Posted by Jill on Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 12:31 pm | 0 Comment(s)
Today’s books from The Point where Mindy, Melanie, and I were discussing books to read for National African-American History Month. If you think we didn’t talk about all these books, you would be right if you listened in the morning. We were up against Pledge Drive, so the full show…
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Posted by Staff on Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 5:21 pm | 0 Comment(s)
Recently in a favorite reference source, Chase’s Calendar of Events, I discovered that Sunday January 31 was National Seed Swap Day.
The germ of an idea sprouted! Perhaps we could have a Seed Swap area in the library where local gardeners could exchange seeds. Soon gardening books, several peat pots, a plant, garden gloves, some seed packets donated…
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Posted by Jill on Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 12:01 pm | 0 Comment(s)
Just another reminder that Nathaniel Philbrick‘s talk will be at MORSE POND SCHOOL on this Saturday, February 6th at 2:00 p.m. The Moby-Dick Book Club continues on Wednesday evenings at the library at 7:00 p.m., and this week chapters 49-64 will be discussed. We continue to add things to our What’s…
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Posted by Judy on Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 9:10 am | 0 Comment(s)
Calling all Great Decisions fans, old and new!! The Great Decisions discussion series is set to be held again at Falmouth Public Library every Tuesday, from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. February 9 to March 30th, 2010. Here is a Great Decisions FAQ.
Great Decisions provides a forum to learn about and discuss…
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Posted by Jill on Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 12:19 pm | 0 Comment(s)
So as I mentioned yesterday, I had lots of suggestions of other memorable memoirs from staff and friends. Here is the list of what they suggested! There is definitely something for everyone. I know I was introduced to any number of memoirs that I’m going to add to my future reading list. Thanks to everyone who offered a suggestion. And…
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Posted by Jill on Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 2:27 pm | 0 Comment(s)
Today on The Point Mindy, Melanie, and I did a show on autobiographies and memoirs. Miss the show? You can listen online! Here is our lists of titles we mentioned:
Books That Jill Mentioned
Memoir: a history by Ben Yagoda
Posted by Jill on Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 12:14 pm | 0 Comment(s)
There was standing room only in Woods Hole for Christo at the Falmouth Forum last night. If you couldn’t make it or wanted to know more we have two books and a set of films for which you can put in a request. Christo and Jeanne-Claude : on the way to The Gates,…
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Posted by Staff on Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 1:59 pm | 0 Comment(s)
Yes, we now have Massachusetts state and federal tax forms available at the Main Library. They are located front and center in the Adult Circulation Room. That is the room where we keep books, DVDs, music & audio CDs and books on tape for adults (upper level, east wing). If you were an early bird looking for state tax forms…
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