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Home My WebLink About2017 August Programs Monthly ReportCity of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report August 2017 2017 Summer Reading 2017- Final Numbers Jeanne Simmons planned a wonderful summer reading program for all ages with the brilliant theme of “Build A Better World” and had wonderful support from the library staff and community. This year the City and County libraries partnered together to make the program more seamless for patrons and encourage patrons to use both libraries. The libraries shared in the cost for a prize t-shirt design by local artist. Kids and teens earned a book to keep when they read for 10 hours, they got a beautiful shirt designed by local artist Annalisa Barreli when they read 50 hours, and adults earned a shirt for reading 100 hours. This summer Jeanne planned many more all age programs to encourage families to attend programs together. Keith and Melody offered a series of adult lectures and classes around the theme of “Build a Better World.” We are all very proud of how successful summer reading has been for 2017 and give a huge THANK YOU to the Friends of the Library for making this program possible through their generous support and hard work. Sign-ups for summer reading Kids 223 Teens 45 Adults 173 Of the sign-ups participants who read at least 10 hour Kids 110 Teens 26 Adults 62 City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report August 2017 2017 Hours Read by Age Kids 4075 hours Teens 875 Hours Adults 5070 Hours Total hours read 10,020 141 t-shirts awarded to all ages City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report August 2017 2017 Three sisters receiving their summer reading prizes after a summer of reading. City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report August 2017 2017 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: 17 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. Program name: Fiber Arts Night Date: 3rd Tuesday Presenter: Kathi J. and Joan W. Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family All ages Attendance: 9 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. City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report August 2017 2017 Program name: Book Lover’s Café: West with the Night by Beryl Markham Date: 1st Monday Presenter: Melody E. Program’s intended age group Adults Attendance: 13 Location: Pink House Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends- $0- used an existing book club kit from Jefferson County Library Description “As it is, she has written so well, and marvelously well, that I was completely ashamed of myself as a writer. I felt that I was simply a carpenter with words, picking up whatever was furnished on the job and some times making an okay pig pen. But [she] can write rings around all of us who consider ourselves as writers.” Ernest Hemingway describing Beryl Markham’s writing. Markham is often described as "the first person" to fly the Atlantic east to west in a solo non-stop flight, though most now dispute this claim. When Markham decided to take on the Atlantic crossing, no pilot had yet flown non-stop from Europe to New York, and no woman had made the westward flight solo, though several had died trying. Markham hoped to claim both records. On September 4, 1936, she took off from Abingdon, England. After a 20-hour flight she crash-landed at Baleine Cove on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. In spite of falling short of her goal, Markham had become the first woman to cross the Atlantic east-to-west solo, and the first person to make it from England to North America non-stop. She was celebrated as an aviation pioneer. Markham chronicled her many adventures in her memoir, West with the Night, published in 1942. Despite strong reviews in the press, the book sold modestly, and then quickly went out of print. After living for many years in the United States, Markham moved back to Kenya in 1952, becoming for a time the most successful horse trainer in the country. Comments/Press Coverage The book club is spending two months reading about this remarkable woman. We will read Circling the Sun next. City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report August 2017 2017 Program name: Backyard Beekeeping Date: August 10 Presenter: Richard Lewis Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Adults Attendance: 15 Location: Pink House Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify WSU Extension Description Learn about beginning beekeeping of honey bees with entomologist Richard Lewis from WSU Extension. He will cover equipment, types of bees, and the effort and time commitment of bee keeping. He will also discuss native bees, the different kinds, how to attract them and the benefits that come from them. Comments/Press Coverage City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report August 2017 2017 Program name: CHARLIE BERMANT: My Cultural Journey Date: August 23 Presenter: Charlie Bermant Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Adults Attendance: 43 Location: Carnegie Reading Room Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends, $100 author honorarium Description Port Townsend author Charlie Bermant discusses “Never Enough: My Cultural Journey,” a collection of his experiences on the front lines of 50 years of musical innovation, social change and technological advancement. First centering on the 1969 Woodstock Festival, Charlie discusses his adventures and misadventures with characters including George Harrison, Diana Rigg and Jerry Lewis. Amid the prevailing nostalgia for these interesting times “Never Enough” provides a unique perspective. Comments/Press Coverage City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report August 2017 2017 Program name: Rob Greenfield: Dude Making a Difference Date: August 29 Presenter: Rob Greenfield Program’s intended age group Adults Attendance: 50 Location: Carnegie Reading Room Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends, $200 author honorarium Description You want to do something for the planet, but what? Change a light bulb, install a low-flow faucet, eat organic? How about ride forty-seven hundred miles across America on a bamboo bicycle, using only water from natural sources, avoiding fossil fuels almost completely, supplying your few electrical needs with solar power, and creating nearly zero waste? Sound crazy? Maybe. But not if you're Rob Greenfield. Then it sounds like a pretty amazing way to bring your message to as many people as possible, and to have a great time doing it. Dude Making a Difference is Rob's first-person account of his incredible adventure in radical sustainability. Join him as he pedals from coast to coast in three and a half months while: Creating only 2 pounds of trash Using just 160 gallons of water Eating 284 pounds of food from grocery store dumpsters This one-of-a-kind travelogue will inspire you to reexamine your relationship with the earth's resources. Rob's captivating stories of life on the low-impact road are rounded out by practical guides to help you reduce your personal ecological footprint and plan your own larger-than-life adventures. Author's proceeds from the sale of Dude Making a Difference will be donated to 1% for the Planet. Comments/Press Coverage “Hey Melody! Thank you so much for bringing me to Port Townsend. I think it turned out to be a very worthwhile visit. I am going to do a series of about 10 videos on the wonderful things happening in PT. I got to learn a lot and meet a lot of very wonderful people. I admire and appreciate your work. It's obvious how helpful you are to the community of PT. All my best to you! Keep up your amazing work. :)” -Rob City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report August 2017 2017 Program name: Preschool Storytime Date: Every Tuesday Presenter: Jeanne S. Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Preschoolers and their caregivers Attendance: 50 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: 44 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 August 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: 28 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: 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 and is seeing them come to the library for the first time. City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report August 2017 2017 Program name: Mondays with Melody: Read, Chat, and Healthy Snack Date: August 7 Presenter: Jeanne S (as Melody had Book Lovers’ Café at that time) Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Kids Attendance: 8 Location: Children’s Room Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends Description Do your “big kids” miss going to storytime? Mondays with Melody is a storytime program geared for kids ages 6 – 10, featuring books about fairness, courage, and dreams, followed by conversation and a healthy snack. Join Director Melody Sky Eisler for this special program! August’s theme was “kindness.” Comments/Press Coverage Program name: Nature Walk with Local Naturalist Nicole Larson Date: August 2 Presenter: Nicole Larson Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Kids Attendance: 18 Location: Fort Worden Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends, Presenter honorarium $100 Description Join naturalist, Nicole Larson, for an intimate look at our local landscape. Nicole will interpret the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of the Fort Worden woods and fields. This program will meet at the west entrance of the Ft. Worden woods (turn left at first stop sign once inside the park), and involves hiking up to 2 miles. Please wear comfortable walking shoes, and bring water and snacks. For parents and kids ages 6 and up. Kids 8 and up may attend without parents. City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report August 2017 2017 Comments/Press Coverage Program name: Legos at the Library: Design Challenge! Date: August 3 Presenter: Ashley K. Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family kids Attendance: 15 Location: Pink House Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends Description Kids, ages 7-11, will be presented with a Lego design challenge and will use their creativity and engineering skills to find solutions. The resulting Lego creations will be displayed in the library until the following session. For ages 7-11. City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report August 2017 2017 Program name: Dungeons & Dragons Role Playing Date: Every Friday in the summer starting on June 23rd Presenter: Ashley K. Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Tweens/Teens Attendance: 10 Location: Pink House Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends Description Want to explore dungeons and find treasure? Come join our ongoing Dungeons and Dragons game for kids age 10+ and up. No experience or equipment necessary. This will be a PG-rated adventure full of glory, magic, treachery, risk, and reward! The program will run every Friday in the summer from June 23rd-August 25th. Comments/Press Coverage Program name: The Princess Bride on the Big Screen Date: August 4 Presenter: Jeanne S Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Teens Attendance: 21 Location: Carnegie Reading Room City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report August 2017 2017 Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends and The Rose Theatre Description If you haven't seen it, you must! Teens are invited to view this classic film from 1987. The Princess Bride is an American romantic fantasy/adventure/comedy film that tells the story of a farmhand named Westley, who, befriended by companions along the way, must rescue his true love Princess Buttercup from the odious Prince Humperdinck. Enjoy this cult classic while munching on gourmet popcorn! For teens ages 12- 17. Program name: Family Yoga Date: August 9 Presenter: Molly French Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family All Ages/Family Attendance: 14 Location: Library Lawn Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends, $100 for presenter honorarium Description Join yoga teacher Molly French, and learn yoga basics for the whole family. Comments/Press Coverage City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report August 2017 2017 Program name: End of Summer Reading Party Date: August 11 Presenter: Jeanne S Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family All Ages/Family Attendance: 32 Location: Library Lawn Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends and the Rose Theatre Description Play games, enjoy watermelon and popsicles, hang with friends and library staff, and celebrate your reading accomplishments on the library lawn. All ages are invited to attend. City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report August 2017 2017 City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report August 2017 2017 Program name: Total Eclipse Viewing Party Date: August 21 Presenter: Hilary V Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family All Ages/Family Attendance: 220 Location: Library Lawn Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends, $220 for glasses and supplies- and then an anonymous donor donated that amount back to the Friends. As Keith recounts, “Also, just after we opened, a patron handed me $220 as a donation to the library and Friends’ to pay for the glasses. He said that he was just really impressed with what the library was doing and the direction we’ve been headed in.” Description Bring a lawn chair or blanket and join library staff for a Solar Eclipse Viewing Party. Free ISO eclipse glasses with safe viewing instructions will be available on a first come, first served basis starting at 9 a.m. on Monday 8-21. The eclipse will begin at 9:08 a.m., peak at 10:20 a.m., and end at 11:38 a.m. Learn more about the great solar eclipse from NASA . During the peak of the eclipse the sun will be obstructed by the moon at a rate of 90.4%. Comments/Press Coverage City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report August 2017 2017 Great article in the Leader: http://www.ptleader.com/news/party-atmosphere-marks-partial-solar- eclipse/article_ba026f34-8784-11e7-8fb8-7bb2c5f50178.html