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   LIBRARY NEWS for THE TIMES OF SHREWSBURY: SEPTEMBER 2021


LIBRARY HOURS:
MONDAY  10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
TUESDAY 7-9 p.m. 
WEDNESDAY 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. & 7-9 p.m.
THURSDAY   7-9 p.m.
FRIDAY   10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
SATURDAY 10 a.m. ton 12 p.m.


*  With the surge in DELTA VARIANT infections, we are asking everyone to please wear a mask in the Library until further notice. Masks are available at the door, if you’ve forgotten yours, and we have hand sanitizers too.


*  MANY THANKS to everyone who helped make the STREET DANCE a wonderful evening: all who made cupcakes and helped set up and clean up; all who came, danced, enjoyed the music, and donated to the Library! SPECIAL THANKS to LISA SHARROW for the publicity, and for bringing the fire pits and wood; and to DONNA and DICK SWARTZ for all the ice, water bottles and ice chests. We wouldn’t have such great dances without our own COMMUNITY BLUES BAND: MARCOS LEVY, AARON SCHNEIDER, EMMETT SIRJANE, PAUL SGALIA, VICKY ARTHUR, DIRK THOMAS, and MIGUEL LEVY: THANKS to ALL of YOU, and EXTRA THANKS to VICKY for the extra publicity, and to BETSY JESSER for making sure the whole town knows what it needs to know!
 
*   CONGRATULATIONS to CARRIE CLANCY, who has just accepted a teaching position in our school district! However, Carrie’s  new job will leave her no time to fulfill her responsibilities as a Library Trustee, and she has resigned from the Board for now. CARRIE has been a vital member of our Children’s Committee; we will miss her, and hope she will return to the Board when she has time!
 
*  OPENING on the BOARD: With CARRIE’s resignation as a Trustee, we have an opening to fill. If you love books and ideas, and working with a vital small organization; can attend meetings the second Tuesday evening of every month; can staff during library hours at least twice a month, using our simple automated circulation system; serve on a committee and help out at events, please contact a member of our Nominating Committee: Gail Hartigan (492-3605), Trish Krueger-Norton (492-3653), or Lisa Sharrow (492-3732).
 
*  CALLING ALL CURRENT & PROSPECTIVE TRUSTEES & VOLUNTEERS: We will meet at 6:30 p.m. before the regular Library meeting on SEPTEMBER 14th to review check-out procedures and new book locations. Please join us then!
 
Coming Events: Saturday, September 25 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. ANNUAL BOOK SALE under the tent. We welcome books and DVDs in good condition, starting SEPTEMBER 1. Please leave books in the Library during Library Hours: NOT IN THE BOOK DROP or ON THE PORCH, please! NO encyclopedias, textbooks or damaged items!
 
Continuing Programs:
Sunday, September 19 @ 4 p.m. FAMOUS BOOKS BOOK CLUB: Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe: More than a boys’ adventure, this page-turner deserves a closer look! Copies will be available at the Library. Please contact Joan if you need another: 492-3550.
 
Sunday, September 26 @ 7 p.m.  SCIENCE BOOK CLUB: Second discussion of The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes.
Please contact Margery Salmon if you want a print or an e-copy
(492-3315).
 
New Books include:
*  Pastoral Song: A Farmer’s Journey by James Rebanks: A vivid account of a family farm in England’s Lake District.
*  The Appalachian Trail: A Biography by Philip D’Anieri. A history of the dreamers, builders, and hikers who made the Trail we know.
*  The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller: A new novel high on the best seller list, full of secrets, lies, love and money on Cape Cod!
*  An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook’s Battle for Domination by Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang: The product of 15 years of investigative reporting about the social media giant.
*  A Gambling Man by David Baldacci: A new thriller in the popular Archer series by this politically attuned writer.
*  The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris: A best-selling novel about race, class, and gender in the publishing industry.
*  Wetland, Woodland,Wildland: A Guide to the Natural Communities of Vermont: 2nd Editin. An indispensable handbook.
 
New DVD:
*  Nomadland:The acclaimed feature directed by Chloe Zhang, starring Frances McDormand, who won an Academy award for her acting here.
 
—— Submitted by Joan Aleshire
​   LIBRARY NEWS for THE TIMES OF SHREWSBURY: MARCH 2021
 
*The LIBRARY TRUSTEES are very happy to welcome JUDY KEANE to our
    Board! Judy is one of the best neighbors ever, planting and caring for our front
    garden, offering a bouquet of fresh herbs for anyone who wants them. It’s great   
    to have her officially on Board!
 
*MANY THANKS to LUKE MACKINTOSH, who volunteered to work in the  Library while on a mid-winter break from Norwich University. At Donna’s direction, Luke re-shelved returns and “read the shelves,” putting books in their correct sections, and in alphabetical order: no small task! Our Library gets many requests from other Vermont libraries on Inter-Library Loan; Luke did the vital library work of helping staffers locate books that readers want. THANK YOU!
 
*The Library is again requesting $7,500 in Town tax support for basic operating  expenses: level funding since 2005. Your approval pays our bills for heat, electricity, telephone and internet, and insurance.  Please see our report in the Town Report for 2020; if you have questions, please come to the electronic Information Meeting at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 27th or call Joan at 492-3550.
 
*We’re still OPEN for in-person visits with the appropriate masking and distancing, on MONDAYS 10-12; WEDNESDAYS 7-9 p.m. and SATURDAYS
    10-12. For requests, parking lot pick-ups or home deliveries, please call
    492-3410 or e-mail slibrary@vermontel.net.
 
COMING EVENT: SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday,August 14 @ 6 p.m. STREET DANCE with MARCOS LEVY and Friends. More details (about food, etc.) to come!
 
Continuing Programs (via Zoom):
Sunday March 21 @ 4 p.m. FAMOUS BOOKS BOOK CLUB: TBA
 
 Sunday, March 21 @ 4 p.m.  SCIENCE BOOK CLUB: Ghost Map by Steven Johnson: The Story of London’s Most Terrifying Epidemic. Please let me know if you want an e-book; otherwise, copies of the print edition will be available in the 
Library. 
 
New Books include:
*Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May.
*Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants by
 Douglas W. Tallamy.
*Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad: A moving and helpful account of illness and recovery.
*The Ratline: The Exalted life and Mysterious Death of a Nazi Fugitive by Phillipe Sands: A true story of deception, double-dealing, and discovery by a veteran journalist.
*The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron by sports writer Howard Bryant: The struggles and triumphs of the baseball great.
*The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine To Women and Women to Medicine by Janice Nimura.
*Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do is Healthy and Rewarding
    by Daniel Lieberman: Surprising and helpful new insights by an expert.
*The Crooked Path to Abolition: Abraham Lincoln and the Anti-Slavery  Constitution by James Oakes: More of what we were never taught in school.
 
New DVDs next time!
 
                                                                                      - Submitted by Joan Aleshire
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