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Inside this issue:
Program Calendar 2
Top 10 Most
Circulated Books
2
Children’s Corner 3
Zinio 3
January
New Releases
3
Community Outreach 4
February Happenings 4
January 2014
Volume 1, Issue 1
Petersburg Public Library System Selected 1 of 22 sites in Virginia to receive the
Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle Program Grant
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Happy New Year! 2014 promises to be a historic year for the Petersburg Public Library System. We know you are excited about all of the opportunities the new library will bring. We, the staff of the Library, are just as excited. As the opening of the new library approaches, we want everyone to discover something new in the Library. Come in and discover our books on e-readers or check out our e-magazines on Zinio. Attend one of our many programs for people of all ages. Take a computer class, or yoga class, or tai chi class. They’re free! Or, just come in and use our public computers. What you will discover is that there is always something going on at the Li-brary. You’ll discover new subjects, authors, or even magazine titles you never know existed.
Most of all, you will discover the wonder within you! Check out our new logo. It exemplifies this new era of wonder. With this new year, we wanted to share our new vision for the delivery of library services to our community. We are very grateful for the opportunity to work with a very talented creative designer, Terry Wilson. Terry is from Petersburg but lives in Northern Virginia and has worked with us for months on a new brand for the Library. We believe more than ever before that we will have the tools to fulfill our mission of “providing citizens equitable access to evolving information and resources which will enable them to enhance their quality of life.”
Come. Discover the wonder within you at the Petersburg Public Library.
Wayne M. Crocker Director of Library Services
January Program Calendar Page 2
Petersburg Public Library Most Circulated
Selections 1. Fifty Shades of
Grey– E. L. James 2. A Feast for Crows–
George R.R. Martin 3. A Wanted Man– Lee Child 4. Caught-Harlen Corben 5. The Longest Ride-Nicholas
Sparks 6. No Plot? No Problem– Chris
Baty 7. First Draft In 30 Days– Karen
Wiesner 8. Just For Today– Narcotics
Anonymous 9. Book In a Month-Victoria
Schmidt 10. Adobe Photoshop CS5-Adobe
Creative Team.
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Got Health Questions?
Date Event Department Time
Jan 2 Tai Chi Meeting Room 6pm
Jan 2 Affordable Healthcare Rep Healthy Living & Learning Center
Jan 4 Holiday Movie Showing-Disney’s
Super Buddies
Children’s Department 2pm
Jan 6 Basic Computer Class-Intro
Intermediate Computer Class-MS
Power point
Meeting Room
Meeting Room
3pm
6:30pm
Jan 7 Mary Kathleen Day Book Signing “From Road Kill”
Meeting Room 6pm-8pm
Jan 9 Tai Chi
Affordable Healthcare Rep
Meeting Room
Healthy Living & Learning Center
6pm
Jan 10 Yoga Meeting Room 12 Noon
Jan 13 3pm
6:30 pm
6:30pm-7:30pm
Basic Computer Class-MS Word
Intermediate Computer Class –
MS Power point
Happy Birthday Martin Luther
King Celebration
Meeting Room
Meeting Room
Children’s Department
Jan 14 6:30pm-7:30pm Rainbow Loom Making Children’s Department
Jan 16 6pm
6:30pm-7:30pm
Tai Chi
Tax Preparation 101
Affordable Healthcare Rep
Meeting Room
900 Room
Healthy Living & Learning Center
Jan 17 12 Noon Yoga Meeting Room
Jan 18 11am Story Time (MLK Theme) Children’s Dept.
Jan 21 5:30pm-7:30 pm Cancer/HIV & HPV Vaccines Meeting Room
Jan 22 6pm Anime Club Meeting Meeting Room
Jan 23 6pm Tai Chi
Affordable Healthcare Rep
Meeting Room
Healthy Living & Learning Center
Jan 24 12 Noon Yoga Meeting Room
Jan 25 12 Noon Rainbow Loom Bracelet Making Children’s Department
Jan 27 3pm
6:30pm
Basic Computer Class-MS Word
Intermediate Computer Class-MS
Word
Meeting Room
Meeting Room
Jan 30 6pm Tai Chi
Affordable Healthcare Rep
Meeting Room
Healthy Living & Learning Center
Jan 31 12 Noon Yoga Meeting Room
Children’s Corner
Tumblebooks is provided as a service of the Library of Virginia and is funded through a grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Recently, public libraries were given a holiday gift by the Library of Virginia in the form of TumblePremium, an amalgamation of 3 collections: TumbleBookLibrary, TumbleBookCloud, Jr., and TumbleMath. This collection of contains nearly 1000 titles for children grades K – 6. Within the collection are animated talking books, chapter books, videos, non-fiction titles, playlists, books in French and Spanish, graphic novels, and math stories. TumblePremium is rich in educational resources as well, with lesson plans, quizzes, educational games and puzzles related to both math and
language skills. The lesson plans and quizzes are designed to help build certain skills, such as vocabulary building or understanding elements of a story.
Visit www.ppls.org and head over to “Kids” on the menu bar.
January New Releases
Page 3 Volume 1, Issue 1
Fiction
The Pretenders (Cemetery Girl Trilogy, book 1) by Christopher Golden and Charlaine Harris
Standup Guy (Stone Barrington, book 28) by Stuart Woods
Dark Wolf (Dark, book 25) by Christine Feehan
Fear Nothing (D.D. Warren, book 7) by Lisa Gardner
River Road by Jayne Ann Krentz
Worthy Brown's Daughter by Phillip Margolin
Ripper by Isabel Allende
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd (Note: Oprah Book Club 2.0 selection)
Always Means Forever by Deborah Fletcher Mello
Champagne Life by Nicole Bradshaw
The Secret of Magic by Deborah Johnson
Little Green : An Easy Rawlins Novel by Walter Mosley
Non-fiction
Waking from the Dream: The Struggle from Civil Rights in the Shadow of Martin Luther King, Jr. by
David L. Chappell
Negroes and the Gun: The Black Tradition of Arms by Nicholas Johnson
Peace Be Still: Modern Black America from World War II to Barack Obama by Matthew C. Whitaker
Searching for Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl in America by Tonya Bolden
His Day is Done: A Nelson Mandela Tribute by Maya Angelou
Children’s Fiction
A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina’s Dream by Kristy Dempsey
Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X by Ilyasah Shabazz
5 Most Requested Children’s Books
Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney “Harry Potter” series by J.K. Rowling If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
The Peculiar by Stephen Bachman
Read full digital copies of your favorite magazines on a computer,
tablet, or mobile device using the free Zinio Reader app!
Create a library Zinio Collection
account
1. Visit www.ppls.org 2. Click on the eLibrary tab at the
top. 3. Click on the eLibrary collection
link. 4. Click on the “Zinio” logo. 5. Click on “Create New Account”
in the top right corner.
Enter your library number.
Enter your name, email, and password.
Click Submit. 6. Once your library collection
account is validated, click confirm check out.
7. Your magazine is now checked out available to read in your Zinio.com account.
Install the Zinio Reader App
Visit your device’s app store to download and install the free Zinio
Reader app. Note: Use the Zinio app only to read your magazines. Browse and check out new issues of library magazines using a Web browser.
Magazines can be checked out for two weeks.
Zinio Reader app compatibility includes PC, Mac, iPad, IPhone,
Android, Kindle Fire/Fire HD, Blackberry, Windows 8, and Nook
HD/HD+
Zinio is an electronic magazine service provided by
Petersburg Public Library System
Get Your Workout On… At Petersburg Library!
Teen Scene: Join The Anime Club Today!
Need To Work Out?
Well We Have The Place For You! Petersburg Public Library System
137 South Sycamore Street Join us weekly for
Thursdays 6 p.m.– Tai Chi Fridays 12 Noon– Yoga
William R. McKenney Branch Central Library
137 South Sycamore Street
Phone: (804) 733-2387 Fax: (804) 733-7972
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Pre– K Westview Theme: Letter “G”
Books: Gotcha!- Gail Jorgensen
Do You Know Which Ones Will Grow?- Susan A. Shea Llama Llama & The Bully Goat– Anna Dewdney
10:30am Session– January 6,9,10,13,16,and 17
11:00 am Session– January 6,9,10,13,16,and 17
Community Outreach
Head Start– Westview Theme: Winter Wonderland Week 1: The Big Snow– Berta & Elmer Harper, Zoo Flakes/ABC –Will C. Howell Activity: Make Snowflakes Week 2: The cold Winter Day-Carl Emerson Activity: Dancing Stars Week 3: Downhill Fun: A Counting Book About Winter– Michael Dahl Activity: Styrofoam Snowmen Week 4: Frozen Noses-Jan Carr Activity: Make Frosty the Snowman 11:00 am Session– January 8,10,15,17, and 22 11:30 am Session– January 8,10,15,17, and 22
Area Daycare Centers
Theme: Letter “S”/ Songs “Dance Like Snowflakes” & “Snowkey Pokey”/Activity : Make Snowflakes
Books: The Snowflake Sisters– J. Patrick Lewis When Winter Comes– Nancy Van Laan
Snow is Falling– Franklin M. Branley Flakes & Flurries– Josepha Sherman
Winter Waits– Lynn Plourde Winter Poems- Barbara Rogasky
Date Time Location
Jan 7 10am Burrow’s
Jan 9 10 am Father’s House
Jan 10 10am A+
Jan 14 10am Little Angels
Jan 16 10am Harvest
Jan 17 10am Joy & Love
Jan 21 10am Just 4 Kids
Jan 23 10am Beautiful Beginnings
Jan 24 10am Good 4 Kidz
For more information on how your school/
daycare, or organization can participate call
(804) 733-2387 ext. 26
Petersburg Public Library
Join the coolest club in town
The Anime Club! Anime Club meets once a month to
watch shows, read manga and have a good time. If you’re a anime fan or
just getting started on your first series, check it out! Snacks Provided
Next Meeting Wed. Jan 22, 2013
6:00 p.m.
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