MORRISVILLE LIBRARY NEWS October 12, 2001
by Mary Brown
The library's fall activities are in full swing. We'd love
to have you come in and enjoy them with us.
Next Tuesday, October 23 at 10:30 a.m. the fall Pre-School Story
Hour series with Grandma B. begins and will continue on October
30, November 6, November 13, November 20 and November 27. Bring
in the little ones for these delightful events.
On Saturday, October 27, Beverly Choltco-Devlin's will present
a Genealogy Workshop from 10:30 a.m. till noon. Be sure to sign
up at the circulation desk for a spot at this informative and
popular workshop.
The new Mini-Book Sale in the front hall is now underway. This
time it is a Hardcover Book Sale, with all books costing one
dollar! How can you beat that?
By popular demand, the library will once again hold a Silent
Auction, beginning the Monday after Thanksgiving and ending on
Thursday, December 13th. Start thinking about possible donations
you might make of "quality" new items, treasured "mint
condition" antiques or collectibles, art works, hand-crafted
items or gift certificates that might garner some nice bids to
benefit the library. We're hoping to create a special "high
end" holiday auction that will attract many bidders and
high bids. Donations will be accepted at the library after November
1st.
Thank-yous go out this week to the "Helping Hands"
from Colgate University. Andrea Smith, Bridget Ryan and Anna
Shaver, who planted our newly-donated iris rhizomes in our gardens,
cleaned our front porch and broke down all our Gates computer
boxes for recyclable pickup. What a pleasure it was to have these
nice collegians give us a hand.
Thanks also go out to the New Woodstock Library for lending us
a nice collection of videos, including such movies as "EdTV",
"The Full Monty", "Dr. Do-little" and "Frantic".
Check them out on the video cart near the fireplace.
Two new books have arrived this week. The Fingerlakes Book by
Katharine Dyson is an informative guide with a chapter on each
of the Finger Lakes, plus sections on the Wineries and on Host
Cities. It is a great handbook for short day trips to this beautiful
nearby region. The other new addition this week comes via the
generosity of Jean Tayntor, who adopted The Archer's Tale by
Bernard Cornwell, an irresistible tale of honor and revenge set
on the brink of the Hundred Years' War. The young archer Thomas
of Hookton joins the forces of King Edward III to fight against
France. Thomas' quest takes on greater danger and significance
as he makes a bitter enemy from within his own ranks, uncovers
a dark family secret, and becomes embroiled in an idealistic
scheme to reclaim the vanished Holy Grail. Many thanks to Jean.
Many thanks to all our generous "adoptive parents"
who have helped add to our library collection with their adoptions
over the past several months. Without them, we would have few
new books because of the dire financial status of our library
budget. But now, we have NO funding left for the rest of this
year. We can purchase no new books. We are asking our patrons
to PLEASE consider adopting a book, so that we can have some
new volumes to offer our readers. Some books just waiting to
be adopted include: Robert Tanenbaum's Enemy Within, Robert B.
Parker's Gunman's Rhapsody, Dana Stabenow's The Singing of the
Dead, Faye Kellerman's The Forgotten: A Peter Decker/Rita Lazarus
Novel, Patricia Cornwell's Isle of Dogs, Frederick Forsyth's
The Veteran and Garrison Keillor's Lake Wobegon: Summer 1956.
Stop by the circulation desk and talk to Traci about an adoption.
To entice you a bit more, here's a sneak preview of two other
"orphan" books waiting to be adopted and make our library
their home. Death in Paradise by Robert B, Parker is the third
entry in the Jesse Stone series and finds Stone, a former LAPD
cop, fired for drinking on the job--serving as chief of police
in the town of Paradise, Massachusetts, and investigating the
murder of a teenaged girl whose decomposed body turns up in the
local lake. Funeral in Blue by Anne Perry is her 11th Victorian
mystery featuring Hester and William Monk. In this one, the Monks
try to solve the murder of a woman, whose husband is secretly
loved by Hester's good friend, and Perry succeeds in spotlighting
some of the ills of 19th century English society. Don't they
sound great? Please consider adopting them, so that you and your
fellow readers can enjoy them.
We are still alive and kicking, but we need you to help us stay
that way. Come in and enjoy what we have to offer and considering
offering some book adoption help as well.
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