Jackson Public Library Newsletter
February at the Library
Library Hours:
Tuesday 10am -7pm
Wednesday 2pm – 5pm
Thursday 10am – 7pm
Friday 2pm – 5pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm
From the librarian’s desk:
DVDs new to the collection or coming soon:
Season two of the excellent series Justified, Contagion (which should make you truly paranoid, so watch out!), Moneyball, the Oscar nominated film starring Brad Pitt, based on the book by Michael Lewis, Bobby Jones, The Usual Suspects, Running with Scissors, and Lions for Lambs. Coming soon are Downton Abbey Season 2, and Drive starring Ryan Gosling.
Your Heart's Desire
Since February brings Valentine's Day, we will again be asking patrons to write a favorite book on a construction paper heart which will be posted around the circulation desk as inspiration for other readers. Come in and write down your favorite soon!
We keep a list of all new books added to the collection on a social media website called LibraryThing. You can access this list from our webpage whenever you're curious about what might be new in the Library's book collection. Adult, teen and children's books are all listed as they are added to the collection. The direct website is http://www.librarything.com/catalog/jacksonpl. Use the cover view to see a selection of the 48 most recent acquisitions. If you click on the title, you get a bit more information about the book, but the best source for book information comes from Amazon which is another link away.
I'm going to be instituting a change in how I offer computer classes. I've realized, after having seven people attend a Kindle class in January, that it would be better for all to offer classes by appointment. The number of people attending can affect productivity, and there can be a variety of devices. For example, in the Kindle class, out of those seven people attending, were at least four different Kindle models represented. Each model has its own quirks and specific details, so I found myself racing around trying to help people who weren't necessarily getting the best information. I will be offering the same classes, only you'll need to call to schedule. I offer classes on using the state's downloadable book site for eBooks using different devices such as Nooks, Kindles and iPads and Audiobooks. Please call to make an appointment to get
started borrowing books for FREE!
The Library has a lightly used Kodak color printer for sale that was replaced when we moved into the new building. It was used in the old library for about eight months before we moved. The printer comes with all the original software and manuals. It also comes with a new black and white and a new color cartridge which alone are worth $30. We'd like to have $60 for it. If you are in need of a color printer, stop by the library and take a look.
The book group will be reading Just Kids, the National Book Award winner from last year by musician Patti Smith. It's the story of her friendship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and the art and music scene in NYC during the 70's. We have copies for anyone who is interested. We'll meet on Tuesday, February 28th at 5pm. Please join us for a lively discussion.
Local author Ted Sares (Boxing Is My Sanctuary, Planet Boxing and Reelin’ in the Years) has just come out with a new book of true crime essays and the reviews are enthusiastically positive. Shattered is a collection of essays on true crime, but there’s a twist – because Sares has a personal connection to each of them. On Wednesday, at 6 p.m. you can hear all about it at a program Sares will present at the Jackson Public Library. John Kelly, President of S.T.A.L.K. Inc. (System to Apprehend Lethal Killers) says “Shattered is an unusual recipe for a delicious read. This book is based on well-researched factual accounts of some of the country's greatest solved and unsolved murder cases. The reader will visit these notorious crime scenes on a rsthand basis through the eyes of the author.” Copies of
Shattered will be available for purchase and signing by the author. There will be plenty of time for questions.
See information on more programs below.
Tax forms at the library
We tried to sign up with the IRS, to get on their list of organizations which distribute free tax forms, but they determined that there were other outlets in the area and they wouldn't add us. BUT, we can help you print the forms you need from the internet for only $.15/page. The Conway Library and North Conway Public Library have free forms while they last.
The library will soon be offering the Nook and a Kindle for patrons to check out for a two week loan period. We are hammering out the procedures and hope to have them available in March. You can read a few of our magazines on them as well as books. They are great to take on a trip! You will be able to request a book on Overdrive and come in when it's ready to be downloaded onto either eReader. You could also purchase a book (we'll actually do it for you with your payment) and then you'll get to read what you want, when you want it, and in the process enable us to expand our eBook collection for the future enjoyment of other patrons. You can see this is a little complicated, and therefore will take some time to get it ironed out.
The state's Interlibrary Loan system went down on Jan. 19th, and as of Feb. 1 was still down. It looks like it may be down for another week or longer. We have requests made prior to Jan. 19th, but can't access the site to see what's coming. We are asking our patrons to please hold off if possible on any new requests until you hear differently from us. The van service was in jeopardy last fall, and now the actual software we use to create our requests is down. It's been a hard few months for Interlibrary Loan and library staffs around the state.
The bicentennial of Charles Dickens' birth is February 7th. He was born in 1812 and left a huge legacy in English literature. We have a display of Dickens' works, as well as a new biography of the author (one of many being published this year) and another illustrated biography featuring removable documents from Dickens' personal archives. We hope you are inspired to read or re-read some Dickens this month.
Wanted:
We could really use a handcart or dolly to use to move boxes of books around. If you have one in your barn or garage that you're not using, we'd love to take it off your hands. Along similar lines, we are looking for ground floor storage space for the storage of our book sale books. Mike Mallett very kindly allows us storage on the second level of the old Red Fox building, but during the winter it isn't as accessible to us, so we're just putting out a feeler to see if anyone in town has nice, dry, ground level storage we could access during reasonable hours of the day. Please speak to Susan at the library if you have ideas.
The ALA sponsored Children's Book Awards for 2012 were recently announced at ALA's Midwinter meeting, and for the first time that I can remember, I don't have to order one or both of the titles, because we already own them. The Caldecott award went to a cute wordless book for toddlers and preschoolers called A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka, and the John Newbery award went to Jack Gantos' hilarious new middle grade book, Dead End in Norvelt. Now a prize winner does not always mean a great book, but I think most people will approve of these two winners.
Jackson's own other bestselling author, Lisa Gardner, has her new book coming out on Feb. 7th. She always gives us a copy in print and on CD as well. I'll have to ask her about the eBook format now too! Lisa's new book is called Catch Me, and you can catch it at the library!
Don't forget that Kim is running her popular 3D paper snowflake workshop every Thursday at 2pm at the library through March 1st, including February vacation week. If you can, please bring tape, scissors, and the smallest stapler you can find.
The monthly story time for babies, toddlers and preschoolers, will be on February 16th at 10:30 in the morning. The program is free and open to all. We most likely will have a valentine/snow theme.
The Trustees will hold their monthly meeting on Feb. 7th at 4pm at the Whitney Center. The public is welcome to attend.
Remember to find us on Facebook!
Susan Dunker-Bendigo, Librarian
* KNIT NIGHT *
Tuesday, February 7th
5-7pm
Jackson Public Library
It’s time to drop everything but your stitches! Seasoned, new and aspiring knitters are invited to knit and mingle with their fellow knitters in the library. The monthly gatherings are casual, fun and suitable for all ages and skill levels. Don’t feel sheepish. Join us—we would love to see ewe!
We have several new pattern books to debut this month.
Friends of the Jackson Public Library
Please join the Friends of the Jackson Public Library as they host a presentation on “The Presidential Range-During and After The Ice Age” by Brian K. Fowler, professional geologist. This will take place at the Jackson Public Library on Wednesday, February 8th, at 7:00 pm.
Brian Fowler has spent his life working in the field of Geology and in particular, in and around the White Mountains of New Hampshire and Southeastern Quebec. He has been involved in the Rock Mass Stability Studies of the Old Man of the Mountain, is the past President of the Old Man of the Mountain Legacy Fund, past President & Life Trustee of the Mount Washington Observatory, former Appalachian Mountain Club Hutman, and Founder and past President of Mountain Rescue Service, among other notable accomplishments.
The presentation is free and open to the public.
Please join the Friends of the Library as they host local author Ben English, Jr. and his sister Jane English as they speak about their two books, Our Mountain Trips, Part I and Part II. This will take place at the Jackson Public Library on Monday, February 27th, at 4:00pm. Among the family things handed down to Jackson resident Ben English, Jr. and his sister Jane English, were several journals filled with handwritten accounts of trips to New Hampshire's White Mountains made about 100 years ago by their grandparents, Walter H. James and Ida Rachel Butterfield James, and their great aunt, Lucy Ardena Butterfield. The journals were liberally illustrated with black and white photographs. Both Ben and Jane had looked at them occasionally but did not realize what a treasure they were. During the winter of 2004-2005
they typed the text into the computer and scanned the photographs to create these two books.
This presentation is free and open to the public.
What other authors have said about their books:
“Our Mountain Trips is unlike any other book published about the White Mountains. Though written a century ago, when hiking and camping were enjoyed in a more leisurely fashion, these narratives have a vigorous and refreshing quality to them. The reader senses that the authors would be delightful trail companions. The fascinating text is accompanied by hundreds of crisp black-and-white photos of familiar peaks and forgotten places. This beautifully-rendered book will be a treasured addition to the library of anyone who loves this storied region.” - Steve Smith, co-editor of the Appalachian Mountain Club White Mountain Guide and proprietor of The Mountain Wanderer Map & Book Store in Lincoln, New Hampshire.
“This book offers a unique window on hiking and camping in the White Mountains a century ago. Never-before-published photographs add to the charm of this lively chronicle. Each trip will make you feel part of the adventure as you visit logging camps, farm houses, and mountain tops.” - David Govatski (Retired), Silviculturist and Fire Management Officer, White Mountain National Forest
Events calendar for February 2012
Every Thursday 2pm 3D Snowflake making
Every Friday 2pm Drop-in Computer help
February 7th KNIT NIGHT 5pm
February 7th Release of Lisa Gardner’s new book “Catch Me”
February 7th Monthly Trustee meeting 4pm at Whitney Center
February 8th 7pm Brian Fowler program
February 16th Monthly storytime at 10:30am
February 22nd Local author Ted Sares reading/signing
February 27th Local authors Ben and Jane English 4pm
Susan Dunker-Bendigo, Director
Kim Davis, Library Assistant
Lisa White, Aide
Jackson Public Library
P.O. Box 276
Jackson, NH 03846
(603-)383-9731
Susan Dunker-Bendigo
Director
Jackson Public Library
PO Box 276
Jackson, NH 03846
603-383-9731
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