Library News
The following is the most recent library column published in the Peterborough Examiner. Links to previous columns are listed below.
The Peterborough Examiner – Library Column, March 2010
The Library is calling out to Peterborough teens. What books do you read? What music do you listen to? What movies do you want to see? What programs would you like available to you and your friends? Would you be interested in working with the Library to develop teen programs and collections?We have created a short survey, and are asking teens to fill it out either online (http://www.peterborough.library.on.ca/Teens/Teen_Survey.htm) or in person at the Adult Information Desk. The more responses we receive the better able we will be to serve your needs.
Are books crowding your bookshelves? Are they piling up in your basement? The Friends of the Library need donations of good quality books, which can be dropped off in the Library or at the book drop.
Please be advised that the Main Library and DelaFosse Branch will be closed from Thursday, April 2 to Monday, April 5 for the Easter Weekend. Both libraries will reopen on Tuesday, Apil 6.
Children's Programs
The Library has exciting programs planned for all ages over the March Break. All programs requiring registration or tickets are full, but there are family friendly drop-in program available throughout the week you are welcome to attend. For full information check out the kids website (http://www.peterborough.library.on.ca/kids.htm), or call the Children's Information Desk at 745-5382 ext, 2381.
Spring is in the air, which means new sessions of children's programs will soon begin. Registration for Bouncin' Babies (for 6 - 23 month olds) begins on Friday, March 26, and registration for Toddler Time (for two year olds) begins on Wednesday, March 31. You can register in person or by phone at 745-5382 ext. 2381.
On Saturday, March 20 at 3:00 p.m. the Parent-Child Book Club will meet to discuss the book Three cups of tea by Greg Mortenson (Young Reader's Edition). This program is for children ages 9 to 12 years and their parent. Please visit the Children's Department to register for this program and receive your free copy of the book.
We will be having an Easter Story and Craft program on Thursday, April 1 at 6:30 p.m. in the Storycorner for children 5 to 10 years old. This program is free, and registration begins Friday, March 19.
For full information on these programs please visit the Kids Library website or call the Children's Information Desk at 745-5382 ext. 2381.
Teen Programs
What would happen f an asteroid hit the moon with enough force to move the moon closer to the Earth? Susan B. Pfeffer's book, Life as we knew it, illustrates the severe after effects of such an event and shows how a particular family works through them. This is one hte the many great books selected for the Pizza & Pages Teen Book Club which any teen is welcome to join. The club will meet on Wednesday, March 24 at 6:30 p.m. in the Library Boardroom to chat about Pfeffer's book while enjoying some pizza. Teens are welcome to register and pik-up a free copy of the book at the Adult Information Desk while copies last.
Check out the events page on the Teen Library website for full information or call the Library Information Desk at 745-5382 ext. 2340/2350.
Adult Programs
Come to the Library on Tuesday, March 23 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and use our space to spread out and scrapbook! Bring your own tools and supplies to use and perhaps share, or register and pay five dollars for a make-and-take kit.
Join the Peterborough Storytellers for "Storytelling at the Library" on Thursday, March 18 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Library Auditorium. Both adults and children over 12 years of age are invited to come and experience the tradition of oral storytelling. For more information, contact Diana at 755-0201.
At the next "Kint-erary" night at the Library, we will be having a "drop the spindle" workshop. Using thousand-year-old technology, your hands, soft-carded sheep's wool, and a little patience you can make your own yarn! The workshop will be led by Kristyn Woodfine, a full time fibre addict who loves to create. Kristyn makes and markets her line of handdyed, handspun yarns under the moniker Pleasurecraft Fibre Studio and thinks everyone in the world should try making their own yearn at least once. Join us on Monday, March 29 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Library Auditorium, and learn the basics of drop spindle spinning.
Need help with your taxes? Trained volunteers are ready to help you with your tax return at the Library. There will be a tax clinic held on Tuesday, March 30 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (volunteers break between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.). This clinic is geared to moderately-low income earners.
Excited about the Library's new downloadable audio book collection, but curious about how to access and use it? Come to one of two free downloadable audio book demonstrations on Monday, March 22 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. For more information about this service and to register, call Laura at 745-5382 ext. 2361.
The Adult Book Club will meet on Tuesday, March 30 at 2:00 p.m. in the Library Boardroom to discuss Garth Stein's novel The art of reading. Come and join us for a lively conversation around the book.
The next Scrabble night is Wednesday, April 7 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Library Auditorium. We hope to see you there.
You are invited to bring your voice into a community of reading voices on Thursday, April 8 at 7:00 p.m. in the Library Auditorium. Come recite your favourite poem, read a passage from a cherished book, tell a short story, or share something that you have written. Readers and listeners of all abilities are welcome.
The Healthy Families presents "Surviving the Teen Years" with Peter Marshall, Psychologist and author of Now I know why tigers eat their young. On Tuesday, April 13 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Library Auditorium, you are invited to an engaging presentation and discussion on teens. This event is free, for more information please contact 742-3803 or 1-800-386-6561.
