MORRISVILLE LIBRARY NEWS October 26, 2001
by Mary Brown
Events for young and old (and the not-so-very old!) are going
on at the library this coming month. At the same time, we are
starting to think ahead to the holidays.
The Pre-School Story Hours with Grandma B. will continue on November
6, November 13, November 20 and November 27.
The second discussion evening in the Book Talk series is scheduled
for Friday, November 16th. Bee Season by Myla Goldberg will be
the book for discussion. Sign up for a copy of the book at the
circulation desk.
A patriotic sale of handmade American flag pins is now going
on at the library. Show your support for America and support
your library at the same time. These red, white and blue seed
bead pins are three dollars apiece, two for five dollars, and
five for ten dollars. They make perfect little gifts for friends
and for yourself. They are now on display and for sale at the
circulation desk and are also on sale on the library website
where you can print out an order form to send in with a check
or money order.
If you are beginning to think about holiday gift shopping, the
library (or the library website) is just the place to start finding
the perfect gift for many of the people on your list. We have
several nice items for sale. Madison Hall or Morrisville Library
postcards would be nice little gifts to tuck in holiday cards
you are sending to friends. Black and white Art Deco bookplates
designed by Susanna Phelps Gage, who gave the building to the
library, or playing cards with drawings of the library and Madison
Hall would make meaningful stocking stuffers. A package of note
cards or a note pad with a pen and ink drawing of the library
is another thoughtful gift idea. The stylish navy and white duck
tote bags decorated with a drawing of the library are wonderful
gifts for anyone who carries "stuff" around --- and
isn't that all of us! These great gift ideas are displayed throughout
the library, and they are all so reasonably priced! Just ask
at the desk if you are interested in looking at or purchasing
any of them.
Soon the library will have a Christmas Shoppe of gifts for you
to purchase by bidding at the library's second annual Holiday
Silent Auction. This is such an interesting and entertaining
way to shop. The library will be accepting donations for the
silent auction any time after November 1st. The actual auction
will begin on the Monday after Thanksgiving and end on Thursday,
December 13th. Please donate some nice items suitable for Christmas
gifts -- "quality" new items, "mint condition"
antiques or collectibles, art works, fine hand-crafted items
or gift certificates that might garner some nice bids to benefit
the library. This will be a "high end" holiday auction
, like shopping at a fine department store. We hope that it will
attract many bidders and high bids on items perfect to give someone
special this Christmas.
A few new books have arrived this week. Patricia Cornwell's Isle
of Dogs is not Cornwell's usual Kay Scarpetta novel, but is a
dark comedy about a nearly blind governor of Virginia who confusedly
launches a speed-trap program on isolated Tangier Island, where
eccentric residents promptly attempt secession. Other plot lines
involve a gang of un-street-smart thugs gunning for the police,
an angel-faced serial killer, and a kidnapped dog. The Continuum
Concept: In Search of Happiness Lost by Jean Liedloff is also
on the New Books cart. This book in the Classics in Human Development
series is a primer for a loving philosophy of parenting and has
moved many new parents since its publication in 1986. Fear and
Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American
Dream by Hunter Thompson is a cult classic which chronicles the
drug-soaked, addle-brained, rollicking good times on a long weekend
road trip to Las Vegas. Also newly arrived is the video "Acid
Rain: An Adirondack Tragedy" by the Adirondack Council.
As you think about the gift giving season coming up, think of
giving a gift to your local library -- a book, a donation, a
magazine subscription, a new CD or video - or buy one of the
nice gifts for sale at the library - or donate some nice item
for the silent auction. In the past several weeks, we have been
moved by the many people who have given to others through major
9-11 funds. In that spirit, consider giving also to your library,
a place that is always making life better in the community.
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