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Home My WebLink AboutFebruary 2019 Monthly Report PORT TOWNSEND PUBLIC LIBRARY MONTHLY PROGRAMS REPORT FEBRUARY 2019 Program Name: Book Lover’s Café: Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue Date: 2-4-19 Presenter: Melody E Intended Age: Adults Attendance The book discussion was canceled due to snow Location: Pink House Sponsored By: FOTL Description: Behold the Dreamers is the 2016 debut novel by Imbolo Mbue. The novel details the experiences of two New York City families during the 2008 financial crisis: an immigrant family from Cameroon, the Jonga family, and their wealthy employers, the Edwards family Comments: The book will be discussed at the March bookclub meeting. Program Name: Fiber Arts Night Date: 1st & 3rd Tuesday Presenter: Kathi J or Joan W Intended Age: Adults Attendance 10 Location: Pink House Sponsored By: FOTL Description: Comments: 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. PORT TOWNSEND PUBLIC LIBRARY MONTHLY PROGRAMS REPORT FEBRUARY 2019 Program Name: 2019 North Olympic Peninsula Farming Film Festival Date: Feb 25th (the two other dates were rescheduled for March due to the snow) Presenter: Friends of the Trees and Jefferson County Local Food Systems Council Intended Age: Adults Attendance 15 Location: Pink House Sponsored By: Friends - $100 total for all the movies. Description: Find out how regenerative farming is part of the climate change solution and global earth repair. Inspiring films about farmers working with and restoring ecosystems. Local efforts will be highlighted in discussion after each film. Program Name: Changeling Shakespeare Reading Group Date: 2nd & 4th Tuesday Presenter: Bob DeWeese Intended Age: Adults Attendance 9 Location: Pink House Sponsored By: Description: CHANGELING will meet twice monthly to read and discuss the plays of William Shakespeare. Comments: PORT TOWNSEND PUBLIC LIBRARY MONTHLY PROGRAMS REPORT FEBRUARY 2019 Program Name: Nature Photography Tips and Techniques with Russ Stamp Date: 2-7-19 Presenter: Russ Stamp Intended Age: Adults Attendance 50 Location: Carnegie Reading Room Sponsored By: FOTL $100 honorarium Description: An hour program featuring outdoor/nature photography tips, techniques, locations, gear, post-processing and questions with Russ Stamp. Comments: PORT TOWNSEND PUBLIC LIBRARY MONTHLY PROGRAMS REPORT FEBRUARY 2019 Program Name: Baby Time Date: Every Wednesday Presenter: Jeanne S. Intended Age: 0-18 months and families Attendance 76 Location: Children’s Room Sponsored By: FOTL 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: Program Name: Toddler Time Date: Every Thursday Presenter: Hilary V. Intended Age: 18-36 months and families Attendance 37 Location: Children’s Room Sponsored By: FOTL Description: Toddlertime builds pre-reading 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: PORT TOWNSEND PUBLIC LIBRARY MONTHLY PROGRAMS REPORT FEBRUARY 2019 Program Name: Preschool Storytime Date: Every Tuesday Presenter: Jeanne S. Intended Age: 3-5 year olds and families Attendance 91 Location: Children’s Room Sponsored By: FOTL 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. Jeanne is doing a Chinese New Year themed storytime in picture. Comments: PORT TOWNSEND PUBLIC LIBRARY MONTHLY PROGRAMS REPORT FEBRUARY 2019 Program Name: Sing-a-Ling Date: Feb 14, 2019 Presenter: Keeth Apgar Intended Age: Children and Families Attendance 45 Location: Children’s Room Sponsored By: FOTL $75 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: PORT TOWNSEND PUBLIC LIBRARY MONTHLY PROGRAMS REPORT FEBRUARY 2019 Program Name: Stuffed Animal Sleepover Date: February 1, 2019 Presenter: Jeanne S., Hilary V. Intended Age: Children and Families Attendance 75 Location: Children’s Room Sponsored By: Description: Children and families came for a special PJ storytime, full of early literacy, singing, and play. After storytime was over, they sun a lullaby to their stuffed animal friends. The children left their stuffies for a slumber party, and that’s when the fun began. Each child returned in the morning to pick stuffy up and see what fun shenanigans their pals got up to through the night. They weren’t sleeping, that’s for sure! Comments: PORT TOWNSEND PUBLIC LIBRARY MONTHLY PROGRAMS REPORT FEBRUARY 2019 Program Name: Children’s Choir Date: Tuesdays in February Presenter: Phina Pipia Intended Age: 6-12 Attendance 66 Location: First Baptist Church Sponsored By: FOTL $1125 for 8 rehearsals and final performance, including space rental at First Baptist Church. Description: Local youngsters get an incredible chance to make music this Winter! The PT Public Library Children’s Choir is back - a fun, free music program for youth ages 7 - 12! Directed by Phina Pipia, the choir begins Tuesday, January 8th, gathering weekly in the basement of the First Baptist Church at 1202 Lawrence Street, to sing favorite songs - from folk to classical, rock to traditional. The program culminates with a public performance on Saturday, March 2nd, where young participants share their beautiful music making with friends and family. Comments: PORT TOWNSEND PUBLIC LIBRARY MONTHLY PROGRAMS REPORT FEBRUARY 2019 Program Name: LEAP into Science Date: 2/20/2019 Presenter: Hilary V Intended Age: 6-12 Attendance 12 Location: Children’s Room Sponsored By: Franklin Institute Description: This program stemmed from the training Hilary went to in September 2018 present by the Franklin Institute called Leap into Science. It focused on teaching concepts of balance to children. Hilary read a story that focused on balance and weights, and then different activities like teeter totters, and scales were set up for the kids to experiment with. Comments: PORT TOWNSEND PUBLIC LIBRARY MONTHLY PROGRAMS REPORT FEBRUARY 2019 Program Name: LEAP into Science YMCA Date: 2/28/2019 Presenter: Jeanne S, and Hilary V Intended Age: 6-12 Attendance 15 Location: YMCA Sponsored By: Franklin Institute Description: This program stemmed from the training Hilary went to in September 2018 present by the Franklin Institute called Leap into Science. It focused on teaching concepts of balance to children. Hilary read a story that focused on balance and weights, and then different activities like teeter totters, and scales were set up for the kids to experiment with. Comments: PORT TOWNSEND PUBLIC LIBRARY MONTHLY PROGRAMS REPORT FEBRUARY 2019 Program Name: Blue Heron School Visit Date: 2/20/2019 Presenter: Joy W. Intended Age: Teens Attendance 30 Location: Blue Heron Sponsored By: FOTL Description: Kids made bookmarks by sewing hearts on to felt strips. Comments: PORT TOWNSEND PUBLIC LIBRARY MONTHLY PROGRAMS REPORT FEBRUARY 2019 Program Name: PTHS School Visit Date: 2/13/2019 Presenter: Hilary v. Joy W. Intended Age: Teens Attendance 15 Location: PTHS Sponsored By: FOTL Description: Teens sewed heart bookmarks Comments: PORT TOWNSEND PUBLIC LIBRARY MONTHLY PROGRAMS REPORT FEBRUARY 2019 Program Name: PTHS Book Club Date: Feb 6, Feb 25 Presenter: Hilary V., Joy W. Intended Age: Teens Attendance 11 Location: PTHS Sponsored By: FOTL Description: Students discussed the book The Hate U Give. We also discussed ideas on how to get other teens engaged in the Book club, and the Library, as well as promoting this book and other to teens in the community. Comments: PORT TOWNSEND PUBLIC LIBRARY MONTHLY PROGRAMS REPORT FEBRUARY 2019 Program Name: Fall in Love with your Library Date: 2/14/19 Presenter: Melody E, Jeanne S, Hilary V and Harpist Teresa S. Intended Age: All Ages Attendance 150 Location: Sponsored By: FOTL $300 for supplies, live music and refreshments Description: Come to the library for an Open House. Enjoy live music, Valentine crafts, and light refreshments. Comments: PORT TOWNSEND PUBLIC LIBRARY MONTHLY PROGRAMS REPORT FEBRUARY 2019 Program Name: Art in the Library Opening Date: 2/22/2019 Presenter: Polly Lyle, Melody E., Jeanne S., Hilary V. Intended Age: All Ages Attendance 100+ Location: Library Sponsored By: FOTL Description: Comments: