MORRISVILLE LIBRARY NEWS January
31, 2003
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Feeling chilly? Well, the heat
is on, and things are cookin' at the library, so stop and and
join in the fun.
To help cure that cabin fever, the library's Board of Trustees
are holding a Mid-Winter Break Raffle. The prize is dinner, accommodations,
and brunch for two at Charlotte's Creekside in Oneida. (What
a nice winter break that would be!) The prize may be used at
the winner's convenience any time within one year of the date
of the drawing. Tickets are $5. and may be purchased at the Morrisville,
Hamilton and Oneida libraries or from any of the Morrisville
Library trustees. The drawing will be held on Wednesday, February
19, 2003 at 4 p.m. at the Morrisville Library. Ticket holders
will not need to be present to win. This fund raiser is for the
benefit of the Morrisville Public Library.
On Saturday, February 8th, from 10:30 till noon, Jackie Groves
will be conducting a workshop to make Valentine's Day cards and
other projects using rubber stamps. This workshop is free and
open to the public. Then, at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February
11th , the winter series of Pre-School Story Hour with Grandma
B. kicks off with the theme of "Farm Animals". The
series will continue on Tuesday mornings through March 18th.
The free sewing class will be on Friday, February 14th from 1-2
p.m. and continue until projects are completed. There are still
a few spaces left in the class. We have plenty of sewing machines
(or you can bring your own). We are still looking for donated
2 1/8 yard pieces of cotton or cotton-blend fabric suitable for
making scrub tops. (Bring donations to Barb at the library.)
Sign up for the class at the circulation desk.
The art show, "Rediscovering the Landscape", exhibiting
watercolors by Maxine Hunter, Bobbie Scarpino-Trendell and Laura
Dibble, continues in the program room through February. Stop
in and see these beautiful works by local artists. The Spanish
tutoring classes continue on Wednesday afternoons from 4-5 p.m.
through February.
We'll take a little break when the library closes on Monday,
February 17th for President's Day.
Looking ahead a little, the next event in the Adult Book Talk
series will be on March 14th, with Prof. Roxanna Pisiak facilitating
a discussion of Richard Russo's Nobody's
Fool . Copies can be signed out at the circulation desk.
Happily, there are several new books to report this week. Maeve
Binchy's Quentins
tops the list; the novel is full of interesting Binchy characters
(even some from her previous novels), but focuses on Ella Brady,
a young documentary filmmaker who wants to bring the tale of
the Dublin restaurant, Quentins, to the screen. Kevin Baker's
Paradise
Alley is an historical novel set against the brutal backdrop
of the 1863 Civil War draft riots in New York City. If you liked
the movie, Gangs of New York, you won't want to miss this book.
James Lee Burke's White
Doves at Morning is a departure from Burke's usual thrillers;
this is a saga set in Civil War times.
A
Winter Marriage by Irish poet, Kerry Hardie, explores the
marriage of convenience of four times-married Hannie Bennett,
who needs financial support, and elderly international report,
Ned Renvyle, who is looking for companionship. Lilian Jackson
Braun fans will want to sign out her newest novel, The
Cat Who Brought Down the House to see what happens with Koko
and Yum Yum and their pet human, Qwill, when a glamorous retiree
comes to Pickax.
For our young adult readers, all three Tamora Pierce Open Circle
novels are now in: Magic
Steps, Street
Magic and Cold
Fire; they follow the magic adventures of the unusual mages
Sandy, Tris, Daja, and Briar. If you liked Pierce's four Circle
of Magic books, you'll rush in to sign out these. For the same
age group, Jacqueline Woodson's Hush
is a dramatic novel about a 12 year old girl who has to change
her identity and life in a witness protection program after her
father testifies against corrupt cops.
Our 9-12 year old readers might want to try What
Would Joey Do?, the third in the series about Joey Pigza,
the more-than-active boy who now wants to be "Mr. Helpful"
to his divorced parents, his morbid grandmother and a blind girl
named Olivia. For our 4-8 year olds, Chris Van Allsburg's Zathura
is the exciting story of two brothers who play a game that comes
to life. Also for this age group, The
Philadelphia Chickens book with CD by Sandra Boynton is a
magical musical revue with lions and tigers and dancing pigs
- great fun for everyone!
Warm up to your public library this week. We have events and
books to keep even this winter's chill away.
Morrisville Public Library
February 16, 2003