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The SWGRL Spotlight A monthly e-news and information publication of the Southwest Georgia Regional Library System. May 2018 Volume 9, Issue 10 “Libraries have always seemed like the richest places in the world to me, and I've done some of my best learning and thinking thanks to them. Libraries and librarians have definitely changed my life, and the lives of countless other Americans.” ~ Barbara Bush
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In this Issue
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The Summer Reading Program is coming soon! Starting May 14, come to the library to sign up and receive your reading log. For each 15 minutes you read, place a sticker on your reading log, and each log is 12.5 hours of reading. Any child who completed one log and turns it in is invited to the grand prize drawing and to take a photo for the newspaper on July 19. The top 10 readers’ names will be listed in the newspaper.
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Southwest Georgia Library for Accessible Services
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Do you know about the services available to blind, low vision, and physically disabled readers through the Southwest Georgia Library for Accessible Services? Learn more at swgrl.org/swglas. For any questions about the newsletter or any of the services offered through SWGLAS, please contact us at 229-248-2680.
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Check out local toddler and story times at your library! Decatur County will not host Toddler Time in May. Toddler Time will return in June on Thursdays at 10 a.m. Miller County will host Toddler Time on Thursday, May 17 at 10 a.m. Seminole County will host Toddler Time every Tuesday in May at 10:30 a.m. Join us for stories, songs, and activities!
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New Books at the Library!
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The Italian teacher
by Tom Rachman
An Italian youth raised to revere the genius artist father who abandoned their family strives to become worthy of his father's attentions through a series of failed career pursuits before he hatches a scheme to secure his father's legacy. By the best-selling author of The Imperfectionists.
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The Husband Hour
by Jamie Brenner
When a young widow's reclusive life in a charming beach town is interrupted by a surprise visitor, she is forced to reckon with dark secrets about her family, her late husband and the past she tried to leave behind. 50,000 first printing.
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New Children's Books at the Library!
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Fly Guy and the Alienzz
by Tedd Arnold
Buzz is filming a movie about aliens from Outer Space, who capture Fly Guy and Buzz Boy--and our two heroes must outsmart the aliens, with some help from Dragon Dude and Fly Girl.
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Hazy Bloom and the Pet Project
by Jennifer Hamburg
Determined to prove her readiness to care for a pet, Hazy throws herself into a leadership project at school and organizes a Pet Day fundraiser that is continually disrupted by her glimpses into the future, which continually throw her plans into disarray. By the author of A Moose that Says Moo.
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Every Shiny Thing
by Laurie Morrison
When Lauren begins stealing to raise money for autistic kids, like her brother, who don't have her family's resources, she convinces Sierra, a foster child, to help with the Robin Hood scheme, in a story told half in prose and half in verse
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Schedule of Upcoming Events
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1st First Tues. Book Club 10 a.m. MIL Toddler Time 10:30 a.m. SEM Bainbridge Bookworms 5 p.m. DEC 2nd First Wed. Book Club 10 a.m. SEM Chess Club 4 p.m. DEC 3rd Minecraft Club 4 p.m. DEC 8th Toddler Time 10:30 a.m. SEM Minecraft Club 4 p.m. MIL 9th Chess Club 4 p.m. DEC 10th Drawing Class 4 p.m. DEC 11th Disability Assistance 10 a.m. DEC 14th Summer Reading Program Begins! 15th Intro. Computer Class 10 a.m. DEC Toddler Time 10:30 a.m. SEM
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16th Intro. Computer Class 10 a.m. DEC Chess Club 4 p.m. DEC 17th Medicare Assistance 10 a.m. DEC Toddler Time 10 a.m. MIL Intro. Computer Class 10 a.m. DEC Puzzles & Coloring 1:30 p.m. DEC Coding Club 4 p.m. DEC* 21st Medicare Assistance 10 a.m. MIL Medicare Assistance 1:30 p.m. SEM 22nd Toddler Time 10:30 a.m. SEM Minecraft Club 4 p.m. SEM 23rd Chess Club 4 p.m. DEC 28th CLOSED FOR MEMORIAL DAY 29th Toddler Time 10:30 a.m. SEM 30th Chess Club 4 p.m. DEC
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DEC = Decatur; MIL = Miller; SEM = Seminole Counties
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May 2 Recovery Community Center 10-11 a.m. May 7 Attapulgus Community Center 10-11 a.m. May 15 Gibbs Bainbridge Village Apartments 10-11 a.m. May 23 Parkside Mini Mart 10-11 a.m. The Bookmobile containing books, DVDs, and more travels to a stop near you! Visit Ms. Arlene to get your hands on these materials.
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Southwest Georgia Regional Library 301 S Monroe St Bainbridge, Georgia 39819 229-248-2665www.swgrl.org |
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