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from your library
July 4, 2020
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"In Dreams Begin Responsibilities"
All week long, that phrase kept coming to mind.
"In Dreams Begin Responsibilities."
I first read those words many years ago in the title of a short story by
American poet and short story writer
Delmore Schwartz
. Schwartz's use of the
title originated with the Irish poet
W. B. Yeats
'
volume of poems
Responsibilities
(1914), which has an epigraph "In dreams begins responsibility," attributed to an "Old play." The derivation of the phrase is elusive! It's the kind of wording that keeps returning to you through the years. And right now seems to be the right time to turn those words over in my head and wonder, again, about their meaning.
Over the past few months, a lot of people report having more dreams than usual or more vivid dreams. But here - here we are talking about waking dreams - the kind we aspire to, the kind we may even dedicate our lives to. Even now, during the time of the pandemic, we might ask ourselves if we've fulfilled those dreams. Have we taken steps to be responsible for making them happen? It's not too late. There are many steps that can still be taken. Let's all step up to our responsibilities - and make those dreams a reality.
It's been kind of quiet with a lot of rain this week
which we all hope leads to a few sunny days this 4th of July weekend. We need the rain, but a certain amount of sunshine is an essential ingredient for Independence Day, which is practically synonymous with the word picnic. Even without the usual festivities and fireworks, there is an excitement in the air. We have no lack of places to picnic: from the tables on The Green and in front of the library, to the lawn behind the History Center, to atop Mt. Peg and Mt. Tom, and even our own backyards, to name just a few. Fire up the grill! Make the potato salad! Cut up the strawberries! Times a wasting. Happy Fourth!
Director of Communications & Events
Norman Williams Public Library
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Reading Matters
Who is that masked man? NWPL Trustee Ron Miller finds the sweet spot of enough sun and shade to read outside. Try it - it will take you right back to the long summer days of childhood.
And you can hear the birds too!
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Recite!
an online gathering of
poets + those who love poetry
New Date
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Tuesday, July 21 @5:30 pm
Everyone is welcome to participate - bring a poem of your own or from a favorite poet to read and share. Or just come and listen.
New faces and new voices are always welcome.
Please RSVP in advance to receive an online invitation.
Email us!
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NEW
READING RECOMMENDATIONS
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NWPL's not-a-book-group book group, "What's On Your Nightstand,"
share their June reads. Check out their choices: surprising, insightful, unusual, and charming (not always within the same book!)
Click the image for the full list of titles from the WOYNS readers.
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Book jacket designs
are more beautiful and interesting than ever. NWPL's Adult Services Director & Interim Library Co-Director
Kathy Beaird
talks about books, their covers, and what's behind them.
"Go ahead,
judge that book by its cover!"
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Photographer Jon Gilbert Fox:
"Right Place, Right Time"
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The
online opening on Thursday, July 9 at 7 pm will include an interview conducted by arts writer David Corriveau, as well as 54 different images (the in-person, on-the-wall exhibit includes 30).
Shown above: C. Everett Koop’s birthday party with a laughing, younger Anthony Fauci (left); and civil rights activist, Baptist minister, and politician Jesse Jackson (above),
photos by Jon Gilbert Fox.
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Sculpturefest 2020 at Prosper Road, Woodstock, VT is now open!
Charlet and Peter Davenport have invited sculptors and artists to exhibit work on the land for over three decades.
Please wear masks and maintain social distancing.
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2020 Featured Artists
NIRA GRANNOT
and
JAMES PAYNE
Above: Nina Girot "Unity" sculpture exhibited at Land Art Lab, King Farm, 2017. (aluminum, 75-in. height, base 38-in. diameter)
Everyone welcome! Dawn to dusk.
No admission charge.
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It's all about YOU! Really.
It's not too late and it's fast and easy.
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For Children & Young Adults
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Norman Williams Public Library
Preschool Storytime
Tuesday mornings at 10:30
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Each story time will be 30 minutes long and hosted on Zoom. If you're interested, please
contact Clare McFarland by email
and we will send you an invite to join us!
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A Selection of Children's & YA Books
to Engage in Understanding Black Lives and Culture
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click on the image
to pop up a PDF of the full list
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Useful & Important Sites Re: COVID-19
Click here for reliable resources
related to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) we've compiled on the NWPL website, including information on health and safety, news updates, and helpful information.
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Patience & Fortitude
Patience and Fortitude, the
iconic lion sculptures
guarding the 42nd Street library in New York City, are wearing face coverings to remind New Yorkers to stay safe and stop the spread of COVID-19. In case you were wondering, the masks measure three feet wide by two feet tall.
location: New York Public Library,
Fifth Avenue and 42nd
Street
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NEED A LIBRARY CARD? GET ONE FREE.
If you don't already have a library card and want one, please email our circulation desk and we'll get one to you. Cards are
free for three months
to help people take advantage of e-books, audiobooks, online classes and resources during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Questions? Please call us at 802.457.2295 or
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Norman Williams Public Library
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