Newsletter                      January/February 2014
Heirloom Seed Bank Now Through April

 

From January 2 through April 30 during regular hours, the Main Library  will be offering an Heirloom Seed Bank in partnership with the OSU Extension Services' Expanded Food and Nutrition Program. Heirloom seeds will be given away free of charge, up to six packets per month per customer. Seeds offered include vegetables, herbs, ornamentals and flowers. Varietals such as Mountain Princess Tomato, Aunt Ruby's German Green Tomato, Red Cored Chantenay Carrots, Cylindra Beets, Mary Washington Asparagus, Resina Calendula, and Larkspur are just a few of the many available. A variety of seeds specifically for children to grow will also be on hand. Come summer and fall, customers are encouraged to send photos of their gardens and harvests from the seeds to the Stark County District Library at askreference@starklibrary.org.

 

It's that Time of Year Again: Taxes

 

Tax forms are in the process of arriving from the IRS and are available at each SCDL location. Forms may also be printed from Reference Subject Guide - Tax Forms for Individuals. 

 

AARP offers free tax help for seniors in the McKinley Room of the Main Library on Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. running February 7 through April 11. Walk-ins are welcome.

 

Celebrate Black History Month in February

 

African American history, food and music will be explored in a variety of programs throughout our branches on February 5 through 20,

including a drum session with local STOMP star Elec Simon.
Local musician and STOMP star Elec Simon

will perform on Feb. 8 at 2:30 p.m. at the Plain Community Branch.

Parenting Tip: Read to your kids!

 

Did you know that there is one book for every 300 children in a lower income community, but in an upper middle income area there are 13 books for every one child?* Visiting the library can help play a role in the future of a child. Make visiting the library part of your routine. Visit storytime weekly. Take part in children's programming. Spend time reading together for at least 15 minutes at home and when you visit the library. Let your child explore the library. Listen to books on CD or through digital download. Check out the Friends of the Library monthly book sales. Books will make a difference in the life of a child.

 

Visit our early literacy blog Laugh, Play, Read at http://laughplayread.wordpress.com to find more information on how you can influence your child's reading habits.

 

*Statistic from http://blog.firstbook.org/2013/02/24/infographic-the-haves-and-the-have-nots/.

 

Author Visit: Terry Pluto

       

Please register.

  
 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 
 
The library will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 20, 2014. The library will reopen on January 21, resuming regular hours.
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Heirloom Seed Bank
Tax Info
Black History Month
Parent Reading Tip
Terry Pluto
MKL Day Closing
  

 Lake Effect: Tales of Large Lakes, Arctic Winds, and Recurrent Snows 

by Mark Monmonier

Provides an understanding as well as a meteorological and scientific cartography-based history of the weather phenomenon known as lake-effect snow, in which snows falls heavily for anywhere from minutes to days.

 

The Snow Child 

by Eowyn Ivey

A childless couple working a farm in the brutal landscape of 1920 Alaska discovers a little girl living in the wilderness, with a red fox as a companion, and begin to love the strange, almost-supernatural child as their own.

 

 

If It's Snowy and You Know It, Clap Your Paws! by Kim Norman; illustrated by Liza Woodruff

A winter-themed romp based on the classic song, "If You're Happy and You Know It," in which a group of endearing animals play joyfully in the snow until their wild adventures drift in a surprising direction.

 

 

 

Snowflakes Fall

by Patricia MacLachlan; illustrated by Steven Kellogg

In this illustrated poem in honor of the victims of the 2012 shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, falling snowflakes celebrate the uniqueness of life, its precious, simple moments, and the strength of memory.

 

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