FOTL Newsletter June/July 2005 Pg2

Watch for the final report on the
Tiverton New Library Building Project!

Learn why it is critical to move forward
at this time.

Facts About Rhode Island Libraries:
Did You Know?
RI Libraries

Did you know that the RI Office Of Library and Information Services supports half the cost of public library land acquisition and construction?

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Libraries in the NEWS

ACLU Releases Report on "Troubling" Internet Censorship in Libraries. 4/18/05
RI ACLU Article

Libraries Increase DVD Collections for Thrifty Movie Watchers. 5/6/05
Long Island NY Newsday Article

Checking Out Careers in Libraries. 5/8/05
Minneapolis-St Paul Star Tribune Article

Library Staff are Unsung Heroes. 5/2/05
Fairbanks Alaska News-Miner Article

Why Pay for Free Stuff? Go to the Library. 4/24/05
Chicago Tribune Article

Museum Passes*

Purchased by the Friends of Tiverton Library
Check them out with your library card.

Roger Williams Zoo - Providence RI
Blithewold Gardens - Bristol RI
New Bedford Whaling Museum
Providence Children's Museum
South County Museum - Narragansett RI
RI Audubon Society Center - Bristol RI

The value of the above memberships is $595. Enjoy!

*Some conditions apply. Ask library staff.

Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
Links to resources for teachers and librarians serving special populations:

Homeschooling Resources
Resources For Teen Parents
Resources For New Immigrants
Children With Disabilities Resources

Special Thanks

BankNewport
Rite Oil
The Villages on Mount Hope Bay IEEE-Providence
UMass-Dartmouth
Friends of the Arts in Tiverton
Friends of Tiverton Libraries
For Funding Support

Knights Of Columbus

for providing program space
for children's programs

AMICA Insurance's
Creative Services Department
for again providing specially designed brochures for our children's and teen programs

Tiverton School Department
for letting the library use the Middle School
for teen programs

Tiverton Police Department
for continuing its popular series of programs

Summer Library Calendar

Children's Summer Activities

Read Up A Storm @ Your Library

The Children's Summer Reading Club 2005 is Read Up a Storm @ Your Library. It runs June 29 to August 10. It is open to readers (grades K-4) and pre-readers (babies, toddlers and preschoolers) who read (or hear) 6 or more books during the summer. Register at Essex starting June 13.

Six Special Events will be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 28 Fish Road, Tiverton.

Tickets will be available at the Knights Hall 1/2 hour before each program on a first-come basis to 260 children and parents/caregivers unless otherwise noted.

KICK-OFF
Musician
Greg Cooney
Wednesday - June 29 - 10:30am

Storyteller
Keith Munslow
Wednesday - July 13 - 6:30pm

Kid Science Program
Yoli Rome
Wednesday - July 13 - 6:30pm
Limited to 20 children, ages 6-12 Registration necessary
Call 401-625-6796, X14, after June29

Weather Science
Keith Michael Johnson
Thursday - July 21 - 10:30am

Storyteller
Christopher "Kavi" Carbone,
Wednesday - July 27 - 10:30am

FINALE!
Magician
Harry Leaman
Wednesday - August 10 - 10:30am
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Awards Ceremony Follows

Programs last approximately 45 minutes, with the exception of the awards ceremony which runs 1-1/2 hrs.

For details
Contact Janet Taylor-Kosinski
(401) 625-6796 Ext. 14
or

Check The Web
www.tivertonlibrary.org

Click the Children Link

Summer Reading Picks

Dorrie's pick for summer reading: Eragon, by Christopher Paolino. (RI Teen Book Award 2005) in Aagaesia, a 15 year old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon, finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.

Check out the Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominees at RI Teen Book Award.

Janet's Summer book pick for children or young adults: The Young Man and the Sea, by Rodman Philbrick. With a nod to Ernest Hemingway, this award winning novelist presents a story about a boy, Read it this summer!

Also check Rhode Island Children's Book Award Nominees at RI Children's Book Award.

Tiverton Library Services
Fast Facts:

Where in Town can you find
52,008 books and 19,649 Music CD's, DVD's & Videotapes?

If you answered Tiverton Library, you're right!

Is your home computer's only speed slow speed? Computer virus got you down?
No home computer?

We have 19 computers you can use for free! Enjoy our High speed internet access.
Tiverton Library Services gets you there faster!

Last year Tiverton Library Services
held 216 programs!

Were you one of the 7,809 people who attended? If not, check out our programs this year!

Quick Quiz

How many people visited Tiverton Libraries last year?

A. 27, 050
B. 45, 352
C. 58, 941

If you answered C, you're right!!!

Cooperating Libraries Automated Network (CLAN)

Over 170 Libraries share information and resources for all users in Rhode Island through a statewide network.

CLAN Home

Your library card is accepted by all of them.

Teen Summer Activities

Interested in acting, writing, filmmaking, weaving, beadmaking, origami, poetry, art, or robotics?

Can't wait to discuss the latest book you read or or heard? Would you like to share the latest Japanese Anime film?

These are a few of the topics you can explore this summer.

If you are entering grades 6 to 12, join other teens who share your interests and develop your skills in this summer's teen programs.

Do you want to relax and read? You can do that too! The Teen Summer Reading Program 2005 runs June 22 to August 12. Just keep track of how long you read, and you can enter to win prizes. Registration begins June 22.

For details
Contact Dorrie Baernthaler
(401) 625-6796 Ext. 14
or

Check The Web
www.tivertonlibrary.org

Click the Young Adult Link

For information on summer reading programs
in other parts of Rhode Island
LORI Summer Reading Programs

RI Coalition of Library Advocates (COLA) announces 2005 Awards
for Fundraising and Outreach
RI COLA Awards For Fundraising & Outreach

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