Resume Assistance

Do you need help preparing your resume?

Assistance will be provided for a limited number of participants

Friday, January 9th, at 2:00 PM

Destin Library Computer Lab

Registration is required.

Please see Circulation Staff for details.

Please bring the following with you when you attend:

• Detailed written or printed employment/education history
• Jump drive or CD for storing your resume
• Resume paper for printing

Upcoming Foreign Film

The Friends Guild of the Destin Library will sponsor a monthly movie night featuring an award winning independent and foreign film on designated evenings at 7:00pm. The next movie night date is January 20th. The program is free and open to the public. Films are unrated and directed toward mature audiences. Seating will be limited to 60 on a first-come, first-served basis.

Date: Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 (7:00 pm)
Movie Title: Choking Man (83 minutes) (English & Spanish with English subtitles)
Director: Steve Barron
Synopsis: Jorge is a morbidly shy Ecuadorian dishwasher toiling away in a shabby diner in Queens, New York. From his solitary kitchen corner, Jorge quietly attempts to forge a bond with Amy, the newly hired Chinese waitress, but even though she tries to reciprocate, the gulf that separates them may be too large. On the job he is continually tormented by a coworker, and at home, in his Harlem apartment, under the psychological control of his domineering “roommate”, he battles his inner demons. Choking Man captures the feeling of claustrophobia and almost literal asphyxiation newcomers to America experience as they struggle to find a place and purpose in this strange land.

For further information about this program please contact the Destin Library at 850.837.8572.

Guitar Hero World Tournament Date Set!

When you step into the spotlight will the crowd go wild?

Find out when the Destin Library host a Guitar Hero World Tournament on Tuesday, December 30th, at 4:00 PM.

Kids and teens between the ages of 11 and 17 can compete individually on guitar or drums – or as band (no vocals).

To compete and win prizes in the individual and band categories, you must register in advance. Those who choose not to register will be allowed to play on a first-come, first-served basis following the tournament.

Tournament rules, registrations forms and liability claims are available at the library up to Tuesday, December 23rd.

Unleash your inner rock star at the Destin Library.

For further information please call the Destin Library at 837.8572.

New Tai Chi Classes

Have you wanted to improve your health, your balance, your concentration, and relieve stress? Tai Chi may be just what you are looking for. This ancient form of exercise is easy to learn and is suitable for almost anyone.

The Destin Library offers Tai Chi classes every Wednesday morning at 7 am. Instructor Barbara Rezmer, a certified Tai Chi for Health instructor, will conduct a new class for beginners on Wednesday, September 17th. The cost of the class will be $5.00 per session. Enrollment is limited to 12 participants with registrations accepted by phone or in person. Registrations will be taken on a first come, first served basis. If you have wanted to try this low impact way to good health, join us at the library.

Additional information about Tai Chi may be found at www.taichiforarthritis.com.

Volunteers Available for Computer Help

Every other Wednesday patrons of the Destin Library who wish to received assistance using computers to access the Internet, write a letter, create E-Mail accounts, or generally become more familiar with available technology to retrieve information, will have additional help thanks to volunteers who have agreed to provide such assistance.

According to a spokesperson for the library, volunteers will be available between the hours of 1:00 – 3:00 PM.

Patrons interested in receiving help with library computers are asked to check in at the circulation desk on the days noted for a basic 45 minute session.

Although volunteers are available during the times and dates noted, the amount of time provided to an individual will vary depending on interest.

For calendar dates please contact the Destin Library at 837.8572

Abrakadoodle Comes to the Library

For the next five months free art classes for toddlers (ages 4 years and under) have been scheduled at the Destin Library thanks for local entrepreneur Erin Bakker who is the franchise owner of Abrakadoodle Art Education in this region.

Abrakadoodle, is a popular national arts education program for children ages 20 months to 12 years old. In Abrakadoodle art programs, children:

Learn about artists and artist styles,
Develop new skills,
Learn about Artists of Distinction ,
Demonstrate art techniques,
Explore creative art materials, and
Design original artwork!

According to Bakker, “each art class offers a unique educational experience. And each child’s art is as original as he or she is!”

The free 45 minute art classes (4:00 – 4:45 PM) are based on a selected book and will include a take-home art activity. Each schedule class will be limited to 15 children from the Destin area whose parents have pre-register on a first-come, first-served basis with the library (837.8572). Abrakadoodle art classes are scheduled for:

Tuesday, October 7th

Tuesday, November 4th

Tuesday, December 2nd

2 More Linux Presentations Scheduled

The Destin Library will host two upcoming presentations about the Linux Personal Computer Operating System on Thursday, August 28th and Tuesday, September 9th, at 7:00 PM in its Calhoun Meeting Room. The presentations are free and open to the public. Due to limited seating those interested in attending are encourage to preregister by calling 837.8572.

Terry Enderland, a resident of Destin, and a new but enthusiastic Linux convert, will make a presentation about Ubuntu Linux – a computer operating system that is free, user-friendly, automatically updated, immune to viruses and spyware, stable and has more than 20,000 free-of-charge applications. According to Mr. Enderland, Ubuntu is a community developed, Linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the applications you need - a web browser, presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging and much more.The hour-long presentation will address the following topics:- What is Linux and why should I care?- What are the minimum hardware requirements?- What are the download and installation options?

A demonstration of an installed Linux system and some of its more popular applications will be followed by a question and answer period.

Volunteers Wanted: Computer Classes

The Destin Library is looking for persons interested in volunteering for its Fall 2008/Spring 2009 instructional computer program.

If you are interested you should have intermediate skills using the Windows XP operating system and at least one other application program (Microsoft Office 2003 or 2007: Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Publisher, Internet Explorer).

Interested volunteers are requested to email the library at: library@cityofdestin.com

In 2005 the United States Army created Freedom Team Salute (click on FreedomTeamSalute.com logo to read more). The program recognizes the essential bond between Soldiers, Family, and Community; celebrates the sacrifices made by all those who support our Soldiers; and honors the millions of Soldier Veterans who have served and who remain as our living connection to generations of duty, honor and patriotism.

Freedom Team Salute allows all Soldiers to recognize their Parents, Spouse and Employer (of Guard and reserve Soldiers) with a Commendation thanking them for the value they bring to the Army family. The program also allows anyone to honor a discharged U.S. Army Veteran for his or her service to the nation, no matter where or when he or she served, or for how long. Since Freedom the Freedom Team Salute program began, over 1.3 million commendations have been made.

For individuals who would like to become involved in thanking our Nation’s Army Veterans and assisting America’s Soldiers in thanking those who support them, Freedom Team Salute sponsors a Formal “Ambassador Program” that provides volunteers within the community. In Destin, Raymond “Ray” A. Edge, is the Freedom Team Salute Ambassador, U.S. Army. Ray may be reached at edgedestin@aol.com.

A limited supply of Freedom Team Salute materials are available at the Destin Library.

The Florida Department of Elder Affairs (DOEA) has released a limited number of its Consumer Resource Guide to area libraries. The 328 page guide was created in collaboration with government agencies, non-profit organizations and professional associations, as well as other groups and individuals committed to issues affecting elders. The guide is divided into nine sections ranging from “Getting The Help You Need”, to “Elder Rights/Abuse and Fraud”. Click on the Consumer Resource Guide picture to access the DOEA website.

Individuals interested in receiving a copy the Consumer Resource Guide may request one at the circulation desk. Copies of this guide will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Adolescent Mental Health Series Arrives

A series of appealing books from the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands’ on their Adolescent Mental Health Initiative have been added to the collection. The focus of the series is to:

Understand the origins, paths, prevention, and treatment of adolescent mood disorders, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, alcohol and drug abuse, and suicide.

Understand how adolescent mental health disorders can be prevented, their recurrence reduced, and their effects blunted.

Develop effective means to communicate these insights to adolescents in need, their families, counselors, teachers, physicians, and friends.

The titles in the series are:
The Thought That Counts by Jared Douglas Kant
Me, Myself, and Them by Kurt Snyder
Next to Nothing by Carrie Arnold
Monochrome Days by Cait Irwin
Chasing the High by Kyle Keegan
Eight Stories Up by DeQuincy Lezine
Mind Race by Patrick Jamieson
and ...
What You Must Think of Me by Emily Ford.

Sunshine State Young Readers Award Books

Click on the logo for a list of award winners in our collection.

Nonie's Ark to Perform July 24th

Parents of children ages 2 to 5 years are invited to preregister for an upcoming special event featuring Nonie’s Ark on Thursday, July 24th (11 am to 12 Noon) in the library’s Calhoun Room. The program is free and will be limited to 30 children on a first come, first served basis. Interested parents are encouraged to call the library at 837.8572 and preregister their children. The deadline for preregistration is July 17th. Click HERE for the flyer.

Nonie's Ark Animal Encounters is a local program that involves small live animals as a means of educating people of all ages. The proprietor of Nonie’s Ark is Nonie C. Maines, a local educator and animal enthusiast. Nonie's Ark Animal Encounters has been "EDUTAINING" in this area for 4 successful years and is focused at broadening opportunities to reach more learners.

Click here for further information about Nonie’s Ark Animal Encounters .

MonoMouse Makes Debut

The Destin Library has been chosen to take part in a trial program of a small portable magnifier for patrons with low vision. The product is manufactured by Bierley Corporation of Britain (www.bierley.com) with offices in the United States in San Jose, California. E-mail questions about the product can be submitted to: ussales@bierley.com.

The MonoMouse works by plugging the devise into your television and scrolling it over the text you wish to read. The stylish device is specifically designed to allow people who have sight difficulties to read any book in the library.

The Destin Library will have two MonoMouse units available for check-out. The units are located at the circulation desk and can be checked out for 2 weeks. Due to the cost of the product late fees for returns will be $1.00 per day.

Patrons interested in learning more about this new technology are encouraged to ask for a demonstration at the library.

For further details please contact the library at 837.8572.

Taco Bell Supports Summer Reading

This summer children ages 13 and younger will have a reading partner at the Destin Library thanks to local Taco Bell franchisees. Landers & Partners of Clearwater, Florida, on behalf of the local Taco Bell Franchisees, have supplied the Destin Library with Summer Reading Program coupon bookmarks. Bookmark coupons will be available at the circulation desk beginning June 12th.

According to Will Rogers, Reference and Youth Services librarian at the Destin Library, “children participating in the program must read 10 books during the summer-time period, record book titles on a special bookmark available at the library and then secure the signature of a library staff member before redeeming coupons at local Taco Bell stores.” “Support for summertime reading programs for children and young adults is a welcomed gift from our local businesses” Rogers said.

Area businesses interested in supporting summertime or event specific programming for children and young adults at the Destin Library are encouraged to call Will Rogers at 837.8572.

"Noise Guy" to Perform

The Destin Library, in cooperation with the Okaloosa County Public Library Cooperative, is pleased to present:

Charlie Williams—”The Noise Guy”
Friday, June 13th, 10:30 AM
Destin Community Center

Charlie has been making noise in libraries since he was a kid! Charlie is an author, a vocal sound impressionist, and a kids comedian living in Issaquah, Washington.

Visit Charlie’s website at: http://www.noiseguy.com/ for more information.

This performance is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact the Destin Library at 837.8572.

Florida's Sunshine Law Presentations

Access to public information is a basic right in Florida and a cornerstone of our democracy. Florida’s Constitution and “Sunshine Laws” guarantee the right of its citizens to attend public meetings and see public records so that the best decisions can be made for individuals, families and communities.

The Destin Library has just received a DVD entitled “Florida Government in the sunshine: A Citizen’s Guide” from the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information at the University of Florida (http://brechner.org). This 12 minute video provides an overview of the state’s open government laws and how they work. Topics explained include:

how do you get a public record,
how much can be charged for a public record,
what if an agency refuses to supply the record,
what government bodies are covered by the Sunshine Law,
how should government provide access,
what are the penalties for violating the Sunshine and Public Records laws,
what exemptions allow the government to conduct closed meetings or deny access to records?

The Destin Library will sponsor two public presentations of this DVD and provide participants with other related resources on this topic. The presentations are free and open to the public. For further information please contact the library at 837.8572.

Public Presentations Scheduled
Wednesday, June 11th at 1:30 PM
Tuesday, June 17th at 7:00 PM

Tai Chi Classes Begin June 4th

Have you wanted to improve your health, your balance, your concentration, and relieve stress? Tai Chi may be just what you are looking for. This ancient form of exercise is easy to learn and is suitable for almost anyone.

The Destin Library offers Tai Chi classes every Wednesday morning at 7 am. Instructor Barbara Rezmer, a certified Tai Chi for Health instructor, will conduct a new class for beginners on Wednesday, June 4th. The cost of the class will be $5.00 per session. Enrollment is limited to 12 participants with registrations accepted by phone or in person. Registrations will be taken on a first come, first served basis. If you have wanted to try this low impact way to good health, join us at the library.

Additional information about Tai Chi may be found at www.taichiforarthritis.com.

For more information, please call 837-8572.

Linux PC OS Presentation Set

The Destin Library will host an upcoming presentation about the Linux Personal Computer Operating System on Tuesday, June 10th, at 6:00 PM in its Calhoun Meeting Room. The presentation is free and open to the public. Due to limited seating those interested in attending are encourage to preregister by calling 837.8572. The preregistration deadline is Monday, June 9th.

Terry Enderland, a resident of Destin, and a new but enthusiastic Linux convert, will make a presentation about Ubuntu Linux – a computer operating system that is free, user-friendly, automatically updated, immune to viruses and spyware, stable and is accessed with more than 20,000 free-of-charge applications. According to Mr. Enderland, Ubuntu is a community developed, Linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the applications you need - a web browser, presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging and much more.
The hour-long presentation will address the following topics:

- What is Linux and why should I care?
- What are the minimum hardware requirements?
- What are the download and installation options?

A demonstration of an installed Linux system and some of its more popular applications will be followed by a question and answer period.

For further information contact the Destin Library.

Sunshine State Young Reader’s List

The Sunshine State Young Reader's Award Program is a statewide reading motivation program for students in grades 3-8. The program, cosponsored by the School Library Media Services Office of the Department of Education and the Florida Association for Media in Education (FAME), began in 1983. The purpose of the SSYRA Program is to encourage students to read independently for personal satisfaction, based on interest rather than reading level.

Sunshine State books are selected for their wide appeal, literary value, varied genres, curriculum connections, and/or multicultural representation. Students are encouraged to read books that are above, on, and below their tested reading level in order to improve their reading fluency.

Beginning May 15th, the Destin Library will have copies of the Grades 3-5 and Grades 6-8 lists available at the circulation desk. Individuals wishing to receive lists in pdf format may send a request to wrogers@cityofdestin.com requesting “Sunshine State Young Reader’s List” in the subject line.

For further information please contact the library at 837.8572

Summer Library Internships Available

The Destin Library will sponsor a 32 hour Summer Library Internship for up to 4 young adults ages 15 to 17 who are interested in acquiring community service hours for high school graduation requirements and information retrieval skills for future and ongoing academic purposes. The program will be eight weeks in length and is scheduled for four hours each Monday beginning June 2nd, and ending July 28th (1:00 – 5:00 PM).

Students selected for the Summer Library Internship will fulfill their internship under the direction of professional librarians with support provided by library staff and guest lecturers/activity leaders.

Young adults interested in this program are encouraged to call the Destin Library (Young Adult Section) at 837.8572 for application/interview details. The deadline for applications is Monday, May 26th.

The Summer Library Internship Program is open to residents of Destin and will be subject to a selection process. The program will be limited to a total of 4 participants.

For further information please call the Destin Library at 837.8572.

Independent Film June 17th

The Friends Guild of the Destin Library will sponsor a monthly movie night featuring an award winning independent and foreign film on designated evenings at 7:00pm. The next movie night date is June 17th. The program is free and open to the public. Films are unrated and directed toward mature audiences. Seating will be limited to 60 on a first-come, first-served basis.

Date: Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 (7:00pm)
Movie Title: Viva Cuba (80 minutes) (Spanish with English subtitles)
Director: Juan Carlos Cremata Malberti
Synopsis: Malu is from an upper-class family and her single mother does not want her to play with Jorgito, as she thinks his background is coarse and commonplace. Jorgito’s mother, a poor socialist proud of her family’s social standing, places similar restrictions on her son. What neither woman recognizes is the immense strength of the bond between Malu and Jorgito. When the children learn that Malu’s mother is planning to leave Cuba, they decide to run away and travel to the other side of the island to find Malu’s father and persuade him against signing the forms that would allow it.

For further information about this program please contact the Destin Library at 850.837.8572.

Young Writers Program Offered

The Destin Library will sponsor a Summer Young Writers Program for resident students’ ages 10 to 13 on Tuesday afternoons (May 27th, through July 22nd)(4:30 – 5:30 PM).

The program will focus on enhancing writing skills for both non-fiction and fiction. During the summer session the “Building Blocks to Children’s Creative Writing” as developed at Yale University’s New Haven Teachers Institute will be used as a guide.

Parents interested in pre-registering their child for this program are encouraged to call the library at 837.8572 or contacting the Youth Services Librarian when visiting the Destin Library. The deadline for registrations is Monday, May 19th.

Participation in the Destin Library’s Summer Young Writers Program is open to residents of Destin and will be on a first-come, first-served basis. The program will be limited to a total of 10 participants.

For further information contact the Destin Library at 837.8572.

Applebee's Sponsors Reading Program

This summer children ages 12 and younger will have a reading partner at the Destin Library thanks to local Applebee’s Neighborhood Restaurants. Concord Neighborhood Group, of Lincoln, Nebraska, has supplied the Destin Library with Summer Reading Program coupons that can be redeemed at local Applebee’s restaurants (Destin, Pensacola and Crestview) for a free Kid’s Meal, from the Kid’s menu selections, with the purchase of one adult entrée.

Children participating in the program must read 10 books during the summer-time period and then complete a special 2008 Summer Reading Log before receiving their coupon. 2008 Summer Reading Logs are available at the circulation desk at the Destin Library.

Area businesses interested in supporting summer-time or event specific programming for children and young adults at the Destin Library are encouraged to call Will Rogers at 837.8572.

Beaty Family Art Exhibit Scheduled

Beginning Wednesday, May 14th, the Destin Library will play host to an art exhibit by the Beaty Family of Destin. The exhibit will run through June 11th. Approximately 20 paintings will be on display in the library’s Calhoun Room. Featured exhibitors are:

Julie Beaty
Krista Beaty
Dill Beaty
Kefrin Woodham

This exhibit is free and open to the public during library hours:

Monday, Friday, Saturday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Wednesday 1:00 – 5:00 PM

For more information, contact the Destin Library at 837.8572.

Destin Library Sponsors Book Signing

The Destin Library will sponsor a book signing by local author, Frank T. DeAngelo, on Monday, May 26th, at 10:00 AM in the Destin Community Center Lobby. This event will precede the annual Memorial Day Ceremonies that are held at the Destin Cemetery.
Greetings from the President (Blue Note Books, Florida, 2003) recounts in vivid detail the author’s experiences before, during, and after World War II.
The author, prior to his 19 birthday was drafted in April, 1943. He was discharged at age 21 for wounds received February 28, 1946, as an Army infantryman serving in the European theater.
In addition to sharing his book and war experiences with interested residents, Mr. DeAngelo is also eager to meet other war veteran’s from the area.
Mr. DeAngelo and his wife Hazel are residents of Destin.

For further information please contact the Destin Library at 837.8572