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Thanks to accumulated proceeds from sales of VHS tapes and sales of photo calendars donated by Dick Pollock, we were able to purchase a few extra movies for the library this month. New movies: RED: silly shoot-’em-up fun If you’ve been patiently waiting for our new budget year, we’ve just added some new books and videos. See new books listed at Library Thing. New movies: Fireman Sam: Ready for Action – for the little ones who might sit still to watch it Just in: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse: #3, Edward or Jacob? The Madison Library has added an Orion Starblast 4.5” reflector telescope to its collection thanks to a generous donation to the NH Astronomical Society in honor of Silver Lake Postmaster Susan Stowbridge. Library cardholders will be able to check out the sturdy, tabletop telescope and gaze at the stars and planets from home. Marc Stowbridge, a [...] Music CDs: Joy by Phish: latest from regrouped groupie band Videos on DVD: The Hurt Locker: Iraq War action film, Oscar nominations include Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay The Board of Trustees recently increased the limit on video checkouts from three at a time to five at a time. New videos, which are marked with “NEW” stickers and shelved with the new books in front of the desk, are limited to two per card at a time. Regular videos are due back in a [...] Three more for this week, more on order (check back): Kimba the White Lion, Classic 1960s anime, 26 episodes! Look for these with kids’ videos. Just in for music, on CD: Bob Dylan’s latest: Together Through Life Two new DVDs: Watchmen, based on the classic graphic novel series A list of 50 books to “open a window on the times we live in.” Here’s a refreshing article about readers and reading from the NYT. Paperback romance is one genre we don’t add to the collection too often, but if there’s demand, we can try to meet it. If you’re an avid romance reader, let us know if you’d like the option of borrowing the books from the library, [...] |
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