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@ FCPL brings library news directly to your Inbox: news about programs, events, new collections and technology, and other changes. We hope you'll appreciate being "on the same page!"
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Pick up Summer Reading Prizes by August 5
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Log Your Activities & Earn Prizes Win a Grand Prize Raffle When registered readers reach 500 points, they receive an entry into our Grand Prize drawings for preschoolers, elementary-aged children, teens, and adults. You've still got time to visit the library to sign up or register online today! Summer Reading Finale Events Beloved magician and entertainer Ken Scott will return to the library for a series of seven summer reading finale events. Children and families of all ages are invited to come and celebrate the end of an exciting summer with these free shows. Visit our website for dates and showtimes. Please Support Our Sponsors We are grateful for the support we received from local businesses and community organizations for this year's Summer Reading Fun program. If you visit any of these businesses, please thank them for supporting the library and helping students prevent the "summer slide".
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Cardholder Perks: Free Online Homework Help
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If your family is preparing to send a child back to school next month, please be sure that you include a library card in their supply kit so they can enjoy free access to academic tutoring, test prep, and career assistance services from Tutor.com. Tutor.com offers live, online tutoring in 40+ subject areas from elementary grades through college daily from 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Outside those hours, students and adult patrons may access Tutor.com's essay and math problem drop-off, SAT/ACT and college admission test preparation, ESL/ELL services, GED and citizenship test prep, and career assistance.
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Sunday, July 8 at 3:00 p.m. Cumming Library Enjoy a fascinating program of the music and lore of the Irish uilleann pipes, wooden flute, penny whistle, and bohran (Irish frame drum).
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Presented by Atlanta Shakespeare Company Monday, July 9 at 3:30 p.m. Post Road Library This fast-paced, high-energy 'western' is the perfect introduction to Shakespeare and the impact he has had on our world. Using live music, puppetry, and immersive storytelling to weave together scenes from some of his most famous plays, How Shakespeare Won the West brings the Bard's words and characters to life for even the youngest theatre-goers.
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Wednesday, July 11 at 7:00 p.m. | Cumming Library Thursday, July 12 at 7:00 p.m. | Hampton Park Library Parents of elementary and middle grades students are invited to read and discuss several challenged books in this summer series. All discussions will be facilitated by Danielle Hartsfield, a faculty member in the Teacher Education Department at the University of North Georgia.
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Tuesday, July 17 at 7:00 p.m. Sharon Forks Library Lauren Van Duzer of Happy Hounds And Beyond will show you the secrets of canine communication. You'll learn how to greet new dogs appropriately and how to teach your dog to say hello kindly. Please, no dogs, this program is for humans only.
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Win Tellus Science Museum Tickets: Take the Summer Reading Survey
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Have you attended a program or storytime at the library this summer? Share your thoughts on the Georgia Public Library Service Activity Outcomes survey and you'll be automatically be entered into our prize drawing for four free guest passes (including planetarium show) to the Tellus Science Museum!
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Keep Voting for The Great American Read
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Library staff and volunteers have been sharing their favorite books from The Great American Reads list on Instagram. You can join the conversation by posting photos of your own favorites and tagging them with #GreatReadPBS.
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Unreadable: The Official FCPL Podcast
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Your library now has an official podcast: Unreadable! Unreadable is hosted by Ross Gericke, Branch Manager at the Hampton Park Library, and this month's episode includes commentary from Information staff members Nicholas Yeatman and Alicia Cavitt about their favorite books from The Great American Read.
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All Forsyth County Public Library locations will be closed on Wednesday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day.
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Forsyth County Public Library 585 Dahlonega Street Cumming, Georgia 30040 770-781-9840www.forsythpl.org/ |
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