5 Things to Do with Your Family This Summer

From the USA.gov Blog:
Summer is a great time to enjoy the outdoors, whether you stay close to home or take a quick trip nearby. Here are some ideas to help you stay active and healthy and spend some time with your family.
1. Visit a national park. There are more than 400 national parks to choose from, and each one has something special to offer. You can enjoy some time with Mother Nature or sign up for organized hikes, go fishing, horseback riding, or rock climbing. End the day camping and resting next to a campfire.
2. Cool off at the beach or community pools. If your family likes to spend time in the water, you can always plan a trip to the beach. Make sure to plan ahead and take what you need to build sand castles or play games on the beach. If you live far from the ocean and prefer to stay close to home, you can go to a public pool. Make sure to visit Poolsafely.gov to learn about how to keep your family safe while enjoying the water.
3. Take a bicycle ride. There are many options when it comes to riding your bicycle. You can go around your neighborhood or explore your local parks or beaches. Make it a family routine and teach your children the importance of exercising and staying active. Don’t forget to put your helmet and follow the basic safety rules of riding a bicycle. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has many safety tips.
4. Attend local events. Many federal properties host community events where you can enjoy different activities with your family, including farmers markets, art galleries, concerts and other live shows. Check your local community calendar to see what’s coming up and learn more about how to use federal buildings as community spaces.
5. Organize activities in your home. You don’t need to spend money or get out of town to stay active. There are lots of things you can find in your own home to keep your family entertained. You don’t need much space to plant a garden, and you can learn what you can do to help the environment by visiting the citizen action page of the Environmental Protection Agency.

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Upcoming Events at HPL

JOEL TACEYS GAME FEST 2:00 pm, Saturday, June 1 Game Master Joel Tacey hosts a video game event featuring "Rockband", "Guitar Hero III", "Just Dance", "SuperSmash Brothers Brawl" and other games. Drinks and snacks will fuel the players. Goofy prizes will reward top players.

Good Yarn Knitters 5:30 pm, Wednesday, June 5: Good Yarn Knitters Open to knitters of all skill levels, from beginners to advanced. Learn to knit, hone your skills, help other knitters! For more information call 231-722-7276 and ask for Jocelyn. Meets every Wednesday, from 5:30 to 7:00 pm.

Adult Summer Reading Program Opening Day 10:00 am, Monday, June 10: Opening day of the Adult Summer Reading Program Why let kids have all the fun? Join the Adult Summer Reading Program at Hackley Public Library. For each book you read (or listen to: audio books count too!) you can put your name into a weekly drawing. The Grand Prize is a 90 Minute Massage from Keep in Touch Massage. How does it work? 1. Sign up for the program at the Circulation Desk starting on Monday, June 10. 2. Read or listen to a book (or two or three!) from the Library (eBooks from our collection count!). 3. Fill out a form for each book, indicate the prize you want, and put it in the drawing jar. The first 200 who fill out a form will get a special gift. 5. At the end of August we will draw names for each prize, and from all the entries for a grand prize. Optional: You may write a short review of the book you read that we will post on our website. We will not include your name with the book review. No reading logs, no minimum number of books to read. Read what you want and as often as you want. The more you read, the better your chances of winning! Last year over 350 people participated in the program. Be part of the fun!

SUMMER READING PROGRAM KICK-OFF EVENT OPENING DAY 1:00 - 4:00 PM Monday, June 10 Start reading for summer fun! Sign up begins for "Dig Into Reading," Hackley Public Library's Summer Reading Program. Kids register and pick up their reading logs to keep track of all the great books they read during the summer. Take a silly photo (with fun props) in our HPL photo booth, dig for prizes, and feast on "Dirt Pudding Cups." Special project: Tie-Dye a T-shirt with markers. (Please bring your own T-shirt for this project.)

Ulysses Group 10:00 am - 11:30 am, Tuesday, June 11: Ulysses Group Led by Pat Wade and Beth Carozza, this book discussion group meets in the Julia Hackley Room of the Library on the second Tuesday of each month from 10:00-11:30 am. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 222.

FATHER'S DAY CARDS (FROM KIDS) 1:00-4:00 PM Wednesday, June 12 Remember Dad for Father's Day. Drop in and create a wonderful gift and card, just for Dad.

Good Yarn Knitters 5:30 pm, Wednesday, June 12: Good Yarn Knitters Open to knitters of all skill levels, from beginners to advanced. Learn to knit, hone your skills, help other knitters! For more information call 231-722-7276 and ask for Jocelyn. Meets every Wednesday, from 5:30 to 7:00 pm.

MACIEK'S MAGIC SHOW 2:00 PM Friday, June 14 Award-winning magician Maciek will perform awesome illusions that entertain all ages. Join us for this fun family affair.

SIDEWALK CHALK AND DOUBLE-DUTCH 11:00 AM Saturday, June 15 It's almost summer. Let's play outside! Join us on the Third Street sidewalk next to Hackley Public Library to jump rope and do sidewalk chalk art. Have you played hopscotch recently? (or at all??) Come join the fun.

Take Care of Your Mental Health

From the USA.gov Blog:
As an annual observance, Mental Health Month brings an increased awareness to mental health issues and mental illness. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) says, “This year’s theme, Mental Health Matters: In Your Life, reminds Americans that caring for their mental health is as important as taking care of their physical health because mental health impacts all areas of life.”
Mental health issues can include depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and many other diseases that can negatively impact every part of someone’s life. During this presidentially proclaimed observance, the goal is to reinvigorate the United States’ determination and effort to addressing mental health problems in America.
You can find treatment services near you for a variety of mental health issues by calling 1-800-662-HELP. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline offers immediate assistance for all Americans, including service members and veterans, at 1-800-273-TALK.
Find a full list of mental health resources.

Book Review-Age of Miracles

Science Fiction has been an interest of mine since high school.  I read the classics, Bradbury, Asimov, Heinlein.  Classic science fiction takes place in the future, and usually involves a lot of technology.  The Age of Miracles by Karen Walker Thompson is a different sort of science fiction.  It does take place in the future, but only by a few years.  The fictional science in this book is that the planet has slowed down.  No longer is a day 24 hours long.  The sun shines for a few minutes longer each day, and the night is a few minutes longer as well.  After a while, the days and nights are hours longer, then days longer.  This also affects gravity, things fall faster and harder.  Some people are affected as well, with sleeplessness, vertigo, and other symptoms.  The ozone layer weakens, so people have to be careful when out in the sun. Thompson explores how these changes affect people, not just physically, but mentally and emotionally as well.  Some people panic and take this to be the sign of the Second Coming.   Some people try to keep to a rhythm of being up during daylight and sleeping during dark times.  Most people go along with the Government's idea to keep to a 24 hour clock.  Sometimes they sleep during daylight, and go to school or work during dark times.  Scientists have to figure out how to keep the food supply going-plants have not evolved to live with 48 hours of sunlight, then 48 hours of darkness. The narrator is the grown up Julia, who was 11 at the time of the slowing, so we get the 11 year old's perspective through the filter of the older Julia.  I enjoyed the book very much.  It touches on how people cope with disasters, how society can turn its back on those that are different, how friendships evolve during times of trouble.  Give it a try!

The Age of Miracles By Walker, Karen Thompson 2012-06 - Random House 9780812992977 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title A haunting and unforgettable coming-of-age debut for fans of speculative fiction set against the backdrop of a world where the earth has slowed, and the days grow longer. Julia is coping with the fissures in her parents' marriage, the hopeful anguish of first love, and the bizarre behavior of her grandfather who is convinced of a government conspiracy. …More

Complimentary Reads

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake By Bender, Aimee 2011-04 - Anchor Books 9780385720960 Check Our Catalog On the eve of her ninth birthday, unassuming Rose Edelstein bites into her mother's homemade lemon-chocolate cake and discovers she has a magical gift: she can taste her mother's emotions in the slice. To her horror, she finds that her cheerful mother tastes of despair. Soon, she's privy to the secret knowledge that most families keep hidden: her father's detachment, her mother's transgression, her brother's increasing retreat from the world. But there are some family secrets that even her cursed taste buds can't discern. …More

The Twelve (Book Two of the Passage Trilogy) By Cronin, Justin 2012-10 - Ballantine Books 9780345504982 Check Our Catalog In his internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed novel "The Passage," Cronin constructed an unforgettable world transformed by a government experiment gone horribly wrong. As a man-made apocalypse unfolds, three strangers navigate the chaos and are desperate to witness the dawn on the other side of disaster. …More

The Year of the Flood By Atwood, Margaret 2009-09 - Nan A. Talese 9780385528771 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title The long-awaited new novel from the author of "The Handmaid's Tale" and "The Blind Assassin, The Year of the Flood" is a dystopic masterpiece and a testament to Atwood's visionary power. …More

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The Reader's Shelf From Library Journal

Reading and living the Creative Life

I Capture the Castle By Smith, Dodie 2003-03 - Thomas Dunne Books 9780312316167 Check Our Catalog I Capture the Castle tells the story of 17-year-old Cassandra and her family, who live in not-so-genteel poverty in a ramshackle old English castle. During eight turbulent months in 1934, she fills three diaries with funny yet poignant entries and manages to find herself hopelessly in love. …More

Bel Canto By Patchett, Ann 2008-06 - Harper Perennial 9780061565311 Check Our Catalog "A strange, terrific, spellcasting story" ("San Francisco Chronicle"), "Bel Canto" engenders in the reader the very passion for art and the language of music that its characters discover. …More

Sweet Tooth By McEwan, Ian 2012-11 - Nan A. Talese 9780385536820 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title Cambridge student Serena Frome's beauty and intelligence make her the ideal recruit for MI5. The year is 1972. The Cold War is far from over. England's legendary intelligence agency is determined to manipulate the cultural conversation by funding writers whose politics align with those of the government. The operation is code named "Sweet Tooth." …More

The Artist's Way By Cameron, Julia 2002-03 - Tarcher 9781585421466 Check Our Catalog To celebrate the tenth anniversary of a book that has helped millions discover and cultivate their creative selves, this edition is updated and expanded and reframes "The Artist's Way" for a new century. …More

The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life By Tharp, Twyla 2006-01 - Simon & Schuster 9780743235273 Check Our Catalog This inspiring, encouraging guide will show every reader--from the author facing a bad case of writer's block, to the business person looking to secure a deal--how to achieve his or her fullest creative potential. …More

Trust the Process By McNiff, Shaun 1998-03 - Shambhala Publications 9781570623578 Check Our Catalog This inspirational book expands the reader's view of what it means to live in tune with the labyrinthine ways of the creative spirit, which mysteriously works its magic when we relinquish ego control and "trust the process". …More

        

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HPL's New Books

Below is a partial list of our new books. To see the full list, download the Excel file for: 2013.  To see new books from other years try:  2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, or 2006.

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Portrait of a Spy By Silva, Daniel Performed by Vance, Simon 2011-07 - HarperAudio 9780062084941 Check Our Catalog Haunted by his failure to stop a suicide bomber in London, Gabriel Allon is summoned to Washington and drawn into a confrontation with the new face of global terror. At the center of the threat is an American-born cleric in Yemen who was once a paid CIA asset. Gabriel and his team devise a daring plan to destroy the network of death--from the inside--a gambit fraught with risk, both personal and professional. To succeed, Gabriel must reach into his violent past. A woman waits there--a reclusive heiress and art collector who can traverse the murky divide between Islam and the West. She is the daughter of an old enemy, and together they form an unlikely and dangerous bond. Set against the disparate worlds of art and intelligence, "Portrait of a Spy" moves swiftly from the corridors of power in Washington to the glamorous auction houses of New York and London to the unforgiving landscape of the Saudi desert. Featuring a climax that will leave readers haunted long after they turn the final page, this deeply entertaining story is also a breathtaking portrait of courage in the face of unspeakable evil--and Daniel Silva's most extraordinary novel to date. …More

Those in Peril By Smith, Wilbur 2012-01 - St. Martin's Press 9781250003232 Check Our Catalog Internationally bestselling author Smith ("The Quest") delivers one of his best novels yet: an unstoppable contemporary tale in which an oil heiress whose daughter has been kidnapped by African Muslim pirates takes the law into her own hands. Available in a tall Premium Edition. Martin's Press. …More

The Lucky One By Sparks, Nicholas 2010-06 - Vision 9780446618328 Check Our Catalog In his 14th book, bestselling author Sparks tells the unforgettable story of a man whose brushes with death lead him to the love of his life. …More

Blackstone and the Great War By Spencer, Sally 2012-03 - Severn House Publishers 9780727881236 Check Our Catalog Inspector Blackstone thought he was done with the army, but when a general he served with requests he investigate the brutal murder of his grandson--a young British officer in the trenches--Blackstone feels he can't say no. …More

An American Spy By Steinhauer, Olen 2012-10 - Minotaur Books 9780312622909 Check Our Catalog Milo Weaver, "New York Times" bestseller Steinhauer's reluctant spy, is unwillingly drawn into his bosses' plans for revenge against the Chinese agent who orchestrated the deaths of 33 tourists. Steinhauer, the best espionage writer in a generation, delivers a searing, unputdownable international thriller that will settle once and for all who is pulling the strings and who is being played. …More

Mrs. God By Straub, Peter 2013-02 - Pegasus Books 9781605984070 Check Our Catalog …More

Raunchy (the Cartel Publications Presents) By Styles, T. Author Styles, Toy 2010-11 - Cartel Publications 9780982391372 Check Our Catalog At head of title: Cartel Publications presents. …More

Raunchy 2: Mad's Love (the Cartel Publications Presents) By Styles, T. Author Styles, Toy 2011-07 - Cartel Publications 9780984303069 Check Our Catalog After escaping death at her own child's hands, you'd think Harmony Phillips would change. Instead she feels resentful believing her kids took the life from her she felt she deserved. In a bed in Concord Manor, she is nursed back to health by those she wrote off. And while her mind hatches all kinds of revengeful mental and physical plans, she doesn't look into the eyes of one of her kids. Had she looked long and hard, she would have seen that she had nourished a mind so evil that it would make her own schemes seem saintly. Mad's only mission in life is to show the world what kind of a person the woman who gave birth to her is. To makes matters worse, she has taken a liking to her father Kali, and that's when all hell breaks loose. The last part of this trilogy Raunchy 3: Jayden's Passion follows this novel. …More

Derby Day By Taylor, D. J. 2012-04 - Pegasus Books 9781605983325 Check Our Catalog Nominated for the Man Booker Prize, an exquisite tale of romance and rivalry, gambling and greed, from one of England's finest writers. …More

Fourplay: The Dance of Sensuality By Thomas, Brenda L. 2004-04 - Pocket Books 9780743477277 Check Our Catalog In the tradition of Zane's "Addicted," this provocative novel continues the amorous escapades of Sasha Borianni, the sexy African-American marketing executive readers first met in the sensational self-published novel "Threesome." …More

The Athena Project By Thor, Brad 2011-10 - Pocket Star Books 9781439192979 Check Our Catalog Tucked away in a remote corner of North Carolina's Fort Bragg, behind rows of razor wire and heavily armed guards, lies the headquarters of the nation's most elite counter-terrorism unit - the United States Army's 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment Delta. Here, a brilliant new approach to combating terrorism has just been born. Its codename: The Athena Project. The novels will follow an elite team of female warriors from their recruitment as top-level athletes, through their training, to their deployment on some of the most exciting and dangerous international assignments the fiction world has ever seen. Brad Thor's readers will be electrified as he employs his vast knowledge of covert operations and military intrigue to bring to life his most heart-pounding, globe-trotting thrillers yet. …More

The Shoemaker's Wife By Trigiani, Adriana 2012-08 - Harper Paperbacks 9780061257100 Check Our Catalog A breathtaking multigenerational love story that spans two continents, two World Wars, and the quest of two star-crossed lovers to find each other again. …More

Party Girl By Tucker, Pat 2012-02 - Strebor Books 9781593094027 Check Our Catalog After her car breaks down, Hope Reed accepts a ride from two neighborhood thugs. Later they are pulled over and arrested for a deadly convenience store robbery--and Hope is arrested too. An unforgettable novel, "Party Girl" asks the question: Is being at the wrong place at the wrong time reason enough to ruin your life? …More

The Beginner's Goodbye By Tyler, Anne 2013-01 - Ballantine Books 9780345533357 Check Our Catalog …More

Harbor Nocturne By Wambaugh, Joseph 2012-04 - Mysterious Press 9780802126108 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title In the southernmost Los Angeles district of San Pedro, one of the world's busiest harbors, an unlikely pair of lovers is unwittingly caught between the two warring sides of the law in a story with elaborate detail and spot-on humor that only a master like Wambaugh can provide. …More

Rage of the Dragon By Weis, Margaret Author Hickman, Tracy 2013-03 - Tor Books 9780765359261 Check Our Catalog From "New York Times"-bestselling authors and master world-builders Weis and Hickman comes "Rage of the Dragon," the action-packed third book in their Dragonships fantasy series. …More

A Teeny Bit of Trouble By West, Michael Lee 2013-01 - St. Martin's Griffin 9781250023476 Check Our Catalog …More

The Firebrand By Wiggs, Susan 2010-08 - Mira Books 9780778327721 Check Our Catalog In the final installment of Wiggs's beloved Great Chicago Fire trilogy, two survivors are bound by fate in a city of ashes. Reissue. …More

The Hostage: The Chicago Fire Trilogy By Wiggs, Susan 2010-06 - Mira Books 9780778327844 Check Our Catalog October 8, 1871. One small spark ignites the entire city of Chicago, sending its residents into panic. But amid the chaos, a chance encounter leads to an unexpected new love, in this popular reissue from #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author Wiggs. …More

The Mistress By Wiggs, Susan 2010-07 - Mira Books 9780778327905 Check Our Catalog The second book in the back-to-back Great Chicago Fire trilogy by #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author Wiggs. Reissue. …More

Unnatural Acts By Woods, Stuart 2012-11 - Signet Book 9780451238771 Check Our Catalog …More

The Heat Seekers By Zane 2003-04 - Downtown Press 9780743442909 Check Our Catalog Fast on the heels of her bestselling "Addicted, " Zane steams reading glasses with this smart and seductive novel depicting the volatile, sensual escapades of two unforgettable pairs of lovers. …More