Music at the Library
Thursdays this summer
6:30 pm
The Charles St. lawn

Enjoy live music on the library lawn every Thursday night during the summer. A variety of local and regional musicians will play while the sun lowers and the evening sets in. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and snacks for the kids. Chairs will also be provided. Inclement weather moves the performances indoors. Free.

August 22nd: Dulcimer Group
Bonita Griffin, Treva Hutchinson, Mo Hutchinson, Barbara Johnson, Nancy McDaniel, Kaylene Schwartz

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Coffee Club
Mondays through Fridays
10 am until 12 pm

Need a place to drink your morning coffee and read the paper? Stop in to the Pinedale Library weekdays between 10 am - 12 pm and make yourself at home with extra copies of the newspapers and a bottomless cup of free coffee! Just follow the smell of the fresh brew to the library's cafe area, just beyond the public computers.

4 Fearless Steps Every Parent Can Take to Prevent Childhood Sexual Assault
Monday, September 9th
6 pm
The Pinedale Library Lovatt Room

About one in 7 girls and one in 25 boys will be sexually abused before they turn 18¹. And while talking to kids about childhood sexual abuse is never easy, prevention is an adult responsibility. In this evening presentation, parents and trusted caregivers will learn how to talk to their kids about sexual abuse prevention with courage and confidence. Presenter Carolyn Ruch is an author and founder of the Philadelphia based Rise And Shine Movement, an organization that works to equip parents with knowledge and confidence so they can educate and protect their children from childhood sexual abuse. Carolyn brings the experience of thirty years of parenting and has been equipping adults to protect kids for nearly a decade.

“Clear, concise, practical, tender, and real” are words commonly used to describe Carolyn’s presentation. Parents and trusted care givers will learn and even laugh as Carolyn weaves stories from her life and education from over a decade of prevention training. Carolyn will speak for 45 minutes, and after there will be a 15 minute question and answer session. Don't miss this important event.

For parents needing to bring children with them to the event, there will be snacks and trains, Legos, and coloring sheets for children in the kitchen area outside the Lovatt Room though there will be no supervision of the children by library staff.

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^{1 Townsend, C., & Rheingold, A.A., (2013). Estimating a child sexual abuse prevalence rate for practitioners: studies. Charleston, S.C.}

Seeking a registered therapy dog and handler

We're looking for a few good... dogs! We are hoping to begin a new literacy program at the library that utilizes dogs to help kids enjoy reading. Reading therapy dogs can help kids read better because for children it can be easier to practice reading aloud with a dog rather than in front of classmates or parents, gaining confidence without fear or embarrassment of making mistakes. We are looking for a registered therapy animal to visit the library occasionally and sit or nap while kids read to it.

Would you like your dog to be a reading therapy dog at the Pinedale Library? Teton County Pet Partners, the local chapter of the national organization Pet Partners, can help you and your dog become a registered therapy team this spring. Begin the process by emailing info@tcpetpartners.org or by calling Kelly Chadwick at (307) 690-8532.

Visit the Teton County Pet Partners website to learn more

Census jobs available

Every ten years, the U.S. Census Bureau is responsible for conducting the nationwide census. While the next census will be taken in 2020, the Census Bureau is already recruiting to fill important temporary positions.

Apply online at https://2020census.gov/jobs

Gain computer skills through LearningExpress
Free with your library card

Ever thought about improving your computer knowledge? Want to learn more about the internet or Microsoft Office? Check out the LearningExpress Computer Skills Center, brought to you by the Wyoming State Library. This free resource allows you to access:

• more than 90 self paced online tutorials
• beginning to advanced levels
• fun and easy to use lessons
• Windows®, Internet safety, and more other programs

Access LearningExpress with your library card

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Basic Computer Skills
One-on-one instruction available

If you'd like to become computer savvy, we would be happy to help. Whether you'd like to learn how to use email, surf and shop on the web, stay in touch with loved ones on Facebook, or practice simple word processing, we are happy to teach you anything thing you'd like to learn at a pace that you are comfortable with. Call the library to schedule your one-on-one session, (307) 367-4114.

Kindles available for check out!

You can borrow a Kindle HD 8 from the Pinedale Library to enjoy web browsing, Amazon Prime movies, as well as access to our own movie library and music library. The Kindle HD 8 also offers access to all eBooks, eAudiobooks and eMagazines with the OverDrive, cloudLibrary™, and RB Digital apps. Or, check out a Kindle Fire that includes access to the library's own collection of OverDrive eBooks. You must be 18 or older to check out these Kindles; they come with set controls so there's nothing to manage — just power up and enjoy. Ask for one at the circulation desk.

Free DMV practice tests now available

Free DMV practice tests are now available to all Wyoming library users through the Wyoming Libraries Consortium's GoWYLD resource. The new service includes Wyoming-specific car, motorcycle, and CDL tests, and is written specifically based on the state DMV materials. It also includes accessibility tools that allow users to hear selections read aloud, make them into MP3s, translate pages into other languages, magnify text, and mask sections of the screen for greater visibility on driving practice tests.

Learn more and access driving practice tests