Titles for the Upcoming Year

Today we closed out the summer portion of our reading group and we finished picking the titles for the upcoming 2008/09 year.

September 10, 2008 "Eat Pray Love" Elizabeth Gilbert
October 8, 2008 "Kabul Beauty School" by Deborah Rodriquez
November 12, 2008 "Three Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
December 10, 2008 "Reading Lolita in Tehran" by Azar Nafisi
January 14, 2009 "Conspiracy of Paper" by David Liss
February 11, 2009 " One Thousand White Women: the Journals of May Dodd" by Jim
Ferguson
March 11, 2009 "Breakfast with Buddha" by Roland Merullo
April 8, 2009 Our Annual Poetry Reading. Bring your chosen poem to the March 11th
meeting for distribution to other group members.
May 13, 2009 "Animal Dreams" by Barbara Kingsolver
June 10, 2009 "The Stolen Child" by Keith Donohue


Please join us at 2pm on any or all of the above meeting dates!

100th Anniversary of the publication of "Anne of Green Gables"

This year is the 100th Anniversary of the publication of the book "Anne of Green Gables" by L.M. Montgomery. Come help us celebrate on Saturday, June 28th when the Falmouth Memorial Library hosts an "Anne of Green Gables" tea at 1pm. Join us for tea, cake and discussion of the life and writings of L.M. Montgomery. All ages are welcome.

Falmouth Memorial Library in the Memorial Day Parade

Staff members of the Falmouth Memorial Library participated in the Falmouth Memorial Day Parade on May 26, and well they should! The Library is a memorial to all veterans and had its origins in the Falmouth Salvage Committee of World War II. Community members collected metal, rubber, rope, etc. to be recycled for war time use. Just as the Friends of the Library now raise money from sorting bottles, the Salvage Committee received money for what they collected, too. That money went to create the Falmouth Memorial Library. We spotlighted recycling then and now in the parade. Rosie the Riveter (Matilda) joined us with our recycling carts.

Spring Clean Up

Saturday, May 10th is our annual Spring Clean Up Day! Please come join us from 9:30 to noon. We need help cleaning up our yard, including sweeping and raking up winter's debris. We'd love to see as many families as possible this year. And remember, it's a great spring workout!

Today is National Poem in Your Pocket Day!

Today, Thursday, April 17th is National Poem in Your Pocket Day. Come check out our bulletin board in the Audio Room and grab a poem for your pocket. National Poem in Your Pocket Day is just part of April's National Poetry Month. The idea behind today is to carry your favorite poem in your pocket and share it with friends and family!

Spring is coming! (We hope)

April is almost here and the Falmouth Library is planning a number of programs to celebrate. April 4 @ 7 pm we will be hearing the Green Team Report about the Falmouth family that won a complete energy makeover for their house. On April 8, poet Ken Nye will be here at noon for LunchBox Friends to read from his latest poetry book "From the Heart" and our spring Book Sale will take place April 12 from 9:30 am to 5 pm with a sneak preview on Friday from 4 - 6 pm ($5 donation requested). Give us a call if you can help set up on April 10 (781-2351). April 22 @ 2 we will be showing the film "The Story of Stuff" and discussing its implications to our life styles. I hope you can join us for any or all of these programs.
--Lyn

What's Happening in March?

What's happening in March at the Falmouth Memorial Library? One of our many programs and events starts Monday, March 3rd, the second annual Beauty and the Books. This is a silent auction that was great fun. Come by on Monday and check out all the great arts and crafts donated by local artists. I've got my eye on a certain pink sweater....what will you find? And the best part, all proceeds benefit the Falmouth Memorial Library. Thank you to all the contributors as well as our hardworking volunteers who put together a great event.