Wilbraham Library News

Wilbraham Public Library, 25 Crane Park Drive, Wilbraham, MA 01095. Tel: 413­596­6141 www.wilbrahamlibrary.org

Walk through Wilbraham's historywith a new mobile app courtesy ofthe Massachusetts Center for theBook and the efforts of AssistantLibrary Director Mary Bell.With the free MassBook Trails app,you can take a self­guided tour alongMain Street, discovering along theway the history of homes and otherstructures lining the road, includingbuildings on the Wilbraham &Monson Academy campus.“The tour is based on one that [localhistorian] Carol Albano and I puttogether for the 250th Anniversary ofWilbraham," Bell said. "It runs in aone­mile loop from the library, northdown Main Street toward theacademy and back."

To accessthe tour,downloadtheMassBookTrails appthrough theApple Storeor GooglePlay.Selections

include Commonwealth Trails(throughout Massachusetts) andLocal Walking Tours.“We're hoping to add moreWilbraham walking tours in thefuture,” Bell said. “The next one inthe queue is walking Main Street inthe other direction, towardMinnnechaug.”

Hours:Mon.­Wed. 9­8Thu.­Fri. 9­5Sat. 9­2Closed Holidays

Summer 2018

Much of the world slows down during the lazydays of summer, but at the library, we step thingsup. Leading the way this year are our LibrariesRock! summer reading programs for children andteens, beginning with an ice cream party June 23and running through early August with raffles androllerskating. We have other fun events for youngpeople, too, including yoga, escape rooms,cupcake wars, henna tattoos, robotics, a LEGO event, drumming, painting, awitches and wizards show, a movie and a Harry Potter birthday party.There's a ukulele workshop for adults, art exhibits in our Brooks Room, bookgroup discussions, a concert of folk songs and a concert of selections fromthe Great American Songbook.Who says there ain't no cure for the summertime blues? Come rock with us!

June, July and Augustbring a ukulele class forbeginners and concertsfor the entire family.Ukulele Instruction

Learn toplay theukulele withJulieStepanek.

Use one of the 20ukuleles provided orbring your own. Tuesday,June 26. 6 p.m.Hungrytown ConcertMusic by the folk duoHungrytown. Tuesday,July 17. 6 p.m.Skylarkz ConcertMusic from the GreatAmerican Songbook bythe vocalist­pianist duoSkylarkz. Saturday, Aug.11. Noon.

'Libraries Rock!' This Summer

Self­Guided Tour Reveals Main Street Of Yore

Summer Sounds

Notes from the Friends

Friends News and EventsThe Friends Annual Art Show isscheduled for September. Chair MaryBandouveres is making plans and willwelcome participants shortly.Plans are being finalized for theFriends Go To Harvard trip inOctober. The trip will focus on theamazing world of Harvard University:the Fogg Art Museum and HarvardYard. The Fogg Art Museum, whichopened to the public in 1895, is

Harvard's oldest art museum andincludes galleries illustrating thehistory of Western art from the MiddleAges to the present, with particularstrengths in Italian earlyRenaissance, British pre­Raphaelite,and 19th century French art and thefamous Wertheim Collection, one ofAmerica's finest collections ofImpressionist and post­Impressionistwork. Information will be available atthe front desk.

WilbrahamFriends of the Library Inc.

2017­18Board MembersMary BandouveresRay BurkEdna ColcordKaren DemersJohn HarringtonNorma HillSusan MageeCheryl MalandrinosDeborah MontgomeryTanja OlsonCorry RooksOfficersSusan Magee, PresidentNorma Hill, ClerkDeborah Montgomery,TreasurerIf you have any questions orsuggestions for the WilbrahamFriends of the Library, pleasedirect them to Susan Magee atfriends@wilbrahamlibrary.org.Library News is written andedited by the Wilbraham PublicLibrary staff and the Friends oftheLibrary.

We continue to encourage all library fans and users tojoin the Friends. Forms are available at the Library.Membership pluses include getting first information onupcoming happenings and first trip sign­ups. Reminder: Ifyou are a Friend, please share your email with us. Weuse it to keep you current with library activities and arecareful not to share it. Also, we are looking for help onthe board. Consider joining us. If you have any questionregarding your membership, contact us at

friends@wilbrahamlibrary.org. We are also on Facebook ­ be a friend and“Like” us please!THANK YOU for a very successful 2018 Annual Book Sale. The communitysupport was overwhelming. We raised over $4,000 and provided freematerials to many non­profits and locations in need of reading materials. Somany folks helped out with donations of materials, working on the manytasks of the project and, of course, buying. This project is our major fund­raiser and you all made it happen.Our annual meeting will be held Tuesday, June 12, at 4:30 p.m. in theBrooks Room. All are welcome.Have a grand summer.

– Sue Magee, President

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This monthly series of foreignand independent films is

sponsored by the Friends ofthe Library.

June 25, 7 p.m. “AmourFou” is the final movie the2017­18 season. The 2014German film is about a youngpoet in Romantic Era Berlinwho wants to end it all and tofind a woman to join him in hispredetermined departure.Heniretta, diagnosed with aterminal illness, finds his offerintriguing, if a bit strange.Intended for matureaudiences.

Letter from the President

The Friends are busy planning two special events for this fall.

Youth Events

Wilbraham Public Library, 25 Crane Park Drive, Wilbraham, MA 01095. Tel: 413­596­6141 www.wilbrahamlibrary.org

Children's ActivitiesWe are getting ready for our very exciting summerreading program, Libraries Rock!, for children ages 2to 10. Children will be asked to read for 20 minutes forat least 21 days. Signups begin Saturday, June 23,online at www.wilbrahamlibrary.org or on paper in theChildren's Department. Children registering online cancome in to pick up a reading log. We will have free icecream bars that Saturday, courtesy of Friendly'sCorp., in celebration of the first day of summerreading. Each child who completes 21 days of readingwill be invited to a private rollerskating party Aug. 9.Finishers will also receive a free paperback book,coupons and special prizes, and their 21 tickets toenter in our prize baskets that will be on display.We will also have the following special programs.Registration is required by stopping in or by calling thefront desk at 413­596­6141. Check our website forregistration dates. All summer programs aresupported by the Wilbraham Friends of the Libraryand the Massachusetts Library System.

LEGOs Extravaganza June 27, 10 a.m., ages 5 andup.Tony Vacca Drumming Workshop June 28, 11 a.m.,ages 7 and up.Paint, Sip, Fun! July 10, 11 a.m., going into grades 2to 5.Ed the Wizard Airplane Workshop July 11, 1 p.m.,ages 5 and up, funded in part by the WilbrahamCultural Council.Teacher Creature Storytimes with two live animalsJuly 16, July 26 and Aug. 2 at 10 a.m., ages 3 to 6.Yoga with Lisa Katz July 20, 11 a.m., grades 3 to 5.Magic Rocks! with Mike Bent July 25, 11 a.m., ages3 and up.Witches & Wizard Show by Mad Science Aug. 1, 11a.m., going into grades K to 5.Special "I’m Going to School!" Storytime Aug. 20,10 a.m., for Wilbraham children going intokindergarten at Mile Tree School. Includes picturebooks, a simple craft, and a short ride on the buswithout a parent. Space is limited. Registration beginsAug. 13.

– Heidi Kane, Children's Services

Teen Summer Reading Club kicks off Saturday, June 23, with our 2018 themeLibraries Rock! Teens in grades 6 to 12 can register online atwww.wilbrahamlibrary.org.Post your pages read and your book reviews online. Earn a raffle ticket forevery 300 pages read with a book review, and get 1 FREE paperback book.Earn up to seven additional raffle tickets (max eight) for every 300 pages anda book review posted by Aug. 4. Our raffle prizes include a Kindle Fire, aKindle e­reader, gift cards, movie tickets, books, and more! Raffle tickets willbe available starting Aug. 6. Winners will be announced Aug. 13.Other teen summer events include Henna Rocks, Paint Sip Fun, CupcakeWars, Escape Room, Harry Potter Birthday Party, and MakerspaceRobotics Workshop. Check our website for dates and times and to sign upfor events.

– Rachel Hapgood, Youth and Teen Services

Teen Activities Oursummerteenmovie willbe“Love,Simon”(PG­13) July 10 at 2 p.m.Popcorn, candy, drinks,and Pafumi’s pizza will beserved. Grades 6 to 12.Thanks to the WilbrahamFriends of the Library,Pafumi’s To Go Or Stay forthe pizza, and LUSOFederal Credit Union forthe movie licensing.

Teen Movie

New and renewing Friends from February through April, excluding those who wish to remain anonymous.Marjorie Agerton, Carole Alderman, Alfred & Dawn Artioli, Portia Axiotis, Evan & Mary Bandouveres Family,Mary Besko, Kimberley Breil, Brogle Family, Doug & Linda Burr, Joan & Robert Butler, Joe & JanetCalabrese, Paul & Nancy Carlson, Wally & Kris Clark, Claire Cloutier, Colkos Family, Antonia Cote, KristineCrimmins, Mary & Irv Danio, Patricia Dennis, Richard & Eileen Duffy, Ellen & Kirk Farquharson, Jack &Kathy Farrell, Bill & Ethel Farrington, Andrew & Deborah Finley, M. Andrée Fitzgerald, Timothy & ElizabethGeib, Susan Getchell, Guerin Family, Nicola Gioscia, Rosemarie & Peter Groza, John Harrington, LindaHawkes, E. Morris Hayn Jr., Elaine & Robert Holdsworth, Carol Jahn, Chet Jez, Phyllis & Bart Kazin,Andrew & Mary Kilpatrick, Carol & John Kirwan, Virginia Lasonde, Ellen Leritz, Joyce & Stephen Lewis,Long Family, Jan Luczek, Frank & Ann Ludwig, Janice Knittle, Kristin Lynch & Philip Arendt, HarryMacLeod, Cheryl Malandrinos, Linda & Steve Mandolesi, Carol Marchesseault, William E. McCollough,Ann Moore, Gloria McDonald, Carol McMinn, Eugenia Megas, Veronica Meschke, Michele Mills, JoanMonteiro, Dr. George & Nancy Nieske, Cynthia O'Sullivan, Mary Paradis, David & Paricia Parke, PaulinePerham, David Perry Family, Philip Pers & Elin Gaynor Pers, Sherry Phillips, Jenine & Sue Post, LynnPuffer, Kathleen Reed, Connie Richmond, Debra Searles, Joe & Fran Selva, Sally & John Seyler, Tom &Donna Sherer, Marilyn Spedding, Fredy Steng, Claire & Ted Stevenson, Edmund Struzziero, Frank & JanieTencza, Jim & Marge Trimble, Marion Waleryszak, Phyllis Walsh, Weston Family, Roger & Connie White,Joyce Zeroogian.

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Library NewsSummer 2018

In this issue:'Libraries Rock!' Summer ReadingBook Sale SuccessNew Walking AppSummer Activities For Children, Teens

New and Renewing FriendsExplore our new digital offerings: Hoopla and AtoZ World Food!