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Thank you for everything you do for the libraries in Josephine County! Remember, we are a
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volunteer-run library, and
we can't do it without YOU!

 August 20, 2015
Community Reads: Learning through History

Join Richard Gilder Professor of Literary History James Basker at
10 to 11:30 am on Saturday, August 22 at the Grants
James Basker, author of "American Antislavery Writing: Colonial Beginnings to Emancipation."
Pass branch in a discussion of his book, American Antislavery Writing: Colonial Beginnings to Emancipation, a collection of antislavery writings honoring the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.

If you are a teacher of history, please also join us for the Teacher's Workshop: A Session for Teachers of History, from noon to 1:30 pm on Saturday, August 22 at the Anne Basker Auditorium located at 600 NW 6th Street in Grants Pass. PDUs are offered for teachers in Grants Pass School District 7.

Copies of American Antislavery Writing: Colonial Beginnings to Emancipation are available for checkout from the library.
Business Resource Workshop
Explore how JCLI can help you improve your business with online resources. A new online business collection will help you discover information in subjects such as management, marketing, and strategy with articles from business and trade publications. JCLI also offers online collections that include the Small Business Resource Center, Business Insights: Global, and Business Economics and Theory.
 
Feel free to bring a lunch for this noon Business Resource Worskshop on Wednesday, August 26, in the Ben Bones Room of the Grants Pass branch. A brief presentation will be followed by the opportunity for questions. The workshop is free, but seating is limited. Reserve a spot by calling 541-476-0571.

This workshop is offered as part of the Expanding Opportunities Program, which has been funded by the Oregon State Library through the federal Library Services and Technology Act.

For more information, contact JCLI Program Manager
Patricia Snyder, 541-476-0571 x111
.

Back to School Fine Amnesty
Start the school year off fine-free at the library. As a relief and a way to support the Josephine County Food Bank, all four library branches will offer Back to School Fine Amnesty, accepting nonperishable food items in lieu of cash payments from Tuesday, September 1 through Saturday, September 12.

Each donated item forgives $5 in fines. JCLI will credit accounts with previously incurred fines on overdue items returned during Back to School Fine Amnesty, regardless of how long overdue, in return for nonperishable, non-expired food items.

 

When "paying" a fine with donated food items, patrons should bring overdue library materials to a check out volunteer at any of the libraries before depositing donations into the collections containers. Replacement costs for lost library cards or lost or damaged materials will not be resolved by donations.

 

For more information contact JCLI Operations Manager  

Norma Singer, 541-476-0571 ext. 104.

 

Conversation Project: "Talking About Dying"
Death is part of the human experience; all of us have experienced loss, yet conversations about death and dying are difficult and often avoided.

Join us from 10 to 11:30 am on Saturday, September 12 at the Grants Pass branch for Talking About Dying, a community discussion that provides Oregonians with an opportunity to reflect on what stories and influences shape their thinking
about death.

Participants will explore essential questions and will come away from this conversation with a strengthened sense of community support and collective engagement around these questions, as well as a resource list with tools and information to help consider how to shape a meaningful approach to death and dying.

Talking About Dying is a statewide initiative by Oregon Humanities, created in partnership with Cambia Health Foundation, to bring conversations about dying to communities across the state.

    

Stories about treasured objects
Founded in 2010, The Hearth Community is a new model of community building based on personal storytelling, reflective listening, and community service. While raising money for non-profits in Southern Oregon, The Hearth develops community gatherings in which people explore, craft, and share stories from what they have lived.

The first Hearth in Grants Pass is scheduled for 7 pm on Thursday, October 1 at Bethany Presbyterian Church located at
741 NW 4th Street
. The cost to attend is $5 and all proceeds will benefit JCLI.

Join us for stories about "Treasured Objects." Tellers are chosen from people who submit their stories or people whom the Hearth seeks out. They are not professional storytellers, just neighbors and friends. 

Click here for more information about The Hearth in Grants Pass.

From the director: 'Reading is brain food'

JCLI Executive Director Kate Lasky 
The recent success of the First Chapters crowdfund affirms my conviction that our community values education and reading for young children and, no matter what our politics, we will always come together to provide a better future for our kids. 
More for First Chapters
Thanks to the 217 supporters who donated to the First Chapters crowdfund and made it possible to exceed our goal and raise $40,500 for the children's libraries in Grants Pass and Illinois Valley. Thank you also to the City of Cave Junction, AllCare CCO, Welch Investment Group LLC, and commissioner Cherryl Walker who matched their donations to First Chapters with donations from the community. Thank you all for making a difference for the children in our community today and in the years to come.

 

If you haven't had a chance to participate in the First Chapters crowdfund, it's not too late. Any money raised beyond the initial $40,000 goal will be used to buy even more new books for our children' libraries.

A special thanks to Oregon's Kitchen Table, a project of the College of Urban and Public Affairs at Portland State University, for providing free civic crowdfunding consultation to JCLI.   

 

For more information, please contact JCLI Development Coordinator Rebecca Stoltz, 541-476-0571 x114. 

  
Illinois Valley library events

The Illinois Valley branch of Josephine Community Libraries is hosting the following free public events:

  • Families at Play Baby-Parent Group
    Every Wednesday at 1 pm.
    It's playtime! Before the doors open to the public, the playgroup begins. Play, learn, and read with this free program for you and your little one.
  • Wednesday Storytime. Every Wednesday at 2 pm.
  • Wednesday Knitting Club. Every Wednesday at 2 pm.
    Bring your projects or learn how for the first time. All ages and skill levels are welcome.
  • Saturday Storytime. Every Saturday at noon.

For more information about Illinois Valley library events, contact JCLI Illinois Valley Branch Manager Roberta Lee, 541-592-4778.   

 

Watch the video: 'When was your First Chapter?'
Can you remember the first book you checked out from a
public library?



Click to watch a video about why first chapters are important.

 

New nonfiction books now available 
Here's a sampling of nonfiction newly available from any of the four JCLI library branches, thanks to funding from the Carpenter Foundation, the Grants Pass Friends of the Library, and donors like you and your neighbors. 
  • Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates
  • Washington's Revoution: The Making of America's First Leader, by Robert Middlekauff
  • Nagasaki: Life After Nuclear War, by Susan Southard
  • How to Survive Retirement: Reinventing Yourself for the Life You've Always Wanted, by Steven D. Price
  • Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel,
    by Carl Safina
  • Smoothies & Juices: Health and Energy in a Glass,
    by Cinzia Trenchi and Maurizio Cusani
  • Avenue of Spies: A True Story of Terror, Espionage, and One American Family's Heroic Resistance in Nazi-Occupied Paris, by Alex Kershaw
  • Good and Cheap: Eat Well on $4/Day, by Leanne Brown

To check availability for these or to find other books in the collection, click to search the JCLI catalog.

 

To place a hold, enter your library card number and your password. If you need a library card, go to the JCLI website for an application, or request one at your library branch.

 

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