ADULT BOOKS: FEBRUARY 2021

FICTION - LITERARY/HISTORICAL/SCIFI

Black Buck, Mateo Askaripour

Children’s Bible, Lydia Millet

The Children’s Blizzard, Melanie Benjamin

The Four Winds, Kristen Hannah

The Hare, Melanie Finn

The Mystery of Mrs. Christie, Marie Benedict

Our Darkest Night, Jennifer Robson

Outlawed, Anna North

Perestroika in Paris, Jane Smiley

Ridgerunner, Gil Adamson

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, Christopher Paolini

The Center of Everything, Jaime Harrison (on order)

Peaces, Helen Oyeyemi (on or...

New titles include: fiction:"Pachinko" - Min Jin Lee, " The One Inside" - Sam Shepard, "A Piece of the World" - Christina Baker Kline; non-fiction: 
"The Stranger In the Woods:The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit" - Michael Finkel, ""Naturally Sweet" - Americas Test Kitchen; 
for younger readers: "Caraval" - Stephanie Garber, "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" (Newbery Award winner)- Kelly Barnhill, 
"Unbeatable Squirrel Girl" - ...

Where: the Friends of the Morrill Memorial Library Holiday Sale!
December 3, 2016 from 11-2
Our motto is "reduce, reuse and recycle!"

Well, the holidays are coming and it’s time to consider sorting through
your drawers, cupboards, basements, attics, and closets to seek out those
rather “odd” gifts. If you never really knew what to do with them, bring
them to the Library.  Do you have any irresistible yard sa...

The library will be staffed by our wonderful volunteers next week, so InterLibrary requests will not ...

New arrivals to the collection: "News of the World" - Paulette Jiles,  "Today Will be Different" - Maria Semple, "A Gentleman in Moscow" - Amor Towles, "Two by Two"- Nicholas Sparks, 
"Trespasser" - Tana French,  "Coffin Road" - Peter May, "Friday on My Mind" - Nicci French, and next week - Jodi Picoult's new book.

And if you need inspiration for the pie baking contest at Apple Fest this Sunday (at the Homestead), we have a few books featuring pie making.

Thanks to Mike Hebb, we now have a picnic table in our back field for all to enjoy ----- a quiet place to read, play, have a picnic. 

The after-school program with Emily begins Thursday! 

Monday, 6:30 pm: STORYTIME for our younger patrons. Dance theme, so wear your dancing shoes!
Wednesday, 7 pm: READING LOG CELEBRATION! For children who kept reading logs over the summer, please join us to celebrate your success with root beer floats!

Thursday, 1 pm: Reading Group meets to discuss the book "Our Souls at Night" by Kent Haruf. All are welcome.

New titles include: "Underground Railroad" - Colson Whitehead, "Another Brooklyn" - Jaqueline Woodson, " Dark Matt...

There is still time for kids to start a Summer Reading Log ---- but get going! The deadline is August 15th, only 3 1/2 weeks away!
All children who participate can join in the celebration (Thursday, Aug. 25) and receive a certificate. The Friends of the Morrill Library generously provide
special gifts for those ...

Our Children's Summer Programs begin this Monday, July 11. Programs start at 6:30, at the library (unless otherwise noted)and are geared toward school-age children (sibs always welcome!). The next few weeks:
July 11: "Animal Athletes" - an interactive program fe...

Thursday, 1pm: Reading Group discusses Raymond Chandler's "The Long Goodbye". Everyone is welcome.

Children are welcome to stop in anytime and start a Summer Reading Log.

In the last post about the passes the library has to local attractions, we forgot to mention one of our most popular passes: Billings Farm Museu...

The Reading Group's next pick:  novelist Ann Patchett's memoir, "This is the Portrait of a Happy Marriage".  They will meet Thursday, May 26 at 1pm.

New titles arriving next week: (fiction) "Zero K" - Don Delillo, "...

New titles include:
"Glory Over Everything" - Kathleen Grissom, "Extreme Prey" - John Sandford, "Seven Brief Lessons on Physics" - Carlo Rovelli;
coming next week: (long awaited)"Everybody's Fool" - Richard Russo, "Redemption Road" - John Hart, "Britt Marie Was Here" - Fredrik Backman and a new Rick Riordan book. 

The Trustees had an opportunity to send the painting to Barry Bauman, a retired conservator who now only works for non-profits and does not charge for his time. He  has worked on other Brumidi paintings and studied at a land grant college, both factors that led him to accept Morrill’s portrait for restorati...

Join us Tuesday evening at 7pm, for the last of our 3-part VT Humanities Council reading and discussio...

If you know a budding cartoonist who will be 16 by June 1, they have a chance to win a scholarship ($900 value)to a weeklong
workshop at the Center for Cartoon Studies in WRJ. Students interested in the scholarship must fill out the form, which must be submitted through their local public library by May 1, so contact the library if you're interested. For more info about the workshop, see:   
www.cartoons...

Recently arrived titles, or expected next week: "At the Edge of the Orchard" - Tracy Chevalier, "The Summer Before the War" - Helen Simonson, "Off the Grid" - CJ Box, "Widow" - Fiona Barton,
"Midnight Sun" - Jo Nesbo, ...

The Reading Group has chosen the book "The Door" by Magda Szabo for their next discussion on Thur., Feb. 25 at 1 pm.
Named one of the New York Times "10 best books of 2015", it was originally published in Hungary in 1987, but transla...

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Get ready for tax season!
You may remember last year, how frustrating it was to try and find forms, directions or tax information, as both the state and federal tax agencies promote online filing. 
Join us on MONDAY, JAN. 25th at 7pm: we'll host Kerry Claffey presenting a workshop on taxes. 
Topics he'll cover (no, he won't be filling out individual t...

The library will offer a Vermont Humanities Council program again this winter. We will host a Reading & Discussion series titled "The Seven Deadly Sins", meeting once a month
on Tuesday evenings, with a local scholar leading the discussions. The readings are short stories, by a very varied group of writers, all collected in one volume. The books arrived last week,
so you are welcome to stop in and check one out if you want to participate in this engaging program. Here...

Many end of the year "best of 2015" lists are appearing ----- they are so subjective that they appear to be "all over the place". Here is a site that has combined 12 "best of" lists, and you can see that many of the books on the list only get mentioned on a couple of lists:
h...

Next Saturday, Dec. 5, we will be closed for regular hours, but please stop in between 11 - 2 for the fabulous :
     HOLIDAY SALE and RAFFLE!!!!
Please stop in to purchase wreaths / flowering bulbs / some great shopping (jewelry, champagne flutes, linens, glas...

Fancy a week in Maine? Two plane tickets anywhere in the US? Fabulous Amy
Donohue photography, Simon Pearce glassware, and other regional treats?

Now's your chance! Tickets for the Friends of Morrill Memorial Library
Raffle, featuring all of the above, will go on sale at the library starting
tomorrow, November 18.

Tickets for the special Maine cottage drawing: $20 each
Tickets for JetBlue getaway and local favorites: $1 each, $5 for 6, or $20
for 30.

If you ...

Holiday Sale updates from the Friends of the Morrill Library:
Raffle tickets (for some fabulous prizes!) will go on sale Saturday, 11/28.
Thanks to those of you who have been bringing in some lovely items for the "regiftable" tables. If you're on the "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up" path and you're cleaning out, we appreciate any new / almost new items you know someone else will treasure! Bring them in anytime the l...

1. You Can Get There From Here:
A special, limited raffle for a one week stay (your choice of week in June
or September, 2016) at Cobblestone Farm, in...

On Sunday, Nov. 15, we'll have a special guest visiting the library: Sydney Lea.  A poet, novelist, essayist, editor, and professor, he retired just this week as Vermont Poet Laureate. His new book of essays is 
"What's the Story? Reflections on a Life Grown Long". Mark your calendars now, and please join...

The Cartooning workshop "Tell Your Own Story with Comics!" with Ericc Crum, is coming up in two weeks: Tuesday, June 23, at  7pm here in the library. Please email or call to register kids 8 - 100 yrs. old.

We've added (thanks to "the Friends") a pass to the Fairbanks Museum and planetarium to our collection if you are looking for an outing to St. Johnsbury.

Donations for the book sale can be broug...

A new collection of LUV DVD's & Audiobooks arrived today.

New titles include: "The Bone Tree" - Greg Iles, "The Green Road" - Anne Enright, "On the Move: a Life" - Oliver Sacks, "Ghost Fields" - Elly Griffiths, "Rock With Wings" - Anne Hillerman (continuing Tony Hillerman's popular mystery series), "Saint Anything" - Sarah Dessen...

PLEASE return all LUV DVD's AND Audiobooks by THIS Thursday.

A reminder that the library has passes we can lend to VINS, the Shelburne Museum, Billings Farm, ECHO (a discount). 
The State Park and Historic Sites pass should arrive very soon.

New titles: "God in Ruins" - Kate Atkinson (audio, also), "Early Warning" - Jane Smiley, "I Refuse" - Per Petterson, "The Sympathizer" - Viet Thanh Nguyen, "Memory Man" - Da...

Here is a poem from Mame Willey (thanks!), as we continue to celebrate National Poetry Month:

    FULL MOON

I see it coming up
behind the empty trees.
Orange, like a harvest moon.
But this is only March.

An hour from now
it will be free of the trees
and it will be it...

Happening at the library this Sunday evening at 6: back by popular demand:    
*A Communtiy Storytelling Event*  :  *TRUTH BE TOLD*
6 pm: live music by Strafford's talented sisters by wa...

The last program in our series "Masters of the Short Story" from the VT Humanities Council is on Tuesday, 
April 14, at 7 pm, to discuss stories by Ann Beattie.
The discussion will be led by Suzanne Brown, an English professor at Dartmouth. 
We have copies of the book available and a list of the six stories that will be the focus of the discussion.

The library will be staffed by volunte...

Recent additions to the collection include: "Dead Wake" - Erik Larson (audiobook version also),  "It's What I do : a Photographer's Life of Love and War" - Lynsey Addario, "Essays After Eighty" -...

David Grant will be presenting his new book  "The Social Profit Handbook".
If you, or someone you know works or volunteers for a community focused organization, this presentation will be of special interest!
Please join us..............
Refreshments provided and books will be available for sale.
Tuesday, March 10, 7pm, at the Morrill Memorial & Harris Library, in Strafford.
email or call 765-4037 for more information.

Please return all LUV...

The Reading Group has chosen the book "The Lay of the Land" by Richard Ford for their next discussion on Thursday, March 26 at 1pm.

New titles: "The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adu...

The Reading Group meets this Thursday at 1 pm, to discuss the book "Little Failure", Gary Shteyngart's memoir.

New titles include: "This is What You Just Put in Your Mouth: From Egg Nog to Beef Jerky, the Surprising Secrets of What's Inside Everyday Products" - Patrick DiJusto,     
"...

Next Monday, Feb. 23, Cindy Stableford will host another "i-pad drop in" workshop, from 6:45 - 8 pm. Bring your i-pad,
your questions, and make sure you know the password to your apple account.

There are copies of "Collected Works: Flannery O'Connor"  available to borrow, along with a list of which stories to focus on for the 
next VT Humanities Council program on Tuesday, March 17.

And mark your calendar for Tuesday, ...

The Reading Group has chosen to read the memoir "Little Failure" by Gary Shteyngart for their ...

Monday, 6:45 - 8 pm:  i-pad "drop-in" help with Cindy Stableford. Bring your questions, your i-pad and remember your apple account password!

Thursday, 1 pm: Reading Group meets to discuss "The Blue Flower" by Penelope Fitgerald.

New titles at the library include: "Leaving Before the Rains Come" - Alexandra Fuller, "Suspended Sentences" - Patrick Modiano, "Black River" - S.M. Hulse, "Go...

A week from Monday, on Monday, 1/26, from 6:45 - 8, the library will host an i-pad "drop-in" time.
If you recently started using an i-pad or just need some pointers / reminders, or want to learn something new,
Cindy Stableford will be here to answer your questions. Bring your i-pad (and remember your apple account password).

Please let us know if there are other "tech" issues in which you would like the library to try an...

STORYTIME: Friday, Jan. 2 at 10 am.Read aloud, along with an activity.

Emily will host a Storytime to start the New Year, during school vacation, on Friday, January 2 at 10 am.
Bring those preschoolers (siblings welcome) to the library!

The library will be sponsoring a special Reading and Discussion program this winter, from the VT Humanities Council: Masters of the Short Story.
There will be three sessions, on Tuesday evenings: Feb...

The Friends have finished sorting and organizing the re-giftables! Thank you to all who donated many
unique and wonderful gifts. You'll be amazed at what you can find here.
Baked good can be dropped off Saturday morning at 9, or Friday from 4 - 6.
Thank you, thank you.

Interested in doing some geneaology research? Everyone can have access to Heritage Quest, an online, comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources. Please email or call the library to learn how to access the site.

Thanks to Gus Speth for a wonderful reading at the library last nigh...

Gus Speth will be reading from and discussing his recently published memoir, "Angels by the River". His first memoir, the book follows his unlikely path—from a Southern boyhood to his career as an influential mainstream environmentalist to his current system-changing activism. In this compelling memoir, Speth explore...

But you still have time to bring your special "regiftables" to join what is fast becoming an interesting and elegant collection. With your help our “regiftables” table will be offering some truly lovely and unique gifts for parents, spouses, children, siblings, and other special friends at amazingly affordable prices. 

We are thrilled with the response to date! A...

Some new titles include: fiction: "Us" - David Nicholls, "Lila" - Mailynne Robinson, "Let Me Be Frank With You" - Richard Ford, "Revival" - Stephen King, "The Burning Room" - Michael Connelly, "The Wolf In Winter" - John Connolly, "The Handsome Man's Deluxe Cafe" -Alexander McCall Smith, "The Lewis Man" - Peter May; ...

The Friends of the Morrill Memorial and Harris Library Holiday Sale will be
here soon:  Saturday December 6 from 11 am to 2 pm at the library.  Come
brows our affordable gifts, wonderful books, beautiful wreaths and potted
bulbs, and delicious food items.  We also have another spectacular raffle
planned this year!  There will be three prize packages:

*Winter Pleasures Package*: Let the winter winds howl while you cuddle up
with a good book:

   - Pompanoosuc Mills Cherry Windsor Arm Chair
   - 100% Al...

Wednesday, Nov. 12, 7pm: Gus Speth will be reading from and talking about his new memoir "Angels by the River".
Books will be available for sale and refreshments will be provided. Please join us for a night out in Strafford.

The after-school program continues on Thursday.

Next week:
Thursday, Nov.20, 1pm: the Reading Group will meet to discuss a classic Greek tragedy: "Antigone" by Sophocles.All are welcome.

We hope you've started that search through your closets, drawers and
cupboards seeking out those new or nearly new items that no longer provide
you with satisfaction or...

Please join the Friends of the Morrill Memorial and Harris Library, for their Annual Meeting, NEXT THURSDAY, October 23 at 7:00 pm.  After a brief report on FOMML activities over the past 12 months, Meg Lukens Noonan, journalist and author from Hanover,  will read from her recent book, "The Coat Route: On the Trail of a $50,000 Coat".  
"A fabulous story, brilliantly told...I couldn't have enjoyed it more" -- Bill Bryson
"If there's...

The library will be closed next Monday, October 13, for the Federal Holiday ........ sorry for any inconvenience.

We recently received a book, "From Copperas to Cleanup: The History of Vermont's Elizabeth Copper Mine", from the EPA, a publication to partially fulfill an agreement to address adverse impacts to historic resources from the cleanup. Great photos. It's also available as a downl...

The Reading Group has chosen a classic for their next discussion: Mark Twain's "Innocents Abroad". They will meet on Thursday, Oct. 30 at 1 pm...

Newer titles include: fiction: "Howard Ellman's Farewell" - Ernest Hebert, "The Children Act" - Ian McEwan, " "Edge of Eternity" - Ken Follett, "Somewhere Safe With Somebody Good" - Jan Karon; mysteries: "The Bone Orchard" - Doiron, "Bones Never Lie" - Reich, " The Marco Effect" - Adler-Olsen, "The Monogram Murders: the New Hercule Poirot Mystery" - Hannah (with permission f...

The library will be closed on Monday (Labor Day).

New titles include "Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his Years of Pilgrimage" - Murakami, "Lisette's List"- Susan Vreeland, " "The Long Way Home" - a new Louise Penny (!) (as an audiobook also), "Strange Shores" - Arnaldur Indridason...

The library has some new DVD's in the collection, including "Bidder 70", a documentary about Tim DeChristopher, a keynote speaker at the Symposium this weekend; "Divergent", and "Orphan Black, Season 2".

A reminder that the circulation period for DVD's and magazines is 7 days and ther...

Friday at 10: STORYTIME! The last one in our summer series.

Parents, pleas...

Friday, 10 am: STORYTIME!

We have a special program on Monday, to wrap up our children's evening summer program:
6:30 pm, AT BARRETT HALL: award-winn...

Some new titles: "A Fighting Chance" - Elizabeth Warren, "The Banh Mi Handbook" - Nguyen, "Smoke: New Firewood Cooking" - Byres; "The Heist" - Silva, " Wayfaring Stranger" - Burke, "The City" - Koontz, "Those Who Wish me Dead" - Koryta, "Hounded" - Rosenfelt;       for younger readers: the classic "A Bear Called Paddington" (soon to be a movie), " Minecraft: Redstone", "Beavers Busy Yaer" - a new Mary Holland picture book;
DVD's: Orphan Black, season 1 and Call the Midw...

IT'S ALMOST HERE ------ ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF SUMMER IN STRAFFORD:
FIRE TRUCK NIGHT  ON-THE-COMMON !!
Monday, July 21, 6:30 pm.
Bring a towel and be prepared to get wet.

The Reading Group will meet Thursday, July 31 at 1pm to discuss the book "The Signature of All Things", by Elizabeth Gilbert.

If you're headed out to visit a state park, state historic site or many area museums, remember to check with us first ---- if  the pass
is available, you'll get free admission (e...

New titles include: fiction: "Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands" - Chris Bohjalian (audio version also),"Flight of the Sparrow" - Amy Belding Brown (Thetford author!),"The Book of Unknown Americans" - Cristina Henriquez, "Landline" - Rainbow Rowell (of YA fame),"One Plus One" - JoJo Moyes, "Matchmaker" - Elin Hilderbrand, "China Dolls"- Lisa See, "The Care and Management of ...

Monday evening marks the start of our children's summer programs, and we're starting with a special program:
"WHAT...

The chil...

New titles include: ...

We now have passes to The Fells, Historic Estate and Gardens, in Sunapee, NH, thanks (again) to the Friends of the Morrill Library. They're a bit different than other passes ----- they are for particular days of the week, so you need to know what day you will be going ---- but we have passes for every day of the week. The grounds are open every day, but the Main House and Shop are not open every day. Their w...

A great family event now in its fourth year, this gathering features lots of live music (including the truly local band, Haywire), demonstrations, community groups and crafters, workshops (in...

Friday: STORYTIME! 10am

We'll be visiting some of the classes at Newton School on Friday, 6/13, to talk about the great summer programs we have scheduled and to send home a calendar of events.

New titles arriving this week: "Mr. Mercedes" - Stephen King, "Midnight in Europe" - Alan Furst, " All Day and a Night" - Alifar Burke, " The Vacationers" - Emma Straub, " Fourth of July Creek" - Smith Henderson, "All Fishermen Are Liars"...

Enjoy a spring / summer outing ---- a reminder that the library has passes to lend
  (most are family passes):
Billings Farm Museum
VINS
Shelburne Museum
Shelburne Farms (limited access---- for the Walking Trails & Children's Farmyard 
ECHO (not a freebie, but a greatly reduced rate)
The VT State Parks and Historic sites passes will be coming soon.
You may want to call to see if the pass you want is in, as they are borrowed regularly ---- 765-4037.

Early warning: the library wi...

Storytime is this Friday, May 16 at 10 am.

Some new titles include "The Animal Farm Butter Buttermilk Cookbook" - Diane St. Clair ( a Vermont book), "Congratulations By the Way " - George Saunders, "Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?" - Roz Chast, "Keep Quiet" - Lisa Scottoline, "Natchez Burning" - Greg Iles, "All the Light ...

Friday: 7 pm: A Community Storytelling Event:  "TRUTH BE TOLD"  The evening’s theme is:  COINCIDENCE or FATE?
    Live music and refreshments, followed by stories (5 mins. each) at 7:30 pm. 
     Free and open to teens and up ------ tell a story or come and enjoy others.
     We hope to see you there! For more information: Noah Chute noah.chute@gmail.com

And please join us for a SPECIAL EVENT: SUNDAY, April 27
7PM, NEXT DOOR AT THE HOMESTEAD ---- Education Building
BEN ...

Also, next Friday evening, another group is sponsoring a "Community Storytelling Event" in the library ---- sounds like fun for both storytellers and listeners.
The theme is "coincidence or fate" and they are looking for storytellers to tell 5 minute tales.

New titles include: (non-fiction): "Flashboys" - Michael Lewis, "10% Happier" - Dan Harris, "Seeds of Hope" - Jane Good...

Mark your calendars for a special event: Ben Kilham ('the bear guy")will be here Sunday, April 27 at 7 pm.
Actually, we'll be holding the program next door, in the Education Building at the Homestead.
He'll be giving a talk, with video and photos, on "The Social Blac...

The Thursday after school program will run at 3:15, although there will be no bus transportation due to half day at Newton School.

Friday, 10 am: STORYTIME

The Reading Group has changed their mind about the ...

We have a new rotation of LUV DVD's in, along with a few new titles, including Jim Rooney's new book:
"In It For the Long Run"; "The How Can it be Gluten Free Cookbook" - from America's Test Kitchen (the Cook's Illustrated
people); the DVD "Frozen".

Reading Group meets next Thursday at 1pm to discuss "The Sixth Extinction" by Elizabeth Kolbert

PLEASE please return LUV DVD's (audiobooks stay for a while) asa...

If you (or someone you know) are looking for Vermont tax forms (it is increasingly difficult to get paper forms):

1. order them by emailing:  taxforms@state.vt.us

2. order them by calling 802-828-2515 and leave a message with your name, mailing address, and form numbers needed.

3. print forms from the website:  www.tax.vermont.gov   ----- go to the "individual income tax resource area".

We can help you print the forms in the library. 

Some new arrivals: fiction: "I Always Loved You" - Robin Olivera, " The Museum of Extraordinary Things" - Alice Hoffman, " An Officer and a Spy" - Robert Harris, " Killer" - Jonathan Kellerman, "Winter People" - Jennifer McMahon ( a "spooky mystery", set in Vermont; non-fiction: "The Sixth Extinction" - Elizabeth Kolbert, "Out of the Woods: A Memoir of Wayfinding" - Lynn Darling (set p...

The library will be closed this Monday ------ happy holiday. 

Saturday : 10 am AT THE EDUCATION CENTER AT THE HOMESTEAD:  MEDICARE !
Join us in learning all about it, with Dagny Hoff, from the Central VT Council on Aging.
For ...

The Reading Group will meet Thursday, Feb. 27 at 1 pm to discuss the book "The Last Dickens" by Matthew Pearl. "A historical literary mystery filled with real-life figures........ showcases Pearl’s impressive research into the Victorian era" (Bookmarks magazine).

Looking for paper VT tax forms? A daunting task this year. We have a few booklets at the library, and can order more. We can print forms for you (federal forms also), or you can order Vermont forms by emailing:
taxforms@state.vt.us
Th...

We have a new collection of LUV DVD's and audiobooks in.
Other new additions include DVD's: "The Butler", "20 Feet From Stardom", and "Fruitvale Station". "Captain Philips" will arrive soon and Season 4 of Downton Abbey should arrive by Feb. 3 (yes, there is already a short waiting list).
Fiction: "Andrew's Brain" - Doctorow, "Mrs. Lincoln's Rival" - Chiaverini, "The Days of Anna Madrigal" - Armistead, "Red Risi...

Please return all LUV audiobooks AND DVD's by Thursday, so we can exchange them for a new collection. 

There are paper copies of the "Delinquent Tax Penalty Survey" at the library, if you can't fill it out online.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
Thursday, Jan. 30, 1pm: Reading Group discusses "Dodger" by Terry Pratchett

Saturday, Feb. 8, 11 am: Fancy Nancy Tea!!  We know there are quite a few Fancy Nancy fans out there, so please bring them in to join Emily for this fun event. Extraordinary Fancy Nancy wardrobes, amazing manners and a fabulous vocabulary encouraged. Dolls welcome.

S...

Storytime continues, first and third Fridays: Jan. 3 & 17. (this Friday!)
10 am at the library.

The after-school program will re-start Thursday, Jan. 9. 

The library will be closed next Wednesday, Dec. 25 and the following Wednesday, Jan. 1.
Happy holidays to all.

Some new titles at the library: fiction: "Stella Bain" - Anita Shreve, "The Supreme Macaroni Company" -
 Adriana Trigiani, "The First Phone Call From Heaven - Mitch Albom,  "Gods of Guilt" - Connelly,
 "King and Maxwell" - Baldacci, "Takedown Twenty" - Evanovich, "Norwegian By Night" - Miller,
 "Through the Evil Days" - Spencer-Fleming;
non-fiction: "The Unwindin...

Some new titles include: " The Luminaries" - Eleanor Catton, " Archangel" - Andrea Barrett, "Takedown Twenty" - Janet Evanovich, "The Accused" - Lisa Scottoline, "Dust" - Patricia Cornwell, "River Cottage Veg" - Whittingstall; for children: "Journey" -  Aaron Becker, "Rocket's Mighty Words" - Tad Hills, "Tea Party Rules" - Ame Dyckman, "Fairy T...

We have heard that some people are experiencing problems with the Vermont Health Connect website
(is anyone surprised???). The website is:     healthconnect.vermont.gov
You ca...

Some new titles: non-fiction: "David and Goliath" - Malcolm Gladwell, "Reign of Error" - Diane Ravitch,
"Five Days at Memorial" - Sheri Fink, "The Four Season Farm Gardener cookbook" - Barbara Damroasch;
fiction: "The Longest Ride" - Nicolas Sparks, "Identical" - Scott Turow, "Just One Evil Act" - Elizabeth George,
"Black Skies" - Arnaldur Indradason, "Police" - Jo Nesbo, 
kids books: "House of Hades" - Rick Rio...

Thanks to the generosity of all who attended the Town House Forum this past summer, we 
have received a wonderful donation to the book fund at the library.

The annual meeting of The Friends of the Morrill Memorial & Harris Library is coming right up:
Thursday, Oct. 24. There will be a short business meeting at 6:30. At 7pm, we will be treated to readings
from some Strafford writers: Anne Adams, Ed D...

The second i-pad session, "Getting More From Your i-pad", is full.
You can still let us know if you are interested, as we have a waiting list and Cindy Stableford may be kind
enough to offer it again soon (especially if there is demand).

A reminder, as we start hearing more about Vermont Health Connect: we have brochures at the library and
contact information. There is a lot of info on their website:
              healthconn...

On VPR's "Vermont Edition" show, there will be a series on DCF (Dorothy Canfield Fisher) books, "Dorothy's List: A Monthly Series for Young Readers. We’ll visit schools and libraries around Vermont to hear what kids have to say about the books. We’ll also speak with the authors – and let the kids ask the questions.  So grab a book and join us for Dorothy’s List: A Monthly Series for Young Readers. It’s not your parents’ book club!

Dorothy's Lis...

i-pad workshops! Cindy Stableford has agreed to share her expertise and enthusiasm.
She will run two workshops of two sessions each, all on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 - 8:30pm:
 the first is for beginners:
GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR I-PAD ---- Oct. 15 & 22
and for slightly experienced users:
GETTING MORE FROM YOUR I-PAD --- Oct. 29 & Nov. 5
Class size is limited, so please email or call the library (765-4037) to sign up.

new titles include "Three Can...

There is a new rotation of LUV DVD's & audiobooks.
A gentle reminder to PLEASE be careful with discs ------- some of them look like
they've been through a disaster  ( a car floor perhaps? ) and it's difficult to justify replacement costs.

We would like to thank the Friends of the Morrill Memorial & Harris Library (yet again!) for their 
wonderful generosity in supporting the summer reading program for children. If your child kept a
Readin...

FRIDAY:
10am STORYTIME!

Our passes are still good for your autumn enjoyment: free admission to Shelburne Museum, VINS, VT State Parks and Historical Sites,
Billings Farm Museum, the American Precision Museum and a discount at ECHO. 

Thursday, Sept. 5: 1 pm: Reading Group will discuss the award winning book "Beyond the Beautiful Forevers" by Katherine Boo.

Thursday, Sept. 5: 7 pm: if you're interested in buying spring flowering bulbs, join in this meeting to combine for a wholesale order.

Children's programming will be starting up again:
First Fridays Storytime starts next Friday, Sept. 6 at 10 am.
Thursdays after-school program will start on Sept. 19, 3:15 - 4:15. 

Are you interested in ordering spring flowering bulbs ---- daffodils, crocus, etc?
If there is enough interest, we can schedule a meeting at the library (VERY SOON-
it's getting late!) and coordinate a group ord...

The Town House Forum finished their season with another ...

Monday (Aug. 12) : 6:30 pm: Children's program --- making fossils. This will be the last of our summer
programs. Emily is busy planning the after - school program. Again, watch for announcements.

The deadline for children to fill out...

Friday, 10 am: STORYTIME

Monday, 6:30pm IN THE GYM (try to get there just a few minutes early to get your seats):
a very special show --------
PuppeTree, a puppet theater group, will perform the classic story
"C...

Friday, 10 am : STORYTIME. All preschoolers welcome (and siblings, etc.)

Monday, 6:30pm: Children's Program ----- finishing Fairy / Gnome homes we started last Monday.
 If you didn't start one, you can still join in ------ start one and put the finishing touches on at home.
Also, kids should remember to fill in their reading logs at the library.

Next Wednesday, July 31, 7pm: we'll be hosting some members of t...

Newer titles include:
Non-fiction: "Smoke and Pickles" - Edward Lee, "Preserving with Pomona's Pectin" - Alison Duffy, "Bunker Hill" - Nathaniel Philbrick.
Fiction: "The Light in the Ruins" - Chris Bohjalian, "Sweet Salt Air" - Barbara Delinsky, "Letters From Skye" - Jessica Brockmole,
 "The English Girl" - Daniel Silva.
Mystery: "Her Last Breath" - Castillo, "Fire Witness" - Kepler, "The Bat" - Nesbo, "The Heist" - Evanov...

Thanks so much to the Strafford Firemen's Association for great fun on the common Monday evening.

Friday  ---- STORYTIME at 10.

Next Monday evening, for the children's program 9geared to school age children), we will be
constructing fairy and gnome houses. Emily has left ...

Thank you to the Strafford Firemen's (and Firewomen's) Association!!!! 

Saturday: "Downloadables" --- learn how to download ebooks and audiobooks, free through the library.
 10 -11am - i-devices; 11-12 - kindles, nooks, the rest.
Bring your device, set up with an apple or amazon account and remember your password!

We need all LUV DVD's returned by Saturday, so we can get a new collection on Monday.

FIRE TRUCK NIGHT!!! (we hope): Monday, 6:30 on the common. This is great fun for ALL ages ---- 
wear a bathing suit and bring a towel. Rumor is the...

Just one week till the book sale ............ so go through those shelves and bring any donations in
by next Friday ------ noon is the cutoff time, when the sorters will be out in full force. (Once again: please,
no encyclopedias, computer books, moldy b...

Only two more weeks till the book sale ....... one of our major fundraisers, 
put on by the Friends of the Morrill Memorial Library.
From the crowded basement where sorting is taking place, it looks like it will be another great sale.
Thanks to all who have been dropping off books (and DVD's, etc.). It's not too late -----
you can drop off books anytime the library is open or c...

         Students can come in any time to start a summer READING LOG. We strongly encourage all kids
to read over the summer -------- yes, to keep up and improve on their reading skills --------- but mostly to enjoy
discovering a new world in each new book. The "logs" will stay at the library and children are welcome to co...

Storytime is this Friday at 10 am. Come join in.

The Reading Group will meet Thursday, June 27 at 1pm to discuss the book "Ceremony" by 
Leslie Marmon Silko.  Published in 1977, "Ceremony" is considered a profound and moving work
 of Native Ameri...

The Reading Group meets Thursday, 5/30 at 1pm to discuss 'The Club Dumas"
by Arturo Perez-Reverte.

The annual book sale is in 6 weeks !!!!! 
The sale is put on by The Friends of the Morrill Memorial & Harris Library as a benefit for the library
 and it has become one of our big fundraisers. Of course, the success of the sale (which has grown annually)
 depends greatly on the wonderful donations you all make. So please, as you are cleani...

Quite a few new titles have recently arrived: in fiction; "The Burgess Bo...

 The percussion duo, founded in 1998, ...

Please join us next Thursday evening, May 16, for a benefit concert for the library.
The concert will be at the United Church at 7 pm.
The Sylvia Smith Percussion Duo will perform "A Vietnam Memorial", composed by Stuart Smith,
written for spoken voice and percussion.
The Smiths are residents of Strafford and have kindly offered to put on this benefit.
Suggested donation is $10 and you are welcome to join the artists for refreshments af...

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...

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...

New titles include  non-fiction: "Gulp" - Mary Roach, "The Drunken Botanist" - Amy Stewart,
 "Jerusalem: A Cookbook" - Yotam Ottolenghi, "The Second Atlas of Breedin...

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 ...

We have two Storytimes next week:
Tuesday, April 2 at 6:30 - 7:30 pm: a special Storytime, as part of a group of libraries celebrating 
International Children's Book day. Join us in celebrating Hans Christian Anderson's birthday.
We'll read stories, have a simple cr...

Next Thursday, March 28, at 1pm, the Reading Group meets to discuss the short story collection
"Runaway" by Alice Munro.  All are welcome to join in.

People have been asking about the second season of "Homeland" o...

We will be participating with area libraries to celebrate "International Children's Book Day" the week
of April 2 - April 6. The Morrill Library will kick off the festivities by hosting a special Storytime to celebrate
Hans Christian Anderson's birthday on Tuesday, April 2, from 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Come in your PJ's! Join us for 
stories and birthday cake. The rest of the week, you can visit other libraries:
Wed., April 3 - Chelsea, 3 - 4 pm
Thur., April 4 - T...

Also, a gentle reminder: please return DVDs in a timely fashion!
The circulation time for DVDs (and magazines) is one week. Returning them asap
is especially important for newer DVDs, which often have  a waiting list, and for 
LUV DVDs, which we we have for two months (so, if someone keeps one for three or four weeks,
 it greatly limits the number of other people who can enjoy it).

 "Life of Pi" is in, as w...

The Reading Group will meet Weds., Feb. 27 (instead of Thursday this month) at 1 pm to discuss a collection of short stories by George Saunders, " In Persuasion Nation".

There will be no after school program during school vacation week (Feb. 28), but we will have 
"First Fridays Storytime" on Friday, March 1.

Some new titles: " The Aviator's Wife" - Melanie Benjamin, "A Week in Winter" - Maeve Binchy (“The late great Binchy’s la...

The library has a new printer / copy machine (finally) . 
Clean, clear copies, just in time for tax season.
It's easy to print tax forms from the ...

Saturday, 10 am: Downloadables for i-devices:
Join us to learn how to download ebooks and audiobooks through the library.
Bring your i-toy (i-pad, i-touch, i-pod, etc) and apple account info.

DOWNLOADABLES FOR I-DEVICES

Bring your i-toy (i-pad, i-pod, i-touch, etc) and Kasaundra will show us
how to use the free audiobook and e-book downloadable services from the library.
You should have an apple account set up. 

Thursday, the reading group meets at 1 pm to discuss "Flaubert's Parrot" by Julian Barnes.

Sunday, February 10, we welcome Strafford's Dori Wolfe, reading from her new book
"Only Hope: a True-Life Novel". Many of us are familiar with Dori and her work on the Strafford Energy Committee, 
as co-founder of groSolar and her current business Wolfe Energy. Come and hear another side to Dori...

And mark your calendars for Sunday, ...

You may have noticed three local books featured on the front page of the January Strafford News.
The library hopes to finish cataloging all three books into our collection this week, so they will be available to borrow.
We are planning to host a reading by Dori Wolfe for her book "Only Hope: a True-Life Novel"...... we'll keep you
posted as soon as a date is set.

If you are getting rid of any old s...

We will be closing at 5pm on Monday, Dec. 31. 
(and if there is a weather - related reason to close early tomorrow, we may do so)

Next Friday, Jan. 4, will be our "Fi...

New titles recently added to the collection in fiction: "Flight Behavior" - Barbara Kingsolver, "Astray" - Emma Donoghue,
"Back to Blood" - Tom Wolfe, "Casual Vacancy" - J.K. Rowling, "The Secret Keeper" - Kate Morton, "The Panther" -
Nelson DeMille, "The Art Forger" - B.A. Shapiro, "The Twelve" - Justin Cronin; non-fiction: "Smitten Kitchen Cookbo...

The Friends of the Morrill Memorial & Harris Library in Strafford will host
their annual Holiday Sale on Saturday, 12/1 at the Strafford library from
11 am to 2 pm.  We hope you'll stop by for some holiday punch and cookies
and kick off your holiday shopping here.  In addition to beautiful wreaths
and potted flowering bulbs, there will be books, jewelry and delicious home
baked goods (Donations of these items are always welcome!  Please contact
Cindy Stableford at 765-4506 if you can help)  

This ye...

Next Thursday evening at 7, Hill Anderson will read from his new book "Stoneport.

And Thursday, Nov. 29, at 7, Gus Speth will join us to talk about his new book "America the Possible".

You may have started se...

New books include "The Racketeer" - John Grisham, "Bone Bed" - Patric...

And mark your calendars for Thursday, Nov. 8, for a reading by Hill Anderson, from his recent novel
"Stoneport" ----- a work of literary fict...

This Saturday, 9/15, Kasaundra Landon will be volunteering in the library, 9 -12, 
so if you have any questions about downloadables through the library, it would be
a great time to get help. Please keep in mind that she will be helping all patrons that day.

This Thursday, the after school program starts ----- children can take the bus to the library.
Please remember pick up is at 4:15. If you're going to the Tunbridge Fair or hav...

We are also (sadly) suspending Storytime on Fridays ..... there just hasn't been enough 
interest. Do let us know if yo...

Thursday, 1pm, the reading group will discuss the book "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers.

 New titles at the library or arriving soon: "Double Cross: the True Story of the D-Day Spies" - Ben Macintyre; "The Bartender's Tale" - Ivan Doig; "Where'd You Go Bernadette" - Maria Semple; mysteries by Dean Koontz, Laura Lippman, Louise Penny, Kathy Reichs and Tess Gerritsen; "Every Day" - David Levit...

This Friday, 10am, will be the last Storytime for the summer. Emily is planning children's
programs for the school year and we'll let you know as soon as the schedule is set.

Passes ...

Monday evening (July 30) is the 3rd annual (fabulous)  "FIRE TRUCK NIGHT"
Great fun for all ages ------ 6:30 on the common. 
Wear a bathing suit, bring a towel, bring your friends.
It's a blast! Be there! 
Many thanks to the Strafford Firemen's Association. 

Next Thursday, August 2 is the first evening of the new Town House Forum.
7pm at the Town House. Come early with a picnic and join the guest speakers on the common.
Playwright / novelist Kate...

CALLING ALL PRESCHOOLERS!!
 STORYTIME, FRIDAY  10 am
 This weeks theme: Owls

 HOPE YOU CAN READ THIS:
 some new additions include "Sandcastle Girls" - Chris Bohjalian, The
Impeachemnt of Abraham Lincoln" - Stephen Carter, "Lower River" - Paul
Theroux, "Earth Unaware" - Orson Scott Card, "Cloudland" - Joseph Olshan
(Upper Valley setting)mysteries by James Lee Burke, Karin Slaughter, Tarquin
Hall, John Sandford, Ace Atkins (Robert Parker style) and Timothy Hallinan.

 Remember our summer passe...

Please return all LUV DVD's (not audiobooks) by Thursday, so we can return
them for a new collection.

New arrivals: "Buried in the Sky: The Extaordinary Story of the Sherpa
Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day" - Peter Zuckerman, "Gold" - Chris Cleave (also
as an audio), "Age of Miracles" - Karen Walker,  "Tell the Wolves I'm Home" -
Carol Rifka, " The Next Best Thing" - Jennifer Weiner, "Nightmare" - Lars
Kepler; for YA's: "Between the Lines" - Jodi Picoult & her daughter, "Railsea"
- China Meiville; for...

Children's summer programs start this week!
Dream Big - Monday evening programs at 6:30 (geared toward school-age
children ---- siblings always welcome)
July 9:  -  Pajama Party Kickoff ----- wear your PJ's, bring a favorite
stuffed toy if you like and listen to some dreamy stories.
July 16: "Sleeping Beauty" performance by Summer Encore Theater --- IN THE
GYM.
July 23: Nocturnal Animals
July 30: SPECIAL: Fire Truck night on the green!
August 6: Campfire Night
August 13: Movie Night: "Night at the Muse...

We, the Friends of the Morrill Memorial Library (FOMML), are overwhelmed
with books this year and to all of you who have donated books to this annual
sale, a heartfelt thanks! We will accept books brought to the library on
Thursday, July 5th. We will NOT accept any donations (books and/or AV) on
Friday, July 6th.
We will start setting up Friday morning and we will open for business at 5PM
Friday evening. The sale will close at 7PM Fri. evening and reopen on
Saturday morning from 9AM to 1PM.
Once agai...

Join us Saturday morning for a "downloadable" morning -----
get ready for summer reading or listening.
9 - 10:15: Kindles
10:30 - 12 : Apple products
If you need help with a Nook, Sony or other device, let us know.

Some new titles include "Canada" - Richard Ford, "The Red House" - Mark
Haddon, "Are You My Mother" - Alison Bechdel, "Mission to Paris" - Alan Furst, "The
500" - Matthew Quirk, "Kingdom of Strangers" - Zoe Ferraris, "Gone Girl" - Gillian Flynn, and "Zoobiquity" - Barbara Natterson-Horowi...

The VINS passes have arrived ----- there are actually 2 passes, each one
admits 2 people. You can borrow one or both at the same time.

Audio and movie problems:
We are still missing a couple of LUV DVD's: "The Soloist" and "Venice
Revealed - Disc 1". Please look around your homes and DVD players and return
these asap. They will have a blue label on the spine, which says "LUV VIDEO
COOP".
And please be careful with CD's & DVD's ---- return them to their proper
cases ---- we've had a run of mix-ups and...

Did your child leave a jacket at the library? We have a blue and black hoodie
style sweatshirt and a yellow rainjacket with fleece lining.

If you're doing any spring cleaning, please remember to save your books for
the annual book sale, sponsored by the Friends of the Library. This is one of
the biggest fundraisers for the library and we appreciate all donations (well,
almost all ............. please no encyclopedias, textbooks or computer books)

Thursday, May 31, 1pm: Reading Group discusses "The ...

Please return LUV DVD's and audiobooks this week, so they can be exchanged for
new sets.

The children's and young adult audiobooks we are able to purchase (thanks to
our "Winnie Belle Grant") have started to arrive and are ready to circulate ------- some classics like "The BFG", "The Phantom Tollbooth","A Wrinkle in Time" and  "A Secret Garden" to newer titles like the Percy Jackson & the Olympian series,
and the Hunger Games trilogy, to name a few. We expect more in the coming weeks. 

Some new bo...

We are hopeful that the newer public access computer will be functioning by
Wednesday ------it has been a long inconvenience and we are very sorry.

Children's programs continue this week as usual, but next week is school
vacation week, so there will be no Thursday after-school program........ but there WILL BE Storytime on Friday at 10 am.

The Morrill Library is very pleased to announce that we have been awarded a
Winnie Belle Learned Fund grant, from the VT Public Library Foundation. We
asked for ...

Please join us this Thursday, 6:30 pm, for a special program:
Caring For & About Aging Parents
with Ruth Whybrow.  Everyone is welcome.

Last chance to complete the survey! 
Please help library Trustees see how to better serve the community.
It's quick and easy to do online:
www.surveymonkey.com/s/MDFCZB

Children's programming continues:
 Thursday - after-school program
Friday: Storytime 10 am.

We once again have internet access and wi-fi at the library, so do visit!
Unfortunately, only one of our public access computers is working -------
our newest computer is not functioning; hopefully an issue covered by
warranty.

Internet access is currently unavailable at the library.
We are terribly sorry for any inconvenience and hope the situation will be corrected soon ----- unfortunately it won't be today. Will post as soon as we're connected.

The reading group will meet this coming Thursday, MARCH 29 
(not April 29, as noted yesterday) to discuss "The Tennis Partner" by
Verghese.
Sorry for any confusion ----- too much spring / summer weather!

You are welcome to check out the library website, with news,  links to our
catalog, to downloadables, to the survey and to Universal Class (which requires a
convoluted number to register for classes, consisting of 2VSP# and the last 9 digits of
your barcode #.
(just call the library or email if you n...

Today, 10 am: Storytime! Calling all preschoolers.

Mark your calendars for a special event at the library:
"Caring For & About Elderly Parents", with Ruth Whybrow,
Thursday, April 5, 6:30 pm.
 Many of you are familiar with Ruth's newest book:
"Making the best of it: Building on the Bonds Between Parents and Adult
Children", but she is also the author of an earlier book "Caring For Elderly Parents".
Many people are currently helping elderly parents, or you may be expecting to
soon ----
Come and share e...

Please return all LUV DVDs this week, so we can return them for another
collection.

Universal Class:  over 500 online classes available free  to all Vermonters
(high school age and older), thanks to the VT Department of Libraries! Each
class is self - paced (you have up to six months to complete a course) with an
instructor who interacts with students. You will need an ID number to create
an account for yourself at the website:
http://vermontstate.universalclass.com/register.htm
The ID number is a va...

The Reading Group, scheduled to meet this Thursday, 2/23, has been postponed
for one week.
They will meet next Thursday, March 1 at 1pm, to discuss "The Sense of an
Ending" by Julian Barnes.
Winner of the Booker Prize, at 176 pages, there is certainly time to read
this novella and join in.

The library will be closed next Monday, Feb. 20 for the "President's Day"
holiday.

Thursday: after school program 3:15.
Friday: Storytime 10 am

New titles include: "World War II Remembered" - by residents of Kendal at
Hanover (recently featured on NBC News with Brian Williams); "Behind the
Beautiful Forevers" - Katherine Boo; "Quiet" - Susan Cain; " The Flight of
Gemma Hardy - Penelope Livesey; "Defending Jacob" - William Landay; "Catch Me"
- Lisa Gardner; "The Wolf Gift" - Anne Rice; for "YA's": "Cl...

THIS FRIDAY, 7 pm: Mame Willey reading ! Please join us to celebrate the
publication
of Mame's book "On the Irreversibility of Time".

Thursday, 3:15 : after school program
Friday, 10 am: Storytime for preschoolers

We recently received a donation from Johnson State College ----- the DVD
"Life in Orange County",
which is a 35 minute documentary featuring a collection of interviews and
stories from Orange County residents
to capture their memories of life in the first half of the 20th century.
Some other ...

The Cartooning Workshop is full ---- for those signed up, please be at the
library at noon.
If you are signed up but cannot make it, please call (765-4037) and let us
know so 
we can call someone on the waiting list.

Thursday, 1pm: Reading Group discusses "The Man in the Wooden Hat" by Jane
Gardam.
Thursday, 3:15 pm: After school program
NO Storytime this Friday, 1/27 ---- Emily will be attending a workshop;
Storytime resumes next Friday, 2/3.

Cartooning Workshop: Sat., 1/28, from 12 - 2pm, for people 8 yrs. old and up.
There is room for a few more in the workshop ----- please email or call
to register.

Mark your calendars for Friday, Feb. 10 at 7pm and be sure to join us in
celebrating the publication of Mame Wil...

Please return all LUV audiobooks and DVD's THIS week.

Mame Willey's book of poetry, "On the Irreversibility of Time" has arrived ! 
We've scheduled a reading, so mark your calendars and save the date:
Friday, February 10 at 7pm. (storm date is Fri., 2/17)

The Cartooning Workshop has (finally) been rescheduled:
Saturday, Jan. 28, 12 - 2 pm, for people 8 year olds and up.
This workshop will be taught by Sam Carbaugh, who attended the Center for
Cartoon Studies
and teaches at AVA Arts Center.
Please emai...

If there is a snow day for Newton School (or they dismiss at noon), 
children's programs at the library will be cancelled.
Happy snow!

Join us this Saturday, at 10am for a "Kindle Workshop" ------ learn how to
download
e-books through the library and our membership in the Green Mountain Library
Consortium.
Rumor has it that many people received Kindles for gifts ----- so what's "on
the shelf"
in our virtual library may be limited at the moment and you may have to get
on the waiting list.

The Cartooning Workshop has (finally) been rescheduled!
Saturday, January 28, 12 - 2 pm, for ages 8 and up.
Please e-mail or call the library to sign...

On Saturday, Jan. 14, we will hold a Kindle downloadable workshop at the
library, 10 - 11 am.
This is open to anyone who has a Kindle and wants to learn how to download e-
books, using this
free service through the library's membership in The Green Mountain Library
Consortium. 
Let us know if you have another e-reader device ( i-pad, Nook, etc) and
you're interested in
learning how to use this service ----- we can schedule another workshop for
these e-readers. 

Children's programs continue this week:
Th...

Thursday (today) - 3:15:  after school program ----- please remember that
school dismisses early, so taking the bus won't work!

Friday - 10 am: Storytime

The library will be closed Monday, Dec. 26 and Mon., Jan. 2 for the
"official" holidays. Sorry for any inconvenience -----
we'll be open Saturdays as usual ( 9 - 12), so you can pick up some books for
these long, cold evenings.

Some new titles: " Vermont Wild: Volume 2" - Megan Price (humorous stories
from retired Fish & Game Wardens); "Cook This No...

Thursday after school program WILL run this Thursday ........ parents, be sure
and pick up early (4:15), so students can get to Barrett Hall in time for
their performance!

Friday, 10 am: Storytime.

Both programs will run next week, Dec. 22 & 23, but not Dec. 29 and 30.

The library will be closed for the official Federal Holidays : Monday, Dec.
26 and Monday, Jan.2 ...... sorry for any inconvenience.

Some new titles:  "Catherine the Great" - Robert Massie; "Beyond Religion" -
Dalai Lama; "Artisan Brea...

We are sorry to say that the Cartooning Workshop (scheduled for this Saturday)
will have to be postponed until January.
Sorry for any inconvenience ............. we will post the new date as soon
as it's set.

reminders:

this Friday, 7pm: join us in welcoming Roz Finn, reading from her new book
"Love Among the Lambs".

this Saturday, 11 am - 1 pm: CARTOONING WORKSHOP with Sam Carbaugh.
This workshop is for people ages 8 and up ( not 10, as was reported
earlier!).
Please email or call the library - 765-4037 ,  to register.

Thanks for making the holiday sale a big success.

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...