October 2022

A Letter from the Director

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The Librarian’s Pep Talk


pep talk

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1. a talk intended to make someone feel more courageous or enthusiastic.


It is hard to believe that the leaves are beginning to fall off the trees. Days are shorter, but daily to-do lists are not. The news of 2022 is challenging on many levels for people of all ages. Do not let the cool weather or world news slow you down. You were made to do awesome things. Stop and look around. We live in a great community that is full of tradition, spirt, comradery, and best of all a community that supports the library. The library, a place where we learn together, explore together, and make each other better people. A place that will inspire you to do awesome things.


In October, the library will offer opportunities that will inspire you. These opportunities include the following: free basic computer classes for adults, an educational presentation of Vincent Van Gogh’s life, a book sale, an informative presentation and virtual demonstration on dementia, canvas painting for adults, a Halloween party and parade for children accompanied by the Fidelity ice cream truck, and financial storytimes for children.  


Inspiration surrounds you at the library. You can do anything you want, and the library is the starting point. Do something that will make the world awesome and start by investigating how the library can help you accomplish your goals. You might find your inspiration in a book, streaming Hoopla movie, library program, book group, or digital magazine. George Lorimer, an American journalist, author, and publisher once said, “You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.”


So many of you inspire me when I talk to you in the library. You continue to impress me as you volunteer your time, help form community partnerships, and support the library by using our collection, attending programs, and participating in our fundraisers. I hope I can return the favor and connect you to the library where you can be inspired and do awesome things.


See you at the library and hopefully at our Craig Thatcher concert on November 4!


Holly Bennett

Library Director, Information Conductor, and Community Ambassador

Book Sale at the Library

 

October 6th (9am to 7pm)

October 7th (9am to 4pm)

October 8th (9am to 2pm)

NEW! Discovery Educational Kits

These are themed multidisciplinary kits containing toys, picture books, puppets, and other interactive learning tools that can be checked out for 2 weeks:

Some examples:

  • math folder games that specialize in addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division
  • gumball grip game that helps to build fine motor skills in young children
  • fluency building kit with magnetic letters and numbers and sight words.
  • story kits
  • kits that help to develop social and emotional skills
  • KEVA planks
  • marble rollercoaster kit
  • kit that explores magnets 

Craig Thatcher and Friends Benefit Concert

The MLNV will hold a benefit concert with Craig Thatcher and friends at the Phoenix, 515 W. Mauch Chunk St. in Nazareth, on Friday, November 4th.


Tickets are available now and selling fast!:


Individual general admission ticket @ $43

Reserved table for eight people in the banquet/concert hall @ $344

Reserved table for eight people in the adjoining bar/cocktail room @ $344

Reserved table for ten people in the adjoining bar/cocktail room @ $430


Each can be purchased at the library or via the library website HERE beginning September 1st. Tickets purchased via the MLNV website can be picked up at the library circulation desk twenty-four hours after website purchase.


We accept cash/check/credit cards.


This year, food as well as drinks will be available for purchase:

- chicken salad on a croissant with dried cranberries

- roast beef & cheddar cheese with horseradish mayo

- turkey BLT with avocado and roasted pepper aioli

- cheeseburger with American cheese

- vegetable sandwich with cucumber, tomato, lettuce, hummus, and roasted pepper aioli


Marshall Grezlak is this year's primary concert sponsor.


Doors open at 5:30pm.

Music starts at 7:00pm.


This event is for ages 21+.

 

 Thank you so much for your support!

Can You Help?

The library is in search of help for our basket raffle:

  • donors of raffle baskets
  • volunteers for coordinating the basket raffle (contacting possible donors, picking up basket items from donors, assembling baskets, etc.)

If you can help, please contact Jill at jsilvius@nazarethlibrary.org or 610-759-4932 ext. 4.


Celebrate Our Veterans in 4 Ways

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To honor our veterans and celebrate Veterans Day 2022, the library will collect the following items for veterans at Gracedale Nursing Home, Coatesville Veterans Hospital, and "Operation Warmth/Project Warm" through Wednesday, November 9th.


All items, including clothes, must be new and not expired.


Please NO bar soap or items not on the list.


All donations should be dropped off in the patriotic boxes at the library or the Nazareth YMCA.


  • Men's dress shirts/polo shirts - M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL
  • Women's lounge pants - M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL
  • Men's lounge pants - M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5 XL
  • Women's underwear - all sizes
  • Women's sports bras - all sizes
  • Boxer briefs - all sizes
  • Women's T-shirts - S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL
  • Men's T-shirts - M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL
  • Sweatshirts – all sizes
  • Women's sweatpants - M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL
  • Men's sweatpants - M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL
  • Suspenders/belts
  • Zip-up and pullover hooded sweatshirts - all sizes
  • Slippers w/ sturdy bases and good tread
  • Socks
  • Gloves
  • Hats
  • Scarves
  • Coats/jackets
  • Shower gel/body wash
  • Shampoo
  • Toothbrushes
  • Toothpaste
  • Combs/hairbrushes
  • Denture cleaner tablets
  • Denture adhesive cream
  • Deodorant/body spray
  • Chapstick
  • Body lotion/skin moisturizer
  • Shaving cream
  • Word search books – large print preferred
  • Crossword puzzle books
  • Sudoku puzzle books
  • Chess sets
  • Checker sets/board games
  • Cards (playing cards, UNO cards)
  • Paint by number kits
  • Markers for art projects
  • Coloring books
  • CDs (50s, 60s, Country, MO-Town)
  • Plastic model kits
  • $10-25 gift cards for gas, groceries, Abe's Hotdogs, Applebee's, Burger King, Chacko's Family Bowling, Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Friendly's, Longhorn Steakhouse, McDonalds, Norm's Pizza, Panera Bread, Perkins, Price Chopper, Red Robin, Sheetz, Sunoco, Target, Walmart, Weis, and Wegman's

"Myths, Misunderstandings, and Leadership Lessons with Ulysses S. Grant"


In-person Presentation

by Gunnery Sgt. Kenneth J. Serfass


Tuesday, November 8th, 6:00pm


Registration opens Monday, October 3rd.  Call 610-759-4932 during library hours or stop at the circulation desk.

   Serfass is a native of Bethlehem, PA born on June 18th, 1966.  A US Marine since 1984, his last duty station was with the First Marine Division Band during Operation Iraqi Freedom, retiring in July of 2004 to become a music teacher. 

   Ken WAS a civil war reenactor but now is a first-person impressionist with forty-seven

years studying his childhood hero, US Grant.

   As a full-time professional living historian portraying Ulysses S. Grant, he presents between 11 and as many as 23 appearances each month all year long.  

This special program is funded by a Walmart Local Community Grant.

Special Programs for Adults

Does the thought of using a computer scare you?


No worries!


Everyone deserves to learn about computers! Join Kevin at the library for FREE lessons covering the basics of computer skills.

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Whether you've never touched a keyboard before or are looking to solidify your internet basics, there's a lesson for you! Lessons will take place in small groups with hands-on practice and instructor support. Learning computer skills doesn't have to be intimidating - try it at your library!

 

Lessons will take place on Wednesdays from 6:00-7:30 PM:

  • October 5: Mouse and Keyboard Basics
  • October 12: Computer Basics (A Session)
  • October 19: Computer Basics (B Session)
  • October 26: File Management Basics
  • November 2: Internet Basics (A Session)
  • November 9: Internet Basics (B Session)
  • November 16: Windows 10 Basics (A Session)
  • November 23: Windows 10 Basics (B Session)

Note: You may attend either the A or B session - no need to attend both!

 

Registration for sessions is required and opens one week prior to each session. To register or ask questions, please stop at the circulation desk, call 610-759-4832, or email khopf@nazarethlibrary.org.

 

There is no cost to learners. Funding is generously provided by the PLA Digital Literacy Workshop Training Incentive, supported by AT&T. Sessions will utilize DigitalLearn.org

 

Space is limited.


Register NOW to join Ms. Christine Krueger of Elder Care Solutions:

 

**Wednesday, October 5th, "drop in" between 11am and 12:30pm - Virtual Dementia Simulation


Tuesday, October 11th, 6:00-7:30pm - educational presentation: "What Is Dementia?"


**Monday, October 17th, "drop in" between 11am and 12:30pm - Virtual Dementia Simulation


Wednesday, October 19th, 6:00-7:30pm - educational presentation: "What Is Dementia?"

 

**Preregistration is required for virtual simulations due to limited availability and is open now. Register by calling 610-822-2518, emailing christine@eldercaresolutions.org, or signing up at the library circulation desk.

Patrons are strongly encouraged to attend a simulation before the presentation, if possible.


These events are part of our PA Forward ® Health Literacy programming.


The Library's Teen Advisory Board will be hosting a community yard sale on our lawn on Saturday, October 29 from 8AM to 3PM. All are welcome! Anyone is free to sell whatever they want for whatever they want; we just ask that you pay $10 to the library to reserve your spot. Bring your own tables, chairs, or tents to sell, or just come to shop! The library will also host a booth, where our Teen Advisory Board will be selling some of their used items and the leftovers from our Fall Book Sale to benefit the library! Call, email, or stop in to register as a vendor! And we'll see everyone on October 29!

Also This Month...

...and if you have any extra Halloween decorations you'd like to donate to the library, we'd love to have them!  Leave them at the circulation desk for Anneliese or Jill.

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Teen Horror Movie Scavenger Hunt


Classic movie monsters will be hiding in the Teen Room and Living Room. Teens with a valid library card must identify them and write down their location on the worksheet. Each completed sheet will be entered into a raffle to win a special Halloween prize. One entry per person.

Special Programs for Children

Pumpkin Hunt

Can you find all 15 pumpkins hidden in the Children's Room? Find the pumpkins to solve the mystery question and win a small prize.


Sign Language Storytime

Wednesday, October 12th, 6:30pm

This event is part of our PA Forward ® Basic and Civic and Social Literacy programming.


Library Storytime at the Farmers' Market

Saturday, October 8th, 10:30am

This event is part of our PA Forward ® Basic and Civic and Social Literacy programming.


Afternoon Story with Miss Berry

Wednesday, October 19th, 1:30pm

This event is part of our PA Forward ® Basic Literacy programming.


Kids' Giving with Miss Catherine and Miss Berry

Wednesday, October 19th, 4:00pm

Join Miss Catherine and Miss Berry afterschool for a special program that will help children think about gratitude and generosity. We will read stories about charity and family and we will kick off a kids' giving campaign. Children will think about others who are less fortunate than they are and will set up a donation for the Nazareth Food Bank to be given before the holidays.

Registration opens October 5th.  Call 610-759-4932 during library hours or stop at the children's desk.

This event is part of our PA Forward ® Financial Literacy programming.


Messy Monday Craft Club

Monday, October 24th, 1:30pm

Come to the library for our monthly drop-in crafting studio. There will be supplies set up to come create at the library.


PLUS...

The mayor will be joining us.  And the Fidelity ice cream truck will, too!

Other Ongoing Children's Events

Drop-in children's events - regular schedule:

Mondays at 10:30am - Storytime with Miss Berry at the MLNV

Tuesdays at 10:30am - Shake and Boogie with Miss Catherine at the MLNV

Wednesdays at 10:30am - Storytime with Mrs. Kelly at the MLNV

Thursdays at 10:30am - Storytime with Miss Berry at 306 Butztown Road

Thursdays at 10:30am - Baby storytime with Miss Catherine at the MLNV

Fridays at 10:30am - Shake and Boogie with Miss Catherine at 1114 Bushkill Center Road


Live storytimes on Facebook:

2nd Wednesday at 2:00pm - with Miss Berry

4th Wednesday at 6:30pm - with Miss Catherine


These children's programs are part of our PA Forward ® Basic Literacy programming.

Updated Library Card Policy

To check out items at the circulation desk, you will be asked to show either your library card (preferred) or proof of ID.

Thank you for adhering to this policy.

Join the Library at Dog's Day Out

Four Book Discussion Groups to Join

Audiobook Discussion Group

The group meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 1:00pm in the living room.

This new discussion group's events are part of our PA Forward ® Information Literacy programming.

October 13th - The Guest List by Lisa Foley

November 10th - This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel

December 8th - Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan


Daytime Book Discussion Group

The group meets on the 4th Thursday of each month at 11:00am in the living room.

October 27th - Pachinko by Min Jin Lee 

November 17th - The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

December 22nd - no meeting

January 26th, 2023 - The Sentence by Louise Erdrich


Wednesday Night Book Club

The group usually meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 6:30pm in the living room or online via Zoom; contact sgerken@aol.com for details and updates.

This discussion group's events are part of our PA Forward ® Civic and Social Literacy programming.


Brainy Bibliophiles

led by Jill E. Silvius, Ph.D.

The group meets in-person in the living room.

December 6th -2nd half of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, tr. Nevill Coghill

(Tales of the Wife of Bath, Friar, Summoner, Clerk, Merchant, Squire, Franklin, Second Nun, Canon’s Yeoman, Manciple, Parson, and Chaucer’s Retractions)


Registration opens October 1st.

Register by calling the library or asking at the circulation desk.

This discussion group programming is a part of our of our PA Forward ® Civic and Social Literacy programming.

Teen Advisory Board

Are you looking for a fun way to get volunteer hours?

Are you interested in having direct input on teen services and programs at the MLNV?

Do you have great ideas about service projects?

Join the Teen Advisory Board (TAB)!

TAB is an open forum where teens discuss the issues related specifically to teen use of the library (materials and events).


This month's meetings:

October 4th, 6th, 11th, 13th, and 20th


Perks of joining the Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity's TAB: making new friends, receiving volunteer hours, and having the ability to make creative and financial choices involving teen programming.


Requirements to join: Entering 7th to 12th grade, having an MLNV library card, being willing to participate in TAB discussions and voice your opinions, and being willing to respect the opinions, tastes, privacy, and choices of others.


If you are interested in joining the TAB or want more information about meetings, please contact awarnke@nazarethlibrary.org.

Books, Audiobooks, Newspapers, A Few of Our Online Resources, and Social Media

Hoopla

CloudLibrary

Flipster

Tumblebook Library

NewsBank

Facebook

Instagram

Teen Instagram

Twitter

YouTube

Next Month...

Clear Answers to Your Medicare Questions

Community Meeting with Cherie Zettlemoyer, Licensed Sales Agent, United Healthcare

Monday, November 14th, 1:00pm

Spaces are limited, so call 610-841-3988 to register today.

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Memorial Library Of Nazareth & Vicinity


295 East Center Street

Nazareth PA 18064


610-759-4932


outreach@nazarethlibrary.org

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