Library Notes--7/15/2012

July 16, 2012
GREAT family show ------
 this Monday evening (July 16), 6:30 in the gym:
 "SLEEPING BEAUTY", performed by Summer Encore Theater.

 This is a freebie, thanks to the support of the VT Department of Libraries
and The Friends of the Morrill Memorial Library.
 Join us!
 

Library Notes--7/10/2012

July 10, 2012
Please return all LUV DVD's (not audiobooks) by Thursday, so we can return
them for a new collection.

New arrivals: "Buried in the Sky: The Extaordinary Story of the Sherpa
Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day" - Peter Zuckerman, "Gold" - Chris Cleave (also
as an audio), "Age of Miracles" - Karen Walker,  "Tell the Wolves I'm Home" -
Carol Rifka, " The Next Best Thing" - Jennifer Weiner, "Nightmare" - Lars
Kepler; for YA's: "Between the Lines" - Jodi Picoult & her daughter, "Railsea"
- China Meiville; for...

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Library Notes--7/8/2012

July 8, 2012
Children's summer programs start this week!
Dream Big - Monday evening programs at 6:30 (geared toward school-age
children ---- siblings always welcome)
July 9:  -  Pajama Party Kickoff ----- wear your PJ's, bring a favorite
stuffed toy if you like and listen to some dreamy stories.
July 16: "Sleeping Beauty" performance by Summer Encore Theater --- IN THE
GYM.
July 23: Nocturnal Animals
July 30: SPECIAL: Fire Truck night on the green!
August 6: Campfire Night
August 13: Movie Night: "Night at the Muse...

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Morrill Library Book Sale

July 5, 2012
We, the Friends of the Morrill Memorial Library (FOMML), are overwhelmed
with books this year and to all of you who have donated books to this annual
sale, a heartfelt thanks! We will accept books brought to the library on
Thursday, July 5th. We will NOT accept any donations (books and/or AV) on
Friday, July 6th.
We will start setting up Friday morning and we will open for business at 5PM
Friday evening. The sale will close at 7PM Fri. evening and reopen on
Saturday morning from 9AM to 1PM.
Once agai...

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Library Notes--6/20/2012

June 20, 2012
Join us Saturday morning for a "downloadable" morning -----
get ready for summer reading or listening.
9 - 10:15: Kindles
10:30 - 12 : Apple products
If you need help with a Nook, Sony or other device, let us know.

Some new titles include "Canada" - Richard Ford, "The Red House" - Mark
Haddon, "Are You My Mother" - Alison Bechdel, "Mission to Paris" - Alan Furst, "The
500" - Matthew Quirk, "Kingdom of Strangers" - Zoe Ferraris, "Gone Girl" - Gillian Flynn, and "Zoobiquity" - Barbara Natterson-Horowi...

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Library Notes--6/12/2012

June 12, 2012
If you haven't tried downloading audiobooks or ebooks through the library (for
free!), we've scheduled a Downloadable Workshop, just in time for summer vacations
and travels:
Saturday, June 23
9 - 10:15 am - Kindles
10:30 - 12 - Apple devices (audiobooks and ebooks)
If you have other devices (a Nook, Sony reader, etc.) and you need help, let
us know.
Keep in mind that using these online services is just like going to the
library ----
the ebook or audiobook you want (especially if it's a new, popular ti...

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Library Notes--6/6/2012

June 6, 2012
The VINS passes have arrived ----- there are actually 2 passes, each one
admits 2 people. You can borrow one or both at the same time.

Audio and movie problems:
We are still missing a couple of LUV DVD's: "The Soloist" and "Venice
Revealed - Disc 1". Please look around your homes and DVD players and return
these asap. They will have a blue label on the spine, which says "LUV VIDEO
COOP".
And please be careful with CD's & DVD's ---- return them to their proper
cases ---- we've had a run of mix-ups and...

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Library Notes--5/22/2012

May 22, 2012
Did your child leave a jacket at the library? We have a blue and black hoodie
style sweatshirt and a yellow rainjacket with fleece lining.

If you're doing any spring cleaning, please remember to save your books for
the annual book sale, sponsored by the Friends of the Library. This is one of
the biggest fundraisers for the library and we appreciate all donations (well,
almost all ............. please no encyclopedias, textbooks or computer books)

Thursday, May 31, 1pm: Reading Group discusses "The ...

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Library Notes--5/13/2012

May 13, 2012
Please return LUV DVD's and audiobooks this week, so they can be exchanged for
new sets.

The children's and young adult audiobooks we are able to purchase (thanks to
our "Winnie Belle Grant") have started to arrive and are ready to circulate ------- some classics like "The BFG", "The Phantom Tollbooth","A Wrinkle in Time" and  "A Secret Garden" to newer titles like the Percy Jackson & the Olympian series,
and the Hunger Games trilogy, to name a few. We expect more in the coming weeks. 

Some new bo...

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Library Notes--4/17/2012

April 18, 2012
We are hopeful that the newer public access computer will be functioning by
Wednesday ------it has been a long inconvenience and we are very sorry.

Children's programs continue this week as usual, but next week is school
vacation week, so there will be no Thursday after-school program........ but there WILL BE Storytime on Friday at 10 am.

The Morrill Library is very pleased to announce that we have been awarded a
Winnie Belle Learned Fund grant, from the VT Public Library Foundation. We
asked for ...

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