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E-readers are Here!
Interested in trying out a Kindle or Nook? The Library now has two of each, for your borrowing pleasure. Each device has over a dozen titles pre-loaded; search the library's catalog for "ereader" and see what we have to offer. E-readers go out for 3 weeks, and you'll need to sign a pledge to handle with care, and return in person each time you borrow one. Give them a try! | |
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Library Centennial Update:
Nick Noble to Speak on
Local History and Library History in September
As you know, this year marks 100 years at this address: 25 Main Street, Southborough. Although the library was started with a decree from Colonel Francis B. Fay in 1852, it was moved to its current location 59 years later in 1911.
As part of our centennial celebration, the Friends of the Library are sponsoring an Essay and Art Contest for children of all ages. Ages 4-7 can color a picture that Ms. Kim has selected for them; ages 8-12 can write an essay on "What the Library Means to Me;" and ages 13-18 can write an essay, take a photograph, or make a video of "What the Library Means to the Community." There will be prizes in all age categories and winners will be announced in the Fall. Entry forms are at the Library and submissions are due July 15.
Please plan to join us on Saturday, September 17, for an Open House, with refreshments, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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| Staff Picks - here are some summer beach reading suggestions from the Library staff:
Fiction:
Night Road
by Kristen Hannah
Love You More
by Lisa Gardner
Secret Between Us
by Barbara Delinsky
Game of Thrones
by George R. R. Martin
Silver Girl
by Elin Hilderbrand
Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer
Still Alice
by Alice Genova
Kitchen House
by Kathleen Grissom
Weight of Silence
by Heather Gudenkauf
Among Thieves
by David Hosp
Paris Wife
by Paula McLain
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
by Jamie Ford
Non-Fiction:
Townie
by Andre Dubus II
Complications: a Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
by Atul Gawande
To find something good to read, browse the Library catalog at
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Summer Reading at the Library!
 This year's theme is "One World, Many Stories". In the Children's Room, lots of activities are going on all summer, including weekly trivia contests, a flag game, library passports, raffles, a hidden bookworm, and more! Kids can keep a reading log and keep track of all the books they read this summer.
Special events and programs for "One World, Many Stories" are funded by our Friends of the Library, and sponsored by the Massachusetts Library System, the Boston Bruins, as well as the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Please call the Library at 508-485-5031 with any questions. See you at the Library this summer! |
July Happenings at the Library
For Children:
Two Programs with the Summer Reading Theme, "One World, Many Stories":
Thursday, July 7 at 2:00 p.m., Musician David Polansky and "One World, Many Songs." No sign up required.
Tuesday, July 26 at 2:00 p.m., Jungle Encounters and "Tails Around the World." Please call 508.485.5031 or visit the Library to sign up. Ages 3+.Tuesday, July 12, Drop-in Crafts Day and Tuesday, July 19, Drop-in Games Day in the Children's Room from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Pajama Story Times for children and their families, will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6, July 13, July 20 and July 27. Bring along a quilt to sit on outside, and enjoy this summer tradition at the Library. No registration required.
 Movies in the Library this Summer: for families at 2:30 p.m. on Thursdays, July 14 (Up),
July 21 (Stuart Little) and July 28 (Meet the Robinsons). Popcorn and drinks will be served. No sign up required.Summer Reading continues throughout July and August.
There are contests and lots of fun and games while you read away this summer! Ms. Kim and Ms. Barbara are helping young readers explore the world this summer, and encourage you to bring along a duck!  Library closed, Monday, July 4, for Independence
Day. We'll reopen Tuesday morning, July 5, and be opened M-F throughout the summer (no Saturday hours in July & August.)
For Teens:
T.A.G. Meeting on Tuesday, July 5, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Ages 11-18 are welcome to join this advisory group of teens, who make book suggestions and plan teen events for the library. Bring one of your favorite multicultural foods to share with the group. Please call 508.485.5031 or visit the Library to sign up.
 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part One will be shown on Tuesday, July 12, from 6:00 - 8:40 p.m. Snacks and drinks provided by the Friends of the Library.
Teen Tuesday, July 26, at 6:00 p.m., either a Wii Game Night or Movie - depending on the decisions made by your teen peers on the 5th of July. Want to make your opinion known? Join us for the July 5 summer planning Teen Advisory Group meeting.
Other nights for Teen Tuesdays this summer are August 2, 9, and 16. Hope to see you at the Library this summer!
For Adults:
On Tuesday, July 19, 7:00 p.m., the Library Board of Trustees meets at the Library. Meetings are open to the public and are held in the downstairs meeting room.
Book Discussion Groups The First Wednesday Book Group is reading The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux this summer. They'll meet again September 7 at 10:00 a.m. at the Library. The Senior Center Book Group, 2rd-3rd Graders Book Group, 4-6th Graders Book Group and the YA Book Group are taking the summer off and will resume with meetings in September. Enjoy a well-read summer! For more information about these events and more, go to the Library Web site - www.southboroughlib.org - and click on Upcoming Events in the right-hand column!
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New Policy on Tutors at the Library
 In response to numerous requests from library users
for quiet at the Library, and
in an effort to continue to accommodate tutors, the Library Board of Trustees has implemented a new policy for tutors. The library will now offer meeting room space for tutors by reservation only on the lower level of the Library (more than one tutoring session may take place in the same meeting room).Also new: a modest fee of $5.00 per session, payable by the tutor (monies go to the Town of Southborough). There will be no more tutoring allowed in the upstairs reading rooms, for the sake of all of our patrons. Please contact the Library to reserve the space. |
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Friends of the Library
thank all who donated items and
who came to shop at this year's very successful June Book Sale. It was
another good fund raiser in support
of library programs and services.
THANK YOU!!
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What Do You Want to Do at the Library?
Have ideas for programs you'd like to see at the Library? Give Library Director Jane Cain a call at 508.485.5031 to discuss. This fall, the Genealogy Club will resume with a September 29 meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the Library.
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Tell Us What You Think...
We always love to hear feedback on what you think of this newsletter and of our beloved Southborough Library. Send us your thoughts in an email at: info@southboroughlib.org or call Library Director Jane Cain at 508.485.5031 - anytime!
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