April is National Poetry Month! Celebrate by reading, listening to, or writing a poem! Here’s a great place to get started: Poetry Everywhere, featuring Garrison Keiller and a host of wonderful poets reading their work.
Catch the wave - free wireless access at the Barrington Public Library through the Tsunami wireless network. Most laptops are compatible, so come and do some e-coasting any time the Library is open: Monday - Thursday 9 AM-9 PM; Friday and Saturday 9 AM - 5 PM and Sundays 1 - 5 during the school year.
Event Notebook
March 2009
Did We Say More Movies?
Oh, yes, we did.
I hope to see you there all summer long.
Wil Gregersen
Community Services Librarian
NEW WOMEN’S FICTION BOOKLIST
A short definition of women’s fiction might be: stories about women’s lives, for women readers, and (with a handful of exceptions) by women authors.
Wanted: book collectors who will volunteer to help the Friends of the Barrington Library sell some of their more valuable donations online. All proceeds will benefit the library. For more information, contact the library director at 247-1920, ext. 305 or email director@barringtonlibrary.org
Now starring in the book stacks - flyers describing free databases library patrons can access at home. These include Auto Repair, Home Improvement, Small Engine Repair, Health, Heritage Quest, databases for Magazines, Newspapers and General Information, as well as a database that helps readers find fiction and nonfiction titles to read for enjoyment. To locate these flyers, ask at the Reference Desk or go to your favorite area in the collection and take a look.
Wil Gregersen and I have just completed our first discussion group for Reading Across Rhode Island (RARI) on Ron Carlson’s book “Five Skies”. For those who are interested in learning some of what author Ron Carlson thinks about when he sits down to write his books, follow the link below. It will connect you to a streaming video of a recent interview I had with Ron for the RI Library cable show, LTV. I think you will find it offers a very intriguing peek into a gifted writer’s mind!
