Happy January from all of us at Byron G Merrill Library! Christmas and the twelve days that follow have come and gone and yet we still look a little bit festive. Our project this week will be packing up the holiday decorations and moving into January. We are going through our decorations and deciding what we can part with for our upcoming Christmas Decorations Swap! Won’t you do the same? We all have things that no longer warm our hearts but perhaps will warm someone else’s heart. You are welcome to drop off any decorations you are no longer using at the library on or before Saturday, January 18th.
As we start the New Year we have a few personnel changes in responsibilities.... Sheila will continue to man the circulation desk, oversee the fiction section, and process our many new books. Rachel’s new title is Public Relations and her tasks will include circulating our monthly email update, submitting a monthly article to the Plymouth Record, posting on facebook, coordinating special events and managing our new website which will be up and running shortly. Jane is our new children’s librarian. Her Wednesday morning programs for preschoolers have been well received and this month we will add a monthly program for children in grades kindergarten through fourth grade.
We have planned a few Special Events for January and hope you will be able to join us.
• Wednesdays at 10 am Preschool Story Time With Jane... We’re inviting Moms, Dads, caretakers and little ones to join us on January 8, 15 and 22 as we have fun together reading a story, singing a song, playing a game, and completing a craft. (There will be no story time on Jan 29th)
• Thursday, Jan 9th at 2 ... Rumney Knitters. We will have the teapot brewing so bring along a project and join us for the afternoon. Everyone is invited! What do you have started for the New Year??
• Friday, January 17th at 6 - 8.....Game night! Join us for pizza and fun as we celebrate TGIF. We will provide the pizza... You bring games and sides and we will guarantee a fun evening. We invite all ages!
• Saturday, January 18th 10 – 11 Books and Crafts Jane has a fun time planned for children in kindergarten thru fourth grade. We’ll talk about books, have time to sign up for a library card, and work on a fun craft. Hope you can join us.
• Tuesday, January 21st from 6:30 until 8. Candy Cane Club! Several of us have learned that a “planned’ Christmas season is way more enjoyable than the alternative. We meet several times throughout the year and share our ideas. This year we will be sponsoring a Christmas Decorations Swap! Hope you will stop in and check us out!
• Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday January 22, 23, and 25 Christmas Decorations Swap sponsored by who else but our Christmas Club! Please bring in decorations you are no longer using on or before Saturday, January 18th. We will have them all available January 22-25 for you to “shop”.
New books include:
• The Confession Club by Elizabeth Berg (Loved it!)
• The Guardians by John Grisham (a murder in Florida)
• The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms (I’m reading this next)
• Winter in Paradise and What Happens in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand (Loved them both, unfortunately we have to wait for #3 and the conclusion)
• The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell (Good read but some strange characters)
• The Girl Who Lived Twice by Stieg Larsson/David Lagercrantz (#6 in the Lisbeth Salender saga)
• Normal People by Sally Rooney (a new author for us and a book I am most anxious to read)
• The Dark Side and Blessing in Disguise by Danielle Steel (the first deals with the dark side of motherhood and the second with three sisters with three different fathers...interesting)
• This is Happiness by Niall Williams (Irish and on my list)
• Wild Card and Contraband by Stuart Woods (#49 and #50 in the Stone Barrington series... Yikes)
January is a month to enjoy the out of doors but also to curl up with a good book and we have lots of new books to choose from... do take a look at the list above!
See you at the Library! Susan and the Library Ladies
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