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OCTOBER 24, 2009

TEEN READ WEEK. 2009 “Teen Read Week” celebration this Saturday, October 24 2009 at the Nieves M. Flores Memorial Public Library in Hagåtña. All teen and tweens (middle school and high school students) are invited!

Show your “teen/tween spirit” and join the “Teen Wave” beginning at 8AM ~ 9AM (in front of the Main Library (corner of West O’Brien Drive and Route 4, across Shirley’s in Hagåtña). There will be refreshments and entertainment afterwards and free raffle with lots of prizes! Activities end at 12:00 Noon.

Be looking out for current events at the Library. The staff, management and Board of the Guam Public Library System would like to invite you to all of its upcoming events as it happens!

On January 12, 2009, the Hagåtña Main Library reopened and Saturday Story Hour is back to its regular schedule. Every Saturday beginning at 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 Noon. See you there! Telephone: 475-4756/4751/4752.

As of January 2009, the Dededo Public Library also reopened. Telehone: 632-5503

Toddler Story Telling and Arts & Crafts schedule beginning September 24, 2008

Story Telling 9:30 A.M. – 10:00 A.M.

Arts & Crafts Time 10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.

Agat Branch – Thursday

Barrigada Branch – Thursday

Dededo Branch – Thursday

Merizo Branch – Wednesday

Yona Branch – Wednesday

For more information, please call 475-4756 or 475-4751.

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EVENT IN AUGUST 2009

2009 BOOK SALE, August 22, 2009, 8:00 a.m. ~ 4:00 p.m.

Saturday at the Nieves M. Flores Memorial Public Library

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2009 Summer Reading Program

THANK YOU TO ALL THE SPONSORS AND PARTICIPANTS!!!

IT WAS A SUCCESSFUL SUMMER READING PROGRAM

HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE NEXT YEAR!!!

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Regular Event

Nieves M. Flores Memorial Public Library Children's Saturday Story Hour. Saturday Story Hour at the Nieves M. Flores Memorial Public Library in Hagatna is back with its readings (who knows who will be the guest reader???) and with Arts & Crafts from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, every Saturday!

For more information on the Saturday Story Hour, please call 475-4756/4751/4752.

March

Dr. Seuss 2009. Thank you for joining us during the "Dr. Seuss' Birthday" celebration on Saturday, March 7th. Everyone enjoyed the "Green Eggs and Ham" and the "Cat in the Hat!" was there, too!
The Guam Public Library System would especially like to thank Dr. Marilyn Jackson and the students from her class from the University of Guam for their support and for their help in making the program a success!!!

April

National Library Week!

May ~ June ~ July 2009

Basic Computer Learning and Fun @ the Library
SOUTHERN GUAM RESIDENTS ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND!!

FREE! Summer Computer Workshop for the Elderly (Manamko) and Student patrons from the Agat Branch Public Library (Maria R. Aguigui Memorial Library) and from the Merizo Branch Library (Rosa Aguigui Reyes Memorial Library).
For Grandparents/Guardians (ages 55 or older) and Children/Young Adults (ages 6 to 16). Grandparents with grandchildren are highly encouraged to participate together. Workshops are free! Call your library to register, space is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis.

Registration Starts: Monday, May 18, 2009.
Classes Starts: Monday, June 8, 2009
Class Schedule:
Interested patrons will sign up for a session group. A session is made up of 4 lessons, 2 hours each from Monday through Thursday, for a total of 8 hours.
Time: May choose the Morning Session:
8:30 A.M. – 10:30 A.M.,
or the Afternoon Session:
1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.

Classes End: Thursday, July 30, 2009
This project is made possible and funded through grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
For more information call the Agat Branch Public Library (Tuesdays and Thursdays) at 565-5006, 9:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m., or the Main Branch Library (Hagåtña) at 475-4752. Please ask for Florence or Francine.

Summer Events

2008 Summer Reading Program (SRP) Club. 2008 Summer Reading Program Club, “Catch a Reading Bug!” is over. Thanks to our many sponsors who provided prizes as incentives. It was a success!!!! A lot of children read a lot of books!!! Those who read, or who were read to the most and turned in the most log of books reads were eligible for drawings for prizes.

Hope to see you again for SUMMER READING PROGRAM!!

THE GUAM PUBLIC LIBRARY 2008 "2ND ANNUAL BOOK SALE & MINI CARNIVAL" ON AUGUST 23, 2008 WAS A SUCCESS!!!! HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE AGAIN NEXT YEAR!!!

September 2008 and Ongoing

Get your "FREE" Library Card!

SEPTEMBER IS LIBRARY CARD "SIGN-UP" MONTH !!!! AND IS ALSO ONGOING. Visit or call your nearest branch library for details!

Library Card Sign-up Month @ your library®

September is “Library Card Sign-up Month” and the Guam Public Library System is inviting the public to sign up for a library card. It’s FREE!

With a library card, you could check out books for free, including music CDs, videos, Talking Book Tapes & Braille books. You also get free services – free computer & Internet access, programs & activities for children, computer classes for the “young and the young at heart!” and more!

Call or visit any of your public library branches in Merizo (828-5008), Yona (789-5010), Agat (565-5006), Barrigada (734-5007), please refer to the hours of operation when calling.

2009 Teen Read Week. Look out for list of events for the month of October!

October 2008

Teen Read Week.

2009 “Teen Read Week” celebration this Saturday, October 24 2009 at the Nieves M. Flores Memorial Public Library in Hagåtña. All teen and tweens (middle school and high school students) are invited!

“Teen Read Week is an initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), which is the fastest-growing division of the American Library Association. 2008 marks the 11th anniversary of Teen Read Week!

Why is it important to celebrate? For a lot of reasons! Teens are not really reading for fun these days, and reading scores have not been improving for this age group over the last few decades. Also, it’s a great chance to let your school or your public library communities know how important teen services are! Let teens know the possibilities that exist within your doors, and within the covers of books.

More than 4,800 school and public libraries registered to participate in Teen Read Week last year.”

We want to thank the following for their support during the October 25, 2008 event at the Barrigada Public Library, especially to JB Ukulele for their support in sharing their music with the children and teens. Library Board Member, Mr. Ron Quitugua for obtaining prizes from Bestseller; South Pacific Petroleum Corporation Circle K/76; Pepsi; Burger King; McDonald’s; Pizza Hut/Taco Bell and

Special thanks to:

Ms. Gina B. Garganta, a Service Learning Student under Marketing from the Guam Community College who assisted in obtaining some of the prizes, as follows:

Donations by:
1. John Setiadi (Setiadi Architects LLC) - (2)1GB USB Kingston Flash Drives
2. Connie Reyes (EMCE Consulting Engineers - (3) $20 Gift Certificates from Bestseller
3. Tara Golbarani (Century 21 Commonwealth Realty) - $25.00 Agana Movie Theaters Gift Certificate
4. Terry Estabillo (CFC Youth for Christ) - $25.00 Value from ROSS
5. Carolyn Gangob (Fiesta Resort Guam) - $10.00 value from Coldstone

SPECIAL KUDOS!!!! to the Library staff and management for their donations for the event.

BE LOOKING OUT FOR OUR 1ST-EVER 5K "RUN TO READ!"

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!!

“Run to Read!” 5K Run. The Guam Public Library System (GPLS) in Hagåtña will be hosting a 5K “Run to Read” AT A LATER DATE. This will be our “first-ever” 5K and the Library is very excited! We anticipate the route for the 5K to begin at the Hagåtña Main Library, continue towards Marine Corps Drive and south along West Soledad Avenue into 6^th Street , West O’Brien Drive and conclude at the Hagåtña Main Library. A confirmed route will be provided at a later date. Volunteers are welcomed!!!!

Showtime: 5:00 a.m., Go Time: 6:00 a.m.

Entry Fee: $5.00 Individual, $20.00 group of five (5)

Race Day: $10.00 Individual, $25.00 group of five (5)

Applications will be made available AT A LATER DATE at your nearest Guam Public Library System branch library or the Bookmobile and also will be on the website.

Awards to the top three (3) finishers in each division. Free t-shirt for the first 250 finishers. More details will be announced. AGAIN, HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!!

SEE YOU AT THE LIBRARY!!!

View of the N. M. Flores Memorial Library fronting Martyr Street, middle photo fronting Superior Court and last photo fronting Route 4 in Hagåtña, Guam.