CHECK IT OUT: January • February • March • Issue 5 CHECK IT OUT: January • February • March 2018 COLUSA COUNTY FREE LIBRARY’S QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER COLUSA • ARBUCKLE • GRIMES • MAXWELL • PRINCETON • STONYFORD • WILLIAMS HIGHLIGHTS Coming to a Branch Near You… Calendar of Events ZIP BOOKS! To stay up to date on library events, programs, and branch closures, check out 1!The Colusa County Free Library is now your Zip Book to the collection, or offer it our events calendar! Page 4 offering Zip Books, a project funded by to the Friends of the Library to be sold at the California State Library through a the Bookworm. BECOME A FRIEND OF THE LIBRARY! grant from the Library Services and The Friends of the Colusa County Free There is no cost to patrons to “check Technology Act! Zip Books allows Library work toward generating community out” a book through Zip Books, and all librarians to pull from the “shelves” of interest in the library’s services and facilities. Amazon.com when a book is requested Colusa County Free Library members are As ambassadors to the community, the encouraged to participate in the by the public that is not part of our Friends believe that the library is one of our program provided any fines and/or fees collection. community’s greatest assets as it serves they owe to the Library are less than more people in all walks of life than any Using a "buy vs. borrow" model, Zip $5.00. other institution. To become a Friend, pick Books is an alternative to traditional up an application at the Main Branch Library interlibrary loans. It is a cost-effective Zip Books requests must be made in person at any of the seven Colusa in Colusa, or download one from the Colusa method to secure the books you want to County Free Library website: read, and has a much quicker County Free Library branches, and www.counyofcolusa.org/library. turnaround time for patrons to receive participants are asked to return the item the requested materials. Requests are directly to a library staff member rather FOL- BOOKWORM than using the book drop. reviewed by library staff, and if approved Visit the Friends of the Library used are ordered from Amazon and sent The Zip Books program includes new bookstore at 440 Market Street, Colusa. directly to the patron’s home. Once the and used regular or large print books or Books range from $.50-$1.00. book has been read, or heard in the case audiobooks that are available on of an audiobook, it is returned to the Amazon.com. Zip Book item value is All proceeds benefit the Colusa County Free local library branch. limited to $35. E-books, music, videos Library. and DVDs are not available through the The program allows only one item per Hours of Operation: Zip Books request, but once the book or Zip Books program. audio book is returned to the library, Wednesday, 11:00 am – 3:00pm For more information on the Zip another request can be made. We ask Thursday, 11:00 am – 5:00pm Books program stop by your favorite only that you return the Zip Book directly Friday, 11:00 am – 3:00pm branch location. to library staff. We will then either add CHECK IT OUT: | Issue 5 2 What’s New at the Library? st We are kicking off the New Year with to develop the early education, several exciting new programs! Public communication and social skills libraries have traditionally offered early which are essential aspects of long- literacy programming to children in the term literacy and reading form of story times. Through the use of comprehension skills. As such, we are a wide range of high-quality picture happy to be extending story time to books, songs, poetry, finger plays, ALL SEVEN branch locations! puppets and crafts, public libraries have At the main branch in Colusa we helped make literacy accessible and fun. are launching TWO new weekly story For decades, the main branch of the times and a monthly youth book Colusa County Free Library system has club. Rhyme Time will focus on finger served an average of 25 children ranging play and nursery rhymes for babies from ages birth-12 at its weekly and toddlers, ages 0-3 and their Thursday night story time. In fact, story caregivers, while Sensory Story Time opportunities kids have at the library, time has continued to be one of the will host a limited number of kids with joining the Raising a Reader program, library’s most popular and successful special needs and their caregivers in a Cuentos, Story Time, and the Funky programs. calm, quiet area of the library. Junk afterschool program! By capturing a child’s interest and On the fourth Saturday of each To learn more about any of the imagination from an early age, story month, tweens ages 10-12 are invited to programs, contact Stacey Costello at time helps them to discover that join Children’s Librarian Lupe Ramos in a [email protected]. Times libraries and literacy can be an enjoyable monthly book club! The first selection and dates are listed on the programs and valued part of their lives. Young will be: Holes, by Louis Sachar. Books calendar, pg. 4. children who participate in story time, will be provided by the library. become regular library users and begin These programs will add to the rich Grimes Branch Library BRANCH SPOTLIGHT Founded in 1851 by Cleaton Grimes, the Juana Rodriguez took charge of the town of Grimes was one of the first branch. Interacting with large groups of settlements in Colusa County. Likewise, kids who visit the branch after school in 1916, the Grimes Branch Library was and assisting non-English speaking opened becoming the first library branch patrons with computer usage are among outside of the county seat in Colusa. the many aspects of her job that she The branch was originally housed within loves. the Nylo Ice Cream Parlor, and was hosted in several homes and businesses The Grimes Branch Library is excited before the current location at 240 Main to announce it will have weekly story Street was built and opened in 1983. time beginning in January 2018 and will host the Raising A Reader Program For more than 38 years the branch February 2 through April 6, on Fridays was run by local resident Rose Ann Ellis from 10-10:45am. The Grimes branch is who continues to volunteer her time open Tuesdays and Thursdays from there. Following her retirement in 2015, 2:00-7:00pm. For more information, contact the branch at 437-2428. CHECK IT OUT: | Issue 5 3 Patron Picks Countdown to Kindergarten The Hidden Stairs & the Magic Carpet In Cold Blood by Alison McGhee by Tony Abbott & Tim Jessell by Truman Capote Genres: Children’s, Picture Book Genres: Juvenile Fiction, Fantasy Genres: Adult Non-Fiction, True Crime Patron says…”I liked this book, but my Patron says…”It was fun to read!” Patron says…”This is the best story daughter LOVED this book!” about true crime that I have ever read. It’s My Birthday Hands down.” Junie B. Jones & the Stupid Smelly Bus by Shigeo Watanabe by Barbara Park Genres: Children’s, Picture Book The Moon-Spinners Genre: Juvenile Fiction Patron says…”Another sweet Shigeo by Mary Stewart Patron says…”I’m recommending this Watanabe book.” Genres: Adult Fiction, Romance book because I like it. I think it is good Patron says…”Delightful plucky heroine. to read.” John Wayne’s America Mary Stewart at one of her finest in by Gary Willis romance mystery.” We Were the Lucky Ones Genres: Non-Fiction, Biography by Georgia Hunter Patron says…”It’s a great read, Feed Genre: Adult, Fiction especially the display of Wayne’s work by MT Anderson Patron says…”One of the most relationship with director John Ford.” Genres: Young Adult, Science Fiction compelling and beautiful stories of a Patron says…”The author predicted the family’s survival during the Holocaust.” Patron Picks are chosen at random from “The Book Jar” found at the Colusa Branch. future! Very good book.” Raising A Reader Program Now Enrolling COLUSA COUNTY FREE LIBRARY LITERACY PROGRAM Raising A Reader is back at the library! do the children socialize, get familiar To register your child, visit your local This 10-week storytime and book- with their local library, and learn along branch library or contact the Raising A lending program for children ages birth- the way, but it’s also a great way for Reader Program Implementer at the 5 and their parents/caregivers is parents in the community to meet each Colusa branch at 458-0373. Enrollment currently enrolling for its spring session other and support one another. The is capped at 15 children per branch, and at the Colusa, Grimes, Maxwell, benefits reach the children and parents spots will be granted on a first come first Stonyford, and Williams branch libraries. simultaneously.” served basis. Raising A Reader is funded Modeled after First 5 Colusa’s Talk, by Raising A Reader National, First 5 Read, Sing campaign, participants The Literacy Program is currently Colusa, Umpqua Bank, and the Colusa socialize, sing nursery rhymes, read accepting Raising A Reader enrollments County Free Library Literacy Program. stories, and take home a weekly book from January 2-February 9 for the Don’t delay; enroll your child in this bag full of library books. The program Colusa, Grimes, Maxwell, and Williams educationally enriching program today! culminates with a Raising A Reader branches, and from January 2-March 9 graduation ceremony, and free books for the Stonyford branch.