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This week is Poetry Break Week. Celebrate poetry by announcing a
"poetry break" and reading a poem aloud - at home, at school, in the office, at
the store, anywhere!
Friday is Hug Your Cat Day. Although cats act as if they don't want or need attention, they really do. This is a special day for humans to hug their cats without fear of scratches or hisses - at least that's what sponsors say!
Saturday is Religious Freedom Day, National Work at Home With Your Spouse Day, and National Nothing Day, a day to celebrate nothing.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
Wednesday's 10:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Penguin storytimes feature stories and crafts, including a penguin cut-out and a fishing pole and fish. Zebras are the topic of Saturday morning's 10:00 storytime. Participants will stripe their own zebra and make a black and white headband.
BOOK TALK
The library's Larry Holm provides this week's library information. With the pace of school rushing ahead, homework helpers are very popular types of resources at the library. Many "A" students discovered a long time ago that one of the secrets to earning high grades is regular use of the library. Today's information is for students (and others) who would like to learn about one of the best kept secrets at the library - discovering which resources do the best job of bringing the elements of learning all together in one place.
The new series "Opposing Viewpoints Series" does an excellent job of this. "Those who do not know their opponent's arguments do not completely understand their own" is the theme of the series, which arranges facts and arguments for various positions to provide readers with a springboard for creative dialogue and insightful discoveries. The popularity of the series has prompted publishers Greenhaven Press to produce an accompanying guide for using the books called "Writing Research Papers."
The series covers a wide range of subjects, so individual books are scattered throughout the library according to subject. Some of the titles are "The Information Revolution," "World War I," "The Bill of Rights," "Global Resources," "21st Century Earth," "America Beyond 2001," "The 1960s," "The Vietnam War," "Gangs," "Suicide," "Biomedical Ethics," Paranormal Phenomena," "Nuclear Power," and many more.
The next time you've got homework and you need some hard-hitting help, visit the library and check out the "Opposing Viewpoints Series." You'll discover a world of ideas!
DID YOU KNOW?
Here are some interesting bits of information from "Bookshelf," a publication of the Farmington Public Library. Honey bees must tap 2 million flowers to make one pound of honey and, in the process, fly a distance equal to more than three times around the world. The average worker bee makes just 1/12 teaspoon of honey in her lifetime.
"Eating humble pie," means to eat one's words or apologize, originated from the common English dish, kidney pie, because kidneys and other internal organs were called "humbles."
Munching on pretzels may not seem like a religious experience, but these three-holed snacks were invented by monks who wanted people to be reminded of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. The first pretzels were made from dough left over from their bread baking at monasteries. The earliest pretzels were so large that people could wear them around their necks.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: "It's better to shun the bait than to struggle on the hook." (unknown)
JUDY ARMSTRONG, 624-7276
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