February Friday Morning Book Group

Friday February 15, 2013

10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Arnold Room

All are welcome to come and join in the discussion at the Friday Morning Book Group!  The group meets on the third Friday of each month, and the discussion title will be available for checkout at the Main Library Reference Desk. New participants are welcome to join at any time. For more information, contact Deb Berenbaum at dberenbaum@minlib.net or at 781 235 1610 x1220. In February we will share in a book/movie/audio chat. Feel free to bring your recommended titles to pass around.

 

Doodle for Google

Hey Kids--Like to doodle? Want to earn $30,000 toward college (and another $50,000 of technology for your school)? All you have to do is design one of those creative Google logos they haul out for special occasions and have your entry selected by their panel of experts. This year the theme is "My best day ever..." Submit your design by March 22...
RL

Read the books for 26 movies premiering in 2013

Read the books for 26 movies premiering in 2013

With the news waves saturated with the Golden Globes winners and Oscar nominations, we know that movies are very popular.  If you love to read the books that movies are based upon, it's time to start reading as 26 new movies fitting this bill have already been announced for 2013!

Waiting for us in the near future is Catching Fire, the sequel to the best seller Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and the movie of the same name.  Other authors getting the nod are Donald Westlake, Joe Hill, Joseph Finder, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Orson Scott Card, and more.  

Check out the link to plan your reading list now!

SH 

Graphic Novel Memoirs

Looking for a great memoir to read? Check out the Graphic Novel Memoir display on the second floor on the library! 

Featured Books Include: see the entire list here

AMERICAN SPLENDOR: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HARVERY PEKAR  

 Written by Harvey Pekar, Art by Kevin Brown

 More about "American Splendor"

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic 

By Alison Bechdel 

More about "Fun Home"

VIETNAMERICA : A FAMILY’S JOURNY

 By G. B. Tran


 More about "Vietnamerica"

PERSEPOLIS I & II 

By Marjane Strapi

 More about "Persepolis"

THE BIG SKINNY: HOW I CHANGED MY FATTITUDE: A MEMOIR 

By Carol Lay 

More about "The Big Skinny" 

A FEW PERFECT HOURS: AND OTHER STORIES FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA & CENTRAL EUROPE

By Josh Neufeld

More about "A Few Perfect Hours"

 

STITCHES: A MEMOIR

By David Small

More about "Stitches" 

IN THE SHADOW OF NO TOWERS

 By Art 
Spiegelman

 More about "In the Shadow of No Towers"

  

ALAN'S WAR: THE MEMORIES OF G.I.

 ALAN COPE

By Emmanuel Guibert

More about "Alan's War"

EPILEPTIC            

 By David B

 More about "Epileptic"

BLANKETS

By Craig Thompson

 More about "Blankets"

CANCER VIXEN

By Marisa Acocella Marchetto

More about "Cancer Vixen" 

What's new in Mystery and Fiction for February?

Wondering what's coming out in mystery and fiction next month?  Here are a few titles:

Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini
Taking a break from the Elm Creek Quilter series, Chiaverini tries her hand at historical fiction. 

Speaking from Among the Bones by Alan Bradley
Another book in the Flavia De Luce mystery series.

News from Heaven: The Bakerton Stories by Jennifer Haigh
Haigh picks up where her novel  Baker Towers left off, with connected stories about life in the company town of Bakerton, PA.

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Have Your Say: Fill Out the WFL Survey Today!

The Wellesley Free Library is in the process of creating a new Strategic Plan to help us focus our resources in a way that best serves our patrons. The plan will be completed in June 2013. It will be posted on our website at that time. Creating a practical strategic plan requires that we gain a greater understanding of what we do well and what needs improvement. Gathering input from our patrons is a very important part of this process.

This survey will take about 20 minutes to complete. All responses will be thoughtfully considered and will factor into our Strategic Plan. Your input will impact the future of the Wellesley Free Library. Please help us by filling out the survey and encouraging your neighbors to do the same. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. Survey closes on January 31, 2013.

Monthly Library Happenings Cable Show

Check out the January Wellesley Free Library Upcoming Events Cable show featuring Janice Coduri, Farouqua Abuzeit, and Sue Hamilos as they highlight library events, programs, and recommended books. 

You will find it on the right column of the Wellesley Free Library home page in the drop down menu for Find Programs.

 What are they talking about this month?

SH