Tomorrow's A Walk with Wildlife is Postponed
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Kid's Book Group Reads Fenway and Hattie October 18th
Book Bunch reads Fenway and Hattie by Victoria Coe for their meeting on Wednesday, October 18th. Join the group at 4:00PM for a discussion of the book and a short activity.
Copies of the book are available in the Young Readers' Room.
About the Book
Fenway is an excitable and endlessly energetic Jack Russell terrier. He lives in the city with Food Lady, Fetch Man, and—of course—his beloved short human and best-friend-in-the-world, Hattie.
But when his family moves to the suburbs, Fenway faces a world of changes. He's pretty pleased with the huge Dog Park behind his new home, but he's not so happy about the Evil Squirrels that taunt him from the trees, the super-slippery Wicked Floor in the Eating Room, and the changes that have come over Hattie lately. Rather than playing with Fenway, she seems more interested in her new short human friend and learning to play baseball. His friends in the Dog Park next door say Hattie is outgrowing him, but that can't be right. And he's going to prove it!
Get a dog's-eye view of the world in this heartwarming, enthusiastic "tail" about two best friends.
Fenway is an excitable and endlessly energetic Jack Russell terrier. He lives in the city with Food Lady, Fetch Man, and—of course—his beloved short human and best-friend-in-the-world, Hattie.
But when his family moves to the suburbs, Fenway faces a world of changes. He's pretty pleased with the huge Dog Park behind his new home, but he's not so happy about the Evil Squirrels that taunt him from the trees, the super-slippery Wicked Floor in the Eating Room, and the changes that have come over Hattie lately. Rather than playing with Fenway, she seems more interested in her new short human friend and learning to play baseball. His friends in the Dog Park next door say Hattie is outgrowing him, but that can't be right. And he's going to prove it!
Get a dog's-eye view of the world in this heartwarming, enthusiastic "tail" about two best friends.
Labels: book bunch, book discussion for kids, events/activities for kids, KiDS' RooM News
Amelia Bedelia is Coming to Pajama Story Time!
Amelia Bedelia is joining us for Pajama Story Time on Thursday, October 5th at 6:30PM. Children are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring a stuffed animal friend.
Miss Carrie-Anne has been advised not to ask Amelia to help with book jackets, because we all know she would get mixed-up and dress our books in cute little coats.
Children of all ages are welcome.
Labels: KiDS' RooM News, pajama story time, story time
This Week @ Your Library...
All Week
Library Card Sign-Up Month
Share the joy of free reading, information, and movies with someone who doesn't have a library card. Bring or send them so they can get started today!
Tuesday
Preschool Story Time @ 10:30AM
Join Miss Carrie-Anne in the Young Readers' Room for stories, songs and fun!
Wednesday
Preschool Story Time @ 12:30PM
Join Miss Carrie-Anne in the Young Readers' Room for stories, songs and fun!
Kid's Book Group @ 4:00PM
Book Bunchers in grades 3-5 meet to discuss Word of Mouse by James Patterson and complete a short activity.
Thursday
Drop-In LEGO Club from 6:00-8:00PM
Kids in grades 1-6 build theme-based LEGO creations that are put on display.
Friday
Infant Story Time @ 10:30AM
Book Babies is a lap-sit program for infants (newborn-18 months) and their caregivers. This 20-minute program includes simple board books, rhymes and songs.
Toddler Story Time @ 11:30AM
Tiny Tales is a lap-sit program for toddlers (18-35 months) and their caregivers, bridging Book Babies and Preschool Story Time. This program includes simple stories, rhymes, songs, and interactive fun.
Saturday
A Walk with Wildlife at Moore's Falls @ 1:00
A great opportunity to learn about area wildlife and history. Space is limited. Registration required.
24/7 Book Sale on the Porch Begins
What's better than a porch full of gently used books, audiobooks, dvds and more at bargain prices? Shop the sale any time of the day or night and leave your payment in the parking lot book-return. September 30-October 16th. Additional items added weekly.
Check Out What Our Book Clubs are Reading...
Upcoming Classes, Workshop and Events
9-30-17, 1:00PM @ Moore's Falls, Registration required
1-23-18, 7:00PM @ Library
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Tween Book Group Reads Smile for October 12th
Page Turners, our book group for tweens in grades 6-8, is reading Smile by Raina Telgemeier for their get-together on Thursday, October 12th. The group now meets at the Litchfield Middle School in Room 10 right after school. Page Turners begins with an after school snack, followed by a discussion of the book, and a short activity.
Copies of the book are available in the upper-level Teen area and the lower- level Young Readers’ Room.
About the Book
Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl
Scouts she trips and falls, severely injuring her two front teeth. What
follows is a long and frustrating journey with on-again, off-again
braces, surgery, embarrassing headgear, and even a retainer with fake
teeth attached. And on top of all that, there's still more to deal with:
a major earthquake, boy confusion, and friends who turn out to be not
so friendly.
Labels: book discussion for tweens, events/activities for tweens, kid’s room news, page turners, TeeN RooM News
This Week @ Your Library...
All Week
Kid’s Make ’n Take Craft
Stop in the Young Readers’ Room to assemble this month's "Apple Core" craft to take home and enjoy.
Library Card Sign-Up Month
Bring or send in someone who doesn't have a library card so they too can enjoy their free benefits.
Tuesday
International Talk Like a Pirate Day
Today be the day, mateys! Try Mango Language's free Pirate course and amaze your family and friends.
Drop-In Knitting from 10:00AM-Noon
Bring your current project and join our group of knitters and crocheters. All skill levels are welcome. In Stitches meets the 1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesday of the month.
High School Drop-In Role Playing Game Night from 6:00PM-8:00PM
Led by volunteer Alex Jozitis, this drop-in fantasy/sci-fi role-play game group meets every other Tuesday. Drop-in and check it out!
Check Out What Our Book Clubs are Reading...
Upcoming Classes, Workshop and Events
9-30-17, 1:00PM @ Moore's Falls
1-23-18, 7:00PM @ Library
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Learn How to "Parley" in Pirate for September 19th
Don't be a scallywag, join in the fun by learning to speak pirate, dress like a pirate and play pirate games!
Speaking Pirate
Dressing Pirate
Put on your pirate hat. Learn to craft a pirate hat and decorate it as ye desire. Once that's done, don a swashbuckler shirt, strap on yar eye patch, grab ye hook, and wear on earring.
Playing Pirate
First, get yar true pirate name. Next, change your Facebook language to pirate by: 1 logging into your profile and navigating to the dropdown menu on the righthand side to select the 'Settings' tab; 2 click the language tab and change it to Pirate. Then, pass the time at sea with some shanties and work songs. Finally, after ye have worked up a sweat with all yar carousin', mix up a cup o' grog for yourself and the kiddies.
Don't Forget the Kiddies
Get the kids involved by concocting a treasure hunt, challenging them to a game of Walk the Plank, or Pass the Cannonball.
Labels: ReC RooM News, ReFeReNCe RooM News
Rainbow Colored Lobsters and Our Discount Pass to New England Aquarium
Did you know lobsters come in a rainbow of colors? In today's SeaMail, we discovered a rare yellow lobster was donated to the New England Aquarium by Patriot Seafoods of Salem. This "American lobster" joins other oddly colored lobster friends in the aquarium's Northern Waters gallery and can also be seen during live animal presentations for younger visitors.
When you visit the New England Aquarium, be sure to take our discount pass along with you. Each daily general admission pass admits up to four people for just $10 each. That's a savings of $8.95-$17.95 per ticket! For more information on this pass and others visit Friends of the Library page.
With the addition of the yellow lobster, the New England Aquarium couldn't resist a photo op and brought out their blue, orange, orange & black, and traditional greenish brown lobsters to join the newcomer.
Of course, once a lobster is cooked, they all become the familiar bright red we're used to seeing on our plates.
Learn more about colorful lobsters by visiting the links below provided by the NE Aquarium:
This September
marks the 30th anniversary of the American Library Association’s Library Card Sign-up Month.
To see how much you can save, check out the ALA’s Library Value Calculator.
Like the protagonist of Gulliver’s Travels, Cora encounters different worlds at each stage of her journey—hers is an odyssey through time as well as space. As Whitehead brilliantly re-creates the unique terrors for black people in the pre–Civil War era, his narrative seamlessly weaves the saga of America from the brutal importation of Africans to the unfulfilled promises of the present day. The Underground Railroad is at once a kinetic adventure tale of one woman’s ferocious will to escape the horrors of bondage and a shattering, powerful meditation on the history we all share.
When you visit the New England Aquarium, be sure to take our discount pass along with you. Each daily general admission pass admits up to four people for just $10 each. That's a savings of $8.95-$17.95 per ticket! For more information on this pass and others visit Friends of the Library page.
With the addition of the yellow lobster, the New England Aquarium couldn't resist a photo op and brought out their blue, orange, orange & black, and traditional greenish brown lobsters to join the newcomer.
Of course, once a lobster is cooked, they all become the familiar bright red we're used to seeing on our plates.
Learn more about colorful lobsters by visiting the links below provided by the NE Aquarium:
Find Out How Lobster Shells Get Their Colors
The Halloween Lobster Is Real
See a Calico-Colored Lobster
Here's How You Can Meet Some of These Lobsters
Meet One of the Largest Lobsters to Live at the Aquarium
The Halloween Lobster Is Real
See a Calico-Colored Lobster
Here's How You Can Meet Some of These Lobsters
Meet One of the Largest Lobsters to Live at the Aquarium
Labels: activity passes, FRieNDS' CoRNeR News, ReC RooM News
Mark Your Calendar for Our 24/7 Porch Book Sale!
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This Week @ Your Library...
All Month
It's Library Card Sign-Up Month
Encourage those around you to sign-up for a free library card!
Thursday
Tween Book Group @ 2:30PM
Page Turners, a book group for tweens in grades 6-8, meet for a snack, discussion of
Where You'll Find Me by Natasha Friend, and a fun activity.
Drop-In LEGO Club from 3:00-5:00PM
Kids in grades 1-6 build theme-based LEGO creations that are put on display.
Friday
Infant Story Time @ 10:30AM
Book Babies is a lap-sit program for infants (newborn-18 months) and their caregivers. This 20-minute program includes simple board books, rhymes and songs.
Toddler Story Time @ 11:30AM
Tiny Tales is a lap-sit program for toddlers (18-35 months) and their caregivers, bridging Book Babies and Preschool Story Time. This program includes simple stories, rhymes, songs, and interactive fun.
Check Out What Our Book Clubs are Reading...
Upcoming Classes, Workshop and Events
9-30-17, 1:00PM @ Moore's Falls
1-23-18, 7:00PM @ Library
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It's Library Card Sign-Up Month!
This September
marks the 30th anniversary of the American Library Association’s Library Card Sign-up Month.
Here at
Cutler Memorial Library, we team up with the Griffin Memorial School librarians
to make sure all of our 1st graders are given the opportunity to
sign-up for a free public library card. The 1st grade classrooms compete
for the highest percentage of students with library cards. The winning classroom earns a special visit
from Miss Carrie-Anne for a few stories and a sweet treat.
Signing up for a
library card is the first step towards academic achievement and lifelong
learning. Encourage those students
around you to take advantage of all the services the public library has to
offer. From free access to homework
help, STEAM programs/activities, technology education, book clubs, and game
nights, a library card is one of the most cost effective back-to-school
supplies available and can save families hundreds of dollars a year.To see how much you can save, check out the ALA’s Library Value Calculator.
Labels: KiDS RooM News, ReaDiNG RooM News, TeeN RooM News
Adult Book Group Reads The Underground Railroad for October 4th & 6th
Coloson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad is the chosen title for All Booked Up’s discussion on Wednesday, October 4th at 6:30PM or Friday, October 6th at 1:00PM. Copies of the book are available in the upper level “New” room.
About the Book
Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in
Georgia. Life is hell for all the slaves, but especially bad for Cora;
an outcast even among her fellow Africans, she is coming into
womanhood—where even greater pain awaits. When Caesar, a recent arrival
from Virginia, tells her about the Underground Railroad, they decide to
take a terrifying risk and escape. Matters do not go as planned—Cora
kills a young white boy who tries to capture her. Though they manage to
find a station and head north, they are being hunted.
In
Whitehead’s ingenious conception, the Underground Railroad is no mere
metaphor—engineers and conductors operate a secret network of tracks and
tunnels beneath the Southern soil. Cora and Caesar’s first stop is
South Carolina, in a city that initially seems like a haven. But the
city’s placid surface masks an insidious scheme designed for its black
denizens. And even worse: Ridgeway, the relentless slave catcher, is
close on their heels. Forced to flee again, Cora embarks on a harrowing
flight, state by state, seeking true freedom.
Like the protagonist of Gulliver’s Travels, Cora encounters different worlds at each stage of her journey—hers is an odyssey through time as well as space. As Whitehead brilliantly re-creates the unique terrors for black people in the pre–Civil War era, his narrative seamlessly weaves the saga of America from the brutal importation of Africans to the unfulfilled promises of the present day. The Underground Railroad is at once a kinetic adventure tale of one woman’s ferocious will to escape the horrors of bondage and a shattering, powerful meditation on the history we all share.
Labels: all booked up, book discussion for adults, events/activities for adults, ReaDiNG RooM News, reading suggestions
September's Book of the Month is The Nix
The Nix by Nathan Hill is our featured title for September. Copies are available in the “New” room on the upper level of the library.
About the Book
It’s 2011, and Samuel Andresen-Anderson hasn’t seen his mother, Faye, in
decades—not since she abandoned the family when he was a boy. Now she’s
reappeared, having committed an absurd crime that electrifies the
nightly news and inflames a politically divided country. The media
paints Faye as a radical hippie with a sordid past, but as far as Samuel
knows, his mother was an ordinary girl who married her high-school
sweetheart. Which version of his mother is true? Two facts are certain:
she’s facing some serious charges, and she needs Samuel’s help.
To save her, Samuel will have to embark on his own journey, uncovering long-buried secrets about the woman he thought he knew, secrets that stretch across generations and have their origin all the way back in Norway, home of the mysterious Nix. As he does so, Samuel will confront not only Faye’s losses but also his own lost love, and will relearn everything he thought he knew about his mother, and himself.
To save her, Samuel will have to embark on his own journey, uncovering long-buried secrets about the woman he thought he knew, secrets that stretch across generations and have their origin all the way back in Norway, home of the mysterious Nix. As he does so, Samuel will confront not only Faye’s losses but also his own lost love, and will relearn everything he thought he knew about his mother, and himself.
Labels: book of the month club, ReaDiNG RooM News, reading suggestions
This Week @ Your Library...
Tuesday
Library CLOSED
Wednesday
Adult Book Group @ 6:30PM
Join All Booked Up as they discuss The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin.
Friday
Infant Story Time @ 10:30AM
Book Babies is a lap-sit program for infants (newborn-18 months) and their caregivers. This 20-minute program includes simple board books, rhymes and songs.
Toddler Story Time @ 11:30AM
Tiny Tales is a lap-sit program for toddlers (18-35 months) and their caregivers, bridging Book Babies and Preschool Story Time. This program includes simple stories, rhymes, songs, and interactive fun.
Adult Coloring @ 1:00PM
Rediscover the joys and relaxation of coloring. Come with friends or meet new ones! We provide the supplies, but feel free to bring your own if you prefer.
Check Out What Our Book Clubs are Reading...
Book of the Month Club (adults): The Nix by Nathan Hill
Page Turners (grades 6-8): Where You'll Find Me by Natasha Friend
Book Bunch (grades 3-5): Word of Mouse by James Patterson
Upcoming Classes, Workshop and Events
A Walk With Wildlife at Moore's Falls, 9-30-17, 1:00PM @ Moore's Falls
Preston Heller: The Mentalist, 10-26-17, 7:00PM @ Litchfield Middle School
The Grand Resort Hotels of the White Mountains, 11-15-17, 7:00PM @ Library
The Quest for Happiness, 1-23-18, 7:00PM @ Library
NH on High: Historic and Unusual Weathervanes of the Granite State, 5-9-18, 7:00PM @ Library
The Grand Resort Hotels of the White Mountains, 11-15-17, 7:00PM @ Library
The Quest for Happiness, 1-23-18, 7:00PM @ Library
NH on High: Historic and Unusual Weathervanes of the Granite State, 5-9-18, 7:00PM @ Library
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Remember to READ 4 THe FuN oF iT @ Aaron Cutler Memorial Library!
