Adult Services
Spring Book Discussion GroupsThere are two book discussion groups which will starting in September at the Library. The Afternoon group usually meets on the 2nd Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. in the Program Room. The Evening group usually meets on the 4th Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m. The books are available a month before the meeting at the Reference Desk cart. New members should register with so that the proper number of books can be ordered. The March book will be part of our Books Open Doors program.
Special ProgramsSuggest new programs at our library blog. Register for these programs by calling the Library or by emailing . What's New with Audiobooks? Tues. June 17 at 1:30 and again Thurs. June 19 at 7 pm.There are more than just cassettes and cds in the audiobook world. Come to this workshop to learn what SAILS and the library can offer you for your listening pleasure. We will demonstrate how to use Overdrive to download books and music to your mp3 player (and iPod in the near future.) Call the library to register so we know how many handouts to prepare. Poetry
and Acoustic
Music Open Mike
Session:
Sunday, July
27, 1:30 pm
Local poets and
musicians will share their verses and songs with us. Please come to
listen or to participate. Looking for help finding books? We have print sources at the
library that will give you suggested titles by authors, subject or genre. There
are also many good places on the web. This is the newest site I've found. You
can search by category, author, plot or whatever: Book Reviews from Allreaders.com
Novelist is a fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 135,000 fiction titles. It also includes other content of interest to fiction readers, such as Author Read-alikes, What We're Reading, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Annotated Book Lists. (Other libraries in the SAILS system also subscribe so check with your library of registration.)
Check out some of our recent programs: If you have an idea for a program, email or call the Library.; Sign Language with Lucille Vose: Wed. April 16, 23, 30 and May 14, 21 and 28 at 6:30pmPractice fingerspelling and learn key signs for food, household goods, clothes and people. This course will be good for people interacting with the deaf in situations such as soup kitchens and food pantries as well as for people who want to learn this expressive language. Registration required. Digital TV: What the
change means for you: Thursday, April 17, 7:30 pm
Staff from Best Buy and Comcast will discuss the changes coming in 2009 for television, including who needs the conversion box and what the changes may mean for your cable system. Seating limited to 30 people so please register. Altered Books Workshop: Thursday, April 24 at 6:30 pmUsing wallpaper samples and children’s board books, you can
make a gift book to personalize for a special occasion. Bring
photos, pictures, greeting cards and other items to add to your book
if you want, or finish the book at home. Books and Beads: Thursday, Feb 21 at 6:30 pmEnjoy a fun evening with Wendy
Boudreau, A Stampin’ Up demonstrator, making an altered
notebook and a beaded pen to match along with a couple of greeting
cards at the Richards Memorial Library. This workshop is free, but
space is limited so call the library at 508-699-0122 to reserve a
spot. Michael
Tougias and the Can Do, February 19 at 7:30 pm. Mr. Tougias will be back this year to tell us about the adventures of the Can Do, a pilot boat from Gloucester, that went out in the Blizzard of 1978 (30 years ago!) to rescue a lost Coast Guard boat and an oil tanker. Tougias has listened to the tapes from the Coast Guard, interviewed the participants and prepared a thorough look at the tragic events. Registration is required due to limited seating. NOTE CHANGE OF DATE FROM NEWSLETTER! Book Tea Party: February 2, 2008This year for our Book Pot Luck we had a tea party, with a variety of teas and pots! The books that were chosen were: Old Wives Tale by Electa Trisch (VC only); Lost art of Keeping Secrets by Eva Rice; Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips; The Ghost by Robert Harris; Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Venora Bennett; Alligators, Old Mink & New Money by Alison Houtte; Once Upon a Town by Bob Greene; Sammy’s Hill by Kristen Gore; The Partner by John Grisham and The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies. The food was delicious, especially the unusual chicken salad sandwiches made with dried cranberries, allspice, chili, cinnamon and ginger! Check our Flickr account for the pictures.
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