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San
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August 2002 |
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SO WHAT’S THIS CRAZY VAN I’VE SEEN DRIVING AROUND TOWN?
 Maybe
you have seen us as we travel from branch to branch or childcare center to
childcare center! The Library has a new training program available for
parents, childcare providers, parent educators, and home visitors.
The Little Read Wagon
is an Early Childhood Literacy Initiative aimed at providing resources
to enhance learning opportunities for children. The staff will come into
your childcare center or community-based organization to discuss early
literacy skills, brain and language development, how to set up a
print-rich environment (classroom and home), and how to enhance your storytelling skills.
Our
mission is to help San Antonians gain the tools for success in the 21st
century.
Recent research in the
area of brain development shows that, in the first three years of life, a
baby’s brain will form billions (WOW!) of connections, twice as many as an
adult. By age ten, that child will begin losing the connections that are
not reinforced. Repetition is the key to ensuring that those neural
connections are maintained and kept active. In other words, every time a
baby experiences something (by sight, sound, smell, taste or touch), a
connection is made. The more times they have that same experience the
stronger that connection becomes.
Our program emphasizes
and reinforces the need for that repetition by providing, free of charge,
books, games, and activities for parents and caregivers to share with
their children.
Funding for this program
was made possible by a grant from
Houston Endowment to the
San Antonio
Public Library Foundation.
For more information or
to schedule training, please call 207-2517.
For more research on
literacy, check out these sites:
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FEATURED
DATABASE
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Handbook of Texas Online
Texas,
My Texas
When was
the Battle of the Alamo? Which Native Americans lived in this area? Which
river runs between Texas and Oklahoma? These are all questions that native
Texans should probably know, but many have forgotten. If you need to do in-depth Texas research, if you need an answer to some Texas trivia, or even
if you’ve just got a bet with Billy Bob, you can find the information and
answers quickly by using The Handbook of Texas Online.
This
database is an online version of our print handbook (REFERENCE 976.4003
NEW) and is full text searchable by keyword, or by browsing through lists of titles, names,
and/or places. The database also includes approximately 400 articles not
in the print edition.
So if you
want to find out how Cut and Shoot, Texas got its name, or read more about
the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, check out The Handbook of Texas Online.
With a valid library card, you can access the database through
our web site, or you can go into any library and ask the librarian there
for help.
The Handbook of Texas Online is a joint project of The General
Libraries at the University of Texas at Austin and the Texas State
Historical Association. |
EVENTS
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Library Events
Pet Care with Animal Care Officer Beth Schneider. Saturday,
August 10, from 10:00 am -2:00 pm.
Thousand Oaks Branch.
Preserving Family Treasures. Saturday, August 10, from
9:30-11:00 am. Central Library, 6th Floor,
Texana/Genealogy.
Home Schooling Seminar. Susan Symlie of Relaxed Homeschoolers
discusses alternatives to traditional education. Wednesday, August
14, 7:00 p.m.
McCreless Branch.
Another Teen Tie-Dye Party for Young Adults. Create a
tie-dyed T-shirt - please bring your own CLEAN white t-shirt.
Saturday, August 17, 2:00 p.m.
McCreless Branch.
San Antonio Writer’s Guild. The public is invited. Saturday,
August 17, from 10:00 am - 12 noon.
Westfall Branch.
San Antonio Forest. Find out about this organization whose
goal is to establish a world-class forest within Bexar County. The
public is invited; bring a friend! Wednesday, August 28, from 7:00
to 8:30 pm.
Westfall Branch. For more information call 647-3462 or
visit their website at
www.saforest.org. |
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Book Sales
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FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS
 One
of the most frequently asked questions in our library system is "How many
books can I check out at one time?" Well, bring some bags on your next
trip, because the answer is 50! And that’s not just books, but
includes all materials available for check out. This can be done in any
combination of the following:
- Books – 50 books per
card
- Videocassettes – 5
videocassettes per card
- Music CDs – 5 CDs per
card
- Audiobooks – 5
audiobooks per card
- Filmstrips – 5
filmstrips per card
- Records – 5 records
per card
The next most frequent
question is "And how long can I keep them?" Here are the answers:
- Books, audiobooks,
records, and filmstrips – 3 weeks
- Videocassettes, music
CDs, and pamphlets – 1 week
- Teacher’s Card
materials – 6 weeks (see April’s Bookmarks! for more information on
Teacher’s Cards.)
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WHAT ARE
SAPL WEB LINKS?
 Like
Yahoo, Altavista, and other subject directories, Web Links is a
group of web sites arranged by subject and then broken down
hierarchically. But unlike Yahoo, Altavista, and other subject
directories, Web Links features web sites that were chosen and
evaluated by librarians, with you, our local public in mind.
Located on our web page at
http://www.sanantonio.gov/library/web/index.asp, there are
sections on Biography, Homework Resources, Law, Math, Medicine,
Travel, and more. If you click on one of these links, you will be
taken to another set of links that breaks down the subject even
further. For example, if you click on "Law" you will see "Legal
Help," "Law by Subject," "Law by Jurisdiction," "Legal Careers,"
"Courts and Trials," and "En Español." If you click on one of these
links, you will be taken to a list of web pages relating to that
subcategory. It’s easy to access and the sources are reliable.
So, if you want help finding the best sites among the
overwhelming number of web sites out there, try Web Links, the
librarian’s choice. |
BACK TO
SCHOOL
 School
is starting soon and many children, whether going for the first or
the fifteenth time, may be nervous. Here are some books to help both
them, and you the parent, feel more comfortable. Both fiction and
non-fiction are included. Don’t forget to call or check online for
location and availability.
Billy and the Big
New School
Laurence Anholt, 1999
EASY ANHOLT
Dork in Disguise
Carol Gorman, 1999
JUVENILE FICTION GORMAN
Keeping American
Schools Safe
Anne G. Garrett, 2001
NEWBOOKS 371.78209 GARRETT
Life on the Edge: a
young adult’s guide to a meaningful future
James Dobson, 1995
158.10835 DOBSON
Little Cliff’s
First Day of School
Clifton Taulbert, 2001
EASY TAULBERT
Middle School, the
Real Deal: from cafeteria food to combination locks
Juliana Farrell, 2001
JUVENILE 373.18 FARRELL
Schoolgirls: young
women, self-esteem, and the confidence gap
Peggy Orenstein, 1994
305.235 ORENSTEIN
The Struggle to be
Strong: true stories by teens about overcoming tough times
Al Desetta and Sybil Wolin, eds., 2000
JUVENILE 305.23509 STRUGGLE |
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included in this newsletter, please contact our Web Administrator at
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Posted/Updated:
10/31/2005 |
