VINITA PUBLIC LIBRARY Youth Friends of the JANUARY 2016 Library Newsletter

Volume 4, Issue 9 January 2016

Looking Back at 2015 … and Forward to 2016! You visited Vinita Public each of our public com- Our afternoon Kid’s Library nearly 50,000 puters in support of Vin- Zone is a terrific hit! We times last year! We ita’s school children often have more than have truly become a who will be using 30 school children gath-

community gathering Google Chromebooks in er in the Heritage Room place and source of in- the near future. for computers, games, formation and entertain- homework, crafts and ment. Vinita Public Library is conversation. We cer- part of the Oklahoma tainly appreciate long- Over 500 new members Virtual Library Consorti- time volunteer Jewell were added last year. um which features Morgan who comes Membership is free to downloadable eBooks, every Wednesday, and all residents of Craig music, audiobooks, and welcome new volunteer County, and out-of- videos at no cost. Dur- Donna Olinger who has county memberships ing 2015, downloads begun coming on Mon- are only $20.00 per from the Consortium days. year. Members bor- exceeded 3,800, a new rowed books, CDs and record. If you would like Vinita Public Library’s movies 42,199 times, help on using the Okla- public Wi-Fi was im- and used our public homa Virtual Library proved this year through computers in 17,309 Consortium please call a generous grant, and is sessions! As a follow-up the library at 918-256- now at a speed of 200 to our local school bond 2115 to set up a time for mbps! The hotspot is issue, we have installed us to show you how. available 24/7 to mem- Google Chrome on bers. Come join today!

January 18th Winnie-the-Pooh Day

Winnie-the–Pooh Day ated Winnie the Pooh some storybooks is an opportunity to and his friends. Win- about the adventures enjoy your favorite nie's pals include of Winnie and his bear and all of his , friends. Don't read friends. This day was , Eeyore, , them alone! Read created to celebrate and . them with young chil- the birth of A.A .Milne dren! in 1882. He was an Have some fun today. author of children's Celebrate Winnie the story books, and cre- Pooh Day by reading Page 2 Youth Friends of the Library Check it out!!

How They Croaked How they choked: failures, flops, (The awful ends of the awfully and flaws of the awfully famous famous) By Georgia Bragg by Georgia Bragg Presents a humorous look at the flaws and foibles of some A look at the deaths of sever- of the most famous personali- al famous people throughout ties of history, including such history and the circumstances figures as Marco Polo, George surrounding those deaths. Armstrong Custer, Thomas Ed-

ison, and Amelia Earhart.

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Winter despises her step- have the power to launch mother, and knows Leva- a revolution and win a Winter na won't approve of her By Marissa Meyer war that's been raging for feelings for her childhood far too long. Princess Winter is ad- friend--the handsome mired by the Lunar peo- palace guard, Jacin. But Can Cinder, Scarlet, ple for her grace and Winter isn't as weak as Cress, and Winter defeat kindness, and despite the Levana believes her to be Levana and find their hap- scars that mar her face, and she's been undermin- pily ever afters? Fans will her beauty is said to be ing her stepmother's not want to miss this even more breathtaking wishes for years. Togeth- thrilling conclusion to than that of her step- er with the cyborg me- Marissa Meyer's national mother, Queen Levana. chanic, Cinder, and her bestselling Lunar Chroni- allies, Winter might even cles series.