Browsing Archive: November, 2011
Posted by Morrill Memorial & Harris Library on Wednesday, November 30, 2011,
We (finally) have a date set for a Cartooning Workshop:
Saturday, Dec. 10, 11am - 1 pm
The workshop is for people 10 yrs. old and up and will be taught by Sam
Carbaugh, a graduate of the School For Cartoon Studies and teacher of cartooning at AVA
Arts Center.
Please email or call the library (765-4037) to sign up.
Thanks to the Friends, there is no fee for this workshop.
Friday, Dec. 9, join us at 7pm to welcome Roz Finn, reading from her new book
"Love Among the Lambs".
Books will be available for sa...
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Library Notes--11/20/2011
Posted by Morrill Memorial & Harris Library on Monday, November 21, 2011,
Many dates to remember at the library:
No children's programs for this Thanksgiving week ---- Thursday or Friday.
(Our apologies to anyone who may have been inconvenienced by the last minute
cancellation of Storytime, last Friday ------ Emily was home with a sick
child). These programs will resume next week.
Sat., Nov. 26 at 5pm: A VERY special event: (part-time) Strafford resident
Gregory Maguire will visit the library for a reading from his new book "Out of
Oz: The Final Volume in the Wicked Years...
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RAFFLE-11/17/2011
Posted by Morrill Memorial & Harris Library on Friday, November 18, 2011,
Tickets for the Friends of the Library's Holiday Sale raffle are now
available.
Get yours at the Library - $1.00 each or 6 lucky chances for $5.00!
They will also be on sale at Coburn's, November 29th - December 3rd.
What would you like to win? Choose your prize from these two spectacular
prize packages!
Prize #1: Indulge yourself or someone you love!
-Keurig Coffee Brewer
-4 Cartons of K-Cups
-Red Kite Caramels
-Half Hour Massage
by Ashley Denk in South Strafford
Prize #2: A beautiful basket filled with...
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Library Open House and Holiday Sale
Posted by Morrill Memorial & Harris Library on Wednesday, November 16, 2011,
Mark Your Calendars!
The Friends of the Morrill Memorial & Harris Library are busy preparing for
their annual Open House & Holiday Sale. This year's event will be held on
Saturday, December 3rd from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the library.
Holiday offerings will include fresh wreaths & potted bulbs, baked goods &
jewelry, white elephant items & books, and handmade ornaments. There will
also be an "Eat, Drink, & Be Merry" raffle which will showcase goods and
services from generous Strafford, Upper ...
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Library Notes--11/8/2011
Posted by Morrill Memorial & Harris Library on Tuesday, November 8, 2011,
Even though school dismisses early this Thursday, we will run the "after
school" program at 3:15 - 4:30.
Friday at 10 am is Storytime.
Thanks to everyone who came for the "Mango / Downloadable" workshop on
Saturday ----- it was much busier than we expected!We hope everyone was able
to get started.......... please don't hesitate to let us know if you need more
help.
It is much easier to connect to Mango through our website:
www.straffordlibrary.org Click on links; then click on the link to Mango.
N...
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Library Notes--11/3/2011
Posted by Morrill Memorial & Harris Library on Thursday, November 3, 2011,
This Saturday, Nov. 5, 10am, we will host another "Downloadable / Mango"
Workshop.
Bring your laptop, i-pad, i-pod, Kindle, Nook, MP3 player, etc. and we will
do our best to get you started
on these programs we offer through the Green Mountain Library Consortium.
First, our tech savvy volunteer, Kasaundra Landon, will walk you through
setting up an account
with MANGO, the foreign language learning program. Then we'll work on
downloading audiobooks and e-books -----
a little tricky the first time (alth...
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