Scare Up a Good Book: The Summer Reading Game for Kids
Reading is monstrously good fun with our “Scare Up a Good Book” Summer Reading Game for infants up through fifth grade. (Teens have their own game; see below.) Get a reading log from the library to keep track of your reading time. Each time you visit the Main Library, bring your log along – and drop a marble into our marvelous Rube Goldberg machine! Sign up at our Main Library or Douglass Branch.
Get in on early bird registration at the Main Library on Sat., May 29, at 2 pm, when Silly Safaris’ Amazon John brings some live guests for our Not-So-Scary Scary Animal Show. The Summer Reading Game runs from June 1 to August 15, and is sponsored by the Library Friends.
Overdue Fee Changing July 1
Starting July 1, overdue fees for free materials from our library will be 20 cents per day, up from the current 10 cents. Rental items will stay at their current rate of 20 cents per day.
Due to slower growth in property taxes, the library’s main source of funding, we are taking a variety of steps to balance our budget. This includes trimming programs and leaving staff positions vacant, along with the change in fees. These steps are needed to keep funding for books and other collections close to current levels, during a time when library use continues to grow. This is our library’s first overdue fee increase since 1992.
Delay Holds While You’re Away
Don’t want requested items to arrive while you’re on vacation? You can “suspend” your requests to a later date. This can also be helpful if you’ve requested a number of items, but don’t want them to arrive all at once. To suspend a request:
- Go to our website, champaign.org. Click “My Account/Renew” and log into your library account.
- Click “Hold Requests” to see a list of items you’ve requested.
- Check the box beside any item you want to delay.
Enter a date where you see “Suspend until.” (The default is one month.)
- Click “Change Status.” The “Suspended” status and date will now be displayed to the right of the title.
You can always make a request active again. Just check the box next to the item and click “Change Status” again. You can also cancel requests. If you no longer want an item, this is a nice courtesy to others who may be waiting.
Jazzy Summer Concerts
Whether you take the A train or come by desert caravan, get to the library this summer for great music in our Jazz Rhythms series. These free performances will be in our Robeson Pavilion Room A & B. Grab a hot or cold drink at our Latte Da! Cafe on your way in, and sip while you listen.
The Traditional Jazz Orchestra 2 pm Sun., Jun. 6
Heat up the season with music from early 20th century jazz icons played by some of CU’s finest jazz musicians: Dan Anderson, tuba; Tom Birkner or Jeff Helgeson, cornet; Mike Miller, banjo; Morgan Powell, trombone; Randy Salman, clarinet. (Pictured above)
Jazz Sandwich 7 pm Thu., Jul. 8
With a repertoire ranging from Jimi Hendrix to Thelonius Monk to TV themes and movie soundtracks, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Jazz Sandwich is more than jazz, with a manipulated approach that’s both organic and synthetic.
New Orleans Jazz Machine 2 pm Sun., Aug. 8
This traditional Dixieland ensemble features outstanding local musicians Carl Johnson, clarinet and sax; Russ Pence, trumpet; Barry Wagner, trombone; Bill French, piano; Josh Walden, bass; and Dave Madden, drums.
Download Audiobooks to Your iPhone
A new, free application makes it easy to download free Overdrive audiobooks to your iPhone or other Apple device. Just search the “App Store” on your iPhone for “Overdrive,” and find “Overdrive Media Console.” Press the green “Install” button. You’ll need your iTunes password.
To download an audiobook to your phone, you’ll need your library card number (storing it in your phone keeps it handy.) Start at our website, champaign.org. Click “Catalog,” then “MediaMall Downloads.” Hint: For your library, choose “Lincoln Trail Libraries System.” When you download a title, the Overdrive player opens automatically. Downloads are “checked out” to you for up to 2 weeks.
For Teens: Discoveries @ the Library
You’ll be surprised at what you’ll uncover this summer at the library! Our teen summer reading game rewards reading with treats from Jarlings, Chipotle, and Subway — plus a free book! Join in any time, from June 1 to August 15. Plus, discover how to design your own space shooter video game at a free program on Sun., Jun. 13, from 2 to 4 pm. To register, visit bit.ly/gamedesign613. And drop in any Wednesday night at 7 pm for an hour of Wii and board games (Jun. 16 to Aug. 4).
Library Program Gets Garden Hills Kids Excited About Reading
Students at Garden Hills Elementary School were eagerly reading this year as a result of a new program led by the Champaign Public Library. Thanks to a grant from the Marajen Stevick Foundation and the Community Foundation of East Central Illinois, third and fourth graders at the school received new books for their classrooms and school library, as well as books to keep and take home.
To motivate students to read for their own enjoyment, our librarians visited each classroom regularly to talk about books and pique students’ interest in the stories and subjects. Students also came to our library for lively field trips and a school night.
The combination of popular new books and encouragement from our librarians produced dramatic results. Teachers reported that students expressed appreciation for new books to choose from, looked forward to independent reading time, read books from start to finish, and shared with their classmates their enthusiasm for the books they had read.
The program was supplemented with an appearance at the school this April by award-winning children’s author Sally M. Walker, sponsored by the Library Friends.
Pictured: Students in Ms. Winter’s third grade class show off their free books.
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June 2010
Event Calendar
See all of our events on our website calendar; use the month selector to view other months. Click on an event to sign up for convenient e-mail reminders. Also see this month’s events on our print-friendly PDF.
Juneteenth Celebration
Join us for our fifth annual Juneteenth Emancipation Day Celebration on Sat., Jun. 19, from 1 to 4 pm. Take your family and friends to Douglass Park, outside our Douglass Branch Library, for fun and games and summertime treats like hot dogs and snow cones. This free event is sponsored by the Library Friends and the Champaign Park District.
Father’s Day Book Giveaway at the FriendShop
In honor of dads (and uncles, sons, and grandpas) the Library Friends invite every man who visits the FriendShop on Father’s Day weekend to choose a book, fiction or nonfiction, to take home - free! The giveaway is on Saturday and Sunday, June 19 and 20, during regular shop hours, from 1:30 to 4:30 pm. You’ll find the shop on our lower level. No purchase necessary; giveaway does not include individually priced “special books.”
Finding Balance in Your Budget
Take control of your financial future, starting Tue., Jun. 8, at 7 pm. In a free presentation at the library, Mike Kessel, AAMS, Edward Jones, will show you the basics of budgeting; the importance of managing credit and debt; how to set personal financial goals; and practical savings options for now through retirement. Registration is not required.
Two O’Clock Is for Kids
Fun is right on schedule at the library in the summer! We continue our summer tradition of great events for kids every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 2 pm, starting June 5 through the end of July (except July 3). Check our event calendar online for details, or pick up our monthly calendar at the library.
Music CDs and Books on Tape: June Sale
Music CDs and books on tape are “buy one, get one free” this month at our FriendShop used book store. Stop in and shop on the weekends from 1:30 and 4:30 pm. Just take the elevator to our lower level. All proceeds benefit the library. Free item should be of the same type, of equal or lesser value; does not include individually priced “special items.”
Rental Renewal Online
You can now renew rental items online or by phone, up to 3 times, for $1 per week. (Previously rentals could be renewed only in person.) Our rental books and DVDs are extra copies that offer a “get-it-quick” option. We always own a free copy, too. And since rentals can’t be reserved, you’ll never try to renew and find that someone else is waiting for the item.
Container Gardening
Wouldn’t it be fun to put petunias on your patio, veggies on the veranda, or dill or the doorstep? You can do it! Diane Thoma, a master gardener in Champaign County, will show you how a tiny space can yield great rewards, both in beauty and in produce. Come for this free talk on Wed., Jun. 16, from 10 am to noon at the library.
Wowee! Winner
Eileen Jones from our Adult Services department is this month’s winner of the library’s WOWEE! staff award for Wonderfully Outstanding Work, an Excellent Example.
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