News from the Amherst Town Library

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Knitting Group
Morningstar Trial
Great Stone Face Award
Holiday Book Sale
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Drop-in Knitting Group
Bring your needlework to the library and enjoy the company of other crafters at our drop-in knitting group. Beginners are invited, but no formal instruction will be provided.

Knitting Group

Two groups will meet monthly on the

1st Thursday from 6:30-8:30pm

&
 2nd Monday from
1:00-3:00pm
Attend either or both! Begins in November.

 Greetings!
 
Please take note of our hours for Thanksgiving weekend:
    Turkey
 Wednesday, Nov. 24     Close at 5PM
 Thursday, Nov. 25        Closed
 Friday, Nov. 26             Closed
 Saturday, Nov. 27         9:30AM to 5PM
 Sunday, Nov. 28           1:00PM to 5PM
Try Morningstar Free for Three Months


Morningstar logoThe Amherst Town Library is now offering a 3 month free trial to Morningstar Investment Research Center.  This resource offers research and reports on over 11,000 stocks and 24,000 mutual funds. It can help you find undervalued stocks and narrow your mutual fund choices to a manageable few. The Investing Classroom offers over 100 self-paced educational courses on stock and fund investing and portfolio building.

 

You can use this database either inside the library or at home by using this link:


http://library.morningstar.com/Membership/setup.html


Username: amherst

Password: library

Great Stone Face Award Great Stone Face
 
Did you know that the NH Library Association provides an opportunity for young readers from across the state to participate in selecting award-winning books? Each year, children from primary school up through high school are encouraged to cast their votes to select a winner for their age group.

The Great Stone Face Award is given to an author whose book receives the most votes from fourth through sixth graders. Each year, a committee chooses 25 recently published titles, which children then use as a guide for voting. The vote takes place every April during National Library Week, and the winner is announced in May. The purpose of the award is to promote reading enjoyment, to increase awareness of contemporary writing, and to allow children to honor their favorite author. 

Take a look at the list of this year's nominees. You can find the books on our special Great Stone Face bookcase in the Children's Room or you can reserve your copy through the catalog!
First Annual Holiday Book Sale
Saturday, November 13 from 1:00-3:00 PM

Book Gifts
The Friends of the Amherst Town Library invite the public to attend their First Annual Holiday Book Sale on Saturday, November 13th from 1:00 - 3:00pm in the Johnson Room on the lower level of the Amherst Library.
 
This book sale will focus on gift quality books at reasonable prices. There will be recent hard covers, coffee table books, children's books and collectibles. Featured will be a large collection of books for holiday craft making and holiday baking. A special section will be devoted to New England specific books, some vintage and some new.

A welcome Holiday Gift for all (back by popular demand) is the Amherst Town Library canvas Book Bag. Book Bags will be on sale for only $12. Saving book sale attendees $3 off the regular price. 

Free coffee and mulled cider will also be available to warm you up while you shop. 100% of the proceeds from the sale go to improvements to your library. So please come and do some of your Holiday shopping and support our town library.
Remember, the library is a happening place and your library card is your ticket to free books, magazines, music, movies, Internet access, enriching programs and much more!

 
Sincerely,
 
Amherst Town Library