JULY 2017 NEWSLETTER A quick look at what’s happening at the Library!
Peace River Annual Art Show—all month until July 19th in the DMI Art Gallery Tabletop Gamers—July 13th & 27th Bookmobile—July 13th & 27th Nordic Pole Walking—July 20th DMI and Peace of Art exhibit on Val Palmer—July 26th Nerf Wars—July 28th Makerspace drop-in—Tuesdays Summer Reading Club—Wednesdays & Thursdays Digital Literacy—Saturdays Saturday Movies
9807– 97 Avenue, Peace River, Alberta T8S 1H6 Phone: 780—624—4076 Fax: 780—624—4086 1
MONTHLY PROGRAMS
Bookmobile—July 13th and 27th at 1:30 pm. Bookmobile currently runs to Heritage Tower every two weeks. If you know of a resident who would benefit from this service, please call the library.
Tabletop Gamers: Board Games— July 13th and 27th from 6pm to 8pm. All ages welcome! Bring your own board games or check our website for a full list of games available. (Pizza and snacks included!)
Nerf Wars!—July 28th from 4:45 pm to 6pm. For ages 9+. Parents welcome. Registration required.
We would like to thank DMI for their letter on the next page: The DMI Reading Week (June 5th-9th) brought together local schools to celebrate an amazing accomplishment. DMI challenged students to collectively read one million minutes on behalf of their schools throughout the year. Those who succeeded (and many did!) got to attend Reading Week and participate in a carnival full of fun games. Peace River Library staff volunteered and had a fantastic time leading readers in exciting events like Laundry Basket Basketball, Separation Anxiety, and Boot Scoot! We would like to thank DMI and Amber Armstrong for organizing the Reading Week and encouraging our local students to love reading as much as we do. 2
SPECIAL EVENTS On behalf of Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd., Peace River Pulp Division, we would like to extend our sincerest appreciation to the staff of the Peace River Library. Our organization has been working with regional schools for over 26 years through our reading program. Our first program, Patti Poplar, was focused on individual reading success; however, we believe that when individuals combine their efforts towards a team, magic happens. In 2012, we reinvented and introduced our new program “A Million Minutes to Win It.” Each student, class, and school were asked to read and track their minutes. We promised them a wonderful celebration at the end of each reading year, and much like a good book, they had to finish their part of the story to find out how it ended. This year, we needed help with our celebration. We had it planned at the same time as our annual mill shutdown, and there were no extra PRPD hands to help host the students in this massive undertaking. I was concerned, worried about how to execute the 18 events, and that’s when the PRML came to our rescue. Nathan Miné -Goldring, Programs Coordinator, enthusiastically stated that he had a solution. The PRML has been working so hard to connect with the community, to showcase their exceptional talents and wonderful library and programs, so we were honoured to partner with them and readily accepted their offer of help. To Megan Toker, Madeline Martel, and Garrett Cosgrave, we say thank you. You spent a week in June with smiles, energy, enthusiasm, and it made a difference to 1,200+ students from Dixonville, Grimshaw, Peace River, Nampa, and Little Buffalo. We used no technology. We played 18 simple games. We laughed a lot. But perhaps most importantly, we made new friends, and saw how volunteering and working together makes a difference. That, to us, was the perfect end to a great story. Read a little, gain a lot. Work together, change the world. On behalf of your friends at PRPD, Amber Armstrong Communications and Public Relations Superintendent
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WEEKLY PROGRAMS
TD Summer Reading Club - Wednesdays at 1:00 pm-3:00pm This program starts July 5th and runs until August 16th. Ages 10-12 are challenged to read more books and we provide fun activities. This year’s theme is Canada 150.
TD Summer Reading Club - Thursdays at 1:30pm-3:00pm.This program starts July 6th and runs until August 17th. We are partnering with Peace Parent Link for ages 7-9. Kids are challenged to read more books and we provide fun activities. This year’s theme is Canada 150.
Saturday Matinees—Saturdays at 2pm. Check out our Movie Page for what is showing. Titles and synopses are also listed on our website. Refreshments supplied by Kris’ No Frills.
Digital Literacy—Saturdays, 10am-1pm. Do you want to explore your device further and see what it can do? Overwhelmed by new technologies, such as skype, facetime, or different apps? Bring your smartphone or tablet, along with your questions, and get the most out of your device! Call to book a session.
Makerspace drop-in—Tuesdays, 2:30pm to 4:30 pm Come explore our space to make something! Just opened—we’ve got a sewing machine, retro video games, ukuleles and other resources for you to create!
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Nordic Pole Walking—July 20th at 6:15pm This time we’re taking it outside! Bring your poles (not required) and take a walk with our guide and wellness consultant, Wendy Nurcombe. Get ready for an energetic walk!
Wanted: Library Board Members If you possess a love of reading and would like to provide input in the direction and enhancement of your library, this is a great way to participate. With a small time commitment, you can contribute a lot. There are 10 required meetings a year, once a month for 10 months, and participation in various events. Everyone is welcome. Meetings are open to the public to observe. Board meetings are held the second Thursday of each month at 6PM
DMI & Peace of Art present “Mushroom Delights” Val Palmer Exhibit—July 26th Val has been a member of Peace of Art since its early years. Peace of Art is showcasing Val’s mushroom spore prints, photography and poetry, framed and unframed. All of it is available for sale, some as silent auction items. Stay tuned for the opening gala details at the beginning of August! 5
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MOVIES IN THE LIBRARY July 8th The Mysterious Island
A plague of locusts strikes the Great Valley, decimating the plants and forcing the dinosaurs to migrate in search of food. When the adults in the herd begin fighting over the scarce resources, young Littlefoot and his friends Petrie, Cera, Ducky and Spike split off from the main group, becoming stranded on an island after their path was destroyed by a tsunami. As they search for a way off the island, they encounter an old acquaintance who may become friend or foe.
July 15th The Secret of Saurus Rock
Grandpa tells Littlefoot about their mythical hero called the Lone Dinosaur, a legendary Longneck who protected the Great Valley from the most ferocious Sharptooth to ever live. Soon after the battle, a huge monolith resembling a sauropod with life-sized Sharptooth teeth arranged around his neck comes out of the ground during an earthshake. Later, the kids accidentally chip the lucky Saurus Rock, and need to fix it before the bad luck hits after.
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July 22nd The Stone of Cold Fire
Littlefoot and his pals set off in search of a "stone of cold fire" that fell from the night sky. Since he's the only one who has seen it though, nobody really believes him. Petrie's uncle Pterano offers support only because he thinks the stone has secret powers and wants it for himself but conceals this from the rest. The young dinos must figure out the truth, before Pterano gets the power.
July 29th The Big Freeze
When the dinosaur families get trapped in a valley by an ice storm, one family of "spike tail" dinosaurs volunteers to leave since they consume more food than the others. Meanwhile, the young dinos and a new adult dinosaur named Mr. Thicknose, head out to bring back their friend Spike, who has left his friends to be with members of his own species.
All movies begin at 2pm unless otherwise noted. See our website (www.prmlibrary.ab.ca) for synopses. 9
NEWS AND NOTES
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SERVICES Scanning, Prints, Copies & Faxes Scan to Email—First Page-$1.00 Additional Pages-50¢ Printing & Copying Black & White: single-sided 8-1/2 x 11—First 25 Pages-25¢ pp Additional Pages-20¢ pp 8-1/2 x 14—35¢ pp, 11 x 17—50¢ pp Colour: single-sided 8-1/2 x 11—$1.00 pp *Double-sided printing priced as two pages. Faxing Sending: Local = First Page—$1.00 Additional Pages-50¢ Long Distance** =First Page—$2.00 Additional Pages-$1.00 Receiving: Local & Long distance—25¢ pp **Sorry, no international faxing. Computers & Internet We have 9 computers connected to the internet with programs installed to handle most needs. Free for all of the public to use. Must check in at Circulation Desk. Exam Proctoring If you need to write an exam for distance education, we offer proctoring. There is a fee of $40 for this service. Please call the Library at least 2 weeks before the exam date to book your appointment. More information is available on our website
MEMBERSHIP & FEES Household (per year)
Free
Seniors 65+
Free
12 & Under
Free
Overdue fines:
Institutional
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Books and audio books—35¢/day
Replacement cards
$6.00
DVDs/CDs—50¢/day A/V material returned in book drop—$2
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9807– 97 Avenue, Peace River, Alberta T8S 1H6 Phone: 780—624—4076 Fax: 780—624—4086 www.prmlibrary.ab.ca
Operating Hours Tuesday, Friday, Saturday: 10AM—5PM Wednesday & Thursday: 10AM—8PM
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