Lobby Book Sale Take a minute and check out the book sale in the Library's lobby. You can now buy children's books, teen books, and non-fiction titles. There will continue to be a good selection of popular fiction in paperback and hardcover. Most of the books are in like-new condition, and you won't find lower prices anywhere! Exhibit Case Do you have a collection you think would interest the community at large? You can exhibit it the library's locked display case. Exhibits change monthly, and we have several months available for booking. Some of our patrons have displayed dolls, trains, buttons, even Pez dispensers! Call us at 980-454-3712 for details. Tax Forms Hurray, it's tax time! Your library remains a source for tax forms and information; however, the IRS has drastically reduced the number of forms available at libraries. We will not be able to offer schedules or instruction booklets; however, we will have a notebook of forms to photocopy, and our staff can help you download forms from the Internet. As always, assistance in tax preparation will be offered to qualified residents. Volunteers will be available at the library on Tuesdays and Fridays throughout tax season. An appointment is required: call 888-387-9830 ext. 3520 to schedule time with a preparer.
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Book Forum February 18 at 1:30 p.m. The book club with no assigned reading. Share light refreshments and talk about whatever you have been reading lately.
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Film Screening: Dear White People Thursday February 19 at 7:00 p.m. A satirical portrait of race relations in early 21st-century America, writer/director Justin Simien's playfully perceptive feature debut tells the story of a biracial Winchester University student whose controversial radio show sparks a media frenzy of epic proportions. The public is invited to stay for a brief discussion after the film. All films in this series are recommended for adults. For more information, call the library at 908-454-3712. Partial funding is provided by the Warren County Cultural and Heritage Commission. Movie License # 196808001 Rated R; 100 minutes.
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Happy Bookers Discussion: Americanah by Chimimanda Ngochi Adichie Wednesday February 25 at 7:00 p.m.A story of love and race centered around a young man and woman from Nigeria who face difficult choices and challenges in the countries they come to call home. As teenagers, Ifemelu and Obinze fall in love. Ifemelu—beautiful, self-assured—departs for America to study. She suffers defeats and triumphs, finds and loses relationships and friendships, all the while feeling the weight of something she never thought of back home: race. Fearless, gripping, at once darkly funny and tender, spanning three continents and numerous lives, Americanah is a richly told story set in today’s globalized world. Multiple copies of the book are available for reserve. See the Happy Bookers website for more information.
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Classic Book Club Tuesday February 10 at 7:00 p.m.Join our classic book club in a discussion of The Life and Opinions of Tristam Shandy, Gentleman, by Laurence Sterne. Multiple copies of the book are available for reserve. See the Coffee, Tea & Classics website for more information.
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Children's Programs: Winter & Spring 2015
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Programs for children will run every week from January 5th to May 21st with the exception of holiday closings on Mondays, February 16th (Presidents' Day) and April 6th (Easter). STORYTIMES! (no registration required) Toddling Two's (2 year-olds): 10-10:30am on Monday mornings Book Bunnies (3 to 5 year-olds): • 6:30-7pm on Tuesday evenings • 10-10:30am on Thursday mornings • 11:30am-12pm on Thursday mornings (same program as the one at 10am) * During last week of each month, a craft will be included & 15 min. will be added. **There will be no storytime on Mondays, February 16th, and April 6th.
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Station eleven : a novel
by Emily St. John Mandel
After a flu epidemic wipes out most of humanity, pockets of resistant people rebuild their lives as best they can. The main characters are a a troupe of musicians and Shakespearean actors who roam the countryside in a caravan emblazoned with the motto "Because Survival is Insufficient." Many of the characters relate back in varying ways to Arthur Leander, a Richard Burton-like actor who dies performing Lear on the eve of the flu outbreak. The story shifts back and forth from the post-flu world to Arthur's world of celebrity striving, multiple marriages and paparazzi.
This was beautifully written, and an entirely original take on the post-apocalyptic genre. It was one of my favorite books of 2014. Selected by Deb Messling, reference librarian.
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Silver Thaw
by Catherine Anderson
When Jeb Sterling comes to her rescue after a cold snap leaves her and her 6-year-old daughter temporary homeless, Amanda Banning, trying to start a new life after escaping from an abusive marriage, has no idea just how much this kind and compassionate man will change her life. By a New York Times best-selling author. Selected by Maureen, circulation staff.
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Designated daughters
by Margaret Maron
After her Aunt Rachel is found smothered with a pillow while receiving hospice care, Judge Deborah Knott investigates who would have hastened her end--and why. Selected by Ann DeRenzis, Library Director
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Trust no one
by Jayne Ann Krentz
Retreating to her hometown after her motivational speaker boss dies from alcohol poisoning, a traumatized Grace Elland shares a dreadful blind date with a venture capitalist, who uses his skills as a former Marine to help her outmaneuver a stalker. By the best-selling author of River Road. Selected by Valerie, circulation staff..
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