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We have combined all of our event newsletters into one weekly newsletter with separate sections for each age group, and we have switched to Constant Contact to send out our messages. Contact Library System Director Larry Koeninger at [email protected] or (979) 209-5611 to let us know what you think about the new format. Next week's events are listed below, and you can view them on our online calendar.
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Saturday, January 31 - Sunday, February 1, 2015
International films will be shown in their original language with English subtitles at Larry J. Ringer Library (1818 Harvey Mitchell Pkwy. S., College Station).
Contact Hilary at (979) 764-3416 for details.
Time: 11 AM
Title: For a Woman
Language: French
Rating: Unrated (not suitable for children)
Summary: After her mother's death, Anne discovers old photos and letters that convince her to take a closer look at the life of her parents. The young couple met in the concentration camps during WWII, later moving to France to start their new life together. In a journey that stretches from post-war France to the 1980s, Anne's destiny intertwines with her father's past until they form a single, unforgettable story.
Time: 2 PM
Title: Wadjda
Language: Arabic
Rating: PG
Summary: An enterprising Saudi girl, Wadjda, signs on for her school's Koran recitation competition as a way to raise the remaining funds she needs in order to buy the green bicycle that has captured her interest. She is determined to prove that she can race bikes just as well as the boys, something not everyone is willing to accept.
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Mounce Library has a Family Winter Activity Program from November 17 through January 31. Each month, they have a drawing for a family winter movie basket. For more information, contact Bobbee at [email protected] or (979) 209-5616.
Mounce Library (201 E. 26th St., Bryan, TX 77803)
BotClub will be meeting at Mounce Library on Saturdays from 3 to 5 through the end of May. For more details, see their website at botclub.brazosrobotics.org.
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Thursdays, Jan. 15 - April 30
Baby & toddler storytime at 10:15
Get ready to read storytime for older children at 10:45
Clara B. Mounce Public Library
201 E. 26th St., Bryan, TX 77803
Contact Bobbee at (979) 209-5616 for more information.
January 26 - April 9
Babies & books (newborns to walking babies), Thursdays at 9:15
Wiggle worms (walking babies to age 2), Mon. at 9:30 & 10:30, Thurs. at 10:30
Toddler/preschool, age 2 & 3, Wednesdays at 10:00  Toddler/preschool, age 3 to 5, Wednesdays at 11:00
Family story party, all ages, one Thursday night a month, 6:00
Larry J. Ringer Library
1818 Harvey Mitchell Pkwy. S., College Station, TX 77845
Contact Suzy or Cindy at (979) 764-3416 for details.
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Teen Events
Larry J. Ringer Library
If you are a teen (7th-12th grade) and are interested in being on a Teen Advisory Board that will help plan events for teenagers, please pick up an application at the children's desk or download one as a pdf. The first two meetings were January 28 and January 30. If you're interested but weren't able to attend either meeting, you can still pick up an application and participate through email. For more information, contact Cindy at (979) 764-3416.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
4:00 - 5:00 PM
Larry J. Ringer Library (1818 Harvey Mitchell Pkwy. S., C.S., TX 77845)
The Teen Book Club meets on the first Wednesday of the month. There is no assigned reading for this club. Come take a look at our newest teen books, find out what the library is ordering, and talk about anything you're currently reading or have read recently. Free refreshments. Make suggestions for new books. For more information, contact Kendra at [email protected] or (979) 764-3416.
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Sign up by Fri. Feb. 6  (or first 25 people) Ringer Library (College Station)
All supplies will be provided for this free craft.
On Monday, February 9, from 6 to 8 PM, learn how to make Valentine's Day marshmallows, decorated with white chocolate. This program is free, but space is limited.
Call the Reference Desk at (979) 764-3416 to sign up.
Thursdays, 10:15 - 12:15, Mounce Library (Bryan)
Fridays, 9:30-11:30, Ringer Library (College Station)
Feb. 5-6, Computer Basics
Bryan classes are held in the 2nd floor computer lab at
Mounce Library (201 E. 26th St., Bryan, TX 77803).
College Station classes are held on laptops in the front meeting room at Ringer Library (1818 Harvey Mitchell Pkwy. S., College Station, TX 77845).
Registration is not required for our free computer classes.
Questions? Call (979) 209-5600 (Mounce) or (979) 764-3416 (Ringer).
Use one of our computers or bring your laptop.
Mondays, 6 PM to 8 PM
Saturdays, 10 AM to 12 PM
Ringer Library (College Station)
Call the Reference Desk at (979) 764-3416 to sign up for a 30-minute slot.
Saturdays
10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Mounce Library (Bryan)
A volunteer will provide computer help in Spanish. Two sessions are available. Registration is not required, but space is limited. Call Bobbee at (979) 764-3416 for more information.
Tuesdays
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Larry J. Ringer Library
1818 Harvey Mitchell Pkwy. S., College Station, TX 77845
Practice speaking English. Everyone is welcome.
Contact Hilary at (979) 764-3416 for more information about this free program.
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
First class at Mounce Public Library
(201 E. 26th St., Bryan, TX 77803)
Starting February 7, ESL classes will be held at the Bryan Adult Learning Center (1700 Palasota Dr.) because the AARP tax volunteers will be using Mounce Library's upstairs meeting room. Contact Bobbee at (979) 209-5616 for details.
Afternoon Book Club, Ringer Library, (College Station), first Tuesday, next meeting Tues. Feb. 3, 5:30-7:00, discussing The Daring Ladies of Lowell by Kate Alcott. Summary: Moving to the mill city of Lowell in 1832 to escape farm life, young Alice is disillusioned by the local factory's harsh working conditions and struggles to advocate on their behalf while recklessly falling in love with the mill owner's son, a situation that is complicated by a murder and sensational trial.
Contact Hilary at (979) 764-3416 for more information about this book club.
second Sunday,  next meeting Sun. Feb. 8, 4:00 - 5:15, discussing Cinder by Marissa Meyer. Summary: As plague ravages the overcrowded Earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, Cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome Prince Kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this futuristic take on the Cinderella story.
Contact Mounce Library at (979) 209-5600 for more details.
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The following events are being held in Larry J. Ringer Library's front meeting room by local organizations. These events are open to the public and are being listed here as a courtesy to our patrons to help you find local events. If you will be holding a public event in one of our libraries and would like it listed in a future issue of the newsletter, please let us know.
Friday, February 6, 2015
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Ballet Brazos will be meeting in Ringer Library's front meeting room. For more information, see their website at balletbrazos.org and contact them directly.
Sunday, February 8, 2015
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Larry J. Ringer Library, front meeting room
1818 Harvey Mitchell Pkwy. S., College Station, TX 77845
The Brazos Valley Multiple Sclerosis Support Group has invited two of Dr. Mary Meagher's TAMU psychology graduate students to give a presentation about mood and cognition. Sophia You and Fenan Rassu will be talking about mood and cognition in MS and what you can do. For more information about Dr. Meagher and her graduate students, you can click on their names linked above. For more information about this event or about the MS support group in general, contact Sharon Boston at [email protected] or (979) 693-6733. For directions to the library or questions about our location, call (979) 764-3416.
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 Breaking News!
New eBooks
The library has just added some new eBooks. Check our Pinterest page to see what we've added. When we add new eBooks, we will add a board to the Pinterest page listing the new eBooks. The Pinterest boards have book cover images and descriptions, and if you click on a title, it will take you to that eBook in our eBook collection at Overdrive. You can also go directly to our eBook collection at bcsdmc.lib.overdrive.com to see and check out eBooks. Check out eBooks using your library card number (bar code on the back of your card) and PIN. If you don't know your PIN, the front desk can reset it for you.
Free Tax Preparation Help by AARP Volunteers
Volunteers from the AARP will provide free help filling out tax forms for people who have low to medium incomes (personal income tax only, not for businesses). Tax help is provided in person on a first come, first served basis. Please bring your ID, social security card, and all of your tax papers with you.
February 2 - April 15 at both Mounce and Ringer libraries:
Clara B. Mounce Library
201 E. 26th St., Bryan, TX 77803, (979) 209-5600
Mon. 1-5, Tues.1-6:30, Wed. 1-5, Fri. 1-4:30, Sat.* 9-1
*Note: Thursday hours have been cancelled.
Larry J. Ringer Library
1818 Harvey Mitchell Pkwy. S., College Station, TX 77845, (979) 764-3416
Mon. & Wed. 9-5, Fri. 9-4:30, Sat.* 9-1
*Extended hours on Sat. Feb. 7 & Apr. 11 (9-4:30),
no tax help Apr. 3-4 (libraries closed for Easter weekend)
Tax Forms and Publications
The IRS is sending way less materials to us than they usually do. They will be sending one reference copy of Publication 17 to each library. They will be sending some of the 1040, 1040A, and 1040EZ forms, but they are not sending any instructions. You can go to irs.gov/orderforms to have the IRS mail you up to 10 items, but they will not send Pub 17.
Major Reorganization Project at the Carnegie
With the assistance of many enthusiastic volunteers, the staff of the Carnegie History Center is conducting a major project to make the library's collection much more accessible. In the past, the collection has been arranged according to the traditional Dewey Decimal System. However, this system is not optimal for genealogy researchers and is not used in many genealogy libraries. The numbering system can seem complicated and obtuse to genealogists.
The preferred method of arrangement is alphabetical by state and county, since most genealogical information is located by "location." That is, information about ancestors is usually traced by researching documents and records that originated in the states and counties where they lived.
Therefore, the Carnegie History Center is conducting a tedious and time consuming relabeling and rearranging project to convert the collection from the numerical to the preferred alphabetical arrangement. Much of the work has been successfully accomplished, and the final stages of this worthy endeavor will be completed soon.
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