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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017 April Programs Monthly ReportCity of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report April 2017 2017 Program name: Fiber Arts Night Date: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays Presenter: Kathi J. Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family All ages Attendance: 22 Location: Pink House Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends Description Come and enjoy an evening of working on handiwork projects with other fiber artists (from knitting to quilting to weaving all fiber arts projects are welcomed). Please bring your own supplies. FAN meets the first Tuesday of the month from 6:30- 8:30pm in the Library Learning Center. Comments/Press Coverage Program name: Book Lover’s Café: Date: 1st Monday Presenter: Melody E. Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Adults Attendance: 11 Location: Pink House Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends about $100 for book club kit City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report April 2017 2017 Description The New York Times bestselling “witty, atmospheric” (People) story of a once powerful American family, and the price that must be paid by the heirs as they struggle for redemption: “A captivating page-turner” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis). Twenty-three years after the fateful summer of 1990, Trevor Riddell recalls the events surrounding his fourteenth birthday, when he gets his first glimpse of the infamous Riddell House. Built from the spoils of a massive timber fortune, the legendary family mansion is constructed of giant whole trees and is set on a huge estate overlooking Seattle’s Puget Sound. Trevor’s bankrupt parents have separated, and his father, Jones Riddell, has brought Trevor to Riddell House with a goal: to join forces with Aunt Serena, dispatch the ailing and elderly Grandpa Samuel to a nursing home, sell off the house and property for development, and divide up the profits. But as young Trevor explores the house’s hidden stairways and forgotten rooms, he discovers secrets that convince him that the family plan may be at odds with the land’s true destiny. Only Trevor’s willingness to face the dark past of his forefathers will reveal the key to his family’s future. Comments/Press Coverage Bookclub member Ann Dahm lead the discussion while Melody was on vacation. Many of the members let Melody know what a great job Ann did facilitating the discussion. Melody so appreciated Ann helping with the bookclub. Program name: Changeling Shakespeare Reading Group Date: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays Presenter: Bob DeWeese Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Adults Attendance: 22 City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report April 2017 2017 Location: Pink House Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends Description CHANGELING will meet twice monthly to read and discuss the plays of William Shakespeare. Readers will alternate roles scene by scene, “so that everyone gets a chance at the juicy parts,” Bob DeWeese said. The group will decide together about which plays to read, and everyone is welcome to join. Comments/Press Coverage Program name: My Old Man and the Mountain with Leif Whittaker Date: April 7 Presenter: Leif Whittaker Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family All ages Attendance: 70+ Location: Carnegie Reading Room Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends, $300 City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report April 2017 2017 Description My Old Man and the Mountain is Leif Whittaker's engaging and humorous story of what it was like to "grow up Whittaker"―the youngest son of Jim Whittaker and Dianne Roberts, in an extended family of accomplished climbers. He shares glimpses of his upbringing and how the pressure to climb started early on. Readers learn of his first adventures with family in the Olympic Mountains and on Mount Rainier; his close yet at times competitive relationship with his brother Joss; his battle with a serious back injury; and his efforts to stand apart from his father's legacy. With wry honesty he depicts being a recent college grad, still living in his parents' home and trying to find a purpose in life―digging ditches, building houses, selling t-shirts to tourists―until a chance encounter leads to the opportunity to climb Everest, just like his father did. Comments/Press Coverage Program name: PoetryMusic Date: April 20 Presenter: PoetryMusic Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family All ages Attendance: 40 Location: Carnegie Reading Room City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report April 2017 2017 Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends, $400 Description For National Poetry Month join jazz duo PoetryMusic for a multimedia musical experience. The duo’s performances, featuring Chris Lee on vibes and percussion, and Colleen O'Brien on vocals and cello, combine jazz with poetry – from Shakespeare to Robert Frost and Maya Angelou – and visual images. For more than 30 years, the two musicians have been performing as the eclectic chamber jazz duo. Comments/Press Coverage Program name: Sonic Sea- film viewing and discussion for Earth Day Date: April 22 Presenter: Barb Laski Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Teens and adults Attendance: 25 Location: Carnegie Reading Room Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends, $0 City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report April 2017 2017 Description On Earth Saturday discover how human-induced underwater noise from everyday vessel traffic, Navy sonar and seismic testing harms marine life. Life in the ocean depends upon acoustics for survival. Learn what we can do to reduce noise pollution that has existed for only sixty years. Join us for this eye-opening, award winning film. Comments/Press Coverage City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report April 2017 2017 Program name: Volunteer Appreciation Gathering Date: April 29 Presenter: Melody Eisler and Lynn Ring- with music performed by Otto and Kristen Smith Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Adults Attendance: 35 Location: Carnegie Reading Room Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends, $100 for musicians Description April is Volunteer Appreciation Month and the library celebrated library volunteers, Friends of the Library, the Library Foundation, Bookworms, and Friends of the Library volunteers. Refreshments were provided and a card holder appreciation gift was given to attendees. Melody gave a brief presentation on what all the different volunteer groups do for the library and shared some impressive volunteer statistics for the library. We extended our heartfelt thanks to all our volunteers! City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report April 2017 2017 Comments/Press Coverage City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report April 2017 2017 Program name: Preschool Storytime Date: Every Tuesday Presenter: Jeanne S., Phinna P. Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Preschoolers and their caregivers Attendance: 48 Location: Library Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends Description Preschool storytime brings early literacy to kids and their caregivers with songs, rhymes, and activities. The emphasis for this age group is on kindergarten readiness and fostering a love of reading. Comments/Press Coverage Program name: Toddlertime Date: Every Thursday Presenter: Jeanne S. Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Toddlers and their caregivers Attendance: 118 Location: Library Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends Description Toddlertime builds prereading skills like vocabulary, phonological awareness, and sequencing. Young children and their caregivers share fun rhymes and songs and very short stories. The emphasis is on modeling for caregivers how to build literacy skills in very young children. Comments/Press Coverage City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report April 2017 2017 Program name: Babytime Date: Every Wednesday Presenter: Jeanne S. Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Babies and their caregivers Attendance: 64 Location: Library Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends Description Babytime uses a warm, caring atmosphere to make parents of very young children comfortable in the library and in singing and playing with their babies. The emphasis is on modeling and teaching simple games, rhymes, songs and sign language that can help build very early literacy. Comments/Press Coverage Program name: Family Storytime Date: Every Saturday Presenter: Jeanne S. Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Kids of all ages and their families Attendance: 88 Location: Children’s Room Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends Description In this all-ages storytime, we sing songs appropriate for all ages while reading some short and some longer stories to engage all our listeners. Comments/Press Coverage Saturday, March was a special sailing and maritime themed storytime in honor of the Community Read. City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report April 2017 2017 Program name: First Friday Babytime at Jefferson County Health Department Date: 1st Friday of the month Presenter: Jeanne S. Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Babies and their caregivers Attendance: 0 Location: County Health Department Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends Description Babies up to 18 months and their caregivers enjoy songs, nursery rhymes, finger plays, bubbles, and other gentle activities, while building early language skills and having lots of fun! Comments/Press Coverage The attendance ebbs and flows. Jeanne has made important connections with new mothers and new residents at this program. Program name: Steampunk Crafts Date: April 20 Presenter: Jeanne & Steampunk Festival Volunteers Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Elementary school children and their parents Attendance: 25 Location: Library Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Brass Screw Confederacy/Port Townsend Steampunk Festival City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report April 2017 2017 Description Make items to get in the spirit of the Port Townsend Steampunk Festival! Steampunk Festival volunteers will be at the library to help you craft and provide all the materials you need. This free event for all ages is sure to prepare you to have fun at the festival! Comments/Press Coverage Program name: Bring Back Reading Teen Book Club Date: April 5, 19 Presenter: Phoebe and Lydia Arthur - teen volunteers running this program as part of their senior project Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Teens Attendance: 5 Location: Library Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends, Port Townsend High School Description A bookclub for teens and run by teens at the library.