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OCTOBER 2011

                 
                            
In This Issue
Feedback?
Heritage Day Book & Cookie Sale
What's Happening at the Library in October
'Tweens and Teens Grant
New at the Library...

For Adults:

Fiction Ruined My Family by Jeanne Darst

Everyone But You
by Sandra Novack

Vera Jean Learns to Fly by Jennifer Niven

Swing Your Sword
by Mike Leach

The Apple Lover's Cookbook
by Amy Traverso


For Teens:

Boyfriends with Girlfriends
by Alex Sanchez

Daniel X
[Game Over]

by James Patterson

Plague : A Gone Novel
by Michael Grant

For Children:

Train Trip
by Deanna Caswell   

chool for Bandits 

by Hannah Shaw

How to Get a Job by Me the Boss
by Sally Lloyd-Jones 

 

Zombie in Love 
by Kelly DiPucchio

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The Southborough Library will be joining more than 100 other libraries in a larger, merged network at the end of this year. Since we will be swimming in a much larger pond, we ask that you bring your library card, to help save time at the front desk. Using your barcode will be required in this new system, we are told, so we'll have to adjust to that. If you have misplaced your library card, you may get a new one, at no charge, during November and December. Thank you!


Have You
Called the Library Lately?

Thanks to the Friends of the Library, we have a new, automated phone system.  Now, if you call and the Library is not open, you can press "1" for the hours, or press "3" to leave a message for the director. We are pleased with our new phones, but are working out some bugs. We'd like to hear your opinion. If you have any recommendations or experience any trouble calling 508-485-5031, please alert us.   

 

Tell Us What You Think...  

 

We need your feedback on this newsletter and the Southborough Library in general, e.g., our holdings, events etc. Send us your thoughts in an email to [email protected] or call Library Director Jane Cain at 508.485.5031 - any time! This is your Library and we want to serve your needs! 
Friends of the Library Book & Cookie Sale
Heritage Day - Monday, Oct. 10, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. 

Southborough Teens Coordinating 
Cookie Sale    

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Please join us on Heritage Day, Monday, October 10, for the Friends of the Southborough Library annual book sale, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Library. Proceeds benefit the Library in many ways - including sponsorship of the popular museum pass program, refreshments for various library book groups, and the purchase of special-purpose library furniture and shelving.  

 

New this year: Three local authors will have a table at the book sale and offer their latest work for sale. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Library.

 

Bakers and volunteers needed! If you wish to contribute homemade cookies or volunteer at this fun event, please contact Library Director Jane Cain at 508.485.5031. Thank you!

Used books for the sale are welcome! We appreciate your gently-used book donations, and you may deliver them to the Library up until Friday, October 7.

Thank you teens! We thank library staffer Naomi Magnoni for coordinating the teen effort to organize the cookie sale this year - and, of course, the teens themselves. Cookie sale proceeds will benefit teen programs at the Library. 

October at the Library pumpkin

For Children:
 

Preschool Story Times
for children ages 2-5 and their families will be held: Mondays, October 3, 17, and 24;  Tuesdays, October 4, 11 and 18;  and Wednesdays, October 5, 12, and 19, 10:30 a.m. 

Baby & Toddler Time
for infants to 2 year olds and their families resume on Thursdays, October 6, 13 and 20 at 11:00 a.m. 

Build with LEGOs on Tuesday, October 11, from 3:45-5:00 p.m., at the Library. No sign up required. Ages 5 and up are welcome, accompanied by a parent or caregiver. Please visit or call the Library at 508-485-5031, ext. 2, to register.

For Teens: 


Teen Advisory Group (T.A.G.) Meeting
on Tuesday, October 18, 6:30 p.m. 
Ages 11-18 are welcome to join this group of teens to make book suggestions and plan teen events at the Library. Call 508.485.5031, ext. 4, or visit the Library to sign up.    

 

Trivia/Movie Event at the Library for Teens:  Saturday, October 15, 1:00 p.m.  Bring your brain and challenge your friends to Trivia victory! Stay for a movie, Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Pizza provided by the Friends of the Southborough Library. Call 508.485.5031, ext. 4, or sign up at the Library.    

 

 

For Adults:   

 

On Tuesday, October 18, 5:30 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. 

 

On Thursday, October 20, 7:00 p.m., the Southborough Business Network will meet to plan the next INSIDE STORY Speaker Series event. Local business people are welcome to join this group.       

 

Also on Thursday, October 20, 7:00 p.m., Beth Colon, M.S., HHP, Nutrition Consultant, Southborough resident, and owner of Holistic Nutrition Services, will present a discussion on smart eating called Feed Your Brain. Please call the Library at 508.485.5031, ext. 4 to reserve a seat.    

 

The Southborough Genealogy Club will meet on Thursday, October 27, 7:00 p.m., at the Library.   

 

 

Book Discussion Groups   

The First Wednesday Book Group will discuss Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout on October 5, 10:00 a.m., at the Library.

 

mbmThe Senior Center Book Group, will discuss Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder, on Wednesday, October 12, 11:00 a.m. at the Senior Center.   

 

The YA Book Group will discuss
Beast by Mark Walden on Wednesday, October 12, 6:30 p.m. Pizza and soda provided by Southborough Dominos on Route 9.   

 

The 4th-6th Grade Book Group will meet to discuss The BFG by Roald Dahl on Thursday, October 20, 6:30 p.m., at the Library. Pizza and soda provided by the Friends of the Library.   

 

mcwThe 2nd & 3rd Grade Book Group will meet on Wednesday, October 19,  6:30 p.m., at the Library to talk about  A Mouse Called Wolf by Dick King-Smith.  

 

For more information about these events, check the Library Web site - www.southboroughlib.org - and click on Upcoming Events in the right-hand column! 

 

Library Centennial Open House a Success
Library visitors enjoyed a day of reminiscing about former staff and events at the Library. There was an array of photos to browse, a display of historic documents, refreshments, and lots of conversation. Pictured below is Kim Ivers, Children's Librarian, with winners from the Essay and Art Contest sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

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Good News!   

Library Receives "Serving
'Tweens and Teens" Grant
    

 

We are pleased to announce that the Library has been awarded a two-year $13,758 grant that will allow us to develop a Teen Zone and to focus efforts on the 11- to -18-year-old population. If you have ideas for teen programs, or wish to volunteer your expertise, please contact the Library at 508-485-5031. This federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) "Serving Tweens and Teens" grant comes from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and is administered through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC). Stay tuned for new experiences for 'Tweens and Teens' at the Library!

 

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