What's new at the library
● Pima County Public Library branches, including Dusenberry-River Center and Kirk-Bear Canyon, are participating in a nine-month fitness program, Fit for Life, for teens and their families. Each class in the series will be held at a different branch.
The first class, to be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, will be a session on SWAT — or Strength Wellness Athletic Training — at the new Martha Cooper Branch Library, in Midtown at 1377 N. Catalina Ave. At this session, a personal trainer will teach some of the latest fitness-training techniques and provide nutrition information, according to the library's Web site.
For more about the Fit for Life program, go online to www.lib.ci.tucson.az.us/index. cfm. For more information, call Gina Macaluso, the library's youth-services coordinator, at 791-4391.
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Ongoing
Foothills-area libraries offer several ongoing programs.
At the Dusenberry-River Center Branch Library, 5605 E. River Road, programs include:
● Poetry at the River happens at 6:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month. People are invited to bring their poems to read aloud or come listen to others.
● Free homework help is offered from 4 to 6 p.m. Mondays for students in first through 12th grade.
The Dusenberry-River Center branch is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays; and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. It's closed Sundays.
The phone number is 791-4979 and the Web address is www.lib.ci.tucson.az.us/river.
The Kirk-Bear Canyon Library, at 8959 E. Tanque Verde Road, has several ongoing programs. Among them:
● Story times are offered two days a week. Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:15 a.m. are set aside for toddlers — children 18 to 36 months old. Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11:15 a.m. is story time for preschoolers (ages 3 to 5). For those under 18 months, there's a story time at 3 p.m. every Wednesday.
● Free homework help for students in first through 12th grades is available from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays.
● A Friends of the Library book discussion group for adults meets from 1 to 2:30 p.m. the last Thursday of each month, except November-December.
The Kirk-Bear Canyon Branch Library is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays; and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. It's closed Sundays.
For more information, call 791-5021 or visit the Web site, www.lib.ci.tucson.az.us/ bearcanyon, online.
