Rawlins Library Newsletter. Check It Out!

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1 Rawlins Library 1000 E. Church St. Pierre, SD July Rawlins Library Newsletter JULY CALENDAR Check It Out! JULY SUMMER READING PROGRAM through 28th July 4 Library Closed for Independence Day July 8 Adult Coloring Club 10:30 a.m. July 10 Super Seniors Book Club, Janette Oke 1:00 3:00 p.m. July 12 Joey Leone concert / History of Blues in America 7:00 p.m. July 24 Teen Reading Club Pool Party at the YMCA 1:00 p.m. July 24 Library Board of Trustees meeting 5:00 p.m. TEENS Join us every Monday at 1:00 p.m. Joey Leone Concert Shades of Blues in America Joey will play an assortment of blues music, from pre-war to Texas & Chicago Electric Style Blues, as well as his own original compositions. His approach is clean and authentic and his vocal style is unique and reflects his life experiences, as well as his exposure to many great blues artists #pierrelibrary Join us for an extraordinary program of rhythm and blues music, performed by well-known musician, Joey Leone. Joey has toured with such blues legends as Etta James, Wilson Pickett, Buddy Miles and many more. The Shades of Blues in America a History of the American Blues is a program of musical performance as well as a fascinating history of blues music in America. Don t miss it! July 12 7:00 p.m. * The concert will be held on the Library lawn please bring a chair or blanket to sit on. See you there! INSIDE THIS EDITION July Schedule Joey Leone Concert Independence Day Acquisitions News My Guy s Book Review...4 Get Lost in a Good Book..5 Super Seniors Book Club Summer Reading Programs.. 6 One Book South Dakota Volunteers Adult Coloring Club Award Winners Magic Show Photo Farewell to Leon and Laurie..8 Grandparents Read Five..9 Fine Free Wednesdays..9 SDSL Databases...10 Biography/Dorinda Daniels Car Season Trivia LIBRARY HOURS: Monday Thursday 10 a.m. 9 p.m. Friday Saturday 10 a.m. 5 p.m. Sunday 1 pm 5 p.m. As we express gratitude to our soldiers and veterans on this Independence Day, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. ~ John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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5 Why should kids have all the fun? Adult readers, there s good news: This summer, it s all about you! Picking up a book and getting lost in its pages is the perfect way to enjoy the sunny days and endless nights that are coming our way. Even better, studies find that reading can decrease blood pressure, sharpen memory recall as we age and may even make us more empathetic. And health benefits aren t the only perks enjoyed by adult readers! Books open doors to new solutions that help us deal with life s everyday problems. There is great value in seeing life from a different perspective. So whether you re soaking up the sun on the beach, planning for a family vacation, or just looking for an escape that no travel agent can provide, get lost in a good book this summer. There s no telling where those wondrous words will take you! Super Seniors Summer Book Club Rawlins Library is hosting a Janette Oke Book Club exclusively for our Super Seniors every month through September. Registration is requested in advance to attend these monthly programs. Every registrant will receive a free copy of the book to keep and read before the program. Programs will consist of a book discussion followed by the showing of the movie by the same title. Join us for a fun summer with Janette Oke! July 10 1:00 p.m. 5 5

6 Children in grades Kindergarten 5th All programs start promptly at 1:00 p.m. and run until approximately 2:00 p.m. June 5 July 28 TUESDAYS - Children in Kdgtn. and 1st grade WEDNESDAYS - Children in 2nd and 3rd grade THURSDAYS - Children in 4th and 5th grade Joey Leone The History of Blues Music in America JULY 12-7:00 p.m. Teen Program 6th grade and older (July 3 No program Happy 4th of July!) July 10 T-shirt bag (bring an old Tshirt you can cut up) July 17 Frisbee golf July 24 Pool Party a t the Y MCA Adult Summer Reading Program 18 and older Adults are invited to take one of the specially wrapped books and enjoy a Blind Date with a Book! What is hidden under the wrapper is a mystery for you to read and discover, but we guarantee love at first sight. Inside each book is a brief questionnaire which you fill out and return to the Library, to be entered into a drawing for gift certificates. Currently we have a $15 Amazon gift card and a $25 gift card to Free Range Peckers for locally grown farm eggs. 6

7 2017 One Book South Dakota If everyone in a community read and discussed the same book, the result would be an exchange of ideas. That is the premise of the South Dakota Humanities Council s One Book South Dakota program. The 2017 One Book South Dakota selection is Kitchens of the Great Midwest. It s a novel by J. Ryan Stradal about a young woman with a once-in-a-generation palate who becomes the iconic chef behind the country s most coveted dinner reservation. The book was named the fiction book of the year by the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association and was selected as a best book of the year by Amazon, BookPage, LibraryReads and NPR. People in the Pierre/Fort Pierre area will be fortunate to be able to discuss the book with the author and have him sign copies of it. Stradal will be at the Ramkota RiverCentre in Pierre on Thursday, July 20. Events at the Ramkota RiverCentre will begin with an author reception at 6:00 p.m. in which people can sample food featured in Kitchens of the Great Midwest. At 7:00 p.m., Lindy and Matt Geraets of B&G Produce will tell about what is involved in producing locally grown vegetables and fruit. Stradal s program will begin at 7:30 p.m. We love our volunteers!! Nephi & Deon Johanson have been sprucing up the library with flowers, washing signs so we can read them again, cleaning dvd cases and shifting books on the shelves. We appreciate and thank you for your time & awesome results of your work. Please join us for another session of the Rawlins Library Adult Coloring Club WHEN: July 8 (Saturday) 10:30 a.m. WHERE: Rawlins Library Dakota Room WHO: Adults ages 18 and up Adult Coloring Club Coloring sheets, markers & colored pencils will be provided, or bring your own if a different medium is preferred. 7

8 Children's Book Award Winners! Prairie Bud Winner: Gaston by Kelly DiPucchio Prairie Bloom Winner: Dog V. Cat by Chris Gall Prairie Pasque Winner: The Whispering Town by Jennifer Elvgren SD Teen ChoiceBook Award Winners! Middle School Winner: A Night Divided by Jennifer Nielsen High School Winner: Nimona by Noelle Stevenson Jonathan May Magic Show Summer Reading Program City Commissioners and Department Heads bid Farewell and Good Luck to outgoing Mayor Laurie Gill and retiring city administrator, Leon Schochenmaier. 8

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10 Have you tried these databases? These and many more are available to you free of charge on our website Listen. Speak. Read. Write. Improve your English quickly with Basic ESL lessons and online activities. HeritageQuest Online at the Library Of interest to those researching local history and family histories, this database includes U.S. Federal Census records from 1790 thru 1940; 25,000+ family and local history books (every word searchable); the PERiodical Source Index/PERSIT (a comprehensive subject index covering more than 6,500 genealogy & local history periodicals); and Revolutionary War Pension & Bounty Land Warrant Application Files. Academic Search Premier (1965 +) The world's largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier contains indexing for nearly 8,050 publications, with full text for nearly 4,700 publications, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals. DEADWOOD HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS INDEX ( ) This resource indexes issues from 1876 to 1905 of these historic Deadwood papers: Black Hills Pioneer, Black Hills Times, and Black Hills Champion. Created by the staff of the Deadwood Public Library. A directory of people, job postings, and both historic and current US businesses, with hundreds of millions of records. 10

11 MEET YOUR LIBRARIANS A brief biography of a Rawlins Library staff member Library Assistant My exposure to literary classics began at an early age. Birthday and Christmas gifts from my Grandma Daniel always included a book. My favorites as a youngster were Go, Dog. Go! and Dr. Seuss McElligot s Pool. As I became older, my sisters and I received The Happy Hollisters, The Bobbsey Twins, and the Best in Children s Books series. My father taught English and was a high school guidance counselor. After playing a game of Yahtzee together when I was in high school, he could clearly see that I was headed for any career that did not involve math. I was a reporter for many years. When I was looking for a second job, Rawlins Library had a job opening for a library assistant. I was fortunate to have former director Beverly Lewis hire me. There have been some changes in Rawlins during the years I ve worked here. Some of the patrons who used to come in on a regular basis do not come in as often because they are checking out E-books. The collection of audio books has grown. Many of the encyclopedias and reference books have disappeared as people can look up information on computers. But what hasn t changed is the commitment of those of us at Rawlins to provide the latest technology and a wide variety of materials, and to make Rawlins a welcoming place where we try to assist patrons as best we can. I m happy to be part of it. Dorinda 11

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