News You Can Use
from your library
May 22, 2020
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To Our NWPL Patrons,
This week the library staff began its curbside service
of books, CDs, and DVDs, which patrons had requested in advance. We fulfilled requests and packed paper bags with about 350 titles in just our first two days! We've joined the ranks of other businesses in Woodstock, and globally, offering curbside service. We are now even more appreciative (and hope you are too) of the challenges involved in trying to provide great service with a reasonable turnaround time while keeping patrons and staff safe. We're so glad to be able to provide this.
I recently connected
my smartphone to
Libby
and
RBdigital
so I could listen to books in the kitchen, in my car, and while taking walks. The downside? I'm staying up too late listening. It's a slippery slope, but one I hope other people are discovering. A good narrator on an audio book is like having a friend explaining an amazing story - and no need to worry about social distancing! Let us know if you need help connecting.
If you've been hankering
for more audiobook and ebook selections, we've posted links below to get started with our most recent acquisition, RBdigital, which has a very helpful online tutorial.
Tip:
We've added thousands of titles but the demand for recently published titles is always high. Try looking for your favorite authors or genres but then seek out earlier titles you may have missed. Oh-and the Brits are back! We now have
Acorn TV
for patrons with a library card. You'll find it at the bottom of our
homepage
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And, finally, the neighborhood is greening up! Chartreuse, lime, pear green have begun their silent transition to moss and forest green as the trees and bushes leaf out. I am so happy to see spring arrive! Happy weekend!
Director of Communications & Events
Norman Williams Public Library
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Our
Free Library
cart has books and puzzles free for you to take home. Please handle carefully, wear a mask, and keep it to one person at a time at the cart. We add new items daily, Monday through Friday.
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Our first day of curbside pickup!
Pickup is actually on the steps of the library (or in the foyer in the event 's raining). Thanks for wearing masks!
Please order by
1 PM the day before
your pickup.
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Board of Trustees Meeting
Tuesday, May 26 @5:15 pm
The NWPL Board of Trustees meeting will be held via remote video conference. Board meetings are open to the public. Any member of the public who wishes to sit in, can obtain access information by contacting board president
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Recite!
Tuesday, June 9, 5:30 pm online
Register in advance
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Recite!
will meet online in June. If you would like to attend or participate,
contact Meg by email
before Tuesday, June 9, and we'll send you an email invite to participate on or before June 9.
Professional poets, amateurs, and first-timers all join in,
as well as those who want to just come and listen.
Join us in celebrating the spoken word!
Bring along original and/or favorite works to share.
New faces and new voices are always welcome.
image: "Poem by Ise" by Katsushika Hokusai, 1839. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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NEED A LIBRARY CARD? GET ONE FREE.
If you don't already have a library card and want one, please email our circulation desk and we'll get one to you. Cards are
free for three months
to help people take advantage of e-books, audiobooks, online classes and resources during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Welcome, New Board Members!
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We are pleased to welcome Alison Hankey and Chris McIlroy
to the NWPL Board of Trustees.
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PEG BRIGHTMAN: ART EXHIBIT ONLINE
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We are pleased to announce what we hope will be the
first
in a series of online exhibits,
The Beauty of Weathering – Portraits and Landscapes
, photography by choreographer & visual artist
Peg Brightman
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Left: Betty Musing; Above: South Pomfret window. Photographs by Peg Brightman
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WHAT TO READ? HERE'S HELP.
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When "
What's on Your Nightstand
" (the not-a-book-club Book Club) met in April, an attendee recommended biographer
Deirde Bair
's memoir,
Parisian Lives
, in which Bair
explores her remarkable 15 years in Paris with Samuel Beckett and Simone de Beauvoir. We never anticipated that a week later we would be
reading Bair's obituary
. She was 84.
"Deirdre Bair, who as an unknown writer a half-century ago scored a coup by getting the reclusive
Samuel Beckett
to agree to let her write his biography, then secured the same permission from another towering literary figure,
Simone de Beauvoir.
Ms. Bair called herself “an accidental biographer, one who had never read a biography before she decided that Samuel Beckett needed one and she was the person to write it.”
The New York Times
, By Neil Genzlinger, April 21, 2020
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Have
you
read a book you'd like to share?
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Dear Patrons and Community Members,
Thank you for your generous support on
#GivingTuesday
. Please accept my sincere gratitude on behalf of the patrons, volunteers, Trustees and staff of the Norman Williams Public Library. Your support enables us to provide the many programs and services that our community relies on. Thank You.
I am pleased to inform you that due to the overwhelming level of support for our library,
the
GivingTuesday Foundation has extended its matching funds for your donation to NWPL through May 26
th
.
If you were not able to make a donation on Giving Tuesday, you now have another opportunity to take advantage of the matching funds and support your public library.
Please contact
Michael Ricci
, Director of Development with questions.
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ONLINE EVENTS for CHILDREN
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Norman Williams Public Library
Preschool Storytime
Tuesday mornings at 10:30 am
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Each storytime will be 30 minutes long and hosted on Zoom. If you're interested, please
contact Clare McFarland by email
and we will send you an invite to join us!
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Are You Ready to DOODLE with Mo Willems?
Mo Willems is the Kennedy Center artist in residence and his Lunch Doodle sessions are amazing and fun. Whether you're at Episode 1 or Episode 10, you'll come away with a few new drawing tricks and tips - not to mention, your own bit of artwork. Click on the arrow to watch Episode 10.
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**NEW! From RBdigital:
Thousands of Audiobooks and eBooks
Listen (or read) on a smartphone, a computer or tablet.
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**Plus free access to Pimsleur language learning
and Great Courses via audio**
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After you register, when you're ready to read or listen, visit the RBdigital link at the bottom of NWPL homepage. From there, you can browse, choose, put books on hold, etc.
www.normanwilliams.org
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Useful & Important Sites Re: COVID-19
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location: DHMC walking trail
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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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