PCLS HUGH EMBRY LIBRARY BLOG

22 December 2009

Thursday, Dec. 24 at 2:00 PM -- Teen Gaming Day

Teens, enjoy the holidays at the library! Featuring Wii Sports Resort, Guitar Hero, and Rock Band! Snacks and beverages provided.

Who: Teens grades 6-12

What: Teen Gaming

When: Thursday, December 24, 2009

Time: 2:00 PM

Where: Hugh Embry Library

Questions? Call us at 352.567.3576

21 December 2009

December 24 - January 1 -- Special Holiday Hours at Hugh Embry Library

Hugh Embry Library will observe special hours on the following days during the holiday season:

Thursday, December 24, 2009: Open 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Friday and Saturday, December 25 and 26, 2009 -- Closed

Thursday, December 31, 2009: Open 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Friday, January 1, 2010 -- Closed

Our regular hours will resume on Saturday, January 2, 2010.

Happy holidays to all!

12 December 2009

Thursday, Dec. 17 at 4:00 PM - Teen Anime, Manga, & Cosplay Club

Yokoso! (Salutations!)

Love manga and anime? Can't get enough? Join us on Thursday at 4:00 p.m. to discuss manga, anime and cosplay. Plus, learn about Japanese culture and watch the latest in anime technology. Snacks and beverages provided.

Who: Teens in grades 6-12
What: Teen Anime, Manga, & Cosplay Club
When: Thursday December 17, 2009
Time: 4:00 PM
Where: Hugh Embry Library
Questions? Call us at 352.567.3576

09 December 2009

Thursday, Dec. 17 -- Digital Bookmobile Comes to Pasco County!

Learn to use OVERDRIVE, the download service
for audiobooks & music!

Visit the Regency Park Branch Library!

08 December 2009

Thursday, Dec. 17 at 10:00 AM -- Your Photos on the Internet

If you've wanted to learn how to put your digital photos on the 'Net, you've come to the right place! It's fun and easy to do. See you there!

Who: Adults
What: Your Photos on the Internet
When: Thursday December 17, 2009
Time: 10:00 AM
Where: Hugh Embry Library
Questions? Call us at 352.567.3576

05 December 2009

Wednesday, Dec.16 at 6:00 PM -- Evening Craft Hour for Adults

Learn cake decorating from an expert and have fun while you're at it! All supplies are provided. Please call 352.567.3576 to register, as space is limited.

Who: Adults
What: Evening Craft Hour for Adults
When: Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Time: 6:00 PM
Where: Hugh Embry Library
Questions? Call us at 352.567.3576

03 December 2009

Tuesday, Dec. 15 at 2:00 PM -- Hugh Embry Book Club

Richard Paul Evans' The Christmas List is up for discussion in December. Join us! You can always count on stimulating and thoughtful discourse (and laughter) in the Book Club. Light refreshments provided.

Who: Adults
What: Hugh Embry Book Club
When: Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Time: 2:00 PM
Where: Hugh Embry Library
Questions? Call us at 352-567-3576

Saturday, Dec. 12 at 2:00 PM -- The Fun Factory

Kids can make their own fun in our Fun Factory! We have crafts, games, and a few surprises. This month's Fun Factory will feature holiday-related crafts, but you can always make whatever you like. Join us for a great time.

Who: Elementary-age children
What: The Fun Factory
When: Saturday, October 10, 2009
Time: 2:00 PM
Where: Hugh Embry Library
Questions? Call us at 352-567-3576

01 December 2009

Thursday Dec. 10 at 4:00 PM -- Popular Teen Games & Holiday Greetings

Hey teens! We've got your game action right here! Join us for an afternoon of the best board games, snacks and drinks. Plus, you'll have a chance to make your own holiday greeting cards for your friends and family.

Who: Teens in grades 6-12
What: Teen Games and Holiday Greetings
When: Thursday December 10, 2009
Time: 4:00 PM
Where: Hugh Embry Library
Questions? Call us at 352.567.3576

Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 6:00 PM -- SCORE: How to Write a Business Plan

SCORE will provide a free workshop for small businesses on the topic of "How to Write a Winning Business Plan". These popular workshops fill up fast, so call the library to reserve a seat.

Who: Adults
What: SCORE workshop: writing a winning business plan
When: Wednesday December 9, 2009
Time: 6:00 PM
Where: Hugh Embry Branch Library
Questions? Call us at 352.567.3576

Tuesday, Dec. 8 at 1:00 PM -- Internet Search Basics

Want to learn how to search the Internet? Want to find a great recipe? Want to find sports statistics or great travel deals? Join us for this basic introduction to searching the Internet.

Who: Adults
What: Internet Search Basics
When: Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Time: 1:00 PM
Where: Hugh Embry Library
Questions? Call us at 352.567.3576

Upcoming Events: Adults

Dec. 22, 10 - 3 -- Career Central "Mobile One-Stop" Job Search Help

Dec. 20, 2 p.m. -- Hugh Embry Book Discussion Group

Dec. 17, 2:00 p.m. -- Karaoke Caroling and Holiday Cheer for all ages

Dec. 16, 2:00 p.m. -- Seniors Holiday Carols & Cards

Dec. 15, 11:00 a.m. -- Email Basics (registration required)

Dec. 14, 6:00 p.m. -- Adults Crafts 'n' Crunch: Gingerbread Houses (registration required)

Dec. 9 & 10, 11:00 - 2:30 -- Friends of Hugh Embry Library Used Book Bazaar

Dec. 8, 10 - 3 -- Career Central "Mobile One-Stop" Job Search Help

Dec. 1, 11:00 a.m. -- Laptop Basics (registration required)

Upcoming Events: Teens (Grades 6-12)

Dec. 27-29, 3:00 p.m. -- Teen Movie Trilogy Week

Dec. 22, 4:00 p.m. -- Teens Create: Holiday Gifts

Dec. 22, 3:30 p.m. -- TAB (Teen Advisory Board)

Dec. 17, 2:00 p.m. -- Karaoke Caroling and Holiday Cheer for all ages

Dec. 15, 4:00 p.m. -- Anime-Manga/Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament

Dec. 15, 3:30 p.m. -- TAB (Teen Advisory Board)

Dec. 1, 4:00 p.m. -- Yu-Gi-Oh! Club: Learn & Compete!

Got poems? Look for our Annual Poetry Contest each April. The top 3 winning poems from our contest will be entered in VOYA Magazine's National Poetry Contest. Until then, enjoy some teen poetry from the Library of Congress's Poetry 180 Project below.

Popular Teen Books

After Hamelin by Bill Richardson

Airborn (and others) by Kenneth Oppel

Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud

Bluford (series) by various authors

Bud not Buddy, Elijah of Buxton, Bucking the Sarge (and others) by Christopher Paul Curtis

The Divas (series) by Victoria Christopher Murray

Faerie Wars Chronicles (series) by Herbie Brennan

Fablehaven (series) by Brandon Mull

The Gatekeepers (series) by Anthony Horowitz

Hermux Tantamoq Adventures (series) by Michael Hoeye

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

Kimani Tru (series) by various authors

Pendragon (series) by D. J. MacHale

Percy Jackson (series) by Rick Riordan

Redwall (series) by Brian Jacques

Saving Francesca, Jellicoe Road (and others) by Melina Marchetta

Sebastian Darke (series) by Philip Caveney

The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (series) by Michael Scott

Septimus Heap (series) by Angie Sage

Twilight (series) by Stephenie Meyer

Vampire Diaries by L. J. Smith

Warriors (series) by Erin Hunter

What if... (series) by Liz Ruckdeschel & Sara James

What the Moon Saw, Red Glass by Laura Resau

Zach's Lie, Jack's Run, Elephant Run, Jaguar, Journey of the Red Wolf, Peak, Sasquatch (and others) by Roland Smith

Popular Children's Books

Accidental Detectives (series) by Sigmund Brouwer

Dear America (series) by various authors

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series) Jeff Kinney

Fancy Nancy (series) by Jane O'Connor

Goosebumps Horrorland (series) by R.L. Stine

Guardians of Ga'Hoole (series) by Kathryn Lasky

Hank the Cowdog (series) by John R. Erickson

Horse Diaries (series) by various authors

A Life of Faith (series) by Tracy Leininger Craven

Magic Tree House (series) by Mary Pope Osborne

TIME for Kids: Biographies (series) by TIME for Kids

Who Was? (series) by various authors

Also try:

Sunshine State Readers 2010-2011 (various) by various authors

Various Sports-related Stories by Mike Lupica

Cool Reads at pascolibraries.org

TumbleBooks at pascolibraries.org

Literacy Instruction

Do you know someone who needs literacy instruction? Let them know that help is closer than they may think! Literacy instruction is available throughout Pasco County. Go to the Florida Literacy Coalition's website, and look for literacy programs in our county. Alternately, call the Florida Literacy Hotline at (800) 237 - 5113 for more information.

Are you interested in becoming a literacy volunteer? Call the Florida Literacy Coalition at (800) 237 -5113 and sign up today!

The Pasco County Schools District also provides literacy resources through the Reading Assistance Program (RAP).

About Libraries

The public library is more than a repository of books. It's a mysterious, wondrous place with the power to change lives.
-Chicago Tribune literary editor Elizabeth Taylor

Going to the library builds a kid's imagination. Books help them discover themselves and the world.
-Baltimore Oriole All-Star shortstop Mike Bordick

Teenagers can discover the pleasures of reading and gain the power of knowledge by going to libraries. With that power, they will be invincible.
-NASCAR driver Ward Burton, winner of the Daytona 500.

Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.
-Broadcaster Walter Cronkite

There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public Library, this republic of letters, where neither rank, office, nor wealth receives the slightest consideration.
-Andrew Carnegie

We must not think of learning as only what happens in schools. It is an extended part of life. The most readily available resource for all of life is our public library system.
-Author David McCullough

What is more important in a library than anything else-than everything else-is the fact that it exists.
-Poet Archibald MacLeish

Getting my library card was like citizenship; it was like American citizenship.
-Oprah Winfrey

The richest person in the world - in fact, all the riches in the world - couldn't provide you with anything like the endless, incredible loot available at your local library. You can measure the awareness, the breadth and the wisdom of a civilization, a nation, a people by the priority given to preserving these repositories of all that we are, all that we were, or will be.
-Publisher Malcolm Forbes

The free access to information is not a privilege, but a necessity for any free society.
-Actor Edward Asner

When I was young, we couldn't afford much. But, my library card was my key to the world.
-Actor John Goodman

The library is central to our free society. It is a critical element in the free exchange of information at the heart of our democracy.
-President, Carnegie Corporation Vartan Gregorian

What in the world would we do without our libraries?
-Katharine Hepburn

For more about public libraries, visit ilovelibraries.org.