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Allen Park Public Library Off the Shelf - August 2018 Newsletter Summer Reading Scrapbook Allen Park Public Library Off the Shelf - August 2018 Newsletter 8100 Allen Rd. Allen Park, MI 48101 313-381-2425 www.allenparklibrary.org NSIDE HIS SSUE I T I BACK TO SCHOOL NYT Bestseller List……….....…2 The countdown to school has begun! Don’t let your kids miss a beat Adult Programs………....….…..3 by utilizing some great resources, found right here at your library! Children’s Programs….….…….4 1. Playaway Bookpacks - This read-a-long resource helps improve Tween Programs…..…...……...5 reading comprehension and retention, expands vocabulary skills Teen Programs……..…………...6 and helps build phonemic awareness and fluency. Event Calendar….….…………...7 2. Playaway Launchpads - These pre-loaded tablets cover a wide Summer Reading Snapshots...8 variety of topics for many different ages. Is your child taking the Contact Us………………..………8 ACT? Check out one of the ACT Launchpads for some extra practice. SIGN UP FOR OUR 3. World Book Kids: Search for specific topics or get access to fun learning activities, games, science project ideas and more, that E EWSLETTER N you can use at home! Get access by visiting the Children’s section Join our monthly emailing list by visiting our website, of our website at www.allenparklibrary.org. allenparklibrary.org and clicking on the “eNewsletter” button on the SUMMER READING RECAP front page! ABOUT US The Allen Park Public Library provides free services to all Allen Park residents and members of The Library Network. The past 6 weeks have come and gone in an exciting and busy blur. The library’s collection includes books, magazines, CDs, and DVDs. In addition to these items, hundreds of people MAP: MICHIGAN Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Summer enter the library to utilize print and electronic reference resources, access the Internet, enjoy our Quiet Reading Room ACTIVITY PASS Reading Program. We had 399 participants who read 2,618 hours or attend one of the Library’s many events. Planning on going to one total. We’re so proud of all our readers! MISSION of Michigan’s beautiful We also want to thank our staff for all of their hard work and the parks this month to To provide and support quality library services that meet the informational, educational and recreational needs of the performers for putting so many smiles on hundreds of faces. enjoy the weather? Don’t diverse citizens of Allen Park. forget that you can “check out” a Michigan FAMILY FRIDAY EVENTS ALLEN PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Activity Pass to get free ALLEN PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY 8100 Allen Rd. access to many of HOURS Email us at Michigan’s greatest parks! Although Summer Reading might be over, Family Friday events still Allen Park, MI 48101 Memorial Day - Labor Day [email protected] continue on for the first two weeks in August. Come by the Library or call us at Go to michiganactivitypass.info to Monday - Friday on Friday, August 3 at 6:00 P.M. to see some amazing YoYo Phone: 313-381-2425 313-381-2425. browse what’s available. You can 10:00 A.M. - 8:00 P.M. Tricks. Then on Friday, August 10 at 6:00 P.M., catch Cirque Fax: 313-381-2124 check out your pass using a valid Sandi Blakney - Director Amongus perform stunts and acrobatics! [email protected] Allen Park library card. facebook.com/allenparklibrary Saturday & Sunday twitter.com/allenparklib Closed Dana Brataniec - Editor instagram.com/allenparklibrary No registration required. All ages are welcome to attend. [email protected] Program held rain or shine. Bring a lawn chair! 8 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERS Young Adult Hardcover Fiction July 29, 2018 1. The Hate U Give* by Angie Thomas 2. Children of Blood and Bone* Hoopla now supports by Tomi Adeyemi 3. Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel Amazon Alexa devices! by A.W. Jantha 4. Turtles All the Way Down* by John Green You can now play borrowed audiobooks and 5. One of Us Is Lying* music albums directly on your Amazon Echo, Dot, by Karen M. McManus Spot and Show devices! To play titles from your hoopla account, just say “Alexa, ask hoopla…” 6. Long Way Down* by Jason Reynolds 7. The Hazel Wood* by Melissa Albert 8. Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli 9. Legendary by Stephanie Garber 10. The Fates Divide by Veronica Roth Read complete digital editions of popular magazines Check out current and back issues Experience anytime, anywhere availability on PCs, Macs and mobile devices Keep magazines as long as you want Download magazines to your mobile device for offline reading Mobile apps available for iPad, iPhone, Android and Kindle Fire To access rbdigital, head to our website, www.allenparlibrary.org/rbdigital.org! *Denotes the You can also get access to a user guide library owns this that will walk you through the process book. of creating an account and checking out your first magazine. 2 7 Teen Spot Teen Spot Adult Programs Adult Teen Summer Reading Program Escape from the heat The 17 Teen participants read a total of 279 Book Discussion Groups hours over the summer! Great work! with hoopla! VARIETY BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP Borrow and watch these popular TV shows, We also want to congratulate the grand Tuesday, August 7 at 7:00 P.M. available on hoopla! prize winners: Lauren E., Ben M., Led by Anna Brougher Amanda N., and Alana M! Members will be reading The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. Copies of the book are available at the Starring... circulation desk. Karen M. McManus, author of the New York Times Bestseller One of Us Is Lying COZY CORNER BOOK GROUP Karen M. McManus is the New York Times bestselling author of the young adult thriller One of Us Is Thursday, August 16 at 1:30 P.M. Lying, which has been translated into 37 languages worldwide. Her second book, Two Can Keep a Led by Anna Brougher Secret, will be released in January 2019. Members will be reading The Two-Family House by Lynda Loigman. Karen lives in Massachusetts with her son. She holds a master's degree in Journalism from Northeastern Copies of the book are available at the University, which she mostly uses to draft fake news stories for her novels. amazon.com circulation desk. Pay close attention and you might solve this. MYSTERY! SUSPENSE! THRILLER! On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention. Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule. BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP Addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess. Tuesday, August 21 at 7:00 P.M. Nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing. Cooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher. Led by Sandy Ruhmann And Simon, the outcast, is the creator of Bayview High’s notorious gossip app. Members will be reading 1st To Die by James Patterson. Only, Simon never makes it out of that classroom. Before the end of detention Simon's dead. And according to Copies of the book are available at the investigators, his death wasn’t an accident. On Monday, he died. But on Tuesday, he’d planned to post juicy reveals about all four of his high-profile classmates, which makes all four of them suspects in his murder. Or are they the circulation desk. perfect patsies for a killer who’s still on the loose? Everyone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far you would go to protect them. Crafts & Needlework amazon.com NEEDLES, HOOKS & BOOKS, TOO! Go to www.hoopladigital.com and register for an Make the Most of SUMMER With These Reads! Wednesdays at 1:00 P.M. and account using your valid Allen Park library card! Summer Days and Summer The Summer My Life Began Thursdays at 6:00 P.M. Summer of Salt Meet with other crocheters and knitters. Bring your own Nights: Twelve Love Stories Katrina Leno Shannon Greenland Stephanie Perkins Teen Fiction GR project. Adult Summer Reading Program 2018 Teen Fiction LE No registration required. Teen Fiction PE Congratulations to Liz Z. for Summer of the Mariposas The Summer of Firsts and winning the grand prize for our Summer Girls Guadalupe Garcia McCall Lasts August is Read a Romance Month! Adult Summer Reading Hailey Abbott Teen Fiction MC Terra Elan McVoy Teen Fiction A Teen Fiction MC Program. We hope you love your RomanceBookCloud provides you new Amazon Fire 7 and cover! with unlimited and unrestricted Summer Boys Twisted Summer access to a curated collection of Thank you to everyone who participated Wiillo Davis Roberts Hailey Abbott romance eBooks for free! this year and attended our musical events Teen Fiction A Teen Fiction RO To access RomanceBookCloud out on our patio! The Summer Prince Second Chance Summer for free, click on the link on the Alaya Dawn Johnson Morgan Matson homepage of our website at www.allenparklibrary.org! Teen Fiction JO 6 Teen Fiction MA 3 Kids Corner Tween Scene Explore our Children's Catalog Tween Summer Reading Program 1 2 The 88 Tween participants read the most out this summer, clocking 975 hours! Amazing! We also want to congratulate the grand prize winners: Ethan W., Allison M., Noah W., and Owen D! Life Isn’t Ruff When You Read These Books on National Dog Day on August 26! Dog Days by David Lubar Tween Fiction LU A Dog Called Homeless by Sarah Leah Tween Fiction LE 3 Mountain Dog by Margarita Engle Tween Fiction EN Stargazing Dog by Takashi Murakami 1. Explore Categories: Click on any of the images to get results based on the image.
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