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The Dalles-Wasco County Public Library 722 Court St The Dalles OR 97058 (541)296-2815

Monday—Thursday 10 a.m.—8:30 p.m. Friday 10 a.m.—6 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.—5 p.m.

Dufur School/ Community Library (located at the Dufur School Campus)

802 NE 5th St Dufur, OR 97021 (541)467-2588

Summer Hours beginning

June 10th are:

Tuesdays & Thursdays

10:00 a.m.—noon

1:00 p.m.—3:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m.

Southern Wasco County Library 410 Deschutes Ave Maupin, OR 97037 (541)395-2208

Tuesday 1:00 p.m.—6:00 p.m.

Wednesday 1:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.

Thursday 1 p.m.—6:00 p.m.

Friday 11 a.m.—4:00 p.m.

Library stations are also located

at Shaniko Old School House

and Tygh School Community

Center.

Library Board: Mary Beechler, Chairman

Corliss Marsh

Margaret Brewer

Diane Bungum

Rita Rathkey

District Librarian Sheila Dooley

Friends of the Library: Rosemary Ross, President

It’s time for the Summer Reading

Program, sponsored by The Dalles Ki-

wanis! Sign-up has begun at The Dalles

-Wasco County Public Library for first

grade through eighth grade.

Junior Mad Scientists is for kids who

have completed kindergarten through

third grade! We will meet every Tues-

day at 11:00 a.m. beginning June 17th

through August 19th, for an hour of fun

and some cool science. Please note,

while most of these programs will be

open to all ages, certain ones will be

limited to those who have signed up,

and are the appropriate age.

Planned programs are:

June 17th—OMSI planetarium; and

Jim White will be here with his tele-

scopes

June 24th—Eric Herman, musician

July 1st—The movie, Cloudy with a

chance of meatballs 2

July 8th—Storyteller, Chris Leebrick

July 15th - Penny’s Puppets presents:

Mad Scientist

July 22nd—Cinda Johnson, music

and magic

July 29th—Volcanoes, with the Mus-

eum of Natural and Cultural History.

Age restricted, as mentioned above.

August 5th—to be announced

August 12th—Buck and Elizabeth;

music, comedy, ventriloquism and

more!

August 19th—for the grand finale, it

will be bottle rockets, with Mr. Chance.

This age restricted program will be held

at Amaton Field at the high school.

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Mad Scientists Unite, kids in grades four through eight are in for a summer of fun

and exploration with this year’s theme, Fizz, Boom, Read! Beginning June 19th, eve-

ry Thursday at 2:00 p.m. we’ll celebrate science. These programs are all restricted to

the appropriate age, and they must be signed up for Summer Reading.

Planned programs for this age include:

June 19th—Bug City Chicks, they will bring their collec-

tion of bugs to share and teach us about the insect world.

Kids will have a chance to hold the bugs.

June 26th— Duct Tape Mania, create some-

thing fun with duct tape

Coming up in July and August will be:

Lego Day; Knights of Veritas; and our own version of Mythbusters, things to “do

try at home”. The summer will end with a concert by Seattle area’s The Brian Waite

Band, and ice cream party on the library deck

If you have any questions, please contact the library at 541-296-2815.

We meet at 6:30 p.m. the

third Thursday of each

month upstairs in the maga-

zine corner. Each month

there is a new book to read

and discuss.

The book we are reading

for the May discussion is

Year of wonders: a novel of the

plague, by Geraldine Brooks.

When an infected bolt of

cloth carries plague from

London to an isolated vil-

lage, a housemaid named

Anna Frith emerges as an

unlikely heroine and healer.

Through Anna's eyes we

follow the story of the fate-

ful year of 1666, as she and

her fellow villagers confront

the spread of disease and

superstition. As death reach-

es into every household and

villagers turn from prayers

to murderous witch-

hunting, Anna must find the

strength to confront the dis-

integration of her communi-

ty and the lure of illicit love.

As she struggles to survive

and grow, a year of catastro-

phe becomes instead annus

mirabilis, a "year of won-

ders."

For those of you that need

to plan a little further in ad-

vance, the book for July will

be The Master Butchers Sing-

ing Club, by Louise Erdrich.

Copies of these books (as

well as audio recordings) are

widely available in the Sage

Library System. All readers

are welcome (and for those

of you wondering, NO, you

do not have to have a library

card in order to join us),

even if you haven’t finished

the book.

“Third Thursday” book group

Summer Reading continued on from page one

Knitting in the Library Who knew that knitting in the

library could be so much fun! A

knitting group meets in the library

in Dufur, and anyone is invited to

join them. If crocheting is more

your thing (or embroidery, etc.)

come on down, they’ll make room

for you. The Dufur Knitting Club meets on Thursday

nights, from 6:00 until 8:00. For more information, you

can contact the Dufur Library at 541-467-2588.

Story times Toddler Time, for birth to 3 years

old, is held every Wednesday

morning at 10:30 in the meeting

room at The Dalles-Wasco County

Public Library. Pre-school Story

Time, appropriate for the pre-

schooler, but all ages welcome,

happens every Friday morning at 10:30 in The Dalles and

Maupin.

Game Days Teens (ages 12-18) can join us at The Dalles-Wasco

County Public Library for Game Days on Mondays, June

2nd, June 9th ,June 16th and Friday, June 30th, from

1:00—5:00 in the library’s meeting room. Board games,

PS2 and the Wii are available for the teens.

On June 5th, and June 12th the younger school age kids

(ages 7-12) have their own game day from 1:00-5:00.

Saturday, June 21st and Monday, June 23rd

Kids 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Teens 1-4 p.m.

Friends of the Library book sale Everyone loves a bargain, and if you are a bibliophile, then this sale is for you! Come on down to the Book Barn behind The Dalles-Wasco County Public Library on Satur-day, June 14th, from 9:00 a.m. until noon where you can find all sorts of book bargains.

Are you interested in joining the Friends group? They usually meet the second Wednesday of each month in the meeting room at The Dalles-Wasco Public Library. The next scheduled meeting will be Wednesday, June 11th. Yearly dues are $5 for an Individual Membership, $10 for Family Membership, $25 or more for Contribution Mem-bership. Stop by the checkout desk at The Dalles-Wasco Public Library to pick up an application.

Movies at the Library

We will be showing “The Lego Movie” on Saturday, June 28th at 1:30 p.m. Please bring a nonper-ishable item for the St. Vincent food pantry.

Numbers

Someone recently asked how many items we had in this library. I made a guess, then decided to run a report and get an actual count. Good thing, because I was wrong! So, for those inquiring minds who want to know, this library has 78,449 items. Of that number over 4,000 are DVDs or VHS tapes; and more than 1,000 are audio books, both adults and children’s. The rest are a combi-nation of books and magazines.

Reading Everywhere!

That is the theme for the Summer Reading Program to be held at the Dufur School/Community Library. All chil-dren, pre-K through sixth grade are invited to join in the summer reading fun. At 11:00 a.m. on Thursdays, start-ing June 26th, will be story and craft time. Contact the library at 541-467-2588 for additional information.

Family Craft Night

Join us at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 3rd for the final Family Craft Night until the fall. This

program, sponsored by Friends of the Library, has been held the first Tuesday of every

month, and will start up again in the fall. Featuring a family friendly craft project, everyone is

invited to attend. The project planned for this night will involve gummy worms, chocolate

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Blues and jam session

Guitarist Dorian Michael will play a mix of finger-style instrumentals and a big bunch of blues outside on the deck at The Dalles-Wasco County Public Li-brary on Monday, June 9th at 6:30 p.m. Original tunes, tra-ditional American roots music, a little Celtic and Brazilian and maybe a tune on the ukulele for good measure.

For over 40 years Dorian has been playing his unique blend of blues, jazz, folk, and rock and roll. His playing is both exciting and lyrical as he travels with enormous ease through the possibilities of the guitar. With a love and reverence for the music, Do-rian shares his dry wit with some amazing music.

Union Pacific donates $25,000

The Dalles-

Wasco County Li-

brary Foundation

has received a

$25,000 grant from

the Union Pacific

Foundation for the

future children’s

library addition.

Corliss Marsh, from

the Library Foundation, and Sheila Dooley, Library

Director were thrilled to accept a check from Brock

Nelson, from Union Pacific Foundation.

Fundraising for the expansion project is continu-

ing, and donations are always welcome. Contact Shei-

la Dooley at 541-296-2815 for more information.

It’s your Lucky Day!

We are so excited to tell you about this new

collection! You may have noticed the display of

books with a sticker on the cover proclaiming

“Lucky Day Book” and wondered what it was.

This is a collection of newer, best sellers, that are

available on a first come, first served basis. No

holds or renewals allowed, and you can only

check out one book from this collection. It is in-

deed your lucky day if the title you have been

looking for is there. The selection here is constant-

ly changing, so you never know what you might

find.

What are these covered objects?

You’ve probably noticed a few changes around the

library recently. The new security gates are the first

thing you notice as you enter the library. Instead of the

old, solid ones, these are a clear plexiglass. Something

else you might also have noticed is the way we now

check out most items. We place a stack of items on

that dark, square pad and they are checked out and

ready to go through the security gates. The other, very

obvious, thing you notice are the two covered items to

the east of the check-in computer. We’ve been telling

you that self-checkout was coming, and it is almost

here (note: you will need to have your library card in

order to use self-checkout). Watch for the grand un-

veiling, coming soon.

June 2014

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1 2 3 Happy Hands Day Care

4 Dufur Pioneer Potlatch 11:30

5 Tygh Valley 11:30

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17 Springs at Mill Creek 12:00—1:15

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19 Tygh Valley 11:30

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25 Dufur Pioneer Potlatch 11:30

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06 07 08 Springs at Mill Creek 12:00—1:15

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Calendar of Library Events

June 2014

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fr i Sat

1 2 Teen Game Day 1-5 @ T.D.

3 Family Craft Night

7:00 @T.D.*

4 Toddler Story Time 10:30

5 Kids Game Day 1-5 @ T.D.

Dufur Knitting 6:00—8:00 p.m.

6 Pre-school Story Times @ T.D. & Maupin 10:30

7

8 9 Teen Game Day 1-5 @ T.D. Blues & Jam Session 6:30 @T.D.*

10

11

Toddler Story

Time 10:30 a.m. Friends of the Library 5:15 @T.D.*

12

Kids Game Day 1-5 @ T.D.

Dufur Knitting 6:00—8:00 p.m.

13 Pre-school Story Times @ T.D. & Maupin 10:30

14 Book Sale 9-12 @T.D.*

15 16 Teen Game Day 1-5 @ T.D.

17 OMSI planetarium 11 a.m. @T.D.*

18 Toddler Story Time 10:30

19 Bug City Chicks 2:00 @ T.D.* Dufur Knitting 6:00—8:00 p.m. Book Discussion 6:30 TD*

20 Pre-school Story Times @ The Dalles & Maupin 10:30 am

21 Game Day @T.D. Kids 10-1 Teens 1-4

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23 Game Day @T.D. Kids 10-1 Teens 1-4

24 Eric Herman 11 a.m. @T.D.*

25 Toddler Story Time 10:30

26 Duct Tape Mania 2:00 @T.D.* Reading Everywhere! 11:00 @Dufur* Dufur Knitting 6—8 p.m.

27 Pre-school Story Times @ The Dalles & Maupin 10:30 am

28 The Lego© Movie 1:30 p.m. @T.D.*

29 30 Teen Game Day 1-5 @ T.D.

01 Movie 11 a.m.

@T.D.*

02 Toddler Story Time 10:30

03 Mad Scientists TBA 2:00 @T.D.* Reading Everywhere! 11:00 @Dufur* Dufur Knitting 6—8 p.m.

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05 Game Day @T.D. Kids 10-1 Teens 1-4

06 07 Game Day @T.D. Kids 10-1 Teens 1-4

08 Chris Leebrick

11 a.m. @T.D.

09 Toddler Story Time 10:30

10 Mad Scientists TBA 2:00 @T.D.* Reading Everywhere! 11:00 @Dufur*

11 Pre-school Story Times @ T.D. & Maupin 10:30 a.m.

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The Dalles-Wasco County Public Library 722 Court St The Dalles OR 97058

Monday—Thursday 10 a.m.—8:30 p.m. Friday 10 a.m.—6 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.—5 p.m.

Dufur School/ Community Library (located at the Dufur School Campus) 802 NE 5th St Dufur, OR 97021 (541)467-2588

Summer Hours beginning

June 10th are:

Tuesdays & Thursdays

10:00 a.m.—noon

1:00 p.m.—3:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m.

Southern Wasco County Library 410 Deschutes Ave Maupin, OR 97037 (541)395-2208

Tuesday 1:00 p.m.—6:00 p.m. Wednesday 1:00 p.m.6:00 p.m. Thursday 1:00 p.m.—6:00 p.m. Friday 11 a.m.—4:00 p.m.

Library stations are also located at Shaniko City Hall and Tygh School Communi-ty Center.

www.wasco.plinkit.org

T.D. = The Dalles Library *Read more about this in the newsletter