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Weathersfield Proctor Library Staff
Library Director, Nancy Tusinski
Assistant Librarian, Lynn Esty
Library Hours:
Wednesday to Friday - Noon to 6 p.m.
Saturday - 9 a.m. to1 p.m.
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Board of Trustees 2012-2013:
Nancy Nutile-McMenemy, Chair
Chelsea Szidik, Vice Chair
Chris Harris, Secretary
Patti Houghton Arrison
Ernie Shand
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Location:
Located at 5181 Route 5, just north of the intersection with Route 131, in the hamlet of Ascutney, Vermont, just across the bridge from Claremont, New Hampshire.
Telephone: [802] 674-2863
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Mailing Address:
Weathersfield Proctor Library
Post Office Box 519
Ascutney, VT 05030-0519
E-Mail Us
library@weathersfield.org
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Support Your Local Library!!
Join The Friends of the Weathersfield Proctor Library
TODAY!
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Check out our new Blog/Website:
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The Weathersfield Proctor Library Night of 1000 Stars
will be held May 31 at 7 pm.
This annual event features local readers
and their favorite books.
Light Refreshments will be served
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SAVE THE DATE!!!
Town Wide YARD SALE
JUNE 23, 2012 9 am
A Town-wide yard sale will be hosted by the WEATHERSFIELD PROCTOR LIBRARY on Saturday, June 23 rd beginning at 9 a.m. (Most likely it will be held behind the Library.) Because it is a fundraiser for the Library, it will cost $15 to rent a table space.
AND, if you have an item of value you would like to donate to the Library for their Silent Auction on that day, that would be greatly appreciated.
TELL YOUR NEIGHBORS
so that they can join in the fun
selling their “treasures!”
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The Weathersfield Town Challenge was held at Martin Memorial Hall in Ascutney VT on March 24, 2012. Teams were formed and competed by answering questions in many categories.
In the end, the Town Office was declared the winners!!
The event was a benefit for the Weathersfield Proctor Library Expansion Project.
More images of the event are posted on the Library's Facebook Page: Challenge Photo Album
Thanks to Gordon J. Eglintine for his photographic skills that evening.
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THANK YOU!!
Thank you to the anonymous donor who dropped of this new flag in the library's dropbox! Our previous flag was beginning to see some wear and the Kelins tried to clean it up but could not revive it to it's original "Glory". The Kelins loaned the library a flag until the Board of Trustees or the Friends could purchase a new one. The next Board meeting is Wednesday evening; the agenda was published two weeks ago. One item on the agenda was to purchase a new flag; and days later a flag appeared in the dropbox.
So THANK YOU to the generous donor. The Flag is gorgeous! Stop by and see for yourself!
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Events and Happenings at WPL:
THANK YOU
Weathersfield Voters!
In yesterday's vote Article 16 passed
YES 378
NO 228
Ernie Shand was re-elected to the Board of Trustees with 545 votes
And Chelsea Szidik ran a successful write-in campaign and was voted in with 38 votes.
For all the Town Meeting results: VOTES
Weathersfield Proctor Library Meetings:
Trustee Meeting June 20, 2012
7 pm
5181 Rte 5 Ascutney VT
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Adult Book Discussion Group:
Weathersfield Proctor Library's Next Book Discussion will be: May 24, 2012 7 pm 5181 Route 5, Ascutney VT
"My Name is Asher Lev" by Chaim Potok
 At once exquisitely understated and elegantly articulated, Chaim
Potok's MY NAME IS ASHER LEV focuses on a man who treads the
nebulous boundary between the secular and the spiritual.
His protagonist, Asher Lev, is a Ladover Hasid from Brooklyn who is
raised in a world saturated with ritual and led by a charismatic
Rebbe. Asher keeps kosher, attends yeshiva and believes in the
Ribbono Shel Olom, the Master of the Universe. But he's also an
artist who's driven to render the world in all the raw beauty and
power he sees in it. The inevitable friction this causes between
Asher and his deeply religious community both inspires and impedes
his artistic evolution.
As Asher enters religious school, the Rebbe acknowledges that his
gift can't be denied and introduces him to Jacob Kahn, a renowned
Jewish artist who was a contemporary of Picasso. Kahn, a
non-observant Jew, takes Asher under his wing and mentors him,
encouraging him to express himself even when it leads Asher to
blasphemy.
READ MORE
STOP BY AND PICK UP YOUR COPY TODAY!!
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Crafters Connection
Will Resume in the Fall!!
October 22
1st Wednesday Each Month
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
This ongoing event will be taking place on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month (weather permitting). Crafters are invited to gather at the library to knit, crochet, sew, scrapbook, quilt, etc. Bring your current project. Interested in learning a craft but don't know how? We're more than willing to share our knowledge! Free and open to the public. Please bring your own materials.
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Social Networking, Follow us...
The library is now on Facebook! If you have a Facebook account, just add "Weathersfield Proctor" as a friend and you will be able to receive event invitations, request materials, and talk to a librarian.
The library is now on Twitter! Follow us on Twitter for all the library news and events.
You can now follow all the latest happenings at the library on our blog!! Library Agendas, photos, event listings, volunteer applications, Friends info and more. Soon to come: The Friends Newsletter!!
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Volunteers are needed!
E-Mail Us or Call 674-2863 for more information.
The library is in need of substitute desk help, shelving assistance and special project processing. Would you like to volunteer at the library? We are always looking for willing helpers who love books.
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Online Services:
Brother's Keeper Genealogy Software
The library has recently purchased Brother's Keeper genealogy software and loaded it with records from the Weathersfield Historical Society. The software is available for public use. The database can be searched and family trees can be printed. Also if you have your own records that you would like to add to the database we would be happy to do so.
TEMPORARILY OFFLINE FOR UPGRADING
You may also renew and reserve books by logging into our catalog with your library card number and last name. Please contact the library if you don't know your card number or need assistance.
Universal Class: Over 500 Online Continuing Education Courses
Learn something new today! We now offer free online courses for your personal enrichment! Many courses are available in a variety of subjects: Accounting and Bookeeping, Alternative Medicine, Arts and Photography, Business, Career Training, Computers and Technology, Cooking, Crafts and Hobbies, Entrepreneurship, Financial Management, Health and Medicine, History, Mathematics, New Age and Alternative Beliefs, Office Skills, Parenting and Family, Performing Arts, Personal Care, Pet and Animal Care, Psychology, Real Estate, Science, Social Work, Special Education, Web Development, Writing, and more!
For more information or to register for a class, please visit: http://vermontstate.universalclass.com/register.htm
Enter your library membership ID: 2VSRK00000XXXX (XXXX= your library card number)
Vermont On-Line Library
Through the Vermont Online Library (VOL), the State of Vermont Department of Libraries and our Library provide electronic information databases free to all our patrons. These resources are available to you 24-hours-a-day from not only our Library, but your home, your office or anywhere Internet access is available. Please call us for the password that is required after you log on to http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/vol_w37.
Check out our forum for the most up-to-date information!
Friends of the Weathersfield Proctor Library By-Laws
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Fun things to do:
Park & Museum Passes
We have free and reduced-rate passes to local attractions available for check-out. These include Vermont State Parks and Historic Sites, Vermont History Museum, American Precision Museum, and ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center. Passes can be checked out for one week so if you have a particular date in mind please call the library to reserve one. The passes provide an excellent source of affordable summer entertainment.
Summer Reading Programs
Clifford the Big Red Dog visited the Library!
On Friday, July 30th, our special guest made an appearance as part of the Summer Reading Program Finale Party, which celebrated all of our readers. The event included a prize raffle, giant bubbles, and delicious treats (thanks to everyone who donated prizes and food!). Approximately 45 children (plus their parents) attended. We will be planning on having a special guest for an event during next year's Summer Reading Program as well :) If you are looking for photographs of your child with Clifford please email the library, we have many more on hand!
Weathersfield Tales are Here!
A collection of Weathersfield stories is now available at Proctor Library and the Town Office. Topics for the anecdotes in Weathersfield Tales include the farm, village life, schools, murders, natural disasters, holidays, animals, and fascinating characters.
The cost of the book (182 pages, with index) is $5.00. Some people might want to make an extra donation, as any proceeds beyond costs will go to local non-profit groups.
Children's Room
A wonderful collection of books, audiobooks, and videos can be found in the children's room... you don't have to be a child or young adult to enjoy them!
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Thank you for your generous support:
Grant Recipients
The Weathersfield Proctor Library is pleased to report that they received a Winnie Belle Learned grant this year. $2000 in new children's and young adult non-fiction books will be ordered and available for check-out during the winter of 2011. In addition, the Library received a grant to purchase Play Away Books that are on our shelves now!
The Library's computer systems have been provided through a grant from the
Internet access is provided as a community service by
The Proctor Library uses the free services provided by
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