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Greenville Public LibraryJuly 2014 Newsletter

at the Greenville Public Library. The program starts Monday, June 30 and ends Friday, August 8. Each participant will be given a booklet with information on the program. The participant can read any book, or they may select a suggested title from the booklet. A weekly raffle will also be part of our Summer Reading Program. At the end of the program all entries from each of the weekly raffles will be entered into a grand prize drawing.

LITERARY ELEMENTS: ADULT SUMMER READING PROGRAMS: TRAVEL GEOLOGY: A BROWN BAG LUNCH DISCUSSION on Friday, July 11 from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm.

COOKBOOK ROUNDTABLE: A BROWN BAG LUNCH DISCUSSION on Friday, July 18 at 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm., or COOKBOOK ROUNDTABLE: AN EVENING DISCUSSION on Thursday, July 31 at 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm.

CALL TO ARTISANS AND CRAFTERS!The Library will be hosting an Arts and Crafts fair on Saturday, September 20th from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. We will be accepting applications for artists and crafters beginning in July. Please check our website for further details, or contact the library at 949-3630 ext. 1.

PRECIOUS STONES BRACELET MAKING CLASS on Saturday, July 26 at 11:00 am to Noon.

SOAKING SALTS AND SOAP MAKING CLASS on Monday, July 28 at 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm.

ROCK GARDENING PROGRAM on Monday, August 4 at 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm.

FORENSIC DETECTIVE TALK on Tuesday, August 5th, 6:30 - 7:30 pm.

All attendees to the programs are eligible for the weekly raffle and the grand prize raffle. Registration is suggested. Please register for any and all programs by calling the library or by signing up through our online calendar at www.yourlibrary.ws.

LITERARY ELEMENTS is the ADULT SUMMER READING PROGRAM

The Newsletter of the Greenville Public Library, Smithfield, Rhode Island Page 2Travel Geology

Join us on Friday, July 11th at 12:30pm for a Brown Bag Lunch Discussion on Travel Geology. Whether you have been out west or have dreamed of traveling to that part of our country, join us as Sandi Brenner shares her photos of na-tional parks such as the Grand Canyon, Petrified National Forest, and Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. Not only is the scenery in each place truly amazing, but they each tell a story (geologically) of that area. We look forward to seeing you there.

Read or download all 102 Complete Idiot Guidebooks plus career guides and Reference Books. Just point your browser to: www.yourli-brary.ws. Press on Refer-ence then press on Gale Reference Library. Then press on All Titles.

COOKBOOK ROUNDTABLE: A BROWN BAG LUNCH DISCUSSION:

Bring your lunch and discuss the ins and outs of cookbooks on Friday, July 18 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, or Thursday, July 31 from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm.Bring any cookbook you truly love or hate, and a sample if you wish. Registration is required. Please call the library at 949-3630 ext. 1 to register or sign-up on our online calendar at www.yourlibrary.ws.

PRECIOUS STONES BRACELET MAKING CLASS: Come learn how to make a pre-cious stone bracelet on Saturday, July 26 from 11:00 am to Noon. Materials will be provided. Reg-istration is required. Please call the library at 949-3630 ext. 1 to register or sign-up on our online calendar at www.yourlibrary.ws.

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SOAKING SALTS AND SOAP MAKING CLASS:

Come learn how to make soak-ing salts and soaps on Monday, July 28 from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Materials willbe provided. Registration is required. Please call the library at 949-3630 ext. 1 to register or sign-up on our online calendar at www.yourlibrary.ws.

Nicholas Loring was recently elected to the Library Board of Trustees and will serve as the Treasurer. He is a resident of Smithfield, a principal financial advisor in the Loring Advisory Group, located in Greenville, and is the Treasurer of the Smithfield Rotary Club. Mr. Loring received a BS in Finance from Bryant University and an MBA from Mississippi State University.

Don't forget to check out our Museum Passes. Call the library at 949-3630 ext. 1 for availability.

Members of the MYSTERY BOOK CLUB will be discuss-ing So Much Pretty by Cara Hoffman on Tuesday, July 1 from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm. New members are welcome.

The KNITTING MAVENS meet on Tuesdays from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. New members are welcome

Members of the PICNIC TABLE READS BOOK CLUB will be discussing The Tell by Hester Kaplan on Thursday, July 17 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. New members are welcome.

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Summer News from the

Young Adult Department at the

Greenville Public Library

The Summer Reading Program sign up begins

on June 30th. If you are between the ages

of 11-17 stop by to register at the Welcome

Desk. There will be weekly prize drawings,

incentive coupons and 4 GRAND PRIZES to

choose from. The program will end on

August 9th.Henna by Heather

Thursday, June 26

2:30-3:30

Henna by Heather will be our

first summer program. Learn

about the science and history of

henna. Draw your own

patterns. Have henna applied by

professional henna artist,

Heather Caunt-Nulton.

Ages 11-17 Sign up now online on the

“calendar of events” at

www.yourlibrary.ws

The Baker Room will only be open

this summer on six Wednesday afternoons starting

on July 2nd. We will be playing MineCraft on ten

of the machines in the room. You must sign up for

this program. The online list will be open on the

Wednesday before the week you would like to

attend. Hours will be from 2:30-4:30.

Anyone 11-17 may attend.

Book Buddies is a great

way to earn community service hours during the summer. If you love reading to children this is the program for you. Anyone in middle or high school may sign up now at the Welcome Desk. The program will be every Tuesday from July 1st to August 5th at 10:30 and at 6:30. You may volunteer for one or both time slots.

Hasbro’s Safe Sitter The program for kids ages 11-14, will be on Monday, July 21st from 9:00-4:00. Essential skills for sitting are included in this program. Come in to register, sign paperwork and pay the fee of $45 which includes all of the materials. Limited space so sign up early!

Stomp Rockets with Miss Babs and Miss Rhonda

Learn how to make your own stomp rocket and then fly it.

Anyone from aged 8-14 can register online

July 10th from 3:00-4:30 out in the front yard. Rain date will be July 15th from 3:00-4:30

“Spark a Reaction” with Darren Yong

July 17 from 2:30-3:30 for ages 10-17

Learn how magicians use science and psychology in their shows. Sign up begins on June 30th.

3D Printer Show and Tell with Mr. Ray

Spend an hour learning about our new MakerBot 3D Printer. Watch while Mr. Ray sets the machine to create an object and then learn how to find the designs so you can make your own. Join us on Thursday, July 24 from 2:00-3:00 in the Baker Room. Sign up for 11-17 year olds starts on June 30th online.

Robots on the RunAugust 7th 2:00-4:00Space is limited! Sign up online starting June 30th foranyone 11-17.

The Rhode Island Computer Museumwill present a free Workshop called"Robots on the Run." The workshopaims to explain basic circuits andinstructions on how to build a simplerobot. You will learn instructions formaking sounds, making lights blink,motors run, and a lot more. We'll take

time to learn about interactive software titled "Arduino"and you can create your own sample "Robot."

We have a display of the Smithfield High School and Gallagher Middle School reading list books in the Young Adult Area.

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Decorative kites were made at the library.

Children work with members of the Apple Valley Blossom Garden Club to make beautiful floral arrangements.

Share-A-Story Book Discussion Group. May 2014

Book Discussion group members “booktalking” their selections. Great job everyone!

Children’s Department

Bedtime Storytimefor 3-5 1/2 year olds

Join us for Bedtime Story-time on Wednesday eve-nings, from 6:30-7:15 pm beginning July 9th. Regis-tration is required and will be taken the week before each of the following pro-grams: July 9, July 16, July 23, July 30, August 6 and 13. Children may wear their pajamas.

Book BuddiesSeveral teens are volunteering to team up with young readers in the Summer Reading Program on Tuesdays 10:30-11:15 am and 6:30-7:15 pm. Children ages 4-8 years old may sign up to read with a teen weekly to earn reading credit toward the incentives! Buddy sessions will begin on July 1 and continue on July 8, 15, 22, 29 and August 5. Children will remain in the library with their buddy for the full 45 minutes. They may bring a book they are currently reading or choose one at the library the day of their reading session. Register for one or more weekly sessions.

Crafts That Float and BoomCome to the library on Mon-day, July 14th and Friday, August 1st at 10:30 a.m. for some fun science related crafts. Children ages 6-11 may register for these pro-grams beginning June 30.

Art with Miss AdeleChildren ages 6-10 will use various art mediums in an encouraging creative envi-ronment under the direction of Adele Karbowski, artist and teacher. Registration begins June 30 for this Friday morning program to be held on July 11 and July 25 for two sessions from 10:30-11:30 and 11:45-12:45 and on August 8 from 10:30-11:30.

Fizz Boom Write!Are you in third, fourth or fifth grade? Do you have ideas bouncing around inside your head like fire-crackers? Do you love to read and write? Join us for four sessions of fun writing activities where you will develop a really cool character and plan an amazing story with the help of Smithfield teach-er and author, Christine Depetrillo! Sessions are Thursdays from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on July 10, 17, 24 and 31. Please bring a notebook, pen or pencil and your imagination. Registration is limit-ed to 20 children and will begin on June 30 for all sessions.

Stomp Rockets With Miss Babs and

Miss RhondaLearn how to make your own stomp rocket and fly it! Chil-dren ages 8-14 years of age who are signed up for the children or teen program can register for this program full of POP! The program will take place in the front yard of the library on July 10 from 3:00-4:30 p.m. Rain date will be July 15 from 3:00-4:30 p.m.

Art and Science Shadow Theatre

Storyteller Clare Vadebon-coeur will explore “light and dark” using both Shadow Theater and traditional story-telling. Through a fun explo-ration of hand and puppet shadows, children will learn how light interacts with matter. Registration for children ages 4-11 begins on June 30 for this program which will take place on Wednesday, July 16 at 10:30 a.m.

Family Movie NightCome to the library for fun-filled movies on the big screen on Monday, July 7 and Thursday, July 24. Doors will open at 5:30 with the show beginning at 6:00 p.m. Children ages 6-11 are invited to attend with a parent/caregiver. Free popcorn will be pro-vided! Registration begins June 30.

Ronald's Reading is WOW! Show

Ronald McDonald will offer families with children ages 3-8 a 30 minute show filled with magic, audience participation and surprises! Registration begins July 1 for the show which takes place on Wednes-day, July 23 at 1:00 p.m.

Paws to Read!Does your child need practice in reading skills? Here’s an opportunity to practice this summer with a therapy dog who LOVES to listen to stories. Children ages 6-11 may sign up for one 20 minute session per week. Sessions will be held on Mon-days; June 30 and July 14, 21, and 28 from 6:30-7:30 p.m., with registration beginning on June 23 for all sessions.

Magic at the LibraryJoin in the fun with The Great Baldini on Wednesday, July 30 at 2:00 p.m. He will be performing magical tricks that sizzle with science! Registra-tion for this program will begin on July 16.

Mad Science Did you know that science is all around us? A mad scien-tist who will visit the library on Monday, August 4 at 10:30 a.m. will prove just that. His mission is to spark the imag-ination and curiosity of chil-dren. Ages 4-10 are invited to register for this program beginning July 16.

Summer StoriesChildren in grades K-5th are invited to the library to hear stories and create a related craft with edu-cators from Smithfield schools. These fun-filled storytimes will take place on Tuesdays, July 8, 15, 22 and 29 and August 12 at 1:00 p.m. Registration begins on June 30.

Children’s BubbleThe O’Conner children, ages seven and nine, will display their Outdoor Fairy Garden. This fun collection includes a fairy land with fairies and fairy houses.

New Non-Fiction Titles

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8 keys to end bullying : strategies for parents & schools / Signe Whitson A call to action : women, religion, violence, and power / Jimmy CarterA fighting chance / Elizabeth WarrenA simple feast : a year of stories & recipes to savor & share / Yen, Diana.A survival guide to parenting teens / Joani GeltmanBabe Ruth’s called shot : the myth and myster of baseball’s greateast home run / Ed ShermanBack home with the Neelys : comfort food from our Southern kitchen to yours / Pat and Gina Neely Big tent : the story of the Conservative Revolution / edited by Mallory Factor and Elizabeth Factor. Bright bazaar : embracing color for make-you-smile style / Will Taylor Buy the right wine every time : the no-fuss, no-vintage wine guide / Tom StevensonCapital in the twenty-first century / Thomas PikettyClouds of glory : the life and legend of Robert E. Lee / Michael Korda.Congratulations, by the way : some thoughts on kindness / George Saunders Creativity, Inc. : overcoming the unseen forces that stand in the way of true inspiration / Ed Catmull Don’t hurt people and don’t take their stuff : a libertarian manifesto / Matt KibbeEat what you love everyday! / Marlene Koch Emily Gets Her Gun-- but Obama wants to take yours / Emily MillerFace the music : a life exposed / Paul StanleyFinding me : a decade of darkness, a life reclaimed : a memoir of the Cleveland kidnappings / Michelle KnightFlash boys : a Wall Street revolt / Michael LewisFresh grilling : 200 delicious good-for-you seasonal recipes / Better Homes and Gardens. Getting started in digital photography : from snapshots to great shots / Khara PlicanicGluten freedom / Alessio Fasanolabach. Robertson, Jase, 1969-Hard choices / Hillary Rodham ClintonHaunted empire : Apple after Steve Jobs / Yukari Iwatani KaneIf I can’t have you : Susan Powell, her mysterious disappearance, and the murder of her children / Gregg OlsenInside Llewyn Davis : the screenplay / by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen iPad for seniors : QuickSteps / Marty MatthewsiRules / Janell Burley HofmannIt’s complicated : the social lives of networked teens / Danah BoydJames Madison : a life reconsidered / Lynne CheneyKids in the syndrome mix of ADHD, LD, autism spectrum, Tourette’s, anxiety and more! / Martin L. Kutscher Let’s just say it wasn’t pretty / Diane Keaton. Long mile home : Boston under attack, the city’s courageous recovery, and the epic hunt for justice / Scott HelmanLove life / Rob LoweMarinades : the quick-fix way to turn everyday food into exceptional fare, with 400 recipes / Lucy VaserfirerMichael Jackson, Inc. : the rise, fall, and rebirth of a billion-dollar empire / Greenburg, Zack O’Malley.Michael Jordan : the life / Roland LazenbyMiracles now : 108 life-changing tools for less stress, more flow, and finding your true purpose / Gabrielle Bernstein. My Paris kitchen : recipes and stories / David Lebovitz One nation : what we can all do to save America’s future / Ben Carson, MDOptimal living 360 : smart decision making for a balanced life / Sanjay JainProvidence & Rhode Island chef’s table : extraordinary recipes from the Ocean State / Linda BeaulieuSally Ride : America’s first woman in space / Lynn Sherr.Signed, sealed, delivered : celebrating the joys of letter writing / Nina SankovitchSimple flower arranging / Mark Welford Sizzle & smoke : the ultimate guide to grilling for diabetes, prediabetes, and heart health / Petusevsky, SteveSmall beads, big jewelry : 30 unique pieces to make / Jean PowerSmart money smart kids : raising the next generation to win with money / Dave RamseySpartacus international gay guide 2014 / 2015 Stress test : reflections on financial crises / Timothy F. Geithner.Such a pretty fat / Jen LancasterThe asteroid threat : defending our planet from deadly near-Earth objects / Burrows, WilliamThe book of forgiving : the fourfold path for healing ourselves and our world / Desmond TutuThe chopped cookbook : use what you’ve got to cook something great. The closer / Mariano Rivera The divide : American injustice in the age of the wealth gap / Matt Taibbi The Hungry Girl diet : Big portions. Big results. Drop 10 pounds in 4 weeks / Lisa Lillien.The last empire : the final days of the Soviet Union / Serhii PlokhyThe life of the automobile : the complete history of the motor car / Steven ParissienThe little girl who fought the Great Depression : Shirley Temple and 1930s America / John F. KassonThe madwoman in the Volvo : my year of raging hormones / Sandra Tsing Loh.The Romanov sisters : the lost lives of the daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra / Helen Rappaport

DVDs

Computer Classes at the Greenville Public LibraryThe library offers two types of computer instruction:

1. formal 12 to 15 week classes with Milo J. St. Angelo2. 1 hour individualized instruction with Ray Hetherington

on the topic of your choice.Call the library at 949-3630 for more information.

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New Fiction Titles

The rooftop beekeeper : a scrappy guide to keeping urban honeybees / Megan PaskaThe VB6 cookbook / Mark Bittman The very best painkiller foods : 72 natural foods to ease arthritis and joint pain / Rachel FontaineThe yoga of food : wellness from the inside out : healing the relationship with food & your body / Melissa GrabauThink and grow rich for women : using your power to create success and significance / Sharon LechterUnstoppable : the emerging left-right alliance to dismantle the corporate state / Ralph NaderVintage quilt revival : 22 modern designs from classic blocks / Katie Blakesley

A family affair / Fern MichaelsAll the light we cannot see : a novel / Anthony DoerrArtemis awakening / Jane LindskoldBooty bones : a Sarah Booth Delaney mystery / Carolyn HainesButterfly palace / Colleen CobleCan’t and won’t / Lydia DavisChestnut Street / Maeve BinchyChina Dolls : a novel / Lisa SeeClassic in the pits / Amy MyersDark Aemilia : a novel of Shakespeare’s dark lady / Sally O’ReillyDeath at the door / Carolyn HartDebbie doesn’t do it anymore : a novel / Walter MosleyDrone strike : a Dreamland thriller / Dale Brown Earth awakens : the first Formic war / Orson Scott CardFaceOff / David Baldacci. Field of Prey / John Sandford.Frog music : a novel / Emma DonoghueGhost ship : a novel from the NUMA files / Clive CusslerHanging by a hair : a bad hair day mystery / Nancy J. CohenIn paradise : a novel / Peter MatthiessenMonday, Monday / Elizabeth CrookMr. Mercedes : a novel / Stephen KingMurder at Honeychurch Hall : a mystery / Hannah Dennison.Murder in merino / Sally GoldenbaumMurder on High Holborn / Gregory, SusannaNatchez burning : a novel / Greg Iles.Not quite a wife / Mary Jo PutneyNYPD red 2 / James PattersonOne hundred names / Cecelia AhernPretty in ink / Lindsey J. PalmerRescue mode / Ben BovaResistant / Michael PalmerRobert B. Parker’s cheap shot : a Spenser novel / Ace Atkins.Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne ascendancy / Eric Van LustbaderSaints of New York : a novel / R.J. ElloryShockwave : an Aftershock novel / Andrew VachssSkin game : a novel of the Dresden files / Jim ButcherSmall plates : short fiction / Katherine Hall PageSniper’s honor / Stephen HunterSting of the drone / Richard A. ClarkeSummer house with swimming pool / Herman Koch Sundance / David FulleSuspicion / Joseph Finder. Finder, Joseph.Suzanne Davis gets a life / Paula Marantz CohenTerminal city : a novel / Linda Fairstein.

That summer / Lauren WilligThe Blessings / Elise JuskaThe book stops here / Kate CarlisleThe breakfast club murder / Camilla T. CrespiThe Corsican caper / Peter MayleThe dead don’t dance / by John EnrightThe Director : a novel / David IgnatiusThe hurricane sisters / Dorothea Benton FrankThe Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street / Susan Gilman.The king / J.R. WardThe Kraken Project / by Douglas PrestonThe Last Kind Words Saloon : a novel / Larry McMurtryThe late scholar / Harriet Vane The Lincoln myth : a novel / Steve BerryThe lost / Sarah Beth DurstThe matchmaker : a novel / Elin HilderbrandThe one & only : a novel / Emily Giffin.The opposite of loneliness / Keegan, MarinaThe pink suit : a novel / Nicole Mary KelbyThe red room / Ridley PearsonThe target / David BaldacciThe untold / Courtney CollinsThe vacationers / Emma StraubThe word exchange / Alena Graedon.Third rail : an Eddy Harkness novel / Rory Flynn‘Til dirt do us part / Edith MaxwellTop secret twenty-one / Janet EvanovichVertigo 42 : a Richard Jury mystery / Martha GrimesWhen the cypress whispers / Yvette Manessis CorporonWolf / Mo HayderYarn over murder / Maggie SeftonYou should have known / Jean Hanff Korelitz

Lone Survivor300: Rise of an EmpireEndless loveJack Ryan: Shadow RecruitMandela, long walk to freedomNon-stop

RobocopSon of GodThe Grand Budapest HotelThe Lego MovieTrue blood Season 6Vampire AcademyWinter’s Tale

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