Elkhart Public Library http://myepl.org/epl Elkhart Public Library MyEPL Fri, 24 Feb 2017 16:54:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Now Showing: Movies @ EPL • March/Early April http://myepl.org/epl/index.php/38286/ http://myepl.org/epl/index.php/38286/#respond Fri, 24 Feb 2017 15:40:15 +0000 http://myepl.org/epl/?p=38286 more »]]>  

Popcorn redderFun Family Movies

MOANA (PG)
Monday, March 20 • 4:30 pm

STORKS (PG)
Wednesday, April 5 • 3:00 pm

 

Main Midweek Movies

DOCTOR STRANGE (PG-13)
Wednesday, March 8 • 6:00 pm

ALLIED (R)
Wednesday, March 22 • 6:00 pm

FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM (PG-13)
Wednesday, April 5 • 6:00 pm

 

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Teens Only Movie

TBA 

Tuesday, March 28 • 4:00 pm

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Computer Classes – March/April 2017 http://myepl.org/epl/index.php/38302/ http://myepl.org/epl/index.php/38302/#respond Fri, 24 Feb 2017 15:39:55 +0000 http://myepl.org/epl/?p=38302 more »]]> Classes fill up fast! Reserve your spot by contacting the Main Library Public Computer Center at (574) 294-2847.

COMPUTER ONE-ON-ONE

What do you want to learn? How to save files? Cut and paste? Email attachments? Library resources? E-books? Something else? Bring your questions, along with your laptop, tablet, smartphone, or ereader, for 30 minutes of individual training just for you! No mobile device? No problem! We will use a Library computer. Start your list of questions now!Computer, Laptop and Phone.

Computer One-on-One
Thursday, March 9 • 2:30-4:30 pm
Monday, March 13 • 5:30-7:30 pm
Thursday, March 16 • 9:30-11:30 am
Thursday, April 6 • 9:30-11:30 am
Monday, April 10 • 5:30-7:30 pm
Thursday, April 13 • 2:30-7:30 pm

 

WINDOWS 10 BASICS

Explore the Windows 10 desktop. Learn how to open, close, minimize, and resize windows; start and close programs; and save, rename, copy, and move files. You must know how to use a mouse to attend this class.

Computer-mouse-blueWindows 10 Basics
Monday, March 6 • 6:30-7:45 pm
Monday, April 3 • 6:30-7:45 pm

 

BASIC MICROSOFT EXCEL 2010

Learn to work with spreadsheets and worksheets; rows, columns, and cells; change the style, size, and color of fonts; justify text; cut, copy, and paste; format numbers as percentages, currency, etc.; and sort data. You must know how to use a mouse to attend this class.

Computer-mouse-blueBasic Microsoft Excel 2010
Monday, March 20 • 6:30-7:45 pm
Monday, April 17 • 6:30-7:45 pm

 

INTERMEDIATE MICROSOFT EXCEL 2010

When you have completed Basic Microsoft Excel 2010, sign up for this class to learn about charts and worksheet references; COUNT(), MIN(), MAX() and AVERAGE() aggregate functions; importing/exporting delimited files, etc. You must know how to use a mouse to attend this class.

Computer-mouse-blueIntermediate Microsoft Excel 2010
Monday, March 27 • 6:30-7:45 pm
Monday, April 24 • 6:30-7:45 pm

 

Registration is required for all computer classes.
Sign up by contacting the Main Library Public Computer Center at (574) 294-2847.

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Board Meeting Agenda 2017 02 http://myepl.org/epl/index.php/38283/ http://myepl.org/epl/index.php/38283/#respond Sat, 18 Feb 2017 15:24:06 +0000 http://myepl.org/epl/?p=38283 more »]]> BOARD MEETING

  1. ROLL AND INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
  2. CONSENT AGENDA
  3. Adopt Agenda
  4. Minutes of the Last Meeting
  5. Business Manager’s Report and Finances
    1. Financial Reports – January 2017
    2. Claims-to-be-paid
    3. Projected Summary of Cash and Investment Recommendation
  6. Personnel Changes Report
  7. Activity Reports
  1. PRESIDENT’S BUSINESS
    1. Upcoming expiration of Brian Byrn’s term on Board
  1. DIRECTOR’S REPORT.
  2. Information & Input
    1. Statistical overview – Use of Materials: Hoopla, Overdrive, Zinio, and online databases for reference and research
    2. Board feedback requested
  1. Department Report – Jeanne Glanders, Head of Popular Materials
  1. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  2. Job Description: Clerk – Administration (second reading)
  1. NEW BUSINESS
    1. 2017 Fee Schedule
  1. Questions and Information from Board, Staff, and Guests

 

NEXT SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING:  March 21, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. at the Osolo Branch Library.

 

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Friends “1st Saturday” Sale http://myepl.org/epl/index.php/38254/ http://myepl.org/epl/index.php/38254/#respond Wed, 15 Feb 2017 17:32:08 +0000 http://myepl.org/epl/?p=38254 sl-friends-sale-2017-03-04-revised

Friends of the Elkhart Public Libraryfriends-logo-transparent
First-Saturday-of-the-Month Sale 

This month’s specials:

• History books
• Art prints
• Coffee table books

The sale will be in the new Friends Room
in the basement of the Main Library.

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Staff Reads http://myepl.org/epl/index.php/38159/ http://myepl.org/epl/index.php/38159/#respond Tue, 07 Feb 2017 14:15:21 +0000 http://myepl.org/epl/?p=38159 more »]]> Staff Reads-02

Looking for suggestions? Here are the books we’ve been enjoying. A little something for everyone.

ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES by Jennifer Niven (YAFIC, Audiobook, Ebook)

AS THE CROW FLIES by Craig Johnson (MYS)

AT HOME: A SHORT HISTORY OF PRIVATE LIFE by Bill Bryson (643.1 B916, Audiobook, Ebook, Large Print)

THE BLACK CAULDRON by Lloyd Alexander (JFIC, Audiobook)

BLACK LIGHTblack-l by Stephen Hunter (FIC)

THE BOOK OF THREE by Lloyd Alexander (FIC, JFIC, Audiobook)

BRAIN ON FIRE: MY MONTH OF MADNESS by Susannah Cahalan
(616.832 C132, Audio Ebook)

BRAVE NEW WORLD by Aldous Huxley (FIC, SF, Audiobook, Audio Ebook)

THE CASTLE OF LLYR by Lloyd Alexander

THE CHEMIST by Stephenie Meyer (FIC, Audiobook, Audio Ebook)

COUNTING BY 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan (JFIC, Audiobook, Ebook, Spanish Language)

COUNTING THYME by Melanie Conklin (JFIC, Audiobook)

THE CURSEDcursed by Heather Graham (PROM, Audiobook)

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID series by Jeff Kinney (JFIC, Audiobook, Ebook, Spanish Language)

EYE OF THE STORM by Jack Higgins (FIC, Audiobook)

FATAL AFFAIR by Marie Force (PROM, Ebook)

FIFTEEN CANDLES by Adriana V. Lopez (395.24 Q46, Spanish Language)

THE FIFTH SACRED THING by Starhawk (SF)

THE GALLERY by Laura Marx Fitzgerald (JFIC, Audiobook)

GEMINA by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (YAFIC, Audiobook)

THE GIRL ON THE TRAINgirl by Paula Hawkins (FIC, Audiobook, Ebook,
Audio Ebook, Large Print, Spanish Language)

THE GIRL WITH THE LOWER BACK TATTOO by Amy Schumer
(792.7028 S392, Audiobook, Ebook)

HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD by J.K. Rowling (822.92 T511, Ebook, Spanish Language)

HIDDEN FIGURES by Margot Lee Shetterly (510.9252 L482, JNF 510.9252 L482hy, Audiobook, Ebook)

THE HIGH KING by Lloyd Alexander (JFIC, Audiobook)

THE HUSBAND’S SECRET by Liane Moriarty (FIC, Audiobook, Ebook, Audio Ebook,
Large Print)

I AM MALALA by Malala Yousafzai (371.822 Y82y, Audiobook, Ebook, Spanish Language)

KAROLINA’S TWINSkarolina by Ronald H. Balson (FIC, Audiobook, Large Print)

KILLER CALORIES by G. A. McKevett (MYS)

A MAN CALLED OVE by Fredrik Backman (FIC, Audiobook, Ebook,
Audio Ebook, Large Print)

MODERN ROMANCE by Aziz Ansari (646.77 A617, Ebook, Audiobook,
Audio Ebook)

NUTSHELL by Ian McEwan (FIC, Audiobook)

THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL by Philippa Gregory (FIC, Audiobook)

THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER by Alex Kotlowitz (977.411 K87)

THE PASSION OF DOLSSA by Julie Berry (YAFIC)

THE RAVEN BOYSraven by Maggie Stiefvater (YAFIC, Audiobook, Audio Ebook)

SCYTHE by Neal Shusterman (YAFIC)

SEINFELDIA by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong (791.4572 A736se, Audiobook, Audio Ebook)

THE SERPENT KING by Jeff Zentner (YAFIC, Audiobook)

SOME WRITER!: THE STORY OF E. B. WHITE by Melissa Sweet (JB)

SUGAR AND SPITE by G. A. McKevett (MYS)sugar

TARAN WANDERER by Lloyd Alexander (JFIC, YAFIC)

TRULY MADLY GUILTY by Liane Moriarty (FIC, Ebook, Large Print)

THE WHITE QUEEN by Philippa Gregory (FIC, Audiobook)

THE WITCHES by Roald Dahl (JFIC, Audiobook, Spanish Language)

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Online Legal Resources @ EPL http://myepl.org/epl/index.php/38048/ http://myepl.org/epl/index.php/38048/#respond Mon, 30 Jan 2017 16:07:20 +0000 http://myepl.org/epl/?p=38048 more »]]> sl-legal-resources-2

Most of us need legal resources at some point, from a simple bill of sale or power of attorney to information about estate planning, health laws, incorporating, etc. Do you need to print a rental agreement, research environmental law, or find a lawyer? We may have just the information you’re looking for in Westlaw or Legal Forms online.

 General directions

  • Go to myEPL.org
  • Select Online Resources under FEATURED LINKS:
    Featured links graphic

(Or type myEPL.org/info247 in your browser’s address bar)

  • Click or tap Legal on the category menu
  • Select Legal Forms or Westlaw

Legal Forms

Find Indiana legal forms, including wills, power of attorney, LLC, landlord/tenant, real estate, contracts, bankruptcy, name change, bills of sale, and many more.

  • Forms are downloadable and printable; some may be filled out online, then printed or saved
  • Arranged by category, as well as an A-Z list
  • Includes legal DEFINITIONS, LAW DIGEST, LEGAL Q & A, and an Attorney Directory

Legal Forms are accessible from anywhere that has an Internet connection (with an Elkhart Public Library card in good standing) or from any EPL location (no library card required).

 

Westlaw

Find the legal information you are looking for quickly and confidently!

  • Plain English search feature
  • Links to statutes, regulations and court rules, forms, and much more
  • Covers a wide range of practice areas
  • Patron Help Guide

Westlaw can be accessed at any Elkhart Public Library location. (The “access anywhere” option is not available for this resource.)

For assistance in using EPL’s Online Resources, contact us at (574) 522-5669
or come to the Reference Desk at the Main Library.

 

Westlaw Screenshots

Westlaw home page • Highlighted categories are available to EPL users.
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Practice areas
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Links to Indiana resources
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Now Showing: Movies @ EPL February/March http://myepl.org/epl/index.php/38032/ http://myepl.org/epl/index.php/38032/#respond Fri, 27 Jan 2017 15:31:48 +0000 http://myepl.org/epl/?p=38032 more »]]>  

Fun Family Movies

KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS (PG)Movie tickets
Wednesday, February 1 • 4:30 pm

MOANA (PG)
Monday, March 20 • 4:30 pm

 

Main Midweek Movies

THE LIGHT BETWEEN THE OCEANS (PG-13)
Wednesday, February 8 • 6:00 pm

SOUTHSIDE WITH YOU (PG-13)
Wednesday, February 22 • 6:00 pm

DOCTOR STRANGE (PG-13)
Wednesday, March 8 • 6:00 pm

ALLIED (R)
Wednesday, March 22 • 6:00 pm

 

movie-sillhouettes

Teens Only Movie

TBA 

Tuesday, March 28 • 4:00 pm

 

 

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Computer Classes – February/March 2017 http://myepl.org/epl/index.php/38042/ http://myepl.org/epl/index.php/38042/#respond Fri, 27 Jan 2017 15:31:11 +0000 http://myepl.org/epl/?p=38042 more »]]> Classes fill up fast! Reserve your spot by contacting the Main Library Public Computer Center at (574) 294-2847.

 

COMPUTER ONE-ON-ONE

What do you want to learn? How to save files? Cut and paste? Email attachments? Library resources? E-books? Something else? Bring your questions, along with your laptop, tablet, smartphone, or ereader, for 30 minutes of individual training just for you! No mobile device? No problem! We will use a Library computer. Start your list of questions now!Computer, Laptop and Phone.

Computer One-on-One
Thursday, February 9 • 9:30-11:30 am
Monday, February 13 • 5:30-7:30 pm
Thursday, February 16 • 2:30-4:30 pm
Thursday, March 9 • 2:30-4:30 pm
Monday, March 13 • 5:30-7:3 pm
Thursday, March 16 • 9:30-11:30 pm

 

WINDOWS 10 BASICS

Explore the Windows 10 desktop. Learn how to open, close, minimize, and resize windows; start and close programs; and save, rename, copy, and move files. You must know how to use a mouse to attend this class.

Computer-mouse-blueWindows 10 Basics
Monday, February 6 • 6:30-7:45 pm
Monday, March 6 • 6:30-7:45 pm

 

BASIC MICROSOFT POWERPOINT 2010

Learn how to create a basic PowerPoint presentation. We will cover slide layouts, adding content, working with text boxes, transitions, viewing your slide show, and more! You must know how to use a mouse to register for this class.

Computer-mouse-blueBasic Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
Monday, February 27 • 6:30-7:45 pm

 

BASIC MICROSOFT EXCEL 2010

Learn to work with spreadsheets and worksheets; rows, columns, and cells; change the style, size, and color of fonts; justify text; cut, copy, and paste; format numbers as percentages, currency, etc.; and sort data. You must know how to use a mouse to attend this class.

Computer-mouse-blueBasic Microsoft Excel 2010
Monday, March 20 • 6:30-7:45 pm

 

INTERMEDIATE MICROSOFT EXCEL 2010

When you have completed Basic Microsoft Excel 2010, sign up for this class to learn about charts and worksheet references; COUNT(), MIN(), MAX() and AVERAGE() aggregate functions; importing/exporting delimited files, etc. You must know how to use a mouse to attend this class.

Computer-mouse-blueIntermediate Microsoft Excel 2010
Monday, March 27 • 6:30-7:45 pm

 

Registration is required for all computer classes.
Sign up by contacting the Main Library Public Computer Center at (574) 294-2847.

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Third Thursday Trivia at Dunlap Branch http://myepl.org/epl/index.php/37996/ http://myepl.org/epl/index.php/37996/#respond Thu, 29 Dec 2016 15:28:43 +0000 http://myepl.org/epl/?p=37996 more »]]> sl-trivia-db-2017

Test your knowledge of pop culture, sports, history, people, movies, TV, music, science and other random topics. Compete for prizes!

Bring a team of family, friends and/or coworkers, or come on your own and team up when you get here. All ages are welcome!

Dunlap Branch Trivia Night is the third Thursday of each month from 6:30-7:30 pm. Dates for 2017 are:

  • January 19

  • February 16

  • March 16

  • April 20

  • May 18

  • June 15

  • July 20

  • August 17

  • September 21

  • October 19

  • November 16

  • December 21

For more information, call the Dunlap Branch at 574-875-3100

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Now Showing: Movies @ EPL January/February http://myepl.org/epl/index.php/37936/ http://myepl.org/epl/index.php/37936/#respond Fri, 23 Dec 2016 15:53:48 +0000 http://myepl.org/epl/?p=37936 more »]]>  

Join us at the Main Library for a free movie and some popcorn!

 

Main Midweek Movies

Man's in a bucket of popcornMAGNIFICENT 7 (PG-13)
Wednesday, January 11 • 6:00 pm

DEEPWATER HORIZON (PG-13)
Wednesday, January 25 • 6:00 pm

THE LIGHT BETWEEN THE OCEANS (PG-13)
Wednesday, February 8 • 6:00 pm

SOUTHSIDE WITH YOU (PG-13)
Wednesday, February 22 • 6:00 pm

 

Fun Family Movies

THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS (PG)
Monday, January 23 • 4:30 pm

KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS (PG)
Wednesday, February 1 • 4:30 pm

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Teens Only Movie

Retro Movie Night
Tuesday, January 31 • 4:00 pm
YOU CHOOSE THE MOVIE!

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