THE PINGRY SCHOOL

by listening to your in-

ner voice. Take time to

reflect on your gifts,

your talents, your family,

your community!

On behalf of the library

staff, you are all wished

Peace—in your hearts,

in your family, in your

community, in your na-

tion, and in your world.

Enjoy your time away

from us. Return in the

New Year

full of ex-

citement,

wonder-

ment, and

joy!

Peace!

Illuminated manuscripts

of texts were largely a

product of a time when

the chief tool of technolo-

gy was the artist. Pains-

taking hours of diligent

effort resulted in a treas-

ure of works enjoyed

through the ages. These

are works of lasting

beauty seen through

eyes of faith. They were

often done in the quie-

tude of a monastic set-

ting. Visit the library

display to enjoy these

works for yourself.

The holi-

day sea-

son is a

busy time

of prepa-

ration, of

excite-

ment, of wonderment. In

the midst of the business

of the season, give your-

self the gift of peace.

You will be amazed at

what you can discover

PEACE! SHALOM! SALAM!

Winter Village in the Library

Perhaps you

have noticed

the Library

Village at the

circulation

desk!

All of the pieces in the

village have been given

to the library by one

Pingry faculty member

who has thoughtfully

given thanks to our staff

each year with this kind

gesture. We are most

grateful.

Our village grows

through the many gen-

erous relationships we

build with each and eve-

ry one of you.

Think winter thoughts of

snow,

skiing,

skating

and fun!

WINTER 2012 VOLUME 2 ISSUE 2

C. B. NEWTON LIBRARY

For Faculty

& Staff!

Holiday

Library

Coffee!

Please stop in for

some holiday cheer!

Wednesday

December 19

7:30 to 10:30 AM

Inside this issue:

Middle School New 2

2

Seasons’ Greetings 3

GVRL Update 3

Being Green 3

Spotlight on Books! 4

Limbourg Brothers,

Belle Heures of

Jean de France,

Duc de Berry

1399-1416

Metropolitan

Museum of Art, Barcelona Haggadah,

Spain,

Mid- 14th Century,

British Library,

London Koran (Qurʾan),

Iran, Anonymous

scribe, c.1230 AH /

1814-5 CE .

Walters Art Museum,

Baltimore

What happens to the

Rockefeller Center Tree

after the holidays?

Each year the tree is milled

into lumber and used by

Habitat for Humanity to

build homes for families in

need. The 2007 tree was

used to build a house in

Pascagoula, Mississippi

after Hurricane Katrina.

Lumber from other Rocke-

feller Center trees have

been used to build shelving

in NYC buildings as well as

houses in New York, Con-

necticut, and Pennsylvania.

Visit the Habitat for Human-

ity site www.habitat.org

for more information about

this wonderful organization.

The C.B.Newton library

recently acquired the book,

The Carpenter’s Tree,

which was written in collab-

oration with Habitat for

Humanity. Check out this

warm, holiday story!

The Rockefeller

Center Tree

Page 2

C. B. NEWTON LIBRARY

WINTER

READSThe Bronte Sisters

by Catherine Reef

Jepp, Who

Defied the Stars

By Katherine Marsh

Little White Duck

by Na Liu

The last Dragonslayer

by Jasper Fforde Dodger

by Terry Pratchett

The Great Unexpected

by Sharon Creech

Summer of the

Mariposas

by Guadalupe

Garcia McCall

The Unfortunate Son

by Constance Leeds

Snow, snow

Soft white snow.

Snow, snow,

Velvet snow.

Cover the earth

With your

Blanket white,

And softly say,

Goodnight,

Goodnight.

-anonymous

The Carpenter’s Tree:

A Christmas Tale

about the Rockefeller

Center Tree

by David Rubel

The holiday season gives us

the opportunity to learn

about each others cultures

and traditions.

Stop in the Library and visit

the Chanukah, Christmas,

Kwanzaa display!

A pop-up

Rockefel-

ler Center

is sure to

fascinate

the curi-

ous who

take the

Christmas in New York

book to a comfortable chair

to read and enjoy.

Browse

the li-

brary’s

Chanu-

kah

books for

an illumi-

nating

view into the festival of

lights! One For Each Night

has recipes to enjoy for the

holiday celebration.

The story of Kwanzaa is

featured

in sever-

al selec-

tions,

including

Seven

Spools of

Thread, a Kwanzaa Story.

The Environ-

mental

Resource

Handbook

A Plague of

Sheep:

Environmental

Consequences

of the

Conquest of

Mexico

New re-

sources

target our

growing environmental

curriculum!

The Environ-

mental De-

bate: A Docu-

mentary His-

tory, with

Timeline,

and Appen-

A New Green

History of the

World: The

Environment &

the Collapse of

Great Civiliza-

tions

A Companion to

American Envi-

ronmental His-

tory

Being Green

This series

takes a look

at major

events of

the 20th

century,

like Tianan-

men

Square,

Women’s Liberation, The

Cold War, the end of Apart-

heid among others. Source

materials include primary

documents, maps, charts

and graphs that give in-

depth treatment of the sub-

ject.

In addition, topical essays

give background infor-

mation to help understand

the is-

sues

involved

in the

event.

When you need excellent

reference material, the

GVRL should be your first

stop!

We have added the series

Perspectives in Modern

World History to the Gale

Virtual Reference Library.

“Darkness

cannot

drive out

darkness:

only light

can do

that. Hate cannot drive

out hate: only love can

do that.”

Martin Luther King Jr.,

A Testament of Hope:

The Essential Writings

and Speeches

Page 3

VOLUME 2 ISSUE 2

“You may say I'm a

dreamer, but I'm not

the only one. I hope

someday you'll join us.

And the world will live

as one.”

John Lennon

“An eye for

an eye will

only make

the whole

world

blind.”

Mahatma Gandhi,

The Story of My

Experiments With

Truth

THE PINGRY SCHOOL: C. B. NEWTON LIBRARY

Dear Life

by

Alice Munro

There Was A

Country by

Chinua Achebe

The Signal & the

Noise by

Nate Silver

Jane Austen,

a Life

by Carol Shields

Bring Up the

Bodies by

Hilary Mantel

The Testament

of Mary by

Colm Toibin

Who I Am,

A Memoir

by

Pete Townsend

A Plague of

Doves by

Louise Erdrich

Thomas Jeffer-

son: The Art of

Power by

Jon

Meacham

Read for the Holiday!

Eileen Hymas

Library Director

Judith Seebald

Middle School Librarian

Paula Fisher

Library Assistant

Debra Rienzi

Library Assistant

C H EC K U S OU T ON TH E WE B !

C . B . N E WT ON L IB R A R Y

Spotlight on Books! Stop in the Library to View New Titles!