Something's Fishy at the Library!
Children of all ages are invited to join us for June's Take 'n Make, "Fish Outta Water." Craft kits will be available at the library June 13th - 17th, while supplies last. Get here early so you won't be the fish outta water!
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The Results Are In!
The Library of Congress is the largest library in the U.S. with 29,550,914 volumes in 2003. What library is the second largest with 15,181,349? Here's what you thought:
17% Boston Public Library
0% Yale University 0%
0%Chicago Public Library
75% Harvard University
8% MIT
75% of you cannot be wrong--the second largest library in the United States is, indeed, the Harvard University Library!
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This Week @ Your Library...
Grow a Bouquet of Flowers
Children are invited to stop in for the "Bloomin' Blossoms" Take 'n Make. Pick up a craft kit to take home a 3D bouquet of flowers.
Put it Away
Celebrate Clean Up Your Room Day, May 10th, by checking a book on housekeeping, organization, or decorating.
Don't You Just Love a Bargain?
Shop the Friends of the Library's 24/7 Self-Service Porch Sale for gently used books, videos, and computer software at incredibly low prices.
Photo by Fleur Suijten.
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Board Meeting Minutes
The approved minutes from the April 10, 2006 Board of Trustees Meeting are now available for viewing. If you are interested in reading these minutes, please click here.
Here are the new items added to the collection in April.
To view the lists, click on a link below:
New to the Children's Collection
New to the Teen Collection
New to the Adult Collection
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April Shelf Additions
Here are the new items added to the collection in April. To view the lists, click on a link below:
New to the Children's Collection
New to the Teen Collection
New to the Adult Collection
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2006 Edgar Award Winners Announced
The Mystery Writers of America announced the 2006 Edgar Award Winners at their annual dinner held on April 27th.
Citizen Vance by Jess Walters
Best novel
Officer Down by Theresa Schwegle
Best First Novel
Girl in the Glass by Jeffrey Ford
Best Paperback Original
Rescue Artist: A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece by Edward Dolnick
Best Fact Crime non-fiction
Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her by Melanie Rehak
Best Critical/Biographical
For a complete list of winners and nominees, go to the Mystery Writers of America website.
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Shop the Porch Sale 24/7
Don't miss the great deals on gently used books this month out on the porch. Come in with a couple of bucks and you could leave 5 to 20 items!
Read Rococo
Pick up a copy of All Booked Up's June selection, Rococo by Adriana Trigiani. Just read the book, or read it and join the group for discussion on June 7th.
Celebrate Astronomy Day
May 6th is Astronomy Day, so why not check-out a book and learn something about astronomy.
There is a new afternoon book group forming for adults! The group will meet on the 4th Thursday of the month at 1:00 p.m. The first meeting is scheduled for May 25th. This group will read lite literature that doesn't take a ton of time to read or a ton of brain cells to absorb. It's perfect for the harried housewife or househusband, those who feel literarily challenged, folks who work the late shift, retirees, etc. If you have a favorite book or author you'd like to share with the group, bring it along. Then take home Buster Midnight's Cafe by Sandra Dallas to read for June 22nd.
Citizen Vance by Jess Walters
Best novel
Officer Down by Theresa Schwegle
Best First Novel
Girl in the Glass by Jeffrey Ford
Best Paperback Original
Rescue Artist: A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece by Edward Dolnick
Best Fact Crime non-fiction
Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her by Melanie Rehak
Best Critical/Biographical
For a complete list of winners and nominees, go to the Mystery Writers of America website.
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This Week @ Your Library...
Shop the Porch Sale 24/7Don't miss the great deals on gently used books this month out on the porch. Come in with a couple of bucks and you could leave 5 to 20 items!
Read Rococo
Pick up a copy of All Booked Up's June selection, Rococo by Adriana Trigiani. Just read the book, or read it and join the group for discussion on June 7th.
Celebrate Astronomy Day
May 6th is Astronomy Day, so why not check-out a book and learn something about astronomy.
Photo by Loretta Humble.
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Afternoon Book Group Forming
There is a new afternoon book group forming for adults! The group will meet on the 4th Thursday of the month at 1:00 p.m. The first meeting is scheduled for May 25th. This group will read lite literature that doesn't take a ton of time to read or a ton of brain cells to absorb. It's perfect for the harried housewife or househusband, those who feel literarily challenged, folks who work the late shift, retirees, etc. If you have a favorite book or author you'd like to share with the group, bring it along. Then take home Buster Midnight's Cafe by Sandra Dallas to read for June 22nd. From Publisher's Weekly -- Narrator Effa Commander's rollicking reminiscences about movie star Marion Street and her devoted lover, champion boxer Buster Midnight, are recounted in a sharp and snappy voice that captures the reader's interest on the very first page of this amusing novel. read more...
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Raindrop Winners
The guesses have all been scrutinized and we have the three winners in the Splish-Splash raindrop guessing contest! Congratulations to Gary Fitz (15,000), Casey Haynes (4,999), and Tiffani R. (10,000). Each winner had the closest guess in their category without going over. The actual number of raindrops in the jar? 16, 128!
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Adriana Trigiani's Rococo is the June read for All Booked Up. Bartolomeo di Crespi is the acclaimed interior decorator of Our Lady of Fatima, New Jersey. To date, Bartolomeo has hand-selected every chandelier, sconce, and ottoman in OLOF, so when the renovation of the local church is scheduled, he assumes there is only one man for the job. read more...
Pick up a copy at the circulation desk and join the group at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7th.
About Adriana
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All Booked Up to Read Rococo for June
Adriana Trigiani's Rococo is the June read for All Booked Up. Bartolomeo di Crespi is the acclaimed interior decorator of Our Lady of Fatima, New Jersey. To date, Bartolomeo has hand-selected every chandelier, sconce, and ottoman in OLOF, so when the renovation of the local church is scheduled, he assumes there is only one man for the job. read more...
Pick up a copy at the circulation desk and join the group at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7th.
About Adriana
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