March’s Library Chat staff members Jodi, Angie and Leland discuss daylight saving time, sleep and more.
Check out these resources that go along with March’s Library Chat:
From Reader’s Digest: The Only 2 States That Don’t Observe Daylight Saving Time
Freakonomics, M.D. Podcast (Episode 28): Is Daylight Saving Time Hazardous to Your Health
Stuff You Should Know Podcast: How Daylight Saving Time Works
Spring Forward: the annual madness of daylight saving by Michael Downing DB60538
Join the Library at the Des Moines Book Festival this Saturday, March 25th at Capital Square in Downtown Des Moines from 9:00am – 6:00pm. For more information about the DSM Book Festival: https://www.dsmpartnership.com/dsmbookfestival/
Stop by the library’s tables for fun braille activities and explore the other great festival programs, hear from national and local authors and more!
The DSM Book Festival connects people who love books with the people who create them.
March Madness has come to town! Here at the Library we are mad about books! The books in this month’s Peek-A-Box will include books with the word “book” in the title! Here is sneak peek at titles!
Book-ends: collected intros and outros by Michael Chabon DB94164
The book of accidents by Chuck Wendig DB104297
A book of bones by John Connolly DB98716
The book of lies by Teri Terry DB92776
The book of longings by Sue Monk Kidd DB99652
The book of lost names by Kristin Harmel DB100408
The book of magic by Alice Hoffman DB105374
The book of Polly by Kathy Hepinstall DB87486
The book of separation: a memoir by Tova Mirvis DB90079
The book of summer by Michelle Gable DB89059
The book of two ways by Jodi Picoult DB100856
The book that matters most by Ann Hood DB99035
The book thief by Markus Zusak DB62431
Bookshop by the sea by Denise Hunter DB104897
The bookshop of second chances by Jackie Fraser DB103240
The bookshop of yesterdays by Amy Meyerson DB92132
The library book by Susan Orlean DB92869
Peek-a-Box offers patrons who subscribe a monthly box of books and goodies just for them. Each month patrons in the program will receive a special box filled with books – audio or braille or large print – and goodies centered around a theme.
Books to borrow and goodies to keep!
If you are interested in subscribing to Peek-a-Box, use this registration form or contact the library at 515.281.1323 and we can help get you subscribed.
Sign up today!
Eight Fundamentals of Braille Reading:
With daily reading and maintaining the above techniques, building strong braille reading skills is possible. Braille doesn’t have to be difficult as long as you believe your able to improve.
There are different ways to practice braille and they work whether you are reading on a braille display or physical book. Reading silently, following along, and reading aloud are three ways you can practice your braille and all develop additional skills beyond braille.
Staff member, Leland Smith, will be providing us with a few topics a month stemming from questions he has received from patrons mainly around tech and apps. His goal is to take the topic and bounce down different avenues of information about it.
The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) will host their quarterly Patron Corner on Monday, March 13th at 6:00 pm.
On Monday, March 13, at 7:00 p.m. EST, the NLS Patron Engagement Section will host the next quarterly Patron Corner. The topic is Locally Produced Books – Building a Collection That Is Personal to You. The guest panel will include representatives from the Texas, Utah, Missouri, and Washington State libraries. Tamara Rorie, Head of the Patron Engagement Section, will moderate the panel. The discussion will cover topics such as how libraries select narrators, how libraries select books, and what roles patrons can play in this process.
The Patron Engagement Section at the National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Print Disabled at the Library of Congress is hosting the quarterly program and will provide an opportunity for patrons to learn more about various services directly from NLS staff. Bring your questions and your thoughts about the NLS collection.
To learn more and join the conversation, visit the Patron Corner page from NLS.
Whew! The braille chocolate molds were delivered to our library just in time for the yummy chocolatey braille bar activity. Guest were able to choose between the uncontracted message “thank you” or have a nice day” in braille.
After the chocolate bars were cooled down in the freezer, we began to mix up a colorful batter of paint, water, glue, and flour and made our very own recipe of plaster that covered a canvas board that turned into a collage of art that included copper wire. Hey, by the way, did you know the Statue of Liberty is made from copper? Yes, this is true! We topped off our canvas collage with wooden hearts, glitter, and copper wrapped into a shape.
In the month of March, spring is going to be sprung on us soon enough. March winds can only mean one thing, time to make wind chimes! Did you know that when you hang a wind chime outside of your home it promotes calmness, and healing. This would be called the Feng Schui way, Feng means wind and Shui means water. Chinese culture believes that wind and water promote good health and positivity!
Date: March 13th
Time: 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Activity: Soundful Memory Wire Wind Chimes!
Where: 524 4th Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
Online Registration
If you are unable to join in person, no problem, just complete the online registration form and choose “mail activity kit and video link” directly to your preferred address.
Please contact Denise Bean at denise.bean@blind.state.ia.us or 515-452-1338