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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017 October Programs Monthly ReportCity of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report October 2017 2017 Program name: Book Lover’s Café: The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero by Timothy Egan Date: 1st Monday Presenter: Melody E. Program’s intended age group Adults Attendance: 13 Location: Pink House Sponsored by: Friends- $100ish bookclub kit Description From the National Book Award–winning and best-selling author Timothy Egan comes the epic story of one of the most fascinating and colorful Irishman in nineteenth- century America. The Irish-American story, with all its twists and triumphs, is told through the improbable life of one man. A dashing young orator during the Great Famine of the 1840s, in which a million of his Irish countrymen died, Thomas Francis Meagher led a failed uprising against British rule, for which he was banished to a Tasmanian prison colony. He escaped and six months later was heralded in the streets of New York — the revolutionary hero, back from the dead, at the dawn of the great Irish immigration to America. Meagher’s rebirth in America included his leading the newly formed Irish Brigade from New York in many of the fiercest battles of the Civil War — Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg. Twice shot from his horse while leading charges, left for dead in the Virginia mud, Meagher’s dream was that Irish-American troops, seasoned by war, would return to Ireland and liberate their homeland from British rule. City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report October 2017 2017 The hero's last chapter, as territorial governor of Montana, was a romantic quest for a true home in the far frontier. His death has long been a mystery to which Egan brings haunting, colorful new evidence. Comments/Press Coverage Also, this month the bookclub also had 13 members attend the The Book Club play at Key City Theatre and really enjoyed the production and an outing together. Program name: Book Lover’s Café: Out of Africa Film Viewing Date: Oct. 2 Presenter: Melody E. Program’s intended age group Adults Attendance: 10 Location: Pink House Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends Description Winner of the Best Picture Academy Award, Out of Africa is the true story of a woman who runs a Kenyan plantation (Meryl Streep) and falls in love with a mysterious hunter (Robert Redford). Comments/Press Coverage The bookclub really enjoyed reading about Beryl Markham for two months and then ending with a film viewing. We look forward to more film tie ins in the future. City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report October 2017 2017 Program name: Breast Cancer Nutrition Talk with Daniella Chace Date: Oct. 5 Presenter: Daniella Chace Program’s intended age group Adults Attendance: 10 Location: Pink House Sponsored by: Friends, $0 Description Daniella Chace, MSc, CN, is a nationally-recognized clinical practitioner, author, and educator. Her vision is to empower people to improve their health with informed food choices. She is medical nutrition therapist has written 20+ health books, oncology magazine columns, and patient-care materials, appeared on radio and television, and is the creator and host of the Nutrition Matters, a national public radio show covering health topics including nutrigenomics, toxins, microbes, epigenetics, and whole foods nutrition. She will discuss her books and research on healing breast cancer. Comments/Press Coverage City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report October 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: 20 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: 13 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 October 2017 2017 Program name: Daniel Winkler - Edible Mushrooms of the PNW and Beyond Date: Oct. 12 Presenter: Daniel Winkler Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Adults Attendance: 75+ Location: Carnegie Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends, $350 Description Daniel is the author of field guides to Edible Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest and California (both Harbour Publishing, 2011 and 2012) and Amazon Mushrooms with Larry Evans (2014). He grew up collecting and eating wild mushrooms in the Alps and has been foraging since 20 years in the PNW and working as mushroom educator and guide. Daniel trained as a geographer and ecologist and works as researcher and NGO consultant on environmental issues of the Tibetan Plateau and Himalayas. Working in Tibet, Daniel realized that Tibet's diverse mushroom industry plays a crucial role in rural Tibet and thus has been researching Tibet's ethno-mycology for 20 years. With his travel agency MushRoaming LLC he is annually organizing and leading several mushroom focused eco-adventures to Tibet, China, the Amazon, Colombia, the Austrian Alps and the Pacific Northwest. Comments/Press Coverage This has become a very polular annual program. We may consider a 3rd year in Fall 2018! City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report October 2017 2017 Program name: Black Fox: The Art of Recalling: the Art and Writing of Emilie Demant Hatt and Johan Turi Date: Oct. 24 Presenter: Barbara Sjoholm Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Adults Attendance: 40 Location: Carnegie Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends, $100 Description In the early twentieth century, the Danish artist Emilie Demant Hatt and Johan Turi, a Swedish Sami hunter and would-be writer and artist, formed an unlikely bond. She edited and translated his classic work, An Account of the Sami, which included his drawings. He introduced her to the world of nomadic reindeer herders. Back in Denmark, Demant Hatt wrote her own narrative, With the Lapps in the High Mountains, and used Sápmi as a motif in her Expressionist linocuts and paintings; while at Lake Torneträsk Turi continued to write and draw. Barbara Sjoholm has been studying the lives of Demant Hatt and Turi for many years and presents a talk and slide show about their mutual influence and how Sápmi is reflected in their writings and artwork. Copies of Sjoholm’s new biography of Demant Hatt, Black Fox (University of Wisconsin) will be available. Barbara Sjoholm is the editor and translator of Demant Hatt's narrative With the Lapps in the High Mountains. Her many books include novels about Demant Hatt's youthful romance with Danish composer Carl Nielsen: Fossil Island and The Former World. Comments/Press Coverage City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report October 2017 2017 Program name: Art in the Library: Jim Alden Retrospective Date: Oct. 27 Presenter: Polly Lyle & Keith Darrock Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Adults Attendance: 150 Location: Carnegie Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Northwind and Jefferson County Historical Society Description Following the tradition of recent years, the October Art in the Library opening will include birthday cake for our beloved Carnegie Building, which is 104 glorious years old this month. The Art in the Library exhibit is a special one. It features the work of late Port Townsend artist Jim Alden. Jim arrived in Port Townsend in the early 70s, and was a fine, life-long and self-taught artist. Jim was a fixture about town—especially at the Town Tavern (where bartered art for drinks) and the Salal Cafe (where he was a dishwasher). (Two of his paintings— Union Wharf and Water Lilies--are by the windows on the bar side of Sirens.) Attend the opening reception so that you can hear Jenny Westdal, current Jefferson County Historical Society Board of Trustees President and friend and employer of Jim, talk about him. Finn Wilcox will read his poem about Jim. City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report October 2017 2017 Comments/Press Coverage This prgram brought the community together for the opening to share stories and poetry about Jim Alden and had a wonderful article in the Leader http://www.ptleader.com/arts/reminiscing-about- alden/article_8464a3aa-be7b-11e7-95b2-83971c890f01.html Program name: Preschool Storytime Date: Every Tuesday Presenter: Jeanne S. and Melody E & Leo the Lion (for Halloween) Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Preschoolers and their caregivers Attendance: 91 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 Mermaid Melody and Leo the Lion for Halloween Storytime City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report October 2017 2017 Program name: Toddlertime Date: Every Thursday Presenter: Hilary V. Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Toddlers and their caregivers Attendance: 71 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 Date: Every Wednesday Presenter: Jeanne S. Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Babies and their caregivers Attendance: 62 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 City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report October 2017 2017 Program name: Saturday Family Storytime Date: Every Saturday Presenter: Hilary V., Ashley K. Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Babies- preschoolers and their caregivers Attendance: 16 Location: Library Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends Description Join us every Saturday for this family storytime program for all ages. Comments/Press Coverage Program name: Not-So-Scary Halloween Party Date: Oct. 28 Presenter: Hilary V. & Jeanne S. Intended age group: Babies and their caregivers Attendance: 46 Location: Carnegie Sponsored by: Friends Description Join us for our second annual Not-So-Scary Halloween Party! Come and enjoy songs, stories, a shadow puppet play, refreshments, and a costume parade! Look for us upstairs in the main library building. All ages are welcome. Not-so-scary costumes please! City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report October 2017 2017 Program name: "Pappenspiel" Puppet show Date: Oct. 6 Presenter: "Max" Eberhard Eichner Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family All ages Attendance: 30 Location: Pink House Comments/Press Coverage Program name: YMCA Afterschool Outreach Date: Oct. 12 Presenter: Jeanne S. Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Kids Attendance: 20 Location: YMCA Sponsored by: YMCA Description Jeanne demonstrated the STEAM kits for checkout at the library. This will be a once a month program at the YMCA. Comments/Press Coverage Jesse from the YMCA said how impressed she was to learn that the library had things to checkout that she did not know about before. City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report October 2017 2017 Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends, $200 Description "Pappenspiel" is a bicycle-traveling, trunk size, tabletop stage. It is derived from a type of 1850's Central European puppetry and storytelling form using paper figures as illustrations. It is referred to as Papiertheater (paper theater). "Pappenspiel" (paper play) is a community oriented solo show by "Max" Eberhard Eichner, a Berlin, Germany, born and raised artist. Max Eberhard adds to his carefully and for all ages selected tales of the Grimms a kind of "one-man" band with acoustic music accompaniment, original songs and sound effects. Occasionally, extra actors, puppets and puppeteers will join the fun. Comments/Press Coverage This program was enjoyed by people of all ages. Many people in attendance asked when “Max” would be back and showed interest in a puppetry workshop that he also offers. The program was utter magic and we plan to have him back for a puppet play and workshop in 2018! City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report October 2017 2017 City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report October 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: 24 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! Comments/Press Coverage The program has concluded for 2017 and will resume February 2018 for four monthly sessions throughout the year. Program name: Teen Movie: The Nightmare Before Christmas Date: Oct. 13 Presenter: Hilary V. Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Teens Attendance: 3 Location: Pink House Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends Description Teens enjoy blockbuster movies and gourmet popcorn.