Browsing Archive: April, 2013
Posted by Morrill Memorial & Harris Library on Tuesday, April 30, 2013,
There is a change in Storytime for this month, as Emily will be attending a workshop this Friday (First Friday). So, we'll have "Second Friday" and Storytime will be May 10 at 10 am for all preschoolers.Now that it's actually spring, please remember the library book sale if you're spring cleaning.
The sale will be July 5 & 6 and we greatly appreciate donations (please no encyclopedias, moldy books,
text books or computer books). You can bring books to the library anytime and if you need help g...
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Posted by Morrill Memorial & Harris Library on Wednesday, April 24, 2013,
This evening (Wednesday)! 7 pm at the library, join us in welcoming Jim Rooney, talking about his book "Bossmen: Bill Monroe & Muddy Waters".Some new titles: "Frozen in Time" - Mitchell Zuckoff (another amazing WWII survival story),
"Everybody Matters: My Life Giving Voice" - Mary Robinson, "Vegetable Literacy" - Deborah Madison,
"Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation" - Michael Pollan; fiction - "Fly Away" - Kristin Hannah,
"Maya's Notebook" - Isabele Allende, "The Hit" - David Baldac...
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Posted by Morrill Memorial & Harris Library on Monday, April 22, 2013,
Mark your calendars to come to the library on Wednesday, April 24, at 7 pm,when Jim Rooney will discuss his book "Bossmen: Bill Monroe & Muddy Waters".As many of you know, Jim has been involved in many phases of the music business for over 50 years, and is a Grammy-award winning record producer. His talk is sure to be fascinating. New titles include non-fiction: "Gulp" - Mary Roach, "The Drunken Botanist" - Amy Stewart,
"Jerusalem: A Cookbook" - Yotam Ottolenghi, "The Second Atlas of Breedin...
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Posted by Morrill Memorial & Harris Library on Thursday, April 11, 2013,
This Saturday, Kasaundra will volunteering at the library ( 9 - 12 ),so if you have any questions about downloading audiobooks or e-books through the library, stop in and she can help you (between helping other patrons ).The biggest complaints seem to be :1. It is a 2 week check out period, which isn't enough for some people.2. Newer, popular books are always "out". People have found if theyuse their "waiting list" ( keeping 5 or 6 titles on it ), after a few weeks, theyusually start getting... Continue reading ...
Posted by Morrill Memorial & Harris Library on Tuesday, April 2, 2013,
This evening: 6:30 - 7:30, a special Storytime, for children of all ages!Come celebrate Hans Christian Anderson's birthday for International Children's Book Day. Stories, a simple project and refreshments.Feel free to wear your pajamas.New titles here or arriving this week: unusually, two new fiction books with the same title;
"Life After Life" - one by Kate Atkinson and one by Jill McCorkle, "The Burgess Boys" - Elizabeth Strout,
"Six Years" - Harlan Coben (thank you to the person who donated ...
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