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Library News
Jacob Edwards Library
May 2023
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Library Hours
Monday & Thursday 9 am - 8 pm
Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 9 am - 5 pm
Saturdays 9 am - 1 pm
Curbside pickup is available during library hours!
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Long Range Plan
Strategic planning for the Library's next 5 years is underway!
Please take a moment to complete our online survey here. Your feedback is vital and will help us plan for the future!
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OverDrive/Libby
On May 1, the OverDrive app will be discontinued. We encourage you to make the switch to Libby. Libby is made by the same people, with the same goal of connecting you to your library and to your favorite books, audiobooks, and magazines.
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Visit the CW MARS Libby page to get started.
If you need help, please call 508-764-5426 x105.
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Summer Reading
Summer Reading for all ages will be held from June 26th - August 4th.
Stay tuned for more details!
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Programming
JEL programs are always free and all are welcome!
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Knitting with Sonya
Tuesday mornings
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Reading Room
For all handcrafters!
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May Art Exhibit
Origami: The Art of Paper Folding
by Yuri
JEL is pleased to host Yuri's exhibit, "Origami: The Art of Paper Folding."
Artist statement:
"Origami has become more than a hobby to me, it has become my passion. It’s ironic that I grew up in Japan but never had an interest in Origami until now. After my husband Nick and I retired from our business in Southbridge, I finally had time for a creative hobby. When I saw my daughter Katie folding something she saw online, I became very interested. As I became more adept at Origami, my daughter Anna helped me to use social media in order to share my pieces and projects.
Gradually I became interested in more difficult and technical fold styles. The power of social media has opened a world of creators and enthusiasts to me from all over the world, with one of the most active communities right here in Massachusetts at MIT.
These displays are a small sampling of what origami can do. It is challenging both mentally and physically and a lot of fun.
Like other folders around the world, I hope to spark an interest in this great art form."
Meet & Greet
Thursday, May 4th
6:30 - 7:30 pm
Sponsored by Friends of Jacob Edwards Library.
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A Spanish Guitar Celebration
Thursday, April 13th
6:30 - 7:30 pm
JEL is pleased to welcome back Aaron Larget-Caplan to celebrate his latest album release "Spanish Candy", and the over 2 million streams for his 2022 albums "honey cadence" and "God’s Time: Music of J.S. Bach on Guitar."
Special prizes for those who dress in a Spanish fashion!
Acclaimed international recording and touring guitarist Aaron Larget-Caplan is an exciting and innovative leader in classical music. Noted for his “astounding technical proficiency and artistic delicacy” by the Boston Musical Intelligencer, Larget-Caplan has performed throughout the USA and in Europe, Russia, and Taiwan, including El Palacio de Linares in Madrid, Spain, Sheremetev Palace in Russia, and Palazzo del Te & Ducale in Mantova, Italy. A gifted performer and speaker, he is sought for his deft programming of new and standard repertoire, while connecting with audiences with a Bernstein-esque ease. In 2019 Aaron received a medal from the Société Académique Arts-Sciences-Lettres of Paris, France for his trailblazing work in music, and in 2020 was Musician in Residence at the Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Southbridge Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
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Multiple copies of the monthly selection will be on hold -
please ask for a copy at the Information Desk.
Recommendations for future titles are always welcome!
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New England Horror Writers
"Wicked Sick"
Thursday, May 18th
6:30 - 7:30 pm
JEL is pleased to host the New England Horror Writers for a presentation on the book: "Wicked Sick: Beneath the Plague Mask is the Face in the Mirror."
In this terrifying and provocative collection, sixteen writers rage against the devastating psychological impact of illness. A retiree’s decline drives him to a shocking act and a stubborn sculptor’s perception is shattered by her hometown blight. A grief-stricken parent embraces an abhorrent sacrifice, a model son is compelled to seek revenge, and a busy housewife must reconcile that her tasks are suddenly insurmountable. Mysterious creatures atrophy a man’s dreams as well as his muscles, an abandoned vampire must rebuke her cravings, and a pyromaniac’s world burns when his demons come calling.
These stories and poems—fraught with regret, anxiety, and grief—prove that sick damages so much more than just our fragile shells.
Edited by Kristi Petersen Schoonover & Scott T. Goudsward.
Foreword by Stephen Mark Rainey; cover by Mikio Murakami; layout by Dan Keohane.
They Come at Night - Gregory Bastianelli
The Cancer Ward at Midnight - L.L. Soares
Will’s Theory of Free-Floating Fat - Peter N. Dudar
Worry Wart - Kurt Newton
Toad in the Hole - Gevera Bert Piedmont
Moonsickness - Jenna Moquin
Irish Wake - Mike Deady
Happy Valley - Howard Odentz
Exorcising Attention Deficit Hyperactive Demons Requires an Order of Operations - Trisha J. Wooldridge
Author’s Note - Rob Smales
Body Work - Nancy Brewka-Clark
House of Tupper - Meg Smith
Eternal Prison - Timothy P. Flynn
Ghost Trains - Tom Deady
The Tall People - Catherine Grant
The Cancer Eaters - K.H. Vaughan
New England Horror Writers, part of Wicked Creative LLC, is an organization dedicated to building and supporting the community of horror and dark fiction authors, artists, and creators in, around, or with roots in New England. As a collective, we create opportunities in education, entertainment, networking, promotion, and selling members' work all around the region.
Sponsored by Friends of Jacob Edwards Library.
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Afternoon Author Talk
Searching for Atticus by Janice Harvey
Wednesday, May 24th
2:00 - 3:00 pm
You are invited to join us for another of our Afternoon Author Talks featuring journalist and educator Janice Harvey who has published her first book "Searching for Atticus". It is a coming-of-age novel that follows a Worcester kid named Molly as she tries to navigate the US of the 1960s.
Since 1995, Janice Harvey has been the lead columnist for the independent newspaper Worcester Magazine, winning numerous awards for excellence in humor, and serious column writing and reporting, from the New England Better Newspaper Association. In 2012, Harvey published a collection of her favorite columns for local readers to enjoy. Harvey recently retired after 30 years in public education and lives in Massachusetts, surrounded by kids and grandkids, while working on a second novel set in her beloved city of Worcester.
Sponsored by Friends of Jacob Edwards Library.
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All About Poets and Potters
with Pied Potter Hamlin
Thursday, May 25th
6:00 - 7:30 pm
*Please note the earlier start time*
JEL is pleased to welcome Pied Potter Hamelin back for a pottery demonstration and presentation!
Writers have alluded to clay and the potter at work in numerous poems and stories throughout time. Massachusetts poets, Longfellow, Whitman, Thoreau, and Gibran celebrated the potter in their writings and reflected on the forming of clay as a metaphor for life in many ways. In this one-hour program, Mr. Hamelin demonstrates “throwing” at the pottery wheel while exploring verses and the historical connections of Massachusetts’ potters to these poets.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Southbridge Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
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Small Mercies
by Dennis Lehane
"One night Mary Pat's teenage daughter Jules stays out late and doesn't come home. That same evening, a young Black man is found dead, struck by a subway train under mysterious circumstances. The two events seem unconnected. But Mary Pat, propelled by a desperate search for her missing daughter, begins turning over stones best left untouched--asking questions that bother Marty Butler, chieftain of the Irish mob, and the men who work for him, men who don't take kindly to any threat to their business" - Provided by publisher.
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Book-A-Librarian
Need individual, uninterrupted help from one of our friendly librarians?
JEL's Book-A-Librarian service allows you to reserve appointments with a librarian for up to one hour of uninterrupted, personalized reference assistance.
Book-A-Librarian if you need:
- Training in the library's online research databases for school, business, genealogy, or other research.
- Library tours and instruction in the use of the library catalog.
- Help with general computer basics, including internet navigation and word processing.
- Help with selected government and employment resources.
Please note: Librarians are not legal, medical, or tax professionals. Some questions or topics may lead to a referral to other information providers.
To schedule an appointment, please call 508-764-5426 x105 or email refjel@cwmars.org.
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Thank you to Keith W. T. Roberts, District Veterans' Services Director of the Southbridge Veterans' Services Department for this opportunity! | |
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Welcome to the Children's Page
May
2023
Get ready for
Summer Reading!
Join us this Summer for some great programming and reading fun!
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Art on the Spot
Join us for some art fun using different mediums to create your own masterpiece!
Saturday May 6, 2023
10:30 am
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Monday Night
STEAM Club
Join us on Monday evenings at
6:30 pm for STEAM Club!
Activities include art, playdough, puzzles, building circuits, kinetic sand, tinkering and much more!
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Lego Club
Tuesdays
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Saturdays
10:30 am - noon
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Crafty Wednesday
All Day
Every Week
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Tinkering Thursday
Join us on Thursday afternoons from
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Great for kids 5 and up
What is Tinkering?
"to take things apart, put things together, figure out how things work, and attempt to build and make creations using tools."
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Board of Trustees Meeting
The next meeting of the Board of Trustees is scheduled for Tuesday, May 23rd at 12 pm, in the Pioppi Room.
Details will be available on the Town of Southbridge website, under Public Meetings Calendar, for all public meetings.
All meetings are open to the public.
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Friends of the Jacob Edwards Library
The mission of the Friends of the Jacob Edwards Library is to be the advocacy and fundraising arm of the Library. We are a non-profit organization that raises money for items such as library programs, books, furniture, subscriptions, museum pass memberships, and other materials, as needed.
New members are always welcome! Our membership dues go directly toward supporting the Jacob Edwards Library.
Donations of gently used books are accepted.
See you at the Book Sale
May 4th-6th
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