Lemuria is proud to support the Annual Jackson Public School Summer Reading Book Drive–Pages of Promise.

Lemuria has been working hard the past year to instill a love of reading in our young people by setting up book clubs, bringing children’s authors directly to schools, and now we’re gearing up to help area schools and parents with summer reading lists.

It is widely known that reading is one ability that affects every part of our lives. We empower our children by giving them access to books and even further by sitting down with them to read.

Pictured Below: The enthusiasm of these students at last year’s Summer Reading Press Conference held at the Eudora Welty Library was amazing!

United Way & JPS have set of a goal of collecting 4,000 books for the JPS summer reading list. These books will then be collected and donated to Jackson-Hinds Public Libraries so that all JPS students have easy access to summer reading books.

When you purchase a book for donation, it comes with a variety of summer reading activities and workshops at our local libraries. And having a library full of kids in the summer is certainly a “win” for the Jackson-Hinds Public Library System.

Here’s how it works:

When you buy books for the JPS  drive at Lemuria, you will receive a 20% discount on those books. We will then add them to our collection for donation to the Jackson-Hinds Public Library System.

You can purchase books for donation two ways:

1. Stop by the store and let one of our booksellers help you make a selection.

2. Give us a call and we can set up an order for you: 601.366.7619.

We accept donations of one single book to a classroom set of books. For example, you could donate enough copies of Brown Bear, Brown Bear for a classroom of kindergartners or a whole set of K-12 books.

All of us at Lemuria couldn’t be happier to reinforce the habit of reading for the young people of Jackson. We encourage all Jacksonians to read books on the summer reading list, engage in dialogue and encourage students to read the books.

Be a partner with United Way, JPS and Lemuria and help us reach our goal of 4,000 books!

Required Summer Reading Price List for Donation Books from Lemuria Books

Click Here for the Required Summer Reading Price List for Donation Books

If you didn’t get to be a book giver this year, join us next year. For more info: http://www.us.worldbooknight.org/

Dr. Howard Murad was seven years old when he arrived in the United States from Baghdad. A hard working family instilled in him a love of learning. Dr. Murad says that he never could have imagined the opportunity he had to make a difference in the lives of others being a dermatologist, pharmacist and researcher. The difference Dr. Murad wants to make is in the area of prevention as opposed to treating to health problems.

One of the crucial prevention areas is in the area of cell health. Based on his research Dr. Murad bases The Water Secret on this assertion: “the key to vibrant health from the inside out lies in maintaining strong cells that can retain water the way younger cells do.”

The goal of The Water Secret is to bring about a lifestyle change in a gentle way by preventing and reducing damage to cells so they retain more water and nutrients and by strengthening the membranes and connective tissues of cells. Dr. Murad believes that these changes are brought about topical, internal, and emotional self-care. An engaging and encouraging read on its own, The Water Secret is not without a 10-step action plan with tips and recipes.

Di-a-be-tes (noun): a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism characterized by inadequate production or usage of insulin and causing excessive levels of glucose in the blood and urine

Re-verse (verb): to turn in the opposite direction or send on the opposite course

Reverse Diabetes published by Reader’s Digest introduces the Eat, Move and Choose plan.  It provides a 12 week step by step plan that will help with reserving diabetes and your need for medication as well as help you lead a healthier lifestyle.

Let’s begin with the Eat plan. There are seven goals under this heading. A few seem to be reminders I have often heard:  increase your vegetable servings, decrease your carbohydrates intake, load up on fruits and include a lean protein at every meal. Reverse Diabetes gives tips on how to perfect your proportions when you load your plate and how to plan for each meal. Though that all sounds very easy, there is a quiz for you to take that will check the inventory of your eating habits and the foods you stock in your kitchen. You may, in fact,  find that you need to start the Eat plan today!

The Move Plan encourages you to do just that…move! If you have diabetes, there is a section on how to safely exercise with that diagnosis. The important thing to remember is to make active choices every day. Take the stairs. Make dinner that requires chopping. Wash your car by hand. Clean out your garage. Simple things each day can make a big difference in the amount of calories burned.

Choose! You’ve got choices to make all day long. Be wise. There are some important ones that will play a big part in how you look and feel. Sleep is important for your body to function. Find a way to unwind each day. This is important to help with any stress that you may  have. Be resilient. Studies have shown that people with resilience are able to deal much easier with day to day life with diabetes .

If you are in the situation to reverse your diabetes, Reverse Diabetes has a wonderful planner included. It helps with weekly meal planning and checking your progress as the week goes by. At the end of the week, there is a place for your successes and your confessions. With the help of this, you would be able to see where your weaknesses lie and where you need the most help. Once that is established, you will be on track to dropping your blood sugar and reversing diabetes.  -Quinn

I just wanted to take the time to show you how much love and care goes into the shipping process of First Editions Club.

To begin the shipping process all of the books are individually wrapped in brown craft paper then wrapped a second time in glossy newspaper.

Next, the books are protected from bumps and bruises by a couple of layers of bubble wrap.

Then the books are packed into a shipping box.  They are snuggled between packing paper and bubble wrap to avoid all sides of the box.

Finally, the box is sealed with packing tape, processed through UPS and then labeled with your shipping information.

While this may seem like a nice and neat process, it can sometimes get a nutty.

As a side note, I just received a phone call from a web order customer saying “Best packing ever…thank you for doing such good work”.

by Zita