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Library Happenings M a y 2 0 1 4 V o l u m e 7 I s s u e 5

The Dalles-Wasco County Public Library 722 Court St The Dalles OR 97058 (541)296-2815

Monday—Thursday 10 a.m.—8:30 p.m. Friday 10 a.m.—6 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.—5 p.m.

Dufur School/ Community Library (located at the Dufur School Campus)

802 NE 5th St Dufur, OR 97021 (541)467-2588

School Year Hours are:

Monday—Thursday

8:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.

Tuesday & Thursday

6:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m.

Friday 8:00 a.m.—3:30 p.m.

Southern Wasco County Library 410 Deschutes Ave Maupin, OR 97037 (541)395-2208

Tuesday 1:00 p.m.—6:00 p.m.

Wednesday 1:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.

Thursday 1 p.m.—6:00 p.m.

Friday 11 a.m.—4:00 p.m.

Library stations are also located

at Shaniko Old School House

and Tygh School Community

Center.

Library Board: Mary Beechler, Chairman

Corliss Marsh

Margaret Brewer

Diane Bungum

Rita Rathkey

District Librarian Sheila Dooley

Friends of the Library: Rosemary Ross, President

What is that machine, and what are you doing?

We get asked that question all the time, and thought that maybe others are curious, as well, but haven’t asked. This is a tagging cart, complete with a scanner, reader, and lap-top on top. On the next shelf are RFID tags, and the big black box below that con-tains the battery that runs every-thing (though we often plug it in). What we are doing is putting an RFID tag in every book in the library. This is very similar to when we barcoded the entire collection almost 20 years ago (my, how time flies). How does an RFID system work? An RFID system consists of a tag, which is made up of a microchip with an antenna, and an interrogator or reader with an an-tenna. The reader sends out electromagnet-ic waves. The tag antenna is tuned to re-ceive these waves. A passive RFID tag draws power from field created by the reader and uses it to power the micro-chip’s circuits. The chip then modulates the waves that the tag sends back to the reader and the reader converts the new waves into digital data. What does this all mean to you? It means that we are taking the first steps necessary to provide better and faster service for you.

Once the books (and DVDs, audio books and music CDs) have been tagged, we will

be ready to offer self-checkout to you. This way, if you don’t need our help, placing holds, or picking up holds, paying fines or just asking general questions; then you can use self-checkout and be on your way. Does this mean less work for us? Actu-ally, no; it is going to allow us to spend more time helping you. Not having to hur-ry through your question to get to the per-son in line behind you will result in better service. Also, this is going to give us more time to do some of our other duties that happen behind the scenes. Such as book ordering, cataloging, processing new mate-rial, and planning programs. So the next time you see one of us out there with Matilda (just seemed like a fit-ting name), don’t be afraid to come and ask what we are doing.

Kathy is shown here using Matilda in the children’s chapter book section.

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L i b r a r y H a p p e n i n g s

You’ve waited all year for it, and it is almost here, time for SUMMER READING.

Sign-up begins May 15th at The Dalles-Wasco County Public Library.

Calling all Junior Mad Scientists, kids who have completed kindergarten through

third grade! We will meet every Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. from June 17th through August

19th, for an hour of fun and some cool science.

Some of the planned programs are: OMSI planetarium, and Jim White will be here

with his telescopes; Eric Herman; Penny’s Puppets; storyteller Chris Leebrick; Cinda

Johnson music and magic; volcanos; Buck and Elizabeth; bottle rockets. Please note,

while most of these programs will be open to all ages, certain ones will be limited to

those of the appropriate age.

Mad Scientists Unite, kids in grades four through eight are in for a summer of fun and

exploration with this year’s theme, Fizz, Boom, Read! Beginning June 19th, every

Thursday at 2 p.m. we’ll celebrate science.

Planned programs for this age (sorry, younger siblings are not invited) include: Bug

City Chicks; Lego Day; Duct Tape Mania; our own version of Mythbusters; and the re-

turn of the ever popular, Brian Waite Band.

A complete list of programs and times will be in the June newsletter. In the meantime,

if you have any questions, please contact the library at 541-296-2815.

We meet at 6:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month upstairs in the maga-zine corner. Each month there is a new book to read and discuss.

The book we are reading for the May discussion is The kite runner, by Khaled Hos-seini. The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully craft-ed novel set in a country that is in the process of being de-

stroyed. It is about the power of reading, the price of be-trayal, and the possibility of redemption; and an explora-tion of the power of fathers over sons—their love, their sacrifices, their lies. A sweeping story of fami-ly, love, and friendship told against the devastating back-drop of the history of Af-ghanistan over the last thirty

years, The kite runner is an unusual and powerful novel that has become a beloved, one-of-a-kind classic.

For those of you that need to plan a little further in ad-vance, the book for June will be Year of wonders: a novel of the plague, by Geraldine Brooks.

Copies of these books (as well as audio recordings) are widely available in the Sage Library System. All readers are welcome (and for those of you wondering, NO, you do not have to have a library card in order to join us), even if you haven’t finished the book.

“Third Thursday” book group

Knitting in the Library Who knew that knitting in the

library could be so much fun! A

knitting group meets in the library

in Dufur, and anyone is invited to

join them. If crocheting is more

your thing (or embroidery, etc.)

come on down, they’ll make room

for you. The Dufur Knitting Club meets on Thursday

nights, from 6:00 until 8:00. For more information, you

can contact the Dufur Library at 541-467-2588.

Story times Toddler Time, for birth to 3 years

old, is held every Wednesday

morning at 10:30 in the meeting

room at The Dalles-Wasco County

Public Library. Preschool Story

Time, appropriate for the pre-

schooler, but all ages welcome,

happens every Friday morning at 10:30 in The Dalles and

Maupin.

Special story time

Local Author Katherine Arbon will pop in and present

a story time for our pre-school class at 10:30 a.m. on Fri-

day, May 2nd. The title of the book is Guarding Camp,

finding Home: from the Civil War letters of Private Charles

H. Watson to his wife, Libbie.

This is a juvenile book with beautiful photographs

and a sweet story. Children will be invited to dress in

historical dress provided by the Library. Mr. Arbon

will be present as well in an authentic Civil War uni-

form.

Game Days Teens (ages 12-18) can join us at The Dalles-Wasco

County Public Library for Game Days on Mondays (note:

we will be closed on May 26th) from 3:00—5:00 in the li-

brary’s meeting room. Board games, PS2 and the Wii are

available for the teens.

On Thursday afternoons the younger school age kids

(ages 7-12) have their own game day from 3:00-5:00.

Saturday, May 10th & 24th:

Kids 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.;

Teens 1-4 p.m.

Music and Burgers

On Saturday, May 10th, Burger-ville® will be partnering with The Dalles-Wasco County Li-brary for an outdoor afternoon of music on their patio from 2-5 p.m. A portion of the proceeds will go towards children’s pro-graming for Summer Reading 2014.

Movies at the Library

It’s a Hobbit marathon!!!!!! If you want, you can come in costume! Saturday, May 31st, starting at 10:30 a.m.

“The Hobbit: an unexpected journey” rated PG, runs for 2 hours, 50 minutes.

Then at 1:45 p.m. “The Hobbit: the desolation of Smaug” rated PG runs for 2 hours,

41 minutes. If possible, bring in a can of fruit or anything nonperishable to donate to the St. Vincent food pantry.

Family Craft Night

Join us at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6th for Family Craft Night. Sponsored by Friends of the

Library, a family friendly craft night is held the first Tuesday of every month in the main part of

the library. The craft for May will be decorating a small pot and planting pansies.

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L i b r a r y H a p p e n i n g s

Library expansion

fund raiser

Cal Scott and Kathryn Claire will be

performing at the Mint on Saturday,

May 31st at 7 p.m. as part of the fund-

raising for the Library Expansion Pro-

ject. Tickets are $15, and are available at

Klindts and Columbia River Music.

Cal Scott is a singer/songwriter and

composer

of music

for film

and televi-

sion. A

master of

many

styles, his

specialty

is scoring

to picture:

creating

the right

music to

tell the story. In addition dramatic or-

chestrations, he has developed a feel for

folk music of many cultures, helping a

film establish a sense of place and time.

He writes and performs with the

Trail Band, an 8 piece folk ensemble,

and has co-produced a number of CDs

for himself, the Trail Band, and other

artists.

Kathryn Claire has asserted herself in

a new generation of traditionally in-

spired musicians. Her fiddle playing

exhibits a technical grace which is

matched only by her truly captivating

voice and she possesses the rare ability

to move seamlessly across genres. Her

deep love and respect for traditional

music has long been a driving influence

and those roots can be heard in her own

original music.

Early classical training on the violin

naturally gave way to her own creative

inclinations. While still a teenager,

Kathryn taught herself guitar in order to

explore her own voice as a songwriter.

She has since spent years cultivating her

unique style

and approach

to music as a

violinist, sing-

er, and song-

writer.

Performing

is a truly joy-

ful experience

for Kathryn

Claire, and her

love of music is evident every time she

takes the stage. Strong fundamentals

from her classical background combined

with an innate ability to improvise and a

keen sense of harmony has made her an

integral member of many prominent

Celtic bands in the Pacific Northwest for

the past 10 years.

The Mint is located at 710 East 2nd

Street in The Dalles, OR. For more in-

formation about the program, contact

library director, Sheila Dooley at 541-

296-2815.

The Dalles-Wasco County Public Library and the Dufur School/

Community Library will be closed on Monday, May 26th in ob-

servance of Memorial Day. Normal hours will resume on Tuesday,

May 27th.

Friends of the Library Are you interested in joining the Friends group? They usually meet the second Wednesday of each month in the meeting room at The Dalles-Wasco Public Library. The next scheduled meeting will be Wednesday, May 14th. Yearly dues are $5 for an Individual Membership, $10 for Family Membership, $25 or more for Contribution Membership. Stop by the checkout desk at The Dalles-Wasco Public Library to pick up an application.

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8 Canyon Rim 10:00 Tygh Valley 11:30

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13 Hodges Pre-school 10:00 Springs at Mill Creek 12:30—1:30

14 Maupin Head Start 10:00 Dufur Pioneer Potlatch 11:30

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Calendar of Library Events

May 2014

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fr i Sat

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2 Special Story Time with Katherine Arbon 10:30 a.m. @T.D.

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4 5 Teen Game Day 3-5 @ T.D.

6 Family Craft Night

7:00 @T.D.*

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Toddler Story

Time 10:30 a.m.

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Kids Game Day 3-5 @ T.D.

Dufur Knitting 6:00—8:00 p.m.

9 Pre-school Story Times @ T.D. & Maupin 10:30

10 Game Day @T.D. Kids 10-1 Teens 1-4 Burgerville 2-5*

11 12 Teen Game Day 3-5 @ T.D.

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14 Toddler Story Time 10:30 Friends of the Library 5:15

15 Kids Game Day 3-5 @ T.D. Dufur Knitting 6:00—8:00 p.m. Book Discussion 6:30 TD*

16 Pre-school Story Times @ The Dalles & Maupin 10:30 am

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19 Teen Game Day 3-5 @ T.D.

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21 Toddler Story Time 10:30 @T.D.

22 Kids Game Day 3-5 @ T.D. Dufur Knitting 6—8 p.m.

23 Pre-school Story Times @ The Dalles & Maupin 10:30 am

24 Game Day @T.D. Kids 10-1 Teens 1-4

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28 Toddler Story Time 10:30

29 Kids Game Day 3-5 @ T.D. Dufur Knitting 6:00—8:00 p.m.

30 Pre-school Story Time @ The Dalles & Maupin 10:30 am

31 Movies at the library 10:30 & 1:45* Fund raiser @The Mint 7 p.m.*

01 02 Teen Game Day 3-5 @ T.D.

03 Family Craft Night

7:00 @T.D.*

04 Toddler Story Time 10:30

05 Kids Game Day 3-5 @ T.D. Dufur Knitting 6:00—8:00 p.m.

06 Pre-school Story time @ T.D. & Maupin 10:30 a.m.

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The Dalles-Wasco County Public Library 722 Court St The Dalles OR 97058

Monday—Thursday 10 a.m.—8:30 p.m. Friday 10 a.m.—6 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.—5 p.m.

Dufur School/ Community Library (located at the Dufur School Campus) 802 NE 5th St Dufur, OR 97021 (541)467-2588

School Year Hours are: Monday—Thursday 8:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. Tuesday & Thursday 6:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m.—3:30 p.m.

Southern Wasco County Library 410 Deschutes Ave Maupin, OR 97037 (541)395-2208

Tuesday 1:00 p.m.—6:00 p.m. Wednesday 1:00 p.m.6:00 p.m. Thursday 1:00 p.m.—6:00 p.m. Friday 11 a.m.—4:00 p.m.

Library stations are also located at Shaniko City Hall and Tygh School Communi-ty Center.

www.wasco.plinkit.org

T.D. = The Dalles Library *Read more about this in the newsletter

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