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Volume 19, Issue 5
May, 2015
P erformances feature a variety of musical talent from the Littleton and Denver area. Hear Bill Barwick, one of America’s premier Western and cowboy music
entertainers, sing songs and tell stories of the Old West on Saturday, May 2, 2–3 p.m. In 2009 Barwick won the coveted Western Music Association’s Male Performer of the Year award. Copies of his CDs will be available for purchase. Bill's singing, songwriting, storytelling, and superb guitar work are not to be missed!
Musical Moments at Sophie’s Place
I n this entertaining, sometimes surprising, multi-media presentation, award-winning storyteller and writer John Stansfield will shine light on John Denver, the performer
and the social activist, Tuesday, May 5, 7–8:30 p.m. Few individuals will ever achieve the level of fame that John Denver knew. Almost two decades after his death, his name is well-known and his music is recorded and sung throughout the world. Denver also is remembered for his humanitarian efforts and his life as a committed environmentalist. Stansfield will talk about the influences in Denver’s personal life that shaped his remarkable achievements and empowered his celebrity. Following the presentation, the audience is invited to learn more about Denver in a question and answer session. Stansfield is the author of John Denver: Man for the World, the first biography of John Denver to be published in more than a decade.
John Denver: Man for the World
P ick up tips on using two genealogy websites, MyHeritage and Ancestry Library Edition, with profes-sional genealogist and instructor Deena Coutant, Saturday, May 16, 1–3 p.m. MyHeritage Library
Edition, a new Bemis subscription site, can be accessed from home. It provides more than 5 billion historical records from all over the world. It is particularly strong in its international archive of records and documents. Ancestry Library Edition is the world’s most popular online genealogy resource.
Explore Genealogy Websites—MyHeritage and Ancestry Library Edition
M eet Jeff and Juliana Macht, father and daughter, who were cast members on season 4 of ABC’s popular television show, Extreme Weight Loss, Tuesday,
May 12, 7–8:30 p.m. The Machts worked with personal trainers on the show who guided them on a journey to lose half of their body weight in one year. Jeff started gaining weight when his wife Michelle, who also will speak at the program, was pregnant with their first child. The entire family continued to gain weight over the years. Jeff had little energy and spent most of his time watching television and his daughter Juliana became increasingly depressed and suicidal because of weight issues and bullying at school. Jeff and Juliana became the television show’s first dad and daughter team. Jeff was the oldest cast member at 56 and Juliana the youngest at 16. They lost a combined total of 300 pounds in one year. Jeff, Juliana and Michelle will talk about how they achieved their goals and how others can do the same by having a healthier lifestyle.
Meet Extreme Weight Loss Cast Members
Saturday Movie Matinee: Still Alice
2
Summer Reading Opening Day Events
2
Bemis Book Groups & Computer Classes
2
Teen Events & Programs 3
Children’s Events & Programs
3
Library Schedule of Events 4
Inside this Issue:
D uring Colorado’s historic gold and silver rush years (1859-1900), 122 different
breweries made beer for thousands of thirsty miners in mountain towns. Author Dave Thomas will tell the story of this “beer boom,” Monday, May 18, 2–3 p.m. Hundreds of German and British brewers followed the placer and hard rock miners from England, Wales, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Sweden and China to places like Central City and Leadville where they built small to surprisingly large brewing operations quite quickly. Thomas will share successes, failures, tragedies, adventures and sometimes humorous misadventures of these 19th century Colorado brewing families. After 32 years, Thomas retired from Coors Brewing Company as a traveling brewmaster. He now is Brewer Emeritus at Dostal Alley Brewpub in Central City and writes for The Brewer & Distiller International.
Of Mines and Beer—19th Century Brewing in Colorado and Beyond
B emis has 24 Internet access computers on the lower
level of the library, plus another seven located in the Children’s Room for use by our patrons in 5th grade and younger. Also, wireless Internet access is available throughout the building for patrons with wireless-enabled devices. Currently, our computers use Microsoft Windows 7 operating systems and Microsoft Office 2010 software that includes Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Publisher. All of our PCs are linked to printers. Printing costs are $0.10 a page for black only or $0.50 a page for color. Our computer lab has 10 PCs and may be scheduled for group use. We are happy to assist patrons individually if you need help using the computers or the Internet. We also offer free computer and Internet classes on a regular basis. To learn about or register for an upcoming class and/or group use of our computer lab, call the library at 303-795-3961. Register for classes online through the Library Main Calendar www.littletongov.org or call us at 303-795-3961. All classes and open computer lab are held from 9–10:30 a.m.
Beginning Android Wed., June 3
Email: Attaching Files Wed., May 27 Email: Managing Your Inbox Tues., May 26
Beginning Excel - MS Office 2010 Tues., May 19; Tues., June 16
Intermediate Excel - MS Office 2010 Wed., May 20; Wed., June 17
Photo Editing with MS Picture Manager Tues., June 30 Excel Macros Tues., June 23
iPad Movie Making Sat., May 16
Beginning PowerPoint - MS Office 2010 Wed., June 24
Saving & Finding Files Wed., May 6
Smartphone & Tablet Workshop Tues., June 2 Beginning Windows 7 Tues., May 5
Beginning Word - MS Office 2010 Tues., May 12; Tues., June 9
Intermediate Word - MS Office 2010 Wed., June 10
Word Images—MS Office 2010 Wed., May 13 Open Computer Lab - 9–10:30 a.m.
Every Thursday. No registration required. Get answers to your computer-related questions. Spend one-on-one time with a computer class instructor. Bring your Kindle or Nook and receive help with using an eBook device.
Computer Services & Computer Classes
Senior Book Club First Monday of each month at 2 p.m. May 4: The Marriage Bureau for Rich People by Farahad Zama Several years into his retirement, Mr. Ali grows bored, so he opens a marriage bureau where the city’s well-to-do can come to find the perfect match for their offspring based on their unique requirements as to caste, religion, dowry amount, age, and height. June 1: The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis Kivrin, a history student at Oxford in 2048, travels back in time to a 14th-century English village where she becomes deeply involved in the life of the family who takes her in and comes face to face with the suffering caused by the Black Death. July 6: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton In New York’s high society dur-ing the 1870's, Newland Archer, a young lawyer, prepares to marry the docile May Welland. Before their engagement is announced, he meets May's cousin, the mysterious, non-conformist Countess Ellen Olenska, who has returned to New York after a long absence.
Monday Evening Book Group Third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. May 18: The Tie That Binds by Kent Haruf In his critically acclaimed first novel, Haruf delivers the sweeping tale of eighty-year-old Edith Goodnough, a woman of the American High Plains, who sacrifices her happiness in the name of family—and then, in one gesture, reclaims her freedom. June 15: Loving Frank by Nancy Horan This historical novel chronicles the relationship between well-known architect Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Cheney, a married woman whose husband had commissioned Wright to design a new home. The clandestine affair of Frank and Mamah shocked Chicago society. July 20: The Girl with No Shadow by Joanne Harris In this sequel to her best-selling novel Chocolat, Harris continues the story of the choc-olate-making witch, Vianne Rocher, and her two young daughters, Anouk and Rosette.
W e have a variety of Book Groups that meet throughout the month. Choose a group that suits your interests and schedule. Then join us for some stimulating discussions.
Book Groups at Bemis
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S ee the acclaimed film, Still Alice, on the library’s big screen, Saturday, May 9, 2–4 p.m. Alice Howland, happily married with three grown
children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a diagnosis of Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease, Alice and her family find their bonds thoroughly tested. Her struggle to stay connected to who she once was is heartbreaking and inspiring. Academy Award winner Julianne Moore, Kristen Stewart, Kate Bosworth and Alec Baldwin star in the film. Free popcorn and lemonade will be provided. Rated PG-13.
Saturday Movie Matinee–Still Alice
O ur 2015 Adult Summer Reading Program, Escape the Ordinary - Experience Adventure, will begin on
Tuesday, May 26. It’s easier than ever to participate, with online or in-person registration. Stop by the Information Desk or check out our website anytime during the summer to register. Fill out a drawing slip for every book you read or listen to, and every library program that you attend. There will be weekly drawings for prizes with a Grand Prize drawing held at the end of the program which runs through July 31st. We look forward to seeing you this summer at the library.
Adult Summer Reading Program: Escape the Ordinary - Experience Adventure
Summer Reading Opening Day Special Events
V isit the library on Tuesday, May 26, to register for the adult, teen or children’s summer reading programs and stop by the Sophie area near the front entrance anytime from 1–4 p.m.
to have a free chair massage or meet the Police K-9 Unit from 2–3 p.m. Officer Brent Kieffer will show you how the canine unit dogs are trained and used by police in criminal investiga-tions. All ages are welcome.
Children’s Programs
F or more information, call teen librarian Mark Decker at the library, 303-795-3961,
or check the Bemis teen blog site online at bemisteen.blogspot.com. Join teens for: Teen Movies
First Saturday of the month @ 2 p.m. Free popcorn and lemonade! Participants can help select titles for future meetings. May 2: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - PG-13 June 6: To be determined
Gaming Third Thursdays @ 3:30 p.m.
We’ve added a PS4 and an Xbox One to our gaming stations, and each month we’ll feature one of the gaming sys-tems on the giant screen! The Wii will also be up and running on a smaller screen. We’ve got a variety of games for each system, so come early to choose which game we’ll play. May 21 3:30 p.m. June 18 Special time: 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Teen Advisory Group (TAG) Fourth Friday of the month @ 3:30 p.m. May 22: Summer program preparation June 26: Talent Show/Comic Con preparation
A re you a teen in grades 7–12
who is interested in writing, acting, direct-ing, filming or editing
your own movie? For the past 11 years hun-dreds of students have created amazing films at the Summer Film School, part of the teen sum-mer reading program at Bemis. You will work in groups to learn professional movie-making techniques that include how to write scripts,
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Teen Summer Film School
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Summer Reading Program Heroes: Unmask!
R egistration begins May 26 and will
continue throughout the summer until the pro-gram’s conclusion on July 31. Registration will take place in the teen area on the upper level. This summer’s theme is Heroes: Unmask! There will be a number of creative programs and events hap-pening throughout the summer. All partici-pants who complete the program will receive a free book. Numerous prizes will be awarded to participants throughout the program. Watch for news about summer reading.
J oin CHAPTERS…a Book Club for summer reading plus fun activities,
lively discussions and snacks. We will meet one time each in May, June and
July. Get together with us at the May meeting, Saturday, May 30, 2–3 p.m.
Our book will be Almost Super by Marion Jensen. Free copies will be
available to the first 15 kids who sign up! For kids in Grades 3–5. Call 303-
795-3961 or come in beginning May 16 to register and pick up your book.
Chapters . . . a Book Club Returns for Summer Reading
I t’s time for summer reading fun! Beginning May 26,
infants through children entering 5th grade may pick
up a Reading Record to track Summer Reading progress
and collect prizes along the way…including a free book to
keep. The weekly schedule includes entertainers, activi-
ties, puppet shows, crafts and story times. Visit us to find
out more and register. The program runs through July 31.
Every Hero Has A Story Summer Reading 2015
Story Box and Story Time sessions will be held May 1, but there will be NO
Story Box or Story Time programs during the rest of May as Bemis Children’s
Librarians will be visiting local schools to promote our 2015 Summer Reading
Program: Every Hero Has A Story.
Story Box: Ages infant–36 months
Fridays at 9:30 a.m.
A 30-minute session for children and a caring adult to intro-
duce the joys of rhythm, rhyme and reading. Space is limited;
free required tickets are available one week in advance.
Story Time: Ages 3 and up
Fridays at 10:30 a.m. Thirty minutes of stories, songs and activities with a puppet
show the first week of the month.
Ready, Set, BUILD Lego Club:
For kids in grades K-5
Saturday, May 2, 2–3 p.m. Legos will be provided. Please do not bring any blocks from
home. Registration is required and begins one week in advance.
Stop by or call the library at 303-795-3961 to reserve your spot.
Paws to Read: For grades K-5
Saturday, May 9, 10 a.m.–noon
Kids in grades K-5 are able to practice reading to a furry
friend. Call 303-795-3961 to register for a 20-minute spot.
Presented by Denver Pet Partners and the Delta Society.
Bemis Library Dial-a-Story:
Your child can listen to a story anytime by calling 303-795-3960. Enjoy a new
story or an old favorite.
Ongoing Programs
May Art Heritage Fine Arts Guild
Exhibit Art Show May 1–29
Friday, Bemis Knitting Group, 2 p.m.
May 1
*Story Box, 9:30 a.m.
Story Time, 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, *Lego Club, Grades K-5, 2–3 p.m.
May 2
Teen Movie Club: The Hobbit:,
The Battle of the Five Armies, 2 p.m.
Musical Moments at Sophie’s Place
with singer Bill Barwick, 2–3 p.m.
Monday, Senior Book Club, 2 p.m.
May 4
Tuesday, *Beginning Windows 7,
May 5 9–10:30 a.m.
John Denver: Man for the World,
7–8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, *Saving and Finding Files,
May 6 9–10:30 a.m.
Thursday, Open Computer Lab, 9–10:30 a.m.
May 7
Friday, Bemis Knitting Group, 2 p.m.
May 8
Saturday, *Paws to Read, Grades K–5,
May 9 10 a.m.–noon
Saturday Movie Matinee: Still
Alice, 2–4 p.m.
Tuesday, *Beginning Word, MS Office ’10,
May 12 9–10:30 a.m.
Meet Extreme Weight Loss Cast
Members, 7–8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, *Word Images, MS Office ’10,
May 13 9–10:30 a.m.
Thursday, Open Computer Lab, 9–10:30 a.m.
May 14
International Conversation Circle,
Noon–1:30 p.m. in Sophie’s Place
Friday, Bemis Knitting Group, 2 p.m.
May 15
Saturday, *iPad Movie Making, 9–10:30 a.m.
May 16
*Red Cross Babysitting Class,
9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Explore Genealogy Websites:
MyHeritage and Ancestry Library
Edition, 1–3 p.m.
Monday, Monday Evening Book Group, 7 p.m.
May 18
Of Mines and Beer~19th Century
Brewing in Colorado and Beyond
2–3 p.m.
Tuesday, *Beginning Excel, MS Office ’10,
May 19 9–10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, *Intermediate Excel, MS Office ’10,
May 20 9–10:30 a.m.
Thursday, Open Computer Lab, 9–10:30 a.m.
May 21
Senior Wii Bowling, 2–3 p.m.
Gaming, Teen Program, 3:30 p.m.
Friday, Bemis Knitting Group, 2 p.m.
May 22
Teen Advisory Group, 3:30 p.m.
Monday, Memorial Day
May 25 LIBRARY CLOSED
Tuesday, *Email: Managing Your Inbox,
May 26 9–10:30 a.m.
Summer Reading Opening Day
Special Events:
Free Chair Massage, 1–4 p.m.
Littleton Police K-9 Unit, 2–3 p.m.
Wednesday, *Email: Attaching Files,
May 27 9–10:30 a.m.
Thursday, Open Computer Lab, 9–10:30 a.m.
May 28
International Conversation Circle,
Noon–1:30 p.m. in Sophie’s Place
Friday, Bemis Knitting Group, 2 p.m.
May 29
Saturday, *Chapters… a Book Club, For
May 30 Grades 3–5, 2–3 p.m.
Monday, Senior Book Club, 2 p.m.
June 1
Tuesday, *Smartphone & Tablet Workshop,
June 2 9–10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, *Beginning Android, 9–10:30 a.m.
June 3
Thursday, Open Computer Lab, 9–10:30 a.m.
June 4
*These programs require a reservation or
ticket. Please call 303-795-3961.
Specific program details can be found else-
where in this newsletter.
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Schedule of Library Events
Teen Summer Film School (Continued from Page 3)
storyboard, act, and of course film master-pieces. This year, students will create original movies based on the theme, Heroes: Unmask! Each movie will be shown to the public at a World Premiere Red Carpet Event at the Alamo Drafthouse in August. Beginning June 2 through July 23, the Film School will meet Tuesdays through Thursdays, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. at the Binning Family Foundation, 1269 W. Littleton Blvd. Cost is $100. (Limited to 40 participants. We will have an alternate/waitlist.) Some scholarships are available. Pick up an application beginning May 5 at Bemis.
B ecome a certified babysitter by attending an American Red Cross Babysitter’s Training
Course at Bemis on May 16, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. The class is limited to 10 participants ages 11–15. The course fee is $85. To register, visit www.Redcross.org/ux/take-a-class or call the Amer-ican Red Cross directly at 1-800-Red-Cross. A class also will be offered in June and July at Bemis.
Red Cross Babysitting Class
T he Littleton Police Department will be
offering a seminar at the library for teens interested in the science of solving crime. The seminar will include three, six-hour sessions on August 4–6, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. The seminar is limited to teens entering 9th–12th grade. Participants will learn about finger-prints, shoe prints, crime scene diagramming and photography, bloodstain analysis and other topics. Registration for this event requires a special application available at the Infor-mation Desk after May 26. Space is limited. Using the knowledge you’ve gained, you’ll use your new skills to investigate a crime scene.
CSI for Teens with the Littleton Police Dept.