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HOLIDAY HOURS FOR NOVEMBER & DECEMBER
Thanksgiving: Library will close at 5:00pm on Wednesday, November 25th and remained closed on Thursday, November 26th.
Christmas: The Library will be open Thursday, December 24th from 10:00am -1:00pm and remain closed, Friday December 25th & Sat., December 26th.
New Year’s: Library will be open Thursday, December 31st from 10:00am-1:00pm and remain closed on Friday, January 1st and Saturday, January 2nd.
Friends of the Library Membership Renewals
We are shifting our membership year from a calendar year to October 1st through September 30th. We ask that you consider renewing your membership as soon as possible. If you did not receive a membership envelope in the mail, please pick one up on your next visit to the library. All memberships created or renewed prior to September 1, 2009 will be honored for the remainder of this calendar year. Anyone who has joined or renewed their membership after September 1, 2009 will have an active membership through September 30, 2010. We greatly appreciate your understanding and support as we make this transition.
Author of the Month: Avi
Avi was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1937. We can’t tell you much about his unique name except to say that his sister, Emily, so dubbed him at age one and it stuck. When he was young teachers told Avi that his writing didn’t make any sense. Little did they know he had dysgraphia, a learning disability that makes writing difficult. Yet, with boundless talent and the encouragement of an understanding tutor, Avi kept writing.
He lives in Denver, Colorado and he was once a children’s librarian. He didn’t begin writing books until he had children of his own. Today, he is the prize-winning author of Cripsin, the Cross of Lead (Newbery Award for 2003), The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Nothing But the Truth (both Newbery Honor books, and dozens of other popular books for young readers.
Avi Books
TEEN READ WEEK 2009
Teen Read Week is a nation-wide program sponsored by the American Library Association. This year’s theme was Read Beyond Reality@ your library!
Thank you to everyone who came to the Pastel Painting Workshop or to the Indulgent Evening. It’s nice to see kids leaving the library after having fun.
A special THANK YOU to Whole Foods Inc. for donating delicious treats and waters for our Indulgent Evening. We appreciate their generous support.
If you haven’t been by the library yet, you can still pick a treasure from our treasure basket on the table in the Teen Area. You can also pick up a coupon to Clear your Swampscott Public Library fines. BUT the treasures and coupons will disappear on Monday, October 26th.