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Share a remembrance of Dave Sullivan
Help NWPL celebrate Dave Sullivan's time with us by sharing some remembrance of him: Did he help you? Did he beat you at cribbage? Did he make you laugh? Did he save your program? Please stop by the circulation desk, write your thoughts and place in Box of Appreciation or email
[email protected]
and we'll do that for you. Some of these will be read aloud at Dave's party on Saturday, Jan 13th -- remarks at 6 p.m. -- and ALL will be given to him to peruse at his leisure.
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New Interweave Knits subscription for NWPL
Thanks to the Thursday Knitting Group!
Our vibrant Thursday Knitting Group has given the library a gift for all to share, along with this note:
"Please accept with our appreciation and gratitude the gift of a two year subscription to Interweave Press Knit Magazine from the Thursday Afternoon Knitting Group. For the past year we have felt welcomed."
The subscription will begin soon - in plenty of time for a new winter knitting project! Join us in thanking the knitting group, and join in the knitting any and every Thursday 2:00 - 4:00! Thank you T.K.G. It continues to be a pleasure supporting your creative endeavors!
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Monday, Jan. 8, 12:45 - 3:45 p.m.
I.T. Help at Thompson Senior Center
NWPL Director of Technology Meg Brazill is offering individual help to people desiring assistance with their laptops, tablets, and mobile devices. Contact the Thompson Senior Center to sign up for a 45-minute slot of time. Bring the device along with you and Meg will work with you to straighten things out and learn about some tools and tricks. This event is jointly sponsored by the Thompson Senior Center and the NWPL
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Saturday, Jan. 13, 5:00 p.m.
Dave Sullivan Celebration
Saturday, January 13, Norman Williams Public Library is celebrating the many contributions Dave Sullivan has made to our library and our community. Dave and his husband Gary are moving their home and farm further north. We will be hosting a gathering on the Mezzanine from 5-7 p.m. and all are invited. (Remarks will be at 6:00.) We now have a box at the circulation desk where you can leave messages for Dave: Some will be read at the party and all will be given to Dave. Feel free to bring along a dish to share. We are also collecting money towards a gift in his honor for the library. Please join us in honoring Dave! (more)
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Monday, Jan. 22, 5:15 p.m.
NWPL Board of Trustees Meeting
The NWPL Board of Trustees meets on the third Monday of each month at 5:15 p.m. Members of the public are invited and encouraged to attend these open public meetings. A time for public comments is included in each meeting.
Click here to learn more about the board.
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Tuesday, Jan. 30, 6-8 p.m.
Weatherization
Woodstock Pomfret Bridgewater Pizza Party
Weatherize Woodstock Pomfret Bridgewater teams up Woodstock Energy Group volunteers with Vital Communities, Efficiency Vermont, and local home energy contractors to help residents in our towns save money and stay warm by weatherizing their homes. The program provides free professional home energy assessments, proposals, and quotes. Learn about the program at our pizza party!
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New in Non-Fiction
Cartoon County
By: Cullen Murphy
Illustrated with never-before-seen photographs, cartoons, and drawings, Cartoon County brings the postwar American era alive, told through the relationship of a son to his father who drew the wildly popular cartoon, Prince Valiant.
(in the catalog)
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New in Fiction
Carnegie's Maid
by Marie Benedict
A young woman who immigrates to American in the 1860s, unexpectedly becomes the maid to Andrew Carnegie's mother and helps to make him America's first philanthropist.
With its well-drawn characters, good pacing, and excellent sense of time and place, this novel will charm lovers of historicals, romance, and the Civil War period.
(in the catalog)
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Come talk about what you're reading with other literature enthusiasts! Open to all, this group meets the second Tuesday of every month at NWPL in the History Room.
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Tuesday, Jan 9, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. (*2nd Tues)
Recite! Poetry
Recite! meets the first Tuesday of each month (except when the library is closed on the first Tuesday). Professional poets, amateurs, and first-timers all join in, as well as those who would like to just come and listen. Join us in celebrating the spoken word in all its diversity! Bring along original and/or favorite works. To sign up to be a presenter, or for more information, stop by the library or email [email protected].
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Friday, Jan 12, 1:30 p.m.
2nd Friday Book Group:
The Nest
by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
After
The Glass Castle and the
Bardo, Amanda and the Second Friday Book Group will spend January in a lighter place with
The Nest, by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney:
A warm, funny and acutely perceptive debut novel about four adult siblings and the fate of the shared inheritance that has shaped their choices and their lives.
NWPL has copies here and through interlibrary loan, as usual. At Yankee Bookshop, you can buy one at a 15% discount if you mention our book group. (To reserve your copy: 802.457.2411 or [email protected].)
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Howards End was first published in 1910. Accounted by many to be Forster's best book, Howards End concerns social conventions and relationships in turn-of-the-century England. Emma Thompson won an Academy Award for best actor in the 1992 Merchant-Ivory movie adaptation.
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Thanks to Mac, our fabulous, tireless volunteer, we have an ongoing book sale in the front foyer of the library.
Feel free to bring books in good salable condition into the library anytime we are open. We are happy to give you a tax donation receipt.
Income we receive from the book sale is a significant contributor to the operating budget of the library. We greatly appreciate your generosity!
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Mondays, 10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Baby & Toddler Story Time
This story time features short stories, interspersed with songs and finger plays and runs for about 20 minutes. It is geared for children ages birth to three years.
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Tuesdays, 10:30 - 11:15 a.m.
Pre-school Storytime
This session features three thematically-related stories and a tie-in craft or activity. This session runs for about 45 minutes. Geared for children ages 3-5 years.
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Weekly Cribbage Game
Our cribbage master has flown South for a time. Cribbage will resume in a month or two.
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Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. - Noon
Story & Yoga Time with Angel
Join The North Chapel Spiritual Exploration for Children and Families Committee in a WEEKLY series "Story & Yoga Time with Angel Rubino" at the NWPL. This is a free weekly series that will include a story, yoga, movement, meditation and more!
Appropriate for ages 2-6 with caregiver/family.
We look forward to seeing you there. (more)
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Thursdays, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Thursday Afternoon Knitting Group
Knitters are invited to meet on the Mezzanine of NWPL every Thursday afternoon. All knitters are welcome - from beginners to experts. We will knit together, learn together and provide each other assistance when needed. Plan to bring your current project, knitting questions or problems, or a pattern to share.
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Weekly Thursday Bridge will resume January 11@ 3:30 pm
The Friends of the NWPL invites bridge players to join us on Thursdays at 3:30 PM at the library. Please contact Peggy Fraser at [email protected] if you are interested!
Thursdays - ongoing as of January 11
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Saturdays, 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Qigong with Gerry Sandweiss
In Qigong, your awareness is awakened in the first lesson and benefits accrue immediately. When practiced, Qigong helps to reawaken our sense of joy. No equipment needed except one's body.
Gerry Sandweiss has been a student and practitioner Qigong for fifteen years. Classes will be held Saturday mornings at 8:30. Classes held on the NWPL mezzanine - enter through back door of library. Please wear loose clothing and bring a mat and notebook. These classes are suitable for everyone, regardless of age or ability.
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Library Hours
Monday 10-6
Tuesday 10-8
Wednesday 10-6
Thursday 10-6
Friday 10-6
Saturday 10-5
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If you wish to see one of our events after the fact, you might be able to find it online. Macy Lawrence films many of our events for WCTV8, uploads them, and adds them into the television schedule. Thank You, Macy!!! (more...)
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The Norman Williams Public Library makes space available to a variety of organizations regardless of political or philosophical beliefs. Use of library space for these events does not imply endorsement or sponsorship by Norman Williams Public Library.
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