Monday, August 19, 2013

August Book Club Meeting

For our August meeting we all read biographies (fictional or real) about the lives of wives or daughters of very famous men of the 1920's/30's.

Books reported on included The Aviator's Wife, by Melanie Benjamin, about Anne Morrow Lindberg; Loving Frank, by Nancy Horan, about the wife of of Frank Lloyd Wright; Call Me Zelda by Erik Robuck and Z by Anne Fowler, both about the wife of F Scott Fitzgerald; and Reading my Father, by Alexandra Styron, about her author father.

Much discussion focused on the limitations of these men in their family life, and the effects on those around them. Frank Lloyd Wright especially was portrayed very negatively. By comparison, F Scott Fitzgerald cared for his wife and daughter but his own emotional problems made him destructive to Zelda. While the women were each different, they all lived in our American society during the same years (before the "women's movement") and all were related to very famous men. This provided a comparison.

One book Call me Zelda was the fictional story of a psychiatric nurse who met Zelda while she was hospitalized for schizophrenia, and they developed a personal relationship. The reader described this book as more the story of the nurse's life experience rather than Zelda's.

Our next meeting is Sept 2 at 1pm. You can enter the library through the village office. We would enjoy having new members!

Margery Robertiello



Thursday, August 1, 2013

The Latest News: August 1, 2013

Bancroft Public Library News:
 
Our summer programming for kids is continuing until August 16th. "Dig Into Reading" with us! Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays @ 2:00; Wednesdays drop in between 10:00 and 1:00. Activities are planned with ages 2 - 12 in mind, but all ages are invited to explore the library any time with a FREE library card!! Please see our website at www.slibrary.org/summer-programming for full details.

We are also offering a FREE Youth Zentangle Workshop (for ages 8 and up) on August 13th from 4 - 5 PM. Space is limited, so please stop in at the library or call 854-7463 to sign up!
 
Did you know?
We have free Wi-Fi at the library, seven computers available for public access, and we have a coin operated photocopy machine. We books and other materials to borrow, including DVDs and Blu-ray discs. If you can't find what you're looking for, we can most likely order it for you from another library in our system. You can even search our catalog online. Go to our website: http://www.slibrary.org and click on the link for "Library Catalog" to get started. You can place requests online using your library card's bar code number. Our library website is a wealth of information! You can not only explore the library catalog, but there are also pages dedicated to online resources for kids and teens, plus you can access local historical information through our website, as well as the library system's databases for research, job searches, and more!

New Library Cards:
If you need a library card, please come in to the library and fill out our brief registration form. We do require a form of identification, such as a driver's license, and a proof of address.
 
We added many new library materials added to the catalog in the month of July! Titles added include:

Adult Fiction
Deeply Odd, Dean Koontz
The Son, Philipp Meyer
The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Neil Gaiman
The Yonahlossee Riding Camp For Girls, Anton DiSclafani
Sisterland, Curtis Sittenfeld
Second Honeymoon, James Patterson
The Eye of God, James Rollins
The Heist, Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg
The Last Original Wife, Dorothea Benton Frank
The Light in the Ruins, Chris Bohjalian
The Eye of Moloch, Glenn Beck
The 9th Girl, Tami Hoag
Tell Me, Lisa Jackson
Beautiful Day, Elin Hilderbrand
Affliction, Laurell K. Hamilton
Unseen, Karin Slaughter
Hidden Order, Brad Thor
Big Girl Panties, Stephanie Evanovich
First Sight, Danielle Steel 

Adult Large Type
Hidden Order: A Thriller, Brad Thor
Bomb Shell: An FBI Thriller, Catherine Coulter
The Newcomer, Robyn Carr

Adult Non-Fiction
The Best Tree House Ever, Maurice Barkley
Keep Out! Build Your Own Backyard Clubhouse, Lee Mothes
Campfire Cuisine: Gourmet Recipes for the Great Outdoors, Robin Donovan
Gettysburg: The Last Invasion, Allen C. Guelzo
The Chronicles of Downton Abbey, Jessica Fellowes and Matthew Sturgis
Buddy: How a Rooster Made Me a Family Man, Brian McGrory
American Gun, Chris Kyle with William Doyle
The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America, George Packer
Dad is Fat, Jim Gaffigan
The Drunken Botanist, Amy Stewart
Saved: How I Quit Worrying About Money and Became the Richest Guy in the World, Ben Hewitt
Wheat Belly Cookbook, William Davis, M.D.

YA (Young Adult) Fiction
Crossed, Allie Condie
Reached, Allie Condie
The Rules of Summer, Joanna Philbin
Eleanor & Park, Rainbow Rowell
Code Name Verity, Elizabeth Wein
Wild Awake, Hilary T. Smith
Grave Mercy, Robin LaFevers
Dark Triumph, Robin LaFevers
The Testing, Joelle Charbonneau
Far Far Away, Tom McNeal

Audiobooks
The Newcomer, Robyn Carr

DVDs
Gilmore Girls, The Complete 1st and 2nd Seasons
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Admission
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
The Call
The Host
Warm Bodies
Rectify
Quartet
42: The Jackie Robinson Story
A Place At The Table

Juvenile titles:
Mighty Machines: Diggers and Dozers
Saige Paints the Sky
The Fox and the Child
The Dragon Pearl
Gnomeo & Juliet (Blu-ray)
Arthur Stands Up to Bullying
The Land Before Time: Anniversary Edition 

Juvenile Fiction
Lego Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, Elizabeth Dowsett (easy reader)
Angry Birds Star Wars: Lard Vader’s Villains, Ruth Amos (easy reader)
Steam Train, Dream Train, Sherri Duskey Rinker and Tom Lichtenheld (picture book)
The Watermelon Seed, Greg Pizzoli (picture book)
The Day the Crayons Quit, Drew Daywalt (picture book)
A Tangle of Knots, Lisa Graff
An Army of Frogs, Trevor Pryce with Joel Naftali
The Mouse With the Question Mark Tail, Richard Peck
Ivy Takes Care, Rosemary Wells
Hurry Up Houdini, Mary Pope Osborne

Juvenile Non-Fiction
Science vs. Animal Extinction, Nick Hunter
The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos, Deborah Heiligman
The Beatles Were Fab (and They Were Funny), Kathleen Krull & Paul Brewer
Lives of the Scientists: Experiments, Explosions (and What the Neighbors Thought), Kathleen Krull & Kathryn Hewitt
Celebrating New York, Marion Dane Bauer (easy reader)

Plus, many gently used books and DVDs were added to our collection, thanks to generous donations. Thanks to all who donated!


Programs:
Scrabblers meet weekly on Wednesdays at 10 AM. Open to all. Boards are always available. Contact Anita Witten at 854-3238 for details.
Book Club meets the first Tuesday of every month at 1 PM. All are welcome. Attendees should enter through the Salem Village office, as the library is closed. Contact Margery Robertiello at 854-3166 for more information.
Chess Club meets on Saturdays from 10 AM - 1 PM. All skill levels are welcome, even beginners.

 
Meetings:
Library trustees meet on the first Thursday of the month at 1 PM, but are taking a break for the months of July and August. Their next meeting will be on September 5.


Tuesday, July 2, 2013

The Latest News: July 2, 2013

Bancroft Public Library News:
July 1 – August 16, 2013: Summer fun at the library! "Dig Into Reading" with us! Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays @ 2:00; Wednesdays drop in between 10:00 and 1:00. Activities are planned with ages 2 - 12 in mind, but all ages are invited to explore the library any time with a FREE library card!! Please see our website at www.slibrary.org/summer-programming for full details.

Did you know?
We have free Wi-Fi at the library, seven computers available for public access, and we have a coin operated photocopy machine. We have books and other materials to borrow, including DVDs and Blu-ray discs. If you can't find what you're looking for, we can most likely order it for you from another library in our system. You can even search our catalog online. Go to our website: http://www.slibrary.org and click on the link for "Library Catalog" to get started. You can place requests online using your library card's bar code number.

New Library Cards:
If you need a library card, please come in to the library and fill out our brief registration form. We do require a form of identification, such as a driver's license, and a proof of address.

Some of the new library materials added to the catalog in the month of June include:
Adult Fiction
Trans Atlantic: A Novel, Colum McCann; The House at the End of Hope Street, Menna van Praag;Revenge Wears Prada, Laura Weisberger; Paris, Edward Rutherfurd; Red Sparrow, Jason Matthews;A Delicate Truth, John LeCarre; Joyland, Stephen King; The Sisters Brothers, Patrick DeWitt; A Step of Faith, Richard Paul Evans; The Kill Room, Jeffery Deaver; Ladies’ Night, Mary Kay Andrews; The Woman Upstairs, Claire Messud;The Art Forger, B. A. Shapiro; The Silver Star, Jeannette Walls; Bad Monkey, Carl Hiaasen; A Chain of Thunder, Jeff Shaara

Adult Non-Fiction
Shakespeare Saved My Life: Ten Years in Solitary With the Bard, Laura Bates; Keep it Pithy, Bill O’Reilly; Happy, Happy, Happy, Phil Robertson; Cooked, Michael Pollan; Life Code, Dr. Phil McGraw;Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg; Eleven Rings, Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty; Mom & Me & Mom, Maya Angelou; The Guns at Last Light, Rick Atkinson; The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story, Lily Koppel

Adult LT Fiction
The Time Between, Karen White; Zero Hour: A Novel From the NUMA Files, Clive Cussler and Graham Brown; And the Mountains Echoed, Khaled Hosseini; Silken Prey, John Sandford; A Delicate Truth, John LeCarre; Bannon Brothers: Triumph, Janet Dailey; Pirate Alley, Stephen Coonts; Looking For Me, Beth Hoffman; The Broken Places, Ace Atkins; The Silver Star, Jeannette Walls; Sweet Salt Air, Barbara Delinsky; One Heart to Win, Johanna Lindsey; Choke Point, Ridley Pearson; The Lemon Orchard, Luanne Rice; True Love, Jude Devereux

Adult Audio Books
A Serpent’s Tooth, Craig Johnson

DVDs/Blu-ray
The Num8ers Station; Snitch; Deep in the Heart; Beautiful Creatures (DVD, Blu-ray); Identity Thief (DVD, Blu-ray); Oz The Great and Powerful (DVD, Blu-ray); The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone; Robots; Alpha and Omega; Space Warriors (DVD, Blu-ray)

Young Adult Fiction
The Moon and More, Sarah Dessen; The 5th Wave, Rick Yancey; Thirteen Reasons Why, Jay Asher;Beautiful Creatures, Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl; Beautiful Darkness, Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl;City of Bones, Cassandra Clare; City of Ashes, Cassandra Clare; City of Glass, Cassandra Clare; City of Fallen Angels, Cassandra Clare; The Rithmatist, Brandon Sanderson

Juvenile Fiction
House of Secrets, Chris Columbus & Ned Vizzini; Star Wars Vader’s Little Princess, Jeffrey Brown (graphic novel); Twerp, Mark Goldblatt; In Harm’s Way, Andrew Clements; Stallion by Starlight, Mary Pope Osborne

Picture Book Fiction
That Is NOT a Good Idea!, Mo Willems; The Dark, Lemony Snicket; Penny and Her Marble, Kevin Henkes (easy reader); A Big Guy Took My Ball, Mo Willems (easy reader)

Juvenile Non-Fiction
The Care & Keeping of You 2, Dr. Cara Natterson; Poems to Learn By Heart, Caroline Kennedy;Deadly! The Truth About the Most Dangerous Creatures on Earth, Nicola Davies; On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein, Jennifer Berne; Magic Tree House Fact Tracker: Horse Heroes, Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce

Also, many donations of gently used books and DVDs that are new to us! We are so grateful for these donations.

Programs:
Scrabblers meet weekly on Wednesdays at 10 AM. Open to all. Boards are always available. Contact Anita Witten at 854-3238 for details.
Book Club meets the first Tuesday of every month at 1 PM. All are welcome. Attendees should enter through the Salem Village office, as the library is closed. Contact Margery Robertiello at 854-3166 for more information.
Chess Club meets on Saturdays from 10 AM - 1 PM. All skill levels are welcome, even beginners.

Meetings:
Library trustees meet on the first Thursday of the month at 1 PM, but are taking a break for the months of July and August. Their next meeting will be on September 5.

Library Hours:
Monday 1 - 5 PM; Tuesday 2 - 8 PM; Wednesday 10 AM - 1 PM; Thursday 2 - 8 PM; Friday 1 - 5 PM; Saturday 10 AM - 1 PM; Sunday closed.


The library is located at 181 Main Street in Salem. To reach us by phone, call 854-7463. Our web address is http://www.slibrary.org. Do you LIKE our library? We are on Facebook as "Bancroft Public Library".


Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Zentangle for Tweens and Teens


There will be a workshop at the library on July 16th from 4-5 PM:
Zentangle for Tweens & Teens (ages 10-18)  
Stop in or call the library at 854-7463 to sign up. 
Space is limited to 10 participants. 
The class and materials to complete one tangle are FREE. 
Additional materials, to be used at home, may be purchased at the end of the class.

Summer Programming Begins on July 1st!!

Dig Into Reading @ Bancroft Public Library


July 1 – August 16, 2013

Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays @ 2:00
Wednesdays drop in between 10:00 and 1:00

**Activities are planned with ages 2 - 12 in mind, but all ages are invited to explore the library any time with a FREE library card!!

{Please note: program offerings are subject to change, at the discretion of the library staff.}


Nature’s Diggers
Monday (July 1): Worm Races
Tuesday (July 2): The Great Gummy Worm Extravaganza
Wednesday (July 3): Dig Into Books Scavenger Hunt
Thursday (July 4): CLOSED
Friday (July 5): Worm Stories and Games


Big Diggers
Monday (July 8): Touch-A-Truck
Tuesday (July 9): Lego Day
Wednesday (July 10): Dig It Up Scavenger Hunt
Thursday (July 11): Movie: Diggers & Dozers
Friday (July 12): Construction Stories and Games


Digging Up A Garden
Monday (July 15): Root Vegetable Print T-Shirts
Tuesday (July 16): Seed Mosaics
Wednesday (July 17): Name That Veggie
Thursday (July 18): Movie: Gnomeo & Juliet
Friday (July 19): Garden Stories and Games


Digging Into the Earth
Monday (July 22): Cave Painting
Tuesday (July 23): The Great Cookie Excavation
Wednesday (July 24): The Underground Times
Thursday (July 25): Movie: The Croods
Friday (July 26): Inside the Earth Stories and Games


Digging Up Dinosaurs
Monday (July 29): Dinosaur Ice Excavation
Tuesday (July 30): Create Your Own Fossils
Wednesday (July 31): Name That Dinosaur
Thursday (August 1): Movie: The Land Before Time
Friday (August 2): Dinosaur Stories and Games


Digging Up Trouble
Monday (August 5): Make Your Own Fairy, Gnome or Troll
Tuesday (August 6): Fairy Houses
Wednesday (August 7): Find the Gnome
Thursday (August 8): Movie: The Smurfs
Friday (August 9): Fairy, Gnome & Troll Stories and Games


Digging Up Treasure
Monday (August 12): Build a Catapult & Seize the Pirate Treasure
Tuesday (August 13): Pirate Treasure Hunt
Wednesday (August 14): Color Your Own Poster
Thursday (August 15): Movie: Muppet Treasure Island
Friday (August 16): Pirate Stories and Games


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