MORRISVILLE LIBRARY NEWS December 27, 2002
by Mary Brown

With web links to MidYork online catalog records and other web sites

Happy New Year from the Morrisville Public Library! 2003 should be a wonderful year for the library since it will mark our new status as School District Library. Additionally, the library will be open five additional hours each week. The new library hours will be from noon until 8 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, from 10 a.m. till 1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays and from 10 a.m. till 2 p.m. on Saturdays.

Starting off the New Year will be the first session of Spanish Language Tutoring from 4-5 p.m. on January 8th in the program room; this program will continue on Wednesdays throughout January. On Saturday, January 11th, a Pine Cone Bird Seed Feeder Project, led by Janine Ashcraft, will be held from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. for children up through third grade. On Wednesday, January 29th, at 7 p.m., John Rogers will be presenting "All About Bluebirds and More"; this talk is free and open to the public. Put these events on your calendar now.

We also have some great new books to start off the New Year. Remember, you can reserve any books mentioned in this column by going to the "Morrisville Library News" section of the library's website (www.midyork.org/morrisville) and clicking on the title of the book in the column in which it was mentioned. You will then get clear directions how to reserve the book. The Last Promise by Richard Paul Evans is a story of a young American woman who marries an Italian man, moves to Italy, has his child and lives a very lonely life in a loveless marriage. When she meets an American art lover, they become fast friends and soon fall in love. Children of Cain by Miriam Grace Monfredo, the concluding volume of the Cain trilogy, again brings the Civil War to life from a woman's point of view. The Terrorist Next Door by Daniel Levitas explores the roots of Far Right hate groups in the U.S., how they have developed , and how the government has responded or failed to respond to this internal threat. Origami lovers will want to try Origami to Astonish and Amuse by Jeremy Shafer; it includes excellent models for different skills ( simple, low-intermediate, intermediate, high-intermediate and complex) and different interests: Action Models, from beginners (Baby Bird, Men's Suit), intermediate (clapping hands), high intermediate (surfer on a wave), to complex (nail clippers), and in other areas like Symbols and Signs (some billfolds, a pyramid and a balancing eagle that poses at the top of the pyramid).

For our 9-12 year old readers, The Thief Lord by Cornelia Caroline Funke is a suspenseful novel about thieving children, a disguise-obsessed detective and a magical merry-go-round.

With new funding arriving in 2003, Barb is eager to purchase some new books. She would love to get some suggestions from our patrons. Be sure to let her know about any books you think our library readers might enjoy.

Make a New Year's resolution this week to visit your local library regularly and enjoy all the wonderful resources we have to offer adults and children alike.

 

Morrisville Public Library
January 13, 2003