Movie Night @ the Library

Join us for our next Summer Reading Program event

                      Movie Night @ the Library!  

We will watch the film classic "To Kill A Mockingbird" based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Harper Lee.  

Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Time:  6:00-7:30pm 
Location: Library Room 235

Library Cheers On Coach Redman

The staff of the Derrell C. Roberts sends our "Get Well Wishes" to Coach Redman! To keep posted on his progress, you can visit the Caring Bridge website: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/johnredman

50th Anniversary of Freedom Summer

In June 1964, civil rights groups organized a voter registration drive known as the Mississippi Summer Project.  This 10-week drive aimed to increase registration of black voters in the state and led to the formation of 30 "Freedom Schools". 

Thousands of civil rights activists poured into the state to volunteer, in spite of threats and harassment by white supremacists, locals and police. More than 1,000 were arrested and black churches, homes and businesses were burned. Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney disappeared and their bodies were found six weeks later.  This startling act of violence led to greater support for the Civil Rights Movement and the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. 

To learn more about the Freedom Summer:

• watch the PBS video airing June 25
• visit the History Channel
• view digital archives:
  
  Freedom Summer campaign for African American voting rights in Mississippi, 1964
  Civil Rights Digital Archives
  Freedom Summer Text Collection

"A Walk in the Woods: Hiking in the Appalachians"

On Wednesday June 25^th David Brown, librarian at Dalton State College and former park ranger in the Great Smoky Mountains, will present "A Walk in Woods: Hiking in the Appalachians." The presentation will be in room 235 of the library and will last about one hour. The presentation will focus on Bill Bryson's book A Walk in Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail but will also include information about hiking trails in North Georgia and the Great Smoky Mountains. Brown  will also talk about search and rescues, snake bites, and bear attacks on the Appalachian trail as well as other fascinating stories from his experience as a park ranger.

David Brown is currently Instructional Technology Librarian at Dalton State College. He previously worked at Georgia Northwestern Technical College and the University of Tennessee. Before working in higher education, Brown worked as a park ranger in the Great Smoky Mountains, Grand Canyon and Mount St. Helens.  

Summer Reading Program Event

Join us in the Roberts Library, Room 235 on Wednesday, June 11 from noon-1pm for the first of the Summer Reading Program events.  Feel free to bring your lunch with you.

This event will tie in with some of the titles suggested for the reading program, including A Child Called It, Gifted Hands, and Dorie, the Girl Nobody Loved.  We will be showing the PBS documentary The Road Beyond Abuse. This film focuses on two adults now living in Georgia, Johnnetta McSwain and Michael McClain.

Physically and emotionally battered for years, they refused to give up and went on to achieve great things in their lives.  The Road Beyond Abuse looks at how and why this was possible.

At the end of the program, we will have the first prize drawings for our Summer Reading Program.  You do not have to be present to win.
All students, staff and faculty are eligible to participate in the reading program.  

From June 1 - July 25, for each book you check out, we will stamp your passport and enter your name for a prize drawing. 

Get a copy of your Summer Reading Passport which is available at the Circulation desk or by printing a copy.
(available in the Recommended Reading Libguide at http://libguides.daltonstate.edu/readinglist
  
Reading an ebook or borrowing a book from a friend?  - Stop by the Reference desk and show the librarian a copy of your book.  We will stamp your passport and enter your name for a prize drawing.

Summer Camps at Dalton State

Curious kids with an interest in science and math and budding young authors will have the opportunity to explore their interests in summer learning camps offered at Dalton State College.

First up is Dalton State’s World of Science camp offered for students in second through fifth grades. The popular camp will be led by Dalton State science faculty members and will meet in the gleaming new Peeples Hall, home to Dalton State’s biology and chemistry departments. World of Science camp will take place Monday through Friday, June 16-20, from 12 to 3:30 pm each day. Cost of the World of Science Camp is $90 for the week.

Roadrunner Reading and Writing Camp will be led by Dr. Jacquelyn Mesco assisted by students of Dalton State’s teacher education program. Each day, campers will read different types of books and then write about what they’ve read. At the end of the week, every camper will leave with a completed book of their own original works.

The camp takes place the week of June 23-27. Second and third grade students meet mornings from 9 am to 12 noon; fourth and fifth graders will meet afternoons from 1 to 4 pm. The camp will take place in the School of Education’s model classroom in The James E. Brown Center; cost is $90.

The perennially popular Creek Critters camp, which introduces children to the wonders of stream ecosystems, will be offered again for children ages five and six. Creek Critters will be taught by Dalton State biology faculty members Dr. John and Gretchen Lugthart and will meet Monday, June 9, and Wednesday, June 11, from 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. Cost is $40.

Space is limited for all camps and early registration is encouraged. To register for Dalton State’s World of Science Camp, Roadrunner Reading and Writing Camp, or Creek Critters Camp, contact Sarah Key at 706-272-4556 or skey@daltonstate.edu.

Summer Reading Program

Join us for the Summer 2014 Reading Program 
at the Roberts Library. 
 

Sign up 

Get a copy of your Summer Reading Passport which is available at the Circulation desk or by printing a copy (available in the Recommended Reading Libguide).  

Read

From June 1 - July 25, for each book you check out, we will stamp your passport and enter your name for a prize drawing.  
 
Reading an ebook or borrowing a book from a friend?  - Stop by the Reference desk and show the librarian a copy of your book. We will stamp your passport and enter your name for a prize drawing. 

Participate

Use social media to post reviews of books or reading program events and we will enter your name for a prize drawing.

• E-mail - Read a book and email a brief review of the book to AskALibrarian@daltonstate.edu

•  Facebook - Friend us on Facebook and post a brief review of a book or a summer reading program event. 

• Twitter - Follow us on Twitter and use the hashtag #DSCreads14 to tweet a review of a book or a summer reading program event.

•  LibGuide - Recommend a title or post a review in the Recommended Reading Libguide.

Drawings - Prize drawings will take place at the end of each of our  program events, but you do not have to be present to win.  Winners will be contacted and may claim prizes at the Circulation desk in the library.

Did you know that Georgia's Public Libraries offer free or discounted passes to families who check out certain materials?
They can be used once per family, and the value is unbeatable!  Visit any of the libraries in the Northwest Georgia Regional Library System or click on the links below to learn more.