It is absolutely no wonder at all that I can't buy clothing off the rack when a woman who is 5'10" and wears a size 10 is considered Plus Sized. Seriously. The new America's Top Model is "the first plus size winner in the history of America's Top Model" according to NY Post and a number of other news sites I was browsing for column fodder. We wonder what's happening to our daughters and why self esteem is so low in America. We wonder why more and more kids are using drugs and have horrible body image. Dove recently did a survey of girls between the ages of 10 and 14 in the U.S. and Great Britain. 77 percent of those girls felt unattractive. "Many said they consider themselves ugly, fat and upset when comparing themselves with attractive images shown in advertisements." (click for source) Little wonder then that eating disorders are on the rise and self image issues are so common when we live in a world where Carmen Miranda and Jane Russell would be labeled as plus sized. So, I'm done. I'm done with the beauty industry, with Hollywood and with people so fixated on the thought that emaciation is desirable. Sign me up for the next Mars mission. *grin*
~April Dawn
Friday, December 19, 2008
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Harry Potter Trivia Competition Results!
Hello Friends and family of the Holbrook Public Library! i know that this is very late, but i am here to post the results of the Harry Potter Trivia Competition from our Annual Medieval Fantasy Festival in September... Yeah, better late than never, right? Anyway, here goes!
Our Festival ran for two days this year, and here are the fun fun fun Harry Potter numbers from those two days:
On Saturday i asked a total of 560 Harry Potter Questions. Of that 560, 443 were the "easy questions", 91 were the "medium questions" and only 26 "hard questions" were asked!
On Sunday i asked a total of 280 Harry Potter Questions. Of that 280, 244 were the "easy questions", 17 were the "medium questions" and 19 "hard questions" were asked (mostly to Random!!).
Now for our winners!!!
In FIRST place is Analisa Dawson with 24 questions correct!!!!
In SECOND place is Dillan Rexroat with 19 question correct!!!
IN THIRD place is Marissa Decker with 18 questions correct!!
Tied for FOURTH place is Alonna Larson with 16 questions correct and Andrew Dawson, also with 16 questions correct!
Quayla Skevington got 15 questions correct
Mel *too cool for a last name* got 15 questions correct
Brennan O'Hair got 12 questions correct
Rita Garcia got 11 questions correct
Kendra Damms got 8 questions correct
Erin Roper got 8 questions correct
Josh Hatch got 8 questions correct
Samantha Neff got 8 questions correct
Harry Edwards got 8 questions correct
Bjorn the Navigator got 7 questions correct
Samantha Edwards got 6 questions correct
Sam Meeks got 6 questions correct
Carmen & Mike Whitehorn got 6 questions correct
Ayla Rothman got 6 questions correct
Emily LeFevre got 5 questions correct
Random Skevington got 4 questions correct
Mindi Carwin got 4 questions correct
Allissia Duran got 4 questions correct
Beau *too cool for a last name* got 4 questions correct
TS Elliot got 3 questions correct
Taylor Highline got 3 questions correct
Jean Caruso got 2 questions correct
Jacob Hackenworth got 2 questions correct
Carol Neff got 1 question correct
Danny Hayden got 4 questions correct
The Harry Potter Competition was fast paced and fun again this year, and i am looking forward to hosting the Tri-Wizard Tournament on on July 31st, 2009 and the Harry Potter Trivia Competition next year at our Medieval Fantasy Festival!! i hope to see you all come to both and enjoy the fun that is Harry Potter!
Don't forget, the movie Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince comes out in July 2009 too!!! Always something "Harry" to look forward to!!
Cya all soon in the Library!
Barb
Our Festival ran for two days this year, and here are the fun fun fun Harry Potter numbers from those two days:
On Saturday i asked a total of 560 Harry Potter Questions. Of that 560, 443 were the "easy questions", 91 were the "medium questions" and only 26 "hard questions" were asked!
On Sunday i asked a total of 280 Harry Potter Questions. Of that 280, 244 were the "easy questions", 17 were the "medium questions" and 19 "hard questions" were asked (mostly to Random!!).
Now for our winners!!!
In FIRST place is Analisa Dawson with 24 questions correct!!!!
In SECOND place is Dillan Rexroat with 19 question correct!!!
IN THIRD place is Marissa Decker with 18 questions correct!!
Tied for FOURTH place is Alonna Larson with 16 questions correct and Andrew Dawson, also with 16 questions correct!
Quayla Skevington got 15 questions correct
Mel *too cool for a last name* got 15 questions correct
Brennan O'Hair got 12 questions correct
Rita Garcia got 11 questions correct
Kendra Damms got 8 questions correct
Erin Roper got 8 questions correct
Josh Hatch got 8 questions correct
Samantha Neff got 8 questions correct
Harry Edwards got 8 questions correct
Bjorn the Navigator got 7 questions correct
Samantha Edwards got 6 questions correct
Sam Meeks got 6 questions correct
Carmen & Mike Whitehorn got 6 questions correct
Ayla Rothman got 6 questions correct
Emily LeFevre got 5 questions correct
Random Skevington got 4 questions correct
Mindi Carwin got 4 questions correct
Allissia Duran got 4 questions correct
Beau *too cool for a last name* got 4 questions correct
TS Elliot got 3 questions correct
Taylor Highline got 3 questions correct
Jean Caruso got 2 questions correct
Jacob Hackenworth got 2 questions correct
Carol Neff got 1 question correct
Danny Hayden got 4 questions correct
The Harry Potter Competition was fast paced and fun again this year, and i am looking forward to hosting the Tri-Wizard Tournament on on July 31st, 2009 and the Harry Potter Trivia Competition next year at our Medieval Fantasy Festival!! i hope to see you all come to both and enjoy the fun that is Harry Potter!
Don't forget, the movie Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince comes out in July 2009 too!!! Always something "Harry" to look forward to!!
Cya all soon in the Library!
Barb
Monday, October 6, 2008
What do you think?
Satire: the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
Okay, so I'm not sure that I agree with the harshness of this definition...I can be, however, incredibly sarcastic and I use irony in larger portions than may be wise. So when I wrote the following, I suppose I was, indeed, using sarcasm and irony to poke a little fun at the opposition of a holiday that's become nothing more than a "come as you AREN'T" night for most of us. (quote from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Joss Whedon is truly profound.) Here's the piece:
October is an amazing month. Already the sights and smells of fall are evident. The days and nights are cooling down and minds and bodies are settling and calming from the rush and bustle of summer in preparation for the slow winter months. Peace and reflection seem to be the themes for October...however, there is an evil brewing, lurking, creeping inexorably closer. Halloween. Halloween is the dark blight on the beauty that October brings us. In a month when we should be celebrating discovery, peace and calm comes an evil depiction of the depravity and corruption worming it's way into the heart of society. Ghosties and Goulies polute the streets, vampires and werewolves gnash and howl at simple law-abiding citizens and the kicker of it all? If you don't give in to their demands you may find yourself on the receiving end of a nasty prank! Not only is Halloween directly responsible for the downfall of America's youth, but recent studies show that this holiday will be the nail in the coffin for our struggling economy. Money that could be funneled back into useful purchases are spent on boatloads of candy so that your home and cars are safe on Halloween night. Costumes are bought from companies who purchase them from outside the U. S. and then sold to us at top dollar. It's a travesty! I know I'll probably find my house toilet papered some morning soon for even suggesting this, but here is my proposition for taking back the night of October the 31st and minimizing the damage done to the moral fiber of our youth and the damage to the economy: first of all, make your own costumes! Dig out a sheet and go as an angel. Bend a bit of wire (I used coat hangers) into wing shapes and wrap them in panty hose or knee highs. Use an old turtle neck and paint dots on it to turn your small one into a puppy. A little face paint and imagination (and a couple books at the library for inspiration) will bring about amazing costumes that are original and wholesome! Instead of the candy that will send our young ones to the dentist in droves...on second thought, maybe candy is okay. Dentists are part of the economy too, after all. Thank you for your time and attention to a matter that needs our immediate action!
April Dawn LeFevre
Okay, so I'm not sure that I agree with the harshness of this definition...I can be, however, incredibly sarcastic and I use irony in larger portions than may be wise. So when I wrote the following, I suppose I was, indeed, using sarcasm and irony to poke a little fun at the opposition of a holiday that's become nothing more than a "come as you AREN'T" night for most of us. (quote from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Joss Whedon is truly profound.) Here's the piece:
October is an amazing month. Already the sights and smells of fall are evident. The days and nights are cooling down and minds and bodies are settling and calming from the rush and bustle of summer in preparation for the slow winter months. Peace and reflection seem to be the themes for October...however, there is an evil brewing, lurking, creeping inexorably closer. Halloween. Halloween is the dark blight on the beauty that October brings us. In a month when we should be celebrating discovery, peace and calm comes an evil depiction of the depravity and corruption worming it's way into the heart of society. Ghosties and Goulies polute the streets, vampires and werewolves gnash and howl at simple law-abiding citizens and the kicker of it all? If you don't give in to their demands you may find yourself on the receiving end of a nasty prank! Not only is Halloween directly responsible for the downfall of America's youth, but recent studies show that this holiday will be the nail in the coffin for our struggling economy. Money that could be funneled back into useful purchases are spent on boatloads of candy so that your home and cars are safe on Halloween night. Costumes are bought from companies who purchase them from outside the U. S. and then sold to us at top dollar. It's a travesty! I know I'll probably find my house toilet papered some morning soon for even suggesting this, but here is my proposition for taking back the night of October the 31st and minimizing the damage done to the moral fiber of our youth and the damage to the economy: first of all, make your own costumes! Dig out a sheet and go as an angel. Bend a bit of wire (I used coat hangers) into wing shapes and wrap them in panty hose or knee highs. Use an old turtle neck and paint dots on it to turn your small one into a puppy. A little face paint and imagination (and a couple books at the library for inspiration) will bring about amazing costumes that are original and wholesome! Instead of the candy that will send our young ones to the dentist in droves...on second thought, maybe candy is okay. Dentists are part of the economy too, after all. Thank you for your time and attention to a matter that needs our immediate action!
April Dawn LeFevre
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Nearing the end of September!
Carmen is BLUE!
Barb in PURPLE!
We have been incredibly busy lately (Yep. Really, busy!). It's nearing the end of September (The 25th already, can you believe that?!?!) and we have our Medieval Fantasy Festival coming up this weekend (And we are running our little tails off getting ready for it! We are all SO EXCITED!!!!). I'm nervous about this festival because it will be the first time we'll be doing it for 2 days instead of one. But I'm also excited! They are lots of fun and I will get to, once again, be a wandering gypsy that juggles. (But tries not to JIGGLE! LOL!!) (Although it would be contact juggling and I am still very much an amateur. Have you ever seen that movie "The Labyrinth"? Awesome how David Bowie maneuvers the ball!) (Yeah, but then Carmen ruined it for me by saying that it wasn't really David Bowie who did the ball maneuvering!!! i was shocked, saddened and dismayed... And now i will need to rush home and watch the movie to see if i can tell it is fake... My life is shattered... LOL... not really...)
(As for me, i will be running the Harry Potter Trivia Competition Booth again this year, for the third year and i am very excited for it! So if you LOVE LOVE LOVE Harry like i LOVE LOVE LOVE Harry (In a platonic sense of course) come on down and let me ask you some Harry Potter Trivia questions! You will receive a Harry Potter Trading Card just for you attempt to answer questions. The three top scorers (The three who answer the most questions right without losing their three chance balls) in the Trivia Competition will receive some Fabulous "Harry" prizes!!!) So come join us this weekend! The Medieval Fantasy Festival will be on Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 5:30pm. There will be games, shows, swordplay, and costume and art contests! For a one day pass, Adults are $7 and Children 6-12 are $4. For 2 day pass, Adults are $12 and Children 6-12 are $6. Children 5 and under free with an adult. See you there!! (Yep, we are excited to have you come and be thoroughly entertained!!!)
Carmen & Barb
Barb in PURPLE!
We have been incredibly busy lately (Yep. Really, busy!). It's nearing the end of September (The 25th already, can you believe that?!?!) and we have our Medieval Fantasy Festival coming up this weekend (And we are running our little tails off getting ready for it! We are all SO EXCITED!!!!). I'm nervous about this festival because it will be the first time we'll be doing it for 2 days instead of one. But I'm also excited! They are lots of fun and I will get to, once again, be a wandering gypsy that juggles. (But tries not to JIGGLE! LOL!!) (Although it would be contact juggling and I am still very much an amateur. Have you ever seen that movie "The Labyrinth"? Awesome how David Bowie maneuvers the ball!) (Yeah, but then Carmen ruined it for me by saying that it wasn't really David Bowie who did the ball maneuvering!!! i was shocked, saddened and dismayed... And now i will need to rush home and watch the movie to see if i can tell it is fake... My life is shattered... LOL... not really...)
(As for me, i will be running the Harry Potter Trivia Competition Booth again this year, for the third year and i am very excited for it! So if you LOVE LOVE LOVE Harry like i LOVE LOVE LOVE Harry (In a platonic sense of course) come on down and let me ask you some Harry Potter Trivia questions! You will receive a Harry Potter Trading Card just for you attempt to answer questions. The three top scorers (The three who answer the most questions right without losing their three chance balls) in the Trivia Competition will receive some Fabulous "Harry" prizes!!!) So come join us this weekend! The Medieval Fantasy Festival will be on Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 5:30pm. There will be games, shows, swordplay, and costume and art contests! For a one day pass, Adults are $7 and Children 6-12 are $4. For 2 day pass, Adults are $12 and Children 6-12 are $6. Children 5 and under free with an adult. See you there!! (Yep, we are excited to have you come and be thoroughly entertained!!!)
Carmen & Barb
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
WOW!! Time Flies!!
Yep, it is already August.
The Summer flew by in a rush and the kids headed back to school today. Seems impossible at times doesn't it?
You can tell that school has begun, at least here in Holbrook, because the library is relatively quiet today... Still patrons coming in, but not nearly as many "small" patrons as we have had over the last two months.
Our Summer Reading Program, Catch the Reading Bug, was, i think, a great success. Our activities, movies, puppet shows, visiting bug zoos, were well attended and i think our kids had fun, and i know that i had fun teaching kids to make bugs in our "Bugs, Glue & You" class on Tuesdays!
We are now settling in to school again, and i am sure that school projects will be starting up and we will get busy again, which is great. We are here to help our community and our local scholars to do the very best that they can.
So until we see you darkening the doors of our library again, a quote for you:
The Summer flew by in a rush and the kids headed back to school today. Seems impossible at times doesn't it?
You can tell that school has begun, at least here in Holbrook, because the library is relatively quiet today... Still patrons coming in, but not nearly as many "small" patrons as we have had over the last two months.
Our Summer Reading Program, Catch the Reading Bug, was, i think, a great success. Our activities, movies, puppet shows, visiting bug zoos, were well attended and i think our kids had fun, and i know that i had fun teaching kids to make bugs in our "Bugs, Glue & You" class on Tuesdays!
We are now settling in to school again, and i am sure that school projects will be starting up and we will get busy again, which is great. We are here to help our community and our local scholars to do the very best that they can.
So until we see you darkening the doors of our library again, a quote for you:
A good book is the best of friends.
- English Proverb
C'ya Soon!
Barb
Monday, July 14, 2008
So my brother started a blog some time back. He's not one that I would expect to blog and it got me to thinking...what inspires us as human beings to write personal (sometimes HIGHLY personal) things in a spot where complete strangers can read and comment on your life. I understand the need to create a journal (although I'm really, really bad at that), but a journal is something you record your life and legacy in and hide under the bed or at the bottom of the sock drawer. Blogging is a little like publishing your journal in the newspaper and is becoming more and more popular all the time. Businesses and organizations across the globe now have forums and blogs. So maybe my description of blogging is the explanation for blogging as well. How many of us have gone looking for a sibling's journal, or enjoyed reading the musings and everyday record of life from an ancestor's diary? There is something about reading the inner-most thoughts and feelings of another human being that makes us feel connected. Perhaps, in a world where telephone conversations are conducted by machines and banking is done by ATM, we need more intimacy and humanity in our lives. Perhaps in reading, and creating, blogs we're reaching out. The internet is an amazing place full of life and fun if you know where to look, but because it's accessed by machine, it feels cold to a lot of people. I think that blogs are one of the ways that people have found to make the internet a little more friendly. I know that's one of the reasons that we've started our blog. It allows us to let you know what's going on at the library in a more friendly online format. the question, though, is does it work? I propose an experiment. Comment on this post -- Let us know you're out there and then let us know what you think about blogging in general.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Busy, Busy Summer!
At least it seems that way to me! The library has been jumping during the weeks since school let out! We have lots of activities going on for the teens and kids with our weekly movies, arts & crafts activities and other special events. If you aren't sure what is coming up, here are a few things we have in store for you!
Tomorrow, Thursday, June 26th we will be having Park Rangers in from the National Forest Service at the Petrified Forest who will be teaching us about "Triassic Bugs"! This begins at 2pm and includes the learning opportunity as well as a "Bug Craft"
On Friday at 2pm we will be having our Metamorphosis Activity for our teens. i don't know what these great kids have up their sleeves for this weekend, but i bet it will be a blast!
On Monday, June 30th we will be having a very special presentation of the Double Play, Flute & Tuba starting at 7pm. i was able to see a snippet of this performance and it is wonderful, so please come and join us!
You know, yesterday evening while working at the circulation desk i gazed down one of the aisles and out the window and i was amazed, once again, by the beauty of this part of Arizona. The trees were blowing lazily in the wind, the sun shining brightly and the grass just seemed greener. It made me grateful to be alive... Alas, i wax philosophical, forgive me.
So anyway, come on down to the Holbrook Public Library and enjoy our beautiful new building. We have additions to our collection nearly every day and so i am sure that we can find something to entertain you on a lazy summer's day. And if not, let us know what you are looking for and we will find it and order it in for you!
So until next time, a quote:
Knowledge is free at the library. Just bring your own container.
- Unknown
Barb
Tomorrow, Thursday, June 26th we will be having Park Rangers in from the National Forest Service at the Petrified Forest who will be teaching us about "Triassic Bugs"! This begins at 2pm and includes the learning opportunity as well as a "Bug Craft"
On Friday at 2pm we will be having our Metamorphosis Activity for our teens. i don't know what these great kids have up their sleeves for this weekend, but i bet it will be a blast!
On Monday, June 30th we will be having a very special presentation of the Double Play, Flute & Tuba starting at 7pm. i was able to see a snippet of this performance and it is wonderful, so please come and join us!
You know, yesterday evening while working at the circulation desk i gazed down one of the aisles and out the window and i was amazed, once again, by the beauty of this part of Arizona. The trees were blowing lazily in the wind, the sun shining brightly and the grass just seemed greener. It made me grateful to be alive... Alas, i wax philosophical, forgive me.
So anyway, come on down to the Holbrook Public Library and enjoy our beautiful new building. We have additions to our collection nearly every day and so i am sure that we can find something to entertain you on a lazy summer's day. And if not, let us know what you are looking for and we will find it and order it in for you!
So until next time, a quote:
Knowledge is free at the library. Just bring your own container.
- Unknown
Barb
Saturday, June 14, 2008
PINK?!?!?!
April!!! My posts are not pink, they are purple!!! You know, the very best color ever?!?!?
Anyway, i am here to post on this beautiful Saturday morning, and gazing out of the window from the Circulation Desk i can see the trees waving lazily in the breeze, which is very mild, which is unusual for Holbrook! There is an Antique Car Show going on today down the street and baseball games all over too, so things are quiet here at the Library. Not that this is usually the case, life at the Library has been extremely crazy since school has let out because we have so many fun things scheduled for the kids and teens in our community!
Every Monday at 2pm we are hosting a Movie Madness for kids 12 and under, next week will be showing a "Buzzy" type Movie!! (which i have seen and it is very very cute, for parents and kids alike) i can't post the actual "title" of that particular movie due to copyright infringement type scariness!
Every Tuesday at 2pm, we will have Bugs, Glue & You, our children's Craft session. Next week we will be making another cute bug like the Caterpillars we made last week!
Every Wednesday at 2pm we are hosting a Teen Matinee for teens 13 and up, next week we will be showing a Lara Croft movie, and i can't tell you which one due to that same scary copyright infringement type stuff! But i can tell you that it is another highly enjoyable flick!
Every Thursday we have our Story time at 11am, come join us for songs, dancing and a story! Also on Thursdays we will be having other activities to go along with our Summer Reading Program, "Catch The Reading Bug"! Please see the calendar you picked up when you signed your kids up for Summer Reading for more information!
Every Friday we have our Teen Time also at 2pm. This week they had a WATER WAR! Who knows what they might come up with next week!
So needless to say there is seldom a dull moment at the Holbrook Public Library! If you don't believe me, come on down and see for yourself!
Until next time, here is your quote for this week:
A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone. ~Jo Godwin
Happy Reading!
Barb
Anyway, i am here to post on this beautiful Saturday morning, and gazing out of the window from the Circulation Desk i can see the trees waving lazily in the breeze, which is very mild, which is unusual for Holbrook! There is an Antique Car Show going on today down the street and baseball games all over too, so things are quiet here at the Library. Not that this is usually the case, life at the Library has been extremely crazy since school has let out because we have so many fun things scheduled for the kids and teens in our community!
Every Monday at 2pm we are hosting a Movie Madness for kids 12 and under, next week will be showing a "Buzzy" type Movie!! (which i have seen and it is very very cute, for parents and kids alike) i can't post the actual "title" of that particular movie due to copyright infringement type scariness!
Every Tuesday at 2pm, we will have Bugs, Glue & You, our children's Craft session. Next week we will be making another cute bug like the Caterpillars we made last week!
Every Wednesday at 2pm we are hosting a Teen Matinee for teens 13 and up, next week we will be showing a Lara Croft movie, and i can't tell you which one due to that same scary copyright infringement type stuff! But i can tell you that it is another highly enjoyable flick!
Every Thursday we have our Story time at 11am, come join us for songs, dancing and a story! Also on Thursdays we will be having other activities to go along with our Summer Reading Program, "Catch The Reading Bug"! Please see the calendar you picked up when you signed your kids up for Summer Reading for more information!
Every Friday we have our Teen Time also at 2pm. This week they had a WATER WAR! Who knows what they might come up with next week!
So needless to say there is seldom a dull moment at the Holbrook Public Library! If you don't believe me, come on down and see for yourself!
Until next time, here is your quote for this week:
A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone. ~Jo Godwin
Happy Reading!
Barb
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Friday, June 6, 2008
Hello everyone! Carmen here. I want to thank everyone who showed up on Monday for our awesome Catch the Reading Bug Kick-Off party! It was a big turn out, lots of people showed up and we had so much fun. Now that the summer has started, it has been very busy here at the library. I am quite enjoying it!
Our next event coming up will be on Monday, the 9th. It will be our Movie Madness!! Come and find out what our PG movie is. It will be at 2pm at the Holbrook Public Library and children 6 yrs and under must be accompanied by an adult.
Then on Tuesday, the 10th at 2pm, will be our Bugs, Glue & You Craft! Sign up is required so don't forget to stop by soon!
Just a reminder, we are opened on Saturdays from 10am-2pm. Come join the fun and good luck to all the readers who started on their maps! See you soon!
Our next event coming up will be on Monday, the 9th. It will be our Movie Madness!! Come and find out what our PG movie is. It will be at 2pm at the Holbrook Public Library and children 6 yrs and under must be accompanied by an adult.
Then on Tuesday, the 10th at 2pm, will be our Bugs, Glue & You Craft! Sign up is required so don't forget to stop by soon!
Just a reminder, we are opened on Saturdays from 10am-2pm. Come join the fun and good luck to all the readers who started on their maps! See you soon!
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Hello Holbrook and surrounding areas! Barb here from the Holbrook Public Library Circulation desk!
Life in the Good ol' HPL (Holbrook Public Library) is as action packed as always! We did our Summer Reading Kick Off yesterday and we had a terrific turn out. So much so that we all ran out of bugs!!! Yeah, our theme this year is "Catch the Reading Bug" and so we challenged the kids to go to our different booths and earn bugs in their Bug Jars to get a treat! We signed up lots of great kids in our community and we hope that we see them often as they come in to get new books to devour... well not literally, but to read anyway!
So there is my blog for now, i have lots more to write but unfortunately right now i just don't have time because we close in 20 minutes.
We hope that all is well with you and your family and that you come into the Library soon to check out books to savor yourself or with your family this summer.
See ya soon!
Barb
Oh, and P.S. here is your Quote:
"A good library will never be too neat, or too dusty, because somebody will always be in it, taking books off the shelves and staying up late reading them."
- Lemony Snicket
Life in the Good ol' HPL (Holbrook Public Library) is as action packed as always! We did our Summer Reading Kick Off yesterday and we had a terrific turn out. So much so that we all ran out of bugs!!! Yeah, our theme this year is "Catch the Reading Bug" and so we challenged the kids to go to our different booths and earn bugs in their Bug Jars to get a treat! We signed up lots of great kids in our community and we hope that we see them often as they come in to get new books to devour... well not literally, but to read anyway!
So there is my blog for now, i have lots more to write but unfortunately right now i just don't have time because we close in 20 minutes.
We hope that all is well with you and your family and that you come into the Library soon to check out books to savor yourself or with your family this summer.
See ya soon!
Barb
Oh, and P.S. here is your Quote:
"A good library will never be too neat, or too dusty, because somebody will always be in it, taking books off the shelves and staying up late reading them."
- Lemony Snicket
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Summer!!!
Hi! Today is the first official day of summer vacation for all of our schools. Hurray!! So needless to say we have had a very busy day! There have been so many books going in and out, in and out that it has almost made me dizzy. It is awesome to see all of you coming to the library!
We are also busy as bees planning our summer reading program. It is going to be one amazing experience so we hope that everyone will come and Catch the Reading Bug! (that's our theme this year). So don't forget to put it on your calendars. Monday June, 2 at 10 a.m. here at the library, don't forget.
~Emily~
We are also busy as bees planning our summer reading program. It is going to be one amazing experience so we hope that everyone will come and Catch the Reading Bug! (that's our theme this year). So don't forget to put it on your calendars. Monday June, 2 at 10 a.m. here at the library, don't forget.
~Emily~
Saturday, May 24, 2008
The one about the rice
So, the library will be closed this Monday for Memorial Day. It's going to be a big day for my family. My sister-in-law's sister is coming down from Canada to visit and wanted to have Navajo Tacos and my parents, sister and I are going to push to get the garden planted next week (here's hoping we've seen the last of these weird cold snaps).
Ages ago I got an email from a friend about a new website they'd found -- freerice.com. I was working on the website a little bit today and something triggered a memory of playing the freerice.com game. I figured before I put it on the website, I should make sure it's still live and it is! What is freerice.com? Well, for every word that you can define (yes, it's multiple choice) the organization donate's ten grains of rice to help fight world hunger. Yeah, ten grains of rice sounds piddly, but last month alone the website raised over 775,000 cups of rice! So I got to revisit an old interenet friend today and raise about 1000 grains of free rice. So next time you find yourself opening up solitaire on your computer, you might visit freerice.com for ten minutes or so and see how many grains you can add to the pile!
Saturday's just fly by! It's after 1 p.m. and I still have a ton to finish in the next 45 minutes. Have an amazing holiday weekend and be safe out there.
april dawn
Ages ago I got an email from a friend about a new website they'd found -- freerice.com. I was working on the website a little bit today and something triggered a memory of playing the freerice.com game. I figured before I put it on the website, I should make sure it's still live and it is! What is freerice.com? Well, for every word that you can define (yes, it's multiple choice) the organization donate's ten grains of rice to help fight world hunger. Yeah, ten grains of rice sounds piddly, but last month alone the website raised over 775,000 cups of rice! So I got to revisit an old interenet friend today and raise about 1000 grains of free rice. So next time you find yourself opening up solitaire on your computer, you might visit freerice.com for ten minutes or so and see how many grains you can add to the pile!
Saturday's just fly by! It's after 1 p.m. and I still have a ton to finish in the next 45 minutes. Have an amazing holiday weekend and be safe out there.
april dawn
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
DON'T BE AFRAID! It is safe!!!
Just a note for our beloved patrons, PLEASE don't be afraid of our two drop boxes. We have the same big blue drop box out on the corner of Park and Third Streets, and all of your borrowed materials can be dropped in there; books, videos, DVD's, games, magazines, audiobooks etc. That box is good for them all!!
And then, when you come into the main doors of the library, straight ahead of you, in the low spot of our circulation desk, is our indoor drop box. The same rules apply, you can place all of your borrowed library materials in this box. We actually prefer if you would drop your items in this box, unless you need us to check in overdue items to ascertain any fines. We would hate for your books to "go missing" because they weren't placed in our trusty return box!
So besides that, Summer is rapidly approaching,(not that yesterday's cold snap is any indication) and our Summer Reading program will be launching on June 2nd! So come on into the library for more information on the new program.
Hope to see you soon!
Barb
And then, when you come into the main doors of the library, straight ahead of you, in the low spot of our circulation desk, is our indoor drop box. The same rules apply, you can place all of your borrowed library materials in this box. We actually prefer if you would drop your items in this box, unless you need us to check in overdue items to ascertain any fines. We would hate for your books to "go missing" because they weren't placed in our trusty return box!
So besides that, Summer is rapidly approaching,(not that yesterday's cold snap is any indication) and our Summer Reading program will be launching on June 2nd! So come on into the library for more information on the new program.
Hope to see you soon!
Barb
Monday, May 12, 2008
Ah, memories!
Hello everyone! It's me Carmen. I have a little memory for you.
I was working in the back space the other day mending books and the phone rang. It was for Emily at the front desk so I called her on the phone. The line was busy. Odd, I thought. Why would the line be busy when it doesn't show that it's busy? Then realized I was dialing the back space extension where I was sitting and not the front desk extension. So I was basically calling myself. Dummie, I know.
This reminded me of this one time at the old library. I had a shelf of books that had arrived for patrons and I had to go one by one and call them to tell them their book was here. So, it was nearing the end of the day and I tired. I just wanted to go home but I was a good little employee and continued onward with my duties. I picked up one of the books and saw that it was for one of the staff. I figured I would still make the courtesy call so she wouldn't forget to take it home the next day. I dialed the number on the slip of paper and got a busy tone. I tried again after a while and still, the line was busy. The next day, April came up to me and said, "You tried to call this number and it was busy. Do you recognize the number?"
When I glanced at the number, and seeing how it was a new day and I was energized and rested, I recognized the phone number immediately and felt like such a Dori fish! It was the library's phone number. I was calling myself.
Okay, let me take this moment to remind you again that I was tired! Tired! Getting off at 7pm and during the winter, there is no sun outside which makes the sky darker and makes some people more tired! Sometimes our brain already go home for the night but we're still on the clock! And then we make little mistakes when we're seeing double. It happens!
So that's my little memory. I was thanking my lucky stars that it was staff I was calling and not a patron who was waiting by the phone waiting for his/her awesome book.
Have a nice day!
Carmen
I was working in the back space the other day mending books and the phone rang. It was for Emily at the front desk so I called her on the phone. The line was busy. Odd, I thought. Why would the line be busy when it doesn't show that it's busy? Then realized I was dialing the back space extension where I was sitting and not the front desk extension. So I was basically calling myself. Dummie, I know.
This reminded me of this one time at the old library. I had a shelf of books that had arrived for patrons and I had to go one by one and call them to tell them their book was here. So, it was nearing the end of the day and I tired. I just wanted to go home but I was a good little employee and continued onward with my duties. I picked up one of the books and saw that it was for one of the staff. I figured I would still make the courtesy call so she wouldn't forget to take it home the next day. I dialed the number on the slip of paper and got a busy tone. I tried again after a while and still, the line was busy. The next day, April came up to me and said, "You tried to call this number and it was busy. Do you recognize the number?"
When I glanced at the number, and seeing how it was a new day and I was energized and rested, I recognized the phone number immediately and felt like such a Dori fish! It was the library's phone number. I was calling myself.
Okay, let me take this moment to remind you again that I was tired! Tired! Getting off at 7pm and during the winter, there is no sun outside which makes the sky darker and makes some people more tired! Sometimes our brain already go home for the night but we're still on the clock! And then we make little mistakes when we're seeing double. It happens!
So that's my little memory. I was thanking my lucky stars that it was staff I was calling and not a patron who was waiting by the phone waiting for his/her awesome book.
Have a nice day!
Carmen
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
First Post in May -- Check.
I get to be the first post in May! Muahahahahaha!
Okay, evil laugh for the day -- Check.
You can tell that school is winding up, here at the library. Many, many of you have been coming in looking for last minute research "stuff." For those of you who just found out you're short one source, or one of them was rejected, come ask us about EBSCO! Or, go to www.navajoco.lib.az.us and click on the databases link. There's all sorts of fun and joy in there for research papers or just for your own information.
Plug for the state databases available to us -- check.
Now for the "random ramblings for the day" part of this post. So. Is anyone else having the hardest time staying at your desk??? I've been fortunate the last couple days to be able to get out and pick up the High School guys that are tearing out the old parking lot and making way for the new. If my car is to be believed we got over 90 degrees yesterday! We're talking swimming and baseball weather out there, y'all! Usually it feels like summer sneaks up behind and gooses us, but this year I'm getting more of a rumbling down upon us like a breakless freight train running downhill. *grin*
Well, guess I must be getting on...column to write, books to catalogue, summer daydreams to have, and all that jazz.
~April Dawn
Okay, evil laugh for the day -- Check.
You can tell that school is winding up, here at the library. Many, many of you have been coming in looking for last minute research "stuff." For those of you who just found out you're short one source, or one of them was rejected, come ask us about EBSCO! Or, go to www.navajoco.lib.az.us and click on the databases link. There's all sorts of fun and joy in there for research papers or just for your own information.
Plug for the state databases available to us -- check.
Now for the "random ramblings for the day" part of this post. So. Is anyone else having the hardest time staying at your desk??? I've been fortunate the last couple days to be able to get out and pick up the High School guys that are tearing out the old parking lot and making way for the new. If my car is to be believed we got over 90 degrees yesterday! We're talking swimming and baseball weather out there, y'all! Usually it feels like summer sneaks up behind and gooses us, but this year I'm getting more of a rumbling down upon us like a breakless freight train running downhill. *grin*
Well, guess I must be getting on...column to write, books to catalogue, summer daydreams to have, and all that jazz.
~April Dawn
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Time Flies!
Hello! My name is Carmen and this is my first post ever. (I kept putting it off. I had no idea what to say! I racked my brain and then realized I was wrong. There is a lot that happens here at the Holbrook Public Library!) I have been with the library for...ongoing 4 years? My goodness! Time flies! How did that happen??? Oh, right. You know, time really does fly when you work at the library. How? Well, when you are checking out a patron's books, you constantly, forever more see the due dates. Yup! For example, today is April 24rd. When a book gets checked out, the due date will say, "May 15, 2008". That's what makes time fly while working here. And believe it or not, Interlibrary loans make the time fly even faster! The due date for an interlibrary loan checked out today going out of county would be May 25th. And I think to myself, "Yikes! Already the end of May!" Yea it's silly, I know. So what better way to pass the time than with a good book! Come visit us at the library and take a look around. We have added some new decorations to the atmosphere. It's a lot of fun, but you'll have to come in to see!
I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book! When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.
-Jane Austen (1775-1817), Pride and Prejudice, 1811
I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book! When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.
-Jane Austen (1775-1817), Pride and Prejudice, 1811
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Family Night with the National Parks
Hello fellow Library Enthusiasts!
It is Barb here again, this time to let you know about an event that will be happening here at the Library tomorrow. We will be having a Family Night here at the Holbrook Public Library with our National Park Service. So come and learn about the unspoiled beauty and cultural wonders of our beautiful National Parks, two of which lie within 30 miles of Holbrook!
This event will take place in our Programming Room at the Holbrook Public Library beginning at 7pm.
Come on down and have some fun with us!!
Cya soon!
Barb
It is Barb here again, this time to let you know about an event that will be happening here at the Library tomorrow. We will be having a Family Night here at the Holbrook Public Library with our National Park Service. So come and learn about the unspoiled beauty and cultural wonders of our beautiful National Parks, two of which lie within 30 miles of Holbrook!
This event will take place in our Programming Room at the Holbrook Public Library beginning at 7pm.
Come on down and have some fun with us!!
Cya soon!
Barb
Thursday, April 17, 2008
New Face!
Hello All!
My name is Barb and i am a recent addition to the Holbrook Public Library! Some of you may have seen me, if you have come into our wonderful new library since January, which is when i started working here. If not, come on in, i want to meet ya!
Although i have recently joined the staff here, i have been a volunteer for our library for about 7 years. i am really happy to be here and hope that i can help you find a new favorite book, author or series as soon as you find the time to come in and see me.
One new favorite that i have found since i started working here is Laura Childs, and she writes mysteries. Her first series is the Tea Shop Mysteries, which i haven't read yet because i was thoroughly attracted to the second series of books that she has written which is a Scrapbooking Mystery series! You may not know this about me, since we have just met and all, but i happen to LOVE Scrapbooking... i love it so much i can't help but capitalize it when i am writing the word "Scrapbooking"!! LOL!! Anyway, i just finished reading the first book, "Keepsake Crimes" not because it is the only one i have read, but because it is the 1st in the series after i read another of the books out of order. What can i say, we only had one of her books in the library ("Frill Kill") and i had to make do with what i had at the time! Anyway, if you like mysteries, and/or Scrapbooking and especially if you like New Orleans (where the Scrapbooking Series is set) you may enjoy these.
Well that is all i have to post on for now, not because i have nothing more to say but because i am working the desk and i never know when someone may come to the desk with a question that is so thought provoking and/or baffling that it requires my full attention!
So until next time, here is a quote to tide you over:
"In reading, as in eating, an appetite is half the feast.
- Anonymous
Barb
My name is Barb and i am a recent addition to the Holbrook Public Library! Some of you may have seen me, if you have come into our wonderful new library since January, which is when i started working here. If not, come on in, i want to meet ya!
Although i have recently joined the staff here, i have been a volunteer for our library for about 7 years. i am really happy to be here and hope that i can help you find a new favorite book, author or series as soon as you find the time to come in and see me.
One new favorite that i have found since i started working here is Laura Childs, and she writes mysteries. Her first series is the Tea Shop Mysteries, which i haven't read yet because i was thoroughly attracted to the second series of books that she has written which is a Scrapbooking Mystery series! You may not know this about me, since we have just met and all, but i happen to LOVE Scrapbooking... i love it so much i can't help but capitalize it when i am writing the word "Scrapbooking"!! LOL!! Anyway, i just finished reading the first book, "Keepsake Crimes" not because it is the only one i have read, but because it is the 1st in the series after i read another of the books out of order. What can i say, we only had one of her books in the library ("Frill Kill") and i had to make do with what i had at the time! Anyway, if you like mysteries, and/or Scrapbooking and especially if you like New Orleans (where the Scrapbooking Series is set) you may enjoy these.
Well that is all i have to post on for now, not because i have nothing more to say but because i am working the desk and i never know when someone may come to the desk with a question that is so thought provoking and/or baffling that it requires my full attention!
So until next time, here is a quote to tide you over:
"In reading, as in eating, an appetite is half the feast.
- Anonymous
Barb
Friday, April 11, 2008
Something new
I feel compelled to write something new here. It's been awhile since any of us have checked in and even longer since I've written on this particular wall. I figure, since I'm writing the newspaper column currently and adding some verbage to the webpage, y'all may be sick of my particular sound of voice.
I've been in a reading slump the last week or so. Finally night before last I decided to pick up an old favorite -- Dance upon the Air by Nora Roberts. I'm quite fond of her paranormal adventures and this trilogy was actually the first I ever read.
My husband is cursed with a photographic memory. Okay, yes, it's actually a quite useful little tool, but he remembers every word of every book he's ever read. I, on the other hand, can re-read a book six months later and it's almost brand new to me. I used to curse my memory (or lack thereof), but after marrying Thomas I think I much prefer being able to go back and enjoy my favorite books over and over again!
Oh, by the way, had somebody ask today if they could return their movies to the book drop when we are closed. It is perfectly okay for you to return any item that will fit to the blue book drop on the corner when we are closed and even when we are open!
Have a great weekend!!!
~april dawn~
I've been in a reading slump the last week or so. Finally night before last I decided to pick up an old favorite -- Dance upon the Air by Nora Roberts. I'm quite fond of her paranormal adventures and this trilogy was actually the first I ever read.
My husband is cursed with a photographic memory. Okay, yes, it's actually a quite useful little tool, but he remembers every word of every book he's ever read. I, on the other hand, can re-read a book six months later and it's almost brand new to me. I used to curse my memory (or lack thereof), but after marrying Thomas I think I much prefer being able to go back and enjoy my favorite books over and over again!
Oh, by the way, had somebody ask today if they could return their movies to the book drop when we are closed. It is perfectly okay for you to return any item that will fit to the blue book drop on the corner when we are closed and even when we are open!
Have a great weekend!!!
~april dawn~
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Mocketts
I found out today the black discs that cover the holes for wires in out circ desk are called mocketts. I had no idea that they even had a name. I think that that is just a fun word to say. Mockett, mockett, mockett. You should try it too. Well, I might be stretching the truth a little, but that is what it says on the bottom of them so I think I shall call them that.
I also found out way to much information about blowflys. It was the title of a book I saw and just happened to be curious about so I looked it up. Wikipedia can tell you all you could possibly want to know about blowflys and many things that you don't.
We have definitely been having Arizona weather lately as one week it snowed hard enough that the Holbrook Schools were closed, an unheard of happening in my remembrance, and now it is bright and sunny enough that you no longer need a jacket. Don't worry, it will change.
Well that's all I know today so ta ta for now!
I also found out way to much information about blowflys. It was the title of a book I saw and just happened to be curious about so I looked it up. Wikipedia can tell you all you could possibly want to know about blowflys and many things that you don't.
We have definitely been having Arizona weather lately as one week it snowed hard enough that the Holbrook Schools were closed, an unheard of happening in my remembrance, and now it is bright and sunny enough that you no longer need a jacket. Don't worry, it will change.
Well that's all I know today so ta ta for now!
Monday, January 7, 2008
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
And a very busy one it is turning out to be. We have at last managed to clean out our old library building and we are so so so glad to finally be finished with that!!
Today is a cold and rainy day in Holbrook Arizona and it looks like most everybody has decided to stay inside, maybe in front of a nice toasty fire. I know that is where I wish to be at this very moment.
Well, nothing else new here today so I'll leave you with my thought of the day.
"My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far today, I have finished 2 bags of M&M's and a chocolate cake. I feel better already."
--Dave Barry
Today is a cold and rainy day in Holbrook Arizona and it looks like most everybody has decided to stay inside, maybe in front of a nice toasty fire. I know that is where I wish to be at this very moment.
Well, nothing else new here today so I'll leave you with my thought of the day.
"My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far today, I have finished 2 bags of M&M's and a chocolate cake. I feel better already."
--Dave Barry
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