Morrisville Library News November 2, 2001
by Mary Brown
Come in out of the chilly November weather and enjoy the warm
haven of your local library this week. Buy one of the patriotic
flag pins that are for sale to benefit the library or one of
the "Morrisville of Yesteryear" calendars on sale to
benefit the Morrisville Historic Preservation Commission. Both
would make nice gifts.
While you're at the library, take a peek at the big calendar
of upcoming events that is in the front hall. Notice that the
Pre-School Story Hours with Grandma B. will continue on November
13, November 20 and November 27.
The second discussion evening in the Book Talk series is scheduled
for Friday, November 16th when Professor Roxanna Pisiak of SUNY
Morrisville will lead a discussion of Bee Season by Myla Goldberg.
Sign up for a copy of the book at the circulation desk.
On Sunday, November 25th, the Friends of the Library will hold
their annual Holiday Decoration Day from 2 to 4 p.m. Anyone who
would like to join in making the library's holiday decorations
is very welcome. This year's theme will be a patriotic holiday
one.
The library is now accepting donations for the second annual
Holiday Silent Auction to benefit the library. We are looking
for nice new items or "mint" antique or collectible
items that could be used as Christmas gifts by the successful
bidders. To give you some ideas, last year's popular auction
offerings included gift certificates, original art works, collectible
dolls, quality handmade jewelry, nice hand-knit mittens and sweaters,
a gourmet coffee maker and a professional briefcase. We hope
that many great items will be donated to make this year's auction
an even bigger success! The actual auction will begin on the
Monday after Thanksgiving and end on Thursday, December 13th
. Please bring in your donations soon so that Barb can start
cataloging and organizing all the goodies to be put up for bid.
Also, put on your calendar November 26th as the first day you
can come in, look over the great treasures up for auction, and
start placing your bids.
Thanks this week to Lynde LaFever for the lovely basketful of
plants that add a bit of sunshine to the library. Many thanks
also to Dusten Pecor who donated seven science fiction classics
to our collection. Finally, thank you to our good "friend",
the Hamilton Library, for the generous gifts of items not being
used in their newly-renovated library.
We want to remind everyone of America's Fund for Afghan Children.
President Bush has asked America's children to send in one dollar
each to help the poor children in Afghanistan. If your children
wants to participate, it would be a wonderful opportunity to
have them write a letter to accompany their donations. It would
give them a forum in which to express their feelings and the
belief that they can make a difference for the Afghan children.
Letters and donations should be sent to: America's Fund for Afghan
Children, c/o The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington,
DC 20509-1600.
Another reminder comes from the National Drinking Water Clearinghouse.
This organization has assembled a body of information on protecting
small water systems from potential threats. You can access this
information at www.ndwc.wvu.edu or by calling 1-800-624-8301.
Thanks to some generous donations, we have a few new books to
report this week. Alice's Tulips by Sandra Dallas is the story
of young, newly married Alice Bullock who is left to tend the
family farm with her cranky mother-in-law when her husband leaves
to fight in the Civil War. Sacred Hunger by Barry Unsworth relates
the spirit of the mid-18th century slave trade and class system
of England. It is a unique mixture of an epic sea-faring tale
and a moral examination of a society dominated by greed at any
human cost. Linda Hogan's The Woman Who Watches Over the World
is a moving memoir of the tragic legacies of the U.S. government's
war on Native Americans, the anguish of her personal experiences
and the sorrows of the decimated tribal world. If you've ever
wondered, "What do I say, do, or write?" when people
are experiencing grief, Leonard Zunin's The Art of Condolence
is a book with many fine answers for you. Many thanks to the
generous donors of these books.
Come in to the warmth of the library this week. Sign out a good
book, purchase a small gift item, attend a library event, bring
in a donation for the silent auction - or just come in to see
what we have to offer as you escape those brisk fall breezes
outside.
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