Library News and Events (Wheeler Library, N. Stonington, CT)

UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE LIBRARY

Tuesday Evening Book Club:

Our book selection for March is The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood. The Blind Assassin is a tale of two sisters, one of whom dies under ambiguous circumstances in the opening pages. The survivor, Iris Chase Griffen, initially seems a little cold-blooded about this death in the family. But as Margaret Atwood's most ambitious work unfolds--a tricky process, in fact, with several nested narratives and even an entire novel-within-a-novel--we're reminded of just how complicated the familial game of hide-and-seek can be. The book club will meet to discuss The Blind Assassin on March 11, 2008 at 7 p.m.

Our book for April is Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones. "On a copper-rich tropical island shattered by war, where the teachers have fled with almost everyone else, only one white man chooses to stay behind: the eccentric Mr. Watts, object of much curiosity and scorn, who sweeps out the ruined schoolhouse and begins to read to the children each day from Charles Dickens's classic Great Expectations." "So begins this story about the abiding strength that imagination, once ignited, can provide. While artillery echoes in the mountains, thirteen-year-old Matilda and her peers are riveted by the adventures of a young orphan named Pip in a city called London, a city whose contours soon become more real than their own blighted landscape. As Mr. Watts says, "A person entranced by a book simply forgets to breathe." Soon come the rest of the villagers, initially threatened, finally inspired to share tales of their own that bring alive the rich mythology of their past. But in a ravaged place where even children are forced to live by their wits and daily survival is the only objective, imagination can be a dangerous thing." The book club will meet to discuss Mister Pip on April 8, 2008 at 7 p.m.

Copies are available at the library. Please call the library (535-0383) if you need more information.

Passes to Area Attractions

Wheeler Library now has free passes to the Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut (closed on Mondays), Connecticut State Parks & Forests (parking and admission), Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford and the Mystic Seaport. Discounted passes to the Mystic Aquarium and the Roger Williams Zoo also available. Please ask at the circulation desk to borrow the membership card for a 48-hour period.

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FRIENDS UPDATE

Annual Book Sale

Donate your used books, CDs, DVDs, computer software and puzzles for the annual Book Sale (no text books, Readers' Digest Condensed Books or records please). Items can be dropped off at the library during open hours.

The Friends of Wheeler Library host their annual Book Sale beginning Wednesday, March 5 and continuing through Saturday, March 8. Book sale hours are as follows:

Wednesday, March 5 10 am – 4 pm

Thursday, March 6 10 am – 8 pm

Friday, March 7 10 am – 4 pm

Saturday, March 8 9 am – 2 pm

Friends of Wheeler Library can also purchase books on Tuesday, March 4 from 6 to 8 pm. On Saturday you can purchase an entire bag of books for $5!

Membership
The Friends of Wheeler Library help support many important programs and services that would otherwise not be possible. Your donation is tax deductible. Membership year is June 1st - May 31st.

Membership Fees:
$10 - Individual $15- Family $25 - Bookworm $50 - Booklover $100 - Book Collector $200 - Literary Lion
Please make checks payable to The Friends of Wheeler Library and send to P.O.Box 217, North Stonington, CT 06359. Double your gift with a matching contribution from your employer.

Friends make a difference!
Friends are encouraged to volunteer their time or talents. If you are willing to become an active Friend and would like to help with the Annual Book Sale or Children's Programs, join a Discussion Group, become a Board member, be a guest speaker or have any special talent to share, please let us know!

Book Bags
Small and large book bags are available at the library. Staff at the front desk will be happy to help you.

2007-2009 Friends Board
President - Martha Kowack; Vice-President - Pam Fellman; Secretary - Christine Wade; Treasurer -Nancy Slimak; Finance - Ruth Condon; Liaison to the Wheeler Board of Trustees - Stephanie Annino; Membership - Dee Sockbeson; Programs - Stephanie Annino; Public Relations - Jennifer Welborn.

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P.O. Box 217
North Stonington, CT 06359

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