In this Newsletter: Note from the Director, Expansion Update, Reading Challenges, March Events, Learning Resources & Databases, High Demand Holds, Spotlight on Fiction and more |
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Happy Women's History (Herstory?) Month!
At this time of year, the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners is busy promoting their annual Legislative Agenda. Please take the time to review the FY22 Agenda at http://mblclegislativeagenda.com/. Grafton has received the first of two payments of around $14,000 in State Aid, which the Board of Library Trustees bank to put towards defraying Library construction costs through the Capital Campaign and cover items of scope of the municipal budget.
Whether you know it or not, state funding for libraries affects Grafton beyond State Aid! The State budgets for library services in seven different accounts in the 7000 category. The MBLC budget provides support for network fees, resulting in a discount for what the Town has to pay to participate n the C/W MARS library network; facilitates statewide delivery, so if we don't own a boo, we can get it for you quickly, inside or outside of our local network; funds the MA Talking Book and Perkins programs for services to the visually impaired; funds The MA Center for the Book programs to support local authors; and of course, pays the MBLC legislators and staff for their advocacy and support services, which includes programs like the Love Your Library Valentines.
We continue to waive fines for overdue library materials. In the absence of a Guilt Jar, members are invited to donate to the Library Gift Account via check to PO BOX 387 Grafton MA 01519, join or donate to the Friends of the Grafton Library, donate to the Capital Campaign or donate to our partner, the Grafton Food Bank, to support their mission to address food insecurity in our community.
Beth Gallaway,
Library Director
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Interior painting is 75% complete, siding is installed, and our estimated substantial completion date is (still!) June 8, 2021.
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 March 1, 2021 6 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting:
Meeting ID: 817 5988 1407
Passcode: 430234
Dial: (646) 558-8656
Library Planning and Building Committee Interiors Subcommittee
Next Date: TBA
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New Children's Newsletter |
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Beanstack Reading Challenges |
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Tutor.com
Student Webinars
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Wed, Mar 3 at 5 PM
Éxitos Estudiantiles, Serie de Web: Habilidades Estudiantiles en español
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Early Childhood Music Class with Apple Tree Arts |
10 AM Fridays
New videos each week, register to receive the password. |
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Mar 5
2:30 pm
Mar 12, Mar 19 & Mar 26
10 AM
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Bookworms Virtual Book Club |
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Virtual Book Discussion:
Not Just for Young Adults Book Group
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Monday, Mar 8
7:30-8:30 PM
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Tutor.com
Student Webinars
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Wed, Mar 10 at 5 PM
Student Success Webinar Series: Critical Thinking & Research Skills
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Virtual Book Discussion:
Daytimers' Book Group
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Tuesday, Mar 16
1:30-2:30 PM
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Virtual Book Discussion: GPL Mystery Book Group |
Tuesday, Mar 16
7:30-8:30 PM
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Tutor.com
Student Webinars
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Wed, Mar 17 at 5 PM
Student Success Webinar Series: Stress Management
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Virtual Book Discussion:
Reads Well With Others Book Group
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Monday, Mar 22
6:00 - 6:30 PM
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Susan B Anthony -
Failure is Impossible
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Friday, Mar 26
1:00 - 8:00 PM
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Virtual Book Discussion: Reads Well With Others Book Group |
Monday, Mar 29
7:30-8:30 PM
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Virtual Book Discussion: Inspirational Book Group |
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See all of our upcoming LIVE and PASSIVE PROGRAM events: |
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See what's happening around town: |
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Our Favorite Home Learning Resources |
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NEW! - Scholastic Teachables |
Scholastic Teachables is a digital collection of worksheets, lesson plans, learning games, and more for grades Pre-K to 8! Formerly known as Scholastic Printables, Teachables offers printable activities for any subject: math, science, reading comprehension, STEM, writing, and beyond. Download printable lesson plans, reading passages, games and puzzles, clip art, bulletin board ideas, and skills sheets for kids in any grade. |
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Free Tutoring from Tutor.com |
Get free 1-on-1 live, virtual tutoring from tutor.com. Access knowledgeable, vetted K-12 tutors in a variety of academic subjects from 2-9 pm daily!
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Pairs classic video storybooks with nonfiction books from Scholastic
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Art classes and music lessons for guitar, cello, flute, piano, voice and more |
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Personalized language learning via website or app - over 100 languages available |
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Get streaming music and free downloads
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With your Grafton Public Library card you can now access 20,000 comics, graphic novels and manga, with no holds or wait time! Your LibraryPass includes popular titles for all age ranges and interests, like Avatar: The Last Airbender, Big Nate, Bone, How to Draw Manga, Kirby, March, My Little Pony, Stranger Things, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, from publishers like Disney, TokyoPop and Dark Horse. Log in with your library card barcode and PIN to access 24/7. Download the app through iTunes or Google Play and start reading now!
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This resource for teens provides introductory information on the full range of topics (including COVID-19) that may be interesting or important to teens, including health and wellness, finances, education, voting, driving, substance use/abuse, sex and sexuality, and more.
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Virtual Program: Boggle
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: Family Tabletopics
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: Guess in 10 Animal Planet
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: Guess in 10 Cities
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: Guess in 10 Sports
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: Haikubes
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: Monikers
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: On a Scale of One to T-Rex
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: Paint Chip Poetry
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: Pictopia Disney
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: Pictopia Harry Potter
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: Pictopia Star Wars
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: Rememory
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: Scattergories Categories
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: StoryCubes
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: Tall Tales
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: The Game of Things
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: The Storymatic
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: Wits & Wagers Family
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: Writing Prompts
Try out these writing prompts at home! |
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Spotlight on Fiction: Amish Romance |
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Amish romance is a literary subgenre of Christian fiction featuring Amish characters, but written and read mostly by evangelical Christian women. An industry term for Amish romance novels is "bonnet rippers" because most feature a woman in a bonnet on the cover, and "bonnet ripper" is a play on the term "bodice ripper" from classic romance novels.
The appeal of Amish romance lies in the books’ G-rated, wholesome nature, a public fascination with Amish culture, and storylines which appeal to an evangelical readership.
Best-selling and popular authors include Wanda Brunstetter, Cindy Woodsmall, Suzanne Woods Fisher, Shelley Shepherd Gray, Patricia Davids, Beth Wiseman, and Beverly Lewis, whose 1997 novel The Shunning paved the way for the current Amish fiction boom.
An Amish romance novel is guaranteed to have a happily-ever-after that will efficiently and tidily resolve all the loose ends and bring the hero and heroine together, and for a few moments, you may feel like all is right and just and makes perfect sense. An Amish romance could be the balm you need in an often-troubling world.
In The Hope by Patricia Davids, Amish widow Ruth Mast wants nothing to do with the handsome man from her past who just returned to Cedar Grove. Ruth learned the hard way that Owen Mast’s restlessness always causes trouble. But when a little Amish girl appears on Owen’s porch, lost and afraid, Ruth has no choice but to help the man who only ever causes heartbreak…
All Owen wanted was to make amends with Ruth and her family. He never imagined that little Grace—or the strange mystery surrounding her—would bring him closer to Ruth. Or that a tender and unexpected attraction would quickly take hold of them both. But even a wandering heart can grow roots…when there is hope for love.
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Friends of the Grafton Public Library |
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FRIENDS UPDATE
Next Friends Board Meeting: March 23, 2021 7:30pm
The Friends gifted the library $3,000 towards museum passes and the Summer Reading Program. Thank you Friends!
We circulated 293 museum passes to 20 attractions in 2020. Two museum are doing e-tickets. We just renewed Garden in the Woods and Roger Williams Park & Zoo. We have tried to keep on top of closures and reopenings dues to COVID-19. https://graftonlibrary.org/passes/
The Friends are planning a Spring Fundraiser in lieu of the Egg Hung, and a Spring Book Sale on the Common.
Stay tuned for details!
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