Cameron Village Regional Library Monday - Thursday 9 - 9
1930 Clark Avenue Friday 10 - 6
Raleigh, NC 27605 Saturday 10 - 5 Sunday 1 - 5
(919) 856-6710
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Cameron Village Regional Library's
Village Reader
A Part of Your Community, A Part of Your Life
August 2009
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Altered Book Club
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 Monday, August 3
6:00 - 8:00 p.m
Programming Room
An altered book is any book, old or new, that has been recycled by creative means into a work of art. Join us the first Monday of each month from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. for the exchange of ideas, techniques, and skills, and for the pleasure of each other's company. Bring your completed projects or works-in-progress. All skill levels are welcome.
Questions? Contact: patti.huopana@wakegov.com |
Writing Successful Grant Proposals
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 Tuesday, August 4
5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Room 202
This free workshop is presented by Amy Hurtt Hellmers, grantwriter for WakeMed Health & Hospital. She will show you the nonprofit grant writing process and the basic steps to help you win grants for your nonprofit organization.
This workshop is sponsored by the Nonprofit Resource Center at the Cameron Village Library.
Register at 856-6703 or email susan.neilson@wakegov.com
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Complete our Customer Service Survey and receive a FINE FREE code!
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How Are We Doing?Wake County Public Library is excited to offer our customers an opportunity to tell us how we are doing. Your answers really do make a difference to us, so please take a few minutes to participate in our quick, on-line Customer Service Survey. To thank you for your time we are giving each participant a fine-free code to waive any current overdue fees. The survey will be accessible from Saturday, August 1 to Monday, August 31. We look forward to hearing your thoughts and ideas so that we can continue our quest for excellent customer service!
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Computer Classes
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 All classes are free and take place in the Computer Lab.
Excel 1: Tuesday, August 4, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Learn how to create simple spreadsheets. Basic computer and mouse skills are required.
Excel 2: Tuesday, August 11, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Excel 1 is required.
Word 1: Tuesday, August 18, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Learn how to create and format basic text documents. Basic computer and mouse skills are required.
Word 2: Tuesday, August 25, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Learn advanced word processing skills. Word 1 is required.
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Calling All Knitters!
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 August will be a busy month for knitters. Here are two chances to use your knitting needles to benefit a local charity:
Wednesday, August 12
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Room 202
On the second Wednesday night of each month, area knitters and crocheters gather to create items for charity.
Sunday, August 23
1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Programming Room
Knit Your Bit, a volunteer organization that knits scarves for North Carolina veterans, kicks off their 2009 scarf drive. Come and pick up some yarn and a knitting pattern. Then turn in your completed scarf next month.
For more information about either of these events, please call 856-6703 or email sue.scott@wakegov.com.
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Preserving Summer's Harvest
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 Saturday, August 15
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Room 202-A
The produce from your garden, from local farmer's markets and road side stands is ripe for the picking! You can enjoy it all year long by preserving this bounty for use in later months.
Join us as Carol Mitchell of the NC Cooperative Extension shares information about safe home food preservation methods.
For more information, please call 856-6703 or email patti.huopana@wakegov.com
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Resume Writing
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 Wednesday, August 19
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Computer Lab
Resume writing can sometimes seem a bit daunting, especially in today's environment. Employers expect attractive and easy to read resumes from applicants. It can be hard to make your resume look good. This workshop will cover the basics of creating and formatting a resume. You will also be shown useful library books and websites on resume writing.
Bring along your current resume or its equivalent, so you can start creating a resume during the workshop.
Participants should have basic skills using computers, and basic familiarity with Microsoft Word or another word processing program would be helpful.
For more information, please call 856-6703 or email jr.rogers@wakegov.com
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Beekeeping |
 Wednesday, August 19
7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Room 202
Sean O'Neal, a member of the Wake County Beekeepers Association and the North Carolina State Beekeepers Association, will talk about bee basics: the bee life cycle, hive construction, year round maintenance, and cost.
For more information, call 856-6703 or email ashlyn.bradshaw@wakegov.com
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Relaxation Techniques |
 Saturday, August 22
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Room 202
Join Jessica Mollet, Certified Yoga Teacher, for a workshop featuring mindfulness, stretching, and other relaxation techniques. She will teach techniques that will give you a better way to relate directly to whatever is happening in your life, and doing for yourself what no one else can do for you--consciously and systematically working through the challenges and demands of everyday life.
For more information, please call 856-6703 or email patti.huopana@wakegov.com
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The Art of the Interview
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 Wednesday, August 26
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Room 202
A key element to successful interviewing is giving a positive presentation of yourself that demonstrates how your qualifications meet the needs of the employer. Learn key skills and techniques in this insightful and thought-provoking class.
To sign up or for more information contact JR Rogers at 856-6703 or jr.rogers@wakegov.com
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Astronomy |
 Wednesday, August 26
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Room 202
Richard Ossowski, Education Coordinator for the Raleigh Astronomy Club, will open with a brief talk on the contributions that Galileo made to astronomy, followed by a tour of the summer night sky. The tour will explore Sagittarius, Aquarius and other constellations plus other astronomical objects visible at this time of the year. You will see these objects as seen through a telescope. We will also view how the constellations were seen in different cultures and civilizations in the past.
For more information, call 856-6703 or email ashlyn.bradshaw@wakegov.com.
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Email is the Way to Go!
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 We are interested in being in contact with our patrons as efficiently and quickly as possible. To that end, we stopped mailing notices and printing our newsletter on June 1, 2009.
We need your email address in order to provide improved service delivery to you. The electronic version of this newsletter and subsequent updates are now produced monthly rather than bi-monthly. This enables us to let you know of programs, events and library news in a more timely manner. It is the best means of keeping you, your family and friends aware of activities at the library.
Please stop by a service desk or call 856-6710 with your account information, and add your email address to our files. You will begin receiving renewal reminders and notification of books being held for you. You may also subscribe to the newsletter by visiting the Cameron Village Regional location on the library's website at www.wakegov.com/libraries.
Please note: We do not use the email addresses provided to us for any other purpose and we do not share email addresses.
Email is the best way to stay in touch with your library!
Dale Cousins, Regional Library Supervisor
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Coming in October! Build Your Writing Skills
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 Saturday, October 3
10:15 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Room 202
Sponsored by the Southeast Region chapter of the Mystery Writers of America, this day-long workshop will help you to sharpen your writing skills. Workshops will be taught by authors J.D. Rhoades, Alexandra Sokoloff, and Chris Roerden.
Registration is required.
To
pre-register: email
skillbuild@aol.com and put OCT 3 in the
subject line. If you pre-register via e-mail, you can order a box lunch at
$12.95, with meat and vegetarian choices. Advance registration forms will be
emailed up to September 26 or when seats are filled, whichever occurs first.
Confirmations will be emailed no later than September 29.
For more information about the event, please call 856-6703 or email sue.scott@wakegov.com
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What Our Bookclubs Are Reading
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Daytime Book Club
Wednesday, August 5, 10:30 a.m.
-Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
clare.bass@wakegov.com
African American Book Club
Thursday, August 6, 6:30 p.m.
-Caucasia by Danny Senna
awebster@wakegov.com
Evening Book Club
Tuesday, August 11, 6:30 p.m.
-A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
jells@wakegov.com
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club
Tuesday, August 18, 6:30 p.m.
-Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
sscott@wakegov.com
Brown Bag Nonfiction Lunch Club
Thursday, August 27, 12:15 p.m.
-Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach
ashlyn.bradshaw@wakegov.com
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Beth Hayden: Featured Artist for the month of August
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 Beth Hayden is a former employee of the Cameron Village Library and enjoys painting in her spare time. She is particularly inspired by the interaction of light and dark on color and how that interaction moves the eye. Her subjects tend to be snippets of ordinary life and an examination of what is beautiful in what we see everyday.
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Summer Storytimes: Be Creative @ Your Library
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June 15 - August 8
Join us for stories, songs,
fingerplays, & flannel boards for children.
Baby Time for pre-walkers
Mondays 10:00 - 10:20 a.m.
Saturdays 10:15 - 10:35 a.m.
Toddler Time for walkers up to 3 years
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays 10:00 - 10:20 a.m.
Preschool Storytime for ages 3 - 5
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays 11:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday Tales for grades K-5
Tuesdays, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Programs will include stories, music, poems, jokes and hands-on activities. Please register by calling 856-6723.
Saturday Toddler/Preschool Storytime
for walkers to 5 years; 11:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Summer Reading Finale
Saturday, August 8, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Join us for a special event celebrating the end of summer. Please call 856-6723 to register.
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History Corner
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 One Thursday each month from 4:15 - 5:00 p.m. the North Carolina Museum of History and Cameron Village Library present a fun program for children ages 5 - 9. Please register by calling 856-6723.
August 6 - Boats on the Coast
If you live in a watery world, how do you get around? Come learn about the boats people on our coast built and used to go to work, school, church...just about everywhere. Make a model boat to take home.
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Youth Book Clubs
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2nd and 3rd Grade Book Club
The 2nd and 3rd Grade Book Club meets one Wednesday evening each month from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. for discussion and activities about a selected book. Children currently in 2nd and 3rd grade are welcome to attend.
August 19 - We will discuss different versions of The Three Little Pigs.
4th and 5th Grade Book Club
The 4th and 5th Grade Book Club meets one Thursday evening each month from
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. to discuss a selected book. New members are welcome.
August 13 - The Artsy Smartsy Club by Daniel Pinkwater
Middle School Book Club (grades 6-8)
The Middle School Book Club meets one Thursday evening each month from
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. to discuss one selected book. New members are welcome.
August 20 - Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie Tolan
Please register by calling 856-6723
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Events for Teens
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Teen Advisory Board: Mondays, August 3 and 17
You can help plan events and earn community service credit for school. Teens in Grades 6-12 are invited to join our Teen Advisory Board, which meets the first and third Monday of the month at 5:30 p.m. If you would like more information, contact Katy or Nicole at 856-6723.
Anime Club: Tuesdays, August 4 and 25, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Join us as we watch Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, discuss our favorite titles, learn about new series, and screen and review anime. For more information or to be added to our email list, contact Nicole at 856-6723 or stop by the Children's Services Desk. For grades 6-12.
Masked Murder: Saturday, August 1, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Teens in grades 6-12 are invited to join us for an after-hours mystery event! Solve the crime and win a prize! Registration is required. Please register by calling 856-6723.
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