Welcome to Guys Read Month at the Waupaca Area Public Library!  We are joining the national effort to help boys become self-motivated, lifelong readers.  To help us celebrate, check out a book from our display.  Enter to win the "Guys Basket" full of stuff guys love (Slim Jims, Fleet Farm gift cards, & books). Then help another guy by sharing the books you thought were great!

Young people's author David Lubar will join guy readers for a skype dinner/author visit on January 31 at 6:00pm.  Pick up your free copy of one of four Lubar titles in the Children's Dept. and get your ticket to the free spaghetti dinner.  Guaranteed to be loads of fun and great prizes, too.

Also watch for Name-A-Saurus contest for younger guys and a movie day (Jan. 20).

Chinese Garden
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 12:00pm

Patricia Williams will reveal, through photographs, the overriding symbolism in Chinese Gardens. This program is free and open to the public. It is expected to last about one hour. A light lunch will be served. Please call the Main Desk 715-258-4414 or email Peg Burington for reservations.

Dark Command
Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 1:30pm - 4:30pm

Western February Film Series with discussion led by Dr. Jack Rhodes

Thursday, February 2, 1:30 pm

Dark Command:
(Republic 1940) Directed by Raoul Walsh Starring John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Roy Rogers, Gabby Hayes, Walter Pidgeon, Marjorie Main .... From the novel by W. R. Burnett

John Wayne is good guy Bob Seton in Raoul Walsh's star-studded thriller set in the dark days before the Civil War.

The Battle of the Red Hot Pepper Weenies by David Lubar
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm

We're so excited to announce that author David Lubar has agreed to skype with us at 6:00 pm on January 31st!

You can pick up a FREE copy of one of David Lubar's books at the Children's Desk. Along with your free book, you'll also receive a ticket to the spaghetti dinner on January 31st. Bring your book and ticket to the dinner because we'll have autographs for you to put in your book. Also, did I mention that there will be door prizes?

Start thinking now about a question you want to ask David Lubar. He'll be all set to answer!

Overdrive Audio Books & E-books
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 11:30am

Learn how to borrow library e-books for your e-reader. Two classes will be offered on Wednesday, February 8. Please register for the 11:30 or 6:30 class and identify the kind of reader you currently use or are interested in (if you have not purchased one yet). Evan Bend from the Outagamie Waupaca Library System and Peg Burington from the Waupaca Library will walk you through the steps to borrow e-books. The programs are free and expected to last about one hour. Feel free to bring your laptop computer and/or your device with you.

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Downloading Library eBooks to Your Kindle

I've had lots of questions about downloading ebooks to Kindle or other devices. I actually own a Kindle so I feel comfortable helping someone on this device. The Nook? Not so much. But come and see me and we will muddle through together. Here's a step-by-step list I created to help you get started.

You will need:

   A computer (or device) with Internet access

   Your library card number and your PIN

   An Amazon account (email address and password)

1. Open www.amazon.com – log in to your Amazon account

2. In a new tab open www.Infosoup.org

3. Click on the digital download center You’ll find it on the middle left of the page. This link will take you to the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium Overdrive Site (Overdrive is the company that provides the interface.)

4. Click on my account. You’ll find the icon at the upper right hand corner of the page.

5. You will be asked to select a library from a drop down menu. Choose Infosoup Libraries.

6. The next screen will ask you for your library card number and your PIN. Enter those two items and then click sign in.

7. Now that you are logged in you can search for an ebook you wish to check out or place on hold. Use the search box to look for a particular book or choose from the categories in blue listed down the left hand side of the page. I recommend the Currently Available eBooks.

8. Look for a book you want to check out. Make sure it says “Kindle Book.” (finding an available book you want to read  may be the hardest part.)

9. Across from the Kindle Book Symbol you may check on “Add to My Cart” (if it is available) or “Place a Hold” (if there are no copies available click Place a Hold skip to number 15)

10. Once you click “Add to My Cart” you will be taken to a screen where you can Continue Browsing or Proceed to Checkout.

11. Once you Proceed to Checkout you have the opportunity to choose your lending period. (7, 14 or 21 day checkout)

12. Click Confirm Check Out.

13. Click Get for Kindle. Once you click that button you will be leaving the library website. A popup will ask you to Accept to Continue. Note: By selecting ‘Get for Kindle’ you will be leaving the library’s download platform to a third party service. This third party service may not have the same policies as the library does regarding privacy or management of your user information.

14. It will open a new tab to the Amazon site. At that time you will click Get for Kindle and choose which device you want to deliver it to.

15. If you choose a book that is not available you may Place a Hold.

16. It will open a screen named My Holds and ask that you enter a valid email address. And enter it again. Click Place a Hold.

17. When that book is available for checkout you will get an email from dbooks@wplc.info. The subject line will say: Digital title now available for checkout. It will include a link to the Digital Download Center and let you know you have three days to check the item out.

Sue talks about books and library services for kids & families.

If anyone wants to know what elephants are like, they are like people, only more so. - Peter Corneille

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Author: Jennifer Jacobson

I was hooked from page one.  This book is fast paced and spellbinding.  Jack and his mom are on a camping vacation at Acadia National Park in Maine, but when Jack wakes up in the morning his mother is gone.  She's had her ups and downs before and Jack is worried that if anyone finds out she abandoned him that he'll be separated from her.  Jack describes his mom's periods of spinning leading us to understand that his mom is really not irresponsible, but the victim of a mental illness.  Jack needs to use all the resources his 11-year-old mind can muster up to get himself back home to Boston, without food, phone or money.

Great chapter headings with amazing little-known facts, quotes and even jokes about elephants.  Jack hopes that his fascination with elephants, particularly one in Maine, will help reunite him with his mom.

Read this book!

My pile of books is a mile high.

Get Well Soon by Julie Halpern

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Author: Julie Halpern

A guest review from Teen Room staff Marisa!

I first picked up this book because of the very attractive cover and title, and it was even better than expected. I had already read another book by this author, "Into the Wild Nerd Yonder," but I enjoyed this one even more.


Anna's parents send her to a mental hospital because of her depression and panic attacks. Insecure about her weight and feeling like no one could possibly like her, Anna's situation ironically improves when her life is turned upside-down. The cast of characters includes the boy who might never be released, a pregnant roommate forced to carry around a doll, and a quiet boy who might actually like Anna. Yet the ridiculous events of a mental hospital that seems to be doing very little to help the patients almost immediately helps Anna. The story is extremely funny and entertaining, but manages to be believable.


I absolutely loved Anna's voice and perspective. The book is told through letters to a friend living in the outside world, which are never sent. The story takes place entirely during Anna's time in the hospital. Julie Halpern tackles mental illnesses and other serious issues while remaining optimistic and lighthearted.