Armchair travel to Hawaii

TRANSFORMERS, Tuesday, January 8, 2:45 pm, Grades 5-8 

 

  Saturday, January 12, 2-4 pm - Jumping Boy Photography

 

  **New **  How-to Evening Series

On January 14, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Gleason Public Library, Louis P. La Bella M.Ed., LSW, Bereavement and Volunteer Programs Coordinator for the Merrimack Valley Hospice and local college professor will present the informative Five Wishes Program. There are many things in life that are out of our hands.  The "Five Wishes" Program gives participants a way to control something very important: their treatment if they are faced with serious illness or unexpected injury and cannot speak for themselves. 

  **New ** Gleason Book Group

Are you looking for something new to do?  Would you like to meet new people and engage in lively discussions? Come to the first meeting of the new Gleason Library book group on January 22nd, 7:30-8:30 pm in the Hollis Room. At this meeting we will define the focus of the group, and choose books to read. But most importantly, we'll welcome everyone looking for a place to connect with interesting books. Please join us!

Brahms in Carlisle

Wednesdays, 1:30-3:30 pm
January 23 and 30 and February 6 and 13

Elliot Lilien returns to Carlisle in this January and February series about Johannes Brahms. This series in presented by the Friends of the Gleason Public Library and the Friends of the Carlisle Council on Aging, Lee Milliken Fund. This program is full. We are accepting no more registrations. Please note that this program will be recorded, aired on CCTV and made available for checkout at the Gleason Public Library (sometime in March). Past programs are also available for checkout in our non-fiction DVD section. 

Thoreau's Country 

Monday, January 28, 7 pm

 This is a slide show selected from an early 20^th century slide lecture created by photographer, Thoreauvian, and environmentalist Herbert Wendell Gleason. Funded by the Friends of the Gleason Public Library and the Carlisle Historical Society. Presented by Leslie Perrin Wilson, Curator of the William Munroe Special Collections at the Concord Free Library.

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What is a BLOG????

See for yourself

BLOGS: Don't forget to check out our library blogs for updates about the Library, reading recommendations, and resource information.

 http://www.gleasonteens.blogspot.com/
http://gleasonlibrary.blogspot.com/
http://gleasondirector.blogspot.com/

 

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AUDIOBOOKS ANOTHER WAY!

 Discover the ease and fun of downloadable audiobooks. Curious? Read on......

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Coming in February

 

Writers group, Tuesday February 12 at 10:30. Interested in sharing your words with other Carlisle scribes? Join this informal volunteer-led group.

Coming in March
Coming to America, Concord & Carlisle unite to offer community events about coming to America. Share your ideas for programs or if you would like to participate, email Angela Mollet.

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 Kids Corner

 

Drop-in story times in January

Wednesday, January 2, 7PM, PJ Story time, ages 3 and up

Tuesday, January 15, 3:45PM, ages 2-4

Saturday, January 26, 10:30AM, ages 2-4

All other children's storytimes begin January 24. Signups will begin January 12.

 

              The Gleason Public Library will offer story-time sessions beginning on January 24th^h.  For the 3- 4 ½ year-old group the child must be 3 by January 24February 1 and for the 4 ½ - 6 year-old group the child must be 5 by July 28, 2008.

            The 3- 4-½ year-olds will meet on Thursday afternoon from 1:30 to 2 p.m. The 4 ½ - 6-year-old group will meet Monday afternoon from 1:30 to 2:10 p.m. 

Drop-in story times for 2-3 year olds (with parent or caregiver) will be held on Friday mornings starting on January 25 at 10:30 a.m. The less than 2 story times will meet Thursdays at 10:30 starting on January 24th. Registration is not required for these story times.

            Registrations for the winter story-time session will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 12. All sessions run through the week of March 10 Story times do not meet during public school vacation weeks. For more information, call the children's department at the library at 1-978-369-4898.

 

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Check it out...

Here's some great web sites about food and cooking:

Cookies, cookies, cookies:

http://www.northpole.com/Kitchen/Cookbook/cat0001.html

Visual recipes for those who want to see exactly how it's done:

                http://www.cookingforengineers.com/

What is the story behind the food?

                http://www.foodtimeline.org/

How about historic cookbooks?

http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/cookbooks/index.html

 

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  New Teen Stuff

The Rogues by Jane Yolen

JH Yolen

Click by Linda Sue Park

JH Park

Red Glass by Laura Resau

JH Resau

 

Sold by Patricia McCormick JH McCormick

Lakshmi is 13 when her step-father sells her to pay off his gambling debts. She ends up working as a prostitute in a brothel in India. There she is beaten, starved and exposed to a variety of diseases. While horrifying and sad, this book is beautifully written. Lakshmi's voice is amazingly clear and raw.  This is a surprisingly engrossing read for anyone interested in children's rights or human trafficking.

Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson     JH Anderson

Kate Malone is 18 and has her whole life planned out. She will graduate high school with superior grades, go to MIT and study Chemistry. Her plans fall apart when she is forced to live with a school rival, and she receives her letter from MIT. This is the story of how "good Kate" and "bad Kate" deal with these catalysts and make the best of the situation.

So Yesterday by Scott Westerfeld   JH Westerfeld

Hunter is 17 and works for an unnamed company conducting "cool studies." His job is to find the hot new trends and report them to the company so that they can successfully market their products. One day his coworker mysteriously disappears and he finds out more about the company than he ever imagined. Don't expect regular Scott Westerfeld content here.  This book is part mystery, part romance, and part satire of modern marketing techniques.  It's a fascinating read.

 

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If you are interested in submitting a piece for this newsletter, such as a book recommendation, please email Angela.

  Thank you for using the Gleason Public Library!