Newsletter_7July2015

Upcoming FREE Programs and Events
All events take place in the Community Room, unless otherwise noted.
Family Film Friday
Brick it Up! Lego Club
See inside of newsletter for Summer Movies!
LEGOS are provided by the Library for ages 5-12
to build, create, and imagine!
Date: Third Wednesday of each month (7-15)
Time: 4-5pm
Magic: The Gathering
For ages 13-18 (middle and high school). Join
other Magic enthusiasts to play this fun game.
Don’t know how to play? Come learn!
Date: Every Friday
Time: 4:00pm
Location: Teen Room
Non-Fiction Addiction Book Club
Adults of all ages are welcome to attend! Please
read the book selection of the month beforehand
and join us for a lively discussion.
Date: First Thursday of each month
Time: 6:00-7:30pm
Upcoming Books:
7/2: It was Me All Along by Andie Mitchell
8/6: Red Notice by Bill Browder.
TAG: Teen Advisory Group
Calling all teens in middle and high school! Meet
other teens, learn about new YA books and earn
community service hours.
Date: 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month
Time: 5:00pm
Location: Teen Room
READ to a Dog
Children of all ages will be able to read to a
certified therapy dog.
Date: Second Saturday of each month (7/11)
Time: 2:00-3:30pm (come and go)
What’s Cookin’?
Learn cooking tips and tricks, discover new
recipes, and try tasty samples. All are welcome.
Date: Second Monday of each month
Time: 4:30pm
Dates & Topics:
7/13: Month of the Berry!
July 2015
Summer Reading Resolutions
Main Street Book Club
Adults of all ages are welcome to attend! Please
read the book selection of the month beforehand
and join us for a lively discussion.
Date: Third Tuesday of each month
Time: 6:00-7:30pm
Upcoming Book:
7/21: The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber
8/18: Black River by S.M. Hulse.
SNAP/CHIP/Medicaid Sign-Up
Representatives will be on hand to help you sign up
for SNAP food stamp assistance, and CHIP/
Children’s Medicaid assistance. For CHIP/Medicaid,
please bring your child's SS# and birth certificate,
proof of income and daycare/adult care/child
support expenses.
Date: Fourth Tuesday of each month (7/28)
Time: 2:00-4:00pm
Location: Library Foyer
Senior Cinema
Sponsored by the Azle Library Trust. Free
popcorn provided by the Friends of the Library.
Time: 2:00pm
Dates & Movies:
7/27: Life As We Know It (PG-13)
Get creative as you read this summer! Check off at least 5 of the items on
this list, cut it out, and bring it in to the Library for a free prize! ANYONE of any
age can participate! One entry per person. Books must be read between June
1st and August 21st. Last day for entries is August 21st.
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Read a book by a Texas author
Read every book in a series
Listen to an audiobook
Read a book published in 2015
Read a book published the year you
were born
Read a book that makes you laugh
Read an award winning book
Read a book recommended by a
friend/spouse/sibling
Read a book set in a different
country
Read a book with a color in the title
 Read a book based on a true story
 Read a book set in the future
 Read a book with a number in the
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Read a book you started but never
finished
Read a book set in outer space
Read a book based entirely on its
cover
Read a book by an author you have
never read before
Read a biography
Read a book with an animal in it
Storytime: Toddler Tales
Ages: 18 - 36 months
Date: Wednesdays only 10:00am
Storytime: Preschool Storytime
Ages: 3 - 6 years
Date: Wednesdays only 10:45am
(Storytime ends for the Summer on 7/22)
Azle Memorial Library
333 W. Main St.
Azle, Texas 76020
Phone-817-444-7216
Fax-817-444-7064
www.azlelibrary.org
Family friendly films for all to enjoy. Takes place
in the Community Room at 4:00pm on respective
dates. Free popcorn provided by the Friends of
the Azle Library. Movie licensing sponsored by
the Azle Library Trust
July 3rd: No Movie - Closed for July 4th holiday
July 10th: Wall-E (G)
July 17th: Annie (PG) (2014 version)
July 24th: Strange Magic (PG)
July 31st: No Movie - Teen Summer Reading Party
Full Digital Copies
of Magazines
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Download to your computer, tablet
or mobile device
Unlimited Access (with library card)
You keep the issues - no due date!
Free “Zinio” App
Up & Coming
Young Adult
Books
www.rbdigital.com/NTLOG
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The Devil You
Know
By Trish
*Parents/Guardians must remain with all children ages 0-8.
*Parents/Guardians of children ages 9-13 must remain in the building.
What’s Up in the Teen Room?
Get Crafty! Join us at 3:00 pm on July 10th
in the Teen Room to make picture frames using
comic books. This teen program (ages 13-18) is
free and materials will be provided.
Doller
Lion Heart
By A.C.
Gauge
Conviction
By Kelly Loy Gilbert
City of Azle
TIRZ Q&A
City of Azle
Town Hall Meeting
Thursday, July 9th @ 5pm
Azle Memorial Library
Community Room
Tuesday, July 21st @ 6pm
Forte Junior High Cafeteria
479 Sandy Beach Rd.
Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones (“TIRZ”)
have been used nationwide as a catalyst for
economic development. The City of Azle is
considering implementing this economic
development tool to help improve
infrastructure and recruit new development
and businesses. The City of Azle Economic
Development Director will be on hand to
share more information and answer your
questions. Your input matters!
Azle City Council invites you to join them for
these interactive town hall meetings where
you will have an opportunity to ask questions,
voice opinions and submit concerns. The
meetings will begin with a brief presentation
of past, present and future projects and issues. The City Council, City Management and
Department Heads will be present to address
your concerns. Please join us!
Finding Audrey
By
Sophie Kinsella
The Memory
Key
By Liana
Liu
Check it out!
When do you find reading to be the most enjoyable?
Nelly: When I am reading a really good book that I can’t
put down. If it isn’t good, I lose interest.
Do you have a favorite reading spot?
Nelly: My bed.
Do you have a favorite genre?
Nelly: FanFiction
By Valynne Maetani
What do you like most about this genre, what is it that
pulls you in?
Nelly: The fans get to write the stories!
Snow Like Ashes
What is your favorite movie that is based on a book?
Nelly: The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Ink and Ashes
By Sara Raasch
*Thanks to Nelly (TAG member) for the interview!
The Good Girls
By Sara Shepard
The Cage
By Megan
Shepherd
*Teens ages 13-17 (middle & high school) can join us for our
bi-monthly TAG meetings. Meet other teens, talk about books, and
earn community service hours. Join us on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of
the month at 5pm in the Teen Room.
Odds & Ends
Musings, helpful hints, book reviews and more
from Adult Services Librarian, Meg Treseder
Rarely does the publishing world await an event as eagerly as the upcoming
release of Harper Lee’s novel, “Go Set a Watchman.” For the past 55 years,
her first and only novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” has been taught in schools
around the country and lauded as a classic. It tells the story of Scout Finch
growing up in a small Southern town while dealing with prejudice and injustice
and heartbreak. It is one of the quintessential coming-of-age stories. I want to
highlight some novels with similar themes that are less well-known but equally as engrossing.
Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns: Will Tweedy is witness to many events in the small
Southern town of Cold Sassy, none of which invites more delicious gossip than the
announcement that his very recently widowed grandfather will be marrying a woman half
his age. The book’s host of colorful characters makes for memorable reading.
How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn: Huw Morgan grows up in a
large family in a Welsh coal mining town. It is a time of great change, and Huw
is often caught between the traditions of his fathers and a new modern era.
Llewellyn’s writing has the lovely cadence and lilt of the Welsh tongue, and at
times he is simply poetic. This book will live in your memory.
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger: It is 1961, and Frank Drum and his family are
rocked by a tragedy all too close to home. The elements of suspense will keep you reading to
the very end, as will the beautifully descriptive writing.
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski: This heartbreaking story
features a boy, Edgar, who loves dogs, loses his beloved father, and sees his
ne’er-do-well uncle try to take his late father’s place. He flees his home with
three family dogs, and becomes a man along the way. Wroblewski manages to
convey what a dog might be thinking and feeling, and those passages are
particularly lovely.
(Be sure to check out our new July Library display featuring these and other coming-of-age stories)
The term “unabridged” means the
Audiobook narrators can range
audiobooks contains the entire
from professional actors, voice
book, as written. “Abridged”
actors, or the author.
means the audiobook is a
Sometimes, multiple narrators
shortened version of the original
are used to add drama and
book. The Azle Library typically
variety to the narration.
carries “unabridged” versions.
11/22/63
By Stephen King
All The Light We Cannot See
By Anthony Doer
Read by Craig Wasson
Read by Zach Appelman
A time traveler attempts to go
The lives of a blind French girl and
back and prevent the
a German boy collide in WWII.
assassination of JFK.
A 2015 Audie Award winner.
The Boys in the Boat
Dune
By Daniel James Brown
By Frank Herbert
Read by Edward Herrmann
Read by A Full Cast Ensemble
9 Americans and their quest for
This classic Nebula Award winning
gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
novel is read by a full cast of award
2013 Earphones Award winner.
winning narrators.
The Emerald Atlas
Going Postal
By John Stephens
By Terry Pratchett
Read by Jim Dale
Read by Steven Briggs
A juvenile fiction adventure read by
Hilarious fantasy novel from the
an award winning narrator. Sure
“Discworld” series. Can be read
to please listeners of all ages!
independently.
In The Kingdom Of Ice
The Son
By Hampton Sides
By Philipp Meyer
Read by Arthur Morey
Read by Will Patton, Kate Mulgrew
Nonfiction book depicting the epic
Scott Shepherd, Collins Clifton Jr.
first voyage to the North Pole.
An epic Texas family saga from the
A 2015 Audie Award finalist.
1800’s to the 20th century.
Summer Reading is HERE!
There is still time to register!
Children’s registration takes place at the Children's Services
Desk, and Teens/Adults can register at the Information Desk.
For full details, see the corresponding flyers for each
program, available online (azlelibrary.org) and in the Library.
Children’s Summer Reading Club (ages birth-12)
“Every Hero Has A Story” - What’s yours? Find your story during the 2015 Summer Reading Club!
Participants who read at least 5 books are eligible to receive a free ticket to the Ringling Brothers
Circus, an ice cream treat, and a ticket voucher to the August 16 Texas Rangers’ game. Other prizes will
be awarded based on minutes read, and top readers will receive trophies at the
Awards Ceremony on July 28. In addition to the reading contest, enjoy the
FREE “Terrific Tuesday” professional performances beginning June 9 (first come,
first served). Plus special “Thank A Hero” Thursday events! See flyer for dates
and times. All reading logs due by Tuesday July 21 at 8:00 pm.
Teen Summer Reading Club (ages 13-18)
“Unmask” the hero in you this summer during the 2015 Teen Summer Reading
Club! Participants (ages 13-18) will be eligible to win awesome prizes such as a
Kindle Fire, gift cards, etc. Plus, participants who read 5 hours will receive a ticket
to the finale party on July 31st. Who will you reveal when you “Unmask” this
summer? All reading logs due by Wednesday, July 29 at 6:00 pm.
Adult Summer Reading Club (Ages 18+)
This summer we invite you to “Escape the Ordinary” and join our 4th annual Adult Summer Reading
Club for adults 18 and older! Participants who read 5 hours or more will be eligible to win great
prizes! Winners will be announced at the Finale Party on July 30 (need not be present to win). And
this year, you can earn extra raffle tickets for a variety of activities, such as
“Liking” us on Facebook and watching one of our “Book Hook” videos on
YouTube (ask at Info. Desk). All reading logs due by Wednesday, July 29
at 6:00 pm.
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STARFISH
All About the World of Kids and Reading
Literacy On The Web
I love to find good websites that will help parents encourage and develop their children’s literacy
skills. Then I really like to pass on the information. So here goes!!
Zero To Three - www.zerotothree.org This is a non-profit organization dedicated to sharing knowledge about children’s early brain development. It is chock FULL of information, with podcasts, free
handouts, videos, and much more that focuses on babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. There’s a wonderful section covering challenging behaviors. This is the website I recommend most often to new
parents.
PBS Parents - www.pbs.org/parents PBS is known for its balance and thorough research on issues.
The Parent section is a gold mine! Besides fun, engaging and educational activity suggestions, there
are wonderful articles geared toward parenting and child development. I think my favorite section is
the Age-to-Age insights from baby to middle schoolers. There are homeschooling, math, science, and
learning difference sections, and much more!
The Children’s Book Review - http://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/weblog/2010/07/20-sites-toimprove-your-childs-literacy.html. A big long web address for a collection of links to several sites
that promote literacy in some way. Check them all out and see which work for you and your family.
I particularly liked Storynory, http://www.storynory.com/, and Free Rice, http://freerice.com/#/
english-vocabulary/1368, which donates 10 grains of rice to the UN World Food Program for every
vocabulary question answered correctly. Happy Reading!!
Programs Just for Kids
Toddler Tales and Preschool Storytime
We offer Storytime on Wednesdays only, through July 22.
The regular schedule will resume after Labor Day.
Read To A Dog
Second Saturday of the month, 2-3:30pm
LEGO Club
Third Wednesday of the month, 4-5 pm
*See the back of the Newsletter for more info.*
The Deadline to turn in your
Summer Reading Logs is
Tuesday, July 21 at 8pm.
Logs turned in after that time will
not be eiigible for the Top Reader
awards.