SOUTH SIOUX CITY VOLUME 3, ISSUE 5 PUBLIC LIBRARY MAY, 2015 South Sioux City Public Library
Special Points of Interest: Dan Weber in Concert June 1st Tyler Barham Concert June 4th LearningExpress Has Responsive Design and More Staff Recommendations
DAN WEBER CONCERT JUNE 1ST with energetic performances tory Review magazine wrote Dan Weber will be in concert and hilarious stories from the "Weber's writing is as strong on Monday June 1st at 6:30 roads he's traveled. None as any in the Contemporary p.m. other than legendary Folk Folk community. 'Goodbye to
troubadour Ramblin' Jack El- Dad' is one of the best original Award Winning songwriter liott said "I love Dan's songs tunes that I have heard in a Dan Weber has been de- and he tells really good sto- long time." scribed as "The classic mid-life ries." overnight sensation." A gifted You can visit his website storyteller and inspiring per- His songs have been described at http:// former, in 2014 he Won 2nd as 'Timeless' and 'Authentic' www.danwebermusic.com/ place in the prestigious and his debut CD 'Ash and index.html. Woody Guthrie songwriting Bone' received accolades from contest and was honored to American Songwriter Maga- become a rare 2-time finalist zine and the UK's Maverick in the legendary Kerrville Folk Magazine said: "4 Stars: Has Festival 'New Folk' competi- you hanging on to every word. tion. In 2014 he also received That's the touch of a true several other national song- Dan Weber in Concert June 1st Master Craftsman songwriter." writing contest honors.
There's also been recognition Weber began performing at from DJ's: "'Hank and Jesus' is 40 and in a few short years easily the best folk song I was winning over audiences Inside this issue: heard last year" and The Vic-
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Family Movies 2 NEW FICTION (CLASSIC FICTION) Tyler Barham Concert 3 Northanger Abbey by Jane Aus- The Man in the iron Mask by The Metamorphoses of Ovid ten Alexander Dumas The Jungle by Upton Sinclair New Audiobooks/DVD’s/ 3 Sense and Sensibility by Jane The Odyssey by Homer Twenty Thousand Leagues Under Music CD’s Austen Captain’s Courageous by the Sea by Jules Vernes Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bun- Rudyard Kipling April Computer Classes 4 House of Mirth by Edith Whar- yan Riders of Judgement by Freder- ton Collected Stories of Willa Cather ick Manfred AtoZ Database Training 5 The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Death Comes to the Archbishop Animal Farm: 1984 by George Thornton Wilder by Willa Cather Orwell Staff Recommendations 6 Page 2
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STAFF BIOGRAPHIES: MEET ANGELA MELIA
I am no doubt the loudest librarian on staff I really enjoyed that time I had to be with minute of my career choice and have even but I have found here. My name is Odessa and I am the Youth him while he was young. As he aged, I found started attending college again, but working my place in this Librarian. I have a love of working with that he didn’t “need” me as much, so I on my library science degree. world for this children and encouraging them to read and returned to the work force. I went to work current time in release their creative and imaginative side. for a public school district in Omaha and fell In-between my teens’ activities, my job, and my life. I enjoy in love with working with children. I knew my schooling I love to dig into my ancestry my job and have Right after graduating from South Sioux City that I had found a passion that I needed to and follow the trails of history. I enjoy read- a passion I hope High School, I thought technology was my follow. I stayed with that job for the next ing, but, I do not have a select genre that I to pass onto all chosen career and went to college for comput- four years, while I lived in Omaha. stick to. In the warmer months you may find the youth I work er programming. I discovered have a passion me in my flower garden loving my flowers to with in this for technology, but I didn’t want it to be my I missed being in my “home-town” of South death. My grandmother says I have a “brown community. job. So, I needed to find a different path for Sioux City and decided to move home. My thumb” because my plants usually die. Scrap- my life. family is all close to this city and I missed booking, digital photography, baking, crafting them while living in Omaha. I decided to take and sewing are all other time fillers for me. I moved to Omaha and was a stay at home a move out of the public schools and applied mother and volunteered with my sons’ school. for my current position. I have loved every I never expected to be a librarian by trade,
FAMILY MOVIES The Princess Diaries (May 2 Lorean invented by his friend, 6:00 p.m., May 23rd @ 1:00 @ 1:00 p.m.) Mia Thermopolis Dr. Emmett Brown, and must p.m.) The story of the legend- has just found out that she is make sure his high-school-age ary outlaw is portrayed with the heir apparent to the parents unite in order to save the characters as humanoid throne of Genovia. With her his own existence. animals. friends Lilly and Michael Mos- covitz in tow, she tries to Back to the Future II (May Music Man (May 30th @ navigate through the rest of 11th @ 6:00 p.m., and May 1:00 p.m. A con man comes 16th @ 1:00 p.m.) After visiting to a Midwestern town with a her 16th year. 2015, Marty McFly must repeat scam using a boy's marching Back to the Future (May 4th his visit to 1955 to prevent band program, but things disastrous changes to 1985... @ 6:00 p.m., May 9th @ 1:00 don't go according to plan. p.m.) A young man is acci- without interfering with his first dentally sent 30 years into the trip. past in a time-traveling De- Robin Hood (May 18th @
YOUTH ACTIVITIES
5/1 @ 10 am Toddler Time 5/14 @ 10 am Pat-a– Cake Pals 5/30 @ 6 pm Music Man 5/2 @ 1 pm Family Movie: The 5/15 @ 10 am Toddler time Princess Diaries 5/16 @ 1 pm Family Movie: Back 5/4 @ 1:30 pm Tell Me a Story to the Future II 5/4 @ 6 pm Family Movie: Back 5/18 @ 1:30 pm Tell me a Story to the Future 5/18 @ 6 pm Family Movie: Rob- 5/5 @ 6:30 pm Night of FUN in Hood 5/6 @ 4:30 pm Tell Me a Story 5/19 @ 6:30 pm Night of FUN 5/7 @ 10 am Pat-a-Cake Pals 5/20 @ 4:30 p.m. Tel me a Story 5/8 @ 10 am Toddler Time 5/21 @ 10 am Pat-a– Cake Pals 5/9 @ 1 pm Family Movie: Back 5/22 @ 10 am Toddler Time to the Future 5/23 @ 1 pm Family Movie: Rob- 5/11 1:30 pm Tell me a Story in Hood 5/11 @ 6 pm Family Movie: Back 5/26 @ 6:30 pm Night of FUN to the Future II 5/27 @ 4:30 pm Tell me a Story 5/12 @ 6:30 p.m. Night of FUN 5/28 @ 10 am Pat-a-Cake Pals 5/13 @ 4:30 pm Tell ma a story 5/29 @ 10 am Toddler Time Page 3
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NEW AUDIOBOOKS/ DVDS/ MUSIC CDS Audiobooks DVD Music CDs The Girl on the Train by Birdman Celloverse by 2Cellos Paula Hawkins Boyhood I’ll Be My Own Soundtrack Last One Home by Debbie Dear White People by Glen Campbell Macomber Dumb and Dumber to What a Terrible World/ Fluke, a Novel: Or I Know What a Beautiful World by Foxcatcher Why the Winged Whale the Decemberists The Homesman Sings by Christopher American Beauty/ American Moore Horrible Bosses 2 Psycho by Fall Out Boy Unlucky 13 by James Pat- The Interview Remedy by the Old Crow terson Lucy Medicine Show The Girl on the Train by The Arab Winter Comes to One Hundred and One Dal- Moonshine in the Trunk by America The Truth About the matians Paula Hawkins Brad Paos;eu War We're in by Robert Outlander Season One X by Ed Sheeran Spencer Song of the Sea Title by Meghan Trainor
The tale of the Princess Kaguya
TYLER BARHAM CONCERT JUNE 4TH, 2015
Tyler Barham will perform a zeman and raised in Florence, him to a worldwide audience. veterans John Griffin and Dave Flint, concert on Thursday June Montana, Tyler began singing Tyler released an independent self- 4th at 6:30 p.m. when he was nine. Although he In 2008 Tyler made the leap titled EP that reached No. 39 on the enjoyed singing different styles from computer screen to TV iTunes Country Album Chart. His If in today’s music environment, of music, it did not take him screen as a finalist on Great follow-up EP, titled Twenty-One, online followings are the foun- long to realize his heart (and American Country’s nationwide which was released on dation of an artist’s career, then eventually his baritone voice) talent search, Next GAC Star, March 21st 2011, his 21st birthday, Montana native Tyler Barham is belonged to country music. In and in the next few years was cruised its way up the iTunes Country looking solid as a rock. This his early teens, Tyler competed featured on E!’s Opening Act Album Chart to #19. Building on the Country singer/songwriter, with and won various regional talent based on his YouTube following sales success of his previous releases, a voice that has been described competitions, but also while in and was the winner of national- Tyler's most recent original release, as ringing like a bell, has built a high school, Tyler discovered ly syndicated radio host Radio Don't Cage This Heart, debuted at foundation of more than 50,000 YouTube and began posting Lia’s Your Big Break contest. #56 on the Billboard -Country Album dedicated online fans with near- covers of his favorite country Chart and #19 on the Billboard ly 9 million views. Born in Bo- songs, which quickly introduced In September of 2010, with the Heatseekers Album Chart which charts album titles from new or devel- oping acts in all formats.
Tyler has also enjoyed success at May Programming GrassRoots radio with singles “17 & Young,” “Meet Me In Montana,” and Tangled Yarns is a group of peo- On Thursday May 14th we will Garden Group Meeting Monday the original holiday song “Coal In ple who meet to learn and work on May 18th 6:30 p.m.: This month demonstrate how to Barbacue Your Stocking This Year” and has just crafts of all kinds. Tangled Yarns we focus on Composting 101.. shipped his new single, “More Than A Cover to Cover Book Club meets Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Cotton Dress” to radio nationally will discuss the second half of In which is being lauded by programmers Library Eats: Want to learn more the Garden of the Beast by Erik as the catchy and compelling answer about food? Have a hankering' for Larson on Monday May 11th at to the proliferation of “Bro Country.” 3:00 p.m. Cover to Cover is some new recipes? open to all those who enjoy Library Eats is a group that meets to Tyler’s fans are not simply online. He reading and discussing books. was named one of the Country Music watch a cooking demonstration, get new recipes, and taste the results! Club 745.5 will do Hypertufa - Association’s (CMA) “Who New to Watch in 2013” and was recently Library Eats meets the second Tues- Flower Poton Thursday May day of every month. Must be over 21st 6:30 p.m. and will be re- named one of Billboard’s “10 Country peated on Friday May 22nd at Artists to Watch in 2014. 18 years of age to participate. 10:30 a.m. Page 4
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Mon May 4: 10am Conosca su guaje computadora Mon May 18: 10am Lectores de Mon May 4: 11am Habilidades libros con el mouse y el teclado Mon May 18: 11am Aplicaciones Thurs. May 7: 12pm Windows para telefonos inteligentes basico I Thurs. May 21: 12pm Abriendo Thurs. May 7: 1pm Wlndows una cuenta de correo electronico basico II - III Thurs. May 21: 1pm Codigos QR Mon May 11: 10am Como buscar Mon May 25 Closed Como buscar en internet en Internet Mon May 11: 11am Como Thurs. May 28: 12pm G-Mail limpiar su computadora Thurs. May 28: 1pm Basicos de Thurs. May 14: 12pm Mango Facebook Lenguaje Thurs. May 14: 1pm Mango Len-
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This month we have the following 2014 Forest Hills Drive by J. 16 Great Contemporary Chris- top 7 recordings nationwide. Cole tian Classics Volume 2 by the Daystar Musicians Suffer in Peace by Tyler Farr 10,000 Forms of Fear by Sia Valio la Pena Equivacarne by Title by ,Meghan Trainor At Our Library La Arrolladora Banda el Talking is Hard by Walk the Far Away Blues by Adam Limón de Rene Camacho Moon Carroll The Swon Brothers by the Empire Original Soundtrack Greatest Hits Chapter One by Swon Brothers from Season one from the Kelly Clarkson Greatest Hits by Kathy Tra- Empire Cast Days Gone By james House coli Hozier by Hozier Page 5
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STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin Platte Canteen. Charlotte is known ghost hunters, as they is set in the Pacific Northwest, skilled in bringing out the stories tried to help a family who is at the turn of the 20th Century. and memories from those who tormented by a dark spirit. This Tallmadge is a recluse who nur- were part of this piece of Amer- is a work of fiction based on tures his apples and apricots icana during the years 1941- true events. The movie is a with the care one would take 1946. This is a great read for all great Friday night fright watch. with raising children. One day, ages. Share it with your children It is good for a scare, but it also Talmadge encounters two sis- and grand children. (940.54 documents some of the work of ters who were both pregnant END) Ed and Loraine Warren, who and feral. The girls follow are well known to those who Wallflower by Diana Krall is a Talmadge home, where he feeds read paranormal nonfiction. them and finally wins a degree of beautiful album of jazz covers of trust from them. This begins an forty years of pop songs. She ______epic story of the lives of the girls begins with California Dream- in’ (from the Mama’s and the Let us know what you like to The Orchardist and their impact on Talmadge’s read, the movies you like to life. This book is full of hope Papa’s), Desperado (the Eagles), by Amanda Coplin Superstar (the Carpenters). She watch, and the music to which and sorrow. To be honest I had you like to listen. Pick up a copy to restart the book three times is joined by Michael Buble and other prominent entertainers on of Book Page and let us know before I actually finished it, but It what you would like to have us proved to be a worthwhile read. other cuts of the album. This is a great CD to enjoy on the patio purchase for the collection. (FIC COP) on a warm spring afternoon. South Sioux City Public Library Bless Your Heart: The North Platte MCD JAZZ KRA) is your public library. Canteen by Charlotte Endorf takes a touching look at the The Conjuring tells the story of phenomenon of the North Ed and Loraine Warren, well