Hamilton-Wenham Public Library
Newsletter
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Home Design Road Show: Simple Solutions for Your Home
Tuesday, December 6, 6:30-9 pm. Thinking about making some changes around the house? Bring your design challenges to the Library! Come meet a colorful panel of North Shore Designers who will share their expertise & excitement about home design projects with you! Here's how it works: Workshop participants are invited to bring photos of a single project -a room, an exterior facade, or an outdoor area- that they would like to fix. Our experts are here to strategize with you about color, design, space, interiors, exteriors, gardens, sustainability, re-sale value and more. You can meet on a one-to-one basis with as many people as are relevant to your project. Panel experts include Architects, an Architectural Designer, an Architectural Color Designer, Interior Designers, a Custom Soft Furnisher, Landscape Designers, a Landscape Architect, a Sustainability Coordinator, and a Real Estate Professional. This workshop opportunity is free of charge and open to the public.
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Study Finds Reading 'Stress Reducing'
Now we have the facts to back us up! Our Young Adult Librarian, Kim Claire, passed around this article titled 'Percy Jackson is My Therapist' with a tagline "If you need some recommendations, you know where to find me." The blogger, Melissa Taylor, prefers reading Young Adult novels for its escapist qualities, quick reading investment, and sharper distinction between good and evil.
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Holiday Closings
Please note the Library will be closed Sat., Dec. 24 and Mon., Dec. 26 in observance of Christmas &
will also be closed
Sat., Dec 31 and
Mon., Jan 2 in observance of the New Year Holiday.
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Children's Room Events
Dynamite December Drop-Ins
Music and Movement: Wed. Dec. 14 & 21 at 10:30. This hour long story class is presented by Lisa Davis of Cape Ann Early Intervention for ages 18-30 months. Children must be accompanied by a caregiver, alternate care for siblings is suggested.
Terrific 2s and 3s: Mon. Dec. 5, 12, & 19 at 11. This 30 minute story class is lead by Kate Jovin and is full of stories, songs, and fingerplays for 2 and 3 year olds. Graduates of Baby Bookworms are welcome. Rhythm & Rhyme: Tue. Dec. 6 & 16 at 3. This 45 minute story program is designed for preschoolers and kindergartners. Xenda Laramie's classes include a story and a craft. Lego-Mania: Wed. Dec. 7 & 14 at 3. Share the joy of Legos! Create a masterpiece, share your ideas, work individually or with a team. This is a non-competitive non-robotics program, for children in grades 1-5. Special Events Holiday Stories & Craft Sat. Dec. 3, 11-noon. Join us for holiday stories and a craft to follow, great for ages 2 and up. Dads & Donuts Sat. Dec. 10, 11-11:30. 30-minutes of stories especially for Dads and children ages 2 years & up. (Moms are always invited.) Snacks and socializing to follow the stories. Hanukkah Program Thur. Dec. 15, 4-5. The Lappin Foundation for Hanukkah presents stories and snacks, suitable for all ages.
Please remember to donate to our ACORD food drive during the month of December.
Questions? Stop by, or call 468-5577 x13, or email Lorraine Der, Children's Librarian at lder@mvlc.org.
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Early Childhood Partners Workshops
Parents and caregivers are invited to these free workshops. For additional information for any of these events please contact Cynthia Griffin at ECP: 978-468-5489.
Fri. Dec. 2, 10:30-11:30 Promoting Resilience in Children Resilience is the capacity to face, overcome and actually be strengthened by adversity. Children may face parental divorce, a catastrophe, teasing, or challenging relationships - to name a few. How parents and other caregivers respond to situations can help children develop resiliency.
Fri. Dec. 16, 10:30-11:30 Positive Discipline that Works How to set limits, teach appropriate behavior, & help children become self-disciplined.
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Teen News & Events
Miles River Middle School Assignment A collection of 'Classic Fiction Books' has sprouted in the YA area. Stop in for yours while the selection is still plentiful. Titles include Call of the Wild, Lord of the Flies, The Yearling, 1984, Fahrenheit 451, To Kill a Mockingbird, Little Women, Jane Eyre and many others.
Teen Think Tank Meeting
Thur. Dec. 1, from 6:30-7:45 pm. Join us for a slice of pizza and a brainstorming session. The purpose of the TTT is to work with the Librarian to improve the programs and services designed specifically for teens.
Magic, the Gathering Fridays, Dec. 2 & 9, 3:45- 5 pm. A club has formed at the Library to play Magic the Gathering. Players in 3rd grade and up are invited to learn to play or improve their game. The game leader is Ari Massos, a member of the Library's teen advisory board, the Teen Think Tank.
BOM: Battle-Gaming of Massachusetts
Saturdays from 10 am- 4 pm. Play and learn a variety of tabletop strategy battle games such as Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, and Brikwars. To join this illustrious group of gamers, simply show up. Membership is free. If you do not know how to play any of the games, one of the members will be happy to teach you. For more information visit the club website at http://massbattles.webs.com/.
Looking ahead: Join us for January Anime movies, every Wednesday starting at 2:30. For a complete listing of titles click here to jump to the Informed Teens blog movie page.
For more information contact Kim Claire, Young Adult Librarian at 978-468-5577 X14 or by email at kclaire@mvlc.org.
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Koffee Klatch for Adults of the North Shore
Fri. Dec. 2, 10:15-Noon. Better Business Bureau presents: Scams & Frauds. The BBB's Amy Schram will equip you with tips on how to improve your consumer skills & how to know the danger signs that will alert you to some of the most common scams. Chief Stevens and Chief Walsh will be on hand to provide local information. Presented in partnership with the COAs and TRIAD.
Fri. Jan. 6, 10:15-Noon. Pleasures of the Table: Eating and Drinking in the Early Republic presented by Joe Carlin, food historian. Food is part of national identity, and newly-formed America found its own way with local products, customs, our first cookbooks, and standardized measures.
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Green Grant Update
Sagewell Update 500 more homes in Hamilton and Wenham were recently added to the Sagewell, Inc. thermal imaging project. The thermal images show where homes are leaking energy. Go to www.sagewell.com/hamiltonwenham and enter your home address to view your free energy efficiency analysis and to request an in-home energy assessment. Library staff members are available to assist you in viewing your property report, helping you create an email account for viewing the data, and directing you to print and electronic library resources about home weatherization. The library also lends a Kill A Watt meter to help you can save on your home appliance energy use. Sagewell staff can also be reached directly at 617-963-8141 for assistance with the Sagewell website. For more information contact Jan Dempsey at 978-468-5577 or by email at jdempsey@mvlc.org.
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The Book ClubsMonday Night Book Group 7:15-8:30 pm
Dec. 19 Franklin & Eleanor by Hazel Rowley. "There are no good or bad guys in this glimpse into the intimate spousal accord that bound the Roosevelts together; both Franklin and Eleanor emerge as willing participants in an unorthodox covenant that defied societal norms and expectations in favor of a productive and mutually beneficial working partnership built on friendship, mutual admiration, and abiding intellectual respect. It might not be everyone's idea of an ideal marriage, but it seemed to work for them..." --Margaret Flanagan Booklist
Jan. 23 Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff. "The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer brings to life the most intriguing woman in the history of the world: Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt. Though her life spanned fewer than 40 years, it reshaped the contours of the ancient world." -Catalog
Literary Luncheon Book Group
3rd Tuesday at 11:30. Bring your brown-bag lunch: beverages and dessert will be provided.
Dec. 20 The Pearl of China by Anchee Min. In the small southern China town of Chin-kiang, in the last days of the nineteenth century, two young girls bump heads and become thick as thieves. Willow is the only child of a destitute family. Pearl is the headstrong daughter of Christian missionaries-and will grow up to become Pearl S. Buck, Nobel Prize-winning writer and activist. This unlikely pair become lifelong friends, confiding their beliefs and dreams, experiencing love and motherhood, and eventually facing civil war and exile.
Jan. 17 Let's Take the Long Way Home by Gail Caldwell. "In this gorgeous, moving memoir, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gail Caldwell reflects on her own coming-of age in midlife, as she learns to open herself to the power and healing of sharing her life with a best friend." -Catalog
The Mystery Mayhem book club 2nd Tues of the month, Dec. 13 & Jan. 10 from 10:30-11:30. This group is all about mysteries and suspense novels. Come and see who and what others are reading, get a list of new books, and solve the mystery of the day. Find a new author, a series you may have missed, and tell the group who your new favorite author is. Light refreshments and coffee/ tea will be served.
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Gala Event Wrap-Up
Thank you to our sponsors who helped with donations, loaned items, and financial support for our 10 year anniversary: Banbury Cross Children's Bookshop, Corliss Bros., Jolie Tea Company, Kim Gregory, Inc., The Hamilton-Wenham Garden Club, The Hamilton-Wenham Mother's Club, and most importantly the Friends of the Hamilton-Wenham Public Library.
Congratulations to our Mobile contest winners (title of mobile, artist):
The Amulet of Samarkand, from Cameron Abell Nosedive, from Sam Erhard and Bobby Grinnell Book Fiesta!, from Maria Coleman
All entries can be viewed in the Young Adult area on the second floor. Children's Room Guessing Game results: As of June 30, 2011 there were 41,434 books in the Children's Room. The closest guessers were: Winter, age 5 and Michelle, age 10.
Every attendee was given a raffle ticket for prizes, the Kindle was by Luci Lynch!
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Nanowrimo Concludes
Saturday Write-Ins at the library kicked off with a bang when eleven intrepid local novelists attended the Nov. 5th Write-In. Average attendance has been about eight people per write-in. Participants have written diversely, though there is a definite trend toward historical fiction titles, including historical fantasy and mystery, with locales and eras spanning Ancient Rome, Victorian England and the American Civil War. Other genres include literary fiction, business fiction, fictionalized family memoir, and one eco-sci-fi novel for children. Some writers produced up to 3,000 words in a single session as they wrote alongside their fellow novelists. That's about 12 pages in the average book! Many writers were well on the way to reaching their goal of 50,000 words in a month - just slightly longer than F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.
Join us next November to write your own novel at the Hamilton-Wenham Library!
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January Sneak Peek
Pleasures of the Table: Eating and Drinking in the Early Republic by food historian Joe Carlin. Fri. Jan 2, at 10:15.
Travel to China: From Preparation to Immersion presented by photographer Richard Ferland Tue. Jan 17, at 6:30.
Raising Financially Responsible Children by financial planner Caleb Harty. Registration is requested so he can provide adequate handouts. Wed. Jan 18, at 7.
Every Wed. afternoon in January starting at 2:30 there is an Anime Movie. Full titles and details are on the Informed Teens blog.
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Volunteers and Participants Needed
The Library is looking to host a group to practice conversational English skills. If you are interested in joining the group as a native English speaker or as someone who is looking to practice and improve your English in a comfortable environment, please drop Rebecca a note via email, call 978-468-5577 or stop by.
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Ongoing Programs
Drop in once, twice, or become a 'regular'.
Mondays 11-1 Mother's Club: Infants Social time for moms and newborns to 1 year.Mondays noon-2:30 Knitting Group For experienced or beginning knit or crochet folk. Bring your UFOs (UnFinished Objects) and get back on track.
Tuesdays 10-12 Mother's Club: Toddlers Social time for moms and little ones 1 to 3 years old.
Tuesdays 4-6 German Playgroup German language skills practice for you & your children. Wednesdays 6-7 Eating Disorders Anonymous support group. Thursdays 10-noon Cribbage Play this unique card game with a lively group of fun-loving people. All are welcome, no experience necessary to join.
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 Toys for Tots Dropbox Please bring a new, unwrapped toy to the Library for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation collection drive. The last day to drop off toys will be on Thur, Dec. 15 by 8 pm. |
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