May 2017
In This Issue
Library Closings
Monday - May 29th


Friends Book Sale

Non-Fiction Spotlight
by Jeanne Sill
           


TRUE STORY

"Queen of Katwe" is an absolutely true story.  And it's wonderful.  But it's not about saviors.  Your only savior is yourself-but yourself with your community.  It's never alone.  You have to be someone who believes in you."  Mira Nair
Browse through this collection of true stories, enabling us, the reader, to link to a wider worldwide community. 

 



HIKING

It's time to grab those well loved hiking shoes and take a break from life and enjoy a lovely springtime hike.  Whether you're planning to travel across the world to begin that hike or spending a day somewhere in New England and returning home that same night, come check-out some suggestions and guidebooks within this display.  Play hard and rest well!!!



Friends of the RHL
           




The May Book Sale will be Thursday - Saturday, May 4 - 6.    Sign for for Book Sale help here!


Book Sorting

Sunday - May 21st from 1-3pm
Help us to sort books which have been donated to the library!




Community (Series)
by Margaret Geanisis
           


There is a genre of book series which feature communities and the people who live in them. These series are usually fun reads and perfect to use as beach or summer reads, so I thought some suggestions might be a nice follow up to last month's article about Beach Reads.  The books are generally set in one location and feature the inhabitants either dealing with an event within the community or, each book focuses on a different member of the community. Generally characters have recurring roles throughout the books, so it feels as if you're stopping in for a visit with friends whom you know. They're a great place to get away to over the summer.

These books are written across many genres - I must admit that my favorite book place to go to is the planet of Pern and it's Dragonrider inhabitants (Anne MaCaffrey wrote these).  SciFi and Fantasy often create "worlds" and communities within them.  Two other examples are Game of Thrones, and Modesitt's Imager series.

Communities regularly appear in cozy Mystery series; whether the communities are located on Skye in Scotland as in MC Beaton's Hamish MacBeth series or Donna Hart's which are set in the south, or Leslie Meier's Tinker Cove mysteries set in Maine, the books are full of interesting characters. If you want a little more bite to your murders and communities try James Lee Burke, David Baldacci's Camel Club series, Stuart Woods Stone Barrington series, and of course the Spenser novels set in Boston and the Jesse Stone series set in Maine, both by Robert Parker.

Community series often occur in romance novels too and usually feature various members of the town as they find true love.  Right now I'm reading a series set in a small village in Northern Scotland which runs quilting workshops and is written by Patience Griffin.  Janet Chapman also writes several interconnecting series set in rural Maine; Debbie Macomber has series set in several different communities; as does Sheryl Woods and Robin Carr. Lynn Kurland and Diana Gabaldon novels are also set in communities but their plots involve time-travel and history.

Some general Fiction novels which feature communities include Adriana Trigiani's Big Stone Gap series, Emilie Richards' Shenandoah Album series, Carolyn Chute's the Beans of Egypt Maine, and Erin Hilderbran's Winter St. Inn series.  Barbara Bradford Taylor, and Karen Kingsbury also have several series set in communities.

Happy reading and if you want more suggestions, just ask at the desk.

Margaret Geanisis

Museum Pass Spotlight
           

Pass admits one person for free!



Library-Sponsored Programs
eLibrary
Book-A-Librarian
Our Book-A-Librarian service allows you to spend up to 30 minutes with one of our friendly knowledgeable librarians who can offer assistance tailored to your needs.

 

We can help in many ways; typical requests may include:

  • Learn to download eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines, or music to your digital device
  • Introduction to the library catalog - how to find a book, a CD or a DVD, place holds, manage your account
  • Researching a topic beyond Google
  • Setting up and using an email account
  • Plus much more...just ask!

Some things we are unable to help with:

  • We do not provide medical, legal or business advice or opinions.
  • We cannot write, type or proofread your documents.
  • We do not offer technical support or troubleshooting except when it relates to library resources.
  • We cannot assist with credit card transactions.

We encourage you to bring your laptop or digital device with you to the library so that we may better help you.

 

Please call the library at 978.540.2600 to set up an appointment, preferably one week in advance, with a librarian or fill out our online  Book-A-Librarian form.

 

Due to staff expertise and availability, your request might be declined. We appreciate your understanding.

  Genealogy Club
meets the 2nd Monday from
10:00AM - 12:00PM

Littleton Origami Group
meets the last Thursday of the month from
7:00PM - 9:00PM  
     
Mystery Book Discussion  
meets the 4th Tuesday from
7:00PM - 9:00PM
  
Yarn Overs
meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday from
7:00PM - 9:00PM


 

Like us on Facebook  

 

   

 

View our photos on flickr 

 

E-mail: mli@mvlc.org

 

 www.littletonlibrary.org 

 

41 Shattuck Street

Littleton, MA 01460

978.540.2600

May 1st  Town Meeting
           


The Reuben Hoar Library Project

At the May 1st Town Meeting the Library will ask the Town to make a single vote on the following 3 items (2/3 vote required).  Below is a summary, for the full warrant please go here:

1. To allow the library to accept the schematic design for the new library (a design which can be altered later in the process).

2. to authorize the Library Trustees to apply for any state funds which might be available to defray all or part of the cost of the design.

3. to agree to transfer the "slope site" to the authority of the library for the purpose of building a new library on the site.

We are not seeking any funding at this meeting and voting yes on May 1st does not commit the Town to building a new library later.

For more information on the library project please visit our website here

Should you have any questions about the project please contact the 
Library Director Sam Alvarez at salvarez@littletonlibrary.org or call him at 978-540-2601 
Children's Room Newsletter
   
Teen Programs




Teen Gaming League

Wednesday May 10th 6:30-8:30pm




Teen Dungeons and Dragons Club

Wednesday May 3rd and 17th from 3-5pm




Level 1: 

Thursday - May 11th at 3pm
Thursday - May 18th at 3pm
Thursday - May 27th at 3pm


Level 2: 

Wednesday - May 10th at 3:15pm
Wednesday - May 17th at 3:15pm

What's New at the Library?
Feeling nostalgic?  The Library will soon have the Nintendo NES Classic available for check-out.  The NES is the classic Nintendo video game console from the 80's which comes with 30 games pre-installed.  Look for it soon from the library!



Niche Academy is a video tutorial service that teaches patrons how to access library databases.  Learn how to download an eBook from Overdrive, watch a video on Hoopla or research your family history with ancestry.com and much more!  You can find Niche Academy on the library homepage or our eLibrary page.



In the Gallery




The Gallery Committee of Reuben Hoar Library invites artists to submit their work for the 2017/2018 season in the Gallery. 

The gallery space is available for
artist's shows nine months of the year. Various media is welcome, but due to the gallery's location only framed & wired work can be considered.
Submissions deadline is June 5, 2017
 
Artists need to submit a minimum of five samples of their work, an exhibit application and a waiver.  
These two forms are available at littletonlibrary.org under the Gallery heading or at the RHL circulation desk. Please submit to: chardy-faraci@littletonlibrary.org
or mail the forms along with CD/photos of your work to: The Gallery Committee, c/o Reuben Hoar Library,
41 Shattuck St., Littleton, MA 01460
 
For more information check the library's website at
littletonlibrary.org  or inquire at the circulation desk.
 
 


Book Group


Adult Book Group talks about 
Graphic Novels
 
Here's a format you may not have tried. Bigger than a comic book, graphic novels make use of similar plot and artistic talents. Many main stream books are also available in this format. These three Graphic Novels tell the stories of people coping with conflict. Read one (or more) to discuss how this format enhances each book. Copies are available at the Main Desk. 
 
March Book 1 by John Lewis  
March is a vivid first-hand account of John Lewis' lifelong struggle for civil and human rights.
 



Persepolis: the Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi 
This extraordinary autobiography tells the story of Satrapi's early life as a girl in late 1970s and early 1980s Iran.
 



MAUS I: a Survivor's Tale: my Father Bleeds History  by Art Spiegleman.  
The author-illustrator traces his father's imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp.
 

Contact Linda Schreiber at lschreiber@littletonlibrary.org 
or call 978-540-2600 for further information.



Mystery Book Club


The Mystery Reading Group has been meeting at the RHL for over 11 years!


The selection for May is Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews.

"In the tradition of John le Carré, the bestselling, impossible-to-put-down, espionage thriller that is "a primer in twenty-first century spying" (The New York Times Book Review), written with the insider detail that only a veteran CIA operative could know-and shortlisted for an Edgar Award.




"State intelligence officer Dominika Egorova struggles to survive in the cast-iron bureaucracy of post-Soviet intelligence. Drafted against her will to become a "Sparrow," a trained seductress in the service, Dominika is assigned to operate against Nathaniel Nash, a first-tour CIA officer who handles the CIA's most sensitive penetration of Russian intelligence." (Source: Barnes & Noble)

The May meeting will be held on the 30th at 7:00 in the Conference Room.
 


Movies at the Library



Kid's Movie Matinee

Wednesday - May 24th
1:15pm
Library Couper Room

------------------------------------------------------



Library Movie Night

Thursday - May 18th
7:00pm
Library Couper Room






RHL
Reuben Hoar Library 

Library Hours

Monday
10:00 - 4:00
Tuesday
1:00 - 9:00
Wednesday
10:00 - 9:00
Thursday
1:00 - 9:00
Friday
10:00 - 4:00
Saturday
10:00 - 4:00
Sunday
CLOSED