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Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library 3512 Darrow Rd. Stow, Ohio 44224 Phone (330) 688-3295 Fax (330) 688-0448 www.smfpl.org Welcome to the August 2006 edition of LIBRARY E-NEWS. This monthly newsletter includes several features containing information about the library. If you would like to join other subscribers in receiving the Library E-News in your e-mail every month, please fill out the following form online or complete a paper registration form at the circulation desk. For a complete calendar of events at Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library go to www.smfpl.org/calendar.htm Go directly to the following features by clicking on the name of the feature you want to read, or scroll down this page to read all of LIBRARY E-NEWS. Notices
Dessert Extravaganza and Silent Auction There will be a silent auction featuring ten of the library's most popular authors, including Barbara Delinsky, Debbie Macomber, Dean Koontz, Maeve Binchy, Janet Evanovich, Barbara Taylor Bradford and Sandra Brown who have sent signed books for us to award to the highest bidders. In addition, businesses from Stow and Munroe Falls have generously donated items for the silent auction. There will also be a raffle of a beautifully crafted necklace, courtesy of Abshire & Haylan. Tickets will be available for $25.00 each and will be available for purchase at the library Circulation Desk beginning August 1. For more information, please call Ann Malthaner or Cheryl Nelson at 330-688-3295.
Community Jazz Band
Library Board
Holiday Closing
A popular fixture on Cleveland TV since 1961, Dick Goddard is the weather for many thousands of Northeast Ohioans who rely on him for the forecast every night. Among the first certified meteorologists, Goddard is serious about the weather. A 1987-88 national survey of newscaster popularity by Herb B. Altman Communications Research ranked Goddard as the most popular weathercaster in America. We’re sure you will have a delightful afternoon with one of the most trusted and recognized celebrities from our area. His book Dick Goddard’s Weather Guide and Almanac will also be available for signing. Call the Information Desk at 330-688-3295 beginning July 5 to reserve a spot.
Dr. Albers is the author of Eating Mindfully: How to End Mindless Eating & Enjoy a Balanced Relationship With Food. ”My goal in writing Eating Mindfully was to present simple, straightforward techniques for anyone who has struggled with chronic dieting, weight control, and psychological stress due to mindless eating. My hope is that it will help these readers avoid more serious problematic eating. Essentially, Eating Mindfully is about learning to develop a nonjudgmental awareness and acceptance of your self, weight and eating habits. Through this unique awareness change naturally happens. The foundation of this book rests on the wisdom of Buddhist techniques for controlling your mind combined with cognitive behavioral skills and exercises created to foster mindfulness. The approach, among many things, urges you to be aware, less critical, and compassionate, all skills essential for healing problematic eating. The book provides a menu of general principles and skill builders to tailor to your unique eating concerns.” – Dr. Albers. Go to Dr. Albers' website at www.eatingmindfully.com to learn more. Come and listen to Dr. Albers as she speaks to her hometown library. Bring your daughters! For reservations contact the Adult Information Desk at 330-688-3295 beginning July 26.
Author Terry Pluto
Annual Chess Tournament
To see photos of this and other Teen events go to www.smfpl.org/tsphotos.htm.
New titles are arriving daily at Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library. Some of the new titles this month are:
Winners for the second week of the Adult Summer Reading program were Elenor Camerata, Cleveland Orchestra tickets, Paul Morrow, tickets to Porthouse Theatre and Andrea Patterson, tickets to Porthouse Theatre. Third week winners were Grace Sanders, Cleveland Museum of Natural History tickets, Susan Weick, Porthouse Theatre tickets, and Mike Gazella, Trumpet in the Land tickets. Fourth week winners were Rhonda McGill, Lock 3 Live tickets, Laura Lund, Hale Farm and Village tickets, Mike Antalek, Lock 3 Live tickets and Fun Stop Comedy Club Party Pass. Fifth week winners were Gayle Taylor, Pro Football Hall of Fame tickets, Fran George, Hale Farm and Village tickets, and Susan Halasz, Akron Pacers tickets.
In addition to the Friends of the Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library, prizes have been donated by the following businesses: E.J. Thomas Hall/Akron Civic Theatre, City of Cuyahoga Falls Parks and Recreation Department, Fun Stop Comedy Club, COSI Columbus, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland Botanical Gardens, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cinemark, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland Playhouse Square, Porthouse Theatre/Kent State University, Ohio Outdoor Historical Drama Association/Schoenbrunn Amphitheatre, The Pro Football Hall of Fame, The Akron Aeros, National Inventor's Hall of Fame, Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, The Akron Racers, Weathervane Community Playhouse, The Cleveland Orchestra, and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Evening Book Discussions
Summer Book Discussions
Publication Notice
Computer Training
Teen Summer Reading Winners The more you read, the more chances to win stuff like Coconuts Music & Movies gift cards, candy baskets, free ice cream, tanning salon certificates, Fun 'n Stuff coupons, free books to keep, and more! Open to students in grades 7 to 12. No registration needed; simply fill out an entry form for every book you read or audiobook you listen to. The program ends on August 5 with a big outdoor rock concert! Please go to the Teen Services web page at www.smfpl.org./TS.htm for information about current Teen activities.
Chalk on a Walk - Saturday, August 19 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. For ages five to 11. Sign up begins August 8. Please go to the Children's Department web page at www.smfpl.org/CS.htm for further information about Children's activities and programs.
Drive-Up Window Don't forget about the Drive-Up Window service at Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library. This is an especially helpful service during inclement weather! The drive-up window is open during regular library hours and closes 15 minutes before library closing.
Pick 5 Bestsellers Club
Honorees Cardholders have their privileges at Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library!
Corner Gallery The napkin ring collection of Chris Jordan, will be on view in the display cases next to the Biographies from August 3 to September 5. Chris lives in Stow and is an award-winning photographer. Her book Simply Elegant Napking Folding, published in 2000, was the direct result of Chris's love of beautiful table settings. She is an avid collector of napkin rings with over 450 sets. To see more of Chris's work go to her website at www.cljstudios.com
The Stow-Munroe Falls Library Foundation is a nonprofit organization which encourages voluntary financial support for the Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library. This support is used to help meet both the present and future needs of the patrons of the library. The purposes of the corporation include focusing public attention on library services, facilities, and needs in the Stow-Munroe Falls area; to stimulate and encourage the gifts of funds, books, desirable collections, endowments, and bequests to the library; and to receive, hold, manage, use, and dispose of funds and properties of all kinds, whether given absolutely or in trust, for the benefit of the Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library. Donors may make an online contribution to the Foundation by credit card or PayPal. Click www.smfpl.org/paypal.htm to donate online. The Stow-Munroe Falls Library Foundation is having its first major fundraiser. On Saturday, September 9 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Over 20 restaurants will participate in a Dessert Extravaganza. Blue Canyon, Pancho & Lefty's, The Inn at Turner's Mill, Moe's, Osman's Pies, West Point Market, DeVitis, Lannings, Nick Anthe's, Silver Lake Country Club, The Melting Pot, Linda's Kitchen, Downtown 140 and Bistro on Main are among the restaurants who will join together in a sampling feast of desserts. Appetizers will also be served. The event will be held at the Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library. There will be a silent auction featuring ten of the library's most popular authors, including Barbara Delinsky, Debbie Macomber, Dean Koontz, Maeve Binchy, Janet Evanovich, Barbara Taylor Bradford and Sandra Brown who have sent signed books for us to award to the highest bidders. In addition, businesses from Stow and Munroe Falls have generously donated items for the silent auction. There will also be a raffle of a beautifully crafted necklace, courtesy of Abshire & Haylan. Tickets will be available for $25.00 each and will be available for purchase at the library Circulation Desk beginning August 1. For more information, please call Ann Malthaner or Cheryl Nelson at 330-688-3295. For further information about the Foundation please contact Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library Executive Director Doug Dotterer at 330-688-3295.
The Friends of the Library is a citizen support group for Library services and activities. They sponsor booksales as well as the annual Needlework Show and other activities. Friends meet the third Tuesday of every month (except December and July) at 2:00 p.m. in the upstairs meeting room. If you are interested in joining Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library Friends of the Library you may call the library at 330-688-3295 for further information, or you may go to the Friends page on the library website (www.smfpl.org/friends.htm) for an online application.  Hearts and Apron Strings, the quilt recently displayed over the Circulation Desk, was appliqued and pieced by Emma L. Cruise and machine quilted by Sue Palumbo. The quilt was made in memory of Emma's mother, Edra (Crawford) Hoskins, who taught Emma to quilt. Emma remembers watching her mother sew on a treadle sewing machine when she was a little girl. The fabrics in Hearts and Apron Strings are 1930's reproduction prints. The pattern is from a Quilter's Newsletter magazine.
Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library has many books on diet and nutrition including well-known diet books such as The South Beach Diet by Arthur Agatston, Dr. Atkins Age-Defying Diet Revolution by Robert C. Atkins, and Eating Well for Optimum Health The Essential Guide to Food, Diet, and Nutrition by Andrew Weil. The Everything Nutrition Book: Boost Energy, Prevent Illness, and Live Longer by Kimberly A. Tessmer and Nutrition for Dummies by Carol Ann Rinzler are two books that contain general information on this topic. For more detailed information look for books written for specific conditions or lifestyles. Examples include Fighting the Freshman Fifteen: A College Woman's Guide to Getting Real About Food and Keeping the Pounds Off by Robyn Flipse, 101 Tips on Nutrition for People With Diabetes by Patti B. Geil (a new book), The ABC's of Nutrition and Supplements for Prostate Cancer by Mark A. Moyad, Convenience Food Facts: Help For Planning Quick, Healthy, and Convenient Meals by Arlene Monk, and Diet Information for Teens by Karen Bellenir. Most of the nutrition and diet books are located in the 613 section of the library. You may wish to look in cookbooks for nutrition information also. Cookbooks such as The Healthy Heart Cookbook by Dawn Stock and The Best-Kept Secrets of Healthy Cooking: More Than 600 Kitchen-Tested, Easy-to-Make Light and Healthy Recipes by Sandra Woodruff, are in the 641 area. If you are looking for an authoritative website on nutrition, try www.nutrition.gov. This site is supported by the USDA and is a gateway to reliable information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety for consumers, educators and health professionals. Two other recommended sites are www.nutritiondata.com, which provides a complete nutrient analysis for any food or recipe and About.com's guide at www.nutrition.about.com, which contains a variety of topics on the subject. Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health by Marion Nestle and Fast Food Nation: the Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser are two interesting books discussing nutrition and the food industry.
Place a hold on this book by going to the library's online catalog at http://www.smfpl.org/catalog.htm.
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Coffee With the Editor
Summer Reading Program
The library offers classes for beginning computer users and more advanced users. They include Introduction to Computers, Introduction to the Internet, and training in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. Classes are offered both day and evening at no charge. The class calendar can be viewed at 
August's staff pick is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, recommended by Teen Librarian Christina Getrost. Death narrates the wartime story of Liesel Muminger, whose book-stealing and storytelling talents help keep her adopted family from total despair
during Hitler's reign in Germany. When the family takes in a Jewish man in hiding, the stakes become higher, but he also proves to be a friend for Liesel. This book is wonderfully written, with little gems of metaphor and imagery on nearly every page. Having Death as a never-seen but omnipresent character adds humor and poignance to the story and it rises above your average Holocaust historical novel. Suitable for middle school to adult readers.
