This Week - December 20 - 25, 2021

 

Week of December 20 – 25, 2021

“I met a man who lives in Tennessee,
 he was heading for, Pennsylvania and some homemade pumpkin pie!
From Pennsylvania folks are travelin'
Down the Dixie sunny shore,
From Atlantic to Pacific, Gee the traffic is terrific!” 

And the traffic was terrific but we made it to Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, where we are celebrating an early Christmas with my long-time friend, Marilyn. The kids, Will and Anne, will be arriving this afternoon and we are looking forward to gathering around the dinner table this evening for a “Jim Supper” and just catching up and enjoying the company of these folks we love so much. And isn’t that what Christmas is all about?!

Marilyn’s home is totally decorated… We feel like we are starring in a Hallmark movie!
 Just want to share a few photos of the various vignettes.

Monday, December 20^th from 10 til 12 – Family Fun downstairs in Merrill Hall for our little ones and their parents…. A choice of activities, books, and some socializing! I bet this week will include some time outside in the snow!

BGM Book Sale all Week! – We have lots of wonderful donations of newish books

from our patrons…all proceeds will benefit the “Button Up” project
which will begin the end of January.
Surely someone on your list would be delighted with a gift from our library!

Hours This Week – Monday 10 – 1 and Wednesday 12 – 4  
 Yes, we will be closed Saturday, Christmas Day!

Kickstart your week with a final visit to the library before Christmas to stock up on last minute gifts for the folks on your list as well as a stack of good reads for the quiet minutes you might find this coming weekend!

From Susan and the Library Ladies!

 

This Week - December 13 - 18, 2021

 

This Week - December 13 - 18, 2021

Wow! This week will end one week away from Christmas Day! Is everyone ready? Looking for any last-minute gifts? Check out our Book Sale – lots of good choices for everyone on your gift list and you will be supporting our “Button Up” project which will commence at the end of January. We have several heat saving projects including new insulation in the attic scheduled and Shakes and Shingles will be here to make it all happen.

Monday, December 13^th – 10 til 12 is Family Fun Time!

Several young families meet here in the library each week on Monday morning. Everyone comes masked and it gives all ages a pleasant visit with other families. The adults enjoy getting to know each other and the kids enjoy being kids. Please come in the back door and leave boots on the trays provided before heading downstairs to Merrill Hall. Email Margaret with any questions… MFabaLMT@gmail.com

All Week during Open Hours – Christmas Craft

A fun activity for all ages…Jane has set out a bunch of glittery supplies and will encourage you to put your creative juices to work and make a holiday card for someone special. After all. It is the season!

All Week during Open Hours – Guessing Jar

Each library visit entitles you to make a guess as to how many fun do-dads are in the Guessing Jar… Whoever is closest will win a prize!

Holiday Inspiration - Our Christmas Inspiration books and magazines are available to help spur you on with lots of fun ideas. Perhaps you might even want to get an early start on next year. Hope you will stop by, look, and find something that interests you.

New Children’s Books

See the Kids Blog for the latest, greatest new and holiday books for December! (Look to the left for the Kids Page)

New Adult Fiction

1.     The Sentence by Louise Erdrich (2021) – This read, which takes place in a bookstore, asks what we owe to the living, to the dead, to the reader, and to the book…. A funny ghost story along with a tale of passion and a complex marriage, and of errors made along the way.

2.    A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins (2021) – a literary suspense novel combining some psychological menace along with social unease…a murder and three women with connections to the victim… Shari La Pena fans will discover a new favorite author!

3.    If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy (2021) - #1 in a new series! Imagine a beloved fairy tale filled with self-love and of believing in the happy ending each and everyone us deserves.

4.    Count the Ways by Joyce Maynard (2021) – Eleanor and Cam meet at a crafts fair in Vermont in the mid-1970s and within a few years are living on a New Hampshire farm with their three children….a story of home, parenthood, love, heartbreak, hope and forgiveness reminding us that with great sorrow comes great joy.

5.    The Butler by Danielle Steel (2021) – Thank you to our Danielle Steel provider again… another compelling, can not put down, quick read! And a Parisian setting. You cannot go wrong!

With a visit to the library! We are open Mondays 10 – 1, Wednesdays 12- 4 and Saturdays 10 – 1.

Just a reminder… You are welcome to email us your requests and we will place your books in the Drop Box on my porch and you will be able to pick them at your convenience. 

Wishing you all a wonderful week... Susan and the Library Ladies

This Week - December 6 - 11, 2021

Greetings from our library as we enjoy the month of December.
Our holiday-themed fiction for young and old are on display and will keep those visions of sugarplum fairies dancing in your head. We invite you to stop in, pick up a festive read and start your holiday celebration.

Winter Hours are in place throughout the next few months – We are open...
Mondays 10 -1, Wednesdays 12 – 4, and Saturdays 10 -1

We know that these hours do not work for everyone so we do what we can to keep our library services going 24/7. “Porch side” service continues – please email us your list and we will set your books out on my porch at 36 Buffalo Road and you can pick them up at your convenience. Books can also be returned to the porch at any time. Downloadable books are available 24/7… Do you have your passcode? If not, contact Jane!

Monday, December 6^th – 10 til 12 is Family Fun Time!

New Request…During this cold, messy season, we ask that you park behind the library and enter through the rear door. We have placed chairs and trays just inside the door so that you may leave your boots before you head downstairs… you might want to bring slippers. If you are returning books, please leave your book bag on the “up” stairs as you head downstairs to remove all your coats etc. This will give everyone a chance to visit and plan the morning’s activities.

All This Week (during Open Hours) – Christmas Craft

This activity will be fun for all ages… Jane has set out a bunch of glittery supplies and will encourage you to put your creative juices to work and make a holiday card for someone special. After all, it is the season!

All This Week (during Open Hours) – A Holiday Guessing Jar!

Each library visit entitles you to make a guess as how many fun do-dads are in the Guessing Jar… Whoever is closest will win a prize.

All This Week (during Open Hours) - Our Book Sale

Our patrons have generously donated a lot of good reads to our Library Book Sale. Do you have readers on your Christmas gift list? We might just have the perfect gift to go under your tree. Plus...your donation will help finance our "Button Up for Winter" project.

Coming up soon - Tuesday, December 14^th at 7 – a “live” presentation!

A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas will be read by our friend and neighbor, John Allen, and is an  annual event we all look forward to attending. Space is limited downstairs in Merrill Hall but we will do our best to accommodate everyone. We will be happy to reserve a “well spaced’ seat for you.

Holiday Inspiration…

Throughout December we spend much time making presents and decorations or cooking our favorite recipes. We welcome back our time-honored rituals such as finding and decorating the perfect tree. But it can also be fun to add some new ideas to the mix and we have all sorts of inspiration to spur you on. Our large round table is covered with books and magazines filled with all sorts of ideas for crafting, decorating, cooking, staying sane etc. and they are all available for you to borrow!

New Books for All Ages - 
(Check the Kids’ Page for new books in the children’s room- adult books are listed here)

Adult Fiction…

Denton, Lauren K - The One You’re With (2021) – tells the story of marriage, choices, and what a good life looks like from a southern point of view!

Fleet, Rebecca – The House Swap (2018) – A house swap becomes the eerie backdrop to a crumbling marriage, a long-buried affair, and the fatal consequences that unfold – one of those scary stories that one cannot put down.

Patterson, James with Nancy Allen – The Jailhouse Lawyer (2021) – A young lawyer takes on the judge who is destroying her hometown and ends up in jail herself. Sometimes the best education a lawyer can get is a short stretch of hard time.

Clinton, Hillary Rodham with Louise Penny – State of Terror (2021) – After a tumultuous period in American politics, a new administration has just been sworn in, and, to everyone’s surprise, the President of the United States chooses a political enemy for the vital position of Secretary of State – an utterly compelling international thriller.

Powers, Richard – Bewilderment (2021) – From the author of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Overstory, comes this new read. Theo Byrne, an astrobiologist, and his nine year old son, Robin, grieve the loss of Aly, wife and mother and animal-rights activist who died in an automobile accident. Robin has been acting out and Theo, to avoid medication, embraces a new therapy developed by his colleague – “searing and heart breaking, guaranteed to break you and put you back together again” blending science, emotion, and philosophy.

Non-Fiction

Patchett, Anne – These Precious Days (2021) – As a writer, Anne Patchett knows what the outcome of her fiction will be. Life, however, often takes turns we do not see coming. Patchett ponders this truth in these wise essays that delve into her mind and heart. Ms Patchett has quite a fan base in our library, and I am sure that this offering will be very much enjoyed.

Woodward, Bob with Robert Costa – Peril (2021) - Woodward and Costa cover the transition from President Donald J Trump to President Joseph R Biden Jr, an ongoing event that we have all witnessed this past year. Two hundred people were interviewed and 6,000 pages of transcripts were compiled to tell us what really happened behind the scenes. Two of our readers found it compelling and could not put the book down.

with a visit to the Library! We are looking forward to a busy week and have a couple of requests for you... 

1. Help us decorate our tree by sending us the title and author of a book from the library you have read recently… We will add an ornament to our tree with your selection reminding everyone that Rumney Reads!!!  
2. We are also adding small size school pictures to the tree… We love the children and enjoy seeing their smiling faces adorning our Christmas tree.

That’s it for this week…  Enjoy each day!   Susan and the Library Ladies