National Library Week at the Carnegie

The Carnegie Center for Art and History, a department of the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library, is offering two great events during National Library Week, April 13-19, 2008, and encourages you to join the circle of knowledge at your library.

On Tuesday April 15 at 12 pm, Dr. John Findling will present the program “Children’s Literature of the 1920s.” Dr. Findling, author and retired professor of history at Indiana University Southeast, will discuss the cultural framework of the 1920s during which many of the popular children’s book series, such as Nancy Drew and the Hardy boys, were created. Please bring a lunch; drinks are provided. Reservations are requested, but not required (944-7336).

On Saturday April 19 at 10 am, join us for “Last Chapter” Saturday, the final Saturday of the exhibit The Art of Reading. Following a “Book Mark and Page” puppet show at 10 am and storytelling by Cynthia Changaris at 10:30 am, two drawings will be held at 11 am for great books and a new bike.

Destinations Booksellers, sponsor of the reading area included in the Storybook Castle children’s activity gallery, will hold a drawing for the 10 books featured in the reading area (one per winner). Children and parents can register at the Carnegie Center for this drawing through April 19 (prior to the drawing at 11 am). For those not chosen in the drawing, these titles can be purchased at Destinations Booksellers.

During The Art of Reading, the Carnegie Center will be presenting a scavenger hunt of downtown businesses featuring Book Mark, a friendly bookworm created as a mascot for this exhibit. Each participant who turns in a completed scavenger hunt will be entered into a drawing for a new bike, also to be held on Saturday April 19 at 11 am. All completed scavenger hunt forms must be turned in prior to the drawing.

The Carnegie Center for Art and History, a department of the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library, is a contemporary art gallery and history museum that offers a full schedule of changing exhibitions and other educational programs. The Carnegie Center is also home to two permanent exhibits: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage, an award-winning interactive multimedia exhibit on the Underground Railroad, and Grandpa Makes A Scene: The Yenawine Dioramas, a hand-carved, animated display of life in turn of the century Georgetown, Indiana.

The Carnegie Center is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 am-5:30 pm, and is located at 201 East Spring Street in historic downtown New Albany, Indiana. The Carnegie Center for Art and History is fully accessible. Admission is free. Visit www.carnegiecenter.org for more information on exhibits, events, and classes.