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Tuesday, May 20, 10:00am - 4:00pm Blood is a perishable product that can only come from volunteer blood donors. With someone in the U.S. needing blood every two seconds, blood products must be constantly replenished, according to the Red Cross. - Donors of all blood types are needed!
- Schedule an appointment by calling the Red Cross at 1-800-733-2767, or going online here.
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Ms. Jocelyn and Ms. Staci will be visiting area elementary schools in the coming weeks to tell everyone about this year's Summer Challenge, so keep an eye out for half-sheet flyers coming home from school! Readers will be able to sign up in READsquared beginning June 1st to start keeping track of reading minutes and earn cool prizes! |
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Monday, May 19, 6:00-7:00pm |
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- New or struggling readers in grades K-5 are invited to sign up for a 15-minute "Paws for Reading" session with one of our local certified therapy dogs.
- The goal is to provide a non-judgmental atmosphere in which kids can read without correction or interruption and learn not just to read, but to love reading as well.
- A handful of books will be available.
- Register your child for one on one reading time with a dog: 5:30-5:45 [FULL] , 5:45-6:00pm , 6:00-6:15pm , 6:15-6:30pm [FULL] , 6:30-6:45pm , 6:45-7:00pm
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The Book Club for Troublesome Women
by Marie Bostwick
In suburban Virginia of the 1960s, Margaret Ryan forms an impromptu book club with three neighbors, discovering shared dissatisfaction with societal expectations, as the group bonds over personal struggles, feminist ideas and the transformative power of friendship during a life-changing year.
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Matriarch : A Memoir
by Tina Knowles-Lawson
Tina Knowles, the mother of iconic singer-songwriters Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Solange Knowles, and bonus daughter Kelly Rowland, is known the world over as a Matriarch with a capital M: a determined, self-possessed, self-aware, and wise woman who raised and inspired some of the great artists of our time. But this story is about so much more than that. Matriarch begins with a precocious, if unruly, little girl growing up in 1950s Galveston, the youngest of seven. She is in love with her world, with extended family on every other porch and the sounds of Motown and the lapping beach always within earshot. But as the realities of race and the limitations of girlhood set in, she begins to dream of a more grandiose world. Her instincts and impulsive nature drive her far beyond the shores of Texas to discover the life awaiting her on the other side of childhood. It's one brilliant woman's intimate and revealing story, and a multigenerational family saga that carries within it the story of America--and the wisdom that women pass on to one another, mothers to daughters, across generations.
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My Next Breath : A Memoir
by Jeremy Renner
Two-time Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner was the second most googled person in 2023... and not for his impressive filmography. His searing portrayals on film ranged from an Iraq-based army bomb technician in The Hurt Locker and a Boston bank robber in The Town to a crooked Camden mayor in American Hustle before he became heir to the Jason Bourne franchise (The Bourne Legacy). Amongst other iconic roles, he also captured hearts as fan-favorite comic book marksman Hawkeye in seven Marvel films.Yet, his otherworldly success on-screen faded to the periphery when a fourteen-thousand-pound snowplow crushed him on New Year's Day 2023. Somehow able to keep breathing for more than half an hour, he was subsequently rushed to the ICU, after which he would face multiple surgeries and months of painful rehabilitation. In this debut memoir, Jeremy writes in blistering detail about his accident and the aftermath. This retelling is not merely a gruesome account of what happened to him; it's a call to action and a forged companionship between reader and author as Jeremy recounts his recovery journey and reflects on the impact of his suffering.
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Do you love reading, books and libraries? Help out our Friends' group!
What you can do:
- Volunteer to organize all of the donations that are dropped off at the library
- Assist in setting up the annual book sales 3 or 4x a year
- Volunteer to run the book sales
- Help recruit new Friends to the group
- Share ideas for special events to fund raise and support the library!
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