News You Can Use
from your library
12/10/2020
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It's December, a month I have a real and perennial affection for. No doubt it's because December is my natal month but it's also the beginning of winter where the promise of new-fallen snow and first footprints beckons. It's the month in which we envision ice skating, skiing, and Jack Frost on our windows. Winter, which officially doesn't arrive till later in the month, is still brand new in our minds and represents perfection itself. It sounds idyllic, doesn't it?
We picture evenings spent around the fire (even though I don't have one) and home-cooked meals after a vigorous snowshoe trek (though I don't have snowshoes either). I picture time to write and read all the books I want and to re-read my favorites. I look forward to a long winter's nap whenever I can get one.
We know this image of perfection isn't entirely real - or when it is, it's gone in the blink of an eye. But so much of life is perception. Maybe that's why I love the library and why I love books. There I can immerse myself in worlds apart and travel to distant places and non-existent ones. I can try on different personas and walk a mile or 10,000 miles in someone else's hiking boots. There's a lot to be said for slipping in between the pages of a book. And though NWPL's doors are closed to the public for now, the library staff is working full-time to help deliver those pages to you via safe, contact-less delivery. It's one way to warm up the winter nights and light a fire inside you. As Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday also known as the Festival of Lights begins (on December 10), take a moment to remember that there are brighter days ahead.
In this newsletter, we're sharing some images and videos of what's happening at NWPL, virtually, but grounded in reality. You might see a video of new books but, in reality, you can borrow them. You might love a photo of what the knitters are doing, but someone will actually wear those handmade items. Just as it is actually you reading this email.
We love hearing from you! Give us a call, send us an email or pictures of what you're doing while we're "away" from one another.
Director, Communications & Events
Norman Williams Public Library
802-457-2295
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Woodstock artist Jen Dembinski has been leading Zentangle workshops. Using 3.5-inch-square art paper and micron pens and pencils, participants create different repetitive patterns or "tangles." "Nothing is planned and there are no mistakes; the only requirement is to bring an intention of gratitude and appreciation of our drawing practice." - Jen Dembinski
Image: this month's participants sharing their first endeavors.
To participate in future NWPL programs, email programs
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Bookstock & NWPL Present
our final author presentation for 2020
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Bookstock and NWPL Present
New York Times Journalist & Author Nikita Stewart
Thursday, Dec 17 @ 7:00 pm
via Zoom, Free
In Troop 6000: The Girl Scout Troop That Began in a Shelter and Inspired the World, Stewart chronicles the triumphs and challenges of the first Girl Scout troop designed for girls in the New York City shelter system. In 2014, Stewart joined The New York Times after working at The Washington Post.
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New York Times journalist Nikita Stewart settled in with Troop 6000 for more than a year, at the peak of New York City’s homelessness crisis in 2017, getting to know the girls and their families and witnessing both their triumphs and challenges. The result is a powerful, inspiring story about overcoming the odds in the most unlikely of places. Troop 6000 is both the intimate story of one group of girls who find pride and community with one another. Visit Bookstock's website for more information.
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Shifting Perspective
Our librarians sift through the stacks this December to shift your perspective.
Click on the image to see all the titles. You can order online for curbside pickup or call us if you need assistance finding any book title, DVD or other media.
(802) 457-2295
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Caste, by Isabel Wilkerson
- reviewed by Janis Murcic
This new non-fiction work by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson will transform your thinking about racism in the U.S. First by informing you there is no scientific basis for what we have come to think of as race, and second, by educating you that we live in a caste hierarchy, established 400 years ago by white colonists in Virginia, the first in America to treat Africans as property to be owned and exploited in the most cruel and inhumane manner, and to do so until 1865, but without consequence to the slave holders, or without reparation to the Blacks who endured loss of freedom, suffering, and death.
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Browsing New Fiction with Kathy Beaird
Oh, the joy of browsing! That's when serendipity strikes.
NWPL's Adult Services Librarian Kathy Beaird does the browsing for us.
This week she browses our New Fiction shelves.
Or call us for assistance at 802-457-2295.
And don't forget you can pick up in our foyer - contactless pickup!
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New! Pre-School Story Time |
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Every week, Clare will read a new picture book or two for young kids.
This week Clare reads My Best Friend PLUS one more book!
[New York Times bestselling author Julie Fogliano and Caldecott Honor winner Jillian Tamaki come together to tell a delightful story of first friendship.]
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New! First Chapter Fridays for Teens |
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Every Friday, Clare reads the first chapter of a different book geared toward a young adult (YA) audience -- for teenagers, specifically. You'll have the chance to hear an overall description of the book as well as the first chapter of it. It's like getting a free test drive. If you like it, you can use curbside pickup to reserve it for you. |
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ONLINE with KNITTERS WHO ZOOM |
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WOW! These are just a few of the recent projects the Knitters at NWPL have been making. They can't meet around the big library table on the Mezz but they can and do Zoom while they gather and knit. It's enough to bring out lots of smiles! |
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Mezzanine Gallery
a series of virtual art exhibits
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To see the entire gallery of art by 14 area artists, click here.
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Bird Gathering Color Block
by Maureen Sheldon
mixed media, digital inkjet print;
silk habotai 36” sq. scarf
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cloudsanctuary by paula cloudpainter
watercolor on arches
12" sq. unframed / 18" sq. w frame
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Quietly Waiting Till Someone Comes By And Goes Through The Final Gateway
by Robert Burchess
b &w photograph, 6.5″ x 9.5″
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Ash Mandala
by Judith Taylor
woodstove ashes mixed w water, 48” diameter
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Paper Dress (front view)
by Lynda Knisley - paper towel, dress pattern tissue, wall paper, 12” x 6” x 3”
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T.E.S.
by Helen Curtis
watercolor, 14” x 10”
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A GREAT COOKS EPISODE
for a PERFECT HOLIDAY BREAKFAST!
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GREAT COOKS of WOODSTOCK
featuring Jill Rose
Want a special treat for you and your family? Whether it's a holiday or a weekday, every time you serve these waffles it will be special! Watch Innkeeper Jill Rose from the comfort of our YouTube Channel and find her recipes here. |
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Book Donations on Hold!
We regret that we are unable to accept book donations at this time.
Thank you for your patience.
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COVID-19 Update & Resources |
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The VT Department of Health
COVID-19 Data Dashboard
The Vermont DOH now has COVID-19 data available by county and by town. Choose the tab for “County-level Case Info” to find a graph of new and cumulative cases by county, plus breakdowns by age and gender. Look for more information on the Dashboard of Activity in VT plus a Weekly Summary of Vermont COVID-19 data.
Useful & Important Sites Re: COVID-19
Weekly Summary of Vermont COVID-19 Data
The Vermont Department of Health’s COVID-19 pages are updated daily.
What You Need to Know Now: schools & colleges, town updates, contact tracing, testing, prevention and more.
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Questions? Please call us at 802.457.2295 or
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Norman Williams Public Library
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