News from Monona Public Library — May 1, 2022 |
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WHAT'S HAPPENING AT MONONA PUBLIC LIBRARY |
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Monona Community Read - "Turning the Page Together" on Antiracism
Interested in learning more about antiracism but don’t know where to start? Monona community members of all ages are invited to come together and explore topics of racism, equity, and diversity in our world, community, and lives. To be an antiracist community with lasting change, we must all come together and start these conversations no matter our age. The work of antiracism is continuous and generational. Research has demonstrated that children as young as 2 will use race to reason about people's behaviors. It's never too early to talk about skin tone and race.
Antiracism takes a village: no matter your age, holding conversations with family members, neighbors, friends, city officials, and youth in your life is one action piece that pushes towards an antiracist community. That is our goal with the community read!
Events! May through Summer 2022, we will host educational programs with staff and local speakers:
Saturday, May 14, 2022, 1–3:00pm, Winnequah Dream Park,5323 Healy Ln., Monona
Enjoy local Black and Indigenous performers and speakers and pick up free copies of our Antiracism Community Read books (while supplies last)!
Adults: Come together for a series of three book discussions where we’ll explore the concept of antiracism and move toward individual and community action.
Teens & Tweens: Teens and tweens can join book discussions with a focus on understanding antiracism, putting it into practice, and empowerment for action.
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Tween Book Discussion: June 22 @ 1pm
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Teen Book Discussion: June 29 @ 1pm
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Teen Makerspace—Antiracism Zine Project: July 14 @ 1pm - Part 1; July 21 @ 1pm - Part 2
Children & Families: Join us for community storytimes and family events! Special resources about the “why and how” of talking about big topics like race will be provided for families and caretakers.
Join us as our community comes together in a commitment to learning and change.
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Dive into this simple yet satisfying hand-stitched project - sweet little egg-shaped stuffed spring chicks! Join us for a relaxed vibe that offers approachable instruction, embraces mistakes, and celebrates the process. This is an in-person program. For those that prefer remote participation, a live streaming option will be offered. You will be asked to indicate your preference in the registration form so staff can prepare supply kits for remote participants.
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Friday Morning Book Group
The Friday Morning Book Group will be returning to in-person meeting this month! The program focuses on thought-provoking and enjoyable reads in a variety of genres, including both fiction and non-fiction. This is a casual, drop-in group, so please join us when you can! Regular print, large print, and book on CD copies will be available at the library one month before the book discussion.
Every Third Friday, 10-11:30 am
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Narrated by and featuring Woody Harrelson, Kiss the Ground is an inspiring and groundbreaking film that reveals the first viable solution to our climate crisis. Kiss the Ground reveals that, by regenerating the world’s soils, we can completely and rapidly stabilize Earth’s climate, restore lost ecosystems and create abundant food supplies. Using compelling graphics and visuals, along with striking NASA and NOAA footage, the film artfully illustrates how, by drawing down atmospheric carbon, soil is the missing piece of the climate puzzle.
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Tech Tutoring with Dan is back!! Got a gadget that has you down? Have a tech challenge you need help with? Sign up for a 45-minute session with Dan, the amazing tech guru! This program is offered on the first Saturday of each month. If unable to attend a scheduled session, call 24 hours in advance to cancel or reschedule.
This session does NOT replace professional technical support. Dan is unable to assist with complex topics such as hacked systems, publishing e-books, etc.. Dan may offer advice on these types of topics but will not be able to directly assist.
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The application is open for the summer 2022 Teen Volunteer program! New this year is the Leadership Intern position, an advanced role for a young person to help coordinate and
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Big News! Our 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Program has been added to Beanstack, our reading challenge platform! Head to mononalibrary.beanstack.org to sign up. Log each time you read a book to earn awesome badges and prizes. Contact youth@mononalibrary.org with questions on how to get started or transfer existing information from the paper log to this new easy-to-use format. Happy reading!
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Ask for a craft bag, first come, first served. Free! No checkout needed. Craft Bags are available in the library and through our Curbside Pickup!
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Short on time to place holds or browse the shelves? Have our Youth Services Team do it for you! We are here to help families who are limited on time or don't feel comfortable coming into the library due to COVID. By filling out our Book Bundle Form, you can highlight age groups, reading level, and interests of the children we are bundling for.
We can't wait to make some awesomely curated picks for you and your family!
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EVENTS
Adults, Children, Tweens, Teens, and Families! Here are ways to connect with us online:
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