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MORRISVILLE LIBRARY NEWS
by Mary Brown
The library has much to be thankful for this year.
Many thanks to all our volunteers, to all those who adopted
books this year, to those who gave gifts, time and effort to
the library, and to Traci, Barb and company who make our library
such a welcoming place to visit.
In the Thanksgiving mode, don't forget that the library
will be closed on Thanksgiving as well as on Friday and Saturday
following the holiday. On Sunday, the 25th, from 2-4, we will
be decorating for the Friends' Holiday Open House (scheduled
for Friday, December 7th) and for the Holiday Silent Auction
(starting Monday, November 26th). Anyone is welcome to come
and help with this festive decorating event.
The Silent Auction is about to begin! Auction items are
still coming in, and are looking great. Among the items going
up for bid is a lovely watercolor painting by Ethel Foote Stack,
who was born in Morrisville in 1881 and who was a commercial
artist in New York City for many years. Boyd's Bears fans will
want to bid on Cleo P. Pussytoes who is cutely perched in a darling
Windsor chair. Some beautiful small tied quilts, made by talented
area quilters, will be fetching some nice bids, we expect. A
wooden snowman wreath, snowmen figurines and a beautiful handmade
glass bead necklace and earring set are among the many treasures
waiting for your bids in this event. We are so pleased with
the outstanding quality of items for the auction this year. You
will definitely want to do some of your holiday shopping at this
event that benefits your library. The auction is open to the
public.
We would greatly appreciate it if any local business people
would donate a gift or gift certificate for the auction. The
library will give receipts for tax deductions, if needed. Thanks
to the Helping Hands students from Colgate who helped set up
the auction display this past week. Although the bidding does
not begin until the Monday after Thanksgiving, the auction items
are out for preview now in the program room. While you're previewing,
you can sign up for a bidding number, so that, once the auction
begins, you'll be ready to write your number on the bid sheets
for the items you hope to win.
While you're here, check out the Mini Book Sale in the front
hallway; this month's sale highlights paperback books, with great
bargain prices of fifty cents each or three for a dollar. Also,
enjoy our display of Christmas craft books and sign out one to
help you make holiday gifts and decorations, and don't forget
to bring in
the little ones for the Story Hour with Grandma B on Tuesday,
the 27th at 10:30 a.m.
Check out our beautiful message board when you come in and
see our volunteer, Bette Slocum's original and gorgeous artwork.
Bette is not only our official message board illustrator, but
also fills in most Wednesday evenings at the circulation desk.
She is so dedicated to the library that, when she became seriously
ill while working at the desk last February, she refused to leave
until someone came to replace her. She also serves as the treasurer
of SEVAC. We are lucky to have such a great volunteer in our
community!
Thanks to John Richmond for filling in the pot holes in
our driveway last week. Now the front roof of the library needs
repairs; any donations for this project would be greatly appreciated.
The Friends paid for a great part of our new flat roof last
summer, but now we are in need again. Help! We are also looking
for someone to adopt Good Harbor the new novel by Anita Diamante,
author of The Red Tent. (Thank heavens for all our adoptive
parents who supplement our book collection since the slashing
of our book budget to $2000 a year has made it very hard to buy
many new books. If you can donate or adopt a book, many readers
will benefit. )
A few new items have been donated to the library this week.
Thanks to the Wednesday Club for Jason Elliot's Unexpected Light:
Travels in Afghanistan, given in memory of Martha Whipple. This
book is an account of Elliot's two visits to Afghanistan, first
when he joined the mujaheddin in 1979 and was smuggled into Soviet-occupied
Afghanistan; the second happened nearly ten years later, when
he returned to the still war-torn land. Another gift is Jonathan
Franzen's The Corrections , about the five members of the quirky
Lambert family who get their due, as everybody's lives swirl
out of control. Three new donated videos are "Have Fun Playing
the Hand Drums", "Drumming Made Easy: A Complete Guide
for the Beginner", and "Les Miserables: the Entire
10th Anniversary Performance". Also in is Minnie the Mule
and the Erie Canal by Lettie Petrie, former director of the Camden
Public Library.
Many SUNY Morrisville students have been using our library
for research about the history of Morrisville. We welcome all
college students to borrow items, use our Internet connection,
and do research at our library. All students need to do is fill
out a library card application and bring their college ID with
them.
Happy Thanksgiving to all and thanks to all who have helped
the library this year.
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