Hafa adai, CNMI! The Joeten-Kiyu Public Library (JKPL) is the CNMI State Library information hub. Our mission is preserving the CNMI’s cultural heritage and connecting our communities, libraries and government to the resources and tools they need to succeed and to build a strong community. This March visit your friendly Joeten-Kiyu Public Library and take part
in our awesome array of free library programs and services:
Events of the Children of Our Homeland Center, a.k.a. Children’s Library:
Thursday, March 02, 2023 at 3:30 p.m. Special Guest Read Aloud and Craft Activity! Celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday at the JKPL! Read Across America!
Friday, March 03 and 10, 2023 at 5:00p.m. to 6:30p.m. Register for a Women’s Month Cultural Painting Class session. Please contact Children’s Librarian Celina Foreman at (670) 235-7318.
Saturday, March 04, 11, and 18, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. Early Literacy and Children’s Story Exploring Cultural and Read Aloud.
Saturday Family Movie Day at the Children’s Library on the following days: Moana (March 04), Matilda (March 11), Frozen (March 18), and Ella Enchanted (March 25) at 1:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 09, 2023 at 3:30 p.m. Special Guest Presentation in the Children’s Library from the Marianas Avifauna Conservation (MAC) project’s education and community outreach program. This project is intended to provide the avifauna of the Mariana archipelago with the best possible chances for long-term survival, with the objectives of preserving, maintaining, and establishing self-sustaining populations of native birds secure from the threat of the brown tree snake. This presentation is sponsored by the Disney Conservation Fund, the Division of Fish and Wildlife, and the Pacific Bird Conservation.
Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Register for a Women’s Month Cultural Painting Class session. Please contact Children’s Librarian Celina Foreman at (670) 235-7318.
Friday, March 17, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Register for a Women’s Month Cultural Self-Defense Class. Please contact Children’s Librarian Celina Foreman at (670) 235-7318.
Thursday, March 23, 2023 and Tuesdays, March 7 & 28, 2023 at 3:30 p.m. Craft Activity at the Children’s Library.
Ongoing reading events: 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten and Beyond! Visit the Children of Our Homeland Center and pick up a Reading Log or visit www.cnmilib.org and click onto READsquared to log in your books virtually. For every 50 books you read and log with your library card, you will receive a special prize from the library! Please contact Children’s Librarian Celina Foreman at (670) 235-7318.
Women’s Month Reading Challenge! The Women’s Month Reading Challenge is a reading challenge hosted by your friendly Joeten-Kiyu Public Library for the entire month of March. Women, your mission this March is to read 30 books, e-books, audiobooks, or picture books aimed at promoting female empowerment, gender equality, women’s history, women’s rights, and
access to information! Books may also be written and/or illustrated by women. This virtual Reading Challenge is available for the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library. All you need is a library card!
How do I join? 1. Check out a total of 30 books with your library card from the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library, Fernando M. Benavente Memorial Library, and/or the Bookmobile during the month of March 2023. (Please note, we understand that you can check out 10 maximum books from the JKPL, so visit us 3x this month. You can check out 3 books maximum from the Bookmobile per visit). 2. Visit www.cnmilib.org and register on READsquared for the Women’s Month Reading Challenge. Create an account for free if you do not have one! Just make sure you also have a library card. You are welcome to visit the Information Technology Center and check Federal Programs Coordinator Mr. Joey Songsong or the Front Circulation with Teen Advisor Ms. Shianalyn Lizama to learn how to create an account 3. Start logging in your books and complete a book review! 4. The first 10 women who complete this Reading Challenge will receive a movie pass! 5. Please email Technical Services Librarian Ms. Beth at bethdemapanjkpl@gmail.com for more information.
Children’s Library Recommended Reads:
Charlotte’s Web written by E.B. White. Some Pig. Humble. Radiant. These are the words in Charlotte’s Web, high up in Zuckerman’s barn. Charlotte’s spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pig named Wilbur, who simply wants a friend. They also express the love of a girl named Fern, who saved Wilbur’s life when he was born the runt of his litter. E. B. White’s Newbery Honor
Book is a tender novel of friendship, love, life, and death that will continue to be enjoyed by generations to come. It contains illustrations by Garth Williams, the acclaimed illustrator of E. B. White’s Stuart Little and Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House series, among many other books.
The Rainbow Fish written by Marcus Pfister. The rainbow fish with its iridescent scales is the most beautiful fish in the whole ocean. But since he is also vain and proud, he becomes more and more lonely over time. Then he realizes that you can’t win friends through beauty. He overcomes his pride and begins to distribute his glitter scales to the other fish.
The Cat in the Hat written by Dr. Seuss. Have a ball with Dr. Seuss and the Cat in the Hat in this classic picture book…but don’t forget to clean up your mess! A dreary day turns into a wild romp when this beloved story introduces readers to the Cat in the Hat and his troublemaking friends, Thing 1 and Thing 2. A favorite among kids, parents and teachers, this story uses simple words and basic rhyme to encourage and delight beginning readers.
Please note: The Joeten-Kiyu Public Library will be closed on Friday, March 24, 2023 in celebration of Commonwealth Covenant Day. The JKPL will resume normal operational hours on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 9:30 a.m. Wishing you all a happy Commonwealth Covenant Day! Biba, Marianas!
To learn how you can help sponsor our library programs, please contact the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library. Pursuant to NMI Public Law 15-120, the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library is able to receive cash contributions under Educational Tax Credit (ETC). Please make checks payable to: CNMI Treasurer. The public is also welcome to donate to the JKPL via the Friends of the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library, Munis vendor id#100404.
Please like/follow JKPL’s Facebook page @joetenkiyupubliclibrary, Instagram @joetenkiyupubliclibrary, Tik Tok @jkpl670, Twitter @JoetenKiyu, and Youtube: joeten kiyu public library or visit our website www.cnmilib.org to see the progress and programs JKPL has worked so hard to offer for our community. The Joeten-Kiyu Public Library’s hours of operation are as follows: Open Tuesday to Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Friday 1:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., and Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Closed Sundays, Mondays, and Holidays.
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services LS-252496-OLS-22.
This project was made possible by support from the Northern Marianas Humanities Council, a non-profit, private corporation funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in these cultural activities do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. (ASAP21-0012).
