CHECK IT OUT! a bi-monthly newsletter of the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library

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1 CHECK IT OUT! a bi-monthly newsletter of the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library Jul/Aug 2014 Volume 22 No. 4 Exciting Changes in Your Library! by Carolyn Rawles, Library Director Summer at our Library is always a time of lots of activity as we celebrate Summer Reading for kids (and now for adults too!). Look for free and fun weekly programs at all library locations throughout the summer. This year, however, we have some other exciting changes in store! Our biggest news is that Sunday hours at the Corvallis Library returned June 22! The Library is now open from 1:00 to 5:00 pm on Sundays, and the meeting rooms are available to rent on Sundays too. We thank Corvallis voters for this, as the hours increase was part of the 2013 Operating Levy. Sunday was previously always a busy day per hour, and we are thrilled to be open seven days a week again! Additionally, a new website has been launched which features a clean new design that should be intuitive to use. We hope the more modern look and ease of navigation will encourage you to explore all your Library has to offer. Our refreshed logo is prominently featured on the new site and symbolizes both our dedication to reading and the Library s connection with the community. One special feature is the site has been optimized for viewing on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, reflecting changes in the way our users now access our resources. CORVALLIS LIBRARY NOW OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK! CORVALLIS LIBRARY NEW Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 10 am 6 pm 10 am 6 pm 1 pm 5 pm The Library is also in the process of adding another vendor for ebook access, the 3M Cloud Library. A different array of materials will be available, and these titles are bought just for our Library, not shared with users throughout the State, so they should be more readily available. Staff really liked the ease of downloading with this product in testing, and we hope you too will find this new service convenient. Are you looking for a nonfiction DVD? In Corvallis, these items were recently moved upstairs closer to the nonfiction book collection. So when you go to pick up a travel book for your next vacation, stop by and get a travel DVD at the same time. This change helped us with overcrowding in the first floor media section. A number of new faces will be joining our staff this summer as we implement the next phase of our staff reorganization. Community Library Specialists, similar to most of our branch staffing, have been added to the Corvallis Adult and Youth Services Division to provide first line customer service. These positions will help free up the Reference Librarians to do more programming and outreach to the community. A new Youth Services Librarian will be joining us in July because of a vacancy and sadly, we said good-bye to longtime Circulation staff member Sally Price, who retired after over 20 years with the Library. A new Library Specialist III will join us in July to fill Sally s vacant position.

2 by Betty McCauley, Honorary Foundation Board Member Mon Thu Fri, Sat Sun 645 NW Monroe Ave Corvallis OR :00 am 8:00 pm 10:00 am 6:00 pm 1:00 pm 5:00 pm Alsea Community Library Alsea Hwy Alsea OR Mon, Wed, Sat Tue, Thu 10:00 am 4:30 pm 2:00 pm 8:00 pm Monroe Community Library 380 N 5th St Monroe OR Mon Tue, Thu Wed Sat 1:30 pm 4:30 pm 10:00 am 4:30 pm 3:00 pm 8:00 pm 10:00 am 3:00 pm Philomath Community Library 1050 Applegate St Philomath OR Mon, Tue Wed Sat 10:00 am 8:00 pm 10:00 am 5:00 pm A publication of the Friends and Foundation of the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library. Refer questions and input to Janelle Cook, Check It Out Editor at Printed with soy ink on recycled, post-consumer waste paper. Library Closed July 4 Independence Day Library Director Carolyn Rawles shared an inspiring story that recently aired on NPR the memory of a Native American woman interviewed by her son. She remembered being introduced to the Bookmobile when she was just a child, living in a camp. She was thrilled to be able to check out books which she said she didn t just read she devoured. As she grew into her teen years, she said reading books changed her world. They taught her that hope was not just a word, and they gave her the courage to leave the camp and attend night school. Later on she worked in a library for thirty years. Her story reminded me of Oregon s migrant camps 50 years ago. Encouraged by the superintendent s wife, our church [Books] taught her that hope was not just a word The annual Friends program for the 2013/2014 year officially concluded in June with our annual membership meeting and final board meeting. The program year officially starts again in September. This may lead you to conclude the Friends are splashing around at Osborn, chasing the alluring melody of the ice cream truck, or slouching under a shade tree with a well-chewed straw protruding from our slack-jawed countenance. Well, not so fast! This year we are holding our first ever book sale at the Monroe Community Library on Saturday, August 23 from 10 am to 3 pm. This is particularly exciting because it coincides with the Monroe Fest, celebrating 100 years since the town was incorporated in Then, during the Corvallis Fall Festival celebration weekend, the Friends focus on paperback books with the Fall Festival Book Sale. Watch for flyers and news sometime around mid-september! women, with our children, drove out weekly to one camp in the summer. We arrived after the children came in from picking crops. I had a car full of books. The children came running, still dripping wet from the shower house, to hear stories and borrow books. They were very, very eager. There are no migrant camps in Oregon now; workers just follow the crops or move into town. However, our Library still has a wonderful Bookmobile, which serves communities throughout the County, rural and urban. Children and adults have every opportunity to devour books that can inspire their lives. If you wish to support this outreach, send a contribution to the Library Foundation and designate it for the Bookmobile. Who knows who will have his or her world changed by books? by David Low, Friends of the Library Co-President However, you should not conclude that book sales constitute the sum of the Friends mission. A lesser known part of what we do involves sponsoring a variety of special Library programs. For example, perhaps you were one of the 160 who experienced author and local hiking guru Bill Sullivan in October, or one of the 66 who attended the four writein sessions during November s National Novel Writing Month, or heard author Vicki Robin discuss transforming our local Food System in March, or participated in April s community poetry reading, or biked in to May s class sessions on maintaining your bicycle with the Corvallis Bicycle collective? If you were involved in any of these, the Friends helped make it happen. During this past year, the Friends made 18 very different programs happen either through the use of the meeting room or outright financial assistance to the talent involved. The Friends are looking forward to sponsoring even more fun and informative programs next year! CORVALLIS-BENTON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY

3 Youth ACTIVITIES STORYTIMES All Storytimes are offered weekly at 10:00 am in the Youth Storytime Room at the Corvallis Library unless otherwise noted. Infant Storytime (Birth to 12 mo) Wednesdays Wobbler Storytime (12 24 mo) Fridays Summer Reading 2014 A complete listing of summer events for Kids and Teens at the Corvallis, Alsea, Monroe, and Philomath libraries is available on page five as well as the Library s web site. Summer Reading is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Teen Summer Reading : Spark a Reaction Candy Science: Make candy monsters and experiment with candy science! Drop-in! July 8 (Philomath) 1:00 pm July 9 (Monroe) 1:00 pm July 10 (Corvallis) 3:00 pm Jewelry Workshop: Come make awesome jewelry and get your own Mehndi design! Drop-in! August 12 (Philomath) 1:00 pm August 13 (Monroe) 1:00 pm August 14 (Corvallis) 3:00 pm Toddler Storytime (24 36 mo) Tuesdays Preschool Storytime (3 5 yrs) Thursdays Bedtime Storytime (all ages) Mondays 7:00 pm los CUENTOS! (all ages) (Family bilingual storytime) Second Saturday of each month 11:00 am Main Meeting Room Man with the Yellow Hat (Birth to 3 yrs) First Saturday of each month at 11:00 am Philomath Community Library Baby Storytime (Birth to 12 mos) First and Third Mondays at 10:00 am Rise and Shine Storytime Wednesdays at 10:00 am Monroe Community Library Preschool Storytime Tuesdays at 10:30 am Mother Goose Asks Why? Explore science through children's picture books. Program includes stories, hands-on science activities. For children ages 3 5. July 31 10:00 am Main Meeting Room Kids Book Club Book discussion and craft. Limited copies of Crunch by Leslie Connor will be available at the Youth Desk. For children ages July 30 1:00 pm Main Meeting Room R.E.A.D. Dogs FREE Lunch! Corvallis School District invites all kids 18 and under for a FREE lunch at the Library (must be consumed on site). Weekdays through Aug 29 Youth Activity Room All ages are invited to drop in to read to a dog for 15 minutes. What a great way to practice reading and snuggle up with a dog! No sign-up required. August 5, 6, 7 1:30 pm 3:00 pm August 19, 20, 21 1:30 pm 3:00 pm August 12, 13, 14 1:30 pm 3:00 pm August 26 1:30 pm 3:00 pm Brookes Reading Room 12:15 pm JULY/AUGUST 2014 All youth events are free and open to the public. For more information, please call or visit our web site at

4 Adult PROGRAMS Library Board Meeting Monthly meeting of the Library Advisory Board. Public welcome. August 13 7:30 pm Woman s Club Board Room Graphic Novel Club Black Hole by Charles Burns July 1 6:30 pm Watchmen by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons August 5 6:30 pm Old World Deli 341 SW 2nd St Suite 4, Corvallis Book Club The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz-Zafon July 16 7:00 pm Book selection to be announced August 20 7:00 pm Woman s Club Board Room Friends of the Library Monroe Book Sale A summer book sale at the new Monroe Community Library. Great reads available for bargain basement prices! August 23 10:00 am 3:00 pm 380 N 5th St l Monroe Coming Soon! A new choice for Library ebooks Literary Elements Summer Reading for Adults continues through August 9. Challenge yourself to read this summer and for each book read, you will be able to enter your name in for weekly prize drawings! See back page for more details or visit the Library s web site In July, we will be adding a new ebook service. The 3M Cloud Library provides popular ebooks in epub format for tablets, smartphones and computers. Patrons can access the Cloud Library through the 3M app for ios, Android, PCs and Macs. Currently, 3M books are not compatible with Kindle ereaders, but does support Kindle Fire. For more information, contact the Library Reference Desk at , or us at askalibrarian@corvallisoregon.gov. World of Ideas Lecture Series LBCC Benton Center, Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, Benton County Historical Society & Museum, and John Croy of Edward Jones Investments present a collection of history, culture and ideas. All lectures free and open to the public. Bring a friend and your lunch and enjoy! Jul 8 Jul 15 Jul 22 Jul 29 Aug 5 NANCY BRYANT, Retired OSU Prof. of Apparel Design will present Dressed for the 18th Century KEVIN AHERN, OSU Senior Instructor, Dept. of Biochemistry & Biophysics will present MOOCs or Massive Open Online Courses: The Opening of Education MARK ALLEN CUNNINGHAM, Author will present The Flickering Page: E-Books and Changes in the Reading Experience JAMES MANUELE, Music & Guitar Instructor, Clark & Concordia Colleges will present Guitars and Music: A History of the Guitar SHEPARD LEVINE, Retired OSU Professor of Art will present When Does Art Become Art? An Aesthetic Conundrum All lectures begin at 12:10 pm in the Main Meeting Room of the Corvallis Library. All events are free and open to the public. For more information, please call If you have a disability and need accommodations for a program, call Please allow 48 hours notice, so that we can better serve you. CORVALLIS-BENTON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY

5 Summer Reading 2014 Schedule CORVALLIS Kids Paperback Swap Bring your paperback books and let s swap! July 2 1:00 pm Have You Seen Birds? Explore the world of backyard birds through stories, activities, and crafts. July 9 1:00 pm Glow Science! Art and science experiments with neon and glow-in-the-dark colors. July 16 1:00 pm Spy-Ence! Become a secret agent and investigate the science behind fingerprints, invisible ink, disguises, observation skills, secret codes and more in this hands-on program. July 23 1:00 pm Summer Reading Finale Music for the whole family with Aaron Nigel Smith. August 6 1:00 pm ALSEA Have You Seen Birds? July 7 2 pm Glow Science! July 14 2 pm Art with Mae July 23, 30; August 6 2 pm MONROE Chintimini Chamber Music July 1 10 am Have You Seen Birds? July 8 1 pm Glow Science! July 15 1 pm Let s Move It! July 22 10:30 am Spy-Ence! July 22 1 pm Fizz, Boom, Surprise! July 29 1 pm Summer Reading Finale August 6 3:30 pm PHILOMATH Fairy House Building Workshop July 3 1 pm Have You Seen Birds? July 10 1 pm Glow Science! July 17 1 pm Let s Move It! July am Spy-Ence! July 24 1 pm Summer Reading Finale August 7 2 pm Three Cheers for Sally! by Cathi Roberts, Volunteer Coordinator When Sally Price retires on June 30, the Library will be losing an irreplaceable employee a woman with 27 years of experience and an unparalleled talent for working capably and cheerfully with patrons, colleagues, and volunteers. Sally s been in charge of the Corvallis Public Library s student volunteer program since She has also managed our small program for disabled volunteers, including both teens and adults. Between January 2008 and December 2013, student volunteers logged 3,390 hours; disabled volunteers, 1,970 hours. Over the same period, 83 people participated in those two programs at the Corvallis Library, and Sally was responsible for training, supervising, and managing about 85% of them. The work Sally has done with these groups has benefited dozens of individuals over the years, and has strengthened the Library s connection to young people, families, schools, and social service agencies. Our Library has been very fortunate to have a staff member with the skills, personal attributes, and flexible work style that enable her to accommodate the myriad needs, schedules, and abilities of these volunteers. This was a very different place when Sally signed on as a part-time Library Clerk in the late 1980s. The brick building was much smaller and books were checked out with a date-stamper. By 1999, the Library appeared very much as it does today, and now working fulltime, Sally began managing the Holds process that enables patrons to reserve popular items. The student volunteer program just came with that position, Sally remembers. At first there were only a handful of teen volunteers, but then schools started encouraging and sometimes requiring students to serve as community volunteers. The program grew, and so did the number of Holds Sally processed. She s kept track, and tells me that in 2002 the number of items placed on hold totaled 59,694; by 2013 it was 300,251, a five-fold increase! Sally s retirement plans are modest but wide-ranging. They include working in her garden, and focusing on her creative side quilting, knitting, and making collages. She ll also have more time to visit with daughters Hannah (a Portland interior designer) and Antonia (an artist and yoga instructor living in Seattle). And then there s the vineyard: Sally and her husband Steve, a plant physiologist and viticulturist, own 10 acres of pinot noir grapes in south Benton County (might there also be opportunities for wine tasting?). Sally has been a joy to work with, and it will literally take a halfdozen staff members to do all the things she currently manages single-handedly. Thankfully, she s agreed to come back and help us out as a Dial-a-Book volunteer. Sally Price, Library Specialist III JULY/AUGUST 2014

6 FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY 645 NW MONROE AVE CORVALLIS OR RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage P A I D Corvallis, OR Permit No. 62 Author J.A. Jance Join J.A. Jance on Tuesday, July 29 at 12:00 pm as she reads from her latest Joanna Brady novel, Remains of Innocence, and answers questions about her work at the Corvallis High School Main Stage Theatre. A signing will follow at this Summer Reading for Adults finale event. J.A. Jance is the New York Times bestselling author of the J. P. Beaumont series, the Joanna Brady series, the Ali Reynolds series, and four interrelated thrillers about the Walker family. Born in South Dakota and brought up in Bisbee, Arizona, Jance lives with her husband in Seattle and Tucson. Tuesday, July 29 12:00 pm Corvallis High School Main Stage Theatre Get rewarded for reading this summer! This year s theme is Literary Elements celebrating science, mystery, maker books and more. For every book you read through August 9, enter your name into our weekly prize drawings. Looking for a competition? Go head-to-head with other readers and we ll award a grand prize for the most books read. HOW TO PARTICIPATE: 1. Read a book 2. Fill out an entry form to enter into the weekly prize drawings (entries accepted until August 9 at all Benton County Library locations) or skip the paper and play online 3. Review the book (optional) Prizes include Farmers Market, American Dream Pizza, and Live Well Studio gift certificates as well as many other surprises. We are also challenging Corvallis Summer Readers to read a combined 1,000 books or more this summer, so prove your literary worth and get reading! Reading suggestions, staff picks displays, and weekly themed reading lists are available from the Second Floor Librarians to keep you nose deep in books all summer long. For more information about Adult Summer Reading please see the website at: