Suffield Photo Club

The next meeting will be November 15th at 6:30 pm, Suffield Senior Center in Suffield.

The meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm at the Suffield Senior Center at 145 Bridge Street. Everyone is welcome.
Please visit the website at-
http://SuffieldPhotoClub.com
For more info email the club at-
SuffieldPhotoClub@gmail.com

Connecticut’s Nutmeg Book Award

Are you planning on voting in January for the Nutmeg Book Award? If you are in grades 4-6 (intermediate), or 7-8 (teen) there is a book award for you, in which Connecticut students vote for their favorite from a list of ten nominees. The book with the most votes wins the award. Looking for a list of the January 2012 nominees? Check the award site: www.nutmegaward.org . Want to read the nominees? Come on over to our temporary location at the Town Hall (83 Mountain Road). If you want to reserve a book – call us at 860-668-3896, we have them all.

Salutations!

What’s the capital of Pennsylvania? Well if your name is Fern Arable, the answer is “Wilbur.” Have you read Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White? Mr. Arable, a farmer, is about to get rid of a runt piglet but his hand is stayed by the saddened, tear-stained face of his daughter Fern. She is given the piglet to raise and what follows is a beloved, Newberry Award winning children’s book read by many since 1952. Take a gander at it if you haven’t read it yet. And when you’re done, take a peek at Little Pink Pup by Johanna Kerby (c.2010). It’s a true story of a runt piglet, Pink, raised by – a dachshund. Come borrow both books from the Library, temporarily located in the lower level of Town Hall on 83 Mountain Road. Questions? Call us at 860-668-3896.

What's in a database

We have a new database page up that, I hope, is easier to navigate.  Take a look at:
http://suffield-library.org/databasesmain.htm

Rick Riordan's new book!

It’s Neptune! And I Don’t Mean the Planet.

Have you been reading the Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan? Well get out your wetsuit because book two is here! Come find the second book, The Son of Neptune, at Kent Memorial Library, located temporarily at Town Hall (83 Mountain Road). Questions? Call us at 860-668-3896.

What's better than LEGOs?

For the Love of LEGOs

The Lego Group was first founded in 1932 and the first LEGO brick was marketed in 1949. Those little bricks have inspired so much creativity and now you can find LEGOs in books. The latest, LEGO Ideas Book: Unlock Your Imagination by Daniel Lipkowitz and LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia by DK Publishing, have arrived at Kent Memorial Library. If you’re a lover of LEGOs, you might also try the other LEGO books that traveled with us to our temporary facility at Town Hall (83 Mountain Road): LEGO Star Wars, The LEGO Book, LEGO Harry Potter, The Ultimate LEGO Book, and Standing Small. BTW -- we also have the beginning reader books. Questions? Call us at 860-668-3896.

National Book Awards Redux

This just in: the National Book Foundation has updated its finalist list to include one more author, 26-year-old Tea Obreht.  Her first novel is The Tiger's Wife (not to be confused with the other tiger mom).  Read all about it at http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2011/10/national-book-award-finalists-announced.html

Peace Corps

Do you know that 2011 is the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps?  Find out all about it at peacecorps.gov

National Book Awards

Five authors, all under 35 years of age, will be honored by the National Book Foundation as finalists for this year's National Book Award.  Read all about it: http://www.nationalbook.org/5under35.html
The library has the books on order.

Tomas Transtromer

Not many people have heard of the Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer, but that has never been a criteria for the Nobel Committee.  Read about him: http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/swedish-poet-wins-nobel-prize-for-literature/2011/10/06/gIQA87TwQL_story.html  He is our newest Nobel laureate in the literature category.  Congratulations!

Looking for a new job?

We have the database for you!  Career Insider (found at our website: www.suffield-library.org) gives our patrons access to: Downloadable Career Guides; Employer profiles and rankings; All discussion boards; Industry blogs and news covering the latest trends and issues; Diversity, green programs and leadership development profiles; and the Vault’s job board, which matches employers and recruiters with top talent (that’s you.)  Use it to find a new job or just keep up with the competition.

Don't ever grow up

For all of you who are determined not to grow up, or would prefer not to, or just can't, this anniversary is for you: http://onpoint.wbur.org/2011/10/11/peter-pan-turns-100
Happy 100th anniversary to Peter Pan and to everyone in Never Land.

Ban together to stop banning books

Well, Banned Books Week was last week and I know we all have our favorite banned book.  If you want to learn more about how to combat book banning go to: http://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=2879 and find out all about it.  And for a list of the 10 most challenged titles, go to: http://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=2879.

Calling all Civil War buffs!

Up Close and Personal:

The Everyday Life of the Union Soldier

Presented by James Genco

7:00 pm Thursday, October 13, 2011

West Avon Congregational Church, 280 Country Club Road, Avon CT

Avon resident, James Genco, an attorney and life-long historian, will discuss a Union soldier’s life in the Civil War as seen through the eyes of eighteen year old Private Eugene Hawley. Hawley’s letters to his family describe his three years of service as a member of the Fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry and give a personal perspective on major battles, camp life, marches, and life as a prisoner of war.

Visit the Avon Library's website for more details: www.avonctlibrary.info

Steve Jobs is dead

With the passing of Steve Jobs, an era in technology has ended. For more on the story, go to:

http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daniel-gross/steve-jobs-earned-place-american-business-pantheon-001840746.html

For older kids

Pumpkin Carving

If you’re in grades 5 and up, you’re also invited to a pumpkin carving. Join the children’s team from Kent Memorial Library at Second Baptist Church, 100 North Main Street, Suffield CT for an hour of creative carving. The library will provide the pumpkins, carving tools and design ideas.
Registration begins October 5. To register you can call us at (860) 668-3896, or, stop in at the library’s temporary facility on the lower level of Suffield Town Hall.
This program is funded by the Friends of Kent Memorial Library