Better Prices for Mystic Aquarium

Mystic Aquarium has recently lowered their prices for those of you who borrow library passes. Prices now include $6.00 off adult admission and $4.00 off child admission (up to two adults and two children per pass) through April 30, 2011. This is a substantial savings, and we hear that Mystic is a great destination! It's a quick drive down Rt 95. The library has passes for Saturdays and Sundays only. Go to our website at www.sailsinc.org/mansfield to reserve your pass or give us a call at 508-261-7380.

Pawtucket Red Sox Passes!

The Friends have wonderfully purchased passes to the Pawsox for us! We have a pass for most home games, and you may book them on line from home, or give us a call. The passes will admit a family of up to 6 people for $18.00.

Fine Free Days

We're having fine free days April 12 - 24. Return your overdue items during that time period, bring a non-perishable food item for the town's food pantry, Our Daily Bread, and we'll waive your fines. This does not apply to lost or damaged items, previously returned items, or museum passes. Please give us a call at 508-261-7380 if you have any questions!

THE BOOK THIEF

We'll be discussing THE BOOK THIEF at our Feb. 16, 7 p.m. book discussion group. All are welcome!

Robert Parker display

We currently are featuring a display of titles by Boston's beloved author, Robert B. Parker, who died January 18, 2010. Many of us have enjoyed his Spenser, Sunny Randall, and Jesse Stone novels.

Next week's display will go in quite a different direction, with "bonnet novels." These are novels that feature Amish characters and lifestyles. These novels, including those by authors Beverly Lewis and Dale Cramer, have become very popular in the last few years. Many of them feature romance, but they are very "clean cut." There are also a few Amish mysteries...
Check them out!

Tax forms are here

The tax forms from the IRS and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have arrived.

Massachusetts poets reading aloud...

Go to massbook.org for a wonderful webcast of Massachusetts poets reading their works. The readings took place during the second Massachusetts Poetry Festival in Lowell.

New Jodi Picoult book in February 2010

Jodi Picoult, who is possibly the most popular author at our library, has a new book coming out in February: HOUSE RULES. It is about a teenage boy with Asperger's syndrome who becomes a murder suspect. The title is already in our card catalog, so holds may be placed. This will undoubtedly be in high demand, and we'll have multiple copies.

Toys for Tots

The Mansfield Rotary Club has dropped off two big boxes for Toys for Tots. Bring in a new gift now for a deserving child! According to the club's website, 1/2 of the toys collected go directly to Mansfield's West Side Benevolent Circle right here in Mansfield, and the rest are distributed through southeastern Massachusetts by the Marine Corps.

Want to learn a foreign language?

Our compact discs and books on cassette for learning languages are quite popular. We've been looking into on-line learning for languages, but have found them too expensive, basically, in relation to our demand. We discovered www.livemocha.com, which is apparently free. Take a look and let us know what you think.