Come to Money Smart Week @ the Library (April 7-11) A Wealth of Information Awaits You April 2014 Volume 2, Issue 4 The Word About Town Coolidge Public Library Are you money smart? We have a whole week of programs planned for all ages to increase your financial knowledge on various topics. All pro- grams are free. Please let us know if you have any questions by calling (520) 723-6030 or emailing the library at [email protected]. Some require registration. Monday, April 7 The Fun Van from 9:30—11:30 a.m. Families with children ages 1-5 are invited for some early literacy “money themed” activities. Tuesday, April 8 Understanding Credit at 2:00 p.m. Presented by Pinal County Federal Credit Union Learn what credit is and how to manage yours! What will hurt your credit score and how can you repair it? Please register in advance. Wednesday, April 9 Bunny Money Story Time at 10:15 a.m. Families with young children are invited to listen to Rosemary Well’s Bunny Money, sing songs, and do a money craft. Money Savvy Teens at 3:00 p.m. Presented by Pinal County Federal Credit Un- ion Teens and young adults can learn the bank- ing basics, like how ATM cards work and how to write checks. Please register in advance. Thursday, April 10 Be a Smart Borrower at 11:00 a.m. Presented by Bank of the West Learn your rights as a borrower and the costs associated with borrowing. You will also learn about credit management. Please register in advance. Continues on the next page… Special Points of Interest... Food For Fines Forgiveness— April 1-30 Free Job Workshops—April 4 and 11 Money Smart Week—April 7—11 National Library Week—April 13-19 Ronald McDonald Story & Magic Hour —April 18 Kenilworth Park Easter Activities—April 19 at 10:00 a.m. 3M eBooks on iPad—April 24 Money Smart Week (continued) 2 Food for Fines Forgiveness 2 Job Workshops 2 3M eBooks on iPad 3 National Library Week 3 Summer Reading 4 Tween Titans / Teen Friday Flix 7 Teen Literature Day/ Prize Raffle 8 Kid’s Korner / Ronald McDonald Visit 9 In This Issue:
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Come to Money Smart Week @ the Library (April 7-11)
A Wealth of Information Awaits You
April 2014 Volume 2, Issue 4
The Word About Town Coolidge Public Library
Are you money smart? We have a whole week of programs planned for all ages to increase your financial knowledge on various topics. All pro-grams are free. Please let us know if you have any questions by calling (520) 723-6030 or emailing the library at [email protected]. Some require registration.
Monday, April 7
The Fun Van from 9:30—11:30 a.m.
Families with children ages 1-5 are invited for some early literacy “money themed” activities.
Tuesday, April 8
Understanding Credit at 2:00 p.m.
Presented by Pinal County Federal Credit Union
Learn what credit is and how to manage yours! What will hurt your credit score and how can you repair it?
Please register in advance.
Wednesday, April 9
Bunny Money Story Time at 10:15 a.m.
Families with young children are invited to listen to Rosemary Well’s Bunny Money, sing songs, and do a money craft.
Money Savvy Teens at 3:00 p.m.
Presented by Pinal County Federal Credit Un-ion
Teens and young adults can learn the bank-ing basics, like how ATM cards work and how to write checks.
Please register in advance.
Thursday, April 10
Be a Smart Borrower at 11:00 a.m.
Presented by Bank of the West
Learn your rights as a borrower and the costs associated with borrowing. You will also learn about credit management.
Please register in advance.
Continues on the next page…
Special Points of Interest...
Food For Fines Forgiveness— April 1-30
Free Job Workshops—April 4 and 11
Money Smart Week—April 7—11
National Library Week—April 13-19
Ronald McDonald Story & Magic Hour
—April 18
Kenilworth Park Easter Activities—April 19 at 10:00 a.m.
3M eBooks on iPad—April 24
Money Smart Week (continued) 2
Food for Fines Forgiveness 2
Job Workshops 2
3M eBooks on iPad 3
National Library Week 3
Summer Reading 4
Tween Titans / Teen Friday Flix 7
Teen Literature Day/ Prize Raffle 8
Kid’s Korner / Ronald McDonald Visit 9
In This Issue:
Page 2 The Word About Town
Job Workshops @ the Library
Tween Titans: Let’s Make a Deal at 4:00 p.m.
For tweens ages 9-12! Come in and partici-pate in a money themed activity. Learn and have fun at the same time!
Friday, April 11
So You Want to Buy Your First House? at 2:00 p.m.
Presented by Bank of the West.
Come in and learn about home loan op-tions, the process, and approval.
Please register in advance.
You can register by calling the library at (520) 723-6030 or emailing us at [email protected]. Always keep up with events by “liking” us on Facebook at facebook.com/coolidgepubliclibrary
Money Smart Week @ the Library (continued…)
Do you need assistance with your resume or are you unsure of where to begin? We will host a workshop on “Building Your Re-sume” from 9 a.m. –12 p.m. on Friday, April 4th.
What about standing out to your future em-ployer? Attend the workshop on “Acing That Interview” from 9 a.m.—12 p.m. on April 11th. All workshops are free but we do ask that you register by noon on the day prior to the class.
Workshops are offered by former Intel HR employee, Barbara Plante. Barbara loves
helping people get from one step to the next in their journey back to work.
To register, call (520) 723-6030 or email the library at [email protected].
April is Food for Fines Forgiveness Month
It’s the best time to reduce the fines on your library account! And by doing so, you can help out an individual or a family in need. Between April 1-30, every non-perishable food item donated will equal $1 removed from your library fine. Items must be undamaged and unexpired. Everything that is donated will be given to the House of Hope, which assists those in the community.
If you don’t have a fine but would still like to donate, your contribution will be very much appreciated! If you have questions, please call (520) 723-6030 or email [email protected]
the 3M Cloud App, how to search for, and download an eBook.
Join us on Thursday, April 24th, at 9:00 a.m. If you don’t have an iPad, no problem! We can loan you one while you’re in the
Did you know that through the library, you have access to thousands of eBooks for
free? For our next iPad course, we will go through
class.
Please register for this free workshop by calling (520) 723-6030 or emailing us at [email protected]
This Month’s iPad Class: 3M eBooks
We want to know: Has the library changed or made a positive impact in your life? If so, how?
All year long, we are grateful for the opportunity to serve our community in all the ways that we can. From providing a diverse collection of materials and computers to offering free programs for all ages, such as story times, events for tweens, and various workshops for adults.
Has the library in one way or another, made a positive difference in your life? We would love to know how during National Library Week! Read below for details on how you can be entered into a prize drawing.
Theme for 2014: “Lives Change @ Your Library”
Between Saturday, April 12 and Monday, April 21 come into the
library and write down on a piece of paper we provide how the library has
changed your life.
If you can’t make it in, check us out on Facebook.com/coolidgepubliclibrary. Let us know in a comment and we will enter you into the raffle to win a prize!
“My 4 year old son learned to read.” ~ D.S.
“I wouldn’t be able to do any of my work. Where would we be without the library?” ~ L.R.
In Northern California, two successful CEOs are both indispensable to their growing companies’ futures. Both are brilliant at the power game. But the difference between them is huge. One is a man, the other a woman. In this riveting novel, Danielle Steel explores what that means as she takes readers into the rarefied world of those at the pinnacle of international business and reveals the irrevocable choices they make, what drives them, and how others perceive them. The heady drug of power impacts everything they do. ~ from publisher
The Auschwitz Escape — Adult Fiction (also available in audio format) By Joel Rosenberg
A terrible darkness has fallen upon Jacob Weisz’s beloved Germany. The Nazi re-gime, under the leadership of Adolf Hitler, has surged to power and now hold Ger-many by the throat. All non-Aryans—especially Jews like Jacob and his family—are treated like dogs. When tragedy strikes during one terrible night of violence, Jacob flees and joins re-bel forces working to undermine the regime. But after a raid goes horribly wrong,
Jacob finds himself in a living nightmare—trapped in a crowded, stinking car on the train to the Auschwitz death camp. ~from publisher
Are you reading this on your computer or tablet? Click on any hyperlinks and you will be redirected to the online catalog so you can view item availability and place a request!
Summer Reading Program Coming Up!
We have big plans for this summer’s “Fizz, Boom, Read” events!
We are bringing in a magician, an astronomer, and other exciting people!
We will be hosting many story times, several science programs for tweens ages 9-12, and some combination programs for tweens and
teens. We will show all age science movies and don’t forget—there will be reading!
Jo Frosts’s Toddler Rules: Your Five Step Guide to Shaping Proper Behavior—Adult Non Fiction By Jo Frost
*Sleep: winning those nightly battles—going to bed and staying there *Food: what to cook, trying new things, and enjoying meal times *Play: sharing toys, defusing squabbles, developing social skills *Learning: listening, language, and development *Manners: teaching respect, showing examples, and positive praise
The key to achieving success with these Toddler Rules is Frost’s proven S.O.S. method: Step Back, Observe, Step In. Complete with troubleshooting tips for living tantrum-free, this welcome, hon-est, straightforward guide has all you need to help your children grow, thrive, and make family time even more precious. ~ from publisher Dark Invasion —Adult Non Fiction By Howard Blum
Dark Invasion is Howard Blum's gritty, high-energy true-life tale of German espio-nage and terror on American soil during World War I, and the NYPD Inspector who helped uncover the plot—-the basis for the film to be produced by and starring Bradley Cooper. When a "neutral" United States becomes a trading partner for the Allies early in World War I, the Germans implement a secret plan to strike back. A team of saboteurs (including an expert on germ warfare, a Harvard professor, and a brilliant, debonair spymaster) devise a series of "mysterious accidents" using explo-sives and biological weapons, to bring down vital targets such as ships, factories,
livestock, and even captains of industry like J.P. Morgan. New York Police Inspector Tom Tunney, head of the department's Bomb Squad, is assigned the difficult mission of stopping them. ~ from publisher
Your Life Calling: Reimagining the Rest of Your Life —Adult Non Fiction Audio By Jane Pauley
This is the awakening of a generation to the opportunities that lie ahead. Research has shown that people in their fifties are more vital now than they were only ten years ago. They’re saying, “I’m game, I’m up for it, I want to do more.” Jane Pauley, one of America’s most beloved and trusted broadcast journalists, gives voice to the opportunities of her generation—and the next one too—offering humor and insight about the journey forward. Your Life Calling is a fresh
look at ideas that have been simmering since boomers first entered midlife with a different per-spective on the future than any generation before: that there was more to come—and perhaps the best of all. ~ from the publisher
April is National Humor Month Get your laugh on with these bestsellers!
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened. by Allie Brosch
Grumpy Cat: A Grumpy Book by Grumpy Cat
Is Everybody Hanging Out Without Me? (and other concerns) by Mindy Kaling
Let’s Pretend This Never Happened (a mostly true memoir) by Jenny Lawson
Dog Shaming by Pascale Lemire
Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls by David Sedaris
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12 Years a Slave — DVD Featuring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Michael K. Williams
This film is based on the true story of Solomon Northup. It is 1841, and Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor) an accomplished, free citizen of New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Stripped of his identity and deprived of all dignity, Northup is ultimately purchased by ruthless plantation owner Edwin Epps and must find the strength within to survive. Filled with powerful performances, 12 Years a Slave is both an unflinching account of slavery in American history and a cele-bration of the indomitable power of hope. ~ product description
Our next Teen Friday Flix will be April 18th at 3:30 p.m. Come in with friends, enjoy a snack, and an exciting movie that is based one on the most popular books by Orson Scott Card. Can you guess?
These movies are rated PG-13. If you are just under that age, please ask us in advance about ob-taining parent permission.
To find out what this month’s movie selection is, please visit the library or call us at (520) 723-6030.
YA Fiction with Humor
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Freshman Year and Other Natural Disasters by Meredith Zeitlin
Juvenile Fiction with Humor
Guys Read: Funny Business by Jon Scieszka
Okay for Now by Gary Schmidt
I Funny by James Patterson
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made by Stephan Pastis
Dork Diaries series by Rachel Russell
Geronimo Stilton series by G. Stilton
On the second Thursday of each month, the library hosts Tween Titans at 4:00 p.m., for kids ages 9-12. Come in on April 10th and you will get to participate in our money themed program: “Let’s Make a Deal.” It’s a fun way to celebrate Money Smart Week @ the Library!
You don’t have to register. Just bring yourself, enjoy a snack and have some fun after school.
Teen Literature Day is April 17 YA novels that everyone seems to be talking about!
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on a book
to view
item
availability!
2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults: http://www.ala.org/yalsa/2014-best-fiction-young-adults
Check out Epicreads.com and teenreads.com for everything YA!
To celebrate Teen Literature Day, we are planning a special raffle just for you teens! But first, read the rules!
1. You must be between 13 and 19 years of age.
2. Come in between April 1 and April 16.
3. Grab one of our note cards and write down the title of a YA novel you would recommend to someone. On the other side, write a brief reason you would recommend it. You may provide a small summary without a spoiler.
4. After filling out the note card (with your name and phone number on it!), we will enter you into a raffle.
5. We pull a card on April 17th and the winner gets a special prize!
6. All submitted book reviews will be put into a special Teen News-letter, to be printed in May.
When Maple is tiny, her parents plant a maple tree in her honor. She and her tree grow up together, and even though a tree doesn’t always make an ideal playmate, it doesn’t mind when Maple is in the mood to be loud—which is often. Then Maple becomes a big sister, and finds that babies have their loud days, too. Fortunately, Maple and her beloved tree know just what the baby needs. ~ from publisher
KID’S KORNER
The Fun Van, sponsored by
First Things First, is an Early
Literacy Program for adults
with children ages 1-5. This
program is on Mondays from
9:30-11:30 a.m. It uses the
“parents as teachers” cur-
riculum to help parents as
they prepare their children
for learning.
The library hosts Weekly
Storytime every Wednes-
day morning at 10:15 a.m.
Children ages 1-4 can
come and listen to a story,
sing songs, and do a fun
craft.
On April 9, we will host
Bunny Money Story Time.
Come and listen to Bunny
Money and participate in
a fun money themed ac-
tivity!
Registration is not re-
quired.
Fun Van and Weekly Storytime
Look Who’s Visiting the Library!
You won’t want to miss what we have planned for National Humor Month!
Families with school age children are invited to the library on Friday, April 18th at 11:00 a.m.
Ronald McDonald will make an appearance at
the library to read a story and do some magic!
The program should run about 40 minutes and includes any pictures taken with Ronald. The program is geared towards grades K-5.
Refreshments will be provided.
Registration is not required, however if you have any questions, please call (520) 723-6030.
The Coolidge Public Library helps all residents address the desire for self-directed personal growth and development opportunities throughout their lives by providing materials, programs, and services to meet the citizen’s recreational needs.
Email: [email protected] to subscribe to our monthly newsletter and events calendar!
A Wealth of Information Awaits You
Coolidge Public Library 160 W Central Ave Coolidge, AZ 85128
The Pinal County Library District offers thousands of movies, television shows, and music albums, all available for mobile and online access through a new partnership with hoopla digital. All you need is a valid library card!
You can now begin enjoy-ing thousands of titles– available to borrow for instant streaming or tem-porary downloading to smartphones, tablets, and computers.
Hoopla digital has a sim-ple sign-up, and easy-to-use interface. There’s no waiting to borrow popu-lar movies, TV shows, and
albums. And with the automatic return feature, there’s no late fees.
To access the system on your mobile device, you will need to first download the FREE hoopla digital app from the App Store or Google Play store on your An-droid or IOS device. Once you have downloaded the app to your device(s) and/or clicked on the hoopla digital link on our website (coolidgeaz.com/library), you will be prompted to enter your email address, a pass-word, your library card number, and your library card PIN number.
Once you borrow a title on one device it is auto-matically available via all devices with the hoopla digital app and via your PC web browsers (IE 8+, Firefox 12+, Safari 5+, Chrome 19+).
When using hoopla you will be able to begin streaming the content im-mediately. You can also download content to view at a later date (in case you won’t have Wi-Fi on that camping trip).
You will be allowed to borrow 5 titles each month.
