VENTRESS VOICE
Newsletter of the Ventress
Memorial Library
Marshfield, Massachusetts
APRIL 2012 Volume 19, No. 3
COME
CELEBRATE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK (APRIL 8 – 14th) WITH MANY
EVENTS PLANNED AT THE VENTRESS
LIBRARY!!
We all are gearing up for National Library Week and want to make it extra special for our patrons. So much planning has gone into presenting a varied program line-up, and the countdown is on for library-related fun! Listed below is a snapshot of all we have planned. More detail is available by asking staff members or by viewing displays in the library. So, mark your calendars and come on down to your public library during the month when all Americans join together to appreciate their hometown jewels. A free and public library is among the best of democratic traditions. Come celebrate with us!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
ALL WEEK
NO FINES CHARGED ON
OVERDUE BOOKS (Our gift to you!)
FREEBIES – Buttons for
adults, stickers for kids, bookmarks for everyone!
FREE GIFT BASKETS! – One
for kids, one for adults – get a free raffle
ticket every time you visit the
library – Drawing is Tuesday, April 18th
Saturday, April 7, 10 – 3, 11th ANNUAL BOOKS IN
BLOOM – Literary Flower Show
Juliette Fay, author
talk/book signing at 1 p.m.; live harp music; refreshments; raffle;
Gardening gift & book sale; sign up
for “Opportunities” Lifelong Learning classes!
Thursday, April 12, 4 – 7:30 p.m., TEEN BOARD GAME NIGHT
Free Games, Prizes & Pizza! Ages 12 – 17 Sign up with Amy Boivin
in advance
Sponsored by Friends of the Ventress Memorial Library
Saturday, April 14, 2 p.m., Zelda Fitzgerald – First American Flapper
Original one-woman play performed by Rita Parisi from Waterfall
Productions
Dramatic portrayal – the mythical life of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s wife
and muse. Free!
Wednesday, April 18, 10:30 a.m. MAMA STEPH SONGS AND
STORIES
For young children and their caregivers. Free, no registration
necessary!
Saturday, April 21, 2 p.m., CHORAL ART SOCIETY - OPEN
REHEARSAL
Join us in welcoming a South
Shore tradition back to
the Ventress. Danica Buckley leads her community chorus in classical song –
Vaughan Williams and Haydn – Free!
CHILDREN’S CORNER
By Wendy Ward, Head
of Children’s Services
We are
pleased to welcome back singer/guitarist Mama Steph to the library during
school vacation week. Mama Steph will be
here on Wednesday, April 18th at 10:30 a.m.; her performance is
appropriate for preschoolers and their parents/caregivers. No registration is necessary to attend this
event.
The
Ventress Library grade school book group is recruiting new members. The book group is appropriate for kids in
grades 3 – 5. We meet on Saturdays approximately once every 6 weeks during the
school year. Books are chosen
democratically by the participants, and refreshments are served at each
meeting. Please contact Mrs. Ward at
781-834-5535 or wward@ocln.org if you are interested in joining the group. You may also see our current selection by going
to the library website: www.ventresslibrary.org,
going to the children’s page and clicking on the Kids Book Group Blog.
CIRCULATION STATS AND CHAT
By Amy Boivin, Head of Circulation Services
Teen Board Game Night
To celebrate National Library Week, the library will be
hosting a teen board game night on Thursday April 12, 2012 from 4:00 to 7:30pm.
We'll have games, pizza, refreshments, and prizes. Ages 12 to 17 are welcome to
sign up. Contact Amy Boivin at 781-834-5535 or email at aboivin@ocln.org to
sign up and join the fun!
Tech Updates
Looking for a good book? The library’s weekly blog is
updated every Tuesday and Friday. Find the New Books Blog on the library’s
homepage www.ventresslibrary.org under Our
Blogs. Suggestions are also always welcome and highly appreciated. Tuesdays
are Teen Pick of the Week! Also on Fridays: Facebook Reader’s Advisory! Log on
to the library’s Facebook page and post the last 3 books you have enjoyed and
librarian, Amy Boivin will find you your next read.
Circ Stats: The
library circulated 17,555 items in February!
REFERENCE NOTES
By Chris Woods,
Head of Reference Services
Opportunities Lifelong Learning
Spring Class List Available!
Interested in
Global Warming? Art History? Photography? Travel Planning? Sketching from
Nature? History Walking Trip with Author in North End? Gospel Music? Walking a
Labyrinth? Marshfield and South Shore
History??? Well, look no further! The library has been busy coordinating with
the Council on Aging and the lifelong learning steering committee to bring you
an exciting and varied list of classes for enrichment geared to adults of all
ages in Marshfield and other South Shore
communities. Registration starts Tuesday, April 3, at a kick-off breakfast
party at the Marshfield
COA.. One-day and multi-week session classes are offered at four campuses for a
nominal fee. Stop by the Reference Desk and pick up your copy of the colorful
brochure or access it online by typing the link below into your browser:
Links to the brochure are available to click online
at www.townofmarshfieldorg
and on the Ventress Library and the “Opportunities” Facebook page (www.facebook.com/MarshfieldLifelongLearning).
Hop on FB and like us!!
REGISTRATION BEGINS AT COA APRIL 3rd @
9:30 A.M. AND A SPECIAL SIGN-UP EVENT IS AT THE LIBRARY ON APRIL 7th,
“BOOKS IN BLOOM” FROM 10 – 2.
VML Book Group Pairs Classic
Writer Henry James with Modern Writer Cynthia Ozick for April 17 Meeting
The Ventress Memorial Library in Marshfield hosts an ongoing book discussion group. The next session will meet on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 from 4:30-6:00 in the library's Historical Room. We are doing a pairing this time. . .because we read and enjoyed Edith Wharton, we thought we would read something by her friend and fellow writer Henry James. Then, in light of the success of a past pairing of Pearl Buck and a modern novel, we thought we would pair Henry James' "The Ambassadors" with the 2011 novel by Cynthia Ozick, "Foreign Bodies," which is a retelling of James’ story in photographic negative. Sign up in advance to reserve a seat, or just come on the day to listen. The program is free and open to the public. New members are always welcome. If a copy of the book is needed, contact reference librarian Chris Woods to place them on hold through OCLN. Light refreshments will be served. For more information please call the library at 781-834-5535 or visit www.ventresslibrary.org
The Ventress Memorial Library in Marshfield hosts an ongoing book discussion group. The next session will meet on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 from 4:30-6:00 in the library's Historical Room. We are doing a pairing this time. . .because we read and enjoyed Edith Wharton, we thought we would read something by her friend and fellow writer Henry James. Then, in light of the success of a past pairing of Pearl Buck and a modern novel, we thought we would pair Henry James' "The Ambassadors" with the 2011 novel by Cynthia Ozick, "Foreign Bodies," which is a retelling of James’ story in photographic negative. Sign up in advance to reserve a seat, or just come on the day to listen. The program is free and open to the public. New members are always welcome. If a copy of the book is needed, contact reference librarian Chris Woods to place them on hold through OCLN. Light refreshments will be served. For more information please call the library at 781-834-5535 or visit www.ventresslibrary.org
JENKS,
JAZZ AND MORE
By Karen Jenks, Library Assistant
CD Pick
of the Month
Kisses
on the Bottom - Paul McCartney
This CD features Paul McCartney's vocal interpretations of some of his
favorite classic songs of his parents' generation. His sweetly appealing
and refreshing vocals on such tunes as "It's Only a Paper Moon," "The
Glory of Love," and "Always" transport you back to an era of romance.
Pianist Diana Krall, jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli, and the London
Symphony Orchestra create masterful arrangements and stunning music.
"Only Our Hearts," a new composition, is reminiscent of the caliber of
some of McCartney's most memorable Beatle songs.
This CD features Paul McCartney's vocal interpretations of some of his
favorite classic songs of his parents' generation. His sweetly appealing
and refreshing vocals on such tunes as "It's Only a Paper Moon," "The
Glory of Love," and "Always" transport you back to an era of romance.
Pianist Diana Krall, jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli, and the London
Symphony Orchestra create masterful arrangements and stunning music.
"Only Our Hearts," a new composition, is reminiscent of the caliber of
some of McCartney's most memorable Beatle songs.
SPRING INTO NEW MUSIC CDS TAKE OUT WITH YOUR LIBRARY CARD!
BLUES:
Revelator - Tedeschi Trucks Band
CLASSICAL:
CLASSICAL:
Springtime in the Park
Canadian Brass Takes Flight
COUNTRY:
Canadian Brass Takes Flight
COUNTRY:
Four the Record - Miranda Lambert
It's All Good - Joe Nichols
Clancy's Tavern - Toby Keith
FOLK:
It's All Good - Joe Nichols
Clancy's Tavern - Toby Keith
FOLK:
Chimes of Freedom: the Songs of Bob Dylan - Various
Artists
INSTRUMENTAL:
INSTRUMENTAL:
Rock Symphonies - David Garrett
JAZZ:
JAZZ:
The Music of America - Wynton Marsalis
MISC: Amazing Grace: the complete recordings - Aretha Franklin
Top 25 Praise Songs - Various Artists
NEW AGE:
MISC: Amazing Grace: the complete recordings - Aretha Franklin
Top 25 Praise Songs - Various Artists
NEW AGE:
Winter Poem - Secret Garden
POP:
POP:
Voyageur - Kathleen Edwards
Pink Friday - Nicki Minaj
Talk That Talk - Rihanna
SOUNDTRACK:
Pink Friday - Nicki Minaj
Talk That Talk - Rihanna
SOUNDTRACK:
War Horse - John Williams
Joyful Noise
Joyful Noise
DVD DIVA
By
Maureen Beaulieu, Assistant to the Director
Here is
a list of new DVDs ordered by the library this month. As always, the Diva
accepts requests. . .just notify a member of the Circ. Staff to pass on a title
to order!
Adventures
of a Teenage Dragon; Alvin
and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked;
American
President; Barbie:Mermaid Tale 2;Beginners;Davie & Golimyr;
Dora the
Explorer: Dora’s Fairy Tale; Dora the Explorer: Dora’s Easter Adventure;
Dora the
Explorer: Egg Hunt; Dreamworks Dragons: Gift of the Night; Fishtales;
Freedom
Flyers of Tuskegee;
Game of Thrones: Complete First Season;
Gruffalo;Hop;
Howl’s Moving Castle; Hugo; Johnny English Reborn;
Just
Where I Belong; Last Man Standing; Let Me In;Like Crazy; Lion King;
Lost
Empires; Mama I Want to Sing;Mapp & Lucia: Series 1;Mapp & Lucia:
Series 2;Puss in Boots;Rise and Fall of Margaret Thatcher;Shades;Snow White:
Deadly
Summer;Son
of No One; Song of Lunch;Spirit of the Forest; Stuck Between Stations;Surprise
Little Guys: The Cat in the Hat; The Brief:: Complete Collection;Three
Musketeers; Tin Tin; Tinker, Tailor Soldier Spy; Tooth Fairy 2;
Tower
Heist; Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1; Warrior’s Heart;
Wyatt
Earp’s Revenge; Under the Hammer
Ventress
Memorial Library, 15 Library Plaza, Marshfield,
MA 02050
781-834-5535 www.ventresslibrary.org
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10 – 8, Fri. and Sat. 10 – 4, Closed
Sunday
Closed
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