Monthly Newsletter | February 2021 |
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Libraries Unite to Present Roger Naylor - Virtually! |
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Sedona Public Library is pleased to partner with Camp Verde Community Library and Cottonwood Public Library to welcome popular Arizona author Roger Naylor! Join us for a virtual author presentation on February 12, 2021 from 1:30 – 3 p.m. when Naylor presents his newest guidebook, Arizona’s Scenic Roads and Hikes: Unforgettable Journeys in the Grand Canyon State.
In this exciting virtual author presentation, Naylor will read excerpts and share images from his book followed by an audience Q&A. Naylor is a regular and much-loved author at Sedona Public Library events and we are certain that his presentation will be a storytelling treat. This free virtual event will be presented via Zoom on February 12, 2021 from 1:30-3 p.m.
Click the button to register for the free virtual author presentation. See you there!
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Tax-Aide Service Begins February 16
by Appointment Only
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It’s tax time! Sedona Public Library is pleased to announce that we will again offer free AARP Tax-Aide assistance in partnership with the AARP Foundation.
Services will be offered Thursday, February 16 through Thursday, April 15, but it’s going to be different this year. Tax-Aide assistance will be by appointment only. Because the library and AARP Foundation are dedicated to being Covid-safe, there will be no walk-in service.
Every year AARP Foundation Tax-Aide provides tax preparation assistance free of charge to anyone.Tax-Aide volunteers are trained and IRS-certified annually. You can find out more by clicking the link, and check our website regularly for changes.
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It's "Your Library Loves You" Month! |
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This year we're turning Love Your Library month on its head, because we want everyone to know We Love You instead!
Please join the fun starting Monday, February 1. "We Love You" goodie bags will be available on Fridays, and we're also offering free replacement library cards, so that's a $5 savings in case you've lost your card. Also, we're supporting more vulnerable populations by asking you to "Help Us Fill the Box with Sox!" Please consider a contribution of new socks (preferably mens, large, white) and help us fill the box to donate to Sedona Area Homeless Alliance.
Finally, pick up a button and wear it proudly! Let everyone know: Your Library Loves You!
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Community Needs Assessment
Leads to Community Connections
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Sedona Public Library is excited to be on the home stretch of its Community Needs Assessment project. The initial goal was to discover the issues and aspirations of community members. After nearly 50 interviews, we not only heard many wonderful Sedona stories, we learned what’s on people’s minds. Because the Library’s job is to engage, inform, enrich, and inspire our community, you have provided our marching orders.
We can't solve all the ssues facing the Verde Valley and Red Rock Country, but we can be a resource, a starting point, and a meeting place for solutions to be considered, fine-tuned, and planned. Library staff will now work with our Board of Trustees to write a new Strategic Plan, and we're excited to arrive at this point.
Thank you to everyone who participated and please stay tuned as we do the work and unveil a strong, exciting, and aspirational plan for a library that will continue to connect this community.
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Birdwatching Like the Experts |
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Let's go birdwatching! Sedona Public Library has a new Bird Watching Kit available for checkout! The Bird Watching Kit can be used by parents, grandparents, learning pods, classrooms, after school programs, homeschoolers, or anyone who is interested in learning about our fine-feathered friends!
The Bird Kit includes both fiction and nonfiction books, and materials and ideas to explore the world of birds. You'll also find a bird identifier, where you can listen and learn the songs of a variety of birds. Click the link to listen to the Steller's Jay. You can grab the binoculars, the Verde River Valley Birding Trail Map, the Birds of Arizona Field Guide. Then take a walk at Red Rock State Park to see if you can spot a common black-hawk or a rufous hummingbird.*
To learn more about this and other STEAM programming, please visit our website or call Youth Services at (928) 282-7714 x 119.
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*The STEAM Kits and STEAM programming are supported by the Arizona State Library, Archives & Public Records, a division of the Secretary of State, with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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What's New at the Library? |
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Come on in to pick up your holds - yourself! We have moved our holds pickup shelf so that patrons can pick up their items on their own. The two-sided shelf is in now in front of the circulation desk, in a wide open space, so that visitors can stay safely distanced from one another, and find their items for check out. Joyce Kelly, volunteer and patron, said, "It empties the confusion. Now you just grab your holds right away, and off you go! It makes sense and it's so welcoming!"
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Please help us welcome our new facilities manager, Jim Thomas! Jim is a Cottonwood resident, a musician, and former maintenance director at Cottonwood Village Senior Living. Jim moved to Arizona just four years ago to be closer to family, and he loves the Southwest because of its beauty and friendly people. Be sure to say "hello" when you stop by the library! |
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Sedona Public Library
3250 White Bear Rd
Sedona, AZ 86336
928.282.7714
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SPL In The Village
Bell Rock Plaza, Suite 51 A
Sedona, AZ 86351
928.284.1603
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Sedona Public Library is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We are grateful for the support of the City of Sedona, Yavapai and Coconino Counties, businesses, foundations, and individuals like you. You can support your public library with a charitable tax-deductible donation. Click here for more information.
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