Adult Summer Reading Challenge

Summer Reading isn’t just for kids. Join in on the fun! The Adult Sum-mer Reading Program has begun at the Greenville Public Library. This year’s theme is “Exercise Your Mind: READ!”. Register and participate in our Summer Read-ing Challenge for your chance to win weekly prizes from July 5th – August 12th. Call the library for details 401-949-3630.

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Greenville Public Library July 2016 Newsletter •••imagine the possibilities•••

DIY Terrarium Thursday, July 21st at 6:30 pm.Make your own terrarium at the library! We will provide Ionantha air plants, jars, and other materials so you can create your own oasis in a jar. If you have a special vessel or decoration you would like to use for your terrarium, bring it along. This is a free library workshop. Registration is required. Call in advance to save your seat or register online at www.yourlibrary.ws

Annuities 101: Understanding Annuities-

Thursday, July 28that 6:30 pm.

Hosted by financial advisor Jan C. Hilfer of Edward Jones Investing in Greenville, this presentation will educate attendees on the characteris-tics of annuities, the parties of an annuity contract, the tax implications of annuities, a demystification of terms, avail-able types of annuities, using annuities to plan for and live in retirement, and the pros and cons along the way.

Zumba Fest!Monday, July 18th

at 4:00 p.m.

Jump in to Zumba Fest at the library! Whether you are a Zumba pro or a first-timer, join us for this one-hour class. Bring a water bottle and wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Please register at www.yourlibrary.ws or by calling the library at 401-949-3630.

Take a break from the heat and relax during our drop-in col-oring hours. Coloring sheets, markers, crayons, and colored pencils will be provided. Feel free to bring your own color-ing tools if you wish. No registration required.

Drop-in Coloring Hours Friday July 15th, 22nd and 29th 1:00pm-to 3:00pm

ON YOUR MARK, GET SET…READ !

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The Mystery Book Club will be reading “Fatal” by Michael Palmer. The group will meet on Tuesday, July 5th at 1:30 pm.

The Dish & Dine Book Club will be reading and preparing dishes from “The Book Club Cook Book” by Judy Gelman on Monday, July 11th at 2:00 pm. Call Cassie to join 401-949-3630 ext. 117.

The Picnic Table Reads Book Club will be reading “The Boston Girl” by Anita Diamant. The group will meet on Thursday, July 21st at 1:00 pm.

MEMORIAL DONATIONS

Memorial donations are used to purchase books for the Library with book plates affixed denoting the donor and honoree, or to fund programs. The donor tells us how to best use the gift. Donations are tax deductible. We also accept dona-tions in honor of people for their birthdays, anniversaries, or other celebrations. Following is a list of recent memorial donations:

MemorialJames and

Kathleen Dillon

DonorMr. & Mrs. Richard McKenna

In Honor OfLaura Martineau

DonorMr. & Mrs. William LapierreEmma and Abby Senna are very excited to have won the random

drawing for the American Girl Doll Leah! It is a wonderful way to kick off the summer !

ON YOUR MARK, GET SET…READ !

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Children’s Department News

Bedtime Storytime for 3½ to 5 ½ year olds

Children are invited to wear their pajamas, listen to stories and cre-ate a fun craft during our bedtime storytimes on July 6,13,20, and 27.

Historic Games with Casey Farm on Wednesday July 6 at 11:00 a.m.

Children ages 6- 11 are invited to play games, solve riddles and learn about the lives and popular leisure activities for chil-dren during the 17th,18th and 19th centu-ries. Discover how changes in technology affected children’s toys and pastimes!

Book Buddies Several teens will be teaming up with young readers ages 3 to 8 every Tuesday from 10:30 – 11:15 in the children’s room. Children may sign up to read with a teen on July 12, 19, and 26. They can bring a book they are currently reading or choose one at the library the day of the reading session.

Summer Fun for Young Ones July 18th at 10:30

Children ages 1-3 and a caregiver are welcome to join the fun this summer at the library. Children will enjoy stories and songs at this lively storytime on July 18th at 10:30.

PAWS to READ Does your child need practice with their reading skills? Here is an opportunity to practice this summer with a therapy dog who LOVES to listen to stories. Children ages 6- 11 may sign up for one 10 min-ute session per week on Monday July 11,18 and 25.

2016 Summer Reading ProgramAll programs and performances require registration as space is limited. Please register only if you are sure of attending. Please kindly call the children’s room at 949-3630 x2 if you have last minute changes in your plans so we can contact families on the waiting list. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated!

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Share A Story Book Discussion Group

Children in grades 3- 5 and a parent or caregiver are invited to the library to discuss Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson Wednesday July 13 at 4:00 p.m. We will meet to share our thoughts about this fast paced, honest and funny graph-ic novel! Registration is limited to 15 children.

Rising Sun Jiu JitsuDean Watts will teach children ages 6- 11 basic self- defense and respect. Children will partici-pate in fun martial arts drills while being motivated to exercise on Thursday July 14 at 6:30 p.m.

Ready, Set, Grow!Do you have a green thumb and an imagination? Children ages 6-11 are welcome to make a fun Fairy Garden to take home and enjoy on Tuesday July 19 at 2:00 p.m.

Art with Miss Adele Art class will be offered for chil-dren ages 6- 11 on Thursday July 21 at 10:30 a.m. Participants will use various mediums in an en-couraging and creative environ-ment under the guidance of artist and teacher Adele Karboswki.

Big Games at the LibraryAre you ready and willing and able to try playing Jumbo Games at the library? Children and teens ages 8- 14 are invit-ed to participate in this wacky program with Miss Rhonda and Miss Babs where we will be playing giant games on the library lawn on Wednesday July 20 at 3:30 p.m.

Malik the Magic GuyJoin in the fun as magician Malik, performs tricks with sports equip-ment and demonstrates games and activities from other cultures! More surprises await children ages 6 to11 on Thursday July 21 at 3:30 p.m.

Let’s Wiggle, Giggle, Shake and Shout

with Katie FairheadFamilies with young children will have fun singing and playing percussion instruments with Miss Katie on Monday July 25 at 10:30 a.m. !

Children enjoy creating robots made from recy-cled materials.

Recycled robot art.

American Girl Pajama Party. Having fun with the new dollhouse.

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Young Adult July NewsWe have a display of the Smithfield High School and Gallagher Middle School reading list books in the Young Adult Area.

Facebook Follow us on Facebook at “Greenville Public Library TeenScape” to keep up with young adult news.

Summer Reading Program~2016

“Get in the Game” is the theme this year. Registration started on June 27th for anyone going into grade 6-12! Check the website and our Facebook page for updates. The program runs until August 10th. There will be weekly prizes, incentive coupons, and special programs. Choice of grand prizes

will include a Kindle Fire, Minecraft Basket, Activity Basket and a Game Basket. A brochure with all of the programs will be available on our website and in the library. Stop by the Young Adult Section all summer for weekly DIY crafts and/or activities. For every activity there is a random prize drawing at the end of the week! Visit our NEW GAME section. Board games can be checked out for a week. DONATIONS of new games will be happily accepted!!! Gaming Wednesdays 2:00-4:00 July 13th, July 27th, Aug 3rd and Aug 10th Sign up online to play Minecraft, Roblox, and/or Board Games. Bring your friends or meet new ones.

Wednesdays 12:00 - 2:00 July 13th, 20th, 27th

3D Print Your Own Creation!

Learn the ins and outs of 3D printing and design in this three-week program! Teens will learn to create their own objects using an online design program and print them on our 3D printer.

You must be able to attend all three workshops.

Tuesdays July 12th-August 9th 10:30-11:30 Book Buddies is a great way to earn community service hours during the summer by reading with and to children. Register in person at the Welcome Desk. Thursday, July 14th 9:00-4:00 Safe Sitter Program

Essential skills are taught by registered nurses for boys and girls ages 11 to 14. Registration must be done in the library. There is a $50

fee for the program, which includes all materials. Register in person at the Welcome Desk! Wednesday, July 20th 3:30-4:30 Big Games at the Library hosted by Miss Babs and

Miss Rhonda. Anyone aged 8-14 may register

online. It will be held in the front yard.

Thursday, July 21st 4:00-5:30 Minecraft Modding: Game On!

In this workshop, teens learn how to "mod" or change the Minecraft world with

code! This workshop introduces coding concepts by showing students how to build in the game using the Python programming language on the Raspberry Pi. Sign up online, space is limited.

New Non-Fiction Titles

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101 job interview questions you’ll never fear again / James Reed.A la mode : 120 recipes in 60 pairings : pies, tarts, cakes, crisps, and more topped with ice cream, gelato, frozen custard, and more / Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough photographs by Eric Medsker.Approval junkie : adventures in caring too much / Faith Salie.Bonjour kale : a memoir of Paris, love, and recipes / Kristen Beddard.Boys among men : how the prep-to-pro generation redefined the NBA and sparked a basketball revolution / Jonathan Abrams.Broad influence : how women are changing the way America works / Jay Newton-Small, Washington correspondent, Time Magazine.Code warriors : NSA’s codebreakers and the secret intelligence war against the Soviet Union / by Stephen Budiansky.Commander in chief : FDR’s battle with Churchill, 1943 / Nigel Hamilton.Counting down to kindergarten : a complete guide to creating a school readiness program for your community / R. Lynn Baker.Dream home : the Property Brothers’ ultimate guide to finding & fixing your perfect house / Jonathan Scott & Drew Scott photography by David Tsay.Dressing the decades : twentieth-century vintage style / Emmanuelle Dirix.Elizabeth : the forgotten years / John Guy.Essential oils every day : rituals and remedies for healing, happiness, and beauty / Hope Gillerman.Essential oils natural remedies : the complete A-Z reference of essential oils for health and healing.Far and away : reporting from the brink of change : seven continents, twenty-five years / Andrew Solomon.Federer and me : a story of obsession / William Skidelsky.Girls & sex : navigating the complicated new landscape / Peggy Orenstein.Grunt : the curious science of humans at war / Mary Roach.I’d know that voice anywhere : my favorite NPR commentaries / Frank Deford.In the name of Gucci : a memoir / Patricia Gucci with Wendy Holden.Jefferson’s America : the President, the purchase, and the explorers who transformed a nation / Julie M. Fenster.MacArthur at war : World War II in the Pacific / Walter R. Borneman.New England bound : slavery and colonization in early America / Wendy Warren.Ruthless : scientology, my son David Miscavige, and me / Ron Miscavige, with Dan Koon.So close to home : a true story of an American family’s fight for survival during World War II / Michael J. Tougias and Alison O’Leary.The all new Ball book of canning and preserving.The dog merchants : inside the big business of breeders, pet stores, and rescuers / Kim Kavin.The gene : an intimate history / Siddhartha Mukherjee.The happy medium : life lessons from the other side / Kim Russo.The Librarian’s nitty-gritty guide to content marketing / Laura Solomon.The long game : a memoir / Mitch McConnell.The loving push : how parents and professionals can help spectrum kids become successful adults / Temple Grandin, Ph.D., Professor of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University Debra Moore, Ph.D., Psychologist, Sacramento, CA.The maple syrup book / Janet Eagleson & Rosemary Hasner.The mistresses of Cliveden : three centuries of scandal, power, and intrigue in an English stately home / Natalie Livingstone.The rainbow comes and goes : a mother and son on life, love, and loss / Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt.The winter fortress : the epic mission to sabotage Hitler’s atomic bomb / Neal Bascomb.Tribe : on homecoming and belonging / Sebastian Junger.Wedding papercrafts : add handmade charm to your celebration.Why save the bankers? : and other essays on our economic and political crisis / Thomas Piketty.Your pregnancy week by week.

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A hero of France / Alan Furst.All summer long / Dorothea Benton Frank.An honorable man / a novel by Paul Vidich.Assassin’s silence / Ward Larsen.Aunt Dimity and the buried treasure / Nancy Atherton.Barkskins / Annie Proulx.Cold barrel zero / Matthew Quirk.Destiny unleashed / Sherryl Woods.Dishonorable intentions / Stuart Woods.Don’t you cry / Mary Kubica.End of watch / Stephen King.Flight patterns / Karen White.Happy people read & drink coffee / Agnes Martin-Lugand translated from the French by Sandra Smith.Haunted destiny / Heather Graham.Hell’s gate : a thriller / Bill Schutt.Homegoing / Yaa Gyasi.I almost forgot about you / Terry McMillan.I’ll see you in Paris / Michelle Gable.June / Miranda Beverly-Whittemore.Katherine of Aragon, the true queen / Alison Weir.Liberty’s last stand / Stephen Coonts.Lost and gone forever of Scotland Yard’s Murder Squad / Alex Grecian.Modern lovers / Emma Straub.Murder on the Quai / Cara Black.Noble chase / Michael Rudolph.Relativity / Antonia Hayes.Rich and pretty / Rumaan Alam.Sweetbitter / Stephanie Danler.The after party / Anton DiSclafani.The beauty queen of Jerusalem / Sarit Yishai-Levi translated from the Hebrew by Anthony Berris.The blue bath / Mary Waters-Sayer.The Cavendon luck / Barbara Taylor Bradford.The children / Ann Leary.The decent proposal / Kemper Donovan.The defense / Steve Cavanagh.The emperor’s revenge / Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison.The Fireman / Joe Hill.The first order / Jeff Abbott.The island house / Nancy Thayer.The Long CosmosThe miracle on Monhegan Island / Elizabeth Kelly.The one that got away / Leigh Himes.The railwayman’s wife / Ashley Hay.The Ramblers / Aidan Donnelley Rowley.The sorcerer’s daughter : the defenders of Shannara / Terry Brooks.Tom Clancy duty and honor / Grant Blackwood.War hawk : a Tucker Wayne novel / James Rollins and Grant Blackwood.

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