April 2011 Newsletter - Grand Forks Public Library

April 2011
Volume 5, Issue 8
Check It Out
Upcoming
Events
Library Board
Thursday, April 14, 4:45pm
Friends of the Library
Monday, April 11, 7pm
Friends of the Library
Book Sale
Saturday, April 9, 9am-5pm
Sunday, April 10, 1-5pm
Library Hours
National Library Week
National Library Week
is April 10-16. The
library will be holding a
food drive during this
week. Please consider
donating
nonperishable food items or
personal care products.
April 12 is National
Library Workers’ Day,
so don’t forget to show
the library staff your
appreciation for all they
do. Have you lost your
library card? You can
replace it free of charge
on April 13. Please
bring your photo id and
proof of address.
April is National Poetry
Month. The library is
holding a meeting for
any patrons interested in
joining a contemporary
poetry book club on
April 20 at 7pm. April 28
is Great Poetry Reading
Day. The library is partnering with UND to offer
two poetry-related events
to our patrons. There
will be a poetry workshop at 4pm. Space is
limited, so please register at the Reference desk
if you would like to attend. We will also have a
poetry reading at 7pm.
Refreshments will be
offered courtesy
of the Friends of
the Library. Both
Monday-Thursday 9am-9pm
Friday, Saturday
9am-5pm
Sunday
1pm-5pm
Closed, Sunday, April 24, Easter
events are free and open
to the public.
Poetry Book Club
Wednesday, April 20, 7pm
The Friends of the Library
book sale will be held Saturday, April 9, from 9am
to 5pm, and Sunday,
April 10, from 1pm to
5pm. Prices for books and
other media range from
$.50 to $1. To help the
library celebrate the start
of National Library Week,
anyone who donates a
food item on April 10 will
receive a $.50 discount.
Poetry Workshop
Thursday, April 28, 4pm
Poetry Reading
Thursday, April 28, 7pm
Poetry Slam
Saturday, April 30, 1pm
Children’s
Events
Preschool Story Time
Tuesdays at 10am
Toddler Story Time
Thursdays at 10am
*Babies welcome.
39 Clues Club
Wednesday, April , 3:45pm
*Grades 3 –6 only
The mission of the
Grand Forks Public Library is to
connect the community, enrich the mind,
and inspire the imagination.
Legos @ Your Library
Sunday, April , 1-4pm
R.E.A.D. Therapy Dogs
Saturday, April , 10am
Please contact the
Children’s Department
for an appointment
Wacky Word Definition of the Month: relief - what trees do in the spring
Kid Stuff by Aaron S.
Here’s the list of events for children
in April:
Game. Thank you to Carmike Cinemas and River Cinema for providing
movie pass prizes. The Diary of a
Wimpy Kid book series by Jeff Kinney (J Kinney) is written for children
ages 9-12. If you haven't read the
books, please feel free to stop by the
Children's Department and check
them out. They are hilarious.
Preschool Storytime: Every Tuesday
10 a.m.
Toddler Storytime: Every Thursday
10 a.m.
April 3: LEGOS @ Your Library 1
p.m.
April 6: 39 Clues Club, 3:45 p.m.
The Children’s department now has
self-checkout. Try it today!
April 9: READ dogs, 10 a.m. (Please
sign up in the Children’s department.)
Wimpy Kid Day 2
Wimpy Kid Day 2 was a lot of fun.
About forty kids played wimpy
games, such as the Wimpy Alphabet
Memorization Game and Gift Passing
About forty kids played wimpy games
at the Wimpy Kid Day 2 event.
Computer
Classes
*Mousercise*
15 minutes before class
Ray Siver, president of the Friends of
the Library, presented Library Director Wendy Wendt with a check for
$5000 on March 28. The money will
go toward the library building project.
Microsoft Word
Saturday, April 2, 10am
Computers 101
Wednesday, April 6, 10am
Thursday, April 14, 5:30pm
Wednesday, April 20, 10am
Microsoft Publisher Basics
Thursday, April 7, 5:30pm
Microsoft Publisher 2
Saturday, April 9, 10am
Look It Up!
Dakota, or What’s a Heaven For? Brenda Marshall
Wednesday, April 13, 10am
Author Brenda Marshall will be visiting
the library to discuss
her book Dakota, or
What’s a Heaven For?
at the May 17 meeting of the Great Reads
book club. The This &
That book club will
also have their meeting at that time to
enjoy the author’s visit.
Here is the product description
from Amazon:
“The lives and schemes of frontier
politicians, Northern Pacific Railroad executives, bonanza farmers, and homesteaders converge
in the story of Frances Houghton
Bingham, who marries the son of
a Red River Valley bonanza
farmer in order to remain near
her new husband s sister. Emo-
Saturday, April 16, 10am
Wednesday, April 27, 10am
tionally complex, willful and
resourceful, Frances is seduced
by the myths of opportunity driving the settlement of Dakota Territory, and dares to dream of a
new world in which to realize her
unconventional desires. Providing
a counterpoint to the dramatic
risks taken by Frances is the
generous voice of Kirsten Knudson, the daughter of Norwegian
homesteaders. As Kirsten grows
from a voluble girl to a formidable woman, her observations
(equal parts absurdity and
insight) reveal the heart of the
novel.”
Multiple copies will be available
at the April meetings of the This
& That book club and the Great
Reads book club. It is also available as a digital copy through
Library2Go.
Knitting Today contains
patterns and pictures of
modern knits. Sweaters,
scarves, mittens, go crazy,
knit!
Living Without, a grief
magazine? No, it is a gluten-free magazine. Wonderful articles, recipes,
and more, move forward
with your life without gluten.
Microsoft PowerPoint
Thursday, April 21, 5:30pm
Microsoft Excel Basics
Thursday, April 28, 5:30pm
Microsoft Excel 2
Saturday, April 30, 10am
GF Co. Historical Society
Genealogy classes
Thursday, April 7, 7pm
Thursday, April 14, 7pm
Thursday, April 21, 7pm
Thursday, April 28, 7pm
These classes are being taught
by members of the Grand
Forks County Historical Society.
Please register at the Reference
desk to attend.
Book
Clubs
New Magazines by Janice S.
We’ve taken your suggestions and
ordered some new magazines. We
will soon begin to receive Knitting Today, Living Without, Scrapbooks Etc.,
Threads, and Yoga Journal. While
some of the titles are fairly selfexplanatory, others are not.
Facebook
Scrapbooks, Etc. has plenty of ideas to make your
scrapbook all that it can
be. It contains colorful, upto-date ideas to keep your
imagination blooming.
Classic Re-Reads
Wednesday, April 27, 7pm
May - The Scarlet Letter
By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Current Affairs Book Club
Tuesday, April 26, 7pm
May - The Next 100 Years
By George Friedman
Threads is a sewing magazine with special fitting
issues, how-to articles on
hemming, patternmaking
and finding great fabrics
online. Move into 21st
century
sewing
with
Threads.
Great Reads Book Club
Tuesday, April 19, 7pm
May - Dakota, or What’s a Heaven
For? by Brenda Marshall* Author visit
Leaders Read Book Club
Finally, Yoga Journal is
more than just poses. It
includes
lifestyle
tips,
health and yoga wisdom,
yoga community and conferences and much more
for the yoga enthusiast.
Wednesday, April 20, noon
May - The Nordstrom Way to
Customer Service Excellence
by Robert Spector
This & That Book Club
Tuesday, April 12, 7pm
May - Dakota, or What’s a Heaven
For? by Brenda Marshall* Author visit
The library needs you. Volunteer to “Adopt-a-Shelf” today!
Strut Your Stuff by Mary L.
Teens at the Grand Forks Public
Library celebrated Teen Tech
Week by taking part in Framed,
a digital photo contest. Contestants used their imagination to
illustrate how nature and technology can come together. Our
first place winner was Rachel
Perry with a photo titled, Communication Between Technology
& Nature. Second place went to
Andrew Godon with his photo,
Perfect Start to a Fishing Day and
winning third place was Angela
Vrolyk with a photo titled,
Unchanging Love. The Friends of
the Grand Forks Library contributed the prizes, two Flip cameras
and an iTunes card. The winning photos are on display in the
library.
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Several Grand Forks area teens
will be attired in new dresses at
their proms this spring courtesy
of the Grand Forks Public
Library’s An Enchanted Exchange, a prom dress swap. The
library collected dresses during
February and early March and
successfully obtained 56 gowns.
Girls were invited for a four hour
event and were able to try on
dresses, snack on food, and win
prizes. Overall, fourteen area
businesses contributed coupons
for meals, flowers, tanning, nails,
hair, henna tattoos, and massages. K-Mart graciously allowed us
to borrow a clothing rack for the
Grand Forks Public Library
2110 Library Circle
Grand Forks, ND 58201
Phone: 701-772-8116
www.gflibrary.com
Contact Wendy Wendt
wendy.wendt@gflibrary.com
Contact Check It Out:
gfplcheckitout@yahoo.com
Contact the Children’s Dept.
GFPL_Childrens@yahoo.com
Contact the Reference Dept.
gfplreference@hotmail.com
Library Director
Wendy Wendt
Library Board
Chairperson
Susan Mickelson
Vice-chairperson
Eliot Glassheim
Secretary
Kay Powell
Lila Christensen
Richard Fiordo
Check It Out
Editor/Head Writer
Tonya Palmer
event. We plan to make this an
annual event.
A big thank you to our donors:
Ground Round, Papa Johns,
Mexican Village, The Blue Moose,
Elite Nails, Jo Jo’s Hair Boutique, Applebee’s, Wy’s Floral,
Tropics Tanning, Flower Bug,
Speedway Restaurant, Kavita
Rami, and the Friends of the
Library.
On April 30 at 1pm, we are holding a poetry slam for teens in
grades 7-12. If you want to perform your original poems for a
chance to win a prize, please register at the Reference desk.
Judges will be chosen at random
from the audience, so bring your
own audience. If you don’t want
to perform, you can still come
and cheer for your favorite poet.
Do Not Abandon Hope by Andrea L.
In My Abandonment by
Peter Rock (F Rock),
Caroline lives in Forest
Park, a nature preserve, with her father. They live off of
the land, off of the
grid, in a little makeshift house
hidden from view by pine tree
branches. Caroline doesn't realize
how strange her life is.
She
doesn't go to school, doesn't have
friends her own age, and doesn't
know how illegally she and her
father are living. Until one day, a
runner sees Caroline high in the
trees and reports it to the police. Within a week, their home
is invaded by strange men with
strange dogs who are intent upon
separating Caroline and her father from each other and from
their home in nature. I was mesmerized by Peter Rock's flowing,
poetic narrative about Caroline, a
haunting girl who "in the midst of
a crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude."