You've seen the news about the historic state-wide teacher strike. "All of Tucson's major school districts will be closed for the teacher strike" "All Tucson-area school districts will close Thursday during teacher walkout" We know we are part of the support system for working parents in times like this, so here are some important things…
A Poetry Stanza Bonanza for National Poetry Month #pimapicks
Poetry is all around us, and we are celebrating what it means to us during the month of April. The Joel D. Valdez Main Library has a basket of mystery poems to pick from and savor. Valencia Library is holding the 18th Annual Teen Poetry Festival, There are Poetry Slams at the Dusenberry-River and Murphy-Wilmot Libraries, Eckstrom-Columbus…
They’re calling it “Facebook Armageddon”
For business pages, that is. This includes huge corporations and tiny mom-and-pop businesses, nonprofits of all kinds, and the government sector, which of course, means libraries. Facebook announced on January 11 that posts from friends and family will have a much higher priority than posts from business and organization pages. OK, so 'armageddon' is an exaggeration…
Lots of love for PACC: thank you!
Our Library community is paw-some! When we asked for donations to help homeless animals at Pima Animal Care Center (PACC), you responded by literally stuffing the Library’s vans with nearly 1,600 pounds of pet supplies -- everything from canned food to crates, and from scratching posts, to cozy blankets that will warm our shelter friends…
Poetry in the wild!
The sidewalk reads: "The new words are ancient in your hands moist new meaning." --Victor Hernández Cruz What is the group quietly chalking thoughtful poetry around town? They are the Urban Poetry Pollinators, and they invite anyone to come make sidewalks into poems. You can join them this week at the Sam Lena-South Tucson Library…
Bordando por la paz y la memoria: Embroidering for peace and for memory
This August the Joel D. Valdez Main Library is honored to display a project that remembers people killed in Mexico during the War on Drugs. Our library display was curated by local artist Hank Tusinski (his statement is provided below, after the handkerchief instructions). Bordando por la Paz y la Memoria is made up of groups…
How to safely watch an eclipse of the sun
How do you safely watch an eclipse of the sun? The short answer is, don't ever look directly at the sun until it is completely, totally, wholly, and utterly blocked by the eclipse. You should only do it with new-ish glasses manufactured by NASA-approved companies,* a properly solar-filtered telescope, or indirectly using a pinhole projector. Never with…
Celebrating our bat-heroes
Not the human caped crusaders, we are talking the furry ones: Mexican Free-Tailed Bats. They live here in Pima County and throughout the western United States during the warm months, and spend the winter in Mexico. Bats. From the Campbell Ave. Bridge over the Rillito. Monsoon brings bugs. Bats follow. Mexican free-tail bats are common…
Help friends, neighbors, and strangers be safe in the heat
There is an Excessive Heat Warning in effect for this coming Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, with more heat (just a guess) to come this summer. Let's assume you are smart about the heat, that you have a hat, aren't planning on jogging at midday, have working air conditioning, and drink plenty of water…
Do I need Facebook Business Manager?
Are you a business or nonprofit on social media? If you have been on social media a while, chances are that management of your multiple accounts has become more and more of a challenge. This is very true for the Pima County Public Library. We have been on social media for over 10 years. We have…
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