Sept / Oct 2006 Vol. 7 / Issue 5 Providing books and materials to inform, entertain and enrich the residents of Preble county TAG, You’re It! way for graduating seniors Perkins Panda Early Literacy gram Kit to only six libraries. The to fulfill community service Program Kit at the Library libraries chosen are recognized as The Library is looking for hours. Did I mention the having active outreach programs creative, intelligent and, free food? The Preble County District Library available to their patrons. yes, opinionated, teens to has extended its outreach pro- join TAG. “What is TAG”, The first official TAG gram to include services for chil- The library has also ordered a you ask? Well, it is the meeting will be held at the dren who are visually impaired. new book that may be of interest library’s Teen Advisory Eaton Branch on Thurs- We are now offering the Perkins to parents with a visually impaired Group whose members day, October 19th at 6 Panda Early Literacy Program Kit. child. Children with Visual Impair- meet once a month to PM. As of now, Eaton is Perkins, named after the famous ments: A Guide for Parents by chow down on munchies the only branch with its Perkins School for the Blind, is a special educator M. Cay Holbrook and chat about library own Teen A dvisory special little panda included in the is an informative resource that will stuff. The purpose of TAG Group, but some of the kit. Inside are stories about this help parents encourage independ- is to get teens actively other branches may soon cuddly bear on books and audio- ence, self-esteem, mobility, and involved with the library. be following suit. If you cassette; he also comes with a literacy in their visually impaired Those who join will be are between the ages of picnic set. His books come in child. The book will be available making decisions on what 12 and 18 and are inter- Braille and large print, and offer for borrowing soon. materials to buy for the esting in joining or have high-contrast illustrations. young adult collection, as any questions concerning For more information, or to re- well as planning program- TAG, please feel free to Perkins and his resource kit are serve the Perkins Panda Early ming and helping with contact Mary at 456-5478. available for borrowing from the Literacy Program Kit please con- website design. Roughly Preble County District Library. For tact Outreach Coordinator, 25 percent of all patrons Mary McClanahan, 2006 more information please contact Marlene Ressler at 456-4376. are between the ages of Young Adult Librarian Outreach Librarian Marlene 12 and 18, so it is impor- Ressler at 456-4376 or go online tant for the library to meet to their Website at their particular wants and www.perkins.org/section.php?id= needs. TAG members 183. represent the teen com- munity and are the advo- The State Library of Ohio gave the cates for young adult ser- Perkins Panda Early Literacy Pro- vices in the library. After all, who knows better what teens want than the teenagers themselves? Learn More about it… Suggested Reading There are plenty of Children with Visual Impairments: A Parent’s benefits to joining TAG Guide / M. Cay Holbrook: The newly revised including feeling a sense and expanded edition of Children with Visual Im- of accomplishment from pairments is an essential resource for parents of serving the community, children who are blind, legally blind, or have low developing teamwork vision. Written by an expert team of professionals skills, and receiving recog- and parents, it is filled with jargon-free, compas- nition to use on college sionate information and advice on raising children applications. It is also an with visual impairments from birth to age seven, ideal, not to mention fun, making it the most comprehensive resource of its kind. On order u Library Admin. & Resource Center u 450 S. Barron St. Eaton, OH 45320 u (937) 456-4250 u www.pcdl.lib.oh.us Teresa, Karole, and Mary have been very busy redecorating the Children’s and Teen’s areas of the Eaton library. Youth Assistant and artist extraordinaire Karole Moore drew most of the wall murals in the Children’s area. Teresa Deaton, Chil- dren’s Librarian, added the planets and space shuttle. Young Adult Librarian, Mary McClanahan, has created a cool teen area using purple and teal paint, a cool rug, and comfortable chairs. Watch for more changes to the library in the future! Inklings by Abby: Director’s Column Teen Area I want to take this opportunity to to the library, her advise and guid- say goodbye to a librarian whom I ance to two directors, her conta- will miss very much. Carol Ann gious laughter and terrific sense of Reckers is retiring at the end of humor -- just to name a few. September. Carol Reckers has served Preble Carol began as a Branch Librarian County through the library for 30 at West Alexandria and moved on years. She will missed much, much to become the Head Cataloger for longer. our library. It was then that she disappeared from public view. Behind the scenes Mrs. Reckers has catalogued everything from stuffed animals to rare documents. She has catalogued materials for all the county schools, Marion Law- rence Memorial Library, and all eight of our buildings. Mrs. Reckers will be missed in so As part of the Summer Most Loved: many ways: for her voluminous Reading Program, the West 1st Place: Alex Noland knowledge, her complete devotion Alexandria Library held a 2nd Place: Michael Green- stuffed animal pet show wood and contest on July 7th! 3rd Place: Mikayla Ludwig Winners of the West Alexandria Library’s Armadillo naming contest were: Funniest: 1st Place: Marsha Nies Kyle & Tabitha Nies! 2nd Place: Jacob Booher The armadillo shall hence forth be referred to as: Biggest: Tom Bombadil 1st Place: Elizabeth Green- Their prize: An armadillo tile box wood 2nd Place: Mikayla Ludwig Second Place: Charlotte Smith armadillo name: Sir Read-A-Lot FYI: Tom Bombadil is a mys- The judges were Gloria Smallest: Third Place: Tim Laughlin terious character referred to Dell and Library Director, 1st Place: Olivia Glander armadillo name: Booker in the J.R.R. Tolkien books. 2nd Place: Jake Manning Abby Noland. There were prizes: Armadillo beanie baby Tom is an enigma. Tolkien seven categories with first, Most Colorful: gave no clue to his origins or second and third place 1st Place: Hayden Howard Honorable Mentions: his fate -- since no one knows winners in each category. where the West Alex arma- 2nd Place: Olivia Glander Veronica Greenwood--Amadeus The winners were: Zach Wells--Obi-Wan dillo came from, the name Most Unusual: Lydia Davis--Sassafrass (and the mystery that goes Best Dressed: 1st Place: prizes: Armadillo keychain with it) is quite fitting! 1st Place: Rachel Noland Logan Greenwood 2nd Place: Hayden Howard 2nd Place: All prizes donated by West Alexandria 3rd Place: Anna Green- Joseph Taulbee wood Friends of the Library In June, the West Alexan- For 2006, National Children’s Psst! Geronimo Stilton, the brainy dria Library hosted a K-9 Library Week will be observed mouse who writes his own adven- demonstration presented by Dennis Shiding, for- November 13th - 19th. Chil- ture books, has a surprise visit merly of the Preble County dren’s Book Week celebrates the planned for Children’s Book Week! Sheriff’s Department. His written word by encouraging Keep your eyes peeled for more dog, Reko, was a smash young people to experience new details from your local library! hit! According to Suzanne Pontius, West Alex’s rockin’ authors and ideas through books. librarian…”The program More Books, Please! is the enthusi- was great! Reko found astic cry we hope to hear as chil- drugs right off -- and later went back to where they’d been hidden because the smell was still there. Every- dren visit the library throughout one got to pet him. He’s nice and not threatening the year. unless his trainer tells him to be.” The Preble County District Library Everyone who attended learned a lot about the K-9 program. will offer special programs to cele- brate Children’s Book Week. There will be stories, games, crafts, snacks, and more! Watch local Geronimo Stilton newspapers for details, or visit Mouse Author Adventurer your local library. The Eaton Library is hosting a Halloween Party on Wednesday, Oct. 18th from 6:30 to 8:30. Suggested Reading List Geronimo Stilton Children in 1st grade and up are cordially invited!. Get to know this brainy mouse who loves to write about his fantastic adventures! Listed are just a few of his titles! We plan to have lots of stories, crafts and snacks. · Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye · The Curse of the Cheese Pyramid Everyone is welcome to wear costumes, · Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House but they are not required. · I’m too Fond of My Fur! · Four Mice in the Jungle · Paws off, Cheddarface! · Red Pizzas for a Blue Count Look up more titles on our online catalog: www.pcdl.lib.oh.us Candle Making -- it never le-eft Knitting -- it’s baa-ack! Mason-Dixon Knitting / Kay Gardiner: Enjoy the practical advice, · Candle Making / Cheryl Owen: Large step-by-step photos real-life knitting instruction, and irreverent humor of Yankee Kay. with added close-up shots of detailed techniques.-- All you need to know about materials and techniques. Knit Scarves! / Candi Jensen: In the world of knitting, one of the · The Complete Candlemaker / Norma Coney: Inspiration easiest ways to create a masterpiece is to knit a scarf.