Tax Help Sessions for Tuesday, February 9

At this time, the tax help sessions at Dupont, Georgetown, Main and Waynedale have been canceled for Tuesday, February 9.  Hessen  Cassel’s sessions are already full.  This post will be updated as information is received, however you may wish to call us before making the drive.

Becky, Interdepartmental Librarian

February Events in the Main Library’s Theater

Classical Companion. February 6, 12:30-2 pm.  The Fort Wayne Philharmonic continues its series of free Classical Companion Lectures exploring the origins of musical compositions to be presented in upcoming Masterworks and Spectrum series performances. A discussion of Samuel Barber and other American composers as a prelude to the upcoming Madge Rothschild Foundation Masterworks concert will take place at this lecture.  For additional information, please call (260) 481-0770 or visit the Fort Wayne Philharmonic’s website.  Admission is free.  Provided by the Fort Wayne Philharmonic.

I Have Before Me A Remarkable Document Given to Me by a Young Lady From Rwanda. Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays Feb 12 through Feb 21.  Evening performances begin at 8 pm; Sunday matinee performances begin at 2:30 pm.  BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! All for One’s alternative theatre piece to beat last year’s mid-winter blahs is reprised in response to the desire of 2009 audiences. I HAVE BEFORE ME A REMARKABLE DOCUMENT GIVEN TO ME BY A YOUNG LADY FROM RWANDA, by Sonja Linden is a provocative and timely two-character drama. This surprisingly funny meeting of two cultures introduces us to Juliette, a young Rwandan refugee living in London, and Simon, a middle-aged struggling novelist assigned to help her with her English writing skills. As he encourages her to write her personal story, and she resists, we are drawn into the reality of tragedy and triumph for all those who have lived in war-torn countries. Rated PG-13 for subject matter.  Early Bird Discount Tickets (available up to ONE week before a show opens):  Adult $12,  Senior (60+) $10, Students & Groups of 10+ $8.  Full Price Tickets (price goes into effect 6 days before the show opens):  Adult $15, Senior (60+) $12, Student $10.  For more information, call 622-4610 or visit http://allforonefw.wordpress.com/ .  Provided by All for One Productions.

Dr. James Farrell Vernon, Saxophone.  February 22, 7:30 pm.  Dr. James Farrell Vernon, Associate Professor of Music and Saxophone teacher from IPFW will present a faculty recital.  Free Admission.  Provided by Art, Music & Media.

Movie Night:  Casablanca. February 23, 6:30 pm.  Join us for a belated Valentine’s with AFI’s most romantic movie of all-time: Casablanca. One of the most memorable of all film experiences, Casablanca is a true Hollywood legend. All the elements of the production—story, cast, photography, direction, and music—are woven expertly together to create a motion picture monument. Wartime refugees gather in Morocco to obtain scarce exit visas to Lisbon. The final airport sequence is an event not to be forgotten.
Starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Heinred.
Turner/Warner Bros.; Directed by Michael Curtiz
Black and White; Not Rated; 102 minutes; 1942.  Admission is free:  no ticket required.  Limited seating (first-come, first-seated). Provided by Art, Music & Media.

Princesses & Princes with the Fort Wayne Ballet: February 25th, 2pm & 7pm.  Enjoy the dancing princesses and princes during this enchanting mini-performance with the Fort Wayne Ballet.  Admission is free.

2010 Youth Speaks Poetry Jam.  February 27, noon-3 pm.  The Fort Wayne Negro Business and Professional Women hosts “Youth Speaks Poetry Jam” for ages 13-20.This event will feature poets, spoken word stars, rappers, singers and performance artists. Participants will have the opportunity to compete for a cash prize. Work must be original and performances should be under three (3) minutes long. A copy of your material must be submitted with registration for content approval by February 13, 2010. $10 registration fee required. Call 466-8984 or e-mail FTW_NBPW@ yahoo.com for more information. Admission is $5 for spectators.  Provided by the Fort Wayne Negro Business and Professional Women.

This post contains both library and community sponsored events.  Post will be updated as event information is received.  If you are an Allen County resident, please remember to bring your ACPL library card with you for free parking.

Becky, Interdepartmental Librarian

Access Fort Wayne Goes International

One planet. One night. One aim: Celebrate Community Television

Access Fort Wayne will be featured as one of several PEG Access facilities worldwide. For the first time ever, community television stations around the world have joined forces for one night of celebration. During the last three months, ?The Traveler? has been visiting community television stations around the world to find out what makes community broadcasting so special. Sixteen individual community television stations have each taken part in the production of a feature length movie documenting ?The Traveler?s? Journey.  Access Fort Wayne is one of three PEG Access facilities in the United States that will be shown on The Link Project, the brainchild of Sophie Lamonto of Australia.

On Saturday January 23rd at 7:30pm, on Comcast Cable (Channel 57) and Verizon FIOS (Channel 27) “The Link Project” movie will screen in a rolling worldwide broadcast starting in New Zealand and finishing in the USA. Twenty-four community television stations across the world will be taking part in the broadcast, reaching a potential viewing audience of over ten million people in eleven countries!

You can also follow the progress on Facebook!  “The Link Project – A world wide Community TV initiative” is located at:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/pages/The-Link-Project-A-world-wide-Community-TV-initiative/138379591256?ref=mf

you can search the catalog without logging in

There is still a link on the upper right side of the library home page to directly search the catalog — you can search without logging in.  Logging in with your library card number and PIN allows you to check your account and easily place holds, but is not required to simply look for materials.  If you need assistance with your PIN, check here or contact us.  We are here to help you find what you are looking for!

Phone: 421-1200, select option 2 to speak with a librarian

Email: ask@acpl.info

Talk to a Lawyer Day

Date: January 18, 2010

Time: 9 am-4:30 pm

Location: Main Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne

The Volunteer Lawyer Program of Northeast Indiana in conjunction with the Indiana Bar Association  will sponsor “Talk to a Lawyer Today,” a pro bono program to provide legal consultations to the underserved on Monday, January 18, 2010 as an annual tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The program is an opportunity for attorneys statewide to offer free legal consultations to members of the general public who might not otherwise be able to afford the counsel of an attorney. This service is open to the public without regard to income.

Established in 2002, “Talk to a Lawyer Today” is expected to see the highest number of participants with all 14 pro bono districts in Indiana participating this year. Attorneys will provide a free 10 to 15 minute consultation to answer general questions and offer legal information for those who utilize this service. This is advice only not representation.

Additionally, a hotline is available to residents living in Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley counties who are unable to attend.  Please call 260.407.0917 or toll free at 877.407.0917 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to use this service on January 18, 2010.

A Spanish hotline, provided by the Indiana Bar Association, is also available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EST). Please call 1.800.279.8772 from a.m. to 5 p.m. for this service on January 18.  For more information on the Spanish hotline, please contact Tabitha Villarrubia at 317.822.9900 or tabitha@villarrubialaw.com.

For more information about this program contact Terry McCaffrey, Executive Director, Volunteer Lawyer Program of Northeast Indiana at 260-407-0917 or terry@volunteerlawyerneindiana.com.

If you are an Allen County resident, please remember to bring your ACPL library card with you for free parking.

Becky, Interdepartmental Librarian

FAFSA Education Event

Date: Saturday, January 16

Time: 1:30-3 pm

Location: Main Library (900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne)

Free admission.  Staff from the U.S. Department of Education and Senator Lugar’s office will offer federal loan, grant and scholarship information, filing assistance as well as host a question and answer session.  For more information, please call 260-422-1505 or visit http://lugar.senate.gov/northeast .

If you are an Allen County resident, please remember to bring your ACPL library card with you for free parking.

Becky, Interdepartmental Librarian

Movie Night starts back Up!

Tuesday, January 26th is the first Movie Night @ the Library of 2010.  Join us the 4th Tuesday @ 6:30 PM each month in the Main Library’s beautiful theater for a FREE movie on the big screen.  All movies are rated either G, PG, or PG-13.  We ask that children under the age of 13 be accompanied by an adult.

January’s movie is the Disney Studios/Pixar Animation film Up.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010
6:30 PM
Main Library Theater
Free admission
No ticket required. Limited seating. First-come, first-seated. Doors open at 6 PM.

Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and now in his 78th year he launches his house into the sky via thousands of balloons. Right after liftoff he discovers he has a stowaway in the form of an over optimistic 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer named Russell. This hilarious journey takes you into a lost world with the least likely duo on Earth.
Animated Feature with Voices by: Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, and John Ratzenberger. Walt Disney Studios/Pixar Animation. Directed by Peter Docter and Bob Peterson
Rated PG; 96 minutes

Again, for 2010 Movie Nights @ the Library NO ticket is required!

Seating is limited.  Theater doors open at 6 PM.

Click Here for other 2010 Movie Night @ the Library dates.

January Events in the Main Library’s Theater

Mark Van Cleave Jazz Orchestra: Tribute to the Big Bands. January 9, 2 pm.  Mark Van Cleave and his Jazz Orchestra will present the last in a series of four concerts at the Allen County Public Library entitled, “A Tribute to the Big Bands”. Music will include that of Stan Kenton, Maynard Ferguson, Count Basie, Woody Herman and more.  Admission is free.  Provided by Art, Music & Media.

Capturing the Soul of Indiana: A Celebration of Our Overlooked Cultural Heritage. January 23, 2 pm.  Join acclaimed Hoosier photographer John Bower on a memorable journey to Indiana’s out-of-the-way places. A book sale and signing will follow. Check the library’s catalog for Bower’s books. There will be a coordinating exhibit in the gallery from January 12 through February 26, 2010. The exhibit is titled “Capturing the Soul of Indiana: The documentary photography of John Bower”.  Admission is free.  Provided by Art, Music & Media.

Movie Night. January 26, 6:30 pm.  Admission is free.  Provided by Art, Music & Media.

This post contains both library and community sponsored events.  Post will be updated as event information is received.  If you are an Allen County resident, please remember to bring your ACPL library card with you for free parking.

Becky, Interdepartmental Librarian

old Fort Wayne pictures

Do you love looking through old pictures of Fort Wayne?  We have thousands of local photos (historic and modern) that you can browse through and search in our Community Album.

From photos of the blizzard of 1978

to looks at downtown Fort Wayne over the years, we have photos to keep you busying looking for hours.

Staff Picks

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