Chapter Book Chats: “From the Mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler”
Thursday, March 11 6:30-7:00 pm
Library Closed for Professional Development Day for Staff
Friday, March 12
Drop-in Storytime for ages 2-4 and their adults.
Monday, March 15 9:30-10:00 am
French for Kids
Tuesday, March 16 4:00-4:45 pm
Sit-n-Knit
Tuesday, March 16 7:15-9:00 pm
U.S. Citizenship Preparation Class (Drop-in)
Every Tuesday through April 27, 7:15-8:45 pm
The library will be closed all day tomorrow for Staff Day.
We appreciate the loyal support of the Reading community and the Friends of the Reading Public Library for sponsoring this annual day of growth. We always learn a lot and it’s great to have a little time to catch up with new trends and see the bigger picture in the library field.
Probably the most important thing for all of us is to spend some time together, developing our understanding and the connections to each other that we lean on all through the year. While it may not always be obvious, the library is a complicated place, a lot goes on behind the scenes, and our hours of service are long and continuous – 64 hours a week, six or seven days a week year round, season through season – so we greatly appreciate this rare opportunity to stop, take stock, and renew ourselves. Thank you all for making it possible!
Since November of 2008 Reading residents have downloaded close to 900 free audiobooks. We are now excited to announce a new downloadable service – e-books! An e-book is a printed book, text and illustrations, available in digital form. Focusing on recent books and bestsellers, the new collection contains over 200 e-books for adults, teens and children, fiction and nonfiction.
The library’s new e-book collection can be read on Sony Readers and the Nook reader from Barnes & Noble, as well as on PC and Mac computers using Adobe Digital Editions software. E-books are a smaller file and download faster download than audiobooks.
To learn more and access the e-books and audiobooks go to http://overdrive.noblenet.org with your library card at hand. Downloadable e-books are a new service available through the libraries of the North Of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE).
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Dave Morine received a telephone call from his old friend Ramsay Peard asking him if he would be interested in canoeing the Connecticut River. The result of this trip is his memoir, Two Coots in a Canoe: an Unusual Story of Friendship. Spending a month on the river, relying on strangers for food and lodging,Morine chronicles their journey, the environment of the region and their relationship in this funny, thoughtful and tragic story. Join us to hear about this ‘coot’s’ trip of a lifetime. Copies of his book will be available for purchase and signing.
With thousands of books published each year, how do you know what to read next? We’d like to know! If you have a book (or any other item) you think we should buy, please feel free to fill out our “Can the Library purchase …? ” form.
Loading ...Thanks to the generosity of the Friends of the Reading Public Library we now have passes for the Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, MA as well as the Harvard Art Museum in Cambridge, MA. Read on …
Sunday, March 7, 2010
3:00 p.m.
Library Meeting Room
Friends of the Reading Public Library invite you to join them for a free concert at the Reading Public Library. The Friends are hosting the Bravado Brass Quintet as part of their 2009-2010 music series.
Quintet members Read on …
Check out a “Kill A Watt” meter and find out where you can $ave money in your home. The Reading Advisory Committee on Cities for Climate Protection donated five kits that contain a meter device called a “Kill A Watt”. The Kill A Watt meter monitors the energy use and efficiency of home electric appliances to help you reduce and conserve energy where possible. Also included in the kit are laminated information and instruction sheets.
Look for them at the Circulation desk in a bright blue cloth bag. They are available for a two week loan period.
Mark you calendars now for:
Tickets go on sale in early April and proceeds help fund library programs and functions such as the Childrens Summer Reading Program, the Classical Music Series, and a variety of discounted museum passes.
This year’s sponsors include Advancian Realty and the VNA of Middlesex East Visiting Nurse Hospice/Sawtelle Family Hospice House.
Have you read “Three Cups of Tea“? Do current events have you curious about the history and culture of Pakistan and Afghanistan? The Reading Public Library presents “The Big Picture: A Family Experience” – a comprehensive list of resources for the whole family to explore and enjoy.
In addition to a display on the main floor of the library, the staff has put together a series of media lists for children, teens and adults. Resources include books, videos, music and web sites related to the bestselling book by Greg Mortensen, “Three Cups of Tea.”
The Big Picture: A Family Experience is a new topic-based program designed encourage families to share experiences across a variety of ages, developmental stages and learning styles.
Tuesday, March 2nd
3:30 – 4:00 PM
Join us to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss! Brownie Troop 71302 (3rd grade students at Joshua Eaton School) will be the special guest storytellers. Drop in for a fun and funny storytime to honor one of our favorite author/illustrators. No registration necessary, for ages 4 and up. (Meeting Room)
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