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| Third
Thursday Book Club for Adults at the Oxford Lane Library |
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 Join
in the discussion at Third Thursday Adult Book Club on Thursday,
May 17, 3:00 - 4:00p.m. at the Oxford Lane Library. Adults 18
and up are invited to take part in a thoughtful discussion of Hannah
Coulter by Wendell Berry. Registration is required. Copies of
the book will be available at the Circulation Desk after registration.
To register, call 523-7531, ext. 215.
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| Young
Readers Society at the Hamilton Lane Library |
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 Teens
ages 13 - 18 are invited to become a part of the Young Readers Society
at the Hamilton Lane Library on Thursday, May 17, 5:30 - 6:30
p.m. Join us to read and discuss The Disreputable History
of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart.
Registration
is required. Copies of the selected books can be picked up at the
Reference Services Desk after registering. To register, call 894-1409.
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| New
Place and Time for Friends of the Lane Libraries Annual Book Sale |
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The
Friends of the Hamilton-Fairfield Lane Libraries will hold their
annual used book sale at a new place and time! This year's event
will be held at the Miami University Hamilton Gymnasium on Saturday,
May 19 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, May 20 from noon
to 3:00 p.m. Thousands of titles in a variety of formats will
be available for purchase. Enjoy great bargains during the $5/bag
sale all day Sunday (bags will be provided). The "Friends
Only" preview sale will be held on Friday, May 18, 6:00 - 8:00
p.m. All proceeds benefit the Lane Libraries. Donations of gently
used books are welcome at any Lane location. Call 894-6557 for details.
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Summer
Calendar of Events |
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out the summer Fast Lane newsletter and
events calendar (June - August) to find out what's happening
at the Lane Libraries and to see a full listing of adult summer programs.
Enjoy book reviews, discussion groups and musical performances or
take some time to learn how to use library eBooks on your eReader.
Find out more in the Fast Lane! |
| You
can now enjoy our Freegal service on your mobile device! |
 The
Freegal Mobile Application is a completely free and legal way to
access a collection of almost 3 million MP3 songs using your library
card. Freegal includes many of today’s top artists, a fantastic
retrospective collection and music from around the world.
Apple
devices
Android
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| How
Does Your Garden Grow? at the Fairfield Lane Library |
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What
does your plant look like? What does it need to grow? Find out during
"How Does Your Garden Grow?" at the Fairfield Lane Library
on Saturday, May 19, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Children ages 5 -
12 are invited to this interactive "Program-on-Wheels"
from the Cincinnati Museum Center that will teach you about the
parts of a plant, the plant life cycle and the difference between
fruits and vegetables. Registration is required. Call 858-3238,
ext. 360 to register.
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| A
Guitar Concert with Stephen Fazio at the Hamilton Lane Library |
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Join
us on Monday, May 21, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. for a guitar concert
with Stephen Fazio at the Hamilton Lane Library. Fazio will entertain
all ages with a selection of classical guitar pieces. For details,
call 894-7158.
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| Join
the English Conversation Group at the Fairfield Lane Library |
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Would
you like to improve your English conversation skills? Join the English
Conversation Group at the Fairfield Lane Library on Mondays,
March 5 - May 21, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. for English practice in a
friendly environment. This group is for adults ages 18 - up who
are English language learners with basic English skills. For details,
call 858-3238, ext 358.
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| Nancy
Pearl's Summer Reading Tips at the Hamilton Lane Library |
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Enthusiastic
readers are invited to Nancy Pearl's Summer Reading Tips on Tuesday,
May 22, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. at the Hamilton Lane Library. Nancy
Pearl, nationally known radio personality, author and developer
of the "One City One Book" community reading program,
will be with us via Skype interview to promote her passion - reading
and books. Her presentation of what's new out there for summer will
be followed by a Q&A period. Don't miss this opportunity to
hear a leader in the art of book recommendations. Call 894-7158
for details.
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| Otaku
Manga & Anime Club at the Hamilton Lane Library |
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Are
you obsessed with manga and anime? Would you rather read your books
from right to left? Ages 11 - 18 are invited to become a part of
the Otaku Manga & Anime Club at the Hamilton Lane Library on
Tuesday, May 22 from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Join the club this spring
to read some of the best manga and watch anime based on those titles.
May
22 - One Piece. Volume 1 by Eiichiro Oda
Registration
is required. Copies of the selected books can be picked up at the
Reference Services Desk after registering. To register, call 894-1409.
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| Brain
Food for Hungry Minds at the Oxford Lane Library |
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 Are
you hungry for a good book? Join us during Brain Food for Hungry
Minds Library on Thursday, May 24, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. as we
discuss Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering
Everything by Joshua Foer at the Oxford Lane Library. Registration
is required. Call 523-7531, ext. 215 to register.
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| Hamilton
Lane Library Celebrates Reading & All That Jazz 2012 |
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June
welcomes the beginning of the sixteenth annual
Reading & All That Jazz program at the Hamilton Lane
Library. This popular series of alternating weekly book reviews
and jazz performances will entertain you all summer long, June through
August. All programs, free and open to the public, are on Tuesdays
at noon at the Hamilton Lane Library, 300 N. Third St.
 Brown
Bag Book Reviews
Don't be bashful! Bring a brown-bag lunch to our summer book reviews.
The Friends of the Lane Libraries will serve light refreshments
to go along with your lunch.
June
5 - Halfway Home: My Life 'Til Now by Ronan Tynan; reviewed
by Lori Rehm
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| Conversations
on Hamilton with Jim Blount at the Hamilton Lane Library |
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Join
local historian, Jim Blount on Tuesday, June 5, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
at the Hamilton Lane Library for a conversation about the colorful
history of Hamilton and Butler County. Blount will discuss "When
Presidential Nominating Conventions Were Fun." For details,
call 894-7158.
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| Summer
Reading Kick Off with David Kaplan |
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All
ages are invited to join the Lane Libraries as we kick off the summer
with performer David Kaplan during three local events. David Kaplan,
a virtuoso juggler, magician, inventor, musician and deadpan physical
comedian, will help us kick off our summer
reading programs and challenges! Whether he's juggling bean
bag chairs, playing a melody on "concert balloon" or defying
the laws of physics with a bowling ball, he is sure to amaze and
amuse.
Tuesday,
June 5, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Fairfield Village Green Amphitheatre
411 Wessel Dr., Fairfield
Saturday,
June 9, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Oxford Lane Library
15 S. College Ave., Oxford
Saturday,
June 9, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Hamilton Lane Library
300 N. Third St., Hamilton
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| Positively
Paranormal: The Book Club with Bite at the Fairfield Lane Library |
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 Vampires
and shifters and seers, oh my! Adults 18 and up are invited to Positively
Paranormal: The Book Club with Bite at the Fairfield Lane Library.
Join us for a spirited discussion of Graveminder by Melissa
Marr on Wednesday, June 6, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Registration
is required. Copies of the book can be picked up at the Reference
Desk after registering. For more details, call 858-3238, ext. 358
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| Fellowship
of the Book at the Fairfield Lane Library |
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 Fellowship
of the Book, a book club for teens ages 13 - 18, continues on Saturday,
June 9, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. at the Fairfield Lane Library. Join
us to read and discuss Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon. Registration
is required. Copies of the book can be picked up at the Reference
Desk after registering. To register, call 858-3238, ext. 358.
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| American
Library Association announces 2012 Youth Media Award winners |
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The
American Library Association (ALA) announced the top books, video
and audiobooks for children and young adults – including the
Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards –
at its Midwinter Meeting in Dallas. Check out the list
of winners and reserve copies of these outstanding items
from our catalog.
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Free
mobile app for foreign language learning |
 The
Mango Languages Library Edition mobile app offers free access to
more than 34 foreign language courses and 14 English as a second
language courses through your Lane Mango Languages account. Mango
makes learning a new language fast, easy, and incredibly effective. Download
the app from iTunes here.
Requirements:
Compatible with Apple iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires Apple
iOS 4.0 or later. You must setup a Lane Mango account to use the Library Edition App. |
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Lane's
Library Anywhere Mobile App
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| Lane’s
Library Anywhere mobile app makes our catalog mobile, instantly. You
can search the catalog wherever you are with your mobile device, place
a hold, renew your items and more!
Visit
www.lanepl.org/mobile for
details
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| Jim
Blount Local History Resources |
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 The
Lane Libraries provide a
regular column about the history of Butler County by local
historian Jim Blount. Readers may subscribe to this column
via email. Scroll to the bottom of the column to subscribe. A searchable
archive of these columns, as well as Mr. Blount’s columns from
the Journal-News dating back to 1988, is available at www.lanepl.org/blount.htm.
We also offer Mr. Blount's Index
of Butler County Place Names.
Visit Lane's History and Genealogy page
for these and other resources of interest to researchers, genealogists
and students.
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Cummins Photographs |
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Click
here for easy access to Lane's collection of over 3000 Cummins
Photographs from the mid-19th to early 20th century.
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