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Weekly Newsletter May 28, 2020
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Outside Pickup to Start June 1 Due Dates Extended to June 30 A message from our director, Linda Collins: During this first phase of a gradual reopening plan, there will be no public access to the library building. Outside Pickup will be available at the main library, at the Katharine Lee Bates entrance doors. Items should be requested in advance, either through the library’s online CLAMS catalog or with staff help by phone (508) 457-2555 ext. 2901. Requests may also be made via email to info@falmouthpubliclibrary.org. Hours of Operation for Outside Pickup: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Tue & Wed: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Items available for Outside Pickup include books, audiobooks, magazines, DVDs, and music CDs from the Childrens, Young Adult and Adult collections from the Main Library building only. Specialized library items such as newspapers, Youth Services story kits, and museum passes are not available for outside pickup.
The following procedures are required minimize contact during the transaction: - Materials will be checked out and placed on the table in front of the doorway.
- Returned items must be placed in the library’s outside book drop and not on the pickup table.
The library is unable to accept fines/fee payments during outside transactions. Due to COVID-19 concerns, material donations of any kind cannot be accepted at this time. Due dates have been extended until June 30 for all items. Following return, items will remain on a patron’s account during a three-day quarantine period. The Falmouth Public Library reference staff will be ready to provide help with selecting or reserving materials by phone, or through FPL’s website email contact: info@falmouthpubliclibrary.org
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Online Book Club for Children & Their Grownups Oh. My. Goodness. J.K. Rowling is releasing a new (absolutely NOT related to HP in any way) book called The Ickabog. It’s an original fairy tale AND she is releasing it FOR FREE in chapters on her website every weekday between May 26 and July 10. The book will be released in print in November AND there’s an illustration competition for kids between 7 and 12. Rowling says she originally wrote it as a readaloud bedtime story for her own kids and it’s suitable for independent readers age 7-9. FPL Youth Services librarian Miss Laura is starting a weekly online book club to talk about the book and its latest installments. The book club will be also suitable for children age 7-9, (and their grownups) but children of any age are welcome. The meetings will take place in Google Meet and will take place every Thursday from June 4 to July 10 at 4pm. Watch our Facebook page for more information! Miss Laura has never run an online bookgroup before, but she’s imagining that it will be 30 minutes of Ickabog chatter, including a few questions for the readers.
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Art Start Kits Good news! Art Start Kits launch Monday, June 1st! Come by the Katharine Lee Bates entrance at the main library to pick up yours! Pick up hours are the same as the Outside Pickup hour listed above: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Tue & Wed: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM Inside you’ll find everything you need to create something awesome at home. Our first Art Start is a yarn wall hanging (but don’t worry if that’s not your thing, we will be offering all kinds of crafts throughout the summer). Stay tuned for tutorial videos and information on upcoming crafts! Happy Crafting!
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The Point Did you hear Jill Erickson, head of Reference and Adult Services at Falmouth Public Library on "The Point with Mindy Todd" and local author Peter Abrahams (AKA Spencer Quinn) on Wednesday? They were continuing their discussion "Books From our Bookshelves" which they began last month. It was a great show, Jill enthused upon her return to the library after the taping. Read all about it in her blog and follow the links to the recording in case you missed it!
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"Falmouth at Home" This exhibit is a collection of photographs that documents how we spend our days while we are asked to stay home and stay safe. Every few weeks we will add a new category of photographs. So far we have requested: - your bookshelves
- what you are reading/watching/doing
- your pets
Please provide a title and let us know if we may use your name. Be sure to provide a description about your photo, too, if you wish.
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"Honoring Falmouth Veterans In honor of our local heroes, we are requesting photos of Falmouth residents who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the United States military. We are grateful for our local heroes!
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Ayesha at Lastby Uzma Jalaluddin"I will read almost any take off on Pride and Prejudice (the classic novel by Jane Austen), but I especially like ones that show the immigrant family experience, which this does." - Jennifer Woodward
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Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors: a novelby Sonali DevPublisher's summary: "A neurosurgeon from a politically ambitious immigrant family clashes with a talented dessert chef who would prove he is more than his pedigree. By the award-winning author of A Distant Heart." Another book of manners based on Pride and Prejudice, which I like. - Jennifer Woodward
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The Island of Sea Women: a novelby Lisa See"Why did I love this book? I like learning about other cultures and the people of Jeju Island and the "Sea Women" are so unique. (The women, or "haenyeo," became free diving fishermen collecting shellfish because the government taxed only the fish caught by men. As with all historical fiction, you have to keep an open mind, but I imagine the experiences during WWII were gruesomely true." - Linda Collins
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A Hundred Sunsby Karin Tanabe"Lush, suspenseful and set in an outwardly glamorous setting, this novel is definitely escapist and yet, if you delve deeper, thought provoking."
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The Divinersby Libba Bray"It's the Roaring Twenties, but for Evie O'Neill the roar is barely audible. When her psychic abilities cause a scandal, her parents send her to New York to live with her uncle. There she finds all she dreams of, but also terrors she never realized." - Nick
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Philomena (movie)"This film features outstanding performances by award winning actors Judi Dench and Steve Coogan. Based on the book, The Lost child of Philomena, by journalist Martin Sixsmith, the comedy/drama tells the true story of a woman's determined effort to find a son she was forced to give up fifty years prior. Judi Dench plays Philomena, an aging woman living in London, who had been sent to an Irish convent as a pregnant teenager, where consequently the child was taken from her against her wishes, to be given to an American couple for adoption. Coogan, as a journalist recently having lost his job, reluctantly agrees to help with the search. As the two travel together to the convent in Ireland, and ultimately to the United States, they form an unlikely bond. Though you may need a handkerchief, the moving story and excellent portrayal of the developing relationship between the characters is definitely worth watching. - Sandra
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Read The New York Times online for free. With access through the Falmouth Public Library, you can create a free account and enjoy unlimited articles on NYTimes.com, as well as your choice of several newsletters. Create an account here, or visit the library homepage and click on The New York Times. A log in lasts three days. After that, log in again, and again ... as often as you like. One burning question you probably have is, 'Do I get the crossword puzzle?' Sorry, there is a small charge for the regular crossword puzzle, but there is a daily mini crossword and a couple other online brainteasers for free in their newsletter.
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Virtual Book Clubs Some patrons have asked the library about virtual book clubs, since we can't meet in person just yet. Private book club members want to learn how they can move their own club online and library book club members want to know if library book clubs for adults will be meeting online too. Virtual book clubs are nothing new. They have been around for years on Facebook, Twitter and numerous websites. They run the gamut from synchronous to asynchronous; from live-video chat to text only; from everyone talking about whatever they read (and wine they drank) to everyone reading the same book. There is a virtual book club style out there for many types of readers. There is even a group where people read quietly to themselves, while on video. So, to answer one question, yes, we are looking into moving library book clubs online. Until we get there, however, we have a great article to share with you about reading online, called This is No Time to Read Alone by Gal Beckerman, editor at the Book Review, published in the The New York Times, May 20, 2020 (updated May 26, 2020). Beckerman provides links and descriptions of several different book clubs that you can investigate, and explains why reading quietly, in private but in a public virtual space, is an enjoyable oxymoron. To answer the first question, how can you move your private book club online, here is an article from Observe.com titled Virtual Book Club: how to host a fun and engaging online reading group, published May 3, 2020. The author Sage Fitzpatrick discusses various platforms, such as Zoom or Google Hangouts, that your club can use, as well as tips for leading the discussion. And a tip from us, choose a book in Hoopla because there is never a wait list and lots of people can check out the same title at the same time! Happy Reading!
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