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Tillie the Terrible Swede
Tillie the tailor saw her dream come alive outside her window. In a dazzling blur in the shape of two wheels and a rider, Tillie watched and set firm her mind to race bicycles. In the 1890s it was considered unladylike to ride bicycles and Tillie’s family and friends frowned upon her bicycle racing dreams. Tillie was unstoppable. Rather than wearing long dresses and coats to ride, she sewed her own speedy bicycle racing suit. She won nearly every competition she entered from 100 mile century races to short track races. She was a champion!
Sue Stauffacher’s text and Sarah McMenemy’s watercolor illustrations bring Tillie’s pioneering rides and the turn of the century bicycle craze to life in their wonderful book, Tillie the Terrible Swede. The pages are full of motion and curves, embodying Tillie’s racing spirit, all rush and flight a whirlwind on her bike!
The end papers add interesting details in the form of sketches of women’s clothing of the time period and a brief chronology of Tillie Anderson’s cycling career.
Học Đọc và Chương Trình Đọc Sách Mùa Hè
Chương Trình Đọc Sách Mùa Hè Summer Reading Celebration sẽ bắt đầu vào Ngày 1 Tháng 6 và kết thúc vào Ngày 31 Tháng Bảy. Để nhận email nhắc nhở xin bấm vào đây.
Cho các em nhỏ chưa biết đọc, phụ huynh có thể đọc sách cho các em và các em vẫn được nhận qua thưởng. Trong Chương Trinh Đọc Sách Mùa Hè, xin quý vị khuyến khích các em tham gia Cuộc Thi Viết Và Vẽ Truyện Tranh.
Math and Reading Tutoring for K-5th. Nếu quý vị muốn cho các em đến học đọc và làm toán ở Thư Viện Tully, xin điền đơn English/Vietnamese và nộp đến cô giáo volunteer, Hương, trong giờ học. Chương trình vào mọi thứ Tư lúc 3:30-5 chiều bắt đầu vào Ngày 6 Tháng Sáu và kết thúc Ngày 25 Tháng 7.
Chương trình Cắm Trại Học Đọc cho 6 tuần từ Thứ Hai đến Thứ Năm mỗi tuần bắt đầu Ngày 18 Tháng Sáu, 11:30-2 PM cho các em 9-17 tuổi. Ghi danh với Reading Ready Wizards vào mỗi Thứ Năm 2-4 PM trước đó tai Thư Viện Tully.
Nếu có câu hỏi xin email cho Chiêu Nguyễn tại chieu.nguyen@sjlibrary.org .
Learning More about Cancer Prevention
According to the American Cancer Society, About 1 in 8 (12%) of women in the US will develop invasive breast cancer during their lifetime. The library is offering several informative Cancer Prevention Workshops this spring and summer. Learn about the prevention and detection of breast and cervical cancer, as well as steps you can take to care for your health. Workshops will cover topics such as:
- What is cancer?
- Breast cancer and breast cancer risk factors
- Importance of early detection
- Cervical cancer and cervical cancer risk factors
- Preventing cervical cancer
- Services offered by the Cancer Detection Program: Every Woman Counts
Designed for women over 50, these programs are open to everyone and will be held at the following locations:
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, May 20, 2012 2:00 pm Room 255
- Berryessa Branch Library, July 21, 2012 11:30 am (English & Vietnamese)
- Dr. Roberto Cruz-Alum Rock Branch Library, July 25, 2012 6:30 pm (English & Spanish)
In addition, Tully Community Library is also offering related programs in Spanish and Vietnamese:
- Breast Cancer Education Class in Vietnamese, June 12, 2012 12:00 pm
- Breast Health Education in Spanish, June 13 and July 11, 2012 12:00 pm
Join us for these informative programs regarding women's health.
Edenvale Book Club: A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain
Everyone is invited to the Edenvale Book Club at Edenvale Branch Library on Wednesday, June 6, at 6:00 PM. All are welcome to join us in Meeting Room B.
This month we will discuss A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain by Robert Olen Butler.
This book is a 1992 collection of short stories by Butler. It received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1993.
"Each story in the collection is narrated by a different Vietnamese immigrant living in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The stories are largely character-driven, with cultural differences between Vietnam and the United States as an important theme." — Wikipedia entry
Scavenger Hunt at the King Library
Summer Reading Celebration
You're Invited!
Sunday, June 3 from 1-4 p.m
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
The kickoff event invites people of all ages to participate in a scavenger hunt inside the King Library (Lower Level-4th Floor).
The scavenger hunt will be divided into three groups: families with small children, teens and adults. Each group will have their own set of clues and will have to search for hidden treasures inside the library to be eligible to win a prize.
Prizes include tickets to ...
- Great America
- Tech Museum
- Laser Quest
- Happy Hollow Park and Zoo
- Children’s Museum
- San Jose Giants
The kickoff event will also feature a community resource fair and plenty of live entertainment.
2:00 p.m. Ballon Artist from A New Twist Balloons inside the Children's Room
3:00 p.m. Enjoy a free concert at 3 p.m. with Cascada de Flores performing Mexican and Caribbean song and dance.
Downtown Parking:
Free parking in the street and the 4th and San Fernando Street Garage located across from the King Library
Reading Programs for Children in the Summer at Tully Community Branch Library
Summer Reading Celebration will begin June 1st. Sign-up online or at your local library. Read between June 1st-July 31st, and claim your prizes. Your email address is required to get the reminder for participation.
If you would like to receive academic assistance for your children, check out the Summer Tutoring programs below at Tully Branch Library:
Math and Reading Tutoring for K-5th. Pick up either English/Spanish or English/Vietnamese registration form at Information Desk and turn it in to the lead volunteer tutor, Ms. Huong Nguyen. The program takes place in Family Learning Center Classroom every Wednesday 3:30-5:00 PM.
A six-week Summer Reading Camp for ages 9-17 Monday-Thursday 11:30-2 PM, starting Thursday June 18, in our Family Learning Center. Sign up with Reading Ready Wizards organization on Thursdays from 2-4 PM.
For more information, contact Chieu Nguyen at chieu.nguyen@sjlibrary.org.
Storytimes are available to younger children at Tully Community Branch Library as scheduled below. Children can log the names of the books that they are read to during Summer Reading Celebration period for prize claiming purpose.
Inclusive Storytime with Stay and Play: 1st Tuesday 11:30-12:00 Noon in Storytime Area.
Bilingual Vietnamese/English Storytime: 2nd Thursday 10:30-11:00 AM in Storytime Area.
Preschool Storytime with Stay and Play: Every Thursday 10:30-11:30 AM except for 1st and 2nd Thursday.
Toddler Storytime with Stay and Play: Every Tuesday 11:30 AM-12:30 PM except for 1st Tuesday.
Stories with Ms. Kathy: Every Tuesday 6:30-7:30 PM in Storytime Area. The program is performed by our wonderful Storytelling volunteer, Kathy B.
If you haven’t been to our Tully Community Branch Library, come and check it out. Lots of fun programs and lots of materials to check out! DVDs nowadays can be checked out for three weeks. Valid library card and PIN are needed at checkout.
Book Trailer Contest - June 1 - July 31, 2012
Teens: want to do something more imaginative than just writing a review for Summer Reading books that you have read? Create and submit a book trailer review for Summer Reading, and you could win a Kindle Fire! Upload a short clip, no longer than 4 minutes, to YouTube, providing your review of the book. Be creative! The contest is open to all participants in the Teen Summer Reading Celebration.
How to enter:
- Create your own book trailer, reviewing a book that you read for Summer Reading. You can submit more than one video, but each video has to be for a separate book.
- Post the video on YouTube using the tag: SJPL2012SRC
- Sign up for Summer Reading here, starting in a few weeks.
- When you log the book you read on the Summer Reading website, make sure to include a link to your video in the review field.
Entries will be judged on creativity and content by a panel of library staff.
Need some examples? Check out the winning entry from last year's Book Trailer Contest, created by Nathan Verdonk.
Here are links to some professional book trailers:
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
- The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
- The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler
Teens who submit links to their Book Trailer will automatically be entered in the contest. The top 3 winners will receive:
- 1st place: Kindle Fire
- 2nd place: $50 gift card for iTunes
- 3rd place: $25 gift card for Jamba Juice
Entries for the contest must be submitted between June 1 and July 31, 2012. Winners will be announced in August.
Graphic Novel Making Contest - June 1 - July 31, 2012
If you have a talent for creating comic/manga style illustrated short stories, you are invited to enter San José Public Library’s Graphic Novel Making Contest for all ages as part of our Summer Reading Celebration, 2012. This contest is sponsored by San José Public Library, Hijinx Comics, San José Museum of Art and TRY Japan Culture Group.
Here’s how to enter …
- Create your own comic book with a maximum length of 8 pages, including the cover page.
- Use letter-size paper (8.5 x 11) with black-and-white drawings and text on one side only
- Each submission must be the creative and original work of a single individual—the author/illustrator.
- Computer generated images are acceptable as long as they are your original work (no clip art)
- Consider submitting a photocopy that is an accurate reflection of the original (as submissions are non-returnable).
- San José Public Library reserves the right to reproduce your work. You can reuse all your work after the contest
- Be sure to print and complete the creative works release form. Include your Name, Age, Contact Information and Signature.
- Entries can be submitted to any San José Public Library location no later than 8p.m. on Tuesday, July 31, 2012. There is a limit of one entry per contestant.
Entries will be judged on content and illustrations by a panel of library staff and comic industry professionals. All cash prizes will be awarded as gift cards.
- Children (up to age 6): first place will receive Art Supplies
- Children (7-12): first place $40, second place $20
- Teens (ages 13-17): first place $100; second place $70; third place $50
- Adults (age 18 and above): first place $100; second place $70; third place $50
Winners will be announced and prizes awarded at a reception to be held at the Berryessa Branch Library on Saturday, August 25th at 2:00 p.m.in the Community Room. Author Oliver Chin will be the keynote speaker.
Check out the award winning entries from 2011 and 2010.
Learn how to make your own comic book, graphic novel or manga! Oliver Chin will be teaching this free workshop for teens at some San José Public Library branches.
San José Public Library staff members are ineligible to participate.
San José Public Library reserves the right to refuse submissions that are not appropriate for a general audience.
Castle - Television Show
Nathan Fillion, star of the undeservedly short-lived Firefly series, is currently starring in, Castle, a popular series on ABC. Castle is about a mystery writer, Richard Castle, who teams up with a detective, Kate Beckett, to solve crimes in New York City. Richard Castle has just killed off the character of his best-selling series, and is struggling with ideas for a new book series. Enter Detective Kate Beckett, a smart and tough homicide detective that becomes Castle’s muse for his next series of books. Castle is able to pull strings with the mayor’s office, and is allowed to follow Detective Beckett on her cases. Although Castle’s non-traditional approach to solving crimes is very different from Detective Beckett’s more conventional approach, the two make a strong team. With witty humor, lots of banter, a bit of romance and a great soundtrack, Castle is an entertaining television program! The show is currently in its fourth season, but the first three seasons are available for checkout at the Library.
In a brilliant marketing ploy, several books “written” by Richard Castle have been published. These books are based on the Castle and Beckett characters and loosely follow some of the plotlines that the characters go through on the television program. All three books are also available at the Library.
Tìm Trợ Giúp Về Bệnh Nghiện Cờ Bạc
Quý vị có nhận thức về Cờ Bạc như là một bệnh nghiện có ảnh hưởng tai hại đến chính bản thân và mọi người chung quanh không?
Quý vị có biết Cờ Bạc có thể gây nên các vấn đề xã hội, cảm xúc căng thẳng, và khó khăn về tài chính? Cờ Bạc còn làm ảnh hưởng đến các mối quan hệ, tình cảm, sức khoẻ, và ngay cả việc làm và học hành.
Xin giới thiệu quý vị đến GIFT (Gaining Insight into keeping Families Together) là một chương trình giáo dục và cung cấp dịch vụ tư vấn của cơ quan Asian American Recovery Services, Inc. (AARS)*.
Mục tiêu chung của chương trình GIFT là nhằm giúp cộng đồng nâng cao nhận thức về việc Cờ Bạc Có Vấn Đề cùng những loại nghiện ngập khác và giúp thăng tiến đời sống của những người vướng phải việc Cờ Bạc Có Vấn Đề và gia đình của họ, hầu có thể đạt được một đời sống lành mạnh.
Các dịch vụ bao gồm:
- Sự Nhận Thức Và Giáo Dục: qua truyền thông/kịch nghệ, các buổi tiếp xúc với cộng đồng, các buổi hội thảo và thuyết trình.
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Hỗ Trợ:
- Dịch vụ tư vấn: Cơ quan AARS cung cấp các dịch vụ tư vấn cho cá nhân, nhóm và gia đình. Ngoài ra, cơ quan còn cung cấp chương trình hỗ trợ ngay tại nhà.
- Tài nguyên, thông tin: Cơ quan AARS hỗ trợ cộng đồng qua những sự nối kết họ với các nguồn tài nguyên, thông tin hữu ích.
Để được thêm thông tin xin liên lạc (408) 271-3900.
* Mục tiêu của cơ quan Asian American Recovery Services, Inc. (AARS) là nhằm giảm thiểu tỷ lệ vướng mắc và tác động của sự lạm dụng thuốc trong các cộng đồng Á Châu và Thái Bình Dương ở Vùng Vịnh San Francisco. Văn phòng của cơ quan AARS tọa lạc tại: 1340 Tully Road, Phòng 301 & 304, San Jose CA 95122.
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