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Greenville Public LibraryFebruary 2016 Newsletter

Painting Party with Stacey GrahamSaturday, February 27th

1:00 pm – 3:00 pmArtist Stacey Graham will lead a two-hour, instruc-tional paint class and you will get to take home your very own painting! No painting experience necessary and beginners are welcome. The fee for this class is $35 and payment will be collected in advance of the class date by Stacey. Registra-tion is required. Please contact Stacey at 401-301-5874 to register for this class.

For more about Stacey Graham and to view her work, please visit http://www.staceysart.com

You will create your own version of this painting under the guidance of Stacey Graham.

Treat your Valentine to something special! Our Greenville Public Library mugs are filled with hot chocolate, chocolate kiss-es, pencils and a bookmark and are on sale for $6.00. Proceeds from your pur-chase benefit the Friends of the Library, supporting our Library Book Fund, Mu-seum Passes, and Library Programming.

Celebrating Ireland in Story & Song

Saturday, March 5th4:00 - 5:00 PM. At 3:30, before the main performance, Mary King will teach a jig.Big and small kids are invited to learn!

Join us for a performance by musicians Phil Edmonds, Kevin Fallon & Mary King that embraces Irish history and culture in

story and song. Please call the library or visit www.yourlibrary.ws to register.

Kevin Fallon, fiddle, hails from a big Rhode Island Irish Catholic family and learned little ditties at home.Phil Edmonds, button accordion, is a native of Killaloe, Country Clare, Ireland.Mary King’s parents are both from Ireland.For more on these performers visit: www.celticharpri.com.

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MEMORIAL DONATIONSMemorial donations are used to purchase books for the Library with book plates affixed denoting the donor and honoree, or to fund pro-grams. The donor tells us how to best use the gift. Donations are tax deductible. We also accept donations in honor of people for their birthdays, anniversaries, or other celebrations. Following is a list of memorial donations we have received in January 2016:

MEMORIAL DONOR Allan J. Henlin Pauline Henlin

As members of the Rhode Island Historical Society, the Greenville Library has been provided a limited number of passes for 2016. These day passes offer free admis-sion for up to four people to the John Brown Museum, the Museum of Work and Culture, and The RIHS research library. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis and may not be reserved in advance. Get yours while they last! Please check the museum websites for hours and locations.

We have added to our Zinio collection. Check out these new titles: Cook’s Illustrated, Organic Life, Inc. Magazine, Better Homes and Gardens, Conde Nast Traveler, ESPN the Magazine, Yoga Journal and more. Visit our website www.yourlibrary.ws to download these and other popular mag-azines, always available through our Zinio subscription and yours to keep for as long as you would like. You can also visit the reference desk for help getting started.

The Picnic Table Reads Book Club will be reading The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Fowler. The group will meet on Thurs-day, February 18th at 1:00 pm.

The Mystery Book Club will be reading The Stranger by Harlan Coben. The group will meet on Tuesday, Feb-ruary 2nd at 1:30 pm.

Cesareo’s Circle will be reading All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. The group will meet on Thursday, February 11th at 6:30 pm.

Michael De La Pena, author of “The Coyote Wars” and “The Last Coyote” delivered a fascinating talk and signed books.

Karen Antonowicz delivers her Fashions of Downton Abbey talk.

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Children’s BubbleJack Mayer, age nine, will display his Transformers collection in the children’s room bubble. Jack’s dad was a big fan when he was a kid, and now Jack has been interested in Transformers since he was three. Fans of Transformers will not want to miss this collection!

Bedtime Story TimeChildren ages 3-6 are invited to join us for a special evening story time. Chil-dren will hear stories and songs and make a fun craft! Bedtime story time will take place on Wednesday, February 17 at 6:30 PM. Registration, which begins February 1, can be done at the children’s desk or by phone at 949-3630 ext 2. Children may wear their pajamas!

PAWS to READ Does your child need practice with reading skills? Here is an opportu-nity to practice this winter with a therapy dog who LOVES to listen to stories! Children ages 6- 11 may sign up for one 20 minute session per month. The next session is Monday February 8th from 6:00 – 7:00 pm.

Share a Story Book Discussion GroupThe book discussion group for 4th and 5th graders and their parent/caregiver will meet on Wednesday February 17th at 4:00 pm. Each month we meet to discuss a book we have all read that is chosen by the children’s librarian. Come join in the fun. Please call 949-3630 x2 for more information

LEGO ClubDo you like to build with LEGO’s? Drop by the library anytime from 11:00 – 12:30 on Saturday February 13th to build and share your creations with other kids who are crazy about LEGO’s. This program is for children ages 4- 10 and their parent/caregiver.

Make it Take it CraftDrop by the children’s room on Monday February 8th from 4:00 – 6:00 pm to make a festive Chi-nese New Year craft celebrating the Year of the Monkey!

February Fun Facts:

February 6th is Take Your Child to the Library DayVisit your local public library to discover all the treasures it holds

for you and your child!

February 28th is National Pancake Day. Yum!

Children’s Department News

To participate please point your browser to:www.janbrett.com.

Library friend and chinchilla

Dave Marchetti's Animal Experience visits the library.

Snakes, OH MY!

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Rebecca Rowley’s Star Wars collection on display.

Enjoying learning about amphibians at the library.

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New Non-Fiction Titles

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50 more ways to soothe yourself without food / Susan Albers, PsyD.A practical wedding planner / Meg Keene.Blue ribbon vegetable gardening : the secrets to growing the biggest and best prize winning produce / Jodi Torpey.Boys in the trees : a memoir / Carly Simon.Find me unafraid : love, loss, and hope in an African slum / Kennedy Odede and Jessica Posner.Fresh start : the new you begins today / Joel Osteen.Gardening with less water : low-tech, low-cost techniques for using up to 90% less water in your garden / David A. Bainbridge.How to make your money last : the indispensable retirement guide / Jane Bryant Quinn.I didn’t know my slow cooker could do that : 150 delicious, surprising recipes / editor, Jan Miller.In search of Pharrell Williams / Paul Lester.Maggie Smith : a biography / Michael Coveney.Making sense of IBS : a physician answers your questions about irritable bowel syndrome / Brian E. Lacy, Ph.D., M.D.Outsmarting Alzheimer’s : what you can do to reduce your risk / Kenneth S. Kosik, MD, with Alisa Bowman.Paleo perfected : a revolution in eating well with 150 kitchen-tested recipes / by the editors at America’s Test Kitchen.Pastrami [on] rye : an overstuffed history of the Jewish deli / Ted Merwin.Presence : bringing your boldest self to your biggest challenges / Amy Cuddy.Primates of Park Avenue : a memoir / Wednesday Martin, Ph.D.Reading picture books with children / Megan Dowd Lambert in association with the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art foreword by Chris Raschka.SPQR : a history of ancient Rome / Mary Beard.The art of paper weaving : 46 colorful, dimensional projects / Anna Schepper and Lene Schepper.The cookie jar : over 90 scrumptious recipes for home-baked treats from choc chip cookies and snickerdoo-dles to gingernuts and shortbread / Liz Franklin photography by Kate Whitaker.The everything guide to the low-FODMAP diet : a healthy plan for managing IBS and other digestive disorders / Dr. Barbara Bolen and Kathleen Bradley, CPC.The hands-on home : a seasonal guide to cooking, preserving & natural homekeeping / Erica Strauss.The Nerdy Nummies cookbook : sweet treats for the geek in all of us / Rosanna Pansino.The pH balance health & diet guide for GERD, IBS & IBD / Dr. Fraser Smith, BA, ND, Susan Hannah, BA, BScH, Dr. Daniel Richardson, BS, MSc, PhD.The quiet gut cookbook : 135 easy low-FODMAP recipes to soothe symptoms of IBS, IBD, and celiac dis-ease.The triumph of William McKinley : why the election of 1896 still matters / Karl Rove.The watercolor course you’ve always wanted : guided lessons for beginners and experienced artists / Leslie Frontz.Troublemaker : surviving Hollywood and Scientology / Leah Remini with Rebecca Paley.Unstoppable : harnessing science to change the world / Bill Nye edited by Corey S. Powell.Year of yes : [how to dance it out, stand in the sun and be your own person / Shonda Rhimes.You have it made : delicious, healthy, do-ahead meals / Ellie Krieger with photography by Quentin Bacon.

The dressmaker’s War : a novel / Mary ChamberlainAfter she’s gone / Lisa Jackson.Blood, salt, water : a novel / Denise Mina.Food whore / Jessica Tom.Marry me at Christmas / Susan Mallery.Mrs. Engels / Gavin McCrea.My name Is Lucy Barton : a novel / Elizabeth StroutOnly the stones survive / Morgan Llywelyn.Recipes for love and murder / Sally Andrew.Rhode Island’s shellfish heritage : an ecological history/ Sarah SchumannSaturn run / John Sandford and Ctein.Scandalous behavior / Stuart Woods.Star wars : the force awakens / Alan Dean Foster screenplay written by Lawrence Kasdan & J.J. Abrams and Michael Arndt based on characters created by George Lucas.The art of crash landing : a novel / Melissa DeCarlo.The bitter season / Tami Hoag.The bone labyrinth : a Sigma Force novel / James Rollins.The expatriates : novel / Janice Y. K. LeeThe first hostage : a J. B. Collins novel / Joel C. Rosenberg.The forgotten soldier / Brad Taylor.The guest room : a novel / Chris Bohjalian.The hunting trip : a novel of love and war / William E. Butterworth, III.The promise / Robert Crais.The Seafront Tearoom / Vanessa Greene.

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New DVDs

Cop CarThe Green InfernoHitman : Agent 47Hot Tub Time Machine 2Let it SnowMr. Robot. Season 1PanParanormal Activity. The Ghost DimensionThe Perfect GuyScouts guide to the Zombie ApocalypseShameless. Season 5Sherlock. The Abominable BrideSicarioTed 2The VisitThe WalkA Walk in the WoodsWar Room

New Fiction Titles

In case of inclement weather, please call the library or check with WPRI (Channel12), WNAC (Fox 64), WHJJ-AM (Talk Radio 920), WWBB-FM (B101), WHJY-FM (94.1) and WSNE_FM (Coast 93.3) for closure announcements.

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