Children in Ms. Laura’s Summer Reading Program get the chance to feed her snacks instead of the other way around. With the help of many community partners, donors, and volunteers, the library served an estimated 1,450 lunches to kids 18 and under this summer. Photo by Audrey Doles The popular on-demand film streaming service Kanopy […]
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Check It Out at the Library – June 2019
Ah, summer in Patagonia. The monsoons roll in, the snowbirds are gone, and school is finished! Are you a kid in need of something fun? Are you a parent pulling your hair out? The library has something for everyone and all our activities are free. We’re excited to offer our annual Summer Lunch Program in […]
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Class of 2019 Graduates at PUHS
The PUHS class of 2019 waits to receive their diplomas at the graduation ceremony held May 24 at the school. Photo by Laura Wenzel The gymnasium at Patagonia Union High School (PUHS) was crowded and loud on the night of Saturday, May 24, as all attention was on the 14 seniors sitting on the stage […]
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Libraries and Librarians in Film, Part 2
My continuation of last month’s list takes us into more of my favorite pop culture library classics: The Music Man (1962) – Never one to shy away from a musical, I grew up watching this ridiculous movie and dancing around my house to tunes like “76 Trombones” and “Shipoopi,” which is, in my opinion, probably […]
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Check It Out at the Library: Libraries and Librarians in Film
Talk to any librarian and you’ll likely find that he or she has a favorite library scene from a movie or TV show (or maybe they aren’t into movies and they only read books, which, okay, I get it). I never realized how many pop culture library scenes there are until I started working in […]
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Check It Out at the Library – March 2019
The winning Trivia Night team, “JOBAKL’s Debaucle” (from left) Allegra Mount, Lars Marshall, Orie Wyatt, Kayla Simpson, Jacob Masters, and Ben Shonkwiler. Photo by Kate Peake Around 70 community members braved the icy winter conditions on February 23 for the annual Friends of Patagonia Library Trivia Night fundraiser. With hosts Judy Clegg and Lynn Davison, […]
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Check It Out at the Library – Feb. 2019
One of the questions I get asked the most at the circulation desk is probably “How much do I owe?” I’m always happy to answer with an ebullient “Nothing!” For many years, Patagonia Library has been among a growing number of libraries that don’t charge fines for overdue materials. To make checking out items even […]
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Check It Out at the Library – Jan. 2019
Families make snowmen with cotton balls and paper plates after listening to winter stories by author Yossi Lapid at library storytime on Dec. 8. Photo by Laura Wenzel I do not typically believe in New Year’s resolutions. I don’t like making them and I don’t like keeping them. Apparently, I’m not the only one that […]
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Check It Out at the Library – Dec. 2018
On Halloween, Bisbee author Colleen Crowlie read her book “The Curse of the BlackBubblegum” to Patagonia Montessori School students at the Patagonia Library. Photo by Laura Wenzel My borderline unhealthy relationship with books began years ago, long before working at the library. As a child I’d sneak books off the shelf in my room well […]
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Looking Up: April 2018
What’s Going on in the Sky This Month: April 16-25 – Lyrid Meteor Shower. From space.com: “In late April, skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere will get a view of the Lyrid meteor shower, the dusty trail of the [Comet Thatcher] with a centuries-long orbit around the sun. The Lyrid meteors streak across the sky between […]