It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Paula Dacoles, a member of the Jacob Edward Library Board of Trustees, on October 2nd, 2014.

 

Paula served representing the Trust since 1986, most recently as Board of Trustees Financial Director. A moment of silence was observed at the October Board of Trustees meeting in her honor, and she will be greatly missed.

We now offer discounted passes to Old Sturbridge Village through our museum pass program! 

 

The pass grants 

50% off daytime admission for up to 4 individuals.

 

Passes are available on a first-come first-served basis, although Southbridge residents may call ahead to reserve passes for a specific day. 

 

Thank you to the Friends of the Jacob Edwards Library for sponsoring this program!

 

Check out our website for more details and information on all of the free and discounted passes we offer to local museums and attractions.

    

Curious about how to download ebooks to your ereader or tablet - or even just how to use it in the first place? 

Would you like to learn how to use the library catalog to renew your items online or request an interlibrary loan?

How about some assistance getting started with genealogy or a research topic?

For any of these topics and more, you can now "Book a Librarian!"

Call 508-764-5426 or email [email protected] to schedule a 

20-30 minute appointment.

All teens are invited to take our survey! Tell us what you want to see at JEL!

  

    

Tickets will be available at the Information Desk, $2 per ticket or 3 for $5. All proceeds will benefit FOJEL, and their support of the library's programs and events. 

The raffle drawing will be held following our holiday concert, featuring Michael Caprera and Hunter Foote, on Thursday, December 4th! The concert begins at 6:30 p.m., and the raffle drawing will be held at 7:30. The winner needs not be present to win, but we hope to see you there!

  

  

Food for Fines - Annual Food Drive 2014

November's JEL Staff Picks 

All teens and tweens (ages 12-18) are welcome to join us for Teen Tuesdays! Stop by every Tuesday for video gaming, crafts, movies, Anime, and more - we'll have something different every week.

 

This month's schedule:

Nov 4th: Wii Gaming Day - Did you know that the library has a Wii? Come downstairs to the Pioppi Room to hang out and play videogames.

 

Nov. 11th: Library Closed for Veterans Day

 

Nov. 18th: Hunger Games Trivia - Get ready for the release of Mockingjay, Part 1! Test your knowledge of all things Hunger Games.

 

Nov. 25th: Anime Day - Hang out with other Anime fans - we'll be showing Legend of the Millennium Dragon (rated PG-13).

 

Teen and Tween Chess Club 

Every other Saturday from 10:30 a.m. - Noon, stop by the Teen area to play chess! You can get lessons from Adam & Ben Piche, who will be there to help, or just challenge them to a match.  

This month's dates are November 1st and November 15th.

All are welcome to join us for a discussion of Markus Zusak's The Book Thief in the Reading Room. New participants are always welcome (no commitment!) - copies of next month's book, Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout, are available at the Information Desk for checkout. 

 

"It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still.

By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, left behind there by accident, and it is her first act of book thievery.

So begins a love affair with books and words, as Liesel, with the help of her accordian-playing foster father, learns to read. Soon she is stealing books from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife's library, wherever there are books to be found.

But these are dangerous times. When Liesel's foster family hides a Jewish fist-fighter in their basement, Liesel's world is both opened up, and closed down.

In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time." 

The Jacob Edwards Library is pleased to present an art exhibit by Monica Elefterion and Bayda Asbridge, which will be on display for the month of November. Please join us on Thursday, November 6 for a reception for the artists - light refreshments will be served.

 

Schooled in the fine arts and communication arts, Monica Wagner Elefterion keeps busy in her studio at the Mind Barn in southern Worcester County, MA. She came upon wool felting in Australia and since then limited her artistic palette to merino wool and fibers.  Her day job in Marketing and Public Relations at the Worcester Art Museum keeps her involved with 51 centuries of art along with new and emerging artists.  She is co-founder of the Mind Barn Learning Center and Monica's Garden. 

 

Born in Syria, raised in Kuwait, Bayda Al-Jurdi Asbridge has also lived in England and Vermont, and now resides in MA. In Feb. 2012, Bayda started taking Japanese weaving (Saori) classes. Once she started weaving, it seemed that her life had become a full circle, as she originally came from a culture famous for its textiles (Syrian Damask fabric) and craft. Weaving has become a principle form of artistic expression. Now, Bayda works as an art teacher at Worcester Art Museum, as an Arabic-English interpreter at UMASS Medical Centers, and as an ESL teacher for the Hudson-Maynard adult Education Center in Hudson, MA. 

Library Box Office: Moonrise Kingdom

"Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore -- and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle. 

All screenings are held in the Pioppi Room, lower level.

Meet a Civil War Soldier

Monday, November 17 at 6:30 p.m.

 

Just in time for the 151st anniversary of the Gettysburg Address! 

 

A historical reenactor will portray a Civil War Soldier from the Connecticut 27th who ends his tale explaining that he is planning on going down to that service at the new cemetery and hopes that President Lincoln won't give too long a speech.

The Mysteries of the Internet with 

Eric Silverberg of Google

Thursday, November 20 at 6:30 p.m.

 

Have you ever wondered what actually happens when you type a web address into your computer? Where does that address go, how does it get there, and is it safe along the way? How is the web different than broadcast media and the telephone system? Is the Internet reliable, and if so, how does it stay that way? What about electronic communications, like email? How do they get to the right person and no one else? In this talk, we'll explore how the Internet functions at a high level and why it's actually not even the same everywhere in the world.