THIS WEEK AT THE GREEN FREE 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 meet upstairs in the library on Thursday afternoon between 3:30 P.M. and 4:30 P.M. If you are looking for something to do after school to keep in out of the cold while you wait for your parents. Stop by and give knitting a try. Needles are provided for any beginners who don't have a pair, or aren't sure they're ready to buy their own, and instruction in the process is available no matter what level knitter you are.

 

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.

PULITER PRIZE WINNING BOOKS AVAILABLE

The 2009 Pulitzer Prizes have been announced. Stop by The Green Free Library to check-out one of these esteemed works, or put your name on the hold list if the title you are interested in is currently checked-out.

The winner for Fiction is:

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout (Random House)

Finalists:

The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich

All Souls by Christine Shutt


The winner for History is :

The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by Annette Gordon-Reed (W.W. Norton & Company)

The winner for Biography or Autobiography is:

American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House by Jon Meacham (Random House)


The Pulitzer Prize is an award established by Joseph Pulitzer, and was first given in 1917 (6 years after his death). It recognizes achievements in newspaper journalism, literature and music composition, and is administered by Columbia University in New York City.

Each year prizes are given in 21 categories, including:

Public Service
Breaking News Reporting
Investigative Reporting
Explanatory Reporting
Local Reporting
National Reporting
International Reporting
Feature Writing
Commentary
Criticism
Editorial Writing
Editorial Cartooning
Breaking News Photography
Feature Photography
Fiction
Drama
History
Biography or Autobiography
Poetry
General Non-Fiction
Music

Special citations and awards are also given, though none were awarded this year.

Many famous authors have won a Pulitzer Prize, some even more than once. It is interesting to note however, that only one United States President has ever received the award. That president was John F. Kennedy who won the award in the History category in 1957 for his work entitled Profiles in Courage (1956 Harper). Unfortunately there is still to this day as much controversy surrounding the question of - did Kennedy really write the book himself, or was it ghostwritten for him, as there is to the question of was there a second shooter on the grassy knoll?