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Dewey Dispatch Online Edition
February 3, 2012
772-4346
Contents:
Library Events & Info
Community Notes
New Books & More: (Fiction, Large Print, Nonfiction, Audiobook: CD, DVD)
About the E-mail Newsletter
Library Events & Info: We have a great calendar of events on our Web site! ~Take a look at http://library.strathamnh.gov and click on “Library Events.” ~All of the following programs are free and open
to the public.
Upcoming Programs for Adults:
- Chocolate Lovers’ Cookoff, Tuesday, Feb 14, 2 – 5 pm in Friends of the Library Reading Area You are invited to sample delicacies of the chocolate persuasion and vote for your favorites as Library and Town of Stratham staff offer their favorite creations in this tasty “competition”. Recipes will be available.
- Feng Shui for Landscaping, Wednesday, Feb 15, 6:30 pm Certified Feng Shui Master Practitioner Helena Banat will show you how to apply Feng Shui to your landscaping.
Other Library News:
- More E-books available! We have started adding "Stratham-Only" titles to the OverDrive collection so wait-times will be shorter (or nonexistent!) on those titles if you have a Stratham library card. ~We want to know what titles you want us to add! ~Fill out our Purchase Suggestion Form on our website and select "ebook" as the format.
- Shelving by Type of Novel in Adult Fiction: We are in the process of organizing the adult fiction collection by the type of novel, so if you love Sci-Fi and Fantasy books, you will now find those books together (they are listed as SF in the catalog). The sections for Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Horror, and Graphic Novels are complete, and the Mystery/Suspense section is underway. Because this is a particularly large section, it will take a while to complete. In the meantime if you can’t find what you’re looking for, please ask at the front desk and we’ll be happy to help you find it.
From the Children’s Room: The Children’s Room is hopping with activities to get families through the Winter doldrums and the rest of the school year!~
STORYTIME/BABY LAPSIT:~ The Winter Session continues through the week of February 13 and will be followed by a two-week break.~ ~The Spring Session begins on March 5.~
ELEMENTARY PROGRAMMING:~ Those of you with children attending Stratham Memorial School should have received a blue Wiggin Memorial Library flyer by now listing all elementary-aged (Kindergarten through 5th-Grade) library events scheduled for February through May.~ If you did not receive a flyer or your children do not go to SMS, send me an e-mail; and I will send the flyer to you as an attachment.~ Our next Make a Difference Club meeting is on February 8, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.~ We will be making Valentine cards for the residents of Exeter on Hampton Care and Rehabilitation Center and bookmarks as favors for patrons who attend our Valentine’s Day Chocolate Lovers’ Cookoff (see below).~ There is still space in the One World Spanish Workshop for children in Kindergarten through 5th-Grade on Wednesday, February 29, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. (Winter vacation week).~ There will be a puppet play and a variety of fun games and activities.~ I am looking for one or two volunteers to help with the
workshop, preferably someone who has some familiarity with the Spanish language!~ Call (772-4346) or e-mail (missjan@wigginml.org) if you are able to help out.~
SUMMER READING PROGRAM T-SHIRT & TOTE SALE:~ I am accepting orders and prepayments (cash or check) through February 24 for t-shirts (both child and adult sizes) and totes displaying this year’s Summer Reading Program theme, “DREAM BIG, READ!”~ This is our major fundraiser to support summer events and activities.~ Order forms are available at both check-out desks (or I can e-mail it to you as an attachment), and you will be called when your order is at the library (April or May).~ This is your only opportunity to purchase these quality shirts and bags.
READING EDUCATION ASSISTANCE DOGS® PROGRAM:~ I am thrilled to announce that we will be adding a third volunteer team to our R.E.A.D.® program in the near future (start date to be announced).~ Nicole Glenn and her 2-year-old Golden Retriever, Brady, will be at the library 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. on Fridays.~ This R.E.A.D.® session will be geared towards preschoolers and Kindergartners with a parent reading to them to give younger pre-readers an opportunity to take advantage of this fun and rewarding program.~ All dogs on our volunteer teams are trained and certified therapy animals who are exceptional and very patient listeners and love when someone reads to them!~ Bailey and her mommy, Stacey, are in the library from 3:30 to 4:30 on Mondays; and Hannah and Maizie take turns coming in with their mommy, Dure’, on Tuesdays from 3:10 to 5:25.~ Sign-up sheets for all R.E.A.D.® sessions are available for in-person sign-up in the Youth Activity Room.~ Contact me if you’d like more information on
this program.
VALENTINE’S DAY CHOCOLATE LOVERS’ COOKOFF:~ For those of you who believe in the healing, restorative, and therapeutic powers of chocolate (and who doesn’t?), mark your calendars for Tuesday, February 14, 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.~~ Patrons are invited to sample delicacies of the chocolate persuasion and vote for their favorites as Library and Town of Stratham staff offer their tasty creations.~ Recipes will be available to take home.
From the Teen Room:
Coming in February:
- Susan Kouguell of Su-City Pictures East, LLC will be here Friday, February 10th at 7pm to talk about screenwriting & movies for teens who are interested in a movie career, or just want to know more about filmmaking. If you're feeling brave, bring your own movie ideas to pitch to Susan!
We'll also discuss how to build a portfolio for students looking to enter film school, and other steps teens can take to learn about & prepare for a life in the movies!
Other Library Information:
- Drop-in Tech Help @ the library: 2nd Wednesday 5:30 – 7 pm, 3rd Thursday 1:30 – 3 pm, 4th Monday 10 – 11:30 am No registration necessary. Bring your technology questions. Bring in your e-reader or laptop or use the library computers.
- Online Newsstand is here!~Online Newsstand provides easy access to recent articles from popular magazines. ~Use your 14-digit library card number to login and read articles. Just click on the magazine you are interested in for a list of some recent articles you can read online.
- Stratham Voices Project: What’s your story? We want to collect stories about Stratham and the Library Past and Present and make those stories easy to share. We also want to preserve the memories and recollections of our veterans to be shared with the community. Wouldn't it be great to hear what it was like to go to school in Stratham in the 1950s? Don't you wish your kids or grandkids could hear your stories about summers when you were a child? What if years from now your child could hear himself reading his first book out loud? It would mean so much to today and tomorrow to have our veterans' stories preserved for the future. To find out more, click on the Stratham Voices Page link on the library’s website.
- Are you a TD Bank Customer?~ You can support your library without spending a dime! The Wiggin Memorial Library is now part of the TD Bank Affinity Program – You can choose the library as one of your supported organizations and TD Bank will make an annual donation to the library.~ It costs you nothing and the only thing you need to do is contact TD Bank (ANY branch, anywhere) once and let them know that you want to be part of the Affinity Program and add Wiggin Memorial Library (Code: A2215) as your affiliated organization.~ Get more information at the library, at TD Bank (778-4278). Thanks for all of your support!!
- Online Learning @ the library:
Try out the Universal Class Online Courses and Byki Foreign Language Instruction through the library's subscription.~Courses on everything from keyboarding to business to piemaking to parenting and one of the best foreign language systems available with more than 70 languages to choose from.~Get all the information at our website: library.strathamnh.gov
- Want to know the latest books to be added to the New Hampshire Downloadable Books program (Overdrive). You can check out their blog for a complete listing of the latest audio and e-books that have been added to the system at http://nhdbooks.blogspot.com/
COMMUNITY NOTES:
- The Stratham Heritage Commission presents: Off the Shelf and Down from the Attic: Stories of Stratham Objects Ordinary & Extraordinary, Friday, February 10, 7 pm @ Fire Department’s Morgera Community Room. The program is dedicated to those objects you may have found or have in your possession that tell of everyday life in Stratham in the past. Come and hear the stories or come tell a story. Bring items dating through themed 20th century: household objects, tools & equipment, clothing, photos relating to Stratham schools, clubs, teams, farms, businesses and/or local politics. Maggie Stier, NH Preservation Alliance, will provide commentary. For more
information contact: StrathamHeritage@live.com or 778-7979
- Knit or Crochet a Troop Cap for U.S. Service Members to be distributed by Pease Greeters. Instructions for knitting or crocheting troop caps for service members are available both at the library and on the library’s website. Finished hats can be dropped off at the library, or you can contact JoAnne Schottler 772-8620 for more information.
- The Fixit Program for Seniors: is a program of volunteers who assist seniors (60 years old and older) or disabled homeowners with minor home repairs and maintenance. Any senior homeowner or disabled homeowner may call for assistance – there is no income requirement to use the service. To reach The Fixit Program, call 603-430-2923 or 1-800-856-5525.
NEW BOOKS & MORE
Books: Fiction:
Mystery/Suspense
Gardner, Lisa, Catch Me
Action/Thriller
Flynn, Vince, Kill Shot
Large Print
Cannell, Stephen J., Vigilante
Christie, Agatha, Dead Man’s Folly
Nonfiction:
Biography & Autobiography (aka BIOs)
Zeman, Ned, The Rules of the Tunnel
Audiobook: CD
Lehane, Dennis, The Given Day
Music: CD
Bieber, Justin, My World 2.0
Davis, Miles, Kind of Blue
Glee: Christmas Volume 2
Jackson, Michael, Thriller
DVD
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
Contagion
The Emperor’s New Groove
G-Force
Gremlins
James and the Giant Peach
The Jungle Book 2
The Penguins of Madagascar
Switched at Birth – Season 1
Zoom: Academy for Superheroes
ABOUT THE E-MAIL NEWSLETTER
We publish this newsletter approximately once per week and send it to those people who have signed up to receive library news via e-mail. ~If you know someone who would like to receive this newsletter, please have them visit the web site http://library.strathamnh.gov/subscriber~and choose to subscribe to “Library News”. ~If you would no longer like to receive this newsletter, visit that same Web site and choose “Remove My Name from a List” and your e-mail address will be removed. ~Please do not respond
to these e-mails – if you need to contact the library in response to this newsletter send a message to Library@WigginML.org. ~~~
~--Tricia Ryden, Assistant Director
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