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Greenville Public Library January 2017 Newsletter •••imagine the possibilities•••

“An EnlightEning QuichE”Author EvA PAsco visits

sAturdAy, JAnuAry 14th At 2:00 Pm

Meet Rhode Island author Eva Pasco and learn how she brings her colorful characters and setting to life. Pasco is the author of “Contemporary Women’s Fiction featuring flawed and feisty women over forty”. “An Enlightening Quiche” centers around Augusta Bergeron, resident of Beauchemins, a fictitious Northern Rhode Island mill town created by Pasco. Books will be available for sale and signing by the author. Please call the library at 401-949-3630 or visit www.yourlibrary.ws to register.

documEntAry scrEEning: “thE AmAzing lifE And timEs of Austin lEvy”

with dirEctor And ProducEr KEnnEth ProudfootsAturdAy, JAnuAry 21st At 2:00 Pm

Austin Levy, a well-known factory owner in Northern Rhode Island got his start right here in Greenville with the Stillwater Worsted Mills in the early 20th century. Levy later moved his expanded operations to Harrisville where his business continued to thrive. While he created a name for himself in manufacturing, Levy is also remem-bered for his philanthropic contributions to the people and village of Harrisville which are still evident today. Learn more about this remarkable figure at our screening with the producer and director, Kennenth Proudfoot. Proudfoot recently debuted his documentary at the Assembly Theatre in Harrisville. Please call the library at: 401-949-3630 or visit www.yourlibrary.ws to register.

thE dish & dinE BooK cluB will be meeting to select books for the year on Monday, January 9th at 2:00 pm. If you have been thinking about joining, this is a perfect time to jump in. Bring a favorite homemade dish to share while we review and select books for the new year. Call Cassie to join 401-949-3630 ext. 117. This group meets at the Smithfield Senior Center.

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thE cEsArEo’s circlE BooK cluB

will be reading Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemp-tion by Brian Stevenson. The group will meet on Thursday, January 12th at 6:30 pm.

thE mystEry BooK cluB

will be reading The Weight of Water by Anita Shreve. The group will meet on Tuesday, January 3rd at 1:30 pm.

thE Picnic tABlE rEAds BooK cluB

will be reading The Expa-triates by Janice Y. K. Lee. The group will meet on Thursday, January 19th at 1:00 pm.

News of the Bookclubs

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New Year's Resolutions for 2017Visit the Providence Children's Museum or select museums sponsored by the Library Association.Attend a Children's Program with your child or grandchild paid for through the Library Association.

Read a book purchased though the Library Association.Join the Greenville Public Library Association.

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The library currently provides passes to Blithewold Museum, Boston Children's Museum

Mashantucket Pequot Museum, Museum of Fine Arts-Boston, Mystic AquariumNew England Quilt Museum, Providence Children's Museum, RISD Museum, Roger Williams Park Zoo.

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PAws to rEAdSign up to read with a therapy dog

on Monday, January 9! 10 minute

sessions are available between 6 and 7 p.m.

thE middlEsDo you love dogs? Thursday, January 5 from 6-7 p.m. learn about dog training, while spending the evening with therapy dogs, Dublin and Finnegan, and their companion, Jo-Ann. Make some treats to share with them or to bring home to your own favorite four-legged friend! We will even have some treats for humans! Ages 9-12 may register.

storyhour The winter series registration is from January 9th – January 14th 2017

Preschool on Wednesdays at 10:30 or 1:00 ages 3 ½ - 5 begins 1/18/17.Toddler on Fridays at 10:15 or 11:15, ages 2 ½ - 3 ½ begins on 1/20/17.

Turtle Time on Mondays at 10:15 0r 11:15 ages 1 ½ - 2 ½ begins on 1/23/17 Registration is required by calling 949 – 3630 x2 or by visiting the children’s room.

sAturdAy sPEciAl sEnsory friEndly

story timEAn interactive story time for children of all abilities. Books, music and sensory exploration! Saturday 1/14/17, 12:00 – 1:30 pm. Children ages 12 and under and their families may register at the children’s room desk or by calling 949-3630 x2

BooK discussion grouPThe Share – a - Story Book Discussion Group is for 4th /5th graders and their caregiver. We meet once a month during the school year to discuss the same book we have all read that is chosen by the children’s librarian. Our next meeting of the school year is on Wednesday January 18 from 4:00 – 5:00. Please call the children’s room for more information at 949-3630 x2. Come join in the discussion!

childrEn’s BuBBlEYelena Hernandez, age eleven, will display her LEGO Friends collection in the children’s room bubble. LEGO fans will want to stop in and view Yelena’s great collection.

KindErgArtEn countdownChildren who will be entering Kindergarten this fall are invited to a special series of story times at the library! We will be counting down to Kindergarten with stories, songs, and activities. The first story time, in this series, will take place on Wednesday, January 25 at 6:30 PM. Registration, which begins January 3, may be done at the children’s desk or by phone at 949-3630 ext 2.

crEAtivE cornErChildren are invited to drop-in and get creative on Saturday, January 7 and 21. On these Saturdays, from noon to 4 pm, children can show their creativity by using fun materials to make an original piece of art!

Join author illustrator and RI local author

Jill Austin for a reading and signing of her second book, Where Did All the Rs Go ?The Curious Case of the the RI Accent, Saturday January 21st from 10:30 - 11:30. Reading will be followed by a kids craft.

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Eagerly awaiting the arrival of Santa and Mrs. Claus. Paw signing with Ellen and Maggie. They are the authors of My Life as a Service Dog.

Children having fun with holiday crafts.

Santa and Mrs. Claus read to a captive audience.Busy making floral arrangements with help from the Apple Blossom Garden Club.

Proudly showing off her finished centerpiece.

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Young Adult January NewsCrafts

This month in the Baker Room (Special programming will be from 3-4:30) Wednesday, January 4 Learn how to make Snowflakes Tuesday, January 10 Create a Doughnut Snowman Monday, January 23 Glow in the Dark Slime Tuesday, January 31 Make your own lip balm Every Friday is Minecraft from 2-5 Hope you can join us. No sign up necessary for any of our programs; just be in grade 6-12.

Special Minecraft Days Friday, January 13th Minecraft 101 Join Miss Olivia if you are a beginner Minecraft player. She with walk with you through the game and give you tips. Bring any questions you have. Friday, January 20th Minecraft Collaborative Build Miss Olivia is hosting a Collaborative Build. Bring your creativity.

Facebook Keep up with young adult news and like us

on Facebook at “Greenville Public Library Teenscape”

The Middles Love Dogs? Meet Therapy Dogs -- Dublin & Finnegan Make treats for your favorite dog or to donate to the dogs of Windwalker Pet Therapy. Everyone ages 9-12 is welcome. Register online. Limited space so sign-up soon. Next month save the date - February 2

Community Service Hours are available for graduation, confirmation or just plain lovers of libraries. Stop by to see Rhonda for times available.

Baker AfterSchool Center Need a place to go any afternoon after school? Everyone in grade 6-12 is welcome. The hours are from 2:00-5:30 on Mon-Thurs and 2:00-5:00 on Fri. It is located in the Baker Room which is on the lower level of the library. There you will find computers, tables to use for homework or group projects and a librarian to assist you. Check www.yourlibrary.ws for updates on special craft projects, snacks or gaming days.

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New Non-Fiction TitlesArt of the pie : a practical guide to homemade crusts, fillings, and life / Kate McDermott photographs by Andrew Scrivani.Atlas obscura : an explorer’s guide to the world’s hidden wonders / Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras & Ella Morton.Between breaths : a memoir of panic and addiction / Elizabeth Vargas.Black Elk : the life of an American visionary / Joe Jackson.Cat castles : 20 cardboard habitats you can build yourself / Carin Oliver.Christmas ornaments to crochet : 31 festive and fun-to-make designs for handmade holidays / by Megan Kreiner of MK Crochet.Eating clean : the 21-day plan to detox, fight inflammation, and reset your body / Amie Valpone fore-word by Mark Hyman, M.D. photography by Lauren Volo.Filthy rich / James Patterson, John Connolly with Tim Malloy.Five steps to reducing stress : recognizing what works / Genella MacIntyre.Grape, olive, pig : deep travels through Spain’s food culture / by Matt Goulding.How to survive a plague : the inside story of how citizens and science tamed AIDS / David France.Love your life not theirs : 7 money habits for living the life you want / Rachel Cruze.Messy : the power of disorder to transform our lives / Tim Harford.Mind in the making : the seven essential life skills every child needs / by Ellen Galinsky.My own words / Ruth Bader Ginsburg.Overview : a new perspective of Earth / Benjamin Grant.Showtime at the ministry of lost causes / Cheryl Dumesnil.Simple matters : living with less and ending up with more / Erin Boyle.Talking as fast as I can : from Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, (and everything in between) / Lauren Graham.Taste of Persia : a cook’s travels through Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Kurdistan / Naomi Duguid.The best of America’s test kitchen 2017 : the year’s best recipes, equipment reviews, and tastings / by the editors at Americas Test Kitchen.The complete book of home organization / by Toni Hammersley.The Daily show (the book) : an oral history as told by Jon Stewart, the correspondents, staff and guests / Chris Smith foreword by Jon Stewart.The Del Posto cookbook / Mark Ladner.The everyday baker : recipes & techniques for foolproof baking breads, pastries, cakes, pies, cookies, and more / Abigail Johnson Dodge.The healthiest diet on the planet : why the foods you love -- pizza, pancakes, potatoes, pasta, and more -- are the solution to preventing disease and looking and feeling your best / John McDougall, M.D., recipes by Mary McDougall.The hidden life of trees : what they feel, how they communicate : discoveries from a secret world / Peter Wohlleben foreword by Tim Flannery.The platinum age of television : from I love Lucy to The walking dead, how TV became terrific / David Bianculli.The princess diarist / Carrie Fisher.The purpose-based library : finding your path to survival, success, and growth / John J. Huber, Steven V. Potter.The sobbing school / Joshua Bennett.The universe has your back : transform fear to faith / Gabrielle Bernstein.Vegan 101 : a vegan cookbook / Heather Bell & Jenny Engel of Spork Foods.Weapons of math destruction : how big data increases inequality and threatens democracy / Cathy O’Neil.

New DVD Titles

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Tom Clancy : true faith and allegiance / Mark Greaney.Treason : a novel / Newt Gingrich and Pete EarleyTrue allegiance / Ben Shapiro.Victoria / Daisy Goodwin.When all the girls have gone / Jayne Ann Krentz.

A front page affair / Radha Vatsal.A useful woman / Darcie Wilde.An Irish country love story / Patrick Taylor.Apes and angels / Ben Bova.Crimson death / Laurell K. Hamilton.Egg drop dead / Laura Childs.Good behavior : the Letty Dobesh chronicles / Blake Crouch.Here I am / Jonathan Safran Foer.Hillary / D.W. Buffa.Hostile Takeover / Phyllis Piano.Island of glass / Nora Roberts.Lovers and newcomers / Rosie Thomas.Moral defense : a Samantha Brinkman legal thriller / Marcia Clark.Onslaught : the war with China -- the opening battle / David Poyer.Prince Lestat and the realms of Atlantis / Anne Rice.Say no more / Hank Phillippi Ryan.Seduced / Randy Wayne White.Swing time / Zadie Smith.The 7th canon : a thriller / Robert Dugoni.The book of mysteries / Jonathan Cahn.The book that matters most / Ann Hood.The bookshop on the corner : a novel / Jenny Colgan.The boy is back / Meg Cabot.The Christmas secret / Wanda E. Brunstetter.The Christmas town / Donna VanLiere.The dread line / Bruce DeSilva.The forgotten room / Karen White, Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig.The Golden Age of Charli Rsvp / Hena Henry.The innkeeper of Ivy Hill / Julie Klassen.The slow waltz of turtles / Katherine Pancol.The undoing of Saint Silvanus / Beth Moore.The whole town’s talking : a novel / Fannie Flagg.

The 100 Season 3Absolutely Fabulous : the movieBad MomsThe BFGCafé SocietyCall the Midwife Sesaon 3Captain FantasticDon’t BreatheDon’t think TwiceThe Durrells in Forfu Season1Finding DoryFree State of JonesGame of Thrones Season 6Hell or High WaterKubo and the two StringsLights outMechanic: ResurrectionThe MeddlerNerveNine LivesPete’s DragonPoldark Season 2Star Trek : BeyohndWar DogsWarcraft

New Fiction Titles

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Hours:Mon-Thur 9 am - 8 pm

Friday & Saturday 9 am - 5 pmSunday Hours, 1 to 5 p.m., begins

September 11, 2016 and endsMay 21, 2017.

Library Holiday Closing Schedule:Christmas Eve. Dec. 24, Christmas Day Dec 25, New Year’s Day, Jan 1, Monday, Jan 2,

and Monday Jan 16 for Martin Luther King Day.