Library Events for May 2010

Tuesday May 4th from 3:15 - 4:15 pm
LEGO CLUB! for Elementary School Students

Drop by and build something. Snacks included!
Many thanks to Eric Aldrich for running Lego Club while Britton Kennedy is out on maternity leave.


Tuesday May 4th at 7:00 pm
First Tuesday Book Club

Join us as we discuss the book Room with a View by E.M. Forster. June's book will be Standing in the Rainbow by Fannie Flagg. Copies will be available at the front desk.


Thursday Afternoons in May
Yoga for Kids! with Sarah Aborn

Contact Sarah Aborn at 603.930.0127 about her ongoing yoga classes for children. Sliding scale fee.


Thursday May 6th at 7:00 pm
The Hourglass Readers Present Oedipus Rex

The Hourglass Readers will present a reading of The Oedipus Rex of Sophocles. This ancient, enduring Greek tragedy examines man's relationship to the divine and his struggle to find the right way to live, while battling all-too-human frailties -- issues that still resonate today. The Hourglass Readers is dedicated to performing readings of classical works in abridged format, allowing both actors and audiences to explore works not often performed. Free and open to all.


Saturday May 8th from 10 - 11:30 am
Second Saturday Arts with Melody Zahn Russell

Art classes for ages 5-10 are offered in the Daniels Room on the second Saturday of the month through June by Melody Zahn Russell. Every class will have a story and demonstration before the actual art doing. There will be a mixture of drawing, watercolor painting and collage. The atmosphere is creative, playful and fun! Sign up today at the library (or call us at 525-4411). There is a $15.00 materials fee.

Check Out the 2010 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Fiction

A little known author recently won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 2010 and the Hancock Town Library has had his book on the shelf since last June! Pick it up before the word gets out and everyone wants to read it. Tinker, by Paul Harding, was published by a small nonprofit named Bellevue Literary Press which is affiliated with New York University's Medical School. The Pulitzer Prize website describes the book as "a powerful celebration of life in which a New England father and son, through suffering and joy, transcend their imprisoning lives and offer new ways of perceiving the world and mortality."

For more on the story of how this book by an unknown author, published by a tiny publishing company, became this year's Pulitzer Prize winner, click here.

Minutes - March 2010 Trustees Meeting

Hancock Library Board of Trustees
Minutes March 25, 2010

Present: Laurie Bryan, Mary Garland, Amy Markus, Peter Ryner

Secretary's Report: The minutes of the February , 2010 meeting were approved.

Treasurer's Report: After a brief discussion it was agreed that financial information for both February and March will be reviewed at the Trustee's April meeting.

Director's Report: There was further discussion of how to celebrate the Library's 150th anniversary. It was agreed that a tent would not be needed. Saturday,October 2 appears to be the best day for the event. Amy is in the process of contacting one or more people to assist in designing activities for the celebration.

Cindy Amidon has agreed to assist in preparing a grant request for financial assistance to replace the roof. Amy indicated that she will contact the Bank of America to ensure that the Bank is managing the Walter Clark fund in accordance with the Trustee's directives.

The Board agreed to move their meeting time to 1pm on the 4th Wednesday of each month.


Submitted by Peter Ryner

It's a boy!!!!!!!

Britton Kennedy, our Children's Librarian, had her first child, Van, on March 27th at 12:45 am. He weighed 6 lbs., 9 oz. and is 20 inches long. He's not sleeping at night much yet but everyone's happy and healthy.

Congratulations Britton!