I, Robot!

Photos from the Swampscott Public Library Teen Robot Program

Thank you to everyone who attended the I, Robot program lastnight. Daniel J. Braunstein, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Mechanical Engineering talked about the robots in his program and the designing of robots, show video of MIT 2.007 Robot Competition and brought some gizmos.

And here’s a list of Robot Books for some fun reading with robots:

ISAAC ASIMOV I, ROBOT PLUS MANY, MANY MORE
DOUGLAS ADAMS THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY (PLUS THE REST OF THE SERIES)
OSAMU TEZUKA ASTRO BOY
FREDRIK POHL GATEWAY
ANDRE NORTON ANDROID AT ARMS
CHARLES STROSS SATURN’S CHILDREN
KAREL CAPEK R.U.R.
RAY BRADBURY “ELECTRIC GRANDMOTHER”
JOE HALDEMAN FOREVER PEACE
BRIAN SELZNICK INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET
RUDY RUCKER ALL 4 BOOKS OF THE WARE TETRLOGY
DIANA WYNNE JONES TALE OF TIME CITY
ROBERT SILVERBERG POSITRONIC MAN
ROGER ZELAZNY “FOR A BREATH I TARRY”
ARTHUR C. CLARKE 2001
PHILIP K. DICK DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?
JOHN CUSICK GIRL PARTS
JACLYN DOLAMORE MAGIC UNDER GLASS
KATE MILFORD THE BONESHAKER
KEVIN BROOKS BEING
AMY THOMSON VIRTUAL GIRL
LESTER DEL REY THE RUNAWAY ROBOT
MALCOLM ROSE THE TRACES SERIES
FRED SABERHAGEN BERSERKER
ROBERT HEINLEIN “GAY DECEIVER”
ANTHONY BOUCHER “Q.U.R.” AND “ROBINC”
HARRY BATES “FAREWELL TO THE MASTER”
TOM GODWIN “THE GOD BETWEEN”

Please Support the Friends of the Swampscott Public Library

Dear Library Supporter,

Thank you for your generous support of our library. We hope you will continue to support the Friends by renewing your tax-deductible contribution as a member of the Friends of the Swampscott Public Library, Inc. for 2012.

The Friends is a tax-exempt entity that finances library programs for all ages. In particular, we fund:
* Chorover Author Series, which has featured Lisa Genova, Roland Merullo, Lois Lowry, Dennis Lehane, Elinor Lipman, Tom Perrotta, Andre Dubus III, Julia Glass, and Jane Yolen.
*Children’s Room Summer Programs, including Family Night
* Young Adult programs, including concert of local bands, teen poetry contest, etc.
*Furnishings and equipment
*Library newsletter
*Russian programs

We support the library through volunteer efforts:
*Conducting annual book sale and gala
*Planning a spring Friends event with speakers
*Providing museum passes
*Running volunteer programs to assist library staff

The Friends of the Swampscott Public Library provides museum passes for:
*Isabella S. Gardner Museum
*Museum of Fine Arts
*Museum of Science
*Children’s Museum
*Peabody-Essex Museum
*JFK Library
*Zoo New England Franklin Park & Stone Zoo
*House of Seven Gables
*Lynn Museum
*Harvard Museum of Natural History
*Institute of Contemporary Art

Your dues are our major source of funds, but other ways to give financial support are:
* Attending book sale and gala
*Bequests/endowments – contact Alyce Deveau, Library Director, for further information
*Commemorative/memorial/special occasion cards
*Book purchases in honor/memory of someone
*Purchasing book covers

We meet on the third Monday of each month at 7:00pm. Please pick up a membership envelope to pay tax-deductible dues on your next visit to the library. Thank you for your generous support in recent years, and we look forward to your continued support in 2012.

Sincerely, Ellen Winkler, President
Friends of the Swampscott Public Library, Inc.

Help Wanted: Home Delivery

We are once again putting out a call for volunteers who will bring books to the housebound. It only takes a few moments of your time. You would pick up the books requested at the library, drop them off at someone’s home and return the books that they already have back to the library. This service is very important to those individuals who are unable to come into the library. Just call 781-596-8867and leave your name for Penny- Thank you