 Books Plus Book Discussion
Join the discussion or just come to listen! Discussions feature new or interesting books for the adult reader. No registration necessary.
Title for March: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon, the 2010 One Book One Bloomington Community Read. Discussion led by Kyle Knight and Wendy Rubin.
Visit mcpl.info/onebook for more community discussions and other events!
Sunday, March 7, 2:00 PM - Program Room 2B Sunday, April 11, 2:00 PM - Program Room 2B Sunday, May 2, 2:00 PM - Program Room 2B
 Film Noir Film Series
The term Film Noir refers to a unique time period in American Cinema between the early 1940’s and late 1950's. The term, coined by a French film critic, means "black film" and focuses specifically on American crime films with everyday men and women led astray by greed or corruption. Film Noir movies were often bleak and pessimistic looks into human nature, and were shot in desolate urban locations, with expressionistic lighting and claustrophobic alleys.
This winter MCPL will highlight four classics from this time period, starting with the film recognized as the very first Film Noir, The Maltese Falcon, and ending with the last classic Film Noir, Touch of Evil.
No registration necessary. Drop in on Mondays in February at 6:30 p.m.
No registration necessary. Drop in.
Schedule of Films:
February 1
Maltese Falcon
February 8
Double Indemnity
February 15
Kiss Me Deadly
February 22
Touch of Evil
Monday, February 15, 6:30 PM - Auditorium Monday, February 22, 6:30 PM - Auditorium
Free Tax Help
Volunteers will help LOW INCOME and ELDERLY residents fill out and file their state and federal income taxes. Volunteers will also assist residents who are eligible to receive tax refunds from the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The EITC can result in a significant income boost — up to $4,500 for those who qualify! IRS Trained volunteers will offer assistance to low income families / individuals and the elderly during February, March, and early April.
This service at the library site is coordinated by the local AARP Tax Aide Program.
Help is offered on a first-come basis - appointments are not available. Sign-in at the door begins a half-hour prior to service. Only those present may sign in.
Tuesday, February 9, 3:00 PM - Program Room 2B
Free Tax Help
Volunteers will help LOW INCOME and ELDERLY residents fill out and file their state and federal income taxes. Volunteers will also assist residents who are eligible to receive tax refunds from the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The EITC can result in a significant income boost — up to $4,500 for those who qualify! IRS Trained volunteers will offer assistance to low income families / individuals and the elderly during February, March, and early April.
This service at the library site is coordinated by the local AARP Tax Aide Program.
Help is offered on a first-come basis - appointments are not available. Sign-in at the door begins a half-hour prior to service. Only those present may sign in.
Friday, February 12, 3:00 PM - Program Room 2B
Free Tax Help
Volunteers will help LOW INCOME and ELDERLY residents fill out and file their state and federal income taxes. Volunteers will also assist residents who are eligible to receive tax refunds from the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The EITC can result in a significant income boost — up to $4,500 for those who qualify! IRS Trained volunteers will offer assistance to low income families / individuals and the elderly during February, March, and early April.
This service at the library site is coordinated by the local AARP Tax Aide Program.
Help is offered on a first-come basis - appointments are not available. Sign-in at the door begins a half-hour prior to service. Only those present may sign in.
Saturday, February 13, 9:30 AM - Program Room 2B
Free Tax Help
Volunteers will help LOW INCOME and ELDERLY residents fill out and file their state and federal income taxes. Volunteers will also assist residents who are eligible to receive tax refunds from the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The EITC can result in a significant income boost — up to $4,500 for those who qualify! IRS Trained volunteers will offer assistance to low income families / individuals and the elderly during February, March, and early April.
This service at the library site is coordinated by the local AARP Tax Aide Program.
Help is offered on a first-come basis - appointments are not available. Sign-in at the door begins a half-hour prior to service. Only those present may sign in.
Monday, February 15, 3:00 PM - Program Room 2B Tuesday, February 16, 3:00 PM - Program Room 2B Friday, February 19, 3:00 PM - Program Room 2B Saturday, February 20, 9:30 AM - Program Room 2B Monday, February 22, 3:00 PM - Program Room 2B Tuesday, February 23, 3:00 PM - Program Room 2B Friday, February 26, 3:00 PM - Program Room 2B Saturday, February 27, 9:30 AM - Program Room 2B Monday, March 1, 3:00 PM - Program Room 2B Tuesday, March 2, 3:00 PM - Program Room 2B Friday, March 5, 3:00 PM - Program Room 2B Saturday, March 6, 9:30 AM - Program Room 2B Monday, March 8, 3:00 PM - Program Room 2B Tuesday, March 9, 3:00 PM - Program Room 2B Friday, March 12, 3:00 PM - Program Room 2B Saturday, March 13, 9:30 AM - Program Room 2B Monday, March 15, 3:00 PM - Program Room 2B Tuesday, March 16, 3:00 PM - Program Room 2B Friday, March 19, 3:00 PM - Program Room 2B Saturday, March 20, 9:30 AM - Program Room 2B Monday, March 22, 3:00 PM - Program Room 2B Tuesday, March 23, 3:00 PM - Program Room 2B Friday, March 26, 3:00 PM - Program Room 2B Saturday, March 27, 9:30 AM - Program Room 2B Monday, March 29, 3:00 PM - Program Room 2B Tuesday, March 30, 3:00 PM - Program Room 2B Friday, April 2, 3:00 PM - Program Room 2B Saturday, April 3, 9:30 AM - Program Room 2B Monday, April 5, 3:00 PM - Program Room 2B Tuesday, April 6, 3:00 PM - Program Room 2B Friday, April 9, 3:00 PM - Program Room 2B Saturday, April 10, 9:30 AM - Program Room 2B Monday, April 12, 3:00 PM - Program Room 2B Tuesday, April 13, 3:00 PM - Program Room 2B
 Job Search Interview and Resume Help @ Your Library
Find resources for your job search right here at the library! Two different job search programs will alternate months. Please register for the session you are interested in, but drop in at any time during the program and bring all relevant work history.
March 18 & May 20: Resume Review and Interview Preparation. Bring your printed resume, interesting job listings or your tough questions for one-to-one consultations with HR professionals. Also get advice on possible interview situations and presentation tips.
Thursday, March 18, 6:00 PM - Program Room 2B
Job Search Open Lab @ Your Library
Find resources for your job search right here at the library! Two different job search programs will alternate months. Please register for the session you are interested in, but drop in at any time during the program and bring all relevant work history.
Open Computer Lab for Job Search @ Your Library. Have questions about formatting your resume in Microsoft Word? Curious about Indiana Career Connect? Need some dedicated time to job search online? Join us in our computer lab reserved in alternating months for those searching for a job. Staff and employment specialists will be on hand to answer questions.
Thursday, February 18, 6:00 PM - Program Room 2C
Lawyers in the Library
Law students and a supervising attorney provide free legal advice and help with court documents. Help is provided only for civil cases in the areas of family law, guardianship and debt collection defense. (Call 339-3610, District 10 Pro Bono Project, with questions as to whether Lawyers in the Library can help on a particular case.) Please bring applicable paperwork to the session. First-come, first-served. Space is limited.
**During January and February Lawyers in the Library will meet in the temporary VITAL offices in room 1B on the 1st floor.**
Tuesday, February 9, 4:00 PM - Meeting Room 1B Tuesday, February 16, 4:00 PM - Meeting Room 1B Tuesday, February 23, 4:00 PM - Meeting Room 1B
Lawyers in the Library
Law students and a supervising attorney provide free legal advice and help with court documents. Help is provided only for civil cases in the areas of family law, guardianship and debt collection defense. (Call 339-3610, District 10 Pro Bono Project, with questions as to whether Lawyers in the Library can help on a particular case.) Please bring applicable paperwork to the session. First-come, first-served. Space is limited.
**Due to renovations, the location of Lawyers in the Library may change Ask at the information desk for location.**
Tuesday, March 2, 4:00 PM - VITAL Training Room Tuesday, March 9, 4:00 PM - VITAL Training Room Tuesday, March 16, 4:00 PM - VITAL Training Room Tuesday, March 23, 4:00 PM - VITAL Training Room Tuesday, March 30, 4:00 PM - VITAL Training Room Tuesday, April 6, 4:00 PM - VITAL Training Room Tuesday, April 13, 4:00 PM - VITAL Training Room Tuesday, April 20, 4:00 PM - VITAL Training Room Tuesday, April 27, 4:00 PM - VITAL Training Room Tuesday, May 4, 4:00 PM - VITAL Training Room
 OBOB Film Series: Great Escapism
Celebrate the community One Book One Bloomington selection, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon, and join our film series featuring a wide range of movies that touch on the many different aspects of a rich and complex book.
March 24 film - Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked (2003)
This documentary film follows the rise of comic book super heroes from Superman in the 1930s to today’s complex and layered anti-heroes, and features commentary by Michael Chabon.
Wednesday, March 24, 6:30 PM - Auditorium Wednesday, March 31, 6:30 PM - Auditorium Wednesday, April 7, 6:30 PM - Auditorium Wednesday, April 14, 6:30 PM - Auditorium
Wintertelling
Traditionally there are stories that could only be told in the winter. Join us for a concert of stories sure to entertain, enlighten, amuse, and warm the heart. This after-hours program is presented by members of the Bloomington Storytellers’ Guild who have been featured on stage, radio, and television throughout Indiana. Stay for sweets, hot drinks, and a chance to talk with the tellers. For adults, teens and older school age children. Please register in advance, walk ins also welcome.
Friday, February 12, 7:30 PM - Auditorium
"Put It In Order" Circulation Volunteer Training
To train new Circulation volunteers how to shelf-read.
Tuesday, February 16, 7:00 PM - Indiana Room 207
Through the Looking Glass
Through the Looking Glass: Shifting Surfaces and Altered Perceptions in Art and Architecture
Please join us for a discussion led by graduate students from the IU Art History Department. The interactive talks will present images and ideas as jumping off points for conversation. Topics include:
Gilding the Invisible: The Phenomenology of Maya Lin’s Gallery Work by René Gehr
Maya Lin creates art that both elicits and depends on bodily proximity to the viewer. She has a deep conviction to facilitate a perceptual experience of landscape in order to draw attention to what people normally overlook.
Touching and Being Touched: Hapticity, Phenomenology, and the Nature of Play by Lindsey Hansen
Learn how toys create an affinity for touch and manipulation, and how this affinity for touch impacts the relationship between player and object.
William Rimmer and the Male Nude by Emilee Mathews
Rimmer's fascinating background and writings reveal multitudinous layers of personal and cultural meaning portrayed in his oeuvre.
Dressing Up and Acting Out: Photography, Costume Balls and the Performance of Femininity in America’s Gilded Age by Erin Pauwels
This talk presents photographic portraits from the New York Historical Society showing American women dressed up as bees, witches and knights in shining armor for the Vanderbilt Costume Ball of 1883. Such events were popular pastimes in the late nineteenth-century U.S., and while dressing up certainly was about having fun, it also offered women of this time period a rare opportunity for personal expression.
No registration. Please drop in.
Thursday, March 11, 6:00 PM - Program Room 2B
Put It In Order Circulation Volunteer Training
To train new Circulation volunteers how to shelf-read.
Tuesday, March 16, 10:00 AM - Program Room 2B
Put It In Order Circulation Volunteer Training
To train new Circulation volunteers how to shelf-read.
Tuesday, April 13, 7:00 PM - Indiana Room 207
Free Tax Help
Volunteers will help LOW INCOME and ELDERLY residents fill out and file their state and federal income taxes. Volunteers will also assist residents who are eligible to receive tax refunds from the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The EITC can result in a significant income boost — up to $4,500 for those who qualify! IRS Trained volunteers will offer assistance to low income families / individuals and the elderly during February, March, and early April.
This service at the library site is coordinated by the local AARP Tax Aide Program.
Help is offered on a first-come basis - appointments are not available. Sign-in at the door begins a half-hour prior to service.
Only those present may sign in.
Thursday, April 15, 3:00 PM - Program Room 2B
Job Search Open Lab @ Your Library
Find resources for your job search right here at the library! Two different job search programs will alternate months. Please register for the session you are interested in, but drop in at any time during the program and bring all relevant work history.
April 15: Open Computer Lab for Job Search. Have questions about formatting your resume in Microsoft Word? Curious about Indiana Career Connect? Need some dedicated time to job search online? Join us in our computer lab reserved in alternating months for those searching for a job. Staff and employment specialists will be on hand to answer questions.
Thursday, April 15, 6:00 PM - Program Room 2C
Global Issues Community Discussion Series: Geothermal Systems
Did you know that by 2015, Ball State University will no longer use coal to heat and cool their entire campus? Learn about their geothermal plans and how this energy option is available locally and has far reaching effects globally.
The Global Issues Community Discussion Series is presented in conjunction with the IU Center for the Study of Global Change (www.indiana.edu/~global).
No registration. Please drop in.
Thursday, April 22, 7:00 PM - Program Room 2B
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