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03/01/2018 Library Newsletter - Books & Bits Newsletter Click here to subscribe to Books & Bits via email. Voz4 L10 e . . and� o -(►ps and T ooks lus A �oNews from the � r Tigard Library www.tigard-or.gov/library 503.684.6537 March 2018 id For a calendar of all events, click here. A Woman's Place Is... r ...Everywhere INTERNATIONALHOW TO TREAT • DAY Aga - f•i 2017 was not officially the Year of the Woman/ but it was a banner p ' year for women's issues in the news beginning with the Women's in January. An estimated If you're sticking around during Spring Break, check out the variety of March March000 people marched in activities we've lined up for kids and families, a sure cure for the"I'm support of women's and other bored blues. human rights throughout the world. Spring Break Colorama According to Facebook, 2017 Saturday, April International Women's Day was Room the most discussed topic on the Add your creative mark to a giant collaborative coloring social media platform, twice sheet that will become a part of our bulletin board display as many interactions as 2016 .°0 this spring! Artists can come and color anytime during International Women's Day and spring break. beating out the Super Bowl. To celebrate 2018 International Parachute Science Women's Day on March 8, Monday, March 26 e 2:30 — 3:30 p.m. check out our Reading Room Puett • • selections below. In both fiction Learn how parachutes work and experiment with different materials to and non-fiction, the books are filled with women and girls who create your own miniature parachute. Then test it out! have either achieved greatness professionally or personally or Movie:Spring Break ' aspire to it. Sadly, many of them Tuesday, accomplished great things, but BurgessRoom e All ages never received the recognition Aspiring young musician Miguel travels to the Land they deserved. The theme of this of the Dead to seek the blessing of his great, great �;,,,.X year's International Women's Day is #Press for Progress promoting grandfather, a legendary singer and songwriter. In • `' equal opportunities for women in English 2-3:45 p.m. In Spanish 4-5:45 p.m. / ++ ..: - . employment and education and •' �''��` expanding efforts to close the Un joven aspirante a musico, Miguel, viaja a la tierra compensation gender gap. de los muertos para buscar la bendicion de su tatarabuelo, un cantante y compositor legendario. Disfruta de la pelicula en ingles de las 2-3:45 p.m., seguida por la pelicula en espanol de las 4-5:45 p.m. Spring Is About To Spring Despite Mother Nature's flakey February surprise, Spring IS just mAeMoteNeGs wa around the corner. Really. And Spring Break is a just a few days Slime Break! after the March 20 vernal equinox. Whether you're looking for Puett Room different ways to celebrate Spring Break or just need a Break from 77.77 . Drop in and discover the sensory fun of non-Newtonian Spring cleaning, the library has a � liquids by playing with oobleck, and try your hand at host of programs in March before� making a simple slime recipe that you can take home. and after the vernal equinox. Be prepared to get a little slimey! From Horton hatching an egg in a LEGO@Zone Sunday, March 25 * Puett Room * Kids & Families Drop in to build with our LEGO° bricks and explore a featured tech toy. Each month will offer something different: coding, circuits, robots and , more! We'll have all the supplies; you bring your curiosity and creativity! puppet show, to the film Coco in English and Spanish for all ages, to a celebration of technology- Coding based teen art, we've got music, Wednesday, March 7 * 4:15 — 5:30 p.mculture, art, educational programs Puett • . . and more. Oh, and more than 230,000 items to check out. Drop in and learn about coding or continue work on Have a spring fling at the library! a coding project! Work in Scratch or Code.org, 1 explore Makey Makeys or Snap Circuits, in a relaxed 10 lts environment. Each session will feature a special wnat=Y°°`°ame' ' ' robot or tool to try! A librarian will facilitate, but we Tigard City Council Refers will all learn together. Levy to Ballot On Tuesday, Feb. 13, the Egg Decorating Workshop Tigard City Council referred a Wednesday, local option levy to the ballot Adults • • " for an election on Tuesday, aok May 15. The measure would Learn the delicate process of decorating eggs using help pay for and increase city blue ink straw and ribbon. Folk artist Daniela Mahoney will discuss the importance of this heritage craft and services, including police, park provide supplies and tools for each participant to make maintenance, library hours and �., programs, and safe walking ' three or four decorated eggs. Attendance limited to 25. REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Please call 503-718-2517. routes and sidewalks.Learn more here. Sponsored by Friends of the Tigard Library Canadian Indie Folk Music Get to Know... West My Friend Band Ann-Marie Anderson Monday, p. Adult - Services This British Columbia band will perform distinctive music Librarian described as indie-roots, chamber-folk, folk-roots and _'lig jd indie-pop. Enjoy their clever lyrics, acrobatic mandolin riffs, flawless bass lines and richly textured accordion. I 1) What Sponsored by Friends of the Tigard Library would you say are the most important Tears of Joy Puppet Theatre Presents., services the library offers Horton Hatchesthe Egg seniors? Our Large Print collection is Burgess well utilized by seniors, and our Community Room audiobooks are also popular with Celebrate Read Across America Day with Dr. Seuss' beloved classic those who may have a visual tale about Horton the elephant, who agrees faithfully to watch over impairment. Our library events and lazy Mayzie's bird egg. classes also provide a wonderful way for seniors to stay engaged Planning and Planting Your - ' - • ' - Garden with their community and to enjoy free educational and cultural Learn how to plan and plant your vegetable garden opportunities in a welcoming, with Jennifer Aron of Blue Raven Farm and Bridge City ► s accessible environment. The Library's homebound delivery Farm School. For beginner and master gardeners alike! v Li services are an important way If you don't have room to plant your own garden, but want to give your green thumb a workout check out for seniors who are in assisted Tigard's community gardens. living or who can no longer drive to still receive library materials. Sponsored by Friends of the Tigard Library For example, our Friendly Visitor homebound service volunteers //�� help pick out books, deliver them t e c h n ARTo l o g y and even chat about reading with Visit the Young Adult Room during Teen Tech Week, March 4-10, to view homebound patrons! technology-themed art created by teens for the TechnARTology Show. 2) Why is it important for the library to offer programs to TechnARTology Receptionseniors? Puett Room ages The American population is aging, statistically speaking. Celebrate the artists that contributed to our annual TechnARTology Show. We'll Library programs are an provide snacks and an opportunity to create with circuits! important part of healthy aging. Sponsored by Friends of the Tigard Library They offer a fun way for aging adults to continue to learn, to be creative, mentally stimulated and to stay socially engaged. Plus, older adults have a lot to share! 1116 • Aeol&l Many programs, such as crafting workshops and conversation Engage projects about important What To Ask Your Doctor issues, offer an opportunity for Saturday, March 3 9 2 — 3 p.m. 9 Adults intergenerational conversations. Learn more about Ann-Marie... Looking for tips about how to effectively communicate with your healthcare providers? Learn what to ask when you Plugged In • have an appointment and where to search online for easily understood and factual health and medical information. Presented by Michele Spatz, Pacific University Libraries Days of Their Lives education outreach coordinator. Do you enjoy reading about the lives of interesting people? You AuthorPoothullil may know that the library has Surviving Cancer.-A New Perspective on Wh Cancer Happens a first-rate collection of print and a-book biographies. But did & Your Key Strategies for a Healthy Life you know that you can access an impressive online resource, Portland author John Poothullil, M.D., discusses his book Biography in Context, through the Surviving Cancer. A cancer diagnosis can create confusion and WCCLS website? fear. He will suggest actions you can take to reduce the risks It has more of the cancer becoming life-threatening. Valuable for anyone than 650,000 diagnosed with cancer and their families or for people with 4 biographical Type 2 diabetes. yp entries covering Georgiana • , of Roses international Sunday, march 4 e 2 — 3:30 p.m. e Adults &Teens figures from all time As Mrs. Pittock, actor Mary Hutchens tells the story of her periods and arrival and early life in Portland and her marriage to publisher backgrounds Henry Pittock. Her love of roses led to the founding of the ranging from Archimedes to Portland Rose Society and created Portland's identity as the Oprah. You can search for City of Roses. people based on name, gender, Sponsored by Friends of the Tigard Library occupation, nationality, ethnicity or birth/death dates and places. Historyof • . . • Targeted for teens and adults, Saturday, March 10 9 2 — 3 p.m. 9 Adults &Teens Biography in Context offers videos, audio selections, images, Take a walk down memory lane with radio entertainment primary sources and magazine historian Dick Karman as he describes the early days `" and journal articles from of radio. Through his multimedia presentation, Karman hundreds of major periodicals discusses the history of radio and its roots in Portland. and newspapers and is updated Don't miss the Northwest Vintage Radio Society's display on radio history in the frequently with the latest library lobby in March. information. Start here, select Biography in Context, and enter Digital Estate Planning your library card number and password. Friday, • Online accounts and digital identities are becoming important assets. Loved Voluntary Commitment ones may need to access these resources if you become incapacitated or the Our Pot of Gold Is Filled victim of identity theft. Local estate planning expert Michelle-Shari Kruss will discuss measures to ensure that your estate plan manages these intangible with Volunteers properties. With St. Patrick's Day right around Sponsored by Friends of the Tigard Library the corner, Tigard Public Library is feeling especially lucky to have Paper Monsters'. our incredible volunteers. They're our library leprechauns! The Sunday, ' library received about 1,700 paper Puett • ' responses to our annual patron Design, create and accessorize your very own paper monster (or other survey. Nine different volunteers creature) with movable limbs. Then give them a home in a cardboarif put in more than 25 hours of mini theater. Have fun making up stories featuring your0 work to input and tabulate them. creation and acting them out on your stage! • • 10 A big THANK YOU to our survey • tabulation volunteers! We're lucky Early Literacy Training to have you. Attention grownups raising children under 6! Help your child become a successful reader. Leave your kids with a babysitter and come learn fun - J and easy tips and strategies for preparing your child to read. Registration I required. Please call the Children's Desk at 503-718-2656 to register. Loterl'a at the Library The library's Circulation Division Saturday, ages will host a No School Shelving Join us for an afternoon of Mexican bingo! Bring the entire Party for teenage volunteers on �a family and play a traditional game of Loterfa while enjoying Tuesday, March 27, from 2 — 4:30 p.m. A great way to Mexican treats. start Spring Break! Meet new 10nete a nosotros para una tarde de loteria! Trae a toda to people, get some exercise and familia para tentempies mexicanos, manualidades del tema help out the library at the same loteria y la oportunidad de ganar premios pequenos. time. We encourage middle and high school volunteers to sign up Home Solar - Oregon for the event on our website or with Volunteer Coordinator Katie Nelson. Teen volunteers will help Nine months of rain notwithstanding, solar energy really can be a viable option shelve, bin sort and pull patron in Oregon if your home has good sun exposure and you plan to stay there for a requests at the No School few years. Experts from the local nonprofit Solar Oregon will explain the latest Shelving Party. Space is limited technologies and the financial and legal ins-and-outs of going solar. S RSVP ASAP! LibraryThe next New Volunteer Orientation for adults will be Puett Room Grades held on Thursday, March 15, at 6 p.m. If you are interested . Teens, the library needs your TLC! If you are a in becoming a part of Tigard (1� library volunteer or are interested in becoming Public Library's great group of r \�&EU one, drop in to help plan and prepare programs volunteers, please e-mail Katie and displays. You can earn volunteer credit as at KatherineN(o)Tigard-OR.gov you help the library be the best it can be! and attend an orientation. COMPUTER � Cs r •� ,`�` �a • • HOURS Get One-on-One Tech Help L 3, Make a one-hour individual appointment with a Sunday Noon-6 p.m. tech helper. Call the Reference Desk: (503) 718-2517 Monday 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Something New!Migo Nuevo! Tuesday 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Obten Ayuda Tecnica Individual En Espanol Wednesday 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Haga una cita individual de una hors con un ayudante de tecnologia. Llama Thursday 10 a.m.-9 p.m. al escritorio de referencia: (503) 718-2517 Friday 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Microsoft Excel — Level 1 Tuesday, March 20 • 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Learn the basics of Excel including the layout and organization of the worksheet, how to reformat numbers and text and how to use formulas and functions. Questions or comments about Books & Bits or the Library? Microsoft Excel — Level 2 Contact paula@tigard-or.gov. Tuesday, March 27 • 1-2:30 p.m. Build on Excel Level 1 skills by learning how to change the appearance of To see archived newsletters, your text and cells, sort and filter data, ensure data integrity and more. click here. E—Book Clinic Monday, March 19 • 2-4 p.m. Do you need help setting up your e-reader or mobile device to download free e-books and e-audiobooks successfully? Learn about OverDrive and Libby, our digital download services! Registration required. Sign up at the Reference Desk or call 503-718-2517. Open Learning Labs Sundays 2-4 p.m. Wednesdays 6-8 p.m. No appointment necessary. Drop in any time during lab hours! Staff and volunteers will assist you with computer questions or guide you as you practice. rCheck out more of our computer classes or sign up for one-on-one assistance. All programs will be held in the George and Yvonne Burgess Community Room unless otherwise noted. Additional parking is available in the evenings at Tigard City Hall,13125 SW Hall Blvd., and afternoons and evenings at the Tigard Senior Center,8815 SW Omara St. READING ' • • I Am Woman Hear Me Roar! Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science —and the World .0 by Rachel Swaby 52, Inspired by the original New York Times obituary • written for Yvonne Brill in 2013, which highlighted her '��.'�• "mean beef stroganoff"over her accomplishments Re—S..." as a pioneering rocket scientist, this book presents a collection of short biographies featuring 52 women and their brilliant, but often overlooked, contributions to science and math. You may recognize some names, but what about Inge Lehmann who discovered Earth's inner core, Helen Taussig who revolutionized heart surgery or Chien-Shiung Wu who disproved a supposedly fundamental law of physics? With three to four pages dedicated to each scientist, this book offers an accessible, enlightening and engaging look at some of the most courageous and intelligent pioneers in science. More...* Reviewed by Rachael Hyde,Senior Library Assistant Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions NGQZI by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie V . Of . When a longtime friend requested advice on how to raise MANIFEW a feminist daughter, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie responded with a letter containing 15 suggestions. It was published, SUGG6TIO and this powerful, compact book is the result. Adichie deciphers some of the basic tenets of feminism in an approachable, conversational style with refreshing clarity. She also shines light on how outdated gender norms shape our thinking and our world, as well as how things we do, think, and say can perpetuate a culture of sexism. Simple but profound, this book will appeal to anyone looking to advance, or better understand the need for, gender equity today. More... Reviewed by Rachael Hyde,Senior Library Assistant When They Call You a Terrorist. when they A Black Lives Matter Memoir call y0t) by Patrisse Khan-Cullors &Asha Bandele i fr rist memoir In her detailed memoir, Khan-Cullors relays her experiences growing up black and queer in a poverty- stricken neighborhood in Los Angeles. Those experiences shape how she navigates the world and what roles she decides to play in her community: community organizer, LGBTQIA advocate, freedom fighter, artist and one of the three founders of the Black Lives Matter movement. Khan-Cullors writes about those close to her who have shaped her thoughts about feminism and human rights and who motivated her to speak out and insist that black and LGBTQIA women must have a voice in the current feminist movement if we all want to be equal. More...* Reviewed by Adrianne Driver,On-Call Librarian Dumplin' by Julie Murphy Self-proclaimed fat girl Willowdean Dickson thought she was at home in her own skin, until a hot guy she likes starts to show interest in her. Now, even though intellectually she knows that she deserves love as much as anybody else, she finds herself doubting the legitimacy of the attraction. So what does she do to give her self-esteem a boost? She enters a local beauty pageant to prove to the world that she is unafraid of who she is and is a force to be reckoned with. More...* Reviewed by Lisa Elliott, Young Adult Librarian Piecing Me Together - --- -��- - by Renee Watson PIECING n,IET f JO�ETHE� Jade is an African-American girl whose brilliance earns til her a spot in a prestigious high school, miles away from her troubled neighborhood. However, she often wonders if the people trying to help her are really just helping themselves. This story of a Portland girl just acquired a slew of awards from the American Library Association, including the Coretta Scott King award and a Newbery honor. More...* Reviewed by Lisa Elliott, Young Adult Librarian #NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women edited by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale This anthology of stories, art and poetry gathered from # ' ' drincess indigenous girls and women throughout the United States and Canada defies and deconstructs the common stereotype of the Native American woman as docile tribal "princess."The women represented here hale from many different tribes and have chosen a variety of paths in life, but they share a similar cultural history and passion for claiming and shaping their future. More...* Reviewed by Lisa Elliott, Young Adult Librarian Ellie, Engineer by Jackson Pearce (Juvenile Fiction) EN f,Q Third-grader Ellie likes to design and build and she likes . wearing skirts. She likes playing soccer with the boys and having tea parties with her best girlfriend, Kit. In her 41&0 eyes, things aren't"girl things" or"boy things,"they're JACKSON either"Ellie things," or they aren't. But the problem is that none of her friends seem to see things that way. When Ellie decides to build a doghouse for Kit's birthday, she learns it is very hard to keep a secret, especially when she is enlisting the help of both boys and girls who can't know the others are helping, and none of whom can mention anything to Kit. More...* Reviewed by Holly Campbell-Polivka, Youth Services Librarian Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty (Picture Book) Ada Twist didn't say a word until she was three, but when she started talking, she didn't stop asking 'ADA questions. "Why? What? How? When?"And then again 1 WAS I, Wil„ "Why?"When nobody would answer her questions, she SCION 1 IS 1 set out to answer them for herself. Doesn't that sound aea. like the brain of a budding scientist? More... Reviewed by Holly Campbell-Polivka, Youth Services Librarian Touch the Sky: r Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper Tot,CO the fky by Ann Malaspina (Juvenile Non-Fiction) From running barefoot with her braids trailing behind her as a little girl, to competing in the high jump as a Tuskegee Golden Tigerette, to standing on an Olympic podium as a young woman, Alice Coachman became the or first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal. Enjoy her inspiring story written in poetic form. More... Reviewed by Holly Campbell-Polivka, Youth Services Librarian *Additional book reviews by NoveList.