June 2008 Library News and Events

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BOOKMOBILE SCHEDULE The Bookmobile, or Library on Wheels, will be visiting the following facilities in June: Monday, June 2 – Easter Seals (Broad St.) 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM; Bradley Home 10:15 AM to 10:45 AM; Meriden Center 11:00 AM to Noon; Tuesday, June 3 - Catholic Charities 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM; Kinder Garden Learning Center 10:15 AM to 11:30 AM; Thursday, June 5–Connecticut Baptist Homes (box) 3:00 PM to 3:30 PM; Monday, June 9 - Carriage House Day Care Center (pick-up) 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM; Tuesday, June 10 –Lil’ Rascals 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM; Wednesday, June 11 – HeadStart (Liberty St.) 10:00 to 10:30 AM; Thursday, June 12 – Meriden Senior Center 10:00 to 11:30 AM; Tuesday, June 17 – Center Congregational Nursery School 9:30 AM to 10:15 AM; Women and Families Center 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM; Wednesday, June 18 - Village at Kensington Place 1:30 PM to 2:15 PM; Thursday, June 19 – Kindercare 9:15 AM to 10:30 AM; The Right Place 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM; Friday, June 20 – Stork Club 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM; Miller Memorial 10:45 AM to 11:30 AM; Home Deliveries 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM; Tuesday, June 24- Catholic Charities 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM; Kinder Garden Learning Center 10:15 AM to 11:30 AM; Wednesday, June 25 – Easter Seals (Broad St.) 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM; Bradley Home 10:15 AM to 10:45 AM; Meriden Center 11:00 AM to Noon. “TRACKS, TRAILS AND TREASURES” JUNE 11 AT MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY Come along and experience the “Spirit of the Old West” in the program “Tracks, Trails and Treasures” presented by Chuck Oakes at the Meriden Public Library on Wednesday, June 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the Griffin Room. Mr. Oakes will share his photographs and stories of haunted saloons, abandoned mining camps and ghost towns as he explores our historic West. The program is free and open to the public but seating is limited. Contact the Community Services Department at 203 630-6349, email mailto:comsvc@hotmail.comor visit http://www.meridenlibrary.org/and click on “Adult events” to reserve a seat. GARDENING PROGRAM JUNE 25 AT MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY Meriden Public Library will host a gardening program by local gardener Kelly Fuerstenberg on Wednesday, June 25 at 6:30 p.m. in the Griffin Room. Ms. Fuerstenberg will discuss planting perennials for spring and summer gardens, as well as introduce variations of the old stand by plants that will spark up your garden. The program is free and open to the public. Since seating is limited, free registration is requested by contacting the Community Services Department at (203) 630-6349, email mailto:comsvc@hotmail.comor sign up online at http://www.meridenlibrary.org/and click on “Adult events”. COOKING PROGRAM JUNE 21 AT MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY Come to the Meriden Public Library on Saturday, June 21 at 2:00 p.m. to watch chef instructor Kashia Cave prepare delicious dishes for a 4 th of July celebration. Ms. Cave will prepare a herb potato salad; walnut, pear and crispy bacon green salad; oven chicken with mango barbeque sauce; and grilled pineapple with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce. Samples of the dishes and the recipes will be available. Kashia Cave is a native of the island of Trinidad and Tobago, a graduate of the Connecticut Culinary Institute, and an American Culinary Federation Award winner. She is currently employed at the Union League Café in New Haven , which was voted best restaurant in Connecticut in 2007 by Connecticut Magazine’s Reader’s poll. Ms. Cave has a passion for cooking and enjoys teaching adults and children how to be creative in the kitchen. The program is free and all are invited. Seating is limited. Contact the Community Services Department at (203) 630-6349, email mailto:comsvc@hotmail.comor visit http://www.meridenlibrary.org/and click on “Adult events” to reserve a seat. Wallingford Public Library Children’s Room Seeks Students for Summer Volunteers Wallingford students who will be entering grades five, six or seven in fall of 2008 are encouraged to fill out an application and volunteer to help the staff with the Wallingford Public Library 2008 Summer Reading Program entitled, Catch a Dragon by the Tale. Volunteers are needed to help younger children and their families participate in the Summer Reading Program which will run from June 30th to August 9th. This is a great opportunity for students who enjoy both the Library and helping others. Application forms are available in the Children’s Room as well as online at http://www.wallingford.lioninc.org/ Applications are due back at the library by June 10th. Meriden Public Library Children's Library Is Buzzing About Summer! Spend your summer with us. Professional performers programs will be on Monday evenings at 6:00 &Thursday mornings at 10:30. FREE tickets will be available June 2nd in the Children's Library. Some programs are age restricted of have limited seating. The following programs will be presented: June 23rd-Eshu Bumpus-storyteller with stories of African-American and world folktales. For ages 3 & up.June 26-Jenny Tripp-Children's Author. Ages 4 & up.June 30-Bugs Alive! Ages 4 and up.July 3-Dan Bowen-Magic show. Ages 3 and up.July 7-Lion Heart Puppets-Puppet Show. Ages 4 and up.July 10-Wildlife Adventure-Animals include some of the most spectacular reptiles, amphibians and gigantic bugs. Ages 3 and up.July 14-Reptile Program-Ages 4 and up.July 17-Air Borne Jugglers-Ages 4 and up.July 21-Circus Suitcase-All ages.July 24-Les Julian Family Concert-All AgesJuly 28-Ventriloquist Larry Novia-Ages 4 and up.July 31-Trash to Tunes-All ages We will also be having the following story hours:Mondays at 2:00 PM. for children going into grades 3-5Tuesdays for 3-4 years old at 11:15 AM., 1:15 PM., and 6:30 PM.Wednesdays at 11:15 AM. and at 6:30 PM. for 2-3 years old with parent or care giver Children going into Kindergarten through second grade at 2:00 PM.For more information call the Children's Library at (203) 630-6347. Wallingford Public Library Announces “Tee it Up at the Library” For a limited time during the early part of June, the Library is offering three different golf-related opportunities that can benefit both you and the Wallingford Public Library. Here’s how! Learn the Game, Win a Round of Golf Join us in the Library’s Community Room on Monday evening, June 2nd at 6:00 p.m. for a family-friendly event: “Golf for Everyone” presented by Golf Instructor and Event Manager of The Tradition Golf Club, Clint McDermott. Mr. McDermott has been playing golf for over 40 years. He started playing as a young adult; when he became a father, he introduced his children to the game, and now enjoys playing with both his children and his grandchildren. “Golf is really a family activity and any members of the family, regardless of age or ability, can play golf together. It’s a great way to promote family fun and values while enjoying beautiful surroundings.” Monday’s program will cover the basics of the game: equipment, form, and etiquette. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to demonstrate some of the techniques Mr. McDermott presents; just remember to yell “FORE!” Adult participants over the age of 18 will be eligible to win a free round of golf at The Tradition Golf Club in Wallingford. Call the Library today to reserve your “tee-time:” 203-265-6754. Make a Pledge to the Travelers Championship Birdies for Charity Program and become eligible to Win a 7-Night Vacation to the Destination of Your Choice! Offered through the Travelers Championship, a PGA Event at the TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, CT, you are entered to win when you participate in the Birdies for Charity/Wallingford Public Library Fundraiser. Simply pick up a pledge form at the Library’s Information Desk. During the Travelers Championship, the PGA professionals will birdie many holes. You make a pledge for each birdie made. Pledges can be for as little as a penny per birdie. A birdie is a score of one stroke below par for any golf hole. PGA Tour professionals are anticipated to make an average of 1500 to 2000 birdies during the tournament. How “tweet” it is! Get Your Discount Tickets to the Travelers Championship from the Library and Win a Trip for Two to the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Florida. Now through June 4, the Library is selling tickets to the Travelers Championship for the discounted price of $20.00 (regularly $32.00 each). By purchasing tickets through the Library, 50% of the ticket price will be donated to the Library’s General Fund. Tickets are good for any day of the tournament: June 16-22, 2008. Fill out your ticket stub and you will be automatically entered to win the prize. Get your Travelers Championship tickets and more information on any of these events from the Library’s Information Desk or by calling 203-265-6754. June Movie Nights at Wallingford Public Library The Library’s Community Room now boasts surround sound and state-of-the-art movie screening equipment. To celebrate this long awaited installation, the Wallingford Public Library will be presenting the following movie events in June. Cinema Club, Tuesday June 3rd at 6:30 p.m. We’re kicking off Cinema Club, our night for classic and art movie buffs, with Orson Welles in The Third Man. Described as “one of cinema's most enduring and atmospheric thrillers. A genuine and endlessly watch-able classic,” the film is a stunning noir set amid the ruins of post-War Vienna, and featuring perhaps the most memorable chase sequence in cinema. There have been few better movies in the history of the planet than The Third Man, and fewer still as brilliantly directed from second to second. Family Movie Night, Thursday June 19th at 6:30 p.m. Our family movie night features a fantasy epic with more than a passing resemblance to the Lord of the Rings and Chronicles of Narnia film franchises, The Golden Compass. Please note the movie's PG-13 rating. Suitable for an older audience than Narnia (though younger than The Lord of the Rings), it deals with complex concepts, violence (though largely bloodless) and implied death, children and animals in peril, and an unrelentingly ominous and unsettling mood. All movie nights are free and open to the public. No registration is required. Refreshments will be available. Please call the Library for more information: 203-265-6754. Author Event at Wallingford Public Library Julian Padowicz, author of Mother and Me: Escape from Warsaw 1939 Julian Padowicz, author of the memoir “Mother and Me: Escape from Warsaw 1939,” will visit the Wallingford Public Library Thursday evening, June 12 at 7:00 p.m. This free event will feature Mr. Padowicz’ first hand account of how the Nazi invasion of Poland directly affected him and his relationship with his mother. The memoir unfolds through the eyes and experiences of Mr. Padowicz as a young boy being raised by his Catholic nanny in a privileged Jewish household. Doing her best to indoctrinate the boy in Catholicism, the nanny manages to convince the young Mr. Padowicz that Jews will never be allowed into heaven and his own salvation is dependent upon him being christened. This perception prevails as the author and his Jewish family must flee Warsaw. The young boy is desperately concerned about his family’s salvation while his pampered socialite mother must use her wiles to manage the family’s deliverance to safety. This harrowing tale is convincingly told with innocence and humor. Julian Padowicz holds a degree in English Literature from Colgate University. He has been a documentary filmmaker and producer of audio tapes for most of his adult life, and has won a Golden Eagle Award for his educational film, “The People Shop,” from the Committee on International Non-Theatrical Events. He lives in Stamford, Connecticut, with his wife, and is working on a sequel to Mother and Me. Books signed by the author will be available for purchase and refreshments will be served. This event will take place in the library’s Charlotte Collins Meeting Room. Please call the library’s Information Desk at 203-265-6754 to reserve your free seat.