Fill a Grocery Bag with Books!

Our youth department is having a can’t miss sale on used books. Come down and fill a grocery bag full of books for only 25 cents! Limited time only.

Did You Know?

A great video on the evolution of information technology.

The Book Bike

A new idea with old technology!

Library Advocacy Day

Advocate for your library on June 29, 2010

Virus removal

MALWAREBYTES VIRUS REMOVAL
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2010 Book Club Schedules

2010 EASTHAMPTON BOOK GROUP

Meeting on the fourth Monday of the month from 6:30pm to 8:00pm

JAN 25                  THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE by DAVID WROBLEWSKI

FEB. 22                 EMPIRE FALLS  by RICHARD RUSSO

MAR 22                MASTER BUTCHERS’ SINGING CLUB by LOUIS ERDRICH

APRIL 26              THE PEOPLE OF THE BOOK by GERALDINE BROOKS

MAY 24                THE GLASS CASTLE by JEANETTE WALLS

JUNE 28               THE STONE DIARIES by CAROL SHIELDS

JULY 26                BLINDNESS by  JOSE SARAMAGO

AUG 23                THE ALCHEMIST by PAULO COELHO

SEPT 27                LEGS by WILLIAM KENNEDY

OCT 25                 EVIDENCE OF THINGS UNSEEN by MARIANNE WIGGINS

NOV 22                V FOR VENDETTA by ALAN MOORE & DAVID LLOYD

DEC 27                 A WORLD MADE BY HAND by JAMES HOWARD KUNSTLER

2010 LITERARY BOOK GROUP

Meeting on the second Wednesday afternoon of the month from 1-3PM.

JAN 13            PERE GORIOT (1835) by BALZAC

FEB 10            THE METAMORPHOSIS (1915) by FRANZ KAFKA

MAR 10          CROME YELLOW (1921) by ALDOUS HUXLEY.

APR 14           THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD (1937) by ZORA NEALE HURSTON

MAY 12          THE POWER AND THE GLORY (1940) by GRAHAM GREENE

JUNE 9           INVISIBLE MAN (1952) by RALPH ELLISON

JULY 14         THE ASSISTANT (1957) by BERNARD MALAMUD

AUG 11           PALE FIRE (1962) by VLADIMIR NABOKOV

SEPT 8            EVENINGS IN BYZANTIUM (1973) by IRWIN SHAW

OCT 13           SOMETHING HAPPENED (1974) by JOSEPH HELLER

NOV 10           THE BOOK OF LAUGHTER & FORGETTING (1979) by MILAN KUNDERA

DEC 8             LIBRA (1988) by DON DELILLO

2011

JAN 12            THE MACGUFFIN (1991) by STANLEY ELKIN

FEB 9              THE BLIND ASSASSIN (2000) by  MARGARET ATWOOD

MAR 9            THE DYING ANIMA by PHILIP ROTH

A Night of Charlie Chaplin Short Films

In celebration of our 1000th dvd and New Year’s Eve, please join us on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 from 6:00-7:30 for the following silent films:

The Cure (1917) Chaplin plays a drunk who checks into a health spa to dry out. Perfect for those who want to make a New Year’s resolution! Length: 19:17

Behind the Screen (1916) Backstage Hijinks. Length 20:13

The Immigrant (1917) The Tramp comes to America. Length 23:47

The Rink (1916) Charlie shows off the roller skating skills that he later used in “Modern Times”. Length 19:40

Refreshments will be served. Happy New Year!

HOLIDAY PARTY

The bears have found their new home in our Library thanks to the generosity of Easthampton Savings Bank.

The HOLIDAY PARTY to welcome Papa Bear and Baby Bear has been rescheduled due to the weather!

It will be on Thursday, DECEMBER 10, 2009 from 3:30-5:30 pm here at the Library.

Refreshments will be served.  There will be craft activities for younger patrons.

Special thanks to our friends at Fleury Lumber, Artist, Ruth Sanderson and the Friends of the Emily Williston Memorial Library.

FOOD FOR FINES-NOVEMBER 9-20TH

During this time, the library will be collecting non-perishable food items for the Easthampton Community Center’s Food Pantry.

In exchange for your generosity, all fines on your library card will be waived.  This does not include replacement fees.

MEET LOCAL ILLUSTRATORS!

Part of the week-long celebration of the Arts in Easthampton

Jeff Mack, author/illustrator of “Hush Little Polar Bear”, and Ruth Sanderson, illustrator of “Goldilocks” will do a presentation. Come buy an autographed copy and enjoy the refreshments!

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