| We hope that everyone is having a happy holiday season. I just wanted to let you know a few things before you dive into the newsletter.
First, we're starting a kids oriented newsletter. It will have a listing of all the months children's programs as well as upcoming children's books, dvds, and staff picks. To sign up just reply to this email.
Starting January 1st, our library system has mandated that anyone who wishes to check out an item must have their library card or an ID card present to do so. This has been done to protect patrons from having items mistakenly checked out to them. Although we don't necessarily agree that this rule is right for our community, we are still required to follow it. If you are concerned that this might cause a problem for you, we can hold your card at the library so you don't have to worry about whether you have your library card or not.
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Overdrive Workshop
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Saturday, January 21 at 3:00pm
Did you get a Kindle or Nook this holiday season?
Do you need help downloading Ebooks from the library website?
With this workshop we will be covering the two major E-readers, Nook and Kindle, as well as Ipads and Iphones.
Please register and bring your Ereader along with the wires to connect your device to a computer.
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Exciting Saturday Programs for Kids
| Snowed In Saturdays
Ages 2-7
10-11am
1st and 3rd Saturdays in January, February, & March
January 7
Do your parents always say no.No jumping, no yelling, no painting on the walls. Well join us for an hour of stories and activities all about NO!
January 21
Join Farmer Minor with his pig and pug for a story.
Weird Science Saturdays
Ages 5 and up
Last Saturday in Jan, Feb, & Mar
10-11am
Learn, experiment, check out great books all related to science. Must Register.
January 28
Learn all about that fluffy stuff! Make your own snow and learn all about snowflakes.
Tanner
1st Saturday of the month you can check out Tanner, the Library Dog. Read to him or visit with him.
Tech Saturdays
Ages 8 and up.
Limited to 5 people.
Jan 28th and Feb 4th: 1-2:30pm
Glogster -Learn how to make online posters! Bring a book you have read and we will create a fun poster to display on our website.
See examples at glogster.com
Feb 18th, 25th, & Mar 3rd: 1-2:30pm
Storybird
Must Register.
For more Children programs Check our Calendar.
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American Girl Doll Event
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Jan. 21st
12-1:30pm
Learn all about the 70's with American Girl Doll Julie! Tie dye a t-shirt for a doll! Make a groovy necklace and create a pet rock! You don't need an American Girl Doll to participate. Any doll will work!
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Talk It Up! A Book Club for Grades 1 and 2
|  January: 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21
4:30-5:15pm
Each week a group of boys and girls read the same book and then come together to discuss it. We will also participate in a project related to the story.
The first book, The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Lordwill, will be available on January 24th at the Library.
Participates must register for each week of the program.
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| Lego Club |  Thursdays from 12:30pm to 2pm
Free play with legos.
Open to all children of any ages. A chance for homeschooled children to meet and parents to socialize.
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Library Closings
| Is it snowing outside?
Wondering if the library is going to still be open when you get here?
We post all library closings on our website, Facebook page, and on cancellations.com
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| Raffle Winners Announced |  Destiny, Mathias and PiaBelen Hernandez pulled the winners in NorthEast-Millerton Library's Annual Drawing held on December 17.
This years winner are:
1st place prize of $300- Andrea MacArthur, Millerton
2nd place prize of $200- Sue Oaksford, Millerton
3rd place prize of $100- Ruth Wright, Millerton.
The library would like to thank all of this years participants, as well as Salisbury Bank and Trust Company for sponsoring our raffle and to Moore & More printing for their support.
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Read for the Green
|  Read for the Green is our program where teens are paid to review new young adult books. If you are in grades 4 or higher and live in or around Millerton you can sign up for Read for Green. Bring a friend and get paid for that too. Come into Millerton Library today and get started. Wanna see what our bloggers are already said? Click here to visit our site. |
Read for the Green: The Reviews are in!
|  Middle School: The Worst Years Of My Life by James Patterson
by angus87
I really enjoyed reading "Middle School: The Worst Years Of My Life. One of the reasons I could easily relate to this book was because I am in middle school too. Everything in this book is just like how my school is and how people would act. In this book there is a 12year old boy named "Rafe". He lives with his mom Jules,his sister Georgia and his future stepdad who is a human pig pretty much(you will see why in the book). The whole book is about an operation called "Operation RAFE" (Rules Arent For Everyone R.A.F.E) that he made with his imaginary friend named Leo. In his school's Code of Conduct, there are rules in there. His goal for the whole year is trying to break all those rules to impress a girl he likes named Jeanne Gilletta. I would definitely recommend this to kids in middle school and ages 11+
Meet Marie Grace by Sarah Masters Buckey
by Cordelia
This book was fun to read because I love all the American girl dolls and I always read a new book when it comes out.
The story is this: Marie Grace and her father move to new Orleans. Her father is a doctor. At first Marie Grace doesn't feel very welcome, and a snobby girl is very mean to her at school. But then she meets Cecile, and the two quickly become friends. I love at the end of the book when they go to a ball and play a trick. It made me want to read the next books. My favorite character is Cecile, because she is strong and daring. This book was very simply written and it had a simple plot, so it shouldn't be for girls who like suspense and drama. I would recommend this book for girls who like other American girl doll books or just want a good book to read.
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| Book Discussion Group |  The next book for Margaret R. Quick book discussion group is
Citizen Washington by William Martin
He became the nation's first hero. ...But before that, George Washington was just a man. And in his youth, he was a man on the make. He wanted to serve the king, so he donned a red coat and fought the French. He loved another man's wife but yearned for status, so he married a rich widow. He dreamed of wealth, so he accumulated land and slaves. He accumulated enemies, too...
In Citizen Washington, one of those enemies--a newspaper publisher named Hesperus Draper--learns that Martha Washington has burned her husband's letters at his death. So Draper sets his nephew on a quest to find the truth about the letters and about the man himself. The younger Draper meets a dozen people, from Mount Vernon slaves and Iroquois Indians to Jefferson and Adams and the other giants of the era, and they tell their own stories as they tell Washington's: from his callow youth, through the harrowing battles of the Revolution, to the first American presidency.
The book discussion group will meet Saturday, January 28nd, at 3:30pm. Let us know if you would like to order you a copy.
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Knitting Group
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Wednesday at 6:30pm
Join our knitters every Wednesday night for lively conversation and knits.
Need help with a pattern or just want to learn?
Stop by, someone is always willing to help.
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Quick Picks: Best Books of 2011
| Soon everyone will be releasing their top picks for 2011, so I thought we would join in and release a list of our own. Here are the top five books that have been checked out the most this year.
The Amish Midwife by Mindy Starns Clark
Save Me by Lisa Scottoline
Tiger's Wife by Tea Oberht
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
The Sixth Man By David Baldacci
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Once again have a safe and happy holiday, and we'll see you at the library.
Sincerely,
Rhiannon Leo
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Our Hours
Tuesday 11 am - 6 pm
Wedesday 11 am - 6 pm
Thursday 11 am - 6 pm
Friday 11 am - 6 pm
Saturday 10 am - 3 pm
Sunday 1 pm -4 pm
(Only from Sept. to May)
Monday Closed
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New in DVDs
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-Cowboys and Aliens -The Help
-Friends with Benefits
-Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
-Kung-fu Panda 2
Coming Next Month
-50/50
-Drive
-The Hangover II
-Ides of March
-Moneyball
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New Fiction
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77 Shadow StreetDean Koontz
Death Benefit
Robin Cook
The Third Gate
Lincoln Child
Locked On
Tom Clancy
Down the Darkest Road
Believing the Lie
Elizabeth George
Chalk Girl
Carol O'Connell
Grown-up Kind of Pretty
Joshilyn Jackson
Hunter
John Lescroart
Private: #1 Suspect
James Patterson
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New Nonfiction
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GossipJoseph Epstein
How to Build a Time Machine
Brian Clegg
Arrows of the Night
Richard Bonin
More Room in a Broken Heart
Stephen Davis
I Wish I Were Engulfed in Flames
Jeni Decker
A Universe from Nothing
Lawrence Krauss
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New Audiobooks
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DC DeadStuart Woods
Death Comes to Pemberley
PD James
Red Mist
Patricia Cornwall
Love in a Nutshell
Janet Evanovich
Gideon's Corpse
Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Home Front
Kristin Hannah
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