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This can be a stressful, overly busy time of year. We've all read advice for reducing stress. Here's another one: uninterrupted reading, even "slow reading."
"Slow reading" is a return to reading habits of the time before cellphones, social media, Google….just sit in silence and read uninterruptedly. Reducing stress is certainly a benefit. Such reading time also enhances comprehension, deepens empathy, enriches vocabulary, and of course, provides pleasure.
The reading tips include going to a place with no distractions (turn off the phone and computer), and treat reading like something you deliberately make time for.
If folding this approach into this busy time of year just seems overwhelming, perhaps it will be a new year's resolution for you.
There is a new day designation, at least new to me……December 2 has been designated "Giving Tuesday." This has a nice ring as opposed to Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
This is the time of year when we all receive many requests for donations from a wide variety of local, regional, and national organizations.
The library does not conduct an annual fundraising campaign nor send out a solicitation request. Our only fundraiser is our annual Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee to raise funds to buy books for distribution through our Ready to Read program.
Of course donations to the library are always welcome and greatly appreciated. There is a link on our website - look for "Support the Library" at the bottom of any page.
A donation can be designated for a specific collection, such as large print or children's; a location, such as your neighborhood branch; or a service such as Local History, Teens, or Ready to Read. Undesignated gifts are directed where they are needed most.
We appreciate if you think of the library when you are considering your year-end giving.
What a night for the 14th annual Great Grown-up Spelling Bee! THANK YOU to all the KPL staff who had a part in making this another successful year of raising serious money to buy books for kids through Ready to Read. It was fun. I can't begin to name everyone who had a part before, at, after the event BUT I will thank Mikki who pulled it all together so smoothly and the KPL spellers, Bill and Lolita, who won 2nd place in a spell down against Portage District Library, no less, and to Karen who did an awesome job as word
pronouncer. She must practice at home to be so smooth at this role. And our cheerleaders….great job with that 1980's look and moves. For those of you old enough to remember…..I think Lolita was channeling the Jane Fonda's work-out look!! Do we miss those days??
Well into the night, Neil Bremer the MC, asked how many were there for the first time. I was amazed how many hands went up. Although this event, now in its 14th year, is familiar to us, I think its longevity is partly due to attracting new folks each year.
Final numbers aren't in, but indications are we raised the "usual" amount of $20,000 or so. I call that serious money to buy lots and lots of books for kids.
Thank you KPL staff. We have reason to celebrate and be proud today.
Great job everyone!
I'm behind – I just read that October was National Reading Group Month. Oh well.
We are pleased to offer many services for readers, including book groups, in support of our priority of "reading, viewing, and listening for pleasure."
Our primary service for book groups is Book Club in a Bag: ten copies of the same book in one easy-to-carry bag, along with a reading group guide. We have a substantial list of titles and are always open to suggestions of new titles to add.
The new books lists and Staff Picks on our website are good reading suggestions for book groups or individuals. Our staff are sharing their favorites of 2014 with new lists being added frequently.
And finally, we hope the recently rearranged rotunda at Central and the new displays will make browsing new titles easier. Of course good reads aren't just new books; browse the stacks too or ask our staff for suggestions.
I often write here and in LINK, our newsletter, about our #1 priority of creating young readers – preparing young children to be ready to learn when they enter school. Some new resources have been added to our website to support this goal.
Once again research has shown that children who are read to do better in school. A new emphasis, Read Aloud 15 MINUTES, maintains that "15 minutes of reading aloud daily, starting at birth, will change the face of education in our country." Additional information about this initiative is on our website.
15 minutes a day of reading to young children dovetails nicely with our program 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten and soon to come will be our Early Learning Calendar for 2015, available in December.
Storytimes continue to be a favorite for many families of young children. Many plan their library visit around Storytime or plan for play time in the Story Place, the activity room for young children at Central.
These resources and many others are described on the Kids & Parents section of our website. We update it often, so visit often.
And, of course, read to all the young children in your life.
The first floor rotunda at Central has a new look.
Shelving for new fiction and nonfiction, Hot Picks, and urban fiction has been repositioned to go around the opening rather than as spokes from the opening. New display tables have been added and much of the seating has been moved to the second floor. The space is more fully a browsing area for new materials, not a seating area.
In the second floor rotunda, additional seating has been added by current magazines. Current newspapers have been moved across from Local History and tables and chairs have been repositioned to create a more quiet reading and study area.
The first floor changes reflect our priority of "reading, viewing, and listening for pleasure" and provide a space to highlight staff picks, librarian favorites, and topical books, along with new books.
Patrons have asked for a more quiet reading area and we hope that will be the use of the area by Local History.
Come visit soon and see our rearranged look.
Each fall all 1,200+ first graders in the Kalamazoo Public Schools visit the library twice. We are almost finished the first round of visits. The first graders heard a story, received their very own library card, and chose a book to take back to school.
When they visit again in a few weeks, they will return the book and look for another one, then hopefully return again with their family. We hope to make library visits an ongoing family routine for these first graders.
Many studies show the difference in school readiness and academic achievement between children who have been read to and visited libraries and those who have not. We know that children who live in poverty are at the highest risk for starting school unprepared to learn.
We are working closely with the Kalamazoo Public Schools as well as many others in the community to support school readiness. Services and programs for preschoolers as well as those in the early elementary grades are listed on our website. Our staff would also be happy to describe them to you.
It takes all of us to support our community's children – help us spread the word about library services and the importance of regular library visits.
This week, October 19 – 25 is National Friends of Libraries Week.
KPL is pleased to celebrate our good friends, the Friends of KPL. They are major contributors to our library's success through their community advocacy for the library and their donation of about $50,000 annually to enhance our programs and services.
In their advocacy role, they were the primary funders of our very successful spring millage campaign and, of course, they helped us get the word out about the vote and the library services it supports.Their annual donation comes from the revenue from the bookstore, located on the lower level of Central Library. They sell "gently used books, very gently priced" that have been donated or have been withdrawn from the library collection.
Their 2013-14 donation funded our summer reading activities, supported the Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee, and provided an enhancement to many programs: Global Reading Challenge, Reading Together, Youth Literature Seminar. They thanked the library staff with years of service recognition and honored retirees.
We have very good friends; they would welcome you as member and as a bookstore patron.Thank you, good FRIENDS OF KPL, and happy Friends week.
We are in birthday mode!
We trace our founding to October 12, 1872, which makes us 142.
Each year at this time, I pause to consider our long, strong history and appreciate that only about eight years after the Civil War, folks in Kalamazoo were opening a library.
Of course we have considerable information about the library's history on our website and while you are reading that, enjoy the many essays and other information about Kalamazoo and the area that our staff has compiled.
Please stop by – any of our five locations or our website. We think our founders would be proud of how the library has developed over the years and we acknowledge we are only the current "caretakers;" many others will follow us.
Earlier this summer, a Harris Poll was conducted nationally to determine the level of library satisfaction and use of public libraries. Here are a few interesting results:
None of these results are particularly surprising to me. Based on what I hear from our patrons and the results of our millage vote in May, I am guessing our percentage of adults extremely or very satisfied might be higher than this national poll. I'd also guess that the other findings are in line with those of our patrons.
I hope you are using KPL services, both online and at our five locations. If you haven't been here in a while, come visit soon.
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Are We There Yet? is back tonight at it's new time. First it's The Mother's Day Episode:
Nick tricks Suzanne and Marilyn into spending the weekend together at a spa for Mother's Day, where it becomes clear it'll take more than a masseuse to relieve the tension in the women's relationship.
Then at 8:30 / 7:30c it's The Lindsey Goes Vegan Episode:
When Lindsey decides to adopt a vegan lifestyle, Suzanne convinces Nick they should go vegan as well - a decision they soon regret when they learn the extent of Lindsey's dedication and, eventually, her true motivations.
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As Nancy Drew, visit your neighbor's newlywed daughter Linda Penvellyn at Blackmoor Manor in England -- home to the Penvellyns for nearly a millennium -- to discover why she's hidden herself away from everyone
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Genre: Mystery AdventureRelease Date: October 2004Platform: PCNote: Originally published 15 October 2004 Flip-Flop ain't so bad, is it?When I first started to play this game, I was all set to give it a horrible, scathing review. I had one complaint after another, but something weird happened on the way through that I can't quite put a finger on. By the time I had played the game a second time, I had done an about-face and was hooked. (I always play a game at least three times when writing a walkthrough - once to play and 'enjoy;' once to write the walkthrough; then once again, by following the WT to the letter, to make sure it "works" and doesn't lead a player astray.)Anyway, did I say hooked? The HER Interactive team have really outdone themselves. Following closely on the heels ofShadow Ranch, which I would classify as a Very Medium game, Blackmoor is a sure winner. It has a good, strong story line, the primo ingredient in any game, and the developers have attended to details in a way that their enthusiasm becomes apparent throughout the gameplay.Nancy finds herself in England, in an old manor and, as you would expect, becomes embroiled in a mysterious situation. There is talk of Lycanthropy (that's werewolves to us peasants) and characters who speak English that isn't quite English (Bangers and Mash, anyone?) and dealings with gargoyles, ghosts, and devious puzzles created by several generations of eccentric owners of the mansion, all designed to protect some mysterious 'treasure.' As usual, nearly every character is subject to suspicion, and rightly so. You will meet a Houskeeper, a Tutor, the Daughter, the Granddaughter, a Librarian, and some other people on the phone. Except for Bess, George, and the Hardy Boys, everyone comes under Nancy's watchful eye.LoulouAn 87-year-old Parrot provides a bit of diversion. She speaks Latin; though not for long. She also provides the complete solution to one of the puzzles, and delivers a never-ending stream of comments whenever you pass her cage, even when the cage is covered with a blanket. After while, she just becomes a pain in the butt, and her most appropriate remark is "Ignore the bird behind the curtain."Speaking of that puzzle, it is the one big squawk I have with this game. It's located at the foot of a long stairs, which are part of a secret passage, and therefore dark. Nancy has to win a game in order to earn a phosphorescent Glow-Stick from Jane, the Granddaughter.That's not so bad, except the Glow-Stick is only good for a couple of trips up and down the stairs and burns out. At that point, Nancy must beat the same game again to get another one, and since she must get five different answers from Loulou, chances are she will be playing that game yet a third and maybe even a fourth time. We'll see who burns out first; the feeble Glow-Stick, or the frustrated player.Many GamesActually, little Jane has a chest-full of games that Nancy will need to play, each one yielding some kind of reward from Jane; either an object or some useful information. One of the games felt familiar, and when I went looking, discovered that it was lifted wholesale from another Nancy Drew mystery. That's okay; it provides a bit of continuity, not to mention some relief, since having beaten it in the past makes it easier to get through again. All in all, since I like puzzles and games, I give Blackmoor high marks for this aspect.Sound, Music and Voice ActingRelative to the other Nancy Drew games, this one comes out best. Understand that with a series of this scope, it seems reasonable to keep the rating within the Nancy Drew games, and not attempt comparison with the rest of Adventure games. By this time you either like Nancy's games or you don't. The lip synchronization is better than ever, though the characters' physical movements are somewhat wooden, as usual. Hey, if it runs well on a fairly obsolete computer, I have no reason to whine.Graphics and Technical ConsiderationsAs with the other aspects of the game, the developers continue to tweak their quality, and the graphics are - no surprise here - the best of the series. The playing area seems somewhat enlarged, which is a good thing, and the menu system derseves mention as well. The Load/Save menu looks the same as always, but it not only works better, there are unlimited Save slots. (This feature is not brand-new to Blackmoor, but it merits a compliment nonetheless.)I played Blackmoor Manor on my old computer, which just barely makes the minimum, and it ran perfectly. A full-install option is available, which requires a little over 600 megabytes, and I strongly recommend doing that. 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Something I never really wanted to post about, but feel I have to, because I don't think that young women quite understand the problem.
Yesterday when I logged onto Facebook, I had several pictures of college women in bathing suits, who are friends on Facebook, come up on my feed. In response, I posted the following on Facebook as my status:
A note to young women on Facebook, from a guy who works with young men struggling with pornography...you might look good in your bathing suit, but if you were able to see yourself through 20 year-old male eyes, which are struggling to see you as a human and not an object, you would never post that pic. Just a thought.But, that isn't enough to describe what is going on. So, here is the science behind it all:
I believe that most young women who post pics of themselves in bathing suits aren't looking to be objectified, but it is happening to them nonetheless. I hope this shows once again why modesty is a necessary virtue in our society today and it is an act of charity to your brothers-in-Christ to avoid immodest behavior, including posting pictures of yourself that are not modest.Researchers used brain scans to show that when straight men looked at pictures of women in bikinis, areas of the brain that normally light up in anticipation of using tools, like spanners and screwdrivers, were activated.
Scans of some of the men found that a part of the brain associated with empathy for other people's emotions and wishes shut down after looking at the pictures.
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A note for men - you are not off the hook for lusting after women because a woman dresses immodestly. There is no excuse for using a woman, regardless of how she might present herself. Your lust is your problem, not her problem. Her problem is immodesty.
I should add a note for the women - you would never have put on the bikini in the first place if you ever had 30 seconds behind those 20 year-old male eyes I describe above.
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Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba has led the growth of Mayors for Peace, which had 4,467 members (in 150 countries and regions) as of January 1, 2011. Akiba returned to his native Japan after working as a math professor at Tufts University and becoming well-known for educating U.S. journalists about nuclear issues. I remember once asking him about the relevance of mayors' work for nuclear abolition, when such big issues are traditionally seen as the work of world leaders. He replied that mayors are closer to the people, making them a perfect group to advance the cause. Of course, it does take the world leaders to disarm. President Obama took a decisive step with a speech in Prague in 2009, in which he declared a goal of abolishing all nuclear weapons. The Nobel Committee cited the special importance of his "vision of and work for a world without nuclear weapons" when it awarded him the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009.
The Prague speech sparked considerable hope in Hiroshima that Obama will become the first U.S. president to visit the city while in office. High school students have mobilized to support efforts by Akiba and prominent survivors to secure an invitation. A presidential visit would provide momentum for nuclear abolition, but more than anything, there is a simple, human desire to convey Hiroshima's message—no more war, particularly the nuclear kind. Jacqueline Cabasso (who also serves as North American coordinator for Mayors for Peace) sees one promising route to nuclear abolition—making the link to other issues, like social justice and how funding for nuclear weapons could be diverted to meet basic human needs. That framing has certainly been a factor in Akiba's ability to draw strong support from The U.S. Conference of Mayors, which has worked closely with Mayors for Peace, passing progressive resolutions to advance both nuclear disarmament and government that prioritizes improved quality of life over nuclear stockpiles.
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Slater compares stagnation on the issue to the situation a few years ago, where Canada jump-started the process on an international landmine ban treaty that had been stalled by the largest powers. The United States, among a number of other countries, hasn't signed the landmine treaty, but the moral effect of the international consensus has proven powerful in preventing new deployments of mines.
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Something similar has already happened with nuclear weapons, in part because the hibakusha—survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki—have been so insistent about reminding the world of the fearful realities of nuclear war. Instead of remaining victims, they are inspiring advocates for saving humanity.
In the face of the difficulties and uncertainties of mobilizing people internationally, the determined hibakusha look ahead toward success. Maybe nothing symbolizes that better than the drive to bring the Summer Olympics to Hiroshima in 2020, the year Mayors for Peace has targeted for achieving nuclear abolition. The thinking is that, if the goal is achieved, there ought to be a huge celebration. If there is still work to do, the Olympics will be an occasion to celebrate progress and spur final steps toward a safer future. For everyone thinking, studying, or working on nuclear abolition, there is something to learn from that optimistic effort.
Joe Copeland wrote this article for Can Animals Save Us?, the Spring 2011 issue of YES! Magazine. Joe is an editor for Crosscut.com, a nonprofit news site in Seattle. He has written about nuclear issues since visiting Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1986 as part of a program for U.S. reporters. In 2009, he researched the legacy of the nuclear bombings in Hiroshima under a Fulbright grant.
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