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Class #2: Introduction to Computers
Even if you didn’t make it to the first computer class you can still come to our second class. The topic covered will be very basic. Things such as:
Phone the library at 503.647.5051 to sign up to ensure you have a spot in the class!
Full the full flyer you can see the PDF here: Computer Class #2 Flyer
Come in and check out our new books and movies for the month of May. Keep your eyes open, too, because we have heaps more coming! A few titles you’ll see featured:
Books!
No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July
The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
Manifold Space by Stephen Baxter
The Final Warning James Patterson
The Thing About Life Is That One Day You’ll Be Dead by David Shields
A Man Without Country by Kurt Vonnegut
Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Winterdance by Gary Paulsen
Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner
More Natural “Cures” Revealed by Kevin Trudeau
Armageddon’s Children by Terry Brooks
Rainbow’s End by Vernor Vinge
Movies!
Jane Austen Bookclub
Firefly
Atonement
American Gangster
Lost: Season Three
Juno
No Country For Old Men
Grumpy Old Men/Grumpier Old Men
Join us for Wednesday mornings for storytime, now starting at 10:30am. Next week features puppy books. Storytime is held in the Children’s section of the library.
The library was comfortably full on Saturday evening thanks to the efforts of the library Friends, volunteers and staff. Many people signed up to read The Shadow of the Wind and you still can too. Just pop on in to the library. Here’s a link to some photos of the event: One Book One Community Kickoff Party. Visit nplibrary.org/onebook for more details.
The NPPL and Friends of the NPPL are pleased to announce One Book One Community for the months of January and February.
The town of North Plains will be reading The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. There will be events related to the book around the town of North Plains in February. For a full list of events, pick up a flyer in the library or look at our webpage dedicated to the program: One Book One Community.
Come this Saturday to pick up your copy of the book for free!
Saturday, January 12 at 6:00 pm
Come to the library for Spanish food, drink and music. Free copies of this year’s selection, The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon will be distributed.
The NPPL is happy to announce our new online storytime program: Click-A-Story. You and your children can listen to stories and look at the accompanying pictures on our website. Here’s an example:
“The Fox and the Grapes” from Aesop’s Fables
You can find more at http://www.nplibrary.org/clickastory. You can also come pick up a CD of the stories at the front desk of the library.
Happy listening!
Every Wednesday - 10:15-10:45am
Come get your picture taken with Volunteer Michelle Stansell and her helper, Mr. Snowy!
During December Storytimes the kids will have a chance to make holiday cards with these Polaroid snapshots of themselves and their Storytime readers. Storytime is every Wednesday morning, from 10:15-10:45, in the Children’s section of the library.
Now you can see it:
And here are some new DVDs:
You can see more pictures of the library at our flickr account
The library will be closed on Monday, November 12th in honor of Veteran’s Day. We’ll reopen on Tuesday at 1pm.
The library will also be closed Thursday, November 22nd and Friday, November 23rd for Thanksgiving. We’ll open on Saturday at 1pm.
Plan your library time accordingly!
One Book, One Community
This coming January, NPPL and Friends of the Library are putting on a “One Book, One Community” event. The program will center around the book The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz, with a kick-off party on Saturday, January 12th at the library. Activities will continue through the month of February. If you are interested in helping to plan the program or volunteer at any of the activities, please call or email Diane VanGrunsven, 503-647-5127, dvannew@comcast.net.
Storytime
Come join us every Wednesday from 10:15-10:45a.m. to hear Volunteer Michelle Stansell and her assistant, Mr. Snowy the owl puppet, read from our collection of children’s picture books. Interactive crafts and learning activities are also provided during the story readings. This month’s theme is on Halloween, looking at the holiday’s history and the adventures of popular characters like Arthur and the Berenstain Bears.
Volunteers
We are currently recruiting volunteers for our evening shifts, Tuesdays through Fridays, from 6-8p.m. If you are able to help during any of these hours, please leave a message for our Volunteer Coordinator at 503-647-5051. To all our volunteers, thank you very sincerely for all you do! You really are such a vital part of the continued development at NPPL.