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Welcome to Space Week, which commemorates the July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 mission to the moon. Moon Day, this Wednesday, is the anniversary of that day when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to walk on the moon! Wednesday is also the anniversary of the First Special Olympics, held in 1968 with one thousand participants from the United States and Canada. Today, more than one million athletes from 146 countries compete in local, national, and international games.
According to legend, Saturday is the anniversary of the day in 1376 (possibly 1284), when the German town of Hamelin bargained with a piper, who promised to, and did, pipe the rats out of town and into the Weser River. Refused payment for his work, the piper then piped the children out of town and into a hold in a hill, never to be seen again.
Sunday is the anniversary of the First Swimming School in the United States, which opened in Boston in 1827. Its pupils included John Quincy Adams and James Audubon.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
At Wednesday morning’s 10:00 story time, participants will join the fight against crime with McGruff from the Roswell Police Department and take home a McGruff craft. Wednesday’s 3:30 p.m. story time features the interactive "Rolling River" display from Chaves County Soil and Water and a tracks craft. Participants at Saturday morning’s 10:00 story time will hear watermelon stories, spit watermelon seeds, plant watermelon seeds to take home, and make a watermelon place mat set.
BOOK TALK
Reference Librarian Loretta Clark provides this week’s book information. "Roads: Driving America’s Great Highways," by Larry McMurtry, is a non-fiction book that takes readers along with McMurtry as he spends a few days each month traveling the roads of America. Author of 22 books of fiction, a memoir, and 30 screen plays, McMurtry takes to the road because, "I want to drive them just to see what I can see" and to "look for a moment at history." Along his journey, McMurtry shares his thoughts, making comments from his personal reading, his memories, and relating information about some of the books he has written.
Young people have a special fascination for roads and cars. Located in the Children’s collection, "Get Up And Go! The History of American Road Travel" details America on the move, from travel by foot, to horses, stagecoaches, wagon trains, railroads, bicycles, and cars.
Before you join in the summer travel along America’s great highways, check out books on cassette tapes and CDs for your listening pleasure on the trip. The library has over 2500 talking books, covering fiction and non-fiction topics for all ages, available for check out.
DID YOU KNOW?
Between now and August 21, non-profit organizations needing money for special projects have a wonderful opportunity for some special help - a traveling collection of books on grants. Funded by the New Mexico State Library, the collection of 34 books covers current information on independent, corporate, and community foundations. Areas of interest include general information, children and youth, schools, technology, economically disadvantaged, environment and animal welfare, women and girls, aging, arts and cultures, health, and religion.
The books may not be checked out, but may be viewed at the library. Library hours are Monday and Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Sunday from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
For additional information, please contact Loretta Clark at 622-3400.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: "Isn’t it frightening to look back and see how many of your mistakes were planned?" (unknown)
JUDY ARMSTRONG, 624-7276
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