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Tired of being outside in this extreme heat? Come into the library this summer and check out some of our upcoming programs!

Looking for a creative way to showcase your sum-mer vacation photos? If so, be sure to sign up for our Beginning Scrapbooking class, which will be held on Thursday, August 11th at 7 PM.

The class will be taught by veteran s c r a p b o o k e r Denise King, and will focus on creating a unique sum-m e r - t h e m e d s c r a p b o o k page with three of your own 4-by-6 inch photos. Spots are limited, so be sure to sign up soon! You can call, come in, or visit

2251 Howel l St ree t Nor th Kanasas City, Mis sour i 64116 816-221-3360

L i b ra r y H o u r s :Mon-Thurs 7am-9pm; Fri 7am-6pm; Sat 9am-5pm; Sun 1pm-5pmSummer Hours (Beginning June 2nd):Mon-Thurs 9am-9pm; Fri 9am-6pmSat 9am-5pm; Sun 1pm-5pm

L i b ra r y Ad m i n s t ra t i ve S t a f fDirector: Steven CampbellAssistant Director: Vickie LewisBusiness Manager: Paula Kemper Children’s Librarian: Nancy RobinsonHigh School Media Specialists:Kristie Carney, Abbigail Yellman & Jessica ThomasL i b ra r y B o a r d o f Tr u s t e e s & B o a r d M e e t i n g sThe Board of Trustees oversees Library policy-making and meets the third Monday of each month at 6pm in the Library Board Room. All meetings are open to the public. The next meeting will be on August 15, 2011.

C u r r e n t B o a r d M e m b e r s : Chris Richards, President; David White-head, Vice President; Diane Moraine, Treasurer; Jackie Brady, Secretary; Wanda Ebert, Sue Jarvis, Shelly Pinto, Janeth Weber, Christine Welles and David Silvers, City Council Liaison to the Library Board.

find out more @w w w. n o r t h k c l i b r a r y. o r g

Evening Childrens Hour 7pmChildrens Hour 11amEvening Childrens Hour 7pm Childrens Hour 11amIntro to Scrapbooking 7pmLibrary Board Meeting 6pmEvening Childrens Hour 7pmChildrens Hour 11am Adult Book Group 10amEvening Childrens Hour 7pmChildrens Hour 11amIntro to Networking 7pmEvening Childrens Hour 7pmChildrens Hour 11am

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the library website to RSVP. In the meantime, we have some great books about scrapbooking to get you started:

Ultimate Guide to Scrap-booking: Ever ything You Need to Know from the Editors of Memor y Mak-ers – Tips on creative pho-

tography, page design, and artistic techniques for beginning and advanced scrapbookers.

n o r t h k a n s a s c i t y p u b l i c l i b r a r y& h i g h s c h o o l m e d i a c e n t e r

North Kansas CityPublic LibraryHigh School Media Center

Ms. Jenny reads to many avid listeners at her last stor ytime (and surprise

going- away par ty!).

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Scrapbooking Your Vacations by Susan Ure – Featuring 200 page designs inspired by vacation destinations.

The Decorated Page by Gwen Diehn – Integrat-ing scrapbooking techniques with creative journaling to create a literary work of art.

Many Americans are stil l looking for work in this tough

economy, but 95% of those surveyed said networking was the key to their success in getting a new job.

I f you’re interested in expanding your ca-reer prospects, moving up in the world, or just getting your foot in the door, be sure to come to our Professional Networking program on Thursday, August 25th at 7 PM. This workshop will be lead by professional development consultant Efren Mojica, and will feature tips about using Facebook and LinkedIn to build connections and strength-

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h a r d c o v e r f i c t i o n1.NOW YOU SEE HER, by James Patter-son and Michael Ledwidge2.SMOKIN’ SEVENTEEN, by Janet Eva-novich3.THE SILENT GIRL, by Tess Gerritsen4.AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, by Tom Clancy with Peter Telep5.STATE OF WONDER, by Ann Patchett

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1.UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand2.IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS, by Erik Larson3.THE GREATER JOURNEY, by David McCullough4.BOSSYPANTS, by Tina Fey5.SEAL TEAM SIX, by Howard E. Was-din and Stephen Templin

p a p e r b a c k t r a d e f i c t i o n1.THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett2.ROOM, by Emma Donoghue3.WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, by Sara Gruen4.CUT TING FOR STONE, by Abraham Verghese5.ONE DAY, by David Nicholls

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1.HELL’S CORNER, by David Baldacci2.A GAME OF THRONES, by George R. R. Martin3.SIZZLING SIXTEEN, by Janet Evanovich4.THE CREED LEGACY, by Linda Lael Miller5.TOUGH CUSTOMER, by Sandra Brown

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July 20, 2011

Writer ’s Digest is a publica-tion for writer ’s ,or want to be

writer ’s. I t publishes 8 times a year. Each issue focuses

on the craft of writing, tools and information for writing and the markets for writing.

Writer ’s Digest examines how to write and sell magazine/ newspaper articles, books, plays, poetry and scripts.

Review by Library Staffer

Chris Utley

magazine of the month

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en your professional relationships.

Find a Job Through Social Networking by Diane Cromp-ton and Ellen Sautter – Using LinkedIn, Twit-ter, Facebook, and blogs to advance your career.

30 Days to Social Media Success by Gail Mar tin – Thought-provoking ideas for increasing your online visibility and us-ing social media to grow your professional net-work.

Who’s Got Your Back by Keith Ferrazzi – A step-by-step guide to building relationships with trusted career ad-visors who can of-fer guidance and help you achieve your goals.

But that ’s not all! Our annual Friends of the Library event is

scheduled for September 22nd. This year, prepared to be wowed by North Kansas City ’s own Rudy Amato, per forming jazz and big-band hits from the golden age of American music. You won’t want to miss it

looking for something good to read?

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Do you remember “ The Twelve Dancing Princesses”? Not a fairy tale that ’s ever been touched (and changed beyond recognition) by Dis-ney, it may not be as familiar to you as Cinderella or Snow White. (No offense meant to-wards Disney - I do love their movies, but you have to ad-mit that they do make some rather major changes to their story lines.) “Entwined” takes the basic story of twelve girls who mysteriously wear out their dancing slippers in a locked room EVERY NIGHT, a slew of suitors trying to solve the

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puzzle, and a worthy youth with an invisibility cloak, and expands it into an intricate, beautiful tale of romance, bravery, and family loyalty. Rather than have the sisters all be the same age - l ike in the original tale - Dixon has them range in age from 16 year old Azalea to newborn Lily. And each sister has her own unique personality - from brash, prickly Bramble to sweet, retiring Clover. The central part of the original tale (the midnight dancing) is explained both magically (a secret magical realm be-low the palace!) and logically (the girls are forbidden to dance, their dearest pastime which they shared with their

Goodbye Ms. Jenny!

The Candymakers by Wendy MassThis book can be found in the Juvenile Fiction Collec-tion at J Mass

Life really is sweet at the “Life is Sweet” Candy Fac-tory as LoganSweet knows. He has spent all of his twelve years living there.Logan knows all about making candy and how the factory works. Thereis just one problem...he is hor-rible at actually making candy! He dreams of one day taking over the “Life is Sweet” Candy Factory, but to do that he has to win the Confectionary Association’s Best New Candy Contest just l ike his father and his grandfather. But will he be able to make his Bubbletas-tic Choco-Rocket and beat the other budding candy makers?

Wendy Mass does an amaz-ing job of telling each char-acter ’s story and unique point of view. All of the novice candy makers have their own little mysterious secret and Mass does a phe-nomenal job of getting the reader to sympathize with each character though they are all competing against each other. So, whose team will you be on as the fourchildren race to win the best new candy award?

Over one hundred parents, children, and staff gathered July 26th to say, “Goodbye” to children’s librarian Jen-nifer Campbell. Jennifer will be leaving North Kansas City Public Library after nearly four years of service at our library. She will be accept-ing the position of Library Media Specialist at Notre Dame de Sion High School.

We are very proud of Jenny and wish her well; however, we will miss the special joy she has brought to our li-brary’s children.

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Her talents, generosity, and love of her job will be sorely missed.

deceased mother, because of the mourning period they must observe). This book’s main theme, however, cen-ters on the girls’ relationship with their distant father and specifically the deathbed promise ‘sworn on silver ’ that Azalea made to her mother. While it ’s mostly Azalea’s sto-ry, I felt at the end that I actu-ally knew every character - a rare accomplishment for an author ’s debut novel!. By Library StafferRachel Merrill

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An exciting opportunity for moms and daughters to share their love of reading with others, the library ’s Mother Daugh-ter Book Group, will be accepting signups this August. The first meeting of the year will be held in September, with four more meetings in November, January, March, and May.

Girls from 4th-6th grade and their moms meet to: Discuss the book (of course!) Share snacks - every meeting is a ‘potluck’ with the library providing one type of snack and drinks, and members bringing goodies to share. Play games and make crafts that tie in with the book.

Our first book this year will be “ The School Story” by Andrew Clements. Past books have included “Dealing with Dragons”, “ The Mother Daughter Book Club”, and “A Little Princess”. At our first meeting of the year we will vote on the books to be read the rest of the year from a list of choices.

Space is l imited, so call - (816)-221-3360 x1012; email – rachel-merrill@northkclibrary.org; or stop by the Children’s desk; and sign up today!

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Read. Blog. Chat.

c o m i n g i n s e p t e m b e r b o o k s p a c e r e t u r n s !

Sign up for the online book club today. Each month, members of the online book club will receive and read a book selected

by the high school librarians, Abby Yell-man, Kristie Carney and Jessica Thomas. All book discussions are conducted via

Wordpress, an online blogging software.

Students will need to fil l out and have signed a parental permission slip to join.

You can find more information and the online slip at nkcbookspace.wordpress.com . Questions? Contact Mrs. Yellman @

816-413-5926.

The 2011-2012 books are:

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d e v i l i n t h e w h i t e c i t y b y e r i k l a r s o n

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r o o m b y e m m a d o n o g h u e

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t a l e s o f t h e m a d m a n u n d e r g r o u n d b y j o h n b a r n e s

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Join us for the Library ’s monthly Adult Book Group, which meets ev-ery 3rd Saturday. This month’s book is: The Scent of Rain and Light-ning by Nancy Pickard

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Enjoy those last few weeks of summer!The Teen Activity Calendar is on break

until school starts up again! Check our website for summer updates:

www.northkclibrary.org

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How do you land a job in this tough economy? Almost 95% of new employees said net-working was the key to their success. Join professional de-velopment consultant Efren Mojica as he shares insights and strategies on effective networking in this tough economy, plus tips about us-ing Facebook and LinkedIn.

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Want to do something fun and exciting with your summer photos? Learn all about paper, adhesive, and artistic design while you make your first scrapbook page! Bring three 4x6 photos. Spots are limited, so be sure to RSVP soon!