The Maxinkuckee Reed Quarterly Newsleer of the Culver-Union Township Public Library “The mission of the Culver-Union Twp. Public Library is to serve the diverse needs of our communies through the sharing of library resources and services in a welcoming atmosphere." Winter 2016 Volume 6, Issue 4 Editor: Dana Thomas A reader has recently inquired why we named our quarterly Newsleer The Maxinkuckee Reed. To answer this queson, this small town library located near the most beauful Lake in all of Indiana shines the spotlight on this [slightly updated] copy from the first issue of The Maxinkuckee Reed. Think Lake, Library, books; it’s summer 2010 and the spotlight reveals a bit about the why behind the name of our then-brand-new Newsleer: Read the Reed Welcome to the inaugural issue of Culver-Union Township Public Library’s quarterly Newsleer, The Maxinkuckee Reed. As we begin this new venture I would like to say a few words about our Newsleer’s name. As you may know, a reed is a type of grass which grows in wetland areas, and was once found in abundance around our beauful Lake Maxinkuckee. There are many kinds of reeds: a certain type has been used since ancient mes to make reed pens which are used for wring on papyrus. Papyrus itself was made from a variety of reed found parcularly in ancient Egypt, and our English word “paper” comes from the word “papyrus.” Spanning a period of more than 3,500 years, almost every “book” in the libraries of ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome was a papyrus scroll. Today at YOUR Library we simply move from “reed” to “read” and present you with this Newsleer. Our Newsleer’s name brings together our Lake, our Library and our access to books, and The Reed connues its mission to inform and celebrate; this winter 2016 issue is no excepon. In its pages you will find Patron Reviews by Dianne Johnson, who looks at Skipping Christmas, authored by John Grisham, and Angie Nelligan, who examines The Boys in the Boat wrien by Daniel James Brown; Librarian Laura Jones reviews Jodi Picoult’s Small Great Things. Regular columns are also here for you, including “Tech News” by Andrew Baker, “Children’s Room Update” by Jill Gavlick and “CUTPL Friends’ Update” by Friends’ President Rebecca Nifong. Our long-running “Meet the Staff” column connues (that inaugural issue included an interview with Clerk Shirley Gut, who aſter 21 years of service connues to bring her unique skills to the Library). Our featured employee in this issue is Youth Services Clerk Erin Bendy; be sure and meet Erin in these pages. Editor Dana Thomas announces upcoming Library events which include our winter reading program with its theme “Book Your Winter Reading Getaway at CUTPL” and Dana joins with Polly Thompson Wolf to tell us about 2017 Book Club News. As we said in our first edion, The Reed is available in print at the Library and online at our website. Dana also promotes it and makes it accessible through our social media outlets. As we begin our seventh year of publicaon we are confident that you enjoy learning more about your Library! Books are no longer made of papyrus; we offer paper, audio and electronic books; our mission is to encourage literacy. So with your tablet or with a paper copy in hand, curl up in front of the fireplace and enjoy reading this latest issue of The Reed! 107 North Main Street - Culver, IN 46511 - Phone: 574-842-2941 - Fax: 574-842-3441 Email: staff@culver.lib.in.us Website: www.culver.lib.in.us Hours: Monday-Thursday 9-8, Friday 9-6, Saturday 9-4, Closed Sunday The Director’s Spotlight by Colleen McCarty
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The Maxinkuckee Reed
Quarterly Newsletter of the Culver-Union Township Public Library
“The mission of the Culver-Union Twp. Public Library is to serve the diverse needs of
our communities through the sharing of library resources and services in a
welcoming atmosphere."
Winter 2016 Volume 6, Issue 4
Editor: Dana Thomas
A reader has
recently inquired
why we named
our quarterly
Newsletter The
Maxinkuckee
Reed. To answer
this question, this
small town library
located near the
most beautiful Lake in all of Indiana
shines the spotlight on this [slightly
updated] copy from the first issue of The
Maxinkuckee Reed. Think Lake, Library,
books; it’s summer 2010 and the
spotlight reveals a bit about the why
behind the name of our then-brand-new
Newsletter:
Read the Reed
Welcome to the inaugural issue of
Culver-Union Township Public Library’s
quarterly Newsletter, The Maxinkuckee
Reed. As we begin this new venture I
would like to say a few words about our
Newsletter’s name. As you may know, a
reed is a type of grass which grows in
wetland areas, and was once found in
abundance around our beautiful Lake
Maxinkuckee. There are many kinds of
reeds: a certain type has been used since
ancient times to make reed pens which
are used for writing on papyrus. Papyrus
itself was made from a variety of reed
found particularly in ancient Egypt, and
our English word “paper” comes from the
word “papyrus.” Spanning a period of
more than 3,500 years, almost every
“book” in the libraries of ancient Egypt,
Greece and Rome was a papyrus scroll.
Today at YOUR Library we simply move
from “reed” to “read” and present you
with this Newsletter.
Our Newsletter’s name brings
together our Lake, our Library and our
access to books, and The Reed continues
its mission to inform and celebrate; this
winter 2016 issue is no exception. In its
pages you will find Patron Reviews by
Dianne Johnson, who looks at Skipping
Christmas, authored by John Grisham,
and Angie Nelligan, who examines The
Boys in the Boat written by Daniel James
Brown; Librarian Laura Jones reviews Jodi
Picoult’s Small Great Things.
Regular columns are also here for
you, including “Tech News” by Andrew
Baker, “Children’s Room Update” by Jill
Gavlick and “CUTPL Friends’ Update” by
Friends’ President Rebecca Nifong.
Our long-running “Meet the Staff”
column continues (that inaugural issue
included an interview with Clerk Shirley
Gut, who after 21 years of service
continues to bring her unique skills to the
Library). Our featured employee in this
issue is Youth Services Clerk Erin Bendy;
be sure and meet Erin in these pages.
Editor Dana Thomas announces
upcoming Library events which include
our winter reading program with its
theme “Book Your Winter Reading
Getaway at CUTPL” and Dana joins with
Polly Thompson Wolf to tell us about
2017 Book Club News.
As we said in our first edition, The
Reed is available in print at the Library
and online at our website. Dana also
promotes it and makes it accessible
through our social media outlets. As we
begin our seventh year of publication we
are confident that you enjoy learning
more about your Library! Books are no
longer made of papyrus; we offer paper,
audio and electronic books; our mission is
to encourage literacy. So with your tablet
or with a paper copy in hand, curl up in
front of the fireplace and enjoy reading
this latest issue of The Reed!
107 North Main Street - Culver, IN 46511 - Phone: 574-842-2941 - Fax: 574-842-3441