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ROCHESTER HILLS PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWSLETTER | SUMMER 202ƈ SUMMER READING 2021 OUTDOOR CONCERTS ROCHESTER AUTHOR FAIR 2 NEWS & VIEWS A LETTER FROM GENERAL THE LIBRARY INFORMATION DIRECTOR Juliane Morian, Library Director [email protected] General ......................... 248-656-2900 Thoughts of traveling fill our minds as summer warms the Adult .................................... 650-7130 air. Like many of you, I benefit from advanced planning for Youth ................................... 650-7140 long summer trips. Recently, I found myself dreaming of what Outreach/Bookmobile ......... 650-7150 could be possible for my family’s first trip in over 12 months. TDD ...................................... 650-7153 I reviewed our priorities, wondered what sort of travel would Hours ................................... 650-7170 Item Renewals ..................... 650-7174 be flexible given COVID-19 guidelines, and what would have Friends Membership ............ 650-7160 lasting appeal and maximum memory-making opportunities. Friends Events ...................... 650-7176 Friends Book Sales ............... 650-7178 As I pondered the possibilities, it occurred to me that my travel Friends Gift Shop ................. 650-7179 planning was surprisingly similar to the planning we have been working on at the library. Instead of traveling to far-off places, LIBRARY BOARD however, we at the library aspire to ground ourselves in the Robert Bonam........................ President community and provide patrons with opportunities to learn, Madge Lawson............... Vice-President Anne Kucher........................... Secretary grow, think, connect, and discover. Gregg Christenson.................. Treasurer Charles Stouffer.......................... Trustee Since early 2020, we have prioritized and planned a three- Suba Subbarao........................... Trustee year strategy for the library. The planning process considered City of Rochester Liaison: Ayana Knox-Potts the future of libraries, how COVID-19 has changed the Oakland Township Library Board Liaison: library experience for patrons of all ages, and how learning is Michael Tyler becoming more self-directed than ever before. The library board meets monthly on the second Monday. Meetings I am proud to announce we have completed a dynamic three- are open to the public. Reasonable year strategic plan, which the RHPL Board adopted last winter auxiliary aids & services are available. and staff is now implementing. This collaborative process NEWS & VIEWS STAFF involved feedback from the community, the RHPL Board of Trustees, senior leadership, and staff. Set by the Board of Tiffany Dziurman Stozicki, Editor Trustees, the plan's goals begin with “why” and define the & Community Relations Manager library's purpose in the community. Courtney Allen, Graphic Designer & Community Relations Assistant RHPL’s mission will remain the same from year to year, but Mary Davis, Rebecca LaFave, Betsy its focus will evolve, and so will your investment. The plan Raczkowski, Allison Sartwell, Nicholas affirms RHPL’s goals to inspire lifelong learning, nurture Rapson, and Karen Wiedman developing minds, advocate critical thinking, foster community REGISTRATION & LIBRARY collaboration, and provide a welcoming space for enjoyment CARD INFORMATION and discovery. These goals shape RHPL’s vision and focus. The This icon indicates registration strategic plan covers everything from public partnerships to is required. Many programs podcasting. All of us at RHPL have a busy year ahead, so it is require registration with an active RHPL important to recharge now. card unless otherwise noted. To apply for an RHPL card, visit online at rhpl. org/use-the-library/get-a-library-card. I am confident our planning will empower us to reach new destinations together. Photo: Summer in the RHPL Garden. Photo: Mary VanderLinde, RHPL Photo Collection. RHPL Photo Mary VanderLinde, Summer in the RHPL Garden. Photo: Photo: Juliane Morian NEWS & VIEWS 3 COVID-19 FRIENDS LIBRARY IENDS FR CONTINUES TO STORE FACING AFFECT FRIENDS EVENTS VOLUNTEER • Used Book Sales: By appointment only and limited to 10 SHORTAGE customers at a time. Visit rhpl.org/connect/visit-the-friends-of- rhpl to sign up. Are you considering volunteering • Lobby Book Cart: Library’s West entrance. Purchases are on a with Friends of RHPL? All library self-serve honor system. Carts are restocked daily. safety protocols are in place in the • Friends Library Store: Open to the public based on volunteer store. Volunteers need to be able availability. Call 248-650-7179 for store hours. to work a three-hour weekly shift. A • Holiday Home Tour: Holiday Home Tour 2021 is scheduled seasoned volunteer works with new for Sunday, December 12, 12-5 p.m. candidates for training purposes. • Wine, Wit & Wisdom: Postponed until spring 2022. For questions or to volunteer, call 248-650-7179 and leave a message, and a Friends representative will IN MEMORIAM: promptly return your call. Here’s what some of our Friends JAC CALDWELL volunteers have to say about Jac Caldwell, a longtime member working in the store! of the Friends of RHPL Board, “I enjoy volunteering at the library passed away on February 3, 2021, store because I want to give back to at age 80. While on the board, Jac the community and feel valued and served as the assistant treasurer and was also a volunteer at the part of a team.” Friends Library Store for 17 years. In the words of his family, “Jac loved the library, and Jac loved the Friends." Irene, volunteer since 2013 and an RHPL employee 60/40 ANNIVERSARY RAFFLE “The store is a great place to volunteer. It is a nice and easy way WINNER ANNOUNCED to help out the library.” On March 20, with the help Keith, volunteer since 2016 of Rochester Mayor Stuart Bickson, Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan Barnett, and ADULT 6 Oakland Township Supervisor Dominic Abbate, Friends of OUTREACH 11 RHPL named the winner of the group’s 60/40 Anniversary Raffle. Judy Garrett’s ticket was selected TEEN 12 from the hundreds received and she won $4,900. Judy picked up her winnings at the library on April 5. Congratulations, Judy! YOUTH 13 L to R: FRHPL vice president Bill Kroger, RHPL director Juliane Morian, Judy Garrett, FRHPL president Ron Meegan, FRHPL treasurer John Coombs. EUREKA LAB 15 4 NEWS & VIEWS Get ready for the long, lazy days of summer with Internet access may register online using one of the RHPL’s annual Summer Reading event! Stop the library’s computers or speak with an RHPL librarian summer slide and defeat boredom by reading all to get started. summer long. From June 12 to August 21, kids, RHPL patrons may begin registering for reading parents, adults, and teens are encouraged to read challenges on June 12. To register, visit rhpl.org and and have fun with reading challenges and library click on the Summer Reading link to sign up using activities. Readers can track their progress online an active RHPL card. For easier sign-up, households for a chance to win great prizes. can make one account and add readers all in one Track reading progress using the library’s summer spot. Parents of children participating should reading website or a convenient mobile app register themselves first and then add readers to available in both the Apple and Google Play stores their accounts. (links available at rhpl.org). Patrons without The only rule for summer reading is to read every day! Read articles, books, eBooks, audiobooks, graphic novels, magazines, and even cereal boxes. Take a walk through the library gardens and read the StoryWalk® boards. Take a bike ride down the local trails and read the historical markers. All forms of reading count! Earn virtual reading and activity badges to show and celebrate your progress. All activity badges automatically enter registered readers in an end-of-summer raffle. All reading badges earn entries to grand prize drawings, which include youth bicycles donated by the Stony Creek Masonic Lodge No. 5 F. & A.M. (Independent NEWS & VIEWS 5 Visit rhpl.org and click on Summer Reading to register for a challenge. ALL AGES WELCOME! Track your progress & earn reading badges on RHPL's summer reading website or mobile app. Get outside! Go analog! Explore the library! Choose fun activities to earn even Readers), a Detroit Zoo membership (Pre-Readers more cool badges. and Parents), virtual reality headsets (Independent Readers and Teen), virtual assistants (Teen), gift baskets (Adult), dinner in downtown Rochester (Adult), and more! Enter our end-of- Raffle prizes include gift certificates and book summer drawing bundles. The more you read and participate, the for the chance to more chances you have to win! Everyone who win cool prizes! participates in summer reading through August 21 will receive a free book. For questions or more information, call 248-656- 2900 or email [email protected]. Share your summer Visit rhpl.org to find reading recommendations and reading selfies on more. Happy reading! social media using #RHPLREADS. 6 NEWS & VIEWS ADULT PROGRAMS ADULT For a complete list of programs and to register, visit calendar.rhpl.org or scan the QR code using the camera on your mobile device. Register with a valid email address to receive instruction. For help accessing our online resources, visit my.nicheacademy.com/rhpl. Questions? Call the Adult Reference Desk at 248-650-7130 or send an email to [email protected]. HEALTH & WELLNESS Pedal the Past Bike Tour Author Talk: A Cancer of Historic Rochester Survivor Story with Thursday, June 24, 6–8 p.m. Bonnie J. Addario Enjoy a bike ride through Rochester’s Tuesday, June 1, 7 p.m. spectacular past and visit parks Zoom Livestream. and cemeteries, and review local Bonnie J. Addario is a architecture, including catalog homes, lung cancer survivor and the oldest house in the city, and the co-founder, board chair, homes of Rochester’s leading citizens. and patient advocate of Each turn reveals another chapter of our GO2 Foundation for Lung community’s past. Cancer. She joins RHPL to discuss her book, The Living Room: A Lung Cancer Community of Courage.