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Home, Garden, and DIY November 2017
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Thanksgiving Day Crafts
by Arlene Erlbach
Thanksgiving has arrived and everyone is ready to celebrate! Help make your Thanksgiving Day fun with these ten unique crafts. Use these easy-to-follow directions and traceable patterns to make your very own rocking miniature Mayflower, a beaded corn pin or magnet, pumpkin napkin rings, and more!
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Creating Thanksgiving Crafts
by Dana Meachen Rau
Provides step-by-step instructions, tips, and techniques for creating Thanksgiving crafts, including a cornhusk doll, a bird feeder, and a cornucopia.
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Artful Christmas: 30 Elegant Craft Projects
by Susan Wasinger
A full-color book presents instructions for making 30 elegant yet easy projects out of the most affordable and accessible materials, including a lacy air-dried clay wreath, a stamped muslin bag Advent calendar, festive felt stockings, sparkling paper ornaments, a glittered garland and more.
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| Death & Co: Modern Classic Cocktails by David Kaplan, Nick Fauchald, and Alex DayWeighty and imposing, this handsome volume exudes authority -- as well it should, considering that Manhattan bar Death & Co is a world-renowned leader in the craft cocktail movement. Adventurous mixologists will find advice for stocking a home bar (right down the best kind of ice), as well as recipes for over 450 innovative cocktails with names that are just as intriguing as the drinks themselves, such as Stolen Huffy and Velvet Warhol. "Sophisticated and inviting" (Library Journal), Death & Co will inspire beginning bartenders and pros alike. |
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| The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie KondoThis massively popular little book offers a thoughtful guide to decluttering and organizing your living space. With a bit of New Age philosophy (such as verbally thanking the objects you remove) and a lot of no-nonsense advice, expert Marie Kondo shows you what to do and explains the impact that an organized home can have on your life. No time to go full-on before your guests arrive? Do what you can now and then spend time in January working your way through the process. |
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Attitudes of Gratitude: Our Thankful Angels
Thursday, November 16, 2:00pm
Library Meeting Room
Angels of Gratitude will be presented Thursday, November 16 at 2:00pm. When we live in the spirit of gratitude, we are freed from the fear of scarcity. Join us as we create scenes and experiences of gratitude with our visual imaging, and share Thanksgiving philosophy. For more information, call Ange Benz at 219-874-3754.
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Bookmarks: The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules
Friday, November 17, 2:00pm
Library Meeting Room
Dennis Norman will review The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules: A Novel by internationally best-selling author Catharina Ingleman-Sundberg. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel meets The Italian Job this witty and insightful comedy of errors about a group of delinquent seniors whose desire for a better quality of life leads them to rob and ransom priceless artwork. The program will also be offered at the Westchester Township Historical Museum on Thursday, November 16 at 2:00 pm.
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Snapshots from the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Saturday, November 18, 2:00pm
Library Meeting Room
Executive Director of the Welcome Network will give a presentation on the Syrian Crisis, relief trips he has taken, and refugee resettlement here in Northwest Indiana. He will also answer questions. The Welcome Network, is a faith-based organization based in Northwest Indiana. The Welcome Network provides the community with opportunities to respond to the refugee crisis both locally and globally.
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The Hero Film Showing
Sunday, November 19, 2:00pm
Library Meeting Room
The final Fall Films on DVD Series showing of the season is The Hero starring Sam Elliott. Lee Hayden is a Western icon with a golden voice, but his best performances are decades behind him. He spends his days reliving old glories and smoking too much weed with his former co-star-turned-dealer, Jeremy, until a surprise cancer diagnosis brings his priorities into sharp focus. He soon strikes up an exciting, contentious relationship with stand-up comic Charlotte, and he attempts to reconnect with his estranged daughter, Lucy, all while searching for one final role to cement his legacy. Rated R. The film is co-sponsored with Purdue University Northwest Odyssey Arts and Cultural Series. + GOOGLE CALENDAR+ ICAL EXPORT
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Axis 360 eBooks
Find popular fiction, non-fiction, and picture e-books and e-audiobooks for children, teens, and adults! It's simple--just download the app on your device, search for "Michigan City Public Library", and log in with your library card number and PIN.
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Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center
Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center provides comprehensive full text content for many of the most popular hobbies, crafts and recreation activities today. Including full text for more than 500 magazines and books, as well as access to 333 videos and 144 hobby reports, this database offers detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby-enthusiast.
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Home Improvement Reference
Home Improvement Reference Center features full-text content from leading home improvement magazines images not found anywhere else online, and videos of popular home repair projects. All of the content is organized in a powerful, easy-to-use manner so that users can quickly gain the information they need.
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Library Catalog
Look up books and other materials, place items on hold, and more.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Michigan City Public Library 100 E. 4th Street Michigan City, Indiana 46360 219-873-3044mclib.org/ |
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