{"id":21139,"date":"2018-07-09T12:49:33","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T17:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/?p=21139"},"modified":"2018-07-09T12:49:33","modified_gmt":"2018-07-09T17:49:33","slug":"july-fun-whitewaters-public-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/21139","title":{"rendered":"July fun @ Whitewater&#8217;s public library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/whitewaterlibrary.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Irvin L Young Memorial Library<\/a>, Whitewater&#8217;s public library (431 W Center St), is providing some fun and free summer events in <a href=\"http:\/\/whitewaterlibrary.org\/eventsreg.asp\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July<\/a>! No registration required. Mark your calendars:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thurs., July 12, 4pm:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillbillysillyscience.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Hillbilly Silly Science Spectacular Comedy Show<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Performing artist Curt Strutz will appear as Dr. Cletus Beaker, MD, to provide a humorous but educational experience about basic science concepts and conducting experiments safely. You can get a taste of the presentation via <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/MQwjzwXN_uw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sat, July 14, 10am-noon:<\/strong>Make your own terrarium<\/strong> &#8211; The Library will have all supplies needed until they run out! No registration required.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thurs, July 26, at 4pm: Experience <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rhythmforunity.com\/Home.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rhythm for Unity<\/a> with Tom Gill<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; &#8220;Rhythm For Unity uses hand drums and other percussion instruments to create and cultivate commUNITY! All ages! All abilities!&#8221; from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/rhythmforunity\/about\/?ref=page_internal\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.uww.edu\/images\/library\/blog\/weird_science.jpg\" alt=\"book cover\" class=\"alignright\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Andersen Library may be able to help you learn more if you&#8217;d like,<\/strong> with resources such as the articles &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/libproxy.uww.edu:9443\/login?url=https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0197455602001582\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Community building through drumming<\/a>&#8221; (<em>The Arts in Psychotherapy<\/em>, 2002, vol.29:no.5, pp.261-264), &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/libproxy.uww.edu:9443\/login?url=https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/01609513.2017.1402401\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Drumming and mindfulness: Integrations into an evidence-based group intervention<\/a>&#8221; (<em>Social Work with Groups<\/em>, 2017, pp.1-14), and &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0027272\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Synchronized drumming enhances activity in the caudate and facilitates prosocial commitment &#8211; If the rhythm comes easily<\/a>&#8221; (<em>PLoS ONE<\/em>, vol.6:no.11, E27272, doi:https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0027272). Andersen Library also has books that can help you enjoy silly science at home with kids, such as <em>Weird science: 40 strange-acting, bizarre-looking, and barely believable activities for kids<\/em> (Curriculum Collection, Nonfiction, 507.8 Wie), <em>Where puddles go: Investigating science with kids<\/em> (3rd-floor Main Collection, QC26 .S77 1995) and <em>Catch the wind, harness the sun: 22 super-charged science projects for kids<\/em> (3rd-floor Main Collection, TJ808.2 .C33 2011).<\/p>\n<p>These examples are just the tip of the iceberg! If you\u2019d like assistance with finding additional information, please <a href=\"http:\/\/library.uww.edu\/get-help\/ask-a-librarian\" target=\"_blank\">ask a librarian<\/a> (choose chat or email, phone 262-472-1032, or ask to see a reference librarian in Andersen Library).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Irvin L Young Memorial Library, Whitewater&#8217;s public library (431 W Center St), is providing some fun and free summer events in July! No registration required. Mark your calendars: Thurs., July 12, 4pm: Hillbilly Silly Science Spectacular Comedy Show &#8211; &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/21139\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2768],"tags":[141,178,41259,220,285],"class_list":["post-21139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-around-wisconsin","tag-articles","tag-books","tag-educational-activities","tag-fun-stuff","tag-whitewater"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21139"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21153,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21139\/revisions\/21153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}