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Yo u r C e n t e r
Library Buzz
ISSUE
for Learning,
Entertainment 11
May-July
and Culture in 2016
Huron County
in this issue
Movies for the Teen Tech Week Recap P.2
4th of July Libraries Transform P.3
Escape Screen Overload P.4
Summer of Learning P.5
Mind, Body and Sole P.6
May-July Events P.7
Summer Reading Program Starts June 13th
By Charlotte Cunningham,
Youth Services Manager Do you have a preschooler? Your “littles”
will be able to enjoy fun storytimes and
The countdown has begun! School is crafts. Families - watch for a StoryBook
almost out for the summer. The first week Walk, Armstrong Air & Space presentation,
or so is usually fun for kids. Woo Hoo! Lowe-Volk Nature Center visit, magicians,
No school!! After that, boredom sets in drop-in crafts and more! Adults will get
and your kids will be looking to you for fit with Zumba and learn about healthy
ideas to occupy their time. At the Huron summer yummies with Chef Sarah at
County Community Library, we know how Willard. At any location, join a group walk,
to banish summer boredom. On your participate in a 5K, have fun crafting at
mark! Get set! READ! Encourage your Pinterest Monday or share a new recipe
kids to join the library’s Summer Reading at Cookbook Club. You are welcome to
program for all ages, including adults. attend programs at any HCCL location, so
The program begins at all our locations make sure you check them all!
on June 13th and runs through July 22nd.
Encourage your child to participate this
This year the theme is geared toward summer. Adults should join too! It’s easy;
fitness and well-being. Think sports, just stop in at your closest location to sign
outdoor games, water fun, bubbles, up starting June 13th. Make sure to check
movies, healthy snacks, yoga, martial out the incentive prizes. Readers finish
arts...the list goes on and on! Don’t first...so join us this summer and READ!
miss jumping rope, hooping with hula
hoops, relay races, parachute play,
dancing and more. I’m sure there will be
something to interest everyone!
Dream It. Learn It. Do It For Free! www.huroncolib.org
Books about
Birding
Peterson Field Guide
to Birds of Eastern and Teen Tech Week
Central North America By Sam Snodgrass,
Roger Tory Peterson Greenwich and North Fairfield Branch
with contributions from Librarian
Michael DiGiorgio -
This classic resource
contains lovely
pictorials of birds and
identification information
throughout the Eastern Teen Tech Week (March 6-12) was a marvelous
hemisphere. opportunity to showcase to our teens how
the library can work as an extension of the
Birding Revised and classroom, while also being a place separate
Updated from school that independent learners can
Joseph Forshaw, Steve feed their curiosities and express themselves
Howell, Terence Lindsey openly. Teens completed STEM focused
and Rich Stallcup - projects and did small science experiments
A bestselling guide to throughout the week. They also competed in
the birds of N. America science and math based challenges.
complete with amazing
photographs and Having fun and spending time together while
explanations of behavior. gaining practical classroom skills, the teens
who attended our tech week programming
H is for Hawk walked away with great experiences and
Helen MacDonald - wider range of knowledge.
A woman decides to
learn how to train the
Armstrong Air & Space Museum Presents “Fitness in Space”
deadliest of birds of
prey: the goshawk as
a means of coping with Held in Greenwich, Ever wonder how astronauts stay
the grief of her father’s Willard and fit in the zero-gravity environment
death. Wakeman on July 8 of space? In the spirit of this
year’s Summer Reading theme,
Birds’ Eggs Join Us! focusing on both literacy and
Michael Walters -
Greenwich @ 10am physical activity, get a hands-on
Curious about that
nest you found in your
Willard @ 12pm lesson about space fitness from
the experts at the Armstrong Air
backyard? This handy Wakeman @ 2pm
& Space Museum and try on a real
guide will help identify
Apollo-style space suit.
what species you have
to look forward to!
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Be a Part of the
Transformation
Please consider attending
one of our focus groups:
North Fairfield
May 23 @ 10 am &
May 26 @5:30 pm
Willard
June 2 @ 6 pm
Greenwich
June 7 @ 5:30 pm
By Laura Lee Wilson, Such tech-based resources are transforming
Wakeman
Huron County Community Library Director lives through digital literacy and lifelong
June 15 @ 4 pm
learning while contributing to education,
This spring, the Huron County Community employment, entrepreneurship, engagement
For more information
Library together with the American Library and individual empowerment. Yet libraries
about “Libraries
Association (ALA) officially launched are often overlooked as catalysts for powerful
Transform” follow our
“Libraries Transform,” a national public individual and community change.
Facebook posts and
awareness campaign that highlights the
@huroncolib on Twitter.
transformative nature of our nation’s libraries The goal of Huron County Community
and elevates the critical role libraries play in Library’s “Libraries Transform” campaign is
the digital age. to highlight that libraries are not just quiet
places to do research, find a book, and read,
We join libraries of all types but rather to convey libraries
“How has the library
in a national, unified effort to as dynamic centers of the
transformed your
increase awareness of the community teeming with digital
life? Share your
changing role of libraries and learning opportunities, serving
story.
the ways in which libraries as a place to gather, and
#LibrariesTransform”
are transforming to meet the offering diverse programming
digital and print information needs of our for entertainment and information. To quote
patrons. Our campaign was shared at the ALA President, Sari Feldman, “Libraries
Ohio Library Council’s Legislative Day with of all kinds foster individual opportunity
Senator Gayle Manning and Representative that ultimately drives the success of our
Terry Boose, who are both strong supporters communities and our nation.”
of public libraries.
Additionally, “Libraries Transform” will aid us
Rapid advances in technology are fueling a as we work on our Strategic Plan for 2017-
library renaissance. No longer just places for 2021. Community input will be essential
books, libraries now offer an assortment of as we gather information on what kinds of
free digitally-based programs and services materials, services and programming you
including 3-D printing, eBooks, streaming want at the library.
music and movies, and technology training.
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Get Involved
We Want to Know
Is there a topic
you’d like to learn
more about, an
expert you’d Escape From Screen Overload
like to meet or
an activity your
By Victoria Vogel, we can do this as an individual is through
family would
Wakeman Branch Librarian positive role modeling. The library has a
enjoy?
multi-faceted role in supporting this cause.
The impact of technology on our lives is
We want to know
pretty apparent. It has changed the way The power of preschool storytime in
what kinds of
we learn, love, work, argue and, in general, fostering child development and caregiver
programs you’d
interact with one another. While this isn’t bonding is testament to the importance of
like to see at the
necessarily a bad thing, it is noteworthy. person-to-person interactions. The library
Huron County
offers meeting room space for tutoring and
Community
Face-to-face interactions are often eschewed interactions that involve exchange of ideas.
Library. Send us
for the convenience of texting or email. If you Craft programs continue to be popular at all
a message on
have a person under the age of 18 in your life, of our library locations, because there is no
Facebook, tweet
you are probably competing with denying that making something
us @huroncolib, “The library provides
a smart phone for their attention. is satisfying.
or stop by one an enriching learning
Even parents of preschoolers
of our locations environment and an
find themselves fighting with the And then there’s that thing that
and tell your local escape from screen
latest educational app for their libraries used to be known for...
librarian. overload.”
toddler’s attention. the book. Yes, we still have
those, plenty of them, and we always will.
It’s our goal
What role does the library play in this life The pleasure of curling up in your favorite
to serve our
evolution? Well, quite a significant one, in spot with a good old-fashioned book has
community, meet
fact. The Huron County Community Library a romance and appeal that will never
your needs,
has a wealth of resources for your screen, completely fade.
and foster your
and yourself. While the electronic ones offer
interests. Take
the same content as print resources, there The changing landscape of electronic media
this opportunity
is no denying that the tangible “hard copy” has an immense impact on our lives. Let the
to get your voice
ones offer an extra “intangible” dimension. library counterbalance that by providing an
heard. We’re
enriching, hands-on learning environment
excited to hear
According to guidelines released by the and an escape from screen overload.
your suggestions!
American Academy of Pediatrics, parents
need to play a mindful role in our children’s
exposure to technology. The biggest way
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It’s Time to
Break Out the
BBQ
Make This the Staff Picks From Judy
“Summer of
Learning”
By Sam Snodgrass,
Greenwich & North Fairfield Branch
Librarian
Feeding the Fire:
Warmer weather is approaching quickly. system wide, and the perfect way to keep
Recipes & Strategies
Dreams of swimming, outdoor sports, and students interested in learning and being
for Better Barbecue &
vacations are sure to be riding heavy in active. We have weekly prizes to give away
Grilling by Joe Carroll &
everyone’s thoughts as we advance through and programs geared towards cultivating an Nick Fauchald
spring and into summer. Along with the active lifestyle.
summer season comes summer vacation, a Grilling Vegan Style!:
time where school-aged youths get a break Various special events have been planned at 125 fired up recipes to
from the daily grind, and get a chance to each location. The Armstrong Air and Space turn every bite into a
enjoy the weather and the blissful lack of Museum will be coming to our Willard, backyard BBQ by John
homework. However, summer vacation is Greenwich, and Wakeman locations to Schlimm
also the time in which many students face demonstrate how astronauts stay fit in space
what is known as the “summer slump”, and train for their long missions away from Planet Barbecue! by
a time when many traditionally earth’s gravity. Gordon Russ Steven Raichlen -
“There’s no better way 309 of the tastiest, most
good students lose a lot of hard the magician will perform at the
to beat the summer tantalizing, easy-to-
earned skills and proficiencies Wakeman Community Park to
slump than to visit the make, and guaranteed-
learned during the school year. kick off the Summer Reading
local library. ” to-wow recipes from
program at our Wakeman
every corner of the
There’s no better way to beat the summer location.
globe.
slump than to visit the local library. Simply
reading is the best way to retain the Our Willard location is partnering with the The Big Book of
knowledge and skills learned during the Willard City Park for “Kids Day at the Festival Barbecue Side Dishes:
previous school year. From picture books to in the Park” on June 29th. Also, Magic Over 125 Recipes by
true crime stories, the library has something Nate will be performing at both our Willard Rick Browne
in our collection to fit your interests and spark and Greenwich locations during Summer
anyone’s curiosity. You can even download Reading and the Crawford Park District will
eBooks directly to your favorite device at be at our Greenwich location teaching us
home without ever stopping in. about camouflaging animals. These are only
a few of the fun and educational events that
This summer, each location is offering a are happening at the library this summer!
robust and exciting lineup of programs and
events for all ages. Summer Reading is
The Barbecue! Bible by
Steven Raichlen
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Meet the Team
Mind, Body and Sole
By Jen Farrell,
Coordinator of Staff and Library Services
Get moving at your library this summer a pedometer to help keep track of steps and
with a new program! This summer we are titles read. Just read (or listen! eBooks and
Courtney
introducing “Mind, Body, & Sole” at all four audio books count too.) and run/walk to earn
Roach of our Huron County Community Library prizes. We will have incentives available
North Fairfield locations. This fun program promotes while supplies last for each milestone you
Library Clerk literacy and healthy living, and includes meet. We have great water bottles donated
some great incentives and prizes donated by Mercy Hospital once you hit five miles. If
Choosing a career at by local businesses like Fisher Titus Medical you complete the 26 miles (52,000 steps)
the library was a leap of Center and Mercy Hospital-Willard. or take part in our 5K on July 23rd, you
faith! I felt it in my spirit, will be entered to win a
so here I am! Studies show that FitBit and more. You do
reading supports brain not have to be part of
My favorite thing about development, can our “Exercise Your Mind.
the library are the improve brain function, Read!” Adult Summer
patrons! I’ve gotten to and improves our lives Reading program to take
know so many of them overall. This year we are part.
on a personal level and combining literacy with
really enjoy talking to activity. A healthy active If walking a mile seems
everyone. And the kids! lifestyle can improve scary, that’s okay. You
I’m a big kid myself, so heart health, and prevent can also keep track of
working with kids is a diabetes and other cardiovascular concerns. progress and work towards your goals by
plus! By taking part in our “Mind, Body, & Sole” keeping track of minutes. Simply read 30
program, we hope to help you carry healthy minutes a day and do a physical activity for
In my spare time, I enjoy habits and literacy over through the year. 30 minutes a day, then mark it on your log.
being outdoors - rain or Simply doing an activity for six weeks can
shine! My husband and I make it habit! We will be hosting Group Walks, StoryBook
can find a million things Walks, and more. Visit our website, check
to do (hunting, shooting How do you get started? It’s easy! Starting our Facebook page, stop by or call your local
& all of the above)! June 13, stop by any of our Huron County Huron County Community Library location
Community Library locations and sign up. for dates and times.
Everyone signing up will receive a log and
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Meet the Team
These are merely a select few of the July 22 @ 11am - Trail Tale and Summer
events scheduled at your local Huron Reading Picnic
County Community Library. Find the most North Fairfield Rubi Cabello
up-to-date calendar and detailed program Greenwich Library Clerk
New Drop-In Crafts Every Other Monday!
descriptions on our Facebook page and Fridays (June 17-July 22) @ 11am -
website. I’ve had a soft spot in
Summer Reading Storytime
my heart for kids since
System-wide Events May 20 @ 11am - Kids’ Movie
I was young. When
May 30 - Closed for Memorial Day May 27 @ 4pm - Lego Block Party
the children’s position
June 13 - Summer Reading begins for all June 6 @ 12:30pm - Cookbook Club
opened up in Greenwich,
ages. On Your Mark, Get Set...READ! July 11 @ 12:30pm - Cookbook Club
it was the perfect
Happy 4th of July! - Library closed Wakeman opportunity for me to be
July 23 @ 9am - Mind, Body & Sole 5K at Wednesdays (June 15-July 20) @ close to home and do
Western Reserve Schools. Register at any 3-6:30pm - Summer craft or outdoor activity what I love.
location. All participants entered to win a and healthy snack
FitBit. June 7 - Are you a Wakeman-area teen My favorite thing
Greenwich interested in volunteering this summer? Call about the library is
May 2 - Teacher Appreciation Week - Drop the library to register for an interview. the kids. I love to see
in all week to make a “Thank You” for your June 13 @ 5:30-6:15pm - Magician their excitement every
teacher. Gordon Russ at the Wakeman Community week as they come in
May 16 @ 4pm - Teen Karaoke Night Park. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. All expecting something
May 18 @ 5-7pm - eReader Assistance ages! awesome at storytime.
May 23 @ 5:30pm - Pinterest Monday: June 20 @ 12-2pm - Ohio State University They bring the library to
Mexican Tin Art SNAP-ED program. Kids K-5 will learn life in a unique way.
May 25 - Celebrate Cookie Monster’s how to make easy, nutritious snacks. Free
Birthday with free cookies and coffee all samples provided. I enjoy spending time
day long. June 25 @ 12-1pm - Learn to make with my husband
June 17 @ 11am - Crawford Park District patriotic lei out of ribbon. Registration & $2 teaching our son new
presents “Camouflaging Animals. supply fee required. things and spending time
June 30 @ 2pm - Teen Float Decorating June 27 @ 5:30-6:30pm - Introduction to with our families.
July 15 @ 11am - Magic Nate Yoga. Ages 14+. Wear comfortable clothes
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and bring a yoga mat. Registration required. taffy.
Jun 28 @ 7pm - Friends of the Library Mtg June 25 @ 11am - Family Fun! See a real, active
July 25 @ 5-6:30pm - Summer Reading bee hive, make a beeswax candle and taste fresh
Wrap Up Party! honey with Don from Thornapple Woodlands, LLC.
Willard June 27 @ 6pm - “Cleveland Sports History” with
Mondays @ 4:30-5:30pm - Special the Western Reserve Historical Society
activities for teens from June 13-July 18. June 29 - Kids Day at the Festival in the Park:
Meet Elephant & Piggie and Pete the Cat.
BookPage.com Thursdays in the Park (ages 6-12) - Held
- 4:30-6:30pm - Balloon Creations by Sillie Tillie
BookPage connects throughout the Summer Reading Program.
every book lover with New activities every week. Wear old clothes! - 6:30-7:30pm - The Magic Nate Magic Show in the
their next great read. May 7 - Free Comic Book Day. Free comics Showmobile.
BookPage covers all for Teens and Kids while supplies last. July 16 @ 10am-12pm - 2nd Annual Touch-a-Truck
types of books—from May 11 @ 3-6pm - It’s Jigsaw Puzzle Day. program at the Willard City Park.
literary fiction, history Work on a puzzle and create your own to July 19 @ 1pm - Balance My Day with Susan
and biography to popular take home! Schickley. Science fun, physical activity and healthy
genres like romance and May 20 - The Angry Birds Movie debuts food.
mystery—delivering book July 22 @ 1pm - Jim Cruise, “The Spoon Man” will
in theaters today! Stop in anytime before
reviews, author interviews be at the Showmobile in the Park to entertain us
4:30pm to make an Angry Birds craft.
and special features with his comedy and spoons. *Drawing for Summer
May 23 - It’s National Taffy Day! Check
that are informative and Reading prizes after the show.
out any book from the Youth Services
accessible.
Department and enjoy a delicious piece of July 23 @ 1pm - Our Zoo to You Animal Show
Library Buzz Issue 11 May-July 2016 Dream It. Learn It. Do It For Free!
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