Bancroft Memorial Library Newsletter
December 2007
From the Friends of Historic Hopedale
2007 Holiday Tour of Historic Homes
Sunday, December 9, from 12:30 pm until 4:00 pm
Visit some of Hopedale's finest historic properties that are decorated for the holiday season!
Tickets are on sale now!
$20 per person
$15 per senior citizen
$25 per ticket sold at the door (if available)
(Children under 16 are not allowed)
For tickets and/or details, call either Elaine Malloy at 508-473-2779, or Theresa Ryan at 508-473-5020.
There is a limited number of tickets avaiable, so order yours now!
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From the Library:
Staff Appreciation Day
On Wednesday, December 19, please stop by and thank our great staff for all their help this year!
~The Trustees of the Bancroft Memorial Library
Check It Out!
This is a special ongoing event for kids in Kindergarden through 3rd Grade!
For every visit that a child checks out a book, he/she will receive credit for his/her class. The class with the most credits wins a special "invitation only" celebration!
Special Storyhour Presentations!
Wednesday, December 5
"The Nutcracker"
Narrated by Dorothy Suszanska
Monday, December 10
"Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins"
Presented by Roberta Spivack
Wednesday, December 19
"The Elves and the Shoemaker"
A delightful puppet show!
All programs will start at 6:30 pm, and are for children ages 4+.
Please call the Library (508-634-2209) to register for these programs.
We thank the Friends of the Library for their generous support.
The Mitten Tree
The Mitten Tree is up again! Through December 20, we will be collecting new hats, mittens, and scarves to donate to needy families in the area.
Thanks for your generous donations!
From the Director’s Desk:
After our disappointing loss (only 6 votes short) at the Town Meeting for approval of the funds needed to go forward with the Planning & Design Grant, our really good Friends of the Hopedale Library presented us with a challenge. They were willing to provide $3,000 of the funds IF we could come up with the rest of the funds. As a result of some creative funding, the Trustees voted to use some of the State Aid funds we receive annually and some of our donation funds to meet that challenge. Currently we are in the process of getting contracts approved by the Mass. Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) in order to move forward with the planning process. I will keep you informed of our progress as we move forward with the feasibility study. If anyone is interested in joining our
Planning & Design Committee, please contact me at msparlin@cwmars.org.
Happy Holidays and a Very Happy New Year to all!
~Merrily Sparling
From the Intern:
Got some good news and bad news for you. Bad news first: I have not produced any new comics lately...I have an idea for a comic, but I can't work on it just yet.
Good news is I have been quite busy this Thanksgiving weekend working on a simple silly game. It has mild violence, but it isn't graphic or have anything inappropriate. I did not animate it, but I did code it. It isn't finished, but it will be updated from time to time, so check back every couple days if you like it!
I'm also adding a link to the character bios because some comics may not make sense to people if they haven't read the bios.
This month's releases:
Enjoy!
~Paul S. Washburn
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From the Friends of The Hopedale Library
Annual Holiday Bake Sale!
The annual Holiday Bake Sale will be held on Saturday, December 15 in the program room at the library. There will be homemade and delicious goodies! It will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and it is free of charge!
Donations can be delivered on Friday, December 14 until 5 p.m., or on December 15 at 8:30 a.m.
There's an ongoing book sale!
That's right! The Friends of the Hopedale Library are sponsoring an ongoing book sale at the library! Books that can be purchased are on a cart to the right of the front door. It's cheap, too! Prices range from ten cents to two dollars.
However, due to so many books, the library cannot accept any donations to this sale until further notice...
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Upcoming and Ongoing Events:
Knovel Knitters
Meetings are every Wednesday night at 7 pm in the children’s room. Just knit, relax, and socialize!
 "Brown Bag" Book DiscussionOn the first Wednesday of each month at noon, there will be a book discussion at the Community House in the Lady's Parlour!
This month's book discussion is about people's favorite Christmas stories.
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