Summer 2019

[Pages:16]Program

Guide

Summer 2019

Summer Learning Challenge

Empowering Lifelong Learning



Welcome to the 2019 Summer Learning Challenge. During the summer months children risk losing up to two months of learning from the previous school year. Continued reading and learning experiences during the summer months is the most effective way for children to avoid suffering from what researchers call the "summer slide." Library summer learning clubs are a FREE and fun way to ensure that children experience quality reading and programming opportunities.

I want to thank all of the children who are going to be joining our program and committing to reading and learning throughout the summer. You are an inspiration to us all.

Parents, thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedules to make continued reading and learning during the summer months a priority in your home. The educational benefits are crucial to lifelong learning and school success.

Teens and adults, you are models for our children by showing them that reading is an enjoyable and important experience. Thank you for sharing your love of reading and lifelong learning.

Please take a moment to look at the list of our summer learning sponsors on page 16. Without them this program would not be possible. If you have the chance, please thank them.

Have a great summer, participate in the summer learning challenge, and visit us often!

Jeffrey D. Swope, Executive Director

2019 Annual Summer Learning

Kickoff Festival

Friday, June 7 from 5 to 8pm

There will be activities, crafts, programs and more. Plus, you can sign up and get started on your Summer Learning Challenge!

SPECIAL PERFORMANCE "The Gravity of Nature"

By Ryan "TheBugMan" Bridge

6:00pm

Learn about Bugs in Space and how they're teaching humans to survive, both today and in the future! Insects ARE...

everywhere! Members of the audience will have an opportunity to hold the harmless LIV E bugs and get answers to questions they might have. TONS of cool, Bug Fun... Guaranteed! Kickoff is FREE and no registration is required!

Summer Learning Fair

Our 2019 Summer Learning Challenge ends with Summer Learning Fair on Sunday, August 25 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.

Fun for the whole family! There will be carnival-style kids' games, crafts, snacks, family entertainment and other activities throughout the library. Kids can spend their reading coins on playing

games and buying souvenirs! Last chance for kids to redeem points for reading

coins! Can't make it to the Fair, but still have coins to

redeem? Please make arrangements in advance of the Fair with the Youth Service staff to pick up preselected prizes.

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Popcorn Hat Players - Tales from Ancient Greece

Tuesday, June 11 at 6:00pm Registration requested Old stories are made new in this hilarious adaptation of the classic Greek myths. Meet famous characters such as Hercules, Pandora, Zeus, Persephone, and King Midas with his golden touch! Laugh and learn about some of the most famous stories from our past!

Adam Swartz Puppets Presents Captain Aesop's All-Star Galaxy Games

Wednesday, June 19 at 6:00pm Registration Requested Get ready to cheer for puppets from distant planets! Unique creatures and human characters exercise their bodies, minds, and feelings in a variety of cosmic challenges based on Aesop's Fables. Perseverance, sportsmanship, and imagination will be put to the test! What's the moral of the story? That's up to the audience to discover!

Silly Joe Sings!

Thursday, June 27 at 6:00pm Registration Requested Join us for a family concert featuring high-energy songs about the everyday lives of kids and families. With a guitar, a loud voice, a wig, a kazoo, boxer shorts, and a lot of silly body movements, Silly Joe keeps everyone involved in the show. Grumpy dads, crazy pets, brother and sister relationships, and kids who act goofy are all featured in this lighthearted concert.

Princess Beauty's Tea Party

Saturday, July 13 at 10:00am Registration Requested Princess Beauty is having a tea party and storytime, and she wants to invite you! Princess Beauty herself will be here to share some of her favorite stories, followed by tea with HRH.

Summit Search and Rescue

Wednesday, July 24 at 6:00pm Registration Requested Summit Search and Rescue is a non-profit agency which trains and provides man-trailing bloodhounds to help locate missing individuals. Meet Detective K9 Briggs and find out how they're trained to do the work they do, whether it's finding a lost child or assisting law enforcement in criminal investigations.

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Join the Adult Learning Challenge and be a part of a community of learners, because at any age, and at any stage, reading and lifelong learning are a part of a healthy, happy, and vibrant life!

Who can Join Adults ages 18 and up

How to Join Register online at . You can also register by stopping at any of the library's service desks and filling out a paper registration form.*

What to Do Read books, graphic novels, or listen to audiobooks all summer long, including eBooks and eAudios! Each time you finish a book or audiobook log it into your online Summer Learning account or fill out an entry form at any one of the library's service desks.* As you log your reading you will earn badges. When you earn select badges you get tickets which can be used to enter a variety of drawings happening throughout the summer!

BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE!

In addition to logging books and audiobooks, you can also log activities! Activities will also earn badges and additional tickets! A full list of available activities and how to complete them is listed in your Summer Learning account at under "Activity Badges." A paper list is also available for pick-up at the library.*

What's the Outcome The more reading and activities you complete, the more badges you will win which will earn you more tickets to enter special drawings. Some prizes in these drawings include:

Gift Certificates for various businesses Amazon Echo Dots

And the Grand Prize winner will receive an iPad Mini!

Note: Adults may win in more than one of the dr awings. Being a winner in one of the drawings does not disqualify adults from winning in another drawing or grand prize, as long as they have used tickets to enter the drawing.

*To get the most enjoyment out of our Adult Summer Learning Challenge we recommend using the online platform as opposed to paper forms. We will have computer logging stations set up around the Library for you to log your reading and activities.

Adult Program and Event Registration To register for adult programs and events please call the Information Services Desk at

(717) 243-4642 ext. 2237. Registration for all adult programs opens May 20.

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Music @ Bosler

7:00pm to 8:00pm No Registration Required Join us for these free concerts!

May 24 - The Flat Wheels (Folk R ock ) June 28 - Ajay and Friends (R&B Fusion) July 26 - Jamie O'Brien (Irish) August 23 - Capital C (Hip-Hop)

The Music at Bosler series is made possible in part with support from concertgoers, and the Arts for All Partnership, a partnership between the Cultural Enrichment Fund and the Greater Harrisburg Foundation, a regional foundation of

The Foundation for Enhancing Communities.

The Victorian Historian

Wednesday, May 29 at 7:00pm No Registration Required Join us for Adam Shefts energetic program that consists of stories, facts, footage, audio and video demonstrations, which is sure to entertain and educate both history enthusiasts and non-history enthusiasts alike!

Adam Shefts is a researcher and historian of America's 19th and early 20th century, with a focus on the more interesting and obscure information to come out of those eras. Adam used his knowledge to create this entertaining and family-friendly interactive program.

Some topics covered in this program include: how a young girl's letter influenced Abraham Lincoln to grow his trademark beard, why women voluntarily consumed poison as a beauty aid, how barbershop-style singing was used to block out screams of pain during surgery, and much more!

The History of Space Exploration

August 1 at 6:00pm No Registration Required "It's human nature to stretch, to go, to see, to understand. Exploration is not a choice really; it's an imperative"

- Michael Collins, Apollo 11 Astronaut.

Space exploration has an extraordinary history that includes landing on the moon, building the international space station, sending rovers to Mars, and voyaging beyond our Solar System. Join us for a special presentation from NASA Solar System Ambassador Chad Lower as he takes us through the history of space exploration.

Chad has been teaching or tutoring in some capacity since 2000. He earned his BA from Messiah College (major: Mathematics, minor: Chemistry), his MS from Shippensburg University (Mathematics), and earned his Secondary Teacher Certification in Secondary Mathematics and Chemistry through Marygrove College.

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Mindfulness: Practicing the Art of Living 1 & 2 This course consists of guided

Course Instructor: Toru Sato

meditations exercises as well as stories,

Multi-session course schedule:

poetry, and inspiring quotes about

Part 1 - Tuesdays: 5/7, 5/14, 5/21

mindfulness. Each session will consist of

from 1:45pm to 3:00pm

two segments. The first segment will be

Part 2 - Saturdays: 7/6, 7/13, 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10

a 45 minute guided meditation exercise.

from 10:30am to 11:45am

The second segment will consist of

Registration Required: Limit 25

stories, poetry, and inspiring quotes

Note: You do not need to attend part 1 to attend part 2 regarding the mindfulness practice.

Participants may choose to attend both

segments or just one of them (first or

second).

Toru Sato received his Ph.D. in Psychology at York University in Canada. He currently serves as a Professor at Shippensburg University and is passionate about studying Depth and Transpersonal Psychology (emotions, human relationships, consciousness, & spirituality). He is the author of "Two, One, None: Conversations on Meditations" and "The Ever-Transcending Spirit: The Psychology of Human Relationships, Consciousness, and Development." He has had the privilege to work with numerous individuals on their personal development and often incorporates meditative exercises into his work with them.

Come read, discuss, and learn about Shakespeare this

Summers with Shakespeare

summer! In this course, we will read two plays by

Course Instructor: Jordan Windholz

Shakespeare: a comedy, Much A do A bout Nothing, and a Multi-session course schedule:

tragedy, Othello. Designed for newcomers and literary

Tuesdays: 6/4, 6/11, 6/18, 6/25, 7/2, 7/9

aficionados alike, this course will cover who Shakespeare 10:30am to 11:45am

was, ask why he remains so compelling, and consider what Registration Required: Limit 20

these plays in particular have to say to us today. If you have never read Shakespeare, now is your

chance to tackle one of the greatest authors of the English canon in a safe, open, and thought-

provoking environment.

Jordan Windholz holds a PhD from Fordham University, an MFA from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and a BA from Messiah College. His scholarly work has been published in English Literary Renaissance, Renaissance Quarterly, and Modern Philology, and his poetry has been published in Boston Review, Best New Poets, and The Cincinnati Review, among other places. His book of poems, Other Psalms, won the 2014 Vassar Miller Prize in Poetry. He is an assistant professor of English at Shippensburg University, where he teaches courses on Shakespeare, Renaissance British literature, creative writing, and technical and professional writing. He lives here in Carlisle with his family.

To-Scale Model Building

Course Instructor: Hugh Dyarman Multi-session course schedule: Wednesdays: 8/14 and 8/21 5:30pm to 6:30pm Registration Required: Limit 10

Hugh Dyarman, award winning model builder, will explain the process of this craft, all the way from the initial idea, to the execution and finishing touches. Hugh has been building models throughout his adult life and encourages people to do so while sticking on a budget. If you're curious or want to have some crafty fun, come into this two-day workshop for beginners, and learn all you need to know to jump start a new hobby.

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Financial Literacy Courses

3rd Wednesday each Month during Summer 6:30pm to 7:30pm Registration Required: Limit 25

June 19 - Checking accounts What is a checking account? This is a presentation that will give you all the ins and outs of a bank checking account. This is a great seminar to be able to ask questions about types of accounts that are out there, how to use the account and how to keep track. We will even go over how to write a check or use online bill payment.

July 17 - Budgeting and Savings This is a great seminar on how to create a household budget. Needs vs. Wants. Creating a savings plan that is attainable.

August 21 - Identity Theft This is a must see. There is a lot of fraud and identity theft in the world today. Learn what scams are out there and how to protect your bank account.

These seminars are presented free from BB&T Bank.

Learn more about Alzheimer's with the Alzheimer's Association

10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer's Wednesday, June 5 at 5:00pm Registration Required: Limit 15

Alzheimer's and other dementias cause memory, thinking, and behavior problems that interfere with daily living. The educational program developed by the Alzheimer's Association helps people recognize the common signs of Alzheimer's and know what to watch for in themselves and others.

Healthy Living for the Brain and Body Wednesday, July 17 at 5:00pm Registration Required: Limit 15

At any age there are lifestyle habits we can adopt to help maintain or even potentially improve our health. These habits may also help to keep our brains healthy as we age and possibly delay the onset of cognitive decline. This workshop covers four areas of lifestyle habits that are associated with healthy aging: cognitive activity, physical health and exercise, diet and nutrition, and social engagement.

For more information about these programs or the Alzheimer's Association please contact info@.

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Gender Identity Workshop

Saturday, June 1 at 1:00pm No Registration Required Former Executive Director of The LGBT Center of Greater Reading, Jocelyn Claire Young, and Gender Identity advocate in Central Pennsylvania, Janelle Kayla Crossley, will be offering a workshop on Gender Identity.

Through this workshop, participants will have a better understanding of common identities within the LGBTQ+ community, as well as the coming out process. Plus, participants will be able to distinguish the differences between the following concepts: sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and biological sex. Another topic that they will be talking about leans towards better understanding of appropriate and inclusive language when dealing with the LGBTQ+ community.

Supporting LBGTQ+ Youth

Monday, June 3 at 5:30pm No Registration Required This interactive workshop aims to provide practical tools parents, counselors, educators, and aspiring allies can implement to support LGBTQ+ youth in schools K-12. From making a transition plan to auditing the inclusivity of the physical building, there are many ways folks can increase support for children and young adults. Participants will leave with increased knowledge to serve as a support person for LGBTQ+ youth.

Lindsey Lughes is the Director of Training and Education for the LGBT Center of Central PA, and previously served as the Director of Youth Programs for the same organization. Currently, Lindsey uses her passion to conduct several workshops a week on LGBT issues, with a specialization in transgender identities, terminology, and best practices. Lindsey is a certified trainer by the Transgender Training Institute.

The Stress Relief Method

June 3 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm and August 12 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm Registration Required: Limit 25 The Stress Relief Method is a six-step process created by Chou Hallegra, Certified Counselor & Life Coach. In this simple yet effective guide, she teaches the different types of stress, equips you with strategies to overcome stressful events and helps you create a life without stress. Life can be stressful but you don't have to be stressed out all the time.

Chou Hallegra is the Author of The Stress Relief Method. As a Certified Counselor and Life Coach, Chou is passionate about helping others achieve emotional wellness, reach their full potential and live fulfilling lives.

How Money Works

Wednesday, June 5 at 6:30pm Registration Required: Limit 25 In this seminar you will learn the basics of financial management, gain some tips on taking control of your debt, and learn about financial concepts such as the rule of 72 and the power of compounding interest. Participants will also learn the importance of setting financial goals. Presented by Tim Eicholtz from Primerica.

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