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Greenville Public LibraryApril 2014 Newsletter

Deborah Adler Retires

Deborah Adler began working at the Greenville Library in 1971 as a Page, shelving books. She spent the next 42 years here, working in various departments and providing valuable public services. She has checked materials in and out at the circula-tion desk and in the workroom, helped with shared resources, assisted the public in the adult and children’s areas with reference questions, compared gift books to the library’s holdings, covered new books, worked on book sales, and made beautiful book baskets for raffles and gifts. She has been a tireless cheerleader for the library, helping the Friends with fundraising events and accommodat-ing every request made of her by other staff. She has seen many changes during her tenure, but has always been willing to learn something new. When faced with a new project her response is always, “yes, I think I can do that.” She will be very much missed by the staff and patrons alike. We wish her a wonderful retirement, with time for family, to explore volunteer opportunities, and new adventures.

New Children's LibrarianBarbara Wells

We welcome Barbara Wells to the Library staff as our new Children's Librarian. A Smithfield resi-dent, “Miss Babs” was a special education teacher and is a professional librarian who has worked at Providence Public Library, and most recently at the East Smithfield Public Library, where she was the Children's/Youth Services Librarian for almost 13 years. She is a regular contributor to the Rhode Island Library Association Bulletin and responsible for innovative reading programs that involve ele-mentary school children and their caregivers, as well as programs for Head Start and Tri-Town.

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MONEY SMART WEEK: APRIL 5 THROUGH APRIL 12: The Library is participating in this state wide program in conjunction with the Rhode Island Library Association, the American Library Associ-ation, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Rhode Island Treasurer, Gina Raimondo is coming to present the “Unclaimed Property Program” on Wednesday, April 9 from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Reg-istration is required. Please call 949-3630 ext. 1 to register, or sign-up on our on-line calendar at www.yourlibrary.ws.

MUSEUM PASSES: Don't forget to check out our Museum passes for the School Vacation Break in April. We have discount passes for the Boston Children's Museum, Mashan-tucket Pequot Museum & Research Center, Museum of Art-Rhode Island School of Design, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mystic Aquarium, Pawsox, Providence Children's Museum, and Roger Williams Park Zoo. Passes can be reserved in person, on-line at www.yourlibrary.ws, or on the phone at 949-3630 ext. 1.

The KNITTING MAVENS meet on Tuesdays from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. New members are alwayswelcome.

E-READER INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: You can make an ap-pointment with Ben at 949-3630 ext. 1 to have an individual lesson on how to use your Kindle, Nook, or E-Reader.

Members of the MYSTERY BOOK CLUB are meeting to discuss Price of Blood by Declan Hughes on Tuesday, April 1 from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm. New members are always welcome.

Members of the PICNIC TABLE READS BOOK CLUB are meeting to discuss Bakers Tower by Jennifer Haigh on Thursday, April 17 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. New members are always welcome.

Looking for TAX FORMS? The Library has a selec-tion of federal tax forms. State forms are ONLY available by visiting www.tax.state.ri.us/taxforms or by calling 401-574-8970.

A flag was donated to the Library by the director in memory of his father, Joseph La Roux.

RHODE ISLAND HOUS-ING SEMINAR: Repre-sentatives from Rhode Is-land Housing will be at the library on Monday, April 21 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Please call the Rhode Island Housing Office 401-457-1245 to register.

CREATING BETTER IMAGES USINGCOMPOSITION

AND IMAGINATION Presented by Gene Hut-nak Photography on Mon-day, April 14 from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Registration is required. Please call 949-3630 ext. 1 to register, or sign-up on our on-line calendar at www.yourli-brary.ws.

In Memoriam: Former employee Shirley (Battey) Eagleson passed away on March 14. Memorial donations are being accepted at the Library.

Sally Ann Martone is displaying her water-colors

Doris Bridgehouse is exhibiting her Nature photographs in the Castle Display Case.

AN EVENING OF ASTRONOMYMonday, April 21st 7-8:30pm

Dave Huestis and Sandi Brenner will be hosting an evening astronomy event. The program will start inside with an overview of the Spring sky.If the skies are clear we will be going out to observe. If the weatherdoes not cooperate there will be an indoor program and Q&A. Please call 401-949-3630 Ext.1 to register or visit us online at www.yourlibrary.ws

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Children’s Department NewsStoryhours

The spring session of storyhours is now in progress. Please call the library to check on availability. All sessions are pre-registered.

Turtle-Time for ages 1 1/2- 2 1/2 years accompanied by a caregiver, Mondays at 10:15 or 11:15 am.

Toddler Storyhours for ages 2 1/2-3 1/2 years accompanied by a caregiver, Fridays at 10:15 or 11:15 am.

Preschool Storyhours for ages 3 1/2-5 1/2 years, Wednesdays from 10:30-11:15 am or 1:00-1:45 pm. Lego EventCome to our monthly Lego Event on Saturday, April 5 from 3-4 pm. Ev-eryone between the ages of 5 1/2-11 is welcome. LEGOs are provided; there is no need to bring your own. There will be challenges, free build time and more! Hope to see you there. Sign up is required. Call the library at 949-3630 ext.2 to reg-ister beginning April 1.

Jelly Bean Baby AnimalsOn Monday, April 14 at 4 pm, children ages 6-10 are invited to the library to make a cute chick or bunny filled with jelly beans. This fun craft will pro-vide you with a spring deco-ration just in time for Easter. Registration begins on April 1

School Vacation week programs:Picture Frame CraftChildren ages 6-10 are welcome to join us on Monday, April 21, at 2 pm, to make and decorate a picture frame. Children will leave the library with a special frame they can display their favorite photo in at home! Register for this craft on April 1.

Project Chick ProgramFamilies with children of all ages may register for this fun and educational presentation by members of Historic New England to be held on Wednes-day, April 23 at 2:00 pm. Par-ticipants will learn how chick-ens are raised at Casey Farm, in addition to what they eat and how they are protected from predators. Come hold an egg while you try to guess which feathered creature produced it; also touch a real live Domi-nique Chicken. A question and answer session will follow the presentation. Registration is required and begins April 1.

Children’s Art ClassAdele Karbowski, artist and teacher, is presenting an art class for children ages 6-10 on Thursday, April 24 from 3-4 pm. Registration is required and begins April 1.

Express Yourself in Art!Create a one-of-a-kind piece of art on Friday, April 25 at 10:30 am. Children ages 6-10 are invited to use paint and decoupage techniques to make a unique canvas self portrait. Register today for this creative wall hanging.

Coming in May…A Mother’s Day Floral Work-shop presented by the Apple Blossom Garden Club will be held on Thursday, May 8 at 4:00 pm for children ages 6-10. Space is limited; reg-istration is required and will begin April 21.

Children’s Bubble DisplayJackson Swallow, age nine, will display his Lego collection in the Children’s Room Bub-ble. Jackson likes to collect Legos because it’s fun and he can build cool stuff with them. Lego fans will want to stop in the Children’s Room to see Jackson’s collection!

A view of the new Children’s Room train set donated by the Maguire family.

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New Non-Fiction TitlesNew in the Library Collections

99 psalms / Said translated from the German by Mark S. Burrows.A fork in the road : tales of food, pleasure & discovery on the road / edited by James Oseland. A serial killer in Nazi Berlin : the chilling true story of the S-Bahn murderer :/ Selby, Scott Andrew.All new square foot gardening : the revolutionary way to grow more in less space / Mel BartholomewBobby Deen’s everyday eats / Bobby DeenCalamity-free crochet : trouble-shooting tips and advice for the savvy needlecrafter / Catherine HirstCentered leadership : a breakthrough program for leading with purpose, clarity, and impact / Barsh, Joanna.Crochet : the complete step-by-step guide : essential techniques, more than 80 crochet patterns. Emily Post’s wedding etiquette / Anna PostFinancially fearless : the LearnVest program for taking control of your money / Alexa Von TobelFrom scratch : inside the Food Network / Allen SalkinHappy hormones, slim belly / Jorge CruiseHRC : state secrets and the rebirth of Hillary Clinton / Jonathan AllenIdiot Psalms : New Poems / Scott CairnsInvent it, sell it, bank it! : make your million-dollar idea into a reality / Lori GreinerLiving wreaths : 20 beautiful projects for gifts and decor / Natalie Bernhisel Robinson Louis Armstrong, master of modernism / Thomas BrothersOne more thing : stories and other stories / B.J. NovakPat and Dick : the Nixons, an intimate portrait of a marriage / Will SwiftPiero’s light : in search of Piero della Francesca / Larry Witham.Pies and tarts / Kristina Petersen MigoyaRaising girls : how to help your daughter grow up happy, healthy, and strong / Steve BiddulphRebel music : race, empire, and the new Muslim youth culture / Hisham D. AidiRomance is my day job : a memoir of finding love at last / Patience BloomSmall space garden ideas / Philippa PearsonThe anti-inflammation diet / Christopher P. CannonThe art of beadwork : techniques and inspirational projects for creating exquisite pieces / Jane LockThe body book / Cameron DiazThe Daniel plan : 40 days to a healthier life / Rick WarrenThe Daniel plan cookbook : healthy eating for life / Warren, RickThe death class : a true story about life / Erika HayasakiThe discovery of Middle Earth : mapping the lost world of the Celts / Graham RobbThe Doctor’s diet / Travis StorkThe doodle revolution : unlock the power to think differently / Brown, Sunni.The exercise cure : a doctor’s all-natural, no-pill prescription for better health & longer life / Jordan D. Metzl, The future of the mind : the scientific quest to understand, enhance, and empower the mind / Dr. Michio KakuThe golden ticket : P, NP, and the search for the impossible / Lance FortnowThe love playbook : rules for love, sex, and happiness / La La AnthonyThe pound a day diet : lose up to 5 pounds in 5 days by eating the foods you love / Rocco DiSpiritoThe sleepwalkers : how Europe went to war in 1914 / Christopher ClarkThe sugar smart diet : stop cravings and lose weight while still enjoying the sweets you love! / Anne Alexander, The Trip to Echo Spring : on Writers and Drinking / Olivia LaingThe Virgin diet cookbook : 150 easy and delicious recipes to lose weight and feel better fast / JJ VirginUganda be kidding me / Chelsea HandlerWhat is relativity? : an intuitive introduction to Einstein’s ideas, and why they matter / Jeffrey BennettYou can date boys when you’re forty / Barry, Dave

New Fiction Titles

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A captain for Laura Rose / Whitson, Stephanie Grace.A circle of wives / Alice LaPlanteA man came out of a door in the mountain : a novel / Adrianne HarunA table by the window : a novel of family secrets and heirloom recipes / Lodge, Hillary Manton.Be careful what you wish for / Jeffrey ArcherBeauty : a novel / Frederick DillenBlack horizon / James GrippandoBlackberry pie murder / Joanne FlukeBody, Inc. / Alan Dean FosterBone deep / Randy Wayne WhiteBoy, snow, bird : a novel / Helen OyeyemiCity of darkness and light / Rhys BowenConcealed in death / J.D. RobbDeath among the ruins / Pamela ChristieDeath of a policeman / M.C. BeatonDeath of an irish diva / Mollie Cox BryanDeath’s dark shadow : a DCI Paniatowski mystery / Sally SpencerDecoded / Mai, JiaDon’t look for me : an Amos Walker novel / Estleman, Loren D.Evening stars : a Blackberry Island novel / Susan MalleryGemini : a novel / Carol CassellaGraveyard of memories / Barry EislerHunting shadows / Charles ToddHyde / Levine, Daniel G.Killer physique / McKevett, G. A.Kiss and tell / Fern MichaelsMentats of Dune / Brian HerbertMercy Snow : a novel / Tiffany BakerMissing you / Harlan CobenMoving target : a novel / J.A. JanceMurder in Pigalle / Cara BlackNight of the hunter / R.A. SalvatoreNothing personal : a novel of Wall Street / Mike OffitOrfeo : a novel / Richard PowersPearls and poison / Brown, Duffy,Power play : a novel / Danielle SteelProvidence rag : a Mulligan novel / Bruce DeSilvaQueen Elizabeth’s daughter / Barnhill, Anne Clinard.Raising steam : a Discworld novel Pratchett, Terry.Robert Ludlum’s The Janson option / Paul GarrisonSaints of the Shadow Bible / Ian RankinShe’s leaving home / William ShawSteeped in evil / Laura ChildsStone cold / C.J. BoxThe accident : a novel / Chris PavoneThe all you can dream buffet : a novel / Barbara O’NealThe Auschwitz escape / Joel C. RosenbergThe bootlegger : an Isaac Bell adventure / Clive CusslerThe Cairo affair / Olen SteinhauerThe chase : a novel / Janet Evanovich

Computer Classes at the Greenville Public LibraryThe library offers two types of computer instruction:

1. formal 12 to 15 week classes with Milo J. St. Angelo2. 1 hour individualized instruction with Ray Hetherington

on the topic of your choice.Call the library at 949-3630 for more information.

New Movies

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The dead in their vaulted arches : a Flavia de Luce novel / Alan BradleyThe deepest secret : a novel / Carla BuckleyThe divorce papers : a novel / Rieger, SusanThe dream dress : a novel / Janice ThompsonThe innocent sleep : a novel / Karen PerryThe loveliest chocolate shop in Paris / Jenny ColganThe Martian : a novel / Andy WeirThe Museum of Extraordinary Things : a novel / Alice HoffmanThe other room / Triedman, KimThe Polaris protocol / Brad TaylorThe purity of vengeance / Jussi Adler-Olsen The strangling on the stage / Simon BrettThe traitor’s wife : a novel / Allison PatakiThe trident deception / Rick CampbellThe wedding bees : a novel of honey, love, and manners / Sarah-Kate LynchThe winter people / Jennifer McMahonThirty girls / Susan MinotTiger shrimp tango / Tim DorseyTrouble in mind : the collected stories. Volume 3 / Jeffery DeaverTuesday’s gone / Nicci FrenchUrban renewal : a Cross novel / Andrew VachssWildwood Creek / Lisa Wingate

12 Years a SlaveAbout TimeAmerican HustleThe Book ThiefThe ButlerThe CounselorDallas Buyers ClubDelivery manDon JonEnder’s GameEnough Sais

FrozenThe Hunger Games : Catching FireNebraskaOut of the furnaceRunner RunnerSaving Mr. BanksWalking with Dinosaurs The Wolf of Wall Street

In case of inclement weather, please call the li-brary or check with WPRI (Channel12), WNAC (Fox 64), WHJJ-AM (Talk Radio 920), WWBB-FM (B101), WHJY-FM (94.1) and WSNE_FM (Coast 93.3) for closure announcements.

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The Library is closed Sunday, April 20 for Easter.