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Welcome to National Nursing Home Week, National Police Week, National Running and Fitness Week, and National Transportation Week. Today is the anniversary of the First Academy Awards, held in 1929. Awards were given in just 12 categories (those were the good old days), and the silent film, "Wings," won Best Picture award.
Wednesday is National Be A Millionaire Day, which starts a yearlong, global celebration of the joys of achieving millionaire status. Wednesday is also National Employee Health and Fitness Day, which focuses on the importance of healthy lifestyles at the worksite.
Thursday is International Museum Day and Visit Your Relatives Day, and Friday is National Bike to Work Day. Sunday is National Waitstaff Day, set aside for restaurant managers and patrons to recognize and to express their appreciation for the many fine and dedicated waitresses and waiters.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
Wednesday's 10:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. "fox" story times feature stories and a spool fox craft. Saturday starts the "Read ‘Round the World, Leer Con Todo El Mundo" Summer Reading Program, which promises free family fun for everyone. We’ll have prizes and programs for kids, teens, and adults. You’ll want to register the whole family!
BOOK TALK
Children’s Librarian Mary Stickford provides this week's library information. The rudeness of society got you down? Wish everyone had manners as superb as yours? Add some fuel to your store of "the-way-things-should-be" with "miss Manners’ Guide to Domestic Tranquility: The Authoritative Manual For Every Civilized Household, However Harried" by Judith Martin.
Written in the form of letters to Miss Manners proffering questions and replies from her both in her usual tone of bemused gentility, the "Manual" offers the final word on modern problems that Emily Post could not have foreseen. Actually, people will probably read this book for amusement more than for advice since the suggestions are so tongue-in-cheek funny!
Have you been wishing you could get your favorite cookbook repaired but haven’t found anyone to do it? Now you can do it yourself with the help of "Basic Book Repair Methods" by Abraham A. Schechter. In this handy guide you’ll find step-by-step instructions with clear photographs of equipment and techniques. There’s even a list of suppliers to help you find any materials you need. You’ll be able to tackle most common problems with confidence!
Shakespeare can be overwhelming even for adults, but you can make him fun and interesting for kids with "Shakespeare for Kids: His Life and Times - 21 Activities." The activities include making a quill pen, composing a sonnet, designing a coat of arms, staging a sword fight, binding a folio, and more. You can further introduce the Bard with "Shakespeare’s Theatre" by Langley or "William Shakespeare & The Globe" by Aliki. A variety of authors provide prose retellings of the best of Shakespeare, including "Hamlet," "Romeo and Juliet," "The Tempest" and "Julius Caesar," and more, some even in comic book format. The library has everything you need to have Shakespeare "As You Like It!"
DID YOU KNOW?
According to an article in "Glamour," there’s no need to change shampoos once you find one you like. The idea that shampoo loses effectiveness over time is a myth. All shampoos clean away buildup, so using the same one will not make your hair lose luster. The same shampoo on the same hair will work the same way every time, no matter how long you keep using it!
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:
"Courage is when you’re the only one who knows you’re scared to death." (unknown)
JUDY ARMSTRONG, 624-7276
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