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Summer 2018

New Library Director ........... 2

Save the Date ..................... 2

Board of Trustees Meeting Dates .............................. 2

Voices from the Rust Belt .... 3

Tween Space Open at Main .. 3

Mind, Body & Sole .............. 4

RBDigital Streaming Video on Demand .......................... 5

Main Event Speaker Series Thrity Umrigar ................. 6

Library Hours and Closing Dates .................. 6

ShelfLifeA Quarterly Newsletter of the Akron-Summit County Public Library

Mind, Body & Sole: Libraries Rock! - a reading/wellness experience for the whole family to enjoy. June 4 – July 28, 2018

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ShelfLife Vol. 22, Issue 4ShelfLife is published quarterly by the Akron-Summit County Public Library, 60 S. High St., Akron, OH 44326.

A free copy of ShelfLife may be picked up at any Akron-Summit County Public Library and select community outlets within Summit County. An electronic version of ShelfLife may be found at the library’s Website www.akronlibrary.org

Mission StatementThe Akron-Summit County Public Library provides resources for learning and leisure, information services, meeting spaces, and programs for all ages that support, improve, and enrich individual, family and community life.

Library Board of Trustees Meeting Dates We welcome public attendance. Please call 330-643-9108 for more information and to verify locations and times prior to attending.

Thursday, June 28 - 4 pmSpringfield-Lakemore Branch Library 1500 Canton Rd., Suite 360 Akron 44312

Thursday, July 26 - 4 pmEllet Branch Library 2470 E. Market St. Akron 44306

Thursday, August 30 - 4 pmGoodyear Branch Library60 Goodyear Blvd. Akron 44305

Board of Trustees Ray Weber, President Lolita Adair, Vice President Jill Darlington, SecretaryJames D. Casey John L. Frola, Jr.William D. RichBernard Rochford

Pam Hickson-Stevenson, Director

Carla J. Davis, Marketing Communications DirectorPatricia Barzacchini, Graphic ArtistDonald Peoples, Graphic ArtistCaitlin Hardy, Copy Editor

Pamela Hickson-Stevenson Named New Library Director

Pamela Hickson-Stevenson assumed leadership of the library system in April. She formerly was the deputy director for 12 years. Hickson-Stevenson is the library’s first female director since 1927.

“Pam has been outstanding in serving the library in numerous ways,” said Ray Weber, President, Library Board of Trustees. “With her broad range of experience and passion for public library service, we look forward to having her lead the Akron-Summit County Public Library to the next level.”

Before she began at the Akron-Summit County Public Library, Hickson-Stevenson served as director of the Portage County, Wadsworth and Wayne County public libraries and as assistant director of the Elyria Public Library.

Active in various community organizations, Hickson-Stevenson serves on the boards of the International Institute of Akron and Ohio Living Rockynol. She also is a member of the Advisory Group for the Akron Financial Empowerment Center in Kenmore and is active in Leadership Akron. Previously she was a member of the South Portage, Wooster and Wadsworth Rotary Clubs. She also served on the boards of Medina County Project: LEARN and United Way of Wooster.

Hickson-Stevenson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Mount Union College and a Master of Science in Library Science degree from Case Western Reserve University. She is a Certified Ohio Public Librarian. Her professional contributions include having served as a member of the governing council of the American Library Association and president of the Ohio Library Council, the NOLA Regional Library System and the North Central Library Cooperative. She also has served as an adjunct instructor at the Kent State University School of Library and Information Science where she taught courses in public libraries and library management.

Save the Date! Kenmore Branch Library 10th Anniversary Celebration

Saturday, August 18, Noon - 4 pm969 Kenmore Blvd.

Stop by, say hi and enjoy light refreshments.

Voices from the Rust BeltAnne Trubek & Jason SegedyTuesday, June 5, 6 - 8 pmMeeting Room 2

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photo credit Tanya Rosen-Jones

TWEEN SPACEOpens at

Main LibraryMain Library’s new Tween Space is

now open! The area, geared for 5th- and 6th-graders, was designed by learners from the National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM Middle School. Student teams developed plans to make the space more useful and attractive for their peers. Additional support was provided by Akron Community Foundation, Shaw Contract, Sherwin Williams, APS Office Furnishings, Akron Public Schools, artist Julie Hogarth, and many others.

Join us for readings by Voices from the Rust Belt editor Anne Trubek, founder of Belt Publishing and Belt Magazine, and writer/contributor Jason Segedy.

Voices from the Rust Belt is published by PICADOR, an imprint of Macmillan.

No registration necessary. Book signing will follow.

For more information, please call the library’s Business & Government Division at 330-643-9020.

Children’s Library manager Trish Saylor, and STEM Middle School students Maya Bowers and Aiden McClaine, cut the ribbon opening the new Tween Space.


Mind, Body & Sole: Libraries Rock! is a reading/wellness experience for the whole family to enjoy.

New this year is a special collaboration with Summit DD that invites adults and children with developmental disabilities to participate.

Sign up now at your nearest Akron-Summit County Public Library, and receive your Mind, Body & Sole reading/exercise log and pedometer. Now you’re ready to get started! From June 4-July 28, check off each day you read on your reading log. As you reach reading milestones, you’ll be rewarded with fun incentives and be entered into drawings for great prizes.

Choose to live active also!On your exercise log, record each day you participate in a movement activity—running, walking,

bicycling, yoga, gardening, outside play, physical therapy, and more. When you have reached 26 days of exercise AND 26 days of reading, you will receive a Mind, Body & Sole T-shirt and have the chance to be entered into our Grand Prize Drawing.

Take the first step to a happier, more productive life. Find out more about Mind, Body & Sole: Libraries Rock! at akronlibrary.org or contact your local branch library.

Mind, Body & Sole:

Libraries Rock!June 4 – July 28, 2018


New Streaming Video OptionsRBDigital Streaming Video on Demand Use your library card to stream unlimited video! Just borrow a 7-day pass to one of the options available through RBDigital - Acorn TV, Qello Concerts or IndieFlix.

To learn more and set up an account, visit http://www.akronlibrary.org/browse/digital/streaming-media

Acorn TV• Access some of the most popular British TV shows – both classic and current.

• 80+ exclusive shows, including A Place to Call Home, The Brokenwood Mysteries, Agatha Christie’s Partners in Crime, Detectorists, and Jack Irish.

• See them first: Acorn TV streams the latest seasons of fan favorites like Doc Martin, Midsomer Murders, George Gently, Vera, Murdoch Mysteries, and more.

• Acorn TV Originals including Loch Ness, Striking Out, Agatha Raisin, The Level, and more.

• Stream anywhere Acorn TV is available. Compatible Devices: computer, smartphone, & tablet with Acorn TV app or browser.

Qello Concerts• Qello Concerts is the only place to watch over 1,700 of the most amazing live moments in music. It’s the world’s

largest collection of full-length concerts and music documentaries streamed on-demand to just about any digital device. It’s like a never-ending concert ticket.

• Discover: Qello carefully curates the live performances that matter. The greatest concerts and music documentaries are right here. With new releases every week, from iconic stars to today’s best artists, you’ll never run out of amazing shows to watch.

• Anytime and Everywhere: Wherever you are, the live music experience follows. Watch Qello Concerts on your big screen with Apple TV, Roku, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV, Sony, and more.

• Music for All: From the 1920s to today’s hottest artists, Qello Concerts spans over 30 genres, from classical to rock, reggae to country. Watch the greatest performances on film from Queen, Pink Floyd, Lady Gaga, Metallica, Nirvana, Tiësto, Tupac, Slipknot, Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, The Who, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Stevie Wonder, Pavarotti, Celine Dion, Eagles, David Bowie, Eric Clapton and so many more.

• Availability for Everyone: Patrons may log in at the library, at home, and on multiple devices.

IndieFlix• Enjoy over 8,000 high-quality shorts, features, documentaries, classic TV shows and web series from 85

countries, 2,500 film festivals and the top film schools.

• Offers over 40 channels/genres – something for everyone!

• Available on RBDigital mobile app and browsers.

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Library ClosingsWednesday, July 4- Independence Day

Branch HoursMonday: 10 am - 8 pmTuesday: 10 am - 8 pmWednesday: 10 am - 8 pmThursday: 10 am - 8 pmFriday: 12 pm - 6 pmSaturday: 10 am - 5 pm

Springfield-LakemoreBranch Hours:http://www.akronlibrary.org/locations/springfield-lakemore

Sunday: CLOSED

Main Library HoursMonday: 10 am - 8 pmTuesday: 10 am - 8 pmWednesday: 10 am - 8 pmThursday: 10 am - 8 pmFriday: 10 am - 6 pmSaturday: 10 am - 5 pmSunday: 1 pm - 5 pm

Drive-Up Window closes ten minutes before the building closes for the day.


The Main Event Speaker SeriesAn author series featuring prominent voices from the worlds of literature, the arts, politics and journalism

An Evening with Thrity UmrigarThursday, July 19, 7 pmMain Library Auditorium60 S. High St.

Featuring her brand new novel The Secrets Between Us

The popular writer Thrity Umrigar is the author of seven novels and a memoir, including the national bestselling novel The Space Between Us (2006). Umrigar never expected to write a sequel to this beloved novel until she caught herself pondering the fate of one of its minor characters and, in a flash, envisioned the entire plot and its intertwining characters. Already, The Secrets Between Us is attracting attention and rave reviews.

Salman Rushdie writes: “Thrity Umrigar has written a moving human tale that vividly brings to life both the women and the city of Mumbai.”

A former columnist for the Akron Beacon Journal, Umrigar is now Associate Professor of English at Case Western Reserve University.

Books will be available for purchase. Auditorium doors will open at 6:30 pm. Call 330-643-9015, or go to akronlibrary.org for more information.

Presented by the Akron-Summit County Public Library and Friends of Main Library. Friends members

receive preferred seating. Books will be available for purchase and signing.

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