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Weeks PublicLibraryBulletinMay 2019ELEMENTARY/OPEN AGE PROGRAMSSTEM Stories:Charlotte the Scientist Finds a CureThursday, May 2 at 2pmJoin Charlotte the Scientist again as she teaches usabout medical research. We’ll be solving our ownmedical mystery and learning about how germsspread. Please register.Slime Station: Fluffy SlimeWednesday, May 8at 2pm and 3:15pmGrades K Join us for another super fun slime session! Thismonth we’re making fluffy slime. Both sessions areopen to grades K . Please register.Book Talk:Rudy, a Big Horse with a Big HeartWith Local Author Diane JonesThursday, May 9 at 2pmGrades 2 Local author Diane Jones will be visiting us to shareher new book. We’ll be reading excerpts from thebook and learning some amazing facts about horses!Family Story TimeNew Session Starts May 16Thursdays at 10:15amEnjoy classic and new stories, songs, and a craft.All ages welcome. No registration.May Craft WeekMay 1818-25Join us for crafts all weekin the Children’s Room!Magic Tree House Book ClubTuesday, May 21 at 2:15pmExplore with us as we read through theM.T.H. series. We’ll chat, snack and craft.Books are available at the library.Vol. 31, No. 5Adult Summer ReadingMemorial Day Weekend toFriday, August 16Write reviews to earn entries forprize drawings. Three drawingswill be held before the GrandPrize Drawing on Friday, August16, All prizes donated by theFriends including the 50 Portsmouth A La Carte gift card.All entries will be included in the final drawing.BELOW EVENTS ARE FOR GRADES 5 Program Planners Present:Same Food, Different BrandWednesday, May 1 at 2pmJoin us for the ultimate snack taste test. No registration needed, just bring your taste buds!Secret Agent SchoolWednesday, May 15 at 2pmLearn the basics of being a Secret Agent, includingdodging lasers and solving crimes.Please register.Hogwarts AfterAfter-School:Care of Magical CreaturesWednesday, May 22 at 2pmThis month at Hogwarts we’re trekking down to Hagrid’s hut for Care of Magical Creatures class. We’lladopt owls and create our own Pygmy Puff to takehome.Please register.Snack, Chat, Game!Wednesday, May 29 at 2pmWe’ll be playing a variety of board and card games, aswell as snacking and chatting with friends.No registration required.weekspl@comcast.net PO Box 430, Greenland, NH 03840 603603-436436-8548 www.weekslibrary.org
Online ServicesNew Hampshire Downloadable eBooks,audiobooks and magazines throughOverDrive!OverDrive Download and use on computers and compatible devices. Appsavailable. Use your card number and your PIN.Ancestry Library EditionAncestry Library Edition provides accessto family history via documents that record the lineage of individuals from theUnited States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and more.In--library use only. Discover the history of you .InHeritage Quest provides at-home access to a collection of genealogicaland historical sources, with coveragedating back to the 1700’s. Find manyfamily and local history books and articles. Call for the library’s Usernameand Password.Mango, an online foreign languagelearning system, provides basic andcomplete language learning programs.Use the library code and your card number.Friends of the Library2019 Membership ReminderThank you to everyone whohas joined or renewed!!!Haven’Haven’t joined yet?There is still time to support the Friends!Send to:The Friends of the Weeks Public LibraryP.O. Box 430Greenland, NH 03840Make checks payable to:Friends of the Weeks Public LibraryOur goal is to enroll everyone in Greenlandas a Friend of the Library.The Friends:1.2.3.4.5.6.Host adult programsSponsor children’children’s holiday partiesFund summer reading prizesProvide museum passesFund new services requested by library staffMail the library’library’s newsletter to all members everymonthUniversal Class,now includes all 500 onlinecourses!! Areas of Studyrange from accounting, alternative medicine, computer training, general education, Name:how to’s and do-it-yourself, parenting, pet care, spiritual studies, and writing skills. Select a course to im- Address:prove work skills or expand your hobbies. Use the liCity: State: Zip:brary code and your card number.AudioFile Sync is back!SYNC is a free summeraudiobook program forteens.SYNC will giveaway two complete audiobook downloads a week. Although aimed for teens 13 and up, titles include bothyoung adult literature and classics. This year the listincludes books by Kwame Alexander, Charles Benoit,F.C. Yee, McCall Hoyle, and William Shakespeare.These books are completely free, and have no expiration date, so get them while you can, and enjoy themwhen you are able! Visit www.audiobooksync.com tosee what books will be available.Phone:Email:send me only the electronic newsletterCircle one:Individual 10Family 15Contributing/Business/Club 25Sustaining 50Patron 100Lifetime 1,000I am interested in volunteering:Museum Passes availableNew England Aquarium in Boston, MA (not available inJuly and August)Children’Children’s Museum of New Hampshire, Dover, NHMuseum of Fine Arts in Boston, MAMuseum of Science in Boston, MANH State Park pass valid at many NH state parks inNH (not Hampton Beach, Wallis Sands, Flume Gorge, CannonMt. Tramway. Also not valid for metered parking or camping)The Seacoast Science Center in Rye, NHFor more information contact:Debra or Stuart Bauder at 373373-8833or Phyllis Picha at 431431-2436Join us at our monthly meetings.We meet on the 2nd Monday of the month at6:30pm in the Children’Children’s Room of the Library.
May 2019 at the Weeks 0am10am-5pm9am9am-1pmFollow us onFacebook andInstagram12@weekslibrarynh2pmSTEM Stories6pmAmericanMah Jongg632pmSame Food,Different BrandSnack Tasting7810amAmericanMah Jongg5-8pmPlay CribbageYour family treestarts here!6:30pmYarns & Threads92pm and 3:15pmFluffy Slime411amFriday MorningGroup10112pmBook Talk:Rudy, a Big Horsewith a Big Heart11amFriday MorningGroup9am9am-1pmFriends AnnualPlant and BakeSale with ChiliLuncheon6pmAmericanMah Jongg13141510amAmericanMah Jongg5-8pmPlay Cribbage2pmSecret Agent School10:15amFamily Story Time6pmAmericanMah Jongg6:30pmYarns & Threads171811amFriday MorningGroupCraft WeekBegins!7pmBook Discussion6:30pmFriends’Friends’ Meeting20162122232425CRAFT WEEK!5-8pmPlay Cribbage6pmClassic Movie27Memorial Day2pmCare of MagicalCreatures10amAmericanMah Jongg10:15amFamily Story Time11amFriday MorningGroupAdult SummerReading BeginsThis Weekend!2:15pm6pmMagic Tree House American Mah JonggBook Club6:30pmSleep Health292810amAmericanMah Jongg302pmSnack, Chat,Game6pmAmerican Mah JonggLibrary Closed6:30pmWalking France10:15amFamily Story Time3111amFriday MorningGroupLearn aForeignLanguage
Future Releases May and beyondWhat will you be reading, watching, and listening to?Circle the titles you want us to purchase and return to the library.Name: Phone Number: Card No.June/early July FictionJune/early July NonfictionAtherton, Nancy. Aunt Dimity and the Heart of GoldAtkins, Ace. The ShamelessAtkinson, Kate. Big Sky SuspenseBerenson, Laurien. Bite Club MysteryColgan, Jenny. The Bookshop on the Shore RomanceCrais, Robert. A Dangerous Man SuspenseHaddon, Mark. The Porpoise HistoricalHilderbrand, Elin. Summer of '69 HistoricalHowe, Katherine. The Daughters of TemperanceHobbsJackson, Lisa. Paranoid RomanceMina, Denise. Conviction MysteryNesbo, Jo. Knife MysteryPalmer, Diana. Unleashed RomanceQuinn, Spencer. Heart of Barkness MysteryRoberts, Nora. Under CurrentsSteel, Danielle. Lost and Found RomanceThor, Brad. Backlash SuspenseBarrie, David. Supernavigators: The Astounding NewScience of How Animals Find Their Way NatureCarter, Ash. Inside the Five-Sided Box: Lessons From aLifetime of Leadership in the Pentagon BiographyCohen, Rich. The Last Pirate of New York: A GhostShip, a Killer, and the Birth of a Gangster Nation HistoryFishman, Charles. One Giant Leap: The Untold Story ofHow We Flew to the MoonGold, Russell. Superpower: One Man's Quest to Transform American EnergyGuiet, Daniel C. & Timothy K. Smith. Scholars of Mayhem: My Father's Secret War in Nazi-Occupied FranceMay/early June DVDsApollo 11 (Documentary)Ashies in the Snow (Bel Powley)Backdraft 2 (William Baldwin)Call the Midwife Season 8 (BBC)Cold Pursuit (Liam Neeson)Fighting with My Family (Florence Pugh)Greta (Chloe Grace Moretz)How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World(Animated)Isn't It Romantic (Rebel Wilson)Lord of Chaos (Rory Culkin)The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (Adam Driver)Never Grow Old (John Cusack)Outlander Season 4 (PBS)Power (Omari Hardwick)The Prodigy (Taylor Schilling)Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Season 1 (John Krasinski)Triple Threat (Tiger Hu Chen)The Upside (Kevin Hart)Don’Don’t see your favorite author?Make a suggestion.If we purchase the title,we will put you on the reserve list.HistoryHoulahan, Peter. Norco '80: The True Story of the MostSpectacular Bank Robbery in American History TrueCrimeHughes, Sali. Our Rainbow Queen: A Tribute to QueenElizabeth II and Her Colorful WardrobeHulse, Carl. Confirmation Bias: Inside Washington'sWar Over the Supreme Court, From Scalia's Death toJustice Kavanaugh HistoryKassinger, Ruth. Slime: How Algae Created Us, PlagueUs, and Just Might Save Us ScienceO'Neill, Tom, with Dan Piepenbring. Chaos: CharlesManson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the SixtiesTrue CrimeReid, Joy-Ann. The Man Who Sold America: Trump andthe Unravelling of the American Story PoliticsRose, Pete. Play Hungry: The Making of a BaseballPlayer BiographyStone, Robert L. & Alan Andres. Chasing the Moon:The People, the Politics, and the Promise ThatLaunched America into the Space Age ScienceTaraborrelli, J. Randy. The Kennedy Heirs: John, Caroline, and the New Generation—A Legacy of Triumph andTragedy BiographyWelteroth, Elaine. More Than Enough: Claiming Spacefor Who You Are, No Matter What They Say BiographyJune/early July Audio BooksAtkinson, Kate. Big Sky SuspenseColgan, Jenny. The Bookshop on the Shore RomanceCrais, Robert. A Dangerous Man SuspenseHilderbrand, Elin. Summer of '69 HistoricalHowe, Katherine. The Daughters of Temperance HobbsJackson, Lisa. Paranoid RomanceRoberts, Nora. Under CurrentsSteel, Danielle. Lost and Found RomanceThor, Brad. Backlash Suspense
Friends of the LibraryAnnual Plant and Bake Salewith Chili LuncheonSaturday, May 11th9am to 1pmat the LibraryWe will have heritage perennials freshfrom your neighbors’ gardens,yummy donated baked goods,and our famous chili lunch.Also come pick upyour pre-ordered flowers!PLANTS NEEDED!Again this year, when rejuvenating your garden anddividing perennials, consider giving plants tothe Friends. The Annual Plant and Bake Sale sponsored by the Friends of the Library could use yourhelp!Please identify your donationsso others may care for them properly.Include color of blooms.Friends’Friends’ Flowering PlantPrePre-Order PrePre-Pay FormOrder forms due Monday, May 6thfor Saturday, May 11th pickpick-upat the LibraryMake all checks payable to:Friends of the Weeks Public LibraryName:Phone:10” hanging plant 22 each:Circle color preference, if listedFuchsiaPrePre-order Flowering PlantsIvy Geranium red; pink/purple; whiteJust in time for Mother’s Day, lush 10" hanging plants Wave Petunia red; pink/purple; whitefrom Wentworth Greenhouses in Rollinsford. There New Guinea Impatiens red; pink; whiteare 4 varieties available for pre-ordering: Fuchsia, IvyGeranium, Wave Petunia, and New Guinea Impatiens at 22 each. Please circle your color preference.Also available pre-ordered 4.5" geraniums in dark 4.5” geraniums 6 each:pink and red at 6 each.RedDark PinkUse the order form to the right or stop by the Library.All plant orders received by Monday, May 6th will beavailable for pick-up at the Library on Saturday, May11th. Additional orders will be accepted after May6th but a May 11th delivery cannot be guaranteed.We welcome your donations ofperennials, baked goods, and chili.chiliSign-up sheets are available at the Circ. Deskfor all bakers and chili chefs.Perennials and baked goods may be droppedoff at the Library on Friday, May 10between 10am and 5pm.THANK YOU and please plan to join us!Please show your support!Friends’’This is the Friendsprimary fundraiser for the year.SubtotalSubtotalTotal
Book Discussion“Less”Less” by Andrew Sean GreerWednesday, May 157pmA struggling novelist travels theworld to avoid an awkward wedding in this hilarious Pulitzer Prizewinning novel full of "arresting lyricism and beauty." (New York TimesBook Review).Sleep Health TalkWednesday, May 22Presented by Dr. Darlyn Dragg6:30pmLearn about NaturopathicMedicine and Sleep Health atthis free educational talk presented by the staff at the LYFCenter in Stratham.Copies are available at the Circ Desk.Classic Movie NightPlace””“A Summer Place Warner BrothersMonday, May 206pmTeen idols Troy Donahue andSandra Dee star in this story ofyoung love and an old romancewhich threatens to destroy twofamilies during a summer holiday off the coast of Maine. This1959 film is not rated and runsfor 130 minutes. Local film buff,Glenn Bergeron will introduce the film. Popcorn andsoda served.Walking France with Gale CareyWednesday, May 296:30pmJoin Gale on her 35-day trekon the Chemin de St.Jacques, a beautiful walkingroute traveled by pilgrims fornearly 1000 years. Galebrings us the story of herjourney as a modern day pilgrim. The journey throughwoodlands, fields, volcanicformations and ancient villages allows for meditative walking, engagingconversation and introspection.Summer ConcertSchedule EnclosedPostal Customer/ Box HolderGreenland, NH 03840ECRWSSWeeks Public LibraryPO Box 43036 Post RoadGreenland, NH 03840PRSRT STDGREENLAND, NHU.S. POSTAGEPAIDPERMIT NO. 1
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