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Home My WebLink About2017 November Programs Monthly ReportCity of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report November 2017 2017 Program name: The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister Date: 1st Monday Presenter: Melody E. Program’s intended age group Adults Attendance: 16 Location: Pink House Sponsored by: Friends- $0 Description A "heartbreakingly delicious" national bestseller about a chef, her students, and the evocative lessons that food teaches about life Once a month, eight students gather in Lillian's restaurant for a cooking class. Among them is Claire, a young woman coming to terms with her new identity as a mother; Tom, a lawyer whose life has been overturned by loss; Antonia, an Italian kitchen designer adapting to life in America; and Carl and Helen, a long-married couple whose union contains surprises the rest of the class would never suspect... The students have come to learn the art behind Lillian's soulful dishes, but it soon becomes clear that each seeks a recipe for something beyond the kitchen. And soon they are transformed by the aromas, flavors, and textures of what they create. Comments/Press Coverage City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report November 2017 2017 Program name: Klee Wyck Journal Date: Nov. 2 Presenter: Lou Mckee Program’s intended age group Adults Attendance: 20 Location: Pink House Sponsored by: Friends, $0 Description "This is western Canada's rain coast! where we finally claimed a home beach after years of kayaking and camping in Washington and British Columbia, exploring new areas each trip out. We named this beach Klee Wyck, Laughing One, the name that the young artist Emily Carr earned from the coastal native people. Many days were pristine fresh and sunny...but, when that coastal rain came, we were captured under drooping tarps and breathing smoky fires, sometimes for a week. Let's build a better shelter in the woods!" So the story begins. As the days, months and years go by, I keep an illustrated journal of all the flora that grows around us, and all the life in tide pools, seaweeds and shelled critters. When the cabin begins to 'mature' I add drawings of our cozy interior hangout. These pages, completed on the beach, forest or in the cabin, are the inspiration for the book story KLEE WYCK JOURNAL and the original pencil color and ink drawings decorate its pages." http://www.loumckee.com/works.htm Comments/Press Coverage City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report November 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: 18 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: 15 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 November 2017 2017 Program name: Tellabration!TM by The Hearth an evening of Storytelling Date: Nov. 18 Presenter: Seven storytellers performing in concert are: Pan Greenwood, Pamela Ziemann, Nancy O’Lally, Michele Bruns, Marti Haley, Chas Dowd, and Cathy Thomas; Melody Sky Eisler as the Mistress Of Ceremonies Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family All ages Attendance: 65+ Location: Carnegie Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends, $100ish for refreshments and the Quimper Storytelling Guild Description The Quimper Storytelling Guild and Port Townsend Library are preparing an evening of storytelling to warm the heart. Jefferson County will participate this year in the 29th annual Tellabration!TM, a worldwide storytelling evening. Community members of all ages are invited to enjoy stories around the historic hearth of the Library’s Carnegie Reading room on Saturday November 18th at 6:30 pm. Tellabration! TM Began in 1988 by “yarn spinner” J.G. Pinkerton of Connecticut Storytelling Center. He envisioned an international event as a means of building community support for oral art of storytelling. Under the umbrella of the National Storytelling Network the annual event, held on the third Saturday in November, quickly expanded. By 1997 there were Tellebration! Events in every continent except Antarctica. This year, over 40 states and nine countries will host locally organized storytelling performances to delight and captivate audiences. City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report November 2017 2017 There are many kinds of stories and different styles of oral storytelling. Tellabration by the Hearth will feature 7 local tellers. The stories will range from classic Asian folk tales to personal family stories to classic tall tales. Seven storytellers performing in concert are: Pan Greenwood, Pamela Ziemann, Nancy O’Lally, Michele Bruns, Marti Haley, Chas Dowd, and Cathy Thomas; Eisler will be the Master Of Ceremonies. Comments/Pres s Coverage The event was a wonderful success for an all age audience. So many patrons have complimented the caliber of the tellers and their diverse stories. We look forward to this becoming an annual event for the Saturday before Thanksgiving. City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report November 2017 2017 Program name: Langdon Cook - Upstream: Searching for Wild Salmon, from River to Table Date: Nov. 30 Presenter: Langdon Cook Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Adults Attendance: 80+ Location: Carnegie Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends, $250 Description As he did with his previous award-winning book, The Mushroom Hunters, which the Wall Street Journalcalled a “rollicking narrative delivering vivid and cinematic scenes on every page,” Cook takes readers on a rugged wilderness journey to meet the diverse, colorful group of people associated with this unique species and those who populate American salmon culture. Drawing on research from renowned chefs and tribal fisherman to environmentalists and government bureaucrats, UPSTREAM illuminates the important role that salmon plays in society and offers an engrossing account of how salmon—one of the last wild foods on our table—nourished humanity through the ages, and why we need them in the future: • Salmon are both a past and present culinary favorite, and as fresh, wild salmon becomes increasingly rare and expensive, American diners' obsession with them is only growing. • Salmon are consistently a top three seafood in annual sales, along with tuna and shrimp, and have widely publicized health benefits. • Wild salmon restoration is the single largest American environmental effort ever made on behalf of a species, to the tune of over a billion dollars spent on this endeavour every year • According to the U.S. Department of Fish & Wildlife, there are 40 million licensed anglers in the U.S. that generate more than $46 billion in fishing- related retail sales per year. About the Author: Langdon Cook is the author of The Mushroom Hunters, winner of the 2014 Pacific Northwest Book Award and Fat of the Land: Adventures of a 21st Century Forager. Cook’s writing appears in numerous publication and has been nominated for a James Beard Award (2016) and a Pushcart Prize. He lives in Seattle with his wife and two children. Comments/Press Coverage The program received lots of positive feedback. City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report November 2017 2017 Program name: Preschool Storytime Date: Every Tuesday Presenter: Jeanne S., Hilary V. and Phina Pipia Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Preschoolers and their caregivers Attendance: 86 Location: Library Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends, $30 for a storytime substitute 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 Phina playing the sousaphone during storytime City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report November 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: 21 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. and Hilary V. Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Babies and their caregivers Attendance: 57 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 November 2017 2017 Program name: Saturday Family Storytime Date: Every Saturday Presenter: Hilary V., Ashley K. Program’s intended age group: Babies- preschoolers and their caregivers Attendance: 15 Location: Library Sponsored by: Friends, other: Friends Description Join us every Saturday for this family storytime program for all ages. City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report November 2017 2017 Program name: Blue Heron Outreach Date: Nov. 6 Presenter: Hilary V. Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Middle school students Attendance: 23 Location: Blue Heron Middle School Library Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends: $20 for craft supplies Description Our first monthly visit to Blue Heron, Students made glass marble magnets to take home during their lunch period. City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report November 2017 2017 Program name: Grant Street Elementary Outreach Date: Nov. 8 Presenter: Hilary V. Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Children and Families Attendance: 10 Location: Grant Street Elementary Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends: $10 for snacks Description Our first outreach visit to Grant Street, students and their families were able to explore the Dash and Dot Robots, using iPads to race the robots, as well as learn simple concepts in coding City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report November 2017 2017 Program name: Sing-A-Ling with Keeth Apgar Date: Nov. 16 Presenter: Keeth Apgar Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family Middle school students Attendance: 45 Location: Library Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends, $75 presenter fee Description Sing-A-Ling gets toddlers, preschoolers, families and the greater community into our bodies and singing together. Part story time, part sing-along and fully loaded with laughs, the select songs and rhyming stories in this show combine finger play, movement, picture books, uplifting acoustic music and an engaging, highly-interactive banter between audience and presenter. In this early literacy-infused program children (and their grownups) will create original rhymes and lyrics to traditional American folk songs, raise their voices to play with the alphabet’s many amusing sounds, and sing along to the words of favorite children’s books. Comments/Press Coverage City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report November 2017 2017 Program name: Day of the Dead Celebration Date: Nov. 1 Presenter: Jeanne S. Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family All ages Attendance: 65+ Location: Library Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends, about $300 for refreshments and supplies Description Learn about Day of the Dead, create a mini altar for a deceased loved one (bring a photo!), sample traditional food and music, and decorate a sugar skull mask. All ages are invited. Comments/Press Coverage This program received glowing feedback during the program and for days afterward. It was a deeply meaningful program for the community and so many people thanked us for the opportunity to learn about another cultural tradition and to make alters to their loved ones. Program name: PTHS Outreach Date: Nov. 20 Presenter: Hilary V. Program’s intended age group: Kids, teens, adults, all ages/family High school students Attendance: 18 Location: PT High School Library Sponsored by: Friends, other: please specify Friends: $20 for craft supplies Description Our first monthly visit to Port Townsend High School, Students made glass marble magnets to take home during their lunch period. City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report November 2017 2017 City of Port Townsend Monthly Library Program Report November 2017 2017