Basic computer classes run approximately 60-90 minutes. Classes are free, and pre-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 KEYBOARD AND MOUSE IS REQUIRED FOR THIS CLASS.

Basic computer classes run approximately 60-90 minutes. Classes are free, and pre-registration is required at 219-931-5100, ext. 345. 

Email Basics: Review the layout of web-based email, how email programs are structured and how you can customize your mail storage. We’ll cover reading, organizing and sending mail in a hands-on session.  Email accounts for class use will be provided, so don’t worry if you don’t yet have your own. FAMILIARITY WITH KEYBOARD AND MOUSE IS REQUIRED FOR THIS CLASS.

Advanced Classes run approximately 2½ hours. Pre-registration is required at 219-931-5100, ext. 345.
All advanced classes require familiarity with mouse, and beginning keyboard skills.

    Friends of the Library conduct a half-price book sale on the last Saturday of most months.  
    There is no sale in November or December. Find a bargain on books, movies and music. Sale
    excludes specially priced items and sets. Proceeds allow the Friends to fund items, services
    and programs that the library could not otherwise afford.

    The Book Sale Room is continuously open during library hours, and regular prices apply.
    When no Friends member is on duty, please bring your purchases to the Circulation Desk. 

• The Friends accept new members. Membership year runs from January-December. Every library could use a Friend! Membership forms are found at the Information Center in the lobby, or in the Book Sale Room..
 
• The Friends accept donations of gently-used books, magazines, CDs, records, cassettes, and DVDs. Please bring donations to the Circulation Desk during library hours. Items may be added to the library collection; offered for sale in the Book Sale Room; or given to a distributor that either sells the book online on HPL's behalf, or recycles books to keep them out of landfills. In any case, your donations benefit the library and the environment.

Waldorf Theatre Company from Forest City, Iowa, presents Shakespeare's "The Tempest." The play centers around the magician Prospero and his daughter, Miranda. Banished to a deserted island, Prpspero uses magic to conjure a storm and cause a shipwreck to the men responsible for his banishment on the island.

Various plots against the main characters fail throughout the play, with all forgiven in the end.

Experience live theater! Join us for this free, 45-minute presentation.

Basic computer classes run approximately 60-90 minutes. Classes are free, and pre-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 KEYBOARD AND MOUSE IS REQUIRED FOR THIS CLASS.

Basic computer classes run approximately 60-90 minutes. Classes are free, and pre-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 KEYBOARD AND MOUSE IS REQUIRED FOR THIS CLASS.

Novel Conversations meets the first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m.
If the first Monday is a holiday, the group meets on the second Monday. Books are available for checkout about two weeks before each discussion. Questions? Call the Head of Information Services at (219) 931-5100, Ext. 327.

Advanced Classes run approximately 2½hours. Pre-registration is required at 219-931-5100, ext. 345.
All advanced classes require familiarity with mouse, and beginning keyboard skills.

Advanced Word:  Reviews setup options, formatting, graphics, text boxes; more.

Basic computer classes run approximately 60-90 minutes. Classes are free, and pre-registration is required at 219-931-5100, ext. 345. 

Email Basics: Review the layout of web-based email, how email programs are structured and how you can customize your mail storage. We’ll cover reading, organizing and sending mail in a hands-on session.  Email accounts for class use will be provided, so don’t worry if you don’t yet have your own. FAMILIARITY WITH KEYBOARD AND MOUSE IS REQUIRED FOR THIS CLASS.

June 10: Get the Dirt on Dirt - Discover how dirt is made and its importance to humans. Play a game, and plant a sesame garden to take home.

June 11: Dirt to Grow On - Dig into different types of gardens, play a game, and make a carrot hanger.

    The board of the Friends of the Library meets. Friends members are welcome to attend.     
   Information is with the Public Information Coordinator at 219-931-5100, Ext. 310.

    For grades 7-12. What book are you reading right now? Come discuss what you’re  
   reading with other teens! Prizes for those who attend. Questions? Call the Teen Librarian at 219-931-5100, Ext. 351.  Don’t forget to come to the Library’s teen programs this summer—coming to any teen summer reading program will get you an extra drawing slip for this year’s grand prize— a $100 Best Buy gift card!

Basic computer classes run approximately 60-90 minutes. Classes are free, and pre-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 KEYBOARD AND MOUSE IS REQUIRED FOR THIS CLASS.

Advanced Classes run approximately 2½hours. Pre-registration is required at 219-931-5100, ext. 345.
All advanced classes require familiarity with mouse, and beginning keyboard skills.

  
June 14: Holes, based on the book by Louis Sachar. (Rated PG)

Camp Green Lake wardens have an unusual method of discipline: The camp makes all of its wards dig large holes under the guise of building character.  The real reason is a plan to find a buried treasure left in the desert long ago.

Basic computer classes run approximately 60-90 minutes. Classes are free, and pre-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 KEYBOARD AND MOUSE IS REQUIRED FOR THIS CLASS.

June 17: It's Time to Spud It - Experiment with potatoes, and try to pass the chip test!

Basic computer classes run approximately 60-90 minutes. Classes are free, and pre-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 KEYBOARD AND MOUSE IS REQUIRED FOR THIS CLASS.

June 18: Wiggly Worms - Learn about nature's little dirt mover, the worm. Play a wiggly worm game and create your own worm to take home!

   For grades 7-12.

  Make a fun toy for yourself or a friend. Supplies are provided. Questions? Call the Teen 
   Librarian at  219-931-5100, Ext. 351. Don’t forget to come to the Library’s teen programs this summer—coming to any teen summer reading program will get you an extra drawing slip for this year’s grand prize— a $100 Best Buy gift card!

Basic computer classes run approximately 60-90 minutes. Classes are free, and pre-registration is required at 219-931-5100, ext. 345. 

Email Basics: Review the layout of web-based email, how email programs are structured and how you can customize your mail storage. We’ll cover reading, organizing and sending mail in a hands-on session.  Email accounts for class use will be provided, so don’t worry if you don’t yet have your own. FAMILIARITY WITH KEYBOARD AND MOUSE IS REQUIRED FOR THIS CLASS.

Advanced Classes run approximately 2½hours. Pre-registration is required at 219-931-5100, ext. 345.
All advanced classes require familiarity with mouse, and beginning keyboard skills.

Tween Science Club is for ages 9 through 13. Programs start at the time listed. We do not allow anyone into the program 15 minutes after the start time. If you are running late, please join us for the next program date.  We want to make sure the program is not disrupted for other children and we also want to make sure you have the full enjoyment of the program.

  Do you like science? Join us each week for something different and exciting!
  Have you ever thought about starting a rock collection? Join us to find out how to get started!
  Tweens are encouraged to bring a rock with them!

  June 21: A Bug's Life (animated; rated G)

 A misfit ant tries to save his colony from a greedy gang of grasshoppers comedy. 
 Faced with impending doom, he leads an oddball assortment of creepy crawlers
 from a flea circus against the menacing grasshoppers. The result is hilarious fun!
 

June 24: Ahoy, Mates! Enjoy being a pirate and scavenge around the library for hidden treasure.
Learn pirate-y habits, and make a parrot craft to take home.

Basic computer classes run approximately 60-90 minutes. Classes are free, and pre-registration is required at 219-931-5100, ext. 345. 

Email Basics: Review the layout of web-based email, how email programs are structured and how you can customize your mail storage. We’ll cover reading, organizing and sending mail in a hands-on session.  Email accounts for class use will be provided, so don’t worry if you don’t yet have your own. FAMILIARITY WITH KEYBOARD AND MOUSE IS REQUIRED FOR THIS CLASS.

June 25: Do You Gnome? Learn all about these little lawn creatures through games and activities. You will also design your own gnome!

   For grades 7-12.
   Make an easy (and green) terrarium using small plants. Questions? Call the Teen Librarian at 
   219-931-5100, Ext. 351. Coming to any teen summer reading program will get you an extra
  drawing slip for this year’s grand prize— a $100 Best Buy gift card!
 

Basic computer classes run approximately 60-90 minutes. Classes are free, and pre-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 KEYBOARD AND MOUSE IS REQUIRED FOR THIS CLASS.

Advanced Classes run approximately 2½ hours. Pre-registration is required at 219-931-5100, ext. 345.
All advanced classes require familiarity with mouse, and beginning keyboard skills.

   June 28: Dinosaur (rated PG)

   An action-filled drama with elements of humor, Walt Disney Pictures' DINOSAUR focuses on the journey of 
   a  three-ton Iguanodon named Aladar, who is raised from the egg by a clan of lemurs and eventually
   reunited with his own kind.
 

    Friends of the Library conduct a half-price book sale on the last Saturday of most months.  
    There is no sale in November or December. Find a bargain on books, movies and music. Sale
    excludes specially priced items and sets. Proceeds allow the Friends to fund items, services
    and programs that the library could not otherwise afford.

    The Book Sale Room is continuously open during library hours, and regular prices apply.
    When no Friends member is on duty, please bring your purchases to the Circulation Desk. 

• The Friends accept new members. Membership year runs from January-December. Every library could use a Friend! Membership forms are found at the Information Center in the lobby, or in the Book Sale Room..
 
• The Friends accept donations of gently-used books, magazines, CDs, records, cassettes, and DVDs. Please bring donations to the Circulation Desk during library hours. Items may be added to the library collection; offered for sale in the Book Sale Room; or given to a distributor that either sells the book online on HPL's behalf, or recycles books to keep them out of landfills. In any case, your donations benefit the library and the environment.

Novel Conversations meets the first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m.
If the first Monday is a holiday, the group meets on the second Monday. Books are available for checkout about two weeks before each discussion. Questions? Call the Head of Information Services at (219) 931-5100, Ext. 327.

  For grades 7-12 only. Questions? Call the Teen Librarian at 219-931-5100, Ext. 351.
  Coming to any teen summer reading program will get you an extra
  drawing slip for this year’s grand prize— a $100 Best Buy gift card!

  The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey (PG-13)

  This epic is the first of a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece    
 The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. The adventure follows the journey of title character
  Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of
  Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug.

   Stars Martin Freeman, Ian McKellan, Elijah Wood

  July 8:  Oh, Those Mummies - Dig up fun facts about Egyptians! Wrap up like a mummy, learn a new 
  alphabet, and create a craft in hieroglyphics.

July 9: Digging Up the Old Guys - Dig into prehistoric times by discovering facts about dinosaurs! Can you piece together a dinosaur? Come find out, and make your own!

    The board of the Friends of the Library meets. Friends members are welcome to attend.     
   Information is with the Public Information Coordinator at 219-931-5100, Ext. 310.

Tween Science Club is for ages 9 through 13. Programs start at the time listed. We do not allow anyone into the program 15 minutes after the start time. If you are running late, please join us for the next program date.  We want to make sure the program is not disrupted for other children and we also want to make sure you have the full enjoyment of the program.

July 11: Ever wonder how fossils are created?
Come find out, and make your own fossil to take home!

  July 12: Gnomeo and Juliet (animated; rated G)
 

 Garden gnomes Gnomeo and Juliet have as many obstacles to overcome as their 
  quasi namesakes when they are caught up in a feud between neighbors. But with
  plastic pink flamingos and lawnmower races in the mix, can this young couple find
  lasting happiness?

  July 15: Are You a Warrior? Learn about China's terracotta soldiers,
  and design one of your own from  clay.

July 16: Ants, Ants, and More Ants! Come find out how much fun ants can be! You will also play games and create your own picnic placemat.

Summer Movie is for ages 6 through 13. Popcorn is served while supplies last.

   July 19: The Land Before Time (animated; rated G)
   based on books by by Beverly Lazor-Bahr.

  This enchanting animated family adventure follows the journey of 5 young  
  dinosaurs and their quest to reach "The Great Valley." This adventure is filled 
  with laughter, excitement, and several life-threatening obstacles along the way.

July 22: Do You Like Money? Dig up facts, stories, and mysteries about U. S. currency.
Create your own coin, and tell its story.

July 23: Are You Crabby? Learn all about hermit crabs, including having them as your pet! If a real one doesn't interest you, you will get to make one out of paper!

Tween Science Club is for ages 9 through 13. Programs start at the time listed. We do not allow anyone into the program 15 minutes after the start time. If you are running late, please join us for the next program date.  We want to make sure the program is not disrupted for other children and we also want to make sure you have the full enjoyment of the program.

July 25: How are crystals formed? We will be making 3 types of crystals this week for you to take home.
*NOTE: Crystals will be ready to take home the following week.

 
  July 26:  James and the Giant Peach, based on the book by Roald Dahl. (rated PG)

     This is the captivating story of a young boy's journey and his unforeseen encounters
      with human-sized insects and a juicy, giant peach.

    Friends of the Library conduct a half-price book sale on the last Saturday of most months.  
    There is no sale in November or December. Find a bargain on books, movies and music. Sale
    excludes specially priced items and sets. Proceeds allow the Friends to fund items, services
    and programs that the library could not otherwise afford.

    The Book Sale Room is continuously open during library hours, and regular prices apply.
    When no Friends member is on duty, please bring your purchases to the Circulation Desk. 

• The Friends accept new members. Membership year runs from January-December. Every library could use a Friend! Membership forms are found at the Information Center in the lobby, or in the Book Sale Room..
 
• The Friends accept donations of gently-used books, magazines, CDs, records, cassettes, and DVDs. Please bring donations to the Circulation Desk during library hours. Items may be added to the library collection; offered for sale in the Book Sale Room; or given to a distributor that either sells the book online on HPL's behalf, or recycles books to keep them out of landfills. In any case, your donations benefit the library and the environment.

July 29: King or Queen for a Day - Here's a chance to learn the ceremonies, foods, and traditions of a king and queen. Draw your own land decree, and design your own crown!.

July 30: Oh, It's a Troll Thing! Hear stories about these little tricksters, and design a troll for a Summer Reading mural!

Join us to hear a story, sing songs, and make a simple craft.Programs start at the time listed. We do not allow anyone into the program 15 minutes after the start time. If you are running late, please join us for the next program date.  We want to make sure the program is not disrupted for other children and we also want to make sure you have the full enjoyment of the program

August 1: We are playing with mud today! Come hear stories, sing songs, and make a simple craft.
*NOTE TO PARENTS: Please dress your child in play clothes.

August 5: Everything is Rock Solid: Read hard, solid, and fun facts about rocks, gems, and crystals. You'll even get to take home your own pet rock!

Novel Conversations meets the first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m.
If the first Monday is a holiday, the group meets on the second Monday. Books are available for checkout about two weeks before each discussion. Questions? Call the Head of Information Services at (219) 931-5100, Ext. 327.

August 6: Digging for Gold - Pan for and learn all about gold. Play golden games and make a coin bag to take home.

Summer Movie is for ages 6 through 13. Popcorn is served while supplies last.

  Hoot (PG; based on the book by Carl Hiaasen)

  When young Roy moves from Montana to Florida with his family,
  he ends up befriending two kids who are fighting to protect the
  home of a group of endangered burrow owls from a real estate developer.

August 12: The Dirt of it All - Wrap up Summer Reading by playing games, dancing, and decorating a wall-worm for your home.

August 13: Let's Get Digging - Wrap up Summer Reading by playing favorite games, enjoying a wormy dessert, and designing a fluorescent worm to take home.

    The board of the Friends of the Library meets. Friends members are welcome to attend.     
   Information is with the Public Information Coordinator at 219-931-5100, Ext. 310.

Tween Science Club is for ages 9 through 13. Programs start at the time listed. We do not allow anyone into the program 15 minutes after the start time. If you are running late, please join us for the next program date.  We want to make sure the program is not disrupted for other children and we also want to make sure you have the full enjoyment of the program.

August 15: have you ever tried panning for gold? Join us to give it a try!
We will also have a show-and-tell of our rock collections,
and make final observations of our plants from the first week.

  Join us at 2 p.m. as our Reader's Theater Group performs How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long.

    Friends of the Library conduct a half-price book sale on the last Saturday of most months.  
    There is no sale in November or December. Find a bargain on books, movies and music. Sale
    excludes specially priced items and sets. Proceeds allow the Friends to fund items, services
    and programs that the library could not otherwise afford.

    The Book Sale Room is continuously open during library hours, and regular prices apply.
    When no Friends member is on duty, please bring your purchases to the Circulation Desk. 

• The Friends accept new members. Membership year runs from January-December. Every library could use a Friend! Membership forms are found at the Information Center in the lobby, or in the Book Sale Room..
 
• The Friends accept donations of gently-used books, magazines, CDs, records, cassettes, and DVDs. Please bring donations to the Circulation Desk during library hours. Items may be added to the library collection; offered for sale in the Book Sale Room; or given to a distributor that either sells the book online on HPL's behalf, or recycles books to keep them out of landfills. In any case, your donations benefit the library and the environment.