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September 11, 2020
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Nineteen years ago and still this day, September 11, is so fresh in our memories. Even the weather today, in its crisp early chill and bright blue skies, is so much like that day it hurts. But here we are facing a whole new set of challenges and, every once in a while, some good things. Perhaps more than at any other time I can recall, I am appreciating the little things this year. Tonight at 6pm, we can all enjoy one of them: Caroline Spence will blow her horn of choice - a trumpet - and give us a song or two from the steps of the library. Caroline is a talented musician who has put aside the grand piano for the time being in favor of an instrument she can tuck under her arm and have at the ready. Let's join her this evening! She promises, if we show up tonight, she'll continue on Wednesdays at 6 pm - on the steps of the library. Mark your calendars.
I'm keeping it short today but event-full. Our partnership with Bookstock is ready for folks to register for a reading and conversation with a stellar lineup of authors. This coming week, Virtual Bookstock 2020 begins with poet, jazz scholar, and educator Reuben Jackson on Thursday, Sept 17 at 7 pm. Click here to register.
It's harvest time and we are holding our first book launch just in time! Sign up for Sustainable Kitchen: Recipes and Inspiration for Plant-Based, Planet-Conscious Meals, with local co-authors, dietician Heather Wolfe and designer Jaynie McCloskey. NWPL adult services director Kathy Beaird will host the event on Tuesday, Sept 22 at 7 pm as well as orchestrate the discussion. Bring your questions! But click here to register first - the event is free.
Do you think you've had your last swim of the season? I might have. There's always ice cream to squeeze out a little more of summer's pleasures and you can still manage a summer read before fall officially arrives. We have a LOT of new books at the library. Come pick one out or try curbside pick up. We'll soon have a copy of Reuben Jackson's "Scattered Clouds" and Heather Wolfe and Jaynie McCloskey's "Sustainable Kitchen." Or check with Yankee Bookshop to order your own. Buy local! Feed your brain.
Meg Brazill
Director of Communications & Events
Norman Williams Public Library
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Bookstock and NWPL
are proud to announce a series of free, live-streaming author talks
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September 17 at 7 pm | Reading followed by a Q & A
Poet, radio commentator, educator, and music critic Reuben Jackson served as curator of the Smithsonian Institute’s Duke Ellington Collection in D.C. for over 20 years and was host of VPR's Friday Night Jazz (2013-18).
Jackson's newest book of poetry is Scattered Clouds (Alan Squire Publishing).
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Tuesday, Sept 22 @7:00pm
Sustainable Kitchen - Book Launch
Join NWPL for a book launch with local authors Heather Wolfe and Jaynie McCloskey for their new book Sustainable Kitchen:
Recipes and Inspiration for Plant-based, Planet Conscious Meals.
This beautiful, comprehensive healthy eating resource contains142 recipes (and tons of full-page color photos) plus nutrition, culinary, and sustainability education. The heart behind the book is how food choices impact health of body, soul, and planet.
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What's On Your Nightstand
A listing of September's reads from those who attended our most recent Zoom episode of WOYNS, the not-a-bookclub-book-club. Click here for the list and find them on NWPL's online catalogue so you can read them yourself. Ask a librarian if you need help finding a book. |
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Tech Talk: Online
Tuesday, September 15, 2 pm
45 minutes
Do you have some tech questions we can help with? How about getting a handle on Gmail? Downloading ebooks or audio books? NWPL's Meg Brazill will be online to help answer your questions. Please signup in advance by emailing Meg@normanwilliams.org
You will receive a Zoom link to attend.
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Rapid Reviews: One minute book reviews (or less) from
a few of the crew at the Norman Williams Public Library.
Watch to discover some great reads from the staff!
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Lynda Knisley
Proximity 10: A virtual exhibit of work in various mediums
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Ursula von Rydingsvard sculpture
at Dartmouth
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Ursula von Rydingsvard's renowned wooden sculptures are "at once constructed and organic, monumental and humble, formal and expressive," writes the Hood Museum of Art about Dartmouth's newest piece of public art, von Rydingsvard's Wide Babelki Bowl. The cedar sculpture is installed on campus outside Rollins Chapel. |
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9/11 Hazmat Memories by Robert Burchess
(watercolor/ink/graphite, 13 1/2" x 16" unframed)
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by Robert Burchess
I was there
sitting in my apartment 63rd and Madison
finishing breakfast leftover coffee around 9:00
in the morning watching the news as usual
when I saw something impossible on tv
right in front of me in real time
that just couldn't be happening
couldn't be real.
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Free Passes - Billings Farm, VINS,
VT State Parks & VT Historic Sites
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For info about free & discounted passes available at NWPL
(802) 457-2295 x113
Billings Farm & Museum / Vt Institute of Natural Science (VINS)
Vermont State Parks Pass / Vermont Historic Sites
Thank you to VT Departments of Libraries; Forests, Parks & Recreation; and Division for Historic Preservation, for providing free passes to State Parks & Historic Sites for use by our patrons.
Check your specific destination for days & hours of operation and for COVID-19 requirements.
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Vermont's ability to obtain federal funds for help with roads, schools, healthcare clinics, and much more is based on our population. Since the early days of the country, a census has been taken every 10 years. Help Vermont be counted!
It's not too late and it's fast and easy.
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For Children & Young Adults |
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Vermont's Picture Book Award for Children in Grades K-4
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Red Clover Book Award
The Red Clover Book Award is designed for children in kindergarten through
fourth grade. Each year thousands of Vermont school children read the 10 nominated picture books and vote for their favorite in the spring.
The award has been handed out annually since 1997.
Click the image to see all the books and find them online in the NWPL catalog.
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A New Look for the Vermont Department of Health
Data Dashboard (COVID-19)
The Vermont Department of Health has rolled out a new look for its Data Dashboard, providing new COVID-19 data broken down by Vermont county. Choose the tab for “County-level Case Info” where you'll find a graph of new and cumulative cases by county, as well as breakdowns by age and by sex. Additional information can be found on the links for Dashboard of Activity in Vermont, Vermont Cases by Town, and a Weekly Summary of Vermont COVID-19 data.
Useful & Important Sites Re: COVID-19
Click here for reliable resources related to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) we've compiled on the NWPL website, including information on health and safety, news updates, and helpful information.
Weekly Summary of Vermont COVID-19 Data
The Vermont Department of Health’s COVID-19 web and data pages have expanded and improved with more information, daily.
What you need to know now: schools & colleges, contact tracing, testing, prevention and more.
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Questions? Please call us at 802.457.2295 or
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