VENTRESS VOICE
Newsletter of the Ventress
Memorial Library
Marshfield, Massachusetts
FEBRUARY 2013 Volume 20, No. 2
VENTRESS LIBRARY CULTURAL SERIES
CONTINUES
By Chris
Woods, Head of Reference Services
Saturday, February 9 (snow date
February 16), 2:30 p.m., Saturday Concert, “Solo Pieces for the Piano: Chopin and Schubert,” with pianist Sarah Haera Tocco.
Free, no tickets required. Refreshments! CONCERT
POSTPONED UNTIL SATURDAY, FEB. 16 DUE TO EXPECTED SNOW
CONDITIONS. . .
Since her debut at
Carnegie Weill Recital Hall in New
York as an accompanist in 1986, Ms. Sarah Tocco has
maintained a very active concert pianist career. Her recent CD with the
music of Brahms, Chopin and Schubert is a favorite among music enthusiasts
around the globe. Known for her poetic and intellectual interpretation of
Romantic era, Ms. Tocco brings the artistry of solo piano to the stage with
confidence and grace. Currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts in
Piano Performance at Boston University, Ms. Tocco holds both MM and BM from Manhattan School
of Music in New York.
Saturday, March 9,
2:00 p.m., Saturday Concert, “Native Irish Music Returns!” Native Irish musician
Eamonn Sheehan returns with his friend Irish music legend Patsy Whelan. Free,
no tickets required. Refreshments!
We welcome back Eamonn
on guitar and vocals and Patsy on fiddle and vocals for foot stompin’ authentic
Irish music and some American-Irish favorites as well. Sing-a-long encouraged.
Bring the family. A Marshfield tradition!
Tuesday, March 19, 6
– 7:30 p.m., Tuesday Night Lecture, “Irish-American Catholic Genealogy,” Genealogist
Michael Brophy. Free, no registration or tickets required. Program is funded by
a Marshfield
Cultural Council grant.
In honor of St.
Patrick’s Day month, we bring back professional genealogist and lecturer
Michael Brophy, this time to focus on researching Irish ancestors. Bring your
questions and memories of loved ones!
CHILDREN’S CORNER
By Wendy Ward, Head of Children’s
Services
Winter/Spring story times have
begun. Please pick up a flyer in the
children’s room or check out our website for more information. Singer/guitarist
Mama Steph will return on Saturday, February 16th at 10:30 a.m. to
entertain the preschool set and their parents/guardians. No registration is necessary to attend Mama
Steph’s performance. We are still hoping
to add more participants to our Grade School Book Discussion Group. If your child is in 4th or 5th
grade and would like to join our group, please contact Wendy Ward at
781-834-5535.
CIRC STATS and CHAT
By Amy
Boivin, Head of Circulation Services
Pastel Painting Workshop Huge
Success
Our favorite artist Gregory Maichack came back to the
Ventress Library with his new pastel painting workshop, “Monet’s Mirror” on
Thursday January 31, 2013. The workshop had a full class signed up with 18
people in attendance. We hope to be able to have Mr. Maichack back again next
year!
Zinio: OCLN Provides On-Line
Magazine Service
Get free magazines sent to your device or to your
computer! Login with your library card at www.ocln.org/zinio and sign-up. Zinio for
Libraries provides a quick and easy way for patrons to read digital copies of
their favorite magazines through a digital platform that recreates magazines
page-for-page, including full color pictures. Simply by using your library
card, patrons will be able to read, interact with, and explore the largest
selection of magazines anywhere. Compatible with iPad, iPhone, Kindle Fire,
Android, PC and Mac. Best of all, there are no wait periods or holds, current
issues are immediately available to any patron with a library card.
Got Suggestions?
Did you know the library has a suggestion list at the
circulation desk? Are you searching for a book, DVD, CD, etc. that you can’t
seem to find at the library? Suggest it to us! If we can get our hands on a
copy of it from our vendors then we will try and order it. Please feel free to
keep checking back with our staff to see if we were able to order the item. We
want to see our patrons happy, of course!
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 check out our Live Facebook Reader’s Advisory,
anytime, anywhere! 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.
Ventress
Memorial Library, 15 Library Plaza, Marshfield,
MA 02050
781-834-5535 www.ventresslibrary.org “Like”
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Hours Mon. –
Thurs. 10 – 8, Fri. and Sat. 10 – 4,
Closed Sunday
Closed
Monday, February 18, for Presidents Day
Newsletter
staff: Chris Woods, Editor; Jaclyn
Robinson, Artist
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