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LIBRARY COLUMN Children’s Book Week This week is Children’s Book Week. What a perfect time to bring your children and students to the library. If you have never visited our library, stop by and pick up a library card. It is easy, and it is free. We will be giving away children’s books all week, as well as featuring puzzles and other book related activities. Other goodies will be distributed at the CSX Health and Safety Fair on May 14. This week is sponsored by the Children’s Book Council. Their website, http://bookweekonline.com/landing.html, will allow children to vote for their favorite book, as well as participate in other on-line activities. So cast your vote for books!
On-Line Test Preparation The Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL) has added several new features this month. One of these is the LearningExpress Library. This is a comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons—students and adult learners—succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. Examples of the tests and tutorials include the GED, PSAT, MCAT, and TOEFL. In addition, there are tests for many occupations, including EMS, firefighters, and teachers. We have wanted to offer these on-line tutorials to our patrons for several years, but have not had the budget to do so. Thanks to the state funding for TEL, anyone in the state has access to these resources. The new portal for TEL is www.tntel.info. The password for TEL is “elvis”. When accessing LearningExpress for the first time you will need to create a username and password for yourself. More TEL news will follow next week.
New Books We have just received new books by many of your favorite authors. New books include: Shadow Command, by Dale Brown; Bulls Island, by Dorothea Benton Frank; Guilty, by Karen Robards; Death Walked In, by Carolyn Hart (a Death on Demand mystery); Losing It, by Valerie Bertinelli; Hold Tight, by Harlen Coben; and Winter Study, by Nevada Barr (an Anna Pigeon, Park Ranger mystery).
Free Women’s Health Books A Few of Our Favorite Things, a book featuring recipes, health tips, and other information is available at the library. The book is published by the National Speaking of Women’s Health Foundation, and distributed locally by Wal-Mart.
Memorial Day Closing We will be closed in observance of Memorial Day, on Monday, May 26. No items will be due on that day. If you plan on traveling over the holiday, you might want to consider renewing by telephone before you leave. Just call 743-6533, and leave your name on the message machine.
Updated 05.06.08 Starship Adventure Kick-Off Parents, Attention! Plan to attend our Summer Reading Registration on Saturday, May 10, during library hours. Our 2008 Summer Reading will take place on Thursdays from June 12 through July 16. Parents should plan to register children in advance if possible by coming to our registration event Saturday. The summer schedule will have Pre-school and kindergarten age children attending the morning sessions with a parent or caregiver, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Children in grades 1-4 will have activities and special guest presentations during the afternoon session; from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Lunch and a Movie will take place from noon to 1:15 p.m. Teens will have their own special programs on a different day. It is not necessary to attend all sessions of the program. But children do need to be registered. Registration will also take place on opening day. For more information, contact Pat at the library.
Children’s Book Week We will be celebrating Children’s Book Week from May 10 through May 17. We will be giving away children’s books, as well as featuring puzzles and other book related activities. Other goodies will be distributed at the CSX Health and Safety Fair on May 14. This week is sponsored by the Children’s Book Council. Their website, http://bookweekonline.com/landing.html, will allow children to vote for their favorite book, as well as participate in other on-line activities. This event has been traditionally held in November, but has been moved to a spring celebration. So cast your vote for books!
Happy Mother’s Day Our display area features some books about mothers. Remember your mother this year with the gift of a favorite book. Books don’t need batteries, and can be used anywhere. They really are the gift that keeps on giving. Check our new book shelf for new titles.
Memorial Day Closing We will be closed in observance of Memorial Day, on Monday, May 26. No items will be due on that day. If you plan on traveling over the holiday, you might want to consider renewing by telephone before you leave. Just call 743-6533, and leave your name on the message machine.
New Books Recently received best-sellers include: Secrets, from romance writer Jude Devereaux; and Phantom Prey, by mystery author, John Sanford.
Reminder Please do not put book donations in our book drop. These tend to jam up the book slot, and persons with library books are unable to return them.
Updated 04.29.08 This week we gather round the Maypole to welcome in the fifth month of the year. May 1, or May Day, represents the rebirth of spring, fertility and natural beauty. The day was celebrated in Elizabethan times by dancing merrily around a May Pole decorated with flowers and ribbons. Many school children still leave May baskets of flowers and ribbons at hospitals and nursing homes in celebration of May’s arrival. Other May holidays include Lei Day (May 1 in Hawaii), Cinco de Mayo (May 5 in Mexico), Mother’s Day (May 11), Armed Forces Day (May 17), and Memorial Day (May 26 and May 30). May 12 through May 17 is also Children’s Book Week, and the library will be giving away books to all children visiting the library that week. For more about any of these celebrations visit the library and check out the displays.
Summer Reading Kick-Off and Registration Our Summer Reading Registration for “Starship Adventure @ Your Library” will take place on Saturday, May 10, during library hours. Summer Reading will take place on Thursdays from June 12 through July 16. Parents should plan to register children in advance if possible. It is not necessary to attend all sessions of Summer Reading. Pre-school and kindergarten age children should attend the morning sessions with a parent or caregiver. Children in grades 1-4 will have activities and special guest presentations during the afternoon sessions. Information and daily schedules will be available during the May 10 registration session.
Slam Thanks Our first every Poetry Slam and Coffee House was a resounding success! What a great way to celebrate National Poetry Month! If you missed this year’s, there is a rumor that it might become an annual event. Special thanks to members of the library’s Teen Advisory Group – Cody Lewis, Amanda Erwin, Dione Wilson, Derek Sewerd, and advisors Pat Barraclough and Lori Ann Wright; the UCHS Key Club, Amy Edwards, and Gale Clark and the UCHS Culinary Arts students.
Audio and Video Rotation We have received our quarterly rotation of audio books and videos/DVDs from the Watauga Regional Library. New DVDs include: Premonition; The Kingdom; Ratatouille; Blades of Glory; and Evan Almighty. New books on CD include: Absolute Friends, by John Le Carre; Back When We Were Grownups, by Anne Tyler; Death in Vienna, by Daniel Silva; Last Precinct, by Patricia Cornwell; Lucky Man, by Michael J. Fox; and Wish You Well, by David Baldacci. New Books James Patterson’s latest is Sundays at Tiffany’s. Also new is Secrets, by Jude Devereaux. |
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