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6 Summer 2022 Applegater — Applegate Library — — Ruch Library — Summer 'Treasure Reading' program features events—and prizes Treasures of the Applegate on display this summer BY CHRISTINE GRUBB BY THALIA TRUESDELL Join Jackson County Library Services’ summer reading theme “Treasure Reading” with a variety of events and programs at the Applegate Library starting June 1! Read—get prizes! Come to an event—get prizes! Engage in an activity—get prizes! Sign up online or in the library. We will show you how. Upcoming events Preparing for Your Digital Legacy. Have you ever wondered what happens to your digital accounts after death? Or how your loved ones will get access to preserve precious data, such as photos and videos? This program will help you take practical steps to prepare for your digital legacy. Noon-1 pm, Wednesday, June 1. Take & Make. Your Treasured Memory, 18-plus years old. Pick up a Take & Make kit with supplies to make a journal and a picture of “your treasured memory.” Kits are available while supplies last. 2-6 pm Friday, June 3. Treasured Literary Dishes. 18-plus years old. Literary-themed samples of “treasured” family recipes, by local and generous baker/library assistant Susie Beckham, will be offered along with a chance to exchange recipes. 2:30-3:30 pm Friday, June 3. Britt Festival Orchestra Mini- Concert. Renia Shterenberg, general manager of the Britt Festival Orchestra, will present a free 30-minute performance/ presentation and talk about the 2022 Britt Festival Orchestra season. Come here and discuss Beethoven, Gershwin, Bernstein, and more! 11:30–noon, Saturday, June 4. Lifting Up the Sky. Tales of Heroes, Hope, and Wonder for all ages. Join master storyteller Will Hornyak on a journey of imagination featuring unforgettable characters, memorable plots, and far-flung lands of myth and legend. Will weaves a wide web of oral traditions into thoughtful, engaging and beautifully crafted performances. 11-noon Saturday, June 18. Treasure Owls with Bugs-R-Us. 5-plus years old. Join Bugs-R-Us to play detective with real owl pellets. We’ll provide latex gloves, tweezers, and magnifying glasses so you can find out what the owls have eaten. Learn about owls in the environment and the part they play in the food-web cycle. This program includes hands-on time with a taxidermied barn owl and owl calls. 11- noon Wednesday, June 22. Pirate and Mermaid Special Storytime Program! 3-plus years. Yo ho ho, it’s a day of fun! Explore the treasures of land and sea through books and activities. 11-noon Wednesday, June 29. Treasured Memories: Share Your Story. 18-plus years old. This will be a “drop in” conversation program to share your favorite memories from your life. Come and share your story! 1-2 pm, Wednesday, June 29. Treasured Snuggle Bunnies. 5-plus years. One of the best parts of childhood is having your own snuggly buddy to go on adventures with, to snuggle when feeling stressed, or to read to. Create your own treasured reading buddy—a calming lavender-scented rabbit plush. Then, check out a book to read to your new friend! 2-3 pm Friday, July 1. Prepare with Pedro and The Red Cross. 5-plus years. This is a 35- to 45-minute emergency preparedness education program for grades K-2 that teaches students how to be prepared and take action for either home fires or a local hazard. Kids will receive a storybook to be able to continue learning at home. 11- noon Wednesday, July 6. Take & Make: Treasure Box. 8-plus years. Pick up a Take & Make kit with supplies to make a treasure box for your trinkets, memories or whatever. Kits are available while supplies last. 2-6 pm Friday, July 8. Butterflies and Moths with Bugs-R- Us. 5-plus years. Explore beautiful insects as we interact with some of the biggest and most spectacular preserved specimens on earth! This program highlights life cycles, importance in the environment, and examples of some very rare butterflies and moths from all over the world. 3-4 pm Tuesday, August 9. Special Storytime: Dragons! 3-plus years. Hear tales about one of our favorite fantastical creatures: the dragon! You’ll also be able to create your own bedazzled dragon egg to take home and treasure forever. 11-noon Saturday, August 13. Christine Grubb • 541-846-7346 Applegate Branch Library Manager cgrubb@jcls.org 18485 North Applegate Road Reminders • Every Wednesday, from 10 am-12:30 pm, a digital service representative can help with all your tech questions. Come in or make an appointment at techsupport@ jcls.org. • Every Saturday from 10:30-11 am is preschool storytime. • To see all JCLS summer events, check out our website by going to jcls.libcal.com/calendar/jcls_event. • Our meeting room can be booked for your meeting, program, or event (even when the library is closed) by going to jcls.libcal.com/ reserve/ap-meeting. • In September we would like to invite community members/patrons to add their treasured, antique, or unusual teacups for a display in our display case. Contact the library for details. Ruch Library Now open the first Saturday of each month Sale by donation 12 - 4 pm oad Managed by Friends of Ruch Library. Join us! The Book Barn gate R Open 1 - 3 pm Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday r Apple Used books from $1 to $3 Uppe Visit the A-Frame Bookstore @ Ruch Library A-Frame Highway 238 8 miles from Jacksonville Located next to the A-Frame Bookstore Come to Ruch Library this summer to discover some Treasures of the Applegate! The first treasure to come to mind, of course, is our incredible Jackson County Library System, and the second is what we can offer you. We have some great programs and activities scheduled this summer for all ages, and we have a broad collection of books, magazines, DVDs—all constantly changing and being updated, with electronic versions of all. If you find yourself puzzling over how to access those electronic connections, we can help you with that, as well. You may want to peruse the display windows of Applegate treasures, as well as revisit the amazing mural in our foyer by Lilli Ann and Marvin Rosenberg. An “I Spy” game with the display and the mural will be a part of the summer’s Treasures of the Applegate. Summer reading for all begins June 1, and you can sign up any time after that, online or on paper, and directions for both will be available at the library and online. You may track the number of books you read or how long you read and be eligible for prizes at the end of the summer. Ruch Library also offers prizes for the child (3-12 years old) and teen readers (12-18 years) who read the most books. We also have a drawing for the adults, with a tantalizing gift basket as the prize. The theme this year is “Treasure Reading.” We welcome all who sign up to decorate a paper-doll as yourself holding your favorite book, or “treasure” for bulletin-board displays. You are our greatest treasure. From 1-3 pm Saturday, June 18, we will have an exciting program, Treasures of the Applegate, with five panelists, each representing their field of expertise and their particular “gem” of the Applegate: Barb Mumblo and wildflowers, Janeen Sathre and trails, Anne Goff for birding, Mark Prchal about geology of the area, and Janis Mohr-Tipton for the treasures within Cantrall-Buckley Park. This presentation is most suitable for adults and children over 12 years. This would be the perfect time to pick up a copy of our bingo-style treasure hunt. The following week you will have a chance to create a special Treasure Box, decorated with a collage and/or bling of your choice. From 1-3 pm Saturday, June 25, we will have this drop-in activity, which will be fun for all ages. John Jackson will be back again with his intriguing program, Treasure Owls, with Bugs R Us, from 1-2 pm Saturday, July 19. You will learn about local owls and have the opportunity to dissect a (sterile) owl pellet, to find out what owls may eat for dinner. (For ages five-plus.) From 2-3 pm Tuesday, August 9, we will have storyteller Will Hornyak here with a program called “Lifting Up the Sky: Tales of Heroes, Hope, and Wonder for All Ages.” Will is a renowned storyteller, and we are delighted to have him join us for this special event. A Technical Services person from Jackson County Library Services is here from 2-4 pm Thursdays to help you uncover the wonders of a device you might have that is puzzling you. Appointments can be made at techsupport@jcls.org. There is always free Wi-Fi both within and outside the library, and we have computers to use if you do not have your own. Preschool Storytime is now at 11:30 am Thursdays, followed by browsing time for parents and children (before we are officially open). We welcome all preschoolers for some fun stories and sometimes live guitar entertainment from Ernest Paul, who sings bilingual/Spanglish songs while we all dance and sing along. Please join us! Our Friends of Ruch Library (FORL) group invites you to their A-Frame Bookstore adjacent to the library, open from 1-3 pm every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, and the Book Barn, open from 1-4 pm on the first Saturday of each month, where they have a beautifully organized collection of over 4,000 books for sale by donation. Read more about FORL in their article on page 17. Thalia Truesdell • 541-899-7438 Ruch Branch Library Manager ttruesdell@jcls.org • 7919 Highway 238 Food Pantry is here to help Come to the back of Ruch Outdoor Community School at 156 Upper Applegate Road from 11:30 am-1 pm Mondays and go home with food when you need it. accesshelps.org • 541-899-6980
