Meriden Wallingford Library News July 2009
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Thursday Night Book Club
The library’s Thursday Night Book Club will meet July 16th at 7:00 p.m. in the Charlotte Collins Meeting Room to discuss Jenna Blum’s novel, Those Who Save Us. The selected title for the September 17th meeting is Cakes and Ale by W. Somerset Maugham. The Thursday Night Book Club is an informal gathering of adult book enthusiasts who meet monthly to discuss popular fiction and nonfiction. All are welcome. Due to vacation schedules, there will be no meeting in August. For more information, please call the library at 203-265-6754, or email bdevlin@lioninc.org
Wallingford Public Library and MidState Medical Center Present
Dessert With A Doc: Put Your Best Foot Forward
Summer foot care will be the topic of a presentation by Dr. Tina Boucher of Central Connecticut Footcare Center on Tuesday, July 14th at 6:30 p.m. in the library’s Community Room. Come for dessert and hear about the good, the bad, and the ugly of proper footwear and get tips to keep your feet sandal-ready this summer. All are welcome to this free program. Advance registration is always appreciated. Please contact the library at 265-6754 or at http://www.wallingford.lioninc.org/ for more information.
WRITERS NETWORK MEETS IN JULY AT MERIDEN LIBRARY
Meriden Public Library will host a Writers Network on Wednesday, July 8 at 7:00 p.m. in the Seminar Room and Wednesday, July 29 at 7:00 p.m. in the Friends Room. We invite anyone who is serious about writing fiction or nonfiction, wants to learn the process of getting published, or needs support for writing a book proposal or query letter to attend. The Writers Network is for anyone who is looking for a support network to keep the motivation going, is interested in sharing their writing with others and is longing for the camaraderie of others who share a passion for writing.
The group will be run by Roberta Dolan, a Meriden resident who is trained in group facilitation and is in the process of writing her first book. The Writers Network group will meet twice a month and will occasionally invite editors, published authors and people versed in the publishing process to speak to the group.
If you are interested in joining the Writers Network, contact the Community Services Department at (203) 630-6349 or email us comsvc@hotmail.com.
Meet a Rock Cat Baseball Player/Mascot on July 28th 10:00 AM. at the Meriden Public Library. Bring your cameras and autograph books! Win FREE tickets to a Rock Cats game on August 12th.
ANCESTRY.COM AVAILABLE FREE AT MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Are you working on your family tree? Come to the Meriden Public Library and use ancestry.com. The institutional version is now available free to at the library. It is the world’s largest family history website, giving you access to historical records with information on over 8 billion items. Start your family tree, search census pages, look for vital records, and much more. Contact the Meriden Public Library Information Desk for more information at 203-238-2346.
SLEEP DISORDERS: WHAT’S KEEPING YOU UP AT NIGHT AT MERIDEN LIBRARY JULY 22
Meriden Public Library will host the program “Sleep Disorders: What’s Keeping You Up At Night” by Bob Rusignuolo from MidState Sleep Care on Wednesday, July 22 at 6:30 pm in the Griffin Room. Mr. Rusignuolo will discuss common sleep disorders and their signs, symptoms, and treatment. Learn about recommended sleep tips to help you get a better night’s rest.
The program is free and all are invited. Contact the Community Services Department at (203) 630-6349, email comsvc@hotmail.com or visit our webpage at www.meridenlibrary.org and click on “Adult events” to reserve a seat.
TEEN BOOK CLUB JULY 7 AT MERIDEN LIBRARY
Meriden Public Library’s Teen Book Club will meet on Tuesday, July 7 in the Seminar Room. This month’s selection is Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer. Come and join us. Light snacks will be served. Sign up at the Information Desk, online at www.meridenlibrary.org and click on “Adult events” or call (203) 630-6349.
TEEN BOOKMARK CONTEST AT MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Do you like to draw? Meriden Public Library is holding a design a bookmark contest for children in grades 6 through 12. The entry forms are available at the library and the deadline for the entries is August 21, 2009. The bookmarks should be reading or library related. For example, it could be a picture representing a favorite author or story, an activity or program they enjoy when they come to the library, or just encouraging everyone to read. All entries must be drawn in a black felt tip pen or marker as the winning bookmarks will be reproduced on colored paper. There will be one winning design from each grade level chosen by the Library Board at their August board meeting. Copies of the winning bookmarks will be available at the library for one year.
Contact the Community Services Department at (203) 630-6349 if you have questions about this or any program at the Meriden Public Library.
FREE PHOTO ORGANIZATIONAL CLASS OFFERED AT MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY JULY 6
Thinking someday you’ll organize your pictures. Your someday is here. For those of you who still have piles and packages and boxes of pictures and can’t think of doing photo albums until you are organized, this is for you! Come join Creative Memories Consultant Kitt Dunk who has completed over 20 albums using this method. She is very anxious to share this information with you during this free class on Monday, July 6 at 6:00 p.m. in the Friends Room of Meriden Public Library. Bring your photos and learn how it is done so you can get all those pictures organized once and for all. Please call or email to reserve your seat at 203 630-6349 or comsvc@hotmail.com
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MERIDEN-WE'RE READY FOR SUMMER IN THE CHILDREN'S LIBRARY AT THE MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Registration and FREE tickets will be available beginning June 8th in the Children's Library. Summer programs will be held Monday evenings at 6:30 PM. and Thursday mornings at 10:30 AM. Programs are subject to change. Through the donation of the Friends of the Meriden Public Library the following programs will be held as folllows:Mon. July 6 David Costello children's author and puppet show Thurs. July 9 Magic with Steve Wronker Mon. July 13 Yoyo Tricks by Eric. Come and let amaze you with his coordination and skill. Thurs. July 16 Grandpa's Attic Puppet Program Mon. July 20 Movie at the library Thurs. July 23 Birds of Prey Horizon Wings-Live bird show Mon. July 27 Vanilla Swirl Variety show with water! Thurs. July 30 Songs with Tom Seiling Mon. Aug. 3 Doug the Monkey Guy-Live Monkey performance. Thurs. Aug. 6 Flow Circus-juggling, magic, and comedy performance.
ROCKET CLUB FOR ALL STUDENTS (going into) GRADE FOUR AND UP.
Through the generous grant awarded by the Meriden & Wallingford Substance Abuse Council the library will once again be able to offer this program. Attendees will learn the aerodynamics of rockets. Rockets will be constructed, designed and painted. During the last couple of the sessions, the participants will launch their own rocket at least once. This will take place in two sessions July 6-9 and July 20-24 at 2:30-4:30 PM. Sign-up at the Meriden Public Library Children's Library in person. Space is limited to 12 per class.
Just a reminder: We will still be having Story Hours, Games, and Contests. For more information call us at (203) 630-6347 or e-mail us at mplchildrens@hotmail.com.
“FOOD FOR FINES” DURING JULY AT MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Meriden Public Library will hold a “Food for Fines” month beginning Wednesday, July 1 through Friday, July 31. If you are returning late items, bring in at least one non-perishable food item for each item you are returning late. As of July 1, if you owe more than $5.00 to the library for lost/damaged items or overdue fines, your computer and borrowing privileges will be suspended until your account has been paid down.
If you have overdue fines on your account already, these can also be “paid” with a non-perishable item. Sorry, but food donations do not cover lost or damaged library materials. Bring in those long overdue DVD’s, cd’s, books, etc. and clear up those fines. Borrowers must visit the Circulation Desk in person to take advantage of this opportunity. All food collected will be delivered to local food pantries. Food items most needed are tuna, dry milk, boxed pasta products, tomato items, juices, and cereals.
Contact the Meriden Library at (203) 238-2344 or (203) 630-6349 if you have questions
SUMMER HOURS AT MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Starting July 1, the Meriden Public Library summer hours will be as follows: open Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 9:30 am to 8:30 pm. Thursday and Friday, open 9:30 am to 5:00 pm. The library will be closed on Saturdays and Sundays from July 4 through Labor Day weekend. We will resume our Saturday hours on September 12.
Visit the library’s homepage at www.meridenlibrary.org to log onto the online catalog, use the magazine database, check out our museum passes, or check out our calendar of adult and childrens programs. Please contact the Community Services Department at (203) 630-6349 if you would like more information about the library’s services.
MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY JOINS THE SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM
The Meriden Public Library has teamed up with the summer lunch program to encourage children to keep reading throughout the summer. Volunteer readers will be visiting many of the free lunch sites to read to the children. The Bookmobile has also added stops at some of the summer lunch program sites. Residents visiting the Bookmobile may obtain a library card and borrow books. Each child visiting the Bookmobile will receive a free book.
From June 24 to August 19, the Bookmobile will be visiting the following six sites:
Cedar Park (Mills) -Mondays, 11:45 to 1:00 pm June 29, July 13, July 27, August 10
Columbus Park - Mondays, 11:45 am to 1:00 pm July 6, July 20, August 3, August 17
City Park - Wednesdays, 11:45 am to 1:00 pm June 24, July 8, July 22, August 5, August 19
Yale Acres - Wednesdays, 11:45 am to 1:00 pm July 1, July 15, July 29, August 12
Britannia St. - Fridays, 11:45 am to 1:00 pm June 26, July 17, July 31, August 14
Grove St. (Tot Lot) - Fridays, 11:45 am to 1:00 pm July 10, July 24, August 7
The full Bookmobile schedule is available online at www.meridenlibrary.org. If you would like more information about the Bookmobile, contact the Community Services Department at (203) 630-6349.
****Andy, this is the full schedule- use the one that fits.-Dawn
BOOKMOBILE SCHEDULE
The Bookmobile, or Library on Wheels, will be visiting the following facilities in July:
Wed. Jul 1 – Meriden Center 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.; Yale Acres (Summer Lunch Program) 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.;
Thu. Jul 2 – Kindercare 9:30 to 10:15 a.m.; The Right Place 10:30 to 11:00 a.m.;
Mon. Jul 6 – Columbus Park (Summer Lunch Program) 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Valentin Karate 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.;
Tue. Jul 7 – Sunshine Daycare 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.;
Wed. Jul 8 – Easter Seals (Broad St.) 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.; Bradley Home 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.; City Park (Summer Lunch Program) 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.;
Thu. Jul 9 - Head Start (Liberty St.) 9:30 to 12:00 noon;
Fri. Jul 10 - Grove St. (Tot Lot- Summer Lunch Program) 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.;
Mon. Jul 13 - Cedar Park (Mills – Summer Lunch Program) 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Valentin Karate 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.;
Tue. Jul 14 – Catholic Charities 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.; Kinder Garden Learning Center 10:15 to 11:00 a.m.;
Wed. Jul 15 – Yale Acres (Summer Lunch Program) 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.;
Thu. Jul 16 – Senior Center 10:00 to 10:30 a.m.;
Fri. Jul 17 – Stork Club 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.; Miller Memorial 10:45 to 11:30 a.m.; Britannia St. Park (Summer Lunch Program) 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Home deliveries 2:00 to 2:30 p.m.;
Mon. Jul 20 - Center Congregational Nursery School 9:30 to 10:00 a.m.; Women and Families Center 10:15 to 11:15 a.m.; Columbus Park (Summer Lunch Program) 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Village at Kensington Place 1:30 to 2:00 p.m.; Valentin Karate 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.;
Tue. Jul 21 - Lil Rascals Day Care 9:15 to 9:45 a.m.;
Wed. Jul 22 - City Park (Summer Lunch Program ) 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.;
Thu. Jul 23 - Kindercare 9:30 to 10:15 a.m.; The Right Place 10:30 to 11:00 a.m.;
Fri. Jul 24 - Curtis Home 10:15 to 10:30 a.m.; Grove St. (Tot Lot – Summer Lunch Program) 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.;
Mon. Jul 27 – Cedar Park (Mills- Summer Lunch Program) 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Valentin Karate 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.;
Tue. Jul 28 – Sunshine Daycare 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.;
Wed. Jul 29 – Easter Seals (Broad St.) 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.; Bradley Home 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.; Yale Acres (Summer Lunch Program) 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.;
Thu . Jul 30 – Head Start (Liberty St.) 9:30 to 12:00 noon;
Fri. Jul 31 – Britannia St. Park (Summer Lunch Program) 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
WANTED: GENTLY USED CHILDREN’S BOOKS AT MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Are you cleaning out your children’s bookcases and closets but don’t know what to do with all the books your children no longer read? Drop them off at Meriden Public Library to help us keep children reading all through the summer. Meriden Public Library Bookmobile, in conjunction with the Health Department, Meriden Children First Initiative, and New Opportunities, will be visiting the free lunch sites this summer. While we are there, volunteers will read to the children and give them a book to take home. All levels of books are needed, from preschool through high school. The books can be dropped off at the side staff entrance of the library during our regular open hours. Kindly mark the bags for the Bookmobile.
If you are interested in volunteering to read to the children during these visits or have questions about this program, contact the Community Services Department at (203) 630-6349 or email comsvc@hotmail.com.
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Wallingford Public Library News and Events
BOOK YOUR SUMMER @ WALLINGFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY!
Join our Summer Reading Program for Adults and enter to win a WPL Summer Book Bag!
We’ve got just the thing you may need to get your vacation going this summer!
Whether you are planning to travel to the far corners of the Earth or to the corner of your backyard, we can help you get the most from your summer vacation.
Beginning July 1st and continuing until September 3rd, we will accept your entries for the Adult Summer Reading Program. Your entry gives you the chance to win a WPL Summer Book Bag containing a selection of books that are yours to keep and enjoy. We’ve also thrown in a few necessary summer supplies! Each week our Book Bag giveaway will feature a different selection of books and summer essentials.
Read a book or listen to the audio version and enter to win a Summer Book Bag. You need not be present to win. Stop by the Information Desk to pick up a Summer Reading log entry or download and print a copy now.
Contest Rules:
· Read books or listen to audio books between July 1 and September 3.
· For each book read or listened to, write the title, author, and a sentence or two describing the book on the entry form. Include your name and contact information.
· Turn in your entry form to the Information Desk to earn a chance to win a Book Bag. There will be a drawing every Thursday of each week, beginning July 9th and concluding on September 3rd.
· You may submit additional entry forms every time you read a book but you can only win one Summer Book Bag this summer.
· You must be 18 years or older to participate.
Drawing Dates:
7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30, 8/6, 8/13, 8/20, 8/27, 9/3
Each drawing will be at 5:00 p.m.
BOOK YOUR SUMMER @ WALLINGFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY:
Travel Tales from Saudi Arabia with Kate Seichter.
Deserts, camels, sand, oil, oppressed women, terrorists – these are some of the stereotypes about Saudi Arabia. When Kate Seichter recently traveled to Saudi Arabia with the Institute for International Education, she learned first-hand that in this case, stereotypes just don’t fit.
Seichter is a local resident and Sheehan High School social studies teacher. She was one of twenty-five teachers chosen from a national pool of 400 applicants to participate in the IEE’s Educators to Saudi Arabia program. Her travel included the opportunity to meet with Dr. Basmah Omair, a champion of women’s rights in Saudi Arabia who has introduced work training programs for women who would like to become sales representatives at stores in the many malls of Jeddah. Life in Saudi Arabia is completely segregated by gender and most of the sales people in the stores are men. Omair is just one of the people with whom Seichter was able to meet and discuss social issues and cultural diversity.
All are welcome to join Seichter for an informative program followed by a question and answer session in the library’s Community Room on Thursday, July 23rd at 7:00 p.m.
Kate Seichter and Dr. Basmah Omair
BOOK YOUR SUMMER @ WALLINGFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY
Book to Movie Matinees!
Join us for a film based on a book and travel out of Wallingford to an exotic location without ever leaving the library! All films begin at 2:00 p.m. in the library’s Community Room. All are welcome to these free movie events. Dates and titles as follows:
July 1:
OUT OF AFRICA
Based on Isak Dinesen’s novels and stars Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. Rated PG
July 8: TO CATCH A THIEF
Based on the novel by David Dodge. Stars Cary Grant and Grace Kelly. Film not rated.
July 15: UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN
Based on the book by Frances Mayes and stars Diane Lane. Rated PG-13
July 22: EMPIRE OF THE SUN directed by Steven Spielberg and based J. G. Ballard’s best-seller. Stars Christian Bale and John Malkovich. Rated PG
July 29: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF: Based on the stage play by Joseph Stein and adapted from the stories of Sholem Aleichem. Rated G
MORE FREE MOVIES @ the Library:
Cinema Club presents DoubtTuesday July 7th at 6:30 p.m.
Rated PG-13
Friday Flicks Night presents The WatchmenFriday July 24th at 6:30 p.m.
Rated R
Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Neil Armstrong and his crew Landing on the Moon
Monday July 20th at 6:30 p.m.
Rated PG
Special screening of Ron Howard's film, "In the Shadow of the Moon."
This film combines the archival material from the original NASA film footage, much of it never seen, and interviews with the surviving astronauts who emerge as eloquent, witty, emotional, and very human.
BOOK YOUR SUMMER @ WALLINGFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY
Put Your Best Foot Forward: Tips on Summer Foot Care
This month our health program “Dessert with a Doc” features Dr. Tina Boucher of Central Connecticut Footcare Center. Don't miss this informative presentation on summer foot care and getting your feet ready for those summer sandals. There will be a special focus on proper footwear--the good, the bad, and the ugly. Come join us! All are welcome to this free program. Refreshments will be served. Advance registration is appreciated. This program is presented in cooperation with MidState Medical Center on Tuesday, July 14th at 6Z:30 p.m. in the Community Room.
LOOKING FOR A BOOK CLUB?
Join the WPL Thursday Night Book Club: All you have to do is read and show up!
This month’s selection is Jenna Blum’s novel, Those Who Save Us. All are welcome to discuss this novel on July 16th at 7:00 p.m. in the library’s Collins Room. The Thursday Night Book Club is an informal gathering for fans of fiction and popular nonfiction. Each month a book is selected for group discussion and all are welcome to come and share their thoughts about authors, writing styles, plots, and themes. It’s all about the book, however light refreshments are offered! Meetings take place on the 3rd Thursday of each month. Please note, there will be no meeting in August.
TEEN ZONE: NEWS AND EVENTS
Teens, Book Your Summer @ The Library!
This Summer is booked with fun, free stuff for Teens to do at the Library. We have fun Wii Tournaments, Anime and Manga discussions, movies, book trivia contests, and live baseball games. All Teens in grades 6-12 are invited to join any event all Summer long. For each book you read or Library event you attend over vacation you will be entered into a weekly drawing for a prize. The more you read the better your chances! The reading incentive program will run from July 1st through September 1st. Weekly drawings are held on Wednesdays at 1:00.
The Great Scavenger Hunt Contest
Looking for something great and fun to read this Summer? Are you a trivia nut? The Great Scavenger Hunt Contest is a super fun way to win prizes. More than 200 titles are a part of this contest. Select one of the books, and ask us for the trivia questions at the Information Desk. Read the book, answer the questions, get 8 of 10 correct, and you are entered into a nationwide drawing for a $50 Barnes and Noble gift card! There is one drawing per month. These books can also be used for our regular weekly drawings. So you have a chance of winning two times per book! For a list of eligible titles and the questions see, www.kaycassidy.com/hunt. Please stop by the Information Desk for more details.
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FREE MOVIES: 80’s Movie Flashbacks
Long live the 80’s! The Wallingford Library Community Room is booked with 80’s movies all summer long. Come to the Library and go back in time. All films are shown in surround sound on our high definition big screen in the Community Room. Each movie you students in grades 6-12 attend will earn an entry into our weekly prize drawing!
Teen Movie Schedule:
Gremlins July 27th 2:00pm (PG)
Pretty In Pink July 13th 2:00pm (PG-13)
Weird Science August 10th 2:00pm (PG-13)
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off August 31st 2:00pm (PG-13)
Take Me Out To the Ball Game
This Summer come and watch live Major League Baseball at the Library. Enjoy the Cracker Jacks and hot dogs while watching the game on our big screen in surround sound. You will feel like you are really in the stadium. We will have real score cards and teach you how to score the game. All games will be in the Community Room. Students in grades 6-12, each game you attend you will earn an entry into our weekly prize drawing.
Thursday, July 30th
Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland A’s 1:35 p.m.
Wednesday, August 12th
New York Yankees vs. Toronto Blue Jays 1:05 p.m.
Thursday, August 27th
New York Mets vs. Florida Marlins 1:10 p.m.
Anime Night Presents: NARUTO!
Wednesday, July 15th
6:00 p.m.
Community Room
Spend an evening with Uzumaki Naruto as he deals with the reality that he is really a nine tailed fox spirit which destroyed his village and tries to earn the honorable Shinobi title, Hokage. Edamame will be served. Come and meet other Teens who love Japanese pop culture, manga, and anime as much as you do. Open to all Teens in grades 6-12.
WPL NEWS!
· Kill-A-Watt Energy Meters Available for Borrowing
The Wallingford Energy Conservation Commission has donated three Kill A Watt electricity usage meters to the Wallingford Public Library. The meters can be checked out with a library card and used to gauge the energy consumption and efficiency of appliances at home or at work. Each meter is available for a two week loan period and should be requested at the library’s Information Desk. Energy Conservation Commission Co-Chair Mike Brodinsky said, “The devices donated to the library will help residents measure the amount of energy their appliances are using. The meter also translates that amount into the actual costs which it shows on the display. When you know what it costs, you may find ways to be more energy efficient.” The Wallingford Energy Conservation Commission was established by the Town Council in May 2008. The group’s mission is to help the town reduce its energy footprint.
The Kill A Watt Meters come with easy to follow instructions and a Wallingford residential KWH rate card. To check out a Kill A Watt Meter please visit the Wallingford Public Library.
· Zambrano is Coleman-Ives Award Recipient
Established in 2009 by the Wallingford Public Library Board of Managers to honor the service of extraordinary volunteers, the first Coleman-Ives Award was presented to Peggy Zambrano at the annual Library Volunteers Luncheon in May. Peggy Zambrano has served on the Board of Managers for nine years, has been involved in many library projects, and has been instrumental in establishing and running the library’s popular Bookseller Book Shop. This award is named in honor of Sally T. Coleman and Louise C. Ives, whose exemplary service to the library over many years has had an enormous impact on the institution and community.
· Blood Drive at Library
American Red Cross Blood Drive at WPL on Monday, July 20 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Community Room
· Board the Career Bus! It’s a Free Ride!
The Connecticut Department of Labor Career Express will be parked in the north end of the library’s parking lot from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14. DOL staff will provide job search assistance on a first-come, first-served basis. Jobseekers can conduct online job searches, learn about online job search sites, or have their resume critiqued by a certified professional resume writer. Staff will also be available to answer questions on job searches and interviewing techniques. Information on the DOL/CTWorks Career Centers and the services they provide will also be available.
· Absolutely Free Computer Classes and Tutoring
Do you want to make flyers, brochures, and cards on the computer? Explore the basics of desktop publishing at Introduction to Publisher 2007 on Tuesday, July 21 at 10:00 a.m. This hands-on class includes working with templates and formatting text boxes and images. Seating is limited to 6. Call the library to check availability.
One-on-one computer tutoring sessions are available on Wednesday mornings at 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. and Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Computer novices are encouraged to sign up and learn keyboard or mouse skills, word processing, Internet searching, online job applications, or e-mail. Please call or stop by to register for a session.
Wallingford Public Library
200 North Main Street, Wallingford, CT 06492
(203) 265-6754
M-F: 9:30-9:00
Closed Saturday s July and August
Yalesville Branch
400 Church Street, Yalesville, CT 06492
(203) 269-3688
T & Th: 10:00-8:00
Closed Saturday s July and August
Always An Adventure @ The Library!
This summer the Wallingford Public Library is offering two different summer reading programs. The Extreme Summer Reading Challenge for school –aged children and the “Read to Me” Family Summer Reading Club for families with younger children. For more details stop by the Children’s Library.
Extreme Summer Reading Challenge
School-age kids will enjoy The Extreme Summer Reading Challenge which beings on Monday, June 29 and ends Friday, August 7.
Featuring an exciting “Choose Your Own Adventure” game board, kids who register for the program read in order to play.. and win! There are lots of exciting prizes and raffles to tempt every reader. The game board will be available for play Mondays through Fridays from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Registration has begun, and will continue throughout the program.
“Read to Me” Family Summer Reading Club
Reading aloud to children is so important we decided to encourage it more than ever with a special Family Summer Reading Club. Families who register can pick up a book log, check out some books, and simply write down the titles of the books they share together. When the log is complete just drop it off and your family will be entered in a drawing to win a Family Fun Basket that will be on display in the Children’s Library.
Our summer reading is chock full of great programs for the whole family. Check out what’s in store by visiting our online calendar at: http://www.wallingford.lioninc.org/.
SUMMER FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
Hands-On-Space
Thursday, July 9th
7:00 p.m.
Deron Ash, from Hands-On-Space, will introduce us to “Myths and Legends of the Night Sky”. Deron provides a hands-on, fun interactive program for children in grades 2-5. Wallingford residents can stop by or call the library at 284-6436 to register for this great program. Non-residents may call the day before the program to see if space is available.
Nappy’s Puppets
“Shadows Around the World”
Tuesday, July 21st
7:00 p.m.
This multicultural shadow puppet show will introduce kids in grades K-5 to the many cultures around us. Join us as we welcome Jim Napolitano, from Nappy’s Puppets for a fun evening of shadow puppet theatre. This is a drop-in program, no tickets required.
Tom Sieling
“Howl at the Moon with a Wild Thing Tune”
Tuesday, July 28th
7:00 p.m.
“Howl at the Moon with a Wild Thing Tune” is a show for the whole family. This show includes humorous songs about our natural world that are guaranteed to engage everyone. Tom accompanies himself on guitar, banjo, harmonica and a drum machine. So come on down to the Wallingford Library for a “howling” good time. This is a drop-in program, no tickets needed.
Monarch Magic
Thursday, Agust 6th
9:30 a.m.
Come learn all about monarch butterflies! We hope to show you monarch eggs, caterpillars, chrysalides and butterflies (if we’re lucky) all found and raised in Wallingford. There will be craft activities and information on butterfly tagging and migration. This is a free drop-in program.
Flow Circus
Tuesday, August 11th
7:00 p.m.
Flow Circus is a combination of juggling, mystifying magic, and humour. Join us for this one man traveling show that will entertain and astound you! You’ll be sure to leave laughing. This is a drop-in program, no tickets needed.
In addition to our great summer reading family programs, storytimes are back in full swing in July.
ITTY BITTY BABIES STORYTIME FOR CHILDREN 12 Months and Under:
Thursdays, July 9-August 13 at 1:30 p.m.
This drop-in program introduces babies and their grown-ups to the library and each other in a program filled with songs, rhymes and books. Stories and songs are for children 12 months and under but older siblings are welcome to attend.
There is no registration required for this program but seating is limited and Wallingford residents are given priority. Please bring your Wallingford library card to the Information Desk and pick-up a nametag. For further information stop by, or call, the Children's Library at 284-6436.
STORY TIME FOR PRESCHOOLERS AGES THREE TO FIVE:
Tuesdays, July 7-August 11 at 10:00 a.m.
Thursdays, July 16-30, and August 13 at 10:00 a.m. and 6:30p.m.
Join us for stories, songs, fingerplays and more in this lively storytime for preschoolers ages three to five and their grown-ups. Younger interested siblings may attend.
There is no registration required for this program but seating is limited and Wallingford residents are given priority. Please bring your Wallingford library card to the information desk and pick up a nametag. For further information stop by or call the Children's Library at: 284-6436.
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Thursday Night Book Club
The library’s Thursday Night Book Club will meet July 16th at 7:00 p.m. in the Charlotte Collins Meeting Room to discuss Jenna Blum’s novel, Those Who Save Us. The selected title for the September 17th meeting is Cakes and Ale by W. Somerset Maugham. The Thursday Night Book Club is an informal gathering of adult book enthusiasts who meet monthly to discuss popular fiction and nonfiction. All are welcome. Due to vacation schedules, there will be no meeting in August. For more information, please call the library at 203-265-6754, or email bdevlin@lioninc.org
Wallingford Public Library and MidState Medical Center Present
Dessert With A Doc: Put Your Best Foot Forward
Summer foot care will be the topic of a presentation by Dr. Tina Boucher of Central Connecticut Footcare Center on Tuesday, July 14th at 6:30 p.m. in the library’s Community Room. Come for dessert and hear about the good, the bad, and the ugly of proper footwear and get tips to keep your feet sandal-ready this summer. All are welcome to this free program. Advance registration is always appreciated. Please contact the library at 265-6754 or at http://www.wallingford.lioninc.org/ for more information.
WRITERS NETWORK MEETS IN JULY AT MERIDEN LIBRARY
Meriden Public Library will host a Writers Network on Wednesday, July 8 at 7:00 p.m. in the Seminar Room and Wednesday, July 29 at 7:00 p.m. in the Friends Room. We invite anyone who is serious about writing fiction or nonfiction, wants to learn the process of getting published, or needs support for writing a book proposal or query letter to attend. The Writers Network is for anyone who is looking for a support network to keep the motivation going, is interested in sharing their writing with others and is longing for the camaraderie of others who share a passion for writing.
The group will be run by Roberta Dolan, a Meriden resident who is trained in group facilitation and is in the process of writing her first book. The Writers Network group will meet twice a month and will occasionally invite editors, published authors and people versed in the publishing process to speak to the group.
If you are interested in joining the Writers Network, contact the Community Services Department at (203) 630-6349 or email us comsvc@hotmail.com.
Meet a Rock Cat Baseball Player/Mascot on July 28th 10:00 AM. at the Meriden Public Library. Bring your cameras and autograph books! Win FREE tickets to a Rock Cats game on August 12th.
ANCESTRY.COM AVAILABLE FREE AT MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Are you working on your family tree? Come to the Meriden Public Library and use ancestry.com. The institutional version is now available free to at the library. It is the world’s largest family history website, giving you access to historical records with information on over 8 billion items. Start your family tree, search census pages, look for vital records, and much more. Contact the Meriden Public Library Information Desk for more information at 203-238-2346.
SLEEP DISORDERS: WHAT’S KEEPING YOU UP AT NIGHT AT MERIDEN LIBRARY JULY 22
Meriden Public Library will host the program “Sleep Disorders: What’s Keeping You Up At Night” by Bob Rusignuolo from MidState Sleep Care on Wednesday, July 22 at 6:30 pm in the Griffin Room. Mr. Rusignuolo will discuss common sleep disorders and their signs, symptoms, and treatment. Learn about recommended sleep tips to help you get a better night’s rest.
The program is free and all are invited. Contact the Community Services Department at (203) 630-6349, email comsvc@hotmail.com or visit our webpage at www.meridenlibrary.org and click on “Adult events” to reserve a seat.
TEEN BOOK CLUB JULY 7 AT MERIDEN LIBRARY
Meriden Public Library’s Teen Book Club will meet on Tuesday, July 7 in the Seminar Room. This month’s selection is Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer. Come and join us. Light snacks will be served. Sign up at the Information Desk, online at www.meridenlibrary.org and click on “Adult events” or call (203) 630-6349.
TEEN BOOKMARK CONTEST AT MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Do you like to draw? Meriden Public Library is holding a design a bookmark contest for children in grades 6 through 12. The entry forms are available at the library and the deadline for the entries is August 21, 2009. The bookmarks should be reading or library related. For example, it could be a picture representing a favorite author or story, an activity or program they enjoy when they come to the library, or just encouraging everyone to read. All entries must be drawn in a black felt tip pen or marker as the winning bookmarks will be reproduced on colored paper. There will be one winning design from each grade level chosen by the Library Board at their August board meeting. Copies of the winning bookmarks will be available at the library for one year.
Contact the Community Services Department at (203) 630-6349 if you have questions about this or any program at the Meriden Public Library.
FREE PHOTO ORGANIZATIONAL CLASS OFFERED AT MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY JULY 6
Thinking someday you’ll organize your pictures. Your someday is here. For those of you who still have piles and packages and boxes of pictures and can’t think of doing photo albums until you are organized, this is for you! Come join Creative Memories Consultant Kitt Dunk who has completed over 20 albums using this method. She is very anxious to share this information with you during this free class on Monday, July 6 at 6:00 p.m. in the Friends Room of Meriden Public Library. Bring your photos and learn how it is done so you can get all those pictures organized once and for all. Please call or email to reserve your seat at 203 630-6349 or comsvc@hotmail.com
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MERIDEN-WE'RE READY FOR SUMMER IN THE CHILDREN'S LIBRARY AT THE MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Registration and FREE tickets will be available beginning June 8th in the Children's Library. Summer programs will be held Monday evenings at 6:30 PM. and Thursday mornings at 10:30 AM. Programs are subject to change. Through the donation of the Friends of the Meriden Public Library the following programs will be held as folllows:Mon. July 6 David Costello children's author and puppet show Thurs. July 9 Magic with Steve Wronker Mon. July 13 Yoyo Tricks by Eric. Come and let amaze you with his coordination and skill. Thurs. July 16 Grandpa's Attic Puppet Program Mon. July 20 Movie at the library Thurs. July 23 Birds of Prey Horizon Wings-Live bird show Mon. July 27 Vanilla Swirl Variety show with water! Thurs. July 30 Songs with Tom Seiling Mon. Aug. 3 Doug the Monkey Guy-Live Monkey performance. Thurs. Aug. 6 Flow Circus-juggling, magic, and comedy performance.
ROCKET CLUB FOR ALL STUDENTS (going into) GRADE FOUR AND UP.
Through the generous grant awarded by the Meriden & Wallingford Substance Abuse Council the library will once again be able to offer this program. Attendees will learn the aerodynamics of rockets. Rockets will be constructed, designed and painted. During the last couple of the sessions, the participants will launch their own rocket at least once. This will take place in two sessions July 6-9 and July 20-24 at 2:30-4:30 PM. Sign-up at the Meriden Public Library Children's Library in person. Space is limited to 12 per class.
Just a reminder: We will still be having Story Hours, Games, and Contests. For more information call us at (203) 630-6347 or e-mail us at mplchildrens@hotmail.com.
“FOOD FOR FINES” DURING JULY AT MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Meriden Public Library will hold a “Food for Fines” month beginning Wednesday, July 1 through Friday, July 31. If you are returning late items, bring in at least one non-perishable food item for each item you are returning late. As of July 1, if you owe more than $5.00 to the library for lost/damaged items or overdue fines, your computer and borrowing privileges will be suspended until your account has been paid down.
If you have overdue fines on your account already, these can also be “paid” with a non-perishable item. Sorry, but food donations do not cover lost or damaged library materials. Bring in those long overdue DVD’s, cd’s, books, etc. and clear up those fines. Borrowers must visit the Circulation Desk in person to take advantage of this opportunity. All food collected will be delivered to local food pantries. Food items most needed are tuna, dry milk, boxed pasta products, tomato items, juices, and cereals.
Contact the Meriden Library at (203) 238-2344 or (203) 630-6349 if you have questions
SUMMER HOURS AT MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Starting July 1, the Meriden Public Library summer hours will be as follows: open Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 9:30 am to 8:30 pm. Thursday and Friday, open 9:30 am to 5:00 pm. The library will be closed on Saturdays and Sundays from July 4 through Labor Day weekend. We will resume our Saturday hours on September 12.
Visit the library’s homepage at www.meridenlibrary.org to log onto the online catalog, use the magazine database, check out our museum passes, or check out our calendar of adult and childrens programs. Please contact the Community Services Department at (203) 630-6349 if you would like more information about the library’s services.
MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY JOINS THE SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM
The Meriden Public Library has teamed up with the summer lunch program to encourage children to keep reading throughout the summer. Volunteer readers will be visiting many of the free lunch sites to read to the children. The Bookmobile has also added stops at some of the summer lunch program sites. Residents visiting the Bookmobile may obtain a library card and borrow books. Each child visiting the Bookmobile will receive a free book.
From June 24 to August 19, the Bookmobile will be visiting the following six sites:
Cedar Park (Mills) -Mondays, 11:45 to 1:00 pm June 29, July 13, July 27, August 10
Columbus Park - Mondays, 11:45 am to 1:00 pm July 6, July 20, August 3, August 17
City Park - Wednesdays, 11:45 am to 1:00 pm June 24, July 8, July 22, August 5, August 19
Yale Acres - Wednesdays, 11:45 am to 1:00 pm July 1, July 15, July 29, August 12
Britannia St. - Fridays, 11:45 am to 1:00 pm June 26, July 17, July 31, August 14
Grove St. (Tot Lot) - Fridays, 11:45 am to 1:00 pm July 10, July 24, August 7
The full Bookmobile schedule is available online at www.meridenlibrary.org. If you would like more information about the Bookmobile, contact the Community Services Department at (203) 630-6349.
****Andy, this is the full schedule- use the one that fits.-Dawn
BOOKMOBILE SCHEDULE
The Bookmobile, or Library on Wheels, will be visiting the following facilities in July:
Wed. Jul 1 – Meriden Center 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.; Yale Acres (Summer Lunch Program) 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.;
Thu. Jul 2 – Kindercare 9:30 to 10:15 a.m.; The Right Place 10:30 to 11:00 a.m.;
Mon. Jul 6 – Columbus Park (Summer Lunch Program) 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Valentin Karate 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.;
Tue. Jul 7 – Sunshine Daycare 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.;
Wed. Jul 8 – Easter Seals (Broad St.) 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.; Bradley Home 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.; City Park (Summer Lunch Program) 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.;
Thu. Jul 9 - Head Start (Liberty St.) 9:30 to 12:00 noon;
Fri. Jul 10 - Grove St. (Tot Lot- Summer Lunch Program) 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.;
Mon. Jul 13 - Cedar Park (Mills – Summer Lunch Program) 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Valentin Karate 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.;
Tue. Jul 14 – Catholic Charities 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.; Kinder Garden Learning Center 10:15 to 11:00 a.m.;
Wed. Jul 15 – Yale Acres (Summer Lunch Program) 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.;
Thu. Jul 16 – Senior Center 10:00 to 10:30 a.m.;
Fri. Jul 17 – Stork Club 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.; Miller Memorial 10:45 to 11:30 a.m.; Britannia St. Park (Summer Lunch Program) 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Home deliveries 2:00 to 2:30 p.m.;
Mon. Jul 20 - Center Congregational Nursery School 9:30 to 10:00 a.m.; Women and Families Center 10:15 to 11:15 a.m.; Columbus Park (Summer Lunch Program) 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Village at Kensington Place 1:30 to 2:00 p.m.; Valentin Karate 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.;
Tue. Jul 21 - Lil Rascals Day Care 9:15 to 9:45 a.m.;
Wed. Jul 22 - City Park (Summer Lunch Program ) 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.;
Thu. Jul 23 - Kindercare 9:30 to 10:15 a.m.; The Right Place 10:30 to 11:00 a.m.;
Fri. Jul 24 - Curtis Home 10:15 to 10:30 a.m.; Grove St. (Tot Lot – Summer Lunch Program) 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.;
Mon. Jul 27 – Cedar Park (Mills- Summer Lunch Program) 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Valentin Karate 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.;
Tue. Jul 28 – Sunshine Daycare 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.;
Wed. Jul 29 – Easter Seals (Broad St.) 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.; Bradley Home 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.; Yale Acres (Summer Lunch Program) 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.;
Thu . Jul 30 – Head Start (Liberty St.) 9:30 to 12:00 noon;
Fri. Jul 31 – Britannia St. Park (Summer Lunch Program) 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
WANTED: GENTLY USED CHILDREN’S BOOKS AT MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Are you cleaning out your children’s bookcases and closets but don’t know what to do with all the books your children no longer read? Drop them off at Meriden Public Library to help us keep children reading all through the summer. Meriden Public Library Bookmobile, in conjunction with the Health Department, Meriden Children First Initiative, and New Opportunities, will be visiting the free lunch sites this summer. While we are there, volunteers will read to the children and give them a book to take home. All levels of books are needed, from preschool through high school. The books can be dropped off at the side staff entrance of the library during our regular open hours. Kindly mark the bags for the Bookmobile.
If you are interested in volunteering to read to the children during these visits or have questions about this program, contact the Community Services Department at (203) 630-6349 or email comsvc@hotmail.com.
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Wallingford Public Library News and Events
BOOK YOUR SUMMER @ WALLINGFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY!
Join our Summer Reading Program for Adults and enter to win a WPL Summer Book Bag!
We’ve got just the thing you may need to get your vacation going this summer!
Whether you are planning to travel to the far corners of the Earth or to the corner of your backyard, we can help you get the most from your summer vacation.
Beginning July 1st and continuing until September 3rd, we will accept your entries for the Adult Summer Reading Program. Your entry gives you the chance to win a WPL Summer Book Bag containing a selection of books that are yours to keep and enjoy. We’ve also thrown in a few necessary summer supplies! Each week our Book Bag giveaway will feature a different selection of books and summer essentials.
Read a book or listen to the audio version and enter to win a Summer Book Bag. You need not be present to win. Stop by the Information Desk to pick up a Summer Reading log entry or download and print a copy now.
Contest Rules:
· Read books or listen to audio books between July 1 and September 3.
· For each book read or listened to, write the title, author, and a sentence or two describing the book on the entry form. Include your name and contact information.
· Turn in your entry form to the Information Desk to earn a chance to win a Book Bag. There will be a drawing every Thursday of each week, beginning July 9th and concluding on September 3rd.
· You may submit additional entry forms every time you read a book but you can only win one Summer Book Bag this summer.
· You must be 18 years or older to participate.
Drawing Dates:
7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30, 8/6, 8/13, 8/20, 8/27, 9/3
Each drawing will be at 5:00 p.m.
BOOK YOUR SUMMER @ WALLINGFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY:
Travel Tales from Saudi Arabia with Kate Seichter.
Deserts, camels, sand, oil, oppressed women, terrorists – these are some of the stereotypes about Saudi Arabia. When Kate Seichter recently traveled to Saudi Arabia with the Institute for International Education, she learned first-hand that in this case, stereotypes just don’t fit.
Seichter is a local resident and Sheehan High School social studies teacher. She was one of twenty-five teachers chosen from a national pool of 400 applicants to participate in the IEE’s Educators to Saudi Arabia program. Her travel included the opportunity to meet with Dr. Basmah Omair, a champion of women’s rights in Saudi Arabia who has introduced work training programs for women who would like to become sales representatives at stores in the many malls of Jeddah. Life in Saudi Arabia is completely segregated by gender and most of the sales people in the stores are men. Omair is just one of the people with whom Seichter was able to meet and discuss social issues and cultural diversity.
All are welcome to join Seichter for an informative program followed by a question and answer session in the library’s Community Room on Thursday, July 23rd at 7:00 p.m.
Kate Seichter and Dr. Basmah Omair
BOOK YOUR SUMMER @ WALLINGFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY
Book to Movie Matinees!
Join us for a film based on a book and travel out of Wallingford to an exotic location without ever leaving the library! All films begin at 2:00 p.m. in the library’s Community Room. All are welcome to these free movie events. Dates and titles as follows:
July 1:
OUT OF AFRICABased on Isak Dinesen’s novels and stars Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. Rated PG
July 8: TO CATCH A THIEF
Based on the novel by David Dodge. Stars Cary Grant and Grace Kelly. Film not rated.
July 15: UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN
Based on the book by Frances Mayes and stars Diane Lane. Rated PG-13
July 22: EMPIRE OF THE SUN directed by Steven Spielberg and based J. G. Ballard’s best-seller. Stars Christian Bale and John Malkovich. Rated PG
July 29: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF: Based on the stage play by Joseph Stein and adapted from the stories of Sholem Aleichem. Rated G
MORE FREE MOVIES @ the Library:
Cinema Club presents DoubtTuesday July 7th at 6:30 p.m.
Rated PG-13
Friday Flicks Night presents The WatchmenFriday July 24th at 6:30 p.m.
Rated R
Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Neil Armstrong and his crew Landing on the Moon
Monday July 20th at 6:30 p.m.
Rated PG
Special screening of Ron Howard's film, "In the Shadow of the Moon."
This film combines the archival material from the original NASA film footage, much of it never seen, and interviews with the surviving astronauts who emerge as eloquent, witty, emotional, and very human.
BOOK YOUR SUMMER @ WALLINGFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY
Put Your Best Foot Forward: Tips on Summer Foot Care
This month our health program “Dessert with a Doc” features Dr. Tina Boucher of Central Connecticut Footcare Center. Don't miss this informative presentation on summer foot care and getting your feet ready for those summer sandals. There will be a special focus on proper footwear--the good, the bad, and the ugly. Come join us! All are welcome to this free program. Refreshments will be served. Advance registration is appreciated. This program is presented in cooperation with MidState Medical Center on Tuesday, July 14th at 6Z:30 p.m. in the Community Room.
LOOKING FOR A BOOK CLUB?
Join the WPL Thursday Night Book Club: All you have to do is read and show up!
This month’s selection is Jenna Blum’s novel, Those Who Save Us. All are welcome to discuss this novel on July 16th at 7:00 p.m. in the library’s Collins Room. The Thursday Night Book Club is an informal gathering for fans of fiction and popular nonfiction. Each month a book is selected for group discussion and all are welcome to come and share their thoughts about authors, writing styles, plots, and themes. It’s all about the book, however light refreshments are offered! Meetings take place on the 3rd Thursday of each month. Please note, there will be no meeting in August.
TEEN ZONE: NEWS AND EVENTS
Teens, Book Your Summer @ The Library!
This Summer is booked with fun, free stuff for Teens to do at the Library. We have fun Wii Tournaments, Anime and Manga discussions, movies, book trivia contests, and live baseball games. All Teens in grades 6-12 are invited to join any event all Summer long. For each book you read or Library event you attend over vacation you will be entered into a weekly drawing for a prize. The more you read the better your chances! The reading incentive program will run from July 1st through September 1st. Weekly drawings are held on Wednesdays at 1:00.
The Great Scavenger Hunt Contest
Looking for something great and fun to read this Summer? Are you a trivia nut? The Great Scavenger Hunt Contest is a super fun way to win prizes. More than 200 titles are a part of this contest. Select one of the books, and ask us for the trivia questions at the Information Desk. Read the book, answer the questions, get 8 of 10 correct, and you are entered into a nationwide drawing for a $50 Barnes and Noble gift card! There is one drawing per month. These books can also be used for our regular weekly drawings. So you have a chance of winning two times per book! For a list of eligible titles and the questions see, www.kaycassidy.com/hunt. Please stop by the Information Desk for more details.
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FREE MOVIES: 80’s Movie Flashbacks
Long live the 80’s! The Wallingford Library Community Room is booked with 80’s movies all summer long. Come to the Library and go back in time. All films are shown in surround sound on our high definition big screen in the Community Room. Each movie you students in grades 6-12 attend will earn an entry into our weekly prize drawing!
Teen Movie Schedule:
Gremlins July 27th 2:00pm (PG)
Pretty In Pink July 13th 2:00pm (PG-13)
Weird Science August 10th 2:00pm (PG-13)
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off August 31st 2:00pm (PG-13)
Take Me Out To the Ball Game
This Summer come and watch live Major League Baseball at the Library. Enjoy the Cracker Jacks and hot dogs while watching the game on our big screen in surround sound. You will feel like you are really in the stadium. We will have real score cards and teach you how to score the game. All games will be in the Community Room. Students in grades 6-12, each game you attend you will earn an entry into our weekly prize drawing.
Thursday, July 30th
Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland A’s 1:35 p.m.
Wednesday, August 12th
New York Yankees vs. Toronto Blue Jays 1:05 p.m.
Thursday, August 27th
New York Mets vs. Florida Marlins 1:10 p.m.
Anime Night Presents: NARUTO!
Wednesday, July 15th
6:00 p.m.
Community Room
Spend an evening with Uzumaki Naruto as he deals with the reality that he is really a nine tailed fox spirit which destroyed his village and tries to earn the honorable Shinobi title, Hokage. Edamame will be served. Come and meet other Teens who love Japanese pop culture, manga, and anime as much as you do. Open to all Teens in grades 6-12.
WPL NEWS!
· Kill-A-Watt Energy Meters Available for Borrowing
The Wallingford Energy Conservation Commission has donated three Kill A Watt electricity usage meters to the Wallingford Public Library. The meters can be checked out with a library card and used to gauge the energy consumption and efficiency of appliances at home or at work. Each meter is available for a two week loan period and should be requested at the library’s Information Desk. Energy Conservation Commission Co-Chair Mike Brodinsky said, “The devices donated to the library will help residents measure the amount of energy their appliances are using. The meter also translates that amount into the actual costs which it shows on the display. When you know what it costs, you may find ways to be more energy efficient.” The Wallingford Energy Conservation Commission was established by the Town Council in May 2008. The group’s mission is to help the town reduce its energy footprint.
The Kill A Watt Meters come with easy to follow instructions and a Wallingford residential KWH rate card. To check out a Kill A Watt Meter please visit the Wallingford Public Library.
· Zambrano is Coleman-Ives Award Recipient
Established in 2009 by the Wallingford Public Library Board of Managers to honor the service of extraordinary volunteers, the first Coleman-Ives Award was presented to Peggy Zambrano at the annual Library Volunteers Luncheon in May. Peggy Zambrano has served on the Board of Managers for nine years, has been involved in many library projects, and has been instrumental in establishing and running the library’s popular Bookseller Book Shop. This award is named in honor of Sally T. Coleman and Louise C. Ives, whose exemplary service to the library over many years has had an enormous impact on the institution and community.
· Blood Drive at Library
American Red Cross Blood Drive at WPL on Monday, July 20 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Community Room
· Board the Career Bus! It’s a Free Ride!
The Connecticut Department of Labor Career Express will be parked in the north end of the library’s parking lot from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14. DOL staff will provide job search assistance on a first-come, first-served basis. Jobseekers can conduct online job searches, learn about online job search sites, or have their resume critiqued by a certified professional resume writer. Staff will also be available to answer questions on job searches and interviewing techniques. Information on the DOL/CTWorks Career Centers and the services they provide will also be available.
· Absolutely Free Computer Classes and Tutoring
Do you want to make flyers, brochures, and cards on the computer? Explore the basics of desktop publishing at Introduction to Publisher 2007 on Tuesday, July 21 at 10:00 a.m. This hands-on class includes working with templates and formatting text boxes and images. Seating is limited to 6. Call the library to check availability.
One-on-one computer tutoring sessions are available on Wednesday mornings at 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. and Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Computer novices are encouraged to sign up and learn keyboard or mouse skills, word processing, Internet searching, online job applications, or e-mail. Please call or stop by to register for a session.
Wallingford Public Library
200 North Main Street, Wallingford, CT 06492
(203) 265-6754
M-F: 9:30-9:00
Closed Saturday s July and August
Yalesville Branch
400 Church Street, Yalesville, CT 06492
(203) 269-3688
T & Th: 10:00-8:00
Closed Saturday s July and August
Always An Adventure @ The Library!
This summer the Wallingford Public Library is offering two different summer reading programs. The Extreme Summer Reading Challenge for school –aged children and the “Read to Me” Family Summer Reading Club for families with younger children. For more details stop by the Children’s Library.
Extreme Summer Reading Challenge
School-age kids will enjoy The Extreme Summer Reading Challenge which beings on Monday, June 29 and ends Friday, August 7.
Featuring an exciting “Choose Your Own Adventure” game board, kids who register for the program read in order to play.. and win! There are lots of exciting prizes and raffles to tempt every reader. The game board will be available for play Mondays through Fridays from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Registration has begun, and will continue throughout the program.
“Read to Me” Family Summer Reading Club
Reading aloud to children is so important we decided to encourage it more than ever with a special Family Summer Reading Club. Families who register can pick up a book log, check out some books, and simply write down the titles of the books they share together. When the log is complete just drop it off and your family will be entered in a drawing to win a Family Fun Basket that will be on display in the Children’s Library.
Our summer reading is chock full of great programs for the whole family. Check out what’s in store by visiting our online calendar at: http://www.wallingford.lioninc.org/.
SUMMER FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
Hands-On-Space
Thursday, July 9th
7:00 p.m.
Deron Ash, from Hands-On-Space, will introduce us to “Myths and Legends of the Night Sky”. Deron provides a hands-on, fun interactive program for children in grades 2-5. Wallingford residents can stop by or call the library at 284-6436 to register for this great program. Non-residents may call the day before the program to see if space is available.
Nappy’s Puppets
“Shadows Around the World”
Tuesday, July 21st
7:00 p.m.
This multicultural shadow puppet show will introduce kids in grades K-5 to the many cultures around us. Join us as we welcome Jim Napolitano, from Nappy’s Puppets for a fun evening of shadow puppet theatre. This is a drop-in program, no tickets required.
Tom Sieling
“Howl at the Moon with a Wild Thing Tune”
Tuesday, July 28th
7:00 p.m.
“Howl at the Moon with a Wild Thing Tune” is a show for the whole family. This show includes humorous songs about our natural world that are guaranteed to engage everyone. Tom accompanies himself on guitar, banjo, harmonica and a drum machine. So come on down to the Wallingford Library for a “howling” good time. This is a drop-in program, no tickets needed.
Monarch Magic
Thursday, Agust 6th
9:30 a.m.
Come learn all about monarch butterflies! We hope to show you monarch eggs, caterpillars, chrysalides and butterflies (if we’re lucky) all found and raised in Wallingford. There will be craft activities and information on butterfly tagging and migration. This is a free drop-in program.
Flow Circus
Tuesday, August 11th
7:00 p.m.
Flow Circus is a combination of juggling, mystifying magic, and humour. Join us for this one man traveling show that will entertain and astound you! You’ll be sure to leave laughing. This is a drop-in program, no tickets needed.
In addition to our great summer reading family programs, storytimes are back in full swing in July.
ITTY BITTY BABIES STORYTIME FOR CHILDREN 12 Months and Under:
Thursdays, July 9-August 13 at 1:30 p.m.
This drop-in program introduces babies and their grown-ups to the library and each other in a program filled with songs, rhymes and books. Stories and songs are for children 12 months and under but older siblings are welcome to attend.
There is no registration required for this program but seating is limited and Wallingford residents are given priority. Please bring your Wallingford library card to the Information Desk and pick-up a nametag. For further information stop by, or call, the Children's Library at 284-6436.
STORY TIME FOR PRESCHOOLERS AGES THREE TO FIVE:
Tuesdays, July 7-August 11 at 10:00 a.m.
Thursdays, July 16-30, and August 13 at 10:00 a.m. and 6:30p.m.
Join us for stories, songs, fingerplays and more in this lively storytime for preschoolers ages three to five and their grown-ups. Younger interested siblings may attend.
There is no registration required for this program but seating is limited and Wallingford residents are given priority. Please bring your Wallingford library card to the information desk and pick up a nametag. For further information stop by or call the Children's Library at: 284-6436.
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