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LIBRARY NEWS SUMMER READING PROGRAM PATENTS, ESTATES, AND TRUSTS, WRAP-UP OH My! Children—"Paws, Claws, Scales, &Tales" To those of us without a legal background, these terms 1'rior to the June 30 closing of the old Library, nearly can be confusing and even make us feel a bit intimi- 650 children had selected books, attended special dated.The Library has resources that can help level the play- events, and made special crafts.A very popular addition this ing field. Since 1971, Nolo has published plain-English books year was the"Read to Rover" program in cooperation with and forms relating to a wide range of legal issues.These have the Humane Society of Boulder Valley. Children had the been popular items in our collec- , opportunity to read to therapy dogs that also enjoyed the at- tion, and we have recently updated tension and interaction. many of them to make sure they Our special events included a presentation by David Wil- include the latest changes in the liams, a local musician who entertained families with animal law. songs and drawings for some lucky participants. Children Here are some of the new and learned about insects through songs and stories at"Bugfest" updated titles most recently added where children also made a"buggy" frame for Polaroid pho- to our collection: tographs. Freddi the Clown was joined by Rocky the Flying q> 101 Law Forms for Personal Use Squirrel and Buggy the Bunny for a magic show. Hawkquest q> 8 Ways to Avoid Probate brought live birds of prey for the final event on August 10. q> Credit Repair Teens—"Get Lost in Your Library" q> Every Landlord's Legal Guide Nearly 80 teens signed up for this year's program. Par- q> Everybody's Guide to Small Claims ticipants attended Lunch Bunch book discussions, q> Form Your Own Limited Liability Company wrote "Lost" poetry with Lisa Kihn, created"Lost" art from How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation discarded objects with Pam Gray, and learned hiking safety from the Colorado Mountain Club. Small Business Start Up Kit SPECIAL THANKS Nolo's Guide to Social Security Incentives for the Summer Reading Program were pro- Nolo's Patents for Beginners vided by East-West Grill, Louisville Subway, the YMCA, Plan Your Estate Paulie's Italian Ice, Nickel-a-Play, Splitz Bowling,and Lake- Quick&Legal Will Book side Amusement Park. q> Your Rights in the Workplace PLEASE NOTE: The Library web site also has a link to Nolo online.Just go September is Library Card Signup Month. Children using to Recommended Websites and click on Law/Legal/Taxes. the Library need their own library cards for Internet use and for self-check of library materials. JUST FOR BOOK CLUBS \th the opening of its new building, the Library is book reviews, and a bibliography of the authors'works. Kits offering a special new program for book discussion may be checked out for six weeks, and we offer both fiction groups—book club bags! and non-fiction titles. Instead of every book club member Remember that the Library offers additional resources for scrambling to find or buy a copy of a your discussion. If you check our online databases NoveList, title, one member of the group may .11111111111/0 Contemporary Authors, Biography Reference Bank, and Gen- check out a kit for the whole group. ° eral Reference Center (all available from your home),you may Inside the carrying bag you will find find more reviews, interviews,articles, and author informa- eight copies of an interesting title, along with a notebook of tion. On the Library's shelves, in its Readers'Advisory section, helpful information to get your discussion off to a good start. you will find books about forming a stimulating book discus- The notebook will contain such items as biographical facts lion group,ways to make your discussions more interesting, about the author, sample discussion questions, read-alikes, and suggestions for general good reading! Fall 2006 5