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Welcome to the Merry Month of May, which is Better Sleep Month, Creative Beginnings Month, Get Caught Reading Month, International Business Improvement Awareness Month, More Than Just a Pretty Face Month, National Barbecue Month, National Egg Month, National Good Car-Keeping Month, National Hamburger Month, National Moving Month, National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, National Recommitment Month, National Salad Month, National Salsa Month, National Scholarship Month, National Self-Discovery Month, National Senior Travel Month, National Teaching and Joy Month, Older Americans Month, and Revise Your Work Schedule Month! Whew!
Thursday is the National Day of Prayer, National Weather Observer’s Day, and Relationship Renewal Day. Friday is the halfway point of spring, Cartoonists Day, International Tuba Day, May Fellowship Day, and Totally Chipotle Day (celebrated along with Cinco De Mayo to honor its heritage).
Saturday is Couple Appreciation Day and No Diet Day. Sunday is Beaufort Scale Day (measures wind force) and International Unmothers Day. Monday is No Socks Day. If you give up wearing socks for one day, it will mean a little less laundry and a little more free time!
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
At Wednesday's 10:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Cinco De Mayo story times, participants will visit Mexico in stories and activities. Crafts include making a pyramid and a Mexican flag. Saturday morning’s 10:00 story time celebrates National Egg Month with "The Talking Eggs" and a bacon and egg craft.
BOOK TALK
Librarian Rosie Klopfer provides this week's book information. Some of the magazines in the Children’s Area of the library can be interesting and helpful to users of all ages. "Acorn - Early Years Storyteller" is published four times a year. It usually has a central theme for each issue. Each issue usually includes bulletin board patterns, mobile art, masks, awards, newsletters, and bookmarks. The patterns are ready to copy for classroom or family activities.
"Copy Cat - Ideas & Activities for K-3 Teachers" is published five times a year. Each issue contains a pullout calendar, creative ideas and activities, along with instructions and patterns for related crafts and games. "Kid Discover" is a science magazine that contains excellent photographs and helpful bibliographies. Old issues of this magazine are recycled by subject into the library’s Vertical File.
"Contact Kids" is published by the Children’s Television Workshop ten times a year and features articles, mind games, contests, and answers to questions that have child appeal. "Kid City," also published by the Children’s Television Workshop ten times a year, offers stories, activities, puzzles, games, and drawings.
DID YOU KNOW?
According to an article in "Women’s Health Letter," coleslaw helps fight cancer. Its main ingredient, cabbage, is high in cancer-fighting chemicals called glucosinolates. The chemicals are water-soluble - up to 50% may be lost when cabbage is boiled. However, when cabbage is chopped raw, as in coleslaw, some beneficial chemicals increase as much as 400%. A possible reason is that cutting the plant may trigger the production of more of these substances.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: "A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel good." (unknown)
JUDY ARMSTRONG, 624-7276
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