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Auto-Renewals at the Tyson Library!

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Tyson Library is now an Auto-Renewal Library!

Evergreen Indiana has introduced Auto-Renewals! What does this mean for Tyson Library patrons?

Items will be renewed automatically on their due date. If you’ve given us your email address, you’ll be notified when your items are successfully renewed. If you would like to give us your email address for notifications, please call the library!

PLEASE NOTE: There are circumstances for items not eligible for Auto-Renewals! Items not eligible for Auto-Renewal will have a Hold for another patron OR the maximum amount of item renewals has been met.

Be sure to read your emails carefully! If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the library at 812-689-5894.

For a whole list of items and dates due please log in to your account here.

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Patrons Mix Mocktails In Time for Valentine’s Day

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A group of adult patrons mixed and sampled some sweet and brightly colored Mocktails in preparation for Valentine’s Day. 

Tyson Library Adult Programming Coordinator Tali Crowe prepared the ingredients and kitchen tools needed to make 3 fruity Mocktails with the group. Mocktails are non-alcoholic cocktails, consisting of fruit juices, soft drinks, and more (one of our Valentine’s drinks needed cream cheese!).

They started the afternoon program with a Cranberry Cosmopolitan Mocktail, then blended up a Raspberry Cheesecake Mocktail and a Strawberry Pina Colada Lava Flow Mocktail. 

The group worked in small teams to prepare each recipe, then they got to sample their mixed drinks. The group couldn’t decide on a sole favorite drink from this set, but easily agreed that they were all delicious! 

Click here to learn more about other adult programming offered by Tyson Library!

If you have an idea for an adult program that you’d like to see Tyson Library host, email tali@tysonlibrary.org.

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First Canva 101 Session Bridges the Gap

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Tyson Library hosted a Canva 101 class for community members involved in small businesses or area nonprofit organizations on January 18. The group learned some of the basics about Canva, an online graphic design software that markets itself as being for everyone and anyone.

This class, like those that will follow, was largely a workshop for the attendees. Tyson Library’s Advertising Coordinator Tali Crowe is leading each session with the goal to help everyone leave with a finished product they could take and use for their business or organization as soon as the class is over. So, she kept the presentation portion short to have lots of time for real-time demonstration and hands-on help with using the software to create polished final products for each participant.

In last week’s session, one participant’s nonprofit organization already has and uses a Canva account to create graphics for social media and more. This attendee was able to upload the organization’s specific color pallet and logo to the Canva account. Both were then integrated into a Facebook post, which some will see and believe was made by a graphic design-professional, thanks to Canva’s collection of editable templates.

Registration is open now for the Canva 101 for Small Businesses & Local Organizations that is taking place from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 15. Click here to save your seat!

Tyson Library offers a variety of adult programming. To see what is on the coming up soon, go to our calendar. If you have an idea for an adult program, please contact Tali via email: tali@tysonlibrary.org. 

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Adults Learn about Simmer Pots with Tyson Library

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A warm aroma filled Tyson Library Friday from a mix of typically popular winter ingredients simmer omg on the library’s stove. This stovetop potpourri was prepared as a demonstration for a group of adult patrons in one of the first programs of the season: DIY Simmer Pots.

Tali Crowe, a library employee, led a brief presentation over the basics of simmer pots. (What are they? What ingredients and supplies do you need to make them? When and where can you use them?) She also showed the attendees how quickly these aromatic concoctions can be thrown together to be enjoyed for a few hours or for an entire day. 

The library provided ingredients for each attendee to make take-home packets for a few simmer pot recipes. The patrons packed them up themselves to get a feel for how they could combine a handful of commonplace fruits, herbs, and spices to achieve a wonderful-smelling home. 

Tyson Library offers a variety of adult programming. To see what is on the coming up soon, go to our calendar. If you have an idea for an adult program, please contact Tali via email: tali@tysonlibrary.org. 

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Preschool Storytime is Back for 2024!

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Tyson Library had a full house for storytime on Tuesday, January 9, our first session of the new year. Miss Aly got the year off to a silly start with a fun, interactive story: “Don’t Push the Button!” by Bill Cotter. And, the kids were all smiles and giggles as they took turns doing the exact opposite, causing some crazy stuff to happen to the book’s main character.

The kids also took turns matching colors and the group all sang a song together using scarves as a fun prop.

For this week’s craft, everyone got to make their own monster. And there were some pretty great monsters thanks to some big imaginations!

Tyson Library holds preschool storytime on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Children from birth through preschool are welcome to join in on the games, songs, crafts, and (of course) the story. Caregivers are required to stay with their children throughout the program, which lasts about 45 minutes.

To learn more, call 812-689-5894 or email Miss Aly at aly@tysonlibrary.org.

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2024 Bookmark Contest Accepting Entries

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We are excited to announce that our annual bookmark contest is open for entries! This is a fantastic opportunity for all Ripley County students from kindergarten through 12th grade to showcase their creativity and design skills.

As always, the designs should be themed around the fun and adventure of reading, books, or Tyson Library. So, students are encouraged to unleash their imaginations and come up with a design that best embodies one of these themes. Show us and the community what reading means to you! (Here’s a hint for anyone who doesn’t know where to start: What is the first book or story that pops into your head when you think about reading?)

Rules:

  • Design MUST fit in a space 8 inches by 2 inches (like the box included on the printable form)
  • Limit 1 drawing per person
  • Designs can be hand or computer drawn in color or black & white using ink, crayon, paint, or other media. (Note: pencil drawings are often not reproducible, thus NOT accepted.)
  • Submitted drawings must have the child’s name, grade, and parent’s signature (authorizing the library to use the winning drawing)

The contest is a great way for young people to showcase their artistic abilities while promoting the joy of reading and community involvement. The winning bookmarks for each age category will be printed and made available to library patrons throughout the year as Tyson Library’s official bookmarks for 2024.

We can’t wait to see the amazing designs that our talented students will come up with. Entries are open from now until Wednesday, March 20 at 6 p.m., so be sure to submit your designs before the deadline. Good luck to all participants, and happy designing!

Important Dates:

  • Entries due: Wednesday, March 20 by 6 p.m.
  • Winners notified by phone by: April 2
  • Reception for winners and their families: April 10 at Tyson Activity Center (Invitation-only event)

Entry forms are available at the check out desk and online (see PDF below). They can be turned in at the check out desk or emailed to aly@tysonlibrary.org. Please direct any questions to Miss Aly, as well.

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Tyson Library Kicks Off Summer 2023 with Touch-A-Truck

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Summer programming for 2023 is officially underway at Tyson Library following last Saturday’s Touch-A-Truck event! We had so much fun seeing our young patrons explore the different vehicles parked on our block of West Tyson Street. The drivers were so great with each young visitor and their families – answering questions, helping them climb into the vehicle, and encouraging them to honk the horn or start the sirens.

Izzy and Chloe Burdette learn about the equipment used by Southeastern Indiana REMC with their grandmother Janet Vanosdol.

This event was made possible with the support of many area businesses and first responders who donated their time. Please join us in thanking the Versailles Police Department, the Ripley County Sheriff’s Office, the Indiana State Police, the Versailles Fire Department, Ripley County EMS, the Versailles Street Department, South Ripley Schools, Southeastern Indiana REMC, Affordable Todd’s Wrecker and Repair, 3C Express, and Crum Trucking. By our informal count, approximately 200 people attended Saturday’s event.

Members of the Versailles community and visitors from out of town found their way to the Touch-A-Truck event. Here they wait their turn to sit in the driver’s seat of the truck brought by Affordable Todd’s Wrecker and Repair.

Tyson Library provided BINGO cards that the kids could fill by stopping at each vehicle and getting the driver’s signature. After filling their BINGO cards the kids got to pick a prize from the library’s Treasure Box.

Young Sarah Dixon and Amelia Hepner learned about ambulances and the equipment they carry from Ripley County EMS at Tyson Library’s Touch-A-Truck event on June 10.

Library staff was also available to sign kids up for summer classes and provide information on the adult programs and events scheduled to take place this season. It is not too late to join us for summer reading! Visit our Summer Explorers page to learn more about summer reading and programs. To sign up, please, stop in, call 812-689-5894, or email aly@tysonlibrary.org.

Connor Crowe and his dad, Evan, talked with the Versailles Fire Department about the engine and other equipment that firefighters use to protect themselves on the job.

Visit our Facebook page for more photos from the June 10, 2023 Touch-A-Truck event.

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Celebrating 1000 Books Before Kindergarten For 3 Young Readers

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AJ Dell, Josiah Evans, and Mark Wright celebrate reading 1000 Books Before Kindergarten at Tyson Library.

Tyson Library hosted a celebration Wednesday, February 9 for three young patrons who have recently finished reading 1000 books before they started kindergarten. Josiah Evans, son of Rachel and Josh Evans; AJ Dell, son of Kyla and Brett Dell; and Mark Wright, son of Aly and Caleb Wright each received a certificate, a t-shirt, and a bound booklet of their completed tracking sheets.

Tyson Library’s 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program is open for all children who have not started kindergarten. As a family reads together they mark their tracking sheet, counting their way up to the next 100-book milestone. Our local program does not require that the 1000 books be different titles. If you child really enjoys reading the same book over and over for a week, each time you read that book, it counts.

Reading together helps develop reading and language skills, and also creates bonds and memories that will last a life time.

Click here to learn more about the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program at Tyson Library

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In 2022, We Read to New Heights!

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The Tyson Library staff set goals to read enough books to reach their own height if those books were stacked one on top of the other. Some of us met our goals, and we all enjoyed the challenge!

Trey met his goal in early October 2022.

Together we read more than 325 books. Most of the books we read were in traditional print format, but many were audiobooks or ebooks.

Donna met her goal in early November 2022.

Congrats to our staff who read to their heights!

  • Trey Bradshaw, Circulation
  • Donna McCombs, Cataloging & Children’s Programming
  • Aly Wright, Children & Teen Programming
  • Tali Crowe, Marketing & Adult Programming
Aly met her goal in December 2022.

“I’m excited about a new year for reading books and trying to beat my goal from last year,” said Aly Wright, Children & Teen Programming Coordinator.

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What does a good bookmark look like? Show us in our 2023 Bookmark Contest

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Click the link below to download this year’s entry form!

Bookmark-Contest-Entry-Form-2023Download

It’s time to bust out the craft supplies and break through those winter blues with the 2023 Tyson Library Bookmark Contest!

This is our official invitation to any and all local students in preschool through 12th grade to submit an entry for this year’s contest. The winning designs from each age/grade category will be available as Tyson Library’s official bookmarks for 2023.

Need a little inspiration? Just take a look at last year’s winning designs!

Each design can be as colorful and creative as your child wants to make their design – we want the students to have fun and show us what they think of when it comes to books and the joy of reading.

We will celebrate this year’s winners during National Library Week (April 23-29) with a reception for the winners and their families at the Tyson Activity Center.

Rules:

  • Design MUST fit in a space 8 inches by 2 inches (like the box included on the printable form)
  • Limit 1 drawing per person
  • Designs can be hand or computer drawn in color or black & white using ink, crayon, paint, or other media. (Note: pencil drawings are often not reproducible, thus NOT accepted.)
  • Submitted drawings must have the child’s name, grade, and parent’s signature (authorizing the library to use the winning drawing)
  • Theme: Designs should showcase the fun and adventure of reading, books, Tyson Library, or community/All Together Now

Important Dates:

  • Monday, March 27 at 6 p.m. – Entries due in person to the front desk, via email to aly@tysonlibrary.org, or faxed to 812-750-8263
  • Friday, April 7 – Winners will be notified by end of day
  • Tuesday, April 25, time TBD – 2023 Bookmark Contest Winners Reception at Tyson Activity Center

Age/Grade Categories:

  1. Preschool
  2. Grades K-3
  3. Grades 2-3
  4. Grades 4-6
  5. Grades 7-9
  6. Grades 10-12

Call 812-689-5894 or email aly@tysonlibrary.org with any questions.

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Tyson Library Receives $2,000 PNC Grant

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Tyson Library received a $2,000 grant at the end of October from the PNC Foundation. These funds will help us launch several new projects and programs for our young patrons.

“We are so excited for the opportunities provided for us by the PNC Foundation grant. The items that we will be able to purchase for our Story Time and our children’s programming are much appreciated,” said Children’s and Teen Programming Coordinator Aly Wright. “We look forward to being able to offer Storytime Kits and Interactive Book Kits for our elementary students that this money will help us do, along with helping with other children’s programs and needs.”

One new program this recent grant will allow us to host will be with the Kids Discovery Factory of Batesville for our school-aged patrons. So, follow us on Facebook and remember to check back here later for more information as we work to get this on our calendar.

The other needs Ms. Aly mentioned include updating our board book shelving in the Children’s Area. Tyson Library Director Margaret Marcy and Ms. Aly are in the early planning stages of this project now.

Board books are an important part of our collection as they are often the first books families enjoy together. Their durable pages allow children to enjoy looking at and flipping through the pages, sometimes before they are even toddlers. We are hoping to update our current setup with something more engaging and accessible for children of all ages.

“The storytime and book kits are just the beginning of a larger collection we are hoping to build for our community,” said Adult Programming Coordinator Tali Crowe. “We are planning to offer a ‘Library of Things’ that will include many non-traditional items that you can check out from the library.”

The staff are still working on what we want to include in our Library of Things, but so far we know it will include storytime and book kits, craft kits, baking tools, and much more. Please leave us a comment or email us at info@tysonlibrary.org if you have any ideas of items we could include in our local Library of Things.

And, be sure to check back here for more information about these projects and more. There’s always something exciting going on at your local library!