Meowy Greetings, Thistle here. Can you believe the weather we were having?! My mom had to close the library for inclu…incli…bad weather. (Sorry, I can’t spell inclement.) I thought the wind was going to blow everything away! We also closed for Christmas Eve and the day after Christmas. It feels like we haven’t been to the library in FOREVER!! Briar and I were talking about how much we missed seeing all the people at the library this last week. (I look forward to the break I get from my sister trying to put my head in her mouth when people come to visit us at the library, but don’t tell Briar I said so.) We’re having a super cool Health Fair at the library on Saturday, January 7, 2023, from 10:00am – 2:00pm. (I almost typed 2022!) Have I mentioned that typing without opposable thumbs takes a long time? Sometimes I get fat paw and hit the wrong keys. Then I have to back up and start over...) So Mom says at this health fair there will be people there to share information on many different aspects of your health, from lots of different businesses and organizations. She says some will have information on physical health, which is supposed to be about your body, and some will talk about your mental health, which is how you think about things, I think. There will be yummy healthful snacks available for purchase if you get a little hungry while you’re having a look around. We’d love to see you there! Mom says it’s the time of year that people make reserv…resul…new goals and that our good health is one of the most important things we have. She says she needs to get back on the healthful train this year. My Mom says some of the weirdest things. We have a question for all of you and would love for you to call the library and give us your opinion on the matter. We’re thinking of having a city-wide scavenger hunt this coming spring for all ages to enjoy. We’d like to ask all of our local businesses and organizations to join in the fun. There may even be some prizes in the mix. Call us and let us know what you think. (712-624-8554) We’re open to suggestions, whatever those are. Don’t forget to look into our Brainfuse program on our website if you need some extra help on your homework, whether you’re in kindergarten or college. Just go to malvernlibrary.weebly.com, click on services, then click on BRAINFUSE. You’ll be glad you did. We invite you to come to the Malvern Public Library and enjoy our beautifully decorated, and fun to play in, world of possibilities. We hope you had a very Meowy Christmas, Happy Boxing Day, and that you will have a very Happy New Year! Thistle, the Library Kitten
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This is Briar speaking. Did you know that we have some new books and movies in our library? Mom said I should share them with you. There’s this particularly cool one called Claus: Legend of the Fat Man. I thought it sounded rude, but mom says it’s supposed to be descriptive so people will know they are talking about Santa Claus. She said portly might be a better word than fat, whatever portly means. Anyway, you can read about it in the book summary section. Mom says if anyone likes the book that there are nine more books in the series…AND…she said she could order more of them if the first one is well received!! I love it when I find a new author and series that has so many yummy books in it! It’s like a Christmas present. Thistle and I were big helpers when Mom was taking a picture of the book for you. Oh yeah, Mom said to tell you we have new movies at the Malvern Public Library. Below is a synopsis of Avengers: Infinity War, followed by a list of other new titles in our collection. "The Avengers unite to battle their most powerful enemy yet -- the evil Thanos. On a mission to collect all six Infinity Stones, Thanos plans to use the artifacts to inflict his twisted will on reality. The fate of the planet and existence itself has never been more uncertain as everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment." I think the Avengers are soooooo cool! I’m going to be a superhero when I grow up.:) Oh, here are the movies: PG: 1. Leave No Trace 2. Luca 3. The Mitchells vs. the Machines PG-13: 1. Avengers: Infinity War 2. In the Heights 3. Mission Impossible: Fallout 4. Ready Player One 5. Shang-Chi: Legend of the Ten Rings 6. Three Identical Strangers 7. West Side Story R: 1. Molly's Game 2. The Power of the Dog 3. The Rider We also have some Christmas movie favorites like Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, It’s a Wonderful Life, The Santa Clause, and Elf, among others. So come on down and check out some Christmas fun. We can arrange for special due dates if you need an item longer than its usual checkout time. Well, if you’d like to pet me or my sister, Thistle, you are more than welcome to come to see us at the library. We’re usually at work with Mom on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. We’d love to see you! May you all have a most wonderful and Merry Christmas!! Maybe Santa will bring me a new bone! Until next time, Briar, the Library Puppy Meow to all,
Thistle here. Just wanted to share with you some cool things happening at the library. Did you know that a group of super neat people come in for story time at 10:00 am on Mondays?! I love to see them and play with them. After story time, we did a floor puzzle together. I helped by climbing in the box. After the puzzle, the kids colored a sweet picture of Santa. I had trouble with the coloring…opposable thumbs are my nemesis. This last week on Wednesday, December 7th, we had a ton of people flood into the library with all this strange-looking stuff. My Mom said they were a filming crew and that it seemed like a ton of people but there were only 20 of them. It was a ton to me! My sister, Briar, had the time of her life. Most of the crew were oooing and awwwing over both of us. Briar and I were in heaven…we LOVE people. The filming crew didn’t film Briar and me. They were here to film my super good friends, whom I love and adore, Mary Beth Costello and Beverly Dashner. (They always give me special hugs and loves.) I wanted to get in the film with them, but all the filming was done in the archives and Mom made us stay upstairs. There were a lot of crew members upstairs too, so it wasn’t all bad. Mom says they are doing a documentary film about Mulholland’s Grocery and the history behind it. I can’t wait until it comes out! I haven’t met Tom Mulholland, yet, but I hear he’s a great guy and is very invested in our community. I’m excited to meet him. The whole town seems to be waiting with bated breath for his new store to open. We have an interesting Health Fair coming to the library this January. It’s on Saturday, January 7th from 10:00 am-2:00 pm. There will be several booths about different aspects of your health to help you get a great start on those New Year resolutions. Did you know that pets are good for your health? Yeah, they are…and they are cute and cuddly. Well, some of them are, like me and Briar. Mom and Hans have put out even more new books and movies! Come check them out! Until next time, take care, and thank you for reading my Library Tails. Tons of kitten love, Thistle – Your Library Kitten Woof Woof,
My name is Briar. I’m the new library puppy. I was born on September 28, 2022. I’m learning to be a therapy dog. I don’t know what that is but my Mom and Dad are excited about it so I am too. My big sister, Thistle (whom you may have met last week), and I go to work at the library with our Mom. I wasn’t so sure about the riding in the car thing, but I’m getting used to it. I love it when people come to see me at the library. I like it when people pet me, and I like to play retrieving games. I’m a Golden Retriever/German Shepherd mix. I’m all black right now, but Mom says many German Shepherd puppies are born black. She says my coat can change colors until I’m two years old. I didn’t know that! Things have been busy at the library. The Friends of the Library had this awesome Tour of Homes community activity. It was very well attended and people were happy and filled with the Christmas Spirit. It was super nice of all those homeowners to share their beautiful homes with us. I heard the Festival of Trees was amazing as well and that the children loved seeing Santa in the Wortman cabin. Mom says I should say, “Thank you” to MABA, The Friends of the Library, and everyone who helps make our town beautiful. How blessed we are to live in this great town. Mom says that the friends of the library are preparing a big health fair to be held at our library in January 2023. I hear there may be some yummy healthy treats there, too. I hope Mom and Dad let me attend the fair! Mom and Hans have been busy ordering new books and movies for all of you to check out. So come on over and see what we’ve got to share with you. I love it when you stop to say hello to me and my sister. It makes our day brighter. We hope we make your day a little brighter too. Until next time…woof woof, Briar, the Library Pupp Meow Everyone!
My name is Thistle. I’m the new library kitten. (I was born on 9/11/22.) When Mom goes to work, so do I. In the morning I ride in the car to Malvern. My Mom drives to the Post Office to check the mail for the library. She makes me stay in the car. I think I should be able to get out and look around, but Mom says, “No, you stay.” After Mom grabs the mail, she hops in the car with me and drives us to the Malvern Public Library. Then she carries me to the building. There are lots of loud sounds. These big things my Mom calls trucks come rumbling through the streets. I get a little scared, but Mom holds me tight and tells me it’s okay. It makes me feel a little better. Once we are inside the library, I feel very safe and that’s where my food, water, and bunny basket resides. Sometimes I sleep in my bunny basket and sometimes I like to sleep in Mom’s paperwork basket. Both are comfy for me. There are lots of neat things that go on at the library. I especially love all the snuggly people. I would love to see you if you can come to say, “Hi.” Well, that’s all I have for this week. Next time I’ll tell you a bit more about what happens at the library. Until next time, take care, and thank you for reading my Library Tails. Thistle – Your Library Kitten Glenwood Lions Club The Malvern Public Library wishes to extend our thanks to the Glenwood Iowa Lions Club for their very generous gift of $500! The Glenwood Lions Club strives to meet the needs of children in local communities, particularly through the Iowa KidSight Project, which provides vision screenings and vision loss education for FREE for young children throughout all of Iowa’s 99 counties. If you are interested in learning more or would like to join the Lions Club, you may find them on Facebook. Summer Reading Program
Our Summer Reading Program, Read Off the Beaten Path, has come to an end. Thank you to all of our patrons (18 of you, in fact!) who participated. If you did participate, be sure to stop by and collect your free books for completing the challenges! Mills County Foot Clinic Mills County Public Health will be holding a Foot Clinic at the Carnegie Conference Center of the Malvern Public Library on the first Tuesday of each month from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Call Amber at 712.527.9699 ext. 457 today to schedule an appointment. Wits Workout Wits Workout is a FUN, interactive, and educational brain health program designed to delay or prevent the onset of dementia. Coordinated by Mills County Public Health, join us every other Wednesday (July 6th + 20th) from 10 – 11 AM! How can you get involved? If you would like to stay more up-to-date with the goings-on at the library, we invite you to attend a library board meeting, held on the first Monday of every month at 6:00 PM. You may also attend a Friends of the Library meeting, which meets every third Wednesday of the month at 1:30 PM. Both meetings take place in the Carnegie Conference Center. New Books They All Saw A Cat by Brendan Wenzel A Stitch Through Time by Lauren Burke Nour’s Secret Library by Wafa Tarnowska The Powwow Thief by Joseph Bruchac Belle’s Tale by Mallory Reaves Your Pal Fred by Michael Rex Apple Crush by Lucy Knisley Barb: The Last Berzerker by Dan and Jason Arcade World: Zombie Invaders by Nate Bitt The Weather Detective by Peter Wohlleben The Messy Lives of Book People by Phaedra Patrick Rainbow Sasquatch by J. Robert Alley Sasquatch: The Apes Among Us by John Green Mysteries of Silver Peak by Carole Jefferson Bear Stays Up by Karma Wilson . . . and many more! Graphic Novels Did you know that the library has an entire shelf dedicated to graphic novels (and even manga and comics)? Here you may go on an adventure in the beautifully illustrated Middle Earth of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit or jump through a galaxy far, far away in Star Wars. Should you tire of your travels, take a rest in the pages of other worlds that you have yet to explore. Do not worry if you should get lost, for the heroes of DC and Marvel are ready to jump from their pages to aid you at a moment’s notice! Grief Support Group
Are you looking for a sympathetic ear? Do you enjoy hearing the life stories of others in a safe, neutral space? The Malvern Public Library is looking to form its own grief support group for people of all ages and walks of life to gather and join in informal discussions with others just looking to share their stories and listen, too. Call the Malvern Public Library at 712-624-8554 to give us your name, number and a list of times between Monday and Saturday that would work well for your schedule to help jumpstart this program! Mills County Foot Clinic Mills County Public Health will be holding a Foot Clinic at the Carnegie Conference Center of the Malvern Public Library on the first Tuesday of each month from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Call Amber at 712.527.9699 ext. 457 today to schedule an appointment. Wits Workout Wits Workout is a FUN, interactive, and educational brain health program designed to delay or prevent the onset of dementia. Coordinated by Mills County Public Health, join us every other Wednesday (July 6th + 20th) from 10 – 11 AM! How can you get involved? If you would like to stay more up-to-date with the goings-on at the library, we invite you to attend a library board meeting, held on the first Monday of every month at 6:00 PM. You may also attend a Friends of the Library meeting, which meets every third Wednesday of the month at 1:30 PM. Both meetings take place in the Carnegie Conference Center. New Books 1. Dolley Madison, the White House, and the Big Tornado by Alice Boynton and Wiley Blevins 2. Black Boy, Black Boy by Crown Shepherd 3. Home Is Where the Hive Is by Claire Winslow 4. Wondering Around by Meg Fleming 5. Armadillo Antics by Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson 6. Children in the Woods by Carl R Sams II and Jean Stoick 7. Stranger in the Woods by Carl R Sams II and Jean Stoick 8. A Magical Winter by Carl R Sams II and Jean Stoick 9. Loons in the Mist by Carl R Sams II and Jean Stoick 10.Babies of the Wild by Carl R Sams II and Jean Stoick 11. A Winter’s Gift by Carl R Sams II and Jean Stoick . . . and many more! Summer Reading Program Stop in now to complete the 10 challenges of Read Off the Beaten Path before October 1st to receive prizes! Challenge 6, our highlight for this month, is to read a book published or set in the decade you were born. Black Elk Speaks, published in 1932, is the story of the Oglala Lakota visionary and healer Nicholas Black Elk (1863–1950) and his people during momentous twilight years of the nineteenth century, offering readers much more than a precious glimpse of a vanished time. Black Elk’s searing visions of the unity of humanity and Earth, conveyed by John G. Neihardt, have made this book a classic that crosses multiple genres. Whether appreciated as the poignant tale of a Lakota life, as a history of a Native nation, or as an enduring spiritual testament, Black Elk Speaks is unforgettable. According to library patron Bonnie Mansfield: “This book is full of some of the remarkable battles of the years, such as Little Bighorn and at Wounded Knee. Maps are included, as well as paintings and a listing of Lakota words. Loved the way they refer to days of the week, and the seasons!” Stop in to read this or another book in our collection to complete the 6th challenge. Don’t like any of the books in our collection? Feel free to read a book from home!
Mills County Foot Clinic Mills County Public Health will be holding a Foot Clinic at the Carnegie Conference Center of the Malvern Public Library on the first Tuesday of each month from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Call Amber at 712.527.9699 ext. 457 today to schedule an appointment. Wits Workout Wits Workout is a FUN, interactive, and educational brain health program designed to delay or prevent the onset of dementia. Coordinated by Mills County Public Health, join us every other Wednesday (July 6th + 20th) from 10 – 11 AM! How can you get involved? If you would like to stay more up-to-date with the goings-on at the library, we invite you to attend a library board meeting, held on the first Monday of every month at 6:00 PM. You may also attend a Friends of the Library meeting, which meets every third Wednesday of the month at 1:30 PM. Both meetings take place in the Carnegie Conference Center. New Books Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad Answer In the Pages by David Levithan Our World Is A Family by Miry Whitehill Woodpecker Girl by Chingyen Liu For the Love of Birds by Carl R. Sams II and Jean Stoick Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson Lizzy and the Cloud by the Fan Brothers Blood Orange Night: My Journey to the Edge of Madness by Melissa Bond The Language of Flowers by Dena Seiferling Behind the Scenes at the Space Station by DK . . . and many more! Summer Reading Program Have you never read a collection of short stories or essays? Now is your chance with the 5th challenge of our summer reading program, Read Off the Beaten Path! 'That's What I Like (About the South)' is a collection of thirty-one stories that weave together themes that underscore what being Southern is all about: the retelling of the past, the uncertainty of the future, the haunting presence of racial guilt, the inescapable influence of family-for better or worse, the struggle for survival, and the tragedy and humor of Southern life. Stop in to read this or another book in our collection to complete the 5th challenge. Don’t like any of the books in our collection? Feel free to read a book from home!
“Food 4 Thought” Food Drive Several of the food programs offered through the school district during the regular school year are not available during the summer months. To help fill the need, the Friends of the Malvern Library will be repeating their successful “Food 4 Thought” food drive they ran last winter. Food and personal supply donations will be accepted at the Malvern Public Library between July 5 and July 29 during the regular library hours of M,T, Th, F from 9:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. and W, Sat from 9:30 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. For every 2 items donated, the donor will earn the right to choose 1 free book, audiobook, or DVD from the designated shelves at the library. Just bring your donation items to the library and follow the signs to the donation box. Once a week the Friends will deliver the donations to West Central Community Action in Malvern for distribution. Please consider supporting our community and this worthy cause. Mills County Foot Clinic Mills County Public Health will be holding a Foot Clinic at the Carnegie Conference Center of the Malvern Public Library on the first Tuesday of each month from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Call Amber at 712.527.9699 ext. 457 today to schedule an appointment. Wits Workout Wits Workout is a FUN, interactive, and educational brain health program designed to delay or prevent the onset of dementia. Coordinated by Mills County Public Health, join us every other Wednesday (July 6th + 20th) from 10 – 11 AM! How can you get involved? If you would like to stay more up-to-date with the goings-on at the library, we invite you to attend a library board meeting, held on the first Monday of every month at 6:00 PM. You may also attend a Friends of the Library meeting, which meets every third Wednesday of the month at 1:30 PM. Both meetings take place in the Carnegie Conference Center. Summer Reading Program Who doesn't love animals? Whether you want to learn how to take care of a pet or are just curious about the animal kingdom, we have you covered! Read a book about or featuring animals to complete Challenge #4 of the summer reading program, Read Off the Beaten Path. Read or listen to a book for each of the 10 challenges. Receive 1 free book of your choosing for every book that you read from the selection available in our ongoing Book Sale! Contact us to learn more. "Cracking a maze without having a brain is quite an achievement." - Peter Wohlleben (author of ‘The Inner Life of Animals’) Mills County Foot Clinic
Mills County Public Health will be holding a Foot Clinic at the Carnegie Conference Center of the Malvern Public Library on the first Tuesday of each month from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Call Amber at 712.527.9699 ext. 457 today to schedule an appointment. How can you get involved? If you would like to stay more up-to-date with the goings-on at the library, we invite you to attend a library board meeting, held on the first Monday of every month at 6:00 PM. You may also attend a Friends of the Library meeting, which meets every third Wednesday of the month at 1:30 PM. Both meetings take place in the Carnegie Conference Center. New Books 1. In Pieces (LARGE PRINT) by Sally Field 2. A Man Called Ove (LARGE PRINT) by Fredrik Backman 3. The Fortune Teller’s Daughter by Susan Wilson 4. Witch and Wizard by James Patterson 5. Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini 6. Hornet Flight by Ken Follett 7. The Family by Naomi Krupitsky 8. Still Me by JoJo Moyes 9. Two By Two by Nicholas Sparks 10. The Revelation by Beverly Lewis 11. The Lightning Rod by Brad Meltzer 12. The Cellist by Daniel Silva 13. The Sandman by William Joyce 14. Garden Time by Jill McDonald 15. The Sasquatch and the Lumberjack by Crix Sheridan . . . and many more! |
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