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Read, Learn, and Play May 2017, Issue No. 2
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Toddler Storytime
Mondays: 5/01, 5/08, 5/15, 5/22 10:30 - 11AM Join us for a 30-minute storytime program for babies and toddlers ages 0-3 and their grown-ups. Come read, dance, sing, and play with us!
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Family StorytimeWednesdays: 5/03, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24, 5/31 10:30 - 11AM Weekly storytime for toddlers through early grade school kids. Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and fun geared toward getting kids hooked on reading from an early age!
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Book Club Monday, May 1, 6:30-8:00PM Aloha Community Library Join other passionate readers for our monthly book club! May's selection is Songs of Willlow Frost by Jamie Ford. Confined to Seattle's Sacred Heart Orphanage during the Great Depression, Chinese-American boy William Eng becomes convinced that a certain movie actress is actually the mother he has not seen since he was 7 years old.
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Nami Wednesday, May 3, 6:30 - 7:30PM Aloha Community Library May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Join Paul D. Underwood, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Washington County's Executive Director. He will be sharing his personal story of coping with family mental health issues, discussing NAMI's mission to break the stigma of mental illness, and presenting ideas for how to promote mental health issues in your community.
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May the 4th Be With You Thursday, May 4, all day and all ages Aloha Community Library Drop in any time today for fun with Star Wars themed crafts and coloring pages! All ages (including adults!) welcome. Wearing a costume is a plus, as is the ability to recite memorable lines from the films or impressions of Wookie cries, Jabba the Hut, or even Jar Jar Binks.
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Sidewalk Flash Sale Thursday, May 4, 4:30-6:00pm In front of the Aloha Community Library
Come browse a wide selection of books for all ages, with affordable prices ranging from .50 - $2. For the best selection of books arrive early, because this flash sale only lasts for 90 minutes! After buying some fresh reads, pick up some fresh produce at the opening day of the Aloha Community Farmer's Market (3pm-7pm in the parking lot by the new Crunch Fitness).
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Read to the Dogs May 8 and May 15, reservation requiredAloha Community Library, Ages 5-12 A perfect program to enhance your child's reading skills, Read to the Dogs creates a safe, non-judgmental space to read aloud to some ultra friendly canines and their trained handlers. Reservations are required and can be made in person with circulation staff or by calling our number at the bottom of the newsletter.
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Sit n Stitch Monday, May 8 and May 22 6:00-7:45PM Aloha Community Library Bring your knitting, crochet, or other yarn project, and come join the Sit n Stitch group at Aloha Community Library! Trade tips or simply enjoy the company of fellow crafters while you work on your latest creation. No registration necessary.
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Urban Animals Tuesday May 9, 1-3PM Aloha Community Library, All Ages Animals are all around us, even in the city and your own backyard! Drop in to learn about our most friendly wildlife neighbors with hands-on activities and interactive displays from the knowledgeable experts of Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District.
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Lego Free Play Thursday, May 18, 3:30-5:00PM Aloha Community Library, All Ages
Spend the afternoon creating masterpieces out of the legendary, colorful building blocks the world calls Legos. We’ll provide the blocks, you provide the imagination!
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One lonely fish : a counting book with bite! by Andy MansfieldTurn the page to see a new fish on each spread, and count along as each fish prepares to eat the one before it. Learn how to count and how hungry the fish in the sea can be all in a single book.
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Watersong by Tim McCannaOnomatopoeic text by the author of Teeny Tiny Trucks and evocative illustrations by the artist of Beep Beep Beep Time for Sleep combine in the story of a little fox who seeks shelter from a rain shower that becomes a torrential storm.
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Bird & Squirrel : on the run!by James BurksA happy-go-lucky Bird and a cautious acorn-collecting Squirrel become unlikely best friends when Squirrel loses his winter stash while saving Bird from Cat, prompting a zany road-trip adventure in search of warm weather and plentiful food.
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Ranger Rick goes to the National Parks! : National Parksby Stacy TornioRanger Rick happily shares information about America's cherished national parks, including the unique features of each, top things to do there, and what plant-and-animal life call the parks. This book is an excellent way to start planning your summer vacation.
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Strange the dreamer by Laini TaylorWar orphan and junior librarian Lazlo Strange is obsessed with the lost city of Weep, and when a stunning opportunity is offered, Lazlo seizes his chance to learn the city's mysteries and enters a mythical world of monsters, treachery, and wonder
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We are okay by Nina LaCourRunning back to college and shutting out everyone from her life in California after a traumatic summer that nobody else knows about, Marin is forced to confront what happened during a lonely, fateful winter break. By the award-winning author of Hold Still.
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Art of Atariby Tim LapetinoSourced from museums and private collections worldwide, a full-color art collection spans more than 40 years of Atari's unique, specially commissioned illustrations used in packaging, advertisements, catalogs, and more. Not to be missed by gamers and graphic designers.
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Join in on this enlightening conversation between two spiritual luminaries as they ponder the power and joy and happiness. Drawing from their dramatic life experiences--steeped in violence, tragedy, and exile--they explain how they have remained joyful and optimistic throughout their lives. This inspiring read will make you question your basic assumptions on how happiness works.
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Aloha Community Library 17455 SW Farmington Rd Suite 26A Aloha, Oregon 97078 503-259-0185alohalibrary.org/
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