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Welcome to the December 2019 edition of our e-newsletter. You can expect to see our newsletter, featuring information about programs and library services, around the first of every month. We have many wonderful upcoming programs, and we hope to see you soon. If you are having trouble viewing this newsletter, please click the View Online tab at the top.
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Toys for Tots Toy Drive
Through mid-December, drop off any time the library is open.
Donation box in main area of the library.
We are pleased to be a donation site for the annual Marine Toys for Tots Toy Drive. Please bring your new, unwrapped toys to the library for distribution to local children in need. For more information on the program, visit the Toys for Tots website.
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Family Story Time
Wednesdays, 10:30 AM
Community Room
Join us for stories, rhymes and songs every Wednesday morning. For all ages. The fall session will run through 12/11. The winter session will start in January! Check back for more info soon.
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Reader's Group
Thursday, December 5, 6:30 PM
Community Room
Join this long-standing book group for adults, meeting on the first Thursday of every month! This month's selection: Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling. New members are always welcome.
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The Book Club (ages 12+)
Thursday, December 12, 4 PM
Community Room Stop by the library prior to 12/12 and pick up a copy of "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt, the current read, or order a copy through SAILS. We will discuss the book, enjoy an activity and SNACK at the meeting.
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State Rep. Hendricks Office Hours
Saturday, December 14,
10 AM - 12 PM
Community Room Come meet Representative Chris Hendricks at the Library! He will be available on a walk-in basis to all residents from 10 AM - 12 PM. If you have any questions about what’s going on at the State House, concerns about issues in town, or simply want to stop by to introduce yourself, Representative Hendricks is looking forward to meeting you.
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View the Night Sky
Monday, December 30, 6 - 7:45 PM
Back lawn and inside the library
View the night sky with our new library telescope! Drop in between 6 - 7:45 PM and join us as we look to the sky with amateur astronomer Roger Menard. We will go outside, weather permitting, and view some of the objects in the night sky using our new Orion StarBlast 4.5" telescope. Learn how you can check out the telescope to view objects from your own yard. Additional activities will be held inside. More details to follow. Roger Menard is an amateur astronomer and member of Astronomical Society of New England (ASSNE). He has his own small observatory and spends most clear nights observing and photographing the skies. He teaches astronomy for Second Half Life Long Learning.
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Coming in 2020: Author Visit with Rachel Slade
Wednesday, January 22, 6:30 PM
Community Room
On October 1, 2015, Hurricane Joaquin barreled into the Bermuda Triangle and swallowed the container ship El Faro whole, resulting in the deadliest American shipping disaster in 35 years. No one could fathom how a vessel equipped with satellite communications, a sophisticated navigation system, and cutting-edge weather forecasting could suddenly vanish—until now. Relying on hundreds of exclusive interviews with family members and maritime experts, as well as the words of the crew members themselves—whose conversations on the bridge were captured for a remarkable 26 hours leading up to the sinking by the ship’s data recorder—journalist Rachel Slade unravels the mystery of the sinking of El Faro. As she recounts the final hours onboard, Slade vividly depicts the officers’ anguish and fear as they struggled to carry out Captain Michael Davidson’s increasingly bizarre commands, which, they knew, would steer them straight into the eye of the storm. Taking a hard look at America's aging merchant marine fleet, Slade also reveals the truth about modern shipping—a cut-throat industry plagued by razor-thin profits and ever more violent hurricanes fueled by global warming. A richly reported account of a singular tragedy, Into the Raging Sea takes us into the heart of an age-old American industry, casting new light on the hardworking men and women who paid the ultimate price in the name of profit.
This event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. Generously sponsored by the Friends of the Acushnet Public Library.
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