A COLOURFUL COLLECTION OF COLLECTIBLE DOLLS FOR THE CENTRAL PUBLIC LIBRARY OF VERIA

The Central Public Library of Veria has recently become the recipient of a very special donation of collectible dolls wearing local traditional costumes from all over the world.

The collection includes 230 dolls from different countries like Japan, England, South Africa, Russia, Lapland ,Indonesia ,Jamaica, while there are dolls of famous people like Shakespeare, Napoleon Bonaparte etc.

The collection was offered to the Central Public Library of Veria   according to the wish of Mrs Eleni Hatzinikolaki , a collector from Veria and it is the result a long lasting effort .The dolls were acquired during the collector’s journeys and the exchanges with other collectors and they were offered to the Public Library in order to give the opportunity to the citizens of Veria to enjoy it.

The dolls will be incorporated to the library’s collection, will be digitized, and they will be exposed in parts at the library’ s rooms ,while they will be permanently posted  on the library’s website and they will costitute an important tool for the educational programs for children that the library organizes.

The boarding council and the administration of the library would warmly like to thank Mrs Christina Georgiadou-Tzigie who assumed the procedure of the donation of the deceased. It highlights the importance of such initiatives for the preservation of history and the dissemination of knowledge to the generations to come.

Mrs Eleni Hatzinikolaki (1928-2015) was born in Veria .While she was young she worked in the family business Textile factory-Spinning mill of Hatzinikolaki Brothers. She was a volunteer for the Red Cross and she offered her services during the war. She studied the English language and for several years she lived in London. She traveled a lot and she loved coming in touch with cultures and civilizations of the world. Without a doubt the symbolism which lies here with all the dolls of different origin proves the mature , free and pioneering  way of thinking of the donator who envisioned all the people united and living in peace.

Survival English (beginners) from Veria’s American Corner English for beginners

The free English courses organized by the American Corner of the Public Central Library of Veria are being continued for a second year. Join us and find out how to organize a trip abroad, move in a foreign city, make an order in a restaurant and lots of other useful information which make communication easier.

The schedule for the free English courses in November is the following.

(Morning classes-4 courses)

Wednesday 5/11/2015 at 10:00-11:30

Wednesday 12/11/2015 at 10:00-11:30

Wednesday 19/11/2015 at 10:00-11:30

Wednesday 26/11/2015 at 10:00-11:30

(Afternoon classes-4 courses)

Monday 2/11/2015 στις 17:00 – 18:30

Monday 9/11/2015 at 17:00 – 18:30

Monday 16/11/2015 στις 17:00 – 18:30

Monday 23/11/2015 στις 17:00 – 18:30

Free courses at the Library

Free courses for adults resume for one more year in the Public Library of Veria.
The program of the free lessons for adults for October 2015 is as follows:

Survival English for beginners (4 lessons)

Thursday 1/10/2015     10:00 – 11:30

Thursday 8/10/2015     10:00 – 11:30

Thursday 15/10/2015     10:00 – 11:30

Thursday 22/10/2015     10:00 – 11:30

The lessons are organized by the American Corner of the Library

First contact with the computer ( screen, keyboard, central unit)

-Basic Internet knowledge (4 lessons)

Thursday 1/10/2015     12:00 – 13:30

Thursday 8/10/2015     12:00 – 13:30

Thursday 15/10/2015     12:00 – 13:30

Thursday 22/10/2015     12:00 – 13:30

Come with your laptop and your gadgets to discuss your questions

Thursday 29/10/2015     10:30 – 11:30

Creating email and familiarization with the Gmail environment

Thursday 29/10/2015     12:00 – 13:30

The registration forms remain open until the classes are full.

Every class can take up to 8 participations.

For questions and information contact Mr.George Bikas (geobikas@libver.gr)

The lessons take place in the Library

Register today by phone 23310-24494 or fill the online registration
form on the library’s website https://www.libver.gr

Digitized Collection of Vinyl Records at the Central Public Library of Veria – Mercurios Psipsikas Collection –

The Central Public Library of Veria owns an exceptional rare collection of vinyl records consisting of more than 9,500 albums. The collection was donated by Mercurios Psipsikas, a collector from Veria.

The diversity of the collection is remarkable including different kinds of music from all over the world; music from the 30s to the 90s, classical music and a wide variety of Greek music. The albums are 78, 45 and 33 rpm and some of them are really rare.

The Library has started digitizing this collection and the process will be completed gradually and includes:

1. cataloguing the albums (registration, song description, singers, duration, cover) in order to be listed and accessible in the e-catalogue of the Library at https://tinyurl.com/p4mza7b
2. converting the albums in MP3 form.

At the same time there is a Media Server (Plex Server) at the Library where all these MP3 files can be found.

The access to this server is IP-sensitive and it is free for the users who are in the Library via the following devices:

• the Tablets that are lent by the Library
• the Smart TV in the Brain Pulse Room
• the portable devices of the users who have downloaded the relevant Android App

In order to gain access to this collection just connect to the Library Free Wi-Fi, download the App and enjoy.

Visit the Library’s webpage in order to listen to Mercurios Psipsikas talk about his passion for music and his meticulous effort to gather this huge collection https://goo.gl/WW2BwQ

Information about the attached photographs:

1. Album Cover of Doris Day’s ‘Tea for Two’ (New York : CBS Records, 1951)
2. Album Cover of Mary Lo’s ‘Min ton rotas ton ourano’ (“Don’t ask the sky”) (Athens: Polygram, 1959)

DONATION OF EXCEPTIONAL FOLKLORE MATERIAL ABOUT IMATHIA AT THE CENTRAL PUBLIC LIBRARY OF VERIA

The Central Public Library of Veria would like to warmly thank the Painter and Ethnographer from Veria Mrs. Chrysa Kostopoulou for an exceptional donation. Mrs. Kostopoulou has donated all the original material she had gathered between 1978-1985 concerning customs and morals as well as traditional clothes of the region of Imathia. This material includes 75 testimonies of women and men (aged 65 – 95) from our prefecture.
The donation consists of 39 original tapes, 39 CDs, one book and 351 old photographs from Imathia.
All the interviews and pictures will be uploaded to the digital repository of MEDUSA (http://medusa.libver.gr) with free access so that ‘everybody can use it for future research’ according to Mrs. Kostopoulou’s wish.
MEDUSA gathers the intellectual, historic and cultural heritage of the city of Veria and the broader region of Imathia. It includes 4,882 items, 62 videos, 2,844 books, 1,495 pictures, heirlooms, works of art etc.

Mrs. Chrysa Kostopoulou was born in Veria and graduated from the eight-class high-school of Veria. She holds a diploma of the ECOLE A.B.C. DE DESIGN, where she was taught by the renowned painter Fanis Galanos (1958— 1961).
She has a career of 43 years in painting with 14 individual and 15 group exhibitions, 3 of them international.
Some of her works have been published in the album ‘PEOPLE’S HOUSES AND MANOR HOUSES OF IMATHIA’. Her work is also mentioned in the book ‘GREEK PAINTERS’ by Stelios Lidakis (1976), in ‘IMAGES OF IMATHIA’ by Giogos Melikis (1977), in the ‘ALBUM OF GREEK ARTISTS’ by A.K. Kourtikakis (1979) and in ‘COSMOS’ Encyclopedia. Her paintings have always been acknowledged by art critics in the press and television.
In 2003 the Municipal Council of Veria, in a unanimous decision, gave Mrs. Kostopoulou the Golden Medal of the City of Veria for her ‘contribution to preserving the ethnographic, historic and cultural heritage of Veria’.

This is not A Library : July 2015

This summer we open the doors of the Central Public of Veria and we surprisingly discover that ‘’ This is not a library!’’.

We continue the summer campaign for the promotion of reading and creativity, which the Νational Library of Greece organizes for the first time along with the network of public and municipal libraries of Future Library.

Under the title ‘’This is not a library’’, children , teenagers, adults, employees and libraries’ guests can discover through activities, events and workshops the different roles which a library can have. It can become a land of miracles, a hiding place for treasure, a time machine, a map, a museum, a big tree hollow or an aromatic garden. We are waiting for you…!

JULY 2015
Activities for kids from 4 to 13 years old
Registrations from Wednesday 8 July

Monday 13, Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15 July, 4.00-6.00 p.m. ( three-meeting course)
This is not a library…..it’s a chessboard. We learn how to play chess. Come and see the magic world of chess. Instructor :Sakis Triantafillidis. Registration required. At the Maker Space the Library, on the 1^st floor. Beginners class for 6-12- year -old children.

Tuesday 14 July, 10.30-11.00 a.m.
This is not a library…..it’s the land of ‘wild things”.
When Max puts on the wolf’s suit and does naughty things, his mother calls him ‘’Wild thing’’ and sends him to bed without dinner. What will he meet at the magic world of wild things? Reading of the book “Where the wild things are” by Maurice Sendak and creative activity. From the collection of the American Corner. For 4-7-year-old kids. Registration required. At the Magic Boxes of the Library.

Tuesday 14 July, 5.00-6.30 p.m.
Screening of the movie for kids “Where the wild things are”. From the collection of the American Corner. On the 1^st floor, of the Library. Without registration. Free entrance.

Wednesday 15 July, 10.30-12.00 a.m.
This is not a library…..it’s the children’s home.
It’s the children’s world, where the kids are free to express themselves, without the adults’ criticism. It’s their meeting point, where they communicate, play or fight. The children can build the ideal ‘home’ for them, decorating it with toys and emotions! Experiential workshop by Prosvasi , Center for the Prevention of Addictions and the Promotion of Health (Prefecture of Imathia). For 9-11-year-old kids. Registration required. At the Magic Boxes of the Library.

Wednesday 15 July, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
This is not a library…it’s a shelter of imaginary friends.
A lot of heroes in the stories have an imaginary friend who helps them in their adventures. All the imaginary friends are hidden in the library and we discover them by taking part in a treasure hunt. Instructor: Athena Motsiopoulou. For 8-12-year-old kids. Registration required. At the Magic Boxes of the Library.

Thursday 16 July, 10.00-11.30 a.m.
Robotics Day. Robotics workshop (LEGO WeDo)- (one meeting).We become familiar with the magic world of robotics. . For 10-11-year-old kids. Registration required. At the Maker Space of  the Library, on the 1^st floor.

Thursday 16 July, 10.30-11.30 a.m.
This is not a library…..it’s a time machine- The Ancient Egyptians
We enter the library-time machine and we get out into the period of ancient Egyptians. What clothes we wear, what food we eat, how we build the pyramids, in which Gods we believe. The library will give the answers. Instructor: Nikos Tsegkos. For 7-10-year-old kids. Registration required. At the Magic Boxes of the Library.

Friday 17 July , 10.30-11.30 a.m.
This is not a library…..it’s a time machine- Pre-history
We enter the library-time machine and we get out into the caves of prehistoric people. We draw on the walls of the cave, we light fire and tell stories, we get out to hunt a mammoth. Instructor: Nikos Tsegkos. For 4-7-year-old kids. Registration required. At the Magic Boxes of the Library.

Monday 20 July, 10.30-11.30 a.m.
This is not a library…..it’s a physics laboratory.
Physics experiments with simple materials. Instructor :Polytimi Sazaklidou (physicist) .For 4-7-year-old kids. Registration required. At the Magic Boxes of the Library.

Monday 20 July, 5.30-6.30 p.m.
This is not a library…..it’s a time machine- The Ancient Egyptians
We enter the library-time machine and we get out into the period of ancient Egyptians. What clothes we wear, what food we eat, how we build the pyramids, in which Gods we believe. The library will give the answers. Instructor: Nikos Tsegkos. For 4-6-year-old kids. Registration required. At the Magic Boxes of the Library.

Tuesday 21 July, 10.30-11.30 a.m.
This is not a library…..it’s a time machine- The Pirates
We enter the library-time machine and we get out into onto a pirate ship at the period of pirates. We get ready for a leap, we split our plunder, and we spend the day sailing over the seas. Instructor: Nikos Tsegkos. For 7-12-year-old kids. Registration required. At the Magic Boxes of the Library.

Wednesday 22 July, 10.30-11.30 a.m.
This is not a library…..it’s a time machine –The future
We enter the library-time machine and we get out into the future. What will we be eating, what clothes will we be wearing, where will we be living? Getting to know the 3-D printer of our Library. For 8-12-year-old kids. Registration required. At the Maker Space of the Library.

Wednesday 22 July, 5.30-7.00 p.m.
This is not a library…..it’s Joan Miro’s atelier.
We turn the library into the atelier of the famous painter Joan Miro, we look at his works of art, and we paint with his style, and write short poems inspired by his paintings’ titles. With Katerina Anastasiou. For 8-12-year-old kids. Registration required. At the Magic Boxes of the Library.

Thursday 23 July, 10.00-11.30 a.m.
Robotics Day. Robotics workshop (LEGO WeDo)- (one meeting).We become familiar with the magic world of robotics. . For 6-9-year-old kids. Registration required. At the Maker Space of the Library, on the 1^st floor.

Thursday 23 July, 10.30-11.30 a.m.
This is not a library…..it’s a time machine- The Pirates
We enter the library-time machine and we get out into onto a pirate ship at the period of pirates. We get ready for a leap, we split our plunder, and we spend the day sailing over the seas. For 4-7-year-old kids. Registration required. At the Magic Boxes of the Library.

Friday 24 July, 10.30-11.30 a.m.
This is not a library…..it’s a celebrity museum.
With the biographies of famous people of history as a guide, we create a gallery of photos and narratives about their childhood. The gallery will be completed with the narrations of children which can someday become history. Instructor: Nikos Tsegkos. For 10-13-year-old kids. Registration required. At the Maker Space of the Library.

Robotics Club for children and teenagers from 12 to 21 years old. Registrations from Wednesday 8 July

Robotics Club LEGO MindStorms EV3 .Come and get to know the renewed Robotics Club which has the new Lego MindStorms EV3.For children and adults from 12 to 21 years old. With George Bikas (geobikas@libver.gr)

• Monday 27 July ,11:00-14:00 a.m. – Beginners class (three-meeting course)
• Tuesday 28 July , 11:00-14:00 a.m. – Beginners class (three-meeting course)
• Wednesday 29 July, 11:00-14:00 a.m. – Beginners class (three-meeting course)
• Thursday 30 July , 11:00-14:00 a.m. –Advanced class (two-meeting course)
• Friday 31 July, 11:00-14:00 a.m. –Advanced class (two-meeting course)

Music creation workshops at the Media Lab of the Library.
For teenagers over 16 and adults.

Registrations from Wednesday 8 July

Tuesday 14 July, 13:00- 14:30
Learning the operating system MacOS
We get to know the basic functions and useful tools which the operating system of Apple, MacOS, offers us such as desktop management, saving and creation of files and folders, system preferences, installation and uninstallation of software applications.
For teenagers over 16 and adults. Registration required. At the Media Lab of the Library, on the 1^st floor.

Thursday 16 July, 13:00- 14:30
Play with rhythm and melody
Join in an interactive session with music so as to know the basic principles of musical instrument performance and digital composition, in the context of a modern musical creation, using the professional studio equipment.
The workshop is addressed to those who are interested in, but don’t necessarily have, the knowledge of music theory and play, as well as to those who know music and wish to take part into a creative session.
For teenagers over 16 and adults. Registration required. At the Media Lab of the Library, on the 1^st floor.

Tuesday 21 July, 13:00- 14:30
Learn to listen
We enter the world of the sounds’ secrets through scientific knowledge, listening and music. We take a guess and analyze the sounds’ sources and timbres by listening from the high accuracy speakers of the professional music studio of the Library.
For teenagers over 16 and adults. Registration required. At the Media Lab of the Library, on the 1^st floor.

Thursday 23 July and Thursday 30 July, 13:00- 14:30
Getting to know the digital platform Cubase (two-meeting course)
We learn to process and cope with recorded material on Cubase, a popular program of sound and music production released by Steinberg, by using the basic digital tools and options that this program offers.
For teenagers over 16 and adults. Registration required. At the Media Lab of the Library, on the 1^st floor.

 All participants are kindly requested to inform in case of cancellation.
Those who do not inform us will bring us to the difficult position to cancel their participation next month.

All the workshops are for a restricted number of participants
so register in time at the Public Library of Veria,
8 Ellis St. tel. 2331024494.