Today the American Academy of Pediatrics announced a new policy: doctors will tell parents to read aloud to their infants from birth. Reading, as well as talking and singing, is viewed as important in increasing the number of words that children hear in the earliest years of their lives. Children who have heard more words, have a distinct advantage in school. Read more at http://aapnews.aappublications.org/content/early/2014/06/24/aapnews.20140624-2 One of our Library’s strategic goals is to ignite a passion…
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“Ask Me” is the title of one of William Stafford’s poems. On March 19 we had the great pleasure of hearing Kim Stafford talk about his father’s poetry and share snippets of his life and philosophy. Bill Stafford considered himself a seeker. Kim is an accomplished presenter and story teller who moved us and had us laughing out loud. About 80 people came to the Old Church, including almost all of Dr. John Ehrstine’s poetry class….
Here is what Charlie Hyman says about his work and “Finding the Positive”: Photography is much more for me than just finding interesting things to capture in digital images. It is a way of seeing what’s around me, of looking for beauty in the natural world. With or without my camera, I notice more and pay closer attention to my surroundings, to the weather, and to contrasts in light, shapes, and subjects because of my interest…
Local artist Jennifer Benz says “I like rocks…and fabric…and yarn…and BEADS! I have been a fiber artist all my life. Being one who believes in tradition, I encouraged my Grandmother to teach me to crochet and embroider before I turned 7. Some years later, I convinced my Mom to teach me to sew. Growing up in Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming and Oregon, I found a respect and love of Traditional Native American Beadwork. Girl Scout camp introduced me…
It’s not too late to sign up for the 8-week seminar on poet William Stafford. The class starts Wednesday, January 29, at 6 PM. Where: Wilsonville Public Library, Oak Room Sign up at the Wilsonville Public Library to reserve a seat. Cost $40. Special Guest on January 29: Oregon Poet Laureate Paulann Petersen
The Oregon State Library reports that the Wilsonville Public Library led the state in the number of children participating in the 2013 Summer Reading Program for libraries of its size: 49% of children in the greater Wilsonville area participated in the 2013 Summer Reading Program – the highest percentage for libraries serving between 1,000 and 100,000 children in Oregon nearly 27% of kids in the library’s service area finished the program – that is the…