Upcycling Jeans, Thrifted Prom Dresses, and New Exhibit!

April 3 - 17

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Freedom Riders Exhibit Coming to the Library

The Tipp City Library is proud to host the Finding Freedom Summer Traveling Exhibit. This exhibit was created by Miami University Libraries Faculty and staff, and handles topics such as the civil rights movement, racial injustice, and civil unrest. While the exhibit focuses on educating grade school students, the content is just as engaging and informative for adults as well. The exhibit is composed of twelve panels educating through documentary photography and tells the story of 800 volunteer college students registering black voters in Mississippi in 1964. The exhibit will be on display in the two front windows of the first floor of the library from April 24 - June 17. To schedule a tour, email info@tippcitylibrary.org or call the library at 937-667-3826

Prom Dress Shopping Extended

We have received so many prom dresses from our community that we are extending the dress shopping period. Come in anytime during normal operating hours to shop thrifted dresses for free through the month of April.

We Want Your Old Jeans

We are looking for old jeans in any condition, shape, and style for an upcoming teen sewing project.

Elevator is Open

We would like to thank our patrons for their patience as we made updates to our elevator. All inspections have been passed and it is now open to the public again.

Bring Your Own Device : Tech Help

Saturdays

11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Have questions about Overdrive, Hoopla or your device? Stop by the library to have your questions answered.

This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the State Library of Ohio.

Events Planned for the Whole Family

Creative Corner

Explore the wonderful world of eggs and the animals that come from eggs at the Creative Corner table in the Children’s area from April 3-15. Play some games and learn more about oviparous animals.

Book Mark Contest for Kids and Teens

As part of our National Library Week events and the celebration of the library’s 100th Birthday this year we are holding our second annual bookmark design contest.

The contest will begin on Monday, April 17 and entries must be submitted to the library by the end of National Library Week on Friday, April 28. The theme for the bookmark design is “Happy 100th Birthday Tipp City Library, you’re a part of my story!” Participants should show how the library has been a part of their life story.

The winning designs in each age group will be reproduced and distributed at the library in May. We are expanding the age categories this year as follows: 3-5 years, 6-9 years, 10-13 years, and 14-18 years.

April Family Nights

April 11

6:30-7:30 p.m.

Spring is planting season and what better family activity than gardening? On Tuesday, April 11 in the Meeting Room, there will be activities to learn about seeds and gardening for families with children 3 years old and up. This is also a great activity for Earth Day on April 22. No registration is required.

April 25

6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

The Library is turning 100 years old this year and we’re starting the celebration during National Library Week! Families are invited on Tuesday, April 25 to the Meeting Room to learn about the number 100, and what Tipp City was like 100 years ago. Come enjoy the games and snacks, and wish the library a happy birthday!

Upcoming Programs for 6th-12th Grade Youth

April Poetry Contest

April is National Poetry Month, so join us in the Teen Den April 1-15 to try your hand at creating poetry with book spines! Stack a few books (at least 3) and use their titles to create a poem. Snap a picture to “keep” your poem. Show us your efforts at the desk and we will reward you with a small prize.

Earth Day Recycled Art at Teen Tinker Lab

April 16-30

Stop by the teen den to make some cool art out of recycled materials! We will have various supplies out with ideas for you to personalize your recycled art piece. Keep your creation or leave it for our display. Ladybug lids, key windchimes, egg carton mermaids, bug jars, and more!

Sewing Saturdays with Ms. Jeri

Join us in April and create a sewing project by upcycling a pair of jeans. We will have jeans for you to cut apart or feel free to bring some old pairs of your own that you won’t mind destroying to make something new. You can choose between hand sewing and machine sewing to create your jean bag or craft. This program will be open to youth in grades 4-12. We will meet on April 15 from 2:00-3:00 PM in the Meeting Room.

I Love Gaming: Teen Video Game Day

Come play video games on the giant screen in the meeting room on Friday, April 21 from 3:30-5:30 PM. Join gamers like you for our ongoing, monthly teen gaming program. Each month, we will decide to play games on our Nintendo Switch or one of our selection of board games! There will be snacks and drinks and fun. For youth in grades 6-12.

More Programs and Events for Adults

Bridge Club

Every Monday

1:00 p.m.

All level of players welcome. Call the library at 937-667-3826 for more information or to sign up.

Join Us for Mahjong

April 11

1:30 p.m.

For beginning to advanced players. Call the library at 937-667-3826 for more information or to sign up.

Yoga Basics

Tuesdays

9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Molly from Inhabit Yoga will introduce fundamental yoga breathing, postures, alignment, and core muscle engagement to support your lifelong yoga practice. Whether you're brand new to yoga or a seasoned veteran, you'll benefit from getting back to the basics!

Overdue for a Brew: Queen City Beer: Cincinnati Beer Past and Present

April 12

6:30- 7:30 p.m.

Cincinnati has a thriving craft beer scene today, but brewing in Ohio's largest metropolitan area is nothing new. Prior to Prohibition, Cincinnati was one of the brewing capitals of the country. As German immigrants came to U.S. shores in the nineteenth century by the tens of thousands, many settled in Cincinnati, and the city is referenced as one point in the so-called German Triangle along with Milwaukee and St. Louis. It's no coincidence these cities became synonymous with beer in America. Many of these German immigrants established breweries in Cincinnati, and some of these became among the largest in the country. Join us as we look at the history of brewing in Cincinnati and taste through excellent beers from some of its best modern craft breweries.

Unwind and DIY

April 17

Spend some time unwinding with a monthly DIY craft kit! Each month we will provide a DIY for you to create and display in your home! April's DIY is a Hanging Car Ornament!

One Book, Many Communities Closing Event

April 19

Join us from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. for a Meet and Greet and book signing with Jess Montgomery at Edison State Community College.

Starting at 7 p.m., Vick Mickunas, host of WYSO’s Book Nook, will lead a discussion with Jess Montgomery about her book, The Widows. There will be time for Q&A from the audience and also from submitted questions from participating libraries.

For those that can’t be at Edison State Community College, the event will be presented as a Facebook Live stream for participating libraries. Check with your local library for details.

Overdue for a Brew: Mother Stewart's Brewing Field Trip

April 29

12:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Mother Stewart's Brewing Company operates out of an imposing brick structure in downtown Springfield that once housed the largest metal casket factory in the world, but the building is now a celebration of community life for this former manufacturing center. The industrial chic interior and expansive beer garden hosts live music and other events, and brews excellent beers designed to be enjoyed round after round with friends.

Join us on Saturday, April 29, at 12 pm, as we take a field trip to Mother Stewart's Brewing. You'll get to see their brewing system up close, listen in as Advanced Cicerone and beer writer David Nilsen interviews Mother Stewart's founder Kevin Loftis, ask the brewer questions yourself, and then enjoy a guided tasting of Mother Stewart's beers led by David. Tickets for this 2 hour private event are only $15, which includes the full tasting flight of beers. After the event, you are welcome to stay and enjoy more of your favorite Mother Stewart's beers and food from an on-site food truck! We hope to see you there.

Upcoming Book Discussions

Mystery Lovers Book Club

April 10

7 - 8 p.m.

Join us for a discussion of Killers of A Certain Age by Deanna Rayburn. Copies are available for request. Email info@tippcitylibrary.org for more information.

Page Turner's Book Club

April 24

7 - 8 p.m.

Join us for a discussion of The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green. Copies are available for request. Email info@tippcitylibrary.org for more information.

New Books, Movies, and Music to Enjoy

Adult Non-Fiction Books

Money and Love :An Intelligent Roadmap for Life's Biggest Decisions by Myra H. Stober

The Fun Habit :How the Pursuit of Joy and Wonder Can Change Your Life by Micheal Rucker

The Brain Health Kitchen : Preventing Alzheimer's Through Food with 100 Recipes by Annie Fenn

American Table :The Foods, People, and Innovations That Feed Us by Lisa Kingsley

Unscripted :The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and The Redstone Family Legacy by James B. Stewart

The Quilted Home Handbook :Transform Your Space With the Art of Quilting by Wendy Chow

Oscar Wars:A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears by Michael Schulman

Love, Pamela by Pamela Anderson

Paris :The Memoir by Paris Hilton

Bad Mormon :A Memoir by Heather Gay

Spare by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex

Drama Free :A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships by Nedra Glover Tawwab

The Lincoln Miracle : Inside the Republican Convention That Changed History by Edward Echorn

Code Name Blue Wren : The True Story of America's Most Dangerous Female Spy - and the Sister She Betrayed by Jim Popkin

Shielded : How the Police Became Untouchable by Joanna C. Schwartz

Blood Money :The Story of Life, Death, and Profit Inside America's Blood Industry by Kathleen McLaughlin

Rough Sleepers : Dr. Jim O'Connell's Urgent Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People by Tracy Kidder

The Great Displacement : Climate Change and the Next American Migration by Jake Bittle

Walk the Blue Line by James Patterson

The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg

I Know Who You Are : How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever by Barbara Rae-Venter

The Exceptions : Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science by Kate Zernike

Ancient Sea Reptiles :Plesiosaurs, Ichthyosaurs, Mosasaurs, and More by Darren Naish

The Ship Beneath the Ice :The Discovery of Shackleton's Endurance by Mensun Bound

The Diary Keepers : World War II in the Netherlands, as Written by the People Who Lived Through It by Nina Siegal

B.F.F. :A Memoir of Friendship Lost and Found by Christie Tate

The Love You Save : A Memoir by Goldie Taylor

Dinner with the President :Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread at the White House by Alex Prud'homme

Adult Fiction Books

Countdown by James Patterson

Loyalty by Lisa Scottoline

I Will Find You by Harlan Coben

All That Is Mine I Carry With Me by William Landay

Lemon Curd Killer by Laura Childs

The White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear

Beyond That, The Sea by Laura Spence-Ash

The Cradle of Ice by James Rollins

The Crane Husband by Kelly Regan Barnhill

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

Red Queen by Juan Gmez-Jurado

Weyward by Emilia Hart

The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson

Night Flight to Paris by Cara Black

All That is Hidden by Rhys Bowen

Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

Künstlers in Paradise by Cathleen Schine

Earth's the Right Place for Love by Elizabeth Berg

Remember Me by Tracie Peterson

What Have We Done by Alex Finlay

The Angel Maker by Alex North

Smolder by Laurell K. Hamilton

The Sister Effect by Susan Mallery

The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell

The London Sǎnce Society by Sarah Penner

Once We Were Home by Jennifer Rosner

Lessons at the School By the Sea by Jenny Colgan

Forget What You Know by Christina Dodd

Our Best Intentions by Vibhuti Jain

The Lost English Girl by Julia Kelly

A Sinister Revenge by Deanna Raybourn

Good Dog, Bad Cop by David Rosenfelt

Dust Child by Phan Quế Mai Nguyễn

48 Clues Into the Disappearance of My Sister by Joyce Carol Oates

The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson

You Never Know by Connie Briscoe

On the Line by Fern Michaels

Hiss & Tell by Rita Mae Brown

Worthy Opponents by Danielle Steel

Her Deadly Game by Robert Dgoni

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

So Shall You Reap by Donna Leon

Now You See Us by Balli Kaur Jaswal

Wolf Trap :A Thriller by Connor Sullivan

Two Wars and a Wedding by Lauren Willig

Adult Large Print Books

Burner by Mark Greaney

I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai

Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes

Loyalty by Lisa Scottoline

Worthy Opponents by Danielle Steel

Old Babes in the Wood :Stories by Margaret Atwood

Teen Books

Trapped by Sigmund Brower

Juvenile Books

Finally Seen by Kelly Yang

Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson

A Seed in the Sun by Aida Salazar

Get Well, Crabby! By Jonathan Fenske

Adult Audio Books

Unnatural History by Jonathan Kellerman

3 Days to Live by James Patterson

Encore in Death by J.D. Robb

Juvenile Audio Books

No new titles

Teen Audio Books

No new titles

Movies

The Apology

Babylon

Left Behind Rise of the Antichrist

M3GAN

Lullaby

Seriously Red

Music

Endless Summer Vacation by Miley Cyrus

Moving on Skiffle by Van Morrison

III by Winery Dogs

Head Above Water by Laura Cox