Fine Print Employee of the Month”
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
STOW - MUNROE FALLS PUBLIC LIBRARY VOLUME 2, ISSUE 1 F I N E P R I N T JANUARY 2010 REMEMBERING MARGO — A TRIUMPHANT LIFE, A TRAGIC DEATH AND LIFE ’S GREATEST DECEPTION — THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 7:00 — 8 : 0 0 P . M . Donzella Michelle Malone, a clinical captain, while Margo’s patient list counselor and adjunct university grew to an astounding 7,000 professor will appear at our library on patients. After 18 years, Margo January 21 from 7:00—8:00 to speak became fed up with Douglas’ control on her book “Remembering Margo.” and infidelity. Changes were inevitable...but at what cost? The author’s website describes Dr. Margo Prade as an incredibly “Remembering Margo” is a heartfelt magnetic, intelligent and warm tribute to the life of an extraordinary individual. At only forty one years and gifted physician, mother, wife, old, her short life ended in tragedy daughter, sister, friend, and on November 26, 1997 the day colleague. Dr. Prade was a before Thanksgiving. The true story community icon whose indelible, of Dr. Margo Prade has touched amazing life and story should never many and made national headlines. be forgotten. HBO, Arts & Entertainment Network, Ms. Malone holds undergraduate and Dateline MSNBC are among the degrees in both criminal justice leading networks that continue to air technology and political science, and Dr. Margo Prade’s murder, the a graduate degree in clinical social investigation and murder trial. work. Donzella Malone wrote At the age of 17, Margo Shamb- Call 330-688-3295 or stop by the “Remembering Margo” about ergerger met 27 year old police Information Desk to register. her friend, Margo Prade. See her officer Douglas Prade. Over the at our library on years, the marriage became troubled; January 21 from 7:00—8:00 p.m. while their careers loomed. Douglas Prade quickly rose to become a police MADDEN NFL TOURNAMEN T IN THE TEEN DEPT, JANUARY 23, 11:00 AM It was a huge hit before Playstation 3 tournament, Information Desk to and now it’s back! Play with opponents randomly register. This program is against your friends on the chosen. Players may play sponsored by GameStop. digital gridiron on January any regular season team of 23 at 11:00 A.M. First their choice. Sign-ups and second place prizes start January 4 and space are $50 and $30 GameStop is limited. Registration is giftcards. For grades 6-12. required, and to make sure The Teen Pizza and pop will be you get a space, register Madden NFL provided for players. This early. Call 330-688-3295 Tournament is Back! will be a single elimination, or stop by the Teen F I N E P R I N T Page 2 “ASK A LIBRARIAN” BY AMY GARRETT — HEAD OF ADULT SERVICES Last year, the Adult Information Question: I’m looking for classes to help you find your Desk answered 98,749 books on baby names. way. We have excellent questions. What types of things According to the catalog computer instructors and a are asked? Here is a sampling of everything is checked out. great lab with 14 computers. Stop by the Adult Information questions from November, from Answer: We’ll place Desk to pick up a Schedule something on hold for you. If Amy Garrett, head of Adult and to get more information. Information Services. you need/want something right away and have access Question: I’m looking for a Question: Help! I can’t find what to the Internet, go to program speaker for Martin I’m looking for in Consumer www.google.com and search Luther King Day. Reports. for “baby names.” Answer: Try contacting the Answer: If you can’t find Question: I just got a new History Dept. at one of the what you’re looking for in the computer but I don’t know local colleges or universities. magazine or the buying how to use it. Can you help If you need a phone number, Amy Garrett is Head of Adult guide, stop by the Adult me? please let us know! Services. She answers many Information Desk. We’ll try to questions at the Information Desk find ratings for you online. Answer: Absolutely! We offer every week. In this monthly a wide variety of computer column, we will give you a sampling of some. JOIN THE MOCK CALDEC OTT CLUB FOR 2ND AND 3 R D GRADERS Did you know the selected by the American 3. Life in the Boreal Caldecott Medal was Library Association. Forest named in honor of Even if children were not 4. We’re All in the Same nineteenth-century English registered for December, illustrator Randolph Boat they may join for January. Caldecott? It is awarded Call the Children’s Room January 23 annually by the to register at 330-688- Association for Library We will review all the Service to Children, a 3295. favorite picks from the past five weeks and the division of the American Books scheduled for kids will vote by secret Library Association to the review in January include: Artist of the most ballot on a winner and distinguished American January 2 three honor books. During this week, the picture book for children. 1. Birds American Library On December 12, the 2. Redwoods Association will choose Stow-Munroe Falls Public the real winner and honor Library began its Second 3. Dinothersaurus books. Annual Mock Caldecott 4. The Odd Egg Club for 2nd and 3rd January 30 January 9 graders. Each week a We will hold a reception to The Caldecott Award, librarian will read three to 1. Robot announce our winners and five books to the kids who the real winners, named for the most will then examine each 2. City I Love by The American Library book and vote by secret 3. Chicken Little Association. Parents and outstanding, is chosen ballot on their favorite siblings are invited to join book. The Club will meet 4. The Negro Speaks of us for refreshments! each year by a December 12, 19 and Rivers committee from the every Saturday in January, January 16 ending with a family reception on January 30. 1. Our Abe Lincoln American Library At that time we will 2. Lion and the Mouse Association. announce the real winners VOLUME 2, ISSUE 1 Page 3 LYDIA GAMBLE IS THE “FINE PRINT EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH” If you have kids, you have How would you describe What would people be probably seen Lydia Gamble. SMFPL? The Stow-Munroe surprised to know about you? She works upstairs in our Falls Public Library is an That I also have a Master’s Children’s Department and amazing place to work and to Degree in Spanish and I used she loves everything to do come as a patron. to teach it at Kent State with Children’s books, DVDs University. and music. We thought we’d What book would you Do you have any pets? Yes! I find out a little bit more about recommend? There are too have five cats. Their names this interesting lady. many books to choose from. Every day I have a new are Isis, Romeo, Kismet, What is your current job? I favorite! Pumpkin and Boo. am the head of children’s How about any hobbies? I services. What is your favorite vacation spot? Anywhere warm and love anything crafty. I like to What other jobs have you exciting. I have liked scrapbook, knit and travel. I had while employed at the Nashville, Naples, South also love anything sci-fi. And library? I used to be the Beach and Miami. I try to I obviously love to READ! Lydia Gamble is the head of head of teen services. check out all their libraries. the children’s department. TEEN SERVICES COLUMN BY CHRISTINA GETROS T What book will win the announced on Monday Lips Touch Three Times, Printz Award this year? January 18. by Laini Taylor. You may have heard of the Wintergirls, by Laurie Three short stories about Newbery and Caldecott Halse Anderson. kissing, featuring Awards, given annually by elements of the Eighteen-year-old Lia a committee of the supernatural. comes to terms with her American Library best friend's death from In the Forest of Hands and Association for the best anorexia as she struggles children’s literature of the Teeth, By Carrie Ryan. with the same disorder. year. But did you know Orphaned Mary seeks to there is also a more Marcelo In the Real World, find out what lies beyond recent ALA award given by Francisco X. Stork. her walled village and every January for the best surrounding forest, where Marcelo Sandoval, a 17- young adult literature? It’s the “unconsecrated,” year-old boy on the high- the Michael L. Printz aggressive, flesh-eating functioning end of the Award. It is named for people who were once autistic spectrum, faces Mike Printz, a beloved dead, now live. Teen Librarian Christina Kansas school librarian new challenges, including Getrost sits at the Reference who enjoyed connecting romance and injustice, Desk. when he goes to work for Thisteens story with can good fit 75 books.-125 text. caption of the image near the Here are some 2009 teen his father in the mailroom words. of a corporate law firm. image. books that have been Microsoft Publisher includes What Book Will Selectinggetting buzz pictures as possible or graphics thousandsIf I Stay, by of Gayle clip art Forman. images isPrintz an important contenders. part ofSee adding the from which you can choose Teen Librarian for a While in a coma following Win the bookmarkcontent to your listing newsletter.