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September 28, 2006
CURIOUS GEORGE THIS FRIDAY
Youth Services will be showing the recently released movie, Curious George, tomorrow, Friday, September 29, at 10 a.m. No tickets necessary. It is rated "G".
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September 24, 2006
LIBRARY HAPPENINGS SEPTEMBER 25-OCTOBER 1
ADULT SERVICES:
On Monday, September 25, Gretchen Iler of Tea Safari will present a program called Tea Basics 101 at 7p.m. in the Large Meeting Room. The different kinds of teas and "infusions" that are available and the health benefits that drinking tea brings will be part of the discussion. The opportunity to taste some of the various teas will also be provided. Register at the Reception Desk.
YOUTH SERVICES:
On Thursday, September 28, favorite Kenmei Rokugatsu (aka Shannon Townsend) will once again present her very popular Young Adult program, Anime/Manga Art, from 7-8:30 p.m. Prizes and treats will be provided as well. For students in 6th grade through High School. Register at the Youth Services desk.
Also, the next time you are in the Library, look for the exhibit in the glass cases by the Check-out desk. Besides the display featuring the up-coming visit by local mystery writer J.A. Konrath (on October 15), there are two sections containing 22 (so far) sets of bookends decorated by members of the Elk Grove Artists' Association and by staff members. There will be a chance to vote for your favorite set--a prize will be awarded--and, possibly, the sets will be auctioned off on October 15 (not yet finalized, though). They are very creative--and all based on a standard black metal library bookend.
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September 22, 2006
NEW CHECKOUT PROCEDURE
Yesterday (Thursday), patrons got a first taste of the new checkout/security system. From now on, instead of a date-due sticker in (or on) a checked-out item, the patron will be given a printed paper "receipt" that lists the items and their due dates. New items (and, eventually, all library items) already have a new security system affixed, an RFID system--similar to the I-Pass. New security gates were being installed yesterday, as well. The new system will enable speedier check-outs and Self-Check-Out will be available in the near future, too. DVDs and music CDs will also have new security cases.
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September 17, 2006
LIBRARY HAPPENINGS SEPTEMBER 18-24
ADULT SERVICES:
On Monday, September 18, at 7 p.m., in the Large Meeting Room, Dr. David Schafer will present the program Youth and Sports Injuries. Diagnosis and treatment of injuries in teens and children as well as preventive strategies and proper training techniques will be discussed. Register by calling Alexian Connects at 1-866-ALEXIAN (253-9426).
YOUTH SERVICES:
Storytimes are continuing [see previous post].
On Thursday, September 21, Johnette Downing will present her award-winning interactive musical program, Boogie Woogie Bugs at 7:00 p.m. Listen to or sing along with the "creepy crawly" songs of her bug band. For all ages, although preschoolers must come with an adult. No registration or tickets needed.
For two consecutive Saturdays, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., starting this coming Saturday, September 23, a Babysitting Clinic will be conducted for children aged 10-16. There is a fee of $10 to cover an accompanying book and other materials. The class is limited to 25. Register and pay at the Youth Services Desk.
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September 16, 2006
SATURDAY BOOKSALE
There's too much stuff for the Friends to store, so they are having an impromptu Lobby Sale today, September 16, from 9 until 2 or 3 (depending on what's left). They have paperbacks, discarded hardbound bestsellers, children's books--including some Halloween--, music cds, and discarded VHS tapes, many of them for children. Check it out TODAY!
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September 10, 2006
LIBRARY HAPPENINGS SEPTEMBER 11-17
ADULT SERVICES:
Finishers of this year's Adult Summer Reading Program will find out who won the various raffles on Monday, September 11, at 7 p.m. in the Large Meeting Room. The "Party" will also feature the artistic talents of Paul Merklein and his Big Faces; he will draw super-sized caricatures on the spot. Register at the Adult Services Desk--and don't forget to wear your t-shirt!
Several Computer Classes will be offered this week in the Paul Kaplan Computer Lab:
Microsoft Word 2000 on Monday, September 11, at 7 p.m.--learn the basics of creating a document, saving it, and editing it
Internet: Beyond the Basics on Wednesday, September 13, at 7:15 p.m.--learn shortcuts and tricks to enhance what you already know about using the Internet
Windows Explorer on Thursday, September 14, at 7 p.m.--create, name, rename, and move files and folders
Register for any or all of these classes at the Reception Desk; familiarity with a mouse is a requirement. Class size is limited.
YOUTH SERVICES:
Fall Storytimes and Programs begin this week and will continue until Thanksgiving week:
Mondays:
Book Babies at 10 a.m. (20 minutes; ages 6 months to 18 months with adult)
Lapsit at 10:30 a.m. (20 minutes; ages 18 months to 2 1/2 with adult)
Tuesdays:
Toddler Tales at 10 a.m (20 minutes: ages 2 1/2 to 3 1/2)
Storytime at 10:30 a.m. (30 minutes: ages 3 1/2 to K)
Getting Ready to Read at 1:30 p.m. (45 minutes; ages 3 1/2 & up with adult) REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Kaleidoscope at 4 p.m. (45 minutes; grades 1 & up)
Wednesdays:
Storytime at 10 a.m. (all ages), 1:30 p.m. (ages 3 1/2 to K), and 7 p.m. (all ages) (30 minutes)
Thursdays:
Getting Ready to Read at 10 a.m. (45 minutes; ages 3 1/2 & up with adult) REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Science Magic at 4 p.m. (45 minutes: grades 4 & up) REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Limited to 30 children.
Registration is required for only two classes; the rest are drop-in.
Registration has also begun for Babysitters Training Course, September 23 & 30, and for the YA Anime/Manga class, September 28 at 7 p.m.
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September 03, 2006
LIBRARY HAPPENINGS SEPTEMBER 5-10
The only scheduled program this week is the Morning Book Group which will be discussing Elizabeth Cohen's The House on Beartown Road: A Memoir of Learning and Forgetting at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 5. For more information, call Chris Mika in Adult Services at ext. 271 or 272.
This is also the last week for the Adult Summer Reading Program which is supposed to end on Wednesday, September 6.
ATTENTION ALL ASRP FINISHERS!!!
For the first time all those who have earned their t-shirts in this year's ASRP are invited to a PARTY on Monday, September 11, at 7 p.m. Paul Merklein will be drawing his Great Big Faces caricatures of famous people--and maybe an attendee or two--in a truly dynamic fashion. Also at this time, the winners of the various raffles will be announced. Register at the Adult Services Desk.
All finishers are eligible as well to get a special Elk Grove History Quiz. A unique raffle prize will be awarded to a randomly-chosen patron who has correctly answered all of the questions. Pick it up at the Adult Services Desk.
In Youth Services, planning is going on for the upcoming Fall Storytimes and other programs that start September 11. In fact, registration has begun for:
Getting Ready to Read
(Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 10 a.m.)
and
Science Magic (Thursdays at 4 p.m.)
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September 02, 2006
LIBRARY CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY
The Elk Grove Library will be closed on both Sunday, September 3, and Monday, September 4. The library will reopen on Tuesday, September 5, at 9 a.m.
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September 01, 2006
NEW WESTERNS IN LARGE PRINT, Pt 2
Here are some more Westerns to be found on the New Large Print shelves (* means there is a regular Fiction edition also available; ** means there is also a regular edition in NEW WESTERNS):
The Hell Born by Ray Hogan (NEW LARGE PRINT HOG)--Arizona Warden Ben Skerrit pursues vicious escapee Rufe Houston, killer and kidnapper
Ride the Wind South by John Hunter (NEW LARGE PRINT HUNTER, J.)--only teenager Davey Berry knows where stolen money is hidden and Ross Belmont must protect him from the unscrupulous
Destiny of the Mountain Man by William W. Johnstone with Fred Austin (NEW LARGE PRINT JOHNSTONE, W.)--former gunslinger Smoke Jensen comes out of seclusion to combat a sadistic former Union officer bent on destroying--again--the family and property of a Texas rancher
Barbed Wire by Elmer Kelton (NEW LARGE PRINT KELTON, E.)--open range advocates battle with ranchers putting up barbed wire fences
The Raiders: Sons of Texas by Elmer Kelton (NEW LARGE PRINT KELTON, E.)--pert 2 of the Sons of Texas trilogy finds brothers Michael and Andrew struggling to establish their ranches in Mexico-owned Texas
Six Bits a Day by Elmer Kelton (NEW LARGE PRINT KEL)**--Hewey Callaway and his brother sign on for a cattle drive, a trip destined to be full of adventure as well as misadventure
Condor Canyon by L. J. Martin. (NEW LARGE PRINT MARTIN, L.)--sailor-turned-rancher Clint Ryan gets involved with the kidnapping of the head of one of California's oldest Spanish families
Telegraph Days by Larry McMurtry (NEW LARGE PRINT MCMURTRY, L.)**--the life and times of Nellie Cartright, enterprising author, Wild West Show manager, telegrapher, mother, and movie heroine
Cherokee Outlet by D.B. Newton (NEW LARGE PRINT NEW)--stories of the Oklahoma land rush of 1889
Hired Hand by Nelson Nye (NEW LARGE PRINT NYE)--when Mark Dawson's boss's son, Curly, comes back to town, their former childhood friendship turns to hatred
The Hide Hunters by Lewis B. Patten (NEW LARGE PRINT PATTEN, L.)--buffalo hunter Jess Burdett rescues domestic abuse victim Edith, but they still have to make it safely through Comanche territory
Ride a Crooked Trail by Lewis B. Patten (NEW LARGE PRINT PAT)--renegade soldiers have massacred young Jason Willard's family; now he is out for revenge, but has to stay alive first
Ralph Compton: West of Pecos by David Robbins (NEW LARGE PRINT ROB)--former Civil War soldiers, now neighbors--one a Yankee, one a Johnny Reb--must now work together to protect their ranches from rustlers and hostile Indians
Judgment Day by Frank Roderus (NEW LARGE PRINT RODERUS, F.)--a local boy and a newcomer, a school teacher from out East, compete for the hand of a beautiful young girl
The Wrangler by Frank Roderus (NEW LARGE PRINT ROD)--Confederate veteran John Candler agrees to work on Catherine Walborough's ranch until she can sell out, but Eddie Monnet wants the ranch and the widow and is not averse to using illegal means to get them; can John save Catherine and her ranch?
The Vigilante by Jory Sherman (NEW LARGE PRINT SHERMAN, J.)--when his storekeeper family is brutally murdered by the local rich kids, who go unpunished, Lew Zane takes justice into his own hands
Amethyst (Romance) by Lauraine Snelling (NEW LARGE PRINT SNELLING, L.)--Book 4 of the Dakota Treasures; newly retired Major Jeremiah McHenry looks at newcomer Amethyst O'Shaughasy as a potential bride
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