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Today is the anniversary of the First Airplane Crossing of the English Channel, July 25, 1909. Louis Bleriot, after asking from the cockpit, "Where is England?" took off from Les Baraques, France, and landed near Dover, England, where he was first greeted by English police and customs officers.
Thursday is Take Your Houseplants For a Walk Day. Sponsors say walking your plants around the neighborhood helps them to know their environment and makes them healthier.
Sunday is the 65th anniversary of the day in 1935 when paperback books were introduced. Although books bound in soft covers were first introduced in Germany in 1841, the modern paperback revolution dates to the publication of the first Penguin paperback, "Ariel," a life of Shelley by Andre Maurois.
Sunday is also Parents’ Day, which pays tribute to the men and women across our country whose devotion as parents strengthens our society and forms the foundation for a bright future for America.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
At Wednesday's 10:00 a.m. Music story time, participants will learn about music and musical instruments with Larry Michelsohn and take home noisemakers.
At Wednesday’s 3:30 p.m. story time, participants will learn about prehistoric man, ask Buck Wells about his display of arrowheads and spear points, talk with O.L. Adcock about making real bows for arrows, and make an arrow bookmark and a New Mexico map with a Pecos Valley Diamond. At Saturday morning’s 10:00 story time, participants will learn how to make simple papier mache objects and make a papier mache tray to take home.
At Friday’s Fourth Friday Fun Adult Summer Reading Program, adults will learn how to construct papier mache objects from start to finish with Bert Clewell and Mary Stickford in a lecture and demonstration.
BOOK TALK
Children’s Librarian Mary Stickford presents this week’s book information. Are you ready for a change? Then start your change process with a visit to your Roswell Public Library!
Change your look with "Make Up Your Life, Every Woman’s Guide to the Power of Makeup," which offers eighteen chapters of clear instructions, how-to drawings, and before-and-after photographs for accentuating the positive at any age or stage of life, including getting older and better.
Change your weight with "Win the Fat War, 145 Real-Life Secrets to Weight-Loss Success" from the publishers of "Prevention" magazine. Each brief anecdote is followed by a winning action that offers positive methods for achieving goals.
Change your surroundings with ideas from "Getaways, Carefree Retreats For All Seasons," which offers an abundance of full-color photographs of well-designed domestic arrangements in a variety of settings.
Change your hobbies with "Tassel Making For Beginners," which includes step-by-step instructions, drawings, and photographs of decorative and functional tassels for pillows, light pulls, tie-backs, earrings, and key chains. Here’s a craft you won’t find offered at every art show, just in case you’re seeking a unique product to sell! Whatever your motivation or need, your public library provides books and information to help you effect the change you want!
DID YOU KNOW?
If you’re looking for a change in jobs, you should know that according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the service sector will account for virtually all new US jobs through 2008. Miscellaneous services alone, including everything from barbers to civic associations, now have more than $266 billion in revenues per year!
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:
"Horse sense is that added sense a horse has that keeps him from betting on people." (unknown)
JUDY ARMSTRONG, 624-7276
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