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MORRISVILLE LIBRARY NEWS
by Mary Brown
October is here! The fall breezes and turning leaves
have energized the library and boosted us into an active fall
schedule. Before we start, however, we'll take a little breather
and close on Saturday, October 6th and on Monday, October 8th
to celebrate the Columbus Day Weekend.
On Friday, October 19th at 7 p.m. the Book Talk series
will start off the season with Professor Roxanna Pisiak of SUNY
Morrisville leading a discussion of Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's
World: A Novel about the History of Philosophy. Pick up a copy
of the book at the circulation desk and join us for a pleasant
evening of "book talk".
Starting on Tuesday, October 23 at 10:30 a.m. is the fall
Pre-School Story Hour series with Grandma B. This delightful
series will continue on October 30, November 6, November 13,
November 20 and November 27. Plan on bringing in the little
ones for one or all of these events with our wonderful volunteer
grandma, Gratia Burleigh, aka Grandma B. Many thanks to Gratia
for her devotion to this wonderful series that inspires the little
ones to discover early the joy of reading.
On Saturday, October 27, there will be an encore of Beverly
Choltco-Devlin's wonderful Geneology Workshop that was SRO when
held this summer at the library. It will be held from 10:30
a.m. till noon. Sign up at the circulation desk for a spot at
this informative and popular workshop.
Looking further ahead, the library is in the beginning stages
of planning another pre-holiday Silent Auction fundraiser. Last
year's event was such a success and so much fun that plans are
in the works for another one this year. Be thinking of any nice
item or items you might donate for the silent auction. Last
year's offerings ranged from wonderful artwork to collectible
dolls, from coffee makers to antiques.
We were saddened to hear of the passing, at 101 years of
age, of former Morrisville librarian, Mildred Tucker. Contributions
in her memory can be made to the Morrisville Community Church.
Thanks go out this week to Aaron Strong, who adopted Honorable
Defeat: The Last Days of the Confederate Government by William
Davis, the Pulitzer Prize-nominee and Civil War historian. It
chronicles Jefferson Davis's gradual acceptance of defeat, his
flight from the Confederate capital and his eventual capture.
Thanks also to Lynde Lafever for two audiotapes: The Best of
Alfred Hitchcock and TheLottery Winner by Mary Higgins Clark.
Several books have arrived and are looking for "adoptive
parents." Savage Beauty:The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay
by Nancy Milford is the first comprehensive authorized biography
of the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for poetry. Her
biography makes for very entertaining reading since she lived
a colorful life as the "queen of bohemia" in early
twentieth century Greenwich Village. Hemlock Bay by Catherine
Coulter would also like to be adopted. This romantic thriller
sees FBI agents Dillon and Lacey Sherlock Savich take down the
satanic child-killing Tuttle twins before rushing off to California
to save Dillon's sister, Lily, from her in-laws.
The Forgotten is Faye Kellerman's latest Peter Decker/Rina
Lazarus novel. In it, Peter and Rina are drawn into a complex
web of motives when they investigate the death of one of Rina's
son's friends and his therapists. Lisa Gardner's The Next Accident
takes readers on a desperate manhunt for a sadistic killer who
preys upon his victims' innermost fears - just before he claims
their lives. The Other Wind is Ursula LeGuin's new novel-length
addition to the Earthsea universe. For our 9-12 year old readers,
Michael Jordan: Basketball Skywalker by Thomas Raber gives all
kinds of interesting details about this superstar. All these
books are "orphans" just waiting for some generous
reader to adopt them. Please consider adopting a book this week;
the library promises to give it a very good home.
Take a nice walk in the brisk fall air this week and while
you're out walking (or riding), stop by the library and pick
up a good book to read, a nice video to watch or a pleasant CD
to sooth your frazzled nerves.
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