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Book Signing and Reading with Jerry D. Mathes II

 

  

  • Saturday, September 12th, 7 p.m.
  • Free, Opened to Public 

 

"Jerry Mathes's poems come not from concepts, but from his life, first his experiences working on an Alaskan fishing boat in the Bering Sea, later as a firefighter in forests of the northwest. Many of these poems are georgics of a sort, not so much about nature itself, but about hard work in the elements. Whether about a blown engines, fringe towns that have known better days, wolves, horses, boatyards, timber mills, or his beloved daughters, these poems quickly arrest attention with trustworthy language backed by a coherent sensibility that transmits experience made familiar and compelling. The Journal West, Mathes's debut volume, is an impressive one"-Peter Makuck


Library Mural Project

Group of middleschoolers participated in creative mural project.
Please click here to view a documentary about the project.

 

  

 

 

Summer reading is supported by Read to Me, a program of the Idaho Commission for Libraries.

 

 

 

McCall Public Library invites you to explore the newly acqired software
Rosetta Stone to learn Spanish.
 

 

Here is how it works.
http://www.universidadingles.com/   http://www.intelligentspanish.com/

Archaeology Presentation:


Dusty, Old and Broken

 

 

Beat the Heat...Cool Ways to Thrive after 45

Do you or someone you love require reading alternatives because of a loss in vision or other physical impairments? Whether the need is permanent or temporary, McCall Public Library can help by providing timely and interesting materials for your recreational, cultural, or educational pursuits.

Stop by, enjoy a cool treat, and get a summer prize at McCall Public Library Open House on August 17th from
3-5 p.m. as we celebrate Talking Book Service Awareness Day. We'll show you print and recorded materials that are fun, informative, and entertaining-and all for free. In addition to offering large print books, audio materials in both cassette and CD-Rom format, music, Playaways,  E-audio books, DVDs, etc., we also can sign our patrons up with the Talking Book Service (TBS), a program offered by the Idaho Commission for Libraries. TBS provides thousands of books in cassette format for people unable to read standard printed material. Even better, TBS services are provided free of charge, including the mailing of reading materials and playback machines. For more information about the Talking Book Service, which is available to qualified Idaho residents. Visit http://libraries.idaho.gov/landing/talking-book-service to find out more.

 

 If you like poetry and love to laugh, join us at the library on Friday, July 31st at 11a.m. Kid's poet Kenn Nesbitt will pay us a visit and share some of his favorite joke-poems. You can even join him for lunch at the Salmon River Brewery after the program is over. for more information about the poet go to www.poetry4kids.com

 

 

 

 

Kaleidoscope
Join us for our annual Kaleidoscope Children's Art Festival Saturday, June 27th, from 10am to 2pm. This fun outdoor arts festival provides children of all ages with many opportunities to engage in hands-on creativity. This year's Kaleidoscope will feature clay-building, painting, gyotoku printing working, music, weaving, and more! The festival is free and will be held on the corner of Highway 55 and Mission St.

Instrument Petting Zoo!

 

McCall Public Library is seeking volunteers to bring their instruments and let children explore musical sounds.  When kids can touch, hear, and play instruments, they learn how music is produced and their creativity is sparked.  The "Petting Zoo" means that elementary aged children can stroll around the library grounds, find an instrument they'd like to try, and play it.  We will provide alcohol wipes for sanitizing mouth pieces.  Remember, instruments WILL be handled by children.  Please stay with your instruments and guide children on how to use them.  Thanks!

Tuesday, June 23, 2009; 1:15 - 2:15 pm; McCall Public Library, 218 E. Park St.
Questions?  Call Meg, 634-5522  OR email  library@mccall.id.us


Thank you very much preschoolers! 

If you like poetry and love to laugh, join us at the library on Friday, July 31st at 11a.m. Kid's poet Kenn Nesbitt will pay us a visit and share some of his favorite joke-poems. You can even join him for lunch at the Salmon River Brewery after the program is over. for more information about the poet go to www.poetry4kids.com

Summer Reading Camp 

  • Click here to register for Summer Reading Camp (elementary)
  • Watch this slideshow to get a peek preview of the program. 
  • Download and print Reading Coupons: scroll to the bottom of this page and click on EXTRA READING COUPON.doc.The more you read,the better chance you have to WIN!

Middle Schoolers...  Try these links for fun activities to go along with the reading program.

  • Play the "Carmine's  Introduction to Color game here.
  • Learn about musical notes here.
  • Play a Dance game here.
  • Explore the Crayola site here.
  • Discover a Music Lab here.
  • Try one of the dance or music games at the NickJr. site. Click here.
  • Learn all about Origami here.
  • Play Creature Karaoke here.
  • Dance with Snook here.
  • Play A. Pintura: Art Detective game here.
  • Make your own musical instrument.  Instructions here.
  • Try dancing with Angelina Ballerina here.
  • Learn how to draw cartoons here.
  • Play rockin' Rhythm Master here.
  • Try Dance Mat typing here.
  • Create a virtual Jackson Pollock painting here.
  • Try the CreatingMusic games here.
  • Try a game from DanceKids.org  here.

 

Summer reading is supported by Read to Me, a program of the Idaho Commission for Libraries

 

 

  • Tuesday, May 5th, 7-8 p.m.
    Jennifer Theisen , Archaeologist for the Central Idaho Historical museum in McCall , will give a presentation on the Basics of Archaeology. For more info, click     here.


Thank You!
Students of Barbara Morgan Elementary School Afterschool Program decorated the library entrance with so desired SPRING!
Thank You!

 

 

Independent Film Club - Wed. May 27th. 7 p.m. free screening of "Electric Shadows" a 2004 Chinese film directed by Xiao Jiang. The English title of the film is the literal translation for the Chinese term for movies or "dian ying"

"Big Diggers" Special Story Time!
Thursday, May 28, 11:30 AM @ the Library

  • Hear a Story
  • Tour the cool trucks and watch the NEW city water truck in action!

Payette Community Preschool visited the library and helped us to bring Spring Time !

 

 

 

April 25th-April 30th: National Turn Off Your Screens Week  

Tuesday, April 21st at 3:30 p.m. Dr. Hall of McCall Memorial Hospital will read his favorite children's book and share ideas about fun activities that do NOT involve the screen. Healthy refreshments will be a part of this event too.

This event is sponsored by McCall Memorial Hospital Center for Health Promotion. Please scroll to the bottom of this page to click on an attachment with complete list of Turn Off Screens events.

Spanish Class Survey
Click Here to take survey . Thank you for your feedback. To improve your Spanish skills, come check out the new Rosetta Stone interactive software.

This year "Let's Talk About It" program brings together humanities scholars and adult readers to read and discuss literature themed "Across Continents and Cultures". The addition of a program speaker is what makes Let's Talk About It (LTAI) different from a traditional book discussion program. Wednesdays, 7:00 pm to 8:30 p.m.

Reading Selections

  • January 28 Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, by Dai Sijie (2000) [China]
  • February 11 Disgrace, by J.M. Coetzee (1999) [South Africa]
  • February 25 Eva Luna, by Isabel Allende (1988) [Chile]
  • March 11 The Space Between Us, by Thrity Umrigar (2006) [India]
  • March 25 Waiting for Snow in Havana, by Carlos Eire (2003) [Cuba]

Location: McCall Golf Course Clubhouse, 925 Fairway Drive

For more information about the program and reading selections, click here.


Story Time Thursdays are some of the most popular programs at our library. Meg Lojek, the children's librarian has been providing the youngest audience with fun, educational readings followed by art projects for half a decade now! Thanks Meg!

 

 
Listen to the children's comments on Red,red, red ! - Valentine's Storytime


The Big Read...inspiring people across the country to pick up a good book. 

 

We invite our community to read "The Maltese Falcon" by Dashiell Hammett  and discuss the book on March 17th at 7p.m. at McCall Public Library. Everyone is welcome to join and explore ideas, themes and  feelings of this classic detective novel. For more infomation on the Big Read and the book selections, clic here.


 Puppetry Arts Workshop **New Date**February 17, 10:30am - 12 noon.  Click here for more info and to register: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/273444881


Used Books Sale

Jan.30th - Feb. 7th. 10-6p.m. (closed on Sundays, Sat. 10-2 p.m.)
$1 for a full bag of used books!

 

"Cycling Around the World" is the title of a slideshow and presentation to be given at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 29th , at the McCall Public Library. Scott and Bev Pressman spent a year during 2006-7 cycling the globe, discovering unforgettable adventures, places and people. The trip was part of their retirement plan that combined their love of people with their passions for exercise, outdoor adventure, travel and international service. The event is free, there will be snacks AND the fold-up bikes ridden by the Pressmans will be on display. For more dates and info on Travelogue Series, click here.


 

McCall Public Library

Winter Holiday Celebration

Monday, December 22nd, 1-3 p.m.

The essence of Christmas crosses all cultural boundaries when diverse celebrations around the world take place. Christmas trees, poinsettias and eggnog are just some of the classic traditions, but the real miracle of Christmas is in the power of giving and in the wonderful connections people make with each other around this enchanting holiday. Come to join us on Dec. 22nd 1-3p.m. in to learn about diverse winter celebrations, make gifts, relish holiday foods, and sing Christmas carols at McCall Public Library. It is a wonderful way to learn more about people of different cultures, whether they live far away or are your neighbors, friends and classmates.


A-r-r-r You Reading? Pirate Night at the Library!

Family Reading Week Celebration

 

 


  

  


Get Your Game On!

Come on down to the library and challenge friends, family and neighbors in video and board games. Help break the record of the most people playing the same board game in one day! Age 6 through adult, Sat. Nov.15th 10a.m. -2p.m.
ilovelibraries.org/gaming


 

Children's section is shining with new mural
completed by Beth Wolfe, teacher and artist of Vale, Oregon."It has been a wonderful journey painting this mural and watching it develop. I hope this mural will be enjoyed by all" Wolfe said after finishing the mural. The mural was donated by the Friends of the McCall Public Library. Thank you!
For more quotes and pictures, click here. 

Survival Spanish: Travel Class is full. Sorry.
A  new 5-week session is open for registration.  Click here for more information and to register for this fun, free series of classes.  http://www.eventbrite.com/event/200258980  


Idaho State Historical Society Presents:

Idaho's Concrete Bridges
Though little appreciated, Idaho's historic concrete bridges have long served motorists safely - with more than a little style. The Idaho highway system has over 300 State-owned concrete bridges built prior to 1961. From the interstates to back country scenic routes, the bridges come in variety of sizes and styles.

Don Watts of the Idaho State Historic Preservation Office will host a presentation of the outstanding bridges found in Idaho. He will also discuss bridge types and how to identify them. In addition, Watts will be showing views of rare bridges or bridges that no longer exist. The presentation will take place at McCall Public Library on October 30th at 6.30 p.m. Free to the public; snacks on hand.

 
Get the Smartest Card @ your library®

September is Library Card Sign-up Month, and the McCall Public Library wants to make sure that your child has smartest card of all - a library card.  Sign up for a new library card this month and receive our colorful new McCall library water bottle for free! 
Studies show that children who are read to in the home and who use the library perform better in school and are more likely to continue to use the library as a source of lifetime learning. "A library card has always been the most important school supply of all," says Anne Kantola, Library Director and veteran teacher.  "Kids can come to the library to get homework help and check out books, but they can also check out free music, DVDs and use the Internet to make after school life a little more fun.  There's a lot happening at McCall's library." A recent study by the American Library Association also showed that families use libraries to spend time together.  Forty-four percent of survey respondents report taking their children to the library for this reason.  
Activities to celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month will include story time visits to local daycares, preschools and kindergarten classes, as well as the free water bottle giveaways at the library, to help your family "squeeze the most out of your future."