to meet area hospital patients' needs. There's no substitute for blood and we rely on volunteer donors like you to supply life-saving blood and blood components to hospitals in Kansas and Missouri. Walk-ups welcome, or make an appointment at savealifenow.org.

WED | Dec 11, Jan 8, Feb 12 6:15-7:15 PM | AUD

"Light" Reading at Your Library

Varied dates | All day unless noted* | AUD THU | Dec 19, 26 FRI | Dec 20, 27; Jan 3, 17; Feb 7 SAT | Dec 28; Jan 4, 18; Feb 8 SUN | Dec 29, Jan 5, Feb 9 MON | Dec 30 THU | Jan 2 | 9 AM-2 PM* SAT | Jan 18 | 9 AM-12 PM* SUN | Jan 19 | 12-3 PM*

Battling the blues? We'll have Seasonal Affective Disorder (“SAD”) Lamps set up with comfy chairs and workspaces. Come in from the cold and soak up some light therapy. PS—You can also check out a SAD Lamp at lplks.org. No registration required.

Questions? Email: kgramlich@lplks.org.

Modular Mindfulness: Immersive Soundbath

SUN | Feb 16 | 3-4:30 PM | AUD

Grab your yoga mat or blanket and head over for a fresh, meditative experience.

A soundbath is an ancient relaxation technique where participants "bathe" in soundwaves made by instruments or the human voice. In this decidedly modern twist on the practice, guest artist Kelvin Lords will use the library's SOUND+VISION modular synthesizer to generate a lush, restorative ambience providing the perfect backdrop for your mindfulness journey.

TECH Tech Drop-In

No session Dec 24, 31 TUES | 5-6 PM | B

Bring your gadgets and questions for help from our resident techies. Walk-in format on a first-come, first-served basis.

Info: abrumley@lplks.org

SOUND+VISION Basics

FRI | Dec 6, Jan 3, Feb 7 | 5-6 PM | S+V

Tour the studio and learn about booking a session. We'll cover microphones, digital audio workstation applications, the S+V video room, and more. Come see what you can create! Check-in a our tech desk located on the lower level.

SOUND+VISION In-depth: EQ and Compression FRI | Dec 13 | 5-6 PM | S+V

Equalizers shape the tone of your sound (think bass, mids, treble) and compression helps even out the volume. Join us in the studio as we teach you how to use these two fundamental tools to sweeten your tracks and produce great sounding recordings.

Modular Synthesis 101 FRI | Jan 17 | 5-6 PM | S+V

Check out our custom modular synthesizer.

Learn what the different modules do, how to connect them, and construct basic “patches.”

Google Docs Essential Training WED | Jan 22 | 6-7 PM | C

Take a closer look at Google Docs, the popular web-based word processing program. Learn to format documents, share them with others, and import documents from Microsoft Word.

Google Drive Essential Training WED | Feb 19 | 6-7 PM | C

Google Drive lets you access important files from anywhere using the cloud. If you have a Gmail account, you have Google Drive. Our technology staff will show you how to organize, sync, and locate Google Drive files on any device.

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RETIREMENT BOOT CAMP Wii Bowling League Finale TUE | Dec 3 | 10-11:30 AM | TZ

Join us for our final Wii Bowling session of 2019! (Don't worry. Wii Golf returns in 2020 — see below.) The kids are in school, so we're taking over the Teen Zone and battling it out on the Wii Bowling video game lanes. Come prepared to have fun with new friends.

No experience necessary! Coffee, snacks, and wacky prizes included.

Candy Construction with the Grandkids WED | Dec 18 | 4-5 PM | AUD

Who'll make the coolest gingerbread house at the library? We're teaming up with our Youth Services team for an afternoon of intergenerational fun and holiday cheer. Bring your grandkids and creativity, and we’ll bring the makings for a small gingerbread house. You'll also be able to video a special memory of the day with your grandkids as a holiday keepsake.

Bilingual Lunch Bunch

Registration required FRI | Jan 10 | 12-1:30 | Location TBA

We’re partnering with the Senior Resource Center for Douglas County to bring you this new program of food and fun. We'll meet at various restaurants in town to experience different cuisines from around the world — bring your lunch money — and learn a few key words and phrases from native speakers while we're at it. For more info visit lplks.org or give us a call at 785-843-3833 x 153.

Wii Golf Club

Registration required TUES | Jan 14-Feb 25 | 10-11:30 AM | TZ

The greens are white(ish) so we’re moving your golf game indoors.

We'll play the Wii Golf video game to keep our skills polished while waiting for spring. No skill or experience needed!

Job Success after 50

SAT | Jan 25 | 10:30 AM-12 PM | AUD

Your age is an asset! Join the Kansas Workforce Center to learn the new rules of job hunting, get advice on making your resume ageless, and brush up on interview skills. Bad weather date: Feb 1.

Volunteer Speed Dating

THU | Feb 13 | 3- 4:30 PM | AUD

Will you be Lawrence's valentine?

There are so many ways to give back! Meet and mingle with a variety of local nonprofits and find rewarding volunteer opportunities to match your talents. Afterwards, we’ll walk to Mass St. for happy hour — bring beer or soda money!

TEENS Tutoring Club

Registration required Tutoring in Reading: Pre-K-6th grade; Tutoring in Math: K-9th grade TUE | Dec 3 & 10 | 4-9 PM | ASR THU | Dec 5 & 12 | 4-9 PM | ASR SAT | Dec 7 & 14 | 10 AM-1 PM | ASR

Boost your child’s reading and math skills with a tutor from KU. Call 785-843-3833 to book a free 30-minute session and/or info about upcoming sessions in 2020.

Teen Zone Expanded (TZE) WEDS | 2-5 PM

Head to the library on early release day for gaming, movies, and crafts. Located in the Auditorium (AUD) or Readers' Theater (RT).

Dec 4 | Stranger Things Bingo | AUD Dec 11 | Retro Cartoons + Pancakes | AUD Dec 18 | Holiday Gift Making | RT Jan 8 | Retro Cartoons + Pancakes | AUD Jan 15 | Wearable Craft | RT Jan 22 | Mario Kart + Crafts | AUD Jan 29 | Kansas Day Celebration | AUD Feb 5 | Music Bingo | RT Feb 12 | Retro Cartoons + Pancakes | AUD Feb 19 | DIY Self-care & Spa | AUD Feb 26 | Fortnite + Crafts | AUD THE READER • 27

D&D Club

THU | Dec 5, Jan 2, Feb 6 | 4-7 PM | AUD

Hail and well met! Transform yourself into a magical character and join in the epic adventure for 5th edition D&D. Seasoned adventurers and first timers are welcome.

First come, first served until all spots are filled. To get on our notification list for updates and session reminders, email our Teen Librarian Centi: cclogston@lplks.org.

Teen Zone Café FRIS | 4-5 PM | TZ

Celebrate Fridays during the school year!

Relax with your friends over a snack and tasty beverage. Every fourth Friday you can sing with friends at a special Karaoke Café!

Teens-only After Hours Movie

FRI | Dec 6, Jan 3, Feb 7 | 7-9 PM | AUD

Message in the Margins Book Club

THU | Dec 12, Jan 9, Feb 13 11 AM-1:30 PM | LHS Lunch Room THU | Dec 19, Jan 16, Feb 20 11 AM-1:30 PM | FSH Lunch Room

Join the club that encourages writing in the margins, underlining, and leaving notes.

Books available on school visits to Free State and Lawrence High Schools, and every day during Teen Zone hours.

Friday the 13th Society FRI | Dec 13 | 7-9 PM | AUD

Join the Friday the 13th Society! Take over the library after hours to tell ghost stories, play extreme hide-n-seek, and celebrate all things strange and unusual.

Teens take over the library after hours.

Watch a movie and eat popcorn. Vote in the Teen Zone for the movie you’d most like to see. No registration needed.

Comic Book Club

Chess Club

Want to read comic books, but don't know where to begin? Here's your chance!

This book club is geared towards readers who are new as well as those not-so-new to the universe of comic books and graphic novels. We meet on the second Saturday each month and read our book titles via our Hoopla Digital service. Comic Book Club is open to adults as well as teens (16+), so come hang out!

Ages 5-18 SAT | Dec 7, Jan 18, Feb 1, 15 | 4-5:30 PM RT

Whether you've never played and want to learn the basics or you're practicing for an upcoming tournament, everyone's welcome. Children younger than 10 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

Limited supply of chess sets are available, so feel free to bring your own.

MON | Dec 9; Jan 13, 27; Feb 10, 24 12:30-2:30 PM | TZ

Hang out, play games, and create art!

Homeschooled students ages 11-18 and their adults are invited to the Teen Zone for special hours twice a month.

Teen Advisory Board (TAB)

MON | Dec 9, Jan 13, Feb 10 | 4-5 PM | B

Join TAB to help us make the library an even better place for teens and get free snacks! Apply in the Teen Zone or online at: lplks.org/teen-advisory-board.

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Dec 14 | Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: BFF, Vol. 1 by Brandon Montclare

Jan 11 | Life is Strange: Dust, Vol. 1 by Emma Vieceli Feb 8 | Batgirl and the Birds of Prey: Who is Oracle?, Vol. 1 by Julie Benson

Super Smash Brothers Tournament

SAT | Dec 21, Jan 18, Feb 15 | 1-3 PM RT Compete against your fellow gamers in a monthly tourney. No registration needed.

SAT | Dec 21 | 4:30-5:30 PM | AUD

Prime Martial Arts instructors Fe and Chris will lead a self-defense class for teens on how to stay safe with strangers and deal with bullies. It's a high-energy class with great info and hands-on techniques!

Winter Reading Pajama Party SAT | Jan 4 | 6-8 PM | AUD

Celebrate winter reading after hours at the library with your friends and family.

We'll provide the hot chocolate, cookies, games — show up in your pajama best!

Self-Care Yoga with OmTree

Registration required SAT | Jan 18, Feb 15 | AUD Grades 6-8 | 1-2 PM Grades 9-12 | 3-4 PM Unwind with a free yoga and journaling class from OmTree Shala Studio! No mats or experience necessary.

Off the Page, Onto the Screen

Registration required SAT | Jan 25, Feb 22 | 3-5:30 PM | RT Join us the last Saturday of the month for this new book club.

We'll read a book with a film adaptation, watch the movie, and discuss the book vs. the big screen! February's pick is part of the African American Read-in.

Jan 25 | Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold Feb 22 | Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

Cosplay Workshop

SAT | Feb 1, 29 | 3-5 PM | A

Whether you're mid-project or just want to learn, stop by the library to work on a cosplay, get tips from experts, and nerd out about your favorite fandoms.

IMAGE CREDIT: Odyssey Mario:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Render / deviantart.com/nintega-dario

Teen Zone Homeschool Hours

Adults and Teens ages 16+ SAT | Dec 14, Jan 11, Feb 8 | 1-2:30 PM A

Teen Martial Arts Self-Defense

Chocolate Fest

Noon Year’s Eve Party

Celebrate Black History Month

Celebrate all things chocolate for a special Teen Zone Café! Taste chocolate from around the world, find the perfect hot chocolate pairing, and more. Come hungry and bring your sweet tooth.

We’re celebrating the new year a bit early.

Ring in 2020 with us with singing, dancing, and counting down to noon!

For our African American Read-In, we're celebrating through stories and songs of brave African Americans who have gone before us. We'll have crafts, refreshments, and a special guest, too!

FRI | Feb 21 | 4-5 PM | RT

KIDS

SPECIAL EVENTS Junior Author Camp: Short Story Writing with Mercedes Lucero Registration required Ages 8-12 WED | Dec 4 | 4-5 PM | RT

Would you love to be an author? Hear from Mercedes Lucero about writing short stories. Get tips, inspiration, and snacks!

All ages TUE | Dec 31 | 11:30 AM-12:30 PM | AUD

Winter Reading Pajama Party All ages SAT | Jan 4 | 6-8 PM | AUD

Celebrate winter reading after hours at the library with your friends and family.

We'll provide the hot chocolate, cookies, and games — just show up in your cozy pajama best!

Build-a-thon

All ages WED | Jan 15 | 4-5 PM | AUD

Come build with us! We’ll break out our marble run, magnet tiles, LEGOs, brain flakes, light table, and more.

Winter Holiday Sing-along

Kansas Day Craft Party

Sing, move, and play together with Karen of Meadowlark Music for some winter fun!

Celebrate Kansas’ birthday with us! Make sunflower crowns, Western Meadowlark pins, and more!

Ages 0-7 SUN | Dec 8 | 3:30-4:30 PM | AUD

Amazing Olive Press Storytime

All ages TUE | Dec 17 | 10:30-11:15 AM | AUD

All ages WED | Jan 29 | 2-5 PM | AUD

Coding Robot Challenge Ages 7-11 WED | Feb 5 | 4-5 PM | AUD

Rabbi Zalman Teichtel will join us for his annual holiday storytime. Squeeze olives for oil and make a wicks for the Hanukkah menorah!

Code a robot to run through a maze and draw! We’ll also hear from a computer scientist working in the field.

Candy Construction

Ages 5-11 FRI | Feb 14 | 2-4 PM | AUD

All ages WED | Dec 18 | 4-5 PM | AUD

Who can make the coolest gingerbread house at the library? We’ll have all the makings for a small gingerbread house.

Bring your creativity!

Movie Day!

Spend Valentine’s afternoon watching a classic love story with a gnomey twist.

Magnetism + Beyond

Registration required Ages 7-11 THU | Feb 20 | 2-3 PM | AUD

See amazing science experiments that explore magnetism, then make art using iron filings with local artist Matt Lord!

All ages FRI | Feb 21 | 2-4 PM | AUD

KIDS' CLUBS Tail Wagging Readers

Ages 5-11 SUN | Dec 1, Jan 5, Feb 2 | 1-2 PM | RT SAT | Jan 25, Feb 22 | 1-2 PM | RT

Practice and build reading confidence with a warm, furry friend from Loving Paws Animal Therapy. Bring your own book or choose one at the library. No registration necessary. We’ll assign you a 15-minute time slot when you arrive.

Tutoring Club

Reading: Pre-K — 6th grade Math: K — 9th grade TUE | Dec 3, 10 | 4-9 PM | ASR THU | Dec 5, 12 | 4-9 PM | ASR SAT | Dec 7, 14 | 10 AM-1 PM | ASR

Boost your child’s reading and math skills with a tutor from KU. Call 785-8433833 to register for a 30-minute session.

Ask at the children’s or teen desks about our 2020 sessions.

Tween Club

Registration required Ages 8-11 FRI | Dec 6, Jan 17, Feb 7 | 3:30-5 PM | RT FRI | Feb 21 | 10 AM-12 PM | TZ

Meet up, hang out, play games, and craft with your friends. In December we'll have pizza and a movie party, and on February 21 we’ll take over the Teen Zone!

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Chess Club

Kid Advisory Board (KAB)

Library Storytime

Whether you've never played before and you want to learn the basics or you're practicing for an upcoming tournament, all are welcome. A parent or guardian must accompany children younger than 10. We've got a limited supply of chess sets, so feel free to bring your own.

Help make the library even greater for kids by joining KAB! We’re tackling the ultimate goal of planning a library event during Spring Break. Create the program of your dreams with other LPL kids. Snacks and fun included!

Join a crowd of children and parents for stories and a simple craft.

Ages 5-18 SAT | Dec 7; Jan 18; Feb 1, 15 4-5:30 PM | RT

Lego Club

Registration required Ages 5-11 THU | Dec 12, Jan 9 | 4-5 PM | RT SUN | Jan 26, Feb 23 | 1-2 PM | RT

Build with us at Lego Club and find out what the theme is! Registration opens one month before the event.

Magic Tree House Club

Registration required* Ages 5-8 SAT | Jan 11, Feb 8 | 3:30-4:30 PM | RT

It’s the Jack and Annie fan club! Join us for crafts and fun with a historical twist.

Jan 11 | Warriors in Winter Registration starts Dec 11* Feb 8 | Monday with a Mad Genius Registration starts Jan 8*

Mysterious Mustache Book Club

Registration required* Ages 8-12 SUN | Jan 19, Feb 16 | 1:30-2:30 PM | RT

Do you love getting into the world of a book, chatting with other book lovers, and eating snacks? Discuss a new book each month—and sometimes see the movie! Get a copy of the book at our Kids' Desk. The selection will center around our African American Read-in for Black History Month in February.

Jan 19 | The City of Ember Registration starts Dec 19* Feb 16 | Ghost Registration starts Jan 16*

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Registration required Ages 5-11 THU | Jan 23, Feb 27 | 4-5 PM | RT

STORYTIMES

IN THE READERS' THEATER (RT)

No storytime Dec 17-Jan 3 Ages 3+ with their families TUES | 10:30-11:15 AM THUS | 7-7:45 PM FRIS | 10:30-11:15 AM

Books & Babies

No storytime Dec 17-Jan 1 Birth–23 mos with their families TUES | 6-6:30 PM WEDS | 9:30-10 AM, 10:30-11 AM

Black Authors + Illustrators Storytime

Bounce, read, and sing together, then it's playtime for babies and parents!

In honor of Black History Month and the African American Read-In, we’re sharing some of our favorite stories from our collection.

All ages SAT | Dec 7, Jan 18, Feb 1, 15 10:30-11 AM

Feb 16–22

Sunday Storytime

No storytimes from Dec 15-29 All ages SUNS | 3:30-4 PM

Join Matt for songs, crafts, and stories carefully picked to excite young minds.

On Feb 16, special guest Dr. Anthony Lewis, Superintendent of Lawrence Public Schools, joins us in celebration for the African American Read-In.

Toddler Storytime

No storytimes Dec 16-Jan 2 2-yr-olds with their families MONS | 10:30-11 AM WEDS | 6:30-7 PM THUS | 9:30-10 AM, 10:30-11 AM

Multicultural Storytime

Stories-n-songs with guest presenters that highlight featured languages or cultures.

CuentaCuentos / Spanish Storytime

All ages SAT | Dec 14; Jan 11, 25; Feb 8, 22 10:30-11 AM

Cuentos, canciones, actividades, y café. ¡¿Qué esperas?! Ven y acompáñanos en una divertida mañana en español. Todas las edades son bienvenidas. Stories, songs, activities, and coffee. What are you waiting for? Come for a fun morning in Spanish!

Stories! Songs! MORRIS THE MONKEY! A perfect wiggly storytime for toddlers.

Sing & Rhyme Storytime No storytime Dec 16-30 All ages MONS | 6:30-7 PM

Explore movement, play, and the joy of active music-making with Singing Sarah Niileksela, board-certified music therapist and owner of Sunflower Music Therapy, a local private practice.

Rich experiences help build the basic architecture of a child's brain, giving them an excellent start in school and beyond.

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