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Shaw Public Library Karen M. Chandler, Head Librarian (207) 695-3579 |
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The Calendar says it’s spring, and
we know it’s coming, it’s just when. Once we get by mud season, we can look
ahead to summer. We have a busy schedule of programs for this summer. Starting with the Children’s Summer Reading Program, our theme this year is “Make a Splash-READ!” We will explore the world of water and water fun through stories, games, and other activities about oceans, rivers, lakes and pools, and the creatures that live there. The program is open to young people with story hours and reading incentives. Families will be invited to join the Read-to-Me portions of the program. Registration for the reading portion of the program begins June 18 and is ongoing. Story hours will be held from 10:00A.M.-11:00A.M. on Fridays at the Town Office Meeting Room on the following dates: 7/9; 7/16; 7/23; 7/30; 8/6; and 8/13. Join us and help us to Make a Splash this summer. We have been very fortunate to again receive a grant from the Maine Humanities Council for another “Let’s Talk About It” reading and discussion program. Our topic this year is “Making a Living, Making a Life. Work and Its Rewards in a Changing America.” The books that we are going to read are: Growing Up by Russell Baker; Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller; The Professor’s House by Willa Cather; Working by Studs Terkel; and Confessions of an Advertising Man by David Ogilvy. Our discussions will be held, at 6:30-8:30P.M., on Thursdays, at the Town Office Meeting Hall. Our dates will be: 6/24; 7/8; 7/22; 8/12; and 8/26. David Richards will again facilitate our programs. In this time of job uncertainty, it will be interesting to see how each of these books can be connected to our lives. This program is open to everyone, and the books can be checked out at the library, before the program begins, usually around the end of May. We hope to see not only our regular participants, but also many new faces. We always have very lively discussions, and there are refreshments. We are going to co-sponsor a program with the Maine Chapter of the Alzheimer Association during August and September. The theme of this program is the Savvy Care- Giver. The discussions will be held at the Town Office Meeting Room, on Tuesdays from 9:00-11:00A.M. The dates will be: 8/10; 8/17; 8/24; 8/31; 9/14; and 9/21. The purpose of the Savvy Care-Giver training is to increase your knowledge, skills and confidence in caring for someone with Dementia or Alzheimer. The project includes providing the training to caregivers and conducting a study to determine if and how the training helped caregivers. You can view all statewide training on the Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapters website: www.alz.org/maine. Their phone number is: 1-800-272-3900. We hope to have another Author Tea this summer, but this is still in the planning stages. We will post information later this spring. Just to remind everyone, on May 1st, our summer hours will begin. They are: Tuesday, 10-6; Wednesday, 1-5; Thursday, 5-7, Fridays, 10-6, and Saturdays, 9-1. We have purchased many new books and materials throughout the year, so we hope that many will come in and browse our stacks. Also, please don’t forget that if we don’t have what you’re looking for, we can probably get it for you through Interlibrary Loan. We still like to have suggestions from our patrons for new materials for your library. Hope to see you soon. |