MORRISVILLE LIBRARY NEWS October 19, 2001
by Mary Brown
We've all heard the saying, "It's better to give than
to receive." The library lives this motto every day with
all the wonderful services it gives to our community. Educational
and entertaining events, resources for all kinds of useful and
needed information, leisure time books, videos, magazines and
CD's are just some of the gifts the library offers you year round.
Just look at the roster of "gifts" for you this month!
Beverly Choltco-Devlin's Genealogy Workshop will be held from
10:30 a.m. till noon on Saturday, October 27. What a nice opportunity
to find your "roots". There is still time to sign up
for a spot at this interesting event.
Don't forget to bring the little ones in to Pre-School Story
Hour with Grandma B. on October 30, November 6, November 13,
November 20 and November 27.
This week is National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week,
a week designed to increase people's knowledge of lead poisoning,
to encourage parents to get their children tested and to reduce
lead hazards in the home. The library has a nice display of books
and other information on this problem; take a look at these materials
and keep your children safe from this household danger.
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The library
has a collection of books and websites on this important topic;
we urge all women to take advantage of these life-saving sources
of information.
Another great resource provided by the library is the "Literacy
Links" section of the Morrisville Library website. For those
who want to improve their reading skills and those wanting to
help others improve, there are great links here to such sites
as the PBS Literacy Link for GED Help, Literacy Volunteers of
America, Laubach Literacy, Madison-Oneida Even Start and other
helpful literacy sources.
Halloween is always a lively time at the library. Stop in and
see the great display of Halloween books in the front hall. Thanks
to our new volunteer, Sheron Smith, and her two boys for setting
up this neat display. Also, be sure to stop at the library on
Halloween for your treats!
We have a few new books for you this week. Anne Rice's Blood
and Gold is her new Vampire Chronicle that tells the story of
Marius, a mentor to Lestat, the creator of Armand, and the lover
of Pandora. Iris Johansen's Final Target is a suspense thriller
that involves a U.S. president, his catatonic daughter, a priceless
gold statue and intrigue that will keep you turning the pages.
Nora Roberts fans will want to sign out her Time and Again, a
collection of two tales about brothers, Jacob and Caleb Hornblower,
who travel between centuries but have a hard time leaving behind
the beguilingly innocent Liberty Stone, and her spitfire sister,
Sunny.
After reading about all these things the library offers you,
you might wonder about what you can give to your library. The
library doesn't just hope you will give; we NEED our patrons
to give since we have no funding to buy books, to fund programs
and even to make needed repairs.
This week we had some generous donors who gave the library some
new books. Thanks to Audrey Clark for Belva Plain's Looking Back
which poses the question: Can friendships made during college
years stand the test of time--and betrayal? Recent college graduates
and former roommates, classy Cecile, brainy Norma, and ambitious
Amanda find their lives intimately entwined when Amanda marries
Norma's older brother, Larry. Thanks also to Traci Schuster for
Sara Perry's Christmastime Treats, a great recipe and crafts
book here just in time to start making goodies for the holiday
season. Finally, thanks to anonymous donors for After Images
, a collection of autobiographical pieces by local writer and
Pulitzer prize winner W.D. Snodgrass, for The Marriage of Sticks,
a novel by Jonathan Carroll in which rarities dealer, Miranda
Romanec, struggles to change her life after upsetting revelations
at a high school reunion, and for No Visible Means of Support
by Dabney Stuart.
Right now, the library is looking for a donation of a relatively
new TV and VCR in clean, good working condition (no old recyclables!).
We can even give you a tax exempt receipt of credit for your
donation. We are also looking for someone to donate new photo
albums to hold the collection of pictures we are collecting and
organizing to prepare for our centennial celebration in 2003.
Maybe you can offer the library some of your talent. We are looking
for some local people to exhibit their artwork, craft work or
collections in our program room. We really hate our bare walls
and shelves! The library will do free advertising and even host
an opening night reception for generous artisans willing to share
their works with us. If you are a creative person, consider sharing
your talent in this way.
Here is still another great way you might give to your library.
After November 1st , the library will be accepting donations
for its second annual Holiday Silent Auction. The actual auction
will begin on the Monday after Thanksgiving and end on Thursday,
December 13th. Start thinking about possible donations you might
make of nice items suitable for Christmas gifts: "quality"
new items, treasured "mint condition" antiques or collectibles,
art works, fine hand-crafted items or gift certificates that
might garner some nice bids to benefit the library. No garage
sale items here! We're planning a special "high end"
holiday auction that will attract many bidders and high bids
on items perfect to give someone special this Christmas.
With the holiday season not that far off, remember that it is
better to give than to receive, and think of giving today to
your local library.
|