Did you catch these real-life stories from 2012?

Check out these great books that came out in 2012!

 

New ebooks in time for Holiday travel

Check out these new ebooks available for download:

These are just a few of the new titles available from Overdrive. Check out the list at http://mvlc.lib.overdrive.com.

Estate Planning Saturday Dec 15 @ 10am

Back by popular demand! Margot Birke, elder care attorney, will return to the Rowley Library this Saturday, December 15, at 10am, to talk about making an estate plan.

Making informed decisions today can protect your assets, reduce expenses and taxes, benefit your favorite charity, and provide for your family's future.  So drop in for Saturday's program! No sign-up needed!

This program is co-sponsored by the Rowley Council on Aging.

Can't make it on Saturday? Want more information? Try some of these great titles!
Protect and Enhance Your Estate

Your Massachusetts Wolls, Trusts and Estates

The Special Needs Planning Guide

Poetry Slam Thursday 6-8pm

Don't miss the Rowley Library Poetry Slam on Thursday, December 13, 6-8pm!  Ages 16-21 can perform their original poetry - please be ready with 2 poems 3 minutes or less in length. All are invited - we need an audience and judges!

For those aspiring poets out there, try these books to get started:
Sister Slam and the Poetic Motormouth Road Trip by Linda Oatman High

Pizza Pigs and Poetry by Jack Prelutsky



Poet's Market

Feel Good by Helping Others this holiday season!

Nothing beats the warm feeling you get after giving to others, and we have several local options that make it easy.

Toys for Tots

This season, drop off a new, unwrapped toy at the Toys for Tots collection box at Town Hall.  Just imagine the smiles on Christmas Day!  The toys will be collected on December 13.  The Town Hall is located at 139 Main Street, next to the Library.

Rowley Food Pantry

The Rowley Library is collecting for the Rowley Food Pantry.  Help your neighbors out this winter by donating non-perishable food (please check the expiration date) as well as personal hygiene items and household cleaning products and paper goods. Donations may be left in the library lobby for delivery to the food pantry.  We accept donation year-round.

The food pantry is located in the Baptist Church Parsonage at 153 Main Street. It is open Tuesday mornings from 10 am to noon. All Rowley residents are welcome.

Learn How to De-Stress for the Holidays!

Stay Sane this year!

Tuesday December 4 at 7-8 pm

Instead of stressing out and "losing it" over the holidays, come to the Rowley Library and learn some simple techniques to de-stress and keep your cool.

This program will teach you some basic meditation instruction drawn from Buddhism to help you manage your stress.  So you can relax and enjoy the holidays!

Jake Karlins has studied Buddhism and meditation for about ten years.  He has also studied Aikido, Tai Chi, Yoga, and other mind/body practices.  Jake has worked with a number of teachers, including Ann Cooper-Albright, Ethan Nichtern, Acharya Eric Spiegel, Sangyum Agness Au, and Lama Konchok Sonam.

For more information, call the Rowley Library at 978-948-2850.

1st Annual Holiday Basket Raffle going on now

Get your tickets now!  The Friends of the Rowley Public Library are holding their 1st Annual Holiday Basket Raffle, raffling off over $1,000 worth of prizes. Don't miss your chance at one of these beautiful baskets!

These themed baskets will help you show your school pride, bake yummy snacks, celebrate a holiday, try local beekeeper treats, start a new hobby like yoga or gardening, or just pamper yourself.  There's something for everyone!

Tickets are only $1 each or 6 for $5.  The drawing will be held December 15th at 1pm at a reception in the Library Meeting Room.  Need not be present to win!

For more information, email baskets@rowleylibrary.org or call Pam Jacobson, Director, at 978-948-2850.

Special thanks to the Pine Grove PTA, the Lesinski family, the Rowley Children's Center and the staff of the Library for donating baskets.

Award-winning Children's author and illustrator to visit our library!

Massachusetts native Matt Tavares will be at the Rowley Library on Saturday, December 8 at 12pm, reading from some of his most beloved holiday works.

Decorate your own Gingerbread Man to take home!

Matt will be available after the presentation to sign copies of his books.

Don't miss this great family event celebrating holiday literature and traditions.

Rowley Library, 141 Main Street, Rowley, MA
(978) 948-2850

Read it before you see it. . .

Some books make great movies. Some books just don't.  Read the book, then see the movie. Let us know which you think is better.

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Cross by James Patterson

Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Thanksgiving Hours

The Rowley Library will close at 5 pm on Wednesday, November 21 and reopen on Saturday, November 24 at 10 am.  We will not have Story Time this week. Enjoy your holiday!

National Book Award Winners

National Book Award Winner for Fiction:  

Fiction Finalists:

National Book Award Winner for Nonfiction:

Nonfiction Finalists: 

Understand our State Election Ballot Questions

Before you enter the polling place on Election Day, November 6, you may wish to be more informed about the three questions on out state ballot. If so, stop by our circulation desk and pick up a free, "Massachusetts Information for Voters 2012 Ballot Questions" booklet.

Plan ahead for Poetry Slam!

We're excitedly marking our calendars for the Rowley Library Poetry Slam! The event will liven up our library from 6 - 8 p.m., on Friday, December 14. We can hardly wait to hear young people, ages 16 to 21, perform their poems. Watch this blog for more information!

This just in

Among several books in our new books area you will find this latest novel from the bestselling author Justin Cronin:





 The Twelve

Watch this blog for more new titles.
And please remember that books on display are there for you to borrow.

Columbus Day closing

In honor of Columbus Day, the Rowley Public Library will be closed on Monday, October 8. We will resume normal hours beginning Tuesday, October 9.

Getting to know our new catalog

If you use our catalog online or here in the library, you will see that it looks different.  We are excited about many new features that the new catalog offers.

For an example, if you use the drop-down FORMAT menu, you can easily identify the type of material that you are seeking, such as a DVD or book that bear the same title. You may either limit your search or leave on "All Formats" to get the whole picture of what is available.

We hope the advent of the new catalog will help us to serve you better.

(LIterally) check out our Banned Books Week display!

We hope you will stop in and take a look at our Banned Books Week display. You will see some books that have become regarded as classics, all of which have been challenged or banned in various American schools or libraries in the past. Celebrate your freedom to read during the American Library Association's Banned Books Week, Sept. 30 - Oct. 6.

Here are some of the formerly banned books that we have on hand. (Note, that they were banned elsewhere!)

 To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee

 The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger

 Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston

 Lady Chatterley's Lover, by D.H. Lawrence

 The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkein

 Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck

 Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov

 Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut

 The Call of the Wild, by Jack London

 A Separate Piece, by John Knowles