A special opportunity to hear television and online journalist and personal finance expert, Carmen Wong Ulrich, discuss concepts from her book The Real Cost of Living: Making the Best Decisions for You, Your Life, and Your Money. April 25th at 7:00 pm at the Egyptian Theater. Admission is FREE!
Teen Gaming Night is this Friday, April 26th, from 6-8 pm. The program is open to students grades 6-12. Join us as we play board games, card games, and video games! We'll have pizza, soda and lots of fun! Signups not required but please show up before 6pm because the library will be closed to the public at this time.
April 20th through the 27th is Unplug and Be Outside week for the Treasure Valley! This is a week of free events for the entire family that encourages us to put down our TV remotes, phones, and video games to enjoy Spring in Idaho. So save your game, let the machine pick up, and get outside!
Starting May 1st, the book drops at the front of the Cherry Lane library will be unavailable due to interior construction to accomodate an automatic sorter. Please use the west side book drops or bring your materials into the library. You can also use our Silverstone location, our Bookmobile, or any local area LYNX! Consortium library to return Meridian Library materials.
Want to save some of your garden seeds? Do you know how? Katie Gonzalez of Meridian Coop Gardeners will provide information on how to preserve various kinds of seeds.
Coming in May, the Meridian Library District will have a Seed Exchange that will be located in the lobby! Katie Gonzalez will introduce this program at the Seed Preservation 101 class or check our website and Facebook page for updates!
The Meridian Library District would like to extend an invitation for you to meet our new director, Gretchen Caserotti. Gretchen was formerly the Assistant Director for Public Services at the award-winning Darien Library in Darien, Connecticut. She currently serves as the chair of the Association for Library Service to Children and Families' Children and Technology Committee. She is a nationally recognized librarian for her work in reorganizing collections and technology integration into public library services and was awarded the Library Journal Mover & Shaker award for innovation in 2010. Join us Saturday, April 20th from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Cherry Lane library to meet Gretchen and share your thoughts about the future of the Meridian Library!
April 15th is less than a week away! Have you filed your taxes yet? As usual, the Meridian Library carries basic 2012 print forms, both state and federal. You can always, however, get them online. And if you need specialized forms we don't carry, be sure to visit the Internal Revenue Service and the Idaho State Tax Commission to get what you need. And always, if you're not sure, ask us!
Parents who home school ages 5-12, are you looking for an opportunity to get your kids out of the house and supplement your curriculum with some hands on experiments for free? Sign up for the Home School Class @ Silverstone Library on Fridays at 2 pm.
Join us, April 3rd from 4-5pm, for a demostration in 3D printing and scanning. We are going to create a sculpture out of books then use the 3D scanner to recreate our creation on the computer. Then we will use that image to create a miniature model using the 3D printer. This program is open for anyone grades 6 - 12. Sign up today!
Go to www.stashcash.org for information about peronsal finance and much more! April is financial literacy month and the Meridian Library has several programs scheduled.
April 24th @ 6:30 pm - Identity Theft
You can also look here for books on financial literacy! Enjoy!
