Our August 2021 Newsletter |
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Our heartfelt thanks go to our kind and patient patrons. The Library renovation is nearly complete! Final paving is happening today, and the green roof has been installed, and retention basin work and front landscaping is underway.
The Library is unable to open to the public as planned on Monday, August 23, 2021, due to delays in raw materials, fabrication, and shipping. Without the remaining shelving, we cannot put away relocated items or finish shelving the collections.
Additionally, COVID, weather, and other vendor issues have delayed various installations and trainings on the A/V System, new Xerox copiers, key cards and alarm/security camera, printer release software, and PC reservation software. Phones are not yet installed. While there are several punch list items we can work around, we cannot plan workflow, or learn and practice systems that have not yet been implemented, nor can we open to the public if it is not safe to do so.
Construction specialists from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) -- our grant funders -- visited this week to review the project. They were pleased with the design and had some feedback. MBLC advised remaining closed completely for two full weeks AFTER everything is set up so staff have time to acclimate - MBLC does not condone the partial opening we had intended and said we must either be fully open at 60 hours/week or closed, which puts us into September for reopening to the public. Dates will be announced as soon as possible. In the meantime, please continue to hold materials at home and use digital resources shared at www.graftonlibrary.org/digital.
A ribbon cutting ceremony is still on schedule for 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 1, 2021. Further celebrations will take place next summer.
We know how disappointing this is for the community, key stakeholders, and donors. Please know staff are doing everything in their power to be ready for opening day, we miss you, and thank you for your patience!
Beth Gallaway,
Library Director
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In August, we packed and moved! Key turnover happened Friday August 13. Most furniture and shelving was installed. Landscaping continued. Final paving and multiple trainings have been scheduled. AMH installation was completed and staff were trained. We are looking forward to reopening in September!
Check out construction photos in albums on our Facebook Page:
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Upcoming Library Planning & Building
Committee Meetings
Library Planning and Building Committee
Monday September 13, 2021 6 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada); Interiors SubCommittee to follow at 7pm.
Join Zoom Meeting:
Meeting ID: 817 5988 1407
Passcode: 430234
Dial: (646) 558-8656
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Dead Witch Walking
by Kim Harrison
Rachel Morgan is a runner with the
Inderland Runner Services, apprehending law-
breakers throughout Cincinnati. She is also a witch, one of the many Inderlanders who
revealed themselves after a genetically engineered virus wiped out 50 percent of
humanity. Witches, warlocks, vampires, werewolves and the creatures of dreams and
nightmares have lived beside humans for centuries, hiding their powers. But now
they have stopped hiding, and nothing will be the same! On the run with a contract on her
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head, Rachel reluctantly teams up with Ivy, Inderland's best runner, and a living vampire. Fun, sassy, filled with action, humor, and romance, Dead Witch Walking is the perfect summer read for anyone who likes vampires, paranormal fantasy, romance, or just a great beach book. Dead Witch Walking is the first in this series, with 17 exciting books to follow.
Request as a book, CD Audiobook, e-book or e-audio. Also available on Hoopla with your GPL card as an e-book and e-audio.
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OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
GRAFTON LAND TRUST
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Mind & Body Series - Teen/Adult Spotlight |
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The Grafton Public Library & Grafton Land Trust invite you to exercise your mind and body this summer! Grab your hiking boots, a good book, and explore the beautiful local trails around town.
Local Girl Scout Gold Award candidate Madison Berardi created the Grafton Land Trust Reference Guide that is now available for checkout at the Library (and all 4 elementary schools!) and we are in the process of developing a series of booklists and social media promotions encouraging residents to exercise body and mind: take a hike with a good book! Madison's beautifully photographed and captioned fact-filled guide book might be a good place to start.
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While we are closed to the public, material can be returned at any C/W MARS library, and holds can be picked up at another library.
To select a different library when placing a hold, sign into your account and place a hold/holds on the preferred item(s). Choose the Pickup location from the pop-up menu listing of C/W MARS libraries as seen in picture above.
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Our Library of Things will be available for checkout again soon, and filtered Wi-Fi hotspots and cake pans are the newest editions to the collection. CHose from our selection of board games, card games, equipment, instruments, tools, kits and more! |
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Freegal® is a free music service from the Grafton Public library. Freegal offers access to 16 million+ songs, 1 million + albums , and 40,000+ music videos, including Sony Music’s catalog of legendary artists, and over 15,000 music videos. In total the collection is comprised of music from over 28,000 labels. New music available the same day it shows up on Amazon or iTunes–new content added daily. There is no software to download, and there are no digital rights management (DRM) restrictions.
Library users can stream up to 3 hours of music per day, and download — to keep — up to 3 downloads a week.
Freegal features over 600,000 popular artists and includes music from over 100 different countries. Best of all, Freegal allows unlimited simultaneous access for the library for both downloads and streaming — no holds, no wait times!
Patrons create their own listening experience. Choose to stream entire albums, parts of albums if desired, or audio books, individual songs, or pre-created playlists.
Create your own playlist. Keep it private for your own personal use, or submit to the Library for publication. We’ve created our own playlists, too!
Not sure where to begin? Watch a YouTube tutorial created by our very own Sarah Banister!
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The EcoTarium museum of science and nature in Worcester, Massachusetts offers an indoor-outdoor experience to visitors of all ages. Guests are encouraged to explore three floors of indoor interactive exhibits, live animal habitats, exciting shows in the digital planetarium, daily Science Discovery programs, hikes through forest and meadow nature trails, outdoor imaginative play, and a train ride around the 45+ acre campus (seasonal).
NOTE: Virtual passes are available for the Boston Children's Museum, Boston Museum of Science, MA Audubon Society, and Roger Williams Park and Zoo; all other passes are suspended. Visit graftonlibrary.org/passes/ for details.
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Discovery Museum
Free Friday Nights
The Museum will be open with free admission every Friday night over the summer through Friday, September 3rd, from 4:30 to 7:30pm, and the first Friday night of each month during the school year. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED.
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See all of our upcoming LIVE and PASSIVE PROGRAM events, including Children & Teens:
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See what is
happening
around town:
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Virtual Book Discussion: Reads Well With Others Book Group |
Monday, August 30
7:30 PM
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Virtual Book Discussion: Inspirational Book Group |
Tuesday, August 31
7:30 PM
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Teen - for grades 6-12 and their caregivers
Children - for ages 0-grade 5 and their caregivers
Wowbrary - weekly new releases of library materials in digital and physical formats.
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FRIENDS OF THE
GRAFTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
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FRIENDS UPDATE
Board Meetings via Zoom are announced on Facebook:
Next Friends Board Meeting:
Tuesday August 24
7:30 PM
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