For ages 9 to 13. Look at those blooming May flowers! Join us to learn about flowers in our area, and craft a flower out of thread.

Friends of the Hammond Public Library conduct a half-price Book Sale on the last Saturday of each month from 9:30-4:30. Sale excludes specially priced items and sets. (No sale in November or December).

The Friends also accept donations of gently used books, records, magazines, tapes or DVDs. Through your book sale purchases, the Friends of the Library provide funds for library programs, materials and supplies.

Sign up for our new 1-2-3 Read to Me story time! Kids will hear stories read by volunteer readers from FedEx Hammond, and they will do an activity together. This program is brought to you by Lake Area United Way, FedEx Hammond, Hammond Reads, and the Hammond Public Library. 1-2-3 Read to Me is a series of three sessions on March 29, April 26, and May 31 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to attend. Register by March 13 by visiting Youth Services.

Open to anyone interested in chess, from beginners to Grand Masters. We can show you how to play. Some boards provided. No dues or fees for regular meetings.

E-mail Basics: Review the layout of web-based e-mail, how e-mail programs are structured and how you can customize your mail storage. We’ll cover reading, organizing and sending mail in a hands-on session. E-mail accounts for class use will be provided, so don’t worry if you don’t yet have your own. Familiarity with the mouse and beginner keyboarding skills are required for this class. Registration is required at 219-931-5100, Ext. 345.

Mouse Basics:  Learn about using the mouse, common computer terms, how to work with menus and forms, how to copy and paste, and more. No experience required to attend this class.  Registration is required at 219-931-5100, Ext. 345.

 

Join us for Hammond Health Matters, a series of programs and services aimed at improving wellness.

The Alzheimer's Association presents a community program, "Legal and Financial Planning for the Future." A diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease can change plans that families have for the future. This program will cover important legal and financial information to consider as the disease progresses and plans are made for the future.

Letters & Resumes: Start your next job search with a new cover letter and a freshened resume. We’ll discuss the professional way to format a letter, how to create a great cover letter and how to build the best resume for you.  Attendees to this class will customize a resume template or build their own resume from scratch. Please bring your information and a USB Flash Drive to save your resume in progress.  One copy of your resume may be printed at the end of the session at no charge. Additional copies may be printed at the cost of $0.10 per page. Familiarity with keyboard/mouse and basic computer knowledge are required to attend these sessions.

Become familiar with the new Windows 8 layout, launch apps, move between screens and more.

Open to anyone interested in chess, from beginners to Grand Masters. We can show you how to play. Some boards provided. No dues or fees for regular meetings.

Mouse Basics:  Learn about using the mouse, common computer terms, how to work with menus and forms, how to copy and paste, and more. No experience required to attend this class.  Registration is required at 219-931-5100, Ext. 345.

 

Novel Conversations meets at 6:30 p.m. Copies of the book are available for checkout at least 2 weeks before each discussion. The May 5 title to be discussed is Defending Jacob by William Landay.

Book description: "Andy Barber has been an assistant district attorney in his suburban Massachusetts county for more than twenty years. He is respected in his community, tenacious in the courtroom, and happy at home with his wife, Laurie, and son, Jacob. But when a shocking crime shatters their New England town, Andy is blindsided by what happens next. His fourteen-year-old son is charged with the murder of a fellow student."

Copies of the book will be ready at the checkout desk by Monday, April 7th.

Become familiar with the new Windows 8 layout, launch apps, move between screens and more. You must be familiar with keyboarding, the mouse, and the Internet.

Frozen: Will Anna and Kristoff be able to save the kingdom from an eternal winter? Join us to see if they can find Elsa before it’s too late. Popcorn will be served while supplies last.

Open to anyone interested in chess, from beginners to Grand Masters. We can show you how to play. Some boards provided. No dues or fees for regular meetings.

Open to anyone interested in chess, from beginners to Grand Masters. We can show you how to play. Some boards provided. No dues or fees for regular meetings.

The Railroad Retirement Board meet by appointment only every 2nd Tuesday of each month and sometimes the 4th Tuesday. Walk ins are not accepted, so please make an appointment by calling 1-877-772-5772 between the hours of 9:00 am and 3:30 pm Monday thru Friday except Federal Holidays.

Maria Case facilitates at this new book discussion group, International Book-ings, which will meet the second Wednesday of the month. International Book-ings will focus on authors and locations from around the world. Both fiction and nonfiction works will be offered. Books will be available for checkout (for free) at the Circulation Desk before each discussion. and at each group meeting. Whenever possible, movie tie-ins will be presented.

May 14: Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier will be discussed. On the windswept, fossil-strewn beaches of the English coast, Mary Anning finds an unusual fossilized skeleton near her home. She sets the religious fathers on edge, the townspeople to vicious gossip, and the scientific world alight. However, in an area dominated by men, Mary is barred from the academic community. A stunning novel of how one woman's gift transcends class and social prejudice to lead to some of the most important discoveries of the nineteenth century (synopsis from readinggroupguides.com)

 

Hammond Health Matters: Join HPL for programs and services designed to improve wellness.

The Alzheimer's Association presents a free community program:
The Basics: Memory Loss, Dementia, and Alzheimer's Disease is designed to educate attendees about the difference between normal memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease. Risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease, the diagnostic process, and the changes that the brain goes through as Alzheimer’s progresses are just some of the topics covered in the program. The program also features video clips of doctors, patients and loved one who are caring for people with Alzheimer’s disease.

Open to anyone interested in chess, from beginners to Grand Masters. We can show you how to play. Some boards provided. No dues or fees for regular meetings.

Tween Lego Club is for ages 9-13. Come build something using the library's Legos.

E-mail Basics: Review the layout of web-based e-mail, how e-mail programs are structured and how you can customize your mail storage. We’ll cover reading, organizing and sending mail in a hands-on session. E-mail accounts for class use will be provided, so don’t worry if you don’t yet have your own. Familiarity with the mouse and beginner keyboarding skills are required for this class. Registration is required at 219-931-5100, Ext. 345.

 

Internet Basics:  An introduction to the program that gets you on the Internet along with how to browse or go directly to a website you want. Internet searching and printing options are also discussed. Familiarity with the mouse and beginner keyboarding skills are required for this class. Registration is required at 219-931-5100, Ext. 345.

 

Word Basics: Learn beginning word processing techniques to get you started on a variety of possible projects. We’ll review how to navigate the program, choosing your settings, making changes as you go along or after you’ve typed your material, inserting a simple graphic and more. A practice project gives you hands-on experience with the program. Familiarity with the mouse and beginner keyboarding skills are required for this class. Registration is required at 219-931-5100, Ext. 345.

Waldorf Theatre Company returns this year with a 45-minute adaptation of one of Shakespeare's best: A Midsummer Night's Dream. Brush up your Shakespeare and join us for this free presentation!

Join us for our first Local Author Fair! Local published authors will display and sell their books, and some authors will give readings from their work. There will be books for adults, teens, and children. Meet authors in our own area, and buy a book as a special gift.
 

Sign up for our new 1-2-3 Read to Me story time! Kids will hear stories read by volunteer readers from FedEx Hammond, and they will do an activity together. This program is brought to you by Lake Area United Way, FedEx Hammond, Hammond Reads, and the Hammond Public Library. 1-2-3 Read to Me is a series of three sessions on March 29, April 26, and May 31 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to attend. Register by March 13 by visiting Youth Services.

Open to anyone interested in chess, from beginners to Grand Masters. We can show you how to play. Some boards provided. No dues or fees for regular meetings.

Novel Conversations meets at 6:30 p.m.. Copies of the book are available for checkout at least 2 weeks before each discussion.

 

Open to anyone interested in chess, from beginners to Grand Masters. We can show you how to play. Some boards provided. No dues or fees for regular meetings.

The Railroad Retirement Board meet by appointment only every 2nd Tuesday of each month and sometimes the 4th Tuesday. Walk ins are not accepted, so please make an appointment by calling 1-877-772-5772 between the hours of 9:00 am and 3:30 pm Monday thru Friday except Federal Holidays.

Maria Case facilitates at this new book discussion group, International Book-ings, which will meet the second Wednesday of the month. International Book-ings will focus on authors and locations from around the world. Both fiction and nonfiction works will be offered. Books will be available for checkout (for free) at the Circulation Desk before each discussion. and at each group meeting. Whenever possible, movie tie-ins will be presented.

June 11: No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, by Alexander McCall Smith. Set in Botswana, the first novel in this widely acclaimed series tells the story of the delightfully cunning and enormously engaging Precious Ramotswe, who is drawn to her profession to "help people with problems in their lives." Mma Ramotswe's love of Africa, her wisdom and humor, sine through these pages as she sheds her own lilght on the problems that vex her clients. (synopsis from publishersweekly.com)

Open to anyone interested in chess, from beginners to Grand Masters. We can show you how to play. Some boards provided. No dues or fees for regular meetings.

Open to anyone interested in chess, from beginners to Grand Masters. We can show you how to play. Some boards provided. No dues or fees for regular meetings.

Open to anyone interested in chess, from beginners to Grand Masters. We can show you how to play. Some boards provided. No dues or fees for regular meetings.

Open to anyone interested in chess, from beginners to Grand Masters. We can show you how to play. Some boards provided. No dues or fees for regular meetings.

Open to anyone interested in chess, from beginners to Grand Masters. We can show you how to play. Some boards provided. No dues or fees for regular meetings.

Novel Conversations meets at 6:30 p.m.. Copies of the book are available for checkout at least 2 weeks before each discussion.

 

The Railroad Retirement Board meet by appointment only every 2nd Tuesday of each month and sometimes the 4th Tuesday. Walk ins are not accepted, so please make an appointment by calling 1-877-772-5772 between the hours of 9:00 am and 3:30 pm Monday thru Friday except Federal Holidays.

Open to anyone interested in chess, from beginners to Grand Masters. We can show you how to play. Some boards provided. No dues or fees for regular meetings.

Open to anyone interested in chess, from beginners to Grand Masters. We can show you how to play. Some boards provided. No dues or fees for regular meetings.

Open to anyone interested in chess, from beginners to Grand Masters. We can show you how to play. Some boards provided. No dues or fees for regular meetings.

Open to anyone interested in chess, from beginners to Grand Masters. We can show you how to play. Some boards provided. No dues or fees for regular meetings.

Open to anyone interested in chess, from beginners to Grand Masters. We can show you how to play. Some boards provided. No dues or fees for regular meetings.

Novel Conversations meets at 6:30 p.m.. Copies of the book are available for checkout at least 2 weeks before each discussion.

 

Open to anyone interested in chess, from beginners to Grand Masters. We can show you how to play. Some boards provided. No dues or fees for regular meetings.

The Railroad Retirement Board meet by appointment only every 2nd Tuesday of each month and sometimes the 4th Tuesday. Walk ins are not accepted, so please make an appointment by calling 1-877-772-5772 between the hours of 9:00 am and 3:30 pm Monday thru Friday except Federal Holidays.

Open to anyone interested in chess, from beginners to Grand Masters. We can show you how to play. Some boards provided. No dues or fees for regular meetings.

Open to anyone interested in chess, from beginners to Grand Masters. We can show you how to play. Some boards provided. No dues or fees for regular meetings.