PHOTOS FROM THE LAST THREE PROGRAMS

The summer is winding down, the last session of the summer reading program has concluded, but the fun's not over yet. Volunteers and participants are invited to join the staff of The Green Free Library at the event of the season-the big That's a Wrap! Picnic will be held on Wednesday August 5^th at 11:00 A.M. This is a change from the usual time, so make note!

The theme will be movies, and the menu includes:

Garden Salad based on the movie Fried Green Tomatoes (no, there are no fried green tomatoes involved)

Wraps (ham, turkey & cheese) based on the movie Tortilla Flat

Fruit Platter w/Dip based on the movies James and the Giant Peach, Grapes of Wrath, and Going Bananas

Cheese & Crackers based on the movies Ratatouille, Chicken Run and Search for Nemo

Dirt Cake (with worms) based on the movie How to Eat Fried Worms

Until then, please enjoy these photos from the last 3 programs.

 

 

NEW ROTATING VIDEOS FOR AUG & SEP

The rotating collection of DVDs from James V. Brown Library for August and September is available for check out at The Green Free Library.

Remember, you must have your permanent card and you must be over 17 to check out DVDs or VHS tapes. The rotating DVD's go out for 2 days (except on Fri-they go out for 3), and there is a limit of 2 at a time.

ADULT

Blindness

Body of Lies

Bottle Shock

Changeling

The Duchess

The Family That Preys

Fireproof

Frozen River

Happy-Go-Lucky

In Bruges

Mary Poppins (45^th Ann Ed)

Miracle at St. Anna

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist

Nights in Rodanthe

Ping Pong Playa

Rock N Rolla

Snow Angels

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

What Just Happened

JUVENILE

Curious George: Robot Monkey and More Great Gadgets

Dora and the 3 Little Pigs

Here Comes Spring!

High School Musical 3 Senior Year

Hurray for Huckle! Zooming Around Busytown

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Open Season 2

Sesame Street: Elmo Loves You!

Space Buddies

Thomas & Friends Railway Friends

Transformers Animated Season Two

Veggie Tales: Abe and the Amazing Promise

Wizards of Waverly Place: Supernaturally Stylin'

 

LOTS OF ACTIVITY

Patrons and visitors to The Green Free Library have probably noticed a lot of activity around the building during the last few weeks. Old buildings need a lot of TLC. Painters have been touching up the outside of the building and painting the porches (in between rain storms). Window washers have also been applying a little elbow grease (in between rain showers-???). And, last but not least the local gas company has been moving the gas meter from the spooky, scary basement to the outside of the building. Hopefully the lawn will grow back soon!

PIPE LINE PROJECT INFORMATION AVAILABLE

The Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company has left documentation at The Green Free Library relating to the Proposed 300 line project that will affect parts of northern Pennsylvania and northern New Jersey. Those with property that will be affected should receive a letter from the company. A notice will also appear in the WELLSBORO GAZETTE LEGAL NOTICE SECTION.

Four binders containing information on the project, as well as several large maps are available for the public to study in the main room of the library. A copy of Tennessee's Application is available online at the Commission's website.

FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO JUST PLAIN BOOKWORMS??

The Green Free Library, along with half of Wellsboro had many unwelcome visitors last week. For some reason hundreds of, what has been identified by Jeff Himes of the Penn State Co-operative Extension Office as Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moths decided to stop at the library and several other local businesses in town.

According to the Internet, Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moths are rarely seen. Huh, could of fooled me, they were everywhere! They lay hundreds of eggs in a mass, in mid-summer. The eggs hatch the following spring and the larvae are very small at first. The little caterpillars climb into the fork of a tree and build a silky, tent like nest. They come out during the day to feed and return to the protection of the nest at night. The tiny caterpillars grow to about 2 inches in length in the six to eight weeks that they feed. They then look for a place to pupate, and build a cocoon. The cocoon stage lasts about three weeks. When the moth leaves the cocoon it is already an adult, and off to seek a mate to start the entire process again. Hopefully they didn't pupate on the library!

Though they were certainly messy, the moths pose no danger and don't do any harm themselves. The caterpillars that hatch from their eggs do feed upon tree leaves and shrubs, but this defoliation is only harmful to really young trees.

 

http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/eastern_tent_caterpillar_m.htm

UPDATE ON LAST WEEKS FUN EVENTS

Fourteen people got together for The Green Free Library's first book discussion last Tuesday, July 14. A novella entitled "The Uncommon Reader", was chosen for the first reading. This work is by British author and playwright, Alan Bennett, and is touted by Publishers Weekly as "a funny little book". Most of us agreed, with only one dissenter in the group. Perhaps she needs to visit the Queen's dungeon in the Tower of London?










On Saturday, July 18th, the library closed its doors to regular visitors at 2:00 PM, and became a Teen Zone! Twelve local teens came together to play video games, board games, and just hang out! If you missed out on the fun, don't worry. Teen Game Day was declared a hit, please stay tuned for future events!

NEW BOOKS ON ORDER OR JUST ARRIVED!!

The Green Free Library has ordered several new titles to add to the Adult Fiction, Mysteries and Non-Fiction collection. Hurry in and check one out, or put your name on the list. Even if the book hasn't arrived yet, hold lists are still an option. Just fill out the form that is on top of the NEW BOOKS shelf, and put it in the box. When it is your turn, a staff member will give you a call.

 

Alien Hand Syndrome by Alan Bellows

Animal Magnetism: My Life With Creatures Great and Small by Rita Mae Brown

Bad Things Happen by Harry Dolan

Barron's How to Prepare for the ASVAB by Terry L. Duran

Big Steal by Emyl Jenkins

Blood Safari by Deon Meyer

Call of Zulina by Kay Marshall Storm

Capital Offense by William Bernhardt

Caring for Our Parents: Inspiring Stories of Families Seeking New Solutions to America's Most Ergent Health Crisis by Howard Gleckman

Case of the Missing Servant by Tarquin Hall

Casebook of Victor Frankenstein by Peter Ackryod

Cat in a Topaz Tango by Carole Nelson Douglas

Children's Book by A.S. Byatt

Conquering Fear: Living Your Life to the Fullest by Harold S. Kushner

Cracking the PSAT/NMSQT, 2010 by Jeff Rubenstein & Adam Robinson

Dawn's Prelude by Tracie Peterson

Down Around Midnight by Robert Sabbag

Drawing in the Dust by Zoe Klein

Duty to the Dead by Charles Todd

Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon

Evidence: An Alex Delaware Novel by Jonathan Kellerman

Evil at Heart by Chelsea Cain

Faces by Martina cole

Far North by Marcel Theroux

Fixer Upper by Mary Kay Andrews

Frightened Man by Kenneth Cameron

Glenn Beck's common Sense: the case Against an Out-of-control Government inspired by Thomas Paine by Glenn Beck & Joseph Kerry

Guardian of Lies by Steve Martini

Half Broke Horses by Jeannette walls

Hidden Life of deer: Lessons from the Natural World by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

House Reckoning by John Saul

Jericho's Fall by Stephen L. Carter

Last Song by Nicholas Sparks

Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann

Little Bird of Heaven by Joyce Carol Oates

Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

Masters of Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the Couple Who Taught America How to Love by Thomas Maier

Missing by Beverly Lewis

Monster in the Box by Ruth Rendell

Monster's Notes by Laurie Sheck

Moon Looked Down by Dorothy Garlock

Murder of King Tut: The Plot to Kill the child King by James Patterson and Martin Dugard

New Tricks by David Rosenfelt

Notes on Cooking: A Short Guide to an Essential Craft by Lauren Braun Costello, Russell Reich & Dorothy Hamilton

Official SAT Studyguide by COR

Owl Killers by Karen Maitland

Pattern in the Carpet: A personal History with Jigsaws by Margaret Drabble

Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe

Pilgrims by Garrison Keillor

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance—Now woth Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem! by Jane Austen & Seth Grahame-Smith

Professional by Robert B. Parker

Puppyhood: How to Raise the Perfect dog by Ceasar Milan

Rough Country by John Sanford

Saving Cinnamon: The Amazing Story of a Missing Military Puppy and the Desperate Mission to Bring Her Home by Christine Sullivan

Secrets of Happy Families: Eight Keys to Building a Lifetime of Connection and Contentment by Scott Haltzman & Theresa Foy Si Geronimo

Separate Country by Robert Hicks

Short History of the Honey Bee: Humans, Flowers, and Bees in the Eternal Class of Honey by E. Readicker-Henderson, PHT by Ilona McCarty

Siege by Stephen White

Silent Spirit by Margaret Coel

Six Months in Sudan: A Young Doctor in a War-torn Village by James Maskalyk

Skeleton Hill by Peter Lovesey

Southern Lights by Danielle Steel

Strength in What Remains by Tracy Kidder

Strokes of Genius: Federer, Nadal, and the Greatest Match ever Played

Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath by Michael Norman & Elizabeth M. Norman

Trace of Smoke by Rebecca Cantrell

Traveling with Pomegranates by Sue Monk Kidd & Ann Kidd Monk

Vanished by Joseph Finder

Vintage Caper by Peter Mayle

White Garden by Stephanie Barron

Wild Marsh: Four Seasons at Home in Montana by Rick Bass

Wildflower: An Extraordinary Life and Untimely Death in Africa by Mark Seal

Year of the Flood by Margaret Eleanor Flood

Year That Follows by Scott Lasser

 

NEW BOARD BOOKS IN THE CHILDREN’S ROOM

Look at all the great new interactive board books from Usborne that The Green Free Library has added to the Children's Room! These books were purchased with funds from the 2008-2009 Preschool Connection Grant.

PHOTOS FROM THE FIRST 3 SUMMER READING PROGRAMS

The summer reading program,Be Creative at Your Library is already half over, but there is still time to participate in the next three programs, read books for prizes,and don't forget the big "That's a Wrap!" picnic on August 5th at The Green Free Library.

Until then, please enjoy these photos of presenters, participants and volunteers who all know what it means to:

NEW FAMILY DVD

The Green Free Library has added a new DVD to its collection.

Inkheart is a great fantasy movie for families to share on a summers eve. This title was originally released ass a motion picture in 2008, with the DVD premiere in the US on January 23, 2009, by New Line Home Entertainment.

Running time is 106 minutes and this movie is MPAA rated PG for fantasy adventure action, some scary moments and brief language. Parents click here for additional information on that rating.

Inkheart is based on the book of the same title, by Cornelia Funke , published in 2003 by New York : Scholastic Inc. / The Chicken House 2003.

Cast:

Brendan Fraser as Mo “Silvertongue’ Folchart
Sienna Guillory as Resa
Eliza Hope Bennett as Meggie Folchart
Richard Strange as Antiquarian Bookshop Owner
Paul Bettany as Dustfinger
Helen Mirren as Elinor Loredan
Rafi Gavron as Farid
Jamie Foreman as Basta
Andy Serkis as Capricorn
Jennifer Connelly as Roxanne
Jim Broadbent as Fenoglio
Roger Allam as the Narrator



Summary from the WebPAC:

When Mo Folchart reads a story aloud, the characters leap off the page. Literally. And that's a problem. One night he brings out three characters from Inkheart, a story set in medieval times and filled with magical beings. Capricorn and Basta are two villains. Dustfinger is a fire-eater. Now, 10 years later Mo's daughter, Meggie, discovers the truth and it's up to her to escape Capricorn's evil grasp. Mo has been searching for a long lost book that will help so he can use his special powers to the interlopers back to their world

Inkheart is the first installment in the Inkheart Trilogy of books, and the first to be made into a movie. Inkspell is the second title, released in 2005, and Inkdeath is the final installment and was published in 2008. Hopefully the economy will improve and allow the other two titles to be made into motion pictures as well!

Stop in soon and check out the DVD, or any of the books to get caught up in this fantasy series. Just remember you need to be 18 ro rent DVDs/VHS and you must already have your permanent library card. If you don't have a card stop in and apply. All you need is a PA driver's license or current Civilian ID, and or a parent or guardian if you are under 17 years of age. If you have an out of state DL, you can put down a refundable $25 deposit. (Deposit is waived if you own property in PA, just bring a recent Tax Notice.)

The library is open
M-Th 10:00 AM-8:00 PM
F-Sat 10:00 AM-5:00 PM

LARGE PRINT BOOKS FOR JULY

The Green Free Library

has added six new Large Print books to its collection. Large Print books are great for people with vision problems, or for people who like to read at night. The library also has a small rotating collection of Large Print books from the Potter-Tioga Library System. This collection changes every month, and usually includes several titles that The Green Free doesn't own.

A Thread of Truth (A Cobbled Court Novel bk.2) by Marie Bostwick LP BOS

The Hope Chest (Brides of Lancaster County bk. 4) by Wanda E. Brunstetter LP BRU

The Increment by David Ignatius LP IGN

Stranger in the Night (A Haven Novel) by Catherine Palmer LP PAL

Driftwood Summer by Patti Callahan Henry LP HEN

Summer House by Nancy Thayer LP THA

TEEN GAME DAY

Teens: if you have already seen the new Harry Potter movie

and have nothing else to do on the afternoon of July 18^th, stop in The

Green Free Library from 2:00 PM-4:00 PM to check out our

First Teen Game Day.

We will be closing the library at 2:00 PM for quiet research and

Internet access so as to turn the library into a Teen Zone. Teens will be able to

play their own handheld games, provided board games, and teen-friendly Internet

games that do not require downloading. There will also be a Guitar Hero exhibition

and fun competition. Please bring your own Xbox 360 compatible guitar if you have

one! All games must have a teen rating or lower. No mature rated games will

be allowed. Light snacks will be available. If you are interested in

attending or have any questions, please contact the library at 570-724-4876.

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HAPPY 4th OF JULY

The staff of The Green free Library would like to wish all patrons and visitors a HAPPY and SAFE FOURTH OF JULY.

Independence days, more commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday that commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in which the United States declares independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. It is a holiday unique to the USA, though other countries may have similar holidays celebrated on their own specific dates.

The legal separation of the colonies from Great Britain actually occurred on July 2, 1776. It was on this date during the American Revolution, that the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution of independence. Though Thomas Jefferson is credited with authoring the Declaration of In dependence, the actually resolution was written by Richard Henry Lee, an American Statesman from Virginia. This proposal was known as the Lee Resolution, or the resolution of independence; it was made on June 7, 1776, and was approved on July 2, 1776.

The text of the final document formally announcing the action was approved on July 4, 1776. I t was prepared by Thomas Jefferson, as its principal author, along with John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston and Roger Sherman comprising a Committee of Five. This document was the United States Declaration of Independence.

The library is closed on Friday, July 3 and Saturday July 4, 2009, so that the Director and staff members may celebrate and enjoy this time with their family and friends.

Normal operatiing hours are:

Monday-Thursday 10:00 AM-8:00 PM


Friday & Saturday 10:00 AM-5:00 PM

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MORE NEW BOOKS

Another shipment of new books has arrived at The Green Free Library. Stop in soon to check out the following titles:







Unfinished Business; What the Dead Can Teach Us About Life by James Van Praagh 133.9 VAN

How the Mighty Fall and Why Some Companies Never Give In by Jim Collins 338.7 COL

The End of Overeating;Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite by David A. Kessler, M.D. 613.2

Rocket Men; the Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon by Craig Nelson 629.45 NEL

Born To Run;A hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall 796.42 McD

My Remarkable Journey by Larry King 921 KING

Horse Soldiers;The Extraordinary Story of a Band of U.S. soldiers who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan by Doug Stanton 958.104 STA

Royal Flush (A Royal Spyness Mystery) by Rhys Bowen MYS BOW

Amateur Barbarians by Robert Cohen

Vapors by Wes DeMott DEM

Finger Lickin' Fifteen (A Stephanie Plum novel ; bk. 15)by Janet Evanovich EVA

The Engagement (Regency Brides ; bk. 2) By Kimberly Comeaux LP COM

The Long Way Home (A Special Refuge;bk.3) by Lauraine Snelling LP SNE

Rio Chama by Johnny D. Boggs W BOG

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NEWBOOKS IN THE ROBINSON ROOM

Here are some great new books that have been added to the Robinson Room collection. If you haven't been in lately, the Robinson Room is the new name for the Juvenile Room. (The house The Green Free Library occupies was originally owned by the Robinson Family.) In this room you will find books that are written and marketed for 3rd grade on up, but the great thing, all ages are welcome to check out books from this room!(HINT-this room is where popular series like Harry Potter, the Twilight Series, The Vampire Diaries, Spiderwick, Pendragon, Lemony Snicket and many other favorites are located.)


Emily Post's Table Manners for Kids by Peggy Post, Cindy Post Senning & Steve Bjorkman (Ill) J 395.5 POS

Redwoods by Jason Chin J 585 CHI

Autism and Me: Sibling Stories by Ouisie Shapiro J 618.92 SHA

What Cats are Made of by Hanoch Piven J 636.8 PIV

Food for Thought: The Story Behind the Things We Eat by Ken Robbins J 641.3 ROB

Babymouse 10: The Musical by Jennifer Holm & Matt Holm J 741.597 HOL

City I Love by Lee Bennett Hopkins & Marcellus Hall (Ill) J 811 HOP

Nevermore: A Photobiography of Edgar Allan Poe by Karen E. Lange J 921 POE

Eve of the Emporer Penquin(Magic Tree House bk.40) by Mary Pope Osborne & Sal Murdocca (Ill) J OSB

Good Night for Ghosts (Magic Tree House bk. 42)by Mary Pope Osborne & Sal Murdocca (Ill) J OSB

Night of the New Magicians (Magic Tree House bk.35)by Mary Pope Osborne & Sal Murdocca (Ill) J OSB

Summer of the Sea Serpent (Magic Tree House bk.31)by Mary Pope Osborne & Sal Murdocca (Ill) J OSB

Hotel for Dogs by Lois Duncan J DUN

News for Dogs by Lois Duncan J DUN

Finder's Magic by Philippa Pearce & Helen Craig (Ill) J PEA

Curse of the Ancient Mask and Other Case Files by Simon Cheshire & R.W. Alley (Ill) J CHE

How Oliver Olson Changed the World by Claudia Mills & Heather Malone (Ill) J MIL

Joey Fly Private Eye in Creepy Crawly Crime by Aaron Reynolds & Neil Numberman (Ill) J 741.5 REY GRAPHIC NOVEL

The Unknowns by Benedict Carey J CAR

Lucky Breaks by Susan Patron & Mat Phelan (Ill) J PAT

Oath Breaker (Chronicles of Darkness bk.5) by Michelle Paver & Geoff Taylor (Ill) J PAV










YOUNG ADULT


Bodies from the Ice: Melting Glaciers and the Recovery of the Past by James M. Deem YA 599.9 DEE

Maximum Ride 1 by James Patterson & Narae Lee (Ill) YA 741.5 LEE GRAPHIC NOVEL

Maximum Ride: the Manga 2 by James Patterson & Narae Lee (Ill) ON ORDER GRAPHIC NOVEL

Wolverine 1: Prodigal Son by Antony Johnston & Wilson Tortosa (Ill) YA 741.5 JOH GRAPHIC NOVEL

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 1910 by Alan Moore YA 7415 MOO GRAPHIC NOVEL

The Summoning ( Darkest Powers bk.1) by Kelley Armnstrong YA ARM

Secret Life of Prince Charming by Deb Caletti YA CAL

Chasing the Bear (A Young Spencer Novel, Bk.1) by Robert B. Parker YA PAR

Royal Blood by Ellen Schreiber YA SCH

Elyon by Ted Dekker & Kaci Hill YA DEK

Lunatics by Ted Dekker & Kaci Hill YA DEK

The Awakening ( Darkest Powers bk.2) by Kelley Armstrong YA ARM

Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder YA SNY

A Templar's Apprentice(Tormod series bk. 1) by Kat Black YA BLA

Creature of the Night by Kate Thompson YA THO

NEW CHILDRENS BOOKS

Several new titles have been added to the collection in the Childrens Room of The Green Free Library-just in time for the Summer Reading Program. Don't forget to grab a book, and a copy of the reading contract to earn a weekly prize AND get entered to win a bigger prize at the end of the program picnic!

What to Read When: The Books and Stories to Read With Your Child and All the Best Times to Read Them by Pam Allyn E 649 ALL

When Papa Come Home Tonight by Eileen Spinelli & David McPhail (Ill) E SPI

Sergio Saves the Game by Edel Rodriguez E ROD

Chicken and Cat Cleanup by Sara Varon E VAR

Duck!Rabbit! By Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld (Ill) E ROS

Elephants Cannot Dance by Mo Williams E WIL

The Curious Garden by Peter Brown E BRO

Fancy Nancy: Pajama Day by Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss-Glasser (Ill) & Ted Enik (Ill) E O'CO

Fancy Nancy: Tea Parties by Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss-Glasser (Ill) E O'CO

No! by David McPhail E McP

Little Chick by Amy Hest & Anita Jeram (Ill) E HES

Llama Llama Misses Mama by Anna Dewdney E DEW

Moon Rabbit by Natalie Russell E RUS

Scaredy Squirrel at Night by Melanie Watt E WAT

King's Taster by Kenneth Oppel, Lou Fancher (Ill) & Steve Johnson (Ill) E OPP

Put it on the List by Kristen Darbyshire E DAR