Volume 6, Issue 7 2014 August Newsletter Grove City Community Library KIDS/TEEN CORNER Storytime No registration required. Tuesdays @ 10:00 am (ages 3 to 6 years). Due to the book sale, storytime will be held in the teen area of the library. 5th No Storytime 12th Summer Time Fun Stories 19th Beach Stories 26th Let’s Get Ready for School Brown Bag Book Club: Friday, August 1st @ 5:30 pm, featuring “Rump” by Liesl Shurtliff. Friday, August 22nd @ 5:30 pm, featuring “The Teacher’s Funeral” by Richard Peck. This book club is for kids in grades 3rd through 6th. Bring your own brown bag supper to eat. Participants must read book prior to the discussion. Copies of the book are available for those who need one. Registration is required. Family Movie Night: Friday, August 29th @ 5:30 pm, featuring “LEGO Movie,” rated PG. Bring your drink and we will provide the popcorn. Little Buddies Playgroup: Due to the Friends of the Library used book sale, there will be NO playgroup the entire month of August. We will resume playgroup on Fri., Sept. 5th. Quilt Raffle GCCL’s New Hot Beverage Station There are still two weeks to win this beautiful quilt, called Cotton Candy. The winner will be drawn on Aug. 15. Tickets are $1 each, or $5 for six tickets. This 59 x 74 hand-made quilt would make a lovely gift for someone. You may now brew a hot cup of coffee, tea, cocoa, or apple cider for $1 at the library from our new “All Good Things” Hot Beverage Station. GCCL thanks the ladies at All Good Things Thrift Shoppe for their donation, which was used to purchase the beverage station and supplies. Used Book Sale The Friends of the Library will be hosting a used book sale at the library from August 4-23, 2014 during regular library hours. www.grovecitypalibrary.org Photo caption: Apryl Gilliss, GCCL director (seated left), accepts a $500 check from Debbie Kochems, owner/manager of All Good Things Thrift Shoppe, and volunteers (from left Connie DiCola, assistant manager, Elaine Taylor, Shirley Sterner and Jean Helfinstine). Elaine and Jean work in the Book Nook at the thrift store at 1103 W. Main. St., Grove City. 724.458.7320 [email protected] All you need is a library card and POWER Library! Before your next trip to the mechanic, take an online detour and check out POWER Library. Repair information and specifications for more than 35,000 vehicles are available for free from the state's POWER Library. All you need to access the information is your free library card! The Auto Repair Reference Center (ARRC) has nearly 857,000 drawings and step-by-step photographs, about 99,000 technical services bulletins and recalls, and more than 158,600 wiring diagrams. The information in the ARRC comes from Nichols Publishing, the former publisher of the Chilton auto repair manuals. Instructions The first step in using the ARRC is to choose the year of the vehicle (anything from a 1954 Volkswagen Beetle to a 2014 Mazda6), then work through the make, model and engine specifications. This valuable resource contains repair information, technical service bulletins, wiring diagrams, maintenance intervals, full specifications, an estimator for labor times and costs, and diagnostic information for most vehicles. Each screen has several tabs. The Vehicle Search takes you to the initial search screen for the vehicles. The AutoIQ tab has a short video presentation about the different parts and systems of a vehicle. The topics include fuel management, heating and air conditioning, and brakes. The Care & Repair Tips section provides links for information about caring for and repairing your vehicle, as well as the necessary tools for buying parts and supplies. This section provides information beyond what your mechanic tells you and can also provide information to help you complete basic maintenance issues yourself. Finally, the Troubleshooting tab is a great place to start to diagnose problems with your vehicle. To access AARC, go to the library website at www.grovecitypalibrary.org. Under the “Resources” tab, highlight “Power Library.” If you are accessing Power Library from within the library, select (click) “Power Library Internal Access” and you will directed to the PA Power Library site. If you are accessing Power Library from outside the library, select (click) “Power Library Remote Access.” You will be directed to a site where you will need enter the GCCL Power Library code (pl2275) and your five digit GCCL barcode number (do not use the leading P. If you do not have a five digit number, add leading zeroes (0) to your number. For example if your number is P 12 you would enter pl227500012). Once you are at the PA Power Library site, select (click) “Auto Repair.” Reprinted with permission from the June 21, 2104 Office of Commonwealth Libraries Compendium. Library Hours M&F 10-8 pm T, W, TH 10-5 pm Sat 8-12 pm Library Closings: Saturday, August 30 Become a volunteer at your local Library. Find Your Name & Win Each month a random patron’s name will be inserted into the newsletter. If you find your name in the newsletter, come into the library to receive a prize. The Grove City Community Library and Where the Corners Meet quilt guild present: Commonwealth Speaker Cassandra Gunkel and “The Underground Railroad in Quilts” The Underground Railroad, the secret paths traveled by African Americans who escaped slavery in the South, is well documented by historians. Far more elusive is evidence that slaves used quilts as signals to guide their way to freedom. This hands-on talk and demonstration engages in the ongoing debate between historians and the public—did quilts guide escapes? Authentic 19th century quilts and modern reproductions are used to explore some of the ways in which women may have stitched their politics, history and mythology into quilt designs. A folklorist who specializes in material culture, Cassandra Gunkel, has studied African American quilts and textiles to document the lives of women who captured our histories and stories in their creative work. When: Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. Where: East Main Presbyterian Church, 120 E Main St., Grove City, PA 16127 This event is free of charge and open to the public! This presentation is a program of the Pennsylvania Humanities Council supported in part by National Endowment for the Humanities. The Pennsylvania Humanities Council, a nonprofit organization, inspires individuals to enjoy and share a life of learning. Who’s Reading What? Wendy: “Killer Dreams” by Iris Johansen (book). Janis: “Harvesting the Heart” by Jodi Picoult (audiobook); “Picture Perfect” by Jodi Picoult (audiobook). Apryl: “Cop Town” by Karen Slaughter (book); “Landline” by Rainbow Rowell (book). Heather: “A Moment in Time” by Tracie Peterson (book). Gaye: “Graceling Trilogy” by Kristin Cashore (book). Rachel: “Sixpence House” by Paul Collins (book). Programs for Grown-ups Survey GCCL is planning a book club and other events for “grown-ups” this fall. There’s still time (Velma Fenrick) to complete our programs for adults survey online at www.grovecitypalibrary.org. You may also go directly to www.surveymonkey.com/s/86KRPSY. Yoga Grove in the Stacks Pampered Chef Fundraiser Mondays @ 5:30 pm, Tues & Thurs @ 11:30 am, Saturdays @ 10 am & 11:00 am (beginners/chair class). Classes with Yoga instructor, Barb Harp. Equipment will be available to use. Donations to the instructor will be accepted. For more information call 724.458.7320 or email: [email protected]. http://yogagrove.wix.com/grovecityyoga The library will be hosting a Pampered Chef book party fundraiser from August 4th –16th. Books and order sheets will be available at the library. You can also shop and place an order online at www.pamperedchef.biz/debholmes. Make sure that you type in the library name on your order for us to receive fundraiser credit. If you need more information please contact the library. All fundraising proceeds benefit the library. Document Scanning Service Now Available at GCCL The Grove City Community Library is pleased to offer document scanning. We will scan your documents or photos up to a maximum size of 8 1/2 inches x 14 inches in size. The charge is $1.00 for each page/side scanned. We do not do image editing or retouching work. Scanned materials will be saved as individual Adobe PDF files. Your scanned item(s) may be emailed to you or saved to a USB flash drive that you provide. Please note that we can scan both color and black and white documents and photos, but all scanned Adobe PDF files will be black and white. Like us on Facebook: Friends of the Grove City Community Library. Order from Amazon.com and support GCCL! When you order from Amazon using the link at http://www.grovecitypalibrary.org the library will earn up to 10% in referral fees! Upcoming meetings August 3 @ 1:30 pm, October 14th @ 6pm, November 11th @ 6pm Read-a-likes Authors with similar writing styles David Baldacci - Harlan Coben, Jeffery Deaver, Steve Berry, Brad Thor, Daniel Silva, Lee Child, Ted Bell Nicholas Sparks - Barbara Delinsky, Nora Roberts, Luanne Rice, Kristin Hannah, Theresa Rizzo, TS Krupa Jodi Picoult - Elizabeth Berg, Jennifer Weiner, Sue Miller, Diane Chamberlin, Anita Shreve, Sarah Blake Elin Hildenbrand - Mary Kay Andrews, Dorthea Benton Frank, Nancy Thayer, Emily Giffin, Susan Wiggs Veronica Roth - Suzanne Collins, Lauren Oliver, Ally Condie, Cassandra Clare, Kiera Cass, Marie Lu E L James - Sylvia Day, Maya Banks, Lisa Renee Jones, Jamie McGuire, Katie Ashley, Julie Kenner Janet Evanovich - Sue Grafton, Jennifer Cruise, Charlaine Harris, Joanne Fluke, Laura Levine, Peggy Webb