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Geenalogy Workshop-Step II

If you're interested in your family tree, we can help! Genealogy Workshop-Step II will be held on September 11, 2010, at the Johnson City Public Library from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Jones Meeting Center. The workshop is sponsored by the Watauga Association of Genealogists and the Johnson City Public Library. The workshop is free, but pre-registration will aid in planning for handouts. Call 283-0318 or email bjhylton@comcast.net with your name and contact information (phone number and/or your email address).

The workshop schedule includes a talk by Margaret Hougland titled, "Documenting Your Sources," "Useful Free Internet Genealogy Sites" by Jim Wilson, and "Ancestry.com" by Fred Wetzel.

For additional information, please contact Linda Blanton at 423-434-4462.

GALLERIA EXHIBIT FEATURES INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER

Johnson City Public Library announces the “Happy in the Face of Disaster” exhibit by Gay Wind Campbell, a fine art photographer who travels extensively to capture images of the world. The Johnson City Public Library Galleria will feature Ms. Campbell’s work during the month of September. The photographs in this exhibition can be purchased and all proceeds will be donated to the library.

Gay Campbell says “the idea for this portfolio came from images of people I made while doing disaster response volunteering. Natural disasters affect whole communities, and it is often the poor who suffer the most. Yet the ‘victims’ I met were almost invariably happy. They responded so positively to a stranger in their midst, who brought not money, but hands willing to help. The children giggled, the old men offered tea, and in one case, marriage. The teenagers talked sports, the women offered whatever food they had, neighbor tried to help neighbor. At times, in the Philippines after a volcano, in Mississippi after a hurricane, in Peru after an earthquake, in Bangladesh after a cyclone, the volunteers seemed to benefit as much as those they came to help. Through my photography, I was able to document this warm spirit of worldwide humanity, to look at a miserable situation one individual at a time. And yes, to fall in love with the human race.”

Ms. Campbell has had numerous shows and was elected to the prestigious Copley Society of Boston. Her works hang in private homes, public and private establishments as well as corporate offices nationwide.

For more information contact the library’s reference department at 423-434-4454.

WASHINGTON COUNTY IMAGINATION LIBRARY REGISTRATION DRIVE

On Tuesday, September 7, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to noon, the Johnson City Public Library will hold a registration drive for the Washington County Imagination Library. All children under the age of 5 living in Washington County are eligible for enrollment in the Imagination Library. Upon enrolling, a new free book will be mailed to your home each month until your child turns five years old. Books will begin arriving at your home eight to ten weeks after enrollment.

Johnson City Public Library is the Washington County Imagination Library affiliate.

Please become a fan of the Washington County Imagination Library on Facebook, and for more information contact Washington County Imagination Library Coordinator B.J. Krug at 434-4362.

JCPL SETS YOUTH PROGRAMS FOR THE FALL

The Johnson City Public Library will offer the following programs for children:

K-2 Story Stretcher, 4 p.m. Sept. 16, My Best Friend is as Sharp as a Pencil by Hanoch Piven and a story-related craft for children in grades K-2. Registration is required.
A Scavenger Hunt, 4 p.m. Sept. 30, children in grades K-5. Registration is required.
Chess Club, 10 a.m. until noon Sept. 11, children in grades K-5.

The Johnson City Public Library will offer the following storytime schedule for children:

Family Storytime, every Monday at 6:30 p.m., all ages. Storytelling, music and movement. Registration is not required.
Mother Goose, Sept. 7-Oct. 14 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays, for 1-year-old children. Finger plays, nursery rhymes, songs and books with parent or guardian. Parents may share board books with children after the program. Registration is required.
Two’s Time, 10 a.m. Tuesdays, for 2-year-old children. Stories, songs, finger plays and flannel board activities. Class format with a limited number of children participating. Registration is required.
Two’s Company, every Wednesday and Thursday at 10 a.m., for 2-year-old children accompanied by parent or guardian. Stories, songs, finger plays and flannel board activities. Registration is not required.
Preschool Pals, 11 a.m. Tuesdays, for 3-5 year-old children: stories, songs, and fingerplay activities. No younger siblings may attend. Registration is required.
Preschool Storytime, 11 a.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, for 3-5 year-old children. Stories, songs, and fingerplay activities. Registration is not required.
Bilingual Storytimes, second Saturday of each month at 2 p.m. Books and songs will be presented in English and translated into Spanish. Registration is not required.

To register or for more information, call 434-4458.

Teen Book Discussion Groups @ the Library

The Johnson City Public Library will be hosting two book discussion groups for teens this fall. Each group will meet in the Youth Services Department. On Tuesday, September 14 at 6:00 p.m. the discussed book will be The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan. Teens are invited to talk about this recently-published book, the first in a new adventure series about Egyptian Mythology by the author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. This group is open to anyone under age nineteen.

On Thursday, November 18th at 6:00 pm the discussed book will be Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard. Participants will focus on the first book in Shepard’s shocking mystery series, the inspiration for the hit new TV show. This group is open to teens in grades 6-12.

Registration is required for each of these free events. Teens may register for just one event or both. It is not necessary to bring a copy of the book to the meeting. Please call Youth Services at (423)-434-4458 for more information or to register.

ONLINE LANGUAGE COURSES NOW AVAILABLE

Johnson City Public Library announces the addition of Mango Languages: an easy to use online language learning system that can help you learn languages like Spanish, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, Italian, Russian and more. ESL courses are also offered. Basic levels feature quick learning of words and phrases and complete courses are offered for individuals who want to move beyond basic language skills. Mango Languages can be accessed 24/7 from home or any computer by logging in with your library card at www.jcpl.net.

Mango Languages offer simple, bite-sized chunks of information available on the web for learning anywhere and completely self-paced to fit your lifestyle. The courses are guided by a professional virtual tutor and are interactive and filled with cultural notes. For more information contact the library’s reference department at 423-434-4454.

LIBRARY SCHEDULE FOR LABOR DAY AND THE FALL

Johnson City Public Library will be closed on Sunday, September 5 and Monday, September 6 in observance of Labor Day. The Library will resume normal operating hours on Tuesday, September 7. The library will also resume operational hours on Sundays beginning Sunday, September 12. Sunday operating hours will be from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

For further information, contact the Library at (423) 434-4450.

JOHNSON CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY COMPLETED SUCCESSFUL FOOD FOR FINES EVENT

Johnson City Public Library sponsored a “Christmas in July” Food for Fine program running the entire month of July. The library cleared fines of $1507.16 during this period and collected almost 1,600 food items, as well as about 150 lbs. of cat and dog food. All food items were donated to Second Harvest Food Bank. Pet food was donated to the Washington County Animal Shelter.

The library is appreciative to all who participated in this event to help our community.

For more information call 423-434-4450.

JCPL Wireless Network Upgraded

The popular wireless Internet service (also known as Wi-Fi) at Johnson City Public Library was recently upgraded to support additional users as well as newer wireless protocols. Legacy clients using 802.11a/b/g will continue to be supported as well as new 802.11n clients. The access points operate in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands.

Patrons with laptops, notepads, netbooks, iPad, iPod, Wi-Fi enabled smart phones, and other wireless devices should enjoy a robust wireless Internet service with rapid connect times. The new SSID at the library is “JCPL Open Wireless”.

With the new wireless Internet service, the library has also established operating hours for the service, which are from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week.

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