VENTRESS VOICE
Newsletter of the Ventress
Memorial Library
Marshfield, Massachusetts
JUNE 2012 Volume 19, No. 5
FRIENDS
BOOKSALE IS JUNE 23rd
Volunteers
Needed
The
Friends of the Ventress Memorial Library in Marshfield will hold their semi-annual
booksale on Saturday, June 23, 2012 from 10 am to 2 pm. Come browse an
extensive collection of books, music and videos. There will be bargains galore!
The sale is held in the library’s Program Room. Volunteers are needed to help
prepare for the sale on Friday and during sale hours on Saturday. All proceeds
are used to benefit the library. Donations of gently used books are gratefully
accepted at the library’s main desk. For more information, or to volunteer to
help, please call the library at 781-834-5535.
SAVE THE DATE! LIBRARY OPEN DURING SUNDAY SUMMERFEST
The
library be open for business from 11-4 on Sunday, July 8th, the date
of Marshfield’s
Summerfest. Come browse books at a sidewalk sale and listen to storyteller Big
Ryan provide family entertainment. Mark your calendar now. . .more details to
follow!
FLOOD PLAIN MAPS AVAILABLE IN
DIRECTOR’S OFFICE
Library
Director Ellen Riboldi, met with Marshfield’s
Building Inspector Michael Clancy to receive FEMA flood plain maps of Marshfield and educational
brochures. Thousands of houses in town are located in flood plain areas, which
has an impact on insurance rates. To view the maps contact the library at
781-834-5535 and speak with the director.
THANK
YOU TO BROWNIE TROOP #81333
Did you
know that the flowers in pots maintained outside the library are the work of
brownies? That’s right. . .a Girl Scout Brownie troop in Marshfield takes care
of planting, watering and keeping these displays fresh. A big thank you to the
girls and their leaders!
MARSHFIELD PREPARES FOR SUMMER RESIDENT INFLUX
According
to the town’s website, Marshfield
has a yearly population of about 25,000 people which grows to about 40,000 in
the summer months. The town’s beaches, restaurants, businesses and town
services prepare for this influx of people to our town. The library is no
exception. We are busy buying the latest titles for library patrons to enjoy
over the summer. We also have computers available in the Reference area for
out-of-towners to check their e-mail and surf the Web. Don’t miss the Summerfest event scheduled for
Sunday, July 8th. How nice to live and work in a resort community. Marshfield offers much
year-round, but even more in the summer. Have fun!
BACKROOM
BAILIWICK
By Nancy
Kelly, Head of Technical Services
TRAVEL PLANNING COURSE OFFERED IN JUNE
Thinking about your next family vacation?
Considering a first time cruise? Trying to figure out various tour options?
Want to travel but not sure how to go solo?
Our four-part course is designed to introduce
would-be travelers to the tools and resources necessary to make informed trip
planning choices. Our topics will
include:
June 8 -Senior Travel – Road Scholar ambassador Rochelle Kruger, an
experienced world traveler and ambassador from the nationally acclaimed Elderhostel
Program, will be joining us for an informative discussion of travel options for
seniors.
June 15 -Cruise Planning – Linda Ford of Cruise Planners in Hanson MA will
be presenting an informative talk on the why’s and wherefore’s of planning for
a cruise vacation.
June 22 -Travel Agent Resources – Cathy Mezzacappa of Marshfield Travel Advisors
will be on hand to answer all your questions regarding how, when and why to use
the knowledge and expertise of a travel professional.
June 29 -Basic Travel Research – Nancy Kelly, adult services librarian from the
Ventress Memorial Library, will present an array of print and non-print travel
resources available at the library. The
discussion will also touch upon Internet research tips.
All classes meet from 10-11:30 a.m in the Program
Room at the library.
Drop in registration is accepted. The charge for
the entire series is $20; individual classes are available at a charge of
$5. Please make all checks payable to
the Marshfield Council on Aging Boosters. For additional information, please
contact the Marshfield Council on Aging or the Ventress Library.
CHILDREN’S CORNER
By Wendy Ward, Head
of Children’s Services
SUMMER
READING PROGRAM
KICKS-OFF!
It’s
summertime in Marshfield
and we have a lot going on in the Children’s Room!
Overall
registration for the summer reading program: Dream Big! Read (sponsored by your
local library, the Massachusetts Library System, the Boston Bruins, and the
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners) will begin on Monday, June 18th
in the children’s room of the library. The program is primarily geared to
elementary school age children but we do have performers appropriate for
younger children as well, including singer/guitarist Mama Steph. Children who wish to participate in the
summer reading program may be either reading independently, or may be read to
by an adult. Please pick up a flyer/calendar in the children’s room for further
information, go to our website: www.ventresslibrary.org,
or call Wendy Ward at 781-834-5535. Our kick-off performance for Dream Big!
Read: Celebrating Reading
in Story and Song, presented by singers
Roger
Tincknell and Davis Bates (funded by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural
Council) will take place on Wednesday, June 27th at 2 p.m. This is a family performance and free tickets
to the event will be available beginning Monday, June 18th in the
Children’s Room of the library. In addition, Music and Me, a program presented
by Marshfield Kindercare and Learning
Center geared to 2-4 year
olds and their parents/caregivers, will be presented on Thursday, June 28th
at 10 a.m. Space is limited, and sign-up
will begin on Monday, June 11th in the Children’s Room.
CIRCULATION STATS AND CHAT
By Amy Boivin, Head of Circulation Services
Teen Board Game Night 2
Teen
Board Game Night is back for round two on Thursday June 28, 2012 from 5:30pm to
7:30pm. Join us and play some of your favorite board games with your friends
and the teen librarian! There will also be pizza and refreshments to go around.
Ages 11 to 17 welcome. Sign-up is required. Please contact Amy at the library
at 781-834-5535 or email aboivin@ocln.org to sign-up.
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 15,238 items in May!
REFERENCE NOTES
By Chris Woods, Head of Reference Services
PATRIOT
LEDGER AND MARSHFIELD
MARINER BACK-ISSUE SEARCHING COMING THIS MONTH TO LIBRARY’S WEBSITE
We are
most pleased to announce the library has acquired a license to offer patrons
full text searching capability in back issues of our two local newspapers. We
are in the process of setting up access links on www.ventresslibrary.org. Stay tuned
for details!
Meanwhile,
make use of all our electronic databases and Reference e-books by clicking the
“Reference Databases” tab on the top of the library website. Go on in and look
around. You will see the library offers access to book, magazine and newspaper
articles. Also see the Auto Repair database, Consumer Reports, GRE, SAT and
career professional test study materials, Heritage Quest census information and
much more!
JENKS JAZZ AND JIVE
By Karen Jenks, Library Assistant
June CD
Pick of the Month is “Tuskegee,” by Lionel Richie
Tuskegee is Lionel Richie's venture with country artists who perform with
him on 13 of his most popular songs. Each song is brilliantly
orchestrated and the superb harmonies he achieves with each artist are
incredibly crisp. The album is titled after his birthplace, Tuskegee,
Alabama, and the college he attended, Tuskegee Institute, where he
graduated with a degree in economics. While in college Richie formed
several R&B groups, and in the late 1960s joined the Commodores, a group
that enjoyed many dance and pop hits. During the 1980s Richie embarked on
a solo career as one of the most successful ballad singer/songwriters of
the decade. Richie's venture with veteran country artists (Willie Nelson and Kenny
Rogers) and newcomers (Jason Aldean and Little Big Town) strikes a
beautiful chord. He's in party mode on "Dancing on the Ceiling" with
Rascal Flatts and "All Night Long" with Jimmy Buffett, then switches gears
to deliver flawless harmonies on "My Love" with Kenny Chesney, "Endless
Love" with Shania Twain and "Sail On" with Tim McGraw.
Richie's album conveys the timelessness and cross-over capacity of truly
great songs that sound exciting and electric today.
Tuskegee is Lionel Richie's venture with country artists who perform with
him on 13 of his most popular songs. Each song is brilliantly
orchestrated and the superb harmonies he achieves with each artist are
incredibly crisp. The album is titled after his birthplace, Tuskegee,
Alabama, and the college he attended, Tuskegee Institute, where he
graduated with a degree in economics. While in college Richie formed
several R&B groups, and in the late 1960s joined the Commodores, a group
that enjoyed many dance and pop hits. During the 1980s Richie embarked on
a solo career as one of the most successful ballad singer/songwriters of
the decade. Richie's venture with veteran country artists (Willie Nelson and Kenny
Rogers) and newcomers (Jason Aldean and Little Big Town) strikes a
beautiful chord. He's in party mode on "Dancing on the Ceiling" with
Rascal Flatts and "All Night Long" with Jimmy Buffett, then switches gears
to deliver flawless harmonies on "My Love" with Kenny Chesney, "Endless
Love" with Shania Twain and "Sail On" with Tim McGraw.
Richie's album conveys the timelessness and cross-over capacity of truly
great songs that sound exciting and electric today.
DISHIN’
FROM THE KITCHEN
By Jane Covitz, Library Assistant
Summer
is just about here and with that comes seasonal cook-outs and the question
“What should I bring?” My go-to is usually guacamole. It’s easy, fresh, and
healthy! It’s also quick, which is great. Whenever I need to make something for
an occasion I always seem to go back to my favorite cookbooks like those by Ina
Garten (Barefoot Contessa), Giada De Laurentiis, and anything by America’s Test
Kitchen. “Food Network Magazine” has a
new cookbook out called “1,000 Easy Recipes,” where I found quite a few great
new recipes. Here is my tried and true recipe for guacamole (it makes about 3
cups).
JANE’S
GUACAMOLE
3 or 4
avocados (the dark almost black ones)
Half of
a small red onion diced
1 small
jalapeno ,seeded and diced
2 plum
tomatoes, diced
1 half
cup of fresh chopped cilantro
1 can of
black beans, rinsed(optional)
Juice of
1 lime
Salt
and pepper to taste
Mash avocados
with a fork or potato masher, add onion and jalpeno. Add cilantro and salt and
pepper, mix in tomatoes and beans (I leave mine a little on the chunky side so I
don’t mash too much.) Serve with tortilla chips and ENJOY!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Mark Your Calendars!
Monday, June 18, 10 a.m. Registration begins for
summer reading program “Dream, Big, Read” in the Children’s Room.
Registration is ongoing throughout the summer. Many programs are scheduled
throughout the summer. Pick up a calendar to see dates/times of performances
and activities to mark your home calendars.
Tuesday, June 19, 4:30 – 6 p.m., VML Classic Book
Group,
Two Barbara Kingsolver books – choice one or read both – “The Bean Trees” and
“Animal, Vegetable, Miracle.”
Fridays, June 8, 15, 22 and 29, 10 a.m., Travel
Planning Course at the Library, part of the
“Opportunities” Lifelong Learning Program. Call 781-834-5535 and ask Nancy
Kelly for details. Register for all four sessions ($20) or individual ones ($5
each).
Wednesday, June 27, 2 p.m., Summer reading program
kick-off performance by singers Roger Tincknell and Davis Bates. Free tickets available in the
Children’s Room starting June 18.
Thursday, June 28, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., Teen Board
Game Night 2.
Sunday, July 8th, 11 – 4, Marshfield Summerfest
family fun day
Ventress
Memorial Library, 15 Library Plaza, Marshfield,
MA 02050
781-834-5535 www.ventresslibrary.org
Hours Mon. –Thurs.
10 – 8, Fri. and Sat. 10 – 4,
Closed Sunday
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