This Week @ Your Library...
It's Banned Books Week
Did you know more than a book a day faces removal from free and open public access in U.S. schools and libraries every year? According to the American Library Association, there have been more than 8,700 attempts to ban books since they began electronically compiling and publishing information on book challenges in 1990. Challenged books include titles such as the Bible, John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men and Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach.
Celebrate Banned Books Week by borrowing a challenged book from the library.
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This Week @ Your Library...
Go Nutty for Books
Stop by and pick up a children's craft kit for this month's squirrely Take 'n Make.
Surf the Net
Try out the new link, Internet Picks, in the left sidebar, but don't get wet!
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Photo courtesy of Sanja Gjenero.
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Another New Link Added
Looking for Internet sites recommended by librarians? Click on Find a Website under Library Services in the left sidebar to find a wealth of reliable information selected by librarians based on accuracy, currency, and authority. Start surfing today!
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Photo courtesy of Traci Brooks.
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New Link Added
A new link has been added to the "Staff" box in the left sidebar: Job Opportunites. Check this link to learn what employment opportunites are currently available at the library.
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It's a Squirrely September Take 'n Make
Children of all ages are invited to stop in for a squirrely Take 'n Make craft kit September 19th- 23rd.
Graphic courtesy of Clipart Heaven.
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Final Thanks
As another fun-filled summer comes to an end, the staff and I would like to thank our 21 summer reading sponors one last time. Our thanks go out to:
Bugaboo Creek Build-a-Bear Workshop DLB Paving Flowers on the Hill Friends of the ACML Hannaford Supermarket Jolt Electric & Oil Burner Service McDonald’s of Hudson Nashua Pride Professional Baseball New England Small Tube Corp. O’Neil Theater/Cinema 12 Pantry Pride Convenience Mart Papa Gino’s Pizza Man Professor’s Pizza Shaw’s Supermarket Shorty’s Mexican Roadhouse T-Bones Great American Eatery Tee-Off at Mel’s Tim’s Turf Wilson Farms
Photo courtesy of Cris Watk.
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This Week @ Your Library...
Have a Creme-Filled Donut and Enjoy a Delicious Book
Celebrate National Creme-Filled Donut Day on Thursday by checking out, or requesting via Interlibrary Loan, a mouth watering book by Joanne Fluke or Diane Mott Davidson. Titles like Fudge Cupcake Murder and Tough Cookie are sure to send you to the bakery counter!
Bring a Friend to the Library
Do you know someone who doesn't have a library card? Bring them in during Library Card Sign Up Month and introduce them to your library!
Renew Materials from the Comfort of Home
Don't let your materials do past their due date--save your money by renewing your items over the phone! Call us at 424-4044.
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This Week @ Your Library...
What Did You Think About The Kite Runner?
Join All Booked Up on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. to discuss your thoughts on this wildly popular book by Khaled Hosseini. Then pick up October's book, The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by by Anne Fadiman.
Interlibrary Loan a Book From the Comfort of Your Own Home!
Have you browsed the catalog only to find we don't own the book you want? Not a problem. Order it from us through this Interlibrary Loan (ILL) link, and we'll call you when it comes in.
Say Good-bye to Cheryl--She Retires on Friday
Yes, after 10 years of dedicated service to the library, Cheryl is retiring. We will miss her greatly. So say good-bye, but don't make her cry or I'll be in trouble for posting this!
Note: It's great to be back after a couple of weeks off, followed by an extended internet service outage!
Photo courtesy of Sanja Gjenero.
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All Booked Up to Read The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down in October
Lia's doctors ascribed her seizures to the misfiring of her cerebral neurons; her parents called her illness, qaug dab peg--the spirit catches you and you fall down--and ascribed it to the wandering of her soul. The doctors prescribed anticonvulsants; her parents preferred animal sacrifices. (Amazon.com)
Pick up your copy of this facinating book, and join us on October 4th to discuss the real-life struggle between Western doctors and an immigrant Hmong family, both trying to do what's best for three-month-old Lia Lee.
To read more about this book by Anne Fadiman, click here.
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Get Hooked On Books Raffle Winners
Congratulations to the 15 people who won prizes in the Get Hooked On Books summer reading raffle! Prizes included movie tickets, and gift cards to T-Bones, Shorty's, Romano's, Pizza Man, Professor's Pizza, and Hannaford. And a special hats-off to Sheila Huston for reading the most books--a whopping 23!
Winners included Debbie, Amy, Bryan, Doreen, Sheila, Bethellen, Joan, Ann, Anne, Carrie-Anne, Tina, Tom, Vicki, Renee, and Diane. See you all next summer!
Photo courtesy of Tory Byrne.
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The Treasure Chest is Empty
Congratulations to Carrie-Anne Pace, the final winner in the Weekly Plunder Contest. Carrie-Anne took home a $20 gift card to The Sports Authority. Clipart courtesy of Clipart Heaven.
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Board Meeting Minutes
The approved minutes from the July 10, 2006 Board of Trustees Meeting are now available for viewing. If you are interested in reading these minutes, please click here.
Light 'n Lively is reading Cry of the Kalahari, by Mark and Cordelia Owens, for their September meeting.
As young college graduates, Mark and Delia Owens auctioned off all their possessions and purchased one way tickets to Bostwana Africa. There, they settled in Deception Valley and spent seven years studying the pristine wilderness and its inhabitants. Cry of the Kalahari, an international bestseller and winner of the Burroughs Medal, is a chronicle of their adventure. (Read more...)
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Light 'n Lively Reading Cry of the Kalahari for September
Light 'n Lively is reading Cry of the Kalahari, by Mark and Cordelia Owens, for their September meeting.
As young college graduates, Mark and Delia Owens auctioned off all their possessions and purchased one way tickets to Bostwana Africa. There, they settled in Deception Valley and spent seven years studying the pristine wilderness and its inhabitants. Cry of the Kalahari, an international bestseller and winner of the Burroughs Medal, is a chronicle of their adventure. (Read more...)
Pick up your copy at the Circulation Desk and join us on Thursday, September 28th, at 1:00 p.m.
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