SUMMER IS HERE AGAIN !

SUMMER READING FOR EVERYONE @ THE LIBRARY

In these days of tight money, the Livermore Public Library is one of the best summer bargains around. Whether you are doing a staycation or just looking for summer fun, check out all the free reading activities at the three Livermore library locations and even online at www.livermore.lib.ca.us.!!

The theme of this year’s Summer Reading Game for children is Be Creative @ Your Library. As in the past, the game is designed for independent readers who read and report on books for prizes. Prizes this year include grab bag prizes, food coupons, a swim pass or a bowling pass, a tinsel ball, and a medal and City Council presentation for those who read 100 books over the summer. The game begins on June 12 and finishes on August 15.

Kids can also get points for the reading game by attending any of several performance, storytime or craft programs at all facilities. This year the performance programs have been generously underwritten by the Friends of the Livermore Library. Performers include puppets, river otters, the Oakland Zoomobile, taiko, a magician, music, storytelling, and animals of Africa and South America, as well as regular weekly storytimes for all ages.

Kids can also get points for the game by playing the monthly web puzzle on the Library’s web site.

Read To Me

Little ones who do not yet read can also participate in the Summer Reading Game. The Read To Me program encourages parents and siblings to read to preschoolers who then report on the books they have heard. Kids get sticker prizes and when they have listened to 50, they receive a coupon for ice cream. Little ones are invited to also attend all the free programs at all libraries

Teen Summer Reading

Teens this summer are invited to express themselves in the Teen Reading Program this summer. Teens can sign up at any library to read two books in each category of graphic novels, mysteries and historical fiction. After each two books read, the teen will win a prize and be entered into the raffle for the grand prize. Teens are also encouraged to join the Livermore Teen Book Club on Booksprouts.com. where they can discuss the books they have read and provide reviews for others.

Adult Summer Reading

A new program this summer is the Adult Summer Reading Program, Master the Art of Reading. Families are encouraged to read together or adults can read alone. An entry form may be picked up at any library. Read any 3 books or listen to 3 audio books between June 12 and August 15. Enter the books titles and authors on the entry form, provide a sentence or two describing the book and if it is recommended to others. Turn in the entry form and the first 100 finishers will be entered into a drawing to win a Booklover’s Basket of prizes.

SUMMER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Several volunteer opportunities are available at the library this summer.

Kids from the 6th grade to the 12th grade can help out with the Summer Reading Program. Jobs include helping out with daytime special programs putting together supplies for craft programs and listening to young children report on the books they have read. All Young Adult Volunteers (YAV’s) must attend a training session to participate. Kids can pick up an application at any library.

Adults are needed to be adult listeners for the Summer Reading Game. Adults listen to the independent readers report on the books they have read and give them their prizes when they reach reading milestones. Training is required to be an adult listener. Check out this volunteer opportunity at any Livermore Library.

Become a literacy tutor for the Livermore READ Project and help adults who want to improve their basic literacy skills or learn English as a Second Language. Volunteers are needed to work one-on-one with motivated adults who are struggling with their current reading and writing skills. No previous tutoring experience is required, and tutoring can be done on any day or at any time. You do not have to be bilingual to work with an English as a Second Language student. All necessary materials and services are free of charge. The READ Project will be conducting training in July. For more information, call 373-5507.

The Library is looking for one or two volunteers to coordinate the Homework Hangout at the Rincon Branch Library. The Homework Hangout offers drop-in homework assistance for youth (grades K-12) on weekday afternoons. The Homework Hangout Coordinator/s will direct an innovative library program that seeks to build literacy in the community and make a difference in the lives of local children. The Homework Hangout Coordinator/s will work primarily with children from lower-performing schools in Livermore. A commitment of 9 months (September-May) is required for the Homework Hangout Coordinator/s position. For further information, contact Rosemary Dukelow at 373-5500, ext. 5514.

JAZZ IN JULY

Again this year the Library will be presenting it annual Jazz in July series. All programs are Sunday afternoons in July at 2 PM at the Civic Center Library in the Craft Room.
Programs planned include:

Mimi Fox/Cindy Browne Rosefield Duo Sunday, July 5 2PM

Internationally know jazz guitarist Mimi Fox is joined by bassist Cindy Brown Rosefield. Guitar Player Magazine say Fox is”a prodigious talent” while Brown Rosefield is an instructor of music and jazz at Las Positas College.

Jazz Idiom: Blueprints, Stills and Frames Sunday, July 12 2PM

California photographer Charles L. Robinson and California Poet Laureate Al Young are showcased in this beautiful book of music, photography and poetry that pays homage to one of the most exciting times in American music history. Join them as they discuss their jazz stories.

Jazz and the Great American Songbook Sunday, July 19 2 PM

Pianist Dennis Edwards and bassist Steve Webber narrate the lives and play the music of America’s greatest “pop” composers including George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter and Henry Mancini in the CD release celebration.

Night Harvest Sunday July 26 2PM

Come hear this string-driven modern jazz quartet that blends Asian, Celtic, Gypsy, Zydeco, Brazilian and African music.

LAB’S ED MOSES TO SPEAK ON NIF

Creating a Star on Earth -- the National Ignition Facility

On Wednesday,July 15 in the Craft Room of the Civic Center Library at 7 p.m., Ed Moses, a principal associate director at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, will talk about the Laboratory's National Ignition Facility (NIF), the world's largest and highest-energy laser system. NIF will create extreme conditions of temperature and pressure found in nature only in the cores of stars and giant planets to advance national security, astrophysics and the quest for fusion energy.