FOL NewsletterFriends of the Library NewsletterWe welcome Jeannette Lasansky as our new editor. NEWSLETTER Who Done It?
Katherine-Page Hall publishes nearly one mystery every year and has won three Agatha Awards: for best first novel, best novel, and best short story. Her fellow mystery writer, Frankie Y. Bailey writes mysteries based on her knowledge of criminal history and the criminal justice system as Bailey is a professor of criminology at the University of Albany (New York) and has taught there since 1990. Lizzie Stuart often is center stage in Bailey’s mysteries. She also writes non-fiction. The third mystery author that will be part of the July program: Sisters in Crime, is Julia Spencer-Fleming who is a Maine author of mysteries and also a winner of many awards, As NY Times reviewer Tess Gerritsen notes of All-Mortal Flesh; “All Mortal Flesh has hooked me once again on the world of Miller's Kill. Spencer-Fleming's novel is richly peopled and carefully crafted to provide one shock after another. How can something so dark be so delicious?” The world of writing and books will come alive as these authors speak, even though more than the average number of subjects will be dead or dying. For those who do not read mysteries, come find out what all the excitement is about. Also check out the full program schedule in this newsletter and post for summertime fun and education. Please come out to all you can. GREETINGS from FRIENDS CO-CHAIR: Helen & Philip Greven Spring Greetings from your Co-Chairs who have survived an easy winter here in Pennsylvania. There are definite signs of spring, but it has been steadily cool, which should make for good blossoms and flowers in a couple of weeks. We have followed the news of Vinalhaven's winter with great admiration for your hardy spirits. Let's hope for several beautiful summer months, with lots of appreciation from the summer people for our lovely library extension and all the hard work from staff and volunteers who make the library and Second Hand Prose so special. We expect to spend a week in May opening the house and starting the garden, and then coming to the island the first week of June. We are trying to entice our children and three grandchildren (twin boys of 15 months and a grandaughter of 18 months) to visit this summer. We were all together at Easter, which was great fun. We can't wait to be back on Vinalhaven again, and look forward to our times together this summer. Best wishes to everyone! The Librarian’s Report by Valerie Morton Reading as a Sharing, Started When Young by Jeannette Lasansky To develop a love of books and create the “time together” interaction between generations that comes with a toddler’s reading, is what excites Maggie Olson, who heads the Friends of the Library’s “Books for Babies” initiative. A book enthusiast since early childhood, Maggie sought support for the program about six or seven years ago and was given the “go-ahead” by the Friends. She is a confirmed believer there should be books everywhere one is or goes: in your room, the living room, the kitchen; in the car, ready for a ride on the ferry—always there to be picked up and enjoyed—not just for bedtime reading. Be A Friend Join us in the Friends Reading Room at the Library FYI: DID YOU READ OR HAVE A BOOK READ TO YOU THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW? REVIEW A BOOK ! Your First Name and Age: Write one or two Sentences about the book Below, OR DRAW A PICTURE Volunteers Extraordinaire: Ginny and Dick Fitts by June MacDonald Longtime members of the Friends, Ginny and Dick are always willing to help when needed. Not only for the library, they both work on The Wind (Ginny in production and Dick on distribution) and deliver Meals on Wheels with a smile and a few minutes of conversation—all greatly appreciated. You see them helping at the Pet Show, taking someone to the mainland to see a doctor or raising a greenhouse. Both graduates of the University of New Hampshire, it is hard to think of one without the other. Although there are a few volunteer activities they do separately. Dick mans the “coke machine” at the ferry building for the Lions and was a vital member of the grant committee when the Friends were raising money for the addition. Ginny is past treasurer and past corresponding secretary of the Friends. Enjoyment of books and libraries and volunteering came early for Ginny. She worked in the UNH library when in college and has volunteered throughout the years as their children were growing up. Dick came to be a serious volunteer later in life after his work-life as an engineer. They enjoy island life whether working in Puerto Rico or living and volunteering in Vinalhaven. And what would Second-Hand Prose be without them? For the past four years Ginny has managed the Friends bookstore with her assistant Dick. More than 11,000 books were donated to Second-Hand Prose last year that had to be priced and put on shelves in the proper area. Customers coming into the store often remark on how well organized the books are, how welcoming the store is, and how helpful the staff is. While not only keeping the bookstore looking great, Ginny also keeps it running smoothly with over 25 year-round and seasonal volunteers as staff that she has to keep organized and happy. Dick handles the receipts of the bookstore and is an expert at pricing and shelving books. Under their care Second-Hand Prose, established in 2001, had its second best year in 2007. Indeed, they are volunteers extraordinaire. Coming Events Not to be missed! June 1st 7 PM at the Library “To Sweden with Love” a repeat of last year’s popular slide presentation that gave all a feeling of Vinalhaven’s ties to Sweden as well as the tale of the personal journey that we all might take when trying to find family. Jeannette Lasansky takes us along on her search for and the ultimate finding of her Swedish relatives including the return to the family farm last June. The journey will take you to historic sites, out in Stockholm’s archipelago, and more. All that is missing is the food! Jeannette the author of over a dozen books including, Saltwater Farms/Farming on Vinalhaven 1820-1960. • July 12th 10 AM at the Library "Bug Zoo," a children’s program with wildlife educator Tony Sohns. “Bug Zoo” is a close-up, hands-on look at insects: from pollinators to dung beetles — bugs which help make our planet a better place to call ”home.” Here’s your chance to hug a hissing cockroach, get a massage from a 250-legged giant millipede or just enjoy one of the most engaging — and instructive — science programs ever. • July 17th 7 PM at the Library will be a talk and book signing by Nancy Harmon Jenkins master cook and cook book author of Flavors of Puglia and of The Mediterranean Diet Cook Book. Ms. Jenkins writes for the magazine, Food & Wine as well as The New York Times, spends her year divided between coastal Maine and Cortona, Italy. Her program will wet your appetite. • July 30th 7 PM at Smith-Hokanson Memorial Hall in the VH School “The Sisters in Crime.” Award-winning mystery writers Katherine Hall Page, Frankie Bailey, and Julia Spenser- Fleming will give us rousing entertainment and secrets of the genre. Did you know that in 1986, women wrote 40% of the mysteries and garnered 15% of the reviews in the New York Times? Sisters in Crime was founded in part "… to promote the professional advancement of women who write mysteries." Sisters in Crime are mystery authors, agents, booksellers, editors, librarians, critics, and readers and the New England Chapter has 150 members. If you like mysteries (who doesn’t?!), this program is a must. • August 15th 7 PM at the Library will be Jeff Dobbs, a graduate of Emerson College, with a BS in Mass Communications, a still photographer from 1973-1981 before creating Jeff Dobbs Productions which is now a full production house, producing documentaries some of which have aired on PBS. These have included: Gift of Acadia, Maine - America's Coast, High on Maine, and Light Spirit: Lighthouses of the Maine Coast, all narrated by Jack Perkins as well as Wild Maine with Jennifer Skiff of CNN. Jeff has done work for the McNeil/Lehrer News Hour, A&E's Biography series, ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN. He is a member of the Maine Film Commission since 1988 and a past chairman. Jeff resides in Bar Harbor.
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