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JANUARY 25, 2010
Celebrate National Eye Care Month(from www.lasik-pages.com)
January is National Eye Care Month. So celebrate! This month has been dedicated by eye care professionals nationwide to the promotion of healthy vision. Optometrists and ophthalmologists suggest strongly that you get your eyes checked every year, and what better time to do so than in January when we are celebrating all things new? It doesn’t matter whether or not you wear corrective lenses, or even if you think your eyes are in perfect condition. Getting regular eye exams is an important part of your overall health care, and vital to ensure your continued healthy vision.
Promoting Healthy Vision Across America
In order to promote healthy vision across the country, optometrists and ophthalmologists have declared that January should be National Eye Care Month. With virtually every other month being dedicated to one cause or another, why not a month dedicated to the preservation of healthy vision, as well? So, what can you do to help us celebrate this national month of eye health?
Schedule Eye Exams For Your Entire Family
It is vital that your entire family undergo an eye exam each year, if you want their vision to remain intact. National Eye Care Month is the perfect time to schedule these appointments. For the sake of you and your children, make proper eye care one of your new year’s resolutions, and you will be giving your family the ultimate gift – the gift of sight.
Donate Your Old Eyewear
Another way you can help us to celebrate National Eye Care Month, is to donate your old eye glasses to a local charity; or, you can take them to your optometrist to be given to someone who needs them. Many charities across the globe take donations of used eye glasses, to be given to those who are financially unable to purchase their own. Many optometrists also donate their time in mobile eye clinics to provide eye care to the indigent. These people who have no home are in need of your help to ensure that their vision does not fail. Donating your used eye glasses to a charity or to your optometrist could just help a homeless person to see well enough to obtain employment and become self reliant.
Regardless of how you choose to celebrate National Eye Care Month, the fact remains that your eye health, and the health of your family’s eyes, should be a number one priority. Schedule an appointment with your eye care professional today.
We here at the library understand the needs of our patrons in the different stages that we go through with our vision. So many of you may be at the stage where you may need to choose something larger to read than regular print- we've got that for you- Large Print books. And some of you may have trouble even reading this large print, but would still enjoy reading the books. So for you we have books on cassette or on CD. Whatever your need, we are here to help you get what you need. If we don't have it here in our collection, we can borrow through Interlibrary Loan for you at no charge. (We then have access to much more than our library's walls.) Depending on where the item is coming from, this service may take 2 or 3 days, so you may need to plan accordingly if it's for a project or something.
The library hours are as follows:
Please let us know if we can help you find that book, audio, or movie that you need. Remember that we do provide a Homebound Delivery Service. A homebound person is someone at any age who is unable to visit the library due to a long or short-term illness, condition or disability. This most certainly includes senior citizens who don't drive. Just give us a call or email us what you are looking for and we will try to get that out to you later that same day. When you are finished with the items, then give us a call back and we will then pick the items up from you. It's like bringing the library to your home. You can reach us at (641)482-3115 or by email at tina-marie@melbourne.lib.ia.us or marcey-smith@melbourne.lib.ia.us. Stay warm and until next time, Happy Reading!
We here at the library understand the needs of our patrons in the different stages that we go through with our vision. So many of you may be at the stage where you may need to choose something larger to read than regular print- we've got that for you- Large Print books. And some of you may have trouble even reading this large print, but would still enjoy reading the books. So for you we have books on cassette or on CD. Whatever your need, we are here to help you get what you need. If we don't have it here in our collection, we can borrow through Interlibrary Loan for you at no charge. (We then have access to much more than our library's walls.) Depending on where the item is coming from, this service may take 2 or 3 days, so you may need to plan accordingly if it's for a project or something.
The library hours are as follows:
| Sunday | CLOSED | ||
| Monday | 11:00-5:00 | ||
| Tuesday | 9:00-11:00 | 3:30-7:00 | |
| Wednesday | 11:00-5:00 | ||
| Thursday | 3:30-7:00 | ||
| Friday | 1:00-5:00 | ||
| Saturday | 9:00-12:00 | |
Please let us know if we can help you find that book, audio, or movie that you need. Remember that we do provide a Homebound Delivery Service. A homebound person is someone at any age who is unable to visit the library due to a long or short-term illness, condition or disability. This most certainly includes senior citizens who don't drive. Just give us a call or email us what you are looking for and we will try to get that out to you later that same day. When you are finished with the items, then give us a call back and we will then pick the items up from you. It's like bringing the library to your home. You can reach us at (641)482-3115 or by email at tina-marie@melbourne.lib.ia.us or marcey-smith@melbourne.lib.ia.us. Stay warm and until next time, Happy Reading!
Celebrate Eye Care Month with the kids by creating these fun Eyeball Cupcakes:
First gather the ingredients for your eyeball cupcakes. You will need:
- White icing
- Vanilla or chocolate cupcakes
- Green gel icing
- One Junior Mint or black gumdrop
- Red gel icing
Frost the cupcakes generously with white icing. Make sure you can't see any of the cupcake through the icing. With the green gel icing, draw a circle in the center of the cupcake. Place a Junior Mint in the center of the circle. This is the eyeball. Use the red gel icing to draw squiggly lines coming from the eyeball in the center of the cupcake.
| Add a comment (0 comments) | posted by Tina Marie |
Categories: FYI, Library Hours, Library Info
JANUARY 18, 2010
National Oatmeal Month
National Oatmeal Month
Known for the significant health benefits, oatmeal, for some, is a staple in the daily dietary program. Whether eaten for breakfast, lunch, dinner or as a snack, oatmeal provides a warming, soft, nutritious meal for children and adults alike. In January of each year, our country recognizes oatmeal for its nutritional value in what is known as National Oatmeal Month.
January is the month in which we buy more oatmeal than any other month of the year. In January 2001, we stocked our pantries with 34.6 million pounds of Quaker Oats; enough to make 346 million bowls of oatmeal. The most popular oatmeal topping is milk. Other popular toppings are: sugar, fruit (raisins, bananas) and butter/margarine. Among the most unusual are: eggnog, peanut butter, cottage cheese and brewer's yeast.
Eighty percent of U.S. households have oatmeal in their cupboard.
Oatmeal cookies are the No. 1 non-cereal usage for oatmeal, followed by meatloaf and cakes/pies.
An 18-ounce package of Old Fashioned Quaker Oats contains about 26,000 rolled oats.
Quaker Oats is enjoyed by families in over 24 countries. In Malaysia for example, it is knows as Chop Orange Tua, in some countries in South America, Quaker Oats is known as "the oats of the little old man."
The oat is called a groat after the hull has been removed.
Old Fashioned Oats are groats that are steamed and rolled but not cut. They cook in 5 minutes on the stove-top or 3 minutes in a microwave oven and can be used for baking.
Quick Oats are groats that are cut into two or three pieces, then steamed and rolled. They cook in just 1 minute on the stove-top or microwave oven and can also be used for baking. (Facts taken from Hungrymonster.com)
Oatmeal Clay
Make oatmeal clay for rainy day child play. Mix 1 cup oatmeal, 1/2 cup flour and 1/2 cup water. Children can mold and form the knobby clay into shapes. Use a blender to grind oatmeal into powder for smoother clay. Make colored clay by adding food coloring to the water. For another day of play, let the artworks dry. The hardened oatmeal clay can then be decorated with non-toxic paint. This oatmeal clay is fun but not edible.
Easy Oatmeal Muffins
Makes 12 muffins
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup quick-cooking oat or old fashioned oats
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil or canola oil
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
2. In a small bowl, combine milk and oats. Soak for 15 minutes.
3. In a separate bowl, beat together egg and oil; stir in oatmeal mixture. In a third bowl, sift together flour, cinnamon, sugar, baking soda and salt. Stir flour mixture into wet ingredients, just until combined. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups until cups are 2/3 full.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 15-25 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted in center of muffin comes out clean.
Please enjoy these recipes with your family. As we are busy to get good nutritional food to the table for our families remember that children of all ages can help out depending on the task. Children love to be involved in helping to prepare meals or to craft. So next time you go to cook or bake something, oatmeal or not, involve the kids. They’ll love it! Until next time, Happy Reading!
| Add a comment (0 comments) | posted by Tina Marie |
Category: FYI
JANUARY 16, 2010
Hot Tea Month
January is Hot Tea Month (from K-State Edu)
Truly Steeped in Tradition…
Yes, that perfect cup of tea is truly steeped in history and tradition. The Emperor of China was the first to enjoy the beverage created by steeping leaves from the herb Camelia Simensis plant nearly 5000 years ago. In colonial days, tea leaves were boiled at length to create a very bitter brew. This concoction of leaves that had been severely overcooked was then salted, buttered, and eaten.
Today tea is the world's second most popular beverage consumed, second only to water. It's easy to make, affordable, and offers variety in its flavors and aroma. Americans drink 50 billion cups of tea each year, 40 billion of which are served as iced tea.
Tea Time Trivia…
· The first tea bags were created by Thomas Sullivan in 1904, and made of
silk.
silk.
· The difference between Black, Green, and Oolong tea is a result of the
changes that occur during processing of the tea leaves. They are all made
from the same type of tea leaves.
changes that occur during processing of the tea leaves. They are all made
from the same type of tea leaves.
o Black teas are fermented, left in a cool, dark, and damp place for
a time, and then heated to stop the fermentation process.
a time, and then heated to stop the fermentation process.
o Oolong teas are semi-fermented.
o Green teas are heated after picking…so there is no fermenting process.
· Herbal teas are not actually teas, but are concoctions of peels, flower
leaves, herbs, and spices, and are caffeine free.
· The caffeine content of tea is 40 mg in one cup of tea as compared to 99
mg of caffeine in a cup of coffee.
· Black and Green teas contain a certain type of antioxidant called
flavenoids.
· To be labeled “decaffeinated,” the caffeine content per cup of tea must be
approximately 5 mg.
Here at the library we have a group that gets together to share coffee or tea. The Weekly Readers Coffee Club meets every Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. They have coffee and tea together and share many yummy snacks. (I know first hand as I have sampled some of these goodies, which they have graciously shared with me.) Everyone is welcome to join this group. They may discuss books that they’ve read, share recipes, talk about the latest happenings, etc. Come join the group or bring a new friend to meet the others.
Try this Capputeano
Now you can enjoy the mellow and milky taste of a cappuccino, but without the coffee. A bit of black tea, and some brown sugar make a nice alternative. Ingredients:
· 2 cups milk
· 2 tea bags, black
· 3 tbs brown sugar
Preparation:
Heat milk and sugar together in a saucepan, almost to boiling. Remove from heat and add tea bags. Steep for 5 minutes. Remove tea bags and serve. Serves 2.
Heat milk and sugar together in a saucepan, almost to boiling. Remove from heat and add tea bags. Steep for 5 minutes. Remove tea bags and serve. Serves 2.
New Books at the library:
True Blue. Baldacci, David
Breaking the Rules. Bradford, Barbara
Rainwater. Brown, Sandra
Nine Dragons. Connelly, Michael
Once in a Blue Moon. Goudge, Eileen
U Is for Undertow. Grafton, Sue
Dust to Dust. Hoag, Tami
Guilty As Sin. Hoag, Tami
Ice. Howard, Linda
Fire and Ice. Jance, Judith A
Trial by Fire. Jance, Judith A
Blood Game. Johansen, Iris
A Stranger's Game. Johnston, Joan
Under the Dome. King, Stephen
Silver Kiss. Klause, Annette
Tempt Me at Twilight. Kleypas, Lisa
30 Days of Night : Light of Day. Mariotte, Jeff
Professional. Parker, Robert
Spire: A Novel. Patterson, Rich
House of Reckoning: A Novel. Saul, John
Change in Altitude: A Novel. Shreve, Anita
Frostbite : A Werewolf Tale. Wellington, Dav
Until next time, Happy Reading!
Frostbite : A Werewolf Tale. Wellington, Dav
Until next time, Happy Reading!
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