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NUMBER 4spaceSPRING 2003
ARIZONA SUMMER
READING PROGRAM 2003

"Lights, Camera, Read!" Get ready to have the summer of a lifetime with the literature, both classic and popular, that inspires your favorite movies, videos, and performances when you join the Arizona reading program at your local library. You will keep track of your books and win prizes. Participating libraries have ordered posters, bookmarks, book bags, book logs, and participation certificates as well as an array of other materials to use for reading rewards this summer.

We encourage you to contact your public or tribal library so you can participate in the Arizona Summer Reading Program.

We will send you information and promotional materials throughout the summer months for the reading program.

Did You Know?

The following celebrities were all born in Arizona:

Lynda Carter, best know for the “Wonder Woman” series in the 1970s, was born in Phoenix.

Linda Rondstadt, singer and actress, was born in Tucson.

Stevie Nicks, singer for the band Fleetwood Mac, was born in Phoenix.

Rex Allen, who has narrated more than 80 Disney films, was born in Willcox.

Barbara Eden, star of the series “I Dream of Jeanie”, was born in Tucson.

Jack Elam, an actor who appeared in more than 100 movies, often as a bad guy, was born in Phoenix.

FOR MARICOPA COUNTY

If you live in the Valley, the Arizona Republic and the Arizona Diamondbacks present this years summer reading program EXTRA! EXTRA! Read Your way to the Ballpark from June 2nd through July 31st. Kids can sign-up at any of the participating libraries below and receive the information needed to participate.

image for Participating LibrariesParticipating Libraries

  • APACHE JUNCTION
    PUBLIC LIBRARY
  • CAVE CREEK
    PUBLIC LIBRARY
  • GLENDALE
    PUBLIC LIBRARY
  • MARICOPA COUNTY
    LIBRARY DISTRICT
  • MESA
    PUBLIC LIBRARY
  • SCOTTSDALE
    PUBLIC LIBRARY
  • TEMPE
    PUBLIC LIBRARY
  • WICKENBURG
    PUBLIC LIBRARY

For information on summer reading programs in your area call your local public library or Arizona State Braille and Talking Library at 602-255-5578 or 1-800-255-5578 outside the Phoenix Metro area.

Did You Know?

The top four movies of the 1940s were all Disney cartoons and included: Bambi, Pinocchio, Fantasia, and Cinderella.

ADAPTIVE/THERAPEUTIC RECREATION
WEB PAGES FOR YREADERS:

Phoenix Public Library Special Needs Center
http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/snc.jsp?lwbid=6027

Special Olympics:
http://www.specialolympicsarizona.org/

Chandler Parks
http://www.chandleraz.org/default.aspx?pageid=287

Arts for All Inc.
http://www.artsforallinc.org/

Tucson Parks- Therapeutic Recreation- 520 791 4504
http://www.ci.tucson.az.us./parksandrec/index.html

Glendale Parks Adaptive Recreation
http://www.ci.glendale.az.us/ParksandRecreation/classesandprograms/Adaptive-Programs.cfm

Mesa Parks:
http://www.cityofmesa.org/parksrec/Adaptive_leisure/adapt_leis.asp

ADAPTIVE RECREATION FOR PHOENIX

The Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department is committed to removing barriers to participation in all of its programs and services. For more information regarding program accommodation, or upcoming special events and summer programs, please call 602-262-4543 (Voice), or 602-534-2491 (TTY), or contact them via email at adrecsvc@ci.phoenix.az.us

The Parks and Recreation Department manages Telephone Pioneers of America Park, the first barrier free park in the nation. This facility was built through community donations under the leadership of the volunteer organization, Telephone Pioneers of America.

It features a therapeutic pool, wheelchair accessible sports courts and beep baseball fields for those who are visually impaired. Adaptive aquatic instruction is offered year-round, and a state of the art "All Children's" accessible playground was completed in January, 2001.

The park is open to the public and is located in northwest Phoenix at 1946 West Morningside Drive. Park hours are 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily. For more information please call 602-262-4543 (Voice), or 602-534-2491(TTY), or contact via email at adrecsvc@ci.phoenix.az.us

Adaptive Recreation Services runs a wide variety of summer programs and special events specifically designed to meet the needs of people with disabilities. These include:

Spring Prom, Kid-L-Imp-Ics, Sunrise Day Camp, Action Camp, extra Fun Summer Day Camp, Summer Sizzler Club, Holiday Tree Deco, and Holiday Dinner Dance

For Tucson

Tohono Chul Park
7366 N Paseo del Norte
Tucson AZ 85704
520-742-6455
www.tohonochulpark.org
Park Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
Exhibit Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
Closed July 4th
General Admission: $5
Discounts for seniors and children
Free for Park Members

Staff Contact: Peggy Hazard, Assistant Exhibit Curator
peggyhazard@tohonochulpark.org
520-742-6455 x. 217

Please Touch, Too!

May 30-August 24, 2003

Exhibit Hall

Some Tohono Chul members may recall the Park's Please Touch! exhibit in 1999 when they allowed--and encouraged-visitors to experience art work with their hands.  Everyone enjoyed the illicit pleasure of breaking the "do not touch" rule usually enforced by museums and galleries.  Visually impaired people who attended the exhibit appreciated being able to touch the art work.  Their new exhibit, Please Touch, Too! once again will provide visitors with the rare opportunity to handle art work and thus have a more complete sensory experience of it.  Work on exhibit will include stone and wood sculpture, Guatemalan textiles, contemporary fiber art, collages, mosaics, and more.

The exhibit will be labeled in Braille and large-print text.  In addition,
Audio Description of the exhibit also will be available beginning June 12 (call to confirm availability).  They are grateful to Target Stores and the Margaret Mooney Foundation for their support of this special exhibit, and to SAAVI (Southern Arizona Association for the Visually Impaired) for creating the Braille labels for both the Please Touch, Too! and Create-Ability exhibits.

Create-Ability

May 28-July 21, 2003

Gallery

Tohono Chul Park's first summer Gallery exhibit will feature art work made by participants in the visual art programs of  two Tucson area organizations that serve individuals with disabilities: SAAVI (Southern Arizona Association for the Visually Impaired) and Arts for All.  Both organizations offer art classes to their participants as a means to express themselves creatively while building confidence and developing skills.  The exhibit will be labeled in printed text as well as Braille, provided by SAAVI. Volunteer artists and facilitators work with visually impaired persons to create art works in clay, fiber and other media.

The mission of Arts for All is to provide accessible education, training, and experiences in the arts to Tucson-area children, particularly those with special needs.  The non-profit corporation's sole program is Third Street Kids, begun in 1985 as an effort by Marcia Berger, an innovative pediatric physical therapist, to provide an after-school program in the performing arts for children with disabilities.  Perhaps best known in the community for its theatrical performances, Arts for All also offers after-school classes in the arts, workshops, arts camps, arts-in-education programs, teen dances, and treatment and training programs for people with disabilities.

Park After Dark

May 30, 2003, 6:00-8:30 p.m.

Exhibit Openings for Please Touch, Too! and Create-Ability
Performances by Third Street Ensemble Company (see below)
Hands-on Explorations of Desert Touchables
Light Refreshments
Free Admission to Tohono Chul Park

Third Street Ensemble Company Performances
In the Performance Garden at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Audio Description available upon request.  ASL available.

Enjoy the Third Street Ensemble as they present an original piece written for Tohono Chul Park's desert setting.  The performers, ages 8 to 23, include children and youth with and without disabilities from many ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds.

The Ensemble, directed by Francisco Hernandez, performs in English, Spanish and American Sign Language.  They combine singing, poetry and skits into an entertaining and message-driven performance. The message is one of ability, sensibility, creativity and acceptance.  The Ensemble's performances usually include audience participation in singing and sometimes a question and answer period.

Call 520-742-6455 for Handicapped Parking information during Park After Dark.

Support for this event provided by Target Stores, The Margaret Mooney Foundation, Fox 11 KMSB and UPN 18 KTTU.

ARIZONA YOUNG READERS' AWARDS

The votes are counted! AYRA winners for 2003 are:

DESCRIPTIVE VIDEOS

The Braille and Talking Book Library now offers descriptive videos that may be borrowed. Patrons in good standing may borrow only one video at a time for a two week checkout period. Remember, we are limited in the number of videos we have.

Described videos have a second audio track with a narrator's voice describing the action on the screen during the breaks in the dialog and sound effects. Here are some of the described videos currently available for Yreaders. You may request a descriptive video catalog by calling or writing the library.

The Inspector General -- DV 176
Lilo & Stitch -- DV 191
Scooby-Doo -- DV 188
Spiderman -- DV 187

Remember, to order these descriptive videos you may call your librarian at 602-255-5578 or 1-800-255-5578 outside the Phoenix area.

YREADER is also available in braille, on cassette as part of Newsletters Unlimited, and on our web site at www.lib.az.us/braille. If you would like to receive this newsletter on cassette or in braille, please call 602-255-5578 or 1-800-255-5578.

YREADER
YREADER is published bi-annually by the Arizona State Braille and Talking Book Library Division, Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Director: Linda Montgomery and editor: Jim Lovell
1030 N. 32nd Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85008
1-800-255-5578

Any mention of products and services in YREADER is for information only and does not imply endorsement.

YREADER is also available on our web site at www.lib.az.us/braille.

Borrowing and Returning Reminders:
Books checked out should be returned in 30 days. You need to order at least one book a year to stay active.

FOR THE PARENTS

Raising Special Kids supports and encourages Arizona families with special health needs or various disabilities. Parents can contact them at 602-242-4366 voice/tty, 1-800-237-3007 or check their web site www.raisingspecialkids.org.

National Information Center For Children and Youth With Disabilities is an information clearing house that provides information on disabilities and disability related issues. Special focus on children with disabilities from birth to age 22. Contact them at 1-800-695-0285voice/tty or search their web site www.nichcy.org.

 

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Updated:  10/02/2006

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