VENTRESS VOICE
Newsletter of the Ventress
Memorial Library
Marshfield, Massachusetts
SEPTEMBER 2013 Volume 20, No. 9
SEPTEMBER AT THE
VENTRESS LIBRARY
By Chris Woods, Acting Director
Since childhood, I always have
loved September. The air is turning cooler at night, but days often are warmed
by “Indian Summer” sun. New books and notebooks are cracked open and school
assignments entice industry and imagination. All is well here at the Ventress
Library this September. Students of all ages are back at school and using the
Reference Department resources, including this month’s featured database
“Testing and Education
Reference Center.”
Stop by the department for handouts about using this resource and request a
demo from one of our librarians. The Ventress Library Cultural Series kicks off
the 2013-2014 season with a local history lecture on September 10 about the
glory days of Scituate’s Cliff Hotel and a free concert on September 14
featuring Quintessential Brass. Children’s story and craft times are ramping up
for the season. You may notice some building improvements inside and out of the
library. The exterior was recently pressure washed and looks so much brighter.
Plans are in the works to paint, and to landscape the library grounds. Inside
the library, you will see new area rugs that define service areas, cleaner
bathrooms, a freshly painted lobby, new paperback book racks and neater signage
throughout the building. The Trustees are looking to enact even more
improvements in the coming months. So stay tuned. . . Yes, September is a good
month indeed at your public library in Marshfield,
Massachusetts!
Head of Circulation Back
from Maternity Leave!
Amy Rosa, Head of Circulation
Services, returned to work this month from maternity leave. She looks forward
to getting back into the swing of things here at the Ventress Memorial Library.
Circ Stats: The library circulated 17,888
items in August!
JENKS JAZZ AND JIVE
By Karen Jenks, Library Assistant
CD of the Month – True Believers – Darius Rucker – Country
With his latest release,
singer/songwriter/musician Darius Rucker has created a collection of songs that
celebrate life’s joys and sorrows, family, love and good times. The lead singer of the pop-rock group Hootie
and the Blowfish broke into country music in 2008. His first solo effort, Learn To Live, earned him the Country Music Association’s “New
Artist of the Year” award, and last year Rucker was inducted into Nashville’s Grand Ole
Opry, an organization that includes country music’s finest artists past and
present. Rucker has carved a highly
successful crossover career in country music, and True Believers adds to his accomplishments in this genre.
Born and raised in Charleston, S.C.,
Rucker always wanted to pursue his love of singing and music. While attending college at the University of South Carolina
in Columbia, he
and classmates Mark Bryan, Jim “Soni” Sonefeld, and Dean Felber formed Hootie
& the Blowfish in 1986 and began their musical journey playing gigs at
clubs and bars in the local area. Each
member of the group made a pact to pursue a career in music, and their bond
paid off when the group’s debut CD Cracked
Rear View was the best selling album in 1995. It has since sold over 16 million copies
worldwide.
Several tracks on True Believers pair guest artists with
Rucker to add depth and warmth to already fine compositions. On the single “Wagon Wheel” Rucker is joined
by the members of Lady Antebellum for some quality harmony. The song, originally outlined by Bob Dylan and
completed by Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show, has been on Billboard’s
country music chart for the last eight months.
Sheryl Crow adds a heartfelt vocal performance on “Love Without You,”
while country newcomer Mallary Hope joins Rucker for a dazzling duet on “I Will
Love You Still.”
In August 2013 Rucker performed
with his bandmates and other musical guests at their 11th annual
“Homegrown Weekend” in Charleston. The music and family festival benefits the
Hootie & the Blowfish Foundation, a private non-profit organization that
contributes funds to public education causes in South Carolina. And for 19 years the group has participated
in “Monday after the Masters,” a pro-am golf tournament they established to
raise funds and provide grants for charitable organizations in their home
state.
True Believers, filled with a myriad of musical
emotions, may be Darius Rucker’s
finest effort to date. His music and lyrics clearly reflect gratitude for the
career he always envisioned and contentment with the constant support and love
from family.
BACKROOM BAILIWICK
By Nancy Kelly, Head of Technical
Services
DONATION FUNDS ACQUISITION OF NEW
TITLES FOR ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM
The
library would like to thank the Social Justice Committee of the First Parish Church
Unitarian Universalist of Duxbury for their recent generous donation of $500
which has been used to purchase new titles for the library’s Adult Literacy
collection. A special thanks to Mr. Gene
Anspach and Ms. Amy Hamilton for their assistance in providing a list of
recommended titles. Currently, the
library offers an “English as A Second Language” program for adults. At present, the program has 12 volunteer
tutors. The library provides training,
meeting space and materials. The program is free to any adult in the community
of Marshfield. If you wish to participate in the literacy
program either as a student or a tutor, please contact Acting Director Chris
Woods for details.
VENTRESS VIDEOS
By Jed Phillips, Reference
Associate
Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)
Directed by Roger Michell
Starring Bill Murray, Laura
Linney, Olivia Williams
Hyde Park on Hudson
is the story of the love affair of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (Bill
Murray) and his distant cousin, Margaret “Daisy” Suckley (Laura Linney) and the
weekend in 1939 that King George VI (The same king portrayed in the King’s
Speech) and the queen visit FDR in upstate New York.
Bill Murray is quite possibly my
favorite actor of all time, and this film serves as a good example as to
why. His portrayal of FDR as a witty,
brilliantly insightful yet flawed man results in a compelling and nuanced
character that becomes the focus of every scene he is in. Additionally, Laura Linney excels as cousin
Daisy, star struck by a charming man and the big world he lives in. Also, I must add a well earned honorable
mention for Samuel West’s role as the frustrated, stuttering, yet charming King
George VI, or as FDR calls him, Bertie.
While these three stand out, I was really impressed with the quality of
performance from just about the entire cast.
But how can I sum this film
up? Well, it depends on one’s
perspective, I suppose. Maybe it is a
comedy, a subtle, intelligent comedy where Bill Murray seems to get the joke
long before we do. Perhaps we can
classify it as a docudrama of the meeting of two world leaders? Or possibly it is a romance? I suppose it is a blending of all three, one
that is engaging and thoroughly enjoyable.
Give this film a chance; you will be glad you did. It is located in our extensive DVD collection
under HYD for Hyde Park!
CHILDREN’S CORNER
By “Miss Jen”, Jennifer Malaguti,
Head of Children’s Services
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September 16th Our Kids’ programs will
begin the week of September 16th.
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September 16th Tales for Tots will
begin on September 16 @ 10:30 am on Mon, Tues, Wed until December
11th.
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September 18th Wiggles &
Giggles Storytime for preschool age (3-4) will be held on Wednesdays beginning
Sep 18th-Dec 11th @2pm.
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September 19th Storycraft is back on
Thursdays at 2pm for ages 5-7 until Dec 12th.
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September 21st Our middle school book
group will meet on September 21st at 2:30, ages 12-14 – Monthly Until Dec
14th
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September 26th Our grade school book
group will meet on September 26th from 4:00-4:45 ages 8-11 - Until Dec 20
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October 5th is Duct-Tape Palooza at
the library for ages 8+. We will make simple duct-tape crafts! We will provide duct
tape, but kids are welcome to bring their own as well! Registration is
required and will begin the week of September 16th.
SAVE THE DATE!
Tuesday, September 10, 6:00-7:30, “Memories of the Cliff Hotel”
Book Signing/Lecture
Saturday, September 14, 2:00-3:00, Quintessential
Brass Concert – Free!
Tuesday, September 17, 9:30-11:00 Lifelong Learning
Kick-off/COA - Register for classes
Saturday, September 21, 10:00-12:00 Ventress
Library Lifelong Learning Registration
Tuesday, September 24, 6:00-7:30, Ebooks Class at
Library, Sign up through COA
Saturday, October 19, 2.:00-3:00, “Jazz at the
Ventress” Concert – Free!
Tuesday, October 29, 6:00-7:30, “Genealogy for the
Very Begineer” – Michael Brophy
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staff: Chris Woods, Editor; Jaclyn
Robinson, Artist