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ISSUE
NOVEMBER
2014
A MONTHLY
UPDATE FOR
THE AURORA
PUBLIC LIBRARY
WWW.AURORALIBRARY.ORG
@Your Library
Live. Learn. Achieve.
Pete the Cat: The
First Thanksgiving
by: Kimberly &
James Dean
Recommended by
Sara Van Cleve
Book
Clubs
Non
Fiction
Book Club
Hallucinations
by Oliver Sacks
Tue., Nov. 4
1 p.m. CEN
303-748-4422
Daytime
Booklovers
Book Club
True Sisters
by Sandra
Dallas
Wed., Oct. 15
10:30 a.m. CEN
303-739-6630
Open Windows
Book Club
Sung in Blood
by Glen Cook
Thu., Nov. 20
6 p.m. CEN
303-739-6538
Give Back @ Your Library
A SALUTE TO
VETERANS
Come say thank you to veterans by
creating “thinking of you” cards to be
donated to the Colorado State Veterans
Home in Aurora and distributed to
residents this Veterans Day.
• Nov. 5, 6-8 p.m., CEN
Call 303-739-6589
for more information
Thinking
Inside
the Big
Box
Thinking outside the box and inside a
big box retailer has earned Aurora Public
Library national recognition. Aurora
Public Library was recently named a top
innovator by the Urban Libraries Council
for its newest location – the Colfax and
Chambers PC Center. Located inside
Kmart, the Center opened in the fall
of 2013 as an outside-the-box initiative to bring library services to
residents in a cost-effective manner.
This 600-square foot area located near the store’s check-out counters has
12 public computers, offering Internet access, printer, computer classes
on a variety of topics, the ability to check-out and return library materials,
learn about library services and get assistance from library staff. During
the first four months of operation, the Center welcomed 10,000 visitors.
As of September 2014, more than 25,000 guests have visited.
The new PC and Library Center in the Kmart allowed the library to
provide basic PC access and delivery service in an area that needed it,”
said Aurora Public Library Director Patti Bateman. “Schools are nearby,
the site is located on major transportation routes and provides walk-in
service for nearby residents and students.”
Placing a library-managed computer center inside retailer such as this
and reaching out the community in this way is so innovative that it
caught the attention of Comcast, who gave Aurora Public Library a
$35,000 grant to benefit the site as well as two other locations serving
northern Aurora. Because of the grant, the Center is now open on
Sundays for at least three years and has now an AWE Early Literacy
Computer to promote the importance of reading and encourage early
childhood literacy to parents and children who visit the center.
“With the support of Aurora City Council, and now Comcast for the
Sunday service hours, the library is extremely pleased to provide this
access for this neighborhood,” Bateman said.
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Storytimes
PAJAMA STORYTIME
Ages 2-6
Join us in your jammies with your
favorite sleepy time friend.
• Tue., 7 p.m., CEN
BABY STORYTIME
Ages 0-23 mos.
Songs, stories and rhymes with
caregivers.
• Tue., 11:15 a.m., CEN
• Thu., 10:15 a.m., CEN
• Thu., Oct. 9., 10:30 a.m., TLR
TODDLER STORYTIME
Ages 2-3 With Caregivers
Stories, fingerplays, songs for toddlers
and parents to do together.
• Thu., 11:15 a.m., CEN
STORYTIME
Ages 2-6
Fun story readings and activities
that promote early literacy designed
for parents to participate with their
children.
• Tue., 10:30 a.m., HOF
• Wed., 10 a.m., CEN
• Wed., 10:30 a.m., MLK
• Wed. & Fri., 10:30 a.m., TLR
• Thu., 10 a.m., MVL
• Fri., 10 a.m., KMT
NOVEMBERPROGRAMS
Knitting Group
Make scarves and hats for local
charities. Yarn is provided.
• Wed., 11:30 a.m., MLK
Teen Advisory Board
Do you have ideas for book
suggestions and programming? Put in
an application today.
• Third Mon. of each month, 4 p.m., CEN
• Third Thu. of each month, 4 p.m., TLR
Make and Take
Saturday Surprise!
Duct Tape Wallets
Make a duct tape that is long lasting.
Space is limited. Ages 12-17
• Nov. 12, 4 p.m., HOF
• Nov. 21, 4 p.m., MLK
Resume Writing
Basics
Use a template to create a resume for
your job search using Microsoft Word.
• Nov. 13, 10:30 a.m. MLK
Crafternoon: DIY
Henna Tattoos
Make a fun, quick and creative
activity in about 15 minutes.
• Second Sat., 10 a.m., MVL
Come and give you and your friends
cool, temporary Henna tattoos. Ages
11-18
• Nov. 13, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., CEN
Celebrate Picture
Books
Woodworking
Workshop
November is Picture Book Month
and we’re celebrating by hiding our
favorite picture book characters all
over the library. Find all the characters
and receive a prize. Ages 5-17
• All November, MVL
Computer Basics
Learn the first steps to use a computer.
Write a letter, cut and paste, choose a
font, and more! Registration required.
• Nov. 19, 9 a.m., KMT
Aurora Anime Club
View Anime movies. Ages 13 & up.
• Tue., Nov. 4, 4-6 pm., CEN
Help! How Do I Handle
My Aging Parents &
Work Full-Time
Gerontologist Karen Owen leads this
workshop discussing how to take care
of aging parents while still working
and options to provide the best care
for aging adults.
• Nov. 6, 10 a.m., CEN
Family Bingo
Registration required, Ages 5 and up
• Nov. 8, 3:30 p.m., TLR
With the help of the pros from Home
Depot, come learn how to build
something out of wood to take home.
Ages 6 – 18. Registration required.
Space limited.
• Nov. 14, 2014, 3:30 p.m. MLK
Online Job Hunting
Learn the basics on online job hunting.
Registration Required
• Nov 15 9 a.m. KMT
Music@MLK
Greg Price, acoustic guitarist returns.
All ages.
• Nov. 15, 2 p.m., MLK
Fun Fall Activities
with WIC
It's chilly outside! That doesn't mean
that you can't add an extra layer for
some fall fun.
• Nov. 18, 2014 3:45 p.m. MLK
Life in the Cloud
Save documents on the internet
without the need for flash drives.
Learn how this technology works with
library computers. Basic computer
knowledge required, Ages 13 and up.
Space is limited
• Nov. 18, 11 a.m., HOF
YAP! Decorate Book
Ends
Help create unique bookends for the
YA section of the library. Ages 12-18.
• Nov. 18, 4 p.m., TLR
Managing
Diabetes to Avoid
Hospitalization
Learn the basics of what to eat
and healthy living habits to avoid
hospitalization and serious issues
related to diabetes. CEU Credited
Course. Registration Required
• Nov. 19, 12 pm, MLK
Pokémon Party
Celebrate the release of the new
Pokémon games, Pokémon Omega
Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire
with a party where you can trade and
battle Pokémon. We’ll also make
popular Pokémon friends out of Perler
beads. Ages 5 & up. Registration
required for craft (limit 25)
• Nov. 22, 2 p.m., MVL
Adult Tea
Join us for teatime fare. Hats
are welcome. Ages 18 and up.
Registration required. Limit 30
• Nov. 22, 3: p.m., TLR
Community Knit-In!
• Nov. 23, 2-4 p.m., CEN
The Night Sky:
A Journey From
Dachua to Denver
and Back
Presented by Maria Sutton,
investigator and author. She searches
for her biological father for 43 years
in Poland, Germany and the Ukraine.
Learn strategies she used to reach her
goal and write this memoir.
• Nov. 25, 1 p.m., CEN
YAP! Game Day
Come, hang out, and chose from a
variety of board games to play. Ages
12-18.
• Nov. 25, 4 p.m., TLR
As part of our Teen Summer Reading Program, we invited teens to write their own book review on one of their favorite
summer reads. We’ll be sharing those book reviews on our Facebook page and in our upcoming monthly newsletters.
Thanks to all of our teens who shared their thoughts and favorite books with us.
The Fault in Our Stars is a book that is not
only thought-provoking, but it brings out
emotions so strong, you didn’t know they
existed. This book shows the power of the
human brain because one man sat down
and created a world…an infinity inside
limited pages.
AURORACENTRALLIBRARY(CEN)
14949 E. Alameda Parkway • 303-739-6600
FULL
OPEN SERVICE
Mon.-Thu. 8 a.m.-10 p.m. 9 a.m.-8 p.m.
Fri.
8 a.m.-8 p.m. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sat.
8 a.m.-6 p.m. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sun.
10 a.m.-6 p.m. 12:30-6 p.m.
DVD Hold Pickups, Reference Help,
Check-out Desk, Account Help &
Cashier Services are ONLY available
during FULL SERVICE HOURS.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
LIBRARY (MLK)
9898 E. Colfax Ave. • 303-739-1940
Tue.
11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Wed.-Sat.
10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Closed Sun. & Mon.
MISSION VIEJO LIBRARY (MVL)
15324 E. Hampden Cr. • 303-326-8600
Tue.
11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Wed. & Thu. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sat.
10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Closed Sun., Mon. & Fri.
TALLYN’S REACH LIBRARY (TLR)
23911 E. Arapahoe Rd. • 303-627-3050
Tue.-Sat.
10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Closed Sun. & Mon.
HOFFMAN PC CENTER (HOF)
1298 Peoria St. • 303-739-1572
Mon.
Tue.-Sat.
Closed Sun.
11 a.m.-7 p.m.
10 a.m.-6 p.m.
COLFAX & CHAMBERS PC
CENTER (KMT) Inside Kmart
15200 E. Colfax Ave. • 303-739-1579
(Located inside of Kmart)
Mon. & Tue. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Wed.
11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Thu.-Sat.
10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sun.
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
MOORHEAD PC CENTER
2390 Havana St. • 303-326-8315
Teen Book Review
The Fault in Our Stars
by John Green
Find
Your
Library
Gathering Blue
by Lois Lowry
In a world where the weak are shunned is
where Kira lives. Unfortunately, she is one of
the weak. Though her leg is twisted, her gift
makes up for it. Her gift is with the thread! A
very remarkable story; very dystopian, but it
makes you think what is going to happen next.
I loved it. I recommend Gathering Blue to
anyone who like futuristic stories.
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Mon., Wed., Fri., Sat., 12-6 p.m.
Tue. & Thu. 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Closed Sun.
BECK PC CENTER
800 Telluride St. • 303-739-6888
Mon.-Thu. 5:30 a.m.-9 p.m.
Fri.
5:30 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sat.
6 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sun.
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
THE BOOK OUTLET
2243 S. Peoria St. • 720-747-7977
Operated by the Friends of Aurora Public
Library
Wed.
10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Fri.,
1-8 p.m.
Sat.
10 a.m.-4 p.m.