July-August volume 6 number 4

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1 2018 July-August volume 6 number 4

2 Steve Imming President Tom Engelmann Vice President Sylvia Roba Secretary Library Director Amy Groskopf Board of Trustees Editors Matt Casillas Craig Cooper Judie Lance Amanda Motto Maggie Motto Malavika Shrikhande Michael Priest Assistant Library Director Brenda Ross Librarian Bianca Sierra-Luebke Branch Supervisor p: (563) The Library MAIN 321 Main Street Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun The Library EASTERN 6000 Eastern Avenue Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun The Library FAIRMOUNT 3000 N. Fairmount Street Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun 9:00 am - 8:00 pm 9:00 am - 8:00 pm* 9:00 am - 8:00 pm* 9:00 am - 8:00 pm* CLOSED *Special Collections closes at 5:30 pm 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm CLOSED 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm CLOSED Funding for explore is provided by: Thank you to everyone who attended our Summer Reading Program Kickoff Day at Fairmount on Saturday, June 2! Over 1000 people visited the library throughout the day to pick up reading logs and enjoy activities. Kids of all ages had fun listening to wild stories, making crazy monsters, and seeing the wacky puppeteering antics of our pals Gladys, Myrtle, and Bernard! If you missed the fun that day, there are still lots more opportunities to enjoy summer fun at the library. Visit our website or the calendar in this newsletter to find out when you can stop by for story time, crafts, STEM activities, wild animals in the library, and many more WILD events! And don t forget that the Summer Reading Program continues through the end of July, so keep reading and visiting the library for a chance to win fabulous prizes! Lexie Reiling, Youth Services & Programming Supervisor 2 New Banners at Main Have you noticed the colorful new banners hanging on the columns of the Main Library? We re excited to add a splash of color and welcome our new neightbors at the Scott Community College Urban Campus. These bright banners ensure you can always find The Library! Stop in during our new extended hours for Manic Mondays, try the Make Stuff! Cart, check out a guitar, use a 3D printer, catch a movie, investigate the past with Richardson-Sloane Special Collections, attend a book club, renew your driver s license, and so much more! Thank you to the Genesis Foundation for their generous support of this project. Amy Groskopf, Library Director Thank You to Our Donors The Davenport Public Library gratefully acknowledges the generosity of its donors. Their financial support has a tremendous impact on our services. The following donations were received by the Library and the FRIENDS of the Davenport Public Library from March 1, 2018 through April 30, We apologize for any errors or omissions. If your name should be here, but is not, please contact us, and we will make corrections. Tracy Moore, Development Officer Supporters Amy Grokopf Kassondra Hoyt Sarah Rushton

3 Keep Pace with America s News Go straight-to-the-source to keep up-to-date with access to hundreds of U.S. local newspapers, from all 50 states. America s News provides access to current and archived issues of full-text newspapers, with new content added daily. Use this product to research local and national issues, events, people, government, education, arts, business, sports, real estate and more. Learn how local newspapers covered events in their region. Forty-three Iowa newspapers are available, including the Quad- City Times. One hundred thirty-five Illinois newspapers as well. Another great resource available via our website s Online Resources page! Valerie Farrar, Eastern Branch Supervisor Library Personnel Updates Jennifer Williams, Operations Manager Welcome to Our New Employees Gillian Marbury, Student Clerk Aide Mary Goldermann, Student Clerk Aide Kain Henderson, Student Clerk Aide Haleema Waheed, Student Clerk Aide Wesley Burton, part-time Sr. Clerk Transfer Mytrece Brown, CAA to Fairmount as part-time Assistant Caretaker Interns & Volunteers Lily Porter, Teen Social Media Intern Ariana Hill, Teen Creative Literacy Intern Scott Hattis, Volunteer at Main Bryan Cotton, Volunteer at Main - Special Collections Resignations from the Library. Good Luck! Audrey Jestel, Student Clerk Aide Maddison Smith, Student Clerk Aide Karrah Kuykendall, part-time CEL Librarian Adult Summer Reading Program It s not too late to win big this summer during our adult Summer Reading Program. Enter for weekly prizes every time you check out library materials, attend a library program, download an ebook, Book a Librarian, attend outreach, get or renew a library card. Wait, there s more! There will be a grand prize drawing in August! Inquire about tickets at the customer service desk at any of our three library locations. Amanda Augsburger, Community Engagement & Learning Supervisor Fairmount Block Party Fairmount is hosting a neighborhood block party on Saturday, August 18 from 11:00-2:00. Enjoy food trucks, activities, door prizes, goodie bags, and more! No registration required, just show up! Bianca Sierra-Luebke, Fairmount Branch Supervisor Book Store News The Library Bookstores will feature Audio Books (CD, MP3 & Playaway) in July and Back to School in August. Don t forget to redeem your Summer Reading Club Free Book coupons at the bookstores. They are good through August 31st. The Fairmount Bookstore will have it s B.O.G.O Sale August 20 thru August 25. Ann Franke and Carol Wagner, FRIENDS Volunteers Library Closings The Library will be closed Wednesday, July 4 for Independence Day. Did You Know? Summer Fun Passes Passes check out for 1 week and get free admission to River Bandits, Aquatic Centers, River s Edge, Putnam, Figge, and ride the CitiBus! Join a Book Club! The Library sponsors a variety of book clubs, all seeking new members. Call or visit the service desk at any library for more information. Bianca Sierra-Luebke, Fairmount Branch Supervisor 3

4 July 2018 KEY: Blue = Adult Orange = Children Green = Teen Yellow = All Ages M = Main E =Eastern F = Fairmount O = Offsite * Registration required Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 2 5:30 QC Writers Group (E) 3 1:00 Out of School Bookclub (F)* 3:00 Figge s Art Lessons to Go * 4 LIBRARY CLOSED FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY 5 2:00 Movies at Main 3:00 Summer Reading Buddies (E)* 4:00 DIY Teens: LED Origami (E) 6 2:00 Nahant Marsh Presents: Iowa Turtles! (E) 4:00 Teen Volunteer Council (E) 2:00 Live Action Clue (E)* 7 Weekly Storytimes 9 10:00 Shorts & Sweets (F)* 5:30 Read to a Dog (E) 6:00 Underground Bookclub 16 5:30 QC Writers Group (E) 6:00 QC Radio Rewind (E) 23 6:30 History & Legacy of Bix 7 Road Race 30 6:30 DIY Printmaking 10 3:30 Afternoon Storytime (E) 17 2:00 Get Jazzed! 3:00 Figge s Art Lessons to Go (E)* 4:00 TVC (F) 6:30 True Crime (F) 24 2:00 My Tie Dye (E) 6:00 LEGO Night (F) 6:30 Genealogical Perspectives: 10 Tech Tools You Can t Live Without 6:30 Creative Collective 31 6:00 Ukulele Workshop 11 2:30 Teen Gaming (F) 3:00 Wild Crafts 4:30 Book Arts Academy: Japanese Stab Binding * 6:00 WWI Lecture Series: Battles of Cantigny & St. Mihiel (E) 6:30 Bad Art Night (E) 6:30 Color of Law Book Discussion 18 2:00 Afternoon Classic Film: Pat and Mike (E) 2:30 Teen Gaming (F) 3:00 Wild Crafts 6:30 Big/Little Bookclub (E)* 6:30 Color of Law Book Discussion 25 2:30 Teen Gaming (F) 3:00 Wild Crafts 4:30 Book Arts Academy: Accordian Binding * 6:30 Adult Spelling Bee 6:30 Color of Law Book Discussion 2:00 Movies at Main 3:00 Summer Reading Buddies (E)* 12 4:00 DIY Teens: Galaxy Bark & Crayon Chapstick (E) 5:30 Main Library Mania 6:30 The Circle Book Discussion (F) 19 10:00 Family Storytime 2:00 BINGO (E) 2:00 Movies at Main 3:00 Summer Reading Buddies (E)* 4:00 DIY Teens: Book Sculpture (E) 2:00 Movies at Main 2:00 Creative Critter Knitting (F) 3:00 Summer Reading Buddies (E)* 26 3:30 Afternoon Storytime (F) 4:00 DIY Teens: Dragon Eye Magnets (E) 5:30 Main Library Mania 2:00 Recent Releases (E) :00 Giant Games (F) 14 10:00 Touch a Truck (F) :00 Wild Stories 1:00 Be Still: Meditation for Teens (E) 2:00 Teen Silent Reading Party (E) 2:00 Craft Cafe (F)* 28 2:00 DIY Washer Windchimes (F) Monday 10:00 am Preschool Storytime (F) 3:00 pm Story and a Craft (E) Tuesday 11:00 am Stories in the Park (July 3-July 24 at Vander Veer) Wednesday 10:00 am Toddler Storytime (F) 6:00 pm Night Owl Storytime (E) Thursday 10:00 am Toddler Storytime (E) Friday 10:00 am Baby Storytime (F) 10:00 am Preschool Storytime (E) Free Lunch for ages 18 and under! Fairmount is a Davenport Community Schools Summer Meal Site, Monday through Thursday June 11 - August 2 12:45-1:05 (F)

5 August 2018 KEY: Blue = Adult Orange = Children Green = Teen Yellow = All Ages M = Main E =Eastern F = Fairmount O = Offsite * Registration required Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 6:30 Color of Law Book Discussion 11:00-1:00 Bix Porch Party 6:30 Stranger Than Fiction (F) :00-4:00 Summer Reading Program Finishers Pool Party (O) Weekly Storytimes :30 QC Writers Group (E) 4:30 Book Arts Academy: Hand Lettering 101 * 6:30 See YA (E) 2:00 Recent Releases (E) :00 Shorts & Sweets (F) 5:30 Read to a Dog (E) 6:00 Comics Underground 2:00 Afternoon Classic Film: Cloak and Dagger (E) 5:30 Crazy Horse: The Lakota Warrior s Life and Legacy (E) 11:00-2:00 Fairmount Block Party Resume in September... 6:30 Big/Little Bookclub (E)* :30 QC Writers Group (E) 6:30 True Crime Club (F) :30 Creative Collective 4:30 Book Arts Academy: Relief Printing * :00 Golden Girls Party Rerun (F) Ice Cream Truck! Vibrant Credit Union will be offering free ice cream at the Library the following dates and locations: 6:30 Genealogical Perspectives: Tech Tools for Newspapers July 18, 2:30-4:00 (F) July 24, 2:00-3:30 (E) August 2, 11:00-1:00

6 July August READ WILD Summer Reading Program Finishers Pool Party! Saturday, August 4, 2:00-4:00 at Fejervary Aquatic Center Celebrate a summer of reading with a big splash! Kids who finish our Summer Reading Program will receive a ticket to a pool party at Fejervary Aquatic Center. Admission is free with your ticket! Join us for swimming, fun activities, and our grand prize drawings! Also don t miss our door prize drawings, including a year of free pizza generously donated by Marco s Pizza! Nahant Marsh Presents: Iowa Turtles! Friday, July 6, 2:00 at Eastern Live aquatic and land species will be at the library! Their different adaptaions, diets, and habitats will be discussed. Live Action Clue Saturday, July 7, 2:00 at Eastern Have you always loved playing Clue? Become part of the mystery with live action Clue, where you not only look for the suspect, but may actually BE the culprit. Registration required. Touch a Truck Saturday, July 14, 10:00-12:00 at Fairmount The big trucks are back! You ll have the opportunity to see vehicles from Davenport Police, Fire, and Public Works. Climb inside and check out the controls before you check out a book in the library! My Tie Dye Tuesday, July 24, 2:00 at Eastern Join us and make some fun, funky tie dye! Bring an item to dye (cotton or linen work best) or dye one of the provided handkerchiefs. It s to dye for! Note: This could get messy! Please consider wearing clothing that you don t mind staining. LEGO Night Tuesday, July 24, 6:00 at Fairmount Come play with the library s thousands of Legos for an hour of free-build! We ll provide the bricks, you supply the imagination. DIY Washer Windchimes Saturday, July 28, 2:00 at Fairmount Use alcohol inks to color metal washers and make unique windchimes. This multi-generational program is appropriate for ages 8+. Bix Porch Party Thursday, August 2, 11:00-1:00 at Main Head downtown, where folks will be dancin in the street! Don Estes and the Prairie Ramblers will be playing live jazz for the Davenport Public Library s annual Bix Porch Party at Main. Be sure to bring your lawn chairs as we block off Main Street for some good, old-fashioned fun. The Teen Volunteer Council will be providing hot dogs and lemonade, welcoming any donations that will go toward enriching the teen experience at the library. 6 Be Still: Meditation for Teens & Silent Reading Party Saturday, July 21, 1:00 at Eastern Curious about meditation and how it works? The library and Prairie River Sangha welcome teens for an hour of stillness and meditation instruction. Once calm and focused, stay for the Silent Reading Party! DIY Teens! Thursdays in July, 4:00 at Eastern Making things is fun! Supplies provided, but teens are invited to be creative with materials. July 5 - LED Origami July 12 -Galaxy Bark & Crayon Chapstick July 19 - Book Sculpture July 26 - Dragon Eye Magnets

7 Creating Conversations Summer Book Arts Academy Wednesdays, July 11, July 25, August 8 & August 22, 4:30 at Main Learn more about book arts and how to create them! Call Richardson-Sloane Special Collections at (563) or visit any location to register for one or more sessions. July 11 - Japanese Stab Binding July 25 - Accordian Binding August 8 - Hand Lettering 101 with Hannah Eddy from Nourished Lettering August 22 - Relief Printing: Linocut The Circle Book Discussion Thursday, July 12, 6:30 at Fairmount Social media - a harmless, fun way to communicate with friends, or an easy way to influence the unsuspecting? We will discuss the book The Circle by Dave Eggers. QC Radio Rewind Monday, July 16, 6:00 at Eastern Travel back in time to the age of KSTT and KIIK radio. Jim O Hara and Dave Coopman will be your hosts for a selection of sounds and memories from both sides of the dial. Adult Spelling Bee Wednesday, July 25, 6:30 at Main It s a spelling bee for adults! Theatre Director Elizabeth King Powers and Paul Powers, Esquire will be he Official Pronouncers of Words. Snacks will be provided and prizes awarded to the top three contestants. History and Legacy of the Bix 7 Road Race Monday, July 23, 6:30 at Main The legendary Leon Bix Beiderbecke left a lasting impression on the city of Davenport. He is known around the world for his jazz music, but locally Bix is also synonymous with Bix 7 Road Race. Join Richardson-Sloane Special Collections in learning more about the Bix 7 Road Race through historical sources and archives! True Crime Club Third Tuesdays of the month at 6:30 at Fairmount Calling all true crime fans! Whether you obsessively watch Investigation Discovery, are a devout Ann Rule reader, or became hooked on true crime through podcasts, this club is for you! Each month we will pick a different theme, so bring your related local stories, famous cases, unsolved mysteries, or anything true crime related you want to discuss. No registration required. 7 Ukulele Workshop & Concert Tuesday, July 31, 6:00 at Main Alan Morrison, owner of AM Guitar Repair and author of How to Make Money in the Guitar Biz: Turn Your Passion Into a Profession and his co-worker, Rebecca Casad, will offer a free ukulele workshop and concert! Bring your friends and family members to this fun, educational event for all ages! The workshop will cover: - How to choose a ukulele - Popular bands/songs featuring the uke - Comparison to other instruments - Quick start lesson - Live Music Performance The duo will perform some of Rebecca s originals as well as some cover songs. Audience interaction such as singing or clapping along to the rhythm is encouraged!

8 Mailed to you by: Friends of The Library Davenport Public Library Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Davenport, IA Permit No Main Street, Davenport, IA Return Service Requested p: (563) Major funding provided by the Friends of The Library, Davenport Public Library Crazy Horse: The Lakota Warrior s Life & Legacy Author Talk Wednesday, August 15, 5:30 at Eastern Crazy Horse family members Floyd Clown and Doug War Eagle join author, William Matson, to discuss and sign their book Crazy Horse: The Lakota Warrior s Life and Legacy based on the family s oral history! Richardson-Sloane Special Collections is excited to host this special event at Eastern. Playaway Launchpads are Here! New to the Davenport Public Library: Playaway Launchpads! These are kids tablets that are pre-loaded with fun games and educational content. Each Launchpad is focused on a specific topic, including animals, space, math, the alphabet, counting, transportation, art and more! No need to connect to Wi-Fi or download anything, just turn it on and play! Launchpads check out for one week and are available at all three Library locations. Stop by and try one out today!