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On the June Library page: Summer program features heroes, movies; Book Review
5/28/2015 8:56:34 AM
Summer program features heroes, movies
By Tammy Kimberley
Splash Staff Writer
Online and offsite.
That's where much of the summer reading program offered by Liberty Lake Municipal Library will happen this year.
For the first time, participants in the summer reading program will be asked to sign up online. Beginning June 1, a banner from the library's website, www.libertylakewa.gov/library, will direct patrons to a link where they can register themselves and other family members, keep track of reading logs and find information on special summer events. The website will also having suggested reading lists related to the themes.
Youth Services Librarian Melanie Boerner is overseeing the kids, tween and teen programming, and Adult Services Librarian Shardé Mills is handling the adult end of things. While Boerner was a part of summer reading planning at her previous library, this year is the first time for Mills since she previously served at an academic library.
"We're two new people, so we bring different experiences to the table," Boerner said. "We're trying to get out of the building during the summer a lot more. We want to be seen in the community."
Last year's summer program boasted 784 participants, with over 600 of those being children - a key target of the summer's lineup of activities. Kids programming is titled "Every Hero Has a Story" and will revolve around activities about super heroes as well as honoring local heroes.
"Everyone knows about the summer slide, so we're trying to prevent that," Boerner said. "We want kids to retain what they've learned throughout the school year."
During the June 17 kick-off event, kids can learn superhero traits and meet a live superhero. The Touch a Truck event on July 1 will provide the opportunity to see firetrucks, police and military vehicles up close as well as interact with local heroes.
The theme for the adult program is "Books to Movies," which is a topic that Mills said she's found people really like to discuss.
"When a movie comes out, people often debate if the book or movie is better," she said. "Our aim is to get people talking about that."
Mills said she is particularly excited about hosting film speaker Larry Telles who will share about early films and the stories behind classic books made into movies such as "The Wizard of Oz" and "Gone with the Wind" on June 20 at the library.
Summer book clubs for adults will also be focused around the theme. At the end of each month, the library will show a movie and then the following Thursday night a discussion will be held where it is compared to the book.
"There are a lot of readers in Liberty Lake, and we'd love them to come discuss their books at the library," Mills said.
In addition, the library is teaming up with Friends of Pavillion Park to offer a Pages to Pictures weekend on Aug. 28 and 29. Patrons are encouraged to check out a copy of the book to read and then attend the movie in the park. "Big Fish" and "Charlotte's Web" are the featured selections.
As in previous years, the Friends of the Library are providing prizes and a free book for kids and teens who finish 10 books or complete 10 hours of reading. Grand prizes for children include passes to Mobius and Silverwood, while teens will be entered into a drawing for a Barnes & Noble gift card.
The Friends group is also putting money toward adult prizes this year, Mills said, including a movie-themed gift basket and Barnes & Noble gift cards.
If patrons aren't comfortable with the online registration, they are welcome to come into the library for assistance. Both librarians emphasized that the whole goal of the program is simply to encourage people to read during the summer.
"People can always come in and utilize the librarians if they need help registering or finding something to read," Melanie said. "The library is an outlet that's free and for everybody."
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Which is better - book or movie?
The library's summer book clubs will feature books made into movies. During the months of June, July and August, Adult Services Librarian Shardé Mills will host a movie showing and book club meeting for adults to debate this topic.
June's book is "Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro. The movie showing is 5:30 p.m. June 22 at the library, and the book club is 6:30 p.m. June 25 at Barlows,1428 N. Liberty Lake Drive. For more, go to www.libertylakewa.gov/library.
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Book Review: Characters' journeys take surprise turns in novel
By Melanie Boerner
Liberty Lake Municipal Library
In "Wonderstruck" by Brian Selznick, Ben and Rose secretly wish that their lives were different. Ben desperately wants to connect with a father he's never met, and Rose is obsessed with a mysterious actress and chronicles her life in a scrapbook. Both discover something new about these people and it sets them on separate quests to find what they are missing. Set 50 years apart, Ben and Rose's stories are independent. However, they ultimately intertwine and will leave readers surprised.
Brian Selznick is the author of the award winning, "The Invention of Hugo Cabret." His trailblazing and imaginative form of storytelling captures and inspires readers from the first page. This book is geared toward readers in third through seventh grades. But don't let the daunting 600 pages scare you; it is told in stunning words and pictures as in classic Selznick style.
This breathtaking novel will take you on an adventure and leave you up all night. Yet, like many heartfelt and well-written stories, you will be longing for more once you have finished.
Melanie Boerner is a children's and youth services librarian at the Liberty Lake Municipal Library.
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