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march to april | 2010
Women’s History Month @ HPL March is Women’s History Month, and the Houston Public Library is proud to join in the celebration. This is, in part, because your library offers a wide variety of materials and resources about the role played by women in America’s history and in contemporary society. It is also because the Houston Public Library exists because of the efforts of two groups of dedicated women with a vision. While the Houston Lyceum was organized in 1854, it was a membership organization, with membership limited to white males. This remained the case until the late 1880’s, when the Lyceum opened its membership to women. The rest, as they say, is history. Two groups specifically, the Ladies’ Reading Club and the Woman’s Club of Houston, rallied around the Lyceum and promoted the need for a free public library. The Ladies’ Reading Club is credited with securing annual funding from the City of Houston for the maintenance of a library in 1899. The Woman’s Club of Houston, led by Belle Sherman Kendall, after whom our newly-renovated Kendall Neighborhood Library and Community Center is named, requested and received a $50,000 grant from industrialist Andrew Carnegie that same year to erect a library building. One of Mr. Carnegie’s requirements was that the City provide a building site near the business district or a park. Again, the women of Houston came to the rescue. Several women’s clubs came together to form the City Federation of Women’s Clubs, which helped raise funds to purchase the plot of land on which the City’s first public library was built. That library, the Houston Lyceum and Carnegie Library, stood at the corner of Travis Street and McKinney Avenue and served as the City’s main library until 1926*. TEENS page 2 Teen Tech Month Reel Teen Film Festival
The first City Librarian was Julia Ideson, who served as the director of the library for 42 years. Her name now graces the building that replaced the Houston Lyceum and Carnegie Library – the Julia Ideson Building, part of our Central Library in downtown Houston. This building is currently undergoing a major renovation and expansion, adding a state-of-the-art, environmentally sensitive archival wing to the original 1926 building. The fundraising for this project is being led by yet another group of strong Houston women (and men) with a vision, the Julia Ideson Library Preservation Partners. (www. ideson.org) The Julia Ideson Building is just one of 11 buildings in the Houston Public Library system named for women who have made significant contributions to the life of our City. Please see http://www.houstonlibrary.org/librarys-namedbuildings for more information on these women and how they helped move Houston forward. As the Director of the Houston Public Library, I am grateful to all of these women for their dedication, determination and vision. I hope you will honor their efforts by visiting one of the 41 Houston Public Library locations and enjoying the free access to books, electronic resources, programs and other services offered by HPL. All the Best,
Dr. Rhea Brown Lawson, Director *As recounted by local historian Betty Trapp Chapman in her book, “100 Years-100 Stories: Houston Public Library 1904-2004”.
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TEENS
Teen Tech Month National Teen Tech Week is March 7-13th, but Houston Public Library has an entire month of techie focused programs. Don’t be intimidated if you are not a super tech geek, because we have plenty of programs for those of you just starting out! Many of the events and workshops are focused around fun and user-friendly Mac software (Garage Band, iComic, IMovie, Photo Booth).
Saturday, March 27 | 10AM Central Library 500 Mckinney
Can’t make it to a program? That’s OK. You can still use the library’s technology resources. We have FREE online Homework Help from live professional tutors and also a large variety of reliable electronic homework resources. Check out some of our fun stuff like audio books, music cds, and of course, our public use computers. For specific events at your favorite library location, pick-up a Teen Tech Month flyer or visit www.hosutonlibrary.org/teens.
Enjoy some of the best short films created by teens like YOU. Winners of the 2010 Film Festival will be announced during the event. For more information on the festival, please visit: www.houstonlibrary.org/teens
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by Christopher Paul Curtis
by Roland Smith
by Will Hobbs
by Judy Blundell
Books for Teens Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis In 1859, eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada, which is a haven for slaves fleeing the American south, uses his wits and skills to try to bring to justice the lying preacher who has stolen money that was to be used to buy a family’s freedom. Peak by Roland Smith A fourteen-year-old boy attempts to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest. Go Big or Go Home by Will Hobbs Fourteen-year-old Brady and his cousin Quinn love extreme sports, but nothing could prepare them for the aftermath of Brady’s close encounter with a meteorite after it crashes into his Black Hills, South Dakota, bedroom. What I Saw and How I lied by Judy Blundell In 1947, with her jovial stepfather Joe back from the war and family life returning to normal, teenage Evie, smitten by the handsome young ex-GI who seems to have a secret hold on Joe, finds herself caught in a complicated web of lies whose devastating outcome change her life and that of her family forever. These materials are available for your reading and viewing pleasure at Houston Public Library. Visit your local library, or go online to reserve your copy. -2-
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KIDS
KIDS PICKS
What Can You Do With a Rebozo? by Carmen Tafolla A spunky young girl explains the many uses of her mother’s red rebozo, a traditional Mexican woven shawl. Una valiente niña explica los múltiples usos de el rebozo rojo de su madre, un chal tejido tradicional mexicano.
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The Secret of Zoom by Lynne Jonell
Ten-year-old Christina lives a sheltered life until she discovers a secret tunnel, an evil plot to enslave orphans, and a mysterious source of energy known as zoom.
Punctuation Celebration by Elsa Knight Bruno Punctuation marks come alive in this clever picture book featuring fourteen playful poems. This appealing primer is a surefire way to make punctuation both accessible and fun for kids - by USA Today
Connect to an online tutor and get your homework done with Live Homework Help!, an online tutoring service powered by Tutor.com. This free service connects students from Kindergarten through adult learners to expert tutors in math, science, social studies and English. To connect go to: www.houstonlibrary.com/askatutor.
Houston Public Library’s Annual Children’s Book Celebration Books Alive 2010: From Fables to Fantasy This event will begin May 8th with an appearance by T.A. Barron, author of The Lost Years of Merlin epic, The Great Tree of Avalon trilogy, and The Adventures of Kate amongst other award winning novels. The May 8th event will include a full day of fantasy-themed performances and other special events at the Houston Public Library’s Central Library (500 McKinney). The celebration will culminate May 15th with another day of special activities including an author appearance by this year’s Caldecott Award Winner, Jerry Pinkney. Mr. Pinkney’s book The Lion and the Mouse won the award for excellence in artwork in children’s literature. This special visit will be surrounded by a day of fable inspired special activities and performances. More information on this week of festival treats will be available online at: www.houstonlibrary.org/bookfestival
ESSAY and ILLUSTRATION CONTESTS:
If you are between the ages of 4 - 8, you and a parent can win a chance to win a fun and magical lunch with author/ illustrator Jerry Pinkney.
AND If you are between the ages of 8 - 12, you and a parent can win a fantasy filled lunch with author T.A. Barron. Each contest will award fifty winners. Contest begins March 8 and ends April 8 2010. For more information on how to participate, visit the official Children’s Festival Web site: www.houstlibrary.org/bookfestival.
Jerry Pinkney’s The Lion and the Mouse
T.A. Barron’s The Lost Year’s of Merlin
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contains books and historical materials relating to Texas and the Houston area. Currently the Julia Ideson Building is under renovation and is scheduled to reopen April 5, 2010.
Databases and Web site Resources on Women and Women’s History Below are a list of databases that can be accesses by visiting our “Research” page of our web site:
Databases:
300 Women Who Changed the World: Learn about 300 women who changed the world—review their accomplishments, locate their birthplaces, and discover the eras in which they lived. (http://0-library.eb.com.catalog.houstonlibrary.org/women)* History Study Center’s Women’s History): Read about the international and national story of how Women’s History Month came to be celebrated in the 20th century. (http://0-www.histo-
rystudycenter.com.catalog.houstonlibrary.org/home/displayFullTheme. do?month=mar.)*
Julia Ideson— Houston Public Library’s First Librarian
Black Women Writers: Presents literature and essays by authors from Africa and the African Diaspora. (http://0-blww.alexanderstreet.com.catalog.houstonlibrary.org)*
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Houston Public Library salutes Julia Ideson for her long-standing dedication to our community. Ideson became the Library’s first Librarian in 1903. She is recognized as the main force behind the development of the Houston Public Library system. During her tenure the Library added six branch libraries and a bookmobile.
Web sites:
National Women’s History Project (http://www.nwhp.org/): Leading organization advocating for and promoting Women’s History Month. Women’s History Month (http://www.womenshistorymonth.gov/): Site run by the Library of Congress which draws from the holdings of the National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian and other federal agencies to assemble a collection of images, documents, and audio celebrating women’s history.
Julia Ideson was born July 15, 1880, in Hastings, Nebraska. At the age of twelve her family moved to Houston. In 1899, she attended the University of Texas where she was a member of the first class offered in Library Science. In 1903, she was hired as the librarian for the new Houston Lyceum and Carnegie Library. Dedicated on March 2, 1904, the library resulted from Andrew Carnegie’s $50,000 gift to Houston in 1898. Ideson also served as president of the Texas Library Association from 1910-1911.
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In 1929, Ideson was the first woman in Houston to be listed in Who’s Who in America. She was active not only in areas related to the library but also as a suffragette. She worked with groups that brought speakers to the city, providing information on topics that were very controversial at that time, such as birth control. By Rodalind Miles
By Jan Whitt
Ideson was director of the Houston Public Library for 42 years. She died at the age of 65. More than six years after her death, by order of City Council, the Central Library building was renamed in her honor. Today the grand Spanish Revival style building situated across from City Hall houses the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, consisting of the Archives & Manuscripts Department, the Texas & Local History Department, and Special Collections. This depository
By Lisa Anderson
by Pamela S. Nadell
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Women at War Women have played a dominant role in the world’s history of war. Enjoy these books about women’s contribution and lives during wars around the world. Glory, Passion, and Principle: The Story of Eight Remarkable Women at the Core of the American Revolution by Melissa Bohrer
Profiles eight American women who made significant contributions to the American Revolution, from sixteen-yearold Sybil Ludington, who rode twice as far as Paul Revere to alert patriots; to Deborah Samson, who posed as a man to fight as a Continental Army soldier; to Phyllis Wheatley, a slave and first-published African-American author.
They Also Served: American Women in World War II by Olga Gruhzit-Hoyt
WASPs, WACs, WAVEs, Marines, Army and Navy nurses, cooks, clerks, OSS intelligence gatherers, and other service women--forty in all--offer intimate, first-hand accounts of their rigorous experiences overseas and the mistreatment they sometimes faced.
Hell Hath No Fury: True Profiles of Women at War from Antiquity to Iraq by Rosalind Miles
A compilation of biographical essays explores the role of women during wartime throughout history, from ancient times to the present day, profiling Cleopatra, Margaret Thatcher, Molly Pitcher, Tammy Duckworth, Belle Boyd, Martha Gellhorn, and Tokyo Rose, among other female participants, both notable and obscure.
Liberty: The Lives and Times of Six Women in Revolutionary France by Lucy Moore
A historical evaluation of the role of women in the French Revolution presents the stories of six individuals, including 1791 Constitution co-writer Germaine de Stal, freedom-fighting courtesan Théroigne de Méricourt, and sexual revolutionary Thérésia Tallien. By the author of Maharanis.
Our Mother’s War: American Women at Home and at the Front during World War II by Emily Yellin
A tribute to the contributions of women during World War II examines how the war transformed traditional women’s roles, drawing on letters, diaries, and interviews to describe the experiences of nurses, factory employees, the military’s first women soldiers, female prisoners of war, and others.
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Julia Ideson and Belle Sherman Kendall: Two Women, Two Locations The Juila Ideson Building and the Belle Sherman Kendall Neighborhood Library and Community Center are two HPL Library locations that were named after two Houston women that made a large impact on our community and our library system. Kendall Neighborhood Library and Communication Center is currently open. It offers the city the first three-story neighborhood library and the first library with a drive up window. The Kendall Neighborhood Library and Community Center is located at 609 N. Eldridge. The new library drive-up window is a first for the Houston Public Library. KENDALL - Hours of Operation: M 10 - 8 | T 10 - 6 | W 10 - 6 | Th 12noon - 8 | Friday 12noon - 6 | Sat 10 - 6 The Julia Ideson Building will re-open Monday, April 5, 2010, with a new 21,500 square foot state-of-the-art archival wing. The wing includes a reference/research room on the first floor, three floors of climate-controlled shelving for the archives of the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, and a new outside courtyard and garden.
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ADULTS Book Clubs
Do you enjoy discussing books with like-minded individuals? Join us for alternating book clubs at your neighborhood Library. Below are just a few of the books you can read and discuss during the months of March and April.
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The Friends of the Houston Public Library
32nd Annual Bargain Book Sale
Friday, April 23 • 4:30 PM – 9 PM | Members’ Preview Memberships available at the door starting at $20.
Saturday, April 24 • 9 AM – 5 PM Sunday, April 25 • 11 AM – 4 PM Free Admission Saturday and Sunday. Sunday is “Bag Day” at $10 per bag (bags provided)
George R. Brown Convention Center • Exhibit Hall A 1001 Avenida de las Americas • Houston, TX 77010 For more information or to volunteer: www.friendsofhpl.org / email: info@friendsofhpl.org Friends Office: 832-393-1387
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Around the World Book Club
Mystery Book Club
March 11, April 8, May 13 | 6:15 PM Hillendahl Neighborhood Library 2436 Gessner Rd, 77080 | Ph. 832-393-1940
March, 4, April 1, May 6 | 1 PM Kendall Neighborhood Library 609 N. Eldridge, 77079 | Ph. 832-393-1880
Classic Literature Book Club
Mystery Book Club
2nd Tuesday of Each Month | 12 NOON March 9, April 6, May 4 Central Library 500 McKinney St, 77002 | Ph. 832-393-1313
Collier Book Club
March 18, April 22, May 20 | 1 PM Collier Regional Library 6200 Pinemont, 77092 | Ph. 832-393-1740
First Thursday Reader’s Group
March 4, April 1, May 6 | 6 PM Heights Neighborhood Library 1302 Heights Blvd, 77008 | Ph. 832-393-1810
Great Books Society with the Houston Great Books Council March 4, April 1, May 6 | 6 PM Freed-Montrose Neighborhood Library 4100 Montrose, 77006 | Ph. 832-393-1800
March 18, April 22, May 20 | 1 PM Meyer Neighborhood Library 5005 West Bellfort, 77035 | Ph. 832-393-1840
Smith Book Club
March 11, April 8, May 13 | 4:30 PM Smith Neighborhood Library 3624 Scott St, 77004 | Ph. 832-393-2050
Stella Link Book Club
Monday, March 15, April 19, May 17 | 6:30 PM McGovern-Stella Link Neighborhood Library 7405 Stella Link, 77025 | Ph. 832-393-2630
Vinson Book Club
Monday, March 22, April 26, May 24 | 6 PM Vinson Neighborhood Library 3810 W. Fuqua, 77045 | Ph. 832-393-2120
Urban Fiction Book Club
Thursday, March 25, April 22, May 27 | 6 PM Henington-Alief Regional Library 7979 South Kirkwood, 77072 | Ph. 832-393-1820
For more information on book clubs at your neighborhood library, visit www.houstonlibrary.org/book-clubs.
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The Houston Public Library invites you, your friends and neighbors to an ongoing author series where you will meet well-known authors from several genres. Relationships, mysteries and faith are just a few of the topics. Authors will read from one (or several) of their books, answer audience questions, and talk about what inspires their writing.
LOCATION: Central Library | 500 McKinney An Evening with Shilpi Somaya Gowda Thursday, March 25 | 6 PM JIn a tiny hut in rural India, Kavita gives birth to Asha. Unable to afford the “luxury” of raising a daughter, her husband forces Kavita to give the baby up – a decision that will haunt them both for the rest of their lives.
COMING IN APRIL Steven V. Roberts
From Every End of this Earth Wednesday, April 7 | 6 PM
Nick Flynn
The Ticking Is the Bomb Wednesday, April 21 | 6 PM
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TECH IT
Books on Social Media
Live Reference Help Online 24/7
Social Media at Work: How Networking Tools Propel Organizational Performance by Arthur L. Jue
InfoLive! is a chat reference service with realtime online assistance by Houston Public Library staff as well as librarians nationwide. You can communicate live with a librarian from home, school, or work. We can provide brief answers to factual questions or suggest sources to answer your query through chat and e-mail services. Our reference librarians use a wide range of resources including the Internet and online databases to deliver answers efficiently and effectively. We can also offer assistance with search strategies. At the conclusion of your chat session, you will receive a transcript by e-mail for your future use. www.houstonlibrary.org/askalibrarian
Today’s networking technologies--wikis, blogs, and social networking sites--are changing how we build professional relationships and work collaboratively. In this insightful book, three organizational development experts from Oracle Corporation offer executives down-toearth strategies for leveraging the power of social media to build more effective and agile organizations, engage employees, and sustain competitiveness.
Computer Workshops
Facebook Marketing for Dummies by Paul Dunay
Discover how to leverage the power of the Facebook community to achieve your business marketing goals by promoting your brand, products, or services via the network’s built-in components of profile pages, polls, community building, advertising, word-of-mouth marketing, and business applications. This insightful resource focuses on the strategies, tactics, and techniques necessary to lead your organization into the world of Facebook marketing.
Free computer classes are offered for adults and teens throughout the Library. Classes are taught in English and Spanish. Classes offered include: Computer Basics, Internet Basics, Windows Basics, Introduction to Microsoft Word, Introduction to Power Point and Introduction to Excel. Visit your favorite HPL location for a complete list of classes or online: www.houstonlibrary.org/services
Twitter: Tips, Tricks, and Tweets by Paul McFedries
Paul McFedries presents a full-color, portable guide to getting all the fun and productivity from Twitter. Twitter is hot! It’s used by everyone from teens keeping up with their friends to fundraising charities and organizations responding to natural disasters; even President Obama tweets. Twitter: Tips, Tricks, and Tweets gets you in on the fun, taking you all the way from setting up an account to incorporating cool third-party applications.
Download Your Next Book, Audiobook or Video at HPL
Houston Public Library has partnerships with Overdrive and netLibrary that gives you access to hundreds of books, audio books and videos. See what our partners have to offer:
Netlibrary Audiobooks Netlibrary E-books
Netlibrary provides you access to Bestselling and award-winning authors. It has over 30,000 textual e-book titles that are provided by TexShare. netLibrary checkout periods are 7 days for e-books and 21 days for audiobooks. You will need your HPL Powercard to check out these materials.
How to Find a Job on LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and Other Social Networks by Brad Schepp
An up-to-date guide helps readers fully exploit all the major on-line job-hunting tools, taking the job-hunter through the processes of marketing themselves, connecting with employers, building a network of business contacts, and getting recommendations.
Overdrive Digital Media
Overdrive also gives access to bestsellers from a variety of vendors. Video for adults and kids and teens are available as well as popular e-books. Overdrives checkout periods are 21 days for e-books, 14 days for audiobooks and seven days for video.
For more books and the latest tech information, subscribe to the HPL Next Reads edition of Technology Dashboard. To subscribe visit: www.houstonlibrary.org/nextreads
Visit www.houstonlibrary.org/downloads and get started downloading!
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The Friends of the Houston Public The Houston Public Library Foundation Library, founded in 1953, is a 501(c) advocates for libraries and supports (3) non-profit organization dedicated the Houston Public Library by funding to fostering wider recognition, use, programming, materials, staff training and support of the Houston Public and other enhancements. The Library. With support from the Friends, Foundation is adding the first-ever Houston Public Library is better able to meet the community meeting room to the iconic, circlevital needs of the community. shaped Ring Neighborhood Library. Its annual fundraising event, Party in the Stacks, is Sunday, The Friends provides support and resources for May 16, 2010 in the Clayton House. Library programs such as the Summer Reading Program for children, after school programs, and To contribute or for more information, please visit cultural programming and activities for the entire www.houstonlibrary.org/hplfoundation or call community. 832-393-1450. To become a Friend of the Houston Public Library, or to learn more, please visit www.friendsofhpl.org.
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Houston Public Library’s Central Library is home to the awardwinning author series, “An Evening With…”, and several other exciting, innovative programs that bring national and local authors from several genres to the Houston Public Library. We are looking for volunteers to help us with these programs. To learn more, please visit www.houstonlibrary.org/author-events. For more information about volunteering with HPL, please visit www.houstonlibrary.org/volunteeropportunities.
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