May 2010 Library Events

Tiny Tots Time – Tuesday, May 4 at 10 a.m.
This program brings babies and caregivers together for an hour of stimulating experiences intended to nurture the bond between caregiver and child and to increase the caregiver’s awareness of their child’s development.

Preschool Story Time – Friday, May 7 at 10 a.m.
Help your child prepare for school while having fun too! Meaningful literacy activities, such as reading, singing and playing with children, can impact a child’s brain development and subsequently, help provide them with the pre-reading skills they need to start school.

NOTE: Story times will take a break during May so Ms. Katrina can get ready for our Splashy summer library program! Tiny Tots Time starts up again on June 15. Preschool Story Time begins on June 18.

English Conversation Group – Wednesdays at 1 p.m.
For students learning English as a second language, this is a chance for you to practice everyday conversation skills.

Jewelry Making Class—Offered by the Delavan Parks & Recreation Dept.
Mondays, May 3-24 and June 14-21 from 6-8 p.m. Contact Parks & Rec at 728-5585 Ext. 111 for more information or to register.

Reel to Real Film Discussion - Tuesday, May 4 at 6:30 p.m.
Food, Inc. (Rated PG, 93 minutes)
This documentary film provides a critical look at the industrialized nature of our country’s food supply. It explores the relationship between how our food is produced and human health, workers’ rights, animal welfare, and other issues.

Teen Advisory Board Meeting – Wednesday, May 5 from 3-5 p.m.
If you are interested in helping decide what activities the library offers for middle- and high-school students, recommending books for the library to buy, or getting the word out about all the awesome stuff there is to do at the library – YOU SHOULD ATTEND THIS MEETING.


Basic E-mail – Thursday, May 6 from 1:30-3 p.m.
Set up a web-based email account. Learn to manage your account, send and receive email, add attachments and more. Registration is required.

Mothers Appreciation Brunch—Saturday, May 8 from 10-11 a.m.
Show your Mom just how much you care — treat her to this special brunch. Fruit, waffles and other goodies are on the menu. Space is limited, make your reservation today!

Library Board Meeting – Thursday, May 13 at 4 p.m.

Book Discussion—Thursday, May 20 at 7 p.m.
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver
When Kingsolver and her family move from suburban Arizona to rural Appalachia, they take on a new challenge: to spend a year on a locally produced diet, paying close attention to the provenance of all they consume. "Our highest shopping goal was to get our food from so close to home, we'd know the person who grew it.“ Books and discussion guides are available at the library.


The Library will be closed Monday, May 31.
Summer library hours begin Tuesday, June 1.

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Though Lincoln, Nebraska, seems a strange gathering place for refugees from all corners of the globe, it is the setting for Mary Pipher's The Middle of Everywhere, an ardent, anecdotal, and at times moving study of some new arrivals to the United States. Pipher emphasizes the resiliency of the refugees--from Laos, Bosnia, Northern Iraq, Sudan, Afghanistan, and the former Soviet Union--whose homeland tales of death, privation, torture, and multi-pronged persecution vary only in the details. In America the refugees must learn a new language and pick their way among the temptations and wonders of a complex land. Does a Publishers Clearing House notice mean one is a millionaire? What is aluminum foil? Is an overdue library book a jailable offense? Pipher visits classrooms and homes and offers extended portraits of a female family of Kurds and a bewildered clan of Sudanese, as well as snapshots of many other refugees. She is a harsh critic of the Immigration and Naturalization Service and an advocate of "cultural brokers"--the social adjustment equivalent of practical nurses. --H. O'Billovich

This book is moving, compelling, heart-wrenching, heart-warming, and well worth the time. There is a great humanitarian message to this book. It really opened my eyes to struggles of refugees of gave me a better understanding of the world we live in. At the same time it showed me a lot about America and Americans too--the good and the bad.

~Katrina