February Events

  • Jackie Franks from the Kosciusko County Purdue Extension office will teach slow cooking on Tuesday, February 5th, at 5 pm. Learn and sample cooking with a cooker.
  • Goshen Blood Pressure Screening will be at the library in the adult department on Wednesday, February 6th, from 2-4 pm for a drop-in free screening! No registration required.
  • Valentine Wreath Program is on February 7th at 5 pm. You can choose from the Victorian Valentine Wreath or the Vintage Children's Valentine Wreath. Cost is $2 per wreath & you must pay when you sign up (sign up sheets at the adult circulation desk).
  • Magnolia Cooking Club is meeting Wednesday, February 13th, at 4 pm. We're going to learn how to make bread at our meeting! Come and learn to proof yeast, knead bread, get recipes, and taste some yummy bread (you don't need to bring anything this time)!
  • Dining with Diabetes is going to be a 4 week course on Tuesdays to help those living with Diabetes learn how to cook (includes cooking demonstrations and a meal each time). Meeting February 12th, 19th, 26th, and March 5th from 11 am-1 pm.  $25 a person or $40 for 2 people. You can pay at the adult circulation desk.
  • Valentine's Day Cookie Decorating and Crafts will be a drop-in time on Thursday, Valentine's Day from 1-4 pm. Stop by to decorate a cookie and/or make a cute button person!
  • Writers Workshop is on Saturday, February 16th @ 11 am​ and anyone wanting encouragement with their writing project is invited! Prepare for Open Mic Night.
  • ​​Doctor Who Connected will be meeting Wednesday, February 27th, from 6—8 pm. A mixed ages group is having some nerdy fun with various activities. Refreshments are provided
  • Open Mic Night will be Friday, March 1st at 7 pm. Come to read & share (5 minute limit) or sit and listen to others perform.

Weekly Events

  • Decluttering Support Group -- February 5th and 19th @ 1 pm An hour-long group with facilitators. Topics to cover are about managing our possessions.
  • ​Learn Mahjong! Meeting Mondays at 1 pm to play a fun, sociable game! We have 3 sets so there's room for plenty of people to join in!
  • String Theory -- This winter spend time knitting or crocheting on Thursdays at 5 pm. Bring your string or fiber-craft project and visit while you work. Get help. Share ideas.

Book Clubs

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Turkey Creek Readers is meeting Monday, February 11th at 4:30 pm. TC Readers are discussing The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown. Come see why fun fiction is interesting yet meaningful. Recommend the next book at the circulation desk.
Food from Fiction, a winter book club where we encourage you to spend the winter with comfort food and a good book. Join the discussion and sample the recipes on the first Fridays at 1 pm. February 1st we're discussing The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer. Pick up a copy at the library today!

Staff Recommendations

Books
  • The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
  • The Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
  • Less by Andrew Greer (2018 Pulitzer Prize Fiction)
  • Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
  • Wonder by RJ Palacio
  • The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
  • Flavia de Luce ​series by Alan Bradley
  • Alice isn't Dead by Joseph Fink
  • Invisible Cities​ by Italo Calvino
Lisa See writes fascinating stories about the history of China and Japan during WWII and the immigration of China's people to America. If you like learning while reading, you'll find her very informative!
Movies
  • The Last of the Mohicans
  • Dances with Wolves
  • The King's Speech
  • The Heat
  • October Baby
  • Fireproof
  • Interstellar
  • Get Out
  • Sorry to Bother You
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • Annihilation
  • Isle of Dogs
Physical materials include fiction, nonfiction, magazines, DVDs, audiobooks, and mobile hotspots. Digital materials include access to Hoopla and Overdrive.
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