Library Program Cancelation

The Main Library regrets to announce that due to illness, Monday November 9th’s “Story & a Craft” and Tuesday November 10th’s Preschool Storytime are canceled.

Miss Liz apologizes for any inconvenience.

 

Library Closure

The libraries will be closed on Wednesday, November 11 in observance of Veteran’s Day.

 

Hey, Twilight Fans!

Have you been wondering what to read next now that you’ve finished the Twilight Saga?

Here’s a Read-A-Like List specific to JMCL  that lists books similar to Twilight. Enjoy!

Twilight Read-A-Like List

A couple neat things…

I’ve seen a couple of neat pieces of news on the Internets today and wanted to share..

FIRST… Sesame Street is turning 40 on November 10, 2009.   Google is joining in on the celebration by having fun Sesame Street headers at google.com.  Be sure to check them every day for some fun eye candy like this one…

How cool, right?  I just love it. I hope Oscar gets some love.

 

SECOND…Check out this article in today’s USA Today about the beloved Berenstain Bear books becoming a movie in 2011!  Hooray!  This is a cherised children’s picture book series and still wildly popular after years and years.  I”m excited to see this movie late next year.

Have a great day!    —Miss Liz at Main Library

Book Discussion and Signing – TENNESSEE WOMEN: THEIR LIVES AND TIMES

Please mark your calendars for an upcoming book discussion/signing at the Main library on

Tuesday, November 24^th

From 11am-1pm.

(please feel free to bring a brown bag lunch)

Tennessee Women: Their Lives and Times

By: Sarah Wilkerson Freeman & Beverly Greene Bond

Told against the backdrop of their times, these are the life stories of women who shaped Tennessee’s history. Including suffragists, civil rights activists, and movers and shakers in politics and in the music industries of Nashville and Memphis, as well as many other notables, this collective portrait of Tennessee women offers new perspectives and insights into their dreams, their struggles, and their times.

Here is the table of contents:

• Preface / Sarah Wilkerson Freeman
• Nan-ye-hi (Nancy Ward): Diplomatic mother  by Cynthia Cumfer
• Fanny Wright: Battle against slavery  by  Celia Morris
• Milly Swan Price: Freedom, kinship, and property by Beverly Greene Bond
• Mary Church Terrell: Revisiting the politics of race, class, and gender  by Cherisse Jones-Branch
• Alberta Hunter: “She had the world in a jug, with the stopper in her hand” by Michelle R. Scott
• Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie: Wing walker, parachute jumper, air racer by  Janann Sherma
• Sue Shelton White: Lady warrior by Betty Sparks Huehls and Beverly Greene Bond
• Charl Ormond Williams: Feminist politics and education for equality by Sarah Wilkerson Freeman
• Lucille Thornburgh: “I had to be right pushy” by  Connie L. Lester
• Martha Ragland: The evolution of a political feminist by Carole Bucy
• Wilma Dykeman: The hearth and the map by  Melissa Walker
• Sarah Colley Cannon (Minnie Pearl): Gossiping about Grinder’s Switch – the Grand Ole Opry and the modernization of Tennessee
• Kristine M. McCusker — Diane Judith Nash: A mission for equality, justice, and social change / Linda T. Wynn
• Wilma Rudolph: Running for freedom / Aram Goudsouzian
• Jo Walker-Meador: The Country Music Association by Diane Pecknold
• Bettye Berger: Transforming the mainstream by Laura Helper-Ferris
• Jocelyn Dan Wurzburg: Feminist and race woman by Gail S. Murray
• Doris Bradshaw: Battling environmental racism by Melissa Checker

Freedom Plaza & Arboretum Dedication

You are invited to join Keep Jackson Beautiful, the City of Jackson, and Madison County for the Dedication of the Freedom Plaza and Arboretum at Liberty Garden, 24 Channing Way in Jackson, Tennessee.

This event will take place on Veteran’s Day, Wedensday November 11, 2009 at 10:30am.

Liberty Garden serves as a memorial to September 11, 2001.  Created to express a firm commitment to the values that underline and sustain America’s way of life.  It was designed with deep significance that citizens of all ages, races, and creeds would enjoy a living memorial through nature.

Please bring a lawn chair for seating.  For more information, call 425-8227.

Downtown Jackson Trick-or-Treat & Library North Trick-or-Treat

The Jackson Downtown Development Corporation is hosting a trick-or-treat even in Downtown Jackson on October 31 between 1-3pm.

Many of the downtown businesses will be participating, as well as a scavenger hunt with a cash prize!

Click here for a map of businesses participating in Downtown Trick-or-Treat and the scavenger hunt.

The Main Library will be participating in the Downtown Trick-or-Treat.  Stop by the library anytime for a treat, but stop by at 1pm, 1:30pm, 2pm, 2:30pm, or 3pm for a short storytime along with a treat.   (We’ll have maps on hand if you need them too.)

ALSO, tomorrow all day at Library North you can stop by in your costume for a treat!  The staff will be in their costumes too!

We hope you have a fun and safe Halloween!

Playaways at Library North

Library North is pleased to announce the addition of Playaways to the teen collection. Playaways are “pre-loaded and portable” audiobooks. They are similar to MP3 players. The playaways come with a battery that will last throughout the playing of the book. Patrons must provide their own headphones or ear buds. If you don’t have ear buds, you can purchase a set at  Library North for $1.50.

Playaways in the Teen Collection at Library North:

• Airhead by Meg Cabot
• Faerie Lord by Herbie Brennan
• Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix
• Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
• Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr
• The Juvie Three by Gordon Korman
• Neptune’s Children by Bonnie Dobkin
• The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton

Check one out today!

November Calendar of Events

The November calendar of events has been posted under the calendar tab.

Click “Calendar” to download a print copy or just check out the event listings.  We hope to see you at the libraries!

NEW! TumbleBook Library

You asked for it, we subscribed!

*CLICK ON THE GRAPHIC TO GET STARTED*

The TumbleBook Library is a collection of TumbleBooks (animated, talking picture books). TumbleBooks are created from existing picture books which are licensed from children’s book publishers and converted to the TumbleBook format.

To get started, click on the graphic above, or click on the link from the blog’s front page.

Then, the fun begins!  Choose a category and have a book read to you while you watch the pictures and animation, play a game or puzzle, listen to an audio book, even listen to books in different languages!

I’ve put some further information below about navigating the site that we received from TumbleBooks.  Check it out, or just go explore!

Go forth and have FUN!!!

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Navigating the Site:

You may want to explore the site by checking out all the books, games and features. Our catalogue has book descriptions, book reviews, and author/illustrator/publisher information. You can view a TumbleBook by clicking on the ‘View Online” button or on the cover of the book. There are a number ways you can access a book:

1. The index page lists all the TumbleBooks and TumbleGames. Click on the hyperlink and it will take you right to that TumbleBook.
2. Scroll through the collection in any of the sections to read the descriptions and view the reading levels.

Add your favorite title(s) to the My Favorites section for easy access any time. This feature is cookied onto individual computers.

TumbleSearch: Our online search allows you to search by title, author, publisher, and language. In addition, you can search by reading levels: in both Automatic and Manual modes.

Automatic/Manual Button: TumbleBooks are designed to be experienced in either automatic or manual mode. In automatic mode, the pages turn by themselves and are narrated; in manual mode, the narration is turned off and users turn the pages at their own speed.

The Pause Button: Users can use the pause button to stop the story at any time in order to practice story prediction, interpret pictures, discuss new vocabulary words, empathize with a character, discuss possible consequences of actions, encourage problem solving, or provide historical, geographical, or other perspectives.

Word Helper: This feature allows you to click on a book to hear a sentence repeated, or click on a vocabulary word in order to hear it pronounced.

Reading Levels: Each title has recommended reading levels for both automatic and manual modes. Click on the reading level to see other books at the same level.

TumbleGames: The TumblePuzzles and TumbleGames are great educational tools.

Language Learning: Our Language Learning section has a growing collection of books in Spanish and French.

Navigate en Español/ en Français: Our drop down menu on the top right hand corner of the site allows you to view the entire site in Spanish or French.

TumblePlayer: The TumblePlayer allows students, teachers, librarians and parents to preload a number of TumbleBooks in an online player in order to be played one after another. Perfect for library story time. The TumblePlayer works just like an online music player.

TumbleReadables: Explore our collection of large print and read-along chapter books. TumbleReadables are online electronic books which include our innovative text size slider which enables the reader to increase the text size to up to 34PT. Perfect for reluctant, emergent, ESL and middle schoolers who just love to read!

Audio Books: TumbleBookLibrary includes a collection of full length, unabridged, streaming audio books. Perfect for extended story time.