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Dear Library User,
Emma Weiler, our new Youth Services Librarian, offered kids a chance to decorate cakepops for Valentine's Day.
North Reading Reads 2012: We hope you'll join us in celebrating local food and community
this month. The North Reading Book Discussion Club had a terrific discussion of The Dirty Life: A Memoir of Farming, Food, and Love by Kristin Kimball. Here are some Readers' Comments. If you've read the book, we'd love to hear what you think. Please email me and we'll post your responses.
The Evening Book Group will discuss The Dirty Life Tuesday, March 6 at 7PM. Hugo Wiberg will talk about how to start a vegetable garden, Tuesday, March 13 at 7PM. Karen Vitale, a North Reading author, will talk about her new young adult novel, Thursday, March 15, at 3PM. Food and Community, a panel discussion, will take place Tuesday, March 27, 7PM. Find out more about North Reading Reads 2012 programs.
Mark Your Calendars for Programs in April and May! Rebecca Passo, Media Relations Manager for Kiva Systems, Inc., of North Reading, will talk about this exciting new robotics company. April is also National Poetry Month: North Reading poet Nancy Bailey Miller will read and give a writing workshop. In May, Suzanne Korn will give a talk on "The Timeless Art of Stenciling." Please visit the Events page for more details about these programs.
eReaders and eBooks: Do you have questions about how to access ebooks through OverDrive? Please call the Reference Desk at 978-664-4942.
Sincerely,
Helena
Helena Minton
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Please welcome our new Youth Services Librarian, Emma Weiler!
Stop by any time and say hello!
North Reading Reads 2012:
Enjoy these children's programs relating to our North Reading Reads book, "A Dirty Life," by Kristin Kimball.
Books and Flicks: Tuesday March 20th, 4PM, for 3 - 5-year-olds. Enjoy a film and stories about seeds and then plant your own to take home!
Fabulous Bouquets: Tuesday March 27th, 3:30PM, for ages 10 and up. Make beautiful and realistic tissue paper flowers in a variety of styles.
For Pre-Schoolers:
Spring Story Times begin in March.
Watch for sign-up dates!
Five sessions for six weeks.
Toddler Tales: Tuesdays at 9:30AM: March 6, 13, 20, 27, April 3, 10
Preschool Story time: Thursdays at 9:30AM: March 8, 15, 22, 29, and April 5, 12Babies & Books: Thursdays at 10:30AM: March 8, 15, 22, 29, and
April 5, 12
Stories & Songs (2 & 3 year olds): Fridays at 10:30AM: March 9, 16, 23, 30 and April 6, 13
Sweet Dreams Story-time is back! Come in your PJs and hear some cozy bed-time stories. Starting Monday, February 27th at 7:00PM. Three meetings in total: 3/19, 4/23, & 5/21.
For Elementary School Children:
Star Readers Book Club Monday, March 5th, from 4:00 - 4:45PM. For students in Grades 4 & 5. We will discuss "Amulet: The Stonekeepers, Book 1" by Kazu Kibuishi. Copies still available for check out in the Children's Room.
Lego Club Tuesday, March 6th, from 4-5PM An awesome activity for students in grades 2 & up!
Regular Readers: Be sure to ask for a Regular Reader card, if your child would like one. Get the card stamped each time you visit. After several visits to the library, children may be entered to win a gift certificate to Ryer's Store, sponsored by the Friends.
Questions? Contact Emma Weiler at 978-664-4942 or email Emma at eweiler@mvlc.org.
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Dear Teens, Please welcome our new Youth Services Librarian, Emma Weiler. Find out more about Emma on the Teen Page. Come check out the new books and graphic novels in their new locations. The Youth Advisory Board is back! The next meeting is Tuesday, March 27th from 4:00 - 5:00. This group is open to all teens in grades 6-12. YAB members help choose books, CDs, and DVDs, organize programs (anime night anyone?), and special events. Gaming at the library! In cooperation with North Reading Youth Services, we are hosting a special gaming time at the library on Friday, March 9th from 11:30 - 2:30 (yes, it's a half day). Come play our games or bring your own. Light refreshments provided. Want to Volunteer at the Library? Are teens looking for community service hours?Please call Dianne Dowd at 978-664-4942.
YAB is on Facebook. Just search for Flint YAB and add us as a friend for a convenient way to learn about what's happening for teens at the library! What have you been reading? Any good links we should check out? Post them and let us know!
Questions? Contact Emma Weiler at 978-664-4942 or email Emma at eweiler@mvlc.org. |
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Irish Fiction is the theme of the third floor display. "Award Winners"is the theme of the DVD display on the first floor.
Book displays on the first floor include :
Women's History, Writing About Food and Your Health.
There will be small displays for National Crafts Month, Home Repairs and Walking. New titles are always on order. Some of the new titles coming in March include: Another Piece of My Heart / Jane Green, The Drop 10 Diet / Lucy Danzinger, Fall From Grace / Richard North Patterson, Force of Nature / C.J. Box, Guilty Wives / James Patterson, How to Cook Everything - The Basics / Mark Bittman, Hush Now, Don't You Cry / Rhys Bowen, Mudwoman / Joyce Carol Oates, Murder at the Lanterne Rouge / Cara Black, Phantom / Ted Bell, The Pioneer Woman Cooks : Food From My Frontier / Ree Drummond, Poison Flower / Thomas Perry, Some Assembly Required / Anne Lamott and Stay Close / Harlan Coben. New DVD titles will include: The Adventures of Tintin, Carnage, Dangerous Method, The Descendants, Game of Thrones - Season 1, Hugo, J. Edgar, Melancolia, The Sitter, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and My Week With Marilyn. Recent Staff Favorites - Fiction favorites include : The Odds / Stewart O'Nan, Taken / Robert Crais, The Hunter / John Lescroart, The World We Found / Thrity Umrigar, The Descendants / Kaui Hart Hemmings, An Available Man / Hilma Wolitzer, The Darlings / Christina Alger, Defending Jacob / William Landay, Lost Wife / Alyson Richman and The Flight of Gemma Hardy / Margot Livesey. Non-fiction favorites include: How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm / Mei-Ling Hopgood, Martha Stewart Handmade Holiday Crafts / Martha Stewart, Kitchen Counter Cooking School / Kathleen Flinn, Is That a Fish in Your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything / David Bellos, Would it Kill You to Stop Doing That? / Henry Alford, This Cold Heaven / Gretel Ehrlich, Scalpel and the Soul / Allan J. Hamilton, and Cinderella Ate My Daughter / Peggy Orenstein. Young Adult favorites include: A Zoo in Winter / Jiro Taniguchi and Everybody Sees the Ants / A. J. King.Audiobooks include : The Poacher's Son / Paul Doiron, Unseen Academicals / Terry Pratchett, and A Walk Across the Sun / Corban Addison. Favorite DVDs include: Twilight- Breaking Dawn, Restless, Drive, and Downton Abbey - Season 2. Do you wish you had "inside" information on the book industry? Subscribe to Shelf Awareness and receive news about forthcoming & recently published books and authors. This is a great way to stay on top of your favorite authors! Be sure to sign up for Wowbrary, weekly emails about new books, DVDs, audiobooks and CDs at the library! Thank you to the Friends for sponsoring Wowbrary. |
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Helena
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