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Deborah Rawson Memorial Library
September 2008 Newsletter
 

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The library will be closed from Sunday Sept 7 through the 19th for renovations. New carpeting throughout the building and new shelves in the adult sections are being installed. The book drop will be available to return books. Staff will empty the book drop on a daily basis.

Book shelves in the adult section are available to purchase. Please check with Holly for pricing and to purchase shelves. Some shelving has already been sold to other libraries around the state, however plenty of the 5’7” shelving remains.

Rick Davis will have water color sets in our display case for the month.

The Board of Trustees will meet at the library Thursday, Sept18 at 7 pm. Even though the building is closed the Trustees will still hold their regular meeting at the library.

Music Sundays will start in October and will be the first Sunday of every month through April. Laurel Shelmandine is the organizer for the series again this year!

Book Donations for the library sale at the Harvest Market may be brought to the Big Red Barn (next to Riverside Park) 10-12 noon on Saturdays: Sept. 6, Sept. 13 , Sept. 20 Please no: Textbooks, Magazines, Encyclopedias, Computer manuals, Reader’s Digest Condensed Books or Religious Books. Limit 3 boxes per family.

The mystery book group will meet Thursday Sept. 25 at 7 pm. They are reading “A Taste for Death” by P.D. James. Please join us for a lively discussion!

Do you have a program suggestion or would you like to do a presentation? Please contact Holly at the library!

Italian Movie Night - Friday September 26th, 2008 at 6:30pm. The film this time is “Incantato”.
The movie is in the original Italian language with English subtitles. Vermont Italian Cultural Association (VICA) is co-sponsoring this film. This movie is free and open to the public.

Fall Story Times will be starting the first week in October. We’re looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting some new families. Consider joining us for some fun and lively sessions. Wednesdays at 11 am and Thursdays at 10 am featuring stories, songs, fingerplays, craft and refreshments for preschool children.

Family Story Time Thursday evenings at 6:30. Quiet stories for families with children preschool through grade two. Children are invited to wear pajamas and join us for a light bedtime snack.
 
New Books!

ADULT Books

  • What Was Lost : A Novel / Catherine O'Flynn.
  • The Lace Reader / Brunonia Barry.
  • Foreign Body / Robin Cook.
  • The Assassin / Stephen Coonts.
  • Special Edition Using Microsoft Excel 2007 / Bill Jelen.
  • The Mercedes Coffin / Faye Kellerman.
  • Fleeced / Dick Morris Last Kiss / Luanne Rice.
  • Off Season / Anne Rivers Siddons.
  • Special Edition Using Microsoft Office Word 2007 / Faithe Wempen
  • How Fiction Works / James Wood.
  • The Song Of Everlasting Sorrow : A Novel Of Shanghai / Wang Anyi
  • Somewhere In Heaven : The Remarkable Love Story Of Dana And Christopher Reeve
  • Green House : Eco-Friendly Disposal And Recycling At Home / Norm Crampton
  • The Gargoyle / Andrew Davidson.
  • Being Well When We're Ill : Wholeness And Hope In Spite Of Infirmity
  • The 19th Wife : A Novel / David Ebershoff.
  • Black Seconds / Karin Fossum
  • Journey Of A Thousand Miles : My Story / Lang Lang With David Ritz.
  • The Eye Of The Leopard / Henning Mankell
  • Who Do You Think You Are? : A Memoir / Alyse Myers.
  • Ghosts Among Us : Uncovering The Truth About The Other Side / James Van Praagh
  • Traffic : Why We Drive The Way We Do (And What It Says About Us) / Tom V
  • The Writing Class / Jincy Willett.
  • Smoke Screen / Sandra Brown.
  • The Dark Side : The Inside Story Of How The War On Terror Turned Into A
  • Shimmering Images : A Handy Little Guide To Writing Memoir / Lisa Dale N
  • Devil Bones : A Novel / Kathy Reichs.
  • Being Elizabeth / Barbara Taylor Bradford.
  • The Gypsy Morph / Terry Brooks.
  • Rough Justice / Jack Higgins.


CHILDREN'S books

  • Breaking Dawn / Stephenie Meyer.
  • Well Witched / Frances Hardinge.
  • Absolute Brightness / James Lecesne.
  • The Trouble Begins At 8 : A Life Of Mark Twain In The
  • Wild, Wild West / Sid Fleischman.
  • Howl's Moving Castle / Diana Wynne Jones.
  • Dodger And Me / By Jordan Sonnenblick.
  • Jeremy Fink And The Meaning Of Life / Wendy Mass.
  • Click Here : (To Find Out How I Survived Seventh Grade) : A Novel / By Denise Vega
  • Clash Of The Sky Galleons / Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell.
  • Ghosthunters And The Muddy Monster Of Doom! / By Cornelia Funke
  • Into The Mist / Patrick Carman.
  • Canned / Alex Shearer.
  • Trash Crisis On Earth / Alexander Stadler.
  • Artichoke's Heart / By Suzanne Supplee.
  • Simon Bloom, The Gravity Keeper / Michael Reisman.
  • Rucker Park Setup / By Paul Volponi.
  • Hurricane Song / Paul Volponi.
  • Kids Like Us / By Carole Lexa Schaefer
  • Martha In The Middle / Jan Fearnley
  • Dragon And Liberator : The Sixth Dragonback Adventure / Timothy Zahn.
  • The Red Necklace : A Story Of The French Revolution / Sally Gardner.
  • Jumpy Jack & Googily / Meg Rosoff & Sophie Blackall.
  • Not In Room 204 / Written By Shannon Riggs ; Illustrated By Jaime Zollar
  • The Lighthouse War / Adrian Mckinty
  • Escape The Mask / David Ward.
  • Into The Ravine / Richard Scrimger
  • Raven Rise / D.J. Machale.
  • The Wedding Planner's Daughter / Coleen Murtagh Paratore.
  • Willa By Heart / Coleen Murtagh Paratore.
  • Cross My Heart And Hope To Spy / Ally Carter.
  • A Mountain Of Mittens / Lynn Plourde
  • The Other Book / Philip Womack.
  • Benny And Penny In Just Pretend : A Toon Book / By Geoffrey Hayes.
  • How The U.S. Government Works / Written By Syl Sobel
  • Cinnabar And The Island Of Shadows / J.H. Sweet
  • Yoko Writes Her Name / Rosemary Wells
  • Frogs / Nic Bishop.
  • The House In The Night / Written By Susan Marie Swanson
  • Playing With Fire / By Derek Landy.
  • Uprising / Margaret Peterson Haddix.
  • The Cupid Chronicles / By Coleen Murtagh Paratore.
  • Hot Scots, Castles, And Kilts / Tammy Swoish.
  • Splat The Cat / Rob Scotton.
  • Monsters On Machines / Deb Lund
  • Ghostgirl / By Tonya Hurley.
  • Adèle & Simon In America / Barbara Mcclintock.
  • The Dragon In The Sock Drawer / Kate Klimo ; With Illustrations By John
  • Skylar : A Story / By Mary Cuffe-Perez ; Illustrated By Renata Liwska.
  • Stargazer / Patrick Carman.
  • The Dodgeball Chronicles / By Frank Cammuso.
  • It's Library Day / Janet Morgan Stoeke.
  • Julia Gillian (And The Art Of Knowing) / By Alison Mcghee
  • Your Own Big Bed / By Rita M. Bergstein
  • Little Brother / Cory Doctorow.
  • Paleo Bugs : Survival Of The Creepiest
  • Count On Culebra : Go From 1 To 10 In Spanish / By Ann Whitford Paul
  • Kip Campbell, Funeral Director's Son / Coleen Murtagh Paratore.
  • The Comeback Season / Jennifer E. Smith.
  • The Gypsy Crown / Kate Forsyth.
  • Madam President / Lane Smith.
  • Double Or Die : A James Bond Adventure / Charlie Higson.
  • Enna Burning / Shannon Hale.
  • Sovay / By Celia Rees.
  • Old Bear / by Kevin Henkes.
  • All shook up / Shelley Pearsall.
  • Death in the air / Shane Peacock.