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The Word About Town Coolidge Public Library Volume 3, Issue 8 August 2015 A Wealth of Information Awaits You Plan, Shop, & $ave! The kids are back in school! How can you better Esmeralda is visiting us from the U of A choose and plan out meals throughout the Cooperative Extension of Pinal County. week? Also, how much physical activity and Registration is encouraged. Refreshments sleep should your child be getting to stay will be provided. healthy? Join Nutritionist, Esmeralda Castillo on Wednesday, August 19th at 5:30 p.m. and learn some valuable information that will be useful for your entire family throughout the year. Need Homework Help? Tutor.com is a one-on-one online tutoring service that includes an after school program. Grades 4th-12th can connect immediately to qualified tu- tors for up to 20 minutes of individualized, live tutoring sessions. To access this resource, visit pinalcountyaz.gov/library and click on the Research tab at the top. Tutor.com is found under the Student Resources heading. You can also download the Tutor.com to Go app for your Apple or Android device. Inside this issue: Special Points of Interest... Thank You for a Great Summer 2 Fun Van—2nd Session on Tuesdays Adult Book Discussion 2 Weekly Storytime— Wednesdays Ancestry Library Edition 2 Lego Club—Aug 7th & 21st Local Author Spotlight 6 Adult Book Discussion— Aug 11 Resources Just for Teens 7 Tween Titans—Aug 14th & 28th Tween Titans 8 Plan, Shop, & Save—Aug 19th Lego Club 8 Fun Van 9 National Library Card Sign Up Month is September! Weekly Storytime 9 PagePage 2 2 TheThe Word Word About About Town Town Coolidge Public Library What a Great Summer! We had a SUPER Summer Reading Program excited for the End of Summer Reading Party this year. With a total of 133,038 minutes read because Wildman Phil always puts on a fun by all those who completed the program, it’s show! easy to say that many students will be starting off the new school year on the right foot! With the “Every Hero Has a Story” theme this year, all ages were excited to participate in the reading program. Small prizes were awarded once participants reached certain milestones on their reading logs. All who completed the program were given the opportunity to pick out a book of their own. We also provided a variety of exciting pro- grams, like a juggling comedian, a cartoon drawing workshop, and many of our routine programs like Tween Titans and Weekly Story- time focused on the superhero theme. We were Adult Book Discussion The August Book Club title is The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton. The Book Club will meet Tuesday, August 11th from 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. To sign out a book club selection, simply visit the library before the scheduled meeting date. You need to have a valid contact number prior to sign out and should have a library card. Snacks and drinks are provided. Featured Online Tool: Ancestry Library Edition Start building your family tree with Ancestry Ancestry Library Edition can only be used in Library Edition! the library. Next time you come in, ask a staff Answers await everyone—whether profes- member to assist you. sional or hobbyist, expert or novice, genealo- You can access other online genealogy and his- gist or historian—inside the more than 7,000 tory research tools on the Pinal County Library available databases. Here, you can unlock the District’s Research page. Visit story of you with sources like censuses, vital Pinalcountyaz.gov/library, then click on the records, immigration records, family histories, “Research” tab. These resources are provided military records, court and legal documents, by the Arizona State Library and/or the Pinal directories, photos, maps, and more. County Library District. Volume 3, Issue 8 Page 3 The Doctor Is In: Dr. Ruth on Love, Life, and Joie de Vivre — Adult Non Fiction By Ruth K. Westheimer & Pierre A. Lehu Everyone knows Dr. Ruth as the most famous and trusted sex therapist, but few peo- ple know she narrowly escaped death from the Holocaust, was raised in an orphanage in Switzerland, or that she was a sniper during Israel's War of Independence. After years spent as a student in Paris, Dr. Ruth came to America dreaming of a new life though never expecting the dramatic turns that would take place. And at the age of eighty-seven, she is as spirited as ever. ~ Provided by publisher A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety — Adult Non Fiction By Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter is the thirty-ninth President and a Nobel Peace Prize winner. This inter- national humanitarian and fisherman reflects on his full and happy life with pride, hu- mor, and a few second thoughts. Carter reflects on his public and private life with a frankness that is disarming. He adds detail and emotion about his youth in Georgia that he described in his memoir, An Hour Before Daylight. ~ Provided by publisher If You Feel Too Much — Adult Non Fiction By Jamie Tworkowski In 2006 Jamie Tworkowski wrote a story called To Write Love on Her Arms about helping a friend through her struggle with drug addiction, depression, and self-injury. The piece was so hauntingly beautiful that it quickly went viral, giving birth to a non- profit organization of the same name. Nine years later, To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA) is an internationally-recognized leader in suicide prevention and a source of hope, encouragement, and resources for people worldwide. Jamie's words have been shared hundreds of thousands of times online. They've shown up on T-shirts and posters and even tattoos. For the first time, Jamie's writing is available in the form of a book. If You Feel Too Much is a celebration of hope, wonder, and what it means to be human. From per- sonal stories of struggling on days most people celebrate to offering words of strength and en- couragement in moments of loss, these essays invite readers to believe that it's okay to admit to pain and it's okay to ask for help. ~ Provided by publisher. Page 4 The Word About Town As If!: An Oral History of Clueless as told by Amy Heckerling and the Cast and Crew — Adult Non Fic- tion By Jen Chaney Will we ever get tired of Clueless? Ugh, as if! Acclaimed pop culture journalist Jen Chaney celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the classic film’s release in the first book of its kind, weaving together original inter- views with writer and director Amy Heckerling; key cast members, including Alicia Silverstone, Paul Rudd, Stacey Dash, Donald Faison, Elisa Donovan, Wallace Shawn, Twink Caplan (Ms. Geist and associate producer); and other crucial Clueless players like costume designer Mona May, casting director Marcia Ross, director of photography Bill Pope, former Paramount chairwoman Sherry Lansing, and many more. Cast and crew also pay heartfelt tribute to the late Brittany Murphy, who lit up the screen as Cher’s protégée, Tai. ~ Provided by publisher Tyranny — Adult Ficton By William Johnstone & J.A. Johnstone G.W. Brannock is proud to be a rancher, a West Texan, and a American. The land he owns has been in his family for generations. But when the IRS claims he owes a for- tune in back taxes—and some stiffs from the Bureau of Land Management tell him his family’s deed is invalid—G.W. refuses to stand down. This land is his land, and there’s only one way the government can take it: over his dead body… The battle lines are drawn. The feds hit G.W. with everything they’ve got, from legal threats to sabotage to hired thugs. All G.W.’s got is his grandson Kyle and feisty lawyer Miranda Stephens. But when his story makes the national news, a veritable army of ordinary citizens rises up and rushes to West Texas. To join the cause. To fight against tyranny. To live free or die…The battle lines are drawn. The next civil war is about to begin. ~ Provided by publisher Second Life — Adult Fiction By S.J. Watson Second Life is the sensational new psychological thriller from the bestselling author of Before I Go To Sleep. She loves her husband. She's obsessed by a stranger. She's a devoted mother. She's prepared to lose everything. She knows what she's doing. She's out of control. She's innocent. She's guilty as sin. She's living two lives. She might lose both … ~ Provided by publisher Volume 3, Issue 8 Page 5 Love May Fail — Adult Fiction By Matthew Quick (author of Silver Linings Playbook) Portia Kane is having a meltdown. After escaping her ritzy Florida life and her cheat- ing pornographer husband, she finds herself back in South Jersey, a place that re- mains largely unchanged from the years of her unhappy youth. Lost and alone, look- ing for the goodness she believes still exists in the world, Portia sets off on a quest to save the one man who always believed in her — and in all of his students: her beloved high school English teacher, Mr. Vernon, who has retired broken and alone after a traumatic classroom incident. Will a sassy nun, an ex-heroin addict, a metalhead little boy, and her hoarder mother help or hurt Portia's chances on this quest to resurrect a good man and find renewed hope in the human race? Love May Fail is a story of the great highs and lows of existence: the heartache and daring choices it takes to become the person you know (deep down) you are meant to be.