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McCord Memorial Library 32 W. Main St. (814)725-4057 www.mccordlibrary.org

McCord Memorial Library

Books ‘N Banter

LIBRARY HOURS:

Monday—Thursday 10-8 p.m.

Friday & Saturday 10-5 p.m.

Friends of McCord Library Invite New Members to Join

Members of the community are invited to join our Friends of the Library (FOL) organization.

We meet at the library on the first Wednesday of each month at 11:00 am.

Membership is open to all. For more details call 725-4057 or check out our

website: www.mccordlibrary.org

Summer Reading Program June 10 — August 3

Children, Tweens & Teens, and Adults ***

Universe of Stories

Thank you to all participants We hope everyone had fun!

See you next year

Sponsorship thank yous on page 3

Erie Gives Day August 13, 2019

Mark Your Calendar!

Erie Area Community Foundation’s

12 hours of online giving 8:00 am—8:00 pm Go online donate using a credit/debit card (minimum donation $25)

McCord receives funds along with a matched donation.

Go to www.eriegives.org

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New Items @ McCord Memorial Library

Non Fiction

Bellos, Alex: Can you solve my problems? ingenious, perplexing, and totally satisfying

math and logic puzzles

Bringing home the bacon and cutting the mustard

Chandler, Steve: Reinventing yourself: how to become the person you've always wanted

to be

Cauchon, Sara Lynn: The Domestic Geek's meals made easy: a fresh, fussfree ap-

proach to healthy cooking

The Civil War (DVD)

Drori, Jonathan: Around the world in 80 trees

Einstein revealed (DVD)

Einstein's big idea: understand the equation that changed the world(DVD)

Feinman, Ronald L: Assassinations, threats, and the American presidency: from An-

drew Jackson to Barack Obama

Hawes, Jennifer: Grace will lead us home: the Charleston Church Massacre and the

hard, inspiring journey to forgiveness

Kahn, Lloyd: Small homes: the right size

Krishna, Priya: Indian-ish: recipes and antics from a modern American family

Kumar, Sameet M: Grieving mindfully: a compassionate and spiritual guide to coping

with loss

Magnusson, Margareta: The gentle art of Swedish death cleaning

McCullough, David G: The pioneers: the heroic story of the settlers who brought the

American ideal west

McQuiston, James A: Oak Island knights

Moynahan, Bridget: Our shoes, our selves: 40 women, 40 stories, 40 pairs of shoes

Miodownik, Mark: Liquid rules: the delightful and dangerous substances that flow

through our lives

Moyer, Susan: The lonely child

Ownby, Nathan: Creating ultimate backyard fish pond masterpiece: build your ultimate

backyard fish pond...

Pedre, Vincent: Happy gut: the cleansing program to help you lose weight, gain energy,

and eliminate pain

Quessenberry, Sara: Instant Pot electric pressure cooker cookbook: quick & easy reci-

pes for everyday eating

Rohrbeck, Benson W: Pennsylvania's oil region trolleys

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus: How to die : an ancient guide to the end of life

Smith, Hilary T: Welcome to the jungle: everything you ever wanted to know about bipo-

lar but were too freaked out to ask

Sugarman, Lisa: Untying parent anxiety, years 5-8: 18 myths that have you in knots--

and how to get free

Newark, Timothy: In heroes' footsteps: a walker's guide to the battlefields of the world

Tolle, Eckhart: The power of now a guide to spiritual enlightenment (PL)

Turner, Toko-pa: Belonging: remembering ourselves home

Vidal, Mas: Sun, moon & earth: the sacred relationship of yoga & ayurveda

Wilson-Lee, Edward: Catalogue of shipwrecked books: Christopher Columbus, his son,

and the quest to build the world's greatest library

KEY

CD = Book on CD LP = Large Print

MP3 = MP3 Book on CD +CD = Book + Book on CD Available

Fiction

Bognanni, Peter: This book is not yet rated

Brown, Rita Mae: Whiskers in the dark

Butler, Marcia: Pickle's progress

Cussler, Clive: The Oracle (+LP)

Delany, Vicki: A scandal in scarlet (LP)

Follett, Ken: World without end (CD)

Foster, Lori: Sisters of summer's end

Green, Jane: Friends we keep

Hilderbrand, Elin: Summer of '69

Jackson, Lisa: Paranoid

Lloyd, Catherine: Death comes to the school (LP)

Morton, Kate: Clockmaker's daughter

Oates, Joyce Carol: My life as a rat

Patterson, James: 18th abduction (CD)

Patterson, James: Unsolved (+CD)

Peterson, Tracie: Wherever you go

Thor, Brad: Backlash

Tyler, Anne: Clock dance

Weiner, Jennifer: Mrs. Everything

Young Adult

Carlton, Susan Kaplan: In the neighborhood of true

Bennett, Jenn: Serious moonlight

Paolini, Christopher: The fork, the witch, and the worm

Teerdhala, Swati: Tiger at midnight

Glasgow, Kathleen: How to make friends with the dark

Herman, Christine Lynn: Devouring gray

DVD

How to train your dragon. The hidden world

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MEMORIALS

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Memorials, Endowments, and Tributes honor a family member or friend

**If your employer makes matching

donations, be sure to note that on the application.

Memorial brochures are available

at the library or by calling: (814) 725-4057.

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Books Donated in Memory of

A big thank you to all our summer reading sponsors for the Tweens & Teens!

Thank you

Little Shop of Donuts for sponsoring registration And

LaCasa De Pizza Michael's Pizzeria

Orton’s Fruit Market The Bean

For sponsoring various weeks

We are grateful for our local sponsors and look forward to continued community support.

The Children’s Summer Reading program would like to thank all of the wonderful presenters that made

summer reading fun this year!

The Adult Summer Reading Program thanks the talented presenters who made time to share their skills

and knowledge with us this summer.

If you would like to present or sponsor a week of summer reading next year, please email mccordmemorial@gmail.com

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BEYOND THE WORDS The Secrect Keeper by Kate Morton

8/27 6:30-7:30

Adult

ALL BOOKED UP

TBA Adult

National Alliance on Mental Illness presents: Mental Health First Aid Training

7/27 & 8/3 10:00-2:00

Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour course that teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and

substance use disorders.

The training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a men-

tal health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis.

If you missed this session, sign up for another on a future date. Adult

Baby Sitter Certification 8/5

4:00-7:30 Certificate available upon completion

Teen

Children Family Time!

Thursdays 1:15-1:45

Tweens/Teens

5th to 12th grade Thursdays 2:00-3:00

8/1 Rock painting Paint rocks for lasting art fun

outdoors

8/1 Scavenger Hunt Explore the library and compete against

other teams

June 10—August 3

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Adult= 18 and up. These programs may have difficult instructions or cover more adult topics.

Teen= 11 to 18. These programs have intermediate instructions and may cover complex topics.

Children=10 and under. Usually simplified instructions, may not interest teens.

All ages= good for the whole family. Designed with all groups in mind.

Crafty Teens Fun Craft or Activity Each month!

Saturday 8/3 12:00-2:00

Theme: Spaceships

Come and Hang out

At T³(Tween/Teen Time)

2nd & 4th Tuesdays 3:30-4:30

8/13 Board games 8/27 Videogames

Self-paced activities

Hang out with other teens

Free

Teen Advisory Board

Let Your Voice Be Heard!

8/6 3:30-4:30 Join us at any meeting,

no pre-registration required

Why TAB? Volunteer credit Leadership experience Help your library!

Teen Science Club

3rd Tuesday

3:30-4:30

8/20 Ink Experiment with computers,

robots, and other weird science!

Partial funding by Erie/Crawford District Library

LEGO Club will resume

in September

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August 2019 MCCORD

PRESCHOOL 11:45-12:15

PRESCHOOL 11:45-12:15

BABY/TODDLER 11-11:30

725-4057 mccordlibrary.org

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Scavenger Hunt

2:00-3:00

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Crafty Teens 12-2

NAMI Mental Health First

Aid Class 2 of 2

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Baby Sitter Certification

4:00-7:30

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Teen Advisory Board

3:30-4:30

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Computer Help

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T³ 3:30-4:30

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Computer Help

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All Booked Up

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Teen Science Club

3:30-4:30

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BOD

Computer Help

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T³ 3:30-4:30

Beyond the Words

6:30-7:30

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Computer Help

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