'As a parent, you have the power to boost your children's learning potential simply by making books an integral part of their lives.'
March 2015 Library Newsletter
Published by the Friends of Tiverton Libraries

Good news!

The Town Council appoints the Library Board of Trustees. The volunteer board consists of seven members who meet monthly on the first Wednesday of each month. Each board member serves a three year term. The Board is responsible for hiring the Director, setting policies, advocating for full services and securing operating funds.

 

This is an exciting time to become involved with a new library building set to open in the spring providing new opportunities for library services to the community.

 

To learn more about the Trustees, follow agendas or minutes, click here.
To apply for the position, click here.

 

 

Friends of Tiverton Libraries News

The Friends are the community link for all residents of Tiverton to increase their level of involvement 
with the support and strengthening of responsive library services through this newsletter, funding support for summer reading, museum passes, and more. Join us! Click here.

The Friends are a 501C3 organization. Membership and donations are tax-deductable, to the extent permitted by law.


 

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Borrow Museum Passes.
To read about passes, click here
Press Release, click here
Reserve a pass, click here.

    


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Annual Meeting Recap

Senator Felag and Representative Edwards present citation to outgoing Friends President, Kathy Ryan
Teen Nick Souza, Friends Archivist, receives Award
Incoming Co-President Kathy Gallagher presents award to Phil Schuyler for his years of service.
Thanks to Celia van Hof, Dennis J. Smith, Herb Tracy for photos!

Friends Annual Agenda and Awards, click here

Press release, click here.


 

Friends Annual Report Powerpoint, click here.

Friends Income, click here


 

Friends Library Support, click here.

 

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Friends Fundraisers

Consider a new program from Amazon. They donate .5% of the purchase price 
to charitable organizations like Friends. 
Customers when shopping can select a charity and Amazon will forward the donation to the designated charity.

The Friends received a notice because customers have already selected us to support. Amazon will send any money due us quarterly. There is no cost to us or to shoppers. 
So if you are trapped in the house and passing the time with some on-line shopping, check out the 
Amazon Smile program. Details, click here.  
Capital One also has a gift program, as do many others. To share your experiences, click here.            

 

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volunteer  

 

Volunteers are needed:

 

Trustees: board member

Friends: volunteer coordinator

Foundation

Union Library

 

Contact Ann Grealish-Rust 625-6796, ext. 12 or through email

 


Tiverton Library Foundation
The Tiverton Library Foundation is a 501C3 not for profit organization, whose mission is to secure funds to help support the operational and capital needs of the Tiverton Public Library.

The Foundation is planning a Gala as a fundraiser for the new library.

Watch for details.


Tiverton Library Staff News

  • Geek the Library--
    This awareness campaign
    introduces the word 'geek' as a verb 
    and illustrates the fact that everyone is passionate about something
    --everyone 'geeks' something--
    and that the public library supports it all. [That's why Dewey was so important!]

   

What do YOU geek?
 

 

 

  • Congratulations to Office Assistant, Pam Poli [above], for winning this year's coveted Golden Sneaker Award at the Friends Annual Meeting. 

With a shared workspace, and a warm smile, Pam took on additional tech pieces as needed to keep the library webpage and public information current. Thanks Pam for going the extra mile!

 

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  • Thank you to Prue Fallon who took her love of travel to India this year.

 After developing her own funding support, Prue traveled as a People to People Ambassador. 

Between November 2 and 11, 2014, eight delegates from People to People Ambassadors visited the Golden Triangle in India: New Delhi, Jaipur, and Agra. 

This exciting trip included visits to the key cultural sites in the areas, and visits to local libraries by the professional librarians. 

Details, click here.

The primary purpose of this trip was to increase cultural and professional awareness on a journey to understand different types of library services in India. Professional meetings and library visits focused on 

how successful programs serve all library users, including minority populations;

 the challenges and issues facing all types of Indian libraries; and 

the opportunity to create future partnerships with Indian libraries

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  The Taj Mahal [Urdu above] was one of the cultural sites visited. 

It was built by a Muslim Mughal emperor, Shahjehan, in Agra [Uttar Pradesh] India, as a tomb and memorial 

to his favorite wife, Arjumand Bano Begum, Mumtaz Mahal, who died at the birth of their 14th child. 

Completed in 1653 after 22 years, the structure is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World and is 

a UNESCO World Heritage site, combining Persian, Islamic, and Indian architectural styles. 

It has been described as a love poem in marble, 

a teardrop on the cheek of time. 

The Taj is a reminder for all mankind that the universally accepted but not so well practiced concept of 'Love & Peace', 

the essence of the paradise, free from conflicts of races and geographical boundaries

 is important to be observed solemnly. 

Details, click here, and here.

 

 

Union Public Library Association

 

The Union facility is maintained by The Union Public Library Association, a 501C3 organization, and all needed repairs and maintenance are funded by the association's 

annual book sale held in August.  

 

New association members are always welcome, as are new volunteer library assistants.  

Contact President Gayle Lawrence through the Library for information.

 



COMMUNITY CONNECTION

 

One in three people in the U.S. do not have home access to the internet. 

In Tiverton many still have dial-up access. 

 

The new library will give them access to high speed internet to fill out job applications, view town council sessions, budget hearings, school committee meetings, do homework, check healthcare resources, provide space for police training workshops, economic development meetings, 

and more.

 

See how libraries are changing the way we connect.

Libraries: Changing Lives, Transforming Communities | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Libraries: Changing Lives, Transforming Communities | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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New Library Update 

 

March 2, 2015

With the exterior of the new library complete, 
the final interior work has continued in spite of the harsh and snowy winter. Some areas are finished, and there is only finish carpentry left in the others, followed by the flooring. 
Substantial completion will be achieved this month, and the furniture and equipment will be delivered in early April. 
The final landscape work will be completed as soon as the weather permits.
 
Below: the exterior under snow and the interior of the Children's area

 

 


For the construction folks: click Behan Brothers and for a video, click on the aerial view at Joe Arruda Construction. Thanks to both, and to the architects at Union Studios, who gave flesh to a dream!

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Solarize Little Compton and Solarize Tiverton are unique discount buying programs that use a tiered-pricing structure, town-supported education and outreach and one competitively selected installer to dramatically reduce the cost of solar. The more residents sign up for Solarize, the more the cost comes down. The program ends May 8, 2015.

Solarize Tiverton Workshop
Wednesday, March 18 , 7p
location to be determined

details, click here for a link the Solarize Tiverton project.

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Commerce RI and the R.I. Office of Energy Resources, SmartPower is launching the next pilot program to develop small-scale solar power in Rhode Island. Tiverton and Little Compton officially joined the program. 

"As a practical matter, everything we can do to alleviate the need for constructing additional energy transmission assets is a worthwhile step to stabilize the overall cost of living for our residents over the long term," Town Administrator, Matt Wojcik said.


To read Rep. Jay Edwards on the recent hike in electricity costs, click here. 

  

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@ the Library
 
Technology:
 
   
As we prepare to move to the new library, new technology is being added. 
Just bring your library card with you and we will be happy to show you how it works! 
 
Also new: self-check your items, search the catalog, and reserve books and museum passes with your mobile device. 
Suggestions are ALWAYS welcome!

Contact Tech Coordinator, Adam Reynolds
 
 
and much more! Click here for full calendar
of programs for
  kids, 
 
       
Storyhours, holiday programs, Lego Saturdays. Click 'kids' 
or call Janet, 625-6796, x14
 
'Talk, Sing, Read, Write, Play--How Libraries Reach Kids before They Can Read' NPR. Find out how, click here
 
 
 
 Teen Council, and more. Click 'teens'
or call Abby, 625-6796, x14

Derek Miller's 2015 Reading Across Rhode Island Video 
Derek Miller's 2015 Reading Across Rhode Island Video for Norwegian by Night
 
Book Clubs, March 25--Meditation and the Near Death Experience 
[details, click here], 
and more. Click 'adults'
or call Prue, 625-6796, x13
 

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Antiques, art galleries, shops, occasional films and concerts, a sculpture park, and more! 

         
Thursday, April 16, 6pm Free Coyote Informational Session at Sandywoods, Muse Way 
 
Dr. Numi Mitchell, leader of the Narragansett Bay Coyote Study (NBCS), will deliver a free presentation on coyote management practices at Sandywoods Center for the Arts in Tiverton. 

Since 2004, NBCS has been developing science-based coexistence and management strategies for humans and coyotes. Based on scientific data, NBCS has generated a set of Best Management Practices for Coexistence with Coyotes - basically a toolbox for safe, sustainable, community coyote management. 
 
 
Live music every weekend, a weekly open mic, 
contra dancing, art exhibitions,
 a weekly farmers market, 
yoga, 
zumba, pilates, 
and other classes and workshops. 
 
More info online at 

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Your Tiverton, click here
Be informed.

To view Town Council Meetings, 
Budget Committee Meetings, 
School Committee meetings, click here