APRIL PROGRAMS
We are delighted to offer several major programs in April, thanks to the low case counts in Grafton. In addition to celebrating Autism Awareness Month, April is National Poetry Month, Native Plant Month, and we are celebrating our green-themed Community Read. I am personally shepherding the following Poetry and Music Programs -- hope to see you there.
POETRY
April 1-30 – all month! Passive Program: Online Magnetic Poetry- Visit magneticpoetry.com/pages/play-online, select a set then drag and drop words to create a poem, and when you are done, click the Save & Share button. Complete the form to share the emailed poem on Social Media and tag #graftonpubliclibrarypoetry – participants get a FREE library magnet!
Friday April 1 10am-6pm April Fool’s Day - Tell us a joke (appropriate for all ages!) and we'll give you a FREE Library magnet
Friday April 8 10am-6pm Typewriter Poetry - Give us a theme, we'll compose poem on the spot!
Friday April 29 10am-6pm Poem in Your Pocket Day - Read us the poem in your pocket, get a FREE Library magnet!
MUSIC
Friday April 8 7pm Songs & Stories: Music of the Highwaymen with Matt York - Matt will perform the songs of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings and tell stories of their careers. Seating is limited; free tickets are available at www.eventbrite.com/e/matt-york-songs-and-stories-of-the-highwaymen-tickets-304064143037.
Wednesday April 13 6-9pm Grafton Ukulele Musicians: GUM Jam! - B.Y.O.U. (Bring Your Own Ukulele) and come play from the Daily Ukulele songbook series.
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We continue to wait for counter and sink lowering, window decals, Emergency Exit signs with a wheelchair symbol, the gate for the stairs, and doors for the Maker Space and Presentation Area in Community Room B.
Out of scope initiatives we are working on include additional shelving for the Children's Room, repair of the clock in the Historic Reading Room, donor signs, wetland signage, hours signage, delivery of our piano, art rail installation, office shelving, additional IT wiring, and patio furniture and lighting, and now that it's spring, landscaping!
Check out construction photos in our Construction album on our Facebook Page! |
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Upcoming Library Planning & Building
Committee Meetings
Library Planning and Building Committee meets on the first Monday of the month. Next meeting:
Monday, April 4 2022 6 PM EDT
Monday May 2, 2022 6 PM EDT
Join the Zoom Meeting:
Meeting ID: 817 4555 6188
Passcode: 361649
One tap mobile: +16465588656,,81745556188#,,,,*361649# US (New York)
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APRIL IS REMEMBRANCE MONTH |
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Cilka's Journey by Heather Morris
Her beauty saved her - and condemned her. Cilka is just 16-years-old when she is taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp in 1942, where the commandant immediately notices how beautiful she is. Forcibly separated from the other women prisoners, Cilka learns quickly that power, even unwillingly taken, equals survival. When the war is over and the camp is liberated, freedom is not granted to Cilka: She is charged as a collaborator for sleeping with the enemy and sent to a Siberian prison camp. But did she really have a choice? And where do the lines of morality lie for Cilka, who was send to Auschwitz when she was still a child? In Siberia,
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Cilka faces challenges both new and horribly familiar, including the unwanted attention of the guards. But when she meets a kind female doctor, Cilka is taken under her wing and begins to tend to the ill in the camp, struggling to care for them under brutal conditions. Confronting death and terror daily, Cilka discovers a strength she never knew she had. And when she begins to tentatively form bonds and relationships in this harsh, new reality, Cilka finds that despite everything that has happened to her, there is room in her heart for love. From child to woman, from woman to healer, Cilka's journey illuminates the resilience of the human spirit - and the will we have to survive.
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The Borrower Services and Reference staff invites you to
check out a book from our Fiction and Non-Fiction displays.
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It's Always an Adventure at Roger Williams Park Zoo!
In 1872, Roger Williams Park Zoo, the country’s third oldest Zoo, opened its doors to the public with a collection of small animal exhibits throughout Providence’s newly formed Roger Williams Park.
Today, located amid 40 acres of beautiful woodlands, the Roger Williams Park Zoo provides visitors the opportunity to see animals from all over the globe – some species more than a million years old. Each year approximately 800,000 visitors from across the state - and even around the world - enjoy the Zoo's amazing animals, nationally-recognized events, and award-winning educational programs. Naturalistic surroundings are home to more than 160 species of animals including a Komodo dragon, as well as zebras, red pandas, African elephants, Masai giraffes, snow leopards, bears, anteaters, flamingoes, sloths, and more! Kids from two to 102 have the opportunity to feed giraffes, as well as an array of farmyard animals. For something slightly out of the ordinary, visit our new Explore and Soar area offering an exhilarating zip ride and a train excursion through the woodlands. (Text from Roger Williams Park Zoo's About Us website section).
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See all of our upcoming LIVE and PASSIVE PROGRAM events, including Children & Teens: |
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See what is
happening
around town:
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Wednesday, April 7
Wednesday, April 13
6:30-8:00 PM
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Songs & Stories:
Music of the Highwaymen with Matt York
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Friday, April 8
6:30-8:00 PM
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Saturday, April 9
10:00 AM
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Book Discussion:
Not Just for Young Adults Book Group
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Wednesday, April 13
1:00 - 5:00 PM
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Book Discussion:
Daytimers' Book Group
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Tuesday, April 19
1:30 PM
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Book Discussion:
GPL Mystery Book Group
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Tuesday, April 19
7:30 PM
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Learn about Invasive Plants with Karro Frost |
Wednesday, April 20
7:00 PM
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Book Discussion:
Reads Well With Others Book Group
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Book Discussion: Inspirational Book Group |
Tuesday, April 26
7:30 PM
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Community Read Book Discussion |
Thursday, April 28
7:00 pm
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Sign up for individual newsletters and stay up to date with the latest news, events, items and more!
Teen - for grades 6-12 and their caregivers
Children - for ages 0-grade 5 and their caregivers
Wowbrary - weekly new releases of library materials in digital and physical formats.
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FRIENDS OF THE
GRAFTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
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FRIENDS UPDATE
Saturday April 9 Friends of the Library Fundraiser: Spring Egg Hunt - Tickets go on at sale at the Library’s Lobby Desk at 10am Saturday March 26, $5 per participant. Proceeds benefit the Library.
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Board Meetings via Zoom are announced on Facebook:
Join the Friends for their monthly Board Meeting!
NEXT MEETING:
Tuesday April 19, 2022 via Zoom
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