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Enjoy the Summer at Houston Public Library SUMMER 2013
Go Under Cover during this year’s John P. McGovern Summer Reading Program!
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Did you know that Houston Public Library has offered a version of its Summer Reading Program since the 1920’s?
JUNE 1 − AUGUST 1. 2013
Each June and July thousands of children and their families join HPL for reading, entertaining and educational programs, and the opportunity to receive incentives and prizes for their participation. Now generously sponsored by the John P. McGovern Foundation, the Summer Reading Program remains one of our most popular offerings. The program is more than just fun and games, however. You might have heard of the “summer slide” - the idea that students, especially young readers, regress during summer vacation. Studies now show that participation in a summer reading program can help stop this “summer slide.” A recent study conducted by Dominican University, in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins University Center for Summer Learning, found that summer reading programs prepare students to come to school ready to learn and more enthusiastic about reading. Our own surveys indicate that the majority of respondents say that their child’s enjoyment of reading, reading skill, and amount of reading all increased as a result of their participation in our Summer Reading Program. So please see page 4 for more information and join us as we Go Under Cover this summer! We will read some great books, give away some fantastic prizes and defeat the “summer slide”!
All the Best PROGRAM
Dr. Rhea Brown Lawson, Director
Visit the City of Houston Website: www.houstontx.gov
HPL NewS page 2/3 Focus On... Friends Annual Book Sale Party in the Stacks
PROGRAMS/ RESOURCES
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Summer Reading Program Q&A with Jarrett Krosocka
KIDS & TEENS pages 6/7 iPads for Kids Graphic Novels Kid and Teen Picks
adults pages 8/9 Book Club Selections Adult Summer Reading Club/Summer Picks
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TECH IT pages 10 HPL APPS Top eBooks Digital Archives
exhibits page 11 Negro Spirituals Art Beyond Borders
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HPL NEWS
FOCUS ON… Gwendolyn Zepeda Houston has selected its first Poet Laureate, award-winning author and poet Gwendolyn Zepeda. She will represent the city by creating excitement about poetry through outreach programs, share her love of poetry through teaching, and will provide content to the Houston Poet Laureate Program webpage. She will serve a term of two years, April 2013 through April 2015. The Houston Poet Laureate Program is a partnership between the City of Houston, Houston Public Library, Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, and Houston Arts Alliance.
For more information about the Houston Poet Laureate Program visit www.houstonlibrary.org/houston-poet-laureate. We asked Gwendolyn to share her thoughts about poems and poetry.
When did you become interested in poetry?
When I was in the third grade there was a poetry contest that I didn’t win. But, I was so impressed with the winner that it made me start writing poems for friends and myself all the time. As the years went by I just kept writing without publishing any of them. I can’t even remember how many poems I’ve written.
What inspires you to write a poem?
Usually, they are about anything that evokes strong emotions in me. Something will make me feel angry, nostalgic, joyful, or sad and I’ll quickly write a poem on my smart phone. I used to carry a note pad, but now it’s much easier to use my phone.
How do you describe poetry to people that may not be familiar with it?
Poetry is the quickest and easiest way to explain a feeling in words. But it can range from very simple to extremely complex.
Restoration of Service Hours! Thanks to the support of Mayor Parker and Houston’s City Council, HPL is restoring Saturday service hours to 14 Neighborhood Libraries and returning the Central Library to seven-dayper-week service! You will now have Saturday service at 41 locations across the city, and Sunday service at our flagship location, the Central Library. The new hours will go into effect between April 1st and June 30th, as new staff are hired and trained. Some locations are already up and operating!
VISIT:
www.houstonlibrary.org/ new-library-hours-2013 for the latest information.
What is your favorite poem and why?
Two of my favorite poems are Louise Glück’s Mythic Fragment and Frank O’Hara’s poem, Lana Turner Has Collapsed! I like Glück because of the issues she chooses to write about and O’Hara because his style is very free but still readable.
What are you reading now?
I’m been carrying around two collections from poets I know: Andrew Kozma’s City of Regret, Javier Huerta’s American Copia: An Immigrant Epic, plus George Saunders’ latest short story collection Tenth of December, and reading from each of them bit by bit. For more from Gwendolyn, please see the full interview at http://www.houstonlibrary.org/houston-poet-laureate.
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Friends of the Houston Public Library 35th Annual Bargain Book Sale Thank you to the Houston Public Library staff, warehouse and book sale volunteers for making the 35th Annual Bargain Book Sale a success. Over 3 days, 250 volunteers helped to sell over 70,000 books and raise over $77,000! Since the first book sale in 1978, the Friends have put over 1,800,000 books back into the Houston community and given over $2 million back to the Houston Public Library. Please remember to donate your gently used or new books to the Friends to be sold at the next book sale!
SAVE THE DATE!
2013 Children’s Book Sale | October 4-5, 2013 - Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church
Now Available for Purchase!
Emma Richardson Cherry: Houston’s First Modern Artist Preorder Cost - $20
Take this popular exhibition with you with HPL’s first exhibition catalogue! Catalogue includes essays on Ms. Cherry by local scholars Lorraine A. Stuart and Randolph Tibbets, along with images of the works in the exhibition.
Emma Richardson Cherry: Houston’s First Modern Artist
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programs and resources at Houston Public Library
Sign up for the 2013 Summer Reading Program! June 1 – August 1, 2013
Go Under Cover by reading your favorite books during the 2013 John P. McGovern Foundation Summer Reading Program (SRP). This is a free program that rewards reading with a free book for the home. HOW TO REGISTER: Early registration begins May 1, 2013 at www.houstonlibrary.org/summer. REGISTRATION CONTINUES THROUGH AUGUST 1: Visit any Houston Public Library location or register from your computer, through August 1. HOW TO PARTICIPATE: To participate, read or listen to books, enter book titles or time read on your online reading log either at home or with the help of your librarian. Upon completion, go to your local Houston Public Library location to pick up your prize at the 5, 10, 20 and 30 book levels.
PROGRAM Linking YOU to the World of Summer
INCENTIVES: • 5 books or 5 hour level: certificate, entered into daily prize drawing. • 10 books or 10 hour level: one free book. • 20 books or 20 hour level: additional free book, a coupon for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and a buy one adult ticket/get a child’s ticket free for the Houston Zoo. • 30 books or 30 hour level: one voucher for a free ticket to a Houston Astros game (children K-12) and entered into a Grand Prize drawing for a Kindle Paperwhite, an Apple iPod Nano 16GB, or a Lego 8MP Digital Camera. ARE YOU AN HISD STUDENT? If you are, you can participate in the HISD Summer Reading Club by joining the Houston Public Library’s Summer Reading Program. By reading ten books you are eligible to receive incentives from Houston Public Library’s Summer Reading Program AND incentives from the HISD Summer Reading Club. One program, two ways to win. For more details on the HISD Summer Reading Club visit: www.houstonisd.org. For more details on the program and prizes, visit: www.houstonlibrary.org/summer or call 832-393-1313.
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Jarrett Krosoczka, Author of the Lunch Lady Graphic Novel Series Saturday, May 4, 2013 is HPL’s 4th Annual Children’s Book Celebration. This year’s featured author is Jarrett Krosoczka, author of the Lunch Lady graphic novel series and many picture books, including Punk Farm and Punk Farm on Tour. His newest book is Platypus Police Squad: The Frog Who Croaked, available May 7, 2013. Mr. Krosoczka will be at HPL to talk about his books, his art, his writing, and more. Here is a taste of what to expect: Q. Where did the Lunch Lady idea come from? A. Back in the fall of 2001, I was visiting my childhood elementary school in celebration of my first published book. While there, I ran into Jeannie, the beloved lunch lady of my youth--she was still serving lunch every day! I struck up a conversation with her and she told me all about her grandkids. It blew my mind! My lunch lady had a life outside of school? She didn’t live in the kitchen with the spatulas so I set off to write a book about the secret lives of lunch ladies. Q. Did the decision to do a graphic novel series come before or after the idea for Lunch Lady formed? A. I played with different variations of my Lunch Lady story for about three years before I came to the conclusion that the graphic novel format would be the best way to tell this story. Lunch Lady had false starts as a picture book, a chapter book, even an animated television show at one point. But when I reillustrated a comic that I had drawn in the 5th grade for Guys Write for Guys Read, I knew this idea I had knocking around about a crime-fighting lunch lady needed to be a graphic novel. Q. How long does it take to write one Lunch Lady book from beginning to end? A. Every book takes roughly a year, with the majority of that time spent on revising the story. Q. What is your favorite Lunch Lady gadget? A. I don’t have many favorites amongst my work. Like a good father, I love all of my kids the same. But my most favorite gadget is the Fish Stick Nunchucks! Q. How was the experience of writing Platypus Police Squad different than writing Lunch Lady? A. I compare writing picture books and graphic novels to comparing green apples and red apples. Both are telling stories with words and pictures, but with different lengths and depths of story. A chapter book is like a pineapple. Even though there is a lot of artwork, it all starts with the text. Prose is king in the realm of chapter books, regardless of how many pictures you may have. So for this visual thinker, it was a much greater challenge to write my first chapter book!
Books Alive! 4th Annual Children’s Book Celebration
Saturday, May 4, 2013 | 12 PM - 4:30 PM Houston Public Library | Central Library | 500 McKinney, 77002 12:15 – 1:45 PM (Program Place – 4th Floor) Headlining Act! Appearance & book signing with Jarrett Krosoczka. 2 – 3 PM (Program Place – 4th Floor) Closing Act! Musical performance by Secret Agent 23 Skidoo – find out why he’s called the King of Kid-Hop! 12:30 – 4:30 PM (Concourse Meeting Room) Mad Science of Houston, Anchor Entertainment Mobile Flipbook Studio, Chocolate Fountain, Arts & Crafts 12:30 – 4:30 PM (Library Plaza) Petting Zoo, Velcro Wall, Trackless Train These events are free and open to the public. -5-
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KIDS
iPads for KIDS Houston Public Library Presents
Just for
KID BOOK PICKS
Lunch Lady and the Video Game Villain by Jarrett Krosoczka
Timmy Failure: Mistakes were Made by Stephan Pastis
Horten’s Incredible Illusions by Lissa Evans
The Camp Phoenix Caper by John Madormo
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iPads available for children ages 2 and up. Apps available for: Math, letters, shapes, games and more. Requirements:
iPads must be checked out by a parent or guardian with a valid, fine free, library card that is at least 30 days old. We do hold a valid government-issued I.D. while the iPad is checked out. The iPads may not leave the building or, if at Central Library, the Kids area. INFO | 832-393-1313 | www.houstonlibrary.org/powercard ebook pick The Flat Stanley Collection
KID MOVIE PICKS
by Jeff Brown
For a list of more books that might interest you, visit our catalog www.houstonlibrary.org/catalog
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TEENS
Graphic Novels=Great Reading Are kids who read comics and graphic novels really reading?
Teen Book
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Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
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Colin Fischer by Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz
A Girl Named Digit by Annabel Monaghan
*from studies summarized in The Power of Reading by Stephen Krashen, 2nd edition, 2004, and Michele Gorman’s website: http://comixlibrarian.com/resources/graphicnovels/
TEEN MOVIE PICKS ebook pick
Crash and Burn by Michael Hassan
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ADULTS
Book Club Selections The following books are being discussed by book clubs held at HPL locations across the city. For the date and location of these clubs, please visit our website at www.houstonlibrary.org/bookclubs. 1. Last of the Mohicans by James Fennimore Cooper 2. Broken Harbor by Tana French 3. A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes 4. Unbroken by Lauren Hillenbrand 5. Judgment Call by J. A. Jance 6. Beloved by Toni Morrison 7. The Anatomy Murders by Lisa Rosner 8. Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck 9. Wild by Cheryl Strayed 10. The Collected Short Stories of Eudora Welty by Eudora Welty
Business Plan Competition 2013 The path to launching a business starts here!
WHEN? The business plan competition will kick off on April 26, 2013.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!
All businesses must be in the start-up phase and in operation for less than one year or have received total revenue of less than $10,000 since operations began; therefore, businesses which began operations before April 26, 2013 or have received revenue of more than $10,000 since operations began are not eligible.
Join Houston Public Library’s celebration with educational programs and entertaining activities for the entire family. All events are free and open to the public.
WHAT ARE THE INCENTIVES?
Capital One Bank is providing cash prizes totaling $30,000, including a $15,000 grand prize, to the winning business plan submissions.
MORE INFORMATION
www.liftoffhouston.com | liftoffhouston@houstontx.gov Telephone: 832.393.0954
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2013 Adult Summer Reading Club
Go Undercover at Houston Public Library Adult Summer Reading Club June 1 – August 1, 2013
Sign up for the 2013 Adult Summer Reading Club and earn a chance to win fabulous prizes! The Adult Summer Reading Club is a free online club that is open to adults ages 18 and up. PROGRAM DATES: June 1 – August 1, 2013 HOW TO REGISTER: Go to www.houstonlibrary.org/asrc HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Read books in any format, and enter the book titles read on your online reading log. Monthly Drawing: iPad mini Your number of entries for the monthly iPad mini drawing will be based on how many books you have entered in your online reading log. In other words, the more you read, the better your chances are to win! at Houston Public Library
Summer Reading Selection for Adults
The following books are suggested reading for this summer season. To find more recommendations from our team of professional librarians, please see www.houstonlibrary.org/readerslink 1. The Dude and the Zen Master by Jeff Bridges and Bernie Glassman 2. The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II by Denise Kiernan 3. Gulp: The Adventures of the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach 4. And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini 5. Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg 6. Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris 7. Instant Mom by Nia Vardalos 8. Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris 9. Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver 10. Life After Life: A Novel by Kate Atkinson 11. A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy 12. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
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Houston Area Digital Archives Discover and explore Houston's rich cultural heritage through the digital archives online.
TOP DOWNLOADS Audio and eBooks
Houston Public Library and its partners NetLibrary and Overdrive are excited to offer downloadable ebooks, audiobooks, and videos to our customers. Here is a short list of the top downloads from Overdrive. The library’s downloadable collection is also accessible from the Houston Public Library catalog.
The Houston Area Digital Archives provides open, online access to the rich collections of the Houston Public Library and other community archives. We digitize books, audio and video materials, documents, photographs, manuscripts, maps, memorabilia and more, making them freely available here for research and study. By Michael Pollan
By Cheryl Strayed
By Laura Hillenbrand
By Susan Cain
Visit www.houstonlibrary.org/houston-area-digital-archives now and you will find: • The oldest known photograph of Houston • A photographic timeline of the Houston Astrodome • Our first-ever Exhibit Snapshot – an interactive virtual tour of our Faces, Places & Spaces exhibition • Oral histories from some of Houston’s most influential citizens • And more! Houston Public Library – Linking YOU to the World of History.
Visit our catalog to download more audio books and ebooks www.houstonlibrary.org/catalog
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HPL EXHIBITS
Negro Spirituals: A Triple Middle Passage January 19, 2013 - May 25, 2013
The African American Library at the Gregory School | 1300 Victor St., 77019 Negro Spirituals: A Triple Middle Passage is an exhibition of the works of Harvey Johnson, a Houston artist and retired member of the faculty at Texas Southern University. Mr. Johnson’s work, which he calls his poetry, explores African ancestral culture and its influence on the African community in America. We recently asked Mr. Johnson to tell us a little about what he hopes visitors will see when they view Negro Spirituals: A Triple Middle Passage. “One of the thoughts I have is that I hope they see the profound love I have for my people. As a result, I trust they will be motivated to find, if they have not already, their own purpose for which they are here in this life. I also want them to see that while Negro Spirituals : A Triple Middle Passage speaks, in part, of a holocaust and pathos, there is also evidence of a cryptic language which gives all of us a complex meaning of the sacred laws governing the order of the universe in its ever evolving cycles of life and transformation. One of these spirituals is We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder. In the sacred text of the African Book Of The Coming Forth By Day And By Night, you can see the ladder that Osiris ascended from earth to heaven. Lastly, I hope that Negro Spirituals : A Triple Middle Passage communicates to the young people that BEING African has more to do with consciousness than color or nationality. It should be a liberating feeling of identification, honor, and pride rather than a burden of shame and denial”. You can read more from this short interview on our website at www.houstonlibrary.org/negro-spirituals, and you can meet Mr. Johnson in person on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at 2 p.m., when he appears as part of our Lunch with a Legacy series at the African American Library at the Gregory School, 1300 Victor Street, 77019.
Art Beyond Borders May 8 – June 30, 2013
Houston Public Library - Central Library | 1st Floor Art Gallery 500 McKinney, 77002 | 832-393-1313
Art Beyond Borders is an unprecedented exhibition of the works of master artists representing forty-two countries in the promotion of peace and cultural understanding through the universal language of art. The exhibition is on a six-city tour, culminating in showing at the United Nations in New York City.
Opening Reception
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 | 12:00 PM Houston Public Library - Central Library | 1st Floor Art Gallery 500 McKinney, 77002 | 832-393-1313 - 11 -
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