FINANCIAL PROGRAM AT THE LIBRARY

Building a Strong Financial Foundation

On Thursday, January 10 at 7:00 pm, Alex Lak will present “Building a Strong Financial Foundation”. This program introduces basic investment concepts and discusses the importance of having an investment strategy. Buying and selling quality investments, the value of time in the financial market and the concept of risk tolerance in investing will be covered in this enlightening one hour talk. Come to the Worthington Library and learn to be a smart investor. Look for more financial programs in the months to come!

January's book club selection is in

To ring in the new year, the library book club will be reading Middlesex by Jeffery Eugenides. We have several copies available right now; drop by and pick up a copy. Everyone is welcome! We will be discussing the book on January 17, 2008, beginning at 7:00 pm. Even if you're away on vacation or at your winter home, you can write a review on our Book Club page. Just click on the link on the right side of this page to take you to ReadsinMA. While you are in the library, take some time to enjoy the beautiful photographs of Priscilla King on display this month.

Holiday Reading Available at the Worthington Library

A brand new shelf of books has arrived and there’s something for everyone. Biographies include Clapton by Eric Clapton, the Mitfords by Charlotte Mosley, Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House by Valerie Plame Wilson, and Brother, I’m Dying by Edwidge Danticat. Tom Brokaw has given us Boom!: Voices of the Sixties. Gardeners can settle into winter with HRH The Prince of Wales’ Elements of Organic Gardening. Diana Gabaldon continues her series and Jan Karon begins a new one. Jodi Picoult also begins a new venture as a regular series writer for Wonder Woman. Holiday books from Anne Perry, Jennifer Chiaverini, Debbie Macomber and Orson Scott Card can be found on the new book shelf. Core Actors in America from our own Stephen Terhune Smith is here. From Karen Kingsbury to Clive Barker many of your favorite authors are just waiting for you to come in.

Remember, our hours are:

Tuesday 3 - 7 pm
Thursday 10 am - noon and 3 - 7 pm
Saturday 10 am - 4 pm

Words, words, words

A library deals in words, yes? Well now you can look up more words than you ever have been able to with our brand new edition of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. A two-volume set, this is the abridged version of the twenty volume OED, a dictionary on historical principles. This is a wonderful tool for writers, researchers and word-lovers. Answer your questions on Scrabble or crosswords with this ultimate tool. It's on the computers, too!

New Books!

Fall is finally here and it's time to settle down next to the fire with a good book. Here are some that have been recently added to our shelves:

Title			Author	Call Number
Brookland			Barton, Emily, 1969-	BAR
Catch-22			Heller, Joseph.	HEL
Daughter of earth.			Smedley, Agnes, 1892-1950.	SME
Election : a novel			Perrotta, Tom, 1961-	PER
The end of science : facing the limits of knowledge in the twilight of the scientific age			Horgan, John, 1953-	501.21 HOR
Falling through the Earth : a memoir			Trussoni, Danielle.	306.874 Tru
Gilead			Robinson, Marilynne.	ROB
GUIDE TO CAREER COLLEGES 2006.			ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.	REF 374.01
Jackdaws			Follett, Ken.	FOL
The runes of the earth (The last chronicles of Thomas Covenant ; bk. 1)			Donaldson, Stephen R.	DON
Signs and wonders			Gulley, Philip.	GUL
The tenants			Malamud, Bernard.	MAL
Under the beetle's cellar			Walker, Mary Willis.	WAL
Women of the Republic : intellect and ideology in revolutionary America			Kerber, Linda K.	305.4 KER

In addition, the library has been updating nonfiction young adult books with 25 brand new books on current topics. Need help with a debate or have to write a report? These titles are sure to give you plenty of topics to choose from. Subjects include Mental Health, Globalization, Biomedical Ethics, Abortion, Censorship, Environment, Global Warming, Gambling...just to name a few.

Banned Book Week -- Sept 29- Oct 6

This month we are featuring books by late authors Madeline L'Engle and Robert Jordan. Young adults have long enjoyed L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels. Jordan is famous for his Wheel of Time series which he was finishing when he died. Delve into time with either series here at the library.

Time has rolled around again to Banned Books Week. Treasure your freedom and get hooked on a banned book! You'd be surprised at the books on the list. Get an "I Read Banned Books" button and help the library support your freedom to read.

Don't forget these monthly happenings:

Genealogy club - first Thursday of each month - 7 pm
Friends of the Worthington Library - second Tuesday of each month - 6 pm
Library Board of Directors - second Tuesday of each month - 7 pm
Book Group - fourth Thursday of each month - 7 pm
(Call to check for schedule changes - 413-238-5565)

Library Hours:

Tuesday 3 - 7 pm
Thursday 10 am - noon
and 3 - 7 pm
Saturday 10 am - 4 pm

More for Summer and prizes, too!

Don't miss out on the exciting programs at the library this summer!

This week, Thursday August 2, Bates and Tincknell perform on Thursday morning from 10:00 to 11:00.

The genealogy club meets on August 2 at 7:00 pm. Come on down and start looking for your roots!

On August 9, come to the Musical Petting Zoo from 10:30 - 11:30 am. Try out various instruments to see what they are like.

Local performer and teacher, Penny Schultz will be with us on August 16 from 10:30 - 11:30 am. Her "Songs to Sing at Home" will have you singing every day. For the teens, we will have Andy Fish from the Worcester Art Museum to get you drawing on your hidden talents. True believers, this is comics time and the Art of the Graphic Novel is not to be missed. Be at the library at 4:00 pm.

DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP TO WIN FABULOUS PRIZES FOR READING THIS SUMMER!
ALL AGES ARE INVITED!

Summer Calendar

Worthington Library

Summer Calendar 2007

*Friends of the Worthington Library Meeting - 6:00 pm, second Tuesday of each month

*Worthington Library Board of Directors Meeting – No meeting in July - August 7^th 7:00 pm

*Genealogy Club – 7:00 pm, 1st Thursday of each month

*Book Club – 7:00 pm, 3^rd Thursday of each month

*Knitting on a Summer Afternoon – Drop in spinning/knitting, etc. every Saturday between 1:00 and 3:00 pm, June – August!

Bookmark the library! From this page, click on the Summer Reading link to your own personal book log. Sign in and record what you’ve read. You can even write a review for others to read! Kids, Teens and Adults each have a page.

Catch the Beat @ the Worthington Library - Summer Reading Program:

* Thursday July 19, 10:30 – 11:30 am - Tim Van Egmond, “Tune In to the Beat”

This project is supported, in part, by a grant from the Worthington Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

* Thursday July 19, TEEN PROGRAM – 4:00 – 5:00 pm - West African Drumming with Donovan Arthen of AzaAshe

* Thursday July 26, 10:30-11:30 am – Tom Ricardi, “Birds of Prey” our Connie Dorrington Memorial Program

* Thursday, August 2, 10:00 – 11:00 am. - Bates & Tincknell, “Rhythms of the World: Stories & Songs for Everyone”

This program is funded, in part, by a grant from the Worthington Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

* Thursday, August 9, 10:30 – 11:30 am - Musical Petting Zoo, Springfield Symphony Orchestra

*, Thursday, August 16, 10:30 – 11:30 am - Build it and play it – come make your own instruments and form a library band!

* Thursday, August 23, 10:30 – 11:30 – Catch the Beat Party with our favorite clown

**Coming up - TEEN PROGRAM - The Art of Graphic Novels **

Catch the Beat at Your Library is sponsored by MRLS and Waste Management

Sign up for Summer Reading!

It's time to sign up for our Summer Reading Program. This year you can sign up on line - see the link on the right hand side of this page. You can manage your hours or number of books you have read and even write reviews for others to read! If you travel, you can sign in from anywhere in the world.
In the library, we'll be having loads of fun. Come in on Thursday mornings for great programs including storyteller Tim Van Egmond, singer - storytellers Bates & Tincknell and the Musical Petting Zoo from the Springfield Symphony Orchestra. Don't miss out on the fun - sign up today!

June is library survey month!

This year, the Worthington Library is writing a Long Range Plan. This is a requirement of the state of Massachusetts and must be done every five years. To help us plan, we have created a survey to see how our community and patrons view us. Please help us serve you better by filling out the survey which you will find by clicking on the link on the right side of this page. Those who fill out the survey can enter a drawing for a gift certificate to Barnes & Noble or a dinner at the Golf Course restaurant. Just mention that you have filled out the on line survey when you come in to the library.

Welcome to the Worthington Library

Library Hours:

Tuesday 3 - 7 pm
Thursday 10 am - noon
and 3 - 7 pm
Saturday 10 am - 4 pm

Genealogy club - first Thursday of each month - 7 pm
Friends of the Worthington Library - second Tuesday of each month - 6 pm
Library Board of Directors - second Tuesday of each month - 7 pm
Book Group - fourth Thursday of each month - 7 pm
(Call to check for schedule changes - 413-238-5565)