Monday, October 5, 2009
Books for the Library

The Library doesn't have all the money it needs to buy enough books, DVDs, and CDs this year. Families can help by buying books like THE MANNY FILES (Christian Burch), LOST AND FOUND: THREE DOG STORIES(Jim LaMarche), or the latest JUNIE B. JONES (Barbara Park) at their local bookstores and giving them to the Library.

People are giving us copies of their favorite books or copies of books from our Wish List.

Other people, like Ruth Royal, are raising money to buy books. She just celebrated her 70th birthday, and at her party people put money into a special box she made. When she gave the Library the money, she asked that all the money be spent on books for kids!

Monday, June 22, 2009
Pokemon in the Library

Santa Cruz Library user, Trebor, 11 years old, has been collecting Pokemon figures since 2005. He has agreed to put 120 pieces from his collection on display at some of our libraries this year. You can see Trebor's collection at one of these branches:

Central Branch 5/31/09 - 8/30/09
Live Oak Branch 9/1/09 – 11/29/09

The Library owns several Pokemon books and films which you might enjoy or you might also want to visit the Pokemon website

Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Recycling Wizard Comes to the Library

Brent Gifford...The Great Blindini...and his Wonder Dog, Yankee are bringing their special magic to the Library this summer.

Brent and Yankee are DONATING several magic shows to the community so you can learn some simple magic tricks that you can do right away using recycled and reclaimed materials. ALL ages are welcome and it's FREE! There are 5 magic shows in June.

Check the Summer Reading Program June Calendar for details.

Monday, June 8, 2009
BE CREATIVE@your library

Sign Up for Summer Reading!
Sing a song....draw a picture....leap and dance....and read a book! Summer reading has returned to the Santa Cruz Public Libraries. From Monday June 8 through Thursday July 30, you can earn summer reading dollars for every hour that you read or listen to books. This is a program for toddlers, preschoolers, and school-aged kids.

REGISTER FOR SUMMER READING ONLINE
Summer Reading Program for Kids
All kids can participate by reading on their own or listening to someone else.

RECORD YOUR READING TIME ON YOUR READING LOG
Print out a temporary page until you go to your library branch to pick up a YELLOW reading log. Earn a Summer Reading Dollar by reading for 1 hour...you can earn up to 20. Fill in the circles to keep track of the time you spend reading.

EARN DOLLARS
Library staff will give one SUMMER READING DOLLAR for each circle that is completely filled.

COLLECT DOLLARS
by Thursday, July 30 at any branch library

KIDS BOOKSALE WEEKEND AUGUST 1 & 2, 1-4pm
Come to the Central Branch Meeting Room to find great books for the rest of the summer and fall.
BRING YOUR READING LOG for admission on Saturday, August 1.

Friday, May 1, 2009
If it is May, it must be Everest

If you are going to climb Mt. Everest this is the month to do it. Actually, it takes three months to do the climb but most people reach the summit in May. Sir Edmund Hillary (New Zealand) and Tenzing Norgay (Nepal) were the first to reach the top on May 29, 1953. [Everest Firsts] At this very moment, Apa Sherpa is climbing the mountain for a record 19th time and he is hoping to reach the summit in mid-May. [Record Climb]

It usually takes a long time to climb down, too, but Jean-Marc Boivin (France) descended from the top to Camp II in 11 minutes in 1988 by paragliding.

Read about climbing Everest in THE TOP OF THE WORLD by Steve Jenkins. Follow expeditions who are climbing the mountain right now [First Ascent] . See the view from the summit of Mt. Everest [Everest Summit Panorama]

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