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Monday, February 27 --
Our New Cataloging System is Here!
Beginning on Monday, February 27, we will begin using our new cataloging system, Koha.
Please be patient with us as we are learning the new system along with our patrons. The new system will allow for new patron email notifications, better search capabilities and patron-initiated holds on any item among the 15 area libraries that are members of the Catamount consortium. Also we will be instituting a "conscience jar" for any fines assessed by the new system on a provisional basis. We will review how the new fine system is working out in a few months to see if it can be kept in place or we will go back to the regular way of collecting fines.
Please feel free to contact us or stop by for more information or assistance.
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Friday, Feb 24, 3:00-5:30
Aging with Grace Film Series:
"Amacord" by Frederico Fellini
"Amacord" Directed by Federico Fellini in Italian with English sub-titles. (2hr 3min.) A carnivalesque portrait of provincial Italy during the Fascist period, Fellini's most personal film satirizes his youth and turns daily life into a circus of social rituals, adolescent desires, male fantasies, and political subterfuge, all set to a gorgeous, nostalgia-tinged score. Please note, film starts at 3:00 PM!
Film series sponsored by North Chapel Amazing Grays, Thompson Senior Center and Norman Williams Public Library.
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Saturday, Feb 25
JAG Fest
JAG Productions is pleased to announce JAGFest, an annual festival that showcases and celebrates new plays by emerging playwrights of color. Presented February 24 - 27 at various venues in Woodstock & Pomfret, VT, the weekend-long festival of play readings and lectures celebrates and explores diverse, new voices in American theater.
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Tuesday, Mar 7, 9:30-4:30
Work Together Tuesday:
Pop-up Co-working
Join other local freelancers, telecommuters, independent professionals, and anyone who just needs to get some work done for an office-away-from-the-office at a "Work Together Tuesday" gathering. Expand your network and surround yourself with good productivity vibes! Internet, coffee, and snacks provided.
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Thursday, Mar 9, 10:30-11:30
Story Time Yoga with Angel
The North Chapel Spiritual Exploration for children and Families Committee will lead a free Preschool Story Time with Angel Rubino at NWPL. This event will include a story, yoga, movement, meditation, and more!
Ages 2-6 with caregiver/family.
For more information, contact Geraldine at 457-2557 / office@northchapelvt.org
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Saturday, Mar 11, 10:00-11:00
Becoming a Certified Therapy Dog of Vermont (TDV) Team
This is a program for all dog lovers and for those who would be interested in becoming a TDV team. Come learn about the benefits of providing dog therapy, the testing process, the dog therapy "mentality."
PLEASE do not bring your dog!
We will have a therapy team at the presentation. Our presenters, Gayle Smith and Ann Ackley are TDV veterans and are both in the process of becoming evaluators. Ann will be bringing her dog, Bridgette.
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Saturday, Mar 11, 2:00 - 3:00
Eight Hands - Two Pianos!
Come enjoy and support the third annual piano benefit for Friends of NWPL.
Nine performers will unite to entertain the audience in duets, a trio, and even a quartet! The repertoire ranges from CPE Bach (as you've never heard him) to Joplin to "Ravel in Spanish Harlem". Don't miss this exciting performance!
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Tuesday, Mar 14, 4:00-5:00
Environmental Risk Factors for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Dr. Elijah Stommel is currently professor of Neurology in the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, and director of the ALS Clinical Research Center at DHMC. Dr. Stommel will discuss his research on environmental risk factors for the neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), otherwise known as Lou Gehrig's disease. He has studied the relationship between the waterborne cyanobacteria and ALS extensively.
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Tuesday, Mar 21, 4:00-5:00
Adventures in Self-Publishing:
From Conception to Book
Using her book Opening the Heart: Meditations on How to Be as the example, author Kathryn Samuelson will share direct insights from her self-publishing experience. Following her journey from project conception through seeking a publishing company contract, trying to find an agent, and ultimately the decision to self-publish her book, 'Adventures in Self-Publishing' offers helpful hints, practical advice and genuine encouragement for your creative project. If time allows, Kathryn will also give an overview of her beautiful book and demonstrate how you can use it for your benefit.
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Tuesday, Mar 28, 5:30 - 6:30
Healing Trauma In Our Communities: Author Tracy Penfield reads from A Curriculum of Courage: Making SafeArt
Tracy Penfield will share the history of SafeArt, SafeArt's basic principles, and a presentation of the ways in which this new curriculum can be used to heal trauma in our communities. She will engage the audience with a combination of excerpts from the book, performative elements, and discussion.
An artist and performer, Tracy Penfield founded SafeArt after her own experiences healing from a destructive marriage and helping others to heal through creative ...
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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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New in Non-fiction
Homo Deus
by Yuval Noah Harari
Harari asks the fundamental questions: Where do we go from here? And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers? This is the next stage of evolution. This is Homo Deus.
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New in Fiction
A Piece of the World
by Christina Baker Kline
Imagined fictional memoir of the woman in the famed Wyeth painting, Christina's World
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Saturday, Feb. 25, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Classics Book Discussion Group: 1984
In the words of Newspeak - IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH. Does that resonate?
We shall learn all about it when we read George Orwell's 1984. Orwell's novel, written in 1949, is a classic in what literati call "negative utopia." So get ready for Big Brother, the telescreen, hate week, etc. Discussion is open to all - led by John Matthews.
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Friday, Mar. 10, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Second Friday Book Group: The Orphan Master's Son
Pak Jun Do is the haunted son of a lost mother-a singer "stolen" to Pyongyang-and an influential father who runs Long Tomorrows, a work camp for orphans. There the boy is given his first taste of power, picking which orphans eat first and which will be lent out for manual labor. Recognized for his loyalty and keen instincts, Jun Do comes to the attention of superiors in the state, rises in the ranks, and starts on a road from which there will be no return. . . .
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Tuesday, Mar. 14, 10:15 - 11:30 a.m.
What's On Your Nightstand?
Every 2nd Tuesday of the month in the Vermont History Room
Come chat about the books you are reading now, the books you've loved forever and discover the favorites of others. You'll never have to wonder what to read next again. We promise.
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Wednesday, Mar. 29, 4:30 - 5:30
Woke Wednesdays Book Club
The "Woke Wednesdays" Book Club invites you to join them for a monthly series of discussions focused on a selection of works highlighting the experiences of Black Americans. The first meeting will take place at 4:30 PM on Wednesday 29 March, when they will discuss Ta-Nahesi Coates's "Between the World and Me".
Brad Archer, Mary Ellen Solon and Sonny Saul will facilitate the discussion.
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Need a book? Need to thin out your shelves?
The front foyer of the library has a wide variety of books - all for quite reasonable prices! Because
Norman Williams Library welcomes contributions of used books from our community members, and because our local folks are voracious readers, we have quite a selection of books for sale! All proceeds from book sales go toward the library's operating budget. Stop by and browse our current selection. Or drop off books you don't need anymore, so you can make room for new ones.
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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 through February. 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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Saturdays, 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Qigong - Free at NWPL
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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Mondays 10:30 - 11:15 a.m.
Baby & Toddler Story Time
This session 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.
*Please note: The Library is closed for Federal Holidays, and as they usually fall on Mondays, there will be no Baby Story Times on those days.
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Tuesdays 10:30 - 11:15 a.m.
Pre-school Story Time
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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All updated and ready to go!
Over the past several months, the library staff have given new barcode numbers to all our active patrons. This project had to be complete before launching our new Koha cataloging system, which happens Monday, February 27.
If it has been a little while since you've checked anything out from NWPL, you might find your account is no longer in the system. No worries! We are happy to get you all set up again.
Just drop by and we will give you the new card.
(If you live outside Woodstock and have a paid account, you would not be deleted unless your account has lapsed.) If you need to access your account online, and you find your barcode is no longer working, but your account is current, feel free to call us (802.457.2295) and we can help get things working again.
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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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