Largo Public Library Magazine

June/July 2020
Vol. 3 No. 4

Largo Public Library
MAGAZINE
News • Events • Stories

New: Take home kits with

instructions and live online
classes.
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Same Day Service
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Reader's Advisory: Fantasy
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Just For Fun: Crossword

From the
Library
Director

Little did I know when I referred to 46

2020 as a visionary year, that we would 8 10
shut down service as we knew it to
reinvent the public side of the library in Contents
response to a pandemic. In all my years
of working in a library, I’ve never seen Be the Change ..................................................................................................... 3
June and July without summer reading Adult Programs ...............................................................................................4-5
programs. In recent years, we’ve built our Gallery 120 ............................................................................................................. 4
library customer service model around Take Home Tech .................................................................................................. 5
being proactive and hands-on, and now Community Outreach ..................................................................................... 6
that will be curtailed and modified to Teen Scene .............................................................................................................7
promote safety for staff and patrons. Children's Programs ......................................................................................8-9
Starting June 1st, library service desks will Genealogy ............................................................................................................ 10
have plexiglass safeguards in place, limits Just for Fun ............................................................................................................11
on admittance and available services,
and there will be visible cues to practice LIBRARY HOURS
social distancing. I wonder if we will be
as successful in fulfilling our mission by Mon - Wed 9:00am - 8:00pm
taking the leap to providing online pro- Thu - Fri 10:00am - 6:00pm
grams, curated reader’s advisory services
for adults and youth, and in shifting to Sat 10:00am - 5:00pm
more access to eResources? During the Sun Closed
closure we completed the installation Closures:
of new limited touch self check kiosks, a Sat | Jul 4
chat service was added to our website,
and books displays and materials pick up Hours are subject to change. Please check
were improved for patron convenience. LargoPublicLibrary.org or Facebook
The drive-thru continues to be a great for current updates.
advantage to us in keeping our checkout
service going. Re-imagining the delivery Largo Public Library News • Events • Stories June/July 2020
of services isn’t a bad thing, as long as MAGAZINE
what we offer remains relevant to the
community. Please continue to tell us
what you need and how best to deliver
it.While I can’t make promises beyond
our abilities to deliver, I can guarantee
that our mission to enrich lives through
access to reading and information re-
mains the same.

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Summer Reading: Imagine Your Story

Adult Summer Reading Imagine Your Story: Emoji Translation Same Day Service
Starting Jun 1 Jun 1 – Jul 27 It is said that necessity is
For this year's Summer Reading we will Check back each Monday for a new the mother of invention.
be using Beanstack, an online program series of emojis to translate into the titles Out of our need to provide
that will track your reading progress of some of our favorite fairy tales and fan- our patrons with superior
wherever you are. We will also provide tasy novels. You can submit your answers service, we have invented
BINGO cards for anyone who would in-person or through our event calendar. something new!
rather not use the online program. Please Correct entries will be entered into a ~ Call, chat or email to place your order
contact us for details! weekly prize drawing. for up to 10 Largo items only.
~ We will let you know within 4 hours that
your items are ready.
~ Come to the drive-through to pick up
your items.
~ Orders will be held for 2 days.
~ You must call before 4pm for same day
service, otherwise you may pick up your
items the following day.

Be the Change

Sustainable Shelves
In all libraries, outdated, unwanted, or damaged books must be re-
moved or weeded from the collection on a regular basis. But what do
we do with these materials? A large portion of these items are given to
the Friends of the Largo Library to sell in the bookstore and at bi-annual
book sales, but the amount of weeded materials in addition to generous
book donations can be overwhelming to our Friends volunteers. This
year, Largo Public Library will take part as an early adopter in the new
Sustainable Shelves program through the book vendor Baker & Taylor.
In this program, the library can get paid directly by the book vendor for
weeded materials. The vendor determines which books have value and
which don't, pays the library for them and then picks up all weeded ma-
terials, reselling the ones they can, and recycling the ones with no value.
This resale and recycle method of materials maintenance keeps books in
the hands of readers and out of landfills. In addition, the money earned
from the resale of these books through both the Friends of the Library and the Sustainable Shelves program helps
support library programs, services, and initiatives. As an early adopter of this process, Largo Public Library hopes to
take a sustainable step forward while maintaining a book collection that is relevant to the community.

Greater Largo Library Foundation

In the last month, The Greater Largo Library Foundation has been busy with two
successful online events. Our first ever Art Hops Virtual Auction was so much fun!
It was a week long, action packed auction, with new items released every day and
many final-day bidding battles. Congratulations to all of our winners! Here is just
one participant, Dr. Ronald Tucker, who won the men's bicycle donated by Regions
Bank in the LaBelle Plaza, Clearwater. Thank you to all of our donors, participants,
and winners! We also had a successful Giving Tuesday Now on May 5th. Thanks
to the generosity of our community, we were able to reach our One Day, One
Thousand Dollars campaign goal! We are so proud of our ability to support the
programs and services at the Largo Public Library, and we're so happy to stay
connected with all of you. Please visit the Greater Largo Library Foundation's web-
site for updates on our next virtual auction, or to donate to our on-going Library
Champions giving campaign: www.gllf.org.

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Gallery ADULT PROGRAMS: At Home
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Live Lessons R Paper Flower Pop-Up Cards
June & July Rose - Wed | Jun 10 | 6pm
Studio 1212 Join us online and learn something new! Dandelion - Wed | Jun 17 | 6pm
Sign-in details will be provided upon Carnation - Wed | Jun 24 | 6pm
Studio 1212 Art Gallery is owned registration. Water Lily - Wed | Jul 1 | 6pm
and managed by a small group
of professional Artists, at 1405 R Get Your Groove On: Freegal Music Enjoy flowers in bloom all year round
Cleveland Street, Clearwater, Mon | Jun 1 | 6pm with these pop-up flower cards. We’ll be
Florida, and open to the public Follow along on your device and learn making a different flower each week. Just
every Wednesday and Saturday how to use the Freegal Music app to pick up a kit with all the supplies needed
from 10:00 to 2:00. The founding download and stream music on your to make each card, and all you’ll need to
members were students of William device. Downloaded music can be kept supply is the glue!
Pachner, an internationally known on your device or computer! R Make a Bookmark Booklight
Artist, who for a time, lived, taught Mon | Jun 29 | 6pm
and exhibited in the Clearwater, R Intro to 3D Printing LED technology has a number of uses.
Florida area. His students wanted Mon | Jun 15 | 6pm You’ll use LED lights, conductive thread,
a place within which to create and View a demonstration of the library's and basic sewing to make bookmarks to
exhibit their art and in the 1970’s 3D printer and learn the basics of 3D illuminate your reading. Pick up supplies
Studio 1212 was born. Studio printing. on June 23 or by end of the week.
1212 also has monthly art critiques R SuperDuo Chevron Bracelet
and the Studio Artists hold work- R Get Down to Business: Tue | Jul 7 | 6pm
shops throughout the year. New Library Databases Bead-along to make a
Exhibits rotate about every 60 Mon | Jun 22 | 6pm SuperDuo bracelet. Pick
days and the public is welcome to With your library card you have access to up a kit with all the sup-
stop by and meet the Artists while free resources to find jobs, learn how to plies needed, we will try
they work, browse the exhibits start your own business, access a resume to accommodate color
and art bins for an affordable, building tool, locate businesses, and get selection if possible.
one-of-a kind piece of art, or visit stock analyst tips for investing. Join us
our website @ Studio1212.org. in this overview of the library’s business R Paint an Iceberg with Gouache
databases to learn more! Wed | Jul 8 | 6pm
Follow Ahtohallan to
R eBooks & eAudiobooks: Learn Libby create a geometric
Mon | Jul 6 | 6pm iceberg design that
Learn how to use the Libby app on reveals the mysteries
your Android tablet/phone or iPad/iP- below. Check out a kit
hone to find eBooks to read or listen to with a set of gouache
eAudiobooks. paint, paper, and brushes to paint-along.
R Decorative Frames:
R Break Up with Your Cable Iris Paper Folding
Mon | Jul 27 | 6pm Mon | Jul 13 | 6pm
Learn cost-saving options for alternatives Learn how to use iris paper folding to
to cable, to stream TV shows and movies. make a frame for your personal use or for
Also, learn how to use the library eRe- a gift! Pick up supplies on July 7 or by
source hoopla, to access free movies, TV end of the week to follow along.
shows, eBooks, music and more with your R Paint an Enchanted Tree
library card. Tue | Jul 14 | 6pm
Use acrylics to paint
Crafting at Home a magical tree from
the Enchanted Forest.
Register for class, pick up your kit, and We’ll all paint togeth-
join us online! All classes will be in live er step-by-step, and
format and questions are encouraged. you can checkout a kit
Sign-in details will be provided upon with all the supplies
you will need.
registration.

R Spring Into Crafts:
Paper Roses
Mon | Jun 8 | 6pm
Learn how to use book
pages to make roses
for decorations or gifts.
Pick up take home kit
June 2 or by end of the week to follow
along.

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R Alcohol Ink Amulet R Decorative Frames: Reader's
Tue | Jul 21 | 6pm Iris Paper Folding Advisory
Blend alcohol inks to Available Jul 7
make a spellbinding Colorful paper and cardstock are used to Gods of Jade and
amulet. Pick up a kit make decorative frames. Learn how to Shadow
with all the supplies use iris paper folding to make a frame for by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
needed, and watch the your personal use or for a gift! Need: The Mayan god of
livestream for a step- tape. Register for the Jul 13 program death sends a young
by-step demonstration. and follow along. woman on a harrowing,
R Watercolor Cactus R No Churn Necessary: Butter life-changing journey in
Tue | Jul 28 | 6pm Available Jul 14 this dark, one-of-a-kind
Learn to paint 3 cute Learn how to make homemade butter fairy tale inspired by
watercolor cacti. Check in minutes! Need: mason jar or jelly jar Mexican folklore.
out a kit with a set of (any size) and heavy cream. Oona Out of Order
watercolors, paper, and by Margarita Montimore
brushes to paint-along. R No Churn Necessary: Cheese It's New Year's Eve
Available Jul 28 1982, and Oona
Take Home Tuesdays Learn about cheesemaking and types of Lockhart has her whole
cheeses. Recipes will be provided. Need: life before her. At the
Pick up a take home kit each week. Kits whole milk, lemon or white vinegar; stroke of midnight
will be available by Tuesday and through heavy cream. Ingredients vary depending she will turn nineteen,
on the type of cheese. and the year ahead
the end of the week. promises to be one of consequence. As
R Paper Roses Take Home Tech the countdown to the New Year begins,
Available Jun 2 Oona faints and awakens thirty-two years
Learn how to use book pages to make Pick up handouts to follow along at in the future in her fifty-one-year-old
roses for decorations or gifts. Need: glue. home, and learn the basics of your de- body. Oona learns that with each passing
Optional: colored pencils or markers. vice. Please keep in mind that everyone’s year she will leap to another age at ran-
Register for the Jun 8 program and follow dom. And so begins Oona Out of Order...
along. device is different! Black Tides of Heaven
R Coloring & Augmented Reality R Android Phones for Beginners 1 by Jy Yang
Available Jun 9 Wed | Jun 3 & Jul 8 Mokoya and Akeha,
Relax and color! After completing your Learn some of the basics the twin children of the
coloring sheets, play with the technology. for getting started with Protector, were sold to
Learn the basics of augmented reality, your Android phone, the Grand Monastery as
and see how it works with a simple, free including settings and infants. While Mokoya
app on your smartphone or tablet. Need: text messaging. developed her strange
colored pencils or crayons; smartphone R Android Phone for Beginners 2 prophetic gift, Akeha
or device. Wed | Jun 10 & Jul 15 was always the one who could see the
R Chill Out & Make Ice Cream Learn more basics for your phone includ- strings that moved adults to action. While
Available Jun 16 ing email and apps. Mokoya received visions of what would
We’ll provide the supplies, make ice R Android Tablets for Beginners be, Akeha realized what could be. What's
cream without a machine! Recipes for Wed | Jun 24 & Jul 29 more, they saw the sickness at the heart
other types of ice cream and frozen Learn the basics from navigating your of their mother's Protectorate. A rebellion
desserts will also be provided. Need: ½ c. device to adding apps. is growing.
half & half. R iPhones for Beginners Boy, Snow, Bird
R Make a Bookmark Booklight Thu | Jun 4 & Jul 2, 23 by Helen Oyeyemi
Available Jun 23 Become more familiar with your device. In the winter of 1953,
LED technology has a number of uses. Learn about passcodes, wallpaper, and Boy Novak arrives by
You’ll use LED lights, conductive thread, apps including calendar and email. chance in a small town
and basic sewing to make bookmarks to R Intermediate iPhones in Massachusetts. She
illuminate your reading! Need: needle, Thu | Jun 18 & Jul 9, 30 marries a local widower
scissors. Optional: sequins, thread, or Learn how to send way more exciting and becomes step-
markers to decorate your bookmark. messages, learn fun and new iPhone tips mother to his winsome
Register for the Jun 29 program and and shortcuts, such as enabling dictation daughter, Snow Whitman. A wicked
follow along. and addressing unwanted calls. stepmother is a creature Boy never imag-
R The Art of Book Folding R iPads for Beginners ined she'd become, but elements of the
Available Jun 30 & Jul 21 Thu | Jun 25 & Jul 16 familiar tale of aesthetic obsession begin
Chill and learn how to Learn app organization, navigation tips, to play themselves out when the birth of
make art from your used and how to use some of the apps that Boy's daughter, Bird, who is dark-skinned,
books. Follow the instruc- came with the device like Calendar and exposes the Whitmans as light-skinned
tions to repurpose one of Contacts. African Americans passing for white.
your books or we’ll pro-
vide you with one. Need:
pencil, ruler with centimeters.

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Big, Bodacious LIBRARY IN YOUR NEIGHBOORHOOD
Bookmobile
Tour We can't wait to get back on the road and see all of you again! Until then, here is a
look back on some of the great times we've had on the Bookmobile.
The Library Director's
"Big, Bodacious Bookmobile Tour" Bookmobile Reveal

I had the oppor- Highpoint Family Center Pawfest 2019
tunity to join our
fantastic library Bookmobile Anniversary
outreach staff on
their bookmo- ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING
bile rounds the
last two weeks Virtual PCS Adult English Classes
of January. It Mon - Thurs | 10am - 12pm
was not only to In collaboration with Pinellas County
celebrate the Schools, this program will help adults
one year anniversary of the service, speak, write, and read English in a
but it also gave me the chance to virtual classroom setting. Registration
hear feedback first hand. I also had a is required and is continuous through-
glimpse of a day in the life of the staff out the semester. There is a $45 fee for
who put their hearts into this amazing each six-month term of enrollment. To
service. What I learned was that there register, please email [email protected]
isn’t a dissatisfied patron among the or call 727-481-6707.
group. Who doesn’t love the conve-
nience of a rolling library that returns
every two weeks with the latest best
selling books in regular print, large
print and audio? New books and
old movies largely please our older
patrons. Children love the experience
of coming on board and choosing
a book to read. All patrons appreci-
ate the reassurance of friendly staff
and the commitment of the City of
Largo and the Greater Largo Library
Foundation to provide funding to
continue the service. A staff mem-
ber at one of the bookmobile stops
summed it up when she said, "Thank
you for bringing our residents joy!"

Citizenship Classes Online Conversation Club At-Home
Mon & Wed | 6pm Tue | 6pm
Do you want to become a U.S. Practice speaking & listening in English.
Citizen? We can help! Prepare for Meet with other English Language
the naturalization process with online learners. Club meets virtually every
instructions in Civic & U.S. History Tuesday at 6 pm. Email votero@largo.
and practice for the interview. Classes com to receive an email with instructions
are taught by Learning Empowered on how to join.
instructors. For more information call:
727.244.9301 or email: citizenship3@
learning-empowered.org.

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TEEN SCENE Teen Book
Quick Picks
Ages 12-18.
Rachel’s Pick:
Imagine Your Story: Imagine Your Story: Teen Art Contest Rebel Seoul
Teen Summer Challenge Jun 1 - Jun 30 by Axie Oh
Jun 1 - Jul 31 Calling all artists! Lee Jaewon, ex-gang
Throughout the member, was recruited
Read and stay active with the Teen month of June, and assigned to watch
Summer Challenge! Log your reading, submit original over Tera, the govern-
complete activities, and submit book artwork inspired ment’s test subject. The
reviews to earn badges and unlock prizes by our summer reserved Tera opens up
all summer long. Tickets are awarded theme, Imagine to him over time and they
along the way towards the grand prize Your Story, for our develop a love while being conflicted
drawing. The more you do, the better Teen Art Contest! with where they stand in the govern-
your chances of winning! Download the Some ideas for ment’s rebellion. I enjoyed this because
free Beanstack app to your phone or this theme are it was filled with action yet was balanced
device and register! Fairy Tales, Mythology, and Fantasy. with emotion.
(A playcard option for teens who cannot In July we will prepare your works for Zaria’s Pick:
use the app will also be available.) display. Teen artwork will showcase in Reborn! (Katckyo Hitman
the Library's Gallery 120 in August and Reborn!)
Take Home Teen Crafting September where a panel of judges and by Akira Amano
Tue | Jun 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 & our community can vote for their favorite Absolute Masterpiece. A
Jul 7, 14, 21, 28 | pieces. Prizes will be awarded by the real underdog story about
Pick-Up in the Teen Room panel to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners a lame middle school kid
in two categories: 2D (painting, drawing, who mysteriously finds a
photograph), and 3D (sculpture, jew- tutor that happens to be a
elry, pottery, mixed media). A People’s world class mafia hit-man
Choice prize will also be awarded for named Reborn. That isn’t even the crazy
each category by a popular vote from our part… the kid is being inherited into
community. the most renowned mafia family, the
Prizes are as follows... 1st place: Vongola… And he’s their boss!
$100; 2nd place: $50; 3rd place: $25; Lucas’s Pick:
People's Choice: $50. For full contest Eldest
guidelines please visit our website at by Christoper Paolini
LargoPublicLibrary.org. If you have read Eragon,
Stay Tuned! then your journey will
take you to Eldest (the
If you’re bored, stop by the Teen Room We’re busy exploring new and fun sequel and book 2 of the
to pick up a crafting kit! All the main sup- ways to bring games and events to Inheritance Cycle), where
plies required to make something fun at you at home! Follow us on Instagram & the story continues and
home are included. New kits will be avail- Facebook @largopubliclibrary for updates more plots unfold.
able on Tuesdays throughout the summer on summer programs, teen book recom- Alyssa’s Pick:
and you can pick them up throughout the mendations, teen volunteer posts and Peter and the Starcatchers
week while supplies last. more! For more activities you can do at by Dave Barry and Ridley
Teen Summer Volunteers home, check out: LargoPublicLibrary.org/ Pearson
The Teen Online Engagement Committee TeenActivitiesatHome. Peter and the Starcatchers
is seeking enthusiastic teen volunteers to is an adventure from
help reach out to area teens this summer. cover to cover. I love this
This special committee will have virtual new take on Peter Pan’s
meetings to plan and create content classic story because it
and programming ideas for the Library's shows us parts of Peter
social media platforms. All content will be and Neverland that the animated movie
aimed at keeping area teens connected doesn’t show. Peter is a cheeky and
over the summer as we adjust to guide- delightful narrator and he’ll keep you
lines for social distancing. Please email hooked until the end of the series. If you
[email protected] for more info! love thrilling takes on nostalgic tales, this
is the series for you.

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Reader's CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS
Advisory
Ages 12 and under. All children's programs for the months of June and July will be
Check out these titles related to our held online. For programs that require registration, please register online or call
Imagine Your Story theme available 727.587.6715.
here, at your local library. Some titles are
also available as eBooks through Libby/ Summer Reading School-Age
Overdrive and/or hoopla. Ask a staff Incentive Program: Programming
Imagine Your Story
member for more information. For the summer months, all school-age
Starts Monday, June 1st and ends on programming will be a simplified at-home
Picture Books Friday, July 31st. Stop by the Children’s edition. There will be three different craft
Fairly Fairy Tales Service Desk to pick up a reading log activity kits available weekly, starting on
by Esme Codell and claim your prizes. Children reading Tuesdays, as noted below. The following
Sootypaws: A Cinderella through all three levels of the log will be week, you can join our staff online for
Story awarded a total of three prizes and be step-by-step instructions at the date and
by Maggie Rudy entered in our grand prize drawing! time listed on your kit. Instructions on
Reading Beauty We have a special reading incentive where to find the videos will be provided
by Deborah Underwood program for children under the age of in each kit. The activities are designed for
Fairy Tale Classics 5. Complete all the activities with your children ages 5-12, but if you have any
Series by Tiger Tales child and receive a special book. Please questions or want to share pictures of
Little Red Reading Hood ask at the children’s service desk for more your craft activities, you can always email
and the Misread Wolf details. us at [email protected]. Packet
by Troy Wilson quantities will be limited, and may be
Beginning Readers New This Summer! reserved online, or in person.
Tadpole Fairy Tale Twists
Series by various authors Would you rather not use a paper log to R Jun 2
Pupunzel keep track of your summer reading? We Watercolor Butterflies, Animal Crossing
by Maribeth Boelts now have Beanstack, an online reading Gyroids, Popsicle Stick Catapults
Easy-to-Read Wonder and activity tracker! You’ll still be able R Jun 9
Tales to receive the same prizes, but have the Runes Necklace, Fire-Breathing Dragons,
Series by Veronika Charles convenience of logging your summer Coffee Filter Friends
The Frog Prince: A reading and activities either online or R Jun 16
Retelling of the Grimms’ through their app. Ask at the Children’s Whimsical Willow Painting, Buzzing
Fairy Tale Service Desk for more information on this Kazoos, Popsicle Stick Animals
by Eric Blair new program starting Monday, June 1st! R Jun 23
Puss in Boots Paper Umbrella, Patriotic Crafts, DIY Fairy
by Lisa Findlay Storytimes Gardens
Chapter Books R Jun 30
Mermaid Tales Storytimes At-Home | Ages 2-5 Toilet Paper Roll Parrot, Code Your Name
Series by Debbie Dadey Tue | Jun 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 & in Jewelry, Jellyfish Buddies
Grimm and Gross Jul 7, 14, 21, 28 | 10:30am R Jul 7
Series by Michael Dahl Thu | Jun 4, 11, 18, 25 & Craft Stick Paint-Along, Fish Hand
Scary Stories Retold Jul 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 | 10:30am Puppets, Egg Carton Animals
Series by Wiley Blevins Join us for stories, music, and a few R Jul 14
Rainbow Magic: The surprises, designed for children ages 2-5. Yarn Crafting, Paper Plate UFOs, DIY
Storybook Fairies Videos can be found on our Facebook Crowns
Series by Daisy Meadows page. R Jul 21
Princess Pink and the Land Imagine Your At-Home Storytime | Watercolor Crafts, DIY Avocado Pillows,
of Fake-Believe Ages 4-8 Troll-tastic Headbands
Series by Noah Jones Fri | Jun 5, 12, 19, 26 &
Jul 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 | 10:30am
8 Following the theme of Imagine Your
Story, this storytime for ages 4-8 will fea-
ture fairy tales, dragons, and other amaz-
ing characters in stories that are a little
longer than our traditional storytimes.
Videos can be found on our Facebook
page.

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Book Clubs R Summer Stories Book Club | Reader's
Ages 9-12 Advisory
For the summer months, all children’s Jun 2
book clubs will be a simplified at-home Dragons in a Bag Fiction
edition. There will be no in-person or by Zetta Elliott Whatever After
online meet-ups, however you can always Jun 23 Series by Sarah Mlynowski
email us at [email protected] with Olga and the Smelly Thing From The Grimm
any questions or to share pictures of your Nowhere Series by Adam Gidwitz
book club activities. Packets for all Book by Elise Gravel Hamster Princess
Clubs will be available on Tuesdays, as Jul 14 Series by Ursula Vernon
noted below. Please try to adhere to Voyage of the Dogs The Land of Stories
the age guidelines listed as the packets by Greg van Eekhout by Chris Colfer
are limited in quantity. Packets may be You Choose Books: An Interactive Fairy
reserved online, or in-person. Contests Tale Adventure
R Young Reader’s Book Club | Ages 4-5 Series by various authors
Jun 2 Count How Many Non-Fiction
Clark the Shark and the Big Book Report Are those googly eyes in a jar? How Grimm’s Fairy Tales
by Bruce Hale many are in there? Join us every Monday by Karen Kelly
Jun 9 in June and July to see a new jar of un- A First Book of Fairy Tales
Danny and the Dinosaur Go to Camp usual items. Come in any day of the week by Mary Hoffman
by Syd Hoff to examine the jar and give us your best The Land of Stories: A
Jun 16 guess for a chance at a prize. The contest Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales
Dixie Wins the Race is open to all children ages 12 and under, by Chris Colfer
by Grace Gilman but we ask that you only participate Learn to Draw: Disney
Jun 23 once a day. Winners will be contacted by Princess Classic Fairy Tales
Fancy Nancy: Best Reading Buddies phone weekly. by Disney
by Jane O-‘Connor Scavenger Hunt A World Treasury of Fairy
Jun 30 Every Monday in June and July will Tales & Folklore: A Family
Flat Stanley and the Lost Treasure feature a new, themed scavenger hunt to Heirloom of Stories to Inspire
by Jeff Brown keep you occupied while you are in the & Entertain
Jul 7 library, and give you a chance to win a by William Gray
Hot Rod Hamster and the Wacky prize. How many unicorns can you spot? Graphic Novels
Whatever Race How many purple dragons are hiding in Fairy Tale Comics: Classic Tales Told
by Cynthia Lord the shelves? These are just two examples by Extraordinary Cartoonists
Jul 14 of the fun searches that are in store for Mighty Jack
Mac and Cheese you this summer at the library. Come in Series by Ben Hatke
by Sarah Weeks any day of the week to participate, but Cici: A Fairy’s Tale
Jul 21 we ask that you only enter once a day. Series by Cori Doerrfeld
Moby Shinobi: Ninja on the Farm Ask for an entry form at the children’s ser- Far Out Fairy Tales & Far Out
by Luke Flowers vice desk and start your search! Winners Folktales series by various
Jul 28 will be contacted by phone each week. authors
Paddington Sets Sail Open to children ages 12 and under. Phoebe and Her Unicorn
by Michael Bond Weekly Riddle Series by Dana Simpson
R Bookworms Book Club | Ages 6-8 What has black spots on their red body
Jun 2 and is referred to as a lady? A ladybug, of
Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures: course! Each week in June and July there
Escape to California will be a riddle posted on our online
by Jeff Brown Events Calendar. Simply register with
Jun 16 your contact information and answer to
Once Upon a Fairy Tale: The Magic Mirror the riddle, and all correct answers will be
by Anna Staniszewski entered into a weekly prize drawing.
Jun 30 Additional Items to Check-Out
Black Lagoon Adventures: The Pool Party Looking for educational toys, storytime
From the Black Lagoon backpacks, STEAM challenges, or crafting
by Mike Thaler kits? We have all of those available for
Jul 14 you to check-out at the library. Most
The Last Firehawk: The Ember Stone items check out for 4 weeks, with the
by Katrina Charman exception of the crafting kits, which check
Jul 28 out for 1 week. Come look through the
The Puppy Place: Rascal binders on our children’s service desk and
by Ellen Miles take home a treasure or two!

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GENEALOGY CLASSES & GROUPS: Watch Online

As the date of the event draws nearer, we will publish instructions on how to participate on the PGS website, Blog, and
weekly email distribution list. For more information, email Bob Bryan at [email protected] or call 727.595.4521.

Family Tree Maker User Group Genealogy Research: Working Around DNA Basics Class
Sat | Jun 6 & Jul 4 | 10am the Edges Thu | Jul 2 | 7pm
Online Q&A discussion of how to use the Sat | Jun 20 | 11am Learn about the types of DNA tests
Family Tree Maker genealogical database Speaker: Jack Butler used for genealogy and popular testing
software. A wide range of home and family sources companies. We compare the benefits of
of genealogical information are covered. each type of test and each company’s
Irish Genealogy Interest Group database.
Thu | Jun 11 & Jul 9 | 1pm DNA Users Group Tracing Living Persons
Online Q&A discussion on customs and Tue | Jun 23 & Jul 28 | 1pm Mon | Jul 13 | 1pm
culture, review of online resources, and Online discussion of how to interpret We often would like to find relatives or
strategies for breaking down walls. your DNA test results, and apply those friends for which we have lost touch. Or
results to your current family history re- perhaps find cousins or other relatives
Advanced Genetic Genealogy search. Join our casual group as we learn that you didn’t know you had! This class
Discussion together. will focus on some tips and techniques
Sat | Jun 13 & Jul 11 | 1pm for finding living people.
We will be reviewing the book Advanced Roots Magic User Group
Genetic Genealogy: Techniques and Case Sat | Jun 27 & Jul 25 | 10am Writing Workshop with
Studies. Online Q&A discussion of how to use Patricia Charpentier
the RootsMagic genealogy database Sat | Jul 18 | 11am
Naturalization Records software. This is aimed at helping us turn dry vital
Tue | Jun 16 | 10am statistics into human stories. Details to
Many of our ancestors became natural- follow.
ized citizens, and left a paper trail when
they did so. This class explains the natu-
ralization process, what information can
be found in the records, and where those
records can be found.

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Just For Fun

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circulate 31. A Confederacy of ______ department
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