Join the Friends of Madison Library on Thursday, February 11 at 7 pm in the library’s Chick Room. Local author Peter Pinkham, who wrote both the recently-published thriller Killer Mountain and its prequel Hidden Mountain, will speak about his inspiration for these stories, his writing, and what goes into plotting a thriller. Sponsored by the Friends of Madison Library; homemade refreshments and cider. Mr. Pinkham will bring books for sale and signing.
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We’re trying something new–an informal lunchtime discussion of pop culture on the first Friday of each month at noon, the first one is February 5, 2010. Join assistant librarian Leonora Southwick to talk about new books, movies, and more. Find out what’s new at the library, tell us what new books or videos you’re waiting for and would like to see at the library. Trade reading or viewing recommendations with others. Bring your lunch, the coffee’s on us. We may even bring cookies. Join us on Thursday, February 4 at 7 PM for a Wordpress website workshop. Wordpress.com is a free and open-source tool perfect for someone wishing to create and maintain a Web presence for an organization or community group. Wordpress’s features include allowing for multiple users with varying levels of editing authority, integrating with Twitter and Flickr accounts, and giving the option of using a registered domain. Wordpress.com is Web-based, which means that users can access and update their sites from any computer or mobile device with an internet connection. Offering many customizable themes, Wordpress.com can be tailored to fit an organization’s identity. Local Web sites built using Wordpress.com include http://onebookonevalley.wordpress.com and http://madisontrails.wordpress.com. The Wordpress Workshop will be led by Mary Cronin and will include a tour of the program followed by hands-on practice. Participants will take home a handout with instructions on using Wordpress.com and an invitation to return to the library for one-on-one follow-up training. This workshop is free, but space is limited. Call the Madison Library at 367-8545 to reserve a space. (Yes, it is happening at the same time as the Madison School District’s deliberative session, but if you’re interested in this class, let us know so we can plan another one.) The Madison Library has received two “Cut the Carbon” kits from nhsaves, a partnership of NH electric utility companies. The kits contain a Kill-A-Watt meter, instructions on how to use the meter, and brochures with energy saving tips. Check out a kit to try out at home today. New this week, all on DVD:
Replacements for scratched DVDs or worn VHSs:
Remember, the library belongs to the Bearcamp Valley Library Assiciation (BVLA), a cooperative effort by 12 area libraries to purchase videos that are shared amongst them, spending 2 months at each library on a rotating basis. The BVLA set at Madison this month includes the John Adams HBO series with Paul Giamatti and The War series by Ken Burns.
Copies of the book will be available soon. Let us know if you’d like to reserve one.  New bookdrop Herm Weber came to the rescue of our books’ bindings, building a slide for our book drop. Now our books, dvds, cds, etc. have a much softer landing, which should help minimize the need for repairs or replacements. A simple, elegant solution–thanks, Herm!
The Board of Trustees recently increased the limit on video checkouts from three at a time to five at a time. New videos, which are marked with “NEW” stickers and shelved with the new books in front of the desk, are limited to two per card at a time. Regular videos are due back in a week; new videos go out for two days with only one renewal. Remember fines for videos remain at $1.00 per day—be sure to renew! Three new videos in this week, the last for this year: |
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