DICKINSON COUNTY LIBRARY

THE LIBRARY

NEWS

JULY 2016

Dickinson County Library

401 Iron Mountain Street

Iron Mountain, MI 49801

www.dcl-lib.org

906-774-1218

Hours

Monday - Thursday:

9 AM to 8 PM

Friday: 9 AM to 6 PM

Saturday: 9 AM to 1 PM

Sunday: Closed

Solomonson Branch 620 Section Street

Norway, MI 49870

906-563-8617

Hours

Monday, Tuesday, &

Wednesday

10 AM to 8 PM

Thursday & Friday:

10 AM to 6 PM

Saturday:

10 AM to 1 PM

North Dickinson Branch W6588 M-69

Felch, MI 49831

906-542-7230

Hours

Monday, Tuesday, and

Thursday:

10 AM to 3 PM

All Dickinson County Library locations will be CLOSED

Monday, July 4, to celebrate the Independence Day holiday!

Summer Reading 2016 Continues!

Dickinson County Library Solomonson Branch Library-Norway

North Dickinson Branch Library-Felch

All patrons can register for Summer Reading at

summerreading.dcl-lib.org

from a home computer or one at the library!

Summer Reading continues through July 30, so

you have plenty of time to join in the Summer Reading fun!

Preschool, Ages 0 - 5 — All About You:

Fishing for Good Books

Grades K - 5 — On Your Mark, Get Set, Read!

Grades 6 - 12 — Get In the Game, Read!

Adults — Exercise Your Mind, Read!

All programs are free of charge and open to the public!

Please pick up a Summer Reading Brochure for a list of

Preschool, Juvenile, and Young Adult programs!

A Novel Bunch Book Club Wednesday, July 13, 2:30 PM @ Norway

A Novel Bunch Book Club will read The Things

They Carried by Tim O’Brien. Reading guides are

available at the Norway Library and the Dickinson

County website, www.dcl-lib.org. New members are

always welcome!

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Tai Chi Thursday, July 21, 6:30 PM @ Main

Take some time for gentle relaxation and deep

breathing after a busy day, using YouTube Tai Chi

routines. Adults are invited to learn more about the

techniques of this calm, healing exercise.

Summer Fun Film: A League of Their Own Saturday, July 16, 10 AM @ Main

Escape the heat with a summer fun film!

This adult selection, A League of Their

Own, features the struggles and rivalries of

the first female professional baseball league!

Full of teamwork, competition, and fun, this is one

film not to miss! This film is rated PG. Sponsored by

the Iron Mountain-Kingsford Women’s Club.

Mick Flaminio: D.A.R.E. Officer Thursday, July 14, 6:30 PM @ Main

Learn about the D.A.R.E. program with Dickinson

County D.A.R.E. Officer, Mick Flaminio. This

informative program is for parents and all community

members. All are welcome to attend! This program is

sponsored by the Friends of the Dickinson County

Library.

Page by Page Book Club Tuesday, July 26, 6 PM @ Main

The Page by Page Book Club will read Station

Eleven by Emily St. John-Mandel. Reading guides

are available at the Dickinson County Library and

website, www.dcl-lib.org. New members are always

welcome! Cooking with Herbs

POSTPONED @ Main

Learn about growing and cooking with herbs with

Beth Waitrovich and Rebecca Krans during this

informative, appetizing program! Open to the public,

all are welcome to attend!

Adult Coloring Thursday, July 28, 6:30 PM @ Main

Adults are invited to come to the library for an hour

of quiet stress relief through the magic of coloring.

Using tangles and other fun designs, let loose your

worries as you color your way to a Zen state.

Coloring sheets, crayons and other materials will be

provided. This program is open to adults only.

Mandalas for Adults Monday, July 11, 10 AM @ Main

Design and color your own mandala during

Mandalas for Adults! While the kids are

busy learning animal yoga poses, destress

with mandala coloring pages and instructions to

design your own. This program is for adults only.

Soundz of Time featuring Jan and Gino present: Doo-Wop Malt Shop Music

Tuesday, July 12, 6 PM @ Norway Library

Bring your lawn chairs to enjoy a wonderful summer evening of Doo-Wop Malt Shop

Music with Soundz of Time, at the Norway Library Courtyard! High energy

entertainment duo Jan and Gino are featuring “oldies but goodies” in this doo-wop

themed concert. Ice cream will be available during the show, and all are welcome to

attend! Sponsored by the Friends of the Dickinson County Library.

Mission Statement - Dickinson County Library

The Dickinson County Library provides materials and ser-

vices to help residents of the county obtain the information

needed to achieve their personal, educational and professional

goals. The library will serve as an access point for patrons to

obtain interlibrary loan materials. Emphasis is placed on

providing materials and services that stimulate an interest in

reading and learning among children. Our goal is to provide

these services at a reasonable cost.

Editor: Chelsea Paige Please return overdue Library Materials.

We do not assess fines.

The regular monthly meeting of the

Dickinson County Library Board will be held

Tuesday, July 12, 5:00 p.m., at the

Dickinson County Library.

LIBRARY BOARD

Wm. Cummings, Chair

Susan Khoury, Vice Chair

Andrea Anderson, Secretary

Audrey Smith, Treasurer

Katy Driscoll, Trustee

YA Zone: July 5x5

Enjoy 5 titles which have earned a 5-star recommendation!

If you think a book deserves the 5x5 seal of approval, sub-

mit the book title and the author in the box on the YA

bookshelf. (*) = Teen Submission

The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black YAFIC BLA

Page by Paige by Laura Lee Gulledge YAFIC GUL GRAPHIC

Gingerbread by Rachel Cohn YAFIC COH

Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi YAFIC BAC

The Rose Society by Marie Lu (*) YAFIC LU

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Flying frogs and walking fish : leaping lemurs,

tumbling toads, jet-propelled jellyfish, and more

surprising ways that animals move

by Steve Jenkins J 591.57 J

You wouldn't want to be an Egyptian mummy! :

disgusting things you'd rather not know

by David Stewart J 932.01 S

You wouldn't want to be cursed by King Tut! : a

mysterious death you'd rather avoid

by Jacqueline Morley J 932.014 M

Awesome 8 : 50 picture-packed top 8 lists!

by Jen Agresta J 031.02 A

The story of Titanic for children

by Joe Fullman J 910.9163 F

Barnacle is bored by Jonathan Fenske JE FEN

Mom, there's a bear at the door

by Sabine Lipan JE LIP

Waiting for high tide by Nikki McClure JE MCC

Safe in a storm by Stephen Swinburne JE SWI

How to share with a bear by Eric Pinder JE PIN

Dump truck duck by Megan Bryant JE BRY

Waking up is hard to do

by Neil Sedaka JCP SED (1) CD

Dinosaur pet by Marc Sedaka JCP SED (1) CD

I love you, Mom by Maggie Testa JBB TES

Rainbow zoo : a colors board book

by Martina Hogan JBB HOG

I love you, Dad by Maggie Testa JBB TES

Daniel Tiger's neighborhood. Would you be mine?

By PBS Kids DVDJE DAN

OMG ... I did it again?!

by Talia Aikens-Nunez JFIC AIK

Lola Levine is not mean!

by Monica Brown JFIC BRO

Centaur school by Lucy Coats JFIC BEASTS OF

OLYMPUS #5

Mutt's promise by Julie Salamon JFIC SAL

Clara Dierickx Memorial

The Dickinson County Library is pleased to announce the 2016 selections for the Clara Dierickx Memorial

Library Fund. Established in 2006, the fund emphasizes current children’s fiction and non-fiction books pur-

chased for the Solomonson Branch Library-Norway. The following titles will be on display the week of

July 5-11. You may reserve any of the titles by visiting our website at www.dcl-lib.org, by calling us at

563-8617, or inquiring at the circulation desk.

Children’s Corner

This month’s selections are all about fun facts and

competitive records in the spirit of “On Your Mark,

Get Set, Read!”

National Geographic Animal Encyclopedia by National Geographic Society (US) J 590.3 N

National Geographic Kids Almanac 2010 by National Geographic Society (US) J 032.02 N

Guinness World Records. Wacky and Wild!

by Calista Brill J 031.02 B

Ivy + Bean Break the Fossil Record

by Annie Barrows JFIC IVY & BEAN #3