Library News

Volume 3, Issue 8

Inside this issue:

Summer Reading Program 1

Thank You 2

Idaho Bookers Dozen 3

Library Information 4

Upcoming Events

Month of August -

Idaho Bookers Dozen Display

August 17th - First Day of

School

Month of September -

Library Card Signup Month

September 7th - Closed for Labor

Day

September 12th - Closed for

AFAD

September 19th - American Girl

Tea/Dangerous Day for Boys

August 2015

What a Program! The Summer Reading Program ended with a bang on July 18th. After 7 weeks, 373 kids

signed up and they read a total of 4,954 books! The first Family Nite event featured a

Swim Party at the pool thanks to Stan Franks and the wonderful Parks & Rec department

staff. The Super Hero theme carried through the next Family Nite featuring Mini Golf and

Disc Golf. Kids, and parents alike, suited up with specialty made plastic capes and Hero

masks to use shield throwing skills like Captain America and keen eyesight like Superman

to make a hole in one.

The last Family Nite was a wonderful finale to the program. Over 370 people gathered at

the Library to meet and greet the local Heroes in our community who made the evening

epic!

GEARING UP for BACK TO SCHOOL!

With preparation for back to school getting underway, don’t

forget to stop at the Library to get the kids a card or renew

outdated ones. Ask about our nonresident Student Rate Card

if you live outside of the city limits.

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The Library would like to thank these local Super Heroes!

Mountain Home Police Department -

Stan Winings, Brian Thomas, Annette Bigelow,

Detective Kent Ogaard, K-9 Jake

Mountain Home Fire Department -

Brian Reed, Danny Downen, Jared Hart,

Topher Wallaert, Al Lawler

Mountain Home Parks & Recreation -

Crystal Anderson, Jeremy Gillies, Venessa

Sabol, Jennica Lockett, Todd Monasterio,

Miguel Pedroza

Mountain Home Animal Shelter -

Danniele Strain, Danielle Ramsey

Mountain Home Public Works -

Wayne Shepherd

Mountain Home City Councilman, Library Board

Liaison & Highway District -

Russ Anderson

Mountain Home Historical Museum -

Debbie Shoemaker, Stacy Swenson, Pauline Isaac

Elmore County Sheriff's Office -

Laytreda Schultz

Mountain Home Music School -

Alissa Wakefield, David Kirkland, Kathy Kubat

Author & Illustrator Duo -

Eric Tautfest & Brenda Raub

Cory’s Pro Auto Repair -

Cory House, Tom Baun

Amateur Astronomer -

Brian “Rocketman” Orban

Musician -

Lance Wells

East Elementary Teacher -

Lisa Stover with aids Avery Hart, Addison Hart

Friends of the Mountain Home Library -

Laurice Bentz

Elmore County Hispanic Organization -

Leticia Moyett, Sergio Figueroa, Eva Figueroa,

Carlos Sanchez, Anya Garza, Robert Garza, Ariana

Garcia, Natalie Moyett, Anthony Moyett, Jose G.

Sanchez, Gabriel Sanchez

CPR Instructor -

Don Nesbitt

Mountain Home Air Force Base -

726 Squadron & THEIR BIG EQUIPMENT

Junior Volunteers -

Rhyn Kelley, Leila Ayers, Logan Everett, Emily

Martinez, Elia Martinez

Snow Cone Experts -

Tyson Gibbons, Lexi Ogaard, Saskia Baxter

Desert Canyon Golf Course -

TJ Gomez

Wood Craftsman -

Bud Peason

Nana.renes Coffee Shop

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From the Help Desk

I would like to take this opportunity to recognize two up and coming young authors,

Loraine and Harmony. They took it upon themselves to write a book about “The Blade”, a

super hero that they created for a summer reading project. The book was well written

and beautifully illustrated. It describes how an ordinary guy named Cory drinks what he

thinks is water and develops the superpowers that make him “The Blade”!

Well done girls, we hope to see more on the adventures of “The Blade” in the near

future.

Mr. Kurt, Library Help Desk

Idaho Books Dozen 2015 The 2015 edition of the Idaho Bookers Dozen will be on display in the Mountain Home Public

Library during the month of August. Idaho Bookers Dozen is a juried show of artists’ books

that travels from 10 to 12 different venues in schools, libraries and exhibition spaces across

Idaho.

This years artists include: Noami Adams, Marianna Gutierrez, Jenny Hoak, Ilse Schruiner, and

Scott Samuelson from Idaho with others from around the country and the world.

All are professionals in art, design, and literature.

Don’t miss the opportunity to view this amazing collection!

Whether you are dropping by to check out a good

book, use the Internet, attend a program, or visit

with friends in the coffee shop, the Mountain

Home Library has a spot for you. We invite you to

explore the Library to learn more about our

resources and services. If you don’t find what you

are looking for, give us a call and we will be glad

to help.

790 North 10th East

Mountain Home, Idaho 83647

208-587-4716 - Phone

208-587-6645 - Fax

www.mhlibrary.org

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Jack Stalwart “In This book, Jack is a secret agent. He has to find a boy who took a toe from a dinosaur skelton. The boy had mixed the dna from the to to his dog and his dog became a dinosaur. They fixed everything.” Marley the messy dog “Marley’s mom was panting the wall. Marley got in the room and got in thepaint. He messed up the room. When he herd mom come up the stars he ran to the bath room. Mom followed his tracks to the bathroom. He ran out the window and ran in the leives Mom said get the dog. They got the dog and washed Marley. Marley’s sister liked her room after all. the end” Bug out “Scorpions are one of my favorite bugs. Scorpions have eight legs two big front claws called pincers and a venomus tail. Some scorpion’s tails can kill a human. Wolf spiders help in gardens by eating aphids, gypsy moths, and cotton worms. There are more then 2,000 kids of wolfspiders all over the world. Jumping spiders hunt in the daytime, mostly in warm sunny places. Jumping spiders are sneaky hunters and don’t spin webs like the other spiders. Instead They jump on their prey. They kill prey with thier big fury fangs. There are more than 4,000 types of jumping spiders. Jumping spyders are really cool. These are three of my favorite bigs from bugout.” Prehistoric Mammals “It taks about Mammals that are dinisors. It tells you auboet difrent dinisors. Ther is a lot of cool dinisors and some of them are like the anmals tady.” Going to the Sea Park “The class is going to the sea park. It has little fish, big fish, pretty fish, and ugly fish. They get to pet a fish. One guy falls in and has a octopus on his head. He did not like it. The go eat the go to a fak pirate ship. They see lots of sharks. They also see seals they feed them. The see a whale they get wet. They get a stuffed animal everybody says that getting wet is the best part.

“An effective strategy to counter invisibility

is to be seen.” - Myra M. Brown, American Libraries, November 2004

A few more samples of the many “reviews” completed during this year’s Summer Program!

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East Elementary

Teacher Lisa Stover

prepared fun activities

for all participants.

Author Eric Tautfest and Illustrator Brenda Raub

were promoting their newest book titled,

“Meet the Busy Bots”

Mountain Home’s

Historical Museum

showcased artifacts

and information

about the town’s

past.

“Rocketman” Brian Orban talked

about the excitement of seeing

photos of Pluto this week. Officer Thomas and Corporal Winings

explain tools that the police use while on

the job

CPR Instructor Don

Nesbitt introduced kids

to the importance of

learning CPR and

brought training items

used to learn how.

Musician Lance Wells

lets volunteer Leila Ayers

play one of instruments

he brought to showcase

his talent.

Mountain Home Air Force

Base’s 726 Squadron

came out to talk about

their military careers and

the vehicles they use.

Firefighters took the time to explain the different parts of

the fire truck that are important to their job

Parks and Rec lifeguards

explained their importance

in keeping people safe at

the City pool.

ECHO Dancers danced

for the whole 2 hour

program wowing the

crowd with their

moves.

Mountain Home Music School performed

several musical numbers throughout the

event.

Laytreda Schultz brought one of the Search and Rescue vehicles

to showcase how they get to water emergencies.

Mountain Home Animal Shelter’s

Danniele Strain and Danielle Ramsey

talked about their new facility to

help lost animals.

Highway District, Library Board

Liaison, and City Councilman Russ

Anderson explained the many

aspects of his job for the city.

Public Works Director Wayne

Shepherd was very helpful in

answering questions with many

participants during the event.

Each person got to enjoy a refreshing

snow cone during the Family Nite

served by wonderful volunteers like

Lexi Ogaard and Tyson Gibbons.

Laurice Bentz promoted the

Friends of the Mountain

Home Public Library and how

they help the Library with

programs like Family Nite.

Detective Ogaard and Jake showed how

they help keep the community safe with

their crime fighting skills.

Mechanic Cory House

and Tom Baun helped

families identify part of

a vehicle.

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AUGUST

Summer Food Program

Skyview Apartments

and LDS Church

12:00 to 1:00 pm

First Day of

School!

The Library Board has

adjourned for the summer.

Meetings will resume in

September.

Friends of the

Library meeting

10:30 to 12:00 pm

The Friends of the

Library accept book

donations.

Need a place to have

a meeting or group

study? Ask about

renting our

Conference Room.

On the road?

“Check-Out” an

eBook.

Learn more about

Library programs and

events on our website

www.mhlibrary.org or by

visiting us on Facebook.

Ask us how you can

pay your fines and

renew your books

online..

You can check out

books, pay your

fines and get

Library cards in the

Youth Services

Department.

Go to Lili.org and discover

a whole new world!

Enjoy your read

or visit with

friends while

having a coffee or

ice cream at

NANA.RENES.

Stop by the Help Desk

and get assistance with

reference questions,

Inter-library loans,

eBooks, digital

magazines, computer

help, catalog questions,

and more.

We have scanning

capability.

Get involved! Join

the Friends of the

Mountain Home

Library.

Download Digital

Magazines for free.

Just go to our website,

www.mhlibrary.org

click on the Digital tab

and then eMagazines

to create an account.

Visit our website

www.mhlibrary.com for free

access to abcmouse.com.

We provide fax

and copy service

at the front desk.

GRAM

BAGS

Stop by the Front

Desk and ask about

our “Gram Bags.”

Idaho Bookers Dozen is a juried show of artists’

books that travels from 10 to 12 different venues in

schools, libraries and exhibition spaces across Idaho.

“Check-Out” the Idaho

Bookers Dozen Display!

August 2015 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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mhlibrary.org

2 Experiment with

S.T.E.A.M Activities at Home! Visit our Kid Zone Database

link on our webpage.

3 Try out the World’s

First Smart PJ’s! on display in Youth

Services!

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Ask a Librarian!

8 DayByDayID.org has an

activity ready every day of the year! Available

anytime through our Kid Zone Database link on our

webpage.

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22 ABCmouse.com

is available to use for

free at the Library!

Explore Pictures and Videos, World of Animals, Interactive

maps and Printable maps, Games, Information on Important people,

Science projects, a Dictionary and so much More! Visit our Kid Zone

Database link on our webpage.

Need a drink or a snack?

Stop by Nana.Renes Coffee Shop!

Discover Classic literature, Graphic Novels, Enhanced Ebooks, National Geographic Videos and Audio Books

all in one place! Perfect resources for middle school and high school students and the best part is there are no downloads! Simply Visit our Kid Zone Database link

on our webpage and start reading!

You can check out books, pay your fines and get Library cards in the Youth Services

Department!

You can access

your Library

account online through

the Account tab on our

webpage!

mhlibrary.org

New Kidpacks are Available!

Now available for check out are 4 NEW Kidpacks adding to the eight special themed Kidpacks in the Youth Services Department. Themes include Winter, Summer, Spring and Puppets. Each bag has a variety of items that can be checked out for fourteen days

with no renewal. One bag allowed for checkout per card.

Scout by PBS allows you to search or browse several different subjects such as Arts,

Science, World Languages, Mathematics, Social Studies, Preschool and Physical Education. Your search can also be narrowed by grade level and

includes interactive videos and games.

Looking for a good book but not sure? Look no further! NoveList Plus K-8 Can give

you reading recommendations by book titles, author, genre,

series or key plot points.

eAdventures

Explore Tumblebooks, Day by Day, Tumble-Book Cloud Jr. and Smart Pj’s on your device! No device? No problem. Use one of our iPads!

All Youth Services Department programs will be making a comeback in September!

Storytime Club Toddlers and Preschool Children Tuesday’s 11:00 - 12:00 noon

Bouncing Bebés Lap sit for Infants & Toddlers in Spanish Thursday’s 11:00 - 12:00 noon

STEAM Tykes Explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math Wednesday afternoons at 3:15pm

Book and a Flick School age children Enjoy Children’s Classics & Movie Tuesday afternoons 3:15pm

Music & Movement Children & their adult companion Wednesday’s 3 Sessions (30 min.) *10:30am *11:00am *11:30am

Join the magic! Thursday, August 6th

from 9 am till 4 pm @

Nana.Renes Coffee Shop

The Gypsy Soul Celebration!