Issue 28 | February 2020
Pinal County
Library District
NEWSLETTER
Make the Most of Your Library...Finding Today's Library Programs
Did you know that more Americans visited libraries in 2019 than went to movies or concerts?

Our Library District website helps you find great free library programs throughout the county, to keep you coming back! And now we're making it even easier, by displaying each day's library programs right on our homepage.

The Today's Library Programs widget automatically pulls events from our calendar to show you what's happening in the libraries on any given day. You can select a different date in the calendar at the top, to display all the library programs for that date.

Events are displayed in chronological order, so morning programs appear at the top of the list while evening programs are at the bottom. Use the slider on the right side of the widget to scroll through all of the events.

You'll find basic information about each event, including time, location, intended audience (age group), and a brief description of the program. Click on the title of an event to see more details and to sign up for programs that require registration.

You can also click "See all events" to get to our full calendar screen. From there, you can use the filter buttons at the top of the screen to find programs by date, age group, location or event type. You can even print out a custom brochure showing the events you're interested in.
Download Our PCLD App!
We now offer a mobile app to make using your library more convenient. The easy-to-use PCLD App gives you access to all our key website tools, including:

- The Catalog Search Bar
- Events Calendar
- My Account
- Digital Collections and eMagazines
- Research Databases

The PCLD App is available for Apple/iOS and for Android devices.
Featured Events This Month
Here are just a few of the the nearly 400 programs taking place at libraries around Pinal County this month. To find more, check out our events calendar . Click on a program title below for more information:
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 9:30 to 10:30 AM
San Manuel Public Library
108 5th Avenue
San Manuel, AZ 85631
(520) 385-4470

Fitness Class for adults meets Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:30 to 10:30 AM. Please call the library for further information.
Thursdays, 9:00 - 10:30 AM
Maricopa Public Library
4160 W. Smith Enke Road
Maricopa, AZ
(520) 568-2926

Adults are invited to relax and unleash their creativity through coloring. Light refreshments are provided and all supplies are included.
Wednesday, February 12, 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Florence Community Library
778 N. Main Street
Florence, AZ 85132
(520) 868-8311

Children of all ages and their caregivers are invited to create their own Valentine's Day Pop Up Cards. All materials will be provided free of charge - You only need to bring your imagination and a willingness to have fun! For more information, please contact the library at (520) 868 - 8311.
Wednesday, February 12, 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Apache Junction Public Library
1177 N. Idaho Road
Apache Junction, AZ 85119
(480) 474-8555

Our Writer in Residence, James L. Thane, reads from his three novels featuring Phoenix Homicide Detective Sean Richardson, and discusses the process of creating the protagonist of a crime fiction series.
Tuesday, February 18, 3:00 - 6:00 PM
Casa Grande Main Library
449 N. Dry Lake
Casa Grande, AZ 85122
(520) 421-8710

Follow the musicians Simon and Garfunkel with Sixties Rock Historian, Mr. Vinnie Bruno. We'll travel with the most successful folk/rock duo as they craft hit singles and albums while establishing themselves as counter culture icons of the 60s. Our journey will start with their early recordings in high school to their folk/rock anthem “Sound of Silence” through their love/hate relationship dealing with personal and artistic issues to their classic “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” We will also offer highlights of the solo careers of Pail Simon and Art Garfunkel.
Wednesday, February 19, 5:00 - 6:30 PM
Coolidge Public Library
160 W. Central Avenue
Coolidge, AZ 85128
(520) 723-6030

The U.S. Federal Government’s harsh policy of compulsory Indian education in boarding schools began in 1879 and continued beyond the Great Depression. Boarding schools on and off Indian Reservations remained prominent through 1970. They are still the main means of K-8 education in rural Indian communities.
This presentation tells the dramatic stories of three individuals: a grandfather, his daughter, and his granddaughter. They all attended boarding schools through the 1920s, the Great Depression, the mid-1950s, until 1971. Dr. Evangeline Parsons-Yazzie tells these stories to promote an understanding of how boarding schools changed the language, culture, lifestyle, and traditions of American Indian people. 
Research Spotlight
Our libraries are fun places with a lot of entertainment to offer, but we also provide great research tools. We offer subscription research databases that you can access for free with your library card.
This month's feature database:

Biography In Context offers authoritative reference content alongside magazine and journal articles, primary sources, videos, podcasts, and images. Covering a vast array of people from historically significant figures to present-day newsmakers, it’s continuously updated to ensure that you have access to the very latest information. 

You can find Biography in Context--and all our research databases--on our website, by clicking the  Research  tab.
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