Today is World AIDS Day 2009, a day designed to raise awareness and understanding about AIDS as well to fight HIVprejudice . Our blog is going red for Tuesday, December 1 to help honor and celebrate this important day. Here are some of our favorite resources and ways you can get involved:
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Today is World AIDS Day 2009
Posted by theunquietlibrary on December 1, 2009
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Today is World Malaria Day—You Can Help!
Posted by theunquietlibrary on April 25, 2009
World Malaria Day: Tweet to Beat Malaria! via kwout
Today is World Malaria Day2009! What is the point of this day?
Civil society organisations across the world are making their contribution to the implementation of the Global Malaria Action Plan and achieving the goal of near-zero deaths from malaria by 2015.
- Every 30 secs a child dies of malaria. Nets save lives. Support World Malaria Day: http://bit.ly/30Io8 (Tweet this!)
- On World Malaria Day, a $10 mosquito net can protect a family as they sleep. Please donate! http://bit.ly/30Io8 (Tweet this!)
- On World Malaria Day, $30 buys 3 mosquito nets to save lives. Please donate! http://bit.ly/30Io8 (Tweet this!)
- On World Malaria Day, $50 buys 5 mosquito nets to save lives. Please donate! http://bit.ly/30Io8 (Tweet this!)
- Listen up, Twitter!! World Malaria Day needs your donation to save lives! Please donate: http://bit.ly/30Io8 (Tweet this!)
You can also follow Malaria No More on Twitter, become a Facebook fan or friend them on MySpace.
Get involved and make a difference!
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It’s Coming: Operation Teen Book Drop 2009 and Readergirlz!
Posted by theunquietlibrary on February 20, 2009
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It’s Time for THE BIG READ!
Posted by theunquietlibrary on February 8, 2009

Are you looking for something fun to do during the February Winter Break the week of February 16? Look no further—the Sequoyah Regional Library System has fun and exciting activities planned to celebrate The Big Read, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts designed to restore reading to the center of American culture.
To see the complete calendar of events for each library branch, including storytelling, free books, and a tea party, visit http://www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=SRLS#1239671 to see the complete lineup of festivities! You can also read more about this fantastic community event in The Cherokee Tribune (see link below).
Cherokee Tribune – Sawyer, Twain coming to Cherokee via kwout
If you are active on Facebook, check out the Big Read group on Facebook!
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Fun Fall Teen Events@The Sequoyah Regional Library!
Posted by theunquietlibrary on August 15, 2008
SRLS Teen Events Fall (September, October, November) 2008
Cherokee READS (September, October, November)
All American Girl by Meg Cabot
Samantha Madison is just your average disenfranchised sophomore gal living in D.C. when, in an idle moment sandwiched between cookie-buying and CD-perusing, she puts a stop to an attempt on the life of the president. Before she can say “MTV2″ she’s appointed Teen Ambassador to the U.N. and has caught the eye of the very cute First Son.
Sequoyah Regional Libraries will be closed Monday, September 1 in observance of Labor Day.
Collage Contest
During the month of September, Sequoyah Regional Libraries are hosting a collage contest inspired by the We the People Bookshelf on Created Equal. Youth of all ages are encouraged to create a collage reflecting one of the titles featured on this special bookshelf. Participants must choose a title from their grade category. The last day to submit a collage entry to your library is Tuesday, September 30. The collages will be displayed in each library in October for judging. Winners will be chosen from each library and contacted at contest end.
Library Card Sign-up Month
September is National Library Card Sign-up Month.
Your Sequoyah Regional Library card is the most important card in your wallet!
Teens Book’n Newsletter Deadline
Winter – November 1, 2008
Submissions for the newsletters can be submitted to any library or e-mailed to corraod@seqlib.org. We are looking for teen creations – book reviews, poems, editorials and illustrations.
Monday, September 22
6:30 PM @ RT Jones Memorial Library
Obstacle Course
Teens, ages 13 and older, will be introduced to the first of four communication programs hosted by teen leader, Leanne Livingstone, with an awesome obstacle course loaded with the secrets to making a positive first impression.
Monday, October 6
6:30 PM @ RT Jones Memorial Library
Expression and Interpretation
Teens, ages 13-18 will explore and interpret literature with creative communication and games. Prizes and refreshments provided.
October 12-18, 2008
Teen Read Week @ all SRLS libraries
Books With Bite
Sequoyah Regional Libraries will be celebrating reading for fun and showing teens what we have to offer within our doors and books.
October 13-17 @ Cherokee County Libraries
Prize Basket with Bite
Teens, ages 13-18 are invited to visit any Cherokee County library during Teen Read Week to enter a drawing for a really cool prize basket. Winner will be contacted.
Monday, October 20
6:30 PM @ RT Jones Memorial Library
Persuasive Games
Teens, ages 13 and older, will explore the power of persuasion with games and props.
Monday, November 3
6:30 PM @ RT Jones Memorial Library
Improv
For improv and book lovers alike. Teens, ages 13 and older, will enjoy guest performances and a sneak peak into new and creative ways to express your stories. Teens are encouraged to share their own interpretations with teen leader, Leanne Livingstone. Prizes awarded for best effort.
Sequoyah Regional Libraries will be closed Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28 for Thanksgiving.
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Your Help Is Needed: The Johnston Tornado Relief Fund
Posted by theunquietlibrary on May 25, 2008
As many of our readers know, our community suffered incredible devastation this past Tuesday when a tornado roared through the Johnston Elementary community off East Cherokee Drive. This sister elementary school in the Cherokee County School District is only a few miles to our west. Nearly one in 10 students at the school are victims of the violent storm. While we are thankful no one was killed or seriously injured, many families suffered severe damage to their homes.
How can you help? Dr. Keith Ingram, principal of the school, has established the Johnston Tornado Relief Fund. You can read more about the fund and the impact of the storm on the studnts at http://www.11alive.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=116323&catid=39 . The school hopes to raise $5,000 in donations before the school year ends next Thursday, May 29. The school is asking people and businesses to bring in gift cards, canned foods, boxes of food, clothing, books that they don’t need. You can send monetary and gift cards donations to:
Johnston Elementary School
2031 East Cherokee Drive
Woodstock Ga 30188
Please indicate you read about this worthy cause on The Unquiet Library blog, the blog of the Creekview High School Media Center. Thank you for any help you can provide!
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Severe Weather Awareness Week, Day 2: NOAA Radio
Posted by theunquietlibrary on February 5, 2008
NOAA weather radio is a nationwide network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information direct from a nearby National Weather Service office. NOAA weather radio broadcasts National Weather Service watches, warnings, forecasts, and other hazard information 24 hours a day.
Some weather radios are equipped with a special tone feature, which can sound an alert and give you immediate information about a life threatening situation. During an emergency, the National Weather Service will interrupt routine weather radio programming and send out a special tone that activates weather radios in the warning area. Recently, a radio that can handle the Emergency Alert Signal was introduced. The Specific Area Message Encoder (SAME) tone alert can be set up to only sound for your county. This cuts down on the number of unwanted tones you receive, and alerts you only when a life threatening situation is in your county.
In Georgia, there are 23 transmitters broadcasting throughout the state. Seven frequencies are reserved for NOAA weather radio on the public service band. These frequencies range between 162.400 megahertz and 162.550 megahertz. Broadcast range is approximately 40 miles, but the effective range depends on terrain, quality of the receiver, and indoor/outdoor antennas. Before buying a receiver, make sure your area is covered by a transmitter.
Coming up tomorrow: a timely topic….thunderstorm safety!
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