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A Wealth of Information Awaits You
April 2016 Volume 4, Issue 4
The Word About Town Coolidge Public Library
Special Points of Interest...
Food for Fines Forgiveness Month
Tween Titans — April 1st, 15th, & 29th
The Code Club — April 5th & 19th
Raising Backyard Chickens — April 8
Lego Club — April 8th & 22nd
Color Those Worries Away — April 12th & 26th
How to Talk to Your Doctor — April 15
Social Security & You — April 21
Inside this issue:
Raising Backyard Chickens 2
How to Talk to Your Doctor 2
Adult Book Discussion 2
Color Those Worries Away 2
Tween Titans 6
The Code Club 6
Letters of Thanks to Local Heroes 7
Fun Van 7
Lego Club 8
Weekly Storytime 8
When should you start your retirement benefits? What other benefits does Social Se-curity offer, how do you start the process, and how reliable is the Social Security program?
Join us on Thursday, April 21st at 5:30 p.m. as an AARP representative covers what you need to know about social security.
Registration is encouraged. Please call (520) 723-6030 or email [email protected].
Food for Fines Forgiveness
It’s the best time to reduce the fine on your library account! And by doing so, you can help an indi-
vidual or a family in need.
During April, 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 Open Hands Outreach, which assists those in the community.
If you don’t have a fine but would still like to donate, your contribution will be appreciated! Please note that we are limited on what we can waive on another library’s fines. If you have questions, please call (520) 723-6030 or email [email protected]
Social Security & YOU
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Raising Backyard Chickens
Are you considering raising chickens? Have you started and perhaps are interested in learning more?
Join us Friday, April 8th at 10:00 a.m. as Anna-belle Pattison from the Tractor Supply Com-pany goes over the benefits of raising chickens,
how to care for them, some useful do’s and don’ts, and more!
Registration is encouraged. You can email us at [email protected] or call (520) 723-6030. Refresh-ments will be provided.
Color Those Worries Away!
Did you know that when you are color-ing, you are being mindful? Mindful-
ness is proven to reduce stress and anxiety. Also, it’s fun!
Adults are invited to join us on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month from 1:00-2:30 p.m.
We supply coloring sheets and colored pencils.
Feel free to bring your own, as well. Whether you’re a beginner or you have been coloring for years, you’re welcome to join us!
Color, mingle, and enjoy a snack. Registration is not required.
Questions? Call (520) 723-6030 or email us at [email protected].
How to Talk to Your Doctor
The April Book Club title is The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg.
The Book Club will meet Tuesday, April 12th from 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. To sign out a book club selection, simply visit the library before the scheduled meeting date. You need to have a valid contact number prior to sign out and should have a library card. Snacks and drinks are provided.
Adult Book Discussion
Talking with your doctors can seem a bit daunting at times.
Join us on Friday, April 15th at 10:00 a.m. to
learn how you can benefit the most from a doc-tor’s visit.
Learn how doctors organize their time with
patients and how to come prepared with infor-mation and questions to make the visit a mutu-ally rewarding experience.
This is a free program and is presented by a representative with Hospice of the Valley.
Registration is encouraged. You can email us at [email protected] or call (520) 723-6030. Refreshments will be provided.
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American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers — Adult Non Fiction By Nany Jo Sales
Instagram. Whisper. Yik Yak. Vine. YouTube. Kik. Ask.fm. Tinder. The dominant force in the lives of girls coming of age in America today is social media.
What does it mean to be a girl in America in 2016? It means coming of age online in a hypersexualized culture that has normalized extreme behavior, from pornography to the casual exchange of nude photographs; a culture rife with a virulent new strain of sexism and a sometimes self-undermining notion of feminist empowerment; a culture
in which teenagers are spending so much time on technology and social media that they are not developing basic communication skills. Provocative and urgent, American Girls is destined to ig-nite a much-needed conversation about how we can help our daughters and sons negotiate unprecedented new challenges. — Provided by publisher
The Bob's Burgers Burger Book: Real Recipes for Joke Burgers — Adult Non Fiction By Loren Bouchard
The Bob’s Burgers Burger Book gives hungry fans their best chance to eat one of Bob Belcher’s beloved specialty Burgers of the Day in seventy-five original, practical reci-pes. With its warm, edgy humor, outstanding vocal cast, and signature musical num-bers, Bob’s Burgers has become one of the most acclaimed and popular animated se-ries on television, winning the 2014 Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Pro-gram and inspiring a hit ongoing comic book and original sound track album. Now
fans can get the ultimate Bob’s Burgers experience at home with seventy-five straight from the show but actually edible Burgers of the Day. — Provided by publisher
Until We Are Free: My Fight for Human Rights in Iran — Adult Non Fiction By Shirin Ebadi
The first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, Shirin Ebadi has inspired millions around the globe through her work as a human rights lawyer defending women and children against a brutal regime in Iran. Now Ebadi tells her story of cour-age and defiance in the face of a government out to destroy her, her family, and her mission: to bring justice to the people and the country she loves. — Provided by pub-lisher
The High Mountains of Portugal — Adult Fiction By Yann Martel
In Lisbon in 1904, a young man named Tomás discovers an old journal. It hints at the existence of an extraordinary artifact that—if he can find it—would redefine history. Traveling in one of Europe’s earliest automobiles, he sets out in search of this strange treasure. Thirty-five years later, a Portuguese pathologist devoted to the murder mysteries of Agatha Christie finds himself at the center of a mystery of his own and drawn into the consequences of Tomás’s quest. Fifty years on, a Canadian senator takes refuge in his ancestral village in northern Portugal, grieving the loss of his be-
loved wife. But he arrives with an unusual companion: a chimpanzee. And there the century-old quest will come to an unexpected conclusion. The High Mountains of Portugal—part quest, part ghost story, part contemporary fable—offers a haunting exploration of great love and great loss. Filled with tenderness, humor, and endless sur-prise, it takes the reader on a road trip through Portugal in the last century—and through the hu-man soul. — Provided by publisher
Young Blood: A Novel — Adult Fiction By Matt Gallagher
The US military is preparing to withdraw from Iraq, and newly-minted lieutenant Jack Porter struggles to accept how it’s happening—through alliances with warlords who have Arab and American blood on their hands. Day after day, Jack tries to assert his leadership in the sweltering, dreary atmosphere of Ashuriyah. But his world is dis-rupted by the arrival of veteran Sergeant Daniel Chambers, whose aggressive style threatens to undermine the fragile peace that the troops have worked hard to estab-lish. — Provided by publisher
How To Be Single — Adult Fiction By Liz Tuccillo
Julie Jenson is a single thirty-seven-year-old book publicist in New York. When her friend Georgia’s husband leaves her for a samba teacher, she forces Julie to organize a single girls’ night out to remind her why it’s so much fun not to be tied down. But the night ends up having the opposite effect on Julie. Fed up with the dysfunction and dis-appointments of singledom, Julie quits her job and sets off to find out how women around the world are dealing with this dreaded phenomenon. From Paris to Brazil to Sydney, Bali, Beijing, Mumbai, and Reyjavik, Julie falls in love, gets her heart broken,
sees the world, and learns more than she ever dreamed possible. All the while her friends at home are grappling with their own issues—bad blind dates, loveless engagements, custody bat-tles, single motherhood, and the death of a loved one. — Provided by publisher
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The Drowning — Adult Large Print Fiction By Camilla Lackberg
Christian Thydell's dream has come true. His debut novel, The Mermaid, has been published to rave reviews. So why is he as distant and unhappy as ever? When crime writer Erica Falk, who helped Christian discover and develop his talents, learns he has been receiving anonymous threats, she investigates not just the messages but also the young author's mysterious past. Then, one of Christian's closet friends, Mag-nus, goes missing. Erica's husband, Detective Patrik Hedstrom, has his worst suspi-cions confirmed as the mind-games aimed at Christian become a disturbing reality.
Christian's group of friends--a 'gang of four' from childhood--is a tangled web of relationships, love triangles, and family secrets that Erica and Patrick must unravel in order to discover what really happened to Magnus and who is still threatening Christian. But, with the victims them-selves concealing evidence, the investigation is going nowhere. Is their silence driven by fear or guilt? What is the secret they would rather die to protect than live to see revealed? — Provided by publisher
Clawback — Adult Fiction Audio By J.A. Jance
In bestselling author's latest thriller, Ali Reynolds faces her most controversial mys-tery yet, solving the murder of a man whose Ponzi scheme bankrupted hundreds of people, and left them seeking justice - or revenge. When Ali's parents lose their life savings to a Ponzi scheme, her father goes to confront his long-time friend and fi-nancial advisor, only to stumble into the scene of a bloody double homicide. With her father suddenly a prime suspect, Ali and her husband work to clear her father's
name, while at the same time seeking justice for her parents as well as the scheme's other sud-denly impoverished victims, one of whom is a stone cold killer. — Provided by publisher
Room — DVD Featuring: Brie Larson and Joan Allen
Both highly suspenseful and deeply emotional, Room is a unique and unexpectedly tender exploration of the boundless love between a mother and her child. After 5-year-old Jack and his Ma escape from the enclosed surroundings that Jack has known his entire life, the boy makes a thrilling discovery: the outside world. — Product De-scription
A Study in Charlotte—Young Adult Fiction By Brittany Cavalarro
The first book in a witty, suspenseful new trilogy about a brilliant new crime-solving duo: the teen descendants of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. This clever page-turner will appeal to fans of Maureen Johnson and Ally Carter.
Jamie Watson has always been intrigued by Charlotte Holmes; after all, their great-great-great-grandfathers are one of the most infamous pairs in history. But the
Holmes family has always been odd, and Charlotte is no exception. She’s inherited Sherlock’s volatility and some of his vices—and when Jamie and Charlotte end up at the same Connecticut boarding school, Charlotte makes it clear she’s not looking for friends. But when a student they both have a history with dies under suspicious circumstances, Jamie can no longer afford to keep his distance. — Provided by publisher
The Kid’s Book of Simple Machines: Cool Projects & Activities that Make Science Fun! — Juvenile Non Fiction By Kelly Doudna
Wheel and axle, wedge, and screw. Lever and pulley and inclined plane, too! Learn-ing about the six simple machines has never been more fun! Through exciting sci-ence projects and activities kids can easily do at home or school, tomorrow’s scien-tists and engineers will have a blast learning about simple machines and how they make daily life easier. This book is the perfect STEM companion for curious minds at home or in the classroom. — Provided by publisher
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Are you between the ages of 9 and 12? We have just the thing for you! Tween Titans is both a fun and educational program that tends to focus on art, science, and more!
Tween Titans will meet at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 1st, 15th, and 29th.
Registration is not required for these pro-grams. Call (520) 723-6030 with questions.
The Code Club
How are websites, video games, and apps created? Learn how at The Code Club! If you’re between the ages of 9-18, you can visit the library at 4:00 p.m. on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. Learn coding and computer programming concepts. Space is limited. We supply laptops but you can bring your own or share with someone else. Please call (520) 723-6030 with questions.
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More Than Enough: A Passover Story —Children’s Picture Book By April Halprin Wayland & illustrated by Katie Kath
In this story told in spare, lyrical prose, a Jewish family prepares for their Passover seder, visiting the farmer's market for walnuts, lilacs, and honey (and adopting a kit-ten along the way!), then chopping apples for the charoset, and getting dressed up before walking to Nana's house. The refrain throughout is “Dayenu”—a mind-set of thankfulness, a reminder to be aware of the blessings in each moment. At Nana's, there's matzo ball soup, chicken, coconut macaroons, and of course, the hidden
afikomen. —Provided by publisher
KID’S KORNER
Letters of Thanks to Local Heroes
Our Coolidge firefighters and po-lice officers do so much to keep our communities safe. Throughout the
month of April, you can visit the library and fill out a “Thank-You” letter for our Coolidge Fire and Police Department.
We are collecting letters of thanks to provide to our local heroes at a special Storytime to
take place on Wednesday, May 18th at 10:15 a.m. On that day, both a fire fighter and a police officer will visit the library to read to the kids. We will present the letters from the commu-nity to them at that time.
Visit the library and you will see the box at the front desk. Grab a letter that we provide (or you can use your own) and simply drop it in the box.
Fun Van
The Fun Van, sponsored by First Things First, is an early childhood program for families with children ages birth-5. Trainings in the form of parent discussions, parent/child activities, education about avail-able resources, and exposure to early literacy materials assist parents in raising children that are prepared for school and life.
The program is on Mondays from 10:00 a.m —12:00 p.m. and Tuesdays from 10:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. Please note that there will be no Fun Van on Monday, April 11th. Registration is required to attend the Fun Van, and there is a limited number of walk-ins avail-able each week. Please visit http://www.ajpl.org/van/ for instructions, or ask us for a Fun Van flyer.
As you read to your child, ask questions. “What do you think will happen next?”
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
Phone: 520-723-6030 Fax: 520-723-7026 E-Mail: [email protected]
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LEGO Club
This is an exciting program for children ages 5-12 years old. We supply the LEGOS and the chil-
dren supply the imagination! Lego Club will meet at 4:00 p.m. on April 8th and 22nd.
Lego Club is great for kids because it helps en-hance their fine motor skills, their social, and
problem solving skills as well. With the fun challenges we provide, Lego Club can strengthen those STEM skills, too!
This program is not intended for children under the age of 5. Call (520) 723-6030 with questions.
Weekly Storytime
Weekly Storytime is every Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. and is geared to children ages 1-4. Storytime typically includes two stories, songs, as well as a fun craft. Occasionally, we will bring out the Lego DUPLO blocks for children to play with.
Sometimes we provide snacks and they must be eaten inside the Youth Area or outside. Parents must remain with young children. Registration is not required.
