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Home My WebLink About2017 May Programs Monthly ReportCity of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report May 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: The Collector: David Douglas and the Natural History of the Northwest Date: 1st Monday Presenter: Melody E. Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Adults Attendance: 13 Location: Pink House Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends about $100 for book club kit City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report May 2017 2017 Description Jack Nisbet first told the story of British explorer David Thompson, who mapped the Columbia River, in his acclaimed book Sources of the River, which set the standard for research and narrative biography for the region. Now Nisbet turns his attention to David Douglas, the premier botanical explorer in the Pacific Northwest and throughout other areas of western North America. Douglas's discoveries include hundreds of western plants--most notably the Douglas Fir. The Collector tracks Douglas's fascinating history, from his humble birth in Scotland in 1799 to his botanical training under the famed William Jackson Hooker, and details his adventures in North America discovering exotic new plants for the English and European market. The book takes readers along on Douglas's journeys into a literal brave new world of then-obscure realms from Puget Sound to the Sandwich Islands. In telling Douglas's story, Nisbet evokes a lost world of early exploration, pristine nature, ambition, and cultural and class conflict with surprisingly modern resonances. Comments/Press Coverage Bookclub members thought this was an important book to read about northwest history. 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: 24 Location: Pink House City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report May 2017 2017 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: "Singing Monkeys" An afternoon with local author Gabriel Rummonds Date: May 3 Presenter: Gabriel Rummonds Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family All ages Attendance: 6 Location: Pink House Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Library Description Gabriel and a librarian will talk with children and their parents about steps in writing his first children’s book and will read from the manuscript. The reading will be followed by a drawing craft. Comments/Press Coverage City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report May 2017 2017 Program name: Wolves of Washington presented by Wolf Haven International Date: May 5 Presenter: Chris Montero Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Teens and adults Attendance: 56 Location: Carnegie Reading Room Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends, $100 Description Outreach Coordinator, Chris Montero with Wolf Haven International will present, Wolves of Washington. The presentation will provide a basic overview of wolf biology and behavior and talk about wolf recovery. After more than 70 years of absence, wolves have returned to Washington. Where are they and how are they surviving? How are they affecting the people who live in Washington? The presentation will also touch on the topic of possible wolf reintroduction on Olympic Peninsula. Comments/Press Coverage The program attracted adults and families with school age children and received wonderful feedback from all ages. One little girl had “adopted” a wolf named Shadow at Wolf Haven for her birthday. The presenter happened to have a video of Shadow playing for her to watch. Her City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report May 2017 2017 mother shared this picture with us. The little girl is pictured poising with a life-sized wolf cutout and her collection of wolves: Program name: Rhododendron Festival: Grand Parade Date: May 20 Presenter: Geralynn Rackowski Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family All ages Attendance: 15-20 marchers Location: Uptown and Downtown- parade route City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report May 2017 2017 Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends, $95 for program signs Description The Friends sponsored participation in the parade for the Friends, Library Foundation and Library to march in the Grand Parade. Many observers clapped and cheered for the library. It was a joyful occasion. Comments/Press Coverage City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report May 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: 83 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: 87 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 Program name: Babytime City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report May 2017 2017 Date: Every Wednesday Presenter: Jeanne S. Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Babies and their caregivers Attendance: 81 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: 42 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 City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report May 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: 7 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: Pirate Spyglass Date: May 11 Presenter: Jeanne & Steampunk Festival Volunteers Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Elementary school children and their parents Attendance: 20 Location: Library Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Brass Screw Confederacy/Port Townsend Steampunk Festival City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report May 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: Children’s Choir Date: Weekly practices February 27-May 8th with about 20 partipants each week- final concert May 13 with over 50 attendees Presenter: Phina Pipia Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Elementary school children and their parents Attendance: 20 Location: Baptist church for practice and concert Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends about $1000 Description City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report May 2017 2017 The PT Public Library Children's Choir is back! Directed by Phina Pipia, this is a free music program for ages 7 - 12. Participants will meet for 10 weekly rehearsals on Mondays from 4:00 to 4:50. The program will culminate with a public performance on Saturday, May 13. Pre-registration is required. Rehearsals take place at the Baptist Church on Lawrence St., adjacent to the library Comments/Press Coverage http://www.ptleader.com/arts/children-s-choir-to-sing-pop- classical-songs-may/article_8dde05c0-34f6-11e7-bea9- 63ba97962184.html