Fall Has Arrived Well, the dog days of summer are behind us now and we turn to the beauty of autumn in New England. Here at the JBPL, we have a number of items to help you with all your fall needs. Books of recipes, preserving and canning of your garden bounty are available. Have a last minute home improvement project to do? Check out our how to books and DVD s for instructional assistance. If you are going on a fall vacation, be sure to check out our A-Z World Travel and Global Road Warrior databases to find the best restaurants and city information. Don t forget to download those e-books and audio tapes from Overdrive for all your reading pleasures. Fall is a great time of year in New England and the Jonathan Bourne Public Library is Bourne Library Telegram The Online Newsletter of the Jonathan Bourne Public Library September/October 2011 Vol. 2 No. 4 There s no limit to where the library can take you ready and able to help you make the best of all the season has to offer. Mango Languages is now even better than ever. Check it out on our Online Resources page and see all the changes. We have added many more languages for you to learn. Sure, we have the basics (French, Spanish, Italian, etc) but have you ever wanted to learn Irish? Thai? What about speaking like a Pirate? Yup, we have that too. Check it out online and start learning today. Oh yeah, there is now also a Mango iphone App that is ready to go. Now study your language from anywhere by using your iphone. Wine Tasting Fundraiser Mark your calendars for Sunday, October 16 th, 2011 for an evening of fine wines, craft beer and hors d oeuvres to benefit the Jonathan Bourne Public Library. The event will take place at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy s new library The ABS
Information Commons from 5:00 til 8:00 p.m. The evening will feature three wine stations from different locations of the world as well as a special craft beer section. Light Hors d oeuvres will be served. Local musicians RedKat Duet will be performing background music for the event. The event will also feature New England authors Carlo D Este and Carol McCleary who will both be signing copies of their latest works. D Este is a Pritzker Military Library Literature Award Winner whose works include Warlord: A Life of Winston Churchill At War: 1874-1945 and Eisenhower: A Soldiers Life. McCleary is the author of the thrillers The Illusion of Murder and The Alchemy of Murder. Copies of their work will be available for purchase. Tickets for the wine tasting event are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. To purchase tickets in advance, send a check (made out to Friends of the JBPL, Inc.) and include the following information: Name No. Attending Address Phone E-Mail Total Amount Enclosed and mail to: The Friends of JBPL C/O Stephanie Kelly PO Box 206 Monument Beach, MA 02553 Deadline for pre-registration is October 9 th Come enjoy a great evening of wine and literature and check out the new Information Commons at Mass Maritime Academy. Sponsored by: JBPL Board of Library Trustees Friends of the JBPL, Inc. The Liquor Barn Buzzards Bay Flynn s Pub, Sagamore Still More Ways to Help. The wine tasting on October 16 will be a great evening but there are other ways to take part if you just cannot make it. Support the event with cash or an in-kind gift of $100 or more to be recognized in library acknowledgements and receive two complimentary tickets to the event. Buy raffle tickets for a chance to win wine, gift bags and handmade cork trivets, 3 for $5.00. Tickets available at the library. Donate a bottle of wine for our raffle. Call the library for details. For more information on this event, call the library at 508-759-0644. We need help planning for the Dewey Classic 2012. Contact Patrick Marshall at 508-759-0644 ex 107 if interested. 2
Bruins Reading Rink Furniture The JBPL has some new furniture thanks to the Boston Bruins. Come take a look at it in our Children s Room. able to walk through the library and stop at various stations to read sections of a book together and have completed the story by the end of the walk. A craft and snacks will be available at the end of the stroll. This is a self paced family literacy event offering each group the chance to read together. Contact the Children s Department for more details at 508-759-0644 X 106. Meet United States Senator Scott Brown Members of the U.S. Women s Hockey Team and Blades the Bear came along to help us set it up. Thanks to the Boston Bruins and Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners as well as Children s Librarian Terry Johnson for making this happen for the library. We re Going on a Book Walk!!! And your family should come too The Bourne Early childhood Council and the JBPL are having a strolling story hour on Saturday, October 15, 2011 from 2 3:30 p.m. here at the library. Families will be Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown will be at the library on Saturday, October 29 th from 11 til 12 to sign copies of his book Against All Odds. Copies of the book will be available for sale courtesy of Titcombs Books. The book signing follows the Friends of the Jonathan Bourne Public Library Inc. Annual Meeting which will be held at 10:30 a.m. Don t miss this opportunity. Did you know that the library offers discount museum passes? Check out our website www.bournelibrary.org and click on the museum pass page for more details. Family fun is available at big savings. 3
Fall Book Sale Is Coming Get ready to stock up on all your winter reading with the annual Friends of the JBPL Inc, fall book sale. The sale will take place at the library on the following days: Thurs Oct 27 9:00 a.m. til 8:00 p.m. Fri Oct 28 9:00 a.m. til 8:00 p.m. Sat Oct 29 9:00 a.m. til 3:00 p.m. As always, a special Friends only preview will be held on Wed, Oct 26 from 3:00 til 7:00 p.m. You must be a member of the Friends to attend. Not a member? That s okay. Join before the sale or sign up at the door on the 26 th. Volunteers are needed. If you can give any help, please call the library at 508-759-0644 and leave a message for book sale coordinator Jackie Brown. Friends Annual Meeting and Vicki And Lex Coates Award The Friends of the Jonathan Bourne Public Library Inc. will be holding their annual meeting on Saturday, October 29 at 10:30 a.m. here at the library. (As mentioned earlier, U.S. Senator Scott Brown will be signing books from 11 til 12 immediately following the meeting). Nominations are currently being taken for the Vicki and Lex Coates Award to the outstanding library volunteer of the past year. Nomination forms are available at the library. Both Vicki and Lex were strong library advocates and volunteered numerous hours and energy to the JBPL. They both believed that a healthy community had a strong public library and worked hard to make that happen. Past recipients of this award include Joy Dalton and Jackie Brown. Kids Halloween Party and Parade The annual Halloween Party will be held on Friday, October 28 at 10:00 a.m. at the Bourne United Methodist Church. The Toe Jam Puppet Band will be there doing a show as well as providing music for dancing. Children are encouraged to wear their costumes. Weather permitting, the annual Halloween stroll from the church to (and through) the library will take place. Call the Children s Department for more details. 4
Library Card Night Mark your calendars now for the annual JBPL Library Card Night. Anyone 5 and older is invited to join us to get their library card. Children under 18 must have a parent/guardian with a valid picture id. Stop by the library with your filled out form and ID before the evening so that their library card will be ready for them to pick up that evening. A special guest will be on hand to congratulate our newest members of the JBPL family. For more information, or to pick up an application, stop by the Children s department. sometime this fall. Click on the Overdrive link on our website for all the latest information. If you want to get this newsletter online, and be kept up to date with all that is going on at the library, send an e-mail to staff@bournelibrary.org with a subject of newsletter. The Bourne Library Telegram is sent out on a bi-monthly basis. Please note that your e-mail is not given out to anyone else. It is strictly for library information and news. Library Information The Jonathan Bourne Public Library 19 Sandwich Road Bourne, MA 02532 508-759-0644 www.bournelibrary.org Jonathan Bourne Public Library The library has renewed its subscription to Freegal Music. There is a change to the program where customers are limited to only 3 downloads per week. Go to our web page for more information. Download and start enjoying music from the library today. You must have a valid Bourne library card to use this service. While there, don t forget to check out our downloadable e-books and audio materials from Overdrive. The E-Books will be compatible with Amazon Kindles Hours of Operation Tue, Wed, Thur 9-8 Fri and Sat 9-5:30 Closed Sun and Mon 5