"Flat" Dovydas on Video

"Flat" Dovydas Balčiūnas, our visitor from Vincas Grybas Gymnasium, in Lukšiai, Lithuania, has been enjoying his time visiting the Library and attending the Victorian Christmas celebration yesterday in downtown Mooresville, Indiana.

Like "Flat" Stanley of literary fame, "Flat" Dovydas travels the world in an envelope through the mails.  It is an exciting and imaginative way to see the world, and to have the world see you.

My library colleagues like to make videos for the MPL YouTube Channel, and so we decided that "Flat" Dovydas needed a video, or "promo trailer" as we call it.  (We also call them "program trailers" when they promote a library program.  We've got all kinds of names for our videos!)

Did You Miss Victorian Christmas?

If you missed the Victorian Christmas Celebration in downtown Mooresville, Indiana yesterday, my colleague, Cauli Le Chat, has taken some digital photographs, and you can see them in her blog, Cat's Eye View (at MPL).  Just click the hyperlinks below:

Part One: Reindeer, Music, Horse-Drawn Carriages, and Other Downtown Fun

Part Two: Father Christmas, Old Bicycles, Motorcycles, Stilted Dude, Music, and Much More

Part Three: Bivouac at the Old Carnegie, Slobberdogs, Horseys, and Some History

Our new Lithuanian friend, "Flat" Dovydas Balčiūnas, really enjoyed seeing all the sights, sounds, and excitement at the festivities.  Plus there was great food!  We all had great fun.

"Flat" Dovydas, World Traveller

(click above to play video)

Remember to visit all the wonderful shops in downtown Mooresville, as well as all the businesses in town. You will be amazed at all the interesting things you can find.

October is Family History Month

In 2003, Congress enacted a resolution declaring October to be Family History Month.  Visit the Indiana Room at Mooresville (Indiana) Public Library to research your Hoosier roots, particularly from Morgan and Hendricks Counties.

We have several videos promoting family history, genealogy, and local history.  We hope you enjoy them.

Prepare to Be Scared Silly

Miss Suzanne, or Her Spirit?
 (Or Just a Blurry Photograph?)

Mooresville Public Library Youth Services Director Suzanne Walker is going to scare you out of your socks! On October 28, 2011, at Mooresville (Indiana) Pioneer Park (8:00-9:00 p.m.), join Miss Suzanne to hear some of the creepiest Halloween stories you have ever heard. These tales of terror will send chills down your spine!

 

 

This program is appropriate for grades 4 and up, along with their parents or guardians. It is NOT--repeat, NOT--suitable for younger children. We don't want any tears from tiny tots or early grade schoolers.

 

Join us, if you dare!  Please register online through the library's website calendar, or call the Library at (317) 831-7323.

Sharing Spooky Halloween Stories

 

In keeping with the haunted Halloween spirit(s) (just a little ghostly joke there), here's a book trailer of a true-life ghost story collection. Pretty scary!

Click play button (in middle of picture) to start book trailer

 

It Has Been a Great Four Years

A few days ago, this blog's readership passed 10,000 viewings.  Thanks to everybody who has made that milestone possible.  We appreciate your interest in what the Indiana Room at Mooresville Public Library (MPL) has to say.

On a personal note, yesterday marked my fourth anniversary working at MPL.  It has been a wonderful four years.  I've enjoyed it.  I hope we have served you well and will continue to do so.

I'd offer cake, but it would be of the cyber variety, which is rather dry and hard to swallow without a nice cool beverage.  Speaking of which, I'm off in search of refreshments.  Got any change for our vending machines?  All proceeds support library programs, which is a sweet deal all around.

Thanks for Following My Blog,

Bill Buckley

MPL Indiana Room Historian