Kick Off the Summer Reading Program at Mini Con

A Wealth of Information Awaits You

May 2015 Volume 3, Issue 5

The Word About Town Coolidge Public Library

Join the Coolidge Public Library as we host a kick off party unlike any other! The theme for this year’s Sum-mer Reading Program is “Every Hero Has a Story” and we plan to celebrate this theme to the fullest.

Mini Con will take place Saturday, May 23rd from 1-5 p.m. at the Coolidge Youth Center (600 S. Main St.).

Everyone will have the opportunity to sign up for the summer reading program but that’s just the start.

Mini Con is an all ages event and will entail a variety of activities that encompass the hero theme and more. There will be several super-

hero craft and game tables, tabletop games and LEGOS, and face painting. We will host random superhero trivia, 3D printing demon-strations, a basic costume contest for anyone who wants to show off their creative side, and more! You can also take a picture with your favorite superhero!

While you don’t need to register for Mini Con, we do ask that you pre-register for the cos-tume contest. Visit the library and ask for a registration form or email library@coolidgeaz.com.

If you have any questions about this event, please contact the library at (520) 723-6030 or email library@coolidgeaz.com.

Special Points of Interest...

Mini Con—May 23

Tween Titans—May 1 & 15

Lego Club—May 8 & 22

Small Business 101 - May 11

Adult Book Discussion—May 12

Mini Con—May 23

Library Closed—May 25

Stuffed Animal Sleepover Stoytime Pt 1—May 29

Stuffed Animal Sleepover Storytime Pt 2— May 30

Inside this issue:

Mini Con Poster 2

Small Business 101 3

Adult Book Discussion 3

Back to School Supply Program 3

Summer Reading Program Events 4

Local Author Spotlight 7

Teens and Volunteering 7

Tween Titans 9

Stuffed Animal Sleepover 9

Fun Van 10

Lego Club / Weekly Storytime 10

Hero: is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. ~ Christopher Reeve

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Small Business 101 with Jim Dinkle

Have you ever thought about starting a business but had no clue where to begin?

The Coolidge Public Library is offering a program in partner-

ship with Access Arizona.

Join Jim Dinkle on Monday, May 11th at 5:30 p.m. as he helps guide you through some of those important small business basics.

Registration is encouraged. To sign up for this free event. Call (520) 723-6030 or email library@coolidgeaz.com. Refreshments will be provided.

Stay tuned for additional programming on small business planning.

For more information on Access Arizona, please visit: www.accessarizona.org/

Adult Book Discussion

The May Book Club title is The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson .

The Book Club will meet Tuesday, May 12th from 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. To sign out a book club selection, simply visit the library before the scheduled meeting date. You need to have a valid contact number prior to sign out and should have a library card.

Snacks and drinks are provided.

Back to School Supplies for Children

"I wish my teacher knew I don't have pencils at home to do my homework." This was what one child in Colorado told his teacher when she asked all of her students to write down one thing they wanted her to know about them.

This is an unfortunate reality for many stu-dents everywhere. Families that do purchase back to school supplies often spend as much as $50 per child.

Thanks to a grant from Target, the Coolidge Public Library will offer back to school sup-plies to children this summer. All children in grades K-12 are invited to come in each week between May 26 and July 18 for a back to

school supply. Children who come in every week will receive a different supply.

They are not required to have a parent with them. They must simply register at the front desk.

Supplies will range from pencils and crayons to spiral notebooks and scissors. Quantities will be limited.

Please call (520) 723-6030 with questions.

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While it’s warming up outside, things are simply getting cooler and cooler over here at the library! The Summer Read-ing Program theme for 2015 is “Every Hero Has a Story.”

You can pick up your reading logs begin-ning May 23rd at Mini Con! (see pg.1). If you cannot attend Mini Con, you can register starting Tuesday, May 26th at the library. Reading Logs are due no later than July 14th at 6:00 p.m.

Check out some of the exciting events we have planned for this summer. All events are free, however some require registration as space might be limited.

Mini Con (Kick Off Party) - May 23rd from 1-5 p.m. at the Coolidge Youth Center (660 S. Main St.) Details on pg. 1 and 2.

James Reid Juggler Extraordinaire (All Ages) - June 9th at 10:00 a.m. at the Perform-ing Arts Center (684 W. Northern Ave.). All ages are invited to a performance of big tricks, laughs, and fun! Includes unique tricks seen nowhere else, bowling ball juggling, and much more!

Silkscreen T-Shirts with Red Rohall (Ages 9-18) - June 12th at 2:00 p.m. Learn the most popular methods of printing on T-shirts. De-sign your own artwork and then print your one-of-a-kind T-shirt. We supply the T-shirts! Space is limited. Please register in advance.

Father’s Day Storytime & Craft Hour (Grades K-3)- June 19th at 3:00 p.m. Join us for a special Storytime as we celebrate dads everywhere! Kids can make a craft for Dad, for Father’s Day. Older siblings can help.

Henna Body Art with Henna by Purvi (Ages 9-18) - June 23rd at 2:00 p.m. View a presenta-tion on henna and a live demonstration on how to mix henna. All tweens and teens will get a small henna application. Space is limited. Reg-istration required.

The Casa Grande Ruins (Grades K-5)- June 30th at 10:00 a.m. Learn about the Casa Grande Ruins, the founders of the National Park Service, and do a fun craft.

Did you know that next year marks the centen-nial for the National Parks Service? 2018 will mark 100 years since the Casa Grande Ruins was named a National Monument.

4th of July Craft & Story Hour (Ages 1-8) - July 1st at 10:15 a.m. This special storytime will include a fun craft, a story, and a snack. Older siblings and parents can help complete the craft.

Drawing with Bryan Kilgore! (Ages 7-10) - July 7th at 2:00 p.m. Witness Bryan’s revolu-tionary way of approaching art using his dy-namic slogan which is, "lines make shapes, shapes make objects and objects make pic-tures." Students are driven to draw and expand their creative potential. It’s a fun alternative for the video game generation. Space is limited. Registration required.

Wildman Phil—End of Summer Reading Party - July 17th at 2:00 p.m., at the Coolidge Youth Center (660 S Main St). Come face to face with some of the world’s most exciting creatures, like a gila monster and a tortoise.

Note: All those who submitted completed reading logs will be entered into a prize raffle. The raffle winners will be selected at this party and winners must be present to receive a prize.

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The Buried Giant—Adult Fiction (also available in audio and 3M eBook) By Kazuo Ishiguro

"You've long set your heart against it, Axl, I know. But it's time now to think on it anew. There's a journey we must go on, and no more delay..." The Buried Giant begins as a couple set off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son they have not seen in years. Sometimes savage, often in-tensely moving, Kazuo Ishiguro's first novel in nearly a decade is about lost memo-ries, love, revenge, and war. ~ Provided by publisher

God Help the Child —Adult Fiction By Toni Morrison

Spare and unsparing, God Help the Child—the first novel by Toni Morrison to be set in our current moment—weaves a tale about the way the sufferings of childhood can shape, and misshape, the life of the adult. At the center: a young woman who calls herself Bride, whose stunning blue-black skin is only one element of her beauty, her boldness and confidence, her success in life, but which caused her light-skinned mother to deny her even the simplest forms

of love. There is Booker, the man Bride loves, and loses to anger. Rain, the mysterious white child with whom she crosses paths. And finally, Bride’s mother herself, Sweetness, who takes a lifetime to come to understand that “what you do to children matters. And they might never forget.” ~ Provided by publisher A Crown for Cold Silver —Adult Fiction By Alex Marshall

Twenty years ago, feared general Cobalt Zosia led her five villainous captains and mercenary army into battle, wrestling monsters and toppling an empire. When there were no more titles to win and no more worlds to conquer, she retired and gave up her legend to history. Now the peace she carved for herself has been shattered by the unprovoked slaugh-ter of her village. Seeking bloody vengeance, Zosia heads for battle once more, but to

find justice she must confront grudge-bearing enemies, once-loyal allies, and an unknown army that marches under a familiar banner. ~ Provided by publisher

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All The Old Knives—Adult Large Print Fiction (also available in audio & regular print) By Olen Steinhauer

Six years ago in Vienna, terrorists took over a hundred hostages, and the rescue at-tempt went terribly wrong. The CIA's Vienna station was witness to this tragedy, gathering intel from its sources during those tense hours, assimilating facts from the ground and from an agent on the inside. So when it all went wrong, the question had to be asked: Had their agent been compromised, and how? Two of the CIA's case offi-cers in Vienna, Henry Pelham and Celia Harrison, were lovers at the time, and on the night of the hostage crisis Celia decided she'd had enough. She left the agency, mar-

ried and had children, and is now living an ordinary life. Henry is still a case officer in Vienna, and has traveled to California to see her one more time, to relive the past, maybe, or to put it behind him once and for all. ~ Provided by publisher The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Can-yon — Adult Non Fiction (also available in audio) By Kevin Fedarko

In the spring of 1983, massive flooding along the length of the Colorado River con-fronted a team of engineers at the Glen Canyon Dam with an unprecedented emer-gency that may have resulted in the most catastrophic dam failure in history. In the midst of this crisis, the decision to launch a small wooden dory named “The Emerald Mile” at the head of the Grand Canyon, just fifteen miles downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam, seemed not just odd, but downright suicidal.

The Emerald Mile, at one time slated to be destroyed, was rescued and brought back to life by Kenton Grua, the man at the oars, who intended to use this flood as a kind of hydraulic sling-shot. The goal was to nail the all-time record for the fastest boat ever propelled—by oar, by motor, or by the grace of God himself—down the entire length of the Colorado River from Lee’s Ferry to Lake Mead. Did he survive? Just barely. Now, this remarkable, epic feat unfolds. ~ Provided by publisher A Taste of Cowboy: Ranch Recipes and Tales from the Trail—Adult Non Fiction By Kent Rollins

Kent offers labor-saving breakfasts like Egg Bowls with Smoked Cream Sauce. For lunch or dinner, there’s 20-minute Green Pepper Frito Pie, hands-off, four-ingredient Sweet Heat Chopped Barbecue Sandwiches, or mild and smoky Roasted Bean-Stuffed Poblano Peppers. He even parts with his prized recipe for Bread Pud-ding with Whisky Cream Sauce. (The secret to its lightness? Hamburger buns.) Kent gets creative with ingredients on everyone’s shelves, using lime soda to cara-

melize Sparkling Taters and balsamic vinegar to coax the sweetness out of Strawberry Pie. ~ Provided by publisher

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Wild — DVD (Based on the best selling memoir by Cheryl Strayed) Featuring Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, and Gabby Hoffman

Driven to the edge by the loss of her beloved mother (Laura Dern), the dissolution of her marriage and a headlong dive into self-destructive behavior, Cheryl Strayed (Reese Witherspoon) makes a decision to halt her downward spiral and put her life back together again. With no outdoors experience, a heavy backpack and little else to go on but her own will, Cheryl sets out alone to hike the Pacific Crest Trail -- one of the country's longest and toughest through-trails. ~ Product description

Chaos of War, Balance of Life: A Soldier's Journal from Afghanistan—Adult Memoir By Will Higginbotham

Chaos of War, Balance of Life is one sergeant's story throughout his deployment in Afghanistan. Vivid emotions that Will Higginbotham could not share with his men, instead, were shared in both prose and artistic sketches to his mother. Often penned in the stark aftermath or impending prelude to battle, this journal is a haunting and powerful tale of the struggle during wartime to do one's duty, yet to remain human. Higginbotham's hope was that this journal be used for good -- for veterans who need to know that they are not alone in their feelings and thoughts, for new soldiers who

have not yet experienced war, and for families and friends of veterans who want to know what their soldier may have experienced. Dedicated to all veterans (past, present, and future), with special recognition to those who have given all and for those who have suffered battle wounds and scarring that may or may not be visible to the naked eye. ~ Provided by publisher

Local Author Spotlight

Teens choose to volunteer for all kinds of rea-sons!

Volunteering not only looks good on college applications but is sometimes required. It also looks great on job applications and helps you get some valuable work related experience.

This summer, one hour of volunteering at a non profit organization of your choice will also be a bonus activity on your summer read-ing program log.

If you are 13 and older and you would like to volunteer at the library this summer, please come into the library and fill out an applica-tion. We will call you and arrange for you to come in! If you have questions or concerns, please call us at (520) 723-6030.

Teens! Volunteer @ the Library!

What If I'm an Atheist?: A Teen's Guide to Exploring a Life Without Religion— Young Adult Non

Fiction / By David Seidman

Have you ever wondered what religion and belief means for your life? Maybe you be-

lieve in nothing at all. Does that mean you’re an atheist? What does atheism even

mean? Regardless of the religious background you grew up with, it’s natural to ques-

tion what you believe…or what you don’t. Establishing your views about religion and

spirituality is part of becoming an individual, but outside pressures can make it tough

to know what is right for you.

What If I’m an Athiest? offers a thoughtful exploration of how atheism or the absence of religion

can impact your life. It’s an invaluable resource about religion, spirituality, and the lack thereof.

~ Provided by publisher

We All Looked Up —Young Adult Fiction

By Tommy Wallach

They always say that high school is the best time of your life. Peter, the star basket-

ball player at his school, is worried "they" might actually be right. Meanwhile Eliza

can't wait to escape Seattle and her reputation. And perfect-on-paper Anita wonders

if admission to Princeton is worth the price of abandoning her real dreams. Andy

doesn't understand all the fuss about college and career. The future can wait. Or can

it? Because it turns out the future is hurtling through space with the potential to wipe

out life on Earth. As these four seniors, along with the rest of the planet, wait to see what damage

an asteroid will cause, they must abandon all thoughts of the future and decide how they're going

to spend what remains of the present. ~Provided by publisher

The Island of Dr. Libris—Juvenile Fiction By Chris Grabenstein

What if your favorite characters came to life? Billy’s spending the summer in a lake-

side cabin that belongs to the mysterious Dr. Libris. But something strange is going

on. Besides the security cameras everywhere, there’s Dr. Libris’s private bookcase.

Whenever Billy opens the books inside, he can hear sounds coming from the island in

the middle of the lake. The clash of swords. The twang of arrows. Sometimes he can

even feel the ground shaking. It’s almost as if the stories he’s reading are coming to

life! But that’s impossible . . . isn’t it? ~ Provided by publisher

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Stuffed Animal Sleepover

What would happen if we left our stuffed animals in the library overnight?

Would they go to sleep and behave? We are about to find out!

On Friday, May 29th at 5:00 p.m., we will host a special Stuffed Animal

Sleepover. Children are invited to bring a stuffed animal of their choice to

the library. They will create a special name tag and decorate a little sleep-

ing bag for their animal to sleep in. We will listen to a story and then the

children will tuck their animals into bed for the night.

The very next day, Saturday, May 30th at 10:00 a.m. children are invited back to the library to pick

up their stuffed animal. Listen to a story, have donuts and juice, and watch a slideshow of pictures

to see what your stuffed animals did while they were supposed to be sleeping! Pajamas are en-

couraged.

Each child will also leave with a group photo of all of the stuffed animals at their

slumber party.

Pre-registration is encouraged. This event is geared towards kids ages 3-7. Call

(520) 723-6030 or email library@coolidgeaz.com to pre-register. You can also

register in person.

Connect with us online!

www.coolidgeaz.com/library

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Are you between the ages of 9 and 12? Do you like to do fun, crafty projects and science experi-ments? We have just the thing for you! Tween Titans is both a fun and educational program that tends to focus on art, science, and more!

Tween Titans will meet at 4:00 p.m. on May 1st and 15th. Registration is not required for these programs. Call (520) 723-6030 with questions.

Families—Children’s Picture Book By Shelley Rotner

Big or small, similar or different-looking, there are all kinds of families. Some have one parent, some have two, and many include extended family. This inclusive look at many varieties of families will help young readers see beyond their own immediate experiences. ~ Provided by publisher

The Coolidge Public Library helps all residents address the desire for self-directed personal growth and development opportunities throughout their lives by providing materials, programs, and services to meet the citizen’s recreational needs.

Email: library@coolidgeaz.com to subscribe to our monthly newsletter and events calendar!

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Coolidge Public Library 160 W Central Ave Coolidge, AZ 85128

Phone: 520-723-6030 Fax: 520-723-7026 E-Mail: library@coolidgeaz.com

LEGO Club

This is an exciting program for children ages 5-12 years old. We supply the LEGOS and the chil-dren supply the imagination! The

Club meets May 8th and 22nd at 4:00 p.m.

This program is not intended for children under the age of 5. Call (520) 723-6030 with questions.

Connect with us online!

www.coolidgeaz.com/library

Like us at Facebook.com/coolidgepubliclibrary

Follow us on Twitter @CoolidgeLibrary

Follow us on Instagram @CoolidgeLibrary

Fun Van

The Fun Van, sponsored by First Things First, is an early childhood program for families with children ages birth-5. Trainings in the form of parent discussions, parent/child ac-tivities, education about available resources, and exposure to early literacy materials as-

sist parents in raising children that are prepared for school and life. This program is on Mon-days from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Registration is required to attend the Fun Van, and there is a limited number of walk-ins avail-able each week. Please visit http://www.ajpl.org/van/ for instructions, or ask us for a Fun Van flyer.

Weekly Storytime is geared towards families with children ages 1-4 and occurs every Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. Children will listen to a story and complete a fun craft with the help of an adult. Children must always remain with a parent or legal guardian.

Registration is not required. Please call (520) 723-6030 with questions.

Weekly Storytime

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