NEWS
from the Library
Happy Halloween Edition
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TRICK or TREAT on the steps of the Library
with the Library Trustees
Thursday, Oct 31
4:30-6:30 PM
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The Trustees of NWPL invite trick-or-treaters and parents to stop by the library on Halloween. They'll be there to greet you and hand out treats, 4:30 to 6:30pm. Meet some of the folks who work behind the scenes to help our library thrive.
We look forward to seeing you!
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Classics Book Discussion:
Beloved
by Toni Morrison
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Saturday, October 26,
10:30-11:30 am
Free.
Toni Morrison's
Beloved has become an American classic in its time, and is ranked by most critics as one of the most celebrated 20th century novels.
Read more...
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Tuesday, October 29
6-8:00 pm
Join
William Boardman
for a lively discussion about his latest book,
Exceptional: American Exceptionalism Takes Its Toll
, a searing account of what’s wrong with America today.
The author will be pleased to sign your copy of "Exceptional," which can be purchased at the event, at
Yankee Bookshop
(Woodstock, the Phoenix Bookstore (Burlington), and online at
Yorkland Publishing.
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Poetry Reading & Open Mic
Saturday, November 2
2-3:30 pm
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Join us for an afternoon of poetry. Award-winning poets Laura Foley and Brooke Herter James will read from their recent publications,
Why I Never Finished My Dissertation (Foley), and
Spring Took the Long Way Around (James), and more.
The reading will be followed by an
open mic. Please come, sign-up, and share your own poem or a favorite poem of yours, adding your voice to the afternoon.
Refreshments following the readings. Event is free.
Books will be available, with proceeds to benefit the Norman Williams Library.
For more information about the events and the authors,
click here.
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November 12
10:15 - 11:30 am
Reading Room
Norman Williams Public Library
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Recite!
Tuesday, November 5
5:30 - 7:00 pm
Join us for
Recite! the first Tuesday of each month.
Sign up to read or just come to enjoy and listen.
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Book Talk & Author Signing
Saturday, November 16
2:00 - 3:30 pm
Local author N.E. Cardenuto will present background information for her book,
The Hope of Poker Westman. Emotionally lost and alone in the world, Poker Westman is yanked out of all he knows by his father. Together, they move to Irian Jaya, Indonesia, to escape the deep scars of the past.
Read more...
Suitable for young adults too!
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Tech Tutoring at the Library
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What would you
like
to do with your smart phone, iPad, or tablet?
Do you have computer woes?
Need help texting or using apps?
Call or email
Meg Brazill
at the library for a Thursday one-to-one tutoring session.
or call 457-2295
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NEW FICTION BOOKS - ADULT
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John le Carré
A timely novel from the master involving Russia, an Ukrainian oligarch, Brexit and a rag-tag band of spies.
“[Le Carré’s] novels are so brilliant because they’re emotionally and psychologically absolutely true, but of course they’re novels.”
—
New York Times Book Review
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by Elton John
In a voice that is warm, humble, and open, this is Elton on his music and his relationships, his passions and his mistakes.
"Elton makes fun of no one more than himself. He is utterly, astonishingly, hilariously self-lacerating."
—
The Guardian
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NOVEMBER BOOK CLUBS FOR YOUNG READERS
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From the Mixed-Up Files of
Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by E.L. Konignsburg
Children's Book Club
Join us for a discussion on
Thursday, November 7, 3-3:45 pm
in the Abbott Room
For details & to pick up your reading copy, please see a librarian.
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When Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she doesn’t just want to run from somewhere, she wants to run
to
somewhere — to a place that is comfortable, beautiful, and, preferably, elegant: the
Metropolitan Museum of Art
in New York City. Knowing her younger brother Jamie has money and thus can help her with a serious cash-flow problem, she invites him along.
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The graphic novel
March: Book One was chosen as the
Vermont Reads book for 2019. It is the first of a trilogy written by civil rights icon John Lewis, in collaboration with co-writer Andrew Aydin and award-winning graphic artist Nate Powell.
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by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin; illustrations by Nate Powell
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Congressman John Lewis (GA-5) is one of the key figures of the civil rights movement. His commitment to justice and nonviolence has taken him from an Alabama sharecropper’s farm to the halls of Congress, from a segregated schoolroom to the 1963 March on Washington, and from receiving beatings from state troopers to receiving the Medal of Freedom.
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Young Adult (YA) Book Club
Thursday, November 14,
3-3:45 pm
Join us for a discussion
in the Abbott Room
For details and to pick up your reading copy, please see a librarian.
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Lost & Found Clothing!
Are you missing a favorite water bottle? Did your child come home without a coat or a warm hat?
Maybe it's here in our growing Lost & Found pile in the Children's Library near the elevator.
We are running out of space and these lovely items will soon be donated.
Please check to see if any of them belong to you!
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The Norman Williams Public Library
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