Share a Story: Tiger Storytime

September 16, 2019 | strande

 

Did you miss our Tiger Storytime this week? Don't worry, here's what you missed, plus a few more suggestions so you can create your own big cat storytime at home, complete with songs and stories.

Don't need a full storytime? Borrow a rhyme when you need a short distraction, or check out these materials and spend a few minutes reading together.

From Storytime

Striped stalkers : at risk! by Felicia Macheske
Also available in: e-book

Young children are natural problem solvers and always looking for answers, especially when it involves animals. Using the photos and text, readers rely on visual literacy skills, reading, and reasoning as they solve the animal mystery. Find more animal guessing games in the Guess What series.

Hispanic Heritage Month

September 14, 2019 | SuzyQ

National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from mid-September through mid-October each year. The resources below provide an introduction to the culture and identity of the diverse population that is Hispanic. For information on the culture and customs of specific Latin American countries click here.

Our America : a Hispanic history of the United States by Felipe Fernández-Armesto
Everything you need to know about Latino history by Himilce Novas

All Roads Lead to Rome

September 11, 2019 | SuzyQ

Check out some of these recent titles on the eternal city of Rome, from ancient times to the present.

Agrippina : the most extraordinary woman of the Roman world by Emma Southon
Ten Caesars : Roman emperors from Augustus to Constantine by Barry S Strauss

Library Board Meeting Agenda — Thursday, September 19, 2019

September 11, 2019 | gladdenk
  • Call the Meeting to Order
  • Call to Audience (5 min. maximum)
  • Approval of Agenda
  • Approval of General Meeting Minutes
  • Communications
  • Report of the Library Director
  • Trustee Comments
  • Old Business
    • Approve 2020 Schedule of Board Meetings and Library Closures
    • Approve Proposals for 2020 Capital Projects
  • New Business
    • 62 Days of Summer Program Review (L. Golden)
    • Proposed Revision to Patron Code of Conduct (1st Reading)
    • Director’s Performance Evaluation Committee
  • Call to Audience (5 min. maximum)
  • Adjourn

 

Library Board Budget Hearing Agenda — Thursday, September 19, 2019

September 11, 2019 | gladdenk
  • Call the Meeting to Order
  • Call to Audience
  • Approval of 2020 Budget as Presented
  • Approval of Resolution Certifying a Rate of Tax Levy in the amount of 1.4851 mills for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2020
  • Call to Audience
  • Adjournment of Budget Hearing

New Books on the History Shelf

September 11, 2019 | SuzyQ

Check out these new titles recently added to the Library's History shelves.

The ghosts of Eden Park : the bootleg king, the women who pursued him, and the murder that shocked Jazz-Age America by 1973- Karen Abbott
A beginner's guide to Japan : observations and provocations by Pico Iyer

Share a Story: Playground Storytime

September 9, 2019 | strande

 

Did you miss our Playground Storytime this week? Don't worry, here's what you missed, plus a few more suggestions so you can create your own playful storytime at home, complete with songs and stories.

Don't need a full storytime? Borrow a rhyme when you need a short distraction, or check out these materials and spend a few minutes reading together.

From Storytime

Phoebe and Digger by Tricia Springstubb

Phoebe enjoys playing with her new digger while her mother is busy with the new baby, until a bigger girl grabs the toy at the park.

Playstation VR Games

September 9, 2019 | agudenburr

Do you have a Playstation 4 VR headset and are looking for some fun games to play? Check out one of the following games today that have Playstation VR mode.

Trover saves the universe [electronic resource (video game)]
Ace Combat. 7 [electronic resource (video game)] : skies unknown

September is National Yoga Awareness Month

September 9, 2019 | sobczakd

According to the National Yoga Association, September is National Awareness Month! If you are looking for a holistic mind-body connection, yoga is the exercise for you! Yoga combines strengthening and stretching poses with breathing and mediation. There are many different forms of yoga. So be sure to find one that's right for you to stay strong and in shape! Here some of the latest yoga books from our health collection to get you started!

Yoga for everyone : 50 poses for every type of body by Dianne Bondy

For years, yoga books have asked readers to bend over backward (literally!) to conform to their physical demands. It's time for the opposite-for readers to demand that yoga conforms to their individual needs. It's time for a yoga book to reflect the broader population who would benefit from a yoga practice geared toward them. This book offers yoga for everyone- big, small, elderly, pregnant, disabled-everyone. It's why that word is in the title. No matter who you are, you can do all 50 poses in this book. And then you can perform all 16 sequences, which combine different poses into one singular experience that focus on specific physical and mental issues.
No matter who you are or what you look or feel like, yes, you can keep doing yoga-and Yoga for Everyone will show you how! 

Close to om : stretching yoga from your mat to your life by Andrea Marcum

Before Andrea Marcum was a sought after celebrity yoga teacher, she was someone who thought she couldn't do yoga because she couldn't be still. Now after sixteen years of teaching yoga, she works with network executives, global brands, Hollywood actresses, and everyone in between.Yoga is the yoke of body, mind, and spirit, and in Close to Om, Marcum offers a program that teaches all three aspects of yoga. It is a program that combines the teaching of poses with the exploration of yoga philosophy and insight into meditation and mindfulness. By the end of Close to Om, you will not only know a lot about yoga and its poses, but you'll also know more about you: who you are, what you want, and how to get there-on and off your mat. The progression in Close to Om is the architecture of every yoga practice-and will show you that how you do your yoga is how you do your life.

Kid Friendly Alternatives to Popular Teen Games

September 7, 2019 | agudenburr

Does your child keep asking to play mature video games? Are you looking for better video game options? Here are some kid friendly games that are great alternatives to the popular T or M rated games.

Splatoon 2 [electronic resource (video game)]

Splatoon is a great alternative to first person shooter games like Call of Duty or Battlefield. Instead of bullets, players use paint in paintball matches. The goal is to cover the most ground in your team's color. 

Rated E10+ 

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate [electronic resource (videogame)]

Super Smash Bros is a great alternative to mature fighting games like Mortal Kombat or Dead or Alive. Players still fight each other but there is no blood and a "kill" is the opponent flying off the screen. 

Rated E10+

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