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NEWS FROMTHETIGARD LIBRARY
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Holiday Hours - The Library will be closed Wednesday, July 4
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COMMENT
Library Will Have Fewer Programs
The budget adopted by the City Council on Tuesday,June 26,will
reduce the Library's budget by$388,000. The current summer program
schedule already reflects some reduced programming for all ages. More
programs will be reduced in the fall. Children's and teen book clubs will
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,r AV be eliminated, and story time schedules will be adjusted. Stay tuned for
details in the next few weeks.
BUDGET
LEARN MORE
"Books on the Go" Really Get Around
. Not everyone can get to the library to sign up for summer reading. So
Tigard's librarians are bringing summer reading to them.
FIND OUT MORE
HAPPENINGS
Just Eat It!
do Documentary on Wasted Food
Wednesday, July 17 1 2-3:30 p.m.
Did your Mom ever say"clean your plate or no TV tonight?"She was
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ahead of her time. Although she was mostly concerned about nutrition,
she was also encouraging you not to waste food. It's estimated that
- Americans discard 25-50 percent of the food that is produced or
purchased in America each year is not consumed. Join us for a film and
discussion and learn how to make your budget stretch further by
conserving food.
ADULT PROGRAMS
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Knights of Veritas
Medieval Myths and Music
Saturday, July 21
Books about King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table and the
Sword in the Stone transport us to another era. While absorbed in tales
about chivalry and magic and good vs. evil, have you ever wondered
how heavy those suits of armor or swords were? How about what they
did when they weren't slaying dragons? Check out the Knights of Veritas
at two separate programs.Adults,too!
TEEN PROGRAMS
123 Andres
2016 Latin Grammy Award Winner
Tuesday, July 17 1 2-3 p.m.
Billboard Magazine calls him"a rockstar for little language learners."
Winner of the 2016 Latin Grammy for Best Children's Album, 123 Andres
will get families rockin'with high-energy songs in Spanish and English.
KIDS PROGRAMS
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BRAIN FOOT.
Food.It's critical for a healthy life. Some have too much of it and throw out the leftovers. Others don't
have enough and go to bed hungry. These books provide some nourishing food for thought.
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Adults
American wasteland : How America Throws
Away Nearly Half of Its Food (and What We Can
Do About It)
by Jonathan Bloom
Journalist Bloom examines the history, culture and mindset of wasting
food and explores how it can be prevented. He writes that food waste in
this country is enough to fill the 90,000-seat Rose Bowl stadium each
day. While food waste may not be completely eliminated, Bloom submits
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that consumers can learn to waste less, much as they have learned to
recycle.
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Teens
Hungry
by Heather Swain
Thalia's grandparents were farmers, but now no one farms and no one
eats. Supposedly new approaches to nutrition have solved the problem
_ of starvation, but you know what?Thalia is hungry.
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Kids
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n , "I take care of the earth because..."This book is a perfect jump start for
aconversations with young children about ways to conserve, including
4 eating every bite and saving leftovers.And as with all Todd Parr's books,
the bold colors and silly-looking characters will keep even the youngest
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book connoisseurs riveted.
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WHO ' S THAT?
You may know the friendly faces who greet you at the Circulation and Reference Desks, but behind the
scenes, a trio of specially trained librarians are dedicated to making sure that you can find what you're
looking for. Enter Super Catalogers!
Stephanie Milbrodt is Tigard's Senior Technical Services Librarian:
"The data that cataloging staff enter into our system directly affects how
users find items in the online catalog and in our stacks. I enjoy managing
{. this data in a way that I hope makes searching for materials easy and
w _ meaningful."
FIND OUT MORE
Tigard Public Library
13500 SW Hall Blvd.
Tigard, Oregon 97223
503-684-6537 O_Kas!!ngton Countywww.tigard-or.gov/library.php Cooptive library Services
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