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Isn't Technology Grand?
We're all aware of the changing roles of libraries in this day and age. To say that the Stark County District Library offers more than books is an understatement by far. In addition to the numerous services, events, and programs we provide, technology is at the forefront of our mission to make information available and to educate our patrons. Digital literacy is becoming more important every day in our world. We offer free computer use and WiFi, plus numerous classes on many aspects of technology. We have trainers who will help you load e-books, learn a new device, or master beginner computer skills if you've never used one before. (We promise you won't break it!) The popular Tech Tuesdays, held every other Tuesday of the month at the Main Library from 3-4 p.m., offer demonstrations on a variety of computer, device, and technology related topics. The next two Tech Tuesdays cover using the 'preferred search' aspect of your library account on July 29, and creating an e-book using Wikipedia on August 12. If you have a topic you'd like to recommend for a class or a Tech Tuesday demo, contact Dee Rondinella by calling 330-458-3150 or email Dee.
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Parenting Tip: Read Aloud
Want your baby or toddler to have a head start? Read aloud to them. The is ample research supporting reading aloud as a means of promoting language skills and emergent literacy skills, which lead to children who are better prepared for school. Alliteration, rhyming, and repetition go beyond fun sounds and into the realm of establishing awareness of patterns, which lead to children who do better detecting and manipulating syllables, thus they learn to read more quickly.
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Got Monsters?
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Book Sale for Educators
The Friends of the Stark County District Library is sponsoring Bag Day for Teachers and other school personnel on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Book Garage, located across the parking lot from the Stark County District Main Library at 715 Market Avenue N in Canton. Educators may choose from children's books, fiction, non-fiction, and many other categories for $ 3.00 a bag. School ID or other school employee identification is required. For more information call the Friends of the Library Office at 330-458-2630 or Roberta at 330-477-9723.
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Recommendations:
Summer Reads!
The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel
Grades 5-8
All aboard for an exciting tale of steam-powered automatons, a bloodthirsty sasquatch, colorful circuses, and magical paintings.
 Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee
Grades 4-6
This inventive and engaging fantasy, based on the story of the Snow Queen. Solidly scientific-minded Ophelia, whose mother has recently died, moves with her older sister and father to a snowy and wintry city, where her father is busy working on a museum exhibition of historical swords. Wandering through the museum, Ophelia discovers a boy who has been locked in a room for years, and who needs her help.
The Farm by Tom Rob Smith
Daniel believed that his parents were enjoying a peaceful retirement on a remote farm in Sweden. But with a single phone call, everything changes.
My Accidental Jihad by Krista Bremer
Fifteen years ago, Krista Bremer was a surfer and an aspiring journalist who dreamed of a comfortable American life of adventure, romance, and opportunity. Then, on a running trail in North Carolina, she met Ismail, sincere, passionate, kind, yet from a very different world.
Close your Eyes - Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian
Emily Shepard, a homeless teen living in an igloo made of ice and trash bags filled with frozen leaves. Half a year earlier, a nuclear plant in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom had experienced a cataclysmic meltdown, and both of Emily's parents were killed.
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