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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise June 2018
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E-Resources @ Your Library
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Health Source: Consumer Edition
This rich collection of consumer health information provides the full text of many consumer health magazines (including Better Nutrition, Harvard Health Letter, Men's Health, Muscle & Fitness, Prevention, Vegetarian Times, and others), health-related pamphlets and health reference books.
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RBDigital
RBDigital is a collection of current and back issues of your favorite magazines that can be read on your computer or mobile device. Enjoy magazines like Car and Driver, Cosmopolitan, Eating Light, The Economist, ESPN, Kiplinger's, National Geographic, Smithsonian, Vanity Fair, Wired and more and keep them as long as you want. Explore our collection of over 300 titles!
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Summer Reading Program
Our Summer Reading Program (June 1-July 31) is open to ALL ages, from pre-readers to adults. Sign up today for a chance to win some great prizes this summer!
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Intermediate Tai Chi:Southern Oaks Library
Tuesday, Thursday, June 5 & 7,
10:15 am: recurring event.
Meeting Room A
Moving for Better BalanceThis class teaches participants ways to improve their overall mind, body, and spirit through a series of slow continuous movements.This is a recurring event. This free workshop is sponsored by The Oklahoma Healthy Aging Initiative, a program of the Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatric Medicine and is supported by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation.
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Book A Librarian: Northwest Library
Monday, June 4,
10:00 am
Program Room (123)
Need computer assistance? Help downloading an e-book or an in-depth demonstration of one of the library's databases? Book a librarian is here for you! This service will allow you to reserve up to an hour of time with one of our research or technology professionals. Register for the program and a staff member will contact you via email or phone to tailor the session to your specific needs.
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Yoga in the Library: Midwest City Library
Wednesday, June 7,
14. 21. 28: July 5, 12, 19, 26: 7:00 pm
Family Place (FAM)
No matter your level of experience there is something to gain from these all level classes. Yoga has numerous benefits, such as increased flexibility, improved muscle strength, increased blood flow, better posture, balance, and more! Learn about deep breathing and full body stretching to unite body and mind and promote relaxation. Please bring a yoga mat and a bottle of water. Limited extra yoga mats will be available for those who do not have one but still want to try something new!
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| I Feel You: The Surprising Power of Extreme Empathy by Cris BeamWhat it is: a well-rounded and in-depth examination of the meaning, history, and practice of empathy.
What sets it apart: Journalist Cris Beam also discusses how empathy can be exploited -- whether in corporate monetizing endeavors (such as targeted marketing) or in situations where empathy may be viewed as oppressive (such as "helping" non-trafficked sex workers who do not wish to leave the trade). |
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| The Lyme Solution: A 5-Part Plan to Fight the Inflammatory Auto-Immune Response and... by Darin IngelsWhat it is: a patient-focused book exploring treatment options for Lyme Disease -- including lifestyle changes and supplements -- that are outside the scope of the Center for Disease Control's guidelines.
About the author: Darin Ingels is a naturopathic physician and a Lyme Disease patient.
Further reading: Readers looking for a more science-based book may want to try Conquering Lyme Disease by Brian Fallon and Jennifer Sotsky.
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| Preschool Clues: Raising Smart, Inspired, and Engaged Kids in a Screen-Filled World by Angela C. SantomeroWhat it's about: the positive role that television shows can play in early childhood development if utilized effectively and age-appropriately.
Author alert: Angela C. Santomero is the award-winning co-creator of Blue's Clues, Super Why!, and Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood.
Why you might like it: With a breezy, conversational tone, Preschool Clues will appeal to parents, educators, and fans of children's shows. |
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Focus on: Technology and Digital Literacy
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| Whiplash: How to Survive Our Faster Future by Joi Ito and Jeff HoweWhat it's about: In this "user's manual to the twenty-first century" (Kirkus Reviews), Joi Ito and Jeff Howe of the MIT Media Lab present an accessible framework for how to make sense of -- and adapt to -- evolving technologies and trends that eclipse traditional productivity methods.
Is it for you? Readers interested in exploring how technological innovations impact business practices will appreciate this "provocative gem" (Publishers Weekly).
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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