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Be thankful for your library!
“A library in the middle of a community is a cross between an emergency exit, a life-raft and a festival. They are cathedrals of the mind; hospitals of the soul; theme parks of the imagination.” – Caitlin Moran
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A Letter from the Director | | |
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I handed out small pumpkins to the library staff at an October team meeting. “Each pumpkin needs a face and it doesn’t have to represent yours,” I said. My instructions were simple. “Use a marker and bring the pumpkin back by Friday.”
Pumpkins started returning to the library and were silently placed on a windowsill in the main room off the circulation desk for all to see.
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I arrive early to the library each morning, before anyone else is there. It was one early morning that I noticed the amazing creations and was overcome by the staff’s creation and dedication to an assignment that I thought was going to be a row of pumpkins with Sharpie drawn faces. Pumpkins emerged with hand-crocheted apparel, hand-sculpted details, paper-folded accessories, whimsically painted facial features, characters from legendary children’s books and beloved musicals, and even a representation of Gabe, the library llama. The diversity, creativity and imagination showed a true representation of the library staff. We are all different, fun, beautiful, and intelligent in a variety of ways.
One morning before the team arrived, I placed my scarecrow-themed pumpkin in the middle of the collection. A quote from The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy came to mind: “Isn’t it odd. We can only see our outsides, but nearly everything happens on the inside.” The library staff showed an unusual glimpse of the “inside” through the conduit of a pumpkin.
Thanksgiving provides an opportunity for all of us to show a little bit of our inside to those close to us. It is a true gift of the Thanksgiving holiday to express gratitude and make our way home. I am grateful for all the pumpkins in the library pumpkin patch and their gift of a glimpse into their “inside.”
Holly Bennett
Library Director, Information Conductor, and Community Ambassador
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Craig Thatcher and Friends Benefit Concert | |
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The MLNV will hold a benefit concert with Craig Thatcher and friends at the Phoenix, 515 W. Mauch Chunk St. in Nazareth, on Friday, November 4th.
Beyond fabulous music, this year's event will feature the inaugural bestowment of the "Library Heart of the Community Award" on Ralph E. Brodt, III.
The award is selected by the library's board of directors and is given to an honoree who demonstrates exemplary service in our community.
Tickets are selling fast!:
Individual general admission ticket @ $43
Reserved table for eight people in the banquet/concert hall @ $344
Reserved table for ten people in the banquet/concert hall @ $430
Each can be purchased at the library or via the library website HERE. Tickets purchased via the MLNV website can be picked up at the library circulation desk twenty-four hours after website purchase.
We accept cash/check/credit cards.
This year, food as well as drinks will be available for purchase:
- chicken salad on a croissant with dried cranberries
- roast beef & cheddar cheese with horseradish mayo
- turkey BLT with avocado and roasted pepper aioli
- cheeseburger with American cheese
- vegetable sandwich with cucumber, tomato, lettuce, hummus, and roasted pepper aioli
Marshall Grezlak is this year's primary concert sponsor.
Doors open at 5:30pm.
Music starts at 7:00pm.
This event is for ages 21+.
Thank you so much for your support!
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Celebrate Our Veterans in 4 Ways | |
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To honor our veterans and celebrate Veterans Day 2022, the library will collect the following items for veterans at Gracedale Nursing Home, Wilkes-Barre VA Hospital, and "Operation Warmth/Project Warm" through Wednesday, November 9th.
All items, including clothes, must be new and not expired.
Please NO bar soap or items not on the list.
All donations should be dropped off in the patriotic boxes at the library or the Nazareth YMCA.
- Men's dress shirts/polo shirts - M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL
- Women's lounge pants - M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL
- Men's lounge pants - M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5 XL
- Women's underwear - all sizes
- Women's sports bras - all sizes
- Boxer briefs - all sizes
- Women's T-shirts - S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL
- Men's T-shirts - M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL
- Sweatshirts – all sizes
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Women's sweatpants - M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL
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Men's sweatpants - M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL
- Suspenders/belts
- Zip-up and pullover hooded sweatshirts - all sizes
- Slippers w/ sturdy bases and good tread
- Socks
- Gloves
- Hats
- Scarves
- Coats/jackets
- Shower gel/body wash
- Shampoo
- Toothbrushes
- Toothpaste
- Combs/hairbrushes
- Denture cleaner tablets
- Denture adhesive cream
- Deodorant/body spray
- Chapstick
- Body lotion/skin moisturizer
- Shaving cream
- Word search books – large print preferred
- Crossword puzzle books
- Sudoku puzzle books
- Chess sets
- Checker sets/board games
- Cards (playing cards, UNO cards)
- Paint by number kits
- Markers for art projects
- Coloring books
- CDs (50s, 60s, Country, MO-Town)
- Plastic model kits
- $10-25 gift cards for gas, groceries, Abe's Hotdogs, Applebee's, Burger King, Chacko's Family Bowling, Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Friendly's, Longhorn Steakhouse, McDonalds, Norm's Pizza, Panera Bread, Perkins, Price Chopper, Red Robin, Sheetz, Sunoco, Target, Walmart, Weis, and Wegman's
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"Myths, Misunderstandings, and Leadership Lessons with Ulysses S. Grant"
In-person Presentation
by Gunnery Sgt. Kenneth J. Serfass
Tuesday, November 8th, 6:00pm
To register, call 610-759-4932 during library hours or stop at the circulation desk.
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Serfass is a native of Bethlehem, PA born on June 18th, 1966. A US Marine since 1984, his last duty station was with the First Marine Division Band during Operation Iraqi Freedom, retiring in July of 2004 to become a music teacher.
Ken WAS a civil war reenactor but now is a first-person impressionist with forty-seven
years studying his childhood hero, US Grant.
As a full-time professional living historian portraying Ulysses S. Grant, he presents between 11 and as many as 23 appearances each month all year long.
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During this very special evening, a musical tribute to area veterans will be offered by Jennie Flicker's piano studio, select members of Bethlehem Catholic High School chorus, and trumpet soloist Ralph E. Brodt III. County Executive Lamont McClure and Borough of Nazareth Mayor Lance Colondo will also present their remarks, and the pastor of St. John's UCC will give the invocation.
The library staff will present items they are currently collecting for veterans for Gracedale Nursing Home, Wilkes-Barre VA Hospital, and "Operation Warmth/Project Warm" through that evening. These items will be delivered to these locations on behalf of the library by Boy Scout Troop 76.
All are invited to attend, and area veterans are encouraged to RSVP, as they will be recognized and honored with a small gift that evening.
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Photos from October Events | |
Halloween Storytime (above) | |
Adult Canvas Painting Class with Jen Avitabile (above) | |
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Watch our Touch-a-Truck Festival 2022 video HERE!
Thank you to volunteer Ronald Neeleman for creating it!
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Special Programs for Adults | | |
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Upcycle Craft: Fabric Bowls
Tuesday, November 15th, 6:00pm
Learn how to use fabric scraps to create a three-dimensional bowl and choose from a wild variety of vintage patterned fabrics to make your own! All materials provided.
Registration is required.
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Clear Answers to Your Medicare Questions
Community Meeting with Cherie Zettlemoyer, Licensed Sales Agent, United Healthcare
Monday, November 14th, 1:00pm
Spaces are limited, so call 610-841-3988 to register today.
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Holiday basket raffle
50+ baskets, gift certificates, and other items
10 tickets for $10
25 tickets for $20
Free "door prize" basket chance included
Pay via cash, check, or credit card
Raffle runs from November 9th through Christmas in Nazareth (December 10th)
All winners drawn on December 12th
Thank you to this year's generous raffle item donors!
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Four Book Discussion Groups to Join | |
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Audiobook Discussion Group
The group meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 1:00pm in the living room.
This new discussion group's events are part of our PA Forward ® Information Literacy programming.
November 10th - This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
December 8th - Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Daytime Book Discussion Group
The group meets on the 4th Thursday of each month at 11:00am in the living room.
November 17th - The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
December 22nd - no meeting
January 26th, 2023 - The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
Wednesday Night Book Club
The group usually meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 6:30pm in the living room or online via Zoom; contact sgerken@aol.com for details and updates.
This discussion group's events are part of our PA Forward ® Civic and Social Literacy programming.
Brainy Bibliophiles
led by Jill E. Silvius, Ph.D.
The group meets in-person in the living room.
December 6th -2nd half of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, tr. Nevill Coghill
(Tales of the Wife of Bath, Friar, Summoner, Clerk, Merchant, Squire, Franklin, Second Nun, Canon’s Yeoman, Manciple, Parson, and Chaucer’s Retractions)
Registration opens October 1st.
Register by calling the library or asking at the circulation desk.
This discussion group programming is a part of our of our PA Forward ® Civic and Social Literacy programming.
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Our Christmas Wishlist... | | |
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As it gets closer and closer to Christmas, the library staff is putting together its wishlist for Santa and his elves...
Here's what we'd love to get!
(Clickable links are below):
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Books, Audiobooks, Newspapers, A Few of Our Online Resources, and Social Media | | |
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AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you currently use, with the same products, prices, and services with a different name. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the Library.
Choose the Memorial Library of Nazareth & Vicinity as the organization to receive your smile donation.
For more ways to support the library, please click HERE.
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