January 2023 Newsletter

 Announcements: 

 We will be closed Monday, January 2nd for the New Years' Holiday and Monday, January 16th in observance of Martin Luther King Day.

We had so many donations for boots and shoes! Thank you for thinking about our unhoused community!

The Annual Appeals were put in the mail last month. If you did not receive one and would like to donate, we have envelopes available for you at the front desk. Your tax-deductible donations help fund programs, interlibrary loans, internet access, and more. Thank you so much for your generosity.

 From the Staff:

  Happy New Year from your friends at Springvale Library! We look forward to sharing with you all that 2023 has to offer!

 We hope that you had a chance to come by and visit during our Holiday tea. A special thank you to all of our cookie bakers! It’s one of our favorite events of the year.

Now that we’ve had some snow don’t forget that we have snowshoes to borrow in our Library of Things. If playing outside is not your favorite winter activity then maybe you’ll be more interested in this month’s book display featuring travel. You can plan your next big trip or just do a bit of armchair traveling, and dream of warmer days to come.

Children's Programs  

  Mondays:    Baby Rhyme Time at 10:00 am    Ages Birth –2

                        LEGO Builders at 3:30 pm Ages 5-12

Fridays:         Story Time at 10:00 am Ages 3-7

Make it/Take it Craft– Once a month from 2-5 in the Children’s Room

January 11th come make a Snowy Craft anytime between 2-5 pm. All materials provided.

Bundle Up and Read! Winter Reading Program begins on January 3rd and will run until March 4th for ages 2-13. Finish 3 bundles to earn a special prize, a reindeer treat, and a book. Each bundle has books, puzzles, activities, and more!

The Home School group will be meeting the second Thursday (1/12) at 10:00 am. will be family request day using learned library skills.

Mystery Powders: Homeschool Wed Jan 25, 2-3 pm, Rick Kaye-Schiess, retired teacher, presents a hands-on science opportunity for homeschoolers ages 8-12 to explore the nature and interaction of various kitchen ingredients. All materials provided.

Fred Boyle Book Signing 1/11 @ 2 pm. Mr. Boyle, our local genealogist will be here to discuss and sign his newest book on the Early Families of Buxton, Maine in the front room. We will have several of Mr. Boyle’s works available for purchase.

Knit Lits is every Tuesday, from 3:00 to 4:30 in the front room. All fiber artists are welcome.

Cook the Book meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month in the community room at 5 pm. On January 10th, the group will be trying dishes from Maine Community Cookbook Volume 2

Sam’s Book Group meets on the 1st Wednesday of the month at 5:30. On 1/4 we will be discussing Kristin Hannah’s The Four Winds.  We will be reading The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffengger for the February discussion.

Adult Craft of the month is a snowflake votive. This month we are going to offer you an opportunity to do the craft in person alongside Lesley on Tuesday, January 17th at 5:30 in the community room. You can also grab a kit to go if you’re not ready for in-person crafts just yet.

  Our Favorite Books of 2022

Fairy Tale Stephen King

Killers of a Certain Age Deanna Raybourn

Anthem Noah Hawley

Wish You Were Here Jodi Picoult

Carrie Soto is Back Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Measure Nikki Erlick

How to Be Eaten Maria Adelmann

The Change Kirsten Miller

Oh William! Elizabeth Strout

Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt

Lessons in Chemistry Bonnie Garmus

The Next Thing You Know Jessica Strawser

The Younger Wife Sally Hepworth

One Italian Summer Rebecca Serle

Girl In Ice Erica Ferencik

Reminders of Him Colleen Hoover

How Lucky Will Leitch

Final Girls Riley Sager

Alias Emma Ava Glass

We Spread Ian Reid

Mark Your Calendars….



2/1 Sam’s Book Club

2/1 Adult Craft Pick-up

2/14 Cook the Book

2/20 Closed for President’s Day