Summer 2016, Vol. 3, Issue 2

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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.
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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
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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!
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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].