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Rocky Hill Reader August 2016 Edition Newsletter Sponsored by the Friends of the Cora J. Belden Library
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Check out our calendar for upcoming events and to register online. SIGN UP FOR SUMMER READING! Adults, Teens and Children. Read and win some prizes. Pick up prizes by September 9. For more information, click here
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ELEVATOR ISSUES The elevator at the Cora J. Belden Library in Rocky Hill will be taken offline soon for final repairs. At this time we do not have exact dates. In the meantime, library staff are taking steps to assist library-goers to access materials, programs and other services during times when the elevator is out of service. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns or to find out if elevator is running. Thank you for your patience!
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Indian Cooking with Madhu Gupta Tuesday, August 23, 2016 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Come learn how to make some delicious Indian dishes. Madhu will start with a presentation on Indian food and spices and then demonstrate how to make a delicious Indian salad and a curry. Come hungry! There will be plenty to sample, including an appetizer, curry with rice, salad, and dessert. Registration required. Limited to 50 people.
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Crafter Camp for Teens and Adults Week 4: August 2 & 3: Painted Coasters/Magnets Teens: Tuesdays 5:30-6:30 pm Adults: Wednesdays 2-3pm REGISTRATION REQUESTED
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ISHA Foundation Introduction to Yoga Saturday, August 20 10:30am-11:30am Introduction to Meditation Tuesday, August 9 & 30 6:30pm-7:30pm
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Cookies and Coloring for Adults
Join us Wednesday nights in June for coloring for adults! Coloring pages and pencils will be provided, just bring yourself! No sign up needed. Wednesdays in August now starting @ 6:00 pm (come anytime up until 7:45 pm)
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Knitting
Tuesdays 11am - 12:30 pm
Come join our group of knitters and other crafters. All skill levels welcome.
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Calling all Artists! Would you like to display your art? We have display space available. Please click link for more information and an application.
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Board Game Club Saturday, August 13 10am to 12:45 pm Join us to try out some new games or brush up on your skills!
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SCORE - Business Counseling Sessions1st Monday of each month, 12:30 pm-4:30 pm(1 hour appointments) (NOTE: Second Monday during months of July & September) The library is now partnering with SCORE - a nonprofit association dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorship. SCORE has nearly 50 years of experience in providing mentors, workshops, counseling and tools for growing businesses. SCORE is supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration. One hour counseling appointments are available at the library on the 1st Monday of every month.
Contact the Information Desk @ 860-258-7623 for more information and to schedule an appointment.
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Personal Job Search Help, Resume Review and MoreTuesdayswith 1/2 appointments starting at 10 am. One on one assistance offered in conducting job searches and preparing for interviews. A Human Resources Consultant will also review your resume for free.
Contact the Information Desk @ 860-258-7623 for more information and to schedule an appointment.
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Conversational ESL Thursdays @ 10:30am Join us for an informal, fun meeting of people who are just beginning to learn English or who would like an opportunity to practice their English. Volunteers will lead the group. Contact the Information Desk @ 860-258-7623 for more information.
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Unless otherwise noted all movies are Mondays at 6:30, Thursdays at 6:00 and Fridays at 1:00 p.m. - Ā· Doors open 30 minutes prior to start time
- Ā· Movie capacity is 40 people
- Ā· For Safety Reasons: PLEASE do not enter after movie has begun
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SuffragetteMonday, August 1 Thursday, August 4 Friday, August 5
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Finest HoursMonday, August 8 Thursday, August 11 Friday, August 12
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JoyMonday, August 15 Thursday, August 18 Friday, August 19
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RaceMonday, August 22 Thursday, August 25 Friday, August 26
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Coming Soon!
Watch for an exciting announcement about "Hoopla"
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The Library's regular hours are as follows:
Monday through Thursdays 10 am - 8 pm Fridays 10 am - 5 pm Saturdays in July & August: 10am-1pm Saturdays in September: 10am-5pm Closed Sundays until October NOTE: The Library will be closed for the Labor Day Weekend: Saturday, Sunday and Monday: September 3-5
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Wednesday, August 3 @ 6:30 pm
The Midwife's Tale by Samuel Thomas A tale set against a backdrop of the 1644 Siege of York finds midwife Bridget Hodgson joining forces with resourceful servant Martha Hawkins to prove the innocence of a woman who has been sentenced to burn at the stake for murdering her husband. A first novel
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Wednesday, September 7 @ 6:30 pm The Black Hour by Lori Rader-Day
Recovering from being shot by a student she'd never met, Chicago sociology professor Amelia Emmet, desperate to know why she was targeted, gets some investigative help from her teaching assistant and together they must live through the darkest hours of their lives to find the truth.
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**Registration Requested for Some ProgramsGo online to our calendar for more information or call the library at 860-258-7621
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Kindergarten Welcome
Wednesday August 17, 2016 6:15 PM to 7:30 PM Rocky Hill Community Center Come meet your classmates at a special event just for you! Meet in front of the Community Center at 6:15pm for a ride on a school bus (provided by New Britain Transportation Company) and a chance to explore an ambulance from the Rocky Hill Volunteer Ambulance Association. Entertainment by Evan Gottfried begins at 6:30pm at the Community Center.
Wear your school colors! (West Hill - yellow, Stevens - blue, any other school - green) Registration not required.
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Preschool Power: Mixed Ages Story Time Miss Cathy will present a mixed age story time for ages birth to 5 years. We'll start with stories and songs for babies, move into stories and songs for toddlers and then into stories and songs for preschoolers. Families will be able to take a break at any time and everyone is invited to join in at the end for music, shakers and an activity. Mondays, August 1, 8 & 15: 6:15 PM to 7:00 PM Thursdays, August 4 & 11: 10:15 am- 11 am
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Playgroup Plus! Every Wednesday, 10:15am to 11:30am Join us at 10:15am for stories, songs and more with Miss Cathy.
Stay for free play with a special set of toys in the Stepney Room. For babies, toddlers and preschoolers with an adult
Registration not required.
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Art Start Friday, August 5 @ 10:30am Visit the library for an art story and project. We'll explore different mediums: collage, paint and more! For ages 2 and up with an adult. Registration required. Please register child only.
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Family Make-It, Take-It
Meets every Thursday evening. 6pm-7:30pm For families with children ages 3 and up.
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Minecraft Club, Grades 3-5 Thursdays, August 4, 11, 18 & 25 @ 4 pm-5 pm The library has set up a Minecraft server that you can use to play together with your friends. In order to use the server, you must own the PC version of Minecraft, have a valid library card number, and be accepted into the server by visiting the library. Contact Miss Cathy for more details.
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LEGO Free Play
Friday, August 19 10:30pm-12noon for ages 2 and up
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Book Buddies Wednesdays @ 12:30 pm North lawn of library (weather permitting. In case of rain, Book Buddies will be held inside) Children in grades 4-8 read to children in grades K-3. A selection of books will be available for readers to choose. Bring a brown bag lunch and stay for fun activities after the reading is done.
Registration required.
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MakerCamp for grades 4&5 & 6-8 Maker Camp is a fun and educational summer program put on by Google and Make Magazine which promotes creativity, originality, science, engineering, electronics, and more, through a series of DIY (do it yourself) projects that camp participants complete. The Cora J. Belden Library is once again an 'affiliate campsiteā where students can come in the summer to complete some of the maker projects together as a group. There will be eight individual Maker Camp events that will take place on Tuesdays at 3:00 pm beginning on June 21st and ending August 9th. Each event has a limit of 20 participants from grades 4 - 5, and 20 participants from grades 6 - 8, for a total limit of 40 participants per event. Students in grades 9 - 12 can sign up to help volunteer at the Maker Camps to earn community service hours. Sign up for each program will open two weeks before the day of the event.
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Kids Get Cooking Grades K-3 Wednesdays August 3 & 10 6:15 PM to 7:00 PM
Hands-on Food Fun for children in grades K-3. Make a delicious treat with Miss Jen and Miss Robin and enjoy story time, games, and learn about food from other countries. Yummy! Yummy! Registration Requested.
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Safety Program for Kids Tuesday, August 16 @ 10:30 am The Newington/Wethersfield Woman's Club is partnering with the Rocky Hill Police Department to present "Back to School Safety" for children in elementary school. Youth Office Det. Frank Dannahey and School Resource Officer Sara Raymond will talk about bus safety, bullying issues and much more. Come for a chance to win raffle prizes donated by the Woman's Club.
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Family Movies: Thursday, August 11 @ 2 pm Thursday, August 25 @ 2 pm
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Minecraft for Grades 6-12Minecraft is changing nights. Please contact Mike for information about new dates. Do you like Minecraft? Come to the library and game with your friends on the library's own Minecraft server! Users can log into the server from anywhere they have an internet connection. Further, the library has meeting times once a week so that you can game together with your friends!
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MakerCamp for grades 4&5 & 6-8 See above for description of program.
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Teens: Learn Computer Programming with Minecraft Fridays starting August 5 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Get in the Game by literally getting into a game in order to learn some computer programming! Using Minecraft and a popular mod called ComputerCraft, you will learn how to construct computers and write programs within Minecraft which allow you to control robots that will build, mine, destroy, and follow your commands in the game world. The second session will take place Fridays August 5th, August 12th, and August 19th from 11:00 am - Noon. Participants are expected to attend all three dates for the session they register for. Sign up will open for each session two weeks prior to the start date and is limited to 9 PARTICIPANTS PER SESSION, so sign up quickly if you are interested.
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Due to elevator issues, the spring book sale was cancelled. Watch for details about fall book sale. The Friends of the Library would like to thank the following sponsors:
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deliverIT CT, the Connecticut State Library's delivery service, is reinventing itself. Expect some delays in service. You can help by:
- picking up the materials that you want at the loaning library.
- returning those materials directly to the loaning library.
Hold Limits Have you exceeded the 5 hold limit? Because of limitations with the State of Connecticut delivery service, all libraries have been asked to limit patrons to five holds at any one time. However, if you are a library patron and have hit your hold limit, come in and see us or give us a call (860-258-7623). Reference staff member can place additional holds for you on Cora J. Belden Library owned items to be picked up in Rocky Hill.
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