Friday, February 27, 2009

New DVDs

Adult Videos
Alive Day Memories - Home From Iraq
Appaloosa with Viggo Mortensen, Ed Harris, Reness Zellweger and Jeremy Irons
Burn After Reading
Higher Ground with John Denver, John Rhys-Davies, Martin Kove and Richard Masur
Ladies in Lavendar with Judi Dench & Maggie Smith


Juvenile Videos

Ballet Shoes
The Dark Crystal
Big Sister Dora - Who's New in Dora's Family
Wiggle Bay with the Wiggles

New books at the Library

Adult Fiction
"Dashing Through the Snow" by Mary Higgins Clark
"Private Patient" by P.D. James

Adult Non-Fiction
"Career Renegade; How to Make a Great Living Doing What You Love" by Jonathan Fields
"Change We Can Believe In" by Barack Obama
"Presidential Command: Power Leadership & Making of Foreign Policy from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush" by Peter W. Rodman

Juvenile Fiction
"Girl Who Could Fly" by Victoria Forester
"Horse Song: the Naddam of Mongolia" by Ted Lewin

Juvenile Non-Fiction
"Way We Work: Getting to Know the Amazing Human Body" by David Macaulay

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Upcoming events

We have two exciting programs in March.

Chili Dinner - Friday, March 20 at Fellowship Hall, United Church of Christ. Come take the chill out of winter and enjoy entertainment by the homeschooled children who are using the library to learn about medieval history. Admission is by donation and there will be lots of chili, cornbread, cole slaw and cookies.

"The Big Read" - Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451
Saturday, March 28th at 1:00pm at the Greensboro Free Library
Eleanor Guare will lead a book discussion of this fascinating book which is a literary classic. Learn about firemen burning books as part their job and how it affects Montag after he watches a woman die rather than leave her library. Come take part as we discuss how relevant this is to today's society. The books are available at the library.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

New books at the Library

Come check out the new books!!

Adult Fiction
"Red Scarf" by Kate Furnivall
"Salvation in Death" by J.D. Robb
"Scarpetta" by Patricia D Cornwell
"Cross Country" by James Patterson
"The Gate House" by Nelson Demille

Adult Non-Fiction
"American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House" by Jon Meacham
"Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief" by James M. McPherson
"Retribution: The Battle for Japan" by Max Hastings
"Body Eloquence: The Power of Myth and Story to Awaken the Body's Energies" by Nancy Mellon

Young Adults
"Life Sucks" by Jessica Abel
"Here Lies Arthur" by Philip Reeve
"Little Brother" by Cory Doctorow

Juvenile Fiction
"Bird Lake Moon" by Kevin Henkes
"Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
"Porcupine Year" by Louise Erdich

Children
"Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope" by Nikki Grimes
"Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall Thin Tale (Introducing his Forgotten Frontier Friend" by Deborah Hopkinson
"I Love My New Toy" by Mo Willems
"10 Fingers and 10 Little Toes" by Mem Fox

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Progress on the Renovation Project



Progress is being made. See the pictures of the Greensboro Free Library on Facebook to see how different the Cuthbertson house now looks.

Friday, February 6, 2009

GFL Children's Room


GFL Children's Room
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Children love to come read and play here.

Olds Reading Room


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Progress is being made

Library Summer Photo


Library Summer Photo
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Summer at the library

Bare walls


Bare walls
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When we first began

GFL Front Desk


GFL Front Desk
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Current as of February 2009. Wait till you see the changes we're making.

Downloadable Audio Books

Have you tried downloading an audio book using the Listen Up! Vermont service? The Greensboro Free Library has been offering patrons the ability to access audio books at home for almost a year.

Downloadable audio book service allows you to access the same kind of audio titles you will find on cassette or cd at the library, except that the titles can be downloaded at home onto your computer any time of day. Transfer your audio book title to an mp3 player, and you can take the title with you anywhere, including your car. If you prefer, many titles can be burned to cd as well.

Listen Up! Vermont, offers titles for children, teens, and adults in several genres: general fiction, historical fiction, literature, mystery/thriller, science fiction/fantasy, general non-fiction, biography/autobiography, history, and foreign language instruction.

Audio books are an excellent way for commuters to make their drive time more interesting, or for parents to entertain children on long trips. Why not listen to an audio book when waiting for appointments or doing boring tasks around the house – or download a book to listen to for your trip home, even if you are in another state or country? All you need is your library card number.

Winne Belle Learned Fund

The library recently received a grant of $1500 from the Winnie Belle Learned Fund to expand our summer children's programs with arts, crafts, music and literature. Artists leading workshops will include Beth Kanell, author of "Darkness Under the Water", Peter Mercer, musician and drummer and Rob Mermin, clown and founder of "Circus Smirkus". Calligraphy workshops will teach children a new way of forming letters. Children of all ages and backgrounds will learn from the presenters and each other as they practice new skills.