Madison Library » books and reading http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP Madison, New Hampshire's public library Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:07:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 CLiF came today! http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/2011/11/21/clif-came-today/ http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/2011/11/21/clif-came-today/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:00:50 +0000 madisonlibrary http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/?p=2063 Today (November 21) the Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF) visited Madison. The Madison Library is the recipient of a “rural public libraries” grant from CLiF. The grant provided $2,000 worth of new children’s books for our library.

Duncan MacDougall, founder and Executive Director of CLiF, stopped first at Madison Family Daycare to tell stories and to give them a [...]]]> CLiF logoToday (November 21) the Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF) visited Madison. The Madison Library is the recipient of a “rural public libraries” grant from CLiF. The grant provided $2,000 worth of new children’s books for our library.

Duncan MacDougall, founder and Executive Director of CLiF, stopped first at Madison Family Daycare to tell stories and to give them a set of books for their library. The Madison Preschool will also receive a set of books.

Then, the fun moved to the Madison Elementary School, where students listened to Mr. MacDougall as he told stories and introduced some of the 122 books that are now available at the Madison Library to check out and read.

Books from CLiFThe books brought to the library were donated by Ms. Carol Keenan, in memory of her mother. Each of the 122 books has a CLiF bookplate label that reads “This book has been donated to the Children of Madison, NH in loving memory of Marie Wilkinson. Happy Reading!” We are very thankful for CLiF this Thanksgiving week. Stop in soon and check out some books!

A list of the new books can be read here: CLiF 2011 list

]]> http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/2011/11/21/clif-came-today/feed/ 0 New books coming, thanks to CLiF! http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/2011/11/04/new-books-coming-thanks-to-clif/ http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/2011/11/04/new-books-coming-thanks-to-clif/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:03:48 +0000 madisonlibrary http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/?p=2034 The Children’s Literacy Foundation has recently granted the Madison Library a Rural Public Libraries Sponsorship. This means that the Madison Library will receive $2,000 worth of new children’s books for our collection.

On Monday, November 21, CLiF will bring the books, along with a storyteller to introduce the books and tell some stories. This event will take [...]]]> The Children’s Literacy Foundation has recently granted the Madison Library a Rural Public Libraries Sponsorship. This means that the Madison Library will receive $2,000 worth of new children’s books for our collection.

On Monday, November 21, CLiF will bring the books, along with a storyteller to introduce the books and tell some stories. This event will take place at the Madison Elementary School at 2:15 pm. The new books can be checked out of the Madison Library the same afternoon. In addition, CLiF is donating new books to Madison Family Day Care and Madison Preschool for their libraries. Thank you, CLiF!

]]> http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/2011/11/04/new-books-coming-thanks-to-clif/feed/ 0 Book and Author luncheon http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/2011/08/23/book-and-author-luncheon-2/ http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/2011/08/23/book-and-author-luncheon-2/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:45:00 +0000 madisonlibrary http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/?p=1948 Join us this Saturday, August 27 at 12:30 pm, for the Friends of Madison Library Book and Author Luncheon with crime novelist Cornelia Read, author of the Madeline Dare series of mysteries. Read’s first novel, “A Field of Darkness,” was nominated for an Edgar Award and she won a Shamus Award from the Private Eye [...]]]> cover of Invisible BoyJoin us this Saturday, August 27 at 12:30 pm, for the Friends of Madison Library Book and Author Luncheon with crime novelist Cornelia Read, author of the Madeline Dare series of mysteries. Read’s first novel, “A Field of Darkness,” was nominated for an Edgar Award and she won a Shamus Award from the Private Eye Writers of America for her short story “Hungry Enough.” Definitely not a “cozy” mystery writer, Read’s murder mysteries include pointed social observations and biting wit for readers who appreciate irreverence and dark humor.

This event will begin with a homemade luncheon featuring a variety of summer salads (choices include chicken or shrimp), breads, cookies and a cold beverage. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the library; seating is limited. There will be copies of Cornelia Read’s books available for purchase and signing after the program.

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Tickets cost $10, and can be purchased at the library. Cornelia Read’s books can be found in print at the library and as ebooks at NH Downloadable Books.

“[Madeline Dare]‘s a great character, and her creator is a great storyteller. Caustic, gripping and distinctive—intelligent entertainment.”–Kirkus Reviews

]]> http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/2011/07/14/book-and-author-luncheon/feed/ 0 Sign up today for our Summer Reading Program! http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/2011/06/28/sign-up-today-for-our-summer-reading-program/ http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/2011/06/28/sign-up-today-for-our-summer-reading-program/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:00:21 +0000 madisonlibrary http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/?p=1852 Time to start your summer reading! Kids age 4 and up, teens, and adults are all invited to join in the fun, this year with an international theme. Stop in and fill out a registration form today! Can’t make it to the library? Don’t be left out, sign up online.

At 3:30 pm on June 28, [...]]]> Time to start your summer reading! Kids age 4 and up, teens, and adults are all invited to join in the fun, this year with an international theme. Stop in and fill out a registration form today! Can’t make it to the library? Don’t be left out, sign up online.

At 3:30 pm on June 28, we’ll kick-off this year’s program with music and games from around the world with Stacy Sand.

See our Summer Reading Program page for details on how our program works, including special events, deadlines, and how to enter prize drawings.

Lastly, we could use some more donations of prizes for all programs. If you can donate a small item that would make a fun prize for a child, teen, or adult, please let us know.

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Book description (from Novelist): “After being [...]]]> Pick up a copy of Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother today and join us for pizza and a discussion of this book and other dystopian novels (Hunger Games, anyone?) at 6 pm on Tuesday, July 19. Can’t come in person? Join us via Skype, just let us know ahead of time.

Book description (from Novelist): “After being interrogated for days by the Department of Homeland Security in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on San Francisco, California, seventeen-year-old Marcus, released into what is now a police state, decides to use his expertise in computer hacking to set things right.”

You can borrow a print copy of the book from the library, or find it online. Doctorow has made the ebook version of Little Brother freely available in many formats, download it at http://craphound.com/littlebrother/download/.

If you like to listen to books, the audio version can be downloaded for free during the week of June 30-July 6 at http://www.audiobooksync.com/. Audiobook can also be found at NH Downloadable Books.

The Teen Book Club will meet again on August 16 at 6 pm and we’re asking you to nominate a title. Click here to let us know your choice.

]]> http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/2011/06/23/teen-book-club/feed/ 0 A question for readers . . . http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/2011/06/13/a-question-for-readers/ http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/2011/06/13/a-question-for-readers/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:00:02 +0000 madisonlibrary http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/?p=1804 Too many celebrity bios and memoirs . . . too little money!
There’s been a slew of celebrity memoirs published recently or to be published this summer. Our budget only allows us to purchase a couple of these, and we’d like to make sure we get the ones that are most likely to get read. So, if you like to read celebrity bios/memoirs, let us know which one or two titles most interest you!
Robert Redford by Michael Feeley Callan
My Lucky Life in and Out of Show Business by Dick Van Dyke
Good Stuff: A Reminiscence of My Father, Cary Grant by Jennifer Grant
Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame, and Floudering by Meredith Baxter
David Bowie: Starman by Paul Trynka
In case you missed them, we have these recent bios/memoirs available at the library:
  • Life by Keith Richards
  • This Time Together by Carol Burnett
  • Beautiful: The Life of Hedy Lamarr by Stephen Michael Shearer
These titles are available in audiobook format from NH Downloadable Books:
(Ask us for more info, we have an MP3 player to lend to use with NH Downloadable Books)
  • Does the Noise in My Head Bother You by Steve Tyler
  • If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t) by Betty White
  • Bossypants by Tina Fey
]]> http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/2011/06/13/a-question-for-readers/feed/ 0 Great reads for Black History Month http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/2011/02/22/great-reads-for-black-history-month/ http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/2011/02/22/great-reads-for-black-history-month/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:04:21 +0000 madisonlibrary http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/?p=1651 This past year has seen the publication of several acclaimed and award-winning books related to Black history. Here is a list of some of the ones available at the Madison Library, all recommended:

Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family by Condoleezza Rice (BIO Ric) The Grace of Silence by Michele Norris (BIO Nor) The Immortal Life of Henrietta [...]]]> This past year has seen the publication of several acclaimed and award-winning books related to Black history. Here is a list of some of the ones available at the Madison Library, all recommended:

For children:

]]> http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/2011/02/22/great-reads-for-black-history-month/feed/ 0 Think for yourself http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/2010/09/25/think-for-yourself/ http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/2010/09/25/think-for-yourself/#comments Sat, 25 Sep 2010 13:00:16 +0000 madisonlibrary http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/?p=1337 Today is the start of Banned Books Week, an annual event organized by the American Library Association to draw attention to challenges made to libraries in an effort to remove titles from library shelves. Stop in and see our display of some of the titles that have been challenged over the past few years.

According to [...]]]> Banned Books Week logoToday is the start of Banned Books Week, an annual event organized by the American Library Association to draw attention to challenges made to libraries in an effort to remove titles from library shelves. Stop in and see our display of some of the titles that have been challenged over the past few years.

According to the ALA, the most challenged and/or restricted reading materials have been books for children and teens.  Challenges are not simply an expression of a point of view; they are also an attempt to remove materials from public use, thereby restricting the access of others. Even if the motivation to ban or challenge a book is well intentioned, the outcome is detrimental. Censorship denies individuals the freedom to choose and think for themselves. For children, decisions about what books to read should be made by the people who know them best—their parents!

The list of books banned or challenged in 2009-2010 contains some that appear on this list every year, The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, along with some new to the list this year, including Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich and The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad. See entire list here.

]]> http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/2010/09/25/think-for-yourself/feed/ 0 One Book, One Valley http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/2010/09/21/one-book-one-valley/ http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/2010/09/21/one-book-one-valley/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:06:51 +0000 madisonlibrary http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/?p=1350 It must be fall–One Book, One Valley, the Mount Washington Valley’s community read program is back for its fifth year. This year’s title is Go With Me by Castle Freeman, Jr. Book discussions and other programs related to the themes in the story will take place throughout the month of October in locations across the [...]]]> It must be fall–One Book, One Valley, the Mount Washington Valley’s community read program is back for its fifth year. This year’s title is Go With Me by Castle Freeman, Jr. Book discussions and other programs related to the themes in the story will take place throughout the month of October in locations across the valley. On Thursday, November 4 at 7 pm, author Castle Freeman, Jr. will speak about the book, his writing, answer questions, and sign copies at the Lutheran Church of the Nativity in North Conway.

Check out a copy of Go With Me today at the Madison Library, and plan to join us at our book discussion on Monday, October 25th at 7 pm.

For more info about One Book, One Valley, including a full schedule of events, see onebookonevalley.wordpress.com.

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