Families READ!

On Mondays January 28, February 4 and 11 there will be a family book discussion.

Come at 6:00 p.m. for a light supper and to socialize with other families. Each week a different family value will be highlighted. Book discussion begins at 6:30 p.m.

You can register and pick up your books, now, in the children's department.

Get Fired Up for Reading

Lucy Robbins Welles Library's first
WINTER READING PROGRAM.

Get Fired up for Reading.

Keep warm reading a
good book this winter

and Win Prizes!

Adults - - - Teens - - - Kids

Come into the library and sign up.

Winter reading program ends February 16, 2008.

The Magic of Dan Bowen - Fri Dec 28th

Come to the library's community room for a magical experience with Dan Bowen! The show starts at 11:00 a.m.

-vc

TODAY! Dec 27 - Sam Pasco Orchestra

Today at 2:30 p.m. the Sam Pasco Orchestra will perform in the library's community room. Get a lesson about musical instruments as well as a concert. One lucky child will recieve a free drumming lesson.

-vc

Stewart O'Nan to Visit Evening Book Group

Join us on Thursday, Jan. 10 at 7:00 in the Lienhard room. We will be discussing Stewart O'Nan's latest book, Last Night at the Lobster, with the author.

We will have a limited number of books for sale for $15.00.

In the NY Times Book Review on Nov. 4, 2007, in Food Chain Blues, Nathaniel Rich says-


"O’Nan’s empathy for his characters is one of his great gifts as a
novelist, and it is an impressive achievement that Manny’s misplaced affection for Red Lobster is not risible, but tragic."




In the NY Times Arts section on Dec 3, 2007, in Requiem for a Red Lobster: A Novel of Downsizing, Motoko Rich says


"Having swiped menus, scrutinized dining patterns and interrogated workers in Wethersfield and other locations while writing the book, Mr. O’Nan, 46, became steeped in Red Lobster trivia."
-vc

Tellabration - 11/17 7:00 p.m.

Join us Saturday
Nov. 17th at the
Senior and Disabled Center
for a celebration

of oral tradition.

TELLABRATION!

Come and listen to these storytellers -
Ellie Toy, Liz Gruber, Carol Mon, Lot Therrio.

Tickets are $8 in advance at the Adult Information Desk, $10 at the door and $6 for students.

How did Tellabration begin?

Other Connecticut venues

National website

-vc

Harry Potter Party Photos

Thank you Marian Amodeo for the photos of the Harry Potter Party last month.

Left to right:
Michelle Royer, Helen Aveline, Pat Pierce,
Joanne Ferry in costume for the party.

Left to right: Michele Royer and Karen Benner

Denise Durante

Waiting for the magic hour of 12:01 a.m. July 21

AT LAST I'VE GOT IT!

Joanne Ferry

Anna Eddy and her neice

Reading along with the book on cd at 12:08

Locked in the Library - SATURDAY NIGHT!

****CORRECTION LOCKED IN THE LIBRARY IS SATURDAY NIGHT AT 7:00 P.M.*******
SATURDAY night at 7:00 p.m. the library will be hopping. This is the 7th year the brave souls in the Children's Department have had an annual sleep over. Parents and children stake their claim to a spot in the library then join in the activities planned by the staff. Breakfast is over by 8:00 a.m. so the library can be ready for our day time patrons at 10:00.

This year there will be 195 children and parents at the sleepover.

-vicky

Sparky's Puppets - The Book Detective!

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!

While there is still room in this program!

Call now to sign up 665-8720!

Thursday, July 19 at 10:30 a.m.

This larger than life raccoon detective

loves searching the library for

how and why folktales.

Giacomo Gates Jazz Trio - Wednesday

Wednesday, July 18, 7:00 p.m.
in the Community Room.

Enjoy an evening of jazz
with vocalist Giacomo Gates and his band.

Admission is free.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Listen to some tracks from his cds.
( You will need windows media player.)


Girl Talk

Summertime

Land of Oo Blah Dee

Town Wide Clue Game

As part of our summer reading program, Get a Clue @ Your Library, the children's department is sponsoring a town wide clue game.

Here's how children in town can join in on the fun.

1. Come to the children's department at the library and pick up your list of locations, books and suspects.
2. Visit the locations in town and look for the clue poster with a suspect reading a book.
3. When you find the poster cross out the person, the location and the book on your list.
4. When you know who did it - Fill out your accusation card and deliver it to the library by August 1.

Prizes will be announced.

-vicky

Tool Chest for Self Marketers

For those of you who participated in our brochure workshop or other patrons who are interested in the book Tool Chest for Self Marketers by Cheryl Dauphin and Nancy Simonds the link in iBistro is fixed. I contacted Library Connection, our library network that provides our catalog, and here is the response.


Hi Vicki,
Thanks for bringing this issue to our attention. There were a few problems with the record that caused it not to show. It's all set now. Actually, South Windsor had the book, too, but the title was typed in differently, so there are now three copies available for interested patrons.
Thanks,
Chris

If you attended this program, post a comment and let us know what you thought of it.

-vicky

Magic the Gathering

Registration is still open for the Magic program on
Thursday, June 28 @ 2:00 p.m.

Call the library 860-665-8700 or
stop by the information desk to sign up.

Teens in grades 7 - 12 are welcome to come play Magic. All levels of of players from experienced to new are welcome. The program is free and refreshments will be provided.

-vicky

Fossil Hunter

Wednesday, June 27 at 7:00 p.m. Walter Heinz, the fossil hunter, will be at the library. He will bring

• Megaladon shark tooth
• woolly mammoth molar and
• amber with an insect embedded

Free tickets are available NOW.

For children in grade 1 and up.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Lucy Robbins Library.

-vicky

Learn What Makes a Good Business Brochure

Join Cheryl Dauphin and Nancy Simonds on Monday, June 18 at 7:00 p.m., as they talk about what makes an effective business brochure. Bring your brochure to share and get feedback on the content and design. This program is geared to the small business owner and home-based business.

To Anonymous: Thank you for your diligence in searching out errors on our website, to the extent that you look at other websites to find them. However this time the http://self-marketer.com/about.html website appears to have a typo. The business brochure program will be on June 18 at 7:00 p.m. as previously stated in this post.

Vicky Chase, Librarian at Lucy Robbins Welles Library.

Chess Club 6/6/2007 @ 3:30 p.m.

Join the Newington High School Chess Club members Wednesday for their last meeting of the youth chess club for the school year. Bring your own boards and meet other's interested in chess.

The club is open to all levels of players in grades 3-8.
No registration required.

-vicky

Organize your kitchen

Monday June 4, 7:00 p.m. Library Community Room

Is your kitchen cluttered; are your closets crowded?
Stop by the library Monday evening and
JoAnne Grabinski will tell you how to get organized.

Philip R. Craig

The library staff was saddened to hear of the death of Philip R. Craig. He had been scheduled to speak at the library on June 12. His passing is a great loss to his many fans here at the library and around the world.

-vicky

Newington 5K Challenge 5/20/2007

Don't forget the Newington 5K Road Race starts at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday May 20 at Mill Pond Park. If you haven't yet signed up you can come into the library to get an application or go online to active.com to register.

The first 200 people to arrive at the race will get a free t-shirt and goody bag.

Whole Foods Series Begins

Thursday, May 17 at 7:00 p.m. come to the library for the first of three programs on whole foods. This Thursday the library will show a documentary on the "disturbing truth behind the food we buy in the grocery store". It examines the complex forces that are changing how and what we eat and offers alternatives. There will be a moderated discussion after the film.

On Thursday, May 24 at 7:00 p.m. Holistic Health Counselor Corrina Richards will lecture on how to incorporate whole foods into your daily life.

On Thursday, May 31 at 7:00 p.m. Corrina Richards returns to give a whole foods cooking demonstration. She will prepare delectable, unprocessed, fresh-from-the-earth samples that will nourish your whole self.

Call the library to register for the lecture or the cooking demonstration. 665-8700.
No registration necessary for the documentary.

-vicky