Portage District Library June Events

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MOTHER GOOSE STORYTIMEMonday, June 18th and 25th10:30 AMINFANT/TODDLERThis special time is designed for children from birth to 23 months. Delight and stimulate your baby’s senses with books, rhymes, and music. A developmentally appropriate playtime will follow. Appropriate for 0 months to 23 months.No registration required.

FAMILY STORYTIMEWednesday, June 20th and 27th 10:30 AMPRESCHOOLChildren will build language skills while listening to stories, learning rhymes, moving to music, and learning the mystery letter of the week! No registration required.

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PAGE 5What’s Coming in July!

library hoursMonday – Thursday 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM

Friday 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Saturday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

library boardBetty Lee OngleyLibrary Board Chair

Alisha SiebersLibrary Board Vice Chair

Michele BehrLibrary Board Trustee

Stephanie BrownLibrary Board Trustee

Annee DunnLibrary Board Trustee

Martha PachecoLibrary Board Trustee & Liaison to the Friends of PDL

Joe YantisLibrary Board Trustee

what’s insidethis month’s newsletter

NOTICE The library is closed

on Sundays until Labor Day.

The library will be closed July 4th.

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summer readingprograms 2012A summer full of fun and reading begins on Friday, June 1st! We have a reading program for every age! Participants can earn prizes for reading over the summer months!

Dream Big, Read – Youth Summer Reading ProgramPreschool and elementary age children earn prizes for reading (or being read to) books of their choice throughout the summer! Simply keep track of the number of hours read and every 5 hours earn a prize. The goal is to read 30 hours before August 8th.

Own the Night – Middle & High School Summer Reading ProgramTeens earn prizes for each week they finish and submit a book into the reading program, “Own the Night”. Partici-pants can submit books of their choice as well as school summer reading requirements. Stay up late, “Own the Night” and read!

Between the Covers – Adult Summer ReadingThis year our theme for adult summer reading is Between the Covers, so grab a cup of tea and a fluffy pillow and crawl between the covers of a good book. Sign up by visiting the library or by going to www.summerfun.portagelibrary.info starting June 1st. Fill in a short form and start reading! To redeem prizes submit the titles and authors of the books you read or listen to by phone, or at the library, You can enter titles from June 1st to August 8th. Anyone 18 and over is eligible to join. Adult Summer Reading Sponsors: Kazoo Books and Craftsman Chop Company

Starting June 1st, sign up for any of the reading programs online at www.summerfun.portagelibrary.info or visit the Portage District Library for a summer full of good reads! Happy Reading!

All Summer Reading Programs & Events are generously sponsored by the Friends of the Portage District Library.


programs & eventsJune 1-8

SOLO GALLERYMay 1st – June 27thClement CizioAcrylic Painting

HISTORY LIVEMay 23rd – July 4thA military exhibit featuring memorabilia, photographs and vignettes.

KIDS SUMMER KICK-OFF/MOVIE NIGHTFriday, June 1st7:00 PMLocation: Celery Flats Historical AreaAge Group: FAMILY, ALL AGESSummer is finally here, and we can’t wait to share all the fun things we have planned! To kick it off right we are throwing a party! Enjoy Magic & Fun with magi-cian Jeff Wawrzaszek in the Amphitheatre. Also, be sure to stop by the various interactive booths and dis-plays! A dance party will take place until dusk, when movie time will begin! Be sure to bring bug spray and blankets to sit on for your movie-viewing enjoyment. Concessions are available for purchase. A joint venture with the Portage Summer Entertainment Series.No registration required.

A Stuart Manor TeaA NEW WAY TO LOOK AT CLASSIC MYSTERIES & A FORESHADOWING OF THOSE TO COME Wednesday, June 6th12:00 PM - 1:30 PMAge Group: ADULTSJoin newly retired Western Michigan University Eng-lish professor, Beth Amidon, to discuss a new look at classic mysteries from Bronte to Niffenegger and beyond. You will have an opportunity to appreciate the mysterious qualities of our beloved classics and how these have been woven into modern classics-to-come mysteries.Location: Stuart Manor, Portage Celery FlatsPrepaid registration is required at the Portage Parks Department (329-4522) REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Movie Pairing for “A New Way To Look at Classic Mysteries & a Foreshadowing of Those to Come” Stuart Manor TeaREBECCA (not rated)Thursday, June 7th6:30 PMAge Group: ADULTSA shy ladies’ companion staying in Monte Carlo with her stuffy employer meets the wealthy Maxim de Winter. She and Max fall in love, marry and return to Manderley, his large country estate in Cornwall. The second Mrs. de Winter clashes with the housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers, and discovers that Rebecca still has a hold on everyone at Manderley. Written by Daphne Du Maurier; Directed by Alfred Hitchcock; Stars Lau-rence Olivier and Joan Fontaine. 130 minutes.No registration required.

PORTAGE COMPUTER USERS CLUBThursday, June 7th10:00 AMAge Group: ADULTSDrop-in computer question and answer session.No registration is required.

TAKE FLIGHT WITH BATS OF THE WORLD

Friday, June 8th2:00 PMLocation: CELERY FLATS HISTORICAL AREAAge Group: ALL AGES

Learn the truth about bats as we explore their life after dark in this exciting live animal presentation. How do bats use sound waves to navigate in the dark? What is the bat’s role in the food web? Learn about conserva-tion. This program runs 45 minutes and you will get to meet bats from North America, South America and Africa—some with a 3 foot wingspan! This informative event is for all ages. A joint venture with the Portage Summer Entertainment Series. (In the event of rain, this program will be held inside the Hayloft Theatre at same location).No registration required.

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SATURDAYS LIVE: SUZUKI ACADEMY OF KALAMAZOOSaturday, June 9th2:00 PMAge Group: ALL AGESStudents of the Suzuki Academy of Kalamazoo will perform in the Library Atrium.

INTRODUCTION TO YOUR TELESCOPEWednesday, June 13th2:00 PM & repeated 6:30 PMAge Group: ADULTS/TEENS Learn how to best view the night sky through the library’s new circulating 4-1/2 inch re-flector telescope donated by the Kalamazoo Astro-nomical Society. KAS members will lead this short workshop. Free. No registration is required.

PORTAGE COMPUTER USERS CLUBThursday, June 14th10:00 AMAge Group: ADULTSDrop-in computer question and answer session.No registration required.

WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU EATING—LUNCH N’ LEARNThursday, June 14th11:00 AMLocation: CELERY FLATS INTERPRETIVE CENTER-Age Group: ALL AGESExplore nature in your own backyard with the help of Naturalist Dan Keto. What did humans eat before farms and gardens? You will learn where

the foods we eat everyday originally came from. This program is a coop-erative effort with the Kalamazoo Nature Center and the Portage

Parks and Recreation Depart-ment. Bring your own lunch.No registration required.

HEARTLAND HOSPICE GRIEF AND LOSS LUNCH & LEARN Friday, June 15th12:00 PM – 1:30 PMA drop-in meeting with grief counselors to learn about and help work through grief and loss support. Bring your own sack lunch. Beverages will be pro-vided.No registration is required.

TEEN MOVIE: HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE Friday, June 15th9:45 PM Location: CELERY FLATS HISTORICAL AREA Age Group: MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL Join the City of Portage Youth Advisory Committee for a Movie Party in Celery Flats. Lie on the grass, or bring your own lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the classic first ever Harry Potter movie on the big screen! Concessions will be available for purchase. Gates open at 8:30 PM.

EXPLORING CELERY FLATS WITH A NATURALISTMonday, June 18th7:00 PMLocation: CELERY FLATS INTERPRETIVE CENTERAge Group: ALL AGES

Join Naturalist Dan Keto as you explore the rich natural world encountered along the trail and around the historic buildings of the Celery Flats Historical Area. You and your family will be amazed at all the living things that can be found close to home. Discover ways you can explore nature around your own backyard. This pro-gram is a cooperative effort with the Kalamazoo Nature Center and the Portage Parks

and Recreation Department.No registration required.



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B.A.R.K.!-BOOKS ARE REACHING KIDS!June 18th - August 10thAge Group: ELEMENTARY AGESign your child up to read one-on-one to a well trained canine at the library. Studies show that

children who practice reading aloud to a non-judgmental K-9 can improve their reading skills. Your child can read whatever they want for 20 minutes. Don’t miss out! This promises to be a

very “pawsitive” experience. Various times and days are available. Please call the Youth Information

Desk at 329-4544 Ext. 603 or stop in to register for a date and time. Registration begins June 4th.REGISTRATION REQUIRED

DANCES OF INDIATuesday, June 19th1:00 PMAge Group: ALL AGESEnjoy a performance of vibrant, Bollywood-style dances, featuring Susan Iervolina’s students in beauti-ful traditional costumes. All ages welcomeNo registration required.

A Stuart Manor Tea“HISTORY OF THE BLUES” by John SpeeterWednesday, June 20th12:00 PM -1:30 PMAge Group: ADULTS John’s program is both a performance and a narra-tive, tracing blues music through the songs of several well know masters of this unique music. John currently serves as president of the Great Lakes Acoustic Music Association. He is a member of the Kalamazoo Val-ley Blues Association and president of the Kalama-zoo Folklife Organization. He is also a member of the Schlitz Creek Bluegrass Band. He recommended “O Brother Where Art Thou” as the perfect follow-up movie to his “History of the Blues Songs and Stories.“ Location: Stuart Manor, Portage Celery FlatsPrepaid registration is required at the Portage Parks Department (329-4522)REGISTRATION REQUIRED

MOVIE PAIRING FOR “HISTORY OF THE BLUES” STUART MANOR TEAO Brother Where Art Thou? (rated PG13) Wednesday, June 20th6:30 PMAge Group: ADULTSThis comedy contains a Grammy award winning sound track of old traditional music and also con-tains a character based on Rob-ert Johnson the “Father of the Blues”. The story revolves around three convicts who escape from their chain gang in rural 1930s Mississippi and have a series of adventures reminiscent of Hom-er’s “Odyssey.” George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, Charles Durning, John Goodman, Mi-chael Badalucco, Holly Hunter, Chris Thomas King. Di-rector: Joel Coen. 103 minutes.No registration required.

PORTAGE COMPUTER USERS CLUBThursday, June 21st10:00 AMAge Group: ADULTSDrop-in computer question and answer session.No registration required.

LEGOS! LEGOS! LEGOS!IN THE EVENINGThursday, June 21st6:00 PMAge Group: ALL AGESCome on in and express your creativity. LEGOS of various sizes will be provided for all abil-ity levels.No registration required.



LEGOS! LEGOS! LEGOS!IN THE MORNINGFriday, June 22nd10:00 AMAge Group: ALL AGESCome on in and express your cre-ativity. LEGOS of various sizes will be provided for all ability levels.No registration required.

SUMMERTIME READING! SUMMERTIME NATURE!Monday, June 25th7:00 PMAge Group: ALL AGESBook pages come alive outside on the trails around the library. Learn about literature that celebrates the sum-mer season. Be ready to encounter the unexpected as a naturalist uncovers hidden treasures. Look for Natu-ralist Dan Keto outside the library. This program is a cooperative effort with the Kalamazoo Nature Center and the Portage Parks and Recreation Department.No registration required.

TEEN CUPCAKE WARS WORKSHOP

Tuesday, June 26th 7:00 PM Age Group: MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL

Try out your cupcake creativ-ity! Fill and decorate cupcakes,

build a display, and set up the perfect cupcake photo op for

our online “cookbook”. REGISTRATION REQUIRED

PORTAGE COMPUTER USERS CLUBThursday, June 28th10:00 AMAge Group: ADULTSDrop-in computer question and answer session.No registration required.

ABC ACTIVITY TIMEFriday, June 29th10:00 AMAge Group: PRESCHOOLDrop-in playtime including sensory activities, fine and gross motor skills, pocket charts, manipulatives and more. This is a time for your child to practice skills that will help them get ready to read! Open to Preschoolers with their favorite adult. The focus is for parents to participate in the learning process with their child while making it fun! No registration required.No registration required.

What’s Coming in July!

OverDrive e-reader AssistanceJuly 2ndHelping you set up your device to accept OverDrive Digital Books

Having a Great Time Outside at Haverhill ParkJuly 2ndExplore nature in a Portage park

Holiday ClosingJuly 4thThe Library is closed

IB Boot CampJuly 10thJanet Lavasseur & IB students working on research

Titanic AdventureJuly 11thJoin us for an exciting night exploring the Titanic

International Mystery Book GroupJuly 12thMystery enthusiasts come with titles to discuss

Dream, Shadows & Everything in BetweenJuly 13thA multimedia art exhibit

Art Exhibit: Celebration of the Year of the Dragon

July 13thA multimedia art exhibit by the

Chinese Ladies’ Art Club

A Reading, Reception & Book SigningJuly 14th

Join us to hear 2011 Michigan Notable author Bryan Gruely

Return of the Big TrucksJuly 17th

You can climb aboard real dump trucks, excavators, front-end loaders, and more

Introduction to your TelescopeJuly 18th

Learn how to best view the night sky

Lunches of NoteJuly 19th

Smoothie making with fresh food fairy

Classic Science Fiction Film FestJuly 19th

Forbidden Planet

M-Day Magic “Tricks N’ Eats” with Magician Alan KazamJuly 20th

Bring your lunch and watch the magic happen right before your very eyes

Abracadabra!July 21st

Magic tricks workshop

On the way to the BogJuly 23rd

Discover seasonal highlights as we move from forest to bog

Teen Science ExplosionJuly 24th

Experiments

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Portage District Library June Events