Thursday, December 29, 2011
Books to look forward to in 2012
Great piece in the Atlantic - 15 Books to Look Forward to in 2012. Read the whole thing here.
Library Events for January 2012
From the Library…
Mondays, January 9, 16, 23, 30, Feb. 6 & 13
7:30 – 9:00 pm
Jujitsu – Adult Mix Class
This is a beginning class for men and women. You will learn basic, simple techniques of jujitsu in order to overcome an attacker with very little effort. Open to men and women age 15 and up. The class will be taught by Sensei Marc Mosher who has trained in jujitsu since 1980. Mosher has studied with Steven Seagal and owned a school in Henniker, NH. He is currently a 5th degree black belt and resides in Hancock. Fee is $45 for a six week session. For more information or to register for the class, call Marc at 603-313-1576. Visit Sensei Mosher’s website at www.strongtiger.webs.com
Thursdays, January 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9 & 16
7:30 – 9:00 pm
Women’s Streetwise Safety
Women (15 and up) will learn basic techniques to stay physically safe. This class builds self-confidence in handling physically stressful or dangerous situations. Taught by Sensei Marc Mosher. Fee is $45 for a six-week session. Please call Marc at 603-313-1576 for more information and to register for the class. Visit Sensei Mosher’s website at www.strongtiger.webs.com
Thursdays, January 5th and ongoing, from 3:00 – 4:15 pm
Kripalu Yoga with Margaret Gurney
Join us for beginning yoga with Margaret Gurney. Gentle, relaxing class – you’ll feel better afterward! Wear comfortable clothes and bring a yoga mat and a blanket. Cost is $10 per session. Register by calling the library at 525-4411.
Friday January 20th at 7:00 pm
Since Otar Left - Foreign Film Series
Join us for our Foreign Film Series on the third Friday of every month. This month’s movie is Since Otar Left, a film produced by companies in France and Belgium but set in the former Soviet republic of Georgia. A family is forced into deception for the sake of their matriarch in this poignant drama. Three generations of women share a tiny apartment in Tbilisi, a Georgia city that has been devastated by war, political instability, and a ruined economy. Eka (Esther Gorintin) is an elderly woman whose health is failing, but her will remains strong and she holds sway over the household. Eka's daughter, Marina (Nino Khomassouridze), is a middle-aged woman who is still dealing with the devastating circumstances of her childhood and the death of her husband. And Marina's daughter, Ada (Dinara Droukarova), is a college student who feels trapped by her circumstances and abraded by her lack of privacy; she has a lover, but since she must share a bed with her mother, they can only make love in his car. The light of Eka's life is her son, Otar, who has fled Tbilisi and lives in Paris. Otar writes frequently and sends money as often as he can, and while Marina resents her mother's obvious favoritism toward her brother, she and Ada realize how important his letters are to her. While Eka is visiting friends, Marina and Ada receive devastating news -- Otar has died in Paris, and since he wasn't carrying his visa when his body was found, he's been buried in an unmarked pauper's grave. Afraid this news would be a severe blow to Eka's poor health, Marina doesn't tell her mother what has happened, and Ada begins writing letters as Otar to maintain the illusion that he's alive. The ruse works well enough until Eka announces she's raised enough money by selling her possessions to visit her son in France. Depuis Qu'Otar Est Parti... (aka Since Otar Left) is the first feature film from director Julie Bertuccelli; it received an enthusiastic reception when it was screened at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. Free admission and popcorn thanks to the Friends of the Library.
Wednesday January 25th at 6:30 pm (Snow date of February 1st)
Star Party with Scott McCartney
Come take a look at the winter sky out behind the library! Hancock resident and amateur astronomist Scott McCartney will bring his telescope and teach us a bit about the planets and stars we can see. Appropriate for elementary school aged children and up. Free and open to all! Dress warmly as we’ll be outside.
Friday January 27th at 7:00 pm
The Two Weeks by Larry Duberstein
We are fortunate to host novelist Larry Duberstein who will read from his latest book, The Two Weeks. “A novel of love and lust, memory and desire. Duberstein’s narrative technique allows him to approach The Two Weeks indirectly, 30 years after the event. This chronological dislocation allows the characters to match the reality of their lived experience against the distortion of memory. Duberstein writes vividly and explores the space between life as we live it and as we wish we could.” –Kirkus Reviews And the New York Journal of Books has this to say: “A sensitive...story that is assured in what it wants to say. The Two Weeks is written by a veteran author who is not trying to dazzle with literary showmanship but with intimate storytelling.” Mr. Duberstein, a native of Brooklyn, New York, was an undergraduate at Wesleyan University and a graduate student at Harvard University. He now resides mostly in Hancock, sometimes in Cambridge. This event is free and open to all.
From the Children's Room
Rennie Timm, Children’s Librarian
Thursdays, January 5,12,19,26 at 10:30am
LAPTOP TODDLER STORYTIME & SIMPLE CRAFTS
Walking and talking, this toddler story time is an interactive program for all pre-schoolers and their parents or care providers. We’ll share books, rhymes, songs, finger play & movement. Our goal is to foster an early love of books and literacy. At the end of the program, there will be playtime for parents and caregivers to share books, puzzles, or other literacy activities with their toddler. Dress comfortably as we will be sitting on the floor in the Children’s Room. No registration required, feel free to drop in anytime.
Tuesday, January 3 at 3:15–4:15pm
BLOCK PARTY: LEGO® Fun for First and Second graders
Join us for an afternoon snack and let your imagination run wild. Hands on learning opportunity to explore how things work. LEGO® bricks are provided by the library. This session is for early elementary children. Registration recommended, please sign up in Children's Room.
Thursday, January 12 at 3:15-4:15pm
SUGAR CUBE CASTLES are back…
Create a winter wonderland, build a magical castle out of sugar cubes and sweet treats. Recommended for elementary students. Registration required, sign up in Children’s Room, call the library at 525-4411 or email hancockkidlib@comcast.net
Tuesday, January 17 at 3:15–4:15pm
BLOCK PARTY: LEGO® Fun for Third and Fourth graders
Join us for an afternoon snack and let your imagination run wild. Hands on learning opportunity to explore how things work. LEGO® bricks are provided by the library. Middle School students welcome. Registration recommended, please sign up in Children's Room.
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Wednesday, January 25 at 2:45-4:30pm
DUCT TAPE DESIGNS
Middle school students come join us for an afternoon of duct tape creations. We will start simple, making wallets. Duct tape diva, Mackenzie Wetherill will lead the session. Tape will be supplied by the library, but feel free to bring your own supplies. Registration recommended. Please email hancockkidlib@comcast.net
Tuesday, January 31 at 3:30-5pm
WINTER BIRD FEAST
Join Harris Center Naturalist Susie Spikol Faber and Children’s Librarian Rennie Timm for an afternoon of finding out about New Hampshire’s Winter Birds. We’ll discover which birds stay in NH during these cold months. And we’ll make them tasty bird treats to hang outside the library. Bird legends and stories will fill your imagination with these feathery friends and you’ll get to make and take your own bird field guide and bird feeding treat. Elementary aged children, come join us for this special tweet. Registration required, sign up in Children’s Room, call the library at 525-4411 or email hancockkidlib@comcast.net. Co-sponsored with the Harris Center. Free
A special thank you to the McGuiness family and Beth Grosjean for their generous donation of puzzles to the Children’s room. The toddlers are excited to have new puzzles to play with.
I would also like to recognize the middle schoolers who helped with our Holiday craft workshop, Veronica R., Skye C., Hannah P., Lily D., Mackenzie W., and Isabelle R. You were all a great help. –Rennie Timm
Mondays, January 9, 16, 23, 30, Feb. 6 & 13
7:30 – 9:00 pm
Jujitsu – Adult Mix Class
This is a beginning class for men and women. You will learn basic, simple techniques of jujitsu in order to overcome an attacker with very little effort. Open to men and women age 15 and up. The class will be taught by Sensei Marc Mosher who has trained in jujitsu since 1980. Mosher has studied with Steven Seagal and owned a school in Henniker, NH. He is currently a 5th degree black belt and resides in Hancock. Fee is $45 for a six week session. For more information or to register for the class, call Marc at 603-313-1576. Visit Sensei Mosher’s website at www.strongtiger.webs.com
Thursdays, January 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9 & 16
7:30 – 9:00 pm
Women’s Streetwise Safety
Women (15 and up) will learn basic techniques to stay physically safe. This class builds self-confidence in handling physically stressful or dangerous situations. Taught by Sensei Marc Mosher. Fee is $45 for a six-week session. Please call Marc at 603-313-1576 for more information and to register for the class. Visit Sensei Mosher’s website at www.strongtiger.webs.com
Thursdays, January 5th and ongoing, from 3:00 – 4:15 pm
Kripalu Yoga with Margaret Gurney
Join us for beginning yoga with Margaret Gurney. Gentle, relaxing class – you’ll feel better afterward! Wear comfortable clothes and bring a yoga mat and a blanket. Cost is $10 per session. Register by calling the library at 525-4411.
Friday January 20th at 7:00 pm
Since Otar Left - Foreign Film Series
Join us for our Foreign Film Series on the third Friday of every month. This month’s movie is Since Otar Left, a film produced by companies in France and Belgium but set in the former Soviet republic of Georgia. A family is forced into deception for the sake of their matriarch in this poignant drama. Three generations of women share a tiny apartment in Tbilisi, a Georgia city that has been devastated by war, political instability, and a ruined economy. Eka (Esther Gorintin) is an elderly woman whose health is failing, but her will remains strong and she holds sway over the household. Eka's daughter, Marina (Nino Khomassouridze), is a middle-aged woman who is still dealing with the devastating circumstances of her childhood and the death of her husband. And Marina's daughter, Ada (Dinara Droukarova), is a college student who feels trapped by her circumstances and abraded by her lack of privacy; she has a lover, but since she must share a bed with her mother, they can only make love in his car. The light of Eka's life is her son, Otar, who has fled Tbilisi and lives in Paris. Otar writes frequently and sends money as often as he can, and while Marina resents her mother's obvious favoritism toward her brother, she and Ada realize how important his letters are to her. While Eka is visiting friends, Marina and Ada receive devastating news -- Otar has died in Paris, and since he wasn't carrying his visa when his body was found, he's been buried in an unmarked pauper's grave. Afraid this news would be a severe blow to Eka's poor health, Marina doesn't tell her mother what has happened, and Ada begins writing letters as Otar to maintain the illusion that he's alive. The ruse works well enough until Eka announces she's raised enough money by selling her possessions to visit her son in France. Depuis Qu'Otar Est Parti... (aka Since Otar Left) is the first feature film from director Julie Bertuccelli; it received an enthusiastic reception when it was screened at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. Free admission and popcorn thanks to the Friends of the Library.
Wednesday January 25th at 6:30 pm (Snow date of February 1st)
Star Party with Scott McCartney
Come take a look at the winter sky out behind the library! Hancock resident and amateur astronomist Scott McCartney will bring his telescope and teach us a bit about the planets and stars we can see. Appropriate for elementary school aged children and up. Free and open to all! Dress warmly as we’ll be outside.
Friday January 27th at 7:00 pm
The Two Weeks by Larry Duberstein
We are fortunate to host novelist Larry Duberstein who will read from his latest book, The Two Weeks. “A novel of love and lust, memory and desire. Duberstein’s narrative technique allows him to approach The Two Weeks indirectly, 30 years after the event. This chronological dislocation allows the characters to match the reality of their lived experience against the distortion of memory. Duberstein writes vividly and explores the space between life as we live it and as we wish we could.” –Kirkus Reviews And the New York Journal of Books has this to say: “A sensitive...story that is assured in what it wants to say. The Two Weeks is written by a veteran author who is not trying to dazzle with literary showmanship but with intimate storytelling.” Mr. Duberstein, a native of Brooklyn, New York, was an undergraduate at Wesleyan University and a graduate student at Harvard University. He now resides mostly in Hancock, sometimes in Cambridge. This event is free and open to all.
From the Children's Room
Rennie Timm, Children’s Librarian
Thursdays, January 5,12,19,26 at 10:30am
LAPTOP TODDLER STORYTIME & SIMPLE CRAFTS
Walking and talking, this toddler story time is an interactive program for all pre-schoolers and their parents or care providers. We’ll share books, rhymes, songs, finger play & movement. Our goal is to foster an early love of books and literacy. At the end of the program, there will be playtime for parents and caregivers to share books, puzzles, or other literacy activities with their toddler. Dress comfortably as we will be sitting on the floor in the Children’s Room. No registration required, feel free to drop in anytime.
Tuesday, January 3 at 3:15–4:15pm
BLOCK PARTY: LEGO® Fun for First and Second graders
Join us for an afternoon snack and let your imagination run wild. Hands on learning opportunity to explore how things work. LEGO® bricks are provided by the library. This session is for early elementary children. Registration recommended, please sign up in Children's Room.
Thursday, January 12 at 3:15-4:15pm
SUGAR CUBE CASTLES are back…
Create a winter wonderland, build a magical castle out of sugar cubes and sweet treats. Recommended for elementary students. Registration required, sign up in Children’s Room, call the library at 525-4411 or email hancockkidlib@comcast.net
Tuesday, January 17 at 3:15–4:15pm
BLOCK PARTY: LEGO® Fun for Third and Fourth graders
Join us for an afternoon snack and let your imagination run wild. Hands on learning opportunity to explore how things work. LEGO® bricks are provided by the library. Middle School students welcome. Registration recommended, please sign up in Children's Room.
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Wednesday, January 25 at 2:45-4:30pm
DUCT TAPE DESIGNS
Middle school students come join us for an afternoon of duct tape creations. We will start simple, making wallets. Duct tape diva, Mackenzie Wetherill will lead the session. Tape will be supplied by the library, but feel free to bring your own supplies. Registration recommended. Please email hancockkidlib@comcast.net
Tuesday, January 31 at 3:30-5pm
WINTER BIRD FEAST
Join Harris Center Naturalist Susie Spikol Faber and Children’s Librarian Rennie Timm for an afternoon of finding out about New Hampshire’s Winter Birds. We’ll discover which birds stay in NH during these cold months. And we’ll make them tasty bird treats to hang outside the library. Bird legends and stories will fill your imagination with these feathery friends and you’ll get to make and take your own bird field guide and bird feeding treat. Elementary aged children, come join us for this special tweet. Registration required, sign up in Children’s Room, call the library at 525-4411 or email hancockkidlib@comcast.net. Co-sponsored with the Harris Center. Free
A special thank you to the McGuiness family and Beth Grosjean for their generous donation of puzzles to the Children’s room. The toddlers are excited to have new puzzles to play with.
I would also like to recognize the middle schoolers who helped with our Holiday craft workshop, Veronica R., Skye C., Hannah P., Lily D., Mackenzie W., and Isabelle R. You were all a great help. –Rennie Timm
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Holiday Hours
The library will be open on Saturday December 24th and Saturday December 31st from 10 am til 1 pm.
The library will be closed Monday December 26th and Monday January 2nd.
Have a safe and happy holiday!
The library will be closed Monday December 26th and Monday January 2nd.
Have a safe and happy holiday!
Thursday, December 15, 2011
The Value of Pie
Mel Graykin of the Philbrick-James Library in Deerfield, NH has written a wonderful piece for the Concord Monitor about fundraising for libraries, public schools, and other community institutions. Below is an excerpt but you can read the entire article here.
"They started coming in just before closing time, and soon the Children's Room was filling with the fragrance of baked apples and cinnamon. It was the night before the annual Friends of the Library Pie Sale.
It's not just pies. Mary County's yeast rolls were already sold, and folks pay ahead of time to be sure they get one of Sara Kjendal's coffee cakes. The traditional turkey cookies, made from Oreos and candy corn, were always provided by Judy Hartgen, but she passed away last year. So Bob Mann stepped up and made a tray full.
Pie sales are a statewide tradition. In Deerfield, it's always the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Orford, which has two libraries, does one for Thanksgiving and one on Memorial day. In Temple, the pie sale is part of the town Harvest Festival, and Washington holds its on Columbus Day Weekend. In Thornton, they hold a bake sale every month. In Kensington, the Friends of the Library do a big book/bake/plant sale in May, the day before Mothers Day. Bartlett does a bake sale in conjunction with its Fourth of July book sale, and Chesterfield sells pies in conjunction with the firemen's annual corn roast. Gilford carries on the tradition of selling pie by the slice with ice cream on Old Home Day. Tuftonboro offers local berry cordials with its pies and even bread in the shape of a lobster."
"They started coming in just before closing time, and soon the Children's Room was filling with the fragrance of baked apples and cinnamon. It was the night before the annual Friends of the Library Pie Sale.
It's not just pies. Mary County's yeast rolls were already sold, and folks pay ahead of time to be sure they get one of Sara Kjendal's coffee cakes. The traditional turkey cookies, made from Oreos and candy corn, were always provided by Judy Hartgen, but she passed away last year. So Bob Mann stepped up and made a tray full.
Pie sales are a statewide tradition. In Deerfield, it's always the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Orford, which has two libraries, does one for Thanksgiving and one on Memorial day. In Temple, the pie sale is part of the town Harvest Festival, and Washington holds its on Columbus Day Weekend. In Thornton, they hold a bake sale every month. In Kensington, the Friends of the Library do a big book/bake/plant sale in May, the day before Mothers Day. Bartlett does a bake sale in conjunction with its Fourth of July book sale, and Chesterfield sells pies in conjunction with the firemen's annual corn roast. Gilford carries on the tradition of selling pie by the slice with ice cream on Old Home Day. Tuftonboro offers local berry cordials with its pies and even bread in the shape of a lobster."
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Amazon's Jungle Logic by Richard Russo
Richard Russo wrote an interesting article about Amazon in today's New York Times. Apparently Amazon is encouraging its customers to go into brick-and-mortar bookstores and use its "price-check app" to see if they can get a better deal online. Russo then polled other authors about this practice. Dennis LeHane and Andre Dubus III were two authors who had something to say about this: “Scorched-earth capitalism” is how Dennis described it. “They don’t win unless they destroy their competition and then rub their noses in it.” Andre was outraged by Amazon’s attempt to turn its customers into “Droid-packing” spies. Like Dennis, he saw the move as an unsubtle attempt to monopolize the market, the effect of which would ultimately be to “further devalue, as a cultural and human necessity, the book” itself." Read the full article here.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
From the Library…
Have you been wondering about what it’s like to read an ebook? Well, wonder no more! The library’s Nook is up and running and ready to be checked out. It’s the very basic Nook but it will give you a chance to see how it feels to you. You might also want to check out three articles posted on our website here. Each article compares the various tablets out there: Kindle Fire, Nook Tablet, iPad, etc. And don’t forget that the Hancock Town Library is on Facebook – please visit our page and “like” it!
Friday December 16th at 7:00 pm
Friday Foreign Film Fest!
Les Gout des Autres (The Taste of Others)
Agnes Jaoui co-writes and directs this romantic comedy of manners set in France's rustic Provence. Unpolished and ultra-pragmatic industrialist Jean-Jacques Castella (co-scripter Jean-Pierre Bacri) reluctantly attends Racine's tragedy "Berenice" in order to see his niece play a bit part. He is taken with the play's strangely familiar-looking leading lady Clara Devaux (Anne Alvaro). During the course of the show, Castella soon remembers that he once hired and then promptly fired the actress as an English language tutor. He immediately goes out and signs up for language lessons. Thinking that he is nothing but an ill-tempered philistine with bad taste, Clara rejects him until Castella charms her off her feet. As the Washington Post wrote, “The Taste of Others [is] a worldly-wise, compassionate and charmingly acted Gallic comedy...” Free admission & popcorn thanks to Friends of the Library!
From the Children's Room
Rennie Timm, Children’s Librarian
Thursdays, December 1st and 8th at 10:30am
LAPTOP TODDLER STORYTIME & SIMPLE CRAFTS
Walking and talking, this toddler story time is an interactive program for all pre-schoolers and their parents or care providers. We’ll share books, rhymes, songs, finger play & movement. Our goal is to foster an early love of books and literacy. At the end of the program, there will be playtime for parents and caregivers to share books, puzzles, or other literacy activities with their toddler. Dress comfortably as we will be sitting on the floor in the Children’s Room. No registration required, feel free to drop in anytime.
Tuesday, December 6th at 3:15 - 4pm
BLOCK PARTY: LEGO® Fun
Join us for an afternoon snack and let your imagination run wild. Hands on learning opportunity to explore how things work. LEGO® bricks are provided by the library. Recommended for Elementary School students to Adults.. Registration recommended, please sign up in Children's Room.
Wednesday, December 14th at 3:15 - 4pm
HOLIDAY CRAFTS
Fun holiday crafts for all ages. Enjoy a snack while listening to holiday MUSIC and embrace the spirit of the season. Recommended for elementary and middle school students. Parents are encouraged to join in the fun with younger children. Registration at Children's Room desk. Last minute drop-ins welcome.
The library would like to request donations of gently used puppets, wooden puzzles, board games, or toys for toddlers. Please drop items off in the Children’s Room. Thank you!
Have you been wondering about what it’s like to read an ebook? Well, wonder no more! The library’s Nook is up and running and ready to be checked out. It’s the very basic Nook but it will give you a chance to see how it feels to you. You might also want to check out three articles posted on our website here. Each article compares the various tablets out there: Kindle Fire, Nook Tablet, iPad, etc. And don’t forget that the Hancock Town Library is on Facebook – please visit our page and “like” it!
Friday December 16th at 7:00 pm
Friday Foreign Film Fest!
Les Gout des Autres (The Taste of Others)
Agnes Jaoui co-writes and directs this romantic comedy of manners set in France's rustic Provence. Unpolished and ultra-pragmatic industrialist Jean-Jacques Castella (co-scripter Jean-Pierre Bacri) reluctantly attends Racine's tragedy "Berenice" in order to see his niece play a bit part. He is taken with the play's strangely familiar-looking leading lady Clara Devaux (Anne Alvaro). During the course of the show, Castella soon remembers that he once hired and then promptly fired the actress as an English language tutor. He immediately goes out and signs up for language lessons. Thinking that he is nothing but an ill-tempered philistine with bad taste, Clara rejects him until Castella charms her off her feet. As the Washington Post wrote, “The Taste of Others [is] a worldly-wise, compassionate and charmingly acted Gallic comedy...” Free admission & popcorn thanks to Friends of the Library!
From the Children's Room
Rennie Timm, Children’s Librarian
Thursdays, December 1st and 8th at 10:30am
LAPTOP TODDLER STORYTIME & SIMPLE CRAFTS
Walking and talking, this toddler story time is an interactive program for all pre-schoolers and their parents or care providers. We’ll share books, rhymes, songs, finger play & movement. Our goal is to foster an early love of books and literacy. At the end of the program, there will be playtime for parents and caregivers to share books, puzzles, or other literacy activities with their toddler. Dress comfortably as we will be sitting on the floor in the Children’s Room. No registration required, feel free to drop in anytime.
Tuesday, December 6th at 3:15 - 4pm
BLOCK PARTY: LEGO® Fun
Join us for an afternoon snack and let your imagination run wild. Hands on learning opportunity to explore how things work. LEGO® bricks are provided by the library. Recommended for Elementary School students to Adults.. Registration recommended, please sign up in Children's Room.
Wednesday, December 14th at 3:15 - 4pm
HOLIDAY CRAFTS
Fun holiday crafts for all ages. Enjoy a snack while listening to holiday MUSIC and embrace the spirit of the season. Recommended for elementary and middle school students. Parents are encouraged to join in the fun with younger children. Registration at Children's Room desk. Last minute drop-ins welcome.
The library would like to request donations of gently used puppets, wooden puzzles, board games, or toys for toddlers. Please drop items off in the Children’s Room. Thank you!
Library Trustee Minutes November 23, 2011
Hancock Library Board of Trustees
Minutes November 23, 2011
Present: Laurie Bryan, Mary Garland, Amy Markus, Peter Ryner
Secretary's Report: The October Minutes were approved.
Treasurer's Report: The Treasurer's Report was approved.
Director's Report: Amy and Mary were thanked for the color chosen for the recently painted library wall. Amy's suggestion that an additional wall be painted the same color was encouraged. There was discussion of when to replace the Library's carpet as part of the Town's capital improvement program. It was concluded that to minimize expenses, that only the heavily worn stairway carpet would be replaced in 2012, and that some alternative flooring surface should be used for the Daniel's room, where spills appear to be unavoidable.
It was agreed that the Trustees would conduct a performance review of Amy's work in December.
The Board agreed to meet on December 28 at 1pm.
Submitted by Peter Ryner
Minutes November 23, 2011
Present: Laurie Bryan, Mary Garland, Amy Markus, Peter Ryner
Secretary's Report: The October Minutes were approved.
Treasurer's Report: The Treasurer's Report was approved.
Director's Report: Amy and Mary were thanked for the color chosen for the recently painted library wall. Amy's suggestion that an additional wall be painted the same color was encouraged. There was discussion of when to replace the Library's carpet as part of the Town's capital improvement program. It was concluded that to minimize expenses, that only the heavily worn stairway carpet would be replaced in 2012, and that some alternative flooring surface should be used for the Daniel's room, where spills appear to be unavoidable.
It was agreed that the Trustees would conduct a performance review of Amy's work in December.
The Board agreed to meet on December 28 at 1pm.
Submitted by Peter Ryner
Monday, December 5, 2011
Interesting article on the NY Public Library
"These are arduous times for public library systems. More people are using libraries during the economic downturn, but state and local legislators are steadily cutting their budgets. The American Library Association notes that since 2008, “more than half the states have reported a decrease in funding, with cumulative cuts averaging greater than ten percent.” Library systems of all sizes are under pressure. The Los Angeles County public library system, which serves 3.7 million citizens, faces a structural deficit of $22 million a year for the next decade. Budget cuts have forced the Seattle Public Library, one of the nation’s finest, to shut down for a week in late summer. Thomas Galante, CEO of the bustling Queens Library, which serves hundreds of thousands of immigrants in New York City, spoke reverently about one healthy and outstanding public library—in Toronto." Read the full article here.
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