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August 2010 Programs
***The library will be closed from August 2nd to August 10th. The children’s room is being painted and new shelves are being installed. The book drop will be available for book returns.***
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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.
Stop by in August to see the photographs by the local photography group Focal Point.
The Board of Trustees will meet Thursday August 19 at 7 PM. The board will begin the budgeting process so please join us!
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.
The Long Range Planning Committee for the library would like your help. Please take 5 minutes by Oct. 8th to help us improve our library by completing a survey.
Regular visitors – What do you like? What could be better? How can we make the library a place to that meets your needs?
If you’re not a regular visitor – How can we make your local library more useful to you?
The survey will be available on our web pageWatch for it on the front page!
Paper copies will be available at the library, the Jericho Town Hall and the Underhill Town Hall. If you know someone that doesn’t use the library, please let them know about the survey and consider giving them a paper copy.
What Poetry Can Do (and do for you!)
An Introductory Poetry Class and Workshop
August 2010
In A Field Guide to Contemporary Poetry and Poetics (1980) John Haines writes “…Once heard, the voice creates the environment of thought and feeling which we come to accept and believe in as an unmistakable mark of the poet’s work. The voice refined becomes the poet’s style.” Each person has their own voice, just as each person holds a unique fingerprint. In this class we will read poems by established writers and then create our own poems in class. The primary focus will be your own writing process and how to experiment with, and nourish, your own voice. The focus is for beginning poets, but the class is open to writers of all levels, experience, and interest. You can attend one session or any number of sessions.
Dates: August 11th – The Poem
August 13th – Image
August 18th – Line
August 20th – Sound
Time: 10:30AM – 12:30PM each day
Age level: Ages 13 and up
Enroll: Please call or stop by the library by August 10th at 3pm. 899-4962 Please indicate which sessions you will be attending. Space is limited to 12.
Bring: A notebook and a pen
Questions? Please call the library!
Melissa Hotchkiss will lead the class and workshop. Melissa Hotchkiss’s first book of poems, Storm Damage, was published by Tupelo Press. Her poems and prose have appeared or are forthcoming in numerous publications such as failbetter.com, The American Poetry Review, Green Mountains Review, Free Inquiry, LIT, Upstairs at Duroc and the anthology Poets for Palestine. She has taught at the University of Rhode Island, New York University, and Parsons School of Design. Melissa is also one of the editors of Barrow Street and lives in New York City with her dog Jesse. She grew up in Underhill, Vermont.
Certified bike safety instructor Bob Schermer will discuss practices which contribute to enjoyable, safe cycling on Vermont roads. Teens and adults are invited to participate in the discussion, Tues. August 24 at 7 PM.
The Science Fiction/Fantasy book group will meet Sat. Aug 28 at 1 pm. They will be discussing “Eon” by Greg Bear.
Watch the webpage to find out what the Mystery Book Group is reading next and when they will meet in August.
Web Link:
A website to die for….if you love mysteries
www.StopYoureKillingMe.com
The book barn is open every Thursday from 3 to 5 until mid August. All books are 25 cents except for specially marked books. Stop by the farmer's market then come to the barn for great deals!
Game night is on hiatus until Sept. but feel free to stop by anytime to use the space to meet and play a game or two!
Our newest online offering, Mango Languages allows patrons access to conversational language learning lessons in 22 languages, led by native speakers, including Mandarin Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Thai, and more, as well as 14 ESL programs. Be sure to create a profile with your email address when you log in for the first time — Mango will keep track of your progress, and you can work at your own pace on a computer, with no cds to return.
You will need the barcode on the back of your library card to sign in. Our access to Mango Languages is made possible through a partnership with the Green Mountain Library Consortium.
The library is again this year an approved Master Gardener site so watch for gardening events. You don’t have to be a master gardener to join the activities, they are open to everyone and it is a great chance to learn. One of the first new ongoing projects is the compost bin! The Deborah Rawson Library compost bin is open and ready for business! Paper napkins, coffee grounds, fruit and vegetable waste in great demand! Drop your items in the marked 5 gallon pails behind the library next to the vegetable garden. The library’s vegetable garden will again be planted and the harvest will go to local food shelves and people in the community in need. Recently Trish Kargman and Susan Adams worked with students from the Underhill ID school to start seedlings to be transplanted in the garden in May. If you would like to plant a row in your garden to donate as well please contact Holly at the library for more information.
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.
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. |
