SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 | 5A
Florence to participate in
National Voter Registration Day
On Sept. 24, Americans
will celebrate National Vot-
er Registration Day with a
massive 50-state effort to
register voters and increase
voter participation.
In Florence, an infor-
mation table will be set
up in the lobby of the Siu-
slaw Public Library, 1460
Ninth St., from 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. for any members of
the community who have
questions about registering
to vote in Oregon, or who
wish to update their cur-
rent voter registration.
Common reasons for
updating are changes of
address, name or political
party affiliation.
Another reason to up-
date is to confirm your
signature if you received a
notification at the last elec-
tion that the signature was
rejected.
For more information
on registering to vote in
Oregon, visit the Oregon
Secretary of State at www.
oregonvotes.gov or Lane
County Elections, 275 W
10th Ave. in Eugene, at 541
682-4234.
‘Everything Odd-Umm’ art reception Friday at FEC
The Florence Events
Center (FEC) Gallery
Committee invites the
community to enjoy the
Everything
Odd-Umn
Group Show now through
October. This exhibit fea-
tures local artwork that is
both seasonal and unusual.
There will be artist re-
ception this Friday, Sept.
13, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the
FEC, 715 Quince St.
The community is invit-
ed to enjoy the art, have
some conversations with
artists and sample refresh-
ments.
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Monday Night - Youth League
fun for the
Tuesday Night - Merchants Men’s League whole family!
Wednesday Aft ernoon - Seniors
Wednesday Night - Mixed Social
Th ursday Night - Men’s League
Friday Aft ernoon - Seniors
Saturday Aft ernoon - Open Bowling
Sunday Night - Mixed Social
Holiday Bowl
27th and Highway 101. Florence
541-997-3332 • Everyone is Welcome
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Library
Tidings
News about the
Siuslaw Public
Library
Library Tidings by Kevin Mittge features news about
upcoming Siuslaw Public Library programs for adults
and children, new books and videos, and other library
news of interest to the community.
Book Review
“Becoming Dr. Seuss”
By Brian Jay Jones
Dr. Seuss is a classic American icon.
Whimsical and wonderful, his work has
defined our childhoods and the child-
hoods of our own children. The silly, sim-
ple rhymes are a bottomless well of magic;
his illustrations timeless favorites because,
quite simply, they make us laugh. The
Grinch, the Cat in the Hat, Horton and so
many more are his troupe of beloved and
uniquely Seussian creations.
Theodor Geisel, however, had a second,
more radical side. It is there that the al-
lure and fascination of his Dr. Seuss alter
ego begins. He had a successful career as
an advertising man and then as a politi-
cal cartoonist, his personal convictions
appearing, not always subtly, through his
books — remember the environmentalist
in The Lorax?
Geisel was a complicated man on an
important mission. He introduced gen-
erations to the wonders of reading while
teaching young people about empathy
and how to treat others well.
Agonizing over word choices and
rhymes, touching up drawings sometimes
for years, he upheld a rigorous standard
of perfection for his work. Geisel took
his responsibility as a writer for children
seriously, talking down to no reader, no
matter how small. And with classics like
“Green Eggs and Ham” and “One Fish
Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish,” Geisel de-
lighted readers while they learned.
Suddenly, reading became fun.
Coming right on the heels of “George
Lucas” and the bestselling “Jim Henson,”
Brian Jay Jones is quickly developing a
reputation as a master biographer of some
of the world’s most creative geniuses of
our time.
2019 Reading Challenge
Continues
We are now in the ninth month of the
Siuslaw Reading Challenge. Are you par-
ticipating? It’s a fun way to grow your
reading interests. Read one book from
each month’s theme, fill out an entry form
for the monthly drawing and get your
reading challenge card punched for the
year end drawing.
Even if you haven’t participated before,
it’s never too late to start. You can go back
and read books in all of the year’s previous
themes, you just won’t be able to partic-
ipate in those completed monthly draw-
ings.
September’s theme is Banned Books —
read a book challenged or banned due to
its subject matter or content. These books
range from “The Adventures of Huckle-
berry Finn” by Mark Twain, “The Color
Purple” by Alice Walker, to “The Night
Kitchen” by Maurice Sendak and “The
Giver” by Lois Lowry.
This month’s theme was selected be-
cause each September we celebrate the
freedom to read during Banned Books
Week (this year from Sept. 22 to 28).
We will have additional materials on
display that last week of the month, in-
cluding book lists and buttons celebrating
the freedom to read.
Computer Classes This Month
This month’s second Open Tech Lab
will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 17, from
1:30 to 3 p.m. in the library’s Bromley
Room.
Bring your own device or use one of
ours to explore basic skills and get your
techie questions answered.
All experience levels of computer and
device users are welcome.
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