Along Comes Purty Little May . . . News You Can Use

News You Can Use

from your library

05/22/2021

Image: From the Ferns to the Mountains by M Brazill

Dear NWPL Patrons,

Fiddleheads. Ramps. Pansies and Petunias. Blossoming trees. Birdsong. Every shade of spring green is leafing out around us and, still, nature hasn't ushered in her full spectrum of green serenity. Spring arrived early then it stuttered, briefly retreated, and is now confounding us with record high temperatures. Don't be tempted to break out the ice tea and call it summer though. We're going to savor every moment of the lengthening days and then, come June 1, we will throw open the doors of the library. Let the clarion trumpet sound!

Yep, it's finally time. NWPL will open the building to the public on June 1 with a Monday through Friday, 12 - 6 pm schedule. You'll be able to browse and check out books, use the computers, and purchase books in our ongoing book sale in the foyer. We're also accepting book donations, but please call ahead to schedule a drop-off time so we can manage the incoming tide. Indoor programs, events, and gatherings are slated to begin in August. We'll take a little hiatus from Zoom events but we'll be making plans for more great stuff, indoors, outdoors, and online. In July, we plan to resume our full hours, including Saturdays and Tuesday evenings. NWPL's Director Clare McFarland says, “We’ve missed our patrons tremendously. We look forward to welcoming them back in June and over the coming months.” Read all about it here.

And last but not least, anyone (including non-residents, part-time residents, out-of-state college students) age 12 and up are now eligible to receive the vaccine. Lots of updated information, including questions and answers about vaccines, is available on the Vermont Department of Health website.

Got any questions? Send them along. Thanks for reading!

Meg Brazill

Director of Communications & Events

Norman Williams Public Library

Arbor Day Kits

Pick Up an Arbor Day Kit in the NWPL foyer during library hours, M-F, 12-6 pm. Stop by and pick one up while they last. Free!

The family-friendly kits include: Craft projects, a Tree Scavenger hunt, a VT Tree Guide, Arbor Day Bookmarks, Laminated Tree Tags, Sugar Maple Tree seed packets. Not just for kids!

Wednesday, May 26 @ 4 pm

The Friends' Annual Meeting will be held under the tent in front of the library on Wed., May 26, at 4 pm. Friends' President Peggy Fraser invites everyone to join the Friends for fun, friendship and community participation as they support the library.

A WHOLE LOTTA BOOKS GOING ON (OUR SHELVES)

Click on the image below to see the new books in NWPL's adult collection.

This is just a sample to pique your interest!

BOOK REVIEW

Whereabouts

by Jhumpa Lahiri

Reviewed by Janis Murcic

Ms. Lahiri penned her new book Whereabouts first in Italian, and then translated it into English. Breaking from the narrative story format, the novel's structure is more like a journal, entries of two to three pages, but rather than diary dates, there are 40+ titled chapters which span the course of a year.

The unnamed narrator is a middle-aged, single professor teaching literature at an unnamed university in an unidentified Italian city. Click on the book cover for the full review.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

BOOK JAM

Lisa Christi (of Book Jam), Kari Meutsch (Yankee Bookshop), and Liana Kish (H.S. English Teacher)

treated us to an hour+ discussion of books that will make you listen up and start turning the pages. In case you missed it, the video covers their talk about the different genres, themes, and notions of what makes a great book - and a great discussion. And here's the list of books.

Mezzanine Gallery

For Children & Young Adults

Preschool Storytime

with Clare

The Bear and the Moon

written by Matthew Burgess and illustrated by Catia Chien

- a picture book that follows what happens when the gift of a balloon floats into Bear's life -

My Big Family

by Yanitzia Canetti

Preschool Storytime

with Clare

This week Clare reads not one, but TWO, books about tractors!

You can also watch other Storytime Videos for preschoolers by clicking here.

Preschool Storytime with Clare - Tractors

NEW TITLES FOR KIDS - MAY 2021

Lots and lots of new titles for kids

Just click on the image to see these and more!

First Chapter Fridays for Teens

Every Friday, Clare reads the first chapter of a different book geared toward

a young adult (YA) audience -- for teenagers, specifically.

You'll hear an overall description of the book as well as the first chapter of it.If you like it, you can find it on Libby or get the actual book through the library.

This Week's YA Book

The Way Back

a novel by Gavriel Savit

a sweeping historical fantasy that follows two teens on a journey through the Far Country, a Jewish land of spirits and demons. The demons are everywhere: dancing on the rooftops in the darkness of midnight, congregating in the trees, harrowing the dead, even reaching out to try and steal away the living.This author takes readers on a life-affirming journey.