Rockport Public Library Newsletter
March 2016
Book Sale This Week!
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Friday & Saturday
March 10 & 11 
10:00-5:00  
Sunday, March 12 
1:00 - 5:00

Children's books galore!  . . . as well as hardbacks, trade and mass market paperbacks, CDs and DVDs
 
Special Children's Events
PJ Family Story Time    Let the little ones wear their pj's and bring a stuffed toy to hear
some pre-bedtime stories on
Wednesday, March 30, at 7 p.m.
in the Children's Room.
March Book Groups: Why not join one?
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 All six groups that meet in the library
each month are happy to welcome new members. Books for each group are available at the Main Desk. Their topics and schedules follow:

Current Issues Discussion Group 
Tuesday, March 15, 2 p.m. 
The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made by Walter Isaacson

Poetry Readers,  Thursday, March 17, 4 p.m.   Living Things: Collected Poems by Anne Porter

Sunday BookChat, March 20, 1:20 p.m.  Anatomy of a Disappearance by Hisham Matar

Drama Discussion Group, Monday, March 21, 4 p.m.  Lysistrata by Aristophanes  

Monday Evening Book Group, March 21, 6 p.m.  If the oceans Were Ink by Carla Power

History Book Club, Wednesday, March 30, 7 p.m. Read any nonfiction title about the end of the world--the history of doomsday forecasts.  
Library Passes put Museums within Reach
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This is a great time of year to plan a day's outing. Thanks to the Friends of the Library, passes are available that keep the region's cultural assets affordable. 
       Year-round passes are available to the New England Aquarium, the Children's Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and the Museum of Science in Boston; the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem; and the Cape Ann Museum.
        You can reserve passes online by going to rockportlibrary.org and clicking on the "Museum Passes" icon in the left-hand column or by calling the library at 978-546-6934. Rockport library card numbers are required to reserve museum passes.
Sincerely,
Cindy Grove
Rockport Public Library
We'd like to hear from you
We've begun work on a long-range plan for the library. Focus groups are being scheduled to gather your thoughts about the present and future of the library. We hope you will participate in a group if you are able.
     A town-wide survey will be compiled and circulated early
in the summer. Your ideas will
help us strive to meet community needs in the
years ahead. 
 
Can you lend us a hand?
The Library has several volunteer opportunities for folks of all ages.      If you enjoy the library and would like to be part of our volunteer crew, please contact Library Director Cindy Grove at cgrove@mvlc.org.
MOVIE SCHEDULES
Shows start at 2 p.m.
WEDNESDAY CLASSICS
March 16 -
Born Yesterday
March 23 - Anatomy of
  a Murder
March 30 - Bridge on
  the River Kwai
April 6 - Band Wagon
April 13 - Marty
April 20 - NO MOVIE
April 27 - Lust for Life  May 4 -From Here to
  Eternity
May 11 -Show Boat
May 18 -A Streetcar
  Named Desire
May 25 - Cat on a Hot
  Tin   Roof 
June 1 - Harvey
June 8 - On the
  Waterfront
June 15 - Oliver!
SATURDAY  
RECENT RELEASES 
March 26 -
   Bridge of Spies
April 23 -The Intern
April 30 - Steve Jobs
May 7 - Grandma
May 14 - The 33
May 21 - Brooklyn
June 4 - In the Heart
  of the Sea
June 11 - He Named
  Me Malala
June 18 - Trumbo 
 
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