Flint Memorial Library Newsletter
Books & Beyond
It's time to get excited about the library!
January 2015
In This Issue
15 in '15
15 in '15 Book Recommendation
From Desk To Store!
Mac is Mac & Cheese, Right?
Is It Real?
Article Headline
Happening At The Library
Children's Room
Lil Dumplings
Teens

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15 in '15 Reading Challenge!

Thank you to the 80 people who attended our 15 in '15 kick-off event! 


 Our guest,

Lesley Vasilio from Penguin Random House, discussed some highly-anticipated books to be released in 2015 and several people went home with door prizes.

 

If you've been enjoying the snow at home reading a pile of good books, why not join our 15 in '15 Challenge and be entered to win prizes for your reading? It's a win-win!

 

Challenge yourself to read 15 books in 2015! To keep you motivated along the way, we'll be holding several fun, literary events. We'll also award a raffle prize winner each month and a grand prize winner in December! 


 Read what you want, in any format you want, and earn a raffle ticket for each book (up to 15). 


 Go to our website and click on the 15 in '15 tab for everything you need! 

 

15 in '15 Book Recommendation

From one of our patrons, who has logged a public review of a book read for the 15 in '15 reading challenge: 

The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling is a tremendous study of small town living in England. Filled with characters you will love and hate, Rowling manages to weave together a seamless story of what happens when one man dies - and leaves a gaping hole left in the town.

To request this book from the library, click here. 
Closed for the Holiday

The library will be closed Monday, Feb. 16 in observance of the Presidents' Day holiday. 
Mac Is Mac & Cheese, Right?

If your answer is yes, then you don't want to miss Ed McFadden's Anything Mac program Thursday, Feb. 19 at 10:30 a.m. 

Registration is required for this program, so please call the library at 978-664-4942.   

* This event was originally scheduled for January, but was postponed due to inclement weather.
Is It Real?  

That's the question the library's daytime book club will be asking during its next meeting. 

The group will discuss B.A. Shapiro's The Art Forger Wednesday, Feb. 25 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

From the author: 
In the early morning hours of March 18, 1990, two men dressed as police officers bound and gagged two guards at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts, and stole thirteen works of art worth today over $500 million...

But when the long-missing Degas painting-the one which had been hanging for 100 years at the Gardner Museum-is delivered to Claire's studio, she begins to suspect that it may not be the original, but a forgery itself. 

As she begins her search for the truth about the painting's origins and its possible link to a secret relationship between Edgar Degas and Isabella Stewart Gardner--revealed to the reader through Isabella's letters to her niece-Claire finds herself in a breathless race through a labyrinth of deceit where secrets hidden since the late 19th century may hold the key to the mysteries of the present.

To request this book from the library, click here.
When Ireland & Brooklyn Collide 
The library's evening drop-in book group will discuss Brooklyn: A Novel by Colm T�ib�n at its next session on Tuesday, March 3 from 7 to 9 p.m. 

Don't worry if you've never attended a library book group session! Just stop by, all are welcome. 

"One of the most unforgettable characters in contemporary literature" (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette), Eilis Lacey has come of age in small-town Ireland in the hard years following World War Two. When an Irish priest from Brooklyn offers to sponsor Eilis in America, she decides she must go, leaving her fragile mother and her charismatic sister behind.  

Eilis finds work in a department store on Fulton Street, and when she least expects it, finds love. Tony, who loves the Dodgers and his big Italian family, slowly wins her over with patient charm. But just as Eilis begins to fall in love, devastating news from Ireland threatens the promise of her future.

To request this book from the library, click here. 
Happening At The Library 

Please visit EventKeeper to keep up-to-date with all library events, including monthly book discussions and craft group meetings.  
Children's Room
Saturday Specials run the first Saturday of each month from September through May.  These are special activities geared towards the whole family. Our next Saturday Special is with the Fairy Tale Players on March 7 at 10:30 a.m. This event is for ages 3 and up. 

Music with Dara - Fridays at 10:30 a.m.  February 13, March 13, April 10.

Spring (almost) story-time sign-ups are happening now in the Children's Room. Sign up in person or by calling 978-664-4942. 

Preschool Story Time for ages 3 to 5. Tuesdays at 1:30 to 2 p.m.  February 24, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, April 7, 14.
Toddler Tales for ages 1 to 2 1/2: Thursdays from 9:30 to 10 a.m. on February 26, March 5, 12, 19, 26, April 2, 9, 16.  
Stories and Songs for ages 2 to 3 1/2: Fridays from 9:30 to 10 a.m. on February 27, March 6, 13, 20, 27, April 3, 10, 17.  

*FEBRUARY VACATION WEEK*
Drum Away the Blues: Tuesday, February 17 at 2 p.m., for the whole family. 

Drop-In Craft:  Wednesday, February 18 from 3 to 4:45 p.m. in the Children's Room.

Family Movie Matinee: Thursday, February 19 at 1:30 p.m.  Join us for the 60th anniversary edition of 101 Dalmatians - a Disney classic film.

All Ages Lego Club: Friday, February 20 at 11 a.m.

*NEW PROGRAMS*
Brown Bag Book Club: Calling all 3rd and 4th graders!  Join our new parent/child book club.  Meeting on the last Monday of the month, bring your dinner and we'll provide a drink and dessert.

Mother Nature has wreaked havoc on our first meeting, postponing it twice with her snow. But the third time is a charm! We will meet on Monday, Feb. 23 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. to read Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater. 

 

Crazy 8's Math Club: This brand new over-the-top club is designed to get kids in grades 3 to 5 "fired-up" about math. Crazy 8's will meet on 8 Tuesdays -February 24, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, April 7, 14 - from 4 to 5 p.m. Registration required, please call 978-664-4942. Contact Janice for more information.

Story Time For Your Little Dumplings

Join Lisa Jobst for a Saturday afternoon story time designed specifically for babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers and their parents. 

You and your child will meet new friends, enjoy some 
snacks, hear a story and engage in play time during this My Little Dumpling story time series. 

There is only one more session left in this popular series:

Saturday, March 21 at 3 p.m 

Sponsored by the Friends of the Flint Memorial Library
 
All You Need Is Love
Our pre-school ages Valentine's Day party is Saturday, Feb. 14 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Activity Room. There will be stories, crafts and munchies. 

Due to all the snow, the party has been moved to 10:30 a.m. to allow us enough time to clear the parking lot and entrances of snow. 
Looking forward to seeing you at the library,

Sharon Kelleher
skelleher@northreadingma.gov
Library Director
Flint Memorial Library

Don't forget to keep reading as part of the 15 in '15 reading challenge. Bring your log sheet to the library, or let the staff know that you have entered your books online, and enter your raffle tickets for the monthly drawing! 
Co-sponsored by the Flint Memorial Library & the Friends of the Library.