May 2011 Library News

From the Gustavus Public Library
Where Volunteers are Our Foundation

The library is open 6 days a week!

Weekdays 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.    Mon.  & Wed. nights 7:00 – 9:00p.m.      

Thurs. 10:00 a.m. - noon   Saturdays 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

May Programs and Activities:

COSTCO RECEPTION:   Monday, May 2^nd at 4 pm.

GUSTAVUS COMMUNITY GARDEN MEETING:   Sunday, May 8^th at 1 pm.

COMMUNITY BOATER ORIENTATION:  Put on by the Park Visitor’s Center staff, this training is required for summer boating in the Park.  This will be on Monday, May 9^th at 6-7pm.

JUNEAU FISHERIES (NOAA) MEETING:  May 17^th in the afternoon- exact time will be posted soon.  Meeting to explain new fisheries regulations.

GUSTAVUS_SCHOOL SCIENCE PROJECT:  On May 18^th at 6 pm the 3-5^th grade students will be presenting the findings for their science project this school year.

CONSERVATION PHOTOGRAPHERS PROGRAM:  Bob Rozinski and Wendy Shattil are internationally famous Conservation photographers. They will be on the Sea Wolf for the Conservation in Focus series. They will put on a program here at the Library on Friday, May 20th at 7 pm.

SEACC MEETING:   There will be a meeting of the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council at 7-8 pm on Tuesday, May 24^th.

PROGRAM_ON BRAZIL:  Mike and Karen Taylor will be putting on a program about their trip to Brazil.  Look for an announcement on a new date and time in the near future.

PARENT/CHILD READING TIME:  Tuesdays 9:30-10:30 a.m.  Children should come with an adult. Thanks!

LOOKING AHEAD:    On June 2^nd at 6:30 pm Tania Lewis will be presenting a program called “Bear Aware.’’  The program will include dessert, songs, and discussion following the program.

SUMMER READING PROGRAMS FOR KIDS:

On June 1^st we will begin our Summer Reading Program.  The theme this year is “One World, Many Stories.” Every Wednesday at 10:30 am until noon there will be stories, music, crafts, snacks and fun at the Library for children of all ages (preschoolers should come with an adult). Volunteers are needed to help with the activities and snacks each week. There will also be a Summer Reading Game for the children throughout the summer.  Children read books and earn fun prizes (donated by local businesses) and free books for reading all summer long.  Game boards and instructions will be available at the Library.

A special Reading Buddy Program is available for children going into kindergarten through the third grade and special needs students.  This is the 20^th year we have offered this award winning program, which is funded by the Gustavus School Fund and the City of Gustavus.  Adult and teen volunteers from the Community read one hour a week with each of these students over the summer months, when reading skills tend to regress without consistent and frequent use.  There will be a training session for all Reading Buddy volunteers in late May.  If anyone would like to be a Reading Buddy or would like to volunteer to help with the Summer Reading Program, please call the Library (-2350) or email lortega@gustavus.lib.ak.us.  There will be an information sheet posted at the Library with dates listed to sign up for bringing snacks.

New this summer, will be a Friday Program for middle-school students. We are following the same theme as the younger children and are looking for volunteers with expertise in different countries and cultures.  Each week we would like to highlight a certain region or country, learn some facts about it, and do a craft or art project related to that area.  If anyone is interested in helping out with this, please let us know.  The first day for the middle-school program will be June 3^rd from 10:30am until noon.

Thanks to all of our desk sitters and volunteers: John Hawley, Allison Banks, Heather Sellards, Stephanie Shor, Kate Boesser, Ela Kunat, Carole Baker, Karen Sargent, and Emma Johnson. 

Thanks to our Library Board Members for all the work they put in; Eileen Clark, Artemis Bona Dea, Lynne Jensen, and Karen Sargent. 

APRIL LIBRARY STATISTICS:  During April, 2011, we had 701 visitors (adults, school children, preschoolers, junior/senior high, in-house computer users, library computer users), checked out 222 books and 213 movies; for a total of 435 items.  Programs included: city meetings, Easter Story Hour and Egg Hunt, weekly Little Ones’ Reading Time, piano lessons, and internet use (both inside the building and out).

New DVDS at the Library:

Dead Poets Society, rated PG

Mama Mia! rated PG-13

Family Frontier (Four Film Collector’s Set), rated PG

New CDs:

The Best of Bob Dylan

Flags of our Fathers (sound recording)

Titanic (music from the motion picture)

New McNaughton Books:

Cleopatra:  A Life by S. Schiff

The Storyteller of Marrakesh by J. Roy-Bhattacharya

Tick Tock by J. Patterson

West of Here:  A Novel by J. Evison

Wild Child by T. Boyle

A Discovery of Witches by D. Harkness

The Facebook Effect by D. Kirkpatrick

The Wilderness Warrior:  Theodore Roosevelt by D. Brinkly

New Reference Books:

Complete Pre-GED Preparation

Complete GEd Preparation

Family Word Finder:  A New Thesaurus

New Adult Non-fiction:

Back on the Fire:  Essays by G. Snyder

A Sense of the Mysterious:  Science and the Human Spirit by A. Lightman

The Art of Embroidery by J. Barton

Doll Collecting with Tina by T. Berry

Reader’s Digest Ideas for Your Garden

World Changing:  A Users Guide for the 21^st Century by A. Steffen

Beds and Borders:  Traditional and Original Garden Designs by W. Murphy

Decorating Eggs:  Exquisite Designs with Wax and Dye by J. Pollak

Landscaping with Wildflowers and Native Plants by W. Wilson

Flowers:  Growing, Drying, Preserving by A. Cormack

Wildflowers: The Time-Life Gardener’s Guide

Skunk Works by B. Rich

The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire by D. Chopra

Adult Fiction:

H.R.H. by D. Steele

Secrets by J. Deveraux

Small Change:  The Secret Life of Penny Burford by J. Yandell

The Hero and the Crown by R. McKinley

Night of Many Dreams by G. Tsykiyama

We also have 15 new children’s books including one new board book.

If you want your children to be brilliant,

read them fairly tales.

If you want them to be geniuses,

read them more fairy tales.

Albert Einstein