Adult Book Discussion Group

We'll be discussing YEAR OF WONDERS by Geraldine Brooks on February 24. Beginning in March, we're switching our meetings to the 3rd Tuesday of the month. In March we're discussing THE NAMESAKE by Jumpta Lahiri, and in April we're going to discuss two books:
THE HOURS by Michael Cunningham and MRS. DALLOWAY by Virginia Woolf. New members are always welcome! Please call Janet Campbell at the library (508-261-7380) if you have any comments, questions, or recommendations.

downloadable books

We're glad to announce that many of our downloadable books may now be used on ipods! Here's a note from Sails:


Announcing the addition of OverDrive MP3 Audiobooks, and OMC for MAC!
We are proud to announce the addition of MP3 Audiobooks to our collection. The MP3 Audiobook format can be used with the iPod®, iPhone™, the iPod Shuffle and virtually any MP3 player for listening-on-the go. Now you can enjoy Audiobooks, eBooks and Music anywhere 24/7!To download our MP3 content, please make sure you have OverDrive Media Console v3.0 (or newer) for Windows or OverDrive Media Console v1.0 (or newer) for Mac installed on your computer.

Downloadable books

Our downloadable books are now for ipods too! Check out our overdrive site...


http://sails.lib.overdrive.com/

The value of your library

Here's a nifty "value" calculator to see how much money you save by borrowing library materials instead of buying them.

http://sailsinc.org/Value/value.htm

Tax forms here!

The IRS has sent us the tax forms for 2008. We've not yet received Massachusetts forms, and I've heard that Telefile will not be available this year...you may be able to file on line.

For the IRS, check www.irs.gov/

Literacy Center Display

Check out our display case this month. It features lovely black and white pictures of tutors and their students from the Literacy Center. We often provide space for the volunteers and their students. Do ask our reference librarian if you have any questions.

http://www.theliteracycenter.com/

The value of your library

The Maine State Library recently posted a "calculator" so you can figure out the value of your library. It is lots of fun to do...Please let me know if you fill it out!

The late Donald Westlake

I heard today that the author Donald Westlake had passed away last week. He was a very prolific author, with many enthusiastic readers. I didn't read a lot of his books, but did read SMOKE, which I found hilarious...We now have a display of books by Westlake, including SMOKE, as well as books he wrote under other names: Richard Stark and Tucker Coe.
Westlake had been writing for over 40 years, and was 75.