November 2017

S U N M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T

1

8 UpNEXT Coffee

Hour

1 Knitting Group

3:30 Cursive Class

2

3:30 LEGO Club

3:30 Homework Helpers

310-4 Edie’s Book

Shop Sale! 10:15 Parent Tot

Dance

3:30 Library Movie

4 10-4 Edie’s

Book Shop Sale! 10:15 Music Story

Time

11 Story Time

3:15 Ukulele Lessons

5

3 Meditation

6 2-5 LSS Financial

Counseling 3:30-4:30

Nutrition/Yoga

5:30 Art Storytime

7 City Council mtg

7 10:15 Mvmnt

Story Time

11 Story Time

3:30 Homework

Helpers

3:30 LEGO Robotics

4 Mahjong

8

8 UpNEXT Coffee

Hour

1 Knitting Group

3:30 Chess Club

4 Mahjong

9

2 Early-Out Movie @

Vermillion Theaters

Seating begins 1:45

3:30 Origami Club

3:30 Homework Helpers

10

10:15 Parent Tot

Dance

3:30 Library Movie

11

CLOSED IN

OBSERVANCE

OF VETERAN’S

DAY

12

3 Meditation

13

3:30-4:30

Nutrition/Yoga

5:30 Art Storytime

7 School Board

14 10:15 Music

Story Time

11 Art Story Time 3:30-4:30 VEX IQ

4 Mahjong 6 Writers Group

15

8am UpNEXT Coffee

Hour

1 Knitting Group

3:30 Cursive Class

4 Mahjong

16 10-5 LSS

Financial Counseling

3:30 LEGO Club

3:30 Homework Helpers

17

10:15 Parent Tot

Dance

3:30 Library Movie

18

10:15 Music Story

Time

11 Story Time

3:15 Ukulele Lessons

19

3 Meditation

20

3:30-4:30 Minecraft

5:30 Art Story Time

6:30 Alzheimer’s

Group 7 City Council mtg

21 10:15 Mvmnt

Story Time

11 Story Time

3:30 Homework

Helpers

3:30 LEGO Robotics 4 Mahjong 7 Sierra Club

22

3:30 Chess Club

4 Mahjong

23

CLOSED IN

OBSERVANCE OF

THANKSGIVING

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CLOSED IN

OBSERVANCE

OF

THANKSGIVING

25 10-1 Edie’s

Holiday

Pre-Sale

26

27

3:30-4:30

Nutrition/Yoga

5:30 Art Storytime

7 School Board

28 10:15 Music

Story Time

11 Story Time

3:30 Homework

Helpers

3:30-4:30 VEX IQ 4 Mahjong

6 Writers Group

29

8am UpNEXT Coffee

Hour

30

LIBRARY HOURS:

Monday - Thursday: 8 am - 9 pm

Friday: 8 am - 6 pm

Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm

Sunday: 1 - 5 pm

*CLOSED Saturday, Nov 11th, Thursday, Nov 23rd

and Friday, Nov 24th

Edith B. Siegrist Vermillion Public Library 18 Church Street Vermillion, SD

Check It Out! Newsletter

November 2017

New Language Resource

Recently, the South Dakota State Library

introduced a new language eresource

available to library patrons: Pronunciator. Pronunciator provides over 80

different language courses. There are also 50 English as a Second Language

(ESL) courses. Instructional methods include oral phrases, flash cards, and learning guides. It also has ProLive, live online conversation classes led by teachers, with 250+ half-hour sessions per week in over 20 languages. Another

feature of Pronunciator is the Course Designer module, which allows for the creation of private multimedia language courses in Dakota, Lakota, and over

700 other Native American languages, and for the tracking of student progress within those custom courses. This resource takes the place of the

previously available Mango Languages. Additionally, this program provides access to the additional resource

ProCitizen, which is an interactive course to help prepare you for the civics,

reading and writing parts of the USCIS Naturalization Test. It provides 100

instructional videos, drills and quizzes. The state library provides separate links for ProCitizen in English and Spanish. These links can be found at the

South Dakota State Library website: http://library.sd.gov/LIB/ERD/pronunciator/index.aspx. A user manual for Pronunciator can be found at https://www.pronunciator.com/manual/.

Pronunciator 1

BookFlix for Kids 2

Small Business Saturday 3

Adult Programming 3

November Calendar 4

Inside this issue:

LIBRARY HOURS:

Monday - Thursday

8 am - 9 pm

Friday 8 am - 6 pm

Saturday 10 am - 5 pm

Sunday 1 - 5 pm

*CLOSED Saturday, Nov 11th,

Thursday, Nov 23rd and Friday,

Nov 24th

Phone: 677-7060

email: vplstaff@

vermillionpubliclibrary.org

website: www.vermillionpublic

library.org

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READ BEFORE YOU THINK.”

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BookFlix for Kids

The South Dakota State Library is happy to bring you a new talking book

resource, BookFlix by Scholastic. This PreK-2 (approximate ages 0-8)

resource supports beginning, ELL (English Language Learners), special needs, and struggling readers.

BookFlix is accessible inside any library or school building, or outside

your library or school with your library card.

You can find BookFlix at library.sd.gov, within the Elementary School and

Educators & Librarians category pages, or on the main eResources page at:

http://library.sd.gov/LIB/ERD/index.aspx.

BookFlix is structured with 125+ pairs of animated books, coupling classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related talking nonfiction

eBooks from Scholastic.

Benefits:

• Build early literacy skills, vocabulary, and fluency

• Support reading comprehension

• Support visual and auditory learners with video adaption of fiction books

• Form real world knowledge with digital nonfiction flipbooks

• Differentiate between fiction and nonfiction

Features:

• Thematic

• Natural voice read-aloud with word highlighting

• Author biographies and videos

• Related web links for extended learning

• Interactive learning games

• Lesson plans with follow up activities

• Spanish translated pairs

• Streaming

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Small Business Saturday

On Wednesday mornings the Chamber’s Vermillion UpNEXT Coffee Hour

gathers in the Kozak Room for fresh coffee, wonderful speakers discussing

interesting topics, and an atmosphere of community networking and

involvement that makes this perfect for anyone! 8-9 am

2nd & 4th Tuesdays are time for the Vermillion Writers Group to gather. This small,

relaxed group meets to share work, give feedback, and enjoy the company of other

writers. For more information, email vermillionwriters@gmail.com. 6-8 pm

Lutheran Social Services Center for Financial Resources continues to offer free

financial counseling sessions on the 1st Mondays & 3rd Thursdays of each

month. To set up an appointment, call 800-568-2401 or email info@LssSD.org.

You may also visit their website at http://www.lsssd.org/financial_services.

Om Sweet Om has returned with another series of Meditation sessions on Sundays

(Oct 22 - Nov 19), designed for all types of mediation. If you’re looking to meditate

with others, join Betty Smith who will keep time and offer guidance, when necessary.

Bring the practice you have, just as it is. 3-4 pm

Most of us have heard of Black Friday, but have you heard about Small Business Saturday? It’s an annual shopping tradition dedicated to supporting small businesses and celebrating communities

across the country. Since 2010, Small Business Saturday is celebrated each year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. This year, you can get out and support the places you love with the people you love on

Nov 25. Small businesses play a key role in helping communities thrive. They can have a handful of employees

or be up to 150 employees strong. Very often, the employees of your favorite small businesses know your face, may even remember your name, and may anticipate what you are looking for. They give a neighborhood strength and create vibrant, diverse communities. By shopping or dining at your favorite

local places throughout the year, you’re showing your support for small businesses and making a positive impact in your community. In fact, if you spend $100 at a local business, roughly $68 stays in

your local economy. If you spend the same at a large business, only $43 stays in the local economy (Source: http://www.civiceconomics.com/projects.html).

This year, join the Library from 10 am to 1 pm as we recognize Small Business Saturday. The Library

will serve donuts and Bean coffee for

those wanting to drop by and ‘warm up’.

Additionally, Edie’s Book Shop will host

a Holiday Preview Sale to offer up some

extra deals, as well as awarding free gift

certificates to those who bring in a

receipt from any other local businesses -

so many great deals, and local, too!

Adult Programming