MORRISVILLE LIBRARY NEWS March 22, 2002
by Mary T. Brown
The library has nothing going on this spring! April Fool!
We have several interesting events on the schedule for April.
Put them on your calendar now.
Consider coming for the Adults' Book Talk, scheduled for Friday,
April 5th at 7 p.m. in the program room. Reserve a copy of the
book at the circulation desk now; the book to be discussed this
time is Mark Salzman's Lying Awake, an interesting novel about
a nun, Sister John of the Cross, who, because of her mystical
visions and ecstasies, writes verse that brings her fame.
If you are a child in grades 3 - 12, you might want to participate
in our Poetry Contest in celebration of National Poetry Month.
The contest is co-sponsored by the library and the MECS Writers'
Jubilee. Submit your poems on or before April 13th at the library.
Poems will be judged by a panel of local writers. There will
be four first prizes: one for grades 3-4, one for grades 5-6,
one for grades 7-8 and one for grades 9-12. The winning poems
will be read by their authors at the Writers' Jubilee on Saturday,
April 27th and will receive prizes donated by the Friends of
the Morrisville Library. Any questions can be directed to the
library staff or to Mrs. Groves at the MECS elementary school
library.
A third exciting literary event on the schedule for April is
a program and book signing party. On Wednesday, April 17th at
7 p.m., William Farrell will talk about his recently published
book, Classical Place Names in New York State: Origins, Histories
and Meanings. He will be here to answer the question: "Why
do communities with classical Greek or Roman names - such as
Rome, Athens, Troy, Syracuse, Cato , Carthage and Homer - pepper
the map of New York State?" It promises to be an interesting
evening, so mark it on your calendar now.
Speaking of history, thanks go out this week to Harry Riggall
for several brochures of interest to local history buffs. Town
of Eaton History, West Eaton History, Morrisville during the
1860's and Pratt's Hollow and Pine Woods 1868 are all full of
interesting local information.
To complete our information on the library's Internet Policy,
we want to share this information about rebooting and printing
from the library computers. "Patrons must ask permission
to print or have paper reloaded into the printer, and may not
reboot or turn off library computers. Patrons who turn off or
reboot a library computer may have their computer privileges
suspended. Patrons must pay for any additional pages printed
after the first five."
The Wayne-Finger Lake BOCES has asked us to inform local residents
that they are offering Home Study programs in preparing for the
GED and in learning to speak, read and write English. You study
from books, watch programs on television and receive phone call
from a teacher. If you want to learn from your home, contact
the BOCES program office at 1-800-527-1765.
Coincidentally, one of the new books just in is Peterson's GED
Success 2002. Also among the newly arrived books this week is
Step into a World: A Global Anthology of the New Black Literature
edited by Kevin Powell. From fiction writers, poets, journalists,
and commentators, this anthology captures the new school of black
writing, including established and award-winning authors like
Junot Diaz, Edwidge Danticat, Danyel Smith, and Paul Beatty,
as well as new, emerging writers. The Power of Attraction by
Saffi Crawford and Geraldine Sullivan is an astrological guide
to personal success, prosperity and happy relationships. Antonia
Petrash's More than Petticoats: Remarkable New York Women chronicles
the accomplishments of twelve New York women whose lives made
a lasting mark in the history of the Empire State. Several have
ties to upstate New York.
Peaches and Screams by G.A. Kenett has been generously donated
by Denise Morris. This, the newest Savannah Reid mystery, finds
Savannah back in Georgia for her sister's third wedding, only
to find her no-account little brother, Macon, in jail, accused
of murder. Although there's a mystery to be solved, much of this
novel explores Savannah's relationships with her nine siblings
(all named for towns in Georgia) and her saintly Gran, who not
only raised them but still feeds and cares for them. Thanks,
Denise. Jeffery Deaver fans will want to sign out The Stone Monkey:
A Lincoln Rhyme Novel. In this page-turner, Lincoln and his partner/lover,
Amelia Sachs go deep into New York's Chinatown to prevent a vicious
smuggler, the Ghost, from killing the last two survivors of a
burning ship.
For our 9-12 year old readers, The Incredible Secret Formula
Book by Shari Levine and Leslie Johnstone is now in the library.
This book is packed with great things to make with common, easy-to-find
ingredients. Check out: Dough & Chalk; Mache; Paints; Invisible
& Disappearing Inks; Paper Making: Printing; Slimes; Color
Changes; Crystals; Yolks On You; It'll Grow On You; Weird Stuff;
and Gross Out. And, finally, for the younger set, Happy Birthday
to You by Dr. Suess is now here.
It's no April Fool's joke that the library is a real treasure
here in your community. Join your friends and neighbors in taking
advantage of all its wonderful books, CD's, audiotapes, videos,
magazines and many events.
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