Monthly Archives: July 2007

I Capture the Castle

Posted on July 30, 2007 by Abby

Just had a lovely weekend visit with my sister, who drove in from Indiana, and her best friend from high school, who drove down from Maine.  My sister, Jim, and I made a visit to the best used bookstore I know, the … Continue reading →

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Best program of the summer?

Posted on July 26, 2007 by Abby

Though comparing this summer’s programs is a bit like comparing apples and oranges – a magician versus an indoor planetarium? a natural sciences program versus movie nights? – my vote for this summer’s best program goes to the Massachusetts Audubon Society Audubon … Continue reading →

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“Happy Harry Potter Day!”

Posted on July 24, 2007 by Abby

That was at the head of a note that Nanette, our cataloger, left me on the CD-book version of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.  Nanette had come in early Saturday morning, even though she wasn’t working that day, in … Continue reading →

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And what happened on Friday?

Posted on July 23, 2007 by Abby

Friday was a blissfully quiet day.  Blissfully quiet. In fact, I was able to do some book ordering, and to spend some time figuring out the website of our new book vendor.  The state has chosen to go with a … Continue reading →

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Thursday, continued…

Posted on July 22, 2007 by Abby

So Thursday was a bit of a long day.  Our movie that night was Toy Story, by special patron request.  Being an older movie, it drew a smaller crowd than Happy Feet, which is a good thing when you have … Continue reading →

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Only a few weeks left

Posted on July 21, 2007 by Abby

Though it seems like summer reading just began, it’s actually more than half over – the busy half, too.  After Wednesday, the special programs that I’ve scheduled will taper off, with only one major program in August, as well as … Continue reading →

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Today’s events

Posted on July 19, 2007 by Abby

The Museum of Science is coming to the library today with their inflatable planetarium, Starlab.  Starlab inflates to be twenty-five feet in diameter and twelve feet high, and can accomodate twenty-five participants at a time.  Expecting a good deal of … Continue reading →

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Summer update

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Abby

As I’m typing this, Pippa is trying to jump into my lap – not noticing that there is already a laptop in my lap.   So do forgive any typos.  They’ll be purely cat-produced. The summer is going well.  Very well.  … Continue reading →

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A story

Posted on July 12, 2007 by Abby

Yesterday a mom told me this story: Her son, who is about five, won a library raffle last week.  He won exactly the thing that he had wanted: a copy of Little Mouse by Bill Montague.  And he LOVES the … Continue reading →

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Whooosh

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Abby

Just like that, summer reading has now truly begun. With the 4th of July occuring right in the middle of last week, I assumed that we would have a slow start to summer reading this year: lots of families out of town … Continue reading →

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