Deborah Rawson Memorial Library - Programs and Events

March 2010 Programs

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Welcome Baby
Parents and infants, one year and younger, are invited to attend our welcome baby group. New participants will receive a hand knitted baby hat, information about community resources and have the opportunity to chat with other new parents. Cosponsored with Building Bright Futures. Facilitator: Eliza Kramer. Friday, March 5th at 10:30 am.

Baby Time
Join Leah Rowe for board books, lap rhymes and songs appropriate for babies 18 months and younger. This is a wonderful time for parents and childcare providers to connect with one another and to share ideas. Siblings welcome. Wednesday, Feb 24th at 10:30 am.

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Preschool Story Times
Stories, songs, fingerplays, snack and craft for preschoolers and their care giver. Drop in, no registration needed:

Wed at 11:00am March 3, 10, 17&24
Thur at 10:00am March 4, 11, 18&25

Evening Story Time for Families
Parents with older preschoolers and children in kindergarten through second grade are invited to join us for stories, craft and light refreshments. Thursday, March 4th at 6:30. To register call: 899-4962. .

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Homeschool Project Day
Mia Groff will coordinate our homeschool project day. This is a great chance to create a display or to deliver a presentation about a topic of special interest to you. Please call us in advance to let us know the nature of your project, 899-4962. Wednesday, March 10th beginning at 1:00.

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Middle and High School Book Group
If you enjoy reading and are interested in helping to select books for the library collection please join us on Friday, March 12th at 3:00. Refreshments served.
To register call: 899-4962.

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Local artists exhibit their work in the library on a monthly rotating basis. If you are interested in exhibiting your work, call the library at 899-4962. A lockable display case is available, as well as wall space for hanging photos, paintings, etc.

Art for March are pastel paintings by Pam Myers.

Test your skills at identifying snakes from all over the world!
Local artist Heidi Albright has created thirteen snake sculptures and placed them at the Library for the month of February. Your job is to match the numbered snake sculptures found in the Library to the correct description in the packet at the front desk. If you get all thirteen correct, your name will be entered into a drawing to win one of the sculptures to take home!

Here's how it works:
- Pick up an index card and the packet of descriptions at the front desk of the Library
- Fill out the index card with your name, phone number (or email address), and age
- Read these descriptions carefully as you walk around the library and look at the snakes
- Write the name of the snake on your index card next to the number you think it matches
- Write down a cool fact you discovered about snakes from the display
- Put your card into the box marked Snake Sleuth Challenge and return the description packet to the front desk for others to borrow.
- One entry per person, please! The drawing will be on March 1st. Good luck!

Music series - A music concert is held once a month on the first Sunday of the months of October, November, January, February, March, April and May. Program time is 2 pm. We are looking for performers please fill out this form and send to the library.

Music Sunday is March 7 at 2pm. Come enjoy the harp music of Evergreen Erb, Bonnie, MacLeod, Susan Reit, and Joan Bowker. Evergreen Erb has been gratefully playing her harp for nineteen years. She plays in many venues, reflecting her inspiration from the natural world, her family, and her wonderful Vermont community. Evergreen has asked three other very talented harpists to join her and present all their different styles and techniques. Susan Reit is well known as a performing member of Full Circle. Bonnie is learning harp from both Evergreen and Susan and teaches at Poker Hill School. Joan Bowker is a graduate of the International Harp Therapy Program and has been playing at Fletcher Allen Hospital for 10 years.

New at the library! The library now has a "Watts up" energy meter that you can borrow to check your energy consumption. Just plug in whatever you would like to check and the meter will tell you how much energy it uses.

The Silent Auction item for the month of March is a certificate for a boy or girl age 8 to 14 to attend a summer golf camp at the West Bolton Golf Course.

The March Board of Trustees meeting is Thurs. March 18 at 7pm.

The Friends of the Deborah Rawson Memorial Library will be meeting Wed. March 10 at 10am at the library. Please join us!

Juggling 101 For Adults Friday March 5 at 6:30 pm. Go from zero to three balls in an hour and a half! But warning: juggling is extremely addictive, and carries the following side effects – increased coordination, confidence, physical fitness, creativity, and brain size (no kidding - it’s scientific fact.) Not to mention reduced stress (nothing makes you forget day-to-day pressures like trying to keep three balls in the air!) Space is limited so call to register 899-4962.

Game night for adults is Wed. March 10 at 6:30 pm. We have card games, board games and active games! All abilities are encouraged to come. Get to know local people as well as have a great time playing games.

Learn to preserve your personal and family history using oral techniques. Thurs. March 25 at 6:30pm. Amanda Kuhnert, a personal historian will lead this free workshop.

Everyone is invited to a Community Sing along led by Lynne Robbins on Sun. March 21 at 2 pm and on Weds. March 31 at 6:30pm. Come enjoy such classic as Moon River or even Beatles tunes. All abilities welcome!

The mystery group is now reading “Death at La Fenice” by Dona Leon. The group will meet March 23 at 7pm to discuss it.

Chat with your legislators, Bill Frank and George Till Tues. March 30 at 6:30 pm.

Italian Movie night is Friday March 26 at 6:30 pm. The movie will be “Mediterrarnea”. The movie will be shown in Italian with English subtitles. The program is co sponsored by the Vermont Italian Cultural Association (VICA).

Our library cards expired at the end of December. Please stop by anytime during the month to update to a new color card. Just bring your old card with you as we are reusing the barcodes.

Remember when you are using a book bag, water bottles in with books cause damage. The library has had several books returned that have been ruined by liquids. As items are returned they are checked for damage. You will be billed for any items that are damaged while checked out to you.

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

Library book-bits...

Try listening to audio books...what a great way to discover a new book. Press Play and enjoy a book!
Wi-fi! The Library has wireless Internet. Bring in your laptop.

Adult Book Discussion Group
Deborah Rawson Book Lovers discussion group meets the second Tuesday of every month in the program room of the library. Registration is required to be a part of the group. Please call the library, 899-4962, for more information.

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The library catalog is now online! Click here to browse.

Downloadable audio books from Recorded Books are now available. Click here to start using this great new service! Have questions? Click here for FAQs or call the library and we'll be happy to help you!

The library has another new online resource!
Books & Authors brings ease, authority and fun to the question of “what do I read next?” It is the reader’s go-to site for everything: book suggestions from experts, titles, biographies and more. It complements the browsing habits of today’s Web user, with menus that easily broaden and narrow searches according to author, title, character, subject and other criteria. This “best of both worlds” arrangement combines the depth of Gale expertise in literature with the Internet’s capacity to build and foster communities of readers:

· More than 146,000 titles in a continually growing list
· All books are recommended by librarians or other experts, are award winners or appear on bestseller lists
· 54,000 authors are represented via biographies and other resources
· 40,000 nonfiction titles are included in business, biography, science and more
· Fiction selections reflect the genres readers like best: mystery, science fiction, inspirational, romance, nonfiction, western, horror and fantasy

http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/vol_u2?db=BNA is the link. Call the library for the password!

This link is for Jericho and Underhill residents.

The library is looking for reviewers! Would you like to write short reviews for books you have loved to appear here in future newsletters? Contact Holly at the library for more information.

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Monthly newsletters are available at the Deborah Rawson Memorial Library, the Jericho Town Library and local businesses. The new issues come out the first week of each month. Read the current newsletter here.

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What is a Friends Group?
A Friends Group can be self-defined. Most libraries have community members interested in lending their support, time and skills to make the library a better place. Friends of Libraries work with the staff and trustees to help the library achieve its short and long term goals. Friends can take on special projects, sponsor programs, keep the staff informed about the needs of the community and participate in fund-raising events. Friends can help regularly, volunteer once a year or offer financial support.

Why does the DRML need a Friends group?
The DRML has been a huge success. Each year the library serves more patrons and sponsors more programs. The library has become a place to meet, read and enjoy time together. The library is fortunate to have a solid foundation of community support. It's time to build on this foundation. In order to continue to achieve excellence, we are asking for more patrons to get involved.

If you are interested in being a Friend of the DRML call the library at 899-4962.