Meriden and Wallingford CT Library News and Events August 2010

About The People's Press We are a community newspaper and a viewspaper serving Wallingford, Meriden and all of Central Connecticut. It's your write to express yourself. That's right; The People's Press is made up of submissions by YOU! It's all about your LocalMotion. You can submit a photo, a story, a poem, a recipe, community and local news or whatever you would like. That's what makes us a viewspaper and a newspaper! It's not about us, it’s about you! You can email us all of the above at andy@peoplespressnews.com . You will also find information from the Wallingford and Meriden Mayors, the Wallingford and Meriden Public Libraries, the Wallingford and Meriden Senior Centers, the Wallingford and Meriden Health Departments, other various town and city departments and events as well as information about the wonderful groups and civic organizations that help Wallingford, Meriden and all of Central Connecticut to be a better place. We list news and events before they happen and not after they happen so you can be a part of them. You will also find only LOCAL BUSINESSES in our paper! We invite you to join us by becoming a part of the family of our submitters and sharing your news, stories, photos and views that matter most to Wallingford, Meriden and Central Connecticut. We are YOUR newspaper. The People's Press - Your Town, Your News, Your Views! Visit http://www.peoplespressnews.com/ to read the entire paper in image or pdf form. Plus there is local links, coupons and more! Wallingford Public Library News and Events WALLINGFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS GONE HI-TECH! Become our friend on Facebook! Get updates about upcoming events, or chat with other library lovers. Have a question to ask us? Text us. Just send a text message to (203) 903-8447 any time the library is open. Whether you are in the library or at the mall we will get right back to you with an answer! Don’t forget about the thousands of audiobooks you can download from our web site. These books can be downloaded onto your iPod or MP3 player or burned onto a CD. NEWS FOR BOOK LOVERS: A dult Summer Reading Program: Book Buddies…Bags of Fun for Adults! Weekly Prize Drawings continue through August 19 Grand Prize Drawing August 26 Fill out an entry form for each book you read. A random drawing for WPL Book Bag filled with hardcover and paperback books and a Book Seller gift certificate takes place each week! All entries will be eligible to win our Grand Prize of a $50.00 Amazon.com gift certificate on August 26. Entries forms are available from the Information Desk. (Be sure to link to Amazon.com from our website: www.wallingford.lioninc.org and help support the library.) Read a lot, enter a lot, its bags of fun! Looking for something to read? Check out our display of Book Buddies favorite books called Patron Picks. August Specials at the Book Seller: Green Dot Special in August! Look for the green dot on our hardcover fiction and get two books for the price of one! They normally sell for .50 cents each. Additionally, all Children's and Young Adult books and children's videos are 2 for price of 1 (higher price prevails). Need to downsize your book collection? The Book Seller is now accepting donations of gently used books, DVDs, CDs and videos. Find the Book Seller entrance from the rear parking lot at the library. The Book Seller is open Monday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Wednesday 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday (through August) 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Thursday Night Book Club: No August meeting. We will resume September 16 with a discussion of The Invisible Mountain by Carolina de Robertis. Reserve a copy from the library catalog or call the Information Desk for assistance. All are welcome for reader fellowship and discussion. SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND EVENTS AT WALLINGORD PUBLIC LIBRARY: All of our programs are free, all of the time! Ancestors Revealed: A Genealogy Program Thursday, August 12 6:30 p.m. Community Room Professional genealogist Beth Mariotti will share her techniques for tracking down elusive family information and show you how to get started tracking down your ancestors. Her workbook, designed for you to use in your own research will be available for purchase at the conclusion of the program. Please reserve your seat early! Connecticut Geology Book Author Stories in Stone: How Geology Influenced Connecticut History and Culture by Jelle Zeilinga de Boer Tuesday, August 17 - 7:00 p.m. Community Room Jelle Zeilinga de Boer, Professor Emeritus, Wesleyan University, will speak about his book, "Stories in Stone: How Geology Influenced Connecticut History and Culture." Professor de Boer will discuss how land shapes the way we live and explain how Connecticut's geologic diversity has impacted our history. Elements of Style: Novel Writing Workshop Tuesday, August 24 6:00 p.m. Collins Room Attention all aspiring authors, Eileen Albrizio is back with a new workshop to help you get that novel written! This time the focus will be on point of view and dialogue. Additional topics covered will include tense, perspective, and narrative. Please sign up in advance to reserve your seat! Hot Summer Movie Nights!!! Free Movie Screenings at the Wallingford Public Library All movies are shown in the Community Room. Friday Night Flicks - 6:30 p.m. Community Room All movies are open to everyone, but please be aware of the rating. No need to sign up, just show up. Date Night: Friday, August 13 (rated PG-13) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Friday, August 20 (rated PG) The Back-up Plan: Friday, August 27 (rated PG-13) TEEN ZONE! Prizes in the Pages… Teen Summer Reading Program The Wallingford Public Library Teen Summer Reading Program will kick off on June 28th and run through August 20th. Teens will receive an entry to win a prize of their choice for each book they read. The more you read, the more you can win. In addition to prize drawings there will literally be prizes in the pages. While reading a book you may find a special bookmark, coupon, or certificate redeemable for a prize. There is no pre-registration required and all Teens in grades 6-12 are welcome to participate. Please contact the Library at (203) 265-6754 for more information. School Summer Reading We have stocked the shelves with multiple copies of the books on your school summer reading lists. Titles are also available on CD and as an audio download which can be listened to on your iPod or burned to a CD. You can use these books towards the Teen Summer Reading program! Governor’s Reading Challenge: Win $1,000 Toward a College Savings Account! This year the Governor’s Reading Challenge is encouraging Teens to read a book by a Connecticut author or set in Connecticut. We have a list of all the possibilities behind the Information Desk. Those who participate are eligible to fill out an application to win $1,000 toward a college savings account. Reading logs to keep track of your books are available on our web site under the Summer Reading caption. You may also use any books you read for this challenge in our Teen Summer Reading Program. Good Luck! Read The People’s Press in image form, pdf form and more at http://www.peoplespressnews.com/ We are Meriden and Wallingford Connecticut’s Community Newspaper and News Source. AUGUST EVENTS AT MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY GET YOUR GAME ON @ MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY IN AUGUST Get your game on at the Meriden Public Library on Tuesday August 17 and August 24 at 12:30 pm in the Griffin Room. The Wii will be set up for friends and family to challenge each other to a different game each week. Board games such as Scrabble, Apples to Apples and many others will also be available for use. All ages are welcome to attend including parents and guardians. Registration is not required. If you have any questions please contact Melissa at mmurphy@ci.meriden.ct.us or call (203) 630-6349. MOVIES AT MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY The Meriden Public Library will be showing movies in August in the Griffin Room. On Thursday, August 19 at 2:00 pm the movie “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” will be featured. The program is free and all are invited. CHESS CLUB BEGINS Meriden Public Library will begin a Chess Club on Wednesdays at 6:30 pm in the Friends Room. The club will meet on the first Wednesday of each month. Bring your chess boards. All ages and playing levels are welcome. Contact the Community Services Department at (203) 630-6349 if you have questions about the club. SCRABBLE AUGUST 23 Join us from 2:00 to 4:00 pm August 23 in the Griffin Room at Meriden Public Library to play scrabble. Come to learn the game. Come to practice. Come just to meet new people. All are invited. Contact the Community Services Department at (203) 630-6349 for more information. WIRELESS PRINTING AT MERIDEN LIBRARY Meriden Public Library now has wireless printing for patrons using the WiFi network at the library. This quick and easy process will allow patrons to send documents directly to the printer from their own laptops. Stop at the Information Desk for the instructions and to get help printing from your computer. Contact the Information Desk at (203) 238-2346 if you have questions about this new service. WRITERS NETWORK AT MERIDEN LIBRARY AUGUST 25 Meriden Public Library will host a Writers Network group on August 25 at 7:00 p.m. in the Friends Room. We invite anyone who is serious about writing fiction or nonfiction, wants to learn the process of getting published, or needs support for writing a book proposal or query letter to attend. The Writers Network is for anyone who is looking for a support network to keep the motivation going, is interested in sharing their writing with others and is longing for the camaraderie of others who share a passion for writing. If you are interested in joining the Writers Network, contact the Community Services Department at (203) 630-6349 or email us comsvc@hotmail.com. COUPONING CLASS AUGUST 23 Would you like to know how to stretch your dollars at the store? Join Gina Juliano on Monday August 23 at 6:30 pm in the Griffin Room of Meriden Public Library for her couponing class and learn how to use coupons to save money. The class size is limited, so registration is required. Participants are asked to bring in the coupon inserts from the newspaper. Contact the Community Services Department at (203) 630-6349, email comsvc@hotmail.com, or visit the library’s web page at www.meridenlibrary.org and click on “Adult events” to reserve a seat FREE COMPUTER CLASSES AT MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY Would you like to learn how to use email, Word, or search the internet? Sign up for one of the free computer classes at Meriden Public Library. The class schedule is as follows: Email - Friday, August 13 at 10:30 am and Wednesday, August 18 at 6:30 pm Internet searching - Friday, August 20 at 10:30 am and Wednesday, August 25 at 6:30 pm Class size is limited. Contact the Community Services Department at (203) 630-6349 or the Information Desk at (203) 238-2346 to reserve a seat. SCRAPBOOKING WORKSHOPS BEGINNING AUGUST 16 Grab a friend, bring your photos, album pages and adhesive and join us on Monday, August 16 at 5:00 pm in the Meriden Public Library Griffin Room to complete your keepsake scrapbook photo album. Kitt Dunk, an experienced scrapbooker, will teach “Album Making for Busy People.” Ms. Dunk will show how your album pages can be elegant, but easy and fun to do. The library will supply a minimum of tools and supplies as well as some free handouts. This class is part one of a three part series. Class two will be on Monday, September 20 and class three will take place on Monday, October 18. Contact the Community Services Department at (203) 630-6349, email comsvc@hotmail.com, or visit the library’s web page at www.meridenlibrary.org and click on “Adult events” to reserve a seat. LEGO CLUB AUGUST 26 Meriden Public Library will have its next Lego Club event on Thursday, August 26 at 2:00 pm in the Griffin Room. Children ages 6 through 12 are invited to bring their imagination and build on this month’s theme – “Pirates”. Completed projects will be put on display in the library. The library will provide Legos for all children who attend. Sign up is not required for this program. If you have any questions or would like to be put on the Lego Club mailing list please contact Melissa at (203) 630-6347 or mmurphy@ci.meriden.ct.us. TEEN BOOK CLUB AUGUST 12 The Teen Book Club at the Meriden Public Library will meet on Thursday, August 12 at 3:30 pm in the Seminar Room. We will be talking about the book Generation Dead written by Dan Waters. When dead teenagers, who have come back to life, start showing up at her high school, Phoebe, a Goth girl, becomes interested in the phenomenon. She starts dating a "living impaired" boy only to encounter prejudice, fear, and hatred. Come join us as we talk about the book and enjoy some snacks. You can sign up at the information desk, on our website or just drop in. If you have any questions e-mail Melissa at mmurphy@ci.meriden.ct.us or call (203) 630-6347. Wallingford Library Children’s Events Spoon Man An amazing (and unusual!) evening awaits everyone at the Wallingford Public Library on Wednesday, August 11 at 7:00 p.m. when Jim Cruise, the Spoon Man arrives. Jim has been playing the spoons and providing a hilarious show of interactive comedy all over the country -and now it’s Wallingford’s turn to meet the Spoon Man. So, join us for a “spoonful” of family fun! There are no tickets or registration required to attend this program. Monarch Magic Come learn all about the lovely monarch butterfly at the Wallingford Public Library on Wednesday, August 18th . We plan to have displays of the butterfly’s entire lifecycle from egg to butterfly as well as crafts for the kids. This drop-in program will run from 10:00 a.m. to noon in the Community Room. August Storytimes at the Wallingford Public Library Itty Bitty Babies for ages 12 months and under Thursdays, 1:30 p.m. on August 12 The Waddling Ones for ages 13 -24 months Thursdays, 10:00 a.m. on August 12 Ruth Gaffey Head of Children's Services - Wallingford Public Library Read The People’s Press in image form, pdf form and more at www.peoplespressnews.com We are Meriden and Wallingford Connecticut’s Community Newspaper and News Source.