CLOSED TODAY

The staff of The Green Free Library would like to wish all patrons, visitors and staff a safe and “Happy Memorial Day”, But more importantly we would like to honor all of the brave men and woman who have given their lives fighting for our country and our freedom. They have certainly taught us that freedom is not free. We would also like to thank all currently serving in the armed forces as well as Veterans who have previously served.

As you are enjoying this beautiful day with your family and friends, please take a moment and remember the true meaning of the day. To many of us it signifies the beginning of summer and is celebrated with fun, food and festivities. It is only upon the blood, sweat and tears of the soldiers that fought and died for us that we have the opportunity to partake in meaningless frivolities on a day original seeped in sorrow.

Memorial Day was established as a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation’s service. It was originally named Decoration Day. Like many holidays, its exact origin is somewhat unclear. As many as two dozen cities lay claim to the honor of being the birthplace of Memorial Day, including Waterloo, NY, and Pennsylania’s own Boalsburg.


Also like many U.S. holidays, the day of observance has been changed several times. The traditional day is May 30, but we observe the day on the last Monday of the month. Where the day was established, and when it is observed is not as important as why and how.

USMemorialDay.org gives these tips pn how to observe Memorial Day.

· by visiting cemeteries and placing flags or flowers on the graves of our fallen heroes.
· by visiting memorials.
· by flying the U.S. Flag at half-staff until noon.
· by flying the 'POW/MIA Flag' as well (Section 1082 of the 1998 Defense Authorization Act).
· by participating in a "National Moment of Remembrance": at 3 p.m. to pause and think upon the true meaning of the day, and for Taps to be played.
· by renewing a pledge to aid the widows, widowers, and orphans of our falled dead, and to aid the disabled veterans




Please peruse these statistics compiled by the US Department of Veterans Affairs in 2007.


Global War on Terror (Oct. 2001 - )

Total Servicemembers (Worldwide)...............1,384,968
Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan....................165,000
Battle Deaths...................................................2,333
Other Deaths (In Theater).....................................707
Non-mortal Woundings....................................21,649
Living Veterans.............................................588,923***
The Global War on Terror (GWOT), including Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) are ongoing conflicts. For the most current GWOT statistics, visit: the following Department of Defense Website: http://siadapp.dior.whs.mil/personnel/CASUALTY/castop.htm

American Revolution (1775-1783)
Total Servicemembers ..................................217,000
Battle Deaths ..................................................4,435
Non-mortal Woundings......................................6,188

War of 1812 (181-1815)
Total Servicemembers...................................286,730
Battle Deaths..................................................2,260
Non-mortal Woundings.....................................4,505

Indian Wars (approx. 1817-1898)
Total Servicemembers...................................106,000
Battle Deaths...................................................1,000

Mexican War (1846-1848)
Total Servicemembers.....................................78,718
Battle Deaths...................................................1,733
Other Deaths in Service...................................11,550
Non-mortal Woundings......................................4,152

Civil War (1861-1865)
Total Servicemembers (Union).....................2,213,363
Battle Deaths (Union)....................................140,414
Other Deaths in Service (Union)......................224,097
Non-mortal Woundings (Union).......................281,881
Total Servicemembers (Conf.)......................1,050,000
Battle Deaths (Confederate).............................74,524
Other Deaths in Service (Confed.)....................59,297
*Non-mortal Woundings (Confed.) .................Unknown

Spanish-American War (1898-1902)
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide).................306,760
Battle Deaths......................................................385
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater)................2,061
Non-mortal Woundings......................................1,662

World War I (1917-1918)
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide)...............4,734,991
Battle Deaths.................................................53,402
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater)..............63,114
Non-mortal Woundings..................................204,002
Living Veterans.......................................................4

World War II (1941-1945)
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide).............16,112,566
Battle Deaths................................................291,557
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater).............113,842
Non-mortal Woundings..................................671,846
Living Veterans..........................................2,914,000

Korean War (1950-1953)
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide)..............5,720,000
Battle Deaths.................................................33,741
Other Deaths (In Theater)..................................2,833
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater)..............17,672
Non-mortal Woundings..................................103,284
iving Veterans..........................................2,970,000

Vietnam War (1964-1975)
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide)..............8,744,000
Deployed to Southeast Asia........................3,403,000
Battle Deaths.................................................47,424
Other Deaths (In Theater)................................10,785
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater)..............32,000
Non-mortal Woundings..................................153,303
Living Veterans..........................................7,230,600

Desert Shield/Desert Storm (1990-1991)
Total Servicemembers (Worldwide)..............2,322,000
Deployed to Gulf...........................................694,550
Battle Deaths......................................................147
Other Deaths (In Theater).....................................235
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater)................1,590
Non-mortal Woundings.........................................467
Living Veterans...........................................2,271,000


America's Wars Total
U.S. Military Service During War................43,185,893
Battle Deaths................................................653,708
Other Deaths (In Theater).................................14,560
Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater).............525,930N
on-mortal Woundings................................1,447,281
Living War Veterans..................................17,835,000
Living Veterans (War & Peacetime)............23,698,000

* Does not include 26,000 to 31,000 who died in Union prisons.Source: Department of Defense (DoD), except living veterans, which are VA estimates. Estimates are as of September 30, 2006.
NOTES:1. Exact number is unknown. Posted figure is the median of estimated range from 184,000 – 250,000.2. Exact number is unknown. Posted figure is median of estimated range from 600,000 – 1,500,000.3. Death figures are based on incomplete returns.4. Does not include 26,000 to 31,000 who died in Union prisons.5. Estimate based upon new population projection methodology.6. VA estimate does not include those still on active duty and may include veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.Source: Department of Defense (DOD), except living veterans, which are VA estimates as of May 2007. For additional information and statistics click here.

FRIENDS RAFFLE

The Friends of The Green Free Library will be sponsoring a raffle to help support The Green Free Library.

First Prize is a New American Girl Historical Doll, 1914 NYC-Rebecca Rubin.

Second Prize is a Gently used fold away doll/bed cabinet.

The drawing will take place on Saturday, July 31 at 3:00 PM ( Hint: this is during Miss Mazie's Tea Party)

Raffle tickets will be available during the BOOKSALE and during Miss Mazie's party. They are not available for purchase at the library since only Friends members may sell them (rules, you know). The cost will be $1.00 each, or SIX for $5.00!! Thank you for your support, and GOOD LUCK!

THE NEXT BOOK FOR BOOK CLUB

The next meeting of The Green Free Library's book club will be on Tuesday July 13, 2010 at 6:30 PM in the magazine area of the library. The book we will be discussing is entitled Driving With Dead People,
a memoir by Monica Holloway. Books are available to borrow at the library, or feel free to purchase your own copy if you prefer to make notes in the margins!

WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK

There are no events scheduled at The Green Free this week, but staff and volunteers are busy, busy, busy preparing for the upcoming Summer Reading Program!

REGISTER NOW!

Registration is now open for the 2010 Summer Reading Program at The Green Free Library.

This year's theme is Make a Splash @ Your Library! And we will be having waves of fun every Wednesday morning from June 23 through August 4.

Registration and book logs may be done online this year at www.greenfreelibrary.org. Just click on the text that says Welcome to Summer Reading 2010 and create a user name and password. If you don't have access to a computer, stop in at the library and fill out the form and a staff member will enter your information. Please, no phone registrations!

SILENT AUCTION

Silent Auction 2010

The Friends of the Green Free Library are pleased to offer the following as part of our 2010 Book Sale. Researched and available to the highest bidder, these books/albums appeal to many interests and are perfect additions to any personal library. The entire collection may be viewed in the display case in The Green Free Library foyer, now, or at the auction table during our June book sale. Bids will be accepted and posted immediately. Final date and auction closing time is 4 pm, June 12. High bidder need not be present.




1. The Life of Martin Luther, written by Chevalier Bunsen, with an estimate of Luther’s character and genius by Thomas Carlyle, copyright 1877. This is an ex-library book and in well-read, but intact condition. The book was reproduced in 2007 in the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical books. The book offered is not a reproduction.

2. Salamina, written by Rockwell Kent, copyright 1935. A first edition, of Kent’s account of his years in Greenland. The book was widely praised and reviewed as the first book to be written about Greenland and Greenlanders. Ex-library, the condition is good.

3. Stedman’s Poetical Works, complete edition, written by Edmund Clarence Stedman, copyright 1873. Stedman is the only known stockbroker who was also a published poet. The collection is dedicated to his Mother “in gratitude for whatsoever portion I inherit of her own sweet gift of song”. The condition is good.

4. Every Man a King, autobiography of Huey P. Long, copyright 1933. A spirited and fascinating account of his life. Nicknamed the Kingfish and simultaneously cursed as a dictator and applauded as the benefactor of the masses, Long was the only Southern popular leader who delivered on his promises. A critic of Roosevelt, he gained a nationwide following, forcing Roosevelt to turn his New Deal significantly to the left. Ex-library in good condition.

5. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan, written by Ellen G. White, copyright 1911. Sub-heading – The Conflict of the Ages in the Christian Dispensation. The publishers note—that we may better understand the principles of the all-important controversy, in which the life of a universe is involved, the author has set it before us in great, concrete object lessons of the last 20 centuries. Found folded inside the book “The Advent and Sabbath Review Herald”, Washington, DC, Monday, November 16, 1914. The condition is very good.

6. Currier & Ives, Printmakers to the American People, written by Harry T. Peters, copyright 1942. The prints are taken from the collection of Harry Peters, the foremost collector of Currier & Ives in the world. The book contains a history of Nathaniel Currier and James Merritt Ives, their firm, methods used to produce the pictures and a folio of 192 plates, 32 in full color. The book condition is very good; however the dust jacket is worn.

7. Letters of a Woman Homesteader, written by Elinore Pruitt Stewart with illustrations by N.C. Wyeth, copyright May 1914. The writer of the letters is a young woman who lost her husband in a railroad accident and went to Denver to seek support for herself and her two-year old daughter. She eventually accepted employment as a housekeeper for a well-to-do Scotch cattleman, Mr. Stewart. An inscription on the publisher’s page has personal information regarding the family. The condition of the book is good. The cover is slightly worn.

8. Herman Husband, written by Mary Elinor Lazenby, copyright 1940. A man of pacifist principles forgotten in death. A magnificent minority leader. Born in 1724 in Maryland, jailed in New Bern, NC, for traitorous and rebellious crimes. Finally escaping NC and his sentence of wanted dead or alive to live in PA where he changed his name to “Toscape Death”. A most interesting look at our early history of events mostly forgotten.

9. Phillips Andover 1900 Class Book – An interesting year book listing ages, heights, weights, interests and addresses of the graduating class. Several local names appear including R. T. Davis of Morris Run and G. Landrus of Wellsboro. The book is in very good condition, the cover is slightly worn.

10. Manual of Bayonet Exercise – Prepared for the use of the Army of the United States, printed by the War Department, written by George B. McClellan, dated 1852. Buyers name and purchase information appear on the inside page. There are 24 lithographic plates at the rear depicting diver’s stances, etc., both offensive and defensive. This is very rare and valuable book. The cover has minor wear otherwise the book is in very good condition.

11. The Pivot of Civilization, written by Margaret Sanger with an introduction by H. G. Wells, copyright 1922. A cornerstone work on birth control and the rights of women, written with a scientific, dispassionate review of facts and a very passionate demand for equality of opportunity. Ex-library book. The cover is somewhat worn, the book is in good condition.

12. The United States with an Excursion Into Mexico, written by Karl Baedeker in 1904. This is the third revised edition with 25 maps and 35 plans. A classic travel guide, and as with all Baedekers, full of unexpected and unexpectedly amusing bits and pieces of information. Detailed advice on where to visit in all the towns, hamlets and cities in the US and Northern Mexico. Ex-library with a slight tear in the spine top. The front map is torn and the back map is missing. Overall the condition is better than fair.

13. The Real Lincoln – written by Jesse W. Weik, copyright 1922. Book has a black and white frontispiece of Lincoln, 1860. There are many photographs and document illustrations throughout. Ex-library. The book and binding are in good condition.

14. Memoirs of a Revolutionist – written by P. Kropotkin, copyright 1899. The author noted the following: Bromley Kent, October 1899. This was published in “the Atlantic Monthly” (September 1898 to September 1899) under the title of “The Autobiography of a Revolutionist”. In book form there has been much added to the original text in the parts dealing with Kropotkin’s youth and stay in Siberia. Ex-library. The book and binding are in good condition.

15. Voyaging Southward From the Strait of Magellan, written by Rockwell Kent, copyright 1924. This is the second in a series of autobiographical works by the author/artist. The one concerns sailing in coastal waters from Tierra del Fuego to Cape Horn. Ex-library, the condition is very good.

16. Beatles Albums – 4 complete (used) albums. The Beatles/1962-1966; The Beatles/1967-1970; Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band; Magical Mystery Tour. Records were not play tested, but appear to be free of scratches. Cover condition is okay.

MORE NEW TITLES

The Green Free Library has added even more new May titles to its collection.
NON-FICTION

 

An Eagle Named Freedom by Jeff Guidry 639.9 GUI

More Than Just A Game by Chuck Korr and Marvin Close 796.334 KOR

Arctic Labrynth by Glyn Williams 910.9163 WIL

The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron by Howard Bryant 921 BRY

The Way I See It by Melissa Anderson 921 ANDERSON

Triumph by Carolyn Jessop 921 JESSOP

The Life of Irene Nemirovsky by Olivier Philipponnat & Patrick Lienhardt 921 Nemirovsky

War by Sebastian by Sebastian Junger 958.104 JUN

FICTION
 

 

The Pregnant Widow by Martin Amis AMI

The Big Bang Symphony by Lucy Jane Bledsoe BLE

Executive Intent by Dale Brown BRO

The Poachers Son by Paul Doiron DOI

Heart of the Matter by Emily Griffin GRI

The Good Son by Michael Gruber GRU

Marks of Cain by Tom Knox KNO

Charlotte and Emily by Jude Morgan MOR

My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira OLI

The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer ORR

The Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard PIC

The Bradbury Report by Steven Polansky POL

Fever Dream by Preston & Child PRE

Bedlam by Laura Joh Rowland ROW

Private Life by Jane Smiley SMI

The Nearest Exit by Olen Steinhauer STE

Diamond Ruby by Joseph Wallace WAL

MYSTERY

 

Moon Spinners (A Seaside Knitters Mystery) by Sally Goldenbaum MYS GOL

Hook, Line & Sinister Mysteries to Reel You In Edited by T.Jefferson Parker MYS HOO

Death of a Trophy Wife (A Jaine Austen Mystery) by Laura Levine MYS LEV

The Big Bang (The Lost Mike Hammer Sixties novel) by Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Collins MYS SPI

 

SCI-FI
 

Play Dead by Ryan Brown SF BRO

Hard Magic (bk.1 Paranormal Scene Investigations) by Laura Anne Gilman SF GIL

 

LARGE PRINT
 

Fly By Wire: The Geese, the Glide, The Miracle on the Hudson by William Langewiesche LP 363.1 LAN

Rescue Ink by Denise Flaim LP 636.08

Making Rounds with Oscar by David Dosa MD LP 636.8 DOS

Living Oprah by Robyn Okrant LP 791.45 OKR

Andy Rooney: 60 Years of Wisdom and Wit by Andrew A. Rooney LP 814.54

One True Love (Belles of Timber Creek) by Lori Copeland LP COP (CHRISTIAN FICTION)

The House on Sugar Plum Lane by Judy Duarte LP DUA

An Honest Love (A Hearts of Middlefield Novel) by Kathleen Fuller LP FUL

The Solitude of Prime Numbers by Paolo Giordano LP GIO (Memorial for Roberta Shabloski)

The Merry Wives of Maggody by Joan Hess (Memorial for Roberta Shabloski)

The Inn at Angel Island by Thomas Kinkade & Katherine Spencer LP KIN

The Jesus chronicles: Matthew's Story by Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins LP LAH (Christian Fiction)

The 5 Greatest Warriors by Matthew Reilly LP REI (Memorial for Roberta Shabloski)

The cross Gardener by Jason F. Wright LP WRI (CHRISTIAN FICTION)

WESTERN

 

The Sword of El Diablo by Robert Middleton W MID

Montana Dawn by Stone Wallace W WAL





ROBIBSON ROOM-YOUNG ADULT
 

City of Spies by Susan Kim & Laurence Klaven (artwork by Pascal Dizin) YA 741.5 KIM
(GRAPHIC NOVEL)

Little Vampire Women by Louisa May Alcott & Lynn Messina YA MES

The Curse Workers: White Cat by Holly Black YA BLA

Warriors in the Crossfire by Nancy Bo Flood YA FLO

Alex Van Helsing: Vampire Rising by Jason Henderson YA HEN

The Prince of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafon YA RUI

ROBINSON ROOM-JUVENILE
 

The Buffalo are Back by Jean Craighead George (Paintings by Wendell Minor) J 599.64 GEO

 

Countdown by Deborah Wiles J WIL

CHILDRENS ROOM

 

Pierre the Penquin by Jean Marzollo (Illustrated by Laura Regan) E 598 MAR (Memorial for Lucille Butler)

Push Button by Aliki E ALI

Willoughby & the Moon by Greg Foley E FOL

Marley and the Kittens by John Grogan (illustrated by Richard Cowdrey) E MAR

Bear in the Air by Susan Meyers (Illustrated by Amy Bates) E MEY

THIS WEEK AT THE LIBRARY

It's going to be a quiet week at The Green Free Library. Join us for the last Story Hour of the 2009-2010 school year. Regular Story Hour will resume in the fall. Until then, watch for updates on the Summer Reading Program. (Registration will begin soon-it's different this year!)

Story Hour will be held on Wednesday morning at 10:15 A.M. It lasts about 45 minutes, and there are 2 groups. Infants to 3 years old meet in the Children's Room with Kathy to enjoy songs, stories and fun. Pre-schoolers between 3 and 5 years of age meet in the main room in the magazine area with Beve where they will hear stories, do crafts and get a head start on learning to read!

Knitting Club for both adults & kids is all wrapped up for the summer. Look for it again in the fall. Until then, come on in and check out the variety of knitting instruction & pattern books in both the adult & student's areas of the library.

EVERYONE LOVES THE LIBRARY

For the second year in a row, The Green Free Library is playing host to a family of Turdus migratorius, or American Robin (aka North American Robin). This migratory songbird is a member of the Thrush family and a sure harbinger of Spring.

Photos were taken by the library director, Leslie Wishard.

NEW BOOKS

The Green Free Library has added the following new titles to its collection. Stop in soon and check one out!

NON-FICTION
 

Beyond the Killing Fields
by Sydney Schanberg 070.4 SCH

A Citizens' Wilderness Proposal For Pennsylvania's Allegheny National Forest
(Friends of Allegheny Wilderness PA RM 333.72 CIT

1,000 Dollars & an Idea by Sam Wyly 338 WYL

Hellhound On His Trail
by Hampton Sides 364.152 SID

The Death and Life of the Great American School System
by Diane Ravitch 379.73 RAV

The French Women Don't Get Fat Cookbook 641.5 GUI

The Feisty Stitcher
by Susan Wasinger 646.2 WAS

Uber Origami
by Duy Nguyen 736.98 NGU

The Wagon
by Martin Preib 814 PRE

Lost Voices from the Titanic
by Nick Barratt 910.9163 BAR

Betsy Ross and the Making of America
by Marla R. Miller 921 ROS

Theodor Seuss Geisel
by Donald E. Pease 921 Seuss

Oprah by Kitty Kelley 921 Winfrey

The Wolf
by Richard Guilliatt and Peter Hohnen 940.4 GUI

The Venlo Incident
by Captain S. Payne Best 943.086 BES

FICTION

The Exodus Quest
by Will Adams ADA

Island Beneath the Sea
by Isabel Allende ALL

Blooms of Darkness
by Aharon Appelfeld APP

A Jew Must Die
by Jacques Chessex CHE

Wrecked by Carol Higgins Clark CLA

Eye of the Red Tsar
by Sam Eastland EAS

Romancing Miss Bronte
by Juliet Gael GAE

Stay a Little Longer
by Dorothy Garlock GAR

The Wedding in Auschwitz
by Erich Hackl HAC

Dead in the Family
by Charlaine Harris HAR

The Red Thread
by Ann Hood HOO

The Galilean Secret by Evan Drake Howard HOW (Christian Fiction)

Tomorrow River
by Lesly Kagen KAG

The God of the Hive (A Mary Russell Novel) by Laurie R. King KIN

Elysiana
by Chris Knopf KNO

Hannah's List (Blossom Street, bk.7) by Debbie Macomber MAC

Return to Sender by Fern Michaels MIC

Blue Eyed Devil
by Robert Parker PAR

Strip by Thomas Perry PER

Day for Night
by Frederick Reiken REI

The Hypnotist
by M.J. Rose ROS

Ilustrada
by Miguel Syjuco SYJ (Winner of the Man Asian Literary Prize)

Shoot to Thrill (A Monkeewrench Novel) by P.J. Tracy TRA

Killer
by Dave Zeltserman ZEL

MYSTERY

A Question of Belief by Donna Leon MYS LEO

Half-Price Homicide (a dead end job mystery) by Elaine Viets MYS VIE

SCI-FI

Pinion by Jay Lake SF LAK

He Walked Among Us by Norman Spinard SF SPI

LARGE PRINT

Cat of the century(A Mrs. Murphy Mystery) by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown LP BRO(In honor of the 50^th Anniversary of James & Mary Yordy)

The Killing Edge by Heather Graham LP GRA

The Black Cat
(a Richard Jury Mystery) by Martha Grimes LP GRI (In honor of the 50^th Anniversary of James & Mary Yordy)

Burning Lamp
(bk. 2 Dreamlight Trilogy) by Amanda Quick LP QUI

ROBINSON ROOM (YOUNG-ADULT)

 

Take control of Asperger's Syndrome by Janet Price & Jennifer Engel Fisher YA 618.92 PRI

Runaway (an Airhead Novel) by Meg Cabot YA CAB

Burned (A House of Night Novel) by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast YA CAS

Getting Revenge on Lauren Wood by Eileen Cook YA COO

Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantaskey YA FAN

(Ranger's Apprentice Bk7) Erak's Ransom by John Flanagan YA FLA

The Snowball Effect by Holly Nicole Hoxter YA HOX

The Keys to the Kingdom: Lord Sunday by Garth Nix YA NIX

Thief Eyes by Janni Lee Simner YA SIM

ROBINSON ROOM

 

Foiled by Jane Yolen (illustrated by Mike Cavallaro) J 741.5 YOL (GRAPHIC NOVEL)

Lincoln Tells a Joke by Kathleen Krull & Paul Brewer (Illustrated by Stacy Innerst) J 921 Lincoln

Cat Diaries: Secret Writings of the Meow Society by Betsy Byars, Betsy Duffey & Laurie Myers (Illustrated by Erik Brooks) J BYA

Nature Girl by Jane Kelley J KEL

The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordin J RIO

One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia J WIL








Childrens Room

L M N O Peas by Keith Baker E BAK

Alfie Runs Away by Kenneth M. Cadow (pictures by Lauren Castillo) E CAD

Good Night, Monkey Boy by Jarrett J. Krosoczka E KRO
 

Beekeepers by Linda Oatman High (Illustrated by Doug Chayka) E HIG

Brownie & Pearl Get Dolled Up by Cynthia Rylant (Pictures by Brian Biggs) E RYL

What If? by Laura Vaccaro Seeger E SEE

Miss Fox's Class Earns a Field Trip by Eileen Spinelli (Illustrated by Anne Kennedy) E SPI

THIS WEEK AT THE LIBRARY

The book club will meet on Tuesday evening at 6:30 PM in the magazine area of The Green Free Library. The disscussion will be on the book The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards

Story Hour will be held on Wednesday morning at 10:15 A.M. It lasts about 45 minutes, and there are 2 groups. Infants to 3 years old meet in the Children's Room with Kathy to enjoy songs, stories and fun. Pre-schoolers between 3 and 5 years of age meet in the main room in the magazine area with Beve where they will hear stories, do crafts and get a head start on learning to read!

Knitting Club for both adults & kids is all wrapped up for the summer. Look for it again in the fall. Until then, come on in and check out the variety of knitting instruction & pattern books in both the adult & student's areas of the library.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

The director and staff of The Green Free Library would like to wish all mother's a Happy Mothers Day!



Mother’s Day was created to give children of all ages a day on which they could honor their mothers. It is celebrated on the second Sunday in May in the United States and in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Italy, and Turkey. Other countries celebrate their version of Mother’s Day at different times throughout the year, but how the day is celebrated is similar throughout the world.

How Mother’s Day began, along with exactly who started it, is not an established fact. Several historians give credit to different people; usually women. The two most often named are Julia Ward Howe and Anna Jarvis.

Best known for writing the famous poem, The Battle Hymn of the Republic during the American Civil War, Julia Ward Howe was often asked to speak publicly about her experiences with the war. What she saw during that time influenced her belief that peace and equality were the two most important causes in the world. When war again invaded the world in 1870 with the start of the Franco-Prussian War, she called for women to rise up and oppose all war. Unfortunately her attempt, known as a Mother’s Day for Peace, was not successful.

Another theory involves a young Appalachian homemaker who, in 1858, attempted to improve sanitation by establishing what she called Mothers’ Work Days. Her efforts continued throughout the period of the Civil War as she worked for more sanitary conditions on both sides. Her name was Anna Jarvis. Upon her death her daughter took up the attempt to establish a day for children to honor their mothers.

Jarvis’s daughter,who was also named Anna Jarvis, organized the first memorial service for mothers on May 10, 1907. It was held at her mother’s church in West Virginia. Then she, along with many others began a letter writing campaign to President Woodrow Wilson to establish a national Mother’s Day. President Wilson signed the proclamation in 1914, establishing a national observance of Mother’s Day every year on the second Sunday in May.

While the tradition of Mother’s Day was just beginning, it was customary to celebrate the holiday with carnations; a pink carnation honored a mother who was living and a white carnation honored a mother that was deceased


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WOW!

April showers have brought forth a whole lot of great May reads. The Green Free Library has added even more new titles to its collection. If you can't find a book to read, you aren't trying hard enough!

 

NON-FICTION

 

The Language God Talks by Herman Wouk 201 WOU

A Thousand Sisters by Lisa J. Shannon 305.9 SHA

2010 Take Back America by Dick Morris &

Eileen McGann 324.973 MOR

The Untold War by Nancy Sherman 355.001 SHE

How to Cool the Planet by Jeff Goodell 551.6 GOO

The Intimate Ape by Shawn Thompson 599.883 THO

Trust the Dog by The Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation with Geri Hirshey 636.7 HIR

Jamie's Food Revolution by Jamie Oliver 641.5 OLI

Scent of the Missing by Susannah Charleson 636.7 CHA

Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare? by James Shapiro 822.3 SHA

The Boy who Would Be Shakespeare by Doug Stewart 822.3 STE

The Laughing corpse: Necromancer by Laurell K. Hamilton (Lim & Ruffner) 741.5 HAM (GRAPHIC NOVEL)

In the Empire of Ice by Gretel Ehrlich 910.911 HER

Death on the Barrens
by George James Grinnell 917.904 GRI

Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman 921 KER

The Reluctant Spy by John Kiriakou with Michael Ruby 921 KIRIAKOU

Not My Boy! by Rodney Peete 921 PEETE

A Captain's Duty by Richard Phillips 921 PHI

Between Two Worlds by Roxana Saberi 921 SABERI

American Conspiracies by Jesse Ventura with Dick Russell 973 VEN

 

FICTION

 

 

 

Deliver Us From Evil by David Baldacci BAL

Elegy for April by Benjamin Black BLA

The Language of Sand
by Ellen Block BLO

Haunt Me Still by Jennifer Lee Carrell CAR

The Shadow of Your Smile
by Mary Higgins Clark CLA

Wild Ride by Jennifer Crusie & Bob Mayer CRU

The Bride Collector
by Ted Dekker DEK

Good to a Fault by Marina Endicott END

This Body of Death by Elizabeth George GEO

The Lady and the Poet by Maeve Haran HAR

Eight Days to Live by Iris Johansen JOH

Of Flesh and Blood by Daniel Kalla KAL

The Swimming Pool
by Holly LeCraw LEC

Super by Jim Lehrer LEH

Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel MAR

The Double Comfort Safari Club by Alexander McCall Smith MCC

Queen Victoria Demon Hunter
by A.E. Moorat MOO

Cold Earth by Sarah Moss MOS

The 9^th Judgement by James Patterson PAT

Burning Lamp (bk. 2 Dreamlight Trilogy) by Amanda Quick QUI

Every Last One by Anna Quindlen QUI

The Three Weissmanns of Westport
by Cathleen Schine SCH

Happy Now?
by Katherine Shonk SHO

The Lotus Eaters by Tatjana Soli SOL

In the Shadow of the Cypress by Thomas Steinbeck STE

A Twist of Orchids
by Michelle Wan WAN

Lucid Intervals by Stuart Woods WOO

In Free Fall by Juli Zeh ZEH

 

SCI-FI

 

Desert Spear by Peter V. Brett SF BRE

NEVERLAND by Douglas Clegg SF CLE

At the Gates of Darkness (bk.2 Demon War Saga) by Raymond E. Feist SF FEI

Full Moon City by Holly Black, Peter S. Beagle , Carrie Vaughn & MORE SF FUL

Oath of Fealty by Elizabeth Moon SF MOO

Shadowrise (Volume three of Shadowmarch) by Tad Williams SF WIL

 

MYSTERIES

 

 

Laughed "Til He Died
by Carolyn Hart MYS HAR

A Question of Motive
by Roderic Jeffries MYS JEF

 

 

LARGE PRINT

 

The Jewel of His Heart
(Hearts of the West bk.2)
by Maggie Brendan LP BRE

The courteous Cad
(Miss Pickworth bk.3)
by Catherine Palmer LP PAL

 

WESTERN

 

Beecher Island
by Tim Champlin W CHA

 

YOUNG ADULT

 

Ender's Game: Command School(Orson Scott Card)(Graphic Novel) by Christopher Yost, Pasqual Ferry & Frank D'Armata YA 741.5 CAR

The Dark-Hunters Vol 2 by Sherrilyn Kenyon (art by Claudia Campos)(GRAPHIC NOVEL ) YA 741.5 KEN

Steven King The Dark Tower Fall of Gilead (GRAPHIC NOVEL) by Robin Firth, Peter David & Richard Isanove) YA 741.5 KIN

Athena Grey-Eyed Goddess
YA 741.5 O'CO (GRAPHIC NOVEL)

The Reckoning (Darkerst Powers Trilogy) by Kelley Armstrong YA ARM

Every Little Thing in the World
by Nina de Gramont YA GRA

Hex Hall
by Rachel Hawkins YA HAW

Iron King (The Iron Fey, bk.1) by Julie Kagawa YA KAG

Stuck on Earth by David Klass YA KLA

Spotting for Nellie by Pamela Lowell YA LOW

The Knife that Killed Me
by Anthony McGowan YA MCG

The Sky is Every Where by Jandy Nelson YA NEL

The Pickle King by Rebecca Promitzer YA PRO

Three Rivers Rising by Jame Richards YA RIC

Revolver
by Marcus Sedgwick YA SED

Inside Out
by Maria V. Snyder YA SNY

The Last Summer of the Death Warriors by Francisco X. Stork YA STO

Nothing by Janne Teller YA TEL

The Handbook for Lightning Strike Survivors by Michele Young-Stone YA YOU

 

 

JUVENILE

The Time Pirate (A Nick McIver Time Adventure) by Ted Bell J BEL

Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School: We the Children
by Andrew Clements
(illustrated by Adam Stover) J CLE

Shane's Mane by Nicole Drumheller Gargus J GAR

Morpheus Road: The Light (bk.1) by D.J. MacHale J MAC

Fablehaven: Keys to the Demon Prison
by Brandon Mull J MUL

 

EASY

 

What About Bear by Suzanne Bloom E BLO

Miss Brooks Loves Books! (and I Don't) by Barbara Bottner (Illustrated by Michael Emberley E BOT

 

Hot Rod Hamster by Cynthia Lord (Pictures by Derek Anderson) E LOR

Bedtime for Mommy by Amy Krouse Rosenthal (Illustrations by LeUyen Pham) E ROS

THIS WEEK AT THE LIBRARY

Story Hour will be held on Wednesday morning at 10:15 A.M. It lasts about 45 minutes, and there are 2 groups. Infants to 3 years old meet in the Children's Room with Kathy to enjoy songs, stories and fun. Pre-schoolers between 3 and 5 years of age meet in the main room in the magazine area with Beve where they will hear stories, do crafts and get a head start on learning to read!

Knitting Club for Adults will meet upstairs in the library on Wednesday afternoon. Plan to begin about 3:00 P.M. and finish up at about 4:00 P.M. You do not need to know how to knit to join this club, instruction and help from Wanda Short, and other club member's is part of the fun. Even if you do know how to knit, come on in and show us your stuff!

Knitting Club for KIDS will not be held this week (March 04, 2010) It will resume next week as usual.

First Thursday Writer's Group will meet on Thursday evening between 6:30 P.M. and 7:30 P.M. If you are 17 years old or older, and enjoy writing stop in and see what's happing upstairs at The Green Free Library. Writers of any genres are encouraged to attend this roundtable format meeting, and bring 3 pages of current work to share. Copies for each member are appreciated and may be made for free (Thanks to the Friends of the Green Free Library's support), by a library staff member, downstairs before the meeting.