Summer 2016, Vol. 3, Issue 2
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Summer 2016, Vol. 3, Issue 2
Highlighted & Handpicked Volume 3, Issue 2 Summer 2016 Springfield Public Library Newsletter “Summer time and the livin’ is easy...” Rob Everett, Library Director Maybe for George G., but not for you and me. It seems like a long time since summers were a quiet time at the library. From our jam-packed calendar of summer reading activities and events for children, AND adults, of all ages to our work of assessing all of our library programs and services in order to keep pace with you as your world changes rapidly around you. We want to be there as a support, an inspiration, and an occasional respite from the intense and information rich environment in which we are all swimming (drowning?). We know you are busy because you keep us busy helping you. And that’s the way it should be. But at least once this summer I hope you can stretch out in the hammock, feel the dappled sunlight on your face, and read a few pages before you drift off to sleep. I plan on trying to do just that and I have prepared my summer reading list to do it. I am currently reading Portland author Mo Daviau’s story about a rock-n -roll time machine, Every Anxious On Your Mark, Get Set, READ! It’s once again time for our annual Summer Reading Program. The program spans all ages, infants to adults, encourages learning, and cultivates a love of stories all through the summer months. Summer Reading is especially important for school-aged children and teens to help offset what is known as the Summer Slide. Teachers often spend the first few months of a school year re-teaching last year’s skills which have been lost or dulled from a lack of use. Studies show that an active summer brain prepares students much better for a successful school year. Here at SPL, we make sure our calendar is jam-packed with educational, fun, and FREE events and activities for students all summer long. This year we’re dedicating every Thursday afternoon just to grade-school age students with custom-built programs. But don’t worry – this isn’t classroom instruction. Hands-on activities will keep your kids entertained while their brains keep growing. Our twist on Summer Reading for pre-kindergarteners, toddlers, and babies also makes a welcome return this year. Families can pick up activity sheets loaded with activity ideas that will help their young ones build the skills necessary for reading. All participants earn incentives for completing different pieces of the Summer Reading Program and grand prizes will be awarded throughout the summer and at the Summer Reading Finale on August 30th. For more information contact Taylor Worley at [email protected] and 541.726.2243. Springfield Public Library 225 5th St. Springfield, OR 97477 (541) 726-2237 wheremindsgrow.org Wave, and following that will come Ruth Ozeki’s Tale for the Time Being, one of my wife’s favorite books of the past year. And, finally, I want to cap off my summer; yes, I know it will probably be late fall, with a book by one of my favorite music writers, Peter Guralnick who has just published the definitive biography of Sam Phillips, the founder of Sun Records in Memphis, Sam Phillips: the Man Who Invented Rock N Roll. See you when the leaves turn. Library Home Catalog Downloadable Books My Account Programs Library Hours Comunidad Latina Contact Us Page 2 Highlighted & Handpicked Adult Summer Reading BINGO: Exercise your mind! It’s back! Beginning June 17, 2016, pick up your BINGO card (or visit our adult programs web page to print it) for an adult summer reading and fitness challenge. Grand Prize is a Kindle Fire HD, sponsored by the Springfield Library Foundation and other prizes including gift certificate donations from Washburne Café, Lane Transit District, Marketplace@SPROUT! and more! Exercise Your Mind: Get Tech Fit Adult Summer Reading will not only include the chance to win great prizes through BINGO but it will also include the launch of our new Book-a-Librarian service and a series of fun technology programs. Exercise your mind by learning something new about technology this summer! Book-a-Librarian Tech Gym You can get one-on-one help from a library staff member at Springfield Public Library. Sound interesting? Starting June 17, you can request an appointment for assistance using library services, collections, or technology. Appointments last roughly 30 minutes. This new service may be particularly helpful if you are trying to learn a new technology task. Need help downloading library ebooks or digital audiobooks to your device? Need help creating a resume or searching for a job online? Need help using the NoveList database to discover new books? Then book a librarian to help! Play with some new tech toys and get a mental workout in our Tech Gym, open to adults and teens. We are offering three different topics during Summer 2016: Create in 3D: Saturday, July 16, 1-3pm Draw with a 3D pen—a 3D printer you can hold in your hand! Build colorful 3D structures that you can light up with Magna Tiles Construct a flyable craft and launch it into the air using our wind tunnel Robotics: Saturday, August 13, 1-3pm Build a robot with Cubelets---snap together cubes Learn basic programming with Dash and Dot robots Tackle robot challenges to build something that solves a problem Electronics: Monday, August 22, 5:30-7:30pm Build a simple machine with Little Bits---magnetic, electrical building tiles Make an easy electronics project with Snap Circuits Create interactive games and keyboards using Makey Makey Volume 3, Issue 2 Teens can “Get in the Game” big time this summer with our teen summer library program. It all starts on Friday, June 17th at 7:00 p.m. with a GIANT teen kickoff party. We are taking over City Hall with giant games. There will be laser tag in the library, big screen video games, human Two library staff members are retiring this summer. Cataloging Librarian Rita Eberle joined our library staff in 2003, after a library career previously spent in Anchorage, Alaska; Spokane, Washington; and Bend, Oregon. Rita assigned books their best Dewey number and offered friendly reference Hungry Hungry Hippos, life -sized Candyland (with candy, of course) and lots more. Teens ages 12 and up are welcome to come Get in the Game! Everyone who wants to play laser tag will need a signed permission slip. Forms are available in the teen area and on our website at where- mindsgrow.org/teens. And the game continues all summer long. Every time you “Get in the Game” by reading a book, playing something new or serving others in this crazy game of life, you can scratch off a game card for a chance to win cool prizes. Plus, you earn an entry into the grand prize drawing- a New Nintendo 3DS XL game system. That’s right, prizes for reading and playing! Just come into the library to scratch off and fill out a game card. You can enter as many times as you want, which means lots of chances to win. Play even more every Tuesday at T3 (Teens on Tuesday at Two). It all be- service. Her last day is June 30. Brad Sargeant's last day will be July 31. He has worked in the library for 30 years, ending his career as the Technical Services Specialist. Brad was here when the library installed its first online computers. He continued to bring the library forward through its many technological changes and improvements as it emerged into the Information Age. On behalf of the library, we thank Rita and Brad for their years of service to the Springfield Community. Happy retirement -- we hope now you'll have time to read and enjoy the summer ahead! Page 3 gins on Tuesday, June 28th at 2:00 with DIY dice bags and games. Then, on July 5th you can get sticky sweet with your own solar s’mores oven. The next week is a FREE movie with FREE popcorn. On July 19th get your henna on with Emily Becca. Then, play detective at the Murder Mystery Tea on July 26th. August will bring button making, another free movie, and DIY fairy lanterns. We’ll finish the summer off with a game day on Tuesday, August 23rd. If you have any questions, please contact our teen librarian: LuCinda Gustavson at [email protected] Thank you! A special SHOUT-OUT to the library volunteers who participated in the RFID tagging project. They helped place new security in over 100,000 library items! Our thanks goes to: Alice Pittman, Ruth Simon, Rachel Eidson, Cynthia Sinclair, Rita Castillo, Lydia Deane, Janet Chessman, Sallie & Katie Montaño, Jon Waisman, Kathleen Fritton, Linda Letcher, Amber Franklin, Dee Higgins, Margaret Nuse, Julianne Stermer, and Barbara Thompson. En sus marcas, listos, ¡LEAN! Las lecturas del verano ya vienen a Springfield Ya vienen las actividades de las lecturas del verano. El programa de las lecturas del verano ofrece actividades para fomentar el aprendizaje y cultivar un amor de leer para todas las edades desde los bebés hasta los adultos. Este programa es especialmente importante para los niños de la primaria y los adolescentes de la secundaria para que sigan aprendiendo durante las vacaciones del verano y que no se les afecte el “Summer Slide” que es una pérdida de aprendizaje durante el verano. Cada otoño, los maestros enfoquen los primeros meses del año escolar para reenseñar las habilidades que se les olvidaron a los estudiantes durante las vacaciones del verano. Los estudios científicos nos di- gan que los estudiantes que hagan actividades y lean durante el verano están listos para un año escolar exitoso. Acá en la biblioteca de Springfield, ofrecemos varias actividades educacionales, divertidas y gratuitas para los niños durante el verano. Este verano estrenemos un programa especial para los estudiantes de la primaria: cada jueves habrá una actividad en la biblioteca para esta edad. No sea una clase—cada jueves vamos a ofrecer actividades divertidas e educativas—algo creativa para apoyar el crecimiento del cerebro de sus estudiantes. Otra vez este verano vamos a ofrecer nuestro programa de lecturas para los bebés y niños pre-escolares. Las familias pueden agarrar unas ho- jas de actividades para hacer en casa y asegurarse que los niños desarrollen las habilidades que sean la base para aprender a leer. Cada participante en las lecturas del verano pueda ganar premios pequeños y tener la oportunidad de participar en unas rifas para premios grandes. A demás, durante el verano vamos a ofrecer horas de cuentos bilingües (en español e inglés) todos los lunes, desde el 27 de junio hasta el 29 de agosto, a las 12:45pm en la plaza de la fuente enfrente de la biblioteca. ¡Nos vemos pronto! Library supporter and advocate, Kate Wallace, passed away on April 14, 2016. Kate filled many volunteer roles at Springfield Library, including a term as President with the Friends of the Library. She passionately supported many local organizations and in 2006, she was named Volunteer of the Year by the United Way of Lane County. We miss Kate and her presence here. She will always be a part of our library. Acompáñenos en dos fiestas: La celebración del inicio de las lecturas del verano: 21 de junio, 1:00pm La celebración del fin de las lecturas del verano: 30 de agosto, 1:00pm Para más información platique con Kristen Curé: [email protected] y 541-726-2232 Awards Heritage Arts Grant In Remembrance: Kate Wallace ¡No se olviden The Springfield Arts Commission reviewed several Heritage Arts Grant applications at their meeting on May 10, 2016. The Commission voted to award a $500 grant to the Springfield Art & Chalk Festival for their Family Fun Zone project. Last year at the festival, over 60 chalk artists from all over the Northwest competed for cash prizes in youth and adult categories and an estimated 1,200 people attended the free event. The chalk artists spent several hours drawing large scale chalk drawings on Springfield Public Library 225 5th St. Springfield, OR 97477 (541) 726-2237 wheremindsgrow.org the concrete and attendees enjoyed watching the artist’s work progress throughout the day. In 2016, the Springfield Art & Chalk Festival takes place on Saturday, August 13 in downtown Springfield. You can learn more about the Heritage Arts Grants at www.springfieldartscommission .org. The next grant deadline is September 20, 2016. Additional Information: Contact Arts Commission Liaison Thea Evenstad at (541) 726-2238 or [email protected].