Bee Cave Book Buzz September 2015

UPCOMING PROGRAMS The Library will be closed Saturday-Monday, September 5-7 for the Labor Day Weekend.

See September CALENDAR Materials may be returned to the outdoor for details. book drops on the west side of the building. Knitting Club Have a safe and happy Labor Day! E-Reader Open House Friends of the Library Bee Cave Book Club

Lake Travis Fiction Writers Baby Bumblebees Storytime Preschool Pals Storytime Toddler Tales Storytime

Tech Try Out Want to learn about eReaders and tablets?

Come to our hands-on Q&A! Our popular monthly lunch-time series returns next week!

Representatives from Best Buy will have tech gadgets on hand for you to try! Library staff will be available to demonstrate how to download e- books, audiobooks and digital magazines to e-readers, tablets and smart phones. Try sample gadgets or bring your own to ask questions.

No reservations necessary. A light lunch is provided or bring your own! ($5 donations welcome!)

Inside this issue: “What’s for Lunch?” is sponsored by the Friends of Bee Cave Public Library, a 501c3 nonprofit that supports the Adult Programs 2 library through advocacy, fund-raising and volunteering. Other projects in the works include the Rolling Sculpture Teen Programs 2 Car Show on Nov. 1, and the Library’s 10th Anniversary Celebration on Dec. 3.

Children’s Programs 3 The Friends meet the 2nd Wed. of each month at 4 pm. Meet fellow library lovers and help with these fun events! Meet The Staff 4 SAVE THE DATE!

Tuesday, October 20 9:00 a.m.

Learn about the resources and programs the library has to offer, give us suggestions on how to better serve you, and meet fellow homeschool families. Snacks provided.

Contact Cate at [email protected] or 512.767.6626 for more information. PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS Page 2

Have you tried any Wed., Sept. 2, 12-1:30 pm “Tech Try Out!” of our digital Try out e-readers, tablets & more. resources yet? October 7 Spooky Texas Tales with Donna Ingham November 4 Natural Flu Fighting with Jenny Sechler

We have e-books and audiobooks on Knitting Club Thursday, September 3 7 - 8 p.m. Bee Cave Book Club OverDrive and Thursday, September 10 7 - 8 p.m. OneClickdigital! When the library closes, the yarn comes out! Enjoy a relaxed evening in the library The Bee Cave Book Club is an informal and diverse Just download the with a community of friendly knitters and group who come together every 2nd Thursday to app to your phone crocheters. Bring a project you’re working discuss the group-selected fiction or nonfiction titles. or other device, and on or start a new one with yarn from the During the hour members share laughter, ideas, and get started today! communal basket! Every 1st Thursday. their love of books. New members are always welcome, even if you haven’t read this month’s selection. The September selection is Run, by Ann E-Reader 101 Patchett. In October we will discuss Life After Life, Wed., Sept. 9 and Sat., Sept. 12 by Kate Atkinson. Copies are available at the library 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in a variety of formats. And don’t forget the Our “techie” is in! Get help using Over- digital magazines on Drive, OneClickdigital Audiobooks or Zinio Zinio! Download to Digital Magazine service on your mobile your tablet or PC device. Stop in during either session to get and keep the issue one-on-one help with a librarian. Learn how to get free books, audiobooks and maga- as long as you want. zines to read on your Kindle, Nook or iPad. Be sure to bring your device! Lake Travis Fiction Writers Tuesday, September 15 7 - 9 p.m.

Friends of the Library Meeting Meets at The Old Bee Cave School House, Need help getting Wednesday, September 9 4:00 p.m. next to the Police Department. Whether you’re a seasoned novelist or working on started? Call us! The Friends of the Library meets the 2nd your first short story, find support and receive Wednesday of each month to discuss ways feedback from other area writers. If you wish, to support the library’s mission through fund- please bring approximately 5 pages of any piece raising, volunteering, and advocacy. Con- of fiction on which you are currently working, or a sider joining the Friends and giving back to draft of a query letter and/or synopsis, to share your library! with the group. Happy writing! Questions? Email [email protected]. PROGRAMS FOR TEENS Teen Advisory Board Saturday, September 12* 2:00 p.m. Bring a friend, and check us out on September 12th at 2:00 p.m. We’ll be working on our first TAB podcast to promote Banned Book Week!

For grades 7-12. *NOTE: In October we’ll resume What is Teen Advisory Board? our usual schedule of a TAB meeting on the first Saturday of the Teens--get volunteer hours by joining our Teen Advisory month and a fun TAB-led activity Board! Spend an hour each month coming up with ideas on the third Saturday for the rest on how to make the library a cool place for teens. of the school year. Snacks, activities, brainstorming and a chance to boss the library around...How many volunteer jobs offer that?! Questions? Email Cate at [email protected]. PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN

Baby Bumblebees Preschool Pals Toddler Tales Storytime Storytime Storytime 2nd & 4th Tuesdays Thursdays, 10:30 & 11:15 a.m. Fridays, 10:30 & 11:15 a.m. NEW: 10:30 or 11:15 a.m. For ages 3 to 5 years For ages 1-1/2 to 3 years For ages 0 to 18 months Babies, bring your grown- Join Ms. Laurie and the BEE Join Ms. Laurie and the BEE ups to enjoy stories, rhymes for 20-30 minutes of sto- for 15-25 minutes of sto- & songs as they learn en- rytimes, songs, and fin- rytimes, songs, and fin- gaging ways to prepare chil- gerplays every Thursday at gerplays every Friday at dren for reading. 10:30 or 11:15 a.m. 10:30 or 11:15 a.m.

BEE CRAFTY Tuesday, September 8 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. A big thank you to our friends at PAIYH for the

free fun classes at the library last month!

“BEE Crafty” is back! Indulge your creativity the 2nd Tuesday of each month:

September 8 October 13 November 10

Supplies provided….fun guaranteed!

Best for families with children grades K-3. New program!

CHESS CLUB ADVENTURE TALES Wednesday, September 16 Saturday, September 26 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.

Meet fellow chess enthusiasts and learn Explore a book in a new way with fun new strategies. All young chess lovers family activities like a craft or a game welcome, from novices to advanced. or … who knows? It will be an adventure! Meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month in Community Room A above the library. 4th Saturday of each month in the library. Best for families with children in Best for ages 6-12. grades PreK-3.

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MORE MEET THE STAFF Page 4

MEGAN FISCHER, Technical Services Manager

Megan Fischer is the Technical Services Librarian as well as the eReader specialist, the social media point person and the accidental graphic designer for BCPL. Born and raised in San Antonio, Megan is very close to her parents and her two younger siblings. Her brother has Downs Syndrome and she is a supporter of the Buddy Walk and Fiesta Especial. Her sister is a law student and both of them are huge fans of YA series.

Megan attained her bachelors in RTVF (with a minor in sociology) from TCU and her masters in Library Information Science from UT. She supports both teams whole heartedly, but bleeds purple in November. While at TCU Megan was part of a popular radio show and podcast called “Fanboy Radio” where she got to interview many of her heroes such as Joss Whedon and Laurell K. Hamilton. During the four years between TCU and grad school Megan moved to Los Angeles to try her hand at film making. You can see her name in the credits of Avatar but not on some of the awe- some commercials and music videos she worked on. After Avatar Megan helped run a horror film festival and worked in creative development for a comicbook/movie company. After four years of the “fancy” Hollywood life, Megan returned to Texas to get her masters and to be closer to her family.

Megan has already beaten her goodreads yearly read goal and she enjoys crafting, announcing for the Texas Roller- girls, TV nights with friends, listening to podcasts, and hanging out with her cats (Doctor Who and River Tam). She still hopes Firefly will come back on the air and has decorated her office in Arrow fanart and Tokidoki unicorns.

MARY MILLER, Library Clerk

I am delighted to be working as a library clerk at the Bee Cave Public Library and meeting and serving all the wonderful library patrons. I lived in Maryland happily working and raising my 2 children for 31 years before my son and daughter decided they’d had enough of metropolitan Washington, DC, and took off for other locales. My husband and I packed up and moved to Bee Cave in October 2011. I enjoy sewing, especially home décor and ballet costume design and construction (I’ve created some costumes for several library events!). I also enjoy gardening and keep fit with walking, Pilates, yoga, biking and swimming. I share an addiction to Downton Abbey with several other library staff. Recent reads include The Little Paris Bookshop, The Wright Brothers and At the Water’s Edge and I’m getting caught up with author Spencer Quinn’s Chet and Bernie series. All these titles are available at your friendly local library!

TERI ROBERTSON, Library Clerk

I was born in Syracuse, New York, grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania and have crisscrossed the country a few times with the many places I have lived since. I spent 20 years as an elementary school teacher in Virginia, Oregon and North Carolina, with the last five years being an elementary/ middle school librarian in Northern Virginia. I am married to a game developer, which brought us to Austin, and am the mother of two happy teenage girls. Although we grumbled about moving to the “wilds of Texas” four years ago, we have grown to love Austin and have enjoyed all the friendly peo- ple we have met. We have thoroughly enjoyed the outstanding food culture in this area (maybe a little too much!), as well as the many outdoor activities and entertainment aspects of our new surroundings. We have taken advantage of the fact that there is always somewhere to go and something to do. Two years ago, I was lucky enough to become an employee of the Bee Cave Public Library. The community has been so warm and welcoming. It has been an abso- lute joy to go to work each day and, hopefully, I will be able to stay put for quite a few years.

ANGELA ROVETTO, Library Clerk

Having moved to the Greater Central Texas area at the tender age of nine, Angela is Bee Cave Public Library proud and happy to consider herself a native Texan. While much of 4000 Galleria Parkway Bee Cave, TX 78738 her past remains a mystery we have come to the conclusion that per- haps she is a member of the witness protection program or some 512.767.6620 other secret government-backed program. We do know that she is [email protected]

happily celebrating her one year anniversary as a full time employee www.beecavetexas.gov of the Bee Cave Public Library.