MORRISVILLE LIBRARY NEWS October 18, 2002
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Autumn has finally arrived at the library as well as in central
New York! It always brings with it a flurry of activities. The
Pre-School Story Hour with Grandma B series will be held at 10:30
a.m. on October 29 and November 12. Bring in the little ones
for this hour of fun. On Friday, November 1st, Susan Vreeland's
interesting novel, Girl in Hyacinth Blue, will be the topic of
discussion at the opening session of this season's Adult Book
Talk series. Copies are now available for sign-out at the circulation
desk. Our popular facilitator, Dr. Roxanna Pisiak, will be on
hand to lead the discussion.
We also have a new art show in the Program Room through November:
Susanne Farrington -- Retrospective: 1962 - 2002. Susanne is
a local artist and potter and has displayed for us various works
from her long career featuring wood, pottery and found objects.
Susanne has a B.A. in Design from Antioch College. While a student,
she spent a summer in Vallauris, France as a pottery apprentice.
The year following graduation she studied at Haystack School
of Crafts on Deer Island, Maine, and also studied for a semester
at Alfred University. She has exhibited her work at numerous
juried crafts shows throughout the Northeast over the past forty
years. She has lived in Hamilton, New York since 1971 and is
a member of the Potter's Guild. Susanne's work and that of her
fellow potters will be on display at the Third Annual Artists
& Craftsmen Holiday Studio Tour, from November 29 to December
1, 2002. You can find out more about the Studio Tour by stopping
by the Morrisville Library to pick up a brochure or by visiting
the Clay Expressions web site at http://www.clayexpressions.com.
We have some new books to report this week, thanks to generous
donors. Remember, you can "order" any of the books
mentioned in this column by going to our web page at www.midyork.org/morrisville
and following the directions for signing out books.
Thanks to the library's wonderful friend, Moors Myers, for the
following donations. The
Last Girls by Lee Smith is a novel inspired by a real life
event. Four former college classmates, on a steamboat cruise
down the Mississippi River, remember a raft trip down the river
they had taken 35 years earlier to simulate the river trip of
Huck Finn as well as many other memories of the past. Lines
of Defense by Barry Siegel is a mystery novel about detective
Doug Bard's efforts to find an elusive killer and protect his
wife and daughter. Balzac
and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Sijie Dai is a short
novel about two teenage storytellers who find joy in telling
tales despite the hard labor they must endure as their "re-education"
during Mao's Cultural Revolution.
Thanks to some anonymous donors, the library now has Adam
and Eve and Pinch Me by Ruth Rendell. This suspenseful novel
tell about three women and their intricate relationships with
a handsome con man, Jeff Leach. David Falkner's Great
Time Coming: The Life of Jackie Robinson from Baseball to Birmingham
is a moving biography of the first African-American man to play
major league baseball. His athletic feats on the field and his
courage in the cause of integration make this the story of a
real-life hero.
Our younger fans of the American Girls series will want to sign
out our new copies of Meet
Kaya, Kaya
Shows the Way, Kaya's
Hero, Kaya's
Escape, Kaya
and Lone Dog, Changes
for Kaya. For our 4-8 year old readers, three neat books
have arrived. Harry
Houdini, Escape Artist by Patricia Larkin tells how a little
boy named Ehrlich Weiss became Harry Houdini, the best magician
the world has ever known. Alien
and Possum by Tony Johnston finds the possum making friends
with an alien who arrives in a spaceship, and he comes to realize
that "things of all colors can be friends." The
Best Fall of All by Laura Godwin shows Happy the dog and
Honey the cat having a good time in the autumn leaves. For 9-12
year olds, Sacagawea and the Bravest Deed by Stephen Krensky
shows how the Indian girl wants to be brave like her brother
and the boys, but gets to show her bravery in another way.
Enjoy October! Pick apples, rake leaves, and drop in at the library
to sign out some of the great books we have for you.
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October 23, 2002