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Annual Library Book Sale!
Saturday, June 2, 2012 9am-1pm
Our annual book sale is coming up soon, and we need all the books we can get! Now is the perfect time to clear out all your old books, and do the Library a good turn in the process. We are also looking for volunteers to help set up on Friday, June 1 in the evening, and on Saturday to help run the sale.
Online Services/ Free! Mango Languages
We are thrilled to announce that we now have Mango Languages free for all library patrons. Mango offers a fast and convenient solution for increasing language-learning needs. Each lesson combines real life situations and audio from native speakers with simple, clear instructions. The courses are presented with an appreciation for cultural nuance and real-world application that integrates components of vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar and culture. Users learn actual conversation, breaking down complex conversational elements within an audio-visual framework that allows the user to draw important connections between pieces of information they have already learned.
To try it out, go to our catalog, log in with your library card and password (call us if you need help) and click on Mango. You will be prompted to create an account with your email address so that you can keep track of your progress. Choose a language and give it a whirl! Here’s your chance to impress that Italian super-model you’ve always admired.
Book Party/ The Tiger’s Wife Wife by Tea Obrecht
Wed., June 6, 2012 7pm
The Tiger’s Wife is an audaciously original book, all the more so when one reflects that the author is only in her mid-twenties. It takes place in a Balkan location – likely Belgrade and the surrounding countryside – and focuses on a young woman – Natalia’s – search for the truth about the last days of her grandfather. The narrative is woven around Natalia’s remembrances of two fable-like stories narrated to her by her grandfather, which weave tighter and tighter and ultimately reveal their truths. There is a magical realism quality to these stories, which encompass the haunting tale of a rogue tiger, an abused deaf-mute woman who is feared by the villagers and rumored to be the tiger’s wife, Darisa the bear and tiger hunter, and a “deathless man” who may be the nephew of Death itself, whose appearances often portend catastrophe. National Book Award Finalist
Books are available from the Library! Balkan Refreshments!
International Film (and Food) Festival / The Maid (Chile)
Friday, June 15, 7pm
Raquel has served as the maid for the Valdes family for over 23 years. She treats her employers, Pilar and Edmundo with the utmost loyalty and respect. She gets along well with their teenage son, Lucas but clashes with their headstrong daughter, Camila. When Raquel begins to suffer dizzy spells, due to an excessive use of chlorine for household cleaning, Pilar decides to hire additional maids to assist Raquel in her daily chores. The fiercely territorial Raquel resents this and engages in a series of increasingly desperate attempts to drive away maid after maid, including the younger Lucy, in order to maintain her position in the household.
Latin American Refreshments! Free!
Library Auction / Thanks to all who participated!
at least 150 in attendance…- There were about 86 different bidders ranging in ages between 10 and 100!
- We took in close to $11,500 before expenses.
- Thanks to…Colleen Jorczak, Natalie Belmear, Jess Proulx, Stephanie Bellemore, Sherry Elliott, Candy Woodbury, Karen Salerno, Denise Dever, Marie Danielson, Tina Mappus, Donna Mohan, Deanna Powell, Chef Todd McGovern, Stonebridge CC, Pastry Chef, Deb DeGroot, Kathy Allen (Todd’s assistant), Brandy Mitroff, NB Bulletin, Sharon Macentee, Patty Smith, Elle Dever, Samantha Dever, Emma Danielson, Grace Danielson, Nicole Feddersen, Anna Henderson (pianist), Hickory Horned Devils, Jamie Neefe, Phil Dignard, Kathy Ryder, John Gingrich, Sue Gingrich, Sara Peirce, Mark Powell, Mike Powell, Deb Ives, Deb Keiner, Brown Graphix
We auctioned off more than 100 items….with most local businesses and artists donating their time and services- Great music by Anna Henderson on the piano
- More Great music by The Hickory Horned Devils.
- Every room in our new library was being used for this great event
- Woody Woodland and Jed Callen were the hilarious auctioneers.
- Thanks to all for making it such a memorable event!
- See more pictures HERE.
Crafts / Pysanky
See what our second class produced!
